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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary clippings list a county seat reference and road question topics. Mentions of an old newspaper, subscription rates, and scattered terms like Tombstone Epitaph Pere WQNE and Bisbee appear as garbled OCR. The readable items suggest a mixed local page with ads, notices, and brief news items from the county.
The Huachuca Water Company has a favorable irrigation rate this year. Residents plan gardens and flowers, with Gardner advising careful irrigation using a sprayer to prevent waste and soil drying. The rate sheet will be mailed. signups occur at the company office with March bills. A separate note reports a vehicle incident with minor damage and injuries avoided.
In Cochise County Superior Court today two special venues reported for service one at 15 and another of five for this afternoon. Mose Walker trial on burglary is expected to take the afternoon with jurors excused to 9 a m tomorrow. The morning venue included Livingston Cobbe Kinsey Henderson Markham Hunter Fairclough Wiles Burrows Gerdes Tyler Benton Wimberly Haynie Row. The afternoon venue included Smith Giragi Vincent Butler Hawes. A jury yesterday found Mose Walker not guilty and he was discharged. The Longo Trigo petty larceny case was called this morning. Court calendar moved forward due to settlements of several cases out of court.
The Live Stock association closed sessions in San Francisco and elected D. B. Heard of Phoenix as president with L. T. Pryor of San Antonio as vice president and T. V. Tomine as secretary-treasurer. Delegates toured the livestock exhibit and discussed a mouth disease quarantine aimed at preventing disease spread across western states.
J J Bowen reports state funds totaling 60000 will be spent on the Tombstone Canyon highway from camp out from Bisbee. The decision centers funds in one section to maximize results, benefiting local businesses and the Bisbee area.
Dr WA Greene city health officer was unanimously appointed superintendent of the county hospital by the board of supervisors. He will assume charge April 1 and serve as county physician and deputy health officer. He succeeds Dr Vaneman, under whom the hospital achieved high efficiency and stood as a top county hospital.
March report shows cocaine and morphine being sold to soldiers in Douglas and Agua Prieta. Government agents from justice departments and the Sixth and Second Brigades intensify efforts to gather evidence for convictions, uncovering large shipments and marked price increases as drugs move across the border.
The Warren District argues for full use of its state funds for road improvements east of Henghes toward the New Mexican line, highlighting prior investments and the need to connect Douglas, Bisbee, Gleeson, and Willcox. It notes benefits to residents and plans to aid the Taylor crossing and new bridges, with opposition from Douglas to certain highway projects.
Fragmentary text discusses New Mexico Borderland activities, mention of Joe Gray, Oscar K Goll, and concerns over transcontinental traffic. References to towns Douglas Tucson and Borderland project hints at legislative action and repairs. The passage reads as garbled OCR with unclear dates or actions.
A sheriff attached the Colorado Bridge under construction on the Colorado River near Yuma March 29. The action followed an eight thousand dollar injury claim by a worker against the contractor, with government interests involved in the case.
The April term calendar for the United States district court in Phoenix is printed and ready. It lists eighty four total cases, twenty criminal and fifty civil, with seven criminal cases pending from prior terms or awaiting action by the grand jury. The note credits Bisbee efforts for road work costs.
Congress approved a rider to a desert land bill allowing entrymen to file final proof of reclamation within given time? if they show elney and meet act conditions they may receive extension of time and pay fees per acre with $1.25 value improvements and 75 cents per acre due to government. The move, urged by Hayden, enables certain entrants to obtain extended entitlements under desert land act provisions.
Oatman Arizona report notes Tom Reed and Gold Road properties shipped bullion totaling about 1,152,000 dollars in value for the fiscal year with ore milled around 8,000 tons and an average value of 24 dollars per ton. The Tom Reed Company has produced over 5,000,000 dollars worth of ore since discovery and calls for more milling capacity as ore output continues.
March 29 Tempe. Walt W Yankey wire chief for Mountain States Telephone Tempe division was seriously injured when a pole he worked on broke and toppled. A nearby worker switching a top sawed off a limb causing a large portion to fall across the line snapping wires. Yankey fell about twenty feet and suffered severe injuries to his left ankle and side. Dr Moeur transported him to town.
United States land office hesitates patents to the Arizona Copper Company for the Stella No 2 mine claim in Greenlee County. The Copper Companys holdings around Copper Mountain and Greenlee Goll Mountain mining districts are noted as resuming work and employing about 400 men. An announcement from Bisbee states regular mining will resume at the Shattuck mine.
Judge Carlos E Bolton of the United States Court and justice of the peace spent Sunday in Doughs purchasing a Maxwell automobile through W E Tester of the Smelter City. After a three hour operation session he left for McNeal with it reporting valley land activity improving and many new people moving in to locate land.
Tombstone residents recall Ashcraft a local student and mechanic department member of the TC M Company as news spreads that the submarine loss near Honolulu claimed his life along with the PA crew. Ensuing grief fills streets as friends remember him and his ties to Tempe Norivant wealth of athletic and engineering pursuits.
Secretary Sam R B Bradner and State Veterinarian De Wo E Severins announced a joint plan among Arizona Texas New Mexico and Colorado to ease quarantine rules for live stock and other commodities. Permits from state veterinarians and disinfected shipments will be required. California will allow Arizona shipments with a permit. The agreement excludes Mexico and other states, with a conference likely in El Paso to finalize details.
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