Arizona republican., 1898-09-13
SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe, Ariz., Sept 12.-(Special Correspondence of The Republicar.)- E. F. Kellnsr and wife came in on this N- h their two children, who are at t,ding the normal, went on to Phoe- nix.
 Roadmaster w. T. Cummings. and Boon Lewis drove over to Phoenix this morning.
 A democratic club was formed last Saturday night in Tempe. The off, cers elected were Curt w. Miller, pres ident; Mir Sanchez, vice-president; Joseph Birchett. secretary; Juan So1a, assistant secretary; A. w. CosneT. treasurer A large excursion came ID from Phoenix and the hat was passed through the crowd with the result of S12.10 being collected. Forty-seyer pames were paced on the roll.
 Last Saturday night Ole Olsen was driving out Mill avenue with a new wagon when a single-tree came loose and hit the horses feet, which fright ened the team. They became rncon- trollable and tore away from MT Olesons guidance. The wagon caught the buggy in which MT Lester Rich was driving home in and ccn- pletely demolished it. Both msn came out of the accident uninjured. and this morning MT. Rich came in with a wagon and gathered up the rig.
 s. c. Wynkoop Of the Arizona Eiec- tric company of Phoenix is in town today making arrangements with the Tempe merchants to wire their storss for electric lights.
 Three new students entered the normal this morning, Miss Ruth Babbitt and Miss Delilah Millett Of Mesa, and Charles Green of Scotts- dale The Hesperian society met and organized last Friday night.
 Charles N. Taylor intends to begin the construction of a new brick resi- dence west of Boon Lewis place this week
 The Tempe school opened this morn ing with 100 scholars enrolled, eight of whom were Mexican children. They are divided among the teachers as follows: First primary Miss McNeil: Mexican children, 8; second primary. Miss Winger, 29: part of third and all of the fourth grades, Miss Hendrix, 20: fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth grades. Professor Frizzell 26. There are about fifty scholars in tie practic school of the normal. Professor Fri2 zeIl estimates that the enrolment II, the public schco' will reacb 200. Tho school has been freshly painted or t,s inside. and Mir Listenbarger succeeds Jose Soza as janitor.
 l.. ]. Vincent is making preparations to clear his eighty acres of larG :Inc pGi i: into grain this winter.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz.. Sept. 12-tSpecial ,ff \ = Dr. Pratt, Professor Fulton, Tbomas Flapnigan and Ben Porter spent Sun day in Mesa
 Ifr- P.a:t occupied the pulpi. in tiis M. r.. c.t:r, h in the morning.
 The plans and specifications of Steel ' G Burton for the Nephi school have been accepted by the trustees of thai district. The contract will be let this week some time and work will be be- gun immediately afterwards. The building will be larger and better than the old one.
 w. J. Birchett's meat market is a model of cleanliness and his system of cold storage is most excellent for the curing of meats. He purchased thirty. seven head of fat native cattle last week for his trade. The meat busi- ness is conducted in an up-to-date manner 1n MSSa.
 Mesa is enjoying g faint symptom of building boom. There are two busi- ness blocks going up, one of them a very substantial brick structure. There are rumors faintly heard on the gentle breezes that something will happen in this end of the valley this fall and winter.
 The severest wind storm of the year visited Mesa and vicinity last Saturday night. The new Passey building was nearly carried from it's moorings, and the big dredger on the Chandler canal suffered the loss of a roof The cook house has not yet been able to firG it. self nor the provisions in it. Mrs Mary Smith was compelled to come to town Sunday morning to get something to eat for the crew. w. A. Daggs was standing in his yard when the storm broke and experienced a few tanta- liZing moments. His chickens were carried off their feet and rolled past him like vague imaginations. The cats went flying and sprawling squalling between his legs, some of them hitting as they vent the hogs were piled sauealing up against one side of the pen, and the cattle stood huddled to- gether believing with fear. MT. Daggs saw nor heard nothing of this. but he stood there in the roar of the storm with his eyes intently fixed on the lately acquired acrobatic tenden- cies of the rocf of his house. The roof would rise up, up. fall part way back, and then ascend again in a way that nearly wore Mir. Daggs out. If it had come off entirely It would have been a