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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1893
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text lists inconsistent times and numbers such as 8.00am 3.30pm 0.90 am and 9.308 m. The content lacks identifiable persons places organizations or events to summarize into a cohesive news item.
Numerous items fill the Mesa news with commerce and social notes. Shoppers praise B F Johnson Sons & Co groceries, churches report revival ends, dredge machinery arrives, and new band instruments ordered. Local figures arrive from Salt Lake, sheriff subpoenas, new I O G T lodge organized, and mining prospects in Superstition and west of McDowell attract attention.
Albert 2 Sherman, townsman, and two other young men faced a three half day examination before the District and Supreme Court Committee. Sherman was the only success, praised by Phoenix bar for self made discipline. He will open an office in Vernon and Spragg's real estate office. A cookhouse fire at Peterson Bros camp on the Highland canal site caused some damage after the cook fled without her toilet. Advertisements from B F Johnson Sons & Co promote cash bargains. Hon A J Streeter travels to Mexico to manage his estate near Lopolo pampo, likely to return in spring. Arizona claims 1000 miles of irrigating canals and 1,009,000 acres in cultivation.
The article notes Arigona with about 80 000 residents and bonded debt of 30 000. It also states Chat has bonded debt of 10 per person in the territory. The total floating debt remains unspecified.
Territorial governor Charles M. Bruce offers a one thousand dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of whoever murdered Frank W. Oury, a Tucson citizen, in Arivaca, Pima County, on September 19, 1893. The proclamation, dated September 21, 1898, bears the Great Seal and Governor Bruce's signature.
Notice lists stockholders with delinquent assessments as of July 1 1898 and amounts per certificate. Names include Frank Corey Wm Crismon IW Felt Mary E Felt EL Grant Hartford Co, H Hi Kinsel Jessie Pomeroy T E Pomeroy A Skinner and others. If unpaid by December 1 1893 shares may be sold at public auction at Mesa City Bank to cover the delinquency. By order of the Board EW Wilbur Secretary.
Notice to stockholders of Mesa Canal Company in Mesa Arizona dated Oct 27 1893 states the semiannual water tax for six months ending June 15 1894 is seven dollars per share. Payment is due to the secretary by Dec 15 1893. delinquent accounts will have water cut off. By order of the board of directors.
Stafford's Magazine in New York offers one year of magazine issues for one dollar along with 52 complete novels delivered one per week by mail. Authors listed include Trollope Verne Doyle Collins and Braddon. Subscribers remit via P O order or registered mail and must mention the paper.
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