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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1884
Page
3
The Herald prints a miscellany of local lines including deeds blanks and legal notices, auction and sale items, postmaster changes, and shop advertisements. Reports cover a Quijote town well depth, river rise, grand jury activity, a potential silver ore find, and upcoming city election.
Citizens of Maricopa County protest personal property tax collection while a local owner, D. V. Cary ter, faced seizure threats when tax receipts from the county were not recognized. Cary testified before the Board of Supervisors, showing county taxes already paid, yet the sheriff refused the amount, prompting complaints from residents.
Articles of incorporation list J.J. Gosper Silas W Cook and J L Beveridge as organizers under Arizona law with capital stock of 100000 and principal office in Prescott Milner Mr W J Bennets nephew of W H Thomas arrives from Lake Superior copper regions to review territory prospects for mining St Louis Post dispatch notes Phoebe Rice sister of Henry Clay Senton suffers inflammatory rheumatism aided by B J Oil for rapid relief and apparent cure
Quijoton Arizona releases weekly issue The Prospector by editor Harry Brook former Wasp writer with subscription rates 5 cents per issue 15 cents per month Prospecton address noted in the taIlored notice announcing the publication from the silver southweek city.
Charley Noe, formerly of Virginia City, and partner produce cabinet photos of business houses and men. Located in San Francisco area, Catton's News Depot offers the Nonpareil pietere as a new photographic art.
The excerpt notes rapid land value appreciation near Los Angeles San Jose and Napa Valley. It highlights an excellent opportunity for a fruit and vegetable canning venture by a capable businessperson within zero to three years, citing existing plantings and rapid bearing potential for large scale growth.
The writer chides Democratic colleagues and press for sniping at Republican affairs while noting the Territorial Central Committee’s control over delegate nominations to Chicago. He asserts the committee names candidates, votes, and sends the result to the Chairman for final selection, claiming no mutual discussion among the committee.
An Eastern telegraph dispatch reports William M Evare of Arrooxa pa predicts that Lincoln will be the Republican nominee at the national convention and Arthur will reach the final ballot. He bases this on carefully watched public sentiment and notes Lincoln's likely nomination.
The Board of Supervisors of Mancors County met on April 7 1884 to approve the prior minutes settle quarterly accounts including the sheriff treasurer and county funds and authorize payments for warrants. Additional sessions approved road work hospital bills and salaries and adjourned to April 8 and then to April 9 with a petition on a proposed school district continued for later consideration.
W A Rowe chair territorial Democratic Central Committee sends letters to county members to pick two candidates for the National Democratic nominating convention in Chicago. Logan City April 5 1884. Members urged to submit two names by May 1 and only those willing to attend if elected. The chairman votes only to break a tie. Other Maricopa members listed.
A speaker argues capital invested in local canning could tap broad markets from California to Hawaii and Asia. He cites large future yields of peaches peas beans pears tomatoes and fruits, noting Salt River valley land at low prices offers a strong relative value and supply potential for a new industry.
The court convened with Judge D H Pinney presiding on April 7. Grand jurors 22 and a trial jury of 24 were ordered for April 10 and 9 a.m. respectively. Motions included temporary removal of Jas Larsen as a witness in Territory vs Chambers. hearing scheduled. Afternoon sessions noted nolle prosequi in multiple U.S. cases and various demurrer actions in state matters.
In April 1884 the Board of Supervisors met in adjourned session with M. Wormser as chairman and Frank Von as clerk. They approved and paid several bills including 198.50 for physician fees to OG L Mahoney and 288.08 for Chung Fu feeding prisoners. The report of Road Overseer W Miller for District No. 3 was accepted and a 393.22 bill for road work was ordered paid, and a bill by Henry Rixon for court house signage per contract was approved for payment.
Proceedings show warrants approved for Building Fund and Hospital Building Fund. Items include bills for stoves and tinware. road survey orders to commence at Section 32, Township 1 North Range 4 East, and adjournment to April 10. Names mentioned include A. BR. Irvin T. G. Gree, W. Miller, A. L. Henshaw, Wormser, Hulbert, and Osborne.
Governor Tritle reviews Asa Clark’s quarterly report from Stockton private insane asylum. Thirty inmates from the territory were confined, with 60 total in quarter. 3 died, 1 discharged, leaving 62. Deaths from this county were David Harris and Larry Conley. Quarter expenses totaled 3955.45 with a warrant issued today. Republican county delegates chosen to the territorial convention in Phoenix on the 25th, including Tempe and Mesa delegates Wa. Loughlin, J.J. Winzat, Col. W. Christy, F.A Slaw, and others. Yavapai county also named delegates S Wollenbero, J H Carpenter, F K Ainsworth, Gen Hl Tinker, and more.
Wednesday's Daily reports Major Geo E Glenn announced as Chief Paymaster of the Military Department with station at Whipple Barracks A special Grand Jury was ordered in the Shad rick case the slayer of Phelps Prescott seeks 400 from Yavapai supervisors to fix road to Ash Fork and Churchill vs Reavis motion to dismiss postponed to 3 20 PM Patrick engineer says 95 teams on head ditch for Maricopa and Salt River Valley Canals completion in about ten days Geo H Tinker prominent Yavapai Bohemian visits Hur sup office and his name appears among delegates to the Republican Territorial Convention arriving soon
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