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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1916
Page
4
A terse record notes a six month term for RRR GRRecone's cora ness with emphasis on single copies. The item appears as a clerical entry listing duration and format without broader context or actions.
A clipped El Paso Herald summary notes a proposed 80 page booklet to guide Arizona voters how to spoil ballots at an election, costing taxpayers 3100 for printing and mailing. It contrasts with a voter who will mark a sample ballot and vote accordingly, then critiques proposal while praising Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler and endorsing stricter prohibition and anti gambling laws. The piece argues for serious legislators and tighter enforcement, cautioning against popular but flawed measures.
The jury in the State vs Frank Hellman could not agree after a prolonged deliberation and was excused. William Potter pleaded guilty to liquor selling, receiving three months in county jail and a $200 fine. A special venire and later Pettijohn case updates filled the docket with jurors named and a hung panel noted by Judge Lockwood.
John Sheper Company at 830-582-594 West Street, Los Angeles, California, ships wines and beers for personal use. Details indicate a private distribution operation with alcohol products and an address listed for contact.
Fred Guise a miner from Bisbee robbed Louis Visalia proprietor of the Brewery Gulch Restaurant of 27.76 around 2 AM. He forced a gunpoint cash grab then detained witnesses Womach and Visalia, fled, and was pursued by City Officers and Deputy Sheriff Gannon, ending with Guise in custody at the city jail.
C Moran, long a Cochise and Pinal counties resident and once a Tombstone mine operator, toured Douglas on a return trip from New York. He recalled Tombstone’s early days, praised Arizona progress, and planned to visit other cities before returning east by early January. Moran plans a several week stay with friends and relatives in Phoenix after his Douglas visit.
Aug 7 Father G C Van Goetham a local parish priest was arrested while crossing the Mexican border to comfort a seriously ill Mexican woman. He was detained briefly before release secured by the United States Consul in Nogales. The priest said he was in the town square when arrested and planned to take the matter up with Secretary Lansing.
Eben Morgan found a large wild cat dragging his six month old infant from a Globe cabin near Signal Mountain. He tackled and disabled the animal with a broken pick handle, saving the child though both mother and baby were scratched. The cat fled after the struggle as Morgan closed the door against further intrusions.
Forest officers survey summer home sites in Lee Valley near Greer offering rental lots with nine springs supplying water to cottages. The Colorado river trout stream is nearby and the Old Trails highway is close. Lots are available under long term leases with nominal annual rentals and additional plots planned in the White Mountain region.
In Flagstaff on Monday, a hobo who claimed plumbing skill attacked William J. Friedtein with a heavy hammer in his shop. Friedtein was struck on the head and barely survived as his sister-in-law intervened. The assailant was arrested but later released with no charge. warned he would face trouble if he stayed.
Gov Hunt proclaims August 9 as good roads day and urges a weeklong push to boost highway development, focusing on transcontinental routes and their connectors. The Phoenix junction serves two transcontinental highways, with one via Roosevelt Globe and Springerville now impassable in winter, prompting use of federal funds for reconstruction and new ridges.
In Prescott on August 7 the California and Arizona Mining company plans to pump gravel from the Hassayapina river bed to test for riches at its New State Elk and Perry quartz mines. The project, described as the district’s largest, will begin immediately with pumps lifting gravel from holes 50 to 100 feet deep. Prospectors washing gravel report good results, supporting the firm’s theory of higher values at depth.
S. C. Anders, chairman of the state subcommittee, reported the completion of the inventory of New Mexico resources for preparedness to Howard Coffin. The Arizona survey is nearly finished, with plans for small peace time munitions production receiving favorable reception.
Misbee Aug 6 Next Tue: departure from Bisbee of Pred Stone after 28 years with Copper Queen company and years as Sacramento shaft foreman. He heads to Los Angeles to enjoy a substantial pension. In farewell, associates presented him an engraved watch and traveling bag.
Sheelite ore yielding 17 percent has been struck on the Flora mine in the Hassayampa district near Prescott. The ore runs 240 dollars a ton not including gold and silver values. Plans to drive a 400 foot tunnel will be started immediately. This is the first known discovery of sheelite in Yavapai.
San Diego investors will take over the Crater Lake storage project under an agreement with current owners. The new company plans to supply water to Williams and the Grand Canyon towns. Over 300 sorts of tunneling have been completed in the project.
A Douglas report notes tungsten prices have fallen steadily in eastern markets due to overproduction. The peak price reached $5 000 per ton, now around $1 500. South American and western producers have increased output while demand from tool steel manufacturers wanes. Low grade ore may be eliminated from producer inventories.
W G Melgren the local mining promoter and Harry Wales left for the Two Peaks properties in the Wheemunce to gather data for a forthcoming company prospectus. Melgren recently swelled his stake in stock and plans active operations to begin on a larger scale, aiming to place development stock on the market and capitalize on expected growth at the Two Peaks properties.
An amicable settlement ends a bitter water dispute between Yuma and Imperial Valley irrigators over a temporary dam across the Colorado River below Yuma. Imperial Valley backers post a 100000 bond to assure removal of the dam in fall, while Yuma water users drop injunctions in superior court. The agreement sets October to November for removing piling and the dam, deemed essential to protect Imperial Valley crops.
The body of a man believed to be Dr H C Newberger of Ajo Arizona floated up at a Venice bathing pool in Santa Monica. Clothing matched the owner and letters indicate he recently resided in Ajo and had been visiting Los Angeles. He stayed at the Milton Hotel on Broadway near Fifth Street.
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