Mesa free press., 1898-12-30

KimbalI House are first class, but tn
christmas diuner last Sunday was
superb. Over sixty people enjoyed tie
delicious delicac es and subst antials
that graced the well provided tables
of the elegant dining rooms. The
| Kimhall House enjo,s .he distinction
of being one of th.. neatest, comforta-
bic homelike hotels in he west, and il
; well m"rits the distinction.
Mrs. Steele nd dau e, Sudie anne
In from Riverside Fridayof last week
to spend the holidays with friends
| They have been at Riverside Station
for some months, Mrs. Steele having
charge OF the dining room tthe sta
tion : She leaves this morning to
resume her former position. Sudis re-
main,ng in Mtsa for few weeks
Miss Mary Steele accompanies her
| mother for q visit of two or three
| weeks
The dances in Coop Hall Saturday
and Monday nights we're pronounced
The most pleasant and enjoyable ever
given in Mesa. The attendance was
large on each OCCASION and the utmost
good order prevailed. They were each
complete soc ial success.
Dnring the celebration of home
Christmas tree at the home OF Mrs
Pomcroy last Saturday night, Ralph
Cutler was quite severely burned, He
was playing Santa claus and his robes
OF ice caught Ere in some way and he
and several others were pretty badly
| scorched.
The young man who was "osculat-
tls clamn y honey dew muzzle" OF his
inalnorata on Monday night, should Oe
little less dt monstrative hereafter.
so that the collapse of the OSCILLATION
would not awake the drowsy sleepers
| for block around.
We may soon say Of 1898, ut was,
but is not" 1t has been year full Of
evens History has fe+n made and
thenap cf the wosrs::edasradicsly ss:e charged
Elt tias = brought to many individ
uals sorrow aud disappointment, and
to few possibly Joy and happiness.
What has the new year in store for
lus? We can only wait for solution
Of the question.
J. w. Morgan arrived Saturday
from Kingman after nearly q years
absence, He viii visit with his family
here until sometime next week when
he will return to his mining opera
tions in Mohav- county. He says
that times are better in that county
nov than has hran known for years.
The mining operations are active;new
mines are Beins opened and old mines
that have not been worked Tor years
are being actively work cd.
A petition is out asking the board
OF supervisors to open the direct road
to Tempe The matter was up once
before, but dini boInin'. It is a little
strange that an improvement that
wonld he Of such great convenience to
the Mesa country as well as to Tempe
should not BE pushed to completion.
Tie road oughe to be opened at once,
7 We are glad to note that the re-
ported loss of almost the entire bands
OF sheep of Archie Cameron, John
/ Nelson and others In the SHOWS OF
the MogolloLs. was without founda-
tion. Mr.. Nelson arrived in town
Saturday direct from the camp and
reported that the sheep were in good
condition and that the loss would be
but slight
! Marico2a oou,.ty ought to construct
a wagon bridge across the Salt at
Tempe. The southside is Of sufficient
Importance now and has sufficient
population and pays sufficient tares to
entitle it to Gennand this improvement
| A fow cases OF smallpox is reported
in Phoenix. It is not epidemic, and
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