Arizona republican., 1902-10-15
MESA

| The Union Democratic Club will hold
 a public meeting in the Coop hall to-
 night, to which all party sympathizers are invited. The gathering will be ad-
 dressed by Hon. Frank Lyman, and Mr. Leyhe, of Phoenix.
 | The religion class Of Alma Ward was | organized Sunday, and Mrs. Dora ! Openshaw and Mrs. Franklin JCansOn
 were selected as instructors. The class 1 will meet Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 | P. n. at the school building al Nephi. The Y. NJ. M. I. A Of the Mesa ward ! commenced it's session Sunday night, and the preliminary exercises were ! held corjointly with the Young Ladies' ! Association in the amusement hall.
 where the following programme was rendered: Reading by Miss Fuller; | lecture, Destiny of the -uth of Zicl, !" ! F T. POmeroy. The yoInS ladies then returned to their hall and held their | session, and the yoUaS men talked over ] plans for the Winte- = work MT. Allen said the manuals " T arrive during the week, and the regular work will be ! taken up at the next meeting. MT. Spafford of Gila valley c aham county, arrived in Mes Sunday, and
 will remain a few days. It is hinted that when ke retIrns he will not be i alone, but will carry off enc Of Mesa's most popular young ladies. Miss Ella Pomeroy.
 Hyram Taylor nd family started for St. George, Utah yesterday by team. They expect to to absent about two months.
 Judge McBrayo~ returned from Cali fornia. yesterday, ere he has been rusticating for the past month. He reports q lovely -1e. Mrs. McBrayer will return the CT part of the week.
 The Oberle company played "The Lest Paradise" to a large Mesa audi cnce Saturday night, and made quite
 hit. The company is e strong one and the play one that appeals to the strongest sentiments Of those in sym pethy with the working men of the country. 4 beautiful story of love and sacrifice as represented in the char acter of Reuben Warren gives the play a heart interest that is intense. The lparts were all well sustained, and showed the finish Of the professional artist. The audience was with the
 players throughout. and their wort, was often interrupted with great ap- plause. Should the company return to Mesa they will always get good house.
 Through a letter we learn that Mrs Nellie Rappleye Broadway presented her husband with a big bouncing boy on OCtNSer 3rd, the anniversary Of their wedding day. Both mother and child are doing well. They expect to move to Arizona the latter part o; this month, if Mrs. Broadway and the baby are well enough. The cold in South Dakota is too severe for one acCus- ! toned to the gentle zephyrs of Ar.-
 zona.
 Mrs. A. r. w. Brizzee returned from Salt Lake City yesterday, where she has been for the past year visiting with her children and friends. She re-
 ports a very pleasant time during her
 absence, but prefers the winters of Mesa to those of the colder north.
 The home of Mr J l.. Anderson was
 burned to the ground on Monday. about
 & q. m. There was TO one about the place but the daughter, and after mak- ing up the fire she had gone out into the yard and was feeding the chickens when she noticed the fire, but could dn nothing to stop the flames, and everything wac destroyed Mir. Ander- son was about two miles away in a
 field. Mr. Anderson is one of the few men who first located under the High
 lend canal that has held on to his land.