Arizona republican., 1898-09-30
SOUTH SIDE.


 Tempe, Ariz., Sept 29.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- Louis Melczer is doing business on the south side today.
 A. Redewill is in Tempe again today talking music.
 Dr. G. A. Scroggs will leave next week to attend the Knights Templar conclave which meets at Pittsburg, Pa H. z. Buck and J. E. Sturgeon spent the day in Phoenix
 There are seventeen carloads of hay on the side-track at Tempe. About seven will be all that engine No. will be able to take out. The Maricopa engine, No. 5, is in the shop undergo ing repairs.
 Edgar Wilson was in Tempe today doing business.
 Another letter has been received from Oscar Mullen, in which the writer says he will not be home until Monday or Tuesday. MT. Mullen sent home his corporal's commission.
 There are but 12,600 miners inches of water in the river.
 The flaws & Warehouse baler broke down this forenoon. The baler is put ting up 800 tons of hay for A. J. f6IcIS Ou lu6 hlUSS Tducu-
 Mir and Mrs. B. L. Arthur have re- turned home from an extended trip throughout the east While away MT Arthur was made aware of his old companian, asthma, to lose which he came to Arizona ten years ago The renewal of the old acquaintance has tened his return to Arizona, where he can choose his company. Mir. Arthur has stored %, 900 pounds of alfalfa seed which this year is worth cents per cwt-
 The water has been turned out of the western branch of the Tempe canal. Next Saturday the stockholders ofthe Tempe canal will hold their annual meeting for the purpose of elacting di- rectors, zanjeros and tTansacting other important business. If the company could agree to consolidate the two branches of the canal as far as prac- ticable it would be an improvement to the canal and saving to the stock holders. When the special meeting was called a short time ago to con- sider the matter no one apparently was opposed to ths idea and every stockholder below the new division point was willing to bear his propor- ton of the expense, but these same stockholders thought thosa above the new division point, who would be more benefited, were net willing to bear their just burden of the cost.
 AT THE NORMAL.
 A jolly crowd of nOrmalites went for a moonlight climb on the butte last Wednesday night.
 The Websterian Debating society meets Friday night at 6:30 for the purpose Of participating in extempo- raneous debates.
 The first open meeting of the Ze- tetic society will be held in tho au- ditorium on Friday night me follow Ing programme will be rendered: Recitation, MT. Stauffer; reading, Miss Ozanne; solo, Miss Temple; recitation, Miss Montgomery; recitation, MT. Mcqueen; music, Miss Hauxhurst and Miss Kellner; paper by editor, Miss Hauxhurst; after which vii bs bus inesS meeting.
 The basket ball team begins it's practice next week and the young wo- men are determined to make success of it this year.
 A telegram has been received from Mrs. Hood stating that the sender would arrive in Tempe either Satur day or Sunday morning.
 Mrs. Homer Redden made the school a call today.
 w. R. Price rounded up the institu- ton yesterday.
 Bids are coming in from different tailoring firms for making the cadet uniforms.
 William Woolf came into school this morning wearing glasses. Many of his jealous rivals are endeavoring to make the young ladies believe that he is either wearing the glasses to en- able him to see into their hearts or that the glasses are worn by the hand some young man to prevent the girls beauty hurting his eyes. Either con- viction will suit the green fellows.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., Sept. 29.-(Speciai Correspondence of The Republican.)- c. T. Wise drove to Phoenix this morn ing before daylight with wagon load of peaches.
 Sam Passey, ST., drove down to Phoe- nix this morning.
 J. Nj. Cosby is laying new and fresh stock of groceries in the new