Mesa free press., 1898-11-04

OS - III OdAOCAt3 0kCO 'SOilA0y
after an illness of thirty-six hours,
his ailment being mem branous Group.
He was aged three years and three
months, and was bright and beau
tiful little fellow, the pride and the
idol Of his parents, who have the
sincere sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their bereavement,
Elder and Murphy and George Will
bur and Chas. Mullen have been busy
since last Saturday putting in the
steel ceiling in the Code and Salter
building.
On Tuesday morning c. Fl. Allen
was attacked by a vicious moody bull
and had several ribs broken and was
otherwise severely injured. His
wounds were dressed by Judge Hakes.
The Farmers Exchange was re-
opened for business Tuesday morning
with Chas. Peterson in charge as the
assignee, he having fled his bond in
the sum Of fifteen thousand dollars.
Hon. Wiley Z. Jones, lieutenant
and commlssary in Col. McOords
regiment, is home on furlough and
is making few democratic speeches
while in the Territory. He spoke to
a good audiance in Mesa last Satur-
day night in Social Hall.
Sam Elder is in charge of force
of carpenters building a waste fiume
oyer at the power house, so that when
there is an overplus of water portion
can be turned into this waste way
and carried. arounds into the canal in
stead of having to pass through the
turbine in the powerhouse.
Those people who are trying to in :
iure Chas. Peterson politically or other
wise by lnsinuating that he receiyed the
appointment of assignee Of the Farmers
Exchange. in order.to help defraud the
creditors of the institution, reckon with
out their host. In the first place no one
is going to be defrauded, and in the
next place Charlie Peterson is not that
kind of man. AS evidence of how high
he stands in point of honesty and in
tegrity. it is only necessary to say that
in less than half hour he gave bond
as assignee, on which the sureties justi-
fed in the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars. Gould those who would try to
decrY him do as well2
j. Y Spainhower has field OF
corn comprising eighteen acres to
which any Illinois farmer wonld
point with pride. 1t is pronounced
by lar the hest crop of corn ever
raised in this valley. Mr.. Spain
mower is a farmer and his farm bears
the marks of good husbandry, indus
try and care.
Take look at our Bear, and when
you 60 TO Phoenix call and see Ben,
L. Bear at the keystone Pharmacy,
where you will lind the finest drug
establishment in the territory. BY
all means call and sec Bear.
You ought to call around to the
Coop store and take look at the
6ne line of fall and winter goods, Ii
you want anything in the way OF
dry goods, groceries, notions, etc..
they can fit you out 10th in quality
quantity and price.
Hunsaker & Stapley have been
disposings of immense quantities OF
farm machinery the past week. Iheir
store is also we'll stocked up with a
fine line of stoves and general bard
ware.
There is to be grand democratic
rally in Phoenix tomorrow night. On
this account the Phoenix Short Line
will rpm an excursion at regular ex-
cursion rates.
Work was commenced Tuesday
morning cxcavating for the foundation
for Geo. Passey's and Passey d Nets
brick blocks. The work OF building
will be pushed as rapidly as posi- BILE.
Jos. Biddlecome and SON have ths
contract to do the brick work on the
Passey and Passey y Nets blocks,