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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1922
Page
8
Local notes from St. David Willcox and Tombstone mention visits, travels, and political moves. Prof J A Baker and Attorney J C Gung are seen in town. Ruth Castello returns from Los Angeles. George B Lyon and family travel overland toward Long Beach. Medical, road, and school items note quarterly teacher exams and road improvements near Benson and Fairbank. several residents move or return from nearby towns.
Local notes from Tombstone detail visitors and trips to Bisbee and Douglas, with attorneys, cattlemen, and traveling bands in town. Reports cover weather, deliveries of peaches, and upcoming parades plus a prisoner transfer and voter certification notices.
Friday evening brought up three prisoners for the county jail. Jose Chavez and Louis Jones from Camp Jones face statutory charges while Feliz Huizar, held for attempting to steal a car, will have a juvenile court hearing, age under 46 noted. Sheriff Hood and Deputy Rafferty toured the Huachuca district on official business. Water supplies in Tombstone running low. 63,000 gallons in reservoir with more use than inflow due to limited spring flow since rains. Miss Jane Ford arrived to visit her mother Mrs. A. Ford for several weeks. Telephones across the U S halted for one minute in memory of Alexander Graham Bell. Mrs. Lindley came from Charleston for a day with relatives. Mrs. E. Smith and children visited Bisbee. David Struthers returned from Douglas after visiting relatives. Bowie visitors reported the new high school under construction, brick building to be ready by November. Shipping granite from Tombstone.
Charles de Sales Wheeler of Phoenix, Democratic candidate for state corporation commissioner, travels a 1200 mile southern tour from Nogales to Patagonia and Cochise county, after serving as a two term Phoenix justice of the peace and a prior secretary of state candidate. M. W. Jones of Tucson ships granite blocks from Tombstone to Tucson for Tombstone project work.
The report notes quarrying near Schieffelin monument leaking rock for headstone work and regular shipments to Nis yards from the spur at Irwin flats. Blocks are hauled to the siding by truck, with considerable rock being sent periodically.
A Salt River Valley Water Users board motioned to form a federal joint stock land bank in Phoenix to loan not less than 4 million dollars yearly to Arizona ranchers and stockmen. The plan would allow lending up to 15 times bank capitalization with a minimum of 250 thousand dollars, backed by various agencies and aided by A T Joe from San Francisco in organizing efforts.
A Phoenix woman, Jane Grens, president of Gregg Olive Company, announces a Republican bid for state treasurer. Backing by Mayshies Drains and others suggests a push to gain female representation on the board through this election.
George Gum attempted suicide at the county jail by tying a belt to a steel tank pipping and stepping off. He fell to the floor after the belt broke but suffered no serious injuries, following prior arrest for narcotics and possession.
Dr F T Wright named chairman of the Republican committee charged with placing a full ticket before voters this year. The group includes Arlie Gardner Tombstone AY Smith Pearce and AG McGregor Bisbee. A Saturday 2 PM meeting was called to finalize the slate and secure committee members' commitments.
A 160 acre tract owned by the Tonto Basin Cattle Company was sold for 11 000 dollars. The deal transfers the property to a new owner, with the sale noted in local land records.
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