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MESA FREE PRESS
Friday, Oct 12, 1894.
W. 1). MORTOS. A. P.SIIEWMAN,
NORTON k SIMM
A ttorneys-at-Laiv.
Mesa, - - Arizona.
Will practice in all the Courts of the Territory,
government land business a specialty. Col
ecttoas promptly made
g^Orrtca—ln Vernon A Spragg’s Real Estate
Agency.
LOCAL NEWS.
REGISTER AT ONCE.
Frank Meador was in town Satur
day.
C. L. Hall rs on a business visit to
Denver.
Mr. Schorr of Phoenix was in town
Mon lay.
An efficient water system is sadly
needed in this town.
Dr. Chandler went to California
last week on business-
Mrs. W. H. Code is home from a
summer’s visit in the east.
Dr. Williams was down from Gold
field last week returning Saturday
evening.
Mrs. W. H. McMichaels is down
from Big Bug visiting Mrs. Long of
the Alhambra.
Mrs. Frank Robson has been
-quite ill for a week, but is now
convalescent.
A. F. Fuller and wife came down
from Tonto Friday last week and left
Monday for home.
It is pretty generally known tha t
Agent Young of Sacaton, was in town
one day this week.
The Territorial Teachers Associa
tion will meet in Phoenix o» Jan.
2nd to sth inclusive.
Fine line of Fall and Winter goods
on hand and now arriving, at B. F
Johnson, Sons & Co.
Rev. Fred. Sheldon has been re
appointed to the pastorate of the M.
E. church at this plaee.
We understand that a day or two
Ago a marvelously rich strike was
made in the Highflyer mine.
J. H. Fomeroy will register all
who want to vote at the coming
election. Register now.
W. A. Kimball arrived home Sun
day from a trip with James Bark over
in the mountains of Pinal.
The many friends of Miss Annie
Anderson are pleased to know that
ahe is in a fairway to recovery.
EL Gray will move the Central
Market in a few days into the build
ing adjoining the postoffice.
J- S. Peterson’s new brick residence
is one of the most handsomely fur
nished on the southside. • <
Judge Hakes has the brick on the 1
ground for a fine residence on his lots
corner of First and E streets.
We have not yet seen a dog with a
muzzle on, in accordance with the
provisions of the ordinance.
The net receipts of the supper
given by the Ladies Aid Society
last Friday night were 5i7.50.
We all realize the necessity of hav
ing our streets thoroughly sprinkled.
What are we going to do about it ?
Dr. Ancil Martin, Phoenix. Dis
eases of the eye, ear, nose and
throat. Glasses scientifically fitted
Jas. E. Bark was in town Sunday
en route to Phoenix from his cattle
range over in the mountains beyond
Superstition.
Mrs. W A Wallace is seriously ill
with typhoid. Her son John and
three of the other children are also
aeriously sick with it'
Miss Para Kimball accompanied
Dr. Wilbur and family on their
summer outing to the Grand Canyon.
&he had a delightful trip.
Another one of the train robbers—
Oscar Rogers, was captured at Tacna
Yuma county, last Sunday evening by
Fred. Chappel and M. F. Walsh.
FOR SALE—At a great bargain—
one tent, 16x26, one bureau, one stove,
bedstead, springs and mattress. Call
at J V Spainhower's place, southwest
of town.
On Sunday night last at about 10
o’clock tme ot the most wonderful
meteors ever seen here passed across
the heavens from northwest to south
east. It appeared over the o i/tlirvest
part of town and passed through a}
curve oi'fuliy eigh.y degrees. At fir.-t;
it was 8m all and red iu color bui its;
size suddenly increased and its color
assumed every hue and tint, white its
brilliancy lighted up the earth like
a noonday sun. When it approached
the earth just this side of Superstition
it burst like a rocket into myriads of
fragments and these displayed every
conceivable combination of color.
The flight of this wonderful wanderer
was noiseless and a brilliant streak of
light several hundred feet in length
followed it.
It loots as though Mesa were going
to start up actively in the building
line. W. H. Code and L. Salter have
bought the vacant lot between the
hardware store and B. F. Johnson,
Sons & Co.’s store, and will erect a
brick building forty feet front. E. L.
