Mesa free press., 1898-05-27

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Globe. The distance aver the line as
surveyed is just seventy-three miles,
and in no place will the grade be
greater than ten to twelve per cent.
No grading will be required except
on about eighteen miles Of the dis
tsnce. we learn that there are par
ties ready to take hold and build the
road and build it provided the people
do not wish to do SO. IT'S carly ccm.
pletion would be OF untold value TO
this valley. It would bring US With
in ten hours easy going of Globe.
The pressure of women volunteers
to enter the army was never SO great
as in this war. They are ready to
serve anywhere that Uncle Sam de-
sires. Fifteen hundred girls who nuke
hats in Connecticut have offered to
enter ethe mrlitia. Several hundred
young women in Nebraska who can
ride ard SHOOT have organized COM
panies, and urge the government to
muster them in and order. tlen to
Cuba The mothers of she repphlic
would be surprised to seq these girls,
hut not ashamed Of thep.-Ex.
Sunday evening as Mr.. and Mrs.
Drew started out in their carriage for
a drive, the horses became frightened
and started to run when the lady who
was sitting in the back seat with her
baby, jumped put. Mr.. Drew quick
ly stopped the team and ran back to
his wife and found her unconscious
Assistance was SUMMONED and after q
while the lady was reylyed. She was
badly bruised and shaken up and
bruised but is now getting along all
right. The baby was unhurt except
some light scratches on the face.
The largest guns on the Iowa and
Indiana, the most powerful Of Admi-
raj SIMPSONS feet, the I3-inch, eff
fective at eight miles Such gun
weighs sixty tons, is 40 feet long,
takes a cherge of b5o pounds OF pow
der and throws projeetile weighing
100 pounds With an energy, at the
muzzel, sufficient to perforate 70
inches of steel, This is the message
ready for Spanish cruisers if they are
in the West Indies.-Belt.
1An.Arkansaw editor expressed his
longing for another circus to come to
his town, in the following unique
language: "When the last circus was
here one of our merchants had his
name printed ON the blanket which
the elephant wore. We long fo' an
other circus, SO that we aay know
whether he is still doing BUSINESS or
has busted.p
Judges Newell and Pomeroy are
busy registering voters nowadays.
There is plenty of time f'r every one
% get his name on the register, yet
we will bet million dollar to Q pint
Of tut,.rmilk that when election
comes there will bc some who are NOT
registered and will cuss hecause thay
caupot swear in their vote.
Steps are now Hnder way to prepare
for a grand Fourth of July celebra-
ton at .Mesa-one of the old fashion
ed; whole-sonled sort. By that time
the Spanish feet will have joined
Mqinty and Devey's victims at the
bottom of the sea, and Old Glory will
be ip holiday colors.
In view of the evident sympathy OF
France for Spain in this war. the
patriotic women Of the eastern states
are forming boyso clubs and will re-
fuse to purchase any article, either
for clothing or food, that is Of French
manufacture or importation.
The Louisville Courier Journal says
"Flrst, Cuba must be free. Second
Spain must answer, and answer to us,
fer her treaohery and inhumanity
Third, the world must know that the
United States of America is nation,
with the biggest kind of q capital N .