Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-11-05

bridge southwest along the west bank
of said river distance of about 1900
feet, by building levees or dykes for the
purpose of preventing the overflow of
the river and the consequent flooding of
the lands comprised in the proposed dis
trict, which includes Garden Grove,
Westminster and the peat lands, and
comprisiong 200 acres, has been de-
MED by the supervisors of Orange
county.
BY means of cooperative marketing
the bean growers of Santa Barbara and
Ventura counties have reduced the sur
plus OF 283, 900 bags of beans down to
$4,000. This result was accomplished
Largely by finding new markets for the
product. The superior court of River
side decides that the supervisors are
entitled to mileage under the old law
of 1895, and that portion of the county
law of 1897 is void as pertaining to the
salaries of recorder, court reporter,
surveyor, supervisors, justices and con-
stables.
1t is mighty seldom that man
undergoes the experience of being
struck by lightning and surviving it.
Such, though, was the experience of
miner near Richeubar, up in Yavapai
county. He was found struggling and
writhlng with pain a few miles from
the camp. The party who found him
say that when found he had recovered
from the immediate shock and walked
on as far as he could, but when found
his Ii gs were so sore he could not stand.
There was not mark on him, nor was
there any sign of violence but if you
touched him on the outside of either
leg, six inches below the hip joint, he
would yell from pain.
Judge J. A. Waymire of California is
more than likely to be / the next attor-
ney general. When the place was orig
inally filled at Canton, Judge Waymire
was told by the president-elect that
there would be vacancy six or eight
months after the Inauguration, and that
he could have it if he wanted the place.
At that time the retirement of Justice
Field had been communicated to the
president, and the promotion of Judge
McKenna to fill his place was practically
agreed upon. Judge Waymire visited
Canton on the express invitation OF
Maj. Mckinley, and was told that he
could have the succession to McKenna's
place if he desired it, and, furthermore,
if for any reason McKenna's name could
not be submitted for the supreme bench
Waymire could probably have his place.
Nogales, Ariz. has lost the chiefest of
it's attractions to the American eye.
Its great, mild, fne-favored Mexican
cigars are no more at least not for the
element to whom about five for an
American quarter was the proper figure.
The cigars are made from leaf grown
in Vera Cruz, and are brought to the
Sonora side here via Ell Paso and the
Southern Pacific in bond. A favorite
custom for years has been to bring
across box of fifty or less in broken
package, no duty being charged there
no.. A big traffic has been done in the
cigars here. Now sounds the death
knell to all this era of good cigars and
good feeling. Growing out of the re-
cent spite-work custom case here, in
volving some cigars, orders have been
issued from Washington that hereafter
no permits to bring across cigars shall
be issued, unless revenue stamps are
placed on the cigars. AS the least
quantity for which stamps will be is
sued is 5000 cigars, and the duty is Z
cents cigar, the extent Of. the disaster
is easy to see.