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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1897
Page
4
Tempe merchant John Knight was in town Sunday as Yellow fever still rages in the south. J. J. Hodnett appointed postmaster at Tempe and a new cemetery company organized in Tempe highlight local developments.
Students may obtain ten ride commutation tickets for travel to Normal School at Tempe or High School at Phoenix by applying at the M. and P. E. R. general office or the Mesa local agent.
Land Office Tucson announces John L Anderson of Mesa Arizona has filed for final proof to support his land claim. Proof will be examined by the Clerk of the District Court in Phoenix on September 27, 1897. Witnesses: John A Barkley, Robert Banta, Fred C Weeks, William Irwin.
F D Santorp, General Passenger Agent, Office of the General in Phoenix.
Three trips weekly with no night travel. Stage departs Mesa on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 5 am, stops overnight at Riverside, arrives Globe at 6 am next day. Return trips depart Globe at 5 am on same days, arrive Mesa at 6 pm next day. Agents listed in Mesa Globe Florence and Phoenix.
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