Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1894-01-04

| The city election which WIS to have
taken place on tuesday, failed to ma.
teriaHzs to any great extent. The
impression prevailed among some that
the election should be held under the
provision of the old law unde~ which
the city WAS Incorporated. Hence the
polls were opened and the election
started out under that law. Others
held that the Australian ballot system
should be used and at about ten
o'clock District Attorney Williams
was teiegraphed to and he confirmed
the latter opinion, but said that not
withstanding that law had not been
followed in the nomination Of the
candidates and in the beginning Of the
election it could be adopted and the
election proceed under it. The inn
preston, however, prevailed to such
an extent among the electors that the
election would be illegal as none of
the provisions had up to this time
been complied with, that it was de-
cided by the electors present to de-
clare the election off which was done.
New Years day in Mesa was warm
and bright. typical winter day in
southern Arizona. Early in the day
the people from city and surrounding
country began to gather in to witness
the balloon ascension and parachute
Jump which had been ADVERTISED to
take place at q o'clock. When the
time arrived, the streets were crowded
with people. The balloon was located
on the square jus. west ot the FREE
PRESS office. In due time the m,1 ,ter
canvass was filled with heated air and
was cut loose bearing the aer,naut
Prof. F. J. Lee. The b.l,oon shot up
like rocket to a hight of pro baby a
thousand feet when the professor cut
loose. The parachute opened beauti-
fully and came down gracefully, land
ing about one block west of the start
ing point.
J v. SpsinhOwer, who is expected
to arrive with his family shortly to
make his home here, writes to his son
from Iowa, that the snow and ice are
gone but it has been raining three OF
fnur days and there is lots of sickness
all over the country. He says that
Notwithstanding the very great severi.
ty of the winters, the snow. ice, rain.
wind and bIizz ,rds, which seem to be
growing worse every year, there are
many people there who think he is
very foolish to go to Arizona where
such things are unknown.
The citizens caucus to nominate q
mayor and two conncilmen met in the
church last Saturday. H. w. Brizzee
was elected to preside and Frank
Pomeroy was chosen secretary. w.
J. LeBaron was unanimously month";
ated for reelection as Mayor, J. F.
johnson, D. A Spragg AMI G. I'll.
Star, were placed in nomination for
councilnan 4 ballor resulted in .36
votes FOR D. A. Spragg. 27 for G. II.
Star an IL for ). L Johnson and the
two former were declared the nom.
inees.
o. ID. Merrill Ed. Wild and Tom
Tonkins, arrived home Tuesday from
a weeks prospection tip up in the
mountains north OF Phoenix. In ad-
dition to having general good time
they located some promising gold
ledges. One, an extension of she Sam
Webb mine, sh rvs up ore that goes
over $500 to the ton.
Frank Robson was up from Bisbee
and spent the holidays with his family
and relatives. Frank is in the Gus
toms service and he makes fearless,
efficient officer. During his term
down there he has made large num-
ber eff captures among the smuggling
fraternity and it is safe to say that he
doesn't show the white feather in the
fa:e of danger.
Jas: Stewards horse broke away
from it's moorings in front OF Bar
nett's drugstore yesterday eveaing
and took several turns around the
s..oat md Gnallu hrannht I'M In 1T