Arizona republican., 1898-07-12
l. SOUTH SIDE.

Tempe. Ariz-, July n.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican-)- E. B. Goodwin. Miss Armstrong, Ben Goldman, J. E. Sturgeon, R. A. Me Camley and George Compton went to Phoenix today.
 4. J. Peters will ship four cars Of hay tonight
 Civil Engineer J. E. DObbins came up from Phoenix today.
 There were 20,GG0 miners inches of water ir the river this morning.
 Charles Jones of Mesa came into town today with a lead of seedless grapes. He says the grape crop is light, but Of very good quality He picked one bunch of grapes that weighed four pounds.
 flaws & Waterhouse are threshing . Mrs. A J. Hanson's grain today.
 H G. Green has finished heading the Zech grain.
 It would be well to take a look at tfle bicycle store's big ad in the south side business directory. This insti- tuition is thoroughly uD-to-date in all its appointments and is really bless ing to wheeImen and women of the south side Tourists who expect to take their wheels with them should call and examine the manner in which this house crates wheel.
 Roadmaster ]. T. Cummings has purchased six Missouri mules. He says he will sell them if he can get what their names indicate their value to be.
 Bvro- Car today is tlreshias lis eighty acres of grain
 Mrs. Nj C. Hood will leave this week for the coast. There are num- Der of others preparing to go in on the next excursion.
 Romeo Root and brother Glen. and Arthur Drew are getting ready to leave On burro back for the Natural bridge and the pines
 The Salt River valley this year is undoubtedly q veritable Klondyke- It drst fattened more cattle than ever before and sold them at unprecedent- cd prices. It has raised so far two and in certain localities three average crops of alfalfa, which have been shipped out at prices that give one the hay fever. It next raised a crop of grain of greater acreage, greater yield and better quality than in years past and that grain now is slowly go- ing to the mills at fgures that last year would have taxed it's uttermost transportation facilities. As it is many ranchers are holding their grain being this year able to do it, which so generally has not been the case in years. The water in the river gave out or a great deal of grain On the desert would have swelled the golden harvest. It seemed few weeks ago Caat this years prosperity had been completely realized and the ranchers generally became resigned to the wait that is inevitable with a dry river The resignation has been thrown aside and in some instances almost stupendous preparations are going forward to take advantage of a second planting and a second smile Of nature that bids fair to be as fruitful as the first The early rains, the gratifying rise in the river and the almost bank able indications of wet summer have decided most ranchers to put ir their stubble land to corn or cane Many believe that neither corn nol cane is 9 success in this valley. and ii $ not always, but with a summer comparatively wet the yield of these two plants is enormous. It is a no- table fact not altogether due to the Spanish-American war. that people oi Ehis valley have forgotten Alaska
 MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz.. July 11-tSpecia Correspondence of The Republican }- William Standage: Fred Weeks, s. NJ Harris and wife, Miss Wilbur, Let Brizzee, H. L. and A. J Chandler wen 70 Phoenix today.
 Messrs. Anderson, for E. F. Kell her; Turner. for Kessier-Boyle, ant Kennedy, for the Capitol mills, wer, 6n this side today
 Mrs. Susana Vance, reported seri Busly i'll yesterday. died last night a II o'clock of appendicitis She vii be buried this afternoon at o'clock the ceremony being held at the Nor mon tabernacle Mrs. Vance cam across the plains with the Mormon nearly fifty years ago. and was one 0 the first settlers in Mesa
 Thomas Jensen is cutting his thirt crop Of hay from his twenty acres 0 alfalfa land
 Phil Nets this morning lost. b. death. one Of his bus horses. H does not know what the trouble was but does know that he has parted wit faithful animal
 Wilnam Johnson this noon had shed and two horses destroyed b lire.
 Johnson Bros. shipped fifty-seve grates of fruit and canteloupes todaJ
 The large party booked to leave fo the mountains today got O fin du season with two large wagons and number of saddle horses.
 4 Mexican was arrested last nigh for drunkenness and turned loose 0n account of ~extenuating circun stances.
 A couple of Indians were discovere drunk last evening, but TO clue to th guilty liquor dealer could be found.
 The Mormons have decided to celt hrate in a quiet manner in Daily grove the 24th of July. the annivel sary of the arrival of the Morrnv,:s Utah.
 The Mormon church sustains a yer rfaSc of fbao1Opipa1 StudaDf