Mesa free press., 1899-06-23
MESA FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1899


greAsing rapidly.
Thos. Nets and family will spend the
summer with friends in Graham county.
The Ladies Improvement Club will
commence work on the park very soon.
Word has been received that DR..
Hawley is very ill with typhoid fever at
his home in Milwaukee.
The Dredger on the consolidated
canal will complete the work OF widen
ing the canal by the last of July.
The prunus samoani have been ship
ped from Mesa to all parts ofthe United
States.
DR.. Jones spent yesterday in Mesa.
The Dt carae up to look after some OF
his patients,
Second hand wheels from $40 to.
$50 each tor sale at the Nest Bicycle
store. s
DR.. Jas. AgcNapghton and family
will leaYe TOR San Jose' oaiiio' A'1
this week.
The Sunday excursion will be run as
usual next Sunday for the accommodation
Of those who wish to spend the dsy IN
Phoenix. Round trip 75c.
Did y5;ep eyer walk down the sidewalks
on certain Streets and have your hat
Knocked off every few steps by the over
hanging branches.
Mrs NJ B. Ullman and b er daughters,
will leave this week for California where
they will spend the summer at the sea-
side,
Mr.. VIM, Beard and his sister Mrs
Troxell of Florence, are spending sew
eral days in town. They will return to
Florence tomorrow.
w. NJ. Gilbert. the hustlfng real estate
dealer. has 40 heed Of cows, 10 head of
yearlings. and 2d'head of calves for sale
or exchange.
G. G Babb and Frank Appleby of the
Geological survey we're in town this
week. They were measuring the cur
rents in Salt River and its tributaries.
A large delegation of the Mesa
Lodge of 1. o. o. F. were in attend
asn i at the funeral of E. ]. Franken-
burg.
Our genial postmaster and towns
man VIM. johnson, was made happy
on Monday. by the arrival of twin
babies at his house, a boy and girl.
The Mesa Brass Band held their reg
ular meeting on Wednesday evening.
The Band now has an efficient teacher,
and are making rapid progress under
his instruction.
Born to the wife of David Klein
nan on Monday the 18th, fine pair
IF boys Mother end sons doing
nicely.
The Arizona Bicycle Store are pre-.
pared to do all kinds of Photographic
work, printing, developing etc. They
also have second hand WHEELS for sale or
exchange.
John Riggs is very sick with typhoid
fever. He vas broken out with the
hives and went In bathing, which drove
the rash inward His condition was re-
ported somewhat improved today.
Miss Grace Newell and Miss Matte
Wallace are members OF the graduating
class of'99, of theiNormal school. Mesa
has large REPRESENTATIVE In the Alum
nj of that popular Institution.
Mrs. A. B. Prichard has completed
the work of drying her large crop OF
apricots. The Yield of green fruit was
about GO, OO0 lbs, which yield d about5
tons of dried fruit.
Is the Mesa Creamery schsme to de
bornin? Why not go into the scheme
.Eexrt and soul, and make it the success
it'should be. Mesa needs p creamery
and Ice plant Of Def oYf
Mrs M. A. Stormept, who has
been teaching the pas winter in
Alma, and her neice Miss Wham, re-
turned to her old home in Illinois
NJ IS Storment will probably return
next fall.
Prof J. D. Lopez left for his old
home in Ohio, on Sunday the 18th.
Mrs. Loper sfaomn1fy,ing him as far
as Phoenix. Mr. Eopsr! will probal j.
arrange to have bis parents 'a' re, urn to
Mesa with him. !! When 'iht, he returns in
August.
Some one has said, why should we gc
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