Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-05
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

TEMPE.
William Birchell has put around the
walls of his meat market pretty large
mirrors. which give views of ones
self that enc generally likes to behold,
though he does not always admit it.
Chung Sing the East Tempe Chinese
merchant, is moving his store out on
the Mesa road. one-quarter mile this
side of the creamery.
The young ladies of the normal have
taken hold of basket ball this season
with vim. Two teams have been or
ganized and their present showing in
dictates that the normal will have the
best basket ball team in the territory
and in short time they will be willing
to prove it.
The students of the normal are de-
lighted to learn of the interest shown
toward the institution by two of the
leading business firms of Tempe, who
will at the end of the school year giv-e
to the successful contestants gold
medals. The firm of Borrowdale &
Moeur will give to the one delivering
the best Grafton beautiful gold medal
Of which the receiver may always be
proud. The Arizona Mercantile com
pany also will give a handsome gold
medal to the one writing the finest
literary composition
MESA.
Mesa was visited with drizzly rain
yesterday. It was most welcome to
every one.
c. A. Saylor Of Tempe was in Mesa
yesterday Mr.. Saylor has postponed
building his house until spring. He
was unable to secure carpenters when
he wanted them.
Louis Melczer and Joseph Thai
haimer paid the south side a call yes
terday.
Malcolm McLeish of Denver returned
10 Mesa yesterday.
At the NJ. E. conference just ended
at Prescott the Tempe-Mesa charge
was divided. Lowell l. Rogers was
returned to Tempe and Edwin S.
Decker was given the Mesa parish.
The Rev. Mr.. Decker came to Mesa
yesterday to make the place his future
home.
Goldfeld camp has again awakened.
Work was stopped on account of hot
weather in July. Yesterday Malcolm
McLefsh started a force of men Oh his
cyanide plant which is handling the
tailings from the Mammoth mine. IT.
will take two months more to clean
ND the dump. c. ]. Hall has two men
at work sinking a shaft. w. A. Kim
ball on Monday took a force of men
out to the BuckhOrn mine and is
taking out good ore. The mine is a
copper property and Mr.. Kimball is
elated over the prospects. Many at
This end of the valley believe that
Goldfield will yet become one of the
best camps in the territory.
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rent or lease is greater this fall than
ever before. Don NJ. LeBaron says |
inquiries are continually coming to
him for such openings. He knows of
one man who has been in Mesa two
months waiting to rent a fOrty-acre
ranch Mesa water shares are still /
at the top notch and refuse tC weaken.
Abel & Wilbur yesterday sold a |
wind pumping plant to Mr.. Donnelly |
of DonneIly's ranch, twelve miles
northeast of Florence. Al this ranch /
there are flowing wells, but the recent
demand for water has been such as to 4
make the supply inadequate. Sunday
night. Mr.. Abel says, 250 freight
teams watered at that place. Don
neIlys ranch is a station on the road
between Florence and the Ray mines.
W. J. Wallace, son CT J. b. Wallace
Of Lehi, rented $50 acres of the old
canaigre land and will put it into
wheat this fall.
George Schornicks forty acres of
corn is locking fine and will average
more than twenty-five bushels 10 the
acre. The ears are iD the milk and
hardening.
a Mexican who had been working
fer Mr. Brady south of town was paid
off last Sunday morning and came to
town. His work was quickly ex-
changed for wine IN a drunken con-
dition he started back to the ranch.
He somehow lost his seat and in fall
ing his foot caught in stirrup. The 1
horse became frightened and dragged ,
its rider nearly half a mile and until
The Mexican's boot came off and re-
leased him from his peril. A man who :
followed behind in a buggy reported
that the Mexican was torn to pieces
and that one of his legs was fifty {
yards from his body. When the Off I
cers arrived they found him badly {
bruised about the head, but otherwise
intact The supposed leg was the boot l
which had fallen out CT the stirrup- |
Monday the patient. under the care of {
Dr.. Brack, recovered consciousness,
cut was and is still delirious. If he
Toes not shortly recover he viii be {
sent to the asylum.
Sunday E. E. Lewis was blessed by
he arrival of a baby girl. Mr.. Lewis
vas also elated, as it has been ten |
,ears since an event of this nature &C.
.urred in the Lewis home.
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