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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1883
Page
3
A jumble of local notices and mini ads covers sales, services, and personal updates. Vendors promote jewelry stores and watches, furniture, and groceries while residents plan trips, battles with rheumatism, and visits to family or towns. Several names and places appear, including Carre, Isven, Carey, Clark, Streeper, Baker, Shumakers, Biddle, Greenhaw, and Camp Creek, with brief notes on weather and business changes.
Maricopa County board of supervisors met for a board of equalization on July 11 1983. The assessor was instructed to permanently value M Engasser with one herd of horses at twenty dollars per head in addition to the current assessment. Gus Ellis & Co requested reconsideration of an assessment. the board took the matter under advisement. The board adjourned to 2 p.m. and later to July 15 1983. Minutes note adjournment and notification to the County Recorder to appear with an abstract of all unsatisfied mortgages.
Town Council met at 9 oclock with Mayor Porter and council members present. Minutes approved. Council adopted a resolution authorizing warrants to Kates and Lewis for 1430 to cover smallpox expenses and current costs, with collateral and treasury provisions, and ordered payment of warrants on presentation except Warrant No 24. Adjourned to meet Saturday July 14 at 3 p m.
Two old Hassayampa men recount border skirmishes, saloon scrapes, and a Major O Hernt tale during a dawn journey from Phoenix to Prescott along the Hassayampa line. The narrator, trying to sleep, is kept awake by their California twang and vivid recollections from Arizona.
A traveler recounts riding in a wagon when an Indian attack forced a fall. Six men lifted him from the wagon and uncovered a large ore chunk sewn into the seat. An arrow pierced the cloth and lodged six inches into the ore. The incident ends with a humorous remark about the iron weight.
Taxpayers are asked to meet at the Court House tomorrow evening to organize a fire company. A report from Beesle Ariansis mentions Jadze Lemon was injured by a runaway horse and is recovering, requiring several weeks in a room for convalescence. The rest of the fragmentary text includes unrelated notes and informal office chatter.
A proposal suggests passing a law that all duels be fought with a single shot from a Columbiad at a hundred feet. The judge believes such a law would reduce calls for an end and spare editors from feigning satisfaction, which would only provoke further self ridicule.
A tired young tramp crossing the Allegheny suspension bridge at dawn endures taunts from two well dressed youths. The encounter escalates when one attacker is knocked from a wagon wheel and another loses teeth. The tramp laments the fatigue of being bullied by well fed foes.
Police chief Dodson detains a liquor influenced suspect after a threat to kill his wife. Deputy Mulvernon returns from Big Chino with no McDaniel, who killed John R. Vinton, due to an unresolved exam. Wm. Gusso buys George Roberts place in Salt River and plans to visit relatives in Massachusetts. Cushman charged with theft remains in Phoenix jail. Captain Tucker leads railroad grade work in Mogolion mountains with Globe aiding the Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad. Secretary Tellier praises Interior Secretary Adams for frontier insight and firmness.
Lex Francoisco July 10. Colonel James C. Zabriskie died this morning at age seventy. He came to California in 1848 and settled in Sacramento. He was the first city attorney and drafted Sacramento's first city charter. A veteran California lawyer, he held state land agent and preemption roles and authored key wartime land law works. His son, Colonel I. A. Zabriskie, district attorney of Arizona, learned of the death by telegram and was with him.
The Board of Supervisors met in Phoeniks on July 9 1883 with Wormser as Chairman and Herrick and Halbert as Supervisors. Minutes of prior meeting approved. Sheriff L H Orme presented assessment rolls. At 7 pm the Board reopened to hear appeals including T J Bryan N M Broadway and Clark Churchill with proposed increases. Adjourned to July 10 1883 at 10 am. Frank Cox, Clerk.
County Superintendent Greenhaw provides figures on number of children ages 6 to 21 in each district. Districts listed include Phoenix Mesquite Tempe Mesa City Wickenburg Wickenburg Osbern and others with varied counts, reflecting enrollment data just compiled for Territorial Superintendent review.
The new County Hospital, recently finished and accepted by the Board of Supervisors, is a substantial one story brick building 33 by 61 feet. It includes a kitchen, dining room, steward’s room, ward rooms for men and women, a ballroom, and multiple doors and windows for ventilation. When a veranda is added, it will offer a comfortable space for occupants. The total cost was 8709 dollars, with plans by S. E. Patton and brick work by Cox & Fourshee.
The Phoenix post office lists unclaimed mail as of July 9 1880 with many misspelled or partial names. Entries include Frank Aliay Hualthius Crus Thomas Geo O Buyers Aguilar Barker Iosioa Jamel Escalante Evver Mrs Rawm Sila Gonzales Tony Elfin Ochoa Hosley Vw 9 Jou Herreris Hart George Jesus Martinez Link Elise Martinez Nufiez Main Wesley Toner Naira Gnaception Sato Oliphant Prancisto Sortilion Roberts Juan Velascined Guo E E. atowney and others awaiting pickup.
A garbled prose piece hints at a dreaming speaker asking not to wake from visions of a comet and lost eras. Lines reference sleep, youth, age, and distractions as a merchant calls passersby, blending memory with altered speech. The text reads as experimental old style collage.
Dr R. J. Osborne has begun his medical practice and may be found at the new drug store of Qatiorne and Co. He will operate from the updated premises, offering consultation and common remedies to the public through the local dispensary.
Baltimore plans a three day festival September 11 to 18 with a dazzling display of electric lighting, double the tableau cars, and a spectacular night pageant honoring Lord Bettimere. The Baltimore & Ohio offers reduced round trip fares and full transportation support to ensure partygoers’ comfort and access. A note warns readers of cures for lingering nervous disorders and manhood early-life issues.
A collection of vintage remedy and product notices touts Sozodont gums health, Dominia Bitters, and Henley Oregon Wild Grape Bitters. It also advertises Phoenix Cash Store groceries, Boca Beer Depot, harvest machinery, and Danis Bitters. Quack cures promise quick relief for dyspepsia and urinary issues, with druggists selling multiple tonics at low prices.
Notice of Timber Culture Contest dated 1823 outlines timber land entries. Names such as Towle and Shaw appear among officials and receivers. The document calls for appearances by landowners and witnesses on a specified date and time. The event involves staking timber claims and legal procedures under local authority.
A historical public notice outlines property tax collection processes within city limits. It details enforcement actions for delinquent real and personal property taxes, including posting notices, conducting sales by public auction, and the mayor’s authority to authorize seizure and sale of properties to recover tax due. It references the City of Phoenix and the role of the recorder in testing warrants.
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