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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1895
Page
4
Prospectors note time table details for Southern Pacific Railroad stations with schedule references, town names, and officials. It lists west and east stations including Benson Arizona Fairbank Hanchuca Crittenden and Tempe with times and service notes. The document shows irregular spellings and OCR errors but conveys train times and station names used in 1920s timetables.
The itemized notes report Barrow's sale ads for fabrics and goods, a public school closing for Christmas, a murder conviction in Elrenberg, Christmas plans by churches, a mining and property discussion, and social visits including Mrs. Casey Clum and Col. Herring. Also noted are a Kaneas brandy hoax, a Masons election, and local tradesmen offering bargains amid winter conditions.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors in Tombstone adjourned to December 20 1895 and opened bids for jail feeding printing indigent care and advertising for 1896. Proposals must include bonds and specify per inch rates. bids close January 6 1896 at 2 pm.
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