Arizona republican., 1906-02-11
ARIZONA COLONY
 ON THE COAST
A. P. WalbridSe Writes of FOrmer
 Residents of the Valley.

! Correspondence Of The ftF puDlcdIlJ
 It was my privilege to attend the for
 ty-sixth annual session of the Grand
 Lodge l. O. G. T. of California in San
 Jose in October last and met a num- l Der of former Phoenix friends while
 making the journey.
 The Grand Chief Templar of Califor- ! mia is the Hon. w. r. Netherton, | lawyer of Santa Cruz, who enjoys a | large and lucrative practice both in his home city and in San Francisco, where he is associated with eX-Con- | gresman J. A. Loutitt. He is Q broth CT of the late Professor F. J. NetnertOn of Mesa City, who lost his life several years ago by being thrown from a horse and nephew of the late Mrs. Wm. Isaac of Phoenix. MT. Netherton visited Arizona to assist in the settle ment of his brothers estate, and will
 be remembered by residents of the val ley at that time. He was Grand Sec retary of California in 1892 when the Arizona lodges were permitted to se- cede and organize the q. l.. of Ari- zona, and was quite well known in Good Templar circles.
 Another prominent member of the order who will be remembered by many throughout the territory was Professor Wm. Crowhurst of Oakland, who made two lecture tours of the territory in 1890 and 1891 This was the fortieth consecutive session that
 he and his good wife had attended in California.
 The order in California is in a pros porous condition and making satisfac- tory gains every year. It keeps Capt. w. C. DuttOn and one or two other lecturers and organizers in the field constantly and makes its influence felt
 in the affairs of the Golden State. While in San Jose called on DTS. Pratt and Kerr who have built up a fine practice and are now recognized as the leading opticians of the city. Dr.
 Pratt still finds much time for church and temperance work on the side, and at the election year ago was the pro- hibition candidate for congress Tn his district and made a red hot campaign. He and the democratic candidate were both defeated. The doctors both ex- press themselves as well pleased with San Jose as a place for residence as well as business.
 Mrs. Viola J. Tumey has -responsi- ble position with a large insurance and real estate company. Mrs. Vel don and Fred Weldon, her mother and brother, are with her and all seemed | to like the city.
 Mrs Robt. Jacque. formerly book keeper for c. D. Doris and family, are located in San Jose and expect to make | it their home.
 In Oakland l took dinner with Mir. and Mrs. Hugh P. Evans. who think they have discovered the proper place to locate. Mir. Hugh has bought an in- terest in a fine snoe store and is draw | ing dividends in addition to his salary. While in San Francisco. I made my home with the Phoenix colony, which l is located on Texas street and which is | presided over by William F. Davis, for many years Diehrs popular head sales man. He is now first call' in large shoe store on Market street employing
 a dozen clerks or more. He and Mrs. Davis are the pictures of health and seem thoroughly contented in their new home.
 I also met John M. Messinger, son
 of the late M. W. Messinger, who has
 a large class of piano students in and around the city. Another Phoenix boy | in business in the city was Grover Keeney, who has a photographic stu dio out in the Mission district. met Pierce Evans also, formerly an attorney of Phoenix, now practicing | law in San Francisco, associated with Calvin Edgerton. They have located a valuable water power in the Sierra Nevada mountains and are promoting the putting in of an immense electric power plant. the power to be trans mitted to the adjacent mining coun- | try.
 l did not see c. L. Eschman. out | learned that he is half owner of the Snake drug store. employing twelve clerks, which is a veritabIe bonanza, easily worth $75O0O. His many friends in Phoenix will be glad to hear of
 his prosperity.
 Benedict Mosier, for many years a resident of the Orme district. is living
 in Redwood valley, north of Ukiah. where he has quite a large landed in- terest.
 Eugene T. Hawkins of Glendale has bounght a home in Lodi where Henry
 Blue also resides.
 While in Modesto recently I visited
 Rev and Mrs. L. O. Ferguson, former | ly of the Christian church of Phoenix.
 Mir. Ferguson has been pastor of the Christian church in Modesto for six years, is justly popular in the city at | large as well as with his own congre-
 gation. He has had numerous calls l to larger fields. but has been prevail | ed upon to remain with the Modesto
 church. They have just, completed line $Il,UVO cnulcn ana are now plan- ming a neat parsonage. MT. Ferguson was instrumental in starting free reading room and billiard parIor in Modesto wnich has grown to be a pop ular resort for young men and which | is patronized so well that it is self sustaining.
 learned while in Modesto that AL l len Whitlow and wife and son, O. w. | familiarly called Thode) had just lc- cated near Turlock in Sanisclaus county, and were accompanied by their son-in-law, J. E. Arthur and family of Pinal county. It was also reported that a MT. LeBaron of Mesa was ex- pected to arrive daily to take possess
 ion of ranch which he had bought near Turlock
 Modesto and Turlock are in the midst of the San Joaquin plains and
 until recently the land was devoted ex-