Arizona republican., 1894-05-04
THE TEMPE SIDE.
Yesterdays Events Immediately
 Beyond the RIvar

Yesterdays Events Immediately
 Beyond the River.
 Frsnk Archer and c. L. Hall are here on business.
 Wm. M. Griffith, Florence; Jas Man haitian, San Francisco; c. H. Starr, Mesa; A. D. Whitson, Albuquerque Geo. H. Daily, Chicago; J. G. Moyni- han, San Francisco, are registered at the Gregory house.
 The Goodwin Bros. sent to Tucson last evening their adverse proof to the surveyor-general in the matter of the application for patent to the following named mining claims at Goldfield: Mammoth, Nos. l and 2, Aztec and Montezuma.
 The late election result in Phoenix seems to be Tn accord with the senti- ment of this community. The writer has talked with business men, mer- chants, bankers and others and while Democrats feel their party has been placed hors-du- com bat they look upon the matter the same as damage would be surveyed after terrific storm had cleared and purified the atmosphere.
 The Ladies' Cornet Band of Tempe is composed of the following named ladies: May Austin, solo cornet; Bettie Gregg (sister of Mrs. Irvine of Phenix) first cornet; Miss Hortie Franken berg, second cornet; Mrs. Bruce. cornet Mrs. Dr. Brack, first alto; Miss Bertha Will son, second alto; Mrs. Spanger, first tenor; Miss Julia Melton, second tenor; Miss George Holmesly, tubar; Miss Bertha Ridenour, first bass; Miss Hat tie Ridenour, snare drum; Miss Mamie Griffith, base drum.
 Wednesday evening P. A. Price. af- fectionately called Pap" left for the land of corn-fed girls and oyergrown mules-Missouri. He will take in the midwinter fair en route. Mir. Price is young gentleman of social prominence from his sunny disposition and genial traits. The scene at the depot was peculiarly happy one to him, inasmuch as the honor was paid him by the social and prominent business elements of the town being there in full force to bid him god-speed on his journey. The follow ing mama sd prominent ladies and gentle men were present: Mesdames Shlltz, Wildman, w. A. and P. P. Daggs, Sampson, Lewis, Woods and Peters; Misses Hildebrand, Bury, Wildman, Sampson, Gill and Heinman; Messrs. Peters, Franklin, Woods, W. T. and J. B. McNeil, B. Goldman, Chas. Taylor, Wm. Mullen, Chas. Murphy and Chap lain Fisk, Heineman and W. L. Van Horn.
 The Mexican population celebrated the feast of Santa Cruz Wednesday evening. Close to an adobe house a manta structure had been erected. It was about 0x10 feet in size, and pinned and otherwise fastened were floral dec orations, among which were fruits, which gave the scene that of an ex- hibition that might be termed "fruits and flowers" A large number of peo- pie witnessed the ceremonies, being at tracted by numerous lights, sounds of music and the booming of fire crackers and giant powder. The exhibition was peculiar. While number of women were posed in positions of devotional exercises, thirteen men arrayed in com mon working clothes, except a head gear, monstrous in size yet radiant with all the beauty and brightness of the floral kingdom, and an instrument car ried in the hand-a gourd filled with pebbles, which was shaken to time as it escaped from the strings of two id dles-together with little girl about 10 or Il years of age that might be called the queen of the festival, took positions apart from the floral grotto. As the music commenced the thirteen men and little girl began to dance. The time was rythmical, the move ments graceful and one figure was peculiarly notable from feature that would be an improvement to the time honored Virginia reel.
 R. M. Dameron at the Five Points has few elegant spring chickens. Call