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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
4
Sage notes report Judge Crouse visiting from Phoenix and various residents arriving or improving homes. The piece notes church announcements, arrests, and public notices, plus mentions about real estate, a stock inspector appointment, and a large Phoenix store opening with low prices. It also covers mining activity and a tribal police action near Sacaton.
A small business office space is described as located over Barnett's Drug Store on Main Street in Mesa City. The readable text notes the address context without further details on tenants or use.
Students desiring Normal School in Tempe or High School in Phoenix may apply at the M. & P. R. R. general office or local Mesa agent to receive ten fare commutation tickets.
At the annual meeting of the Besa Co-Operative Millers Company in Meza Arizona Territory on July 3 1897 stockholders or proxies present adopted amendments to Articles IV and V. The board will consist of five stockholders elected annually each May first Monday. The indebtedness limit is two thirds of capital stock and shareholders private property not liable for corporate debts. Amendments certified by president and secretary.
The timetable shows trains from Phoenix leaving at 8:00 p m arriving Tempe 8:30 p m and Maricopa 9:30 p m Maricopa departures at 6:45 p m arriving Tempe 6:44 a m and Phoenix 7:15 a m Connections join with Southern Pacific at Maricopa and Tempe with stages to Goldfield and connections at Phoenix with 8 P P for Prescott and Congress.
The three weekly trips depart Mesa on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 am with overnight stays at Riverside Stages and arrive in Globe at 6 am the next day. Returns depart Globe on the same days at 6 am and reach Mesa the following morning. Agents listed include C D Hocket Johnson Bros Mesa Lous Sultan Globe Co Stevens Blosence L Ostites Phoenix.
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