Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

i Another landmark is gone. Anothel
familiar figure has passed the last
milepost and entered through the yei1
| that land where time is not reckoned
i At the ripe age of seventy-two, ou,
veteran friend, Henry w. Bryce
Hast Sunday morning answered the
last call. His life had been an event
lful one. He took part in the stirring
scenes that accompanied the upbuild
ling of the great west. He enlisted
| in the Morn on Battalion at Cour Gil
/ B'uffs at the breaking out of the wa,
with Mexico and served until its close
With his battalion no passed through
this territory eD route to California
| ffty-two years age After his dis
charge from the service, he remained
4 forseme years in California and was
iamid the exciting scenes Of the early
gold days. From California he went
/ to Salt Lake and took part in build
ing mp thai great city and the great
com,nonm ealsh Of Etah. Soon after
the settlement of He>a ne removed
here 9TH his family and has nade
his home her. ever since. Uncle
/ Henry, as his friends wer. pleased to
call bin, was OF = genial, generous
disposition qrd macy th,rh be who
will miss bis k'naly greeting. He
had been falling rapidly for the past
year aud his life closed as peacefully
as sumper dream, He leaves a
wife aud a nuaber of children and
grandchildren, and to them the sym
pathy9of the community is extended.
The large ATTENDANCE at the funeral
attested the high esteem in which our
departed friend was held.
The following was written by a
woman, and it Is evident that her
opinion Of the "lord of creation" Is
not over exalted, says sn exchange;
"Man is a rwo-legged animal that
chews tobacco and walks on the fork
ed end. Most men are born; we never
heard Of but one that wasn't. and he
was made of mud, just for sample.
slfau's life is. full of disappointments,
growis aud cob pipes. He GOES forth
like lion ii the morning aud leaves
the wood for his wife to chop, and in
the evening sneaketh home with bis
pants ripped and raises cain about
hard times. He has the grippe on
road working days and walks twenty
miles to circus He will chase q
/ jack rabbit four miles through the
snow, and then borrow . horse to ride
half mile to the post Office"
/ The hosaitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Wallace, ever on the river,
was the scene of another merry and
social gathering on Wednesday. The
occasion was the celebration of the
nuptials IF sheir charming daughter,
:
Miss Annie, ard Mr.. Harvey Main.
The ceremony took place at high noon,
Judge Joseph Carley, of Tempe, off :
ciating. After the ceremony and
congratulations the guests GIT down to
4 feast such as has ,radn the Wallace
hong famous. The afternoon and
evening was most pleasantly spent
with music. dancing and sociability.
The many friends of the happy twain
join US in wishing them 6!issfni
voyage asFr lifes s'a.
Our popular staten agent Georg"
Gam has been notified OF his assign
ment to the position af agent of the
NJ &P y s. R. V. railroad at Phoe--
nix. Georges fr;ends feel thet he is
worthy Of promotiop and are pie ased
that his employers recognize his
merit, but they look upon his depart
urc from this place with deep regret
He is universally popular here. ano
his popularity is % a kind that popu
larizes the road be represents. The
business men END residents of thi'
place sent in monster petition asking
;, that Mr.. Gam he retained here.
The war cloud still hovers over the
country but IL has many riffs in it.
IT. 10 said an nit: natum has been gent