Arizona republican., 1901-04-25
MESA.

MESA.
 The M. and P. road announces spe- cial rate of 30 cents for round trip tick ct to Phoenix during the visit of Pres ident Mckinley on May 7th. Trains will run on the regular hour. but there will be at least one special train be- sides.
 Miss Grace Gliddsn, Of Florence, has ben spending few days in Mesa, the guest of Miss May Newell. She re. turned to Florence Tuesday.
 | By telegram. Tuesday the sad death of Mrs. Orlando Merrill was heralded to her parents, Mir. and Mrs. N J. Harper | of Lehi Mrs. Merrill. with her hus- band and family. moved to Bisbee in January, he having employment with the Copper Queen company. For three weeks past Mrs. Merrill has been quite | III with typhoid fever but was thought i to be much better. and in fact expected to be up on Sunday last. But she took worsa. inflammation of the bowels set in and in spite of everything that could be done for her she passed away Mon day evening. A telegram was sent to her parents announcing her sad death and that her body would be embalmed and brought to Mesa for burial. Yes terday the body arrived but the funer- al will not be he'd until today at D. m, owing to Mrs. Birdie Pederson, a sister from Globe. not arriving until this morning Mrs. Merrill leaves two children aged two and five. She was believer by all who knew her, was a | loving daughter, devoted wife and an ideal mother. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community in their untmely separation.
 Mir. Ellsworth Bailey. Mesa's repre- sentative in the Philippines for the past two years. returned yesterday With few others of the Arizona contingent he remained over in San Francisco a few days after his discharge April IT, MT. Bailey looks quite well after his expe- rience although the strain on his ner- vous system can be seen, as he has aged terribly. When asked if he ex- pected to return to the Philippines. he said. Not as long as I have my right mind It's a hard experience at the very best. little taste of war is suf- ficient for any private. know when I have got enough" Although he passed l lHiOuSH tnt NlNhchh a scratch from the Mausers, yet the deadly fever claimed him as a victim for about six weeks, and only through his temperate habits and his previous attention to his health was he able to pull through. MT. Bailey was only l9 years old when he enlisted. MT Bailey contracted malarial fever and came mighty near to deaths door: but he pulled through. and after six weeks was again after the willy foe Several unimportant engag ments were had with scouting parties of the insurgents, but Aggle continued constantly on the move north and to cut off his retreat and escape his regiment was ordered to Manila and thence to the northern part of the island of Luzon, a much more ielanol healthy and bautiful spot than camp Logan, Colo, where the reg iment was made up. The Arizona boys were scattered through the 3ith regi- ment of volunteer infantry. The regi- ment embarked from San Francisco on on the transport Columbia. September and reached Manila Bay october 13. Two days after arriving the regiment disc mbarked and were stationed at Passy Trenches. After two weeks the 34th was ordered north under General Lawton and the next six months ti e country north of Manila was scoutaG. His company was stationed success lively at Vinton. Jaoag. san Migual and San Nicholas. The ten months II c company was in the northern part Luzon were spent by continuous scouts in the mountain province of Illic)s Norte. Not infrequently 1t was q six or eight days scout. and yet more often they would be called out for q nights march tC intersect the moving cneony on some mountain trail at day-break or surround an lnsugrent "barrlo" and capture its nights lodgers at carly morn The most important engage ment by company F. was Q. Como, on the 14th of May. 1900, when i. was sup posed that about 40 of the insurgents were killed. Although not privileged to do much fighting. yet most of his service was quite severe, often wadin2 swanps and tramping days and nights through rain and mud, sleeping in wet clothing on the hard earth, when dew fell like rain. on scant rations at times, were hardshps that were trying on the physical man. One favorable thing. however the climate was mild. so that they were not weighed duwr with bedr ding. but dry bunch grass was sought out for mattresses and covering to keep the dew off Lawton's sad death was mourned by every soldier in the ser vice. Funston's capture of AgIinaldo as published. were close 10 the facts, although great deal of the credit fer the capture of Aggie. If It is possible to credit traitor. goes to the insur. gent officer who betrayed l Is chief. as he was running the greatest risk. On February IS the company was 'rdcrcd to Manila. where they embarked on T. s. A. T. Logan for san Francisco. ar irving March 29th, and was mustered