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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1884
Page
4
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Fragments report Deeration Day and harvest prices for pelts, a rising stock in Territorial Fat Pesseration, and widespread crop concerns in large valleys. Notes on population changes in Massachusetts, a fatal shooting near Rene, and talk of railway fare extensions for territorial delegates. County Treasurer Kemper returns from Alabama with cautious optimism. local figures express mixed views on politics and public funds.
Citizens west of Cortez Street accuse the city of unequal water allotment and insufficient service. They report watering bans harm trees and crops while nearby blocks receive ample supply, urging reform and city action before further damage and disputes arise.
City officials warn the water department faces a revenue shortfall and a sweeping overhaul. The system could become a maze of lawsuits from devisees unless reforms are enacted soon, jeopardizing city finances and future operations.
The notice describes Mer Geo W Muarlur moving toward Camp Creek to engage in work at Guilnees. It notes a looming ruin for Tombtene and mentions repeated attempts to sabotage the city water works, amid a backdrop of political shifts and local unrest.
Several partial items report teachers beginning harvest, a workers meeting on the plaza, and a quarterly teachers exam in a district courtroom. Cochise fielding five sheriff candidates. Gen. P. Walsh leaves for San Francisco after managing W. B. Hooper & Co. City Council in session. miners union visits Towbstone M. and M. Cove properties and demands union membership. Fire at Lumbero Facitic family’s house burns down.
Report notes Pwo engine Nos 20 and another engine were consumed by fire. Origin unknown but believed deliberate. Superintendent Dinin Jett started an investigation but progress was limited. Florence residents react to Tucson arrest of Werdin amid rumors of a mob. Territorial issues discussed include Hamilton promoting Arizona resources and governing vigor. White Mountain Todds and Chiriontians moving crops, Seattle? (text garbled)
Mr. H R Patrick reports progress on a ditch construction to extend waterworks along the Gita River. Webb dveh leads the Gita River Pillar Company with officers and partners including F.P. Rofloer and Geo Wall & Sons. The eight foot bottom outlet aims to finish by August with several contracts awarded and workers advancing.
An attempted derailment near Etian on Thursday morning caused track damage but no major injuries. Police arrested a suspect in the Gabriel case but released him after examination. A pistol shot at a nearby residence wounded two girls, one in the eye, likely from shell or gravel. authorities fear more reckless gunfire as outdoor living continues.
Curtis Lew, son of Gen Robert E Lee, served as president of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. He was a Major General in the Confederate army. The institution, once boosted by postwar Southern fervor, has since struggled to prosper alongside Virginia Commonwealth.
The text describes General Robert E. Lee’s son Bob Lee as a quiet James River farmer near Richmond. It contrasts Gen Rumer Lee as another Confederate leader living a pastoral life rather than public service, noting the Lee family’s contentious postwar fate and costly mistakes in the war era.
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