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Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Commutation Homestead No. al3o.

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Land Office at. Tucson. Arizona, April 6, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court at
Phoenix, Arizona, on May 18, 1895,
viz, Thomas Anderson, of Mesa,
Maricopa County, Arizona, for Lots l
and 2 and half of NE quarter Sec.
6, Up Is, R6E, G & s RIM. He
names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of, said land, viz.
William Irwin, James r Wilson,
Frederick q Weeks, and Robert G
Banta, all of Mesa, Marieopa County,
! Arizona.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance of such proof
or who knows of any substantial
reason, under the law and the regu.
lations of the Interior Dedartment
why such proof should not be allowed
will be given an opportunity at thu
above mentioned time and place tt
crosu-examine the witnesses of sale
claimant, and to offer evidence in re
buttal of that submitted by claimant
! EUGENE J. TRIPPEL,
| Apr IL Register
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

The route of the Durango, Flag
staff & San Diego railroad between
here and jerome has been sur
veyed. The engineer declares that
the road can be built without
meeting any obstruction along the
line which cannot be easily sur.
mounted. The projectors should
forge ahead and have the new rail-
way well under way before the
summer is over. It will not only
be benefit to Flagstaff, but every
town with which it will connect
from Durango to San Diego will
profit by it.-Sun.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
TIMBER CULTURE. FINAL PROOF
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


United States Land ofacs. Tucson, Arizona.
April o, lS
Notice is hereby given that Jennie
M. Barkley, of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Arizona, has filed notice OF
intention 20 make final proof before
the Clerk of the District Court at his
Office in Phoenix, Arizona, on Satur--
day, the 18th day of May, 1895, on
timber culture application No: Al /,
for the SE quarter of Section No. l,
in Township No. 1 s, Range No. 5 2.
She names as witnesses David +.
Watkins, Paschal B Hughes, John l..
Anderson, and Harry B Pine, all OF
Mesa. Maricopa County, Arizona.
EUGENE J. TRIPPEL,
Apr IL Register
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
Last Saturday Col. Chas. D

Last Saturday Col. Chas. D.
Poston celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday. The Colonel is hale and
hearty, and the Star wishes him
seventy more returns of the day,
for no citizen has been longer
identified with the territory. than
he, and has been of more service.
Col Poston was the first delegate
to Congress from Arizona. and
opened the first silver mi mine in the
territory, and has held many off;
ces of trust He is now in charge
of tha agricultural experimental
station at Phoenix.-Star.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

- & ! r IS - Il
The shepherd of the first Baptist
church of Wichita, Kansas, whose
eloquent sermonizing, prayers and
importunities to pay the preacher.
failed to. impress his flock, has bro't
suit and has attached the commu-
MON set, bibles, hymn books and
furniture of the church. The Rev.
L. A. Hall is the plaintiff who
could not put fat upon his ribs on
a diet of wind pudding, and dire
necessity forced him to the ex-
tremity of attaching the tools of
his trade.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

The moons light has been found
to be about 100000 times less than
that of the sun and, according to
Professor Young, sky completely
covered with moons would give
only one-eighth of the light we get
from the sun. It thus seems i'm :
probable that the moon has any
appreciable meteorological in
fuence
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

At Montvillers, Normandy, q
peculiar custom has been in vogue
for centuries. It is observed each
year on Fast Thursday, and is
designated as Vesta, or Venus day
On that day peasant girls who
wish to get married remain on the
public square for the inspection of
the young men in search Of wives.
If any of the young women has a
dowry, she is supposed to carry a
basket; but some Of them wished
to be loved on account OF their
personal attractions and not for
their money, so this rule is disre-
garded.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03


A New York mining engineer
sitter spending three. weeks exam.
lining the mines and country from
Yuma to the Needles up che
Colorado declares in the Minin., 9
and Scientific Press that he has
never seen such immense ore bodies
and rich and unlimited quantities
of ore in his experience reaching
over many years and in all parts CT
the world, as he found i'll THAT
three weeks trip only waiting far
cheaper methods of working 70 de-
velop into a country of unsurpassed
mineral richness.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

sons church--if some Of these holy
edi6ces are utilized by members of
the congregation as assignation
houses-it is certainly high time
that the ministers of the gospel
who preside over those churches
cease from casting stones until
they, have strengthened the glass
houses in which they live, for sucl,
a state of affairs as is shown to
have prevailed in this San Fran.
cisco church is fully as dangerous
to the community as those inyen-
tions Of the devil, the theatre, the
ballroom and the Sunday paper. -
Los Angeles Timns,
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

