Arizona republican., 1898-09-08
SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe, AriZ.. Sept. 7-tSpecial Correspondence of The Republican, 1- Filing Olsen and family returned from Prescott this morning after several weeks outing.
 Ben Hicks, who was supposed to have arrived last week, got in from Globe last night. MT. Hicks is looking and feeling well and strong as ever.
 Doc Peters has leased the Daggs land adjacent to his ranch recently purchased from Shan Johnson. He will put all his land, 320 acres, into grain and pasture it down. There are sevcl men cutting sunfowers o. .Ae lana and getting it in condition to plcw This will be great boon to the ranch CTS in that neighborhood, as the sun flowers were becoming pest.
 Dr. Scroggs and Attorney H. z. Buck have returned from the noun tains.
 MT. Carter of Prescott arrived yes terday with his two daughters, who will attend the normal.
 Miss Ethel Orme who has been visit ing in Tempe for a few days, returned to Phoenix today and in a few days will leave for Bonita to take charge of her school there.
 The many little friends of Joe, son of c. w Connors. celebrated that young mans birthday last Monday They enjoyed themselves as only young folks can.
 The Maricopa train was three hours late this morning owing to the tardi- ness of westbound train No. 20, which met with an accident. on the engine between Casa Grande and Red Rock
 Albert Miller has sold his 333-acre ranch southeast of town to E. G. Frankenberg, the amount being S15,- 000 cash. This is one of the very finest ranches in the valley.
 The Arizona Mercantile company has been rsorganized again Perry Wild man has sold his interst to Al Miller and at a recent meeting the officers of the company were made to stand thus: President. Al Miller; vice-pres- idsat, J. Howard Woods; secretary
 treasurer. James B. McNeil. Mir
 Ter will not take an active part in
 business at present. The insti-
 ion as it now stands is one of the longest in the valley Mr Wildman will close up all other personal busi- ness and leave Arizona. He expects to go to the Hawaiian islands and rep resent large San Francisco house. In his going Arizona will lose one O. it's pioneers.
 The Office cafe is making a splendid reputation rapidly under it's new man agement There is no doubt that Tempe relished good meal.
 Sixteen more students registered at the normal today, making the total 125. If this increase continues the end of the week will see as many stu dents enrolled as there were last year. There is considerable worry among the normal cadets about securing uni forms. They are afraid the order for the suits will be delayed for some time and think if it is, large number of the boys will not want to spend money for suits late in the year.
 The public school will open next Monday The teachers are becoming anxious about the new books, as there are not any yet in town. If it is pos sible J. H. Root will secure them be- fore the week is out.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz, Sept 7-lSpeclai Correspondence Of The Republican.)- I. " Pikey of Florence is in Mesa to- day after load of lumber
 Lon LeBaron left today for Florenc7 with q wagonload of provisions.
 Those registered at the Kimball house are: Bennett Keenan, Phoe- nix; Otto Roster Globe; James Bark, Phoenix.
 There is water in the Utah canal again
 The republican club of Mesa held a meeting last night and permanently organized. The officers are: pr. Hawley president; George Mauk, sec retary; Donald Mcqueen, treasurer. Besides these ten members were hon ored with the title of vice-president