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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1912
Page
3
A brief list of real estate deeds mortgages proofs of ownership and chattel and livestock liens shows assignments of power of attorney satisfactions of mortgages and various release and assignment instruments. Notable entries include mortgages from Willcox to B L Page and from Armstrong to Wm Cowan, chattel mortgages for furniture via Standard Furniture Co, and possessory rights claims by Elizabeth Johnson and W K House among others.
Charles E Morrison a Tombstone Cochise county native died yesterday in the tuberculosis pavilion at the county hospital. He came to the Pacific coast at about 16 and drove a stage between Reno and Marysville then on the Overland route through Arizona later for Bandy Bob Crouch between Benson and Tombstone and Fairbanks and Tombstone. Morrison never married and had no known relatives at the time of his death. He was 74.
The Postoffice Department seeks information from merchants nationwide on parcel post impact after January 1. It requests averages of daily fourth class parcels mailed, weight, size, local delivery portion, mailing frequency, insurance and registration rates, fragile or perishable shares, and percentage sent collect or delivered under the new law.
From Monday's Unity many applicants take the regular examination for certificates in Tombstone with Deputy County School Superintendent Hutchins present. Names include BB Jenkine Mise Ola Dial Rodeo Julia Miner Mier Lucy Borney Elizabeth Brauer Heasie Holman. The exam continues to tomorrow, papers go to the state superintendent in Phoenix. Social notes report visits from Tucson Bisbee and Los Angeles, with gatherings at the Thiel residence and at Aztec.
AH Gartner official counter reports final standings of the popularity contest at Rock's store with Mary Pistonetti leading at 46,360 votes followed by Mary Thiel 12,000 Florence Leandercock 1,00 Dorothy Reed 10,720 and other entrants, as of the final count on the 24th inst.
A plan proposes leasing rights to extract turpentine from 100 000 cords of western yellow pine in Coconino National Forest Arizona. The effort aims to test viability with experimental operations. Early results in Flagstaff district show rosins yield near four fifths of comparable Longleaf pine operations.
A postwar interpretation suggests that Texas granted railway lands including minerals may still belong to the state. Commissioner Rubinson notes a Supreme Court decision implies mineral rights under railroad lands revert to state ownership. The question is whether similar rulings could affect Arizona railroad land grants and other states.
Alex McCargo and J Lehman of City Meat Market went to Gleeson yesterday and returned safely. They describe a lively camp with noticeable building and progress and prosperity. They note significant mining activity in the Dragoon mountains at present.
Six thousand tons of ore are sent daily from the Ray mines to Hayden concentrator. When the new unit is completed the concentrator will handle about nine thousand tons per day, increasing Ray mine output.
The board of supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. It may indicate the board's stance on appointing new precinct officials. County redistricting into due precincts becomes effective January 1, 1029 under the law.
Lamar Cobb, a state engineer and relative of Zach Lamar Cobb of El Paso, is pushed for the post of commissioner general of the United States land office under a Democratic administration. Supporters cite western leadership and Cobb family influence, arguing regional balance should favor a western candidate.
Reverend Duncan recently arrived in Tombstone from Colorado Springs and preached his first Congregational church sermon. He and his wife enjoyed a warm reception at the office, with many pleased listeners praising the pulpit address. Their daughter, visiting in Oklahoma, will join later as travel plans proceed.
Nelson J Riley visited Gleeson on Saturday and Courtland three miles away returning to Tombstone yesterday. He reports bustling mining, houses rising on every band, mines in operation and ore being hoisted. Assessment work shows owner confidence in the properties despite year end 1913. In Courtland, a four mile from Gleeson, he found a busy mining camp with a promising outlook for more prosperity.
Panama Exposition stamps will go on sale in Tombstone on January 1 in four denominations: one, two, five, and ten cents. The one cent shows Balboa with palm trees and ocean, the two cent depicts the Gatun locks with a merchant steamer and warship, the five cent features the Golden Gate of San Francisco with a steamer, and the ten cent portrays the discovery of San Francisco Bay. Colors are green red blue and dark yellow per International Postal Union agreement.
Residents along the new extension from Tombstone to Tucson report visible headlights on all EP and SW trains at night. Whistles are audible from 12 to 18 miles away as atmospheric conditions allow distant sound to carry.
Red Cross nurse Mies McClellan, a member of the Army Nurse Corps, departed Douglas on Saturday for New York to embark for activity in the Balkans by official order. Her father is a retired army officer and former editor of several eastern newspapers.
Congressman Stanton Warburton leads a Warburton bill to double tobacco tax to fund a national road system linking all state capitals. Phoenix Board of Trade backs the plan, with two initial stretches Los Angeles and Atlantic Seaboard. Projected cost about 20 million to 25 thousand dollars per mile, surface brick, 15 feet wide.
George Walker of the New Mexico University team arrived from Tucson with two neck vertebrae fractures after a game with the University of Arizona. He wore a plaster cast from earlier injuries and was not considered in danger. Teammate Lawrence Lackly suffered a broken right cheek in the same game.
Teoconsic and another inmate escaped the Road Camp between Florence and Queen Creek Friday night after luring Guard Parmer from his tent. Parmer’s rifle, cartridge belt, six shooter, and shells were stolen, the escape appearing planned as liberty daybreak loomed.
County Chairman Walter Browne of Phoenix sponsors a special train from Arizona to participate in the inauguration ceremonies for the New Jones governor as president. He has secured over a hundred commitments with expectations of 200 or more travelers.
Wm Neel and wife traveled to their new Cadillac Torpedo then on to Tucson to receive 2000 head of cattle for shipment to the Four Bar range near Sulphur Spring. Numerous local residents from Cochise County, including Starr Williams, LH Hayes, and JD Lowry, were seen in Tombstone on business, visits, or land office matters as regional activity continues.
A reader describes a cryptic method from a book to select a word by counting within the first ten lines and the end of a line, then performs a sequence of arithmetic steps to reveal a coded page, word, and line numbers. The procedure involves doubling a page number, adding values, and deriving unit, ten, and page indicators.
Nogales superior court issued a temporary injunction in a case where Havalena Mining seeks to void a contract and lease for the Sacro Nino properties near Dugarem. It alleges bonds and leases were fraudulently executed by officers to J Wells Smith, Joseph Brown, Jes Cally and Geo Gross. Copper Company reportedly willing to pay 150000 dollars for the property.
Kind words for Pastor Rev W Duncan and family as they depart Thursday afternoon for Tombstone Arizona where Dr Duncan begins work next Sunday December 1 as pastor of the Congregational church. He has served since September 1911, fifteen months, and his active leadership has advanced church and community interests. He will be missed.
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