Salt River Valley prospects and settler opportunities in Maricopa County
The Weekly Herald reports a booming Salt River Valley with thriving farms, plantings, and canal projects. It envisions rapid development, calls for energetic settlers and capital, and notes a forthcoming settlement near Gila Bend with rail access, a mill, and extensive irrigation.
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Valdey
Gila River
Gila Bend
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Maricopa County
Mew Mining Region Awakens As Copperopolis Expands
The Castle Creek mining region opens with Copperopolis planning one smelter soon and more, while Colorado Company progresses toward bullion copper. Kirbyville town grows as ore appears sufficient for a fifty year smelter. Owners plan to mine rather than sell, with high charcoal transport costs cited as a factor for railroad interest. Cattle Creek area eyes Salt River Valley trade and Phoenix connections.
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Castle Creek
Copperopolis
Colorado Company
Kirbyville
Maricopa
Cattle Creek
Salt River
Henix
Phonis
Arabian Millet Grass Introduced For Dry Lands
An early report praises Arabian millet grass as a reliable forage for dry climates. The article notes its long cultivation in the Old World and Australia, its superior hay yield compared to alfalfa, and its value for dairymen and stockgrowers in hot, arid regions. It originated near Aleppo and has proven successful in various dry lands.
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Aleppo
Arabia
Jordan
New Zealand
Australia
Murder of Judge McComas and family by Indians shocks St Louis
The Citizen column recounts the killing of Judge H C McComas of St Louis and his entire family by Indians. It notes his ties to ex Lieutenant Governor McComas of Virginia and law partners in St Louis, plus his mining work in New Mexico. The piece denounces Indian policy and calls it the last diabolical act of the red devils.
Valley farms brighten prospects with rosy market hopes
The Los Angeles Herald notes five acre gardens can yield independent living and thriving banks. Strawberries from the county fetch 3 dollars a quart in eastern markets, with freight rates to St Louis Chicago and New York outlined. The piece argues valley fruit and vegetables could flood Mississippi valley and eastern markets, urging rail access to move perishable crops. It highlights profit per acre for vegetables and fruit and the need for railroad lines to unlock valley development.
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Transport demand shifts profit away from grain
The text notes that despite grain, transport is now more profitable. It describes the emphasis on transportation as the growing demand, implying a shift in economic focus away from grain production.
Apaches Reach Arizona Border in Disturbing Move
The Indian situation from Sonora worsens as Apaches reportedly push into Arizona near La Noria. Mexican troops may drive them north while U S troops face difficult terrain and belated pursuit. A humorous note suggests Apaches read the Tombstone Republican while eluding detection.
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Mexico
Sonora
Apaches Wreak Havoc Prompting Security Cleanup Call
In the ten days of terror on the southern border the Territory seethes with indignation and demands a decisive purge of the Apache threat. Genera Aluanr Pree, commander general of the 82d degree Masons, will open the triennial Knights Templar conclave in San Francisco this summer.
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Genera Aluanr Pree
United States
Knights Templar
San Francisco
Captain Tupper Encounters Indians in Whetstone Mountains
Reported brush with Native forces in the Whetstone mountains by Captain Tupper lacks definite details as of this writing. No confirmation of casualties or outcomes available, authorities investigate the incident and await further word from the frontier.
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Tupper
Whetstone Mountains
Benson Mass Meeting Adopts Indian Business Resolutions
Benson held a mass meeting last week resolving on Indian business and Tombstone followed yesterday with strong talk and earnest resolutions as the order of the meeting.
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Benson
Tombstone
Postmaster General Bans Post Office Wall Bulletins
The Postmaster General issued a general order prohibiting the use of post office walls as business bulletin boards with the phrase Post no Bills to be displayed on all walls.
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Tucson
Arizona
Henry EB
Blore
Arleen
Hunix
General Ceoor Advocates Extermination of Chiricahua Apaches
General Ceoor pushes extermination policy against Chiricahua Apaches while Secretary Teller signals agreement with Amen, signaling high level support for a drastic military plan amid ongoing policy debates.
