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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1914
Page
2
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In Pearce and Gleeson news, crops and grass improve as Commonwealth Mill runs at full capacity. A new Pearce schoolhouse nears completion, road conditions between Pearce Courtland and Tombstone are muddy but passable, and local merchants and residents travel between towns.
Reports from the customs office show 9958 tons of ore arrived at Doogise in July from Bonore, with 0528 tons from Nacosari and 99 bars of gold and silver valued at 13,675 pounds. Copper, silver and gold values total 1 395 700, 491 000, and 278 900 pesos respectively. Hides total 19 760 pounds. 596 head cattle from Rancho Nuevo. 435 goats from Colonia Morelos. A Swift and Company packing house will be erected by the El Paso and Southwest railroad at the freight depot, costing about 10 090 dollars. Postmaster Anderson reports July stamp sales at Phoenix of 9284.02, up 23 percent from last year. Refugees from Hermosillo were treated by a band and detained at a prison awaiting deportation. A Tucson man paid five dollars for a toy pistol, leading to court appearances. Police traced a track-tie vandalism 10 miles west of Tucson. Yuma poultry grower reports 1200 Pekin ducks ready for market. A Tucson couple returned home to find their house attacked by smoke and fire. Professor Clothier resigns to join Washington Bureau of Pleat Industry. Counterfeiters Cinero and Ponce arrested at Naco with 3000 pesos in counterfeit constitutionalist money. A Tucson mascot dog killed by an auto fire truck after a false alarm. A Tucson grocer, A B Craig, denied commitment to insane asylum after medical exam. A Near-drowning scare in Gila river when Mrs. M B Babb nearly drowned with her luggage. Arizona State Fair plans include premium prizes for leading dairy breeds, with near a thousand dollars in breed prizes. bicycle accident injuries noted at the ten-mile motorcycle race.
Lote Gould, a former customs line rider in Douglas, nearly died yesterday from what doctors believe is strychnine poisoning. He was put under chloroform for two hours, remains in bed, and had been taking rheumatic medicine. Gould suspects contamination in his medicine or bottle kept at the Gen Bernardino reach, noting earlier doseings with no ill effects. For sale five century birds with cage. Apply...
Farmers interviewed express need for a threshing machine in Sulphur Springs Valley. Winter wheat trials succeeded, but grain often cut early for hay due to lack of threshers. With flour prices rising, growers see potential to produce more wheat annually and mill locally or nearby for in valley consumption.
A nostalgic verse set in Old Cochise County, depicting rugged mountains, redman history, mineral wealth, and a tranquil travel rest area. It paints vibrant natural imagery with birds singing, honey dews, turquoise skies, and timeless peace guarded by hills, capturing memory and place.
Clarence Bad Stapleton a repair gang member at Commonwealth Mining in Pearce stumbled while walking and reached for a motor switch, receiving an instantaneous electric shock. A member of the WFM and long familiar in Douglas Bisbee and Globe, he had lived in Arizona mining camps since 1899. Two sisters in Texas survive him.
Farmers report an excellent prairie grass crop in Sulphur Springs Valley after heavy rains over the past weeks. Knee high growth now covers fields ten miles north of Dong, with some ranchers forecasting strong incomes from cutting this year. AG Hughes notes a inch of rainfall on Sunday night, aiding the abundant forage growth.
The Bisbee Review reports the Warren District will bear the impact of World War I caused depression with a substantial cut in copper operations. The Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company says 400 to 600 workers will be laid off, with divisions 1 and Southwest central closure, and priority to protect married men with families.
Advices from Benson indicate the Arizona Earth Products plant is now completed. The facility centers on a grinder, Cornish rolls, and a revolving polter driven by a 12 bar power gas engine, to prepare Omio and Radiolo cleansing preparations with a daily output of about fifty gross packets. The company expects continued orders and further installation.
El Paso Automobile Club president RH Rinehart reports three eastern car owners have applied to enter the El Paso to Phoenix race. Names include Chas F Keene of Beaver Falls with the Weaver Bullet and Harrington of Chicago with a Mercedes. Prizes total 7000 to 8000 dollars. Bisbee will be control point. Local entries loom large with Jim Maple and others preparing to run Simplex cars. Rinehart expects 25 to 30 entrants.
A Phoenix dispatch reports nearly 50 percent rate cuts by Wells Fargo & Co on fruit and vegetable shipping from Los Angeles to Arizona. The Phoenix rate drops from 2.37 dollars to 1.95 dollars, with other reduced rates noted.
Court filings list cases including divorces for Cameron, Richards, Allen. quiet title for Van Wye and Maud Files. damages suit by Whitmore v RRK Co. Anderson divorce action. foreclosure and injunction for Casabman and Walker. probate matter for Thompson with applications for letters of administration and guardianship.
The state board of control weighs whether to add quarters for women pioneers and married pioneer couples at the Prescott Pioneers' home. WC Persons left 30 000 to 50 000 dollars for the facility, about 20 000 available, with the administrator deciding expenditure. Thirteen single male pioneers now seek larger space, while plans to house male retirees temporarily exist until a second addition. Only one woman pioneer has requested entry so far.
War District Commercial Club secretary Joe H Gray reports Tombstone looking better after a trip through the district for the state ram atorship campaign. He notes improved business real estate and mining activity, with houses scarce, ongoing remodeling, and miners at work. He traveled to Benson and found broad prosperity.
A statement from Tucson Trades Council after a Friday meeting at Judge O E Cometock's office on West Pennington street outlines a plan for a clerks union forming an new labor organization in Tucson. The discussion followed through discussions about local labor representation and organizing efforts.
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