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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1899
Page
2
A report discusses risks of certain mining plans and notes local protests over railroad subsidy costs in Yavapai County. It cites Prescott Courier urging bold mining investment and cites Silver Belt on mining depth and profitability across Arizona counties.
A fragmented Gazette piece reflects on public values in Arizona, praising fair play while critiquing hypocrisy and malice. It references moral ideals and timeless truths guiding the duties of men amid a landscape of religious imagery and social ideals.
The unreadable text references Paris expos, photography frames, and safety notes about flash powders. It notes frame makers, camera prints, and mounting methods with vague claims of costs and privileges for exhibitors and photographers. The fragmentary items imply concerns about equipment, frames, and presentation at events without clear details.
In a meeting with casters and investors, mine owners list nine properties and terms. Notables include W Brackeces Allen Street and T H Jhier of Phoenix, with Norton House guests and other locals. Prof Griffith and his four person hypnotist troupe perform at the Opera House for four nights starting January 27.
Christmas service set for December 24 at Library Hall with morning prayer sermon and Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Evening prayers and sermon at 7:30 p.m. conducted by Rev F S Eastman and Rev A Elliott. Bazaar planned for Episcopal church funds discussed by Ss John Guilish.
A Christmas report from Bispex notes clear weather and town calm. A large crowd saw the Williame family off on their special last Friday afternoon. The Methodist Church held a Christmas tree service with children from the Sunday School reciting and singing. M J Cunningham, back from mining business in Humoaille Mexico, reports a valuable find about 45 miles from Hernesillo. Prof. Griffith and a four member company will perform at the Opera House for four evenings starting December 27. Home cards have been sent for Mr and Mrs Frank J Graf whose marriage occurred December 14. A Queen Band dance is planned tonight with much preparation for an enjoyable time.
Dec 26 1899 report notes mines and smelters shut down with a small cleanup crew remaining. A miner named Hugh Fraser, injured Christmas night, is mobile on crutches. Trading news mentions Mise Jeno Moft visiting relatives over Christmas. Weather outlook suggests possible rain or snow. Reports also claim G W Hill, formerly of the area, was killed Christmas Eve in the Duquesne mines near Nogales.
Board met to adopt minutes from December 18 and hear Burt Grover charge. Board declines removal jurisdiction, approves various tax deeds and deeds of parcels in Tombstone and Ulpher Spring Valley, discusses cattle assessments, and notes Benson jail land dispute with F B Webster letters.
The board to recognize no further claims to disputed property and orders inquiry into ownership. J A McCormick asked for ownership details while C M Hooker’s cattle assessment is corrected to Hooker. board adjourns to December 20 at 10 pm.
A Macon Missouri cat reared six squirrel kits and a Reading Pennsylvania tabby tends a fox litter. A 20 year old Tyre Kansas cat dies. Brooklyn cats fight to all but one dead. A Philadelphia man reports a cat killed 200 mice. Maine Angora production rises with prices. Biblical superstition and curious feline facts pepper the tale.
The article recounts folk beliefs about weather and future events. It links Friday weather to Sunday, notes a Christmas twelve day forecast for two months, and assigns days of the week to major outcomes such as storms, harvests, warfare, and mortality.
Experts debate Atlantic telephone line profitability unless a seven dollar per minute charge is imposed. Germany leads in electric railways with rapid June projections. California farmers embrace electricity to expand farming. There were 4 155 900 miles of telephone wire in use as of January 1 and Bell system construction exceeded 111 million dollars. Pacific mine owners anticipate major mining shifts due to electric power. In Philippine towns, a late curfew fines violators for being outdoors after 8 30 p.m. without a passport.
In Nogales Arizona reports detail a prolonged fight over the Cobre Grande property in Mexico. The Cobre Grande Company holds a bond from George Mitchell to W Green dating to 1893 for 250 000 dollars with a 5 percent payment to Mitchell. four payments were skipped and Green claims forfeiture. Two boards of directors dispute legitimacy and a receiver may be appointed to wind up the firm.
A $100 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone who broke into the Conyer ranch house around July or August 1898 and stole a new harness set, and again around July 16 this year stealing provisions and bedding.
From Tuesday's Daily notes a Fireman's ball planned for Monday on New Year eve. Christmas celebrations spread through Tombstone with Sunday school party and social dances by the Terpsichorean Club. Visitors from the mining district arrive to look after carat work as local residents react to a string of arson and crime reports.
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