Arizona republican., 1892-02-09
FROM ALONG THE line.
Various Matters Specially Reported
for The Republican.
TROUBLESOME TRAMPS AT TEMPE
Alma School, Mesa, Observes an I'm
pOrtant Occasion.
Bank Examiner at Work on the
Books of Several Embarrassed
Financial Institutions.
TROUBLESOME TRAMPS AT TEMPE
Special to THE REPUBLICAN,.

Special TO THE REPUBLICAN,.
TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. S.-Tempe is over
run with tramps. These gentlemen OF
leisure seem to take this town for win
ter resort, for when they arrive here
they are not in hurry to leave. a
great many complaints are heard about
these gentlemen stopping people on the
streets and telling them the old story OF
al have not eaten anything for week"
They are also bold enough to go around
to houses and threaten to do injury II
their wants are not supplied. But any
body who has woodpile and saw buck
in their back yards are perfectly safe,
as the very sight of woodpile makes
them sick. They have turned the wait
ing room AZ the depot into lodging
house, for every night a number may be
seen stretched out in all shapes. When
they are fired out of Phoenix they inn
migrate to Tempe to sojourn until they
are forced to leave here by the officers.
Mr.. Lon Harmon, one OF our pros
porous Young farmers, was in town for
several days last week. Mr.. Harmon
has 1900 acres OF land planted to gram.
He reports that the prospects are very
bright this year for big crops and
figures on about 1900 pounds TO the
acre as good average.
A man was foolish enough to try and
cross the river below the railroad here
Sunday with team. lie got part way
across when the horses and driver were
suddenly seen to disappear. After a
hard tussle with his horses he managed
to get across, wet but wiser man.
Real estate sales during the past
week were as follows: Mrs. Z. Eisen-
bis has purchased the ne4 OF sec. 6.
Mr.. NJ. Welsh, nwi4 sec 3, twp. 8,
o. J. Newman, nel sec. 3, two. I,
rae. Chss. Seigal, s1a OF sec. q, twp.
7,sr,4e.
Several Globe people are investing
heavy in land here. IL is a good item
for this side OF the river as it shows
they have faith in the Globe road going
through.
Mr.. Geo. Martin and Miss Gertrude
Rogers, former pupil OF the Norma!
school here, were married at Mesa few
nights ago.
Al. Root, publisher OF Gleanings in
Bee Culture, OF Medina, Ohio, is visit,
ing his brother, j. ii. Root, OF this
place.
j. W. Belts, one Of the solid citizens
OF Fairyiew, Kansas, has arrived in
Tempe aud is guest Of Fred ii.
Hough.
The Goodwin Bros. have leased theiI
alfalfa ranch 10 Fritx Berkenkamp, who
will stock it with cattle.
Max ]. Ahrens, representing Zobleins
brewery, OF Los Angeles, registered al
the Gregory hotel yesterday.
/. l.. Powell, the Los Angeles cattle
buyer. is in town negotiating for more
cattle for shipment.
Some twenty or more Kansas people
are expected to arrive in Tempe about
the first OF March.
james Goodwin went to Phoenix yes
terday on business connected with hi:
Orange BELT canal.
Mr.. John Van Tuyl has just finished
building a handsome two thousand
dollar cottage.
The Misses BERTHE and Nellie Harper
of Lehi, were visitors in Tempe Sunday
NJ. ID. Howser, OF New York, regis
tered at the Tempe hotel Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Mullen was in towr
today from his ranch.
Ben Singletary is convalescing iron
his recent illness.
The rainfall in Tempe up to this morn
ing was So inches.
Fred q. Wentworth came up from
Phoenix Sunday,