Arizona republican., 1899-03-06
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

TEMPE.
 The base ball game was watched yes terday by a large and noisy crowd. Horns footed, the band played, boys, large and small, men, old and young, and women. white and brown, cheered and yelled themselves hoarse before the game was half through. The game belonged to the Tempe boys right from the start, and although the Yucatecs crawled up on them little in the second and third innings, Tempe came out way ahead. The score was 12 to in favor of Tempe. The crowd that started for Phoenix after the game was over did not look like the same crowd that came up earlier in the afternoon. They were so dejected that even their horses ears dropped way down over their eyes. The Tempe boys have marked out the DeMunds as the next victims.
 MESA.
 pr. Wilbur lost a good horse Satur- day afternoon. The animal was taken suddenly sick up town, and although everything possible was done for him he died in about an hour.
 Molly Rogers is very sick.
 The rendering of "The Mountain Waif' by the Mesa Dramatic company Saturday night is reported to have been excellent. An accident that came very near being serious happened during the performance The curtain roller be- came loosened some way and fell, striking Miss Zula Robson squarely on top of the head. It also struck A. w. Babbitt a glancing blow, cutting a large gash in the side of his head. Miss cn " was with difficulty that she carried her part through the remainder of the play.
 Those registered at the Alhambra are: B. w McManus, Phoenix; A. Vandervort, Boston.
 At the meeting of the trustees and school patrons Saturday afternoon it was decided that the old school build ing ought to be remodeled and en- larged, rather than that d higb school building should be built on the school grounds in the north part Of town. A high school building would cost no more than an enlargement of the old building, but the citizens of Mesa would have to support the high school while the money for the support of the enlarged grammar school would come from the public treasury. The plan of Architect Gregg of Phoenix was accepted by the meeting. This plan calls for an addition of two rooms on the west side the roof taken off the present building, and the whole raised to two stories high. This will make a building of twelve recitation rooms, beside the cloak rooms. The two rooms on the second floor Of the addi- tion will be separated by folding doors, so that they may be used as hall The estimated cost of the improvement is $6,000. As soon as preliminaries can be arranged notices will be printed stating the day when the bonding of the district will be voted upon. It is expected that the bonds will be voted by large majority, for the present building is entirely inadequate for the i needs of the district. There are SIS | children enrolled at present and seV- eral grades are taught in old buildings | rented by the district because nothing better is to be had
 c. c. Bowen, James Griffin and wife, | Eugene Trippel and wife, Dr. Hawley | and M A. Grouse were passengers to Phoenix yesterday afternoon.
 Miss Martha Gage returned to Tempe yesterday afternoon after visit with | Mrs w c. Code
 Rev. c. J. Banks preached yesterday | morning in the Baptist church from the text Luke i:18. He said: Tt is the sweetest experience man can have | to visit the old homestead. Christ had | been away from Nazareth for several months and this chapter gives the events that happened on His return. It was during this absence that the first important events of His life of min istry occurred. He had been baptized, He had been tempted for forty days in the wilderness and had been filled with the spirit of God. It was on His jour- ney from the southern part of Palestine to Galilee that He made this visit. He went into the synagogue, as wGs His custom, and found Himself late The first reading of the scriptures had al- ready taken place, and as He was rec ognized by His old acquaintaDces He was invited tAread the second passage Every one was interested profoundly as He stepped forth and took the scroll in His hand, for His fame had preceded Him to His old home. He read from Isaiah, where the prophet spoke of the one who should bless the poor with the gospel, bring comfort to sorrOwing hearts, bring deliverance to captives, open the eyes Of the blind. and preach the acceptable kingdom of the Lord. He asserted that He was the one to whom Isaiah referred. and that he was anointed by the spirit of God to do all these things. At tbis his old associates and friends flew into a rage, dragged Him from the synagogue and would have cast him over a high precipice had He not saved Himself by His power He was not ready to die yet. Christ's mission is set forth in this old testament prophecy. He is ready today to do all that He has promised to do for men,