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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1891
Page
5
Readable parts show times: Bisbee 7.00 am to Fairbank 6.06 am and 2.00 am, Bisbee 12.30 pm. Mention of BEN WILLIAMS, apt. as a passenger or contact.
Charley Holbrook arrives from Sonora. Tree planting in Tucson. Robbing left by stage for Phenix. Fort Apache officers quarters burned. Benson prison outlook favorable. J B Auguie seen in Tombstone. Nettie Rafferty returns from Land Ranch visit. S P Co advertises 113000 railroad ties for Deming freight. Optician Prof I Aronson set at Palace Hotel for glasses. Sonora Mexico sugar praised. Fred Carnighan arrests Mexican. pursuit ends with a shot. Yonge family heads to Seattle. public schools lose three pupils.
The Supreme Court handed down several rulings on Saturday involving Granville Cary v Maricopa County, Sol Lewis v Heyden, James Reilly v Crowley, and others with various affirmations and dismissals. A water case and patent matter were also decided alongside city attorney salary implications. Late Saturday a Mexican man was shot in Fairbank. investigation ongoing with possible arrests. Gorton’s New Orleans Minstrels opened at the Auditorium with favorable reception and refined performances.
Tuesday's Daily notes the Guaymas carnival begins on February 1. Other items include Mr. George Carre leaving for Virginia, Mrs. Fly's return from Bisbee, and three thousand tons of ice to be stored near Flagstaff.
A Phenix correspondent reports assembly maneuvers as Pima Cochise and Maricopa align with Mr Clark against Mr Fisher with Parish as leader. Plans aim to move the territorial prison to Benson and fund buildings with a 10,000 dollar appropriation while taxing for erection. A new county in the Pedro region with Benson as seat is also discussed. An undercurrent of scheming at the capital signals potential harmful bills. Fairhawk County hosts a Mexican circus drawing regional crowds.
The Idaho Supreme Court in Stevenson v Moody rules the legislature cannot authorize payment of employees beyond congressional appropriations. Judge Buck notes that even a joint resolution cannot fund such payments and that the territorial comptroller lacks authority to issue warrants for those salaries.
The schedule lists a 7am start with prologues and songs performed by Laura Crable, Mary Stillwell, Alice Crable, and chorus. Highlights include recitations by Adela Macneil and Mary Stillwell, plus songs such as Hush-a-bye and Sing a Song a Sixpence. Performances feature local participants Dick Woods, Gertrude Whitney, Mollie Bauer, and Geo Hill with multiple dates and acts throughout the month.
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