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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1913
Page
4
RE Todd, formerly of Tombstone canyon now a rancher in the San Pedro valley near Here ord, visited the city for business. He reports more activity in the valley this year with an excellent crop outlook, many new wells being drilled, and irrigated areas set to increase.
A Washington dispatch says Senator Smith of Arizona seeks an official State Department report on Mexico under the revolution provisions. He has conferred with the Senate foreign relations committee and expects a favorable report. Smith and Senator Fall of New Mexico report border conditions worsening with unpublicized masacres and frequent murders.
County assessors across Southern Arizona are enforcing the state tax commission directive to assess all property at full value. The eight day tour by the commission included visits to Pima Santa Cruz Cochise Gila and Graham counties with stops in TuccO Nogales Tombstone Douglas Gleeson Courtland Pearce Willcox and Bowie as they carried out assessments.
Senator Mark Smith of Arizona introduces a bill creating five federal court divisions in Arizona. It sets division locations and division term dates including Toesoo Tombstone Phoenix Prescott Globe and timing on first or second Tuesdays in specific months. The measure has been read twice and referred to the judiciary committee.
Notices from three Douglas banks state they will allow only 47 1 2 cents on the Mexican peso. The value of Mexican currency is expected to fall further as the peso hinges on silver prices and the current decline in silver.
A Monday session lists jurors for the Peter Gurdon versus Merrill lease case with a $2240 claim and daily proceedings. Other matters include burglaries, custody petitions, and civil suits with jury deliberations and tentative schedules, noting a postponed Lesdville mine case and anticipated May 1 trial.
A jury returned not guilty verdicts for Pedro Lopes and Geo N Lenard in the state case. The empaneled jury included JN Christenson A H Gardner W B Crayton RP Weigel G Coffee DR Rosouw JE Lindley and others as proceedings continued in a special venue.
Suit 366 State vs Savage Gold & Copper Co back taxes. Suit 362 Margaret E Meyers vs W R Meyers divorce. Suit 963 J Broadbeck vs Love Broadbeck divorce. Johanna M Waldie vs A L Waldie divorce. Probate proceedings Estate of JW Sumituto order approving promise. JW Maki E McDonald Walter Thomas JD Thomas appraisers. Decree setting aside estate for widow Hawkins minor m A Brothertoo administrator. I Martine order assigning estate to widow. Appraisers listed including George H Neale M Newman Geo Heninger J L Overlock RR Leckett John Gleeson WB Moore GI Van Meter A Graves April 25 day hearing. Letters petitions appraisers J Rebwaldt April 25 day hearing settlement account. J A Tanner E Kane C A Johnson T Tate appraisers GE Hawkins LJ Overlock P J Neenan KA Zeimer.
A new wave of Spanish prisoner scam letters circulates in the city. The letters claim a prisoner needs funds to gain release and promise a share of a large stolen fortune as a payoff. Local residents report receiving these well written but false notices detailing a need for money.
The House reports new bills including No 26 to pay expenses No 21 to raise rebranding fee to five dollars No 8 by Kerr to destroy sorious weeds No 29 by Drocuse to apply Carey act to Arizona and assign land commission duties No 50 by Dreonss to sink an artesian well in Yuma county No 81 to define land commission duties No 32 to authorize lead commission continuance No 38 to lease school lands during Arizona statehood and occupancy disputes.
The senate introduced bills numbering 28 20 30 31 33 40 41 1082 39 25 34 35 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 and more detailing juries school land occupancy penalties and state land takeovers. House actions include passes on code bills marriage and divorce eminent domain vital statistics pure food act and others with final actions on taxes mortgage and budget measures.
Government seizure of ammunition on Monday could have extended the fight at Neco if Gen Pedro Ojeda had been rescued. The cargo, shipped from Juarez Chibushus, was partly seized on a train at Naco Sunday by Deputy U S Marshal A A Hopkins as Ojeda fought until his ammunition ran out.
Word arrived yesterday of John Rundle's death in San Diego on Sunday. Rundle, a Tombstone resident in the town's early days, is remembered by old-timers who regret his passing after years of asthmatic illness and a recent pneumonia.
The estate of E B Gage former president of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co. is being administered in Los Angeles with an expected value around 200000. Bequests are made to individuals while most of the estate goes to his brother Geo Gage and nephew Arthur N Gage both former Tombstone workers.
Three girls from the Benson Reform School escaped yesterday and began walking toward Tombstone. They were recaptured about five miles from the institution. The escape reportedly disrupted travel routes and was later reversed when railroad employees reported their location and returned them to the reform school.
The Arizona Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling in the Richards case, holding a promissory note made by Isabel Richards cannot mortgage their community property. Warnekros may collect only from property in Isabel’s name, not jointly held assets. The decision clarifies community property rights in Tombstone area property matters. Col H Pickett represented the appellant.
A Senta fedeeast in equity in Phoenix requests relief from an order of the Atete Corporation Commission. The petition challenges a ruling that requires the railroad to admit local traffic to limited trains.
A 1913 Arizona update reports deputies handling duties at Lowell and Bisbee, a prisoner recaptured near Willcox, and court business with Attorney HA Elliott and US Attorney Jos Morrison. It notes a surprise Mary Fistoretti party, a wedding of Chester A Fearing and Florence Armstrong in Osborn, and land office bids for mines and penitentiaries with protests possible during five weeks of publication.
No arrangements have yet been made for the resumption of train service between this camp and Naco. The Southern Pacific of Mexico still refuses to cross rolling stock from the American side of the line. Conditions in this camp are unsettled showing no signs of improvement in the past two days.
Chairman Babbitt and the appropriation committee say the current session will conclude within thirty days. A bill proposes a $25,000 appropriation to cover expenses, including $1,140 for members' gar ies, $8,360 for attachments' salaries, $1,150 for mileage, and $4,150 for contingent costs.
Notice from the United States Land Office in Phoenix Arizona that the State of Arizona has filed in this office a selection under the 1910 Act. The notice is addressed to whom it may concern and identifies the selection process and eligibility requirements. The document outlines administrative steps for processing a land selection by state authorities.
CHAS KE ARNOLD Receiver publishes March 30 notice under United States Land Office authority. Action briefs the publication of land office records and official dates for public review.
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