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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1896
Page
4
In a brief notice from the Southern stations region, officials announce a procedural action involving New Mexico and Arizona rail authorities. The report references general managers and operatives with limited readable details amid OCR noise, noting a September date in the color of the notice.
Silver quoted at 5. A. Hill came from Bisbee to spend holidays with family. New mail service between Benson and Guaymar. old mail to Topeke for repairs. Many Pearesites from the new camp returned home after Christmas. Quarantine on Mexican cattle raised. Nogales shows no shipments restrictions for months. A Los Angeles paper recalls Geo. Coeler’s adventures in the United States hotel. Cast Tem new selone ware opened in Phenix during irrigation congress. John Blake & Co. run a large flooring mill at Safford with full wheat bins. McMullen claims wheat supply about one and a half million pounds.
Governor Franklin reports a prosperous western territory with population around 101 240, up 24 249 from last year, and total property valued at 28 047 175 40. Indebtedness stands at 2 102 000 with 242 144 68 footing. banks and railroads total 1 299 miles plus 912 miles street railways. Copper output totals 71 210 331 pounds valued at 7 121 993 10 with silver and other metals also noted. An ad for Dr King’s New Discovery claims life saving relief for grippe with testimonials from a Beaver Falls druggist.
Reports from Nogales Sonora describe a fortifying guard deployment by Captain Davie of Company H 11th Regiment after fears of a planned attack on the Curtom House. The episode follows an earlier dysentery outbreak and notes of Yequi laborers leaving sites amid rising tension. In legal news, George Williams was convicted of murder in Florence and sentenced to twenty years in Yuma.
James A. Crowley foreman of the Chiricahua Cattle company spent a few days in the city and has gone to California to buy thoroughbred bulls for the company ranges. At Burnside Port meeting G A Raf announced elected officers for the term: Commander W F Bradley Senior Vice Commander J B Junior Vice Commander Jas Eikios Quartermaster A L Grow Burgeon A Boyle Chaplain G Pratt C D J W Kalen C G J C Wiser teotine George Thiel.
Cattle buyer Clinton Smith visited Tombstone to discuss spring deliveries from May to June. Prices cited range from 10 to 16 dollars, with a Los Angeles buyer eyeing tailings and old stock to refine supplies. Arizona stock outlook remains favorable for 16 dollar class cattle, promising profits amid solid future years.
The New Mexico Territory Supreme Court held the Alsotied Parish railroad exempt from taxation, affirming that lease rights of way and rock-bed assets were relieved from tax by federal action. In other items, notices mention Woodard of Pearce visiting county seat, Packard funeral plans for his New York father, Santa Claus visit at Mining Exchange Hall, and local obituaries including H. H. Kimball.
A letter from J Gunderman of Dimondale Michigan advocates swapping purchases from outside houses for locally produced goods. It praises De Kings New Discovery with dramatic health claims and mentions trials, drugstores, and promotional items.
Notices request sealed proposals from contractors for county works including road and burial services at Fontisteene and Formttones, with bids for Poland printing and advertising minutes of the Board of Supervision. Details cover indignant and indigent burials, road maintenance, public notices, printing, and related services with bid requirements and contract conditions.
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