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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1919
Page
2
A readable, if garbled, home bread recipe describes a sturdy whole wheat loaf for children. It details making a dough with flour, water, and a dissolved yeast mixture, then rising, adding more flour, and baking in a warm oven until light and spongy. It mentions raisins, milk brushed on top, and suggests a gentle, nourishing, inexpensive rural loaf.
In Nogales Arizona on April 3 the county courthouse adopted Daylight Saving Time after court confusion. Sheriff RR Earhart announced the shift to align with new time, with Judge S L Pattee noting discrepancies among Nogales and Tucson times. County offices, led by County Attorney Leslie Hardy, will observe the new time starting tomorrow morning.
H F Olmstead of Olmstead and Yates returned to Phoenix after a week in and near Tucson measuring underground water resources in the Santa Cruz river basin. He reports strong local interest in valley development and expects arid lands to become fertile for farming in the coming years.
Shirley Mason advises mending a run in stockings by picking up stitches or crocheting rather than darning. The piece shifts to a lengthy Cochise County Farm Advisor report detailing community rodent control meetings, stockman concerns, crop rotations, seed purchases, dairy balance rations, vaccination efforts, poultry stock shortages, sheep breeding orders, home gardens plans, and an orchard pruning demonstration with 15 farmers attending under Professor Crider.
Consulting engineers RLV Leeson and W W Patek visited Parker to assess a bridge across the Colorado River. They concluded the $90,000 figure was far too low and proposed alternative solutions sharing costs with California and the federal government. Planking the railroad bridge and using a block system would enable limited auto travel, while eventual use of the diversion dam remains under consideration.
The Jerome Daisy Copper company is to be investigated by the corporation commission. Officers are ordered to deliver all books records vouchers and papers to the secretary by April 10 for examination. The probe cites failure to file stock sale money received and disbursements reports as required by the permit issued July 28 1917.
Joe Todd, charged with shooting Policeman Tom Mooney, was released from the county jail on a $5,000 bond. The incident on Brewery Gulch left Mooney with a thigh wound and Todd with leg injuries. bondsmen named include Joe Malheim and J Le Brooks. Tod was returned to Betas after release.
A neighborhood organization named the Record Exchange Club meets on the second and fourth Fridays at members' homes to trade records. Each brings records they no longer want. trades are made among attendees. If no trade occurs, the owner must take the record home. Meetings feature new records, discussions of phonograph issues, and simple refreshments. Wives provide modest refreshments to keep the gathering informal.
The Agricultural Products company plans to plant 2000 acres in cotton in the Sante Crux valley this year for rubber and textile use. Ten miles south of Tucson the rubber plantation covers 300 acres with additional barley and rubber lands. The project aims to produce materials for automobile tires, cotton, and rubber industries.
Maddock asks federal aid for paving a five mile Tucson to hill north of Billto road. Estimated cost 25 000 dollars per mile. Government recently raised its contribution to 20 090 dollars per mile. This is a post road for mail. County share to be paid from 75 percent fund.
The Arizona State Fair Commission was formed during a Tuesday meeting in Phoenix to oversee the state fair racing event in November. Members named include Dr. C. A. Schrader of Tucson T. E. B. Pollock and Charles De Ryder of PlayStation LL Cates of Ray and B. A. Packard of Douglas. John B Ryland attended as Tucson fair commissioner.
Bisbee Ariz April 3 Patrolman Red Gannon bought an automobile for 91 at a Cochise County Sheriff sale. The vehicle, part of an attachment for an unpaid bid, had been owned by a man in Pima county. Bidding stayed lively until surpassing 80 then stalled between two bidders.
A long hand written recipe lists ingredients for a fruit cake including butter, rugat, citron, candied orange peel, lemon juice and rind, grape juice, currants, sultanas, figs, almonds and spices. It guides fruit preparation, creaming butter and sugar, mixing, adding fruit, and baking options with slow ovens or steaming, plus aging and wrapping in wax paper for storage.
Advice to brush screens with any varnish before storing for winter to remove rust spots, prevent further rusting, and keep them looking like new. Notes that rust spots may appear in summer and that the coating helps preserve screens.
Work on a new brick and concrete Agua Prieta depot will begin at once. Contractor J. M. Sparks says the 33 by 16 foot building, excluding a concrete platform, should be finished within 90 days. The modern structure replaces the burned and improvised postwar depot used since a revolutionary attack years ago.
Denix Arizona April 1 reduced fares to coast points will take effect within weeks, says W A Goldworthy director of the railroad administration ticket office. He notes excursion rates between Phoenix and the coast are to be restored this season and talks included reestablishing eastbound rates. The changes promise about a 24 percent saving on roundtrip tickets.
A vintage recipe piece explores diverse sardine ideas. It covers sandwiches with tomatoes and butter, sardine paste on bread with lettuce and olives, a pimento sardine salad with greens, and stuffed sardines for entertaining. It also suggests sardine based appetizers, gratins, and easy serving tips.
Phoenix article notes miners hopeful as silver demand and road-building programs revive labor prospects post armistice. It cites two drivers: silver market revival and state county road projects. Arizona’s small stringers and seams may yield more silver, while road funds near the level of the vetoed bill and federal grants will be utilized.
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