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Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

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The Anpo,n.m-nt of Il. L. Long
Ter, itorial Sup rintcndent of Public
Ins ,rnction is bang fsvorahly COM
E,rntrd npon Mr., Lo,g il by pro-
fession An rdncatar. He has been
conn-c.ed with the educational aft .irs
of the Territory for fifteen years ard
stands high in his profession. A P
Shewnan his predecessor has made a
most excellent official, Conscientious,
painstaking and very Poplar. H
has ven the Territory gaod ad-
minista.ion, and will retire from the
office with tile respect of the educa
'ional representatives of thu Territory
for wlilt. he administered the affairs
of his trust well, b" Is gentleman Of
unsullied reputation and character
Mr.. Shewmsn GOULD not have sur
rendered the Ctfice TO more worthy
suco4ssor than Mr.. Long the new
lappointee. -TucsOn Star.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10
Hon. Eus'n" -. Trippsl and wife
yisited Mesa Sunday.

Hon. Eussn"J. Trippsl and wife
Visited Mesa Sunday.
Ths = bskah lodge of Tempe will
8 ve poverty hall tonight.
James Sturgeon. the Tempe cattle
man was in town Tuesday.
Large quantities Of hay are still
'eing delivered at oLr depot for ship
ment.
The new Odd Flows building in
Tempe is being furnished with electric
lights.
Archie Cameron left Welnesday
for Tonto and will retuin i'm about six
weeks.
Abel, Wiltwr-G Co. are expectin,
another carload Of fns buggies in
few days.
Judge Grouse, principal of the
Alma schools was caller at this
office Wednesday evening.
Those Webe. wagons received by
Absll, Wilbur g. Co. have hesl pretty
well bought up hytthe farmers. there
are few only left
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

The florence Tribune says: "The
SOU dings for bed rock at the Buttes
this week are fear more encouraging
than hose Of last week, when dep h
of l22 feet was encountered in one
place, which virtually was an lnsur-
mOuntahle obstacle to the scheme
without IT, mense cost. Some eighty
feet further up stream 2 line Of holes
has beam sunk by tlle diamond drill
and the deepest roint was found to b.
but seventy seven feet, which renders
the dam perfectly practicable. Mr..
Arthur P Davis, who has charge of
the work f,r the goyrrnnent. assures
the Tribune that tie location for the
dam and r-s,rvo;r l. all right, though,
it may. npon further investigation, he
fonnd 10 Ie -qu lily feasible 20 build
8. yeral smaller dam storing even
more water at different points along
the fi.rr. Bo.in.s b W already n.el,
ma,l- n,ar the heady.te OF the Flor
ence canal, aud The -pth to hs rock
at that point is only about thirty
feet"
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

The school meeting last Saturday
afternoon was 4uisr largely attended.
The plans for Z e enlarge .nent of the
school bull si..S. submitted Ivy archi-
Itect Grrgg were adapted aud an elec
tion has been already ordered to vote
,upon the isAua, :e Of bonds of the
district to ,he amount ot 81, 900. The
amount reiuisrd to make the i'm
.provemruts and e,ll4rgeMents was
estimated at Sc, 300. but an extr.
$500 was added for tle purpose Of
putting ~ a tire-fac ,pe for the second
story. T." enlarged building viii
contain twelve large, wall lighted aud
we'll ventilated reei.a ion rooms.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10
TaE SOUTHERN PACIFIC

Lea'ls in completeness of equip
meat, comfort of transport, prompt
ness Of service, Fast and elegant
trains, with pintsch gas lights oil all
cars. Dining cars OH al! limited trains.
The highest standard maintained all
the yesr round. No snow blockades,
238 miles the shortts. line to Los
Angeles, quickest time to all eastern
points. For further information cal
on or address, Nj. O. BIcKNELL
Agen
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

