Arizona republican., 1898-04-25
The South Side

Tempe, Ariz, April 24.-(Specia Correspondence of The Republican J. It is understood there will be Glob road meeting here tomorrow nlgh1 (Monday.) Tempe is nearly as unan- imous in it's favor as Mesa, and nc doubt the project will be given biz boost
 A large emblem of the star spangleC banner sort would not be out of place floating on the air from the top of thf Tempe butte.
 James Thurman, engineer on the Maricopa train, is taking a lay-off fol two days iii honor Of the arrival ot a new boy.
 Swimming is the pastime of great many of Tempes citizens just now.
 Thompson Walker has two mowers cutting alfalfa for hay. He has con- tracted his hay, about 200 tons, to a party for S3.50 per ten, all to be meas- ured by November l. William Lewis has sold his hay for the same figure and on the same conditions He Will have about 100 tons.
 Some of Tempe's people believe that all the military strength of Arizona uOL UC IdhCh OuL OA SAiN S~AA& tory nor any considerable part Of it, as there is danger of trouble with Mex jeans here.
 Lottie Mullen is we'll enough to re- sume her school work, and re-entered the Rural school Thursday.
 There will be joint picnic at the Rural school and the Double Butte school next Saturday.
 Dark rumorS are circulated that the Arizona Gazette came up early this morning and was delivered by carrier. The newspaper business is flourishing.
 Harvey Duston, who has been work ing for Filing Oleson for several months and who has been in the neighborhcod for a year, was taken to the asylum yesterday. MT. Oleson found him coming home enc morning riding bareback on one Of the horses which he had driven to town the day before. He asked him where he had been all night. ''I have been telling the psople down the road who I am, ' said he. Well" said Mir Oleson, ''I don't suppose the people down the read care very much who you are; but who are you?" q am John Scott was the reply. Mir Oleson found the wagon, horse, harness and blankets about a mile farther on. Duston has been ac- customed to coming into town and get ting on a drunk every month, and it is very likely that liquor has crazed him
 AT THE NORMAL.
 The second year class held a meet ing Friday afternoon at whieh they selected officers and made arrange ments to tender the members of the third year class a reception to be given the second week in May. The officers elected were: Crantz Cartledge, pres ident; Miss Frankie Kellner, vice president; Miss Minnie A. Perry, sec retary; c. A. Goodwin, treasurer.
 Mrs. J. T. Dunbar of Phoenix was a welcome visitor at the normal last week.
 Rapid preparations are being made for the commencement exercises. Students who have been chosen to take part have already been allotted their work.
 Both the Zetetic and Websterian so- cieties held business meetings Friday night at which they elected officers for
  following are the new officers of the Zetetic: William Price, president; Miss Ida Temple, secretary; Elmer Ruse, treasurer; Miss Lulu Winger, critic; Miss England and Miss Harts- field, editors. The following were chosen officers for the Websterian: Miss Sallie Hayden, president; R. w. Wingfield, secretary; Clarence Laney, treasurer.
 Misses Mary and Margaret Dolan of Plattsville. Wis, were visitors at the school last week. The ladies are ac quaintances of Professor Grindell.
 The normal grove is looking fine and in year or two will be the stamp ing ground for many gatherings.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., April 24.-(SpeciaI Correspondence of The Republican.)- J. R. Thurman, T. c. Johnson, w. B. Howbotham, c. L. Hawley, Martin Schuele, Mrs. B. M Johnson, Mrs. Annie Robson, Miss Zoia Robson. Dan Kleinman, Miss Lucy Phelps, Mrs. F. T. Pomeroy, Miss Emma Pomercy, Mrs. s. Laub, Mrs. V. Laub,, Miss A Dana, Dr .Hawley, George Mauk, Lee Brizzee, B. M. Johnson, J. G. Johnson and a number of others went to the city beyond the Salt today. A large number of the above belong to the choir of the Mormon church and went to Phoenix to assist in the meetings to be held there today.
 Mrs M P Hutchinson gave an outing at Mesa today to the following people: Mrs. Anna McDcwell, MT. and Mrs. L.. s. Hammer, Mrs. A. P. Harper and Mrs. l.. A. Murrell. The party came up from Phoenix on this mornings train and returned this afternoon.
 Judge Kibbey and Sheriff w. C.. Truman of Pinal county came in from Florence today and took the train to Phoenix. They report the Gila at Florence to be hub deep and the Flor ence canal is running bank full.
 Charles Barnett made his regular trip to Mesa today
 A. P Snowman returned this morn ing from Tucson where he visited the