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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1895
Page
1
Removal sale offers assorted table fruit two dollars per dozen tomatoes and corn one and a half dollars per dozen sugar fourteen pounds for one dollar bacon five cents salt pork luc per pound choicest Batbank potatoes two dollars twenty five cents per sack and all other items proportional.
The Tucson Citizen reports the land court opens in the old Commercial club rooms on Monday with four judges, including Judge Stone in Spain with Special Attorney Mallett Prevost. They have spent eighteen months examining records showing extensive alterations and fraud by Reavis. The case will be tried in Santa Fe on June 3. The article notes broader fraud across Spain and Mexico and warns of the public impact on Arizona. It also includes editorials on celery as a remedy for rheumatism and remarks on the Rillito canal project and local water sales.
A California fruit company finds irrigated fruit shrinks less during drying, making green fruit worth more. Adequate soil moisture aids mineral uptake and vigorous foliage, increasing saccharine pulp. Proper moisture, natural or artificial, yields best fruit. too much or too little moisture harms quality. A Washington dispatch notes E F Kellner of Phoenix applying for Arizona governor, with charges against L C Hughes under review.
The text describes a carefree farmer who lets life slide by, allowing his affairs to control him rather than actively managing his running ventures.
The Graham Guardian reports Thatcher will establish a tannery with vats and walls under construction begun last Monday. A. M. Monteith, company president, says tanning will start once cement arrives to line the vats. The plant has tan-bark and ample canaigre to convert hides to leather, enabling local manufacture at competitive costs.
The Florence Tribune notes cattle shippers praise the north and south road with better accommodations than the 8S. P. and a return pass for shippers. R. D. Foreman returns from Los Angeles with a train of cattle shipped by J. L. Powell. New congressmen from eastern states back silver, strengthening the silver party as Britain and Germany hint at an international monetary conference.
A peach tree near St. Joseph Missouri bore fruit after exposure to 18 degrees below zero. Peach buds survive at about ten degrees below zero, illustrating surprising frost tolerance in fruit growth.
The Saturday Review reports Langdon Linton Co and Grant Co of Minneapolis will move to Arizona within two weeks to build storage and diversion dams for the Rio Verde canal. The project would extend 100 miles across Agua Fria and Hassayampa to provide water for a quarter million acres of prime land, with fruit, grain, and alfalfa potential. The venture, crucial for Arizona's development, could attract further capital alongside the Hudson reservoir plan.
The mint directors cite 728 silver dollars coined in the last year as official. The Chicago Express notes the 1894 dollar was shown in every congressional district in the south and west during the campaign as proof coinage had not halted and that believers existed in all districts.
The article estimates that annual maple sugar production in the United States exceeds 10,000,000 pounds, highlighting a substantial federal and agricultural scale.
The Sacremento California Bee warns against imprisoning Adventists who refuse to rest on Sunday, arguing church leaders misuse the Bible to attack those who uphold Sabbath laws. The piece likens such actions to treason against Washington, condemning the punishment of worshippers who observe the Sabbath.
The Florence Tribune laments some legislators chase recognition in old fashioned country dances rather than sensible work and conscientious duty, suggesting the country would be better served if their priorities shifted and they returned with better reputations.
Delegate Murphy returns from Washington and declares Arizona will be admitted within three months after the new Congress meets in December. He argues the state will gain control over public lands to ensure the greatest good for the greatest number.
From White Hills comes news of a vast silver ore body found below water level in the G A R mine owned by White Hills company. Samples from the vein yield over 1100 ounces of silver and four ounces of gold per ton. This is the first strike below water level proving the mine continues downward.
The passage satirically credits China with inventions such as gunpowder compass and printing press, while mocking leadership and wartime press oversight. It notes China’s fleet sunk and editors unable to double read articles during the war.
Reports say De Gama, head of the recent Brazilian rebellion, reentered Brazil and took up arms against the government in Rio Grande do Sul province. He commands about 3200 men, including a naval battalion with twenty two officers.
Julia Harley, described as a golden blonde, found a long black hair on a gentleman’s coat after a quarrel in San Francisco. She was later found in a stupor beside an empty two ounce vial of Iaudanun, pumped out and out of danger.
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