Arizona republican., 1900-08-18
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

Professor A. J. Matthews and family arrived from Prescott yesterday and have taken residence in the Boone Lewis home. Professor Mathews comes to take charge of the manage mhent of the normal.
 Mrs. c. T. Hayden is moving her household effects out to her country residence on the Tempe road, where she will live in the future.
 George N. Gage left yesterday for an other visit with friends and relatives in Prescott.
 Painter Tufts of Phoenix was in Tempe yesterday figuring on painting jobs which will be let in a few days.
 A large force of men was engaged yesterday in replacing the roof on the Frankenberg warehouse which was blown off by the heavy dust storm of some weeks ago. The roof is heavy sheet iron and had to be torn apart and rebuilt.
 Mrs. H. B. Griffin is expected back this morning from a four months visit with relatives and friends in Chicago. MT. Griffin drove to Phoenix last night in order to meet the early train from the north
 Messrs. Flannigan and Franklin, as pirants of the republican and demo- cratic parties. respectively, to the office of district attorney, spent yesterday in Tempe looking after their interests for the coming campaign.
 Seventeen cars of cattl- and car of hay will be sent out ly special train from Tempe today. The principal shippers of the trainload are J. F. Sturgeon, WOolf Sachs and Lon liar mon.
 A fire was narrowly averted at the home of Harry Walker night before last. The lighted wick of a lamp was turned too low and down into the oil. causing an explosion. The burning lamp and the few articles of furniture having caught fire Were carried out, saving the home from destruction.
 The Tempe brass band has a new ac- Quisition to its membership In Ben George, who will play the trombone.
 Joe Encinas last Thursday evening while learning to ride wheel narrowly escaped a terrible death. He was pro- ceeding up Mill avenue, making good progress for a beginner, when he had to pass several men on horseback: but as is usually the case with new rider, he wanted to turn out. but naturally ran the machine into one of the horses, which began kicking. It was lucky for Joe that he came out of the mix-up unhurt.
 There were a number of light sprink- les in Tempe yesterday. but up to last night hardly enough water fell to set tie the dust Yesterday morning, how ever. a heavy rain fell in the country south of Tempe and the roads were muddy. Heavy rains in the hills south east and north fell during .he day and the river will undoubtedly be greatly benefited. The rain on tn. desert northeast of Tempe. a short distance, caused rise of several inches in the river at the Tempe bridge last night.
 Had not Miss Mary Hayden been a heroine Thursday evening the ntire Hayden hotel mercantile houses and barns would now be in ashes. The fam fly in the hotel building were packing the household goods preparatory to moving. Miss Mary was in an upstairs room filling sheet-irOn heating stove with old paper, when the blaZa set fire to curtains on the wall and the fire was rapidly progres ssing towards the roof. The girl yelled Fire" and smoke was seen to issue sf3m the top of the hotel by some who were several blocks away Aolit llOl OIlly Ntlltu r Ire. put pounded down the steps. caught up several buck cts of water and before assistance had reached her she had made several trips for water and had the fire under con- trol. However had the walls been other than adobe thi buildings would have perhaps been burned to the ground anyway.
 MESA.
 w. H. Smith of Prescott yesterday bought a carload of cattle from J. S Peterson and will ship them at once.
 w. L. Pinney of Phoenix was in Mesa yesterday.
 District Attorney T. F. Flannigan of Phoenix was visitor in Mesa yester- day.
 T. E. Pomeroy came down from Gold field yesterday. He reports a fine rain in that section.
 w. E. Pomeroy is now running he mine and mill on the Bull Dog night and day and indications are fair.
 Mesa was visited early Friday morn ing by a nice rain. The clouds were regular electric batteries. the lightning sharp and the thunder loud The main storm fell directly east of Desert Wells. There is sure to be a raise in the river
 Mesa was given a surprise Thursday night in the marriage of her oId-time citizen, Paul Huber to Mrs. Clarissa Riggs Mrs. Riggs arrived from San Pedro Thursday. The license was pro cured and the same night the couple mere made one by Justice of the Peace James Vance at his residence on Alma street The couple received the con gratulations of Mesa people,
 A. C. Mcqueen came in from Iron Springs yesterday morning to look after his extensive interests here. but will probably go back today. He is en- thusiastic in his praise of Iron Springs as a summer resort. The scenery is rustic but grand, and the breezes are cool and eXhilarating. The only trouble is the climate is such an appetite pro- ducer that a person Over-eats himself and small ills follow. There are 324 people in the camp about Iron Springs