Rain totals and town notes from Phoenix to Dos Cabezas
Weather and political notes fill a day with reports of heavy rain near Dragon, hail storms in Minnesota, and Gov Murphy shuttling between Denver and Phenix. Local items include sheriff sales at Dos Cabezas and Tombstone, new court records compartments, and mineral finds in Wood Canyon with gold values cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Heyne
Racker Canyon
Wood Canyon
Dos Cabezas
Apache Pass
Dan Waughtal
Hydrophobia death linked to skunk bite in Arizona
Edward Vanderlip writes from Crittenden that Carlos Bentera, a Mexican boy, was bitten by a skunk at Greaterville on July 15 and died August 6 in convulsions at Pewsy ranch. Dr. Davison treated him and declared hydrophobia, urging extermination of skunks as enemies comparable to rattlesnakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Vanderlip
Crittenden
Carlos [Bentera
Greaterville
Pewsy Ranch
Davidson
Bold Claim for Drummond Lightning Remedy Cure
The advertisement offers $500 for any rheumatism case not cured by Drummond's Lightning Remedy. It pledges a single bottle to cure most cases and promotes easy ordering through druggists or mail from Mond Medicine Co at 48-50 Maiden Lane, New York, with agents sought.
Comet Mine Shuts Down Owing to Low Silver Prices
The Comet mine closed this morning due to unsustainable ore shipping profits as silver remains low. Ten men had kept at work for six months opening the mine though no shipments occurred. the 400 level shows a well defined ore body and mining could resume when silver reaches 95 cents to a dollar per ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aproft
Killing at Navajo Escalates Indian Attack Fear in Apache County
Last Saturday in Navajo on the Atlantic and Pacific a violent encounter ended with an Indian being shot dead by a deputy who, after attempts to arrest him, faced the gun he drew. Two cowboys tried to secure surrender but the Indian fired. a swift shot from a cowboy killed him. Whites fear retaliation and have armed themselves, awaiting further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navajo
Heriff
Apache County
Arizona
Indiana
Napany
Ind
Physician offers free remedy claim for consumption and nervous debility
An old physician, retired, published a promise to mail the recipe for a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption, throat and nervous debilities. He will send the directions in German, French, or English to any requester with a stamped return address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tured
Tree
W. Noyes
Power
Swayne's OosTest Promises Cure for Tumors and Itching
An advertisement claims Swaines OosTest stops itching and bleeding, heals ulcers, and removes tumors. Priced at 50 cents, the mail order remedy is offered by Dr Swayne and Son of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Lucky Joes Win Big Lottery Prize in Arizona
Joe Lippert of Allen Street runs a talior parlors and sells lottery tickets. Joe Burke and Joe Robinson each bought a 25 cent ticket for Louisiana Lottery No 23 and each won 12000 dollars of 75000 or 3850. Both miners and renters through Wells Fargo for collection. Burke is husband to Cochire hotel’s proprietor. Robinson has relatives in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lippert
Allen Street
Joe Burk
Joe Robinson
No. 23
Lippert
Jane
Joe Burke
Robinson
Hoe
West Side
Cochire Hotel
Wells, Fargo & Co
Arizona
Democrats Urge Territorial Club Organization for Convention
A 1892 call urges Democrats to form branch clubs of the National Association of Democratic Clubs to build a territorial organization. It details delegates to the National Convention, counts eleven delegates at large, and invites Democrats to request literature and forms from organizer Citas F. Horr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
National Association of Democratic Clubs
New York City
Sai National Association of Democrat Clubs
Citas
Horr
The Temptation To Go Out In Rough Weather
A broad discussion on facing weather and illness advises keeping a household remedy like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It claims unique properties to prevent grippe related weakness, improve liver and bowels, and bolster defenses against temperature changes. Further notes touch on political campaigning and labor strike history with scattered local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Tombstone Daybook Highlights From Friday
Friday notes report Watermelons lining Tombstone streets and visitors like W S Varnum of Bisbee. Items mention Yuma’s low temps, lottery plans, prison terms, bullion shipments, political convention sites, and mining activity in Dragoon mountains and Harquahala.
