Mesa free press., 1898-10-28

suran e on his stock OF goods is par
ticularly heavy as he lost his all Out
Of the debris of the fires is to arise
two solid, substantial brick buildings.
Geo. Passry and Pa~sey & Nets will
q once b-gin tha erection of brick
block. One Of the buildings will he
twenty five feet front and one hum
drei f-et deep and the other will be
twenty-fye feet by fifty,
Charlie Hill has been lfcr three
years or more managing the larga
ranches of DR.. Chandler south o!
town tog' thrr with the large herds ei
fine cattle thereon, ard Charlie at
tends to business in COOL shape, too
But he dropped work suddenly last
| Monday when ne was called through
the 'phone and told that q fine twelve
pound boy had arrived a. his home in
Nesa. When we saw Charlie last he
was singing the same old song he sang
when his first boy arrived at his
home. 80, isn't it nice to bea papa Z
Roy Martin, SON Of Jos Martin,
lassoed a steer last Sunday when
his fingers were caught between the
rope and the pommel of the saddle
and the flesh on the ends of them was
taken of. He came up to DR.. Haw-
ley who dressed them and they are
now in q vigorous state of GONZALES :
cence.
The Mesa Dramatic Association
gave its first entrrtainment Of the
season in Social Hail.. The hall was
crowded with people who were highly
entertained by the way in which the
Company presented '.The Noble Out
cast" The Company will put some
fine plays on the noarls. /. "
Over six hundred Mesa people went
on the excursion to Phoenix last Sat
urdsy night to see and hear Col
Brodie. l. was a great outfouring
of people from, all over the county, it
heing estimated that there were fully
tel shousaad people in Phoenix on
that night.
It is now apparent to every one in
Mesa that come means ought to be
provided for a water supply in case oi
fire. During the fire last Friday tie
water in all the nearby wells was
soon proc ticsl)y es hansted and resort
was necessary to the ditch over fifty
yards away, and the supply there was
limited. Steps ought to be taker at
once to provide .ome means Of fight
ing the ire fiend.
The question Of bonding the lands
of this valley for constructing storage
reservoirs IN the mountains is again
being agitated. The scheme should
be formulated and pushed to final
consumption. 1t would be worth
! millions of dollars to this valley and
to Arizona.
Paul Eckhart and Aiphonso Peder-
son came in Monday from their trip
to Beuson, Risbee. and other south
eastern ARIZONA points, The boys
like the country over there, but say
that Mesa is good enough for them.
The Mesa friends Of NJ w. Mes
senger are making stiff fight for
him for the ottice Of county treasurer.
Mr.. Messenger has long been known
to the peonla cf this county as an
hono,a able business man ard imam
cier of more than ordinary ability.
Don't forget the regular Sunday
excursion to Phoenix over the Phoe-
nix Short Line. The regular afternoon
tram will be- held here until 4.30 and
will return from Phoenix after thu
band coucert, leaving there at abou
$50.
Barnett b Wingar expect to ope,
their store in the new Code 4 Salte
building by the first Of the month
They will have neat store room ant
it will be- we'll stocked with fine lin,
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