Arizona republican., 1920-09-06
STORM HITS
MESA DISTRICT WITH
DAMAGE To COT TON

MESA, Sept 81 A wind anil rain
storm which nearly equalled the severe
storm of a year ago in the valley swept
through a strip about three m les be-
tween Mesa and Chandler saturday
afternoon from Gilbert west through
the Kyrene district. Cotton suffered
some damage from the elements, stalks
being battered to the ground and in a
few instances broken entirely off.
Trees were blown down and other OBJ
stacles that We're not securely fast
ened smashed to the ground.
The storm became apparent in Mesa
about o'clock Saturday afternoon,
clouds gathering to the southeast of
here. Shortly after 4 O'Clock light
wind came up and n light sprinkle
fell. Mesa apparently just catching the
edge of the storm which swept the
country south of here.
At Gilbert a strong wind and torren-
tial rain was reported that lasted for
nearly an hour Saturday afternoon.
The path of the storm appeared to be
about three miles wide, the miniature
cyclone coming from the southeast of
Gilbert. Just north of that town it
turned west and took a path south of
Mesa through the territory a mile souh
of the base line and a mile north of
Chandler Along the Chandler road
cotton appeared to have suffered from
the wind and the water running over
the roadway and to capacity in the
bitches indicated the unusual down
pour that had ensued.
Prominent Mesa People Married
o. c. McElrath well known contrac-
tor in the SAT- River valley and an ex-
tensive land holder OF. the southsfde,
was married in Mesa ~ s o'clock Sat
urday afternoon to Mrs. Adeline Dana,
for some time past in charge of the
Alhambra hotel.
The couple left Saturday evening fol-
lowing the ceremony for Texas and fol-
lowing a short visit there will go to
Vernon in the northern part of Arizona
for a limited stay.
The g~oom is widely known through
out the southside one of it's enter
prising citizens. Nh. McElrath was
highway recently completed and now
has a sub contract from Twohy Broth
ers for the laying of more cement roads
! in the valley. He is afso an extensive
land owner on the southside and has
several hundred acres in cotton this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. McE,lrath viii make
their home in Mesa in the McElrath
residence on the corner of Newell ave-
nue. and Center street.
Tickets Out; More Coming
Indicating the great amount of in
terest in the boxing card at Tally's
arena on Monday night Mesa fans who
will attend the bouts exhausted the
supply of tickets on hand here Satur-
/ day evening. An additional supply
of tickets We're secured Sunday by Guy
| Nichols at the Union Stage office and
will be handled there until Monday
| evening. That the arena will be
| crowded to capacity is certain and
those attending from here are advised
by Nichols to get their tickets before
they go if they expect to get in where
| they can see the fights.
Reside in Mesa this Winter
Mrs. Collett. wife of Secretary Oar
Collect of the Mesa Commercial club
and daughter, Mrs. Hazel Milbee, ar.
rived in Mesa Saturday from Lo:
Angeles and viii reside here this win
ter. The family viii be domiciled il
the Elijah Allen home on East SeconC
avenue.
Holiday In Mesa Monday
Mesa will observe Monday as lega
holiday with a complete cessation o
all business activities. The banks hun.
out their signs Saturday announcing
their closing Monday, the post offic
VIII observe Labor Day with hoIfda,
hours and no service on the rural FREE
delivery routes and all of the store
signified their agreement to the clos
ing by signing the petition recent,
circulated.