Everywhere things are improv-
ing, and the voice. Of the optimist
is heard in the land. The latest
news to bring joy to tho human
heart is to the effect that kissing
cures dyspepsia.-S. F. Post.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
DESERT LAND. FINAL pRooF.-NeTIcE
FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Once, Tucson. Afisons.
March ~, 1895.
Notice ishersby given that Margaret W Ver-
mon, Of Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. ~
s;led notice OF intention to make proof on her
Aesert land claim No 1910. for the EA Sec 81. TIP
is, RE. G& I'M. before tn" Clerk OF the
District Court. at Phoenix, Arizona. on Satur-
day, the 4th day OF May, 1895. She names the
following witnesses to prove the complete irri-
cation and reclamation of said land, William
Gilbert, Joseph w Bond, John L Gilbert and
Fabius III Vernon, ell Of Mesa, Arizona.
EUGENE J. TRIrPBL.
First pub mch 20 Register
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
Money Changers I'm she
Temple.

those who do nothing else than Il
deal in money; not that all money
lenders are public enemies, ye'
there is class who are extortion-
ate in their exacticns, and seen
not to be influenced by a feeling Of
humanity. Shakespeare has de-
lineated the extreme Of that class
in "The Merchant OF Venice" /"
When times are hard the Shylocks
thrive best, and times were never
good, there never was general
prosperity, whatevar other condi-
tions may have been, when there
was scarcity of money, an insult
ficien volume to supply the wants
of business, and to carry on legiti
mate and sensible enterprises,
The money changers for several
years have occupied the temple in
our government; they are still there
and are struggling to intren:h
themselves in their position, and
fighting every proposition that
tends to displace them or impair
their power. The money changers
were driven from the temple at
Jerusalem, and the time has come
when they must be driven from
the temple of our government.
Unless that is done soon the con-
dition Of the masses will become
unbearable.
Failures are numerous, and in
clude many old and reliable men
and houses. The comparison OF
failures during the present year
with those for the same period of
last year and two years ago, tho
fewer in numbers and amounts,
does not prove RETURNING prosperity
for the material forfailures is less
now than one and two years ago.
The same number of men are not
in trade and manufactur-
ing now that there were thus en-
gagged in the years immediately
preceding this. The volume of
business is not as great, and it is
with more caution, as
the downward tendency is plainly
aud painfully apparent. Statistics
show falling off in domestic bust
ness, Notwithstanding population is
increasing. The depression will
not be removed until the country
is supplied with a larger volume OF
money. Confidence till then will
not be restored, for with the pinch
ing condition on account OF the
deficient money volume removes all
for confidence.
The people of Los Angeles and
Southern California are probably
more favorably situated than those
in any part Of the nation, yet it is
known to all that visitors here sre
much less numerous than was ex-
pected. Conditions have been in
viting, for in the east, north and
south the winter has been severe
almost beyond precedent, while
here it has been especially attrac-
tive. Why have not q greater
number visited US? The reason is
obvious and is frankly confessed.
There are uot so many people who
have the money to expend in visits
to us. Misfortune to others had
the effect to produce ready sales
and good prices for our fruits, par
ticularly the citrus fruits, and if
the country were prosperous con-
sumption would be greater and
prices higher. The hard times
east will soon pass over the noun
tains to the Pacific coast. We can
not escape it unless something is
Joon RI orrost tho tyda f., rth ar east.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
Churches and side Entrances

