Local and Personal Notes
Town happenings from the week's column of Mesa items
A roundup of small-town news from 1897 Mesa, Arizona — bloomer-clad athletic clubs, sheepmen passing through, a judge's mishap with a horse, and other everyday doings that never made the history books.
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Mesa Free Press · November 26, 1897 · Page 1
2 min readSome of our popular and handsome young ladies have organized what may be called a "bloomer girls' athletic club," and will don the festive bloomer attire while they practice the manly sports required in a thorough course of physical culture. The young ladies can rest assured that their first appearance in public will receive a rousing reception, especially from the bald headed men and those on the far side of fifty.
J. A. Stewart's little daughter has been very dangerously ill for some time but we are pleased to say that at last accounts she was getting better.
The Mesa Dramatic Association played "The Miller's Daughter" before a large audience on Monday and on Wednesday nights in Social Hall. The Association is making steady progress in the histrionic art, and always is accorded an ovation by the Mesa public.
Our aged partner and his wife dined at the sumptuous banquet board of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson Thanksgiving. Those who have dined there know the superexcellence of the bill of fare and the unstinted hospitality that is accorded to the fortunate guests.
We are pleased to note that Dr. Lucas, the Dentist, has decided not to locate in Phoenix, but has decided to permanently locate in Mesa. He can be found in his office in the Alhambra hotel.
The Alhambra hotel has been renovated and refurnished, and under the management of Mrs. Dan Mahoney it is one of the neatest, most comfortable and quiet lodging houses in the territory.
Our local military company was out drilling by torchlight Tuesday night. The company drilled and banquetted with the Phoenix and Tempe companies in Phoenix yesterday.
A horse fell on Judge Pomeroy's leg again yesterday and he is hobbling around on a cane. The Judge is altogether too venturesome and frisky for a man of his age.
Dan Mahoney arrived Saturday from Navajo county. He has a large band of sheep en route to the valley.
Judge Crouse was up from Phoenix Tuesday and attended the social and picnic at the hall in the afternoon.
Archie Cameron is down from Navajo county and has a large band of sheep en route to the valley.
Geo. Cole is out from California again after more fat cattle for his Whittier market.
The many friends of Ed Bloomer regret his continued serious illness.
Henry See left the latter part of last week for California.
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