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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1914
Page
4
In a mix of faded phrases the El Peso Times notes local talk about Tombstone’s revival hopes. It mentions signs inviting leases, the Tombstone residents’ belief that renewed activity could revive the old camp’s former glory through new ventures and crowds drawn to the area.
Phoenix dispatch reports expansion at the State Fair Grounds with a new eighty four extension to the grand stand. The north end addition adds four rows of boxes and a promenade beneath the stands. When finished the grand stand will be 524 feet long, seat 8090, and offer improved views of the mile and a half track and south turns. Officials expect larger attendance and higher revenue.
Latest report warns the Cochise area roads from Willeox to Tombstone via Cochise Pearce Courtland and Glee son are in good condition except the stretch across the lake between Cochise and Willcox. Borderland from Huachuca Siding to Douglas is alright with mud trouble drying weather.
A state official argues Arizona irrigated acres yield more wealth on average than other states and justify higher capitalization. He cites federal aid potential for water conservation and reclamation as a basis for valuing desert lands higher than other areas. Meanwhile a Tombstone family reports a near fatal incident when a boy ingested poison from a chemical used for rat control, but survived after emetic treatment.
A near disaster struck the Congregational parsonage when gasoline ignited during lamp filling. Rev Horese and his family escaped as he fought the blaze with a broom, preventing major damage while the youth narrowly avoided injury. Rev Horese thanks responders for rapid aid.
The Arizona group held an annual meeting in Denver with a banquet praised as original. Food items supposedly came from Arizona including mountain trout from White Mountains and ostrich eggs, cantaloupe, olives, and other produce. The only item not from Arizona was Colorado miners water, delayed by chipped quart bottles.
Fifteen measures slated for the fall election faced opposition as seven were struck down in filing arguments at Secretary of State Sidney P. Osborn's office. The contested bills include electrical construction, county assessor taxation, time limits on prohibition elections, statewide prohibition, the 80 percent employment tax, and protections for measures adopted by initiative and referendum from veto or repeal. Arguments by supporters will accompany pamphlets to voters. Also noted is J. P. Arend of Mexico City visiting the county for several days to review the district.
From Thursday's Daily, Bisbee and Douglas visitors arrive for short trips while others travel for official duties. Sheriff Wheeler and Deputy Bowden pursue prisoners to Bisbee and Douglas. Mr and Mrs Struthers return from Douglas after several days visiting friends. Mr John Koblen and family return after four years away. Deputy Raferty and Officer Hoxe return from Florence with five prisoners. Miss Mionie Lints, candidate for county school superintendent, travels through Benson and St David to promote her bid. Court Reporter John W Walker returns from Douglas reporting muddy but passable roads. Superior Judge A C Lckwood spends days in Douglas on business. John Ball from Tucson arrives for business in the area.
Friday's Daily reports Douglas W A Fowler returning from Dowgler to Tombstone with four prisoners for the county jail. Sheriff Wheeler and Deputy Bowden brought prisoners from Bisbee, and Miss Rene Iverson visits Tombstone from Douglas. Various locals and visitors are listed, with a lake picnic, register call, and community notes on road safety and school trustees.
Hall Thomas of Angine and Thamer, a store firm near the Miami post office, was fatally wounded by a .25 caliber revolver fired in his own hand at his Lower Miami residence yesterday afternoon around three. The incident is under investigation to determine motive and circumstances.
A notice promises one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh case that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The ad appears as a health remedy offer with standard claim language and a payment pledge.
A Phoenix dispatch reports that 1 961 522 acres in Arizona were withdrawn from entry by order from Washington. The land, once deemed unsuitable for irrigation and limited to scientific dry farming, was designated subject to withdrawal by the secretary of the interior under the enlarged homestead act.
A Phoenix dispute centers on the largest parcel post shipment ever. Ten thousand pounds of rolled barley in 200 fifty-pound bags moved from Mesa to Snowflake via Holbrook, paying $108 postage. the carrier’s $1.60 per hundred pounds extra makes the haul unprofitable, yet contractor E R DeWitt also profits $140 for returning barley home, highlighting a paradox in the parcel post arrangement.
The Cochise county map by Rockfellow, after months of proofs on the authorized “own to date” map, has been forwarded to the printer for execution. Residents expect an authentic and valuable addition to county geographic references, trusting Rockfellow’s proven ability in charting the region.
The Department of Agriculture through the Forest Service and Bureau of Animal Industry begins a western meat price study. It will gather data on range carrying capacity, range utilization, dry farming impact, stock feeding, production costs, and other live stock industry points. The Forest Service will collect information for Arizona and Mexico, with Albuquerque district office dispatching to sixteen supervisors. The effort aims to determine schemes to increase range capacity and bring unused areas into use.
Mrs. Joseph Snyder of Tiffin reports six months of bedfast nervous prostration with tremors and weakness. After using Dr Miles Nervine she improved and was fully cured. The ad claims Nervine reaches the nervous system seat and offers a money back guarantee through Miles Medical Co.
The Aberf office and police report a short term prisoner escape from Florence penitentiary on Wednesday. The individual, Charles Jones, is described as having shown good conduct prior to the escape.
An opening announcement greets Tombstone residents inviting patronage at a new ice cream parlor. The notice thanks customers for their support and names W J Stewart as the contact.
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