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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1909
Page
1
The new homestead provisions favoring Arizona would greatly aid the poor and aspiring farmers. It allows taking up 820 acres of government land instead of 160, promising rapid value increases on suitable plots as farming is highlighted as a strong independent occupation.
The Congregational church schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Young People at 7 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Good Friday service at 3 p.m. Methodist church notes Epworth League at 7 p.m. and Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school notated. Sacred Heart Catholic Church lists First Mass 8 a.m. and Second Mass 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Rosary and Benediction at 7:30 p.m.
Courtland and Fleeson suffer dry law effects as railroad construction limits operate within a radius. One saloon remains open under Fred Dowales license valid until August. Other Courtland taverns close while two temporary licenses at Glenoon suspend. More license applications expected after railroad work ends.
The Courtland group shows value with a big payment at the First National Bank of Tombatone. The C A paid 30000 to settle Germania and Germania No L claims and 10000 on other Shattuck Snyder claims. The total purchase price for Germania claims was the stated amount.
At the Ford hotel in Phoenix a banquet honored Arturo M Eling new Mexican consul. Carlos Dulafox and Pedro Brena of Tucson were guests. Justice Parker bound W A Fulwiler over to the grand jury on forgery charges with a 250 bond. About 250 people joined a Phoenix excursion to Bouse Salome and Gold fields with crowds extending to Wickenburg and Vicksburg. H B Morris Jr reports twenty six cows earning over 1500 in the past year after expenses in Phoenix.
A. Honsaker and C. L. Hawley returned from a fishing trip in the northern Superstition range. Hawley was bitten by a hydrophobia skunk while sleeping under a wagon cover tent. He treated the wound by suction and cauterization, and the wound is healing with no signs of infection.
The article discusses E. H. Harriman asserting completion of a west coast Mexican railway from Nogales to Mazatlan. He cites about 10 million already spent on Southern Pacific Mexican extensions and estimates a total of 50 million dollars to finish. The piece also mentions irrigation benefits and a Bee’s Laxative Cough Syrup ad inserted.
The Los Angeles dispatch speculates on the identity of Miss Miriam Meredith the popular actress in Peter Pan. It claims her real name is Miriam Woodward, daughter of Prof M Woodward of the national irrigation board in Washington and granddaughter of former Governor Hughes of Arizona.
A Washington dispatch reports George Hayworth of Texas has been appointed a special agent in the Phoenix Arizona field service of the general store and officer for the investigation of alleged land frauds. W K Meade returns from Tucson and M E Kinchela Bowie mining man visits the county seat after a trip to New York. Mrs M C Riley postpones opening a millinery store. The Blue Lodge Masons meet tonight and the board of supervisors holds a regular session to discuss ranger deputies. Ten prisoners arrive from Lowell for 60 days each. total prisoners in county jail stand at 79.
Prescott dispatch reports George A. Young left for Washington with plans to secure a governor post. Sloan is expected to withdraw, paving the way for Young’s appointment. Reporter ES Clark claims inside info supports a Monday decision despite Sloan supporters fearing financial loss.
W. B. Johnson of Willcox was kicked in the abdomen by a horse three days ago and lies in critical condition at Rodgere hospital in Tucson. He was transported by No. 9 to Tucson, then by ambulance to the surgical institute where Dr. Rodgers will decide on an operation. Johnson’s wife and child accompanied him.
About a dozen saloon licenses in Cochise County may be lost this year as licenses fall due. Under Sheriff Hopking notes eight licenses have dropped out so far, four of them in Bisbee, due to nonpayment of the advance territorial tax. Most licenses date from April first with some issued during the year, and Tombstone retains its regular licenses. Overall the county has roughly 150 saloon licenses and a revenue projection around $45,000, with about $3,600 less expected this year from dropped renewals.
Clark of the Court George B Wilcox completed the drawing of the U S grand and territorial lists under new rules. Cochise and Santa Cruz counties form one district with 10 percent of voters in each county placed in separate boxes for random selection. Cochise will supply nearly 600 names and Santa Cruz about 75. The grand jury is to meet April 26.
Frank Rich returned to El Paso after consulting with managers of theaters in Bisbee Tucson Tombstone Douglas Phoenix and Globe about forming a southwestern vaudeville circuit. He said the trip was more successful than expected and managers supported the plan to offer better attractions benefiting local residents' wallets.
An old advertisement touts Woods Liver Medicine in liquid form as regulating the liver and easing headaches constipation stomach and kidney issues while acting as a gentle laxative. The bottle priced at $1.09 claims to contain twice as much as a 50 cent bottle and is sold by Frank Yaple.
A reader describes tried remedies for eczema and states Chamberlain's offered better relief than previous doctors treatments for herself and her wife. The note expresses satisfaction with the cure and urges others to consider Chamberlain's products.
A jumble of opinions on intoxication from courts scholars and poets, with a Chicago jurist echoing a humorous test. The piece portrays varied thresholds for drunkenness, ending with a quip about inability to navigate and the body's confusion.
Advertisement notes Syrip marketed as guaranteed to work and pleasant to take as a gentle laxative. Claims use for coughs and colds plus croup hoarseness and whooping cough with prices listed as 25c 1s and 100 sold by Frank Yaplo.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars to ward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features endorsements from Watpixa, Kixxax and Manviy druggists in Toledo and claims the medicine is taken internally and acts on blood mucous surfaces. Testimonials promised, price 75 cents per bottle.
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