Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-05-20
Tempe Department. 80
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
j. b. Wolvern he's started up his
stage line again between Tempe and
Florence.
y. Q. Smith has been acting as de-
| putty constable for the last week or SO,
| and his friends say that In that length
| OF time he has absorbed experience
enough to supply him "with hais rails
ing" and marrow escape" stories for
the rest of his natural life. An ineur-
| rection was reported in east Tempe
few days ego and the brave officer went
10 the front. On arriving he learned
that belligerency had already been &C.
knowledged by the inhabitants there
about but Uhe representative of the
government paid no attention to the
fact and started In to subjugste the re-
bells. Il was rather dark when he got
the leader cornered and the outlaw
looked for minute like the reincarnat-
ed spirit of the late Antonio
Msoeo. His mschebte looked
as forbidding as the confined arms-
ment of the powers does to King
George about this immediate ultimo.
However, the peace officer ordered
surrender and just as the war club
oircled over his head 1t occurred to him
hat he had forgotten his gun. AS the
club descended he turned back somer-
sault through a bsrbed-wire fence,
fisnked the enemy and captured the
whole works. A brave man don't need
a gun to kill q mosquito with. When
the sffsir was related at army head
quarters, corner Fourth street and Mill
avenue, the officer wss brevetted, Con-
stable Jack Harris demurring on the
ground that no man who was weak
minded enough to smoke his cigars had
the courage to perform such heroic
deed.
From Thursdays Daily,
Ashby HAYES and Frank Waterhouse
have received their new separator and
moved it to the country. The golden
grain will now bs privileged TO ripen as
fast as il plesses.
Maurice Fleishmsn whose reputation
for truth and veracity is world wide
and whose romsuces are more sought
after than the fairy flights OF Munchau-
sen or the vivid pictures of 81. Rider
Hsggard was Tempe visitor today.
He has enlisted in the cause of Louis
MelczsF who is striving to educate the
people TO the use of cool, refreshing
and vifaIizfnO aummar d1ink
The Woodmen met in secret conclsve
10 their artificial forest haunt last night
and after transaoting important bust
nese repaired to an appropriate spot in
the deep and shady reossses of Borrow
dsle's ice cream laboratory and for an
hour or so slipped the nectar OF sweet
communion and bFoWsed st will on the
fst of the land. There we're many
tossts and responses IN happy vein
and the evening WAS pleasantly passed.
Next Wednesday a similar program is
anticipated and much importsns busi-
ness will demand attention.
Arthur Eckhart, the gentlemanly
and obliging messenger for Wells, Fargo
& 90. on the Mesa line, will on Friday
next begin the enjoyment of the annual
vacation rendered by that company to
each OF it's enc ployees. He has worked
faithfully for the past year and not only
deserves but appreciates his rest. He
expects to visit bis old home in Missouri
returning by way of Los Angeles where
be will stop a few days. Arthur takes
an interest in his work and will enjoy
his outing with the enthusiasm of q
school boy, at the came time keeping
his eye open for whatever may be learn
ed by travelling.