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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1922
Page
2
Phoenix, Salt River Valley farmers and industry leaders prepare for the incoming Arizona administration and Sixth Legislature. State officials anticipate new appointments, budget needs, and a push to collect delinquent corporation reports boosting state revenue.
Auto racing at the state fair grounds in Phoenix draws top Arizona drivers and leading dealers as they prepare lavishly for New Year’s Day events. About twenty noted drivers are expected to compete on the mile oval after renovations to improve banking and track condition. Speed records are anticipated as machinery is rebuilt and optimized for speed. Also home for Christmas is Rhesa Cornetias son of Tombstone, returning from the University of Arizona.
Secretary of War Weeks explains the transfer of the First Cavalry from Camp Harry J. Jones to Fort Sam Houston and Fort Clark Texas, citing border needs and station capacity. The decision reflects a redistribution of troops in the Eighth Corps area with favorable action deemed unlikely.
A damage suit in Bisbee against the City of Bisbee was heard in Judge Lockwood's department. Judge instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant after arguments by Alexander Storey and Frack EL Theme for the plaintiff and City Attorney John Sanders for the city. The case concerns money received for a release and questions the authority of a peace officer to accept bond money.
County Attorney John F. Ross is busy preparing several criminal cases to be brought to the present term of the criminal court, which reconvenes on December 29. A special panel of jurymen is expected to be summoned to try these cases. Snowflake reports about 316 cars of cattle depart from the local depot.
A Mexican man named Gonzales offered a Ford as part payment toward a ten dollar speeding fine after being cited for 25 mph on C Avenue. Witnesses noted a sputtering car with fenders wavering and a radio sketchy as the vehicle was pressed to reconcile the amount with timely payment.
Sheriff John Montgomery of Phoeni ton learns of armored car robbery after bandits forced an auto driver from his vehicle early Wednesday. Sheriff Marcy Rafferty reports few details and no clear whereabouts for the suspects, the case under investigation in Maricopa County.
Maricopa County highway commission and Twohy Brothers Co sue Arizona Eastern for about 15000 in reparations paid for switching charges. They filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission after a ten day hearing at the Capitol. The petition argues the rate of 82 cents per mile for train time to place materials at plant sites is excessive unjust and discriminatory since the county road program began.
Dave Foster, a popular Copper Queen Hotel staff member in Bisbee, is seriously ill with pneumonia at Riverside Community Hospital in California. Friends report his condition remains grave but hopeful as relatives and his wife stay by his bedside after accompanying a sick friend to California.
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