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Mesa free press., 1895-01-25

It shall he unlawful for any person or persons
having the lawful charge of any cattle, horses.
mules, asses, sheep, goats, hogs, colts or calves
to permit such animals or any Of them to run
at large within the corporate limits Of Mesa City
SECTION II
Any person or persons, so having the lawful
charge of any such animal or animals, who shall
permit the same to run at large within the cor
porate limits of Mesa City. shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished ty fine Of not less
than one;dollar nor more than twenty-five dol
lars, or imprisonment in the village Jail Of Mesa
City noe less than one day, nor more than
twenty-five days, or by both such fine and inn
prisonment
The running at large of each of said animals
SO permitted by the person or persons having
the lawful charge thereof, shall constitute .
separate offense under this ordinance
This Ordinance shall not IN any manner az
feet the provisions of an Or finance entitled "An
Ordinance in Relation to Estray Pounds and
Estray Animals
SECTION
This Ofdinance shall be in ed, ,ct from and
after its approval and publication for three sue
cessive weeks in the Mesa Free Press
Passed by the Common Council Of Mesa City
this 1Ath. dav of January 1895
Approved this 14th day Of January, 1885
W LEBARoN, PoAERoY,
Mayor Village Recorder
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25
Twenty Dollars Reward

LOST-Two bla ok horse mules branded on
left shoulder, one being stallion and one has
a mule shoe brand ON left hind leg. Also, one
dun mare mule branded B ON left hip and
on hip, All animals betwe n 10 and IL years
old. Return to John Baker, six miles west Of
Phoenix, who will pay the above rev ard for al
CT the above animals.
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25
1t has been some wears since Arizo-


ma has witnessed so heavy rainfall
and 80 great a Precipitation as has
came within the past two weeks. The
reports which come to us from differ
ent parts of the territory speak OF
torrents of rain and raging floods.
The Colorado river almost reached the
danger point; FIVE hundred and sixty
feet of the Peoria dam near Gila
Bend went out before the food; a
portion of Prescott was flooded and
several houses washed away; nearly
all the canals 30 far as heard from
were more or less disabled and the
bridge of the north and south road
across the Hassayampa was more or
less crippled, and here and there lives
were lost in the swollen streams. In
Mesa, however, the far away roar of
the mad waters was heard without.a
fear of danger; the rich loamy soil
drank gladly the generous downpour.
Mesa, the Crown of the Valley stands
all storms with mudless streets and
sidewalks. Her situation and location
are certainly felicitous, and her citi-
zens should be grateful that they we're
led to cast their lots upon her mag
nifcent domain where every prospect
pleases and not even man is very vile
The legislature met at noon Monday
and proceeded to organization. J.. H.
Carpenter of Yuma. was elected speak
er of the assembly and A. J. Doran
president of the Council, So far but
little has been done except to perfect
the organization. There seems to be
a general feeling throughout the coun-
try that the present legislature will be
a working one and that some whole
some laws will be enacted.
The reported damage to the High
land canal by the feod was largely
exaggerated. Very little damage was
done to it. The raging stream pour
ed over the dam nearly eight feet, but
it stood the test with scarcely a break.
as did also the headgate. Farmers
are showing their faith in the High
land by putting In large areas Of grain
and alfalfa ander-it. Parties began
putting in two more sections Monday.
Our friend, w. L. Van Horn, the
rising young attorney of Tempe, has
formed a co-partership with Mr.. II
G. Zuck, late district attorney of Co.
conino county. This combination of
legal talent will make itself felt in the
legal profession of the territory. They
are each young,- active. and weli-read
in their profession. Their card ap-
pears in another column.
1t is reported tina. nearly two miles
of the head Of the old Mesa canal was
by lhe river. 1t will not
be repaired but a cut will be made
into the canal above high water from
the new head, which stood the flood
without a scratch and would have
stood uaharmed : a rise many feet
higher.
Frank Hess now has charge of the
former Marker orchestra. Frank is,
popular with The young people and is
q fine musician. Mrs. Forster and
Roy Lamb are his assistants and they
make fine music. They will give a
dance every Friday night in Patterson
hall.
Chas. Starr, Mesa's Pomologist, has
been in Phoenix this week trying to
influence legislation in the interest of
fruit growers. Charlie is a worker
and we'll bet that he'll succeed in
whatever he undertakes.
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Wanted to Exchange. Ogden
Utah, city property for land near
Mesa. Address Goodell, 2l4 E
Washington street, Phoenix.
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25
Ordinance No.

