Local Dry Goods Store Ad at Bed Rock Prices
Advertisement lists dry goods dress goods gents furnishings hats boots shoes and choice groceries all offered at bed rock prices with full particulars available by inquiry.
27 Aug 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
1
Advertisement lists dry goods dress goods gents furnishings hats boots shoes and choice groceries all offered at bed rock prices with full particulars available by inquiry.
Morton announces that advertising rates are available upon request. This brief notice indicates pricing details are not listed directly in the text. The publication urges readers to contact Morton for current rates and terms.
The Florence Tribune highlights Arthur Powell Davis’s 100 page Geological Survey report on Irrigation Near Phoenix Arizona. It argues storage works in the Salt and Gila valleys boost land value and farming yields by conserving flood waters and expanding arid region irrigation opportunities.
In Garnett a bizarre exchange circulates as a local newspaper quotes a provocative comment about a Kansas girl and chiggers. The remarks prompt concern over violence and misogyny in public discourse.
The report claims marvelously rich gold strikes on the Stewart river in Alaska, noted as being on American soil.
A regional feature recalls Mesa's early settlement and irrigation success with small farms, orchards, and alfalfa, noting Gentile cooperation with Mormon settlers. It also reports Meyer in Yavapai County expanding onyx mining and nearby lithographic stone beds, with Arizona poised for large ore and stone output this year.
Farmers in Kansas and Nebraska, long burdened by heavy mortgages, are this year paying down debts as crops improve and prices rise to levels not seen since 1890. Miners should follow Dominion mining rules in Klondike or stay away, Cyhans defend against Spaniards, a new Democratic paper rumored in Phoenix, Europe relies on America for bread, Honduras sold to American capitalists, and the county mourns the death of Cart. W. L. George.
Dr. W. G. DeVore a surgeon dentist has recently opened an office in Tempe and will soon make regular professional visits to Mesa.
William Bolitho long associated with Hall & Sullivan’s mines in Goldfield dies after a sudden collapse near the Oo Op corner in Mesa. His funeral drew a large crowd. he was praised for his leadership and miners recall his steadiness during dangerous mine rescues.
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