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Newspaper

Tombstone Epitaph

Location

Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1908

Page

3

Bisbee and Warren County Property Transfers and Notices

Records detail numerous property transfers and legal notices in Cochise County including allocations in Bisbee, Benson, and Warren mining districts. Notable entries cover deeds, mortgages, and probate orders involving individuals such as Alice Moon, G E Balchen, Manuel Guerrero, John Gardiner, and James Beard, plus corporate interests and mining claims in Warren district.

Alice Moon Balchen Bisbee Duey & Overlock Jean Thornton Bisbee Manuel Guerrero John Gardiner Pirtle Douglas Warren Company Rose Warren Raymond L Ovens Jas Owens FL Conyers W J McGill Benson Pacific Trsprovement Company Steve Roeve Steve Roemer Bean Bemi Lalonde

Garfield Highlights Arizona Dams and Monuments

In his annual interior department report, Secretary James B Garfield notes that by December 31, 1907 the Tonto reservoir had $4,362,100 spent of a $6,300,000 project with completion expected in 1911. Laguna project totals $1,876,700 spent of $4,500,000, also set to finish in 1911. The Grand Canyon was named a national monument after the report, and Garfield lists Petrified Forest, Montezuma Castle, and Tonto as monuments with a request for $5,000 to maintain the national monuments.

James B Garfield Washington, D.C Arizona Garfield Tonto Laguna Yuma Grand Canyon of Arisone Montezuma Castle

Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Advertised Claim

Detroit resident J H Seite endorses Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming improved appetite, relief from bloated sensation, and regular bowel movements after use. Price 25 cents, available at druggists.

J. H. Seite Detroit Mich

Rebuilding Old Ironsides and the Constitution Guns

A fragment describes the reconstruction of the frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides. It notes the work nearly complete with guns to be exact duplicates of those used a century ago. The passage then advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion and related ailments.

Hosteter

Governor Kibbey Goes to Washington

Governor Kibbey will travel to Washington D C to lobby for Arizona interests in possible statehood compacts and review pending Arizona bills. He plans meetings with Secretary Garfield and likely President Roosevelt, signaling a significant political move amid Arizona Republican debates over delegation instructions for Taft at the Chicago convention.

Arizona Interior Garfeld Roosevelt Kibbey Phoenix Washington, D. C National Capital Washington Taft Chicago

Cannot Gamble Says Sonora's Governor

A report claims Governor Torres will not sanction gambling in Agua Prieta despite concessions sought by Douglas personnel. Officials expect a firm stance against wagering as a border town policy, with no official confirmation yet of any concession being granted.

Agua Prieta Douglie Persone Torres Douglas

Land Grants for Railroads in Arizona and California

Washington dispatch reports the House passed the Smith bill to grant up to forty acres of land in the Colorado River Indian Reservation to the Arizona and California Railroad Co. The bill also proposes district court jurisdiction in Santa Cruz county to settle damages claims against the United States tied to widening the street along the Nogales informations line.

Washington Smith Colorado River Indian Reservation The Arizona and California Railroad Co District Court Santa Cruz County United States Informations Nogales

Tombstoner Feared Dead in Sonora Expedition

David Mitchell left Tombstone January 11 for a copper property east of Arispe Sonora with Charles Gordes. They traveled through Indian-threatened country and have not returned. friends fear Taqui attacks. Mexican ally was to join them at Arispe, possibly also missing.

David Mitchell Sonora Dave Mitchell Tombstone Aliepe Hereford Charles Gordes Arispe Mitchell

Pen Picture of Arizona Winter

The Tucson Citizen reflects sentimentality as it surveys Arizona winter, noting January and February bring brief respite from growth and that the season in the Southwest is mild compared with Arctic rigors. It argues winter is a misnomer in this sunshine belt, with frost and snow rare novelties welcomed for their novelty.

Tucson Arizona Southwestern Sunshine Belt Old Boreasia

Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies

An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh, and offers a hundred dollar reward for any case of deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with a free circular.

Omo Toledo Lecas County Frank J Cheney F. J.cheney & Co Hall Frask J. Cunsey A.W. Gurasox J. Cuexey & Co

Fragmentary moral counsel from a 19th century column

A brief, moralistic fragment shows a speaker urging compassion for the afflicted, noting the value of patient care and the slow, careful use of remedies after consulting physicians. It reflects historical views on charity, health, and ethical duty toward the vulnerable.

Local Marriages and Court Actions Dominate Tombstone Update

Monday reports show multiple marriage licenses issued for Juan Larringa and Yearel Bernal, James Wil and Elizabeth Toole, David Womack and Refugio Escalante, plus T. R. Brandt suing W. K. Meade for 2000 to foreclose a mortgage on the Aztec property. Also noted are travels of Scribo, plans for Tombstone Minstrels, U S Attorney Joe Alexander arriving from Phoenix, and a Cochise Club smoker with visitors. Captain Harry Wheeler and others appear in court and business notes include Jorepn Ihe Tucton attorney and George Neale visiting Tombstone. Armin Stock Co. set to visit February 17–18–19 with three plays from Bisbee to Tucson.

Tne Juan B Larringa Bisbee Yearel Bernal Douglas James A Wil Elizabeth Toole Tots David G Womack Refugio Escalante St. David T. R. Brandt Firetional Bank of Tombstone District Court W. K. Meade Mesere, Scribower and Meade Armin Stock Company Bistel Tucson Tom, Dick and Harry Cosy Corners

