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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1898
Page
2
A compact digest of late Arizona notices and dispatches covering weather chatter, war debt estimates, and local items. Mentions Manila heat, Aguinaldo trips, Mexico and Canada, war costs, Phoenix population estimates, a U S postal reward for Parker, and a Prescott attorney’s Courier report.
In Bisbee notes and announcements, Brownfield and others report visitors from California and Indiana while local business and politics stir. Andy Walsh arrives from the county seat, L. Story visits Bisbee, and John Noble heads to Tucson. Political talk rises as residents worry over campaigns. Mrs. Jas. McLocklin, Frank Johnson ill, and Good Templars plan annual lodge events. Daggs divorce case cited in a Los Angeles telegram.
James Grayson from Prescott writes July 26 from Skaguay Alaska about work on the Skaguay and White Pass railroad earning 30 cents an hour with $1 daily board, daylight hours from 2 20 a m to 10 p m, and a claim that the rat will reach Sunkirk within 200 miles of Dawson in sixteen months. The Klondike Nugget No 1 Vol 1 dated June 16 1908 from Dawson City notes whiskey troubles, a $3 500 gold dust burglary, Nugget pricing, and Kingman ore shipments. Estimated monthly ore value exceeds $109 000 and county output around $2 400 000 yearly, with Chloride supplying much of it and doubling in a year.
The India mint reopening on a 22 to 1 ratio could shift silver value to about 80 to 85 cents per ounce and ease silver mine contention. If 22 to 1 is adopted, Colorado New Mexico and Arizona mines may resume, boosting Tombstone and western prosperity. Two carloads of honey were shipped to New York and Boston from Salt River valley last week.
The territorial board of equalization finished its work and adjourned with Secretary Cooper compiling and promising publication of figures. Total territory valuation stands at 31,490,000, up from last year. The report lists average valuations by item and notes tax rates per $100 for territorial funds and county bonds, with Cochise County paying off its own bonds. Pears ripen in Tombstone orchards as J. W. Vickers presents a basket of home grown fruit, praising its flavor and comparing it favorably with California exhibits.
The article argues that mining drives Arizona’s prosperity by creating markets for valley produce and supporting irrigation and new farming. It asserts mining camps like Morenci and Globe boost demand for wheat, fruit, and dairy, urging free silver to sustain growth and questioning farmer dependence if mining vanished.
Constable Thos Vaughn returns from an eastern trip with Robt Lee in custody. Lee, accused of robbing the M. and A. line at Fairbank months ago, escaped from a train but was recaptured by a nightwatchman near a station. Lee reportedly admitted the robbery and awaits examination in Tombstone jail. Lee’s ally A. F. Penrose, guest at Hotel Adams, is touted as a Pearce mine figure and Republican delegate candidate.
Reports indicate Governor Murphy names Mrs Clare Eva to fill a vacant seat on the territorial Noruyalselund board replacing Mr M Frazier. The item references local officials, Middlemarch relay, Mammoth Tank and Phoenix planning, with discussion of funds and commissions for a new project.
Notice states that Ab Lam is the sole proprietor of Bite Iut at Peace Arizona. It notes dissolution of the partnership previously existing between Ab Lam Ab Gin and Ab Din and that interests of Ab Lam and Ab Tin have been purchased by the undersigned Au Lis.
Announcement of dissolution between Ab Loum and Alon Ouly at Lite restaurant Pearce Arizona. Alon Ouly retires and will not be responsible for debts incurred by Ab Loum from July 1, 1685. A signer identified as sole proprietor of Veggiary Garden near Pearce Lattoer is mentioned.
The readable text questions potential health effects from high soda intake or alum exposure and hints at concerns about soda consumption and possible remedies.
The report lists varied notes from Bisbee and nearby towns. Names include Henry Watts with illness, Clark traveling to California, and Andy Walsh’s son, with painters at work on a new post office building now nearly ready for occupancy. Local politics mention Republicans preparing a central committee and events in nearby Berlon and Bilwe.
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