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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1909
Page
4
Mining is increasing across the southwestern region with East investors returning and funding development. Copper remains around 12 cents with rising demand. producers expect prices to stay above 12 cents as activity grows, avoiding a grind back to 24 cents seen before the collapse.
The new tariff doubles the value of dress materials with a seven cent base per square yard plus a fifty percent ad valorem raise. Woolen suit per pound carries a forty four cent duty plus sixty percent for manufactured goods, totaling 104 percent. Rich purchases see lower duties on perfumes. Households praise Taft for not promising a deeper tariff cut.
A terse quip imagines England and Germany unaware of poker would invent the game through rapid betting and ante style bravado phrased as a playful historical musing.
The weather chief cautions that only a steady application of pressure, akin to Washington’s familiar flarebacks, will hasten tariff discussions once June begins.
Snow began Monday afternoon and fell through Tuesday evening, making roads impassable and halting teaming. The Williams News notes the stormy month outpaced January and February in precipitation, but predicts eventual benefits for every county industry.
A party of Alfret Paul F E Cadwell and Arthur Howle arrived by automobile from the smelter city in less than three hours en route to the Dingoone on mine inspection. Paul operates the big position and lime quarries near Douglas supplying Copper Queen and C A smelters and employing workers. Cadwell is postmaster at Douglas and formerly Tombstone resident. Howle is linked to Howle Hamman Co near Teviston poised to begin 100 ton daily shipments to the D smelters.
The Courtland Times reports a new hospital to be erected in Courtland with modern surgical facilities and patient care. Dr. H. Sloane announces the project, costing about 15090 dollars, aiming for occupancy by July and featuring an operating room and updated wards.
Judge Nave, anxious to vacate, wired the U S Attorney General to note he will not hold office past his April 1 resignation date and requests immediate appointment of his successor. The action aims to avoid embarrassment and may prompt a district court judge to be named promptly once the attorney general commits to immediate duty transfer.
At the upcoming board of supervisors meeting on the first Monday in April, the appointment of county rangers under the latest legislature will be discussed. Captain Wheeler is favored for Cochise county, with likely two rangers to be appointed. The private car of C F Cheyney arrived in Tombstone with Sante Perral railroad magnate and A Kennedy, manager of Chicago’s Auditorium Hotel, on a tour of mining interests and inspections.
A Bakersville resident reports rich ore near Bisbee in the Sa Lone Gold district with questions about the longevity of the find. He plans to stay until another trail turns up and suggests fortunes may dwindle as ore is shared among many prospectors.
Yuma celebrates the Agua Pura opening as the Lagans dam nears completion. The concrete structure will store vast water for a 186000 acre desert irrigation area along the Colorado near Yuma and cost about 3 million dollars funded by the government with repayment by beneficiary ranches.
Dispatches in City Missouri deny that a governor asked for an Arizona judgeship. A statement from Congressman Lloydin says the governor wished for the post due to health concerns. The governor asserts he will remain in Jefferson City and serve four years as governor.
Governor Kibbey pardoned W. C. Draillard after a petition arguing he should support his family. Draillard had been jailed on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and was released after a brief confinement once the pardon was issued.
The Arizona judiciary faces a vacancy as Associate Justice Richard Sloan may become governor, triggering a sequence of moves that could place Attorney General E Clark on the bench. Globe and Prescott ties loom as Nave’s April 1 quitting clears a path for Clark’s potential ascent.
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A scrambled report discusses wireless signals from Africa and Nairobi sources with references to Teddy Roosevelt visiting Victoria Myanza on a hurricane deck. The piece notes rapid enterprise, a sound-key operator, and attempts to analyze the nature of a new stunt in radio and exploration.
Last night Tombstone City Council accepted a proposed electric light franchise for C. L. Cummings or assigns to operate the city plant for 25 years under city supervision. A May 10 election will ratify the terms with a required franchise fee and a six month lapse clause for nonoperation. publication in the Proarecrom is ordered.
Persistent officer drives the new vital statistic system under Dr Godfrey. Registrars in each community enforce registration and file statistical reports. Within 50 days the system is slated for nationwide operation with J M OConnell on Bisbee business.
Announcement in the Tombstone press notes the passing of Frank Lane a longtime Tombstone resident and TC M Co. veteran aged 55. The funeral services were held in the afternoon with Masonic order pallbearers and floral tributes as Reverend Crouch paid tribute to a man of sterling character joined by two brothers and two sisters in mourning.
The Miner reports a clash of interests between Southern Pacific and Phelps-Dodge backed by the Mexico and Colorado road over railroad expansion toward Douglas. Doubts rise about promises of Douglas growth as plans shift and inconsistencies in territory notes surface. The piece also touches on gambling law backers and a misnumbered anti gambling bill amid legislative confusion.
Joseph McKeehan and Jane Bisbee join local Elise in funeral plans for Bro Frank Lane. Attorney Frank M. Hertoed of Tuc 4on and Judge Hereford attend legal business and mining talks. The Day law tightens gambling rules as curfew rises to 9 pm. Deputy Porter McDonald departs for Deming to return a horse thief, Smith, linked to Boquillas activity.
Wm Lang and family traveled from St. David to accompany the remains of Frank Lane to Pairlpart as a tribute to the memory of a pioneer. A large delegation of Elke and friends attended the procession. First baseball practice for the set scheduled Sunday at 4 30 Capt Dougherty calls tall players to report. Gus Johnson of Bisbee visited Tombstone today before returning home. Thirty he dri ter trees planted at the cemetery and several hundred feet of pipe laid at the grounds recently.
Court actions include an accounting judgment for White et al amounting to 1500 dollars. Probate matters schedule hearings in April for estates of Frank Machier, DZ James, and John R Blewitt with letters of administration. Receivership involves United States Fidelity Guaranty for 40100 dollars. Minor guardianship hearing set for April 8.
The Arizona railroad commission is organized with Sims Ely as chairman and M. O. Bicknell as secretary. George J. Stoneman was offered the chair but declined to avoid conflicts with hearings. E. S. DePase of Tucson named member. Bicknell to act as office manager and notify commercial groups that the commission is ready to receive complaints.
Sheriff received word of a railroad worksite shooting involving two Mexican men at Courtland. One man was hit in the hip and shoulder but survived. The assailant fled toward the line and is believed headed away but likely to be captured soon.
Charles Larsen, longtime Aviconan, appeared before Judge Goodady talay shun’s lunacy commission. The panel found his claim of health and persecution by imaginary enemies delusional, noting his recent violent episode as he described enemies firing at him last night. Larsen has spent over twenty years in Arizona mining camps and suffers from poor health, with mental deterioration attributed to illness and medical neglect.
We thank friends who helped us in the sickness and death of our beloved brother Frank Lane. We especially thank the bike for their kindness and cannot express our gratitude. While we leave in sorrow we carry memories of the kindness shown to us and ours. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Winname
Notice filed under the railroad exemption law by M P Free man Albert Steinfeld George F Kitt Mone Drachman and W H Sawtelle to build a railroad within a year from Labourite station on the Twin Buttes line to Cala basis on the Sonora road. The act requires filing within fifteen days of passage and the period ends tomorrow. declarations were filed by Shannon Arizona road Clifton Metcalf Swansea railroad Bouse Seansen and A J Chandler for multiple abort lines center south of Mera and extending into valley sections.
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