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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1893
Page
2
Morton notes the paper aims to add three hundred cash subscribers with a $2 yearly rate for renewals and arrears. He also discusses Utah admission bill, Hawaii provisional government, Captain George appointment, and local Tucson election results. The piece contrasts bleak eastern weather with Pacific sunshine and fertile mesa lands awaiting storage.
The Arizona Improvement company near Phoenix in the Salt River valley is credited with ripening Wash ington navel oranges by November 20 and some by November 10. The note suggests such fruit could fetch high prices if shipped east by Christmas as markets do not clear until February.
Tut U. 8. Lane Court met in Tucson on last Monday. Debates centered on the validity of numerous Arizona grants as possible frauds. The column urges swift court action and broad public support for a statehood campaign, with Maricopa County urged to fund the effort. It also predicts a European war scenario involving Russia and Danube access, noting U S interests and potential European conflict impacts.
The old veteran journal of Arizona the Tae Yuma Sentinen enters its twenty third year. The Sentinel remains ready for battles over Arizona and its own section and has served valiantly in the cause. Praise goes to Col John W Dorrington its proprietor and accomplished publisher.
The Allotment Commission assigned to treat with the Yuma Indians has finished its labors to general satisfaction. Land will be allotted to the Yuma and the remaining reservation lands opened to settlement along the Colorado across from Yuma. The lands are among the richest in the southwest and promise profitable farms for many families.
Pratt Bros in Phoenix markets a wide range of holiday toys and gifts as this year’s season begins. The store emphasizes stocking everything customers want and invites shoppers to choose from its full holiday inventory.
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