Mesa free press., 1900-08-10
LOCAL VEjlE1ss,. i

Che coast.
Mrs. A G. Mcqueen and Donald,
her son, are at the Iron Springs.
The Masonic bodies at Globe are
about to build fine p hs|l there there.
Mrs. Maud Bartlett is is II visiting y With
friends in Mesa.
Miss NELLIE CLARK returned last
Tuesday from her vacation IN Cali
fornia.
John II. Pomeroy would make q, good
legislative timber on on sbs rs Democratic esa
side.
The AcQneea aEsesisp yell is still
going down after artesian water. We
Pops +. he will :. ind nd It.
Gall at the Peoples Store, sue-
cessors to the Farmers Exchange. and
inspect their stock of goods.
D. Stae e.., g =. ". -.
The fight between Mark Smith and
J.F Wilson for the Office of Delegate
So Congress j. ysting pretty wsr%' ; m
Local candidates are not looming
up very fast. Il is said that DIR. E.
". Wilbur viii be : : candidate car dds. e for J.
the legislature.
The Dandy Kitchen ia being moved ed
into the front part of the Post Offica.
Mr.. Gilbert has leased the same for
the balance of the year.
We have been receiving our period
ical' dust storm. but one of these days
she viii receive rain that tthFa.s will SET
her citizens wild with delight.
Mrs. Sam Barnett, who hhaas peen
spending; a few weeks with Mr.. and
Nrs.. CBaR W. Barnett sf Phoenix.
Fsturneaa 4 home ne, Wednesday Y (aesas morning.
Mrs. T. NJ. Gilbert returned from
the coast August 4th, where she had
been visiting with ber mother and en-
jpo,ying the pleasure Of sea and climate
at Coronado Beach.
The plastering and carpenter work
on the new school house is now
finished and it is now in good shape
and makes total of eleven rooms in
the Mesa Public Schools.
j. and D. 8. Lewis went to the
bills Tuesday to look for feed and.
water TOR Their cattle. Unless rain
comes in the valley some pasture is
likely to be pretty high, and hay will
be out of reach of cattle growers.
Rev. @. ]. Banks, of the Baptist
church, and family are taking an out
ing in the hills. They went to SCOTS
dale Sunday, where they joined the
cutting crowd. Preaching services
arc SC discontinued until his ! return.
Quite. an interest has been taken in
the report that petroleum had been
discovered near Tempo. a large
paaber $ ss Of claims have been staked
out. It is to be hoped that the report
j. true, as the discovery of oil will
mean q g5,sat: deal ! to this J, valley.
The following persons have an
RoRnced themselves as candidates for
the Office Of sheriff. subject to the will
Of the Democratic Convention: D. I.
Murray, J. R. Norton, s. s.. Stout,
and J. E. Walker. Henry Jennings
j. also also a candidate on same ticket fot
Office of Supervisor
T. w. Collins, the afable gentle.
man who runs the horseless stage be-
tween tlss, bee Asfs ana phoenix and who is
said to take hand in stiff game Of
poker occasionally, is at present in
Tong Bach, Gal with his family. He
don't exactly like the town, as it. is
'dry" and things are pretty quiet.
Messrs. Kimball d Guild Of, Tus-
sea, drove to Mesa Friday BY way o Of
Mammoth, Kelvin, Ray and Florence.
TReyi are taking an outing and have
enjoyed. g. the he. tip immensely. = NJ.
Guild is a graduate Of the Normal
school in olaas Il f:'ss, aad "a is well. and
favvorssbiy known on n the south side.
They returned to Tucson Monday.
Ihk T. .,S:s-r3 q So =, .'l,
Southern California has had: three
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