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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
1
The notice states no person is authorized to contract bills for the Mesa Free Press except on written order of the publisher. Advertising rates are available on application, and subscription costs $2.50 per year.
The Arizona Territory enacts a compulsory education law requiring children aged eight to fourteen to attend public or approved private school for at least twelve weeks annually with certain exemptions. Penalties include misdemeanor charges and fines up to twenty-five dollars, with enforcement by district officials and peace officers. The act details duties of clerks, sheriffs, and officers, and repeals conflicting acts.
A concert program listed for Saturday evening July 22 features the Tabernacle Choir and Mesa Choral Club. Items include America Invocation, Love's Old Sweet Song, Don't Pres. Hakes de Gross, solo and ensemble pieces by Johnson Udall and Maeser, plus a comic operaette Beans and Buttons with roles for Bean, Button, and Johnsons.
Washington dispatch reports William H. Hoey of Muncie Ind to replace H K Chenoweth as collector of customs at Nogales Arizona. Chenoweth was removed amid serious charges including payroll fraud and an invalid labor claim, with other investigations noted.
The Mesa Brass Band starts Friday night concerts on July 28 and every two weeks at 8:30 p m with a program including marches waltzes ragtime pieces and love songs. Admission invites turnout to hear the band’s progress over six weeks and notes next program details will be published. Admiral Cervera and most Spanish fleet officers have been acquitted by a special court. Diaz Moret and Perdes face judicial action.
Practical guidance cautions beekeepers to maintain adequate feed, avoid careless drones, and not assume instant restocking from suppliers. It warns against opening brood nests without necessity and delaying hive purchases before swarms, urging swarming only if profits are assured.
School boards seeking teachers for the ensuing term are asked to correspond with the manager of the Teacher's Bureau of the Alumni Association of the Normal School of Arizona. Full advice on teacher character and method of instruction should be supplied. J. T. Brewett, President, Alumni Association, Tempe Arizona.
Advertises Karl's Clover Root Tea as improving complexion through digestive, liver, and bowel health. Claims effects on bowels, liver and kidneys with J K Barnett Druggist selling at 26 and 50 cents.
The advertisement promises a refund if two thirds of the bottle are used without benefit. It lists prices of 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar. Sold by J H Barnett Druggist.
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