Board of Supervisors of that city,
asking that the side ent RANGES OF
churches should be closed, that
sofas should be removed from the
rooms, and that the parsons should
be licensed.
At first sight this would appear
to be O most absurd, unreasona BILE
and impertinent suggestion, but in
view of some of the developments
of the murder case in San Francisco
the suggestion is not quite so alb
surd as it seems on its. face. Some
facts have been brought out in
connection with that case which
are calculated to excite a mild sur
prise in the minds of those who are
not in the habit of frequentlng
churches, either through the front
or side entrances. It was shown
that a number of young men had
keys to the side entrance of the
church, leading to the parlors, and
that it was so common thing to
see young men and women enter
ing the church by side gate at all
hours of the day and night that
the neighbors had ceased to COM
ment upon it. One of the reports
that have been circulated in con-
nection with this case is that Dur.
rant took the Lamont girl into the
parlors of the church to perform
criminal operation upon her.
Whether or not this may be So
and it appears to have since been
denied by the physicians - the
mere fact that it should be con-
sidered possible for such a thing to
be done within the walls of sanc-1
etuary is suf6cienb to show that, in
at least some churches, affairs are
managed in a manner SO loose as to.
call for investigation and reform.
1t is not to be supposed that the
church over which Mr.. Gibson pre-
sided is the only one of its class.
Anybody who reads the papers or
moves around much among people
knows that such is not the case.
There has been a tendency of late
years among many church organ
izations to come down from the
high position which the churches
formerly held, as inducements to a
better way of life and guides to a
better life that is supposed to lie
beyond this one-to neglect the
work of directing souls to God
while battling with the devil on
even ground for bodies to swell the
size of their congregations, by
making the churches as socially.
attractive as possible. Thus the
world is no longer surprised to
read from time to time of church
affairs which include lotteries,
mock sales of girls by auction,
kissing matches, or even the privi-
lege of hugging the ladies Of the
congregation at SO much per hug.
All of this is, of course, for the
cause of charity or religion; it may
be to exc out the small salary of
the pastor, or it may be to buy
blankets for the: unfortunate
heather of Central Africa. The
objects are, no doubt, worthy, but
this seems to be carrying the doc
trine of "the means sanctifying the
end" to a dangerous extent.
To 60 back, however, to the les
SON Of this San Francisco church
in which so terrible a double crime
was perpetrated. Preachers are
always ready to denounce social
sins from the pulpit, and are not
backward about censuring the
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03


At the Needles things are lively
in mining circles. AT Proyidencia
the prospects are very fiattering
Some very rich rock has been
struck in Warnicke canyon. The
new Ell Dorado, it is claimed will
be the coming camp of the desert.
Assays from the King Solomon
strike near Franconia continue. TO
show up in yellow metal. One of
the last locations shows up $40 per
ton from ground taken at random
from the surface. Mohaye Miner.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03


Under law passed by the last
legislature, butchers are required
to have all stock killed by them
inspected before being slaughtered
and all hides of slaughtered ami
mails are also required to be in
spected. The fees for inspection
of the animals are 25 Genus each
up to ten animals, aud over ten, Is
cents each and are paid by the
vendor: For inspection of hides a
fee OF 25 cents each is allowed to
be paid by the butcher. q
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03
REMOVAL, SALE


We expect soon to move into our new store and to
reduce our stock to cash will sell everything at a
great bargain.
Canned fruits: Assorted Table Fruit, So per doz.;
Tomstoes 81 90 per dozen Corn ditto; Sugar. Il lbs.
for one dsllar Bacon 15c; Salt pork, 10c per h.
Choices Burbank potatoes two dollars and
twenty-five per sack and everything else in pro.
portion
B. F. Johnson, Sons & Co.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

Icy of putting all classes OF money
upou a gold basis prevails there
cannot be an adequate volume OF
lcirculating medium, nor confidence
THAT prosperity will be restored.
Jour visible gold is not more than
$400, 900, 900, and it is not enough
upon which to base q volume of
circulating medium adequate to the
wants of this country with 3,OO0,-
900 square miles of territory and
10000, 900 people. If it is insisted
that none except metal money or
paper redeemable in metal money
| is good, there is but one step to be
ftaken and that is to enlarge the
metallic basis, which cannot be
done to any great extent except by
giving silver a full place in our
coinage laws. With that, and re-
demption of paper money with
gold or silver coins at the option
of the government, a sufficient
volume of money can be supplied
the people. Prices OF property are
falling, and wages are being re-
dueed and still the goldltcs are
endea voring to inspire with hope,
while the enhanced power of their
gold is taking from the country its
very life blood Bullion.
/ An exchange thus puts the truth
to it's readers: Every growing and
ambitious town is c. ccmposed OF
three elements. Those who work
patriotically, vigor ously and IN
telligently for its advancement,
those who are in state of advance
ment, those who are in q state OF
apathy or indifference, and those
who take curious delight IN dis
.couraging the efforts by ridicule,
by "a persistent denial that any
progress can be or has been ac-
complished and boasting of every
town but their own. The last
class are called croakers, but they
are really something worse; for
their opinion does not arise from
dependency, but from the unen-
viable spirit which will neither act
for itself nor suffer others to, act.
Mesa free press., 1895-05-03

Ice cold drinks. Private rooms fol
ladies.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
ANSON.

