Arizona republican., 1898-08-28
SOUTH SIDE.

VN~v~~v~~~VSS SSOS~O~~V~'V Tempe, Aug, Aug. 27.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican, A. w. Cosner, James McNeil, Mr. and Mrs M G. Hill. Albert Miller, Perry Wildman, George L. Compton, w. T.. Cummings and Curt W Miller went to Phoenix today.
 night.
 A bevy of young ladies will go out tonight for moonlight ride on their wheels.
 The Tempe republicans will hold a caucus at Kingsbury hall tonight.
 J. B. Coleman, Tonto Basin mine owner, is in the valley on business visit
 Rev. s. L. Guthrie will preach tomo-- row morning at Mesa and at lne union meeting at this place tonight The meeting will be held near the NJ. E. church at 7:30.
 Miss Ethel Orme has secured :. school at Bonita, Ariz. for the coming year.
 
 the river this morning and at 1 o'clocl big raise came, entirely too much foI the canals to carry. It was impos- sible to ford at the bridge this even ing, but the river is falling.
 The Gila is on the rampage today and this morning the desert through which the Maricopa road runs was 2 sheet of water during the heavy rain T. E. Pomeroy of Mesa is in Tempe this afternoon.
 J. F. Hendrix has received a sample of gold ore from a mine he is interest ed in in the Bradshaws. The men al work on it have developed vein fourteen inches wide which roughly assays S90 per ton. The specimen al hand, Mir. Hendrix says, assays about $500 ton. MT. Hendrix is also inter- ested in the tailings of the Crowned King mine. F. B. McCabe shipped 1000 pounds of the tailings east, ,and are being treated by the Fort Wayne process, returned $33.
 The normal this year will have g military instructor of splendid quail fcations Joseph c. Bland who sue ceeds Professor F. M Irish, has beer a member of the California nationa guard and a captain in the Berkeley cadets. This will undoubtedly be re ceived with pleasure by the norma boys and girls, too, for that matter.
 Waiter Hedgpeth will enter the em ploy of J. Hartman this winter and at tend the normal again.
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz, Aug. 27-(Specia Correspondence of The Republican, J. David Wallace and wife drove to Phoe nix today to have MT. Wallace's ey' treated
 Henry Gonzales of Tempe is in towl today.
 Charles Wing has all the shelvin. up for his new stock of groceries ant today a tasty coat of paint is Oein! put on.
 It is not too warm for Mesa youni folks to dance, as very enJoyabl dance was held at the Coop. hall las night.
 Rev. S. l.. Guthrie, who has returne' from a recuperating trip to Californi; will preach at the M. E. church to morrow morning.
 Mesa seems to be out of the rail belt lately, for although rain has fallel at this place several times of late. tn precipitation has not been nearly st great as in other parts of the valley.
 Not being able to secure specia train last night, the republican club of Phoenix and Tempe have post poned their visit to Mesa until neX Tuesday.
 Pardy Webb is baling 100 tons O the Wallace brothers hay for A. Peters.
 Phil Nets evidently is destined tt enjoy the single blessedness of 1onel. bachelOrhoOd, for like the old maids he has gotten so far along as to fee the need of pets upon which to bestOv his affections. He has purchased O Steve Byers a fawn which MT. Eyer caught above McDowell while round ing up cattle. The fawn is beauty but so young that Mr Nets must need feed it with a bottle.
 J. M. Cosby intends to go on a hone, robbing expedition soon. He has friend who tells him that he know where there are a large number o swarms of bees in the mountains. Tn two will take couple of wagons witt IHc eApeCIdliou Ol IelurHlnS III lW' weeks with them loaded.
 The pigeon season is on in dea, earnest. Every day one can see sev eral parties leave Mesa to enjoy a fel hours sport, some to realize wha fun it is to come in empty handed and others to see the looks of con sternation and surprise upon their re turn with fabulous number w. A Daggs says every morning he can SC pigeons flying up the river in clouds