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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1907
Page
6
A 91 million dollar federal payroll shows Arizona employing 7 workers in Washington while nineteen reside in Apico. Arizona's total 25 thousand paid, with New Mexico Idaho Nevada also listed and New York leading in annual salaries.
Residents recount opposition to the Huachuca forest reserve fading after a year of service. Officials plan work by the department promises benefits for settlers. Homes sprout along foothills and farms adapt to new forest protections and land use.
Dr W F Fewkes of the Smithsonian leads work on mounds north of Casa Grande with two archaeology students aiding through winter. Congress appropriated 4500 for the project. His wife accompanies him.
A local dinner at Krenders in Tombstone features eight older bachelors dining on a feast while lively talk about marriageable Tombstone girls circulates. The report notes a stenographic transcript request. Also mentions the Gila Monster and Arizona wildlife as curious regional lore.
The district court opened after a recess of two weeks with the regular venire reporting for duty. An order for a special venire of twenty jurors was made and names were returned by Sheriff White. Cases tried include Grant Lemons for assault with intent to murder Thomas Webster. verdict assault with deadly weapon. Morales pled guilty to burglary. sentenced next morning. Lera pled guilty to petty larceny. three months in county jail. Additional rulings include default judgment for Copper City Brewing Co. and judgments in mining property and estate matters. Trial jurors were excused for good reasons.
The Territory of Louis Ports faced trial for aggravated assault on a boy named George Clarence Dowe in Douglas. Jurors were selected, the jury found not guilty, and actions continued with other cases including grand larceny in Tombstone and a sentence for William Dooley. The day featured adjournments for Thanksgiving and trial delays due to witness absence. A separate incident reported a man named Hans Swanson injured while attempting to board a freight train at Picacho, losing both legs.
In a Douglas court session the territory of William Gooley faced aggravated assault charges against Annie Reese, with a jury finding him guilty. The day also saw a divorce case of Mattie J Watts and Nathan Watts dismissed due to irregular papers, a new case filed, and witnesses from Dung unable to attend.
A night blaze at the Lucky Cuss shaft house, two miles from 104, destroys the frame structure and timbers, with an estimated loss around 20000 dollars and no insurance. No workers were present, likely origin unknown with theories of a candle or spontaneous combustion. The plant may be rebuilt as the mine had recently shown promising ore developments.
Information from leading Arizona copper camps shows output fallen by about seven million pounds per month across the territory. The drop is blamed more on monetary conditions than copper prices, as some ore carries gold and silver and remains profitable to mine when markets allow. With monetary improvement, operations should resume territory wide.
El Paso dispatch reports a Yaqui raid near Monten de Lens in Sonora, Mexico. Four prospectors were found dead and mutilated, with two more wounded after the attack within the past week. Two frightened Mexicans described the scene and indicated further deaths nearby.
Tombstone touts the merchant Rock as a benefactor who supports both fathers and mothers with a 30 day clearance sale. The financial stringency prompts lowered rates to suit weak purses as well dressed townsfolk flock to buy. The seven day window promises actual cost goods and bargains as shoppers stock up.
An arrival report from Cananea states the Greene Cananea company is preparing to ship coke coal and mining timbers on hand. The destination is unclear but may go to other Coler Ryan syndicate mines, signaling no immediate reopening of the big Sotoits camp operations.
Globe officials and readers expect sensational moves as the United States grand jury convenes December 2 near. The federal trial jury, usually chosen quickly, may be delayed a week this time. Some believe Captain J B L Alex, the United States attorney, will be subpoenaed to appear, signaling major actions to come.
Esther Power, formerly of Phoenix, was awarded $100 by Judge Maxwell in Chicago with a further $50 annual payments for nine years. The court found Ahern deceived and eloped with Power to Los Angeles where a mock marriage occurred, and he later refused to marry her legally.
In the Schieffelin last evening the large house hosted Ellen Berndt who sang two numbers to encores. Her brother Master Arthur Berndt accompanied on violin delivering refined tones and promising a bright future. A note mentions no information on the whereabouts of attorney W. P. Richardson, Phoenix.
Hodges, convicted of burglary in Glute, escaped from Gila county jail yesterday. Known in Cochise county, he was arrested in Tombstone on a petty charge and given a float er. A confirmed morphine fiend, officers in Cochise county have renewed a lookout for the fugitive.
Under Sheriff A A Hopkins returned from Los Angeles where he testified in the government case against four revolutionists fighting extradition to this territory. He notes abundant government evidence linking defendants to the planned invasion of Mexico and reports large sympathizer demonstrations in Los Angeles with hundreds of followers.
Official notes from Arizona Lodge No 4 Knights of Pythias mourn the death of Fred Carlevato. The resolutions praise his lifelong charity and good deeds while offering sympathy to his family. Emblems of mourning will be displayed and a copy of the resolutions will be recorded and published in the local minutes and paper.
A jumble of social items from Touitreture and nearby towns notes visitors Eva Wolcott Dina Boe Mire Gh, and others amid Thanksgiving travel. Local work plans by Charles Frederick for the Huachuca Company are announced with a note on a future erection. Tombstone Minstrel Quartet dates shift due to new music arrivals at Schieffelin and Railles road show prep. The Salvation Army in Douglas struggles to meet clothing demand while miner James Corliss dies in a Globe boarding house from heart rupture.
Mining Application No 310 outlines claims for the SADIE LODE and GNENADIER LODE in Cochise County Arizona Territory. The description names Thomas F Canon and various corners, bearings, and distances, noting 19.42 acres for the Sadie Lode and 47596 acres for the Gneadier Lode, with adjoining claimants listed and legal references to recorder records in Hook 16 and page numbers. Attorneys Credite & Rowman represent the claimants.
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