Arizona republican., 1900-07-21
MESA.

MESA. Mir McComas came over from Ray this week. He says the Ray company is moving right along with its work and has struck some of the richest ore lately seen in the camp.
 Tom Hamlin came in from the Ray mine this week on the Mesa and Ray stage and went to Phoenix yesterday. MT. Hamlin is interested in some very rich property in the Ray district which he is bonding now.
 The Wilbur MulLzn Hardware com pany is handling q full line of hard ware, including Weber wagons and rubber tired buggies at the lowest pos sible price.
 Mir w. B. Barbour has been ailing the past few days. He was partially overcome with the heat.
 A petition is being circulated asking for funds to assist in rebuilding the burned house of Father Anderson. This is a very worthy move and is meeting with the approval of the peo- pie.
 Sammy Elder, another child of MT. and Mrs. s. s. Elder. has been taken down with typhoid fever. They had just nursed one child almost from death's door when Sammy took down, but it is thought he will pull through all right.
 The child of Mir. and Mrs. A. P. Shew- man, which has been sick for some time, is improving slowly.
 MT. Graham of Tempe met with a mishap Sunday. Nr. Graham had his Af f I,a . hitched to his carriage. A Mexican boy passing scared the team and they broke loose and ran away. Before they were captured they succeeded in demolish- ing the tongue.
 Sunday morning at 10 a. m. Manuel Para and Jose Garcia were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Cath ollie padre at A. L. Cuber's ranch in Mesa. The ceremony was a very pretty one. The house was decorated according to the Catholic order and candles lighted. About 100 MeXicans were present and witnessed the cere- mony.
 The Mesa and Ray stage has tempo rarily changed it's time table and will leave Mesa at about , D. Tn. instead of 8 a. m. This will make the trip a night run and will add much to the comfort of both teams and passengers. Con- nection will be made with trains, as usual, save the incoming stage will meet the morning train to Phoenix and the outgoing stage will conect with the evening or 2:3O train.
 Mesa was visited Friday morning with a good rain which continued inter- mittently from am to II. It was the first since April, and was welcome While the fall was not heavy, yet ii did a great amount of good. purifying the atmosphere. laying the dust and enlivening small plants.
 Victor Lamb went to Goldfield yes terday with a load of supplies. The dust storm Wednesday afternoon was one of the heayiest ever witnessed | in Mesa, and while it rained south of Mesa about fourteen miI5s, no rain fell | here.
 1 owen Davis and family left by train i for the north yesterday. He will go tc | Prescott and get work on the new | buildings to be erected and will stay until fall.
 John Barnett and family started for the coast yesterday. They will SC ! to San Diego and then find the coolest and pleasantest place on the coast to i summer in. His business in Mesa will ' be conducted by w. R. Barnett. 1 W. A. Burton just now has all the work on hand he can attend to. He Is | building three houses in spite of dry weather and hard times. 1 M. I. Pomeroy and Joe Standage are clustering the rooms in the new school | house.
 | H. L. Chandler has at last completed the work of putting in an engine to run i the electric light plant and is making customers happy with fan breezes these | hot days.
 ] Don't forget the Candy Kitchen when you want to cool off.
 The Mesa restaurant continues to draw the trade. MT. Liscomb knows how to please the palate of the travelsr these hot days. Keep an eye on these columns and see when the big turkey | dinner is served.
 Jess Pearce is again employed by | Pomeroy & Nets, owing to trade pick ing up, and will repair your wheels fo1 you. All work guaranteed.