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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1911
Page
3
Cochise County records list various deeds mortgages and water claims including warranty deeds of Bisbee and Warren properties, a realty mortgage and location right for Turkey Creek water, with officials and visitors noted in Tombstone. The document includes names like Adaline Huxtable, John Nolan, Rebecca Curtner, and George Kelly among others.
A Los Angeles dispatch reports GOV Helw chief of the field division of the U S office in Tombs tone investigating vandalism at Petrified Forest in Northern Arizona. Dynamite is said to be used to destroy fine specimens and shipments of crystals moved from Santa Fe area stations to the east. Emory R Rowland of New Haven Connecticut spotted the vandals and notified President Taft.
Miss Eliza Gibraith of Bisbee was awarded two teaching certificates by the territorial board of examiners. One credential is based on a University of Missouri diploma, the other on a diploma from the University of Missouri manual teaching department.
Deputy Sheriff A W Howen responded to Hereford to seize Mexican national Refacto Encinas who was jailed after a drunken row over the Mexican revolution. The defendant, Diaz cympa, allegedly reacted to a fellow countryman’s cheers with a Newport bullet wound at Greene Cattle Company, causing death. Preliminary hearing set for Thursday on a murder charge.
The April term of the district court at Cochise County will be one of the largest ever held, with a calendar of 222 cases and 42 percent of them trials. If the court progresses as planned, proceedings may continue into late July or August. Figures come from the clerk's records.
Democratic members of the house caucused in harmony to outline a tariff reduction program for the upcoming special session. They proposed schedule by schedule reductions with woolen textile and steel sectors likely included and subject to Senate action. The plan also touches Canadian reciprocity and campaign contribution publicity.
At the board meeting of Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company A L Grow was elected secretary vices H C Williams resigned. Grow, one of Tombstone’s oldest citizens, has long been associated with the company since its inception about ten years ago. The selection is seen as a compliment to his efforts to keep Tombstone prominent in the mining public eye.
The piece notes Colonel Grow, prominent in two organizations, now honored with the appointment of Inspector General of the Grand Army of the Republic as its encampment gathers in Atlantic City. The article highlights steady leadership and the future role for the organization.
The Sebietfelia Hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees hosted a party for about sixty guests at the Masonic Hall. Hospitable hosting, gowns of guests, a singers group, High School Orchestra and Miss Collins recitations followed by games. A spread of salads sandwiches cake and coffee was served around 10 o'clock before departures to homes.
Washington reports favorable odds for admission of Arizona and New Mexico this session with leaders hopeful for progressive measures. Speaker Clark says the house will likely act soon and Delegate Cameron introduced a resolution for statehood under the present constitution. The president’s message to Congress and a Canadian reciprocity document dominate pending discussions.
The board of supervisors approved sending Samuel Foganini a 65 year old Tombstoner to the Douglas county poor farm due to age and inability to support himself. He had lived in Tombstone for years and was once independently wealthy before losing his fortune in the panic of the 1880s while a resident of Chicago.
The El Paso and South Western buys land east of Tucson at 100 dollars per acre for interchange yards with Southern Pacific. Tucson citizens raise 75000 for right-of-way options as surveys begin from between Fairbank and Land Station toward Benson and Turon. Phoenix residents anticipate further extension to the capital city.
The Tombstone city convent met in regular session discussing routine business. LocalNotables Fred Richmond arrived from Tucson on business. HH Fris of the El Paso Herald toured Tombstone for press work. Duncan recounted Tombstone history and Schieffelin monument tributes, with Scouts eager for the next talk on April 19.
A Pittsburg newspaper reprints a Fort Bowie letter about Arizona’s allure in 1877 and a talk by Judge Duncan on Tombstone history. Duncan recounts his journey from Pittsburgh to Tombstone, the Santa Fe line’s reach to Las Vegas, and his meeting with Governor Wallace before continuing westward to Fort Bowie. The lecture spanned over an hour and promised a second installment.
The board adjourned for about a day and will reconvene on May first. They granted land loss to several residents of Willcox and nearby areas and granted a thirty day leave of absence to Constable Denny E Twomey. The board approved Hereford school district proceedings to issue $1500 in bonds for a school home and furnishings. Lamb School district No 51 election approved for bonds of $350 to maintain and repair the school building.
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