Arizona republican., 1899-07-11
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

Flagstaff
 George N. Gage returned from Pres colt yesterday.
 James Sturgeon is hack from g busi- ness trip to Denver
 Two cars of grain were shipped out last night
 Eugene Westcntt is over from Phoe- nix today shaking hands with his many Tempe friends
 Mr. and Mrs. Jose Samaniego were over frcsn Phoenix yesterday afternoon to attend the funeral of Leopold Leon Mrs SamaniFgo is q sister of the dead boy
 John stelzrfde and Garnett Holmes were in Phoenix yesterday for the purpose of enlisting iB the Thirty fourth regiment, now being recruited | for service in the Philippines They are two worthy young men who will do their country good service. Seel- zrlede was member of the Rough Riders and was the only man from Tempe who never went to the hos pital with the fever.
 The funeral of Leopold Leon took plaee yesterday afternoon and was largely attended, the young man being one of Tempe's best Mexican families and being himself highly respected.
 H. l.. Chandler spent yesterday in Tempe repairing the break in the electric line in East Tempe
 A. J. Peters shipped two cars Of hay yesterday. MT. Peters is buying most of the hay and barley On the south side and paying the bast market prices for all consignments recorded thus far MT. Peters is by far the heaviest shipper on the south side
 ha of Tempe has lately received a con signment of hardware and are plac- ing the same in their neat store in the Odd Fellows building The ground floor where the hardware store is To- cated, is remarkably cool on account of having the cement floor.
 The rain which commenced Sunday afternoon continued all night and until eight o'clock yesterday morning seems to have been general all over the south side, although heavier in some localities than in others. It will be great benefit to the ranchers and the reads will be in good condition for months to come.
 The c0roner's jury impanclIed to decide as to the cause Of the death of Leopold Leon, who was electrOcrted near Tempe or Sunday night, gave in the following verdict: The jury found that Ieon met his death accidental by means Of contact with a live eiee~ tric wire on the electric line in East Tempe. No perscn or persons were he'd responsible in any way for the accident.
 Pat King is in Tempe with his usual great expectations. Pat will make a panoramaic view of Tempe as an ad- vertising scheme The view will be placed cn a card and put in the rail- way coaches and other public places.
 MESA.
 J. Holden 6 Sons made up one-half of a carload of grapes and musk melons last week. The balance of the 1 car was made up in Phoenix and ship ped to Chicago.
 layfette Dana and wife left yester- day for Holbrook. Ariz- Mir and Mrs ] Dana will spend the summer at H0l- ! hrnok and vicinity. Thomas Winsor of the geological sur | vey came over from Florence yesIer- l day and was a passenger on the ] o'clock train to Phoenix, and will i leave for Denver, Colo, today. MT. | Winsor reports WCrk at the Butte | reservoir site near Florence suspended ! for the present, but it will be taken i up and completed in the fall.
 Phil Nets will leave on Thursdays excursion fer California 10 spend the | summer. Mir Nets expects to spend | most of the time at Santa Catalina island.
 J F. Deane spent yesterday in Phoenix on business. MT DIane has been a resident Of the valley but a short time, having but lately removed his family from Missouri and now F-fpa-oTf o- rbOrorohIv atic- fed with the valley.
 MT. Rcsenberger and family spent yesterday in Phoenix visiting their sen. Melvin RCseubergcr.
 The frame and brickwork of the first story Of the new school house is now completed and work has been be gun on the second story
 The Farmers Exchange is doing { m0st of the ba.ing both here and ip Tempe They shipped a car of hay yesterday. done on the electric line to Tempe by H. L. Chandler. F pr. J. V. Bailey carries a very complete line of drugs in his neat lit tie store near the Mesa bank on Main street All the haryesters have suspended i rrarations on account of the heavy rain which fe.l yesterday The farm srs and catt1emeH express their delight at the three inches of rain which fell ' The good it will do will be almost in ( zstimable and the damage very slight The downpour has caused considerable i rIse III the river Y The grape harvest has begun in real l earnest. Most Of the ThomDson's l seedlees are being canned and shipped. \ The raisin and wine g-a9es will be ( and shule report splendid crops of museat. which have heretofore pro- lueed splendid raisin. The vine i yards of Cuber and Jones are also l heavily loaded with the wine grapes 4 Bland monumt nt fund has been z started with Bryan and other silver 2