Arizona republican., 1900-08-11
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

F. A. Hough and family, R. c. An1ra and wife and C. P. Borrowdale and wife were driven to Phoenix by Gran vile Garrett in his three-seater last night The party wanted "a moonlight ride and a duck in the natatorium at Phoenix.
 George Gage has gone to Prescott. where he will spend a few days with relatives.
 Mrs E. l.. Thew was among the put going passengers to the coast Thurs day evening Mrs. Thews health has been extremely poor the past few months and her friends hope the trip will be beneficial to her.
 F. M Schurman is gaining quite a reputation for an extra fine line Of cigars that he is handling at his news stand.
 A car load of cattle was sent from Tempe last night.
 The time that a bicyclist can make between Tempe and Phoenix, including the crossing of the bridge. has often been the subject for a dispute in Tempe. The distance. according to some one cyclomet r from postoffice to postoHice, IS something over nine miles. One rider that used to daily make the trip from Phoenix 10 Mesa claimed that he had ridden the distance in twenty-four min- utes. It would be a nice competition 10 find out what the distance can be ridden in and some records will prob ably be noted this winter.
 These beautiful moonlight nights bring out many buggies and bicycling parties. Mill avenue is q delightful drive or ride. These nights are eX- ceedingly cool and plenty of cover is required, especially in the morning.
 J. w. Mclean has suddenly developed into a nimrod. MT. Mclean and the Tempe correspondent of The Republi- can the past summer have been sleep ing on the porch of the Dudley Craig house on Eighth street. west of the Gage house. For several nights the first of the week, these sleepers have been awakened, instinctively by the presence of skunks, but there being To gun at hand they were not molested. Tuesday the correspondent procured a 44-Colts revolver, which was placed near his pillow About midnight the skunk was again on hand, but escaped the awful A. Wednesday the timer slept at the house alone. the correspon- dent having resumed his evening trips to Phoenix for the papers. During the night the timer was awakened by four skunks, which were enjoying d feast on a chicken. Thursday night the tin ner set two steel traps with bait and procured a No. 10 shotgun and then went to bed. The skunks had now be- come bold. About midnight Mclean was awakened as usual by the pres ence of one of the animals This one was on the porch and right beside his cot. All kinds of immaginatiuns filled his brain. but he got his hands on the shotgun and waited till the skunk hat finished exploring the porch and was stroiling down the walk, then he bazsC away and there was one less skunI in the world. He again went to beC and when he examined the traps il the morning each securely held one C. the pretty little anEnals. The shotgun again came into play and there were three skunks less in the world. Th method of batting the traps was simpl, and may be of future use to some read CT Two four-inch boards about fou feet long were nailed together at righ angles and placed on the ground. Fresl pieces ofo meat were thrust in abou eight or ten inches from each end an, then a steel trap was put at each of tn TWO entrances. This left the entrance so small that the animal had to wal over the trap in order to get to tn meat.