Arizona republican., 1898-03-12
MESA.

Phoenix Herald went tO THOeulX to- day.
 MT. and Mrs. A. G. Bradshaw, who have been stopping here for few weeks, have removed to Phoenix. The New England dinner given last night by the ladies of Mesa for the benefit of the M. E. church was a grand success, notwithstanding the rain, which prevented large number of Tempe people from coming up. Over 200 people sat down to supper and the proceeds amounted to $53
 There was a meeting of the board of directors of the Tempe Mesa Produce company yesterday. The board de- cided to go ahead with the erection ] of the Mesa plsnt The deal for six i the Mesa mill will be closed today A butter and cheese plant of the latest pattern will be put in.
 For the first time in the history of the Mesa Free Press the doors of that excellent Journal were closed yester- 1 day. The reason was that both Ed itors Morton and Snowman left last night for Tucson to attend the meet ing of the press association.
 Mesa is rejoicing over the rain and waiting for more.
 AT THE NORMAL.
 T. F. Robertson, editor of the Placer vile Nugget, and Roy Frankenberg visited the normal today.
 The pictures of this institution which were taken at the instfgation Of the normal board arrived today. They are fine specimens of the photograph ers' art There are views of the build | ing, students of the practice school on the front steps and the normal stu dents in the same position, the school i in session. the auditorium and the grand stairway.
 I. G. Holmes of Scottsdale. who is attending this school, is studying the Pima Indian language with the view of becoming an interpreter.
 Walter Wilbur of the graduating class is is considerirg whether he will study law or mining engineering with leaning toward the latter.
 c. w. Hedgepeth learned today thai COWS cannot be milked when thev are not present. He stays with Fisher Bailey, who recently moved his COWS to new pasture some two miles from the old one. They got out last night and went rack to their cd hunt | mush this morning without any lac teal fuid
 Captain Baldwin. U. S. A.. and Ad- iutant- General Lewis and J. H. Me Clintock of the normal school board were in town today and called at the normal where they inspected the tactics of the military company. Cap tain Baldwin addressed the school this morning on the subject. Physical Culture and Military Trainipg" The inspection by General Lewis on the campus was witnessed by the whole school and many visitors. MT. Lewis said the company was the best drilled company in the territo~y Cap tain Baldwin then drilled the com panv in the manual of arms in the auditorium C. P. Borrowda'e and Fletcher M Schureman represented Company C. N G. A.. at the inspe tio1 The company is under the daily care of Mir F. M Irish of the normal fac ulty, who once held commission in the National Guard of Iowa. There will be no other inspection this year
 General Lewis, Major Russell Cap tain Baldwin and James H. McClin- tock lunched at Dr. McNauehton's and retucced to Phoenix shortly after
 THE HOUSE THAT CANT BUILT.
 Chapter II.
 "A thing begun is half done" The house was now to rise as monument of MT. Gant's enterprise. It was not his intention to build a two-story house. but on the contrary he thought to build a one-story house, leaving the gables open for a thorough circula- tion of air. His idea was to secure the greatest coolness possible. UpoI the convincing figures of Justice Mey- CTS, which showed that it would cost but little more, he decided to built it two stories, close the gables an6 leave the second story to be finished on the inside, at the option of certain future occupants.
 This decided. everything went of smoothly. the house rapidly assumed shape, the people of the neighborhoo6 watching it closely and making it tht subject of conversation at the firesidt during the long winter evenings, ant the people on the ranch enjoying z continuous social during the hous: raising.
 On the 25th of December the houst was half done. The frame was all uI and the roof and siding all on, and tn building began to indicate what i would look like when finished. Ant as it assumed it's shape and size tht comments and favorable expression! grew in number. It was no wonder however, for rising to the height O. two stories and extending on tn ground for a distance of thirty-twt feet it gave promise of magnifcen structure way out on the border O civilization and untamed nature
 The ladies of the community got III big Christmas tree at the Reddi1 school house. It was no small affair as the presents represented grea deal of money and bore the names O 9 great many people. The next day al the carpenters and ranchmen wer' about to start tc work they were sur prised by the abrupt appearance o Mr. Cant joyfully flourishing ret bandana handkerchief, and gleefull. eXclaiming. "WhO says that SOmebod,