Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-30
The South Side

Tempe, Ariz, May 29.-(Special
correspondence of The Republican,
Miss Josie Carroll and sisters, Mr.. C.
H Finch and wife and R. V. Robinson
snd wife went to Phoenix today.
Decoration Day will be observed in
a quiet manner in Tempe. The nor
mai will hold exercises appropriate
lor the day in the morning, the stores
generally will be closed for the day,
and small parties will go to the Gem
etery, but there will be no general
celebration. Tomorrow, however, will
be the most significant 30th of May
m almost quarter of century, not
on account of the graves to be deco
rated, and already decorated so many
times, but On account of the solemn
probability of new graves of soldier
boys waiting e Be decorated before
the end of the next May rolls around.
The ZaDjeros and the town marshal
keep their eagle eye on the water
lately. They have 10 see to it. II
only tFickles where it should roar
through the bitches.
Tempe has several bulletin boards,
the most reliable OF which is in Laird
& Dimes drug store. 1t reflects the
sentiments of Temples public.
the district lodge of Good Templars
yesterday. The refreshments at the
school house were discussed in a most
catering manner The lodge work
lasted until late in the night.
There were twelve cars of stock aud
hay shipped out of Phoenix last night,
so that the seventeen cars OF hay wait
ing for shipment on this side did not
all get aft.
MESA
Mesa City. Ariz., May 29.-tSpecial
Correspondence of The Republican,
There were seveHty-five people who
went to Phoenix On the excursion last
night from this side of the river and
ii was jolly crowd, too.
Enterprise is the keynote in the
melody of progress sung by all sue
eessful cities. The town or city
whose citizens are live and business
ike people will grow all around q
town whose people are languid and
over cautious, even though the latter
city has more advantages than the
former The electric lights in Mesa
have very significant look. which
shines in the daytime as well as at
night 1t is not too great a stretch
Of the imagination, either, to see the
suiYering picture in those sparkling
globes, of long highway vending its
way up through the mountain passes
10 q busting mountain city, nor is it
difficult to see that highway surging
xith internecine commerce.
There was large crowd out yeSter-
day to witness the borrowed flag
hauled down and the large new one
Roisted to the top of the town flag
epHa There was a repetition OF the
scenes of the former occasion when
tie borrowed flag was raised. This
time, however, the Mesa rangers made
q much finer showing.
q. journal in the northern part OF
the territory estimated the income
frem hay this year to the Salt River
valley to be 100000 AS near as can
be learned there are 100 sections of
Band under actual cultivation on the
south side Of the valley. Of this 100
SECTIONS. about two-thirds are produc-
ing hay this year. This is 46,500
acres OF land Some think that this
hgLre should be raised to $4,000 acres.
Where there is water four crops
could be cut with an average of a ton
to Che acre There will not be water
enough. however, to bring Iaore than
three tons to the acre according to
those well informed. Fortysix
ihousdud five hundred acres at that es-
innate Will this year produce 135,5Oc
tons Of hay or its equivalent, which
at IS per ton will amount to $l,116,-
600 ass the income this year from hay
for tie south side.