Miss Lulu Num- is able to be around
again.
Rev. Mays will preach next Satur.
day night insterd Of Sunday night.
Chintz bugs are working on the late
corn.
A brother of B. F. and ]. Fl. Myers
is out from st. Louis on a visit and
looking after his Sumner county pro-
perty.
R. H, Num- and wife started on a
months visit in Kentucky.
Meuser Bros, shipped in 40 head
and ]. C. Beatie so head of feeders
last week.
S. c. Bishop was laid up several days
last week with a stitch in his back.
He had just commenced digging a GEL
lar preparatory to building on his
own farm.
Charlie Evans was in the neighbour
hood the first OF the week. He came
from Mcpherson and was on his way
to his claim near Cloud Chief.
Miss Edith Main, who has been
living in Conway for the past year, is
visiting friends here before going to
Arkansas with her parents.
n. Gilbert and family started last
week for Cherokee nation.
John Lindsey sou of W. R. Lindsey
came in Saturday from Burlington
Junction, Mo.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
CORBIN.

II. J. Dayton returned to Perry,
OF. Tuesday.
j. NJ. Lemon shipped a car of seed
wheat to Round Pond Saturday.
Geo. Kinney is tearing down the old
Frendenburg building, will move it to
Wellington.
School begun Monday with Miss
O'Brien as teacher, prospect for good
school is excellent.
]. E. Smell and Bessie started for
Ohio Monday evening for a months
visit.
Mrs. Mudd and son Charlie started
Sunday evening for a months visit in
Kentucky.
j. B. BrOwnback made a trip to
Harper county for peaches last Sat-
urday. He got them for Is cents per
buShel.
We understand that the meeting at
the grove Sunday was very interest
ing. Elder Crenshaw defended the
Bible in an able manner.
II. ]. Vandervert and family will
leave this week for Mclean county,
ILL.,, but we predict his return, if he
has few poor crops and has to pay
high cash rent.
Nine members of the Perth band
was down Monday night to attend
band rehearsal; the boys play well and
our citizens would like for them to
come often.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12

Slate Valley 20, Cleardale IL. We
think it time for Cleardale to learn
to play ball.
Elder Thomas Popplewell, of In
dependence, Mo-, talked to the peo-
pie at the Church of Chris, Sunday
night.
Vim. 0. Rosecrans will teach the
Moutray school. Some people can
be driven, but the school board at
this place can not.
J.. Gray and James Wright, IT,,
started for the Flint hills last Thurs
day in search Of health, We suppose,
or Is, We don't know.
Elder Houston of Perth will talk
to the people at this place every first
Sunday in each month at IL a. m.
and at night, All are invited.
Several Of the young folks from
Rome attended meeting at Cleardale
Sunday night. Among those We
knew were: Misses Daisy Eiklor,
Katie Willis any Myrtle Barber, and
MeSSrs. Wyatt Strange and Dow
Popplewell. RATS.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Lates US Govt Report
@a,!!! R Bsxassz
ABSOLUTELY PURE

