Arizona republican., 1898-12-20
SYRACUSE.
SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 19.-CSpeciaI Correspondence of '1he Republican.)- Messrs. T. J. Barkley, Charles Stan ford Turner, MT. Wharton and Mir. Simmons, representing Phoenix con- cerns, were on the south side today.
 The Catholic fair begins tomorrow and promises to be big event The ladies of the church have been at work for month past making angements for a thorough success. All of Tempe and some from Mesa will be interested in it before 1t is over. See the pro gramme on this page
 The Christian Baptist and M. B. churches will have Christmas trees on Christmas eve. The two M. E. church. es will hold theirs jointly in the M. E. church.
 Norman Orme, whose return the whole valley has anXiously awaited for months, passed through Tempe on the Maricopa train, which was eight hours late, today.
 J. w. McLain, the timer, is fixing the eornice on the Heineman & Gill building. The room formerly occupied by the Heineman & Gill dry goods store is being overhauled and reftted for Laird & Dimes drug store.
 w. J. Kingsbury is doing some repair work on his storeroom, which William M Goodwin will occupy the first.
 pr. Charles H. Jones is a visitor to Phoenix today.
 Mrs. James Carroll and daughter, Miss Josie Carroll, drove down to Phoenix today.
 James L. Johnston of Prescott is in Tempe visiting with his brother, W. s. Johnston, of the Ryder Lumber com pany.
 A. J. Peters shipped a car of hay last - ship three cars tonight.
 WafG 6hute of the normal left yesterday on visit to his home at Livingston, Gila county.
 Thomas Brown of Orange, Califor- mia, is here on his annual visit
 Two overcoais were stolen from John Saylor's buggy last evening.
 The family of MT. J. L. Perry, the brick contractor, has arrived from Los Angeles. MT. Perry has decided to permanently locate at this place.
 From an orange tree planted in 1892 | Rev. Mir. Kloss gathered over 2,200 or anges. The fruit was small, being of | what is known as the Tangerine kid | glove variety. MT. Kloss also gath cred thirty dozen lemons from a tree planted the same year. His orchard | this year yielded over 400 boxes of | orange ges-about double the amount he had counted on. The lemon trees also returned good yield and the fruit was of a high grade of excellence.
 Oscar Mullen drove to Phoenix this afternoon.
 The Red Crusade meeting of the w. c. T. u.-neld last evening in the Meth cdistf church brought out full house. The programme proved to be well worth the while of those who heard it.
 One day last week ehere came near i'm a ff-oc T 1fo f of l J. Howard Wood. Mrs. Wood left her baby in the care of her little son, Rus sell, intending to make short call next door. Master Russell went into the room where the baby was, but it was too dark to see. So the little man secured a candle, lit it and placed It on the floor at the head of the cot where the baby lay. The pillow case caught fire and the corner of the pill low was consumed when Mrs Howard rushed into the room and snatched her child from danger.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., Dec 19-(Special of The Republican.)- A. Hunsaker, Lee Brizzee, A. P. Shew- man, John Pomeroy, John Thurman, H. l.. Chandler and wife, Miss Newell, Miss Lamb Miss Pritchard and Hugh Pritchard went to Phoenix today. Miss Pritchard will leave tonight for Des Moines, la, on a visit. Hi Simpkins of Lehi drove home 1 from Phoenix today. A. c. Mcqueen will disc in 40 acres of alfalfa land to wheat and barley. The Utah Extension ditch at Lehi is undergoing repairs on it's lower bank. Al Millet returned from GIobe last Friday in the storm. Leonard Nets leaves for Globe today with 1,600 pounds of butter and other { produce.
 The Woodmen will hold special meeting Tuesday night.
 The Mesa schools are out for a two weeks vacation.
 Christmas nrecenfs arc heinz done