The wom-n's clubs of Illinois are
trying to get a law etacted prohibit
ing tobacco and liqaor dealers from
using the f'male face and figure in
their advc. tisrmrnts, and to compel
dealers in Other hnes to put clothes
on the pictures of female lovpliness
which they use in their advertise
ments. We thiIk the ladies are right
The pictures used i9 some Of the mag
azine advertisemen,s are SO loud as tc
cause even us bald headed ainners tc
blush.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

The Mesa class in elocution will
finish their courss of twelve isaanns
nextMonday ev,r,iug. There have
hee.l 58 enrolled as m4mbsre Of this
class aud all are loud in their praise
of the benefits derived. M. Oiuf is
teacher OF ten years experience and
handles his subject according to the
latest method. fhe plty, "A Ms :
senger from jarvis Section" is being
prepared by a select number of the
class. and will he pres .nted 10 the
public on the evening of March l8.
This is manuscript play and classe9l
among the or attest successes of the
American sta ,e The company also
expect to present this play at Tempe
and Phoenix.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

Chuck Rogers hasn't very exaltad
opinion of the faciitirs of the new
railroad entering Globe. Although
the no ADDED is new the equipment is
Did and an.iquated A dccrcpit COM
hination passenger ard baggage car is
hitched ON to the freight train and the
outfit snaked along by superannu-
tied engine. The read is doing big
freight businese and 10 prosperous,
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10
Mr.. Fuller Of Pine informs US th

Mr.. Fuller Of Pine informs ps that
apple ra.s,ng up IN his country is a
very successful aud profitable iudus-
try. Tn.. fruit /, as nre AS sse pro-
duced in the world aud inds q raady
mar ket in GIotr, FlsRstatf and other
outlying towns. at from five aud a
half to nine cents pound. M. Ful-
Ter has two trees in his frort DIOR
yard wi,,sh turned of tiftsen hundred
pounds the past fall. He sold them
in Globe for five AID ha.f cents a
pound
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10


The Flagstaff Gem says. "Al Dcyl
ard joseph Hunt returned Sunday
from the coal fields north os Flagstaff,
whore Mr. Doyle had gone to secure
specimens of cpal for the ins. ection
.ns w. A. Clark. owner of The Jerome
copper mines. and as an inducement
o get NJ. Clark to build railroad "a
thcse coal fields. They brought back
h,et. sacks of coal, aud it was tested
by Henry Heller and found equal te
he Gallup coal. It abcunds in un
neasurab.e quantities. and in Sec
ion of country that can be rea.hec
,y railroad. We hope that road
viii he constructed north of here tt
he Grand acanyon via these Goa
:elds. =
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10
NJ. " DICKNELL,
g. P. A.. Phoenix

The Phoenix SHIRT Line has reha-
bilitated their Pullman service between
Phoenix aud Maricopa; passengers can
take the Pullman at seven O'clock in
the evening, remaining in it until six
o'clock the next morning, doing away
with the necessity of occupying rooms
at Maricopa.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

The Sunday ScI,ool conference Of
Maricopa Stake held lest Saturday
aud Sunday WAS one of the mos,
largely attend. d and Apccessful ever
held in Mesa. The Sunday School
exercises Saturday ald Sunday fore
noon end nft rnoon were highly in
terefting and ent. rtaining. Prof,
NJ, eser and Mr.. Tutta.l delivered
eloquent and instsuc i've addresses on
both days. Bishop Udall of Apache
county also delivered fine address
Sunday afternoon. Sunday evening
the Ycqrg mems meeting was hpld
and the exercises were highly inter :
esting. Brnnic LrBaron an,l Georg.
Lewis made their = port Of their very
successful nis-iGlio,y trip over in the
eastern Part Of the territory.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

Our merchants are laying ip larger
md better s.ecks Of goods than ever
n"fove, and altogether business pros
3ects n FloreEce are brighter thar
hey hnye been for i've years. Thi'
; owing to Increased activity in min
ing and general prosperity among ths
:armcrs and ranchmen. If tho les's
ature will kindly let us alone. Pima
ounty will come out all right
Florrnce Tribune.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10
VIA THE SOUTHERN PACIF-

