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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
1
Shortage of Cattle Pressures Pacific Coast Market
A Salt Lake Tribune note by Tom Keogh warns of a cattle shortage on the Pacific coast as dressed beef shippers move cattle toward California. Prices rise sharply, with Nevada and western states depleted. most cattle now sit in Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Missouri awaiting next year’s market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacifico Coast
Tom Keogh
Salt Lake City
Arizona
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Idaho
Colorado
Utah
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Sheep versus cattle clash grows in northern territory
Tension rises between cattlemen and sheepmen amid large sheep drives from Coconino Navajo and Apache counties to Salt River valley. Cattlemen say ranges are being devastated and waste is extensive as flocks march along parallel trails. Santa Fe railroad orders twelve heavy consolidation engines to haul heavy loads, with twenty planned on mountain divisions by 1899, each weighing about 225000 pounds and costing 15000 to 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittock
Republican
Navajo County
Maricopa County
Navajo
Coconino
Apache
Salt River Valley
Santa Fe Mechanical Departement
Skylight Kicker on Bonds and Arizona Growth
The piece argues home lenders should buy bonds to fund water works, claiming safety and swift completion by local capital. Mentions Joe Norton and Ben Bound of Bisbee selling nine units for 60000 and traveling to Los Angeles to receive funds. Includes broad regional boast about Arizona and notes on U S Chinese immigration and enforcement figures for year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Norton
Ben Bound
Bisbee
Los Angeles
Colorado
Rio Grande
Republic of Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Monarch
Address lines at Mothers' national congress spark remarks
Observers in Chicago note speakers from the congress are all titled Miss prior to their names. A St Louis paper quips that many of these women wish to prove to marriageable men what they could do with a change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ National Congress
Chicago
St Louis
Surveyors Draft Line Cutting Deer Creek From San Carlos Reserve
Surveyors run the segregating line to separate the Deer Creek coal fields from the San Carlos reservation. Locators in the district will begin development once the survey ends. Reports indicate promising copper prospects in the newly acquired mining district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Creek
San Carlos
Perry Williams well at Maricopa yields warm sulphur water
At Maricopa station the well owned by Perry Williams has shifted from pure water to warm sulphur water with noted medical qualities. A sample was sent to the territorial university for analysis. D Alvan of Cheyenne Wyoming owns the world’s largest herd of pure bred Herefords, with 1000 registered white faces on a 25 000 acre pasture six miles east. He breeds stock for sale but cannot meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa Station
Perry Williams
Nan
Territorial University
Hange News
D. Alvan
Cheyenne Wyo
Sheep Thieves Near Capture As Arrests Grow
The Williams News reports that persistent sheep thieves appear set to be stopped as several suspects are under arrest and more indictments loom. The theft ring has operated in a highly systematic manner, but lawmen move to end the spree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams News
Territorial status and heirship in the home rule debate
The speaker argues that remaining under territorial condition preserves statehood rights and dignities, while accepting the home rule proposition would exchange those birthright privileges for a poor deal. The quote emphasizes political status and the perceived value of self governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oasis
Marantini Bull Fight Tickets Reach Forecast Sales
By yesterday noon two Republics reports that ticket sales total $31,000 for the Marantini bull fights and organizers anticipate reaching about $60,000 before the first performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republics
Arthur Eckhart Remembered in Mesa Funeral and Obituary
The community mourns Arthur Eckhart a 22 year old Mesa native and Wells Fargo messenger killed in a railroad accident at Tennys on a Saturday. A coroner's inquest returned an accidental death and a large funeral at Odd Fellows hall followed by a Good Templars procession to the graveside. Eckhart known for reliability kindness and a sunny disposition leaves relatives in Los Angeles and the east with Frank Miller as his Mesa uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckhart
Vempe
Arthur
Tennys
Harris
Mesa
Good Templars
Odd Fellows
Guthrie
Express and Railroad
Phoenix
Wells Fargo
Southern Pacific
Missouri
Los Angeles
Frank Miller
Heaven
Sugar Output In Europe From Beets Drops In 1897-98
The State department in Washington reports European beet sugar production for 1897 98 will be about 4 500 000 tons, down from 4 915 749 tons in the prior year indicating a decline in output across the sugar industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Europe
Counterfeit $20 National Bank Note Found in Los Angeles
A new counterfeit twenty dollar national bank note has been discovered at the Los Angeles National Bank in Los Angeles California. It is a photographic two piece print pasted together with no silk or imitation. The note overall presents a good appearance.
Pima Indians Harvest large wheat crop for Sacaton mill
The Pima Indians raise annually about 3,000,000 pounds of wheat. most is ground into flour at the government flouring mill in Sacaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Sacaton
Senate and House Include Majority of Lawyers
The article notes that more than two thirds of both chambers are legally trained, highlighting the prevalence of attorneys among lawmakers and their influence on legislative processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers’ Exchange
Blue Front
Jennie B. Elliott
BEL & Wilbur
Canton Clipper
Rsaker & Stapley
Wesa Free Press
D. Morton
A.p.shewman
Morton & Shewman
United States
China
Arthur Eckhart
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United Treasurer
Treasury
Italy
Silver Grays
Tabernacle
Nail
Macdonald Street
Graham
John Mets
Florence
Tucson
Joint
Teachers’ Institute
Rebekah
The
Mesa Dramatic Association
Frazier
Justice Courts
Royal
ROYA
Ivied Tower
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