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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1881
Page
2
A mixed weekly page notes mining stocks like the Silver King and general mining outlooks. It praises early purchases, warns against skeptics, and highlights Arizona mining advantages including year round operations and the Southern Pacific railroad. Also recounts an anecdote from Phenix Herald about a dog causing laughter during a church service.
Da Ligntsinsk Assistant Surgacer A stationed at Fort McDowell notes visible future prosperity for Phoenix. He recently bought property on Washington Street east of Werner’s and has let M Schriver contract to construct a one story frame dwelling 26 by 80 feet. The building will be thoroughly tinited inside and out and ready for occupancy in a month.
Recap of Guiteau case testimony with Dr Withrow and attorney Henry Collier. Reports from Washington detail juror disqualifications and White House visitor rules. Senate and House actions cover Grant on retired list, Garfield liabilities, Nebraska boundaries, and woman rights debate. Additional items note Indian tensions, postal schedule aims, and Dallas gang bonds.
A conference in New York between Blanchard and Jewett of the Erie and McCullough of the Pennsylvania company led to a contract for a division of freight, signaling closer ties and possible impact on Lake Shore stock. Other reports note wheat prices in San Francisco and a Wells Fargo car robbery near El Paso, with details on the theft and casualties. An Apache camp near Janos in Silver City mining country is described, including stock and livestock, with local authorities not planning armed action. A Detroit dispatch praises a woman who aided Marshal Wilcox during a life prisoner struggle, while a Moody-Sank exchange provides a satirical snapshot of revival meetings and book orders.
Nomination talk for councilmen centers on L. W. Blinn and Carr with Blinn likely a mayoral candidate. Reports touch on Shaffer & Lort, Mayor Downing, theater plans, and a San Francisco dentist arriving for the season. A shooting scare on Second street ends with Lenoir drawing his revolver after two men blocked his path.
Reports from Galeyville say masked rustlers were ordered to surrender by a Grant county deputy sheriff, refused, and were hanged by local citizens near Shakespeare. Names not learned. Nearby, Charles Rodig investigated a horse theft and found the thief had fled after notice to the owner. The tale questions Sheriff Behan’s deputy choices amid vigilante action. The Tombstone mining trial dominates court day with witnesses and property notes. The Lowry property on Allen Street changes hands, with plans to occupy ground and second floors by local firms.
A Sunday billiard dispute in Phenix led to a gunfight between Colburn and bystander Jansen. Colburn was wounded and jailed on an assault with intent to kill charge as bystanders and locals fled. An injured Chinaman, Linville, and others suffered near misses amid chaotic street scenes.
Reports describe Hunehuea Water Company planning extensive pipework through the city using wrought iron mains 1 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches diameter from rose brow hill to First street including Ninth and Fremont. A large pipe stock lies along the Atchison Topeka line awaiting delivery. The Third Ward nominated E F Price and Hazleton won the convention unanimously. Hazleton, a Sixth Street property owner and miner by trade, is touted to serve city interests. Later, a bold highway robbery near town wounded a passenger and mayor Clum disappeared after the attack. a search party is being organized as 2:30 am reports grave concerns for his safety.
An Albuquerque area Chinaman who built wealth in Cranes faced crime when a thief stole about 100 dollars from his laundry. The robber fled to Gallup and was killed by a swift reply in a mounted pursuit. The Chinaman resumed work in Cranes, and residents fear further trouble from the rustler’s fate.
Albuquerque reports Jack Winn wrongfully lynched in Arizona tied to Seattle thief fear. Bowie station hotel nearing completion as a regular Southern Pacific eating stop. Army depot likely near the station. Locating Engineer J E B Early prepares a Tucson to Colima survey with Sonora Railway ties. Prospectors like Tom Miller return with rich ore samples, promising a bonanza from Saddle Mountain to Camp Grant.
Reports from Judge Benson bound over Andrews and Nettle for 600 dollars each on charges of stealing ore from the Silver King mine. The Silver Queen mine bonded for 50,000 dollars. detailed shaft measurements and ore values described. Also notes on new four-message-per-wire telegraph tech by Montreal Telegraph Company and a summary of Pima County Recorder records since 1833 with counts of mining locations, land claims, mortgages, and other filings.
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