Arizona republican., 1899-05-24
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.


 R. c. Andre has put some sample buggies in his shop.
 John Efddlecomer is laying the cement sidewalk in front of the new Laird building. which is nearing com pletion.
 w. A. Bolton is recovering from a severe sickness. INIr. Bolton expects to be at his desk tomorrow.
 J. E. Sturgeon during the last few days has been doing some lively cattle trading MT Sturgeon bought last week 300 head from J.lge Howell of Tolto Basin. Monday he purchased the Dr. Jones cattle. 11S in number of Henry Gonzales, administration. and yesterday he bought seventy head of McGrew & Penn. Last night Mir Sturgeon shipped five cars of cattle to Denver, and before the day has passed he is likely to sell a hundred head
 Some time ago when the little build ing boom was in Tempe was under dis cussion it was asked who would be next. The next bids fair to put in an appearance before the week is cut and to be of such magnitude as to be fitting climax to all the building en- terprises in Tempe for the past year. Tn short Tempe is to have a hotel. To get hotel in Tempe has been a problem that has agitated the minds of the Tempe townsmen and ranch men for years. Many times it seemed that the building would be erected. but as many times the eXpectaCI people were disappointed and they eventually became indifferent to the project and only smiled when some one assumed the audauty to say that a hotel for Tempe was more than al irTedescent dream But the citizens Of the town and surrounding coutry have been stirred with new life and push the past six months. Several solid men have gone ahead and made some substan- tial improvements and insLired con hdence in all the rest. With each inn provemsnt grew the realization that Tempe must by all means have a hotel Everyone had long since come to the conclusion that if a hotel was to be built the r2SLdent citizens would have 10 go ahead n q buSiIesS-like manner and build it themselves. This was the state of affairs when a few days ago when George N. Gage started out with a stock subscription list wtth q few other men at his elbow, all de- termined to stay with the project this time until the hotel was up. The list was headed by the Tempe Land &
 
 followed by w. J. KingsbuTy with | S700 Such success has been met with l that Mr Gage thinks that stone and 1 sand will be hauled before the week is | out The hotel will be erected on the ! northwest corner of Willard and | Filth street
 P B. Yates, Wells Farge route agent | passed thrCugh Tempe on the early | morning train.
 George Aintz of Globe was on the . train going to Phoenix.
 MT Vails of Tucson stopped of at Tempe this morning to see about get ting pasturage for his cattle
 Dr. ScrOggs bought a team, wagon and harness for his mountain summer rip.
 Prof. McNaughton and wife were n Phoenix yesterday.
 Dr. Miller and wIte attended the HindO lecture night before last d the normal building.
 The Baptist Sunday school picnic that was to be held next Saturday. is postponed u1tLI some other arrange mentS are made.
 William Goodwin. has received his new piano, the imitation of the mando- line. guitar. harp, etc. are very fine and Billy with his new house, new wife. new furniture and new piano is perfectly well pleased with his circum- stances in life.
 Dr. F. J. Hart was a professional Yisttor to Phoenix yesterday.
 Everybody ought to attend the social at Dr. H2rt's lawn tonight for the benefit of the free reading room The work of cleaning of the lots on the corner of Mill and Fourth street was done yesterday and the laying cut tn foundation will be done. The building will be three stories high and the full length of the lots. Jones, the jeweler, has on exhibition il his window six counterfeit dollars. The coU-taT6sit ccin was found by , Frankie Bellamy yesterday near her home in East Tempe. where same la bOrers of the normal had stopped. The coins are a perfect imitation of 1891 silver dollar. They are made of babbit metal. and the fact that some Of the coins are in al unfinished state is z evidence of their being made where they were found. About four years lgo some counterfeit dollars were found ? circulation at this place and 1t is likely that they and the ones 'ound yesterday were made by the same parties. Mrs A. C. Austin has about com