Arizona republican., 1898-07-05
SOUTH SIDE.

About 200 people went to Phoenix to- day to celebrate the glorious Fourth.
 A number of people went to Mesa to witness the patriotism there.
 Rev. s. l.. Guthrie and wife will leave tonight for a two months stay on the coast. Though they will be sorely missed the best wishes of the whole south side go with them for a most needed rest.
 A letter has been received from Crantz Cartledge by his folks stating that he is convalescing from twenty days siege of fever and measles He says the fare is very good; in. fact, as good as could be obtained at d res taurant in the valley.
 F. A. Hough has purchased Col. w. S. Whites herd of ten head of thor oughbred short-horn cows. He will go into the business of raising the stock.
 MT. May Of the rural delivery force will leave this week for Flagstaff and the Grand canyon.
 Postmaster Hodnett has signed a contract for another years continua- xion of the rural delivery.
 It rained very hard in Tempe today.
  the water and the streets became flooded Although it marred the cele- bration everybody is jubilant over the best rain that has occurred this time of year in many years.
 The parechial school under the lead ership of Miss Clara Miller held its closing exercises yesterday in the new brick school house near the Catholic Tba woc made mn of music and recitations by the chil- dren and an address by Samuel Brown and Father Severn Westhoff. The rendition of the different numbers was a great credit to the Mexican children, most of whom two months ago could not read or write word of English. Father Westhoff explained the mission of the school and how it came to be started. He said the pub lie schools were unable to get more than half Of the Mexican children to attend and that the parents sooner or later took the half that did attend out because thev could not keep up with ihe other children on account of not understanding the English language, that being 8 drawback to the others, and of no benefit to themselves. The
  teaching these children English, and all the elementary branches, and none but normal teachers would have it in charge, thus giving them the same ad- vantages had in the public school, and an otherwise worthless rising genera tion would be made a support to their country and the pride of their com munity The children after the ex- vii foI- Hartvell Of Phoenix. and then enjoyed Q picnic dinner in the cool shade of Ramon Surrategue's grove.
 MESA.
 Mesa City. Ariz, July 4.-(Special Correspondence of The Republica1.)- Very few people went to Phoenix to- day.
 The Chandler electric light company is making preparations for two more dynamos. John Biddlecome. Jr., is putting in the stone and brick. bases.
 Dr. Hawley. George and Walter Wilbur and Harry Lowery expect to leave this week for the Natural Bridge. Flagstaff and Grand canyon. They will take their musical instru- ments along and play for the nickels and dimes of the people in different towns and in this way they expect to make enough money to have a good time-so they say.
 The celebration this morning in Mesa started of in magnificent style. The parade was late in starting. but that is the case with most all parades. When it started, however, it would have been credit to city ten times as large. There were 2,000 people crowded on Main street between Me Donald and Center streets, crowdlng and cheering and hurrahing this and that and Sampson and Shafter.. The parade started off at 9:45w with the Mesa band in the lead, followed by the God dess O. Liberty enthroned in dream of American colors and surrounded by thirteen pretty girls representing the original colonies. The float was es- corted by the Mesa and Tempe militia coupaniss. Then followed the float Of Uncle Sam and Columbia standing under a dome of the stars and stripes. The figures won cheers from the throng. After these came the floats of the Y. P. NJ I. A., the 1. O. G. T., the Woodman Circle, the Zenos Co., ops. store, Johnson Bros, the Farm- CTS. exchange, the Farmers exchange having outfit, the Mesa Lumber com pany making ten gorgeous exhibitions of the patriotism and energy of the Mesa people After the floats came the Mesa Rough Riders" fifty strong and then the Mesa school children trooped along behind, 15O strong. The parade was great success and as It moved out of sight the hearty cheers Of 1000 people followed it. A mad rush for Daiiey's grove was the next num- Der on the programme and was well carried out. The grove which had been fell irrigated the day before was resreshingly cool. When everybody had reached that place, cooled off and drank barrel of lemonade and two barrels of ice water, the programme
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