Arizona republican., 1898-05-13
The South Side

Tempe, AriZ., May 12.-(Speclal Correspondence of The Republican.)- George N. Gage, J. T. Priest, T. L. .Shultz. Wallace Morse and A. Wals- worth went to Phoenix today.
 Senor Navarro is up touay.
 Henry George is becoming regular visitor on this side lately.
 Charles Wing and H. s. Peterson of Mesa are down today.
 A number of relics and human bcnes were found near the creamery today. Mrs. Harrington of Globe came in on this mornings train from Mesa
 The little child of MT. and Mrs. A. J. Peters is very ill. Dr. Scroggs, who has the case in charge, called in Dr. Hughes of Phoenix for consultation this morning.
 The public schools of Tempe will close tomorrow, the closing exercises being held in the Baptist church.
 R. G. Andre has two flags floating in front of his building and has an other large fine one completed fast ened to twenty-foot staff. On the downfall of Porto Rico this one will be raised over the middle of his building front
 R. o. Greeves is putting up a tall flagstaff on the top of his building this afternoon
 A letter from J. c. Goodwin to the 'Tempe News informs that paper that he is still holding his place as a pri- vate
 4 letter has been received by the Tempe News from G. P. Pitkin, who is at Vallejo, Cal, and who has secured a position in the chief engineers de- partment on board the cruiser Phila- delphia.
 Mrs. J. L. Richards intends to leave next Tuesday for Missouri
 There was special cattle train cut of here this noon. There will be six teen cars put in the Maricopa train tonight: twelve of hay, of which A. J. Peters ships seven; one of wheat from Mesa, and 1.-Two of hay from Mesa, and one of barley from Tempe
 AT THE NORMAL.
 Miss Mattie Garnett returned to school this week after a weeks absence rn account of illness.
 Professor Wescott took charge of the English department Tuesday Ow- ing to the slowness of Arizona trains the new teacher came a day later than was expected.
 What the normal school needs is an electric plant. This was by no means overlooked when the building was being erected, for the necessary pre- liminary preparations were made for such a modern convenience Besides all this. this is the only kind of a plant that has not been we'll and thoroughly dissected by the members of both botany classes They are aching for something more complexed To the councilmen of Mesa they ex- tend fair warning
 The Websterian debating society has adjourned until fall, but there is a possibility of there being an oper debate by the members of the societJ on June 3. The debaters chosen art Harry Hendrix, Miss Vaughn, PhiIt Ozanne and Miss Hartsfeld
 The class of '99 will give a recep tion tomorrow night to the thiry yea class and members of the faculty The event will be enc of the rares treats ever given at the normal.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., May 12-(Specia Correspondence of The Republican.)- Dan kIe1nmdn, A. w. BdDD1Ct, GeOrg Schornick, William Newell, T. E Pomeroy, Dr. Wilbur, Dr. Chandler, ( c. Hockett. Lee Brizee and J. M. Cosb and wife went to Phoenix today.
 Miss Nettie Powell, Miss Mary Cal laway and c. R. Gordon came up froI Phoenix today.
 George Mauk has secured nearly fiji teen dollars. not only subscribed, bu in his pocket, for the monument to | erected to the sailors killed on tn Maine