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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1906
Page
4
The Mining Reporter notes a broad wage rise in metal mining districts as operators expand pay. In Montana, no worker earns under 3.3 per day, with others raised 25 cents daily, a notable shift for about 10 000 men. Arizona and some Colorado silver camps soon follow this trend.
In Zamberton et al v Heffner the recovery of personal property moved to dismiss on statutory grounds and was granted. Phillips v Phillips received a divorce decree. Black Diamond bankruptcy referred to Referee Daniel McFarland. Whitten v Whitten set for December 4 with a divorce decree granted. Penry v Penry continued. Trial jury excused until tomorrow with three criminal cases set for trial. WR Reuse set.
A crowded Thanksgiving day clash saw Bisbee defeat Tombstone 6 to 0. Key plays centered on defensive stands by Miller Brown and Bates for Tombstone and strong runs by Hancock Summerfeld Collins and Campbell for Bisbee. The game started at 2 30 p m with Bisbee winning the toss and Tombstone driving to Bisbee s ten yard line before being stopped. Dixon Dates contributed a field kick for Tombstone and both sides produced a fast, clean contest.
Mrs Susan Bray aged 79 years 4 months 16 days died in Tombstone Arizona on November 28 1906 Born in Cornwall England she married William Bray at 23 years and had seven children three living She lived with her son Elijah in Michigan for 17 years and with her daughter Emma Davies for 10 years Her life was marked by piety and peaceful patient faith in God ending with belief in eternal glory
The second car of Arizona oranges for the New York market was shipped last evening and another will follow. The crop this year is predicted to be one third larger and possibly double last year. Fifteen to twenty cars will be sent to the east, versus eleven last year. Many oranges are consumed in Arizona, especially Phoenix area. The first car price peaked at $5.40 a box with an average around $5.54.
A collage of brief jokes and witticisms from various papers. Dialogues touch on medical quirks notes of irony and social foibles. Characters include a rheumatic patient a judge and Uncle Eben delivering light moralizing humor. Names and outlets reflect period humor journalism traditions.
Geo A Eyler of Cumberland Maryland recounts his 11 month old daughter’s severe throat trouble. Two physicians gave up, but after four bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds she recovered fully. The remedy is advertised as a guaranteed cure with a free trial bottle.
A six year old and a sixty year old look forward to December 5. No one was killed in the Bisbee Tombstone football game yesterday. No empty houses in Tombstone. A cottage builder received five applications before starting. No deer killed by local nimrods. The Marriage of Kitty drew crowds in Los Angeles and is booked for Tombstone. Christmas is coming. School children had a second holiday today. Tombstone remains the place of all.
Wednesday's Daily reports Jas York gravely ill at home with friends hoping for recovery. A prisoner's five day sentence brings him to the county jail for Thanksgiving. FB Dorr of the Douglas Dispatch visited Tombstone. libel case hearing postponed. King of Tramps at Schieffelin Hall and Beach Sisters' Candy House seat sales. Dressler of Bisbee Gas Co visits county seat. Several items note windy weather, moonlight horseback riding, college girls returning for Christmas, and scarce railroad passes in 1907. Beumler Parsons of Douglas and JL Porter of Globe speak on mining prospects and county prosperity.
The Tucson Citizen notes calls for bloodhounds to trail criminals in the territory following a violent assault on Mrs. Frank Cox. A 2 year old bill would let county supervisors buy dogs for all thirteen counties, but it stalled in the council after passing the lower house. Costs run about $150 per dog and questions linger on their effectiveness in Arizona dry seasons.
Hemera Jackson notes a historic wild grape vine near Daphne Alabama known as General Jacksons vine. It is over a century old with a six foot base circumference. The passage also explains origins of Bonnet Turkey and Sublime Porte terms linked to Ottoman empire.
The Phoenicians called Britain Barat Anak meaning the land of tin and likely traded there as early as 187 B.C., indicating ancient mining and commerce links across the region. The note suggests Britain’s long-known association with tin in early maritime trade networks.
The passage compares Atta and Attia noting Attia’s eyes, nose, cheek bones and mouth with a distinctive Chinaman like appearance. It uses sharply insulting language to describe ethnic traits and facial features.
Buy and try a box tonight. If you wink at it, go buy Cascarets Candy Cathartic ideal laxative. You'll never regret it. Genuine tablet stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, 10c.
A colorful Western notice from Jay Bird Arizona seeks a buyer for a group of seventeen claims named Skeered Wall with a ten foot hole on each. The owner boasts years of title work, demands barter gear and warns rivals, promising a ball interest to a stout buyer who can record and haul off valuables. Also reports recent Arizona federal notices on pensions, appointments, patents, and post office changes in the region.
Famous editor W C Brann praised the home as the true measure of a man. He warned that an exalted public image fails if the wife and children fear him at home. A man’s character shows at home, not in society or politics, where bravado hides a lack of virtue.
In Gleeson Camp Arizona on November 26 1906 Mr Patterson kindness to a needy man appears unrewarded as the man fled with his six shooter and clothes. The officer nicknamed Bright chased the thief down the valley and the culprit is now a resident of Tombstone. Ore shipments from the camp reach sixty to seventy tons daily with expectations of the 100 mark soon. Wage rises in Bisbee and Tombstone hinder recruiting. Mr G Van Meter lately lost a valuable horse, the last of a four horse team. Some say the loss followed his past killing of meat. A stove now warms the post office for Sunday School and Thursday preaching. Several vacant houses are again occupied.
Fire caused by a fuse ignition destroyed the first of two cabooses on a freight train three miles east of Gila Bend Sunday forenoon. Brakeman E C Carson was burned about the face and hands as he failed to escape. All trainmen in the caboose perished. The blaze spread rapidly as the train sped along, aided by a breeze. The Southern California Poultry exhibit will be in Los Angeles January 8 to 12. Arizona Poultry association has sent C B Wood to Los Angeles as prize winning superintendent of Arizona.
Minutes from the November 19 1906 Cochise County Arizona board of supervisors meeting canvass the general election votes held November 6 1906. It records total votes 4808 and lists elected officers by precinct and protests filed by citizens Adams Taylor Higgs and others with no action taken on protests.
Friday's Daily notes Mrs J Penry of Douglas in town on business. Three prisoners were brought from Biabee and placed in the county jail since yesterday. A man calling himself Fred Van Vorst, claiming Boer status, was arrested in Globe for robbing a post office box and stealing a 115.50 check from a letter. most money recovered.
Arizona and Cochise county celebrate a season of gratitude as mining prospers and growth continues. Tombstone reports rich mineral resources being revealed by careful mining, with improved wages, favorable climate, and civic progress.
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Gila Valley Globe and Northern By. Co. will be held at the company's Tucson offices on Wednesday December 5 1906 at 2 pm to elect a Board of Directors and conduct other business. Get What You Ask For! When you ask for Cascarets be sure you get genuine tablets stamped C C. Never sold in bulk. A substitutor is always a cheat and a fraud. Beware AL druggists roc.
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