Local News From Mesa and Surroundings in 1894
Straw hats return to fashion as T. E. Pomeroy travels to Phoenix. Reports of illness to Mrs. Dixon, business visits by A. McAlpine and P. G. McCabe, and Asylum Commissioner D. A. Spragg in town. Real estate moves, school notes, and tax sales dominate, with irrigation and land law topics featured. Also updates on local elections, firebrand good templars, and Goldberg Bros. store praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. McCabe
Bethune
Alexander Lucy
Phoenix
Matt Pomeroy
Judge Morton
Free Press
Judge Newell
Joe Mayher
South Side Real Estate Co
Goldberg Bros
Goldberg’s
Mesa
Mr Johnson’s Trade Tactics Draw Customer Praise
A customer asks how Mr Johnson gains trade and he replies that fair deals and good treatment win customers. The customer notes rivals across the street seem discouraged by this approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnson
Ice supplier advertises guaranteed quality and undersell claim
Notice to Mesa patrons states representation by A G Austin as authorized agent for selling Artic ice made from condensed water. It notes new ice molds and improvements since last season, promising good quality and that the seller will not be undersold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa
Vicinity
A. G. Austin
Wanted Roosters and Hens Offered by Johnson Brothers
Advertisement for buying poultry from farmers. B F Johnson Sons and So seeks 5000 roosters and an equal number of hens at top prices paid. Prompt delivery requested to their market or yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F Johnson, Sons & So
Electric Belt Free Promotion by New York Agency
A firm offers a few $5.00 German Electric Belts invented by Prof. Van der Weyde to introduce the product and recruit agents. The belts are advertised as a cure for nervous debility rheumatism and loss of power. Address Electric Agency P O Box 1874 New York N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van der Weyde Pres
New York Electrical Society
U.S Pat
P. O. Box
New York N. Y
Be Economical Be Economical Be Economical Ad
Be economical spend every dollar judiciously and to the best advantage. Be considerate and study every quotation of economy on all sides. If you want power for pumping sawing or printing, send for catalogue of the Hercules Gas Huggines Palmer and Key type Foundry 405 407 Sansome Street San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer and Key ‘Type Foundry
Sansome Street
San Francisco
Desert land claim notices multiple in Tempe and Mesa
Notices announce intent to prove desert land claims in Maricopa County Arizona with hearings at Phoenix and district court in May 1894. Witness lists include Charles Barnett Hyrum Peterson Boon Lewis and others from Mesa and Lisa Arizona with irrigation reclamation proof required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertum Robertson
Tempo Mariespa
Arizona
District Court
Parents
Charles W Barnett
Hyrum S Peterson
Joaquina W Robertson
Boon Lewis
Lisa
Frank Walls
Charles J Ulmer
Tempe
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Elizabeth Ulmer
Mesa
Register
Thomas Gregory
Maricops County
James Pine
Charles Barnett
Charles Lewis
Joaquina
Amanda M.lewin
Boon Liwk
Hyrum Peterson
Robert M Robertson
Frank W Walls
Ellen M Schultz
Temp
Marcops County
Phoenix Arizona
Theodore L Schultz
Mess
Frank W Wailer
Mary L Miller
Hyrum S. Peterson
Mining Application Notice for multiple lodes in Superstition District
Notice of a mining application by Jennie Sullivan Neary McKee n, and City Hall for 1500 feet on Black King Black Queen Mother Hubbard Tom Thumb Mammoth 3 2 Mammoth 1 lodes plus 746.5 feet on Montezuma lode with 600 ft surface ground in Superstition Mountain Mining District Maricopa and Pinal Counties Arizona. Boundary descriptions begin at cor 1 and include detailed compass bearings and distances for each lode. Public adverse claims must be filed within sixty days. Frank W. Walls Register First pub Mar 8 1894 last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennis Suilivan
Neary McCeen
Ciy Hall
Moa
Arizona
Mother Hubbard
Mammoth
Superstition Mountain
Aricops
Pinal Counties
Register of the U.S. Land Office
Pucson
Recorder’s Office
Maricopa and
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mesa Free Press
Turrepay
T. E. Pomeroy
Wm. Dixon
A. McAlpine
Prof. Gilmore
W. W. Ballard
Mississippi
Brother
Chas. W. Davisson
Henry N. Copp
Washington, D. C
Homestead
Uncle Sam
Baxter McCreary
Mesa School
Good Templars
Lodge
Ray G. Coates
Los Angeles
Goldeld
E. M. Lamson
Mesa Public
Josephine Stewart
A. B. Cosby
J. ©. Norton
Territorial
Rosson
Wm. J. le Baron
Chase Starr
JD Hobson
Desert
United States Land Office
Tuson
Desert Land
Notive
United Stats Land Office
Tucson
Drgert Lad Fival
Desert Band
Final Proof
United States Land Ffice
H.W. Wilson
Capitol Saloon
Ee Boks
Gila Land District
U.S. Law Offce
Black King Loda
Cor No 1
Moti“ Hubbard
Cor No 9
Black King Lode
Black Queen Lode
Mammoth No
Lode
Mammoth Lode
Mammoth No 2 Lode
Annex Lode
Frank W. Walls
Gmibergy Bros. Clothag
Nix
Tee
Fer
ACTLE
Goldberg Bros. Clothing
Argtig UK
Southside
BR. Vernea
D. M
Baxter Liserze2
Arizona and
Salt River Valley
Notary Public and Conveyancer
Vernon & Spragg
Dovt
Hambrook & Schorr
Arizona Hardware Co
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