VIA THE SOUTHERN PACIF-
ic going east, we will assist yon in
selecting route-nnd secure yop the
best ceaaection and accommodations.
It west. use the shortest and quickfat
line for seoside points. For further
Information call on or address,
NJ. q. BIcKNELL,
g. P. A.. Phoenix.
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

John Coleman, in charge OF the
head gate Of the Consolidated, wa.
down Tuesday aud Informed US hs'
the river was slowly rising. There
was rise Of bout 8 500 inches al
the head gaze Of the Consol:dated II
forty-cight hours The farmers arr
anxiou-ly noting the increased volume
of water in the river.
Mr.. Fuller informs us that the
grass is starting up fiuely up in the
Pine country, Giving promise of an
abundance Of f.ed for the summer
The snow had melted from the valleys
when he left, hut 'a"re was plenty oi
snow in the mountains. and il gradu-
ally melting. y
Mr.. Better informs Us that many
OF the nlmonds in the Trippel grove
are more than half grown. The trees
are in full leaf, whicl, will be o pro-
lection to the almonds in case of a
cold spell Of weather. Aaother 6ne
rop is in prospect
L. E. Hoffman. representing the
Phoenix Herall, came up Tuesday
and returned Wednesday. Mr.. Hof :
M y is an oil and experienced news-
paper man and knows the business
throughout all it's details.
A number of young men in town
are wondering how it bappens
that it takes from tho timeithe show
is ou+ until Eve o'clock in the morn
ing to drive with spanking livery
team from Pho nix to N sa.
Is our present Bn.rd Of Supervisors
going to open our direct driveway to
Tempef The matt-r has been under
consid dara, ion for about two years end
it does seem that it wus time some-
thing vas dane.
Out west in early times a young
Indian was ramrd, Young Man.
Afraid off, his Mother. When he got
married he changed his ,ame kp,
"Young- Man Afraid of bus mother
in law"
Prot. Cluff is m-eeing with wary
gratifying success viii, his riocntipu- :
AIRY class ss.s f.. has class in NJ ,.sa
and one in N'.rhi AID has proven
himself 70 be highly qualified il his
profession.
So lar, practically little has b~-r
done toward starring work on lis
end Of the G OBJ toll lr,a,l. This rad
is of suifi, lent importance to tA;s
country 70 Justify Rusni & it.
The annual election for sct ool
trrs.ae will take place ON Saturday,
the 25.h. There is one TO elect in
this district. IL: 5. Peterson's term
,expiring.
Hunaker & Stapley expect large
consignment OF ;eaperA. movers and
other farming i,np'e nents end viii
add largely to their stock OF genrral
hardwa.-.
People who visit the MHsa country
are delighted with ira broad areas it's
great grain and alfalfa fields. it's hal
my atmosphere and its charming land
scspe
C. @. Bowen. Treasurer Of the S. F.
p. d. P. railroad and one Of the prin-.
cipal owna S OF the Consolidated Ca
nal, was Mesa visitor this week.
We were in error las week in STAT
irg that Fl 8 Weller was mannfac-
tu,iug thirty five dozen brooms per
day. 1t should have read per week,
The people of the territory are
looking f,'wari with pleasurabls
anticipations to tho day when tht
Legislature will bpcome a has been.
Bishop Sr,kins Of the Armenian
church held services this week in tn
Tabernacl.,. Th- l,rse auditorium
was well il'ed with interesttd hearers
| Bishops Phelps aud Fuller of Mes
and Rogare of L.hi have gone to tn
Tonto country whore they will hold
series OF meetings among the people
Harvey Mains wife presented hlr
| with a fine hny last Sunday. It
Mesa free press., 1899-03-10

FOR SALE CHEAP FOR DASH
West haIfiof Block Z, fronting on
Main and Ger ten streets. Inquire at
this office.
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OTHER MAnKEvn.
Live stock Market.

