Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-29
Mrs. Bessie Drew, wife Of Frank P.

| i've years and leaves besides her hus-
band. four children all boys to mourn
her loss. Her mother and sisters alse
reside in Pine. Arizona. MRS. Dire "
was most excellent lady, highly es.
teened by all wio knew her. Hel
bereaved husband and relatives have
the sincere sympathy Of a large circle
of friends.
i Internal Revenne collector Nor
rison has been advised b, Hon. w
is. Scott, commlssicner of internal
revenue, that he is correct in holding
that certificates Of allowance, checks,
drafts, or orders of county. town OF
municipal officers, drawn in their
Official capacity, in discharge Of daties
imposed upon them by law or local
ordinances, do not require. stamps.
Trippels almond grove was visited
Morday by a party consisting of E e
Shrine, Travelling Passenger Agent
| of the Southern Pacific, M O. Bick
nell. General Passenger gent Of the
M. & p, L. E. Hoffman,, representa-
tive of the Los Angeles Times, Miss
Bertha Kershaw, Robbie Hoffman
and Roy Doyle
Lordsburg, N. NJ. Liberal. -Da-
ring this war talk the Los Angeles
Times has proved to be the paper for
all the people on the Southern Pa
cific in Arizona and New Mexico.
It reaches them twen-y-four hours
ahead of the San Francisco papers,
and is not numbered up With the
yellow stuff" and "hog wash" that
is go noticeable in those papers.
O. W. Barnett has named his re-
cord breaking colt after Admiral
Dewey ard Q young lady in town il
casting ahoRt for a new name for her
Maltese cat. She had him named
Gen. Miles for the reason that he did
npth;ng bnt look pretty but since The
9, amander of the army has gone to
Por,o Rico il is expected he will
lchapge his record and tie name will
no longer be appropriate to the cat. -
Herald
The bill providing that no mining
claim, or any part of claim, owned
by any person who may enlist in the
volunteer army or navy. shall oe sub
| ject to forfeiture for non-performan ,e
Of the annual assessments until SIX
u onths after the owner is mustered
out, or if be should not survive the
var, then six months after hjs death
| in the service, has become law.
The guns Of our warships iuanned
by our gallant sailor boys, together
with the Irresistible bravery of our
soldier boys. seems to have thoroughly
satisfied the honor OF the Spanish
dons, and Spain is paw suing for
peace. The first overtures were
made to President Mckinley through
the French Ambassador at Washing
ton on Wednesday.
Dewey, Schley, and Shafter with q
whole galaxy Of other brave officers
and hundred aid fifty thousand as
] brave soldiers and sailors a. ever
sighted gun or smelled the smoke
of battle, have dealt q hard blow to
the arrogance OF the Spanish people.
4 The Spanish prisoners of war in
| New York harbor cheered Justify
when an American war boat flying
"Old Glory" at the mast head passed
in sight of their place of imprisonment
The treatment they have received has
evidently caused change in their
estimate Of the American "pigs."
| Mesa people will be interested tc
know that on July %, fine baby
boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rev
Norman Howard Bartlett at Winslow
| Mr. BARTLETT was formerly pastor o.
the NJ. E. church of Mesa and MRS
Bartlett was the charming and &C
complished Miss Maude CLARK.
| Mrs. Pritchard met with quite {
loss Monday afternoon in the burning
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