Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

John Mclean spent Sunday in Glen dale, attending the funeral of his cousin, whose death occurred Saturday morning.
 The water works crew spent Christ mas at their homes. The pipe laying will begin about the 18th of January.
 A number of old normal graduates and teachers will pass through Tempe on this mornings S:30 excursion train to Tucson.
 The normal is still in the lead and her foot ball team not only retains it's name, but after yesterdays game wrote twenty-seven for a score over it's name, while it's opponents, with heavy hearts, wrote another under their names. The only game these nor. mal boys did not win this year was a week ago last Saturday, which was a tie game. The team showed fine unity and its interference was superb. The ball was carried by every one back of the line and their opponents could never tell or even guess what normal lad would carry the ball for the next crashing gain, nor did they have any idea which direction the ball was going. The line was solid and would invariably break up the Phoe- nix line. Wagnon, the 12S-pound left end for the normals, did surprisingly fine work and his tackling repeatedly downed the ball back of the Phoenix line before it got into play. Goodwin and Haigler made fine runs and Haig- Ter made his main gains through the line. Once he was so quick as to even oaffle the umpire. He leaped over both lines and left both teams back of him like lightning, and was downed by the Phoenix fullback, who plays twenty or twenty-five yards back of his team. It generally took five or six men to stop this giant, for he can carry men hang ing all over him, right down the line Stelzreide played his position of full back with wonderful sagacity. Carter and Davis, tackles: Sigala and Penn, guards, and Richards, center, make an invincible line. Captain Shute proved himself to have just that generalship and witty tact which is required in winning game. A large crowd of Tempe rooters went over on the excur- sion train and the young ladies of the normal school were always in evidence with their colors and yells. The nor nal made two touchdowns in the first half and three in the second half, win ming by the largest score they ever made, and ending the game with score of 27 to o.
 MESA.
 funny thing happened yesterday morning to Mesa. Early in the day W. A. Kimball bethought himself that he would need more turkey for his Christ mas dinner at the hotel. There were no turkeys in town, but Johnson Bros had goose. Mir. Kimball telephoned chef if a goose would fill the bill. A chief if a goose would fill the bill. A goose would be just the thing came back the answer. Carl Johnson deliv- cred the last goose of the heavy Christ mas trade to MT. Kimball and felt great deal of satisfaction that the stock of poultry was so nicely cleaned up." MT. Kimball threw the goose into his rig and started home, but the goose hoped out, evidently feeling that something was wrong. It was put back but it again jumped to the ground. Mr kimball had no time to perform any acrobatic feats with his goose, so he broke its neck and took it home with out any more ceremony. In twenty minutes the goose was dressed and cooking. At this juncture the telephone rang furiously. When MT. Kimball reached the instrument some one at the other end was yelling franticaIly,
 Don't kill that goosei" That goose is cooking, Carl" replied MT. KimbaI A vail was heart at the other end and that was all. A few minutes later all of Carl Johnson's brothers drove up to the Kimball house and told Mir Kim ball that they wanted that goose. A mistake had been made. That goose was worth $2O They had captured it wild and tanned it for a decoy goose The goose was fine eating.
 Christmas day passed off very quietly in Mesa. In the afternoon there was a base ball game between the Diamond base ball team of Mesa and the Lehi team. The score was to F in favor of the Diamond team. In the Coop hall a dance was given to the children. The children presented a very pleasing ap- pearance tripping the light fantastic toe to the sweet strains of sweet music. and they all seemed to enjoy the dane ing as well as older people.
 The operatta, entitled the Birth of Christ" rendered in the Social hall, Sunday evening under the talented di-