Mesa Free Press. Vol. 6. MESA CITY, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, FKBRUdRVT 4 1898. yo. £2 Hon. H. J. Cleveland, agent at C. F. HAWLEY, M D. MESA FREE PRESS Royal nakci the fowl pan, I the Sacaton agency, was in the city WholMMl# go 4 JfUglMli yesterday, accompanied by his father, Physician and Surgeon ! T. S. Cleveland, who arrived recently W. D. MORTON. A. P.SHEWMAN. from Ohio on a visit to his son. Mr. office: Arlington Block, Main Street, & Ve>a City MORTON SIIEWMAN Cleveland was here two years ago and Publishe rs spent the winter. He is much pleas- HEBE, ed with Arizona’s winter climate. i®. JED somewhat sm CITY SHAVING PARLOR Agent Cleveland has been com Advertising rates maae on ap- known r <i indisposed for some weeks, owing to V. V WRIGHT, Proprietor plication. an accident and a spell of sickness which followed. The Star made mo- Shaving, Kliampooiii^ Since the Yaqui Indians have con- tion a few days since of the g eat, im- Cutting, Etc. 6akiHS CSootfs, Hair I 5*9 gress ©oocte, cluded a treaty with the Mexican provement which is following in the QTVE ME A CAI.L. government nrd accepted a reserva- wake of Agent Cleveland's admiuis POWDERAfeMlHMyhir* CENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, tion of 40 000 acres of land on the trution of Sacaton agency and the I anks cf the Yaqui river, the fertile general satisfaction which is prevail- r *- - Hats, valley has been opine.) to settlers, ing on the reservation. The great j I Boots and Shoes, and Choice Groceries. .MESA prospector*, miner?, lumbermen and need at present for these Indians, is a capitalists. There is no section cf larger supply of water, so as to enable The ftongrgssiontl seeds tobodis- % BAKERY country on the Ami dean continent them to reclaim and cultivate more tributed lo the farmers of Arizona which can compare with the wealth ground. This they are anxious to do, will be sent oat this year from the of this truly wonderful Yaqui villey, and to this purpose will Agent Cleve- 1 office of the Experiment Station at PRICES comprising lie ily 1,000.000 acres of land bend his energies, with a view of BLUE FRONT ucson Heretofore the quota of highly productive lands, on which securing government aid. The pur- I Congressional seeds for Arizona have FULL PARTICULARS BY CALLING AT THE may be grown cotton, sugar cane, pose is the right thing to accomplish. usually failed to reach persons inter- coffee, oranges, liuies, lemons and all —Tucson Star. ested in them or caring for them, RESTAURANT, t - • tropical ft uits, tobacco, wheat, corn, ? ? « therefore, arrangements were made beans, tomatoes—in fact, almost any The mineral production in Arizona this season to have these seeds dis- FARMERS' The best of Fresh Bread, product of the torrid and temperate for 1897, save in the item of silver, EXCHANGE. tributed from the Experiment Station. Cakes Etc. zones. The Yaqui Indians are an exceeds that of the previous year. Pies, In relation to these seeds it might be industrious, peaceable, energetic peo- The products are approximate, o year's stated that they are all tested before ple, and will soon bring tins great but are compiled from the most au - leaving Washington and aU are true Meals at all hours. The area to a high state cf productive- thentic information: Gold, §4,136,000. to name and show a high percentage Tables supplied with the best ness. The climate is all that can be The main producers wtre the mines at of germination. Farmers and gar- desired. The heat is not so oppress- Congress, Fortuna, Bradshaw moun- in the market. deners desiring these seeds should ive as is commonly supposed, and l!.e tains and Placer mines pro- Pearce. communicate with the Experiment temperature will compare favorably duced dust to the value of $300,000, Meals, twenty-five cents. Station at Tucson at an early date widi most places in Northern Cali- similar of bullion and about a value and they will receive a miscellaneous fornia.