An Ordinance Prohibiting certain Animals from
Running at Large within the corporate
limits of Mesa City.
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25

The grading of Main street will
begin in a few days.
Grain upon our fertile plains is
making a magnificent growth.
Nr. Hill, son Of the station agent
at Tempe, was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Strong returned to Phoenix en-
Tuesday after weeks sojourn in
Mesa.
Peach and almond trees are budding
and in another week will be in full
bloom.
To LET ON SHAREs.-Brood sows
o. shoats Address the Fowler Co..
Phoenix.
Lee Dunn was in Mesa the other
day. Lee is getting himself down to
business now.
The physicians attending ysune At
kinssn express the hope that both the
young mans eyes will be saved.
Still the local markets are supplied
with string beans, green peas and
other crisp vegetables fresh from the
garden.
The organization of the beard of
trade has not yet been effected. What
is the matter? There are about iftv.
names on the roll.
Arizona oranges which have been
sent to California are pronounced by
people over there. superior to those
raised in that country.
Dr. Trippel was bitten by some
POISONOUS insect few nights ago and
suffered excruciating agony for hours
He is now able to be out.
Chas. Wing has leased his saloon
property and has bought thu Lehi-
store which he will stock with full
line of goods and assume charge there's
ofin person.
NJ. FHurley has leased the large
west room of the Coop block and
will move his market therein and
materially enlarge its facilities on the
first of the month.
Hr. Macleod was busy the past few
DAYS in working up the material for
the pamphlet descriptive of Mesa.
1t will consist of thirty odd pages and
will be attractive and neat.
Or. Sabin. ex-Gov. Zulick and Mr..
Wilson were guests at the Sacaton
agency three or four days during the
late storm. They speak very highly
of the hospitality of the agency peo
pie.
Thecomnittee appointed to collect
for the railroad have been making an
effort in that direction this week
Many Of these approached so far seem
to want to wait until everybody else
has signed. Can't succeed on that
basis, gentlemen.
A quartette of boys the other night
inaugurated 4 Halloween crusade and
pevpetrated a number of Halloween
pranks around town. They were ar.
rested Tuesday and was fined 81 each,
which was paid by their parents.
There has been over one hundred
square miles of land contiguous to
Mesa cleared up within the past two
and half years, and nearly all of
this immense area is being sown to
either grain or alfalfa. Here will be
business for railroads next fall.
Mesa is ON the move in the way of
Improvements. Onr streets properly
graded would at all times be abso
lutely mudless. Therefore there is a
proposition to begin the good work
by grading Main street. The cost will
be light and the benefits incalculable.
When once properly graded our streets
will be at all times free from mud.
Good roads and well kept streets in
dicate progressive people,
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25
SECTION I

The Commo Council of Mesa City does Or
dain as follows
Mesa free press., 1895-01-25
w.p. MORTON. AP.sHEwMAN.
NORTON { SHIWNAN
AttsrHeys-at-Law.
NrsA. ARIZONA.

