Rainy Sunday and local notices from Mesa press
A crowded mix of local health, travel, and political items from Mesa. Updates include Gordon Hunsaker’s illness improving, L. D. S. quarterly conference last Sunday and Monday, A St. John Gaylord visiting Prescott on business, Mrs. E. Long back from Big Bug, Theo Shrine laid up with rheumatism, and about fifty Mesa residents attending a Phoenix Democratic rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D.S
A. St. John Gaylord
Prescott
E. Long
Big Bug
Yavapai
Theo. Shrine
Mesa
Phoenix
B. F. Johnson
Wallaces Host General Celebration and Lost License Incident
A large gathering at the Wallace home near the river marked a multi‑claim anniversary with friends from Wisconsin and Kansas, plus local families. The day featured abundant food and drink, and a wedding license loss halted Uncle Billy and Mrs. Riley’s ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
William Wallace
Wallace
Kansas
Cuber
Wisconsin
John X Jones
Wallaces
Cubers
Johnny Jones
Billy
Mrs. Riley
W F Benjamin
the Spectator
Bushford
Chamberlain
Dexter
Lowa
Iowa
Phoenix
Educational Association
Mesa
Rooster Dinner Tale At Mesa Restaurant Sparks Banter
A local anecdote recalls boys sharing a chicken dinner from Mesa Restaurant. Miss Sie Allison, the cook, jokes she can handle most dishes but refuses to cook the rooster. The tale ties the rooster to legend of Alexander the Great at Babylon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sie Allison
Mesa
iShe
Alexander the Great
Babylon
Try Electric Bitters and other remedies advertised
The notice promotes Electric Bitters for female complaints and general ailments, Hood's Sarsaparilla for weakness, Shiloh's Cure for consumption, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin issues. It mentions local figures and sites like J H Barnett's Drug Store and a weather signal station in Mesa, with brief agency visits and a Democratic rally in Phoenix.
Pasturage Notice for Unnamed Mare Near Mesa
Notice of pasturage claim on a light bay mare about two years old in a pasture two miles west of Mesa. Four months in pasture with $4 due at $1 per month. If not paid by September 2, 189, the animal will be sold to satisfy pasturage as provided by law. Jackson & Hosler.
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Mesa
Jackson & Hosler
Dissolution of Co Partnership
Notice states the partnership Geo. W. Lewis & Co in butchering dissolves by mutual consent. L. R. Lewis and D. S. Lewis continue as L. R. Lewis & Bro. Debts to the late firm payable to Geo. W. Lewis who will settle indebtedness up to Sept 1, 1896. Signatures include G. W. Lewis and L. R. B. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Lewis & Co
L. R
D.S. Lewis
L.R Lewis & Bro
Geo. W. Lewis
Vitalizer advertised with failed cure claims
An advertisement promotes Shildh's Vitalizer stating it cures dyspepsia and liver complaints, alongside Chamberlain's Cough-Kenedy for coughs. It touts pleasant safe reliable use and lists J W Bailey as seller. A testimonial from Mrs. W C Norman of Winslow Arizona credits Hood's Pills and Hood's Sarsaparilla for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bailey
New Discovery Praised as Ideal Panacea
James L. Francis an alderman of Chicago touts Terired Dark King's New Discovery as an ideal panacea for coughs colds and lung complaints after five years use in his family without physician prescriptions or other treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Francis
Chicago
Trerird Dark King
Excursion to Salt Lake Tickets Offered
Excursion tickets sold over the M and P and $8 P railroads via Ogden and Sacramento to Salt Lake and return from Sept 25 to Oct 2. Continuous passage both ways. Call an agent at Mesa to secure tickets for the round trip priced at 59.70 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Sacramento
Salt Lake
Mesa
Phoenix and Maricopa Local Timetable Highlights
The schedule shows trains from Phoenix to Tempe and Maricopa with morning and evening departures. Connections link Southern Pacific at Maricopa and Tempe stages to Goldfield. The Phoenix and Mesa City service runs daily with multiple daily legs to Tempe and Phoenix and occasional stops on signal.
