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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
1
Notary Public offers to prepare and certify documents for use in all Arizona courts with careful drafting and legality ensuring papers are properly drawn and legally binding.
A fragment states no one is authorized to contract bills on behalf of the paper except in writing from the Publisher. It mentions subscription details and rates, including $2.50 per year, with application for current rates.
Washington report cites C R Thomas of North Carolina praising Arizona delegate J F Wilson as one of the most industrious members of the house. Thomas notes Wilson has introduced many local bills, pressed for Arizona statehood, and has broad Democratic support, though Republicans may block action this session. Wilson’s steadfast attendance is highlighted.
Administrator Owarues W. Barnet notifies creditors and others with claims against William Barnett deceased to exhibit them with vouchers within four months after first publication at the office of J. H. Barnett in Mesa Maricopa County Arizona. First published April 27 1900.
In Maricopa County Arizona the probate court orders sale of part of Francis P. Robson estate to pay debts and admin costs. Almon W. Babbitt, administrator, must show cause on June 15 1900 at 10 am in Phoenix court to obtain permission to sell necessary portions of real property. Publication ordered in Mesa Free Press for four weeks.
The Christian Citizenship League asks if the church is Christlike. Dr R Hever Newton replies that, as an institution, the church largely fails to follow Jesus teachings, citing commercialism, class allegiance, and a market law ethos shaping modern Protestant pulpits. He warns leaders misdirected from true Christian ethics.
The Rev. W. D. Bliss told a Brooklyn audience at Aurora Grata Cathedral that the share system is not Christian and that workers are abandoning it because they remain devout. He called for broader solutions to economic woes and pressed for a conservative critique of the era’s power structures.
New York capitalists plan an 800 mile narrow gauge railway linking the Gila River Valley Phoenix Globe and into New Mexico with a Silver City station target. Dr J F Ford of Phoenix promotes the project with a $25 090 000 capitalization and Mexican concession to reach the Gulf of California. The route traverses Fort Thomas Pima Safford Solomonville Guthrie and Carlisle then north to connect with the Denver Rio Grande and the Morenci Southern and Arizona New Mexico lines. The line will serve mining camps and include multiple branches through the Black Range.
The coming event of Roosevelt's Rough Riders will be held in Oklahoma City on July 14. The city plans to outdo itself entertaining the gallant regiment and thousands of visitors with free daytime and evening entertainments across four days under the reunion association.
Money orders will be cashed at any first or second class postoffice rather than only at the issuing office. Proper identification will be required for payment. The new plan is now in operation.
The text questions the road built to Maw and Ray, suggesting the benefits were limited to private interests and the public’s role in funding. It implies a belief the venture resembled a chance gamble, relying on citizen support rather than clear public gains.
The Knights of Bythias invited the Phoenix Knights to a Saturday event at a Tempe hotel. Judge Webster Street delivered the principal speech amid expressed dissatisfaction with hotel accommodations. The report notes efforts to make the affair a success despite problems with service.
A kitchen fire damages Lars Andersons home with a defective stove pipe blamed while the furniture is saved. In town, residents complain about charity fund drives shifting costs to local merchants and leaving recipients to buy pricey goods from distant suppliers.
An advertisement claims impure blood causes pale skin pimples and eruptions and promotes Acker's Blood Elixir as a cure for blood diseases. It asserts the product works where cheaper purifiers fail and offers a positive guarantee with sale through J W Bailey, Druggist.
The town seeks strict fireworks prohibitions amid severe penalties as water shortages intensify. Neighbors worry over property risk while authorities push measures to curb displays. In unrelated notes, W T Lipscomb opens a glass restaurant in the Farmers’ Exchange building and the International Typographical Union grants quarters to Prescott Tyrographical Union No. 1.
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