Mesa free press., 1898-05-20

evening. Ar. olevelan!d7 q was severely
injured in q runaway last fall anc
after being burt was exposed t9 severe
storm for about twelve hours before
he reached home. He recovered ap-
pare ently from this, but in the latter
part of April he was stricken dowr
with what was pronounced BY hi'
physicians an acute attack of Bright
discase His death was a shock to hi.
large circle of friends throughout th'
Territory. H. was native of Ohio
aboue 45 years of age, and had hele
| mary Offices of honor in his native
state. He was appointed agent al
sscaton by President NcKinley abop'
year ago and bis Administration Of
the office was characterized by energy
ard good judgment and klrdness to
his wards. His funeral took place
! yesterday ir Phoenix and largely
attended, He leaves wife who has
the SINCERE sympathy of large circle
of friends in her bereavement.
We accompanied DR.. Chandler and
Prof. Blake to the head Of the Con-
solidated Canal Sunday, and witness
ed the vark that has been and II now
being dore to supply all this Mesa
country With watey. Prot, Blake, as
we'll az every one else who sees it,
was astcp.ishded at the magnitude OF
the work which has been done. The
canal IL 2 vrritahle river in capacity,
and the works of solil masonry at the
head are capable of vithStanding the
strongest current that the river at its
highest sepds down, The monster
dredgcr is still at work enlarging the
canal. The canal from the heed down
as far as completed, a distance of
about six miles, has width on the
bottom Of ffty feet.
A double killing OCCURRED on the
track of the Mesa railroad last Sat-
urday !mGso'rAipg. mo Mr.. Dean, and a
young man named Toney were killed
and 9 man PANIED bliss was badly
hprt, These three men were crossing
the track yitp a.team and were struck
by the Mesa train. The wagon VAS
completely wrecked, Mr.. Dean was
thrown under the train and his bod,
was cut in tyo besides being other
wiss horribly mangled. ToneJ was
thrown into ditch some feet away
and had evidently received q bloy in
the head. w. Dean was soon- sso in
law Of Mr.. Alexander, who formerly
lived south of Mesa He leaves
wife and one child.
In the course Of speech in snnport
Of bis s'fox scalp" bill in tht ken--
tucky legislature, Rrpressntativc
Hatfield said: 81 ask for ths passags
of this bill in the interest OF religion
and morals. + you pay no bounty
fer fox scalps, no one will kill the
foyes: If no one will kill them they
will kill the chickens. and whar you
have no chickens you have no preach
ers, and whar you have no preachers
you have no religion and no morals.'.
The Trustees of our school district
met this week and elected the follow
ing teachers for the next school year:
Principal. Prof. Loper; first assistant
principal. Prof. Armstrong: primary,
Miss Blanche Newell; intermediate
Miss Dobbie; second intermediate,
Hiss Norris One position has not
yet been filed.
The eaormous underaeg OF water
in this valley pay be appreciated REy E9y
the fact that the tWeHty-eight-foot
we'll oyer at the power house yields
two million and i've b, ndred tn ou-
sand gallons of water every twenty
four hours. To do this work two
uppght centrifugal pumps run oy
~Ytrr power, are used.
A large party of Phoenix people
including Geo. M.rtz and wife, W. 5
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