Spooks at the haunted house and local notices
Baxter McCreary visits from Phoenix as Mesa free press lists Democratic primaries tomorrow from 1 to 6. It notes the county convention in Phoenix on the 11th and mentions various local happenings from new brick residences to ice cream parlors and medicine advertisements including Shiloh's remedies and Karl's Clover Root Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter McCreary
Phoenix
Dr. Brack
Frank ‘Trott
Thos Farrish Jr
the Mesa Restaurat
Pearl Hill
F E Rob
Phil
Mets
Karl
E . Worden
Tce
van Wright
Ellsworth
Burton
Shiloh
Kingman
SF P & P
J W Bailey
Chamberlain
Democrat
Carrollton
Excursion to Salt Lake by Railroads
Excursion tickets on M and P and SP railroads via Ogden and Sacramento to Salt Lake and return on July 26 27 28 and Aug 6 7 8 for 59.70 dollars. Continuous passage both ways good for return to Mesa until Oct. 30. Call agent Gann at Depot for information and tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Sacramento
Salt Lake
Mesa
Gann
Gipsy tale, a trial, and famed Chamberlain remedies in Iowa
A Mesa correspondent lampoons a Phoenix Republican gipsy tale about a girl tied to a wagon wheel and a trial ending in acquittal. A Bushford NY editor praises Chamberlain medicines used for coughs pains and diarrhea sold by local druggists. Also reported is a burglary at B M Johnson & Bros store in Mesa with a $30 haul and no clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa
Phoenix Republican
Republican
W F Benjamin
The
Spectator
Bushford
Chamberlain
Dexter
Iowa
B M Johnson & Bros
Marvelous Results Reported For Dr King’s New Discovery
A Dimondale Michigan minister cites his wife’s pneumonia as proof of Dr King’s New Discovery’s effectiveness. The letter notes severe coughing, rapid improvement after use, and free trial bottles at J H Barnett’s Drug Store with regular sizes priced at 50c and 1.00. Also mentions a train wreck near the Gila river injuring passengers and agent Phil lips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gunderman
Dimondale
Mich
Dr. King
Baptist
Rives Junction
la Guippe
Electric Bitters Offered For Female Complaints Remedy
The advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervous sleeplessness melancholy and related troubles. It notes prices fifty cents and one dollar at J H Barnett's Drug Store and asserts health and strength are guaranteed. Also mentions Prof Netherton departing for Yuma to head schools and BM Johnson Bros. ongoing advertising and a sprinkling cart ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BM Johnson & Bros
J H Barnett
Netherton
Yuma
Prof
Death of Mrs Rebecca J Marsh in Knoxville
W H Allison received word of the death of his sister Mrs Rebecca J Marsh near Knoxville on August 14. She was aged fifty six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Allison
Rebecca J Marsh
Knoxville
Local Notices and Advertisements from Mesa Area
Mis lotherium Gier EMU. Mr Jacob Esbensen of Chicago Lumber Co Des Moines Iowa reports Cham berlain s pain Balm for rheumatism with 50 cent bottles available. Miss Sie Allison suspended as Mesa Restaurant chef de cuisine due to sore thumb Maggie her hand some sister substitutes. Shiloh s Vitalizer guarantees cure for Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. J W Bailey LB and DS Lewis take over Mesa Meat Market. Notice of dissolution of Geo W Lewis Co ropartnership. Mrs M E Gatliff seeks nurse or housekeeper position Mesa address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Esbensen
Chicago Lumber Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Old Country
Sie Allison
Mesa
Maggie
DS Lewis
G W Lewis & Co
Geo. W. Lewis & Co
Dissolution of Geo W Lewis & Co Partnership
Notice of dissolution of the butchering partnership Geo W Lewis & Co by mutual consent. L A and D S Lewis continue as L R Lewis & Bro. Debts to the late firm payable to Geo W Lewis. he will settle obligations up to Sept 1 1896. Signatures: G W Lewis J F Lewis L R Lewis D B Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Lewis & Co
L. A
D.S8
Lewis
L. R. Lewis & Bro
Geo. W. Lewis
Cough Remedy Claims Cure for Colds Croup and Whooping C cough
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe pleasant cure for colds croup and whooping cough. It also touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier to restore appetite and build up the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hood
Stage owner vows fare hold after rail line defeat
Notice from LL. W. Collins of the Phoenix Tempe and Mesa Stage states that starting July 1 fares will stay the same as before but after he succeeds in knocking out the railroad the fares will not be advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LL. W. Collins
