Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1894-02-15

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dated Canal Co. for failure t. furnish
wafer to Tempe PARTIES las, year. TIL.
cases were on trial this week. W.
know nothing of the merits of these
Case, whatever, but ~ far IL we b ,ve
been able t. observe, the Consoli lated
by It's manager, DR.. Chandler, has
been, and is doing its utmost to for
ward the beat interests of this entire
section. and has done lis best to do the
square, honorable thing with all with
whom it has had dealings. This sec.
zion would quickly nrte murrial
difference should this company cease
NIL Operations. hers N ia, Yri Of
putting, or even underwriting to pu,
water on the lan,ls of the valley .w'",ld
90 begging tor an indefn te per'ol
There i. no water development com
pany in this or any other territory
that has shown more enterprise than
the Consolidated, AM none that has
marked its dealings with more homes y
or good faith.
The wind of Saturday played havoc
with three ar four houses in the val
ley. The houses that were damaged
evidently had not been built with the
view of strength or durability fer the
wind, although quite 6ri,k, WAS not
more ~ than visit occasionally every
section through mt the west. The
house Of VIM, Wallace, east of town
was completely dem 'iished an almost
every article Of furniture more or l-ss
badly damaged by the crashing tim
her. Mrs. Wallace and one Of tn
litsle z rls were quite badly bruised
by the falling lumber. Billy M""re's
house and Mr.. Young's, south of t'wn
were also more" or les damage !. ~
was also Mr.. Stewards. Mrs. Stewart
was quite severely hurt. Parties
from town went out to the several
ranches Monday and assisted in
gathering and putting together the
wrecked houses a. much ~ possible.
1t i. now app trent that Mesa school
district will need more school rH m
before another year "a the four large
roo IA of our fine brick school house
are now crowded TO the fullest rapa
citv. Whether tn present building
will be raised to n twO-stmy ar
whether primary school rooms will he
erected at various p ints in the dis
trict 40 IA to accommodate the primar'
pupils. has not yet been determined.
probably the latter PIN will he
adopted. At all events before an"thp;
twelve months more room, which =
now badly ne ded. must he provided
There is nosbing which denotes
growing s.ttlamea mrre than the
necessity Of frequently enlarging tn"
school facilities. A year ago, on v
three of the fur rnoms in our sch"o!
building were useA. and in those there
were desks to spare.
Mesa comet nv grounds shon'l J."
fenced. snnnl;ed with water. and EN-
bellishel with shrubherv Al the
conditions now are IL there. not q
tree or flower or shrub can be made
tn grow, and the grounds are bare Of
ANYTHING Of that kind Something
ought tn b. done to change tn" ap-
pearance of things up there. In adj
dition to this a street ought tn be
opened directly from the city tn the
grounds. W. hone that som" steps
viii be taken in this direction in tire
near future.
Judge Hakes arrived home Monday
morning from Chicago. accompanied
nv Mr.. Leavitt's AN who was bitten
bv The mad dog. and who his just
undergone treatment at the Pastenr
institu.e. The Judge fHnad s"me cold
weather in the east and WA glad to
get back to the genial sunshine Of
Arizona.
The mines Of troldfirid are still
turning out gold hearing rock ia in
creasiny abundance. The machinery
is now being received fnr putting 80
stamps more in the Nammath mill.
When these ar" put in place one hun