Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-14
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

Tempe, April 13.-(Special CORE
spondence of The ReDublican-)-Mrs.
Birchett returned yesterday morning
from Tucson, where she mas Deen at
tending grand lodge.
Harry Zuck. Leroy HILL Mrs. Burt
Wingar. Mr.. Frankenburg and MI.
Johnson of the johnson & Ryder Lum-
her company, were passengers to the
capital yesterday.
The Tempe Chorus club is increasing
in membership rapidly. The chorus
now numbers thirty members.
Drummers Wakeland and Simmons
were in Tempe today.
The Arizona Mercantile company
loaded six wagons for Jack Frazer S
1-odeo outfit. The freight consists OF
food supplies weighing $4,000 pounds
Mr.. Frazer is located on the old Reeves
ranch in the Superstition mountains.
Constable William Fellows returned
from iSacaton yesterday with three IN
dian witnesses for the sheep stAlling
trial which is to be brought up next
Saturday.
A. J. Peters shipped car of hay to
Wilcox last night.
All members of the militia are asked
ITO be present at meeting to be he'd in
Armory hall Saturday night. The OBJ
iect of the meeting is to determine the
advisability of retaining the organlza-
ton.
The Ladies Aid society of the
M E. church Wednesday elected the
following officers: Mrs. ]. w. Stew
art. president; Mrs. James McNaugh-
ton. first vice president; Mrs. NJ. G..
Hill, second vice president, and Miss
Oracle Webb, treasurer and secretary.
There is a gramaphone entertain
ment on the tapis for this friday
-~evening at the armory nail, aLIer
which a dance will be given under the
management of the Tempe social club.
with mandolin and guitar music. A
pleasant time is anticipated. Tickets
at Barrowdale's good for the evening.
so cents per couple.
MESA.
]. Dannenbaum of San Francisco was
in Mesa yesterday on business.
A. P. Snowman and Mrs. M. Mullen
returned yesterday morning from
Tucson. where they have been attend
ing grand lodge.
Drummers Simmons and Wakeland
of Phoenix were in Mesa today.
Since ]. D. Crosse removed into his
new quarters he has added a much
larger stock of harness of all kinds
and other paraphernalia of parallel
lines.
G. D. Fields and Lee Brizzee were
visitors at the capital yesterday.
Those registered at the Alhambra
are A D. Mcdonald, j.. P. Bean, Felipe
Cisneros, Manuel Garcia. NJ. Il. Bunk
er, Archie Cameron and William
Fisher
Those interested in the cultivation
and raising of fruit would profit by ex-
amining and studying the mana cement
of J. E. Bettler's fruit ranch east OF
Mesa. Mr. BETTER has forty acres all
set out to almond, peach, apricot and
pear trees. The east three acres are
covered with apricot, peach, pear and
two-year-old almond trees. Each
species of tree is loaded with fruit. It
will be necessary fer Mr.. BETTER to tor
the limbs to relieve their weight. The
-year-Old almond trees will have
twenty pounds of almonds each
A little farther along is a
severance Let of four-y ear-Oid trees
These are overloaded SO that it will be
necessary to relieve their weight
Forty pounds will be the average yielC
of these trees. The next lot of thirty
acrs is planted to fve-year-Old trees
All are looking very healthy. All are
loaded Down. Still neighbors say the!
will have but half a cop. Why has