VIII practice In all the Courts of the Territory.
government land business'a speciality. COL
ections promptly made
sB 0PFtcE-1n Vernon B spragg Real Estate
Agency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

Nos & and THE Altered Bond.
= and 3. In picture No. = it is very
evident the hair was never cut. The
hair is long, fine and beautiful. while
hair that has been cut single time
will show the Jagged and square APP
pcarance, as In picture No g.
In other words, picture No. > shows
the hair Of either child or woman,
ard In majority of cases the hair in
picture No. 3 represents that OF a man.
Pictures No. y and No. 4 were taken
In murder case from hair found on
the clothes OF murderer Pictures
Nos. 3 and : represent the points and
roots OF hair found on clothing of an
other person accused of the same
crimc and sent to me for the purpose
Of comparison.
Pictures Nos. > and l discovered
represented the hair Of the murdered
woman, and we proved conclusively
chat the man who had accused an
other OF the crime had In fact been
the murderer of his own wife.
But aside from the advantage Of the
use Of photography in murder cases
there are other departments Of crime
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10
KNEW THE PRESIDENT.


Ihc president not long ago lad an
unusual DuL most pleasant experience
| with two Of HIS callers VINO were as
VINO, imppcnE& h. come 40 Washing
ton correspondent OF the 81. LOUIS
t'lpbcl 'tllorIal II was man ANA
his VIII" From the state oI New York,
llhhhUWh to MN rs ne was personally
n stranger 10 lAcit, n"Jn ,hc " A"hIiiE-
! ton 10 celebrate lhrE -1liI wedding
anniversary, went to tie white lIolIH"
hoping to Sc" the president rs PRIV
ale interviews with IA" president, en-
ccpl Tor pcrSoha OF distinctions, were
decidedly out Of ORDER MI. lturb"r so
informed DIS VISITORS. lheS were
about I" leave when tie M"nldn sand;
Oh may WOlldtf why ! lhlllk so
much 0l hot being able to see the pres
ldeht. 1T Is because ! have heard my
mother tell so many anecdotes Of him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

ago. The case was this: In the cnSt
rrn part of Germany lived Il mah
Sercnty-cight years old. The son of
the old man cared for him ana had
given him a small room in an clubhouse
IN which to sleep. firing Of the old
father at last, the SON decided to get
rid Of him, and one morning the
father was found hacked to pieces.
Suspicion was directed to the son.
and after a long search the axe
&mcarrd With blood was found. The
son at once announced that he had
recently killed Il goat with the axe.
and that the blood was that Of goat
made photographs of blood
corpuSclcs of both a goat and of Il
human being and showed concluSively
that the blood on the axe was that
of Il human being. The SON suisse
qucntly confessed the murder and
died pcnitCnt
But In Il murder case, the matter
Is made much easier for the scientist
II hair can be found in the blood or
on the weapon used to commit the
crime. Take, for instance, the gray
hair OF IN old man. we recognize it
by the scaly formation of the surface
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

He was shot by a mob, and then
hanged.
The property OF the Riverside Park
Street Railway and Land company
the Boston Trust and Guarantee
company, trustee for the first mort
gage bondholders.
Father J. Cosgroye will enter suit
against Archbishop Kahn, Of ST.
Louis, for sixteen months salary, COW
ering the period during which he al
lcges he has deprived him of a per
manent appointment in the diocese.
Morgan Brothers, Seattle merchants,
have been awarded the contract for
one Of the three new government tor
pedo boats Their bid was 100000,
the next lowest bid being $4,000 by
the Union Iron Works, Of san Fran
cisco.
a Commercial Gable dispatch from
Paris says that the return Of Fayn'S
comet has been observed at Nice and
states, on the authority of NJ. l'lAm-
marion, that no such September
weather has been known in France
for seven hundred years.
South Carolina has been the only
state in the union which never had Il
divorce law. The constitutional con-
~ention, SG TO 10, adopted n sec
tion permitting the granting Of
divorces for any cause whatever ana
not allowing recognition Of divorces
granted In other states.
At Milwaukee, by a decision by
Judge Johnson, the estate Of Capt.
James Jenkins, Of Oshkosh will re-
cclyc nearly $4,000 Captain Jenkins
died In 1885, leaving stock In the State
Lumber company Elizabeth Jenkins
brought suit against the company for
IN accounting The case will 20 to
the supreme court.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