NEW YORK. Monday. April ~17-Receipts of beeyes
for two days were 3.lo4 head. including 81, cars Tor
export alive. 100 for city slaughterers. and 88 for
the market. The demand was more active than
last week and prices generally nrm TO loc
higher. Thin cows showed no Improvement.
The yards were cleared. Medium to prime steers
sold at s4.7b9t5,4 40 u 100 N; good to choice
oxen and stays at S4@S4.7o; bulls at $8.AoS
asa. 40, cows at S2aS3.7o. Dressed beef in de.
inand at 7k9R&c. y n for ordinary to choice native
sides. To-day's cables from Liverpool and London
quoted American steers slow at 11A9l2ac. 9 m,
estimated dressed weight. Live sheep, selling at ~
ator beef higher at 1Oc. u N. Export, to-day, SO
beeyes and 26 sheep; tomorrow. 500 beeves and
400 quarters OF beer.
Receipts of calves for two days were 4, t3s head,
all for the market. Demand was active for all
grades, and prices fully 25c. higher: The early al,
rivals were closed out promptly. Abont 100 head
reached the penp after the market was over. Com.
mon to choice veals sold at S~4.60sso.3b y 100 m;
culls aud little calves at s33f4. City dressed veals
T@p1c. n n.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs for two days were
e.772 head. including ~ cars for butchers and 3O!s
for tho market. making, with the stale stock, Soy
cars on sale. Sheep we're weak; lambs opened weak
to 1oc. lower, and the whole market closed dull.
with ~ cars unsold. Common TO choice unshorn
sheep sold at s4@S5.bo. q 100 n; poor to choice
shorn lambs at Sc. SOC 50. 46; clipped do. at S<.75a
$3.50; clipped culls at So; spring lambs at $4,000
SA.25 " head. Dressed mutton. s8pc. v n; dressed
lambs, 9S1Oc.; city dressed spring lambs. s3Ss7 y
carcass.
Receipts OF hogs for two days were 1854 head.
including 100 for sale. Firm and higher at s4.los
$3.50 q 100 n.
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~ Wbb Btehuy on the spot. balee OOO,OOO Duun. y
export here and at the o~utports. No; 2 old. s8c. owe!
May in Chicago: do. new, 90. over. Chicago received
10000 bush. Prices as follows:
oDsn'n0. H,pa.a Lov.,t. clortno. N,sit;
july ."..toX ttoOsa tSoA ttSSsS tSSas
Oats were steady on the spot, sales So 200 bush sn
White, q stsssso!' tr sSf'' an. nd S asETSisd' S WHIT; $50
aye No; white clipped: ssso; track mi1ed; sac
Morrow aSn'' TSs VISIBLE FSisiss supply lsi si !. a. 1 foile evSs''' i'' to-
S Sas.s ss bush. sss sS e &c g &c r. s. % E sSs sss ss:S i t ,$SS
Oats. bush. ...ii.Iss.ooo Dec. $4,000 IA. 10000
Bssi.5 Sq Sa.a i: 1 i:sss: SSS Bee Bee: l 1883 S I:S5 : g
ports. Arm Liverpool. cables, foreign and local buy
, mspt and D sSy e of no. 'f lHelsa.d The s. T9F1 s.so: s 'sfs
$ssS ed I'd. s Il 5 III is ss.s sss5i III &ys'E Essps Il;
e the Beg from al over Nebraska indicate
serstsd. The aeids. which had ali the sppesrsnces
of being dead when the ground was frozen. are re-
from now on, viii make q fair CROP Later on there
was some rsaction on realizing sales and some foreign
sappls Il H. country e i 900 bush and an II:
confines lowerI for wheat and Sc lower for -four.
Antwerp was UNCHANGED. But toward lthe close
state, on which the greatest possible care was taken
~ 'nV biahhhb DAt "a sloWihk NethO VI teos vi
tember and October gave it such an excessive top. II
could not stand the winter. There Is not q kernel Of
1t alive to-day and when wheat 10 dead. 1t is dead
forever. On an adjoining farm every spear 10 alive.
because Ii was planted late. Ohio and the eastern
part OF Indiana were protected by snow, but I am
firmly convinced that winter wheat in Illinois. Iowa.
Nebraska and Missouri 10 q total failure The spring
wheat receipts were 2S4. $50 bush. against so, 036
last year and at winter wheat points 73.oos against
ea.4s6.. Corn. advanced partly in sympathy with
wheat. but q rise of u to Ad. at Liverpool and q de-
crease in the visible Of 2; 1oa.ooo bush; assisted the
