Arizona republican., 1899-06-27
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SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

Mr N. A. Morford of Phoenix spent yesterday fn town.
 Frank CTtswell of Phoenix was a business visitor at Tempe yesterday.
 Boon Lewis returned from the mines yesterday to spend several weeks with his family in Tempe.
 Miss Margaret Hughes lett last night for Kansas, where she vtll spend the summer.
 Oscar Mullen, who has just re- turned from the mountains, spent yes terday in Phoenix.
 J. T. Priest was a business visitor at Phoenix yesterday.
 Dr. Brack of Mesa was in town yes terday.
 No shipments were made last night on account of not being able to get eSrs.
 Mrs. A. W. Cosner and children spent yesterday at Phoenix with friends.
 Carl Hayden and Miss saHfe Hay den returned from Tucson yesterday.
 Owing to a mishap to the engine the train from the south did not reach here until this afternoon.
 MT. Laird drove over to Phoenix yesterday.
 Billy Strong's hay baler has been compelled to suspend operations for 3 few days on account of rain.
 There was ILse of 15000 inches in the river yesterday. While this ad dition to the water supply will be only temporary, 1t will be a godsend
 Grand Master Workman James w. Slaves of the A. o. U. W. lodge was in town last night. He was accomPa- ried by a number of members Of the Phoenix lodge. There was a full at tendance of local members.
 Tempe's trade with various cities and towns throughout the territory is at present very extensive and daily growing larger. Shipments of hay. grain, flour and various other articles of produce are being made daily. Cat tie that are brought from the range to be pastured in the large alfalfa fields are also being shipped out to eastern and California markets. This com mercial trade brings in a great deal of capital. not alone as returns on ship emnts, but to be invested in the valley.
 MESA.
 Dr. Brack and Warner Allen drove over to Tempe yesterday.
 Andrew J. O'Connor came over from Florence yesterday. MT. O'Con- | nor will spend several days in town visiting friends
 Frank T. Pomeroy returned from Casa Grande on Sunday. MT. Pom eroy is canyassing the territory for school supplies.
 The conference Of the L. D. s. church was continued from Sunday all day yesterday, Considerable busl- ness of importance to the church was | attended to-
 E. L. Bowen drove over to Tempe | yesterday. MT. Bowen had charge of | the Tempe hotel before it's destruction [ by fire, and expressed his qualification | at seeting the fine new building out | of the ashes of the old.
 Dr. Sabin and his son Charley i drove over to Phoenix yesterday. Mr. ! Charles Sabin lately returned to Mesa from the Vekol mine.
 The concert given at the Baptist church last night was a great success. The musical programme was very much appreciated by the large audi 9nce present.
 The hall in the Barnett block is be- ing fitted up inside for the WoCdmen of the World lodge of Mesa. Mr. Barnett has spared no expense or effort to make it thoroughly up to date in every way. The hall will be lighted by electricity throughout
 The barley crop is as good as usual his year. The yield has always be5n heavy and more than sufficient for nome use, the surplus having been shipped to various points in the south srn part of the territory and to Cali ,ornia. Barley is used entirely for 'eed in the southwest and is found to De even better than corn. which is so argely used throughout the east. This grain has been found to be so easily cultivated and it's yield so heavy that ts production has come into univ5r- al favor in the southwest. The sur plus yield this season in the valley TiIl be shinDad to California