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29-513: In 1889, it was purchased by Samuel F. Webb , who at the time was a member of the 15th Arizona Territorial Legislature , as the Councilor from Maricopa County , the upper house of the legislature. In 1930 it was purchased by Charles Stauffer and W. Wesley Knorpp, the owner of its one-time rival The Arizona Republic . Both papers were subsequently acquired by Eugene C. Pulliam , in 1946. Under Pulliam's management, it continued to operate as

58-611: A 50 percent interest in the paper, making Dunbar the editor and Webb the business manager. In 1899, Myron H. McCord , former territorial governor of Arizona, purchased a controlling interest in the paper, and ousted Webb and Dunbar. In 1902, Webb purchased The Arizona Democrat , a small bi-weekly paper in Phoenix, promising to make it into a daily morning paper. At the same time, Webb also attempted to regain control of The Phoenix Gazette . Taken over several years earlier by Myron H. McCord. Webb exercised an option to invest $ 7,555 into

87-643: A Democrat's slant. After several contentious months, Webb lost control of the Gazette , when the Creighton Brothers purchased Webb's in the paper in April 1902. In February 1903, Webb also departed from the Phoenix Democrat . In 1892, he became the primary investor in a mine, the "Relief Mine", north of Phoenix, between New River and Agua Fria , which became quite lucrative. He sold

116-506: A deputy U. S. Marshall, and participated in the posse which tracked down the outlaw known as "Black Jack". In 1889 he purchased the Phoenix Gazette . In May 1893 Webb sold his interests in the Gazette . In April 1898, Webb took a position at The Phoenix Gazette , the paper he used to own. He and his family left Nogales and returned to live in Phoenix. In October of that year, Webb and his partner, John O. Dunbar, purchased

145-552: Is provided through the Daisy Mountain Fire District. Many residents previously relied on water delivered by state-licensed water haulers from fire hydrants located in Phoenix. As of August 2018, water is hauled from a filling station operated by Epcor . New River, and its neighbor Desert Hills , are unincorporated areas in Maricopa County which in 2019 was named the fastest-growing county in

174-675: The Agua Fria River system which drains into the Salt River . The community was founded by Lord Darrell Duppa in 1868 as a stagecoach stop. For many years it was the terminus of the old Black Canyon Highway (now Interstate 17 ). The pavement ended in New River and continued as a dirt road to the city of Prescott . New River is located in northern Maricopa County and is bordered by the Tonto National Forest to

203-678: The Arizona Territory 's 12th territorial legislature . He did not run for the 13th legislature in 1884, but in 1886 he ran once again for the House of Representatives in the 14th legislature. He won, and was selected as Speaker of the House. In 1888, Webb ran for the territorial legislature again, this time for the upper house, called the council. He easily won in the general election, garnering over 1200 more votes than his opponent. He decided not to run for re-election in 1890, However, he did run for sheriff of Maricopa County, winning

232-587: The U.S. Senate by a 54-0 margin, in September. His appointment caused him to move, along with his family down to Nogales , although he retained his residence in Phoenix. With the departure of Grover Cleveland from office in March 1897 and the beginning of a Republican administration in Washington D.C., Webb tendered his resignation as customs collector, which President McKinley accepted. Webb served in

261-490: The Arizona State Senate during the 2nd Arizona State Legislature . He held several other governmental positions over the years, including customs inspector for Arizona, Maricopa County treasurer, as well as serving in both the Maricopa County's assessor's and recorder's offices, and a short stint as a deputy U.S. Marshall. He also operated several successful mining operations in both Arizona and Sonora, Mexico,

290-515: The CDP was $ 62,307, and the median income for a family was $ 68,604. Males had a median income of $ 46,361 versus $ 31,610 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 25,932. About 3.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010 the population of the New River CDP area

319-579: The Democrat nomination in a field of four. He narrowly lost in the general election of November to Republican J. B. Montgomery. In 1904 he was nominated by the Democrats to run for the state house of representatives for one of the seats from Maricopa County. The Republicans, however, swept the elections in Maricopa. In 1908 Webb was once again nominated by the Democrats as their choice for one of

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348-421: The House, W. W. Pace and J. W. Woolf, announced their intention to run for the speakership. However, shortly before the legislature convened, both Pace and Woolf withdrew from the race. On the first ballot, the vote was split evenly between Webb and Sutter, each man receiving 8 votes. However, the 17th Democrat in the house, Joseph Patterson of Navajo County , arrived late and cast the deciding vote for Webb. On

377-601: The Relief Mine to George Hamlin in 1901 for $ 10,000. In May 1896, Webb became the owner of the "Favorite Mine", about 60 miles south of Nogales in Sonora, Mexico . The mine was very lucrative. Tragedy struck at the mine in June 1897 when Webb's 19-year-old son, George W., was killed in a mining accident. Around noon on June 28 around noon, miners had loaded five holes in preparation for blasting, and George had begun to light