The visible decreased $4,000 bush.
FLouR.--Steady. with sales Of $500 bbls. Receipts
were 1865 bbls. and 1d, 261 sacks: exports 1, 800
bbls: and 2,+2s sacks. Winter in bbls.: superhne.
S2.85GS2. As; No. = extra. 50. 50G$ 81 80; clears. S3.1b
SS3:4o;, s%traights, Ss.4hSs3.5s: patents. S3.a59
S3.95. Spring in bbls. Clears. S36$a. 20; straights,
So. 30aS8 tb; patents. $3. S5@s4.OS.
CorroS.-snot cotton here advanced 3-1so.. with
sales OF 126 bales for spinning anu 200 for speeula-
ton; 200 yer, delivered on contracts;, Middling
uplands 9 8. l5c.. against 8kc. last year; New Orleans
and Gulf q a-1dc., against SIC. The Southern spot
markets were steady and unchanged, New Orleans
sold 1000 bales. Memphis 2, $50 and Savannah 1926.
Liverpool advanced 1.32d. on the spot. with sales of
5000 bales; futures advanced II to IN points.
Manchester was steady. The Bombay semi-weekly
receipts wcre 81. 900. against 81. 900 last year. The
movement to-day was as follows:
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Cotton advanced under the stimulus Of better AVER.
pool cables than had been expected where both spot
and future prices were higher, Liverpool, Southern
and outside buying as we'll as some covering Of
shorts. At one time there was some reaction owing
rather liberal receipts as compared with a week
ago. and profit taking by local scalpers.
Telegraphic advices reported nesded rains in
Texas. and elsewhere it was generally clear. But
later on prices moved upward again on renewed
buying and closed at about the best figures Of the
day. ,Ardmorc, l. T.. April 1I;-"Haye Just re:
turned from Cleburne an | Dallas, Tex, and find
planting going on rapidly; will be finished in another
week or 50; weather permitting, Very little winter
April l2.-"weather past few days excellent and
reasonable. Planters are busy with preparations for
new crop" Augusta. Ca, April sim
ply perfect: Farm work progressing rapidly"
CoFrEE-Ri9 on the spot vas tteady az 8 b.1ec.
quiet and unclaimed. Sales $3.50 bags, Havre was
unchanged. Hamburg was unchanged to 4 pfg.
lower. Rio was wea. at 200 refs decline; receipts,
5000; stock. 2+t.coo; exchange. Il 31.S2d.. adeclino
of ard. Santos was hrm and unchanged; receipts,
5000; STOCK. 1913. 900; warehouse deliveries. saga
bags, Prices as follows:
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Coffee was dull. but prices were steady in spite of q
decline in Rio prices and irregular European cables.
me reSeipts az no anu sIht3s were nght; there was
ton to sell.
NAVAL SToREs-Spirits, <4A84i(c, Common to
good strained roSiu. 81 .S7%.
Provisions LARD was steady; Western, S5.52K;
continental refined. SO. 20. POrk Was steady at SpG
$3.50 for mess, Meats were steady; picked hams,
71pc.; do. shoulders. Ave. do, bellies. 5s5Ssc. Tai
low, ll4c. Dressed hogs, 5h95Nc. Butter- Cream.
cry. Western. extras, ls4oslac.; do, hrsts, 1876 ls3c.;
State. extras, I9e.: DO, trsts, ls's1s5fc. Cheese
STATE, full cream. large. colored or white, fancy, l26
12Ac.; do, choice. l1l@llAc.: do. small, fancy,
I2hsISc. EgE.-State, Pennsylvania and Western,
l4slIJ1c. Chicago, April lI.-'ProyisionR were
steady early on covering Of shorts for q prominent
local trader. Rather free selling for English and
May longs. caused a decline later and the closing was
quiet. The cash demand for meats was moderate.
The lard trade was DUH
suoAR-Raw was arm at I e.lGc;. for 90o test and
4Lr. for SI7 test. Sales of ,3B9 bags iU9 test and
lI5 hhds. of sp7 test, Refined was quiet but Arm.
Rehneis withdrew their 80 to 80 days guarantee.
CHICAGO, April l7.-These were to.day's prices:
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Denomination, $500. interest,
October and April 1.
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY, New York,
TRUSTEE.
PRICE Io5 AND INTEREST
V525 and Interest. each Bond.)

