Mesa free press., 1894-10-12

On Sunday night last at about 10
o'clock one of the most wonderful
meteors ever seen here passed across
the heavens from northwest to south
east. 1t appeared over the II '.thwost
part oft town and passed through a
curve ofssfully eighty degrees. AL first
it was small and red in color but It's
size suddenly increased aud its color
assumed every hue and tint, while IT'S
brilliancy lighted up the earth like
a MONDAY sun. When it approached
| the earth just this side of Superstition
it burst like rocket into myriads OF
fragments and these displayed every
conceivable combination of color.
The flight of this wonderful wanderer
was noiseless and a brilliant streak Of
light several hundred feet in length
followed it.
It looks as though Mesa were going
to start up actively in the building
line w. II. Code and l.. Salter have
bought the vacant lot between the
hardware store and B. F. Johnson,
Sons & Co.'s store, and will erect
brick building forty feet front. E. L.
Gray and B. McJreary are formulat-
ing arrangements for the construction
of brick block forty-four feet front
on the north side of Main street Just
| west of the PRESS office. These and
Johnson, Sons & Co.'s brick block are
assured besides which there are some
others in contemplation.
One carpenter at the head of the
canal who was wanted as witness in
case down here didn't want to come
and he didn't. One of our constables
| went up after him and made play
for him but the knight Of the Jack
plane nimbly gave HIM the slip. A
brief race through brush and over
| rocks was all there was Of it. The
official lost his hat, retraced his steps,
found 1.-THE hat-and wended his
way homeward, while Spaul stood on
a rock in the moonlight and silently
made faces at him.
w E Price shot w F Shurbet in
Phoeniz Monday morning. Shurbet
lived until Tuesday conscious to the
last. saying to his wife in whisper,
a moment before his last breath,
Goodbye; am going now" Price
is in Jail. The Coroner's jury charg-
ed that the murder was premeditated,
willful and malicious.
The Ladies Aid Society of the L.
D. S. gave supper and dance on last
Friday night. The dance was in the
Social Hall and the supper was serv
ed in the nett hall belonging to the
Society A large number was present
and the supper netted $l7.5
Parents, when in need
of school shoes for your children re
member that Henderson's Little Red
School House shoe has an excellent
reputation for neatness, ease and du-
rability; to be only had at The Gold
en- Rule.
Articles of incorporation of the
Golden Treasure Mining and Milling
Co. were filed with the Secretary of
the Territory this week. The incor-
porators areP. D. Barnhart, HI. G.
Longmore and Geo. Johnson.
The III. Simkins Marble and Lime
Co. has just completed burning 25,-
09O pounds of lime on an order. The
lime is the purest and best that is
made according to the opinion of ex-
perts and thorough analysis.
We learn that A. Hunsaker will
put on his stage line next Monday
extending it to Goldfeld. Fisher of
the present line we believe expects to
extend his line to Goldfeld and will
put on four horse coaches.
Hector Gillispie and wife came
down from Goldfeld Sunday with the
remains of their two-months- old baby
which died from brain fever. Mrs. G..
will remain here for week the guest
of Mrs, G. l. Robson.