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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1906
Page
4
The Southwest copper mines are highlighted as well managed and productive, with steady gains on Eastern markets illustrating investor confidence and the robust nature of regional mining interests. The piece warns against fraudulent mining flotation schemes harming honest investors.
Common coffee and spice mills used in American homes are exported at 67 cents by the same manufacturer who leverages a protective tariff to charge 88 cents per household, a 30 percent graft cited in the report.
The ancient moralist Publius Syrus is cited as saying that good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings, a truth the author claims remains enduring today.
The News-Herald urges daily gratitude in Arizona praising local prosperity and employment. It highlights relief from distant disasters, invites residents to celebrate with Tombstone firemen and the Hats Orchestra, promising a grand New Year Eve event and welcoming visitors to enjoy the hospitality and music.
York maven Lee J. Spangler known as Pennsylvania's prophet releases his 1007 bulletin. He forecasts Czar’s fall, sultan’s collapse, global famines, rail crashes, earthquakes, tidal waves, islands vanishing, and nations’ rulers to hang themselves amid widespread religious strife.
Mohave Apache leader Novad of the Verde region and Chief Captain Cava with interpreter Peter Ocotilla visited Governor Kib bey at the executive chamber to plead for a local primary school on the reservation. They argued for early education to match white children who start in public schools at age five, noting separation from families is impractical. Governor Kib bey noted the request and said he would raise it with Washington authorities.
A party of eight capitalists travels toward Silver City to inspect a peculiar rock formation about thirty five miles north of the city. They aim to verify claims of ownership and, if confirmed, plan a purchase of the property.
Cupid continues to be very active in Cochise county as probate court issues remarriage licenses. Eleven licenses were issued the day before Christmas and four more since, with one or two expected this afternoon. Recent marriages include Lee E Dean to Dolores Silvaol Cananen and Clarence D Sigfried to May Stanberg, both of Douglas, plus Febbronia Pina to Cresencia Zapate of Tombstone. Total licenses in the year reach 395 by noon today.
The article argues for building a San Pedro river bridge near Charleston to aid Tombstone commerce and residents in the Huachuca mountains. It urges influential Lowellstone residents to take action to turn this desire into reality.
E P Rapier jailed seven years for forgery and Earl Buster sentenced to five years for perjury. Buster may be brought back to testify in the Willione case when it is called, though his deposition has been taken.
Fourice m children, the mother superior and six sisters barely escaped a serious blaze at Joseph's Academy in Prescott. Fire began in the basement and stairway at 2 30 oclock Wednesday morning, with smoke filling upper floors while inmates slept unaware of danger.
Indians from the Mogi reservation were moved Saturday morning under a Fifth Cavalry detachment led by 2nd Lieutenant Wilson, transferred at Benson and taken to Fort Huachuca.
In court today Tomas Expomosia was convicted of aiding and abetting a revolutionary movement against Mexico and sentenced to two years at Yuma with a $1000 fine. An appeal notice from the sentence was filed.
Arthur Hopkins and bride Miss Myrtle Munson arrived from Douglas and will reside in Tombstone. Hopkins will assume the duties of undersheriff under Sheriff elect Jack White at year’s end. The couple wed in Douglas on Christmas Day and will live at the Huffacker residence on Second Street.
District reports list slander suit by Gouri against Way over alleged remarks. Frank Hereford vs WC Gircone judgment filed for 16 plus 136.05 costs. Copper Queen Co suit by H B McDaniel for 510. Leadville Mining Co stock dispute seeks return of original shares after a corporate reorganization. Andrew Hartman sues W M Pater for 149 over rents on jointly owned property. Multiple notices of judgments and mining-related actions appear across the record.
Judgment entered on a $30 note plus costs. TW Phillips vs Horald Smith et al damages. demurrer sustained. Citation issued against Mr Luteavich to explain noncompliance with a divorce order in EA Von Arnim vs Wm Kline debt case set for January 7. Anton Lopozich vs Nike Lepoui for divorce tried behind closed doors. Civil actions proliferate in district court with several new filings, including Frank Hereford vs W C Greene for $10,906.13 plus $136 costs, and M Clawson vs E A Folsom and WS McKnight for debt on a hauling contract. judge’s docket shows multiple appellate and local cases from Tombstone. The Tombstone justice case Alex McCargo vs H J Bashy arises from a June horse sale for $75. horse allegedly unsafe and troublesome, with venire noted.
In a California justice court, Jack Kullaber sues Win Witherell and LF Devine represented by McDonald of Leo Aleo for 255.10 dollars on a premary note and 115 dollars costs claiming related damages.
A fragment lists Cochise county writers and artists, praising Arius and a young woman’s pen sketches titled The Penalty of the Crime. Frank Megales contributes Matrimonial Ingenuity, offered in a distinctive local voice with cultural topics and vivid storytelling.
A special report from Nogales describes a massacre of Mexicans by hostiles at a railroad station on the Canones Yayui river line in Sonora. Only one Mexican foreman Thompson and a train crew member survived after a surprise attack that left locals poorly prepared and reinforced by the arriving train.
James Cashion in charge of Grant Bros outfit returns to Phoenix from Ba Yaqui River road area with West Coast plans. Rand or Randolph lines stretch over 1,009 miles of construction amid severe labor shortages. Southern Pacific bias drains workers while 2,200 Chinese workers may soon join. Grane Bros outfit expected to arrive from Santa Fe route into Searchlight Nevada to resume Arizona and California line work near Phoenix.
The ad copy claims six million boxes a year for Cascaret Candy Carlton in 1900 and touts its efficacy as the best medicine for the bowels, urging druggists to stock the product.
Local residents and visitors log a flurry of yesterday movements with George B. Wilcox returning from Texas with Christiaan, Maghey and wife visiting Bishee, and others like John Carter and Eostes facing grand jury ties. John Gheaton canvassed mining interests, while AL St. Lewis visited Tombstone for holidays and M A football team news sparks city entertainment.
Albert Riley was laid to rest today in a funeral conducted with the joint aid of the Knights of Pythias and Daughters of the Order of the P, honoring a respected member. Members placed wreaths on the casket as mourners gathered, while Riley’s mother, ill in El Paso, could not attend. The community extends condolences to the bereaved.
The Southern Pacific plans a major levee reinforcement along about twenty miles of the Colorado on the California side from midway between Yuma and the intake downstream beyond Imperial to brace the embankment against future breaks. Superintendent Randolph says repairs aim for a permanent solution. C K Clark, ex Tucson division engineer, joins Superintendent Cory directing the work as a train carries pile drivers and crews to reinforce the site.
Airvices received here indicate J. E. Butler formerly of Pearce and resident of the county for about twenty five years will be appointed jailor by Sheriff elect White. Butler has long served in Tombstone and is the father in law of Chief of Police Bravin.
The fragment notes varied local statements about annual Nava wars, seasonal turkey hunting ending next fall, plentiful quail with small cambers killed, copper camp in Tombstone, New Year’s Fireman’s Dance, healthy yet plagued by fevers, and substandard wood houses. It hints at humor and concern in a Tombstone community.
Hung Lin a Chinese immigrant confined in the county jail was found dead last night by hanging in a cell opening. The coroner's jury ruled death by self strangulation, noting Lin had just arrived from Hermosillo and faced deportation.
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