Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-04-28

Jack Hall has returned from his
trip to Globe. He brought with him
an animal known in Arizona zoolog-
ical lore as gyascutis, supposed tc
be cross between the mountain
swift and the Gila monster. It has
few if any of the appearances or char
acterlstics of the swift. It is not
swift, although Uncle Jack says he
chased it over two miles up and down
and over the mountains before he
caught it, and then he succeeded only
through strategy. Il is supposed to
be very old for it's back is covered
With hieroglyphic markings like those
made by the ancient dwellers in this
country. and it is supposed to have
escaped the holocaust that swept
those dweaiers away, by escaping to
the Pinal mountains. It is strange
animal. It looks up eagerly into the
faces Of these who stand around to
look at it. presumably to see if it can
recognize any of the faces it knew in
the prehistoric ages Finding it
capnot, it relapses into stupid indif :
ferenae. It was purchased by Will
and Bennie LcBaron who have it in
their n,Rnegcrie of wonderful animals
where il can now be seen.
The president of the National Wo-
mems Chrir1ian Temperance Union,
Mrs. Z. NJ. q. Stevens, and the vice.
president at large. Miss Anna Gordon
will be present at the w. @. T. u.
conference to be held in the Baptist
church. Phoenix, Tuesday forenoon,
May 2, from 3 70 r. They will also
be given public reception from 2 to
5 P. M. on the sage day and in the
same place, and it is expected that in
the evening they viii deliver addresses
in one of the other churches. They
will also be given reception in Tenn
pc next Wednesday afternoon from 8 8
to 5 p. M. All are cordially invited.
Last Saturday a match game OF
tennis was played in Mesa between
DR.. Hawley and Oris Holdren Of
Mesa and Stelzereide and CARTRIDGE,
of Tempe The singles were played
by Hawley and Stelzereid, and result
ed in favor of Hawley 6 to 0 in the
first set, to for Stelzereid in the
second set and 7 to for Hawley in
the third set. Hawley and Holdren
won the doubles by score of Z to 5
in the first and second sets, the game
being for the best two out of three.
DIR. Hawley is reputed to be the
champion tennis player of the valley.
Mr.. Mccall, who has been with the
geological survey party under the su-
pervision of Civil Engineer Babb for
the past month, returned to Stafford. on
Sunday. He says the survey has been
completed above Stafford, but that con-
siderable work is yet to be done between
here and Gila Bend. The object of the
department of the interior in having
this survey made is 20 determine how
much water flows in the Gila per year,
how much is taken out by the irf1gating
canals and where the best locations for
storage dams are situated.
In India, that land Of iron caste, a
barber's son must be barber. and must
marry BARRIERS daughter. He gees about
looking for trade and shayes his GUS
toners in the street. both squatting on
their heels while the operation is being
E,s
performed. He is manicure and a
chiropodist as well, and sometimes works
in family for $1.25 to 81 month,
Our old friend Jim Monihon is the
Republican candidate for mayor Of
Phoenix. His oppone ITS charge that
he is incompetent. He certainly has
good business qualifications fer be has
accumulated snug fortune, and a
successful business man is needed in
the office of mayor. He has been in
the west long time, it is true, but
! we have never heard him accused OF
blowing out the gas,