—Globe-Den ocrat. w'as secured from the cyanide plants Chas, Wing, variety free of charge. in operation on the dumps of the old ZiosGo-OptiTfi of Public Instruc- Randolph of the Republican Superintendent Proprietor. Editor mills. The silver yield was 1,240,000 Instill from tion, A. P. Shew man, oa Tuesday his paper Chicago TS THE telegraphs ounces, mainly secured as a by pro- under date of January 25. that work made an apportionment of the terri- duc r in the reduction ot lead and cop- on Prescott <k Eastern railroad, torial school fund amounting to the per ores. The lead output secured the Big Bug and Chapar- sum of SBOOO to the various counties PEOPLE’S SLOPE connecting in the combination with silver was ol the teriitory. Following are the HOTEL ral mining districts of' Arizona with product ALHIIMA 888,000 pounds. Ihe copper And is entitled to the Patronage of the People world, not various sums received by the counties: - - - the outside will begin later Macdonald Street, Mesa was about 64.280,000 pounds, almost, than March 1. This was decided Apache, 842 pupils, $396.53; Cochise, entirely from the works of the United Grocoeries We eatry the largest and 1 Dry Goods, upon today at a meeling ot the Santa 1,378 pupils, $632.58; Coconino, 575 Rooms, Verde at Jerome, the Copper Queen, * First-class all are newly fur- $963 96; Gila, 466 pupils, raost complete line o* Fe, Prescott <fc Phoenix Railroad Co , pupils, banned Goods Clothing, nished. and the Arizona works at Clifton.— held in their office in this city. The $213.92: Graham, 2,408 pupils, sl,- Convenient to the business part of Ex. line tha 105.41; Maricopa, 4,098 pupils sl,- Grain, . road will leave the main at ry if l i Shoes, Boots town. Point o,f Rocks, five miles north of 881.22; Mohave, 312 pupils, $143.25; 11 ay. European plan. Prescott as well as Tucson, has a UiraJ mcMisc Hats, Prescott and run in an easterly and Navajo, 693 pupils, $318.13; Pima, water supply agitation of mammoth southerly direction twenty-six miles 3,944 pupils, $1,672.80; Pinal, 790 Produce, Trunks, Dan Mahoney Prop proportions on hand. At a late meet- in this part to Joe Mayer’s, at Big Bug. 'The cost pupils, $362.66; Yavapai, 1,721 pi- Hntlorv To be found of the ing in that city it was decided to ask Wall Papei of construction will be in the neigh- pils, $790.04, Yuma, 500 pupils, vailey and sell at prices which rongre«sional permission to issue bonds cannot be bettered. borhood of a half million dollars. The $229 50 Woodenware Notions Etc PASSEY, to tiie amount of slso’ooo, the bonds WM. road will be operated by the S. F. P. Deputy Sheriff Bargeman of Nava- to run for 50 year 3. The indebted- <fc P. and it is expected that trains county, with J. F. Ketcherside and Go to t3n.e Co-Op. fox 23a,rgra,in.s o? the town is now $87,000, payable jo willbe running over the line not later had a little shooting bout with UNDERTAKER. in 45 years. The revenue last year others, of this than July 1. Tho opening $21,529 89, and five or six men whom they wanted to supplies. Imported coffins from all sources, was Undertaker’s line will mean much to Arizona. The arrest, sver on Canyon Creek, Gila and caskets always on hand. the expendituressl6,soo. If congress line will tap one of the richest mining a days ago. They captur- Coffins made to order on short notice. the permission asked, a sewer- county few Jorie grauts Furniture repaired and job work regions in the territory, and Prescott the ed one of the men whom they had at live and let live prices. age system will also be put in and willbe a decided impetus in all first woUnded. Speaking of Frank WM PASSEY, given water system extended to Fr. Whip- its various lines of business. Ketcherside reminds the baldheaded Next door ts Mesa City Bank. ple. The latter is a saving clause to writer hereof of thedays of old, forty the post and will be used as a lever give years ago when he used to spank The San Marcial coal fields in favor of its retention.—Citizen. promise of gn at value. I hey are Frank and put him to bed. We have ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION. he HARDWARE wonderful. They destined to revolu- to net seen Frank since was a three- It is proposed celebrute Wash- think Territory of Arizona tionize the fuel trade on the Pacific ington's birthday, the 22nd inst, in a year-old, but we hardly we to Executive Office; Coas . By examination and compar- in Phoe- would undertake spank him now. We have sold a one-third inter st in our business to highly appropriate manner The law of this territory directs that ison these ffilds contain 108 square: nix. All the details have not yet We have received a neat invitation the Friday following the firs', day of more superficial area than all ! athletic to attend a grand masquerade ball Charles M. Mullen. The business will be con- February in each y.-ar shall be observed miles; been arranged, but doubtless basins of j i''" as a legal holiday and be known as Ar- the five anthracite eoai sports will be held during the day, and entertainment to be given by ducted as.