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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1890
Page
3
The post office announces general delivery from 8 to 4 and money order department from 8 to 9. This notice outlines service hours for the day and directs patrons to the main station for postal services.
Local items report church events and council meetings, with notes on residents like Allen English and Geo W Cheyney. The piece discusses ex-Governor Safford illness, mine accidents, a charity ball, militia entertainment, and a long meditation on hypnotism and mind power.
Witnesses recount unusual effects of hypnotic control with subjects eyes open yet seemingly asleep. They claim wind and will align with the operator’s mental force, noting no deception or jugglers involved, as asserted by J A Loe.
St Johns Herald notes Apache County as wealthiest per registered voter with 14,000 voters and valuation 5,710,554 averaging 5,272 per voter. Rural counties Cochise Yavapai show lower averages while territorywide average is 2,045. Despite little population growth, taxable property value rose by nearly one million dollars, signaling exceptional financial prosperity.
Two white men, Jack Bridges and Bunk Robinson, were killed by Apaches in the Guadalupe mountains east of San Bernardino ranch. Matt Taylor brought the report from Hall's ranch after the attack, and Sheriff Slaughter sought Government help from Fort Huachuca as townsfolk in Tombstone reacted with shock. Nearby observers noted five or more Indians, with the number uncertain, and plans for rapid military response were set.
The Yumas held a ritual cremation for a local Medicine Man on the California side of the river near the bridge. Mourners shouted and wailed as the doctor was laid on wood in a shallow pit, his ashes dropping as clothing and belongings were burned.
A traveling observer recalls tense hostilities among Americans in Mexico. Fellow travelers size up strangers by appearance, with women showing marked suspicion. The writer overhears a mule train conversation: one woman speculates a Yankee newcomer has come for crooked business, reflecting broader mistrust among expatriates.
The article discusses emigration toward the setting sun, frontier hardships, and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as protection against malaria. It notes Gates and Gillespie drilling 36 feet at Gila City with a promising mine and potential offers from capitalists. It also mentions a push to segregate coal fields and B F Bussey’s Interior Department survey near Globe and San Carlos, with an escort provided.
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