Gray and B. .McDreary are formulat
ing arrangements for the construction
of a brick block forty-four feet front
on the north side of Main street just
west of the Press office. These and
Johnson, Sons & Co.’s brick block are
assured besides which there are some
others in contemplation.
One carpenter at the head of the
canal who was wanted as a witness in
a case down here didn’t want to come
and he didn’t. One of our constables
went up after him and made a play
for him but the knight of the Jack
plane nimbly gave him the slip. A
brief race through brush and over
rocks was all there was of it. . The
official lost his hat, retraced his steps,
found it—the hat—and wended his
way homeward, while Spaul stood on
a rock in the moonlight and silently
made faces at him.
W E Price shot W F Shurbet in
Phoeniz Monday morning. Shurbet
lived until Tuesday conscious to the
last, saying to his wife in a whisper,
a moment before his last breath,
“Goodbye; lam going now.” Price
is in jail. The Coroner’s jury charg
ed that the murder was premeditated,
willful and malicious.
The Ladies Aid Society ot the L.
D. S. gave a supper and dance on last
Friday night. The dance was in the
Social Hall and the supper was serv
ed in the neit hall belonging to the
Society A large number was present
and the supper netted $17.50.
Parents, when in need
of school shoes for your children re
member that Henderson’s Little Red
School House shoe has an excellent
reputation for neatness, ease and du
rability; to be only had at The Gold
en Rule.
Articles of incorporation of the
Golden Treasure Mining and Milling j
Co. were filed with the Secretary of ]
the Territory this week. The incor
porators areP. D. Barnhart, H. C.: ]
Longmore and Geo. Johnson.
The H. Simkins Marble and Lime
Co. has just completed burning 25,-
000 pounds of lime on an order. The
lime is the purest and best that is
made according to the opinion of ex
perts and thorough analysis.
We learn that A. Hunsaker will
put on his stage line next Monday, i
extending it to Goldfield. Fisher of
the present line we believe expects to
extend his line to Goldfield and will <
put on four horse coaches.
Hector Gillispie and wife came ,
down from Goldfield Sunday with the
remains of their two-months-old baby i
which died from brain fever. Mrs. G.
will remain here for a week the guest j
of Mrs- C. I. Robson.
Those who kuow the high standard
of quality of Henderson’s child’s and
Misses’ celebrated Little Red School j
House shoe, will have no other.
They are for sale at—
The Golden Rule.
The scarcity of water aud the abun
dance of dust would naturally give a
stranger the impression that Morphe
us was our patron saint. They would
be led to exclaim. “Dusty thou art; to
dust we’ll not return.”
Bucklen’s Arnica Halve.
The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
25 cents per box. For sale by John
Barnett.
There was a large attendance at the
Populist meeting last night. Hockey
O’Neil was not present but flu* vari
ous candidates addressed <he meeting
| Ohss. Lewis and his wife have gone
|to housekeeping ; n the handsome
• residence of W. E. Pomeroy, which
i has been elegantly and tasteful y fur
nished.
The Golden Rule iH clearing iff"
show windows, making room to dis
play a fine assortment of Ladies’ and
Misses’ Hats, which they are daily
expecting from New York.
We saw a specimen ©f gold ore
this week from a new mine at Gold
field, that runs $30,000 to the ton. L
came from a stringer the extent of
which has not been ascertained.
Dr. Barnhart and 001. J ohm on
haye taken a working bond on the
Old Wasp mine at Goldfield. Active
development will begin at once and a
mill will be erected within sixty days.
D. Frank Watkins was stepping
prouder than any other man in town
last .Saturday. He restrained his joy
long enough to tell our reporter that
his wife had presented him with a
fine boy.
The d ning room of the Alhambra
Hotel has been reopened. If you
want a neat, comfortable and cozy
room and a first-class meal at mini
mum price, call there
A Household Treasure.
I) W Fuller, of Canajoharie, N Y,
.says that he always keeps Dr King’s
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use: that he would
not be without it, if procurable. G A
Dykeman, Druggist, Catskill, N Y,
says that Dr King’s New Discovery is
undoubtedly the best Cough remedy;
that he has used it in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for it Why
not try a remedy so long tried and
tested. Trial bottles free at John
Barnett’s Drug Store. Regular size
50c and sl.
