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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1913
Page
4
Two men including Emmet McDaniels face a hearing on August 30 before Justice of the Peace Comatock in Taocon for alleged theft. Bonds set at 500 each, both unpaid by Monday noon. a 16 year old boy was released on recognizance.
Mrs Joseph Snyder of Tiffin Ohio describes severe nervous suffering before relief from a claim of rapid improvement after using Dr Miles Nervine. The testimonial advocates trying a bottle from the druggist and notes the remedy reaches the seat of the trouble.
The United States Civil Service commission announced openings with salaries from 60 cents to 4500 dollars annually. Positions include electro metallurgist 3000 dollars per year entomological assistant 2250 dollars per year professor of pharmacology 4500 dollars per year and assistant engineer in forest promote with 1200 to 1500 dollars per year. September 15 and 17 are listed for certain postings.
Judge Lockwood presided as matters were decided in the superior court including guardianship of George F Trezise and estate matters for Trenton Bernard and W J Minear. Administrators appointed for I J Jones BW Jones and Angel Molino. appraisers named for W J Minear. Motion to release bond for J W Richart postmaster at Apache denied. Richart remains jailed without bond.
From Oro Bisco near Tucson comes news of a cow hoist being installed at the Grubstake mine with equipment from Roy and Titcomb of Nogales. Development continues under Superintendent Howard W Squires, shaft depth 15 feet, 80 foot level shows Grift 102 feet long in ore averaging over five and a half feet wide, valued at about 1950 dollars in gold. The Grubstake bids fair to make a record.
Harry Feon, an employee of the Moctesuma Copper company, has devised and fitted up a foot governed air regulated mechanism to clean air in drilling machines. The device, operated by a small foot action, could replace multiple workers and save labor. Feon plans U S and foreign patents and is being reviewed by department heads for possible adoption.
Commissioner Henderson returns to Bisbee from Phoenix after attending a meeting of the fair commission. Principal work for the annual fair is finished and future meetings will perfect arrangements. Prizes, purses, and entries are noted, with strong interest from numerous owners and a possible Prescott fair in northern counties.
JH Jack of Bisbee donated a thoroughbred stallion to the University of Antone’s agriculture department. Officials welcomed the gift praising public spirited citizenry and noting prior donations of normal stock, including a valuable cow, to support horse breeding in the state.
Free text books will be sent to Tombstone from Phoenix ahead of the new school term. State Superintendent C. O. Case is devising accounting methods, with shipments and cataloging tied to the school census. He recently returned from Denver to study text book accounting practices there.
Notice of application for survey and withdrawal under acts of August 18 1894 and June 20 1910. United States land office Phoenix Arizona notes application filed June 1953 for lands in township 135 range 1 south to 1 west including sections 23 and related parcels. Names and terms reflect land grant and public land survey details.
El Paso and Southwestern and Southern Pacific announce new passenger routing rules effective September 25. Tickets from the east via Southern Pacific to Tucson may transfer to El Paso and Southwestern or vice versa at the passenger’s option. Rock Island to Tucson will run daily through El Paso starting September 25, with possible changes to Southwestern service and local staffing.
The Tombstone Consolidated Mines case advances as the Ninth Circuit affirms lower findings that claims tied to Special Contract Bonds are contingent and not fixed debts in bankruptcy. Judge Sloan and Referee McFarland had previously ruled against claims totaling about one million dollars, leading to appellate affirmation.
H D Madison proprietor of the Bellevue hotel in Douglas and his passenger Miss Cornelia Rise escaped serious harm after a high powered car left the road on 15th street near the pump house. The vehicle somersaulted twice. Madison suffered a scalp wound and a black eye while Miss Rise endured minor bruises. The 4000 dollar car was wrecked. Madison, formerly a locomotive engineer in Philadelphia to New York, has resided in Douglas over two years. his wife is currently traveling the coast.
Phoenix dispatch reports William H. Sawtelle, newly confirmed federal judge for the district of Arizona, will arrive in Eb0enez from Tucson this week. He selects George W. Le as clerk, Emma R. Burns as private secretary and stenographer. The judge informed by telegraph of his confirmation. Allen B. Jones resigns as clerk at quarter end October 1.
Thursday 8 Daily Misa Helen Axtell spends week with Mise Helen Benedict at Cochise Stronghold. Julia Ross guests of Mise Emily Axtell for week. Norman Abell improving from typhoid in Vera. Perine Pistoretti returned from Bisbee after a week with relatives. Mel Gibson leaves for Florence with Gibeon Abstracts. Large Gila monster captured near Fronteras by Robert Slaughter. alive, shot through head, preserved as curiosity. George Brown visits from Courtland. Ivan Johnson arrives with Sam Johnson family. Louis F Kuckenbecker returns from Faywood Springs. Thomne Cowan visits from Faywood Springs. FF Briant of Benson visits. Perry Carlton and Roy English back from Pearce on business.
District Manager TC Getting will return with Mr Evans after inspecting the 1 Mra and Mr Matthew Eries, who arrived from Cartland and plan to leave tonight. Miss Winnie Wilson returns to Bisbee after two weeks with Mike Webster. Judge F W Dean returns to Douglas on legal matters. Several drummers visit local merchants.
unsettled northern Mexican war conditions push many Mexican workers to the U S. Tucroo labor agents report oversupply yesterday. Agents shipped 25 Mexicans east for rail and southwest work. Other lines are fuller. miners struggle to find jobs. Domestic help scarce. cooks in high demand.
Reports from the Copper Giant mine east of Hackberry, recently acquired by United Verde Copper, describe shafts at about 25 feet with drifts extending both ways from the 200 foot level. One drift exposes nine feet of ore, the other about eight feet. Ore assays well above eight percent copper with notable gold value.
A Prescott dispatch reports a placer miner named George Bostick showed a sack full of nuggets and refused to reveal where they came from or their exact value, estimating close to 1500 dollars. The shipment will go to the mint in San Francisco, and Bostick hinted the ore may derive from the Rich Hill region, long famed for gold production.
Deputies Gannon and Officer Giseon raided two premises on Brewery Gulch early yesterday, arresting M. Thomas and William Tate for conducting a poker game. Tate, already fined 150 on a prior similar charge in January, faced a new conviction. the raid drew a large crowd despite the late hour and local excitement.
A three year old child of Mr and Mrs Dominick Rabogliatti died when a car driven by Frank Hon skidded on muddy roads and went over a hill bank near the city. The father mother and driver sustained slight injuries.
Douglas police hunt Reymon Leyve, linked to multiple break ins including a central pharmacy theft. A Bisbee man reports Leyve tied to a bold Tuesday burglary in the smelter city, targeting the home of J C Goodman with valuables worth about $200.
Court cases filed include divorce actions such as Katherine versus Clausen and Buchanan versus Buchanan, with judgments and custody rulings noted. Probate proceedings list estate administration actions from CJ Butler and others, with decrees for settlement, distribution, and guardianship orders for Medigovich minors and related hearings scheduled in August and September.
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