Arizona republican., 1898-10-02
SOUTH SIDE.

Correspondence of The Republican J. Mrs. E. L. Storment is in Tempe today frcm Mesa
 Sixteen cars of hay and one car of flour and a car of cattle are loaded on the side-track to go out of Tempe to- night.
 | Rev. A. V. Harbin will fill the N. HE. church south the coming year.
 Elder Sharbrough will fill the pulpit
 the M. B. church south tomorrow morning. Services will begin at II o'clock.
 Chaplain Scott will deliver an ac- dress to the young people Sunday at z p. m- at the Baptist church; sub ject, Life Opening; Its Possibilities. p
 Twenty-Five empty freight cars ars expected to arrive from Maricopa in the morning. It will be godsend to the shippers.
 Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Melton returaei i from California this morning. Mrs. Hood will enter upon her duties in the normal on Monday.
 The Tempe Canal company held I stockholders meeting and elected the board of directors, which consists Of Neils Peterson, Grant Jones and J. T. Priest. The western branch will not
 
 The southern branch elected for direct ors J. B. Price, Judson Harmon and Neils Peterson.
 William Mullen today assumed a pc- sition with the Arizona Mercantile company.
 This morning at 7:30 Mrs. Clara Perkins died at her home at Piral William Penn left this noon to bring the remains to Tempe, where the funeral will be held. The deceased has suffered intensely, but it was thought she would recover and the an nouncement of her death came as a shock today. Mrs. Perkins was nine teen years of age and had been married a year. She was known by every Ore on the south side, who will mourn her loss deeply. She had a sweet char acter, was exceedingly popular, and her good influence was felt wherever she went. The funeral will be held at the home of her father, W. A. Me Grew, in East Tempe, tomorrow morn ing at g o'clock, sun time. Elder Sharbrough will conduct the services. All sympathetic friends of the family are invited to be present
 The schools closed the third week Of the year after a week of unhampered work. The attendance has not in- creased during the week, but if the school does not grow any more the scholars will not suffer, but on the con- trary will get more attention than usual. Professor F'rizzell has sent of an order for kindergarten supplies needed Miss Hendrix's room will have few more seats put in to ac commodate few scholars who are now vx1r rrxr ah4n rryfrh hcn 1- for a place to sit, but not always with success, as the attendance is nearl? full.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., Oct 1-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- Last evening Father Westhoff and Father Lambert came up on the train from Phoenix, and this morning lef. for Sacaton.
 Dr. Drain lost a fever thermometer this week sometime, between the Chandler canal and Mesa. He would feel grateful for its return if it has been found.
 Those registered at the KimbaD house are: A. Redewill, N. B. Dane. George F. Godfrey and wife, Phoenix; w. H.. Wilbur, Clyde Stewart, city, Mir. Shaw, J. ". Evans, Phoenix
 William Newell, W. A. Kimball and the Misses Blanche and Grace Newell went to Phoenix today. The Misses Newell went down to attend Khe dis trict lodge of the Good Tempiars. Pro lessor J. D. Lopeg and wife and Miss Nettie Norris went down last night for the same purpose. The parties will remain over Sunday in Phoenix f1 f. some filled out registration blanks. There are but four or five voters left in the precinct who have not regis tered, and these will be.
 Alexander Forsythe and Professor Armstrong went down to the capital today to take out three second papers to become United States citizens The gentlemen were both citizens of Can ada ------
 The ball last night given by the Young Mems and Ladies' Mutual Inn- provemeHt associations was exceed ingly well attended and carried through. There were more than 10t couples present and the music was good. The evening was commenced by all singing America" which was fol- lowed with a prayer by Bishop Phelps. Between dances rather elaborate lit- erary and musical programme was ren- dered which proved to be as pleasan: as the dancing. The principal num- Der on the programme was a speech by Ralph Cutler, who vividly pictured tha need, advantage and benefits of the Mutual Improvement association. A cordial invitation was extended to all without regard to religious belief to at tend Ehe meetings and join one of the associations. That the associations were all that MT. Cutler depicted them was evidenced by the splendid thought