Arizona republican., 1899-11-08
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.


Attorney E. NJ. Wescott of Phoenix
was a professional visitor in Tempe
yesterday.
H. L. Chandler was down from Mesa
yesterday.
Gilbert Yeager and wife were callers
in Tempe last night
Robert Richards yesterday re-enter-
ed on his work at the normal.
Constable o. c. Smith spent yester-
day in Phoenix making his final proof
on his desert land entry.
A. ]. Peters shipped out a car of
hay last night.
Charles Hon is running a first-class
restaurant back of the Tempe house.
Jim Teeters is getting to be quite
expert in cutting meat in Birchelrs
butcher shop. Mr.. Birchell says he is
useful as well as ornamental.
Frank Hough is still quite sick with
typhoid fever.
Walter Gates of Phoenix was a bus
mess caller in Tempe yesterday.
]. E. Sturgeon returned yesterday
from Wilcox with eleven carloads of
steers which he will put on pasture on
the south side.
Large numbers of south siders were
over to Phoenix yesterday to see the
circus. The streets of Tempe were
almost deserted.
The brass band held an important
business meeting in the armory hall
last night.
MESA
Lew Wagonn, Goldfelds famous
wheelman and merchant. is paying
Mesa a business visit today.
The circus at Phoenix almost depop-
ulated Mesa of her Mexican frater-
nifty. Architect Campbell had a hard
time to get men and buck-tenders yes
terday.
Mr.. ]. L. Powell returned yesterday
morning from California where he
had been looking after his immense
cattle interests. He went yesterday TO
Sportsman and Florence where he has
about 400 head of cattle that he will
bring over and place on pasture on
the school section he has just pur-
chased south of Mesa.
/. V. Stewart of Kyrene made Mesa
a business visit yesterday and hauled
home a load of lumber from the Mesa
Lumber company's yard.
Mr.. Charles G. Shell of Lehi was a
business visitor to Mesa yesterday.
Architect Campbell of Phoenix came
up to Mesa and started the masons on
the brick work of the Code and Salter
building. Messrs. Beaswell, Dazzling
and Standage are the masons employ
ed and the way they make the mortar
fly the brick work will be completed
this week.
A. W. Babbitt received a letter from
his son, DR.. C. Babbitt. who is now en-
gagged in NJ. 1. L. work in the Davis
stake, Utah. He is getting along
nicely and enjoying his labor among
the hospitable people of Davis county.
Charley Whitlow of Florence is now
in Mesa. He reports great change
in the little town of Florence. Bust
ness has revived, new enterprises are
starting up and the town and commun-
ity are preparing to handle the i'm
Inense business that is sure to come as
a result of the big mining boom at
Mineral Creek and vicinity.
Fred and Roy Lamb came down
from the Superstition district yes:er-
day. They have been employed on the
Buckborn mine belonging to w. A.
Kimball & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Mauk returned 20
Mesa last night and today are receiv-
ing a cordial welcome here on the
mesa. We are pleased to have George
back again, for in business integrity.
promptness and courtesy he has few
equals. and Mrs. Mauk is a favorite
with all.
w. E. Pomeroy of POmeroy Bros.
commission agents of Mesa made a
business visit to Phoenix yesterday.
Every time the political machine
turns it grinds out a plum for the peo-
pie to scramble for and quarrel over.
And the little town of Mesa is now
undergoing commissions as a result of
one some days since. Our postmaster
was notified that Mesa's mail business
had reached the fourth class grade and
was accordingly advanced to that
grade. The law permits a change of
postmasters and place of business
when that mark is reached. AS re-
suit petitions have been circulating
quite freely the past few days. both to
change postmasters and retain the Old
one Meantime the dems. look cOldiy
on and smile.