Arizona republican., 1899-01-14
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

William M Goodwin was in Phoenix yesterday.
 w. D. Censor of Phoenix spent yes terday in Tempe
 w. A. McGrew returned from Silver King Thursday.
 The river is up. At late hour last night it was past fording at the bridge. The water that is coming down does not indicate, however, that the snow in the mountains was affected any by the rain. The stages were not able to cross at the bridge this morning, hut crossed at Wilson's crossing.
 Dr. Chandler of Mesa returned from Yavapai county Thursday.
 Byron Carr finished planting grain just in time to receive the full benefit of the rain.
 H. B. St. Claire of the McNeill Co.,, Phoenix, is a business visitor on the south side today.
 Charlie Starr came in from Globe yesterday morning. He said that when he left that place Thursday morning it
  the previous night four or five inches of. snow had fallen.
 The relief committee of the W. c. T. U., cons sisting of Mrs. R. G. Andre, -Mrs. A. B. Tomlinson and others, wish re- ported tc them any person in want. Lodge No. ,, Spanish-American Al liance. will hold public installation at itsDiodge room in East Tempe to- night
 Al and Mrs. G. W. Devore spent yes
 py in Mesa.
 70 L. Shultz has sold the east
 acres of Mir Compton's place
 st of town.
 days ago a letter was re-
 rom Dr. F. J. Hart, who is now
 ed at Manila Among other
 the letter stated that Leon
 Pthe, who accompanied the dcctor
 fhe Philippines, is sick and will re- 46fn to the United States by the first ship. The doctor is well satisfied with the islands.
 The bicycle cranks are out of line because the roads are in such bad con- dition, but the rancher does not care a ''continental'' about the condition of the roads; he don't need them at present He smiles because the rain assures him that he will need good roads later on to handle his heavy crop over.
 The Rough Riders of Tempe will be present at the funeral services of Rough Rider Raymond on Sunday.
 Elder SharErough left for the southern part of the territory on last nights train.
 l. N. Gum will ship several cars cf cattle today providing he can secure connections.
 MESA.
 Ben Hicks, the rider of the Republi- can special is improving slowly. Pneu- monia has him in it's grasp.
 Gee. N. Tiffany who was appointed rcadmaster of Lehi, finds rough and rocky road to work. A petition was immediately circulated after MT. Tiff fany's appointment to retain Road master Nelson in office. The petition is signed by a large majority of the taxpayers Of Lehi who believe Mir Mel son a splendid official and do not care to risk a change. If the supervisors wish to please Lehi, the petition will indicate how it can be done.
 While alfalfa, grain, fruit, cattle and honey are continually mentioned as the wealth producers of this valley, it is net sufficient, for there are at least two ether sources of wealth, the dairy and the poultry farm. Eggs are re- tailing at thirty cents a dozen III Phoe- nix, and cannot be had in sufficient quantities at that price. If the pro- duct could be secured, the shipments from Mesa would be multiplizd at least three times. The same can be said of chickens. The same also can be said of butter and cheese. Freighters and shippers enter into the sharpsSs com petition to secure enough Of these pro ducts to fill orders, cnly for those they wish to favor, other orders they cancel continually. It requires considerable capital to engage in the ry busine ss extensively, or even moderately, butt not so with the chicken business With conditions as they are 1t is net business folly to sell a transfer fran chise to engage in the chicken busi- ness as MT. Davis has done. h.