Arizona republican., 1899-12-02
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

The merchants of Tempe on Monday will not open at all. People will take advantage of this notice and today purchase supplies sufficient to last un til Tuesday.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Amin of Phoe- nix spent Thanksgiving with MT. and Mrs. Watson Pickrell of Tempe. MT. Amin is inspector of the United States rural mail delivery of the southwest. While in the val ley for a rest MT. Amin will give the Tempe rural mail routes considerable attention.
 sumptuous feast was served Thanksgiving day at the home of w. T. Cummings, southwest of Tempe A regular oId-fashioned homestead dinner weighed down the table. Those present were: Mrs. Franklin and son Willie, MT. and Mrs. James Andrews and family. Misses Bell and Elizabeth Cosner. Mir. and Mrs. Carl Keller, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bailey, the Rev. M. Forbes. MT. c. w. Cosner and MT. Thudleum.
 Miss Mollie Cummings has accepted a position as clerk in .he New York store, where she will work during the rush of holidays.
 Tom Kelly made a business visit to Phoenix yesterday.
 Ben Cummings has gained quite a reputation in knowing how to fix up oysters.
 w A. McGrew is loading his wagons for a trip to Pinal.
 Since all the business houses of Tempe will close Monday for day off to the carnival. the butchers. Nichols and Birchell, will close their shops all day Monday and will keep them open Sunday morning until F o'clock.
 The base ball game at Tucson Thanksgiving day between the Tucson Greys and the Tempe Crimson Rims was a good one, the score being 9 to in favor of the Tucson team. This shows good improvement in the Tempe boys, who will undoubtedly get the championship of the territory.
 At 7:3O Wednesday evening 2 large crowd of enthusiastic ladies and gen tIemen had gathered at the depot to cheer the normal foot ball and Crimson Rim base ball teams of Tempe off to the old pueblo, where they played the national Thanksgiving games with the Tucson lads. The boys left mid cheers. bright hopes and many compliments of
 
 at 9:2O. where beds were awaiting them After a few hours of ragged :slumber they were called in time to catch the 4:3O train which landed them weary and tired out at their des- tination after old Sol had cast bright rays of fine day for half an hour on the city.
 The base ball boys left for the hotel and the normals were met by q number of university students with waiting cabs. which took them through the town and landed them on the steps of the university dOmitory. where they were received with cheers from the stadents Here the normal boys were divided up and taken to private rooms of the different students in preparation for a hearty breakfast. They were royalty received and the reception they will remember for long time to come. After this they were shown through the departments work shops and their museum. which is unsurpassed by any thing of it's kind in the territory.
 Then the foot ball teams went down to the base ball grounds to see the Crimson Rims cross bats with the Tue son Grays to the tune of to in favor of Tucson.
 After a lunch all went down to Carrillo's garden, where the great event of the day was about to begin After the opening preliminaries and cheers. the two teams, who have for long time been anxious to meet each other on the gridiron, lined up and were soon in action.
 The game from first to last was snappy and full of interest. many bril- liant individual and team plays calling for rounds of applause from the crowded grand stand and side lines. At the toss-up the normals chose the north goal and the university kicked off to the nornals 25-yard line, and the ball went down for a scrimmage near the middle of the field.
 The university's line proved stronger than appearances would warrant and during the early part of the half the odds were even, the normal team apparently not having warmed up to