LAMSON ACADEMY AND BUSINESS COLLEGE
PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
Students may enter at any time.
Board and room $4.50 per week. Eng
lish, Commercial, Academic, Short
hand and Typewriting courses.
BAKER & HAMILTON.
THE CELEBRATED
★STAR
PLOWS
A Product of California.
A necessary tool on every Farm and Orchard,
Its Record Twelve Years of Success.
Its qualities are not found Elsewhere.
A Trial Convinces. We Guarantee It,
Patronize Home Industry and Securo One.
Inform your Ne’ghbors of its Good Qualities.
For sale by the Most Notable Dealers on the
Pacific Coast.
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For Turf, Stubble or Orchard.
ijgTThe S ar Flows are manufactured ex
pressly for our customers by the Benicia Agri
cultural Works, Benicia, Cal.
THE MATERIALS USED ais selected with
care and guaranteed to be the best that can be
obtained s he United States.
Beams and Handles are selected Eastern
White Oak of extra length, thoroughly air
seasoned and finished with oil and varnish.
Mold Boards are best quality, cheroically tem
pered Cast Steel, designed e specially for cur
rich, stiff soils, form and finish cannot be ex
celled.
Shares are superior grade Crucible Steel, sus
ceptible of high temper, yet readily sharpened
and repaired as occasion may require.
On the whole, we know that the Star Plow is
today the very best General Purpose Plow that
capital, brains and energy can produee.
Be sure you k >ow how good it is before pur
chasing some otlie- kind.
The following Guarantee accompanies each
Plow
We guarantee our Star Plows to do ar good
work as or better than any other similar Plow
in the market. If after two days’ trial any of
★ our Star Plows .
should not fill A
the abovo re ~
quireme nt, >tM§E|r
can be returned
to us and we will
refund money.
San Francisco. Sacramento. Los Angeles.
New York.
ELECTItIC BELT FREE,
To introduce it, and obtain agents
the undersigned firm will give away a
few of their $5.00 German Electric
Belts invented by Prof. Van der Weyde
Pres- of the New York Electrical So
ciety (U. S. Pat. 257,647) a positive
cure for Nervous Debility,
tism, Loss of Power, etc. Address at
once Electric Agency, P. O. Box 1874
New York N. Y.
J [ Specimen Cases.
C S H Clifford, New Cassel, W >. was
- troubled wirli Neuralgia and J-iiieuin
attain, his s onai h was disordc. *«i, his
Liver was aliected to an alarm:;.g de
.•gne, appetite fell away, and in" as
terribly reduced in fteHi and strength.
(Three bottles of Electric Hitlers cured
'him.
j Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, 111,
j had a running sore on hi* leg of eight
years’ standing Used three bottles of
Electric Hitters and seven boxes el
Bucklen’s Arnica Halve, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, Cat
awba, 0, had five large Fever sores on
his leg, doctors said he was incurable
One bottle Electric Bitters and one
box Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him
entirely Sold by Jno Harnett’s Drug
Store.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
J'. omeiUad Entry No. 10.'>2.
Land Oi“oe at. Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 27,1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named Hfttler hae filed notice of his intention
to muk.. riiiai p. oof in support, ol his claim, and
II that said pro ■(' will be made before the Clerk of
the District tVint at Phoenix, Arizona, on No
vember IClh, r VH. viz., Frank C fhompson, of
Mesa City, Arizona, tor Lot 3 and SEJ ol NWJ
See. 3, Tp. i S. It r, g. lie names the following
witnesses t.j prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz* Ch rles
W Davisson, Harry D. Lowry, iliram McComas
, and John \. Watkins, ail of Mesa City, Arizona.
EnoK.vi-; J. Tkipfm,,
First pub Oct 5 Register.
Election Proclamation!
