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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1916
Page
4
The Tombstone Epitaph discusses bootlegger trials in Cochise county and urges strict enforcement of all laws, urging citizens to support officers. It reviews county supervisor elections noting holdover Vance Johnson and argues for representation from each district, favoring alternative candidates to Bisbee’s Westfield and urging legislative amendment.
A terse prompt fragment notes readiness of a sanitation worker to respond. The line suggests a boilerplate stance on questions or inquiries, lacking concrete names, dates, or locations to anchor a full news item.
In a Cochise County case the Superior Court, led by Judge Alfred C. Lockwood, rules on whether a voter can cancel a prior registration to change party affiliation after registration. The decision upholds that cancellation requires a written demand to the County Recorder and, if refused, a court action to compel cancellation, emphasizing legislative intent to prevent party-primary abuse and preserving orderly election processes. The ruling references Ward of New York and California law and notes hardship but insists laws be applied as written.
The county board fixed the 1916 tax rate at 83 cents per hundred dollars, lower than last year, with general and salary schools at 195 cents and county road levy at 2 cents. Expenditures total about 298,187 dollars. assessed value stands at 114,814,726.56. School needs require 314,373 dollars to run for 1916-1917, funded by levies, state funds, and fines. Districts with bonded debt and special purposes will bear additional rates for Tombstone, Bisbee, Benson, Willcox, Douglas, and others. Also notes include a 100th birthday celebration for J. J. Quin and a rental notice.
A list of Democrats filed petitions to place their names on the primary ticket. State Senator Fred Sutter of Bisbee leads a long slate including William M. Riggs El Dorado Chas W Roberts Willes H L Bruner Cochise John B Merrill St David Horace P Merrill Benson D C O Neil Douglas F J Vaughn Bisbee J C Page Willcox Oncar Zapf Babee A C Pearson Douglas K Grindell McNeal M E Jacks Douglas Mrs Rosa McKay Bisbee T A Hughes Bisbee Wm L Cook McNea W R Snow Bisbee Tom Foster Lowell B Toliaun Biabor B F Galusha Lowell Sheriff H C Wheeler Tombstone Sam Hayhurst Douglas James McDonald Bisbee Recorder J Arthur Ivey Tomoatona Ray B Krebs Tombstone Treasurer Harry S Rous Tombstone Assessor Edwin A Hughes Tombstone County Attorney John F Ross Tombstone School Superintendent Minnie Lintz Douglas Sun wienie John Rock Tombstone B A Taylor Gleeson J M Spars Douglas Dave Adams Dragoon George Westfield Lowell At a late hour this afternoon only two Republicans had filed their papers to Wright Bisbee for sheriff and Jon Woolery Tombstone For about 4 o clock 20 Hce was received that a man was on the road between Tombstone and Biabee with the balance of the republican papers and making all speed possible to reach the county seat in time It to have the petitions filed.
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