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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1891
Page
8
Local notes mention fine plush albums at Yapie's and a grand raffle for an elegant music box with tickets priced at $1.00. Also notes various items for sale, a pneumonia illness, a marriage in Florence, licenses granted, a wrestling bout, and a sheriff sale of ranches bought by Martin Costello.
M D Scribner returns home from a snowy Christmas at Raton where the cold dropped to 16 degrees. The Florence Enterprise plans a move from Tucson with the plant transfer and a Florence publishing venture named the Florence Sentiment to capture local Republican readership.
D H McNeil died at 7 thirty this morning after three years of illness and cold weather strain. A Virginia City native who lived in Tombstone for ten years he was a blacksmith by trade aged 51. He leaves a wife and two children. The funeral will be held at Masonic Hall tomorrow at 2 PM.
Christmas Eve was enlivened by Co.G. with the Armory lavishly decorated by bunting and pictures. The Huachuca band delivered divine music as women and men applauded. the event extended to nearly daylight and left a lasting, pleasant memory for attendees.
J M Nichols, returning home on Christmas Eve, is followed by a stranger. He refuses entry when asked for water and guards his door. Nichols had a pocket book with two hundred dollars and multiple strangers nearby who likely intended to seize it.
A New York restaurant run by Joline Ceasar was robbed last night with a ball mince pie and half custard pie stolen, a few glasses of wine taken, and a broken front door entry. Thieves rummaged the money drawer but found nothing of value, likely linked to a prior Napa Nick robbery.
Rev. Downs and Rev. Nugent announce Sunday school at 12:15 p.m. and services at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. with a Christmas morning sermon and an evening Divine Message. Tombstone Lodge and Cochise Lodge members urged to attend the funeral of D. H. McNeil at Masonic Hall on Sunday, Dec 27, 1891. Can Can table to offer Sunday dinners. Baker and Campbell attorneys seek to test two thirds jury verdict constitutionality amid Walker case losses.
An order from the district court authorizes sale of about 1200 cattle including 450 steers, 120 horses, and two ranches totaling 240 acres with improvements. Ranches lie on the north side of the Whetstone mountains in southern Arizona. Potential buyers may contact H. Graway, Receiver, Benson, Arizona, for details. Also advertised are fruit trees and plants for sale at Fulton and 2nd streets, Tombstone, Arizona.
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