406-480: The U. S. Postmaster for Phoenix. Davis did run, and along with Webb, there were three other Democrats seeking the 2 nominations: Harry Johnson, J. A. R. Irvine, and O. S. Stapley . Stapley garnered the most number of votes in the Democrat's primary, while Webb eked out a victory over the incumbent, Davis. Webb and Stapley were elected in the November general election. In 1916, he did not run for re-election to

435-623: The age of 18 months in March 1894 due to bronchitis . In 1895 another son of Webb's, Albert, died of diphtheria at the age of 6. His father, George Webb, committed suicide in 1896, by shooting himself in the head. Another child of the Webb's, a 10-month old infant, died suddenly at their home in Phoenix on Central Avenue in November 1898. In 1889, he purchased the Tasker Ranch from Dr. L. H. Goodrich, comprising 160 acres northwest of Phoenix for $ 16,000. In early 1898 he briefly worked as

464-507: The community. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,740 people, 3,921 households, and 3,066 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 151.6 inhabitants per square mile (58.5/km ). There were 4,514 housing units at an average density of 63.7 per square mile (24.6/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.9% White , 0.4% Black or African American , 0.6% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.3% from other races , and 1.4% from two or more races. 4.9% of

493-419: The fuses to set them off in order, when one blasts went off prematurely, causing George to be struck in the face and chest with rock shrapnel. He did not die immediately, but lingered on for much of the remainder of the day, finally dying around 9:30 that night. George's brother, Morgan, rode to Nogales to inform their parents of the accident, and the elder Webb and his wife rode down to the mine, but were met on

522-430: The lower house seats in the state legislature from Maricopa County. Webb, along with his two Democrat colleagues, Frank DeSouza and J. W. Woolf, along with Republican J. C. Reed, won the four house seats from Maricopa in November's general election. Very shortly after the general election, the fight for the speakership of the house began, with Webb squaring off against Fred Sutter . By January 1909 two more members of

551-546: The main evening paper for the Phoenix area for several decades. During the 1970s and 1980s it was published weekday and Saturday afternoons. In August 1995, the staffs of the Republic and the Gazette merged, and the Gazette mostly became an afternoon edition of the Republic with a few updates. Eventually the Gazette' s circulation declined and it ceased publication in January 1997. Samuel F. Webb Sam F. Webb

580-580: The north, Cave Creek to the east, Phoenix to the south, and Phoenix and Anthem to the west. The CDP includes the area known as Desert Hills . New River is approximately 36 miles (58 km) north of downtown Phoenix . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 56.1 square miles (145 km ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ), or 0.02%, are water. 3,176-foot (968 m) Daisy Mountain and 2,980-foot (910 m) Gavilan Peak are within

609-478: The paper, and after McCord left Phoenix to go to Washington D.C., Webb called meetings of the board of directors of the paper and ousted McCord as managing editor, much like McCord had ousted him three years earlier. The paper, which had been slanted towards Democrats, had shifted to slant to the Republicans under McCord. With a return to Webb, a staunch Democrat, it was expected that the paper would return to

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638-435: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,921 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

667-418: The second ballot Webb was elected unanimously. In 1911, he was one of several prominent Democrats who protested the proposed Constitution of Arizona . In August 1914, Webb announced his intention to run for the Maricopa seat in the state senate. Both of the incumbents were Democrats, C. B. Wood and H. A. Davis , but Wood was not running for re-election, due to his appointment by Woodrow Wilson to be

696-480: The state senate, instead he ran for, and won the position of Maricopa County Treasurer. New River, Arizona New River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County , Arizona , United States. The population was 17,290 as of the 2020 census , up from 14,952 at the 2010 census . New River is named after the seasonal wash of the same name, part of

725-491: The way with the news of their son's death. They brought the young man's body back to Nogales, where he was buried. Webb sold the mine for a significant amount the following month. After a long illness, Webb died unexpectedly in his home in Phoenix on November 7, 1920. In 1893, Webb was appointed as the Customs Collector of Arizona by President Grover Cleveland . His appointment was confirmed unanimously in

754-516: Was 14,952. This is nearly a two thirds growth from the previous census. The total housing units nearly doubled from 3,921 in 2000 to 6,753 in 2010. New River CDP area is within Maricopa County District 3. According to 2010 census numbers, the New River CDP consists of about 2% of Maricopa County District 3 and only 0.3% of Maricopa County. New River is served by Deer Valley Unified School District . Fire and emergency service

783-409: Was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males. The median income for a household in

812-514: Was a politician from Arizona who served in the Arizona legislature for several terms, both when it was a territory and after it became a state. He served in the state house of representatives during the 12th , 14th , and 25th Arizona Territorial Legislatures , and in the upper house of the legislature, called the council, during the 15th Arizona Territorial Legislature . During the 14th and 25th legislatures he served as Speaker. He also served in

841-604: Was both a rancher and farmer, and was the editor of several papers in Tucson and Phoenix. Webb was born in Grass Valley, California on October 13, 1853. He married his wife, Mary Jane, in San Diego in 1875, before moving to Arizona in either 1876 or 1877, where he became a farmer and cattle rancher in Maricopa County. The couple had twelve children, nine boys and three girls. Webb's young son, Grover Adlai, died at

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