Arizona republican., 1898-04-06
The South Side


 Misses Mae and Clara Hall arrived from Congress last night. They ex- pect to stay here this summer.
 Howard Wood is recovering from his injuries received in California shortly after leaving Tempe the last time. He was thrown out of his buggy and sus- tained a dislocated shoulder and many serious sprains and business. When he returned week ago he was help less.
 General R. Allyn Lewis has issued orders to assemble every night and go through very warlike drills. Lieuten- ant Charles H. Jones is organizing hospital corps for Company c. Melton Meyers is building a torpedo boat. It is now far advanced, the blow barrel being in place.
 R. G. Andre says he will give Presi- dent Mckinley until tomorrow to rec ognize Cuba and if he has not done it then he will take down his picture which angs over his work bench and put it away somewhere.
 The creamery brick yard is the next to be the Mecca of relic seekers. The workmen there have unearthed human bones About 5000 brick are being turned out day.
 While at little social gathering last Friday night at Burt Rich's, George Campbell and Brother Burt were box ing and scuff1ing and George was seri- Ously ruptured by blow in the abdo- men. He is greatly improved, how ever, and expects to be out soon.
 A car of cattle goes to Yuma tonight and a car of four to Benson. A. J. Peters ship three cars of hay.
 The Odd Fellows committee which has in charge the laying of the corner stone of the Odd Fellows new build ing, has completed all arrangements for the programme on that day, April IA. There will be in the neighborhood of 800 people in the procession, which will start from the vicinity of the Hay den hotel and march up Mill avenue to the building site. The programme as laid out is as follows: Address of welcome on part of the city; address of welcome on the part Of Tempe lodge, I. O. O. F.; response to welcome by grand master I. O. o, F.; laying of the corner stone by the grand lodge off cers; oration by General ED Williams of Nogales; music will be furnished by the Phoenix band. The Rebekahs pro- pose to build an arbor under which they will dispense lemonade to the visitors. The committee on furnishing carria ges for the use of the Rebekahs in the procession would be pleased to have any one having the same and who would give their use on that oc- casion report to either Albert Miller, Joseph Birchett or Ernest Schmidt. Half rates have been secured from Phoenix and Mesa. The train will leave Phoenix at 1 o'clock and return at m. Perry Wildman has put his shoulder to the wheel and is do- ing very effective work. One thousand people will in all probability be in Tempe on that day.
 Following is the report of the Rural school for the last school month: Number of days taught, 20; number of boys in attendance, 22; number of girls in attendance, 26; number of pu- pills in attendance, AS; average daily attendance, 39; number of new pupils entered, 1. Roll of honor-Not absent or tardy, Harry Brown, Sadie Lewis Ivy Walker, Amy Lewis, Bessie H. l OOi Edith Corbell, Elsie Duffie, Ernest Cor bell. Arthur Brown, Louis Corbell Matte Corbell, Mary Mullen; not ab- sent. but tardy one or more times Mabel Woolf, Irene Woolf, Bessie Morrow, Jennie Nichols, Jessie Blake Farley Blake, W. w. Greene, teacher.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., April 5.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- Roy Hill of Mesa, J. L. Powell and E B. Sinclair of Phoenix were in Mesa today.
 Jack Frazier came in from his ranch nix this morning.
 A. M. Appleby of Dallas, Texas, is in the city.
 Last night MT and Mrs. B. F. Le- Baron gave a party in celebration o1 the birthday of their niece, Miss Sarah LeBaron. Over sixty guests were present and a good time was had
 Sam Johnson of Nephi is planting forty acres to broom corn. His mil will hum next fall, evidently.
 Mrs. Green and Mrs. Henderson vii hold a meeting in the interest of tht W. C. T. U. in the M. E. church nex Saturday at 2:3O D. m.and another il the Baptist church at 7:30 p. m.
 The people of Mesa are a jolly lot Another surprise party was given MT and Mrs. W. H. Allen, it being th' twenty-eighth anniversary of Mrs. Al lens birthday Those present were Mir and Mrs w. H. Allen, Mir ant Mrs Ornetes Daley, MT. and Mrs. H c. Fuller, Mfr. and Hrs. John s. Allen Mrs Annie Allen, Misses Clara Dobi and Priscilla Allen. Sola Petersen ant Grace Standage; Messrs. Ellis Baker Warren Petersen, George Petersen William Petersen, Ava Stewart, Jame Miller and Elijah Allen.
 The exact returns of the city cleo tion yesterday are: For council, W A. Kimball, 69: David LeBaron, 69; f NJ. Johnson, 69, W. L. Shrine, GA; + 0. Peterson, 30; c. M. Mullen, 65; fiv elected. For town clerk, John Pom eroy, 42; Dan Kleinman, 40. For tow marshal, Finn Daley, 50; c. B. Lewis 35 Mr. Davis, for supervisor (