Arizona republican., 1899-12-13

will be given a hard and desirable sur
face.
MESA.
A. c. Mcqueen was a business Wis
itor to Phoenix yesterday.
Grant Watkins was a visitor in Mesa
yesterday.
Those wishing something handsome
for Christmas would do we'll to look
over the choice selection of Xmas
goods in the Coop. store.
Joe F'ifeld of F'ifeld & Gallagher
general contractors, of Phoenix, passed
through Mesa yesterday en- route to
the Sacaton Indian agency. Fifield &
Gallagher have the contract to build
the large school building and sewerage
system, and Mr.. Fifield is just start
ing his men to work. The contract
amounts to $4,000. Dan Jones of Lehi
has the contract to furnish brick. The
buildings and sewerage will require
125, 900 brick.
The Mesa ward Sabbath school held
a jubilee Sunday in the tabernacle at
10 a. m. The attendance was fair and
the programme was an interesting one.
Following were some of its features:
After the opening service George T.
/ Wilson, the worthy Sunday school su-
perintendent was introduced by c. H.
Allen as the Oldest member enrolled on
/ the Sunday school records of the ward
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Pomeroy was introduced
| TO the audience as the oldest, the long
est enrolled in Mesa ward, and a little
/ tot years old was introduced as the
youngest member enrolled. Interesting
remarks were made by President Col.
! Inns r. Hakes, George T. Lewis and
Wellington Rheims in reference to the
Sunday school work, showing the great
strides it had made since the first or
ganization among the Mormons on the
9Th of December, 1S49, by Richard Bal
lantyne, in Salt Lake City with but
ten members, now counting it's mem
bership something over 5000, 600. They
spoke of the first Sunday school or
ganized in Mesa ward, with the late
Charles I. Robson as superintendent;
traced it's history under the superin-
tendency of Edgar L. Griffin and Col
Inns r. Hake, and the present superin-
+endent, G. w. Wilson. One of the
very pleasing features of the jubilee
was the singing by the Sunday school
choir.
At 2 p. N. the regular Sabbath meet
ing was held in the Mormon taber-
nacle and Elder Frank T. Pomeroy oc-
cupied the time, his text being 1 Cor.
xiii. 1-3
The people of Mesa are again pleased
to welcome Collins as driver of his
horseless stage. He had been laying
off for the carnival.
The teachers of the south side, ir
conjunction with those of Phoenix. are
) trying to gather and do a little figur-
ing. The institute will take place in
, Tucson during the holiday vacation. AL
; teachers are cognizant of the fact thai
they must either teach or attend the
I institute if they wish to draw any pay
for the holiday week. The fact is alsC
: beginning to dawn upon them that il
7 is not at all likely that any trustees will
l keep the children in school during hoI
{ iday week. The question arises wheth.
er or not it would be wise to make al
l effort to go TO Tucson and save money
= The railroad has made the teachers
= rate of So round trip, providing 100 tick
) cts are paid for before the train leaves
The railroad. on this proposition, will
give a special train which will leav,
). Christmas afternoon and go straigh
e through to Tucson.
y A. c. Mcqueen Monday received hi
/ commission from Governor Murphy a
g delegate to the national convention o
!. live stock growers, to be convened a
E. Fort Worth, Texas, on January 16.