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

The train from Marlcopa yesterday morning contained two cars of wood one car of merchandise, thirteen stock cars and three passenger coaches. 1t looked like the early spring trains. Six of tha stock cars were of the forty-fve new cars that the M. & P. had built to order and which have been on the way to the valley for two orthree months.
 Roy Hill, Curt Miller, Miss Louie Gage, Miss Martha Gage, Miss Anna M. Miller, James Searles and Boon Lewis crossed the Rio Salado yesterday for Phoenix.
 Rev. s. L. Guthrie will preach in Mesa today. A week from today Dr. McCreary of Phoenix will occupy the pulpit of the M. E. church for con- munion services.
 Tempe yesterday.
 MESA.
 Tom Steele returned yesterday morn ing from his mission to the southern states for the Mormon church.
 Charles Wing returned from Phoenix yesterday morning after nights stay in that city.
 Miss Para KimbaIl returned home from Phoenix yesterday.
 P. A. Salisbury came back yesterday Br. Salisbury has for some time past been in Mexico.
 The dance Friday night was another well attended affair. The social season is on in Mesa and every opportunity is embraced by it's citizens to turn out and have a good time.
 The Kimball house cook spent large part of yesterday preparing for a big New Years dinner. The reputa- tion he made for himself Christmas will undoubtedly manifest itself to- day in the way of a full dining room.
 Those registered at the Kimball were: H. F. Sanders, Phoenix; pr. c. w. DeVore and wife. Tempe; c. .. Bunch, Glendale; MT. and Mrs. w. A. Watts, Phoenix; A. l.. FOrsee, Phoenix
 Miss Nellie Clark presented herself yesterday with new Syracuse wheel.
 Palma POmerOy, Walter Wilbur, H. s. Peterson. Charles Peterson ana J. C Peterson made the capital a visit yes terday.
 James Tarney. the engineer on the Mesa train, was presented with an i'm mense New Years turkey yesterday by the Tempe-Mesa Produce company. MT. Tarney and fireman, Winters. were re- membered Christmas by the manage ment of the road in the shape of a fine heavy leather cushion each for their seats in the engine cab.
 The orange crop on this side of the river this year was a large one. The fruit ripened early and that part that was shipped obtained the best prica in the eastern markets. Most of the crop. however, was sold in the local markets of the territory. It is esti- mated that the crop of the south sids this year amounted to three carloads.
 Honey production was not so great this year as last, but the honey men are feeling better nevertheless on ac- count of the greater price over that of last year. Six cars have left the south side so far this year.
 This year has demonstrated that the valley can produce the finest pears grown and in the largest quantities on the mesa especially the pear crop was too much by far for the trees to hold up and the branches had to be prOpped up to prevent breaking. The fruit was large unblemished and luscious. It brought two and three cents pound in the home market.
 Of the commercial grape crop the mesa produced nearly all grown on the south side this year. There were loo tons of grapes consumed in the dier- ent wineries on the mesa. Several tonG were shipped ont of the valley and sev- eral more were dried for raisins and are now in the market commanding tha best price,