Arizona republican., 1899-02-15
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.


 TEMPE
 Mrs. E. B. Gage of Prescott spent yesterday at this place.
 The Bicycle store yesterday morn ing received another consignment Of wheels.
 P. T. Banta of Mesa, was a busin 9ss visitor at this place yesterday.
 Mrs. Geo. P Thornton and her little daughter expect to leave for Alabama tonight.
 The ladies of the reading room gave a Valentine supper last night.
 Miss Esther Doll left Monday night for Pasadena, Cal.
 Jim Griffin of Phoenix was a busi- ness visitor at Tempe yesterday.
 MeSsrS. Edward Carroll and Ed White came in from Congress yester- day morning and will spend week or two with their relatives al this place.
 MT. and Mrs. F. F. Titus left for San San Francisco on Monday nights train. Important business matters which require Mr. Titus personal at tention will compel him for some time to make his home in that city.
 CORNER STONE ROBBED.
 ''When it comes to unique burgIaries Tempe has good grounds for claiming the bun. Two years ago some cold
 
 the hereafter before his eyes, broke into the city jail and stole all the bed ding belonging to that institution. Since that time, until last night our burglaries have been the com monplace affairs to which other places are subjected.
 Last night, however, local origin ality again asserted itself, and some fellow with still less fear of the devil
 
 overturned the recently laid corner stone of the Congregational church and stole the box containing the church records and other data usually placed in corner stones. At the dedi- cation ceremonies a collection was taken up, and as the record box was used for the purpose, some people who saw the box placed in the stone thought the money had been al- lowed to remain in it. possibly as an illustration to future generations Of what their ancestors could do in the matter of church collection. Of course the money was not left in the box, but the possibility of it's being there undoubtedly prompted the theft. .'-Tempe News
 Road Overseer w. T. Cummings, with a force of fifteen teams and about twenty-five men is graVeling the road
  the creamery. He will gravel it three quarters of a mile beyond where work was left off some time ago. This piece of road has been particularly muddy and disagreeable whenever it rained, as it is so low thatswater has run on it from all around, consequently the grading and graveling will make a wonderful improvement in it. Valentine day. the return of spring, with the moon in the evening shedding soft rays gently on it all. with splen- did country roads and a Syracuse wheel, the result can be easily guessed.
 MESA.
 A. P. Snowman and A. c. Mcqueen went to Phoenix yesterday morning on the train.
 The furniture and personal property of Mrs. J. M. Cosby were sold at auc- tion yesterday afternoon at that 1ady's residence.
 Wm. R. Orr, Mrs. Orr. Miss Rose mond Bush and Miss Agnes Schultz | drove up from Phoenix yesterday.
 Those registered at the Alhambra | are: w II. Beard Florence; J. M | Ward Sunfiower, Ariz.; D. M. Craw- ford, Phoenix; A. Lewis, San Fran cisco; A. Mack, Buffalo; D. Zimmer- man, John Vanpool. Bisbee.
 Mrs. Lizzie L. Sharp who has been visiting with her daughter Mrs. Dan Mahoney. left yesterday with her son, | Jessie. for her home near HOlbrook.
 Dr. Lucas who has been very SICK with the grip, is out and will soon De able to look after his practice again.
 L Lowenstein of Tucson, A. Rede- will of Phoenix, Wm. R. Orr and wife of Detroit Miss ROsemOnd Bush ot Sheldon, H., and Miss Agnes Schultz of Crawfordville, Ind, are registered at the Kimball.
 Dr c. T. Hawley entertained k. Franks Armstrong of Escanaba, Mich L. Futile of Chicago and D. P. liar rison and B. B. Armstrong Of Phoenix, yesterday. The party took dinner at the KimbaIl house.
 H. c. Rogers of Lehi was in Mesa yesterday on business.
 George Passey & Co.,, have sold thelf business and store to Hunsecker % O.. who will take possession about the first of March. Passey will leave for northern Utah in about two weeks.
 The military ball to be given at Mesa on Washington's birthday and for which invitations are now out, will be one of the leading events of this social season. The best Phoenix music has been engaged and nothing will be left undone that will add to the success of the occasion.
 Geo. P. Dykes of Mesa has fitted out one of the new gramaphOnes and IS making a tour of the schools of Mari copa county, to give an instructive treat to the school children. MT Dykes has been teacher in Maricopa county since 1SSO and so to all the old teach CTS he will need no introduction. All ways interested in education, he says