Arizona republican., 1898-12-28
SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe, Ariz, Dec 27.-CSpecial Correspondence of The Republican.)- MT. Allen Ralph of Congress was wis itor at this place yesterday.
 Five cars of cattle were sent out from here on this afternoons stock special.
 A car of flour and two cars of hay will be shipped out tonight. A. J. Peters will ship the hay.
 Judson Tomlinson spent Christmas with his parents at this place.
 A number of our people attended the theater at Phoenix last night
 Dr. L. H. Goodrich of Phoenix is a visitor at this place today
 Dr. Scroggs still continues on the sick list The seat of trouble is in the injured limb which was wrenched while the doctor was east.
 Rev. John Waldo Ellis, field superin- tendent of the Childrens Home society for Arizona and California, gave very interesting talk at the M. E. church Sunday morning. He fully explained the object and working of the society, branch of which is to be established at Phoenix Mrs. Nei1s Peterson has been appointed a member of the local committee.
 Mr. G. w Hoadley is over from Phoenix today looking after his water works proposition. The prospects for the early construction of these works are very encouraging.
 E. A. Murpny's livery stable mar -<5A4y escaped destruction by fire last night. During the day the stableman had lifted the ashes from the office stove and placed them in a wooden box. Not seeing any fire among the ashes he did not carry out the box. About midnight when the stableman got up to take care of a team that had just come in the box was discovered to be in a blaze and the flames had communicated with the side of the of fee, which is badly charred. w ater was promptly applied and the fire ex- tinguished, but Tn a few minutes more nothing could have saved the building.
 J. E. Roberts and wife came in from Bisbee this morning.
 Charles N. Crittenton came up to Tempe yesterday MT. Crittenton spoke last night in the interests of the Rescue home.
 J. H. Maxwell, the cattleman, bought ITO head of cattle yesterday.
 Roadmaster Cummings is graveling a half mile of bad road south of c. T. Hayden's residence.
 E. B. Sinclair of -Barkley Bros. was calling on the south side merchants yesterday.
 J. A. Armenia has placed over his new store in East Tempe a fine large sign which displays to the world what the young mans endeavors in the general merchandise business are.
 Byron Carr in a few days will finish 1 sowing 500 acres of grain. MT. Carr is a rancher magnificent.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz, Dec. 27-(SpeciaI | Correspondence of The Republican.)- The teachers of the south side are | testing the road to Phoenix very se- verely. If an institute was held every | month the roadbed would have to be | changed, as the present one would be worn out.
 Nate Brundage has returned from his trip to Globe via the railroad. It took him eight days to get there and his perisnable stuff was ruined. MT. will drive after this He says he has nothing deprecatory to say of the M. & P. any more after travelling on the Gila Valley, Globe 6 Northern
 w. s. Pickrel1 of Phoenix and " D. Dart of Flint, Mich, were in Mesa yes terday
 Five young men of. Lehi have been fined from $6 to S10 each by Justice Jones for disturbing the peace Christ mas night. Two Mesa young men were fined $5 each by Justice PomerOy for the same offense at the same time and place.
 W. A. Kimball, Mrs. Molly Rogers. Miss Lamp, Phin Dailey and a Mexican prisoner went to Phoenix on yesterday afternoons train.
 Roy Hill of Tempe was in Mesa yes erday doing business. Barnett & Winger are doing stiff clothing business. The firm has arge consignment of hats, suits and 'hOes on the road. Lew Collins, the stage man, ap- )eared in Mesa yesterday after a two l lays absence. MT. Collins spent Mon ' lay cooling hot box and replacing a ( broken axle. (