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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
1
In Mesa the Free Press reports on local bustle and humor alongside medical fads and mine cautions. Notices cover county conventions, lodge installations, and slow Supervisors actions on artesian wells, with community reaction and upcoming fall votes.
A. P. Shewman offers to practice in all Arizona courts with careful drafting of legal papers and serves as a Notary Public.
Administrator Cuares W Barnett announces all creditors and claimants of William Barnett deceased must present vouchers within four months of first publication April 27 1900. Claims to be presented at J H Barnett office Mesa Maricopa County Arizona.
In Maricopa County Arizona the Probate Court orders the sale of all or part of the real estate of Francis P Robson to pay debts and admin expenses. Almon W Babbitt administrator must show cause June 15 1900 at 10 am in Phoenix to obtain authority to sell. Copy notice to publish four weeks in Mesa Free Press.
The Star notes oil has been found in Northern Arizona and all Southern California counties, suggesting potential in Santa Cruz, San Pedro and the Gila Valley. It frames discovery as a matter of further prospecting for the oleagineous mineral.
The Advent Review notes John J. Ingalls of Kansas argues Jesus would not meddle in politics or commerce. He upheld that Jesus taught brotherhood, rendered to Caesar, and sought a spiritual kingdom in hearts, condemning church leaders for misusing the question of what Jesus would do.
The Mesa Literary Circle met Monday evening at Mrs. Ann LeBaron's home. Members responded to roll call with Longfellow poems. Lulu Macdonald presented a sketch on Longfellow's place in literature. Local news was shared by Mrs. Orillie Maeser, and a musical selection was performed by Mrs. Aggie Stevens and Mrs. Janette Johnson with Miss Melissa Stevens on piano. Reports from other clubs followed, then foreign news by Mrs. Arthura Johnson. Cake and lemonade closed the meeting before adjournment for two weeks.
Large artesian water flow found at Indio California 500 feet deep yields water 480 feet below sea level. Town surrounded by government land spurring a rush to settle. Arizona may lead press delegation to the national convention in Kansas City as delegates are watched. Community notes praise the Woodmen of the World and local fraternal groups in Mesa City. Real estate and water loans offered by T P Banta near the Co op store.
A Manchester Michigan man tells how he freed his wife from disease through a Bitters remedy described as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness and female ailments. The piece also notes a Territorial Democratic Convention nominating delegates to the National Convention and recommends Col J B Breathitt for National Committeeman.
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing a severe cough and saving two lives during pneumonia. The Knights of Pythias host a grand supper and entertainment at Tempe tomorrow with Judge Street as principal speaker. Hotel Atwood hosts the festivities and a special train runs from Phoenix and Mesa.
A Dorr West Virginia resident extols Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a guaranteed cure claim. Aunt Jessie Pomeroy’s death and funeral are noted as pioneer details. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is pitched as a versatile, quick relief product with a one cent trial, sold by J W Baily Druggist. Thomas Weedin and wife travel to the Democratic Territorial convention and praise Col J B Breathitt for Arizona National Committeeman.
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