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Phoenix
Tempe
Maricopa
Southern Pacific
Goldfield
Prescott
Congress
Mesa
Nnd
Atlantic & Pacific Railway Promotes Scenic West Route
The Atlantic and Pacific describes its Great Middle Route from Ash Fork and connections via Flagstaff Williams or Peach Springs. It touts picturesque scenery and accommodations while inviting travelers to Natural Bridge Arizona Montezuma Well Petrified Forest Canal Diablo Canyon and the San Francisco Mountains.
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Ash Fork
Atlantic & Pacific
Geat
Flagstaff
Peach Springs
Arizona
Montezuna
Laguna
Aconia
Sky
Carrizo
Canon Diablo
San Francisco Mountains
America
Colorado River
Probate Notice About Sale of Margaret W Vernon Estate
In Mari copa County Arizona Probate Court an order to show cause why an order of sale of the real estate of Margaret W Vernon deceased should not be granted is issued. Administrator M Vernon must appear November 29 1296 to show cause and a copy of the order will be published weekly for four weeks in the Mesquite Press.
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Maricopa
Anzona
Margaret W Vernon
M Vernon
Marcos
Thy
Arizona
M.sa Se
Aricops
Labor Day Proclamation by Arizona Governor
Territory of Arizona executive proclamation designates Monday September 7 1996 as a legal holiday Labor Day to honor workers and urge closure of businesses and public offices. Governor Kernan J Franklin signs urging universal observance and lists national labor achievements while asserting the territory’s commitment to labor dignification.
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Oure
Kermain J Franklin
Arizcna
Joverner
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Mesa Free Press
Gordon Hunsaker
Mark Smith
Jas. A. Doran
J. W.spainhower
Mollie Rogers
Globe
Jackson
Hosler
Vernon
Shiloh
Elgin
A. Smith
Karl
J.W. Bailey Albert Jacobis
Daniel Bagley Place
Republican County Central Committee
M. H. McCord
RC Lowell J W Bolton
C M Frazier
T D Bennett
W A Kimball
Sam Brown
Dr. Williams
Joe Rogers
A. Hunsaker
Mogollon
Germany
Jacob Esbensen
Chicago Lumber Co
Des Moines
Old Country
Chamberlain’s
Draggiste
J. Gunderman
Dimondale
Mich
Dr. King
Baptist
Rives Junction
la Guippe
C. O. Anderson
St. Johns
Apache County
Democrat
Carrollton
J W Bailey
J H Barnett
W. Richins
Queen Creek
Farmers’ Exchange
Hy. 8
Peterson
Hood
E. J. Trippel
Edw
D: R Monk
U. S. Land Office
Tucson
Old Fort McDowe
Col. J. Roe Young
Sacaton Indian Agency
H. J. Palmer
Kimball House
Buckien
J. H. Barnett
G. W. Lewis
J Fef Lewis
L RB. Lewis
D. 8. Lewis
Ideal Paanacea
Geo. Schornick
Desert Land
United States Land Office
Elizabeth J. Anderson
Maricopa Comecy
G & SR M
District Court
Maridcopa County
Robert Banta
William Irwin
John Barkley
Frank C Thompson
Mea
Angus
Everson J, Tress, R Zster
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
JSP Amr
Aia Chilren
Exchan
Phoenix & Maricopa
Phoenix & Mesa City
L . Baron Bros. & Co
DY Cvo
Vassar, Mich
The
Santa FE
Prescott & Phoenix RR
Pat Ee
Ana
Don A. Sweet
Albuquerque, N, M
Territory OF Arizona
Chakits M
Eaves Crettis
Arizopa
Passey
Undertaker
Imp
Ted
Parnicie
Iivzandet Hive
Wi Passey
Oor
Ilesa Cit, Bank
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