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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
4
A brief note stating any baking powder will lighten a cake with varying strength and purity. Schilling's Best is highlighted as both strong and versatile, suggesting it as a preferred option. The tone is advisory and product mention oriented.
Territorial items report rail link prospects from Coobiee to Pasroe on an 17 mile level route. Sun Democrat details Coconino county wealth with real estate 3,691,323.78 and personal property 1,513,855.20 yielding total 2,140,178.98. taxes 60,253.04. Jerome Copper works wagon road to Winningham mine, with plant shipment underway. Also glanders found near Holbrook, Mills and Davis update from various Arizona towns, probate inventory of J. L. Fisher estate, then mining activity at Bradshaw district, Oro Mines sale rumors, Twin Peske bond, and Tucson copper operations.
Saturday's Tempe items report Normal faculty to read papers at the Joint Teachers Institute in Flagstaff opening October 18. Miss Mery Hughes of Kentucky and Miss Like Hicks of Wheatland enrolled at the Normal. A court case, Territory v Smith and McCawley, ends with dismissal and acquittal. Maud Rebecca Clarke wed Rev Norman Bartlett at Mesa, with attendance from Phoenix and New York. Tempe and Jerome news cover banked industry, railroad talk, and hotel prospects amid ongoing civic efforts.
A compact notice lists FZ Liha Tillmann Bendel and Mims. It reads as a short community item naming individuals in a minimal context without further details.
The Arizsca Teachers Association and Joint County Institute will meet at Pingstatt on October 18. A committee including Professors Creiger McNaughton Wasson and Superintendent Shewman met Probate Judge Oroura to discuss matters. County Judge Crouse announces Maricopa joins the event with WisgatuiT railroad fare and preparations underway.
Judge Truesdale granted a temporary injunction to halt further action by the Territorial Board of Loan Commissioners in the Yavapai County funded railroad bond matter. Attorney General Frazier defended the bonds noting they are funded and pledged. a permanent injunction hearing is set for November 5. A separate suit to declare the bonds void is expected soon.
A hoisting engine at the Black Warrior Copper company in Webster gulch was exploded by unknown intruders. The blast damaged the engine and building, with no immediate clues to the culprit. Sheriff investigators found no tracks and a $200 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Prominent Phoenix notices report cattle shipments heading to Los Angeles, new real estate and business expansions in the Nashe'e Addition, and weddings planned for the 20th. Officials appointments and arrivals include Judge Crouse’s marriage license and the new Supreme Court clerk, with ongoing canal work, mining ventures, and a large crowd expected for the Tucson excursion.
The fragment references a state section with hopes of influence and growth, naming D. G. Thorne and associated figures as potential leaders. It describes efforts to secure favorable sites and support within a controversial section, implying progress toward advancement despite doubt and foggy prospects.
Anarchists planning a Haymarket memorial demonstration sought official labor union endorsement. The federation of labor rejected the invitation by a 9 to 4 vote, opposing affiliation with anarchists and avoiding collusion with violence.
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