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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
1
A P Shewman, an attorney at law, offers to practice in all courts of Arizona. The notice highlights careful and correct drafting of legal papers and includes a Notary Public credential.
Estate of John Allison deceased. Executor James A Allison of Mesa City, Maricopa County Arizona invites all creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within ten months after first publication. Claims to be shown at the law office of G W Way Mesa City. Dated March 10 1900.
Public notice states no person may contract bills for the paper except by written order of the publisher. Advertising rates available on request. Subscription set at $2.50 per year.
The Arizona Baptist Association will hold its annual meeting in a Mesa church Friday through Sunday April 13 to 15 starting at 10 a.m. The program includes welcomes by R G Walace and Rev R A Windes, sermons by Chaplain Winfield Scott, addresses on mission work, and BYP U meetings led by J F Elwell and B T Gillett with multiple speakers.
The United Verde Copper Company owned by W. A Clark produced 43,290,590 pounds of blister copper last year. Receipts totaled 5,775,621 dollars at 13.3 cents per pound, with operating expenses 2,660,346 dollars. After accounting for gold and silver values and excluding construction, net cost fell to 1,260,688 dollars or three cents per pound, the lowest in the world.
Charles Bauer posts a pasture notice near Mesa City Arizona listing horses in his field overdue for pasturage charges. Unknown owners are urged to pay or their stock will be sold as permitted by law. The item also notes Judge Way leaving for Hot Springs for a month due to illness.
The program lists events from Monday April 16 through Thursday April 19 at the L D S Academy in Thatcher. Includes closing of records Baccalaureate address class standings oratorical contest normal kindergarten alumni commercial Day high school day and alumni ball. Also editorial notes discuss party delegates and figures Wilson Paul Hull and local newspapers commentary.
A mass meeting of farmers and interested residents is set for 2 p m Saturday April 14 at the Court House Phoenix to discuss steps to preserve the Water Supply of the Salt River by safeguarding forests in its drainage basin. The Bulletin notes a humorous forecast of a horseless milk wagon collision and a court docket with eighteen divorce cases warns of depopulation risk in Graham County.
Reports from territorial exchanges indicate widespread success for artesian wells. Fifty wells near St. Davids supply pure water, while numerous others across southern and northern Arizona demonstrate artesian flow as a practical reality.
The Phoenix committee has raised 1200 for a Bryan celebration and proposes spending 500 on expenses. The balance would go to Mr Bryan. Journal Miner notes the amount as 700.
W E Pomeroy arrived on a special train yesterday and departed last night for Nogales confirming a rapid movement between destinations.
A civil service chief with a courteous doorkeeper is troubled by a persistent relative who pesters for a job. After many polite refusals, the chief finally asks the doorkeeper if the visitor knows what he seeks. Learning he wants the chief’s place, the bore is banned from returning.
John Oliver of Philadelphia describes a dire illness with jaundiced skin, sunken eyes, and extreme weakness. After three doctors gave up, a friend urged Electric Bitters, and within three weeks he recovered fully, claiming the tonic spared him and robbed the grave of another victim. Available for 50 cents at J. H. Barnett's Drug Store.
The Fiorenze ladies organize a Village Improvement Club and elect officers Mra W C Truman president Mrs W D Berry vice president Mra F M Dean secretary Mrs A F Barker treasurer The goal is to have the town incorporated to keep stray stock off streets and alleys and to clean back yards They invite all to join and wish them success.
Mrs Annie E Springer of Philadelphia reports Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption cured her hacking cough after years of remedies failing. She says it removed chest pain and aided sleep, praising the royal cure. Trial bottles free at J H Barnett's Drug Store with a money back guarantee.
Zeb Pearce who had charge of the Mammoth school in Pinal county and recently worked for Mr Price returned home last Wednesday. He arrived back in Mammoth last evening.
An ad proclaims a guarantee on Shilohs Consumption Cure promising refunds if two thirds are used and no benefit is seen. Available at J. H. Barnett, Druggist, with prices 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.
A mass meeting of Republicans has been called for next Wednesday night to discuss matters of interest to the party. Every Republican should be there.
An advertisement claims a beautiful complexion comes from good digestion, liver and bowels, and promotes Karl’s Clover Root Tea as aiding heart, liver and kidneys. It says the tea acts directly on vital organs and is priced at 25 and 50 cents, sold by Barnett Drugygit.
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