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Teller
Cattle Trade Draws Power From Top U.S. Firms
Major American companies expand into cattle trading, signaling a shift in industry power. Growth reflects consolidation and diversification as firms leverage resources and markets to enter livestock handling, processing, and distribution.
Printer’s Devil Posing as Mickey Sheridan Sought by Lieut Siempan
Lieut Gevenat Siempan once aspired to be a printer’s devil under the alias Mickey Sheridan while pursuing early writing ambitions. This glimpse shows a youthful stage in a military figure’s background.
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Lieut
Gevenat Siempan
Mickey Sheridan
Aphorisms from the Quarters in Brica-Brac Gentay
An ornate string of rural aphorisms in a dialect verse about common sense and homely wisdom. It muses on knives, you, luck, friendship, weather, house upkeep, and everyday folk. The piece mixes humor with cautionary lines, referencing animals, plants, and household scenes.
Territorial Arizona court docket items list multiple cases
Territory of Arizona vs Miguel Lavardie and other cases include robbery charges venue issues and prosecutions listing district attorneys A C Baker and others. Cases cover foreclosures loans, divorces, replevin and account debts with lawyers Alsap Baker Tweed Hancock Campbell and others. Court actions include forfeited recognizance injunctions and bonds across Maricopa County.
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Territory of Arizona
Miguel Lavardie
Yuma County
A. C. Baker
John Sutton
A.C. Baker
W. T Smith
Justices Cour
Borer & Mailayan
Vox & Campbell
Territory of Arizona Ve. City
Phenix Corporation
Justices Court
A. (. Baker
Porter & Mallay
Ywerd & Hancock
Cox & Campbel
A.D. Lemon
Territory
Chas. E. Philes
Tyos H. Blair
Henry D. Polhemus
Wm W
Chas. Altschul Vs
L. PF. Wash
Tweed & Hancock
Attorgeys
Alsup & Baker Barnes
Wilson W. Jones
Trinidad
Palma
Libradi Palma
M. Wommser
W A. Rowe
J. Drew
Benj. Belcher
W. A. Rowe & Co
Lemon & McCabe
Alsap & Baker
L. H. Orme
Drew
Lemon & Meshe
E. Patton
Geo. E. Brown
Carrie Brown
Mechanic’s Licen
County of
Maricopa
John George
J M. Bryan
Arimona
Geo. R. Roberts
Wm. Koshland
Alap & Baker
Francisco Purcella
James Murphy
Mary H. Sullivan
David Neahr
Plainiff
Winchester
Copartners
Oame
Main & Winchester
Chas. T
Nettie Steele
Gm. Steele
Alsap & Biker
Samaritan Nervine Promise in Elusive Cure Claims
An advertisement touts Samaritan Nervine as a panacea for nervous debility and a range of ailments including palpitation and syphilis, claiming permanent cures. It cites testimonials from users such as Mrs. Ross of Springwater, Wisconsin, who allegedly regained hearing and speech, urging timely use to avoid deterioration.
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Hiern
Fenuries
Eleop Quicia
Baslte
Beth Bedy
Richmond
Apaches in Mexico Cause Widespread Alarm and Deaths
A Mexico travel note from Geo A. Treadwell reports Apache bands roaming between Herrmostro and Magdalena with about 200 Mexican soldiers cordoning the area. He lists several killed locals near Ures Carbo and Magdalena, including Dionisio Acuha de Llegar and Hermana Jaquina, Jesus Quigada, Leocadio Salcedo, and the Badilla brothers, all slain with knife and gunshot wounds. valuables were taken. News from the railroad line is scarce and official reports remain cautious.
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Geo. A. Treadwell
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Sonora
Montono
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Carbo
Dionisio Acuha de Llegar
Hermana Jaquina
Jesus Quigada
Leocadio Salcedo
Ures
Badilla Brothers
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