Arizona republican., 1898-03-26
The South Side

Correspondence of The Republican.)- A. P. Snowman, J. H. McClintock, Judge Kibbey, A. J. Hausen, Col. Roundtree went to Phoenix on this af- ternoon's train.
 The normal board held it's regular meeting today.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Bowen of Mesa were in Tempe last night.
 Dr. Richmond is in Tempe today.
 Lee Gray, clerk of the board of su- perTisors, spent last evening here with friends.
 Real estate had move today. J. B. Page bought two lots and Rev. A. B. Tomlinson bought some city real es tate.
 A special collection will be taken up at the Baptist church next Sunday for the suffering people of Cuba.
 The school election takes place to- morrow and promises to be as inter esting as the city election. The candi- dates are J. S. Hendrix, A. W. Cosner and Boon Lewis.
 Riggs and Robinson are rapidly turning out brick at the creamery yard. There are nine men at work and a fine looking kiln is fast assuming shape.
 Mrs. Lily Rogers and Miss veda Rogers are in the vahey from the upper Gila river. They are the guests of MT. and Mrs. B. G. Rogers. The ladies say there has been no damaging frost there in the Gila valely this spring.
 Assemblyman J. K. Rogers, together with several other parties, among whom is B. G. Rogers of the creamery ,ic r,1o h icho ho1 the construction of a reservoir cover ing over 100 acres at the junction of Ash and Cottonwood creeks, which rise in the Graham mountains There is now ten feet of water in the res ervoir and it will not seep away, as the bed is of hard clay. It will supply water for about section and half of land.
 The water case of Zech for flooding the road was tried today. Judge Kib- bey and Harry Buck represented MT. Zech, and Attorney Goodwin, P. P. Caggs the territory. Justice Car ley found the accused not guilty. Roadmaster Cummings com plained against F. w. Prich cit today for flooding the roads The case is set for tomorrow at 10 o'clock. V. Gant's trial will be held on Monday at o'clock.
 A. J. Peters will ship a car of alfalfa seed to California ton ght. He is lead ing three cars of hay at Peterson's Spur.
 It is reported that s3.5O is being of fered now for new hay in the stack
 At the citizens meeting last night one ticket was put in the field. R. o. Greaves, John Knight. Dr. Hart, G. R. Finch and Samuel Brown were named for councilmen. Fletcher M. Schureman was named for recorder and 9. c. Smith for city marshal and street and water commissioner
 John Melton is riding a new wheel which G. P Pitkin convinced him was a good one.
 H. L. Dennison says that if the United States and Spain will just wait until he gets the three buggies finished which he is painting, he will be ready to help decide the difference.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., March 25.-(Special Correspondence Of The Republican.)- A. J. Chandler, Bookkeeper Sal CT of the Consolidated canal, J. s. Watrous, Mrs. George N. Gam and Mrs. W. A. Dagss went 10 Phoenix today.
 Water Commissioner Trott is up to- d2v
 Mir Turner, E. B. Sinclair. Harry Kennedy and a large number of out side drummers are on this side today.
 President F M Murphy of the S. F. P. & p railroad in his special car with his wife, D. NJ. Ferry and wife and daughter, Miss Blanche cane up f.om Phoenix today and were the guests Of Dr. Chandler. The party will re turn tonight at o'clock behind @ special engine.
 4. J. Peters will ship th:ee ears of hay tonight
 Dr. Scrcggs and Dr. DeVore are in Mesa today from Tempe
 ". P. Durham and wife returned from Phoenix this morning
 Judge Streeter and A. P Snowman went to Tempe this morning.
 There were nine more candidates elected to membership by the Wood men last night This will make total of twenty seven to be initiated the second Thursday in April.
 Postmaster Johnson is considerine the proposition of putting the mail boxes in the front window of the John son Bros. store where people who rent boxes can get their mail without go- ing into tEe store. and so that they can obtain it at any time. If he carries out this idea he will arrange a heavy blind window to close it in at night.
 There are more tickets in the field. Two were filed yesterday, both bear ing the same names for councilmen that were on the citizens ticket. The fight seems to be over the recorder and marshal. On one of the tickets Dan Kleinman takes the place of Talma Pomeroy for recorder and Phin Daley substitutes c. B. Lewis for marshal. Mesa will be here after the election, however.
 Sam Elder will build double porches both in front and in the rear of the Alhambra hotel The job will cost MT Mahoney $500.
 The first of April c. c. Webb. Peter Granger, Lon Windsor. Lafayette Grier and Walter Brimhall will begin q