Bisbee Column Highlights Local Events and Notes
The Bisbee column notes Mike Brophy leaving for Italy of America, Charlie Bellinger joining Copper Queen store, and a Sun day School picnic planned for next Friday delayed by illness. It mentions educational food for thought, a new Holbrook lake with eyeless fish, Copper Queen Co monopoly fears, voting responsibility, Dr Lord and friends, Jerry Briggs Gila monster, Ben Clark unconscious near the tracks, and 153 children riding to Charleston for the picnic with a 35 to 28 vote for Turron saa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Williams
Holbrook
Copper Queen Co
Arizona
Southwest
McKinley
Bisbee Sunday School
Charleston
Woodworth
Turron Saa
Total territorial assessment by counties reported
The document lists apportioned assessments for Arizona counties with figures such as Apache 2,200,460.95 Cochise 2,859,544.87 Coconino 2,190,841.24 Graham 1,635,805.36 Gila 1,106,264.00 Maricopa 6,225,690.00 Mohave 2,075, maybe 2, etc Pima 900,574.13 Pinal 8718.89.06 totaling 3,813,855.66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territorial Board of Equalization
Apne
Cochise
Coconino
Graham
Oo Oe
Gila
Maricopa
Cess
Property transfers and mine interests in Tombstone ledger
County necoan C. W. Blackburn and wife to Hugh Pugh lots 1 2 2 4 5 6 block B Tombstone 200. Various transfers of mining claims in Minneapolis Golden Route district and Old Guard mine for modest sums. Also assignments of mortgage and butcher's report noting July cattle slaughter totals 106 and 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Blackburn
Hugh Pugh
Tombstone
Johnson
M.W. Waterman
Minneapolis
Golden Rute
R. W. Wood
E. P. Brook
New York
Old Guard
R. Wood
Paila
Mary Tack
Jas. Johnson
Ben Blackmore
P. B. Warnekies
Fourth Street
HL. T. Fisher
Butcher
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Drgoon
Gov. Murphy
Phenix
Denver
John Smith
Peanut Joe
Mammoth Burro and Cart
Mrs. Stowe
Miss Edith
California
Jim Scow
The
Boss
George Fitte
Kansas
W. T. Cooper
Dos Cabexas
Rio Grande City
Texas
Garze
R. Delong
Cooper
White Hills
Col. Herring
Benson
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wiscon
Dan Ross
Chiricahuas
Government
H. Schmieding
Germany
Emanuel
Pasquale Nigra
RK. W. Wood
Court House
Paila and
Carlevato
SR. DeLong
Kieke
Ely
Thomas Welsh
Decesset
Bonanza
Harqua Hala
Alice Feldman
Mrs. Schmieding
Tucson
Carlton
Tom Lowry
Dr. Goodfellow
Princeville
Walter Fyfe
Justice Johnston
Chihuahua
House of Frazer and Chalmers
el Pago
H.R. Ayers
Chicago
Vic Wilson
Peter Moore
Descanso
Richard Welsh
Dayton
Washington
Quitoton
Rhodes
Tempe
Tewksbury
Grabany
Tewksberry
Overlock
Phenix Herald
Saya
Douglas
Senator
Prescott
Bisbee
Douglass
Yuma
Colorado River
Seaverns
Lucky Joes
E+ Land
Toda
Harry Hanna
Dolly Varden
W.S. Varnum of
J. A. Naugle
Sonora and
Topeka
Yuma Penitentiary
Ed Tewkesbury
Allen English
Descanso Mill
Territorial
Troud Thompson
Tom Haberstock
Silver Cloud
Dragoon Mountains
Wharton
Louisiana
Vulture
Tom Farish
Charles Heath
N.M.& A. Road
Fairbank
Syracuse
Mary H. Rellis
County Board of Equalization
Frisco
Henry Schaefer
Pullman Palace Car Company
Nebraska
Rev
J. G. Tate
Wells Fargo & Co
Lorisburg
Are Stone
Wells, Fargo
Willard
Farragut
Guaymas
Mike Brophy
Italy of America
Charlie Bellinger
Copper Queen
Charlie
Dr. Lord
Jerry Briggs
Ben Clark
R. R
County
Necoan
Buticher
P. H. Harrington
J. B. Hamilton
A. Bauer
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