Mesa free press., 1901-02-15
MESA fREE PRESS.
FRIDAY. FKBRuARY l5. 1901.
local NEWS.

Of hay lass wesk.
Vhr fcrry beat Is running at the
Haydep crossing,
1Irs, II. @. Phelps who hns been
pnder the weather for the .ast few
days 10 feeling better, 81
Mes. has reason to he proud OF the 4
banking business being carried on by
tho Mesa City Bank.
a. G, Mcqueen is having the b'ick
for the foundation Of his pumping
plant hauled.
Judge W. D. Morton, arst editor
Of the MESA FREE PRRss is now tele-
graph e.ii,or on San Diego. Union.
Ala pound boy came to the home
ef Gee. Tay!ar last nitht. No serious
resplts was feared on NJ: TaYlcrs ac-
poun,.
G, E. Atwood, the formS proprietor
Of the Hotel Atwood ut Tempe has.
assumed control OF the San Xavier
Hotel in Tucson:
u. j. Longmore has purchased the
r. B. Hughes ranch aud will make his
home thoir. Mr.. Hughes will move
70 h.s RANCH on base line
The large boiler weighing IA 900 lbs.
is being rolled from the depot to A..
@. McQueens place. NJ. Bradford,
consulting engineer for company, is
putting it in place.
Mr.. Ell. Jones believes in heactify
ing his surroundings be has graded
his. SIDE walk aid o,h.rw .se setting
/, good example to the land owmrs> in
Mesa.
DO action was taken hy the board
Of county commissioners yesterday, IN
regard TO Mesa quarantine. B'sl
aggregating $3.50. '4hs matter u.n,i
ever for one week:
The good old times have come again.
Plenty Of water means wealth aud
prosperity to the valley. The regent
rains in the valley ard srow in tn.
mountains insure abundance Of water
for the coming year.
Justice w. D, McResyar, siacr en-
tering into his official position as JUS
tice Of the peace has been unrrpitt :ng
in his efforts to locate suitable otfice
for his coming practice. Recently he
has been successful in obtaining a
location; he has rented the 5 roomt d
ray property. It is sorm.sed 'lat his
6sst client will be of the far sex; and
il so she ~ill get . life sertencr.
saturday evening .he Democratic
club met ct the ciuh rooms to review
the bills now before the legisla pre
and decide on those that were for the
best. interests of this section. The
discussion of the irrigation bill brought
put some serie us objections, as the
measure virtually puts the control of
the irrigation system of the territory
in the hands OF che executor; aud ,h-
clubs inhuance will be used against it.
MO Phelps assisted by G-o A
Macdonald and D Lewis wiz have
charge of al DANCES and arraianmenfs
for the New Hall. while Qrley Stapley
with Geo Ellsworth to sssiAt, will be-
manager. Frank 7 Pomcroy is stage.
. director and Will handle all th4atri-
Gals These appointments we're made
ct : committee meeting held this
morning,
Dave Strahl il tearing his hair over q
very badly delapidated fence. Yesterday
. travellers 4 horse team took fight on
main street and rushed head long oyer
the psge fence at sounth of lot. Th.
frightened horses picked themselves up.
aud before coming TO halt, succeeded;
in tearing the fence down in 4'ditfereni
places. They were finally corraled and
hitehed to the wagon, and lett town be-
tore Dir. StrAhl could present his bill.
Wedding bells chimed merrily
yesterday evening at 7:S0 . NJ al the
residence of Bev. o.. J Banks. who Of 8
hciated, The contracting parties were
Collins Morse and Miss Florence Fell
ton, two of Mesa's prominent young
people. Only few relations und
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