Arizona republican., 1898-04-17
The South Side

Correspondence of The Republican)- Mrs. Mary Warner, Jesus Perez, H. z. Zpck. H. F. Collins, A. J. Peters. w. | J. Kingsbury, Miss Bury, Dr. Me Naughton, Al Miller and Ed Goodwin went to Phoenix today.
 V. Cant sold a car of COWS today to J. w Woolf at s3.25 per hundred.
 Cattle Buyer Schumaker of Tucson came in this morning.
 MT. Bardwell has sold his half sec tion of grain to Joe Drew of Mesa.
 The Christian church has purchased a corner lot on Eighth street east of Ernest Schmidt's. There will be no services in the Christian church to- morrow.
 Roadmaster Cummings had water in his eye this afternoon as he started towards the southeast a few miles to take a look at a new stretch of water in the public road.
 Next Monday the sale Of city prop erty will begin to secure delinquent city taxes, and continue until all the taxes are obtained.
 Last night Mrs. F. s. White, who has been visiting at this place for several days. returned to her home in Tucson.
 Lee Gray made Tempe a call yester- day.
 A car of Flagstaff sandstone for the Peterson building came in this morn ing. A. J. Peters ships a car of hay tonight.
 Professor Hafford arrived from Pres colt last night to attend the Congre- gational association which is in session at this place.
 Marshal Smith will enforce the bi- cycle ordinance, The Arizona Repub- iican not excepted.
 There was a lifting contest this af- ternoon. A large block of sandstone which arrived this morning for the Peterson block was fastened in frame with handles to it. The stone weighs 780 pounds The Perry brothers lifted it and then others lifted it. William Hoyt, who weighs 223 pounds. sat On the stone and then the Perry brothers lifted the whole concern 1,CO3 pounds.
 It is altogether likely that Mill av- enue from Third to First street and from Seventh to Eighth street will be grayeled-
 MESA.
 Mesa City. Ariz., April 16.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican )-| Mrs w. A. kimball and daughter Pard, Mrs. s. NJ. Harris and Hugh Prichett went to the city beyond the Salt today.
 The ice wagon began operations yes terday.
 The dynamo which H. L. Chandler has ordered has capacity of 75O lights Of sixteen candle power each. MT Chandler says the plant will be ready 70 operate in month.
 Deputy Sheriff Henry George came up today from Phoenix to serve an in- junction on the people represented by ". 4. Daggs to prevent them from withholding water claimed by the Utah Extension company.
 C. s. Stewart intends to leave to- night or tomorrow overland for his old home at Childres, Texas.
 Abel and Mullen went to Tempe this morning to set up number of mowers sold in that market.
 Robert McDowell leaves tomorrow for his bone in Illinois to visit six weeks.
 At 1 o'clock last night Frank Pom sroy drove into town from Mississippi, where he has been engaged in mis- sionary work for thirty-e1ght months
 Miss Sadie Thurman is suffering from an attack of the grip
 There are rumors of large business block going up in Mesa.
 Street Supervisor Davies is repair ing another culyert across Main street today, this time on the Third street crossing.
 The postofice is located in the John son store under the skylight.
 Mrs. May of Alhambra is visiting with her sister, Mrs. R. E. Fisher.
 The Lehi school is closed. Professor Banta allowed the students a dance yesterday afternoon.
 Henry Coleran's COW died this morning on the roadside Ten min Gtes after the skinning of the animal began the meat was all spoken for by Indians, who like buzzards, seemed to swarm down on it from all directions.
 AT THE NORMAL.
 Professor L. P. Hedgpeth, an alum nus of the normal. was a visitor at she school this week.
 Examinations for the third quarter closed last week and new studies have been taken up for the fourth and clos ing quarter of the school. The mem bers of the faculty have been extra busy all this week arranging the new programme of studies which they now have complete and ready for the daily rendition and respectful attention of the students.
 The Rev MT. Ashmun of Flagstaff and pr. Choate of New York, accom- panied by several friends, were visitors at the normal yesterday. Each of the two gentlemen entertained the pupils with short and interesting address,
 Miss May Hall of Congress, Ariz, registered as a new student last Mon- day.
 Professor F. s. Hafford, superin- tendent of the Prescott public schools, came over from Phoenix yesterday to attend the Congregational associa- tion isl session here Professor Half ford will stop with his son, Roilin, student of the normal, during his stay in Tempe.
 The literary societies postponed lheir meetings last night so the mem Ders might attend the recital given by