United Status ok \mkrioa, 1
Territory of Arizona. | ss
To Whom it mayCoucern*
Whorea3, Under an Act of the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, et.titled
“Elections,” approved March Sth. 1887, it is
provided ibat a 1 section shall be held through
out the Territory u:*ou the Tuesday after tne
fir t Monday in November, A D 18S3. and every
tam years thereafter, and that members of the
Legislative Assembly arid such other officers as
may be required by law shall bech .sen at such
election, and
Whereas, It is further provided in said Act
that at lease thirty days before the general
election the Governor must issue an election
proclamation, de ■igiuaing the time of the olec
tion and tie office to bo filled
Now, Therefore, l Louis C. Hughes,Governor
of Arizona, in. pursuance of the duty enjoined
upon me,.do hereby order .a general election to
be held on the Tue; d.v after the first Monday n
November, A D 1891, a id the offices to be filled
at such election arc hereby designated as fol
lows, to wit
<)ne delegate to the Fifty-Fourth Congress of
the United States.
Twelve members of the Council of the Legis
lative Assembly of Arizona.
Twenty-four mea:b« s of the House of the
Legislative Assembly of Arizona, apportioned
agreeably to existing Isws as follows:
No Members No. Members
Counties of the Council of the House.
Apache 1 2
Coconino 11
Cochise 1 8
Gila 11
Graham 1 2
Maricopa 1 4
Mohave f 1
Pima 1 4
Pinal 1 2
Yavapai 1 .8
Yuma 11 j
And the various counties shall jointly elect
one member of the Conuoil, and there shall be
elected in etch County of the Territory, ono
Probate Judge, one District Attorney, one
Sheriff, one Treasurer, one Recorder, ono Sur
veyor, two members of the Board of Super
visors, except in Mima county, where three
members shall be elected, and in each of the
eounties where the office lias not been consoli
dated with the offiee of Sheriff, one Assessor
shall be elected.
Also In the several precincts of each county
one Justice of tho Peace and one Constable shalj
be elected, and in such precincts as are entitled
to two Justices of the Peace and two Constables,
that number shall be elected.
And I do hereby offer a reward of fifty dollars
for the anest an 1 -onvictlon of any and every
person violating any of the provisions of Title
IV. Part 1. of the Penal Code.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my
hand and causei the Great Seal of the Territory
to be affixed this twenty s venth day of Sep
tember, A D 1894.
(seat,) LOUIS C. HUGHES,
By the Governor, Governor.
Charles M Bruch,
Secretary of Arizona.
The Mesa Restaurant.
Pomeroy Block, Mesa.
F T POMEROY, PROP
Tables supplied with the best the
market affords. Fruit and yegetables
in season.
Ice cold drinks, soda, lemonade, etc
WM. PASSEY,
UNDERTAKER..
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Undertaker’s supplies. Imported
: coffins and caskets always on hand.
Coffins made to order on short
notice.
! Furniture repaired and job work
■ done at live and let live prices.
WM. PASSEY,
Next Door to Mesa City Bank
Mel Brii’l ill Store
| PHCENIX, ARIZONA.
We are the I3oys to Trade With
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lottos for Men, Boys and Childrens!
We Paralyze 0 oJ : KtKU i,b
Don’t miss onr Store, but be sure you read the
sign insi 'e the door.
We have added a
: Free BEQ.plc3m3.erLt
For the Benefit of alt Laborers
Grtlitn Bros. Cldii Store.
HAY AND‘GRAIN
Taken in Exchange for
HARDWARE!
Arizona Hardware Co.
Mesa, ARIZONA.
F. XVt. Yevn.ua jp. JU Spxagg. Bast®* McC*o#
Mesa Real Estate
EXCHANGE.
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
Arizona and Salt Riuer Valley.
We offer unequaled facilities to buyers and sellers
and have the most extensive list of property in the City
and County. It will pay investors to get our prices be
fore purchasing.
Loans placed in first mortgage Security.
Notary Pnblic and Conveyancer.
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VERNON & SPRAGG
MESA, ARIZONA.
Don’t Swear II
Using furniture, you will be unable to
keep your resolution. We have a splen
did line of Chamber Sets which we are
selling at small profit.
We keep everything in the furniture line
and always have a few sure enough bar
gains on hand.
| Hambrook & Schorr,
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