Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
SOUTH SIDE.
TEMPE.

TEMPE.
 MT. Bellamy and family, accompanied by Miss Stella Chapman, came down from the Finals yesterday. MT. Bel lamy said that there was a heavy rain in the Pinal mountains Monday even- ing and that he was just in the out skirts of the rain on the desert beyond dhe wells.
 J. E. Sturgeon went down to the Buckeye country, where he is inter- ested in a sheep deal.
 oscar Parrot of Phoenix was on the south side yesterday hunting pastur- age for a large band of cattle. He was unsuccessful, for all the feed that can possibly be found has already been bought by south side cattlem=n. Feed is higher now than it has been for many years, costing from S1.50 to s2 per head a month. It is said that stubble fields are being rented at SIPS. MT. Cave yesterday moved from the Cartledge property on Mill avenue to the corner house on Eighth street be- yond the railroad.
 J. s. Watrous and w. Dobson drove over to Phoenix yesterday.
 Harry Troops, manipulation of the Lew Collins horseless stage line, "sabes his biz" and every day finds him with his stage loaded.
 Billy Mouer and Charles Woolf drove to Phoenix yesterday afternoon in the interest of the oil company. of which they form a part.
 The heaviest sand storm that ever struck the valley, according to the old est resident left its mark in Tempe last evening. The storm commenced about o'clock and continued for near ly an hour, all the while blowing dust, ~ leaves and rocks, sweeping the town, tearing down screen doors. tree limbs. signs, awnings and the barn shacks, especially those of the bakery and the Sturgeon butcher shop. Ths dust per vaded the air so thick that though the houses and stores were closed, they soon were filled with dust particles, ana now the merchant, clerk and 1nousekesper has plenty of work Though the dust storm was not fol- lowed by a rain in the valley, appear ances showed heavy rains In the noun tains all the afternoon.
 w A Mouer has increased his joint heirs by the addition of new baby girl at his home.
 EntnGSlc SIQ ana excitement ONcI the oil indications in Tempe are con stantly increasing. The region is spot ted with locators and men stalking out the position of their claims. The re zion was officially surveyed yesterday. There is one company of about twenty men who will incorporate and put all their joint energy in the development of one well. They at first will each olri in a1 n for a starter. The company is com posed of all south side men, and they say their proposition is not for sale. They will at least save no expense in the development. One of the group has produced black sy-combed rock thoroughly saturated with pc troleum. They say that they want no better indications than they now have for beginning work. Tempe will be- come famous before long as one of the leading oil fields in the country.
 ". J. Birchell is still working away at his tract which is beginning to as sume a respectable appearance. When Mr. Birchell has finished with it. it will be one of the prettiest pieces of property on the south sids.
 MESA.
 MT. George Wilbur came down from Mount Ord Sunday, where he has been establishing his mother and sister and Orris Holdren for the summer. He will go back today, having come down on business.
 Lon LeBaron came over from Flor ence with grain to exchange for flour.
 MT. Louis Horne and Miss Caddie Rabbit will take the evening train for Salt Lake City tonight. They will be quietly married at the residence of the bride today by Patriarch E. F. John son, the grandfather of the bride, and will take their honeymoon in Utah.
 WatermeIons are getting quite scarce in Mesa and what are left are com manding good prices.
 William Lang will give you the phosphate drink, the only enc in town.
 Victor B. Bloom, representing R. w. Bloom & Sons, clothing manufacture CTS of eNw York, was in Mesa yester-