Arizona republican., 1902-04-11
MESA

Mir. J. L. Roberts. of the Sacaton agency, an Indian boy of 24 years. was in Mesa yesterday making an investi- gation of the ethnological finds made in Mes athe past few years. He is student of Hampton college. in Vir- sinia, and is employed by the ethnolog- cial society in gathering relics of the ancient inhabitants of America. The ethnological society is connected with the Smithsonian institute and is mak- ing extra. effort to gather something of the past of Arizona. He examined the find in MT. LeBarCu's office and will report the same t. his society and be- lfeves they will desire to purchase il. He is under the direction of Dr. Rus sel. O. SacatOn.
 Eugene RedeWill. of Phoenix, was q business visitor in Mesa today.
 Joe Rhoden has been awarded the contract for most of the buildings that burned in Mesa. and is gathering men to push the building of them at once. Rhoden is a good man and the mer- chants can figure safely with the con- tracts in his hands.
 Road Supervisor O. Wing is doing [ roads leading north on the east lire of Mesa to Lehi. X good grade has been raised on the hill and ere long brick | haulers will be able to haul much | larger load than formerly.
 MT Frank Davis is just completing handsome. large brick building on his ranch in Lehi. Joe Rhoden has the contract and is giving the commodious foI1ildiUq "a OgsCrrrr. finish
 | The Y L. 3I T. \. of Alma Ward will give ball and ice cream supper in AL ma hall, Wednesray night, April 1G. ] Mir. John Horne has just cume from i Cananea, Mex, where he has been working tho past few months. He re- ports lively tim es in that section. The two brothers of the Alkire firm of Phoenix are pending a few days in Mesa at their branch store.
 MT. F. Nj. Ball. ..!o has charge of the mason work on the Code & Salter building, has men employed mixing mortar and expeott to begin the brick work next week.
 A very pleas;--i- surprise party was given Mrs. Lau- Iiapplye this after noon, in honor c: her faithfulness to the Relief soci ciety. As sie expects to leave Mesa soon she has resigned her position as president of s2id society. Ice cream and cake were served to a host of friends and members of the so- ciety. About f-ty were present.
 The Home i ramatic company pre- sented the pla,- Saved. or a Wife's l Peril" to laISe and appreciative au- dience last night at the opera house ! Those who vert WI the expectation of seeing d frs lass performance were not disappoin. l. There were some slight mistakes -.ade, of course. as was to have been OK. acted upon first night but as whole the performer sacquit- ted themselves with credit. Talma PomerOy had 1Ie comedy to sustain ir the character of the English dude ''Gussie Cir elnOnde.ay," and his ap- pearance on the stage never failed tc bring down the house. Mrs. Mamie Hilbert was easy, graceful and charm ing as the wife with q sorrow and . foolish romance. Ir voice and actior she sustaine dthe difficult role to the
 at1iaStion 0 f,fI- aulieIice. Miss Tena Nets had an exceedingly harC part as the young widow, in love witt "Gussie," and her efforts to secure { proposal pleased the audience, who cheered heartily when the love lorr youth finally '-Iopped." Both she anG
 Mrs. Hilbert dressed the parts tastil! and appropriately. Little Leona Pom
 eroy. as TriXy. captured the hearts O
 everyone. Her acting was as natura
 as though an everyday affair and cOulC
 not have been improved upon. As on
 lady remarked. she was as sweet a
 could be-" l.. V Guthrie as the villial r. T. Pomeroy as the wronged husban,
 and Walter Hebron and James Sirrin
 in minor parts. sustained their respec
 tive characters with credit. One faul
 may be mentioned and that is that tn
 gentlemen as q rule did not speak lou
 enough. In the back rows of seats thei words at times were indistinct. : successful was the performance las
 night that it will be repeated F'rida
 night. April Il.
 A. C. Mcqueen was a business visito
 to Phoenix today.
 A. Hunsaker. W. r. Code. T. E. Pom
 erCy. C. W. Stewart. Robt. Bowen an
 Leslie Cassaday spent the day in Phoe
 nix yesterday.
 Mrs. C. H. Starr vas q social visito