Arizona republican., 1900-08-25
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

an official visitor in Phoenix yesterday. H. B. Griffen yesterday received from California a fine rabbit. l was an i'm ported Banbury buck and is said to be one of the finest bucks ever brought into the valley. Mr. Griffen devoteS nearly all his time to the rabbit indus try and spares no expense to get the finest breeds that can possibly be i'm ported. It is a pretty sight to see his rabbitry, which is a few miles south west of Tempe. He has already ship ped numerous fine rabbits to several eastern states.
 The Tempe Crimson Rims sent chal- 1enge to the True Blues in Phoenix the first of the week. No written accept ance has yet been received by the Tempe team, but it is generally under stood that there will be a game of base ball at the Phoenix park between these two teams.
 Prof. Anderson, of the normal school faculty, was over from Phoenix yes terday. He was the gues; of Prof. Mathews, the principal of the institu- ton.
 G. B. Cummings and Fisher Bally drove over to Phoenix yesterday after noon.
 Miss Veronica White left yesterday for the northern part of the territory where she will t5ach school the ensuing year. Miss White is Tempe normal school graduate and one f the most successful school teachers in the terri tory.
 Edgar Hendrix left last night for Prescott. where he will join his father. returning in time for the opening of the public school.
 H. V. Parker IS preparing the walI' of the OfFice cafe for paint and paper, which will add greatly to the inside ap~ pearance of the restaurant.
 Herlick X Mullen placed a temporary telephone in the Tempe house last night to receive the returns of the Sharkey- Fitz fight. There was some betting here.
 W. P. Richardson was in Phoenix yesterday.
 A travelling photographer has placed his tent for a few days on the vacant lots south of the Hieneman & Gill block.
 Mir. Odell who. the past summer, has been doing considerabl- freighting from Phoenix for local merchants. yestrrGsfy had an exciting runaway on the Tempe road near the asylum. His horses, 9 team of extra heavy draft horses. be- came frightened and unman2 gable. MT. Odcll is not only a strong man, but a plucky one, yet he lost control of the animals and a general smash-up oo~ cured after run of a mile or so. No serious damage was done to man or team.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will in addition to other good things serve hot coffee. sandwiches, pies. cakes. etc.. at the picnic grounds on Labor day. Don't stay away be- cause wife hasn't time to cook for the picnic. Every thing good to eat will be served at prices most reasonabls.
 MESA.
 George H. Fanbrother of San Fran cisco is spending few days in Mesa.
 E. l.. Pomeroy and Joseph Cham pagne came down from the Bulldog mine Thursday night and will go back Monday.
 The Wilbur Mullen company has jus. received a large stock of canvas. both light and heavy weight. An eXamina- tion of their stock of white granite ware will do you good.
 MT. John Anderson and daughters, Mrs. Irvine and Gertie, took the train for Prescott last night. They will spend the summer with Mrs. Robert Banta. and return in September. Miss Gertie will probably spend the winter in Rres- colt with her sister.
 Mrs Mollie Rogers and daughter h. his, returned from santa Monica yes terday. where they have been summer ing the past two months. They report a splendid time, and lots of good health as results of the trip.
 Don't fail to try the Mesa restaur- ant if you are hungry.
 Robert Bowen came in from his ranch on the desert yesterday. He says the southern part of the desert had three good rains and in those districts grass is good.
 MT. Alvin Stewart. son of J. A. Stewart, who is now in Grenvilie. Tex. doing missionary work with d com panion is now canvassing the city of Grenville and is being treated with re- spect and consideration. The paper of that city publishes an article for the elders which does them credit
 The Mesa district school will open September 10. and prepara tions are al ready being made for the starting day. \ large bell has been mounted above the new building. The rooms are all finished and furnished. and everything is in readiness for the opening day. Professor J. D. Loper has been retained as principal. with w. H. Williams as assistant, who will teach the fifth grad and have charge of the work in the old school house. Oiris Holdun and Albert Hart and Professor Lopar will do the department work in the sixth. seventh, eighth and ninth grades, Professor Loper assuming charge of mathematics. MT. Hart will teach language and MT Holdun history: Miss Jennie Bo tman will teach the fifth grade: Miss Nettie Morris the fourth grade. Mrs. Addec Johnson the third grade Mrs Lizzie Winger and Mrs. Loper will teach the first grade. The second grade is yet without a teacher. as Miss Newell failed to pass the examination. An ad- dition of thirty-threc volumes has been made to the library. which now has rilfa .,