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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
5
Records from Cochise County document an agreement between Terweet Hubert Ho Heath and Georgi Lo Sheer regarding the assignment of a water appropriation. The filing lists parties, locations in Monglas, and the assignment action.
A jumbled list of deeds and legal actions across Warren and nearby areas includes bill of sale transfers, mortgages, and assignments. Named parties include William Davis, ClarA Jenkine, Joe Kline, Mary Edgar, and the Bank of Bisbee, with properties in Deuvtan, Donstas, Willcox, Douglas, and Bakersville. Also noted are guardianship hearings, water appropriation notices, and a mining deed among assorted real estate and personal property transactions.
A list of numerous Superior Court actions includes Jene Amena Hope requests an order of sale of estate residue and creditors publication notices. Names such as Gerald Keyes, Wilfred Clone, and various appraisers appear with hearings for letters of guardianship and divorce suits. Several parties—Eudora Atherton Kidder, Henrietta Kirk, Emily Blanch Whit tame—are noted for actions including sales, appraisals, and decrees.
A retrospective from Cochise County notes long ago events and people. Mentions Chas Granville Johnson leaving for a new home, land reclamation plans, local politics, and residents like Win Hattich and Hoxraserr. References to cemetery, Senates, and community reflections mark a snapshot of past concerns and personalities.
In Phoenix on December 12 the recount demanded by Governor Hunt for Tom Campbell began. About 150 ballots were omitted, no changes noted, as Campbell’s team fights for certified election status. Judge Stanford expected to rule tomorrow while inspectors pace suggests a two month finish.
Pheazaar event at St Pauls Guild draws praise. gratitude extended to donors and patrons. Gardener of Hun Water Co departs for Wayne Texas to visit his mother over Christmas holidays. City reports many water pipes bursting after cold snap. Oh Stine Tarn returns from Los Angeles. Newton rejoins Tombstone circle. Denson visitors Moss and Dr Thompson seek Studebaker purchase. New field organizer L Melauren of New York Life arrives in Tombstone. Gage Hall party features Grant Bo Warner family hosting and a lively tamale supper with toastmaster Mim Hingham. hosts Mrs McDonald and Mrs Sorter McDonald entertain guests.
From Tuesdays Daily Tombstonites enjoy an old fashioned dinner hosted by General Manager HK Street of the Boguila Land and Cattle Company in Fairbank joined by Dr H R Slughart Mrs Slughart and Mine Myrtle Jackson. The party included Arthur Heney Miss Elvira Johnson J M Barnes and Pete Rintaul. The group toured Tombstone then attended a Scheflin theatre outing in the evening.
Visitors in Tombstone mingle with locals for a span as weddings, mining ties, and ranch notes populate the page. Claude Parris and May Holland wed at the Holland home with the groom, Bunker Hill Mines chief engineer, taking the role. Ray B. Krebs, Cochise agent for Chevrolet, reports brisk sales as local residents buy cars and carloads. A clump of explorers, inspectors, and officials pass through, while stage rates spark a price war between Tombstone and Bisbee lines and small fires trigger brief alerts with quick extinguishers.
An agriculture extension program opens the week of January 13 in Artesia under university supervision. It features talks on fruit, alfalfa, home weed control, crop pests, grain, and sorghum with demonstrations by experienced farmers and state and federal experts. The event invites all interested to attend at the university facility.
Arizona assessors from all counties will gather in Phoenix on January 4 called by the tax commission to set minimum valuations on livestock and discuss taxation for the coming year. The meeting will likely yield recommended tax laws for the legislature.
In a garbled report, discussions mention Wiley Jones, court action, and pardons for Cochise prisoners. Recommendations by county officials connect to cases involving Reeves, Proth, Wellsett, and Howe. Governor intends orders within days, with potential releases tied to serious crime context.
Ambiguous meeting notes from the Araveiya Caithe Growers group reference an event at Nogilyke. The text mentions a key figure and a poet, with unclear roles and outcomes. No clear dates or concrete actions are established in the readable fragments.
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