16 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
1
The timetable announces the Anta Fe Prescott and Phoenix line with Mountain Time noted as standard. It lists departures from Phoenix at 7:30 am northbound and cites Pres. & Genl Mgr E W Gillett and Asst Gent Agent in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Atlantic & Pacific Railway touts its west and east bound schedules from Ash Fork and links to the Santa Fe Route. It highlights access to the Grand Canyon, Natural Bridge, Montezuma Well, Laguna and Acoma pueblos, Petrified Forest, and San Francisco Mountains with scenic facilities and hunting in pine forests.
President Diaz reports arbitration deals with Charles Oberlander and Barbara Messenger via the Argentine minister at Madrid under the Guadalupe treaty. He notes domestic progress in education, public works, and mining, with electricity use in camps and a growing railway network.
An editorial denounces blackwashing as a corruption hindering good governance in Arizona. It laments the damage caused to individuals seeking public trust and calls for action to curb this harmful practice across the territory.
Ex President Harrison writes in the April Ladies Home Journal about the social life of the President after retirement. He notes that net income from investments remains under four percent, a home yields no income, and a private secretary is needed due to vast correspondence.
Information from Washington states that appointees not installed until their predecessors’ terms ended may hold on briefly, while those appointed before term expiration must go when their cases are reached. Departments consider this settled as final.
An 1901 Arizona Legislature act limits assay fees for ore from Arizona deposits and sets a uniform recording fee of 1.50 for location notices of mining claims. It repeals conflicting laws and lays out rent and valuation principles for school lands with remarks on occupant protections and legislative members.
Professor John Van Denburg argued that Gila monster saliva is poisonous and that bites from the lower jaw can be lethal, while upper jaw bites may be less dangerous. The talk included demonstrations and references to a state bill leasing Arizona school land supervised by county boards.
District Attorney Jons has begun mandamus actions to block payments to county officials who served in 1895-96, arguing they were not entitled to the extra compensation. The Board of Supervisors will refuse to recognize claims, with other counties expected to follow. Tax sales by County Treasurer Murray show properties totaling about 314,500 in taxes plus 2,009 in improvements passing to the territory. The Wells vs Petty case in Victoria British Columbia awarded Wells a half interest in Monster No 2 mine at Three Forks.
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