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Newspaper
Florence Tribune
Location
Florence, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1900
Page
3
Florence items report visits by Harry Foreman and other locals, a new market opening, court notes, school trustee appointment, and multiple short notices on mining, cattle, and canal talk. Interwoven are travels from Kelvin, Kenilworth, and Phoenix, plus warnings about street cleanliness and growing railroad interests.
The Woman's Temperance Union will again lead Desolation Day observances this year urging citizens to participate and honor the dead while making the holiday memorable. Details of the day’s programme will be announced later. J Hi Shoemaker, new Kelvin saloon owner, reported Riverside post office is discontinued and mail now goes to Kelvin. A German firm reportedly plans to market beer tablets that turn water into beer. Henry Parry, superintendent of the Milwaukee and Arizona Mining and Prospecting Co., visited Florence after operating on Mineral Creek south of Casa Grande.
Obituary style report notes a charity ticket sale by the Village Improvement Club next Thursday evening at the Florence Hotel. Miss Lillian Reid arrived from Casa Grande to visit her sister Mrs. W. Truman. Judge W. H. Benson traveled to Casa Grandhe and Maricopa and returns tonight. County Treasurer W. Y. Price was at Kelvin this week and came back yesterday.
Religious notice announces preaching times moved to the second and fourth Sundays with services at 11 a.m. and 7 45 p m Sunday School at 10 0 a m each Sunday Cristian Endeavor at 7 15 p m and a prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m All are invited H B Mayo Pastor.
Dr D L Lucas the Tucson dentist is in Florence for ten days at the Clark residence on Main Street offering all dental work with free consultation. The notice warns about coughing as a symptom of serious diseases and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via Brockway's Pharmacy. It mentions flower lovers can order a new catalogue for 10 cents and railroad rumors about Santa Fe Pacific expanding to Mineral Creek and Globe. The recent rain improved canal levels and boosted anticipated grain and hay crops.
The ad promotes Puncture Care to heal punctures and leaky valves in bicycle tires. It guarantees tire safety, costs $1.25 for two tires, and includes 30 day mail offer for 75e. Postage is extra. Pinney and Robinson sell bicycles, typewriters, photo stock and sporting goods in Phoenix, Arizona.
Legal notices describe the Turning Paint Gold Walng and associated claims Legal Tender lode Turning Point lode and Golden Wonder lode in the Casa Grande mining district Pinal county Arizona with survey details bearings distances and surface ground widths and the required 60 day filing period for adverse claims beginning May 5 1900.
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