Arizona republican., 1921-06-17
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 BLAZE THREATENS
 GROCERY IN MESA

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 MESA. June 1s-Fire which but for its timely discovery would have meant destruction to the entire store and possibly adjoining buildings was discovered in the A. & B. Cash Gro cery store on West Main street short ly after II o'clock Wednesday night. An alarm turned in from one of the police phones brought out the de- partment in quick order and the blaze was extinguished before any damage had been done.
 Smoke issuing from the roof of the A & B was the first indication of the fire and the night officer who was notified turned in the alarm. Breaking in the front door to the store. the firemen discovered the blaze in the attic between the ceiling and roof and two extinguishers ou.~AY checked the spread of the flames. Additional extinguishers were used on the fire as late as o'clock Thurs day morning before the last embers finally were put out
 The origin of the blaze is still a mystery to the firemen and C. Fred Bracket, proprietor of the A & B. both of whom investigated it close ly. Electricians had been at work in the attic Tuesday. doing some re- wiring. but the theory of defective wiring Is said to be improbable since all of the electric wires are con- ceaIed in pipe conduits.
 The A & B store Is in the center of the business block on the south side of West Main street and a fire there would in all probability have spread to the greater part of the store build ings i'm the block.
 Continue ssarch for Body Deputy sheriffs and force of men continued the search Thursday for the body of Enocentes Lopez. year old Mexican boy who was drowned "Wednesday forenoon in the consoli- dated canal northeast of Mesa. Wed nesday afternoon following the acci- dent, Sheriff Montgomery and a force of assistants began the search for the body and several hundred sticks of dynamite were exploded along tho bottom of the canal in the hope tha' | it might bring the body to the sur. | face Wire fencing has been placed | across all outlets from the big cana ! at the diversion gates and if thi' was not installed too. late the bod, will undoubtedly lodge there in time A number of Mexicans Thursda, l morning were assigned the task O | dragging the canal bottom. but tn ! water was still so high that utfl could be accomplished in this re
 spect.
 O. 6. S. Give Pleasinp Party
 The Mesa order of the Eastern Sta entertained pleasantly at a lawn part given Wednesday evening at the hom ! of Mrs. Musette Brown on East Sec
 ond avenue A large number of mem bers and guests of the lodge attend ed the affair and shared in the eve ning's program of entertainment con
 sisting of readings and musical se
 lections. cards and refreshments. Tn
 following program was given: II Piano duet-Dorothy and Helen At
 taway
 il Recitation-Bonnie Steward.
 Solo-Lois Wendell. ,l Solo-Mrs. Stockton.
 Reading-Helen F1eisher
 Reading-Afrs- William Porter II Solo-Mrs. H. N. Bradstreet- Violin obligato-Miss Pomeroy. Doll dance-Miss Olive Drew an Miss Davis.
 Many Attend [. o. o. F. Memorial VI Fitting tribute to the departe { members of the Independent Order ( , Odd Fellows and the Rebekah lodge
 in Mesa were paid at the annual me morial services conducted at joil meeting of the two lodges Wednes
 day evening in the K. of P hall
 splendid memorial address was give
 by Rev. Miller. pastor of the ioc
 M .E. church, and an interesting lii
 erary and musical program was Ter
 dered- Following is the prograi l given:
 Song--America" -. Congregatie Invocation ---.-..- Rev. w C. Mill
 Solo --------.. Brs. Bradstre Solo Thelma William
 Reading of Roll of Homo -.-..... -....-..-...----- Cephus William Reading ..-...-...-... Miss Hibbe
 Memorial address -.--.- Rev Mill Solo Miss Theima William Rotarians Include Swim in Proora A swim in the Crystal pool W; added Wednesday night to the weel ly program of the Mesa Rotary clt ' when the body met for the first tin i in the evening fin the garden lot ' the rear of the First ward chap , Members were in swimming until 5 o'clock, when dinner was served. af . CT which the regular program W
 
 chairman and William Beach ga
 a splendid service talk on banl<ir
 Friday evening 20 of the 24 membe of the club and their families W
 attend the meeting of the Phoen . Rotary club at the Indian school that city.
 - Elijah Allen and family return this week from Utah where the ps
 year was spent. and will again ma 'a 7, their home in Mesa. MT Allen q .s spring completed the course in h which he has been taking for a nul
 Der of years at the University ,r Utah and he expects to take up nt practice of the profession either ,n Mesa or Phoenix at an early date. D. Will Reside in Tucson IA l.. R. Philip. formerly assoclai of with the North Brothers Hardws of company in Mesa. has moved to Tt ar son with his family. where he has { 1d cepted a position.
 nt Infant Duke Baby Laid to Res, 'h Funeral services for the IS moni ITS old son of Mir. and Mrs Wiley Du
 Jr. were held Thursday afterne ,i. at o'clock at the grave in the NJ,
 cemetery. Rev. Francis Bloy offici
 ing. The little child died wednesc n, morning at the family home in Ph, Of nix following a short illness of pm. nc monia.
 cb To Live on Coast UT S. H. Motley Is closing up his bu ,s- ness affairs in Mesa and expects te leave the middle of next week W
 his family for Yucaipa. Calif.. wh
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