Arizona republican., 1901-12-12

program has been arranged and every body is invited to attend.
 Justice w. D. McBrayer was busi- ness visitor to the Capital City yester day.
 Mayor Peterson and O. s. Stapeley were business visitors to Phoenix yes terday
 The people of Mesa are justly proud of the fine music being furnished by the Mesa orchestra. Come out Friday night and hear it.
 Deputy Sheriff Gibson was in Mesa again today on business pertaining to the forgery cases In Phoenix.
 Mr. Ed Jones and Josh Swet came down from their claims near. the Four Peaks yesterday. where they have been for the past month working some very promising properties they have there. They report considerable mining activity in that section of the coun- try of late and are sanguine over the outcome of some of the mines in that district.
 The families and friends of X. Hun saker T. H. Pomeroy J. Ii. Rogers and party. who left Mesa last Friday for d five days outing in the hills. are getting somewhat alarmed over their continued stay. Il is feared they have
 
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 Word has just been received from William O. Phelps. who went from here to Los Angeles. cal. to attend school. { that he is to be married this week. Miss Minnie Turnbow, who went to Utah with her father in the latter part lt-i.l and on her arrival from Utah they will be married. He has decided to spend the winter here. Their many friends here send congratulations to them and wish them al kinds of joy.
 MT. Whitney. representing D. NJ. Os- borne SS Co. was a bushes visitor in Mesa today, looking after the interests of his firm.
 Phil Metz drove to Tempe today with comm e-cial rrcn-
 There wilI'bc a grand ball in the Mesa opera house Friday night next. The program committee of the Lat ter Day Saints Sunday school for Christmas will meet Wednesday night at the Mesa opera house at 6:30. to ar range a program for that occasion.
 Fried and True will be the next play presented by the Mesa Dramatic troupe during the holidays.
  son & Grover was greeting his many friends here on the streets this morn ing. He had just returned from the northern part of the territory. where he has been looking after the sheep in tcrests Of his firm.
 MT. Icaac Dana and wife and son. Melvin, have gone to Colonia, Juarez. Mexico. where they will make their home for the next two years if their q to go to work for MT. Alma Salisbury, who has a big timber contract and has offered him position. MT and Mrs Dana stand high in this community where they have lived for the past twenty years. and their many friends regret very much to sec them leave. but wish them we'll in their journey and hope for their early return to Mesa. MT. Dana was superintendent of the Y. M. M. [. A. of the Naricooa stake. and his wife was superintendent of the Y. l.. NJ. I. A. of the Alma ward. They were given a surprise by each of she associations. New officers will be ap- pointed to i'll the vacancies at the next quarterly conference, to be held next Sunday and Monday.
 The speakers at the Mormon taber- nacle Sunday were President C. R. flakes, Isaac Dana. George F. Files
 
 s. Phelps and Ezra C. Robinson.
 MT. Black and family, who passed through Mesa last summer en route to Mexico. returned last week. Mir. Black hasn't very glowing story to tell of conditions around Neco, where he has been since he was here and is glad to get back. They have decided to make their home here in the vally
 Harry Harrop and family. whom we reported as having started to Mex ico last Friday got no further than Mesa. where papers were served on Mrs. Harrop to appear in probate court at Phoenix and show cause why she should not be relieved of the guardian ship of her three children. and that guardianship transferred to MT. H. $. Simpkirs of Lehi, and as q result they are still here.
 The Sunday school of the Latter Day Saints decided Sunday to have Christmas celebra tion. and committees on arrangement and program have been appointed and, are hard at work