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Newspaper

Mesa Free Press

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1900

Page

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A P Shewman to Practice in Arizona Courts

A P Shewmam will practice in all Arizona courts with legal papers carefully and correctly drawn. Notary Public.

Arizona

Notice to creditors for estate of William Barnett

The administrator Dharves W. Barnett announces creditors and claimants must present claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims should be shown at J. H Barnett’s office in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. First published April 27, 1900.

William Barnett J. H Barnett Mesa Maricopa Arizona Maricopa Dharves W. Barnett

Pasturage Sale Near Mesa City Arizona

Notice of pasturage charges on horses at Charles Bauer’s ranch southeast of Mesa City Arizona. Items include a sorrel colt branded M owed by Mariana a Mexican and several horses put in by Antonia Lopez with amounts due. Public sale set for 10:00 a.m. Saturday May 12 1900 to settle unpaid charges.

Mesa City Arizona Mariana Antonia Lopez Cetts Norega

WESA Free Press Publishers Advertise Rates Notice

The paper states no one may contract bills without written order from the Publisher. Advertising rates are available on request. Subscription costs two dollars and fifty cents per year.

A Worthy Official Akers to Visit Eastward

Secretary Akers and his wife will depart tonight for a two month eastward tour. He is praised as a careful capable federal official whose Capitol desk work and courteous conduct win praise from both parties. The article notes his strong political victory in the territorial convention and favorable opinions of him as a man and official. The Murphy artesian well remains deep without water, exhausting 7 inch casing, with plans to drill a surface well 200 feet deeper unless a reward motivates deeper exploration. citizens urge action by the Board of Supervisors and a call for a public meeting to seek legislative support for an artesian water reward.

Akers Capitol McKinley Arizona Secraly Akers Gazette Murphy

Scrip for Watering Places in Wyoming Range Action

The Wyoming cattle men plant government scrip on forty acre tracts to secure watering sites, a practice seen as prudent and potentially useful for Arizona cattle growers. Land scrip costs spare dollars per acre yet grants near immediate title to land, suggesting cattlemen should seek absolute title to unappropriated water and lands suitable for water development.

Wyoming Arizona

Oasis Editor Reports Alaska Mineral Boom Debunked

A Cape Nome contact claims Alaska finds are overblown and that steamship firms profit from hype. The letter contrasts real mineral output with magnified claims and argues for federal water storage to solve valley shortages, calling grazing debates a bung hole analogy.

Oasis Cape Nome Alaska Arizona Sonora Colorado

Eclipse of the Sun Prompts Two Astronomical Expeditions

A Washington Times Herald special reports the May 28 total solar eclipse, deemed a major astronomical event. The Washington Naval Observatory plans two expeditions to Pinehurst North Carolina and Barnesville Georgia with 24 astronomers under Prof Skinner and Prof Milton Updegraff to observe the path of totality and favor clear weather.

Times- Herald Washington Washington Naval Observatory United States Pinehurst Moore County Barnesville Pike County North Carolina Skinner Milton Updegraff Georgia Washington Stirgazers Virginia

Mesa Literary Circle meets with poetry and plans

The Mesa Literary Circle gathered at Mrs. Belle Pomeroy's home with Mrs. Lulu C. Macdonald presiding and Miss Aelia A. Smith as secretary. Members recited Longfellow quotes, read poems by Longfellow, and enjoyed a program including "The Bridge" and "The Reaper and the Flowers" with "Good-bye at the Door" performed.

Belle Pomeroy Lulu C. Macdonald Aelia A. Smith Aggie Stevens Longfellow H. W. Longfellow Melissa Stevens Otillie Maeser Celia Smith

Remarkable natural bridge of agatized wood in park history

The report describes wood replaced by silica from sandstone in park walls forming an inland sea like area eight miles square. Tree trunks lie scattered in fragments of various sizes, some resembling cart wheels. A notable feature is a natural bridge created by agatized wood spanning a 45 foot canyon. Park discovered in 1853.

Congress Petrified Forest Yosemite Yellowstone Grand Canyon Colorado

Slave Story and Navajo Mineral Bill Sparks Interest

George D. Williams from Manchester Michigan tells how a slave-like disease chained his wife for five years and how Electric Bitters restored her strength. The piece also notes the Albuquerque Citizen report that Congress passed a bill opening Navajo reservations in New Mexico and Arizona to mineral entry, led by copper riches, with mining expected after a delay and a miners rush anticipated.

George D. Williams Manchester Mich J. H Barnett House Senate Washington New Mexico Arizona Albuquerque Colorado McKinley

Timely information prevents tragedy in New Straitsville

Mrs Gi Long of New Straitsville Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing a dreadful cough that kept her awake and rescuing two lives in a severe pneumonia attack. She notes the remedy's matchless merit for chest and lung troubles and mentions trial bottles at J H Barnett s Dog Store.

Gi Long New Straitsville Ohio Dr. King Long J. H. Barnett

Saloon singer lauded by Phoenix council and city

The Phoenix city council defends the saloon singer as essential, likening her to a goose laying a golden 28g quarterly license. An unrelated ad extols Chamberlains Pain Balm as a cure for rheumatism with quick relief and a positive testimonial.

Phoenix Jerome Hustler

Dentist Praises Chamberlains Remedy For Flux Cure

Dr D L Lucas of Florence writes that after a bad flux he used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and obtained a permanent cure. He urges neighbors to try the medicine and shares his personal satisfaction with the treatment.

Chamberlain Dorr

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anosio-Operative Institution Conte Hnural Canton Clipper A. Hunsaker The Farmers Exchange Brown Fuji Passey & Mets Hunsaker Mesa sXess Coo J. H. Kibbey A. J. Edwards Kibbey & Edwards Lawyers Steinegger Builp S. First Ave Acker Curis. HumBie Pocatello Idaho Canada England W. B. Hooker & CO J W. Bailey A. P. Shewman Mesa City, Arizona Pasturage Sale Charles Bauer Wesa Free Press A. P. Shewman, Pustisuer Mesa Literary Circle Foy Wgleby J W Baily D. L. Lucas Noy ‘ Desio Florence
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