Arizona republican., 1913-09-03

will be built. Its value as an asset of the South Side will be great and Phoenix will profit equally with its neighbors.
 Prof. o. E. Ferguson and wife have just arrived from Weathersford, okla. Mr. Ferguson will teach Eng fish. and Mrs. Ferguson. will teach Domestic Science in the high school.
 MT Earnie Ellsworth, brother of Mrs. Earnest Crismon, left yesterday for Fl Paso, to resume his duties as manager of the Southwestern Ostrich Farm.
 N B. Drew, Of San Francisco, ar rived yesterday morning to fill the position as bookkeeper for the Drew Lumber Co.
 J. G. Peterson, one of our most prominent stock men, shipped two car loads of fat steers to the Pacific Coast Beef and Provision Co, of Los Angeles.
 MT Joe Keene, brother of Summers Keene, who has been here for some time, will arrive in Mesa, in few days with his family to make his flu ture home.
 Mrs. Wm. Trimble, wife of our hustling Ford auto man, is reported as not gaining in health very fast, and will return from Illinois to Mesa. about the 18th of this month.
 D B. Powell, the well known cat- tleman of Gila, is in town transact ing business and reports that range stock is doing well, and grass plenti- full
 More development work on the Mesa Highlands, Purnell Barnette, or Orange, Cal, has let contract for the drilling of a sixteen inch and the installation of a large pump with sui ficient capacity to irrigate 16O acres of very fine soil The Mesa High lands, lie east of Mesa, beyond the canal and many acres are now under cultivation with good results, and within another year most of this flne land will be under water.
 The new dry goods store owned by Crismon x Angulo, and established only a few weeks ago is proving very successful, and they are going to en- large their stock, and put in modern furniture and other conveniences.
 F C. Botkin, who went to the Mile High City, to spend Sunday with his wife, will return this morning.
 Miss Lottie Nevitt, of the Conger Dry Goods CO. will leave today on an extended trip through Missouri Illinois and Indiana, returning In about two months.
 w. A Amos, and family returned yesterday from their vacation of six weeks from the Pacific Coast.
 Wesley Lewis. son of c. B Lewis, manager of the California and Mexico Cattle Company in Mexico, returned home this morning MT. Lewis says they are having much trouble owing to the war, and are moving out as fast as they can in compliance with President Wilson's demands. They have lost many horses and cattle. and the federalS are the only ones that tried to give them protection They have claims against the MeNl- can government, to the extent Of halI million dollars.
 The contractors begin the concrete foundation for the Methodist church this morning, and will rush things right through to an early completion. When completed it will be one of the most imposing structures in Mesa.
 The South Side Title and Abstract Co, had a board meeting yesterday pertaining to the enlargement of the Ci ton, and it's offices.
 Rev. F. M. Bare. preached to an attentive audience on the lawn of the Methodist church last night, using as his subject The Assurance of Par don" This service terminated the union meeting that has been in pro gress since the 1st of June.
 E. K Fretts, of Canton, Kansas. ar rived in Mesa this morning looking for location, and stating that crop conditions are rery discouraging in his home state.
 F. P. Drew & Sans. shipped lumber to Superior yesterday for the erection of a new school house.
 Rev. Frank M. Bare was a Phoe- nix visitor yesterday.
 Lincoln Fowler, of Phoenix, was in Mesa today looking after his land interests. and is well pleased with his cotton and alfalfa showing on his Mesa land
 Geo. M Pryor was arrested for al lowing his hogs to run at large and he entered a plea of guilty and was fined ten dollars.
 T. PomerOy, manager of the Ari- zcna branch of the Beneficial Life In surance Co, of Salt Lake City, re- turned to Mesa yesterday after mak- ing a tour of southern and eastern A, ir, tL,.n in erect of hi conn