Mesa free press., 1899-04-21

Mineral Creek over in Pinal county
promises to become one of the great
est copper camps in the territory
A project is now on foot to open a
wagon road from Mesa to that dis
trict. The distance by the present
travelled road by way of Florence and
Riverside is at least eighty miles.
| BY the proposed route by way of
Pinal the distance would be shortened
to sixty miles. OF this distance fully
forty five miles is over level coun-
Try. For ten miles beyond Pinal there
is now a good wagon road; so that
there is but about six miles of road to
be built to connect this place with the
coming great copper district. The
GLOBE road, too. should be pushed TO
completion as rapidly as possible. 1t
ig good business policy for Mesa to
see to it that good roads over the
n ost direct and feasible routes are
constructed to the great outlying
mining camps
Last Monday the senior of this
paper passed another mile-post. We
were rot altogether forgotten on that
occasion Tor in the morning Mrs. Mae
Peterson sent to our office by litele
Miss Gertie Richins mammoth and
magnificent boquet, the roses in which
were larger, more beautiful, fragrant
and perfect than those plucked by
fairy hands in the charmed wales of
Cashmere, aud the honeysuckles were
fragrant anil beautiful In the after
noon Miss Wipnie Rheims brought
large aud delicious cake with kind
wishes of Miss Sic Allison who has
made the Mesa Restaurant SO popular
with those who enjoy good meals
during the three or four years she has
conducted it. These things were
appreciated and will not be forgotten.
Alvin F. Stewart celebrated his
eigbtieth birthday on last Tuesday.
Forty Of his children and relatives
were present and all had most en-
joyable time. They all sat down at
one table spread under magnif GENT
fg tree at Mr. Stewart's home place
in this city, and feasted upon the
abundance of good things that graced
the board. Grandpa Stewart still
gets around with remarkable activity,
and his hosts of friends hope that
time will continue to deal gently with
him and spare him yet for many
years.
L. w. Collins and his stage line
between Mesa and Phoenix still live
and do business at the old stand. Office
telephone No. 264, residence telephone
No. 265. All orders will be prompt
ly attended to.
The coming May Day should be
celebrated with more than usual en-
thusiasm, because it will be the first
anniversary of the destruction Of the
Spanish fleet in Manila by Admiral
Dewey and his gallant boys. Gov,
Gage of California has declared the
day legal holiday.
GET an Art Square and beautif,
your home. A carload just received
Prices from S. up, at G. E. Lampey.
526 w. Washington st. Phoenix.
The Board of Supervisors Monday
ordered the issuance of the Mesa
school bonds to the amount of So GOO
and ordered that bids be advertised
for, for period of fifteen days. re-
serving the right that in case the bids
are not satisfactory in the matter of
premium bid, to withdraw the whole
proceedings and allow the district to
vote again upon the issuance Of bonds
bearing six per cent. instead ct seven.
Boyd Passey and family left last
week for Provo, Utah, where they
will make their future home. Boyd
will engage in business with his uncle
Geo. Passey, and his many Mesa
friends wish him an abundant success,
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