Arizona republican., 1898-10-22
THE BICYCLE STORE
 TEMPE, ARIZONA.
SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe, Ariz., Oct. 21-{Special Correspondence Of The Republican.)- Walter Gregory and T.F Grindell, Ta- publican candidate for county schccl superirtendent, are in Tempe today.
 MT. Frakes drove up from Phoenix this morning
 Dan Kleinnan Of Mesa is selliag 8 some cattle in Tempe today.
 E. A. Murphy returned this mcrnic . with sixteen head Of horses frcEl Kansas City. Mir. Murphy had long hard trip on account of delay at La Junta and Deming
 Dwight B. Heard is looking I'D loans and insurance On the south side today
 Henry Gonzales left this afternocn for Fort McDowell
 Dc not forget the excursion tenor row night to the Brcdie reception in Phoenix Round trip, 1.-two bits
 The Phoenix short line will, b.gIn- ming next Sunday, run its Sunday ex- cursions to Phoenix for the band con cert. Train will leave Mesa ct Ago, Tempe } o'clock, and return about 9:30
 J. c. Goodwin has forgotten his nil itary training When E. \: Murphy arrived with his sixteen horses this morning he offered Mir. Goodwin the position Of general currier Mir. Coed win refused the jcb. 'tJim'' will sup pcrt Brodie fer congress. His reason is that he left Tempe fer the WAT 2. democrat and came back an American
 Mrs. s. Nj. Harris was q passen gar on the Mesa train today. Conductor Harris ran the train Ter Conductor Porter. Engineer James Tarney will resign his position on the road and join fortunes with 4. J. Edwards, pre- prietor Of the Edwards h-tel and gar- eral merchandise store at Mariccpa
 Ths following is q letter from Wesley Hill, Q Rough Rider" from the nor nal, who .cok charge Of the Livingston school tho first Of the month, filling the vacancy left by Miss Clark, who is teaching in the Alma schc.ol:
 Livingston, AriZ. ''To C. II. Zander:
 Dear Sir: In compliance with your request I will pen you few lines de scribing my mountain schccl and my trip ever Reno.
 After leaving you at Lehi I jcggcd along on my old Mexican pony, expsct- ing socn to come in sight Of Miss Austin's schoClsat Upp5r Lehi, but late in the afternoon T learned that I had taken the wrong road and traveled nine miles out of the way. It was dark when I reached Fort McDowen. I found Mrs. Swiggett, who, you know, is teaching the McDCweIl school. Sae is much pleased with her school and seemed to be getting along nicely.
 ''The next morning l took up my journey. I rode and walked and rode when reached Sunfcwer. ! hcpcd to fesd here, but net a spear Of hay CT grain Of barley was to be had. I watered cid Mex and continued cvsc the worst road evsr even read about. It is a terrible ride and I cannot see for the life Of me how a wagon can get over it. IL being dark when l reached Moore's ranch I thought l would feed and step oyer night, but s!r Moore had TO hay, so ! kept on. After losing my way several times I at last got int. Clantons ranch, where I got food for my horse and bed for my weary bones.
 'Tha next morning i learned that the Tonto school was withcut t7ach- CT. I visited the trustees and was given the school in case I did not get the Livings;0n school.
 'I reached Livingston at 2 D. m., making two days on the read from Mesa City. The trustees .wsTa disap- pointed at Miss Clark's not coming, but told me to op6n the school, which ! did on the Sd Of the month. I i'm mediately notified the Tonto trustees that I could not take their school, but could get them a good teacher. I have nct received a reply.
 "I opened school with ten pupils the first day. The second day a new One came and enc of the others stayed out The third, six new cnes entered and the fourth day three more entered making twenty. I expect several more which will make a go3d school. My school is an adobe building with fCul
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