Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-31

The baldheaded contingent of this
modest sheet is under obligations to
his old time friend, r. Ell. Weller, of
Pomona, California. for one of his
regular holiday cigars, such as he
has been in the habit Of dis
tributing among his special friends
for years. It measured fourteen inches
in length with proportional circum-
ference and was built of the choicest
imported Havana tobacco. r. H.
conducts large cigar factory in Po-
mona, which he has built up from a
small beginning, through honest goods
and honorable dealing. Weiler's word
and his cigars go without question,
May the long years hence find him
still at the old stand with his business
reputation as ever untarnished and
irreproachable. His cigars are made
by white men and he enjoys large
wholesale and retail trade.
Darlington Pomeroy, the six-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs ". E, Pom
eroy, was very dangerously hnrt at
about l. o'clock Tuesday morning by
being run over by a wagon loaded
with wood. A Mexican was driving
into Mrs. Robson's place to deliver
the wood, and Darlington got on the
brake to have a ride. He fell off aud
the hind wheel passed over his body
just above the small of the back, for
tunately not low enough to crush the
kidneys and not high enough to crush
the organs of the chest. The injury
is very dangerous, however, and al
though the symptoms seem favorable
the danger line is not passed. W. E.
Pomeroy, the father, who was in So
nora, was telegraphed for and arrived
yesterday morning The little suffer-
er is under excellent treatment and
care and it is sincerely hoped he will
pull through all right,
A move will be made in the near
future to supply our towu with elec-
trio lights. The proposition ought to
receive the encouragement of our
people; it would be an advance step
which would place our town in the
front rank of Rowing and progressive
towns. It would be the means Of
directing the attention of progressive,
enterprising men of money to us, to
our town and section. Progressive
men are looking for progressive towns
and communities in which to invest,
wherein to cast their lot, aud the plac-
ing of electric lights would denote to
outside people that we lining up with
the balance of progressive humanity.
Mayor Turman had little exec.
rience last Monday morning. He
ventured out of bis own bailiwick
down to the wicked .ity of Tempe,
On his return he led fine blooded
colt which Lecame frightened at
passing train and jumped with its
front feet into the buggy box. This
frightened the buggy horse and he
started up and he is stopper. too.
The whole cavalcade finally brought
up against post aud when our Mayor.
took an inventory Of causalities he
found a badly broken up buggy and
two horses somewhat scratched up.
but he and his friend escaped unhurt.
Tomorrow evening the greatest liv-
ing soprano, Madame Genevea john
stone Bishop, will appear in concert
under the auspices of the First Meth
odist church. Our local railroad will
run a special provided sufficient
number of our people wish to attend
Ell. Bloomer has resigned as road
overseer and a petition is out and is
largely slgned asking for the appoint
ment Of Ohas. Dana.