Arizona republican., 1897-12-15
'fhe South Side

Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 14.-(Spec al Correspondence of The Republican)- A. J. Austin, Joseph Stewart, MT. Ul- mer, Mrs. George Gam and Mrs. M. J. Forster, from this place, and Me Queen, A. J. Chandler, WILL LeBaron, D. M. LeBaron, Dr. Brack, A L. Cuber, pr. Wilbur, Captain Round Ttinerant members Of the grand and petit juries, went to Phoenix today.
 P. B. McCabe left last night for Casa Grande.
 Charles Foreman, the Florence hveryman is in town.
 A car of lumber came in for the B1inn Lumber company, and a car of merchandise came in this morning.
 J. E. Sturgeon and Bob McMurry came back this morning from Los An geles. They say Lower California is very short on feed. This, coupled with the fact that there being more cattle in the Salt River valley than in years, forebodes shortage of feed here, and promises to send the price of that product to the top nctic. James Carroa recently received $3.75 a ton for alfalfa hay in the stack and it is understood that catt1emen are bidding $4 a ton now. Some stockmen refuse to bring any more cattle into f1he val ley to winter for fear they would 'teaIt their heads off," notwithstanding the handsome figures they are bring ing.
 John Weigle of Pcmona,. William Gordon, Las Vegas, and w. Wilson, Tempe, are registered at the Tempe house.
 Mr. Barkley of Barkley-Berr yman, was on djhe south side uoday
 MT. Nichols of the Industrial Build and Loan association is on this side looking around
 John Perkins left last night for his home in Missouri.
 Dr. DeVore will leave tonight for Los Angelo.
 Leonard Metts will take 1900 pounds of butter to Globe on his next trip
 MT. Thompson, fonmerly bookkeeper for H. Nonton of Cochise, is in town shaking hands. He is on his way to fill position at Kingman.
 Henry George was on this mornings uidlu, IcLuTu1uS ITOn uIIld.
 MT. Drais received a parrot this morning from Los Angeles.
 Miss Nettie Norris, who has been visiting at Mesa, returned to Phoenix today
 A little girl was born at MT. and Mrs. Hiram Johnson's home last Sun day morning.
 John Howard has finished grubbing out his twenty-aore apricot orchard and has seeded it to alfalfa. He thinks there is more money in milk chan in apricots.
 A few days ago Gordon Biglow bought a s15 bridle and very soon after some one appropria ed it. Last nigat some one did the same thing With d $40 saddle and ST worth of clothes fastened to it belonging to John Ed mundson. The horse to which the saddle was fastened was .ie1 fer few minutes at the Daggs corner after dark.
 The city council held i.s regular monthly meeting last night and trans acted considerable business. It wtas ordered that 200 loads of ground taken from the excavation for the Odd Eel lows building be purchased. The ground is to be used in leveling the streets and is ito be delivered at the places designated by the council for 10 cents a load. The council now has under consideration an ordinance for bidding any more burials within ths corporate limits of the city. This will take in the Mexican cemetery iI East Tempe and will doubtless result in the removal of all the bodies now buried there to the new cemetery soutf of the Hermosa place. It passed al ordinance requiring all these desirin: to dump garbage or refuse in the city limits to put same on the sandy roat on the river bottom. It also passe. an ordi, ance allowing only $1 insteal of g for days work for criminals.
 Mrs. May Wilson of Phoenix pais the normal a visit today The thir, year class in geometry is being exam i1ed today. Mrs. Hood was absen from her classes yesterday on aoc0un of t[he sickness of her little girl. Tn Forum, Public Opinion and Week. Current have been added to the Ii brary during the last week.
 M. l.. Duffy will soon market sixt head of fine corn-fed hogs.
 Frank Miller of Mesa is the fla he of another little girl.
 Osborne Richards uf Mesa, who ha been attending school in Provo Ci :! Utah, for the last three yeiars, has re turned home and tonight he will | rendered reception. Tomorrow n gI a da1ce will be given in his homo On Thursday he will leave on a thre years mission.