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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows railway timetable data for New Mexico Arizona RR Stations and Maricopa Phoenix RR. Mentions Williams Superintendent and various stop times, general managers and connections. Details are garbled with times like 6 pm 820 am 4508 and place names Kyrene Sacdon and Kyrene.
Weekly temperature and rainfall data for Tomtetore by ISU7 observer J M Gee. Also notes arrivals and visits include E W Land from Biasbee, English couple to Tucson, Captain Heyne from Tucker ranch, a Hall cure claim, and I W Wallace visiting Tombstone on county business with friends nearby.
The Territorial Board of Equalization adjusts property values territory wide with uniform sheep value and Cochise County increases in goats and land values. Swine stay, horses up to 15 per head, rail and other items noted, plus local notices and community items from Tombstone.
A quirky 19th century game note lists oddball rules for a Tomtete versus Toughnuts match, including bat limits, umpire duties, and a barrel speech. The column also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery cures for coughs and validates mine work progress and local witness mentions.
A notice announces service at the M. E. church next Sunday with Sunday School at 10 am Junior Epworth League at 3 30 pm and invites all to attend. It also mentions the Barbacamari general round up starting September 1st from Crane's ranch along the Barbacamari river toward the Huachuca Mountains inviting all interested to bring cattle.
Eyewitness notes from 1886 describe the capture of Geronime by a party near San Lazaro. An Apache named Elias and several others escaped earlier in Perico and Pinito Mountains, east of Baccache, and may have fled toward the Teras range. Bonillas and scouts encountered the old man at night. he claimed Nogales business and carried a heavy pack.
A reward is offered for the arrest and delivery to the Cochise County Sheriff of a Mexican man wanted for robbery and an attempted murder of Mrs. Arthur Wasson and two children in Hereford on July 25. Described as light complexioned about 23, 5 ft 6, 120 pounds, with a broad Mexican hat. last seen leaving Hereford on a bareback horse toward Clasonston. Notify Sheriff OTT White for expenses. Tombstone, July 1867.
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