Mesa free press., 1899-03-17

.econd largest secret society carrying
insurance for its members in America.
It now has me hbership of over 34O,-
300 and is increasing every day. 1t has
ii surplu Of $500 900, w.ich it holds for
the benefit of its mem,ers. California
and all western states have large
membership. One Tent Cf the Order in
Los Angeles has membership OF 900.
The Supreme Tent officers are desi.ous
of institnt ny Tents in Arizona, and
have sent commission as Deputy Su-
preme Commander to A. P. Shewman,
of the FLEE Pres. lie would like to
meet all the Maccabees in the vicinity
of Mesa, and confer ia regard to the
general interests of the Order. Mr..
Shewma will shortly endeavor to ir-
stitu.e Tent in every town in Arizona.
lie has belonged to the Order for over
thirteen years and knows that it is first
class.
Abel, Wilbur and Mullen are
steadily enlarging the scope OF their
busin. IS operations. Their success
in Mes. has encouraged them to open
d branch in Tempe aud they have
leased th" entire lower floor Of the
new Odd Fellows builiing in the
city by the But'es. They expect to
open for business about the 18th.
And now ] w. Deck, whom the
b3ys familia'ly call Cncle Joe, has
again entered the holy bon.ls of we'd
lock, the happy and b!usl,ing bride
this time being Mrs Martah Hardy of
Lthi. We lope the happy pair will
find lif-'s pathway h-nceforth smooth
and hed-cked on either hand with
bright blooming flowers.
Cattlcmen arc putting in their time
pretty close now on the range. They
report comparatively little loss during
the winter. except III the immediate
vicinity of 'he 9t:er, anl say all stock
is in tir.t-rate condition., notWith-
standing the hard winter Winslow
Mail
We learn that many Of the roads
south and southeast of town are al
most continuously Aooded with irri-
eating water. 1t is q violation ot
lazy to food the .oqds, besides which
it seems that water is too valuable to
be wasted ip that way. ~
Some Of tie California papers are
trying to make it appear that Senator
Geo. @ Perkins hld taken a hand in
the California Senatorial fight. Geo,
Perkins is not kind Of man, besides he
has been too diligently attending to
his duties as u. S Senator to medlle
in the senatorial light.
The smudge fires were kept burn
ing for two or three nights the pas
week IN the Trprel almond grove.
No damage has been done to the
young almonds hy the cold AMI it is
safe to say the crop will be carried
| through safely.
Don NJ LeBaron arrived home on
Tuesday from al extended visit to
Navajo counts in the interest Of the
Sunday Schools md the Mutual 1m-
| provement Associations.
Several names have been suggested
for the Twentieth legislature. The
Nineteenth was called the ''Tinhorn,"
and some have sng .esYed that this cne
should be callel the "Ramshorn."
Chas. Win, who bought the Lonis
Melczer place on the. corner OF Mac
donald street North and Second street
north, has been having the house re-
bpilt and remodrlrd.
Don't forget to attend the enter
tainment tomorrow night to he given
by the Mesa Dramatic Company You
will see "The Messenger from Jarvis
Station"
| A cont;ng-nt of the Salvation
Army of Phoenix was in town Tu"s-
day night aud after street services
gave an entertainment in the Baptist
chulch.
The pump over ut the power house
is kept running night and day and
pours constant stream ct one hun