Arizona republican., 1897-12-28
The South Side

Tempe. Ariz.. Dec. 27.-(Special Correspondence of The Republ- can )- Byron Reddin, A. c. OZanne and wife, z. A. Harris, Robert Mullen, Eli Sears, ]. T. Priest, John Hicks, W. J. Kings burr, J. w Richards, W. s. Johnson, J. C. Goodwin and May Austin went to Phoenix today.
 MT. and Mrs George N. Gage have returned from their Christmas visit to Prescott.
 H. z. Buck leaves tonight for a visit with his relatives at (Holbrook-
 Judge w. H. Benson of Florence was in town today and went to Phoenix on the o'clock train.
 At the Tempe house are registered Henry T. Dunston, Kansas City, and William NJ. Butters, San Francisco.
 Robert Bowen, Harvey Maine and ". s. Wise of Mesa were in town to- day.
 Professor J. W. Stewart of the Bis bee public schools is here spending the holidays with his family.
 MT. and Mrs Perkins of Silver King spent Christmas at this pace, guests of Mir. and Mrs. W. A. McGrew.
 Robert c. Davis came down from Fla gstaff this morning to sIend week here With TeiatNeS.
 Wallace Morse is now haniling mail between Benson and Nogales-
 Byron Reddin and brother have finished planting another 100 acres of wheat. They expect to put in 300 more before the season is out, making 500 in all.
 Charles Chilson of Payson and Ben Paeyett of East Verde, who came down last Friday, will return tomorrow With Mr. ChiIson's mother.
 The Christmas service of the Second Congregational church and Sunday school (MexicaD were very satisf-c- hory. The place of worship is in building on Juan Sozas' place mile and a half southeast of town. Stephen Edwards, pastor, and Juan SOza, Sun day school superintendent deserve tha credit for the success fthe e1tertain- ment. There were short readings, singing, a short sermon, a fine tree, lots of presents and the evening closed with a social hour. There were about 200 Mexicans present ard many who could not get in. Thanks were ex- pressed for aid and k:nd-ess tend red by American friends.
 Butcher Balsz of Yuma shipped to that place last night a car of bsef ca sfe. Tomorrow a car of four and a ear of barley will go to Phoenix A car of wheat came up from Phoenix today.
 In Justice Carley's court today Eu- gene Webb, David Jones, William Jones and Burt Gibson were fined the costs for their assault on Se1im Achel, the Arab, last week. Over the hog trouble between Sachs and Dean th re were two suits, criminal and c.vl The criminal suit was dismissed today by order of the district attorney, and the civil suit was compromised on Mr- Dean paying some damages.
 This morning Mr. J. R. Thurman of Mesa met with an exciting mishap near Knights store in East Tempe He was riding in buggy and was leading young horse that became Erighteled at passing train, and jumped with Its front feet into the buggy box This frightened the buggy horse and it started to run, but struck a post in front of Matleys' store and was stopped The buggy was tadly wrecked. and both horses were some what skinned up, but neither Mir Fur man nor Werner Vanderhoof, who was riding with him, sustained any i-5u y
 Yesterday Charles N. Taylcr ard William Mullen exhibited some reck- Es, but skillfu1 shooting After do- ing some good shooting at one thing and another Taylor held a nickel be- twean his thumb and finger and Null len shot it out three times at distance of thirty feet. Mullen then held the nickel and Taylor shot twice at it and knocked it out both times. bu. the second time little of Mullen,s thumb went with it.