e's Of corn to be delivered at River
dale at Is cents per bushel,
We noticed the ever smiling face OF
your Hukle correspondent at the pri
mary at Zyba last Saturday. We are
always glad to meet Dick.
The school board is going to have a
new roof put on the school house and
have some other repairs made all OF
which are needed very much.
Mrs. Fred Tritle after very pleas.
ant visit with her father and other
relatives at this place left on Thurs
day of last week for her home in Wei
lingtOn.
The following is the ticket as nOm-
mated. Trustee. Henry MCCARTHY;
clerk, Geo. Nixon: treasurer, Charles
Kerley: justices of the peace, R. A.
Anderson, j. W. Wills; constable, Jas.
Simpson.
The Peoples party of this township
al their primary last Saturday put
OFT good ticket, one that the old
parties can't beat. 1t is one where
the office hunted the man and not the
man the Office. We intend to elect
them you may depend on it.
s.. J. MOtfitt, formerly of this place,
but now living near Fort Scott, arriv-
ed here Sunday to visit his sons and
to look after his property. He speaks
il glowing terms of the crops in that
part of the state. S. j. can still talk
as fast as formerly and give Sumner a
black eye in the bargain.
Quite a number of the friends OF
Grandma ErringtOn met at her home
four and one half miles northwest of
Belle PLANE on Monday, Sept. I'd, to
celebrate her slxtieth birthday.
After wishing her many happy re-
turns of the day, the time was pleas
antly passed in conversation until the
d nner hour. when was found a well
filed table to which all did full justice.
Grandma received some very useful
presents. May she live to enjoy many
many more such happy occasions is
the wish of your correspondent.
TlDse present we're MesSrs. and Mes
dunes james Mordy, ChaS. Potter,
John Nixon, Jr. and ST., Tom Nixon
and Elmer MOffitt. MesdameS Tanner
Hall, Hannah Slater, Dorothy Avery
and Sarah Brinkley, and Grandpa
Nixon.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
The Camp Meeting.
MONDAY.

The sermon at the camp last night
was comparison of Adam and Christ.
Man was created and given dominion
over the earth. He enlarged on the
great use man was making Of the
powers thus given him-the progress
that had been made, even to the bot
fling Of the lightning and its compul-
sorry service Of man. He predicted
still other vast improvements along
this line. Christ had dominion over
both heaven and earth. e. Adam
was made hnsband-so was Christ.
g. A father-so was Christ. a.
Adam was the fountain head Of the
human Tace--so was Christ in spirit
ual sense. (5.l Birth and inherit
ance. By Adam all mankind were
born into this world and became heirs
to their SHARE Of the sorrows and
pleasures Of this world. He discour-
aged the idea Of appealing to people
to become christians because it would
bring them prosperity in this world.
The wicked had equal opportunity
with the christian in this respect.
God was no respector of persons. He
sends rain on the just and unjust
alike. A rain that passed around a
christians new mown hay might fall
on and benefit a sinners tobacco
patch. God did not interfere in such
things. Every person must likewise
be born into Christ's kiugdom-the
spiritual kingdom, where he would
be heir to new and lasting benefits
He extended cordial invitation to
people to take on this new birth and
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
CLEARDALE.

Miss Jamie Willis is reported nc
better.
Miss Maud Justus is staying in the
capital.
Miss Bertha Vaughn is visiting
relatives in Blackwell this week.
Miss Jennie Rosecrans started to
Emporia Monday to attend school.
Among those numbered with the
sick at Cleardale are Manuel Tenant
and Baby Wright.
Several from these parts attended
the Sunday school convention at
Geuda Springs last Thursday.
Mrs. Brock and Miss Viola Tenant
spent the latter part of the week
with friends near Perth.
Cleardale base ball is Sin the
soup" Again Slate Valley gave
them chase last Thursday evening.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-12
WEDNESDAY.

There was another large audience
at the camp grounds last night to
hear the conclusion of Evangelist
Roles' sermon on the points of agree.
ment and disagreement between the
denominations.
He rehearsed briefly the points
made on the evening previous and
then took up the remaining points.
The principal point of difference re-
naming was baptism, and he showed
very conclusiyely that while there
were many people who believed that
sprinkling and pouring were valid
baptism there were many who believ-
ed they were not. While on the other
hand all believed that immersion was
baptism. All history shows that i'm
mersion was the mode practiced in
the days Of the apostles. The Catho-
lie church, which now never immerse-
es its converts, says that immersion
was the mode practiced in the early
days. This being the case he illus
tratec the subject by this: "Your
neighbOr owes you 500; he comes to
you with three 500 bills; he says this
bill is conceded by most of the banks
to be good, but it is questioned by
several; this one is likewise pro-
nounced all right by large number
Of banks but some few question it;
this third one, however, is prouounc-
ed by all to be genuine;
there is absolutely no Ques-
tion raised as to its genuineness; now
which bill would you accept? You
would OF course take the one about
which there was no question Of its
genuineness; so it should be in bap-
tism. Everybody should be willing
to practice the mode that was prac.
ticed by the apostolic church. II
union is desired it could be had on
this ground and those who still want
to practice sprinkling and pouring
could do so on their 'own responsible
ty.
He then showed that the christian
life was necessary, on which all were
agreed, and that all churches could
Come together if they would.