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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1914
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows subscription rates and publishing notes. One year six months single copies priced at three dollars and fifteen cents. No clear event or person names readable.
Dee Gleeson reports Judge Ridgeway raised fine sweet potatoes on his Gleeson ranch. Rube Wells grows 100 pounds of peanuts on one third acre. Henry McLendon nets 1,000 pounds of beans from an acre and a half and plans poultry farming with Bantam chicks. Wines stores ten tons cane and twelve tons prairie hay for winter. Hunters bring in five deer. A pig owned by Mrs Dr W Wells dies from barbed wire injury. Road builders visit town to fix the roads. Various locals travel and transact, including Tom Cole, Robert Sundwall, Vera Bouldin, Ruby Terry, Porter McDonald, Wm Terry and Babe Wells.
A speaker recalls stopping the newspaper for seven years to punish the editor who he felt outsmarted him. He asserts his determination to halt the publication if it falls under, claiming loyalty to debts and insult. The narrator brags of forcing cessation by outlasting the editor’s “cunning caper.”
Dec 7 report shows sufficient precinct returns to confirm a large majority vote approving a Gila river bridge at Pima. Official count by the board of supervisors ordered plans and specifications for bridge construction, signaling early work on the crossing that will boost northern valley commerce and local prosperity.
The stage is set for entry to Cochise land in Bernantino Valley after a completed survey of townships 23 south range 22 east. Official opening to entry occurs January 4, 1915, with qualified applicants able to make entries thereafter in the area about ten miles east of Douglas.
A Phoenix public meeting of Depottorers selects a committee to secure pledges for a holding corporation plan. Up to 20 percent of deposits would be moved to the holding firm, enabling a $200,000 loan reopening and avoiding lengthy litigation. board and trade meeting set for 7 30 this evening to finalize actions.
Offenders hunt for Douglas Hollisteres, linked to a Tuesday morning shooting at 146 Fourteenth Street, leaving Jose Murillo wounded and Mrs Murillo critically injured. Believed jealousy motive, suspect roomed with the Murillos, injuries limited to left shoulder and spine through stray gunfire.
Onerous tensions rise as Portmaster Wood hints at severe penalties for tampering with rural mail boxes near Phoenix and elsewhere, amid reports of defaced and stolen boxes and growing concern over mail theft. Meanwhile, state news notes road map work for the Golden State limited line, sheriff and police actions, plus ignition of a broader public safety and infrastructure drive across several towns.
Governor Hunt refused to delay the new Arizona law amid protests by Italian and British ambassadors. He said the law, adopted by voters under the initiative, would automatically take effect after his proclamation, unless a method to prevent enforcement pending settlement is agreed. Washington advised caution, but the governor maintained the act stands as adopted.
Judge Alfred C Lockwood of the Superior Court dismissed the trial jury for the term after noting sparse work days since November 16 and many cases settled or moved. He cited unnecessary delays and the cost to taxpayers, excusing the jury and ending their term.
An advertisement touts Halls Catarrh Cure as the sole positive remedy for Catarrh described as a constitutional disease. The copy promises to cleanse mucous surfaces and restore health, urging readers to trust the product and offering an address for purchase.
A sparse OCR fragment references an event labeled Cemenceague or similar and an acme tid phrase. The readable text provides no clear names dates or places to identify the item or its context beyond hints of an announcement.
Antonio Tappette alias Antonio Lopes, sought for the Maria Rodrigues murder at Clarkdale, killed after wounding a Mexican man and a peace officer. He had fled about 250 miles and was tracked by Sheriff Jeff Adame and Sheriff Chase Keeler before dying in a Pinal county deputy’s gunfire near TASA GRANDE, Ariz.
Two crippled brothers hobble through Tucson en route to Espee Station and perform a "horse and rider" act with one brother carrying the other on his back. They lost legs in New York City years ago in a fire escape accident and now travel begging, earning money from their performances.
Depositors committees of nine plan to meet with Valley Bank depositors to obtain signatures and return checks by noon Thursday. The effort targets customers with over 200 dollars and those under 200 are contacted by mail to secure filing and signing. The plan aims to prevent the bank's affairs from entering receivership and avoid delays and costs.
Tombstone residents envision an early revival as hundreds of men are employed underground and on the surface at Phelps-Dodge properties. Chief miner Hop 840 Upto cites word from Pri people that a mill may reopen to enable ore processing. About 60 workers are employed, most at the Vosapper, Tranquility, and Silver Thread shafts, with increased activity expected if the mill opens.
Court records show multiple actions including debt suits against Watere Sr Colieber and others, divorce actions involving Elizabeth Meguire Martha Miller Annie Shilling L Smith and Florence Smith, a quiet title action, and probate notices. Orders publish creditors notices, protect settlements, appoint administrators, confirm sales, and discharge final administrations.
A F Parshall, Bisbee’s first preacher and saloon keeper, recalls 1879 days when he ran a wines house by day and preached by night. He staged Sunday services at the bar, alternated with a Tombstone priest named Hogan, and later opened Kelly’s Branch Wine House in a new camp.
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