Arizona republican., 1897-11-10
The South Side

Tempe, Ariz, Nov. 9.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican J. Thomas Hagan has gone to California on a business trip.
 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen Of Mesa we're here last evening.
 Mrs. S. J. Edwards and daughter went to Phoenix on this mornings train.
 Messrs. Henry B. Kemp, H. B. St. Naira of the McNeill company, Will 4iam Pickerell, S. J. Tribolet. Dr. l.. H, Goodrich and Mrs. George W. Hoad- ley of Phoenix were in town today.
 Messrs. Goodwin, Kingsbury, L. L. Weeks and Mrs. Curt Miller took the train to Phoenix this afternoon.
 l.. (M Seaton, Los Angeles insur- ance man, is in town.
 Mir HildriaIth of Stafford, a dai1yman, is in the valley buying Jersey cows.
 Neils Peterson and Pete Tude leave tonight for Chicago. MT. Tude will likely continue his journey to Den mark, where he will make a three months visit.
 Leonard Metts will take 1000 pounds of butter and 600 pounds of cheese to Globe today.
 G. F. Pitkins is nursing the young man who was shot the other night.
 Alexander Struthers is building kitchen and two rooms across the road from the Nephi school. Next year he will build a commod.ous brick residence. Three weeks ago he bought eighty acres of land of John Riddle com, which he intends to convert into beautiful home MT. Struthes is a new settler, having come from Mis- souri but two months ago.
 Ben Farland Joh son is building a seven room brick house near the Nephi school
 MT. A. R. Jenkins came into town early this morning, stepping high Mrs. Jenkins presented him with a sweet girl baby of twelve pounds at high noon yesterday.
 Judge Meyers rendered his decision today in the Bolls-Sullivan case. Mir Bolls sued for $119 and was awarded $4.25 and costs.
 A representative of The Republican visited the Naphi school this af-er- noon and was royalty entertained by its principal, w. s. Varnum. The school has seventy-five scholars on it's roll with an average attendance. of sixty-five. Miss Maud Douglas has charge of half the scholars. The school is equipped with seven large handsome raised maps, the only set in the schools of the territory. In the window, for beauty and for the di- version of the scholars, is glass tank containing four gold fishes.
 Tha city council met last night ard got through with considerable work, most of which, beside the auditing of accounts, was the discussion of city improvements yas to its streets, li- censes, salaries of officers and cur few ordinance. Bills were audited to the amount of $40. The straighten- ing of the Mesa wagon road so that it will not cross the railroad was broughb up and referred to the street committee, consisting of Messrs. Austin, Greaves and Knight. The proposition of opening a street be- hind the normal was also brought up and discussed. It met with favor and was referred to the street committee with instructions to correspond with abSent owners of adjacent property and report at the next meeting. The law provides that no license shall be less dhan .S10 a year. For a long time past most of the licenses have not been oV6r 50 cents a quarter. The or dinance committee was instructed to look into the matter with a view of making the license equal to the amount set by law. This committee consists of Messrs. Austin, Greaves and Sachs. The curfew bell was rune by the council also. Nothing definite was done in the matter at this meet ing, however. MT. Johnson of the