Phoenix
Tempe & Mesa
Brueckien’s Arnces Salve for All Skin Ailments
Advertises Brueckien’s Arnces Salve as the best skin cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns eruptions and piles It promises money back if not satisfied priced at 25 cents per box sold by J H Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brueckien
J. H. Barnett
Hood’s Pills and Sarsaparilla Cure Mrs Norman Testimony
Mrs W C Norman of Winslow Arizona reports that her husband suffered from stomach cramps until taking Hood’s Pills and Hood’s Sarsaparilla. She states he has since been well and no longer troubled by his ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Ideal Panacea for Coughs and Lung Ailments
Chicago Alderman James L. Francis praises Dr Kings New Discovery as an ideal panacea after five years of use in his family. He credits it with curing coughs colds and lung complaints without needing physicians or other remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Francis
Chicago
Notice of desert land claim proof by Elizabeth J Anderson
Elizabeth J Anderson of Mesa Maricopa County Arizona files notice of intention to make proof on desert land claim No 1841 for the NE 1 4 Sec 29 Tp 1 S R E G and SR M before the Clerk of the District Court Phoenix Arizona on Saturday October 3 1896. Witnesses named to prove irrigation and reclamation are Robert Banta Willian Irwin John Barkley and Frank C Thompson all of Mesa Arizona. First pub Aug 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth J. Anderson
Mesa
Maritopa Counes
Arizona
S.R. E
G & SR M
District Court
Phoenix
Marideopa County
Robert Banta
Willian Irwin
John Barkley
Frank C Thompson
Mesa Arizona
Local Timetable for Phoenix and Maricopa Trains
Local timetable lists daily trains from Phoenix to Tempe and Maricopa with arrivals at Tempe and connections to Goldfield Prescott Congress and Southern Pacific lines. Phoenix to Mesa City route shows multiple morning and afternoon departures via Tempe with intermediate stops. All trains stop on signal. E Shamp is general superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Tempe
Maricopa
Wade
Southern Pacific
Goldfield
Prescott
Congress
Mesa
E. Shamp
General Supt
Train Schedule Fragments Northbound Prescott Ash Fork
Timetable fragment shows northbound trains from Phoenix to Prescott arriving 2:83 pm and 4:10 pm and to Ash Fork arriving 5:20 pm and 12:01 pm. Southbound departures from Ash Fork at 2 pm and 7 am and from Prescott at 7 am and 55 m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash Fork
Phoenix
Prescott
Probate Notice for Estate of Margaret W Vernon
In the Frobste Court of Maricopa County Arizona an order to show cause why sale of the real estate of Margaret W Vernon should not be granted is issued. Administrator F M Vernon must appear on October 8, 1890, at 10 am in the probate court to contest or support the proposed sale. Publication of this notice is required in Mesa Free Press for four consecutive weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariecopa
Territory of
Arizona
Margaret W Vernon
F M Vernon
Maricopa
Rctory
Labor Day Proclamation Declares Holiday in Arizona
The 1896 proclamation by Governor Bertasia J Franklin declares Monday September 7 as Labor Day in the Territory of Arizona. It urges closures of businesses and public offices and notes labor as central to national progress, witnessed by Phoenix’s seal and signatures of Franklin and Secretary Bruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Bertasia J Franklin
Arizona
Phoenix
Capitol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mesa Free Press
Ferpay
Hi George
Galafield
Hoon
Geo. Gann
M &P
Talmai Pomeroy
J B Martin
Huntsville
Ala
May Peterson
J. W. Bailey
Maricopa and
Gila River
Agent Phillips
EMU
M. E. Gatliff
G. W. Lewis
J .F. Lewis
L. R. Lewis
D. 8. Lewis
Rhe Ideal Panacea
Geo. Schornick
City Baa
Parlor
Tank
T Cran
LeBaron Bros. & Co
Vassar, Mich
United States Land Office
Tucson
Evegnxt
J. Triprey
Pasturage
James Emery
Putin
Pancho Monroy
Yellow Horse
Jogs Bonza
McCarthy
Juan Landerson
Turgy AM
the Farmers’ Exchange
Phoenix & Maricopa
Phoenix & Mesa City
Atlantic & Pacific
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Mos
Flagstaff
Williams
Peach Springs
Montezuma
Laginia
Acoma
City of the Sky
Petrified Forest
Carrizo
Canon Diablo
San Francisco Mountains
America
Colorado River
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix
Don A. Sweet
Gon
Albuquerque, N, M
Arizora
Min J Franklin
Cyaxis M Bruce
C. Wing
LEHI
Merchan
DISE
Lehi Brickyard
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