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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1897
Page
2
The Senate Committee on Territories reports favorably on Col. McCord for Governor of Arizona and the matter may come up in the Senate soon. The piece also notes ongoing tariff discussions, Hawaii annexation debates, and international reactions including Japan and the Queen Victoria jubilee coverage.
Notice of dissolution of the saloon keepers and liquor dealers partnership in Mesa City Arizona by mutual consent. J. E. Brizzee and Lee Brizzee to own all property and pay debts and collect accounts. Dated May 7 1897 Mesa City Arizona.
Articles of incorporation filed by AJ Chandler C L Atkins and H S Peterson in Maricopa County Arizona establish the Mess Hay and Grain Company. Purpose includes buying selling hay grain alfalfa and related farming products with authority to borrow real estate and personal property and to pledge security. Capital stock fixed at ten thousand dollars split into one hundred shares of one hundred dollars each. Board of Directors to consist of three named subscribers serving until the first Tuesday in January 18ve.
Document records the charter of a corporation in Maricopa County Arizona with officers and indebtedness limits. It lists A J Chandlery C L Atkins and H Peterson as signatories, notes annual meeting roles, and includes notary and county recorder attestations dated May 7 to May 11 1897.
Three weekly trips operate with daytime departures from Mesa on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at am. Stages pause overnight at Riverside and reach Globe by 6 am the next day. Return trips depart Globe at am on Tuesday Thursday and bardeys, arriving in Mesa at 6 pm the following day. Agents listed: Hogket Prov’r, Johnson Bros Mesa, Louis Sytap Globe, D T Stevens Florence, JL W Coiling Phoenix.
United States Land Office in Tucson announces Vic F Hayman of Tempe Maricopa County Arizona will make final proof on desert land claim No 2045 for Section 8 Township 18 Range 5E to establish irrigation and reclamation. Witnesses include George Drew Fred C Wicks Thomas Anderson and Elling Vleen all of Arizona with the proof date July 20 1897 before the Phoenix District Court clerk.
The note lists brief travel times totaling about 45 hours to reach Pencar Kansas City Chicago and St. Louis. It outlines rapid routes between centers and highlights travel efficiency across the region.
Train for California leaves Ash Fork at 1:35 PM and arrives Los Angeles next morning at 8:80 AM. It reaches San Francisco the same evening at 6:15. Train for the East leaves Ash Fork at 7:40 AM.
The Arizona scenic line offers north bound travel from Phoenix to Prescott Ash Fork and back with connections to Jerome Junction Congress Congress Gold Co RR and local stage lines. Through tickets cover United States Canada and Mexico and list notable sights such as the Grand Canon of the Colorado Petrified Forest and Cliff Dwellings.
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