Arizona republican., 1897-12-17
lhe South Side

Tampe. Ariz., Dec. 16.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.-I w. s. Johnston, A. J. Peters, w. k. Patterson, Dr. Norton, J. c. Goodwin, and w. Walsworth went to Phoenix today.
 c. F. Lamprey, the Phoenix carpet man. was on this side today.
 Mesdames Adams, Hoadley, Gold berg. Evans of Phoenix, Coleman of San Francisco, and Miss Solomon of Solo;nonville, made Mrs. w. J. Kings bury social call today.
 Charles Stokes is in town for a snort stay.
 The train of eighteen cars of cattle which went out this morning was the finest yet shipped this year.
 M V. Matly returned this morning from Tucson. He is offering $lO0 TOT good young draught horses.
 Hunters Gonzales, Johnson, Bruce and McNaughton are back withI-ut amy game.
 T. H. Mortensen is putting in 600 acres Of wheat near the canaigre farm. Vest enday afternoon at her home on Sixth street, Mrs. H. z. Zuck, assisted by her mother, Mrs. M. A. Phillips, gave a thimble party, which was at tended by the following guests: Mes danes Hill, Wildman, Morse, G-n. Gage, Walsworth, Ulmer, Kloss, Will son, Petersen, Hayden Van Tuyl, West and White.
 McMullen and Wagner are the par ties who bought cut Barnard's place in old town.
 A twenty-five pound box of butter was stolen from in front of the ex- press office, where it was left for ship ment by the creamery.
 Tomorrow night the Zetetic and Webs.erian societies will meet. The latter will debate the question, ''Re- solved, That Labor is Justified in Op- posi- Capital" Affirmative, Harry Archibald and William price; nega- tive, Holmes and Stanford. The Ze- Hetics have a short programme and a business meeting. Miss Cohn will give recitation and Misses Hough and Kellner an instrumental duet. At their last meeting the followir of ficers we're elected: President, Will bur; vice-p president, Miss Hanna; sec retary, Miss Cohn; treasurer, M ss Abel, editors, Mrs. 1Swigge5t, Misses kellner and Montgomery; critic, MT. Walswortlh. Wilbur has resigned and his place will be filled tomomow.
 MESA.
 A couple of gentlemen from south ern California are here taking a look at this section with a view to locating. They are delighted with the broad acres of fertile soil.
 Experts pronounced the large navel ' oranges grown on Sylvester Moote's AQlacS na2r town to be superior to any
 eIges grown on the southwest coast.
 Fy are extra large, clear and bright
 N sweet, and possess the citrus ar Woma which makes this fruit so des r. able
 The Consolidated Canal company finds it Slmost impossible to kelp the f1eadgates of it's canals and la erals south of town supplied as fast as they are stolen. Ca- -penters have been em- ployed two weeks replacing sto.en heaisates.
 Ban Kleinman is out on crutches after a month in bed with a broken leg.
 The Mesa Dramatic association VIII play the military drama, ''R.o Grande," next Monday night in Social hall.
 The arched cailiLg of the tabernacle is being lined with a large Anne .c n flag This is dona to prevan! lhe echo which renders hearing difficult.
 The sheep owners of Navajo county who started for the Salt River valley wl,.h their focks are holding them on good grass on the mountains near Tonto, waiting for rain in the valley. Frank Miller came over from Globe on Tuesday to make the acquainfanca of a -dine daughter with which his wife pre sented him
 A dance takes place tonight in Coop. hall for the benefit of the mis- sionaries who leave here next Tues day. They are Osborne Rich ms. Marin Ridhins, Eli Openshaw, Hon. Stewart and Dudley Lewis.
 The quarterly conference of the Maricopa Stake takes place next Sun day and Monday.
 NEPHI.
 Last evening some seventy-fve pf the friends of MT. Eli Openshaw met at the school house to bid him God spec. on his mission to which he has been called by the authorities of the Mormon church. MT. Openshaw will Wora in the southern states of the Uniia1. The time passed pleasantly with speech and song and at late hour was dismissed by Bishop Open- shaW.