Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Hall. Each young lady will take 6
basket with lunch for two and these
will be sold at auction, and the buyer
and owner of the basket will dine
together. A general invitation i.
extended to everybody to attend. and
oil who attend are assured of pleas
ant, social evenings entertainment.
The Rebekahs every where, as is we'll
known. never do things by halves and
they always see to it that guests are
we'll entertained. There will be on
this occasion short, neat musical
and literary program during the
course of the evening, Don't fail to
be there.
Governor McCord, under instruc-
tions from the secretary of the in
terror, will investigat- complaints
which have been made against the
sheriff of Coconino county, It ap-
pears i'll times past that the Navajo
Indians have been pasturing their
sheep off of the reserva zion. and at :
tempts have been made 10y county
officials to tax the fiocks. Ii is claim :
ed in this instance, that the sheriff
made a raid on the Indians and de-
manded an assessment of IS on every
one hundred heal of sheep which
were grazing in the Grand Canyon
park. AS the assessment was not
forthcoming, it is charged, the sheriff
evicted sixteen hundred families du-
ring inclement weather.
The Columbia Building and Loan
Association has money to loan on very
terms to those who want
to build home. The Company is
reliable and liberal and has already
placed several thousand dollars in
in this valley. For par
ticulars apply to A. P shewman, the
Company's attorney, FREE PRESS
office.
The Joint Teachers Institute for
the southern counties of Arizona will
meet in Tucson on the 29th inst and
continue three days. A fine program
has been prepared and the railroad
will give special rates to all teachers
may wish to attend All teachers
are cordially invited and will receive
royal treatment at the hands of the
Tucson people.
Al. Ellsworth had runaway the
other day which, while it resulted in
demolishing the harness, fortunately
ended without any one being hurt.
When the spring wagon coliidod with
pest, Mrs. Ellsworth WAS thrown
out between the wheels and Al. was
also thrown out, but both ESCAPED
without irjury.
Don't forget the Kebekahs' basket
social next Thursday night. Young
and old ledies of Mesa sh ould not
fail to be there and they should not
90 alone. Admission will be free.
but the young, the middle aged and
the old men are expected to buy the
baskets and dine With owner.
The Prescott Courier thinks that
the building of Territorial educa-
tional institution 1T that city among
the pines would be better than either
a capital or panitentiary, and we
think the Courier is right on that
proposition
The Journal Miner says passenger
traffic is SO heavy over tho Santa Fe
Pacific railroad at present that a new
time card Is under consideration, pro-
viding for two trains day each way
besides the twice a week limited. 1t
is expected TO go inte effect next
week.
The Mesa Reading Club which was
organized two or three weeks ago is
progressing with increased Interest.
The Club meets every Tuesday even-
ing in the Methodist church. The
Club now has under study Evangeline,
by Longfellow.
Gov. McCord, who has recently
visited the Territorial prison at Yuma
says that institution is in better shape
than ever hefora Col John Dor