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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1913
Page
2
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A revisited Pearce page notes A J Benedict returning from Courtland on business and Miss Woodbery touring the state to lecture under Congregational Churches. Mrs E Charlee and Ona move in from Cochise Stronghold for winter. The community backs the Christmas tree at Huddy's Hall and a dance by Francis' Orchestra. Turkeys flood in from Sulphur Spring valley as New Year celebrations loom with large crowds expected. Deputy Sheriff Olds captures Francisco Gavilla for assault to commit murder at Johnson. Local notables visit the county seat and Gleeson residents report activity at the Commonwealth mill.
News from Phoenix records the death in Coruns California of A C McDonald longtime Selt River valley rancher and Arizona resident. A brother D H McDonald of Phoenix notified, he left for Coruna. The brief item lists his regional ties and family notification.
Tombstone shops fill with shoppers and extra clerks as Christmas rush peaks. Post office congestion grows as crowds head for parcel post. Special trains will carry packages nationwide as stores close tomorrow and offices shut for ten day vacation. paper not printed on Christmas Day.
F K Zenic a wealthy etholester of Gusymes, in Bisbee enroute from Phoenix to Douglas, said he expected peace in Mexico within a few months amid reports of 00 revolution below Chihuahua. He resided in Nogales the past months, having come via San Diego, noting Mexican constitutions taxes and stock sales to the United States.
A Chihuahua dispatch reports Villa orders harsh military discipline including executions for looting, with amnesty offered to federal soldiers who desert to the insurgents. Dispatches describe executions of officers at Hermosillo and a mass movement of federals toward joining Villa, while skirmishes erupt near Torreon and Gomez Palacio.
A Douglas chamber letter to Professor RH Forbes, director of the agricultural experiment station, signals interest in an artesian well project at Bulphar Springs valley. Forbes notes slow progress due to US Geological Survey review and his own workload, while hinting at upcoming meetings and possible site selection. The legislature had arranged funding totaling $7290 for the effort.
Presidio dispatch reports General Francisco Castro arrived at Ojiday to assume command and relieve General Mercado as constitutionalists clash with federal forces. The message notes 2000 peons from Laguos district cotton fields drafted into the federal army near Torrecn, with 1500 reinforcements from Navarette’s command, boosting federal strength and signaling a broader Huerta-led mobilization.
Explorer CH Lester reports the Borderland sign near Phoenix and Globe roads outside Mees has vanished after being torn down by reclamation service workers. Rancher says lumber was removed piecemeal by unknown persons. A new sign has since been erected.
County assessors gathered after the Tucson convention to discuss tax questions and elect officers. Tom Campbell of Prescott was reelected president, George Tra lected as vice president, and E A Hughes of Tombstone as secretary and treasurer. They approved resolutions on inventory based taxation and market value for bank stock, while protests by businessmen were not sustained.
Dunbar and Jo Consors launch Dunbar's Weekly after year’s start to promote homeseekers capitalists and state opportunities. The weekly will feature editorials by Dunbar, state news, mining and industry reports, and coverage designed to broaden statewide readership and economic prospects.
Federal court sittings are fixed in Phoenix Prescott Globe and Tucson with juries drawn from Apache Coconino Mohave Navajo Yavapai Graham and Pima. Clerk offices established at Phoenix and deputy kept there. Globe Prescott and Tucson records centralized for terms in northern cities.
In Bal pbur Spring valley this year grasshoppers and drought harmed crops. Entomologist A W Morrill notes two destructive types: the large black military grasshopper with yellow markings and a slender green grasshopper not previously noted here.
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