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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1914
Page
2
Publishers list subscription options for Tombstone Epitaph Sunday with rates for one year six months and single copies. Prices shown include three hundred dollars for one year one hundred fifty for six months and ten for single copies.
Pearce residents report John Newbury recovering health while office moves to Mrs Powles confectionery. Geological Survey staff relocate to Light and mining concerns shift to nearby districts. local figures attend funerals for pioneer W B Moore.
News items note To Woo a Chinese ex convict to be deported from Tucson after a 1913 arrest for illegal residence. El Paso and Southwestern railroad receives 1000 new freight cars including auto cars, improving capacity for auto handling. Phoenix postal receipts rise to 100,000 with year total over 109,000.
Growers resume expansion with new orchard plantings around Howie and nearby areas. Farmers report 10 to 40 acre blocks and shipments of 100 to 50 trees, reflecting rising demand and prices for fresh fruit.
The United States Supreme Court at Washington decided in favor of the defendants in the case of Ryan Brown Tevis and McKittrick against valued mining properties in the Turquoise district. The dispute began in Cochise County and moved through the Cochise district court, the Mari copa superior court, and the Arizona Supreme Court before reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, which awarded the defendants judgment of about 95 000. Attorneys Eugene Ives of Tucson George Neale of Bisbee Fred Sutter of Bisbee and Riogebors of Tomberone represented the plaintiffs. The lengthy proceedings date back to 1908 and concern valuable turquoise district properties.
Cochise county recorder Murphy resigns as Income Tax Collector for Arizona and New Mexico due to travel demands and poor health. He plans to seek the Democratic nomination for county recorder, predicting a strong reelecton bid.
Local items report rising passenger loads on the El Paso and Southwestern and a new car added to trains. Mrs. D F Smith and family visited Douglas from the Chiricahua mountains while L C Woodest Webb advances a bore with a sixteen inch auger toward 250 feet. Hill Hunt seeks 220 acres of land with witnesses J E M Hunt and P P Butler. Two ore carts bought by Charles McKinney for 34 dollars each. Mrs. McAde of Willcox dies after childbirth. funeral held with Rey R E McKnight officiating and Willcox burial. In Gragoon mountains near Black Diamond, ore body showing 15–25 percent copper at 75 feet into a 100-foot drift.
A special El Paso & Southwestern inspection train arrived in Tombstone to assess the line's physical condition and maintenance diligence. Executives include General Superintendent G F Hawks and key officers from bridges and buildings, division engineering, and road maintenance. The visit precedes the announcement of annual prizes for best kept stations.
Tombstone plans to send a tall delegation of businessmen and automobile owners to Douglas on the 15th for the governors’ meeting between McDonald of New Mexico and Hunt of Arizona at Rodeo. Afterward the party will return to Douglas for further discussions and border route talks.
A testimonial endorses F E Cheney as trustworthy after 15 years of dealing, claiming reliability in business and financial ability to honor obligations. Watera Erxsas Manvix and others promote Hall's Catarrh Cure, a remedy sold by druggists, with testimonials attached.
Notice of land office action in Phoenix Arizona with reference to serial number 024605. Includes filing details and description of described land and applicant. Contains scattered OCR errors but indicates interior department filing and prior action.
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