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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1908
Page
1
Iris Theatre Company announces its Road Show has booked baritone Oscar K. Goll formerly with The Dime Theatre to sing illustrated songs on regular show nights. Performances Thursdays and Fridays at Wain Floor with 25 cents gallery admission 15 cents for children, box office opens 7 15 curtain at 8 00.
Hotel Zeiger advertises European Plano rooms at 75c and 1.00 and 1.50 per night. Claiming sanitary compliance and the best equipped restaurant in the Southwest, the notice brands CHAS ZEIGER as proprietor and positions the hotel as headquarters for stock men and mining men in El Paso Texas.
A readable summary of church schedules across congregations in Tombstone. Congregational services include 10am morning worship 11am Sunday School 7pm evening sermon with congregational readers and missionary notes. Epworth League meets at 7pm and Wednesday prayers at 7:30pm. Sacred Heart Catholic Church lists Mass times 8:00am 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Rosary and Benediction 7:30pm with J T Beuss as pastor.
The October term cleanups for US and Territorial courts were completed. Judge Nave will open the upcoming term here at the request of Judge Neve who is ill and hopes Tombstone’s two week stay will aid his health. Various cases including adultery charges and continuances were noted.
Livingston, a longtime Naco resident now in Tucson, was sentenced after pleading to a term of two years. The court noted the severity and upheld the sharp sentence.
The funeral of Mrs John S Williams was held at 10 oclock this morning from the Congregational church. Reverend Benedict officiated as floral tributes marked respect from friends and the Women’s Club, of which she was a beloved member, attended in a body. The services reflected praise for a devoted wife mother and Christian.
A compilation of local happenings includes Ross Roberta of Buckeye in a serious collision with a brother, forcing a critical condition due to a spinal injury. Firet National Bank of Bisbee warns depositors not to rush cash withdrawals while pursuing claims. A man found dead near Flower Mine in Maricopa County had no clothing and likely died hours earlier. John H. Calin of Taccoa may enter the US Naval Academy at Annapolis if he passes the exam. Morphine found in Mes Severana Martinez’s stomach fuels foul play concerns amid several arrests.
A large audience is promised as the Lyceum Bureau's season closer, featuring Hon. Thos. B. McClary delivering his lecture The Man with the Hoe at Schief fein Monday night. Tickets are on sale at Beach Sisters for what should be a crowded, well received event.
Mohawk area about 45 miles east of Yuma on the Southern Pacific attracts oil excitement as an English syndicate plans $21,000 in drilling. Wells will reach 1090 feet in search of oil amid private land claims. Simon Gallen reports favorable development in the Whetstone district on the Black Oak property.
The list of letters remaining in general delivery for the work ending April 1 includes Bennet Gladys, Bravo Manuel, Chino Jobo, Flores Julian, San Heyma Hemnm, Henry, McSwan Miller Florence, Roberts D J, Singleton 8 1. When calling for these letters, say giving date of advertisement Frances D Crane Postmaster.
The Mexican government discharged many officers in Naco Sonora and closed saloons following the Kidder incident. The piece notes bad blood with the United States yet cites willingness to make amends and mentions President Ding pursuing friendly policy toward Washington.
The report notes U S Court costs above three thousand dollars with estimates up to five thousand and disruption across two counties as fifty businesspeople miss vacations to comply with federal procedures. County officials and local residents including M Gaines Frank Gref and Mrs Barr are mentioned amid routine travel and business matters.
United States rangers guard an 1,800,000 acre forest north of Roosevelt as 50,000 sheep move on the lower trail and 150,000 on the upper Mud Tanks route to the plateau for summer pasture. Sheep and goats travel about five miles daily, with rangers harrying them near cattle ranges due to damage. Local officials note malarial fever and reflect on 1898 soldiers. Tucson attorney A A Worsely attends district court in Tombstone as locals, including Judge Stanford, deputy marshal Meyers, and Tom Davenport, pass through. The Tombstone region reports healthy growth in its school system with strong signs of youth.
A Japanese student named M Morimura, studying in San Antonio, travels home after a beer garden prank where beer was spilled down his back. His affluent father, a Tokyo and New York merchant worth about 10.4 million dollars, requested his return following a telegram. The item notes Japanese youths in San Antonio, a large pump installation at the Big Shaft, a Gage Hall high school dance, and winter weather affecting ice and coal sellers.
The Tucson Citizen reports a feast-bound limited train ran over an unidentified man nine miles west of Gil Bend. His coat was found under the engine tender and parts of his body were located under the passenger car, with no clothing clues to identify him. Waste help ad appears after the incident.
A Cocula Jalco Mexico rancher, 60, is arrested and held in state penitentiary for allegedly causing the deaths of four wives in six months. Authorities say the man’s spouses died of alcoholic congestion after he forced them to drink. A servant testified the rancher kept wives intoxicated and isolated. The man, once a bachelor, is believed insane and is said to have married four women after a year. Three furnished and three unfurnished houses are for rent near Sth and Allen.
A cloudburst in Oklahoma results in the drowning of five Kickapoo Indians. Other incidents include a Texas cyclone near Depart killing one man and injuring several, along with various legal and political notes from the era.
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