The Peoples Telephone Company Of New
Orleans. La. operates under an exceptionally
favorable franchise from the city. The Bonds
are secured by a mortgage on the franchise.
contracts. equipment and entire property Of
the Company. The mortgage authorizes an
issue Of 100000 OF Bonds on a plant Of 5000
telephone instruments. The present condition
ofthe Company is shown in the following letter
from Mr.. VIM. P. Curtis. the Vice President
and General Manager:
New ORLEANS. La. April 10. 1899.
The present condition OF tho Peoples Tele-
phone Company Of New Orleans is as follows:
5000 subscribers. Annual contract
Annual expenses s55.0oj06 ''"'o0'
on $4,000 bondss1s.0o0 oo
Surplus profits. ........... $4,000
The number Of subscribers is rapidly and
Within a Year. The; COMPANY has the enthnHsi.
astic support OF the people and municipal
authorities.
VIM. P. CURTIS.
Also the following letter from Mr.. Thos. F.
Ahern. the eminent electrician. who Is con-
sultinR engineer for the Company. and who
has laid out and supervised the construction of
the plant:
NEW ORLEANS. La. April 10. 1899.
In my twenty years Of telephone experience
have never kpown q better telephone situa-
york and e%uuipmento Of the Peoples Telephone
Company is Of the highest possible character.
The system used is pure metallic. and the wires
in the business section are in underground
cables. The cost OF maintenance Is amply COW
cred in the figures given in Mr.. Curtis's letter.
] regard the earning power as shown above as
conservative. and believe it will increase.
THos. F. AHERS.
A part OF the issue having been placed abroad.
we now offer the 100000 remaining at los
and interest. Having examined the legal and
physical features Of the Company. we recon-
mend these Bonds to investors. We reserve
the right to reject any applications or to allot
smaller amounts than those applied for.
HOLMES. HOLMES & BEAToN,
Bankers.
Detroit. Mich.
subscriptions for above bonds will also be
received by
NUDGE & BROWN,
Nassau st.. New York City.
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Available cash balance.
Money in London. IL p cent. Rate OF dis
count in open market for abort and three
months bills. A02 b-18 n cent. Amount Of
bullion gone into the Bank OF England on bal
ance to-day. $4,000. Paris advices quote 3 Y
cents Mt 1O2 francs. Exchange on London. 20
francs 20h confines.
Notice is given that the time during which
deposits Of Texas and Pacific second mortgage
bonds will be received for, exchange into Iron
Mountain 4 per cent. bonds has been. extended
to include April 2 Il. The new bonds will be
ready for delivery during the first week OF July.
The .Homestake Mining. Company has de-
clared it's regular monthly dividend Of, 20 cents
per share and an extra dividend Of the same
amount. both payable April 20.
The sales OF mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange