Arizona republican., 1899-07-08
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Father Severin Westhoof of Phos- nix spent yesterday in town.
 The Mullen party expect to leave for the mountains some time today.
 District Attorney Flannigan was a business visitor to Tempe yesterday, and was 2 passenger on the 5:30 train for Mesa
 Miss Ruby Tucker left on Thurs day for California, where she will spend the summer. Miss Tucker was one of the most efficient teachers in the class on '99.
 Two cars of grain were shipped out last night to Tucson.
 w. A. Bolton is still confined to his bed, but is some better today.
 Messrs Jack and Will White of Bisbee are spending their summer va cation in town.
 William McFadden will leave today fer the Sierra Anchss, to gather cattle
 Miss Mary Wingar is a visitor at Mesa today.
 Jack Campbell, Tempe's representa- tive at the battle of San Juan, is grad ually improving from the fever con- tracted while in Cuba.
  new hotel are now completed and the work going merrily on.
 I.itt.ss Grace Sharbrough, who was accidentally shot some time ago is holding her own nicely and the chances of recovery are now in her favcr.
 H A. Abrams was over from Phoe- nix yesterday taking a look at the improvements going on here. MT. Abrams was surprised and pleased at the progress the town is making.
 Harry Whitford, who has been here for several days looking after his cat tie interests in the valley left last night for California
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 J. +. Bush's family left yesterday for Alaska, where they will join MT. Bush in the Klondike.
 Mrs. Elenor Gibson and family of Lehi left yesterday for San Diego to spend the summer.
 E.. R. Weeks spent yesterday in Mesa as the guest of pr. Chandler These gentlemen were passengers on the o'clock train to Phoenix.
 Mrs. B. F. and Mrs. William Le- Baron left on Thursday nights ex- cursion for Santa Monica, Cal, where they will spend the summer
 J. F. Mullen came in from Thomas Buchanan's ranch yesterday. MT Mullen will leave immediately fer his home in San Francisco.
 The w. of w lodge of Mesa met on Thursday night Several matters of importance were considered.
 Mrs. William Passey left On Thurs day for San Diego. Cal, to spend the Hummer Mrs. Passey expects to re- lAls.n in October.
 The Abel-Wi1bur- Mullen Hardware company of Mesa expect a carload of wagons and buggies, also car Of Canton Clipper p,CIs, about the 2C-h inst This firm is dcing a wholesale hardware business and supply nearly all of the smaller concerns over the territory.
 Thomas Buchanan returned to his | ranch at the Desert Wells yesterday. ! MT Buchanan has the most popular | stopping place between Mesa and | Florence and is prepared to furnish | hay. grain, meals and lodging to all | travellers.
 MT B. F. LeBaron, Sr., was pass enger on Thursdays excursion to the | coast Mr. LeBaron will sD5nd sev- i eral months in California. His son. William LeBaron, accompanied the ! party as far as Maricopa.
 Born to the wife of J. D. Crose, bouncing boy. Mother and son are doing nicely. MT Crose is the happy father of five sons, which is something unusual. as sons are as rue, sup posed to be more troublesome than daughters.
 It is the verdict of the numerous tra yelling men who come to Mesa that he. business interests are in very condition. Mesa is at present furnishing most of the fresh fruits for the mining districts through out the territory.
 B. M. Johnson & Bros. and j. Holden & Sons are making large daily ship ments of fruits and produce and are realizing very satisfactory returns from these shipments Of late years great care has been taken in the se- lection of the varieties of fruits culti- vated and as q result most excellent nudity has been produced. The Lack figs were shipped into Los Angeles. the heart of the southern California fruit region and during the season enough could net be gotten to s1p3ply the demand. The same has been true of the prunus simoni and 1 other early fruits. Considering the i immense advantage this regiCn has ,roduction of oranges, almonds, yrapes. pears, etc, over other fruit | producing regions, Mesa's fruit pro a 1uction may be considered to be we'll in the lead of her other indus ries. The annual production of .aisins canned goods and wines from yrape culture is handsome consider ltion and give splendid returns 10 ! he owners of extensive vineyards, { .ueh as those of Moote & Shule, A L. , -uber Jones Bros. and numerous l others. z The Trippel almond orchard will (