Arizona republican., 1898-05-01
The South Side

Shultz and Captain Mullen went to Phoenix today.
 James McNaughtcn, Jr., is acting as recruiting officer in Phoenix.
 A very pleasant May Day party is being held on the shaded lawn at w. J. Kingsbury's home.
 Henry George is on this side today after jurymen.
 Professor w. S. Varnum of Nephi was in town today.
 Mrs. Clark Churchill of Phoenix is the guest of Mrs. T. L. Shultz.
 Harry Winford of Oakland, Cal, came in this morning to look after his cattle interests.
 Tom Parish is up from Phoenix to- day.
 There were twenty-three men for the Arizona cavalry from Tucson and Yuma on the train this morning.
 J. J. Hodnett received a lot of new goods this morning.
 Charles Stokes has established him. self in the bootblacking business in front of Laird & Dimes drug store. The young sports of town are delight ed with Mr. Stokes enterprise.
 Contractor Biddlecome for the brick work on the Peterson building has in operation a freight elevator to hoist brick to the second story of the build ing. which is beginning to loom up. MT. Biddlecome tried hard to drive a bargain with MT. Peterson to the effect that MT. Peterson take the elevator off his hands when the build ing was finished, and use it to rals5 the militia. MT. Petersen wouldn't stand the contractors work.
 Last night while returning with his wife from Phoenix, MT McCamly was SC unfortunate as to have a nut lose off his buggy and have the buggy broken considerably. He was forced to return to Phoenix and did not get home until late this afternoon.
 Mrs. Pease and daughter, lone. came in this morning from Gi.a Bend
 A mistake has been made in the statement that Mrs. F'risch will serve ice cream after May 1. She will not serve ice cream nor meals, as Cnly cold lunch will be served in the dining room after the first. On May Day Henry Frisch will have an opening at which he will entertain his friends with music by an orchestra.
 Byron Redden today finished cutting hay for his father, J. E. Rsddin, who had 200 acres of alfalfa. William Strcng's baling outfit is working had to get the crop in bales, which are being hauled to the railroad and loaded into cars as fast as they are bound up. A. J. Peters has bought the entire crop. There was about ton to the acre. Byron says he has some that will cure two tons to the acre.
 A. J. Peters has six cars at Peter sons spur and at Kyrene being loadsd with hay.
 W. o. Huson, formerly justice of the peace at Phoenix, was one of the cowboys" who passed through here this morning from Yuma.
 Frank Harmsen, scn of Barney Harmsen, a former brick mason of Tempe, was one of the cowboys on this mornings train from Tucson. MT. Harmsen has since his residence in Tempe spent six years in Central America, from which rlace he re- turned three months ago.
 MESA
 Mesa City, Ariz., April 30.-(Special Correspondence of The Republi an. J. Professor Folton, Charles Starr, Mrs B. N. Pratt, who has been visiting with Mrs. Chandler, A. P. Snowman and J. Holdren went to Phoenix today.
 J. W. Holsaple of Tempe returned from Florence today
 Sheriff w. c. Truman of Pinal county came up from Florence today with a crazy Indian. whom he will consign to the asylum. Tom Payton and Ed Devine of Florence accompa- nied MT. Truman and will join the Arizona cavalry.
 Col. Ridley was on the train to Tempe today
 There were only two national flags on the weather flagstaff today, as the war fever has somewhat cooled dur ing the night of the departure of the Maricopa county troop of Arizona cavalry.
 A. J. Peters shipped a car of hay and MT. Thatcher of California shipped two cars of hay today. Several more cars are being loaded here.
 The Mesa schools closed last night with a very enjoyable programme, which was witnessed by a very large audience.
 Don Brimhall and B. F. Johnson, Jr., leave fer Chattanooga, Tenn, next week in the interest ot their church.
 Joe Prouse and family leave for Utah next week and will make the trip overland,
 The Rebekahs will give an ice cream and strawberry social next Monday night which will take place in the Free Press block. This is done for the purpose of raising funds with which to h1v new rapa1ia