Mesa free press., 1894-01-25

Tree and vine pruning are now ir
full blast in this valley.
Mrs. G. 1. Robson, has been quite il
with la grippe for several days.
| The young orange trees of this val
ley are but slightly touched with frost
| EARLY fruits will prove bonanza in
this section, and we ought to see hun
dreds of acres being planted now.
The Mesa Improvement Cover
non, Spragg, McCreary and McComas
lis planting out another fifteen acre
orchard.
Mrs. Pritchard has force of mon
at work planting out an orchard of
almonds and early apricots adjoining
her orange grove.
The Good Templars and their in
vited guests will have an enjoyable
time tomorrow night on. the occasion
of their basket social.
If you want photographs or tin
types, don't forget that Mr.. Schuman
is here ready 20 give you first-class
pictures at reasonable rates.
The Good Templars will install
their officers on Friday evening, Feb.
-. An open lodge will be held and
the public are cordially invited.
E. L. Dunn is selling the very finest
California grown orange, lemon and
olive trees for two>thirds the price
ever sold for before in this valley. ct.
People from the east are charmed
with our bright sunshine, green fields
and growing vegetation. Southern
Arizona for Homes" is the coming
| watchword.
Warm, bright days delicious atmos-
phere and cool and invigorating nights.
Such is the climatic feast which the
fortunate denizens of Southern Arizo-
ma enjoy each winter.
An Indian was run over by the train
at Casa Grande on Monday and both
legs were broken. He was taken to
Sacaton and mis- legs amputated, At
last accounts he was not expected to
live.
Chas. Starr has just received one
hundred rose bushes of the choicest
varieties which he will plant On his
home place in this city. He is de-
te1mined to have one of the most at
tractive homes Of the city.
The Chinee is peculiar. Those fell
lows make hay while the sun shines.
and the sun shines here nearly every
day in the year. This enables the
Celestial gardener to supply vegetables
fresh from the gardens every day dur
ing the winter.
Visitors will find in this valley the
chance of a lifetime, and now is the
time to invest. Real estate here will
be as high in few years as it is in
Southern California There is an
enormous margin awaiting the man
who bnys now.
E. L. Dunn is selling Washington
navel orange trees, two year old buds
on three year old roots, seven-eighths
10 one and half inches in diameter,
at from 40 to so cents each delivered
at Tempe. Olive trees two and half
feet high from fifteen to twenty cents
each. 2t.
An accident happened at the dredg-
er the other day which came near re-
sulting iE the death of Jesse Hebssn
and two other men. The engine had
been fred up for the purpose of rails
ing some heavy machinery into place.
While this was being done, a chain
weighing about ton broke and came
down just missing the above parties a
few inches, Their escape was fortu-
nate indeed.
Maj. J. A. Drifill, of Pomona, CAL,
one of the solid citizens of that city
and section, arrived in our city last
Saturday evening and remained a few
days with us. He represents the Chase
Nurseries of Riverside. The Major
| Aoofx a ne~anral look ouor nnr uallou