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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1911
Page
2
The Tombstone Epitaph under WM. Hattich as editor and proprietor announces weekly publication each Sunday with notice of field and location. The text reflects a historic newspaper masthead style and ownership statement.
The article catalogs numerous Arizona mining and infrastructure updates. It notes oil depths at 500 and 270 feet with richer finds deeper, the Alameda mine sale to Johan Greenwald for 7500 dollars, and plans for October 28 1912 finalization. It mentions La Paz placer fields revival, a large reservoir project, smelter work at Hayden, El Paso Southwestern land moves, and local court divorces. It also covers Shriners plans in Phoenix, Calumet Sonora operations, and a fatal accident involving a bottle and burning child in Nogales.
G P Sorey of Dame Arizona received a $35000 verdict after a Southern Pacific wreck left the end of his little finger amputated. Sorey, a roadmaster on the South eastern Pacific, rode in a freight car when the accident occurred and was thrown against a car door. He sued the railroad and the jury awarded $35000, a decision affirmed by the Court of Appeals at El Paso.
Avignon, home of exiled popes, celebrated the philosopher John Stuart Mill after his defeat at Westminster. Mill spent seven happy years there with Mrs Taylor, married life and later his death. The town honors his association with the author of Utilitarianism and Mill’s writings born from grief and exile.
Cochise County records list numerous mortgage satisfactions and releases, including guardianship and trust deeds. Entries cover Douglas and Bisbee properties, with multiple parties such as Louisa Gansorf, Ellen Sames, and Harry C Holbrook, plus notices of chattel mortgages and power of attorney.
A Washington dispatch reports Governor Harmon of Ohio and several Democratic lawmakers met with Senator Pomerene today. A telegram to Arizona's state central committee urged Democrats to vote straight and back Democratic senators and congressmen, signed by several senators including Pomerene, Kern, Shively, and Chamberlain.
Nathan Kendall buys two 1 6 acre tracts near Nine Mile Water Hole from James Margrave and H A Smith for about 5000 dollars and will start cultivation immediately. He plans irrigation by gravity and flood methods and believes rice can be grown with success as half the land is already under cultivation.
In Cochise County about 4,000 potential voters existed in 1908 with 7,300 registered. The reported county tally shows roughly 5,100 votes cast, reflecting voter participation levels of that period.
The Federal grand jury will meet in Tombstone December 18 for the last session in the Territory of Arizona. It will be the final time a Federal jury sits at Tombstone as statehood moves the Federal court to Phoenix. The trial jury convenes December 21, and until statehood is proclaimed the villa of justice will grind.
The Behoo directory lists 169 teachers in Cochise County schools across high, grammar, primary, mixed, and rural grades. It notes 7,672 enrolled students with 4,363 daily attendance, and mentions a salary list in the booklet while briefly touching on Tombstone precinct justice of the peace race between Judge McFarland and W P Miller.
A warning against substituting genuine Cascarets marked C. C. recommends ensuring tablets are genuine and not sold in bulk. The notice cautions readers to beware of counterfeit products and urges verification to avoid fraud.
An actor recalls taking real medicine on stage to portray illness. He produced a prescription renewed eight three times over years in the role of an invalid. The physician urged treatment for indigestion, arguing it lent authenticity, while the actor notes he never used true poison or real remedies beyond the prescription.
Naturalists describe the Australian jungle fowl creating the largest nests, a towering mound up to 15 feet high and 156 feet in circumference, using leaves and grasses to deter jungle foes. turkeys mimic pyramid shapes with substantial, multi-person support. They note method similarities and immense effort in nest construction.
A Hewpetend Wong Island monument honors shipwrecked crew drowned off Far Rockaway. Erected by humane people of Queens County from money found on the bodies of the deceased. Four sides bear inscriptions, with the fourth featuring a notably rumor-laden line.
Mrs Riley Laramore of Goodwater Me recounts long suffering from dyspepsia and heartburn. She credits Thedford's Black-Draught with relief after nightly small doses, noting no return of symptoms after taking two small packages. It aids digestion cleanses the system regulates bowels and stimulates the liver. Price 2c.
A French soldier on a hilltop gazed over a garrison town with a cigar and a bundle of envelopes. A passing comrade asked about pardons for a friend to be shot at noon. The smoker calmly answered as a dramatic moment played out, noting the near empty esplanade and unformed platoon.
In New York the spectacle of bareheaded women grows as summer heat rises. East side crowds, shoppers, and open cars show many women cooling off with parasols and without hats. The trend highlights daily life as hats fade in hot evenings and warm streets.
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