customs officer who was stationed on
the Russian border and who was sup
posed to keep an entry Of all cattle
brought into Germany ut That point
1t appeared that the Russian cattle
dealers had bribed him, and for
months he faIsified his returns, chang
ing his books at his home, from where
he sent the returns to the government.
lie used chemical in which Il nj
troUT acid of great strength was used,
together with other chemicals. and it
was only possible after many enlarge
mcnts and repeated photographing
that we were able to secure the evil
dencc, and show that he had sub
Stitutcd the figures BOP for 12G.
Last year all financial Europe was
worried by the discovery that forged
1000 lire Italian bonds were in ciI'cu-
lation For months it was known that
these forged bonds were being sold,
but it was impossible to distinguish
the good from the bad. The paper had
been stolen from the government. and
the engraving had been done with
such rare skill as to. deceive the most
expert | was called into the ease,
and decided that ordinary enlarge
mcnt in photography would not do.
| first brought out by the use of chem
icaIs, every portion of the bond in
extremely bold relief. BY the use of
intense light and Il strong microscope
| secured an enlargement Of the chem
icali2cd bond. 'rhe result was marvel
LOUIS. Under each of the words "Alille"
$1,000 appeared the original "Dieci,"
Gcn), the original denomination of
the bond. The serial number had also
been changed. You can see in pictures
Nos. 6 and I how completely the figure
> was changed to the zero.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10
MISSING LINKS.

Speaking of poetry, Edmund Gossr
recently wrote that it appeals to few,
or las Keats put it, makes great mu-
sic for little class A correspond
cnt Of n literary journal reminds Mr..
Gossc that Keats line is, Leaving
great verse unto a little clan"
A Greek inscription from Djerach.
in Syria, recently added to the collcc-
tion in the Louvre, contains portions
of the laws concerning the care of
vineyards and their protection against
thieves. Tho region beyond the Jor-
ran, now Il desert, was once famous
for its grapes.
A 15-ycar-old boy named Juan Ro-
nero, at the Blythe ranch, on the Colo
RADIO river, lasSoed and captured Il
mountain Lion. He was out with his
lariat looking for Il horse. when Il
mountain lion attacked his dog. He
had no weapon but the rope, and,
throwing it, lassoed the lion around
the neck.
A new invention has been designed
to prevent collisions ut sea, At Il re-
cent test the force from electro-mag
netlc coils stationed ON board Il vessel
successfully influenced Il chemically
prepared compass stationed some six
miles away, causing it to set up an
instantaneous peal of bells.
There His Il warm controversy in
Utah over the right of women to vote
in that territory next November, when
the constitution will be presented for
ratification. The republicans deny
that the women can vote until ratiti-
cation has taken place, while the dem
ocratS contend TO the contrary.
\ Troy firm Is making ten of the
largest valves ever manufactured In
the world. They are for the water
works system in Allegheny City, Pa.
Their weight is 10000 pounds each
and they will stand Il pressure of POO
pounds to the square inch Their d.
mcnSions are: Length, IL feet; height,
9 feet; width, ) Il feet.
Rabbi Isaac NJ. Wise says that Jew
iSh Americans have practically diff
lerent religion from Jewish Russians,
Poles, Roumanians, Iithuanians, etc,
just rs the jewish Germans and Eng
liShmen stand separate. 1t is
the national spirit working in each
community and is but another proof
of the fallacy Of the claim that there
is such a thing us a Jewish race.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

of the hair Through these we see
with the microscope, the broken col
oring substance which Is no longer
actively able TO retain the original
hue because of the air pcnetra ting the
many apcrturCS.
Pictures Nos. = and , show the
points of hair, and even Il person
without scientific knowledge can dis
corn the difference between them.
Even in the earliest formation hai
becomes distinctive IN the roots. Pie
turc No, / shows the roots, thick and
wide, almost In the shape Of spoons.
Even more decided Is the distinction
in the points shown in pictures Nos.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10
WORK AND GENIUS.
They Go Hand In Hand in the Expcr-
fence Of Most Noted Writers,

Some one has said that genius is
simply uurcmltllng labor. Anthony
'rrullupr, the novelist Is considered by
certain readers a genius, bat he re-
was his practice to tlA himself 4 daily
stint" writing just SO much regard
loss of conditions, inspirations, etc.
And 1t is not to be denied that he ac-
cunpliShrd an enormous amount OF
work. But all iutrllects are not
given TO ploddiug. Work was often a
torture TO Robert Louis Stevenson,
and the following from Il letter To Il
friend shows how wrrtchcd lie was
In the moments when inspiration left
him hopeless: AS for my damned
literature, God knows what a business
II is. grinding along without 4 scrap
of inspiration or 4 note Of style. But
II has to be ground, and the mill
griuds exceedingly slowly. though not
| particularly small, The last two
chapters have taken me considerably
over y month, aud they are still he
| ltllH nllN, HIS can not thllIlnWt,
| time not SutlicmS, md the next viii
| just have to he worse. All the good
can Cypress is just This: Some day,
when style rvjSits me, they will be
excellent matter to rcwritc. OF course
my old cure Of 4 change Of work
would probably answer, but | cannot
take il now. The t,Nadmill turns. and
with Kind of desperate rhcerfulncsS
| mount the idle stair | haven't the
least anxiety about the book; unless,
| die shall have time to make 1t
good, but the Lord deliver me from
the Thought Of the letters! However,
the Lord has other things on hand.
and about L o'clock tomorrow | shall
review the conSidcm ton practically
and face tas best mayl the fact ot
my Incompetence and diSafIetion tC
the past Foil | do not spare: but
fort ne refuses me success, as what
ever his name says, We can do nc
more, whatever his name SAWS, W.
can deserve f. Rut my miSdcScrt he
gan long since. Ivy the acccptatinn OF
4 bargain quite unsuitable to all m,
methods. Troy Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

in which it is Of value Chemists
crowd the criminal profession. They
seem to have an aptitude for this sci
ence which borders on the marvello us
and there are men today in all coun-
tries who, by the aid of chemicals, are
able to battle the best work of the
microscopic photographer. But in al
most all cases we have been able to
discover alterations of figures
A case in point is that of an old
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

CHANGING over my diary that of Il
JcSerch Of Berlin, | have found many
interesting notes. which form Il con
temporary history Of the advance
mcnt in the knowledge Of fighting
crime In the fight for existence all
beings develop those organs and Wcap-
Ons which are needed most for defense
against enemies. AS crime advances
1t becomes the duty Of those who fight
1t TO gain all available knowledge
which may be an aid in the delicate
ing the perpetrators. For, the Grim
inaI, with years Of experience and cf-
fort behind him, advances with even
quicker pace than do the officers Of
the government. The ingenuity Of the
latter is continually taxed To the nj
most, for. to detect The latest method
Of dipping humanity, new improve
mcntS must constantly be invented
and the latest criminal tactics laid
bare before the world.
In 1879 it first occurred to me that
photography could be made Il most I'M
pOrtan feature in cases Of peculiar
kind, and ! have since developed meth
DDS by which photography can br
made cmincntly useful to the criminal
courts. One of the first cases in which
had success with the photograph
and microscope occurred many years
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10
SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

The wonder still grows that the
green goods men can still find victims
despite the exposures that the papers
are constantly giving Of the swindle.
The game will probably continue as
long as the green goods appeal to the
avarice Of the green badS. Boston
Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10
ARTISTIC SAVAGES
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY MADE
BY TWO ENGLISHMEN.
FIERCE AND POWERFUL FOLK

Relics Of an Unknown Race Found
by Explorers in the Nile Valley
Though Wonderfully Skillfdl Me-
chanics, They Are annibals-Liyed
Before the Egyptians.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

"Why don't you try to be more orig
inal?" asked the publisher.
Il do my best" replied the detected
author. but it's Of no use. Whenever
| get good idea l find that these
classical old-timers have gone ahead
and plagiarized it before get a
chance at t"-Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

William Ann-How do you get over
to vour place after business hours?
Greenfield Iake-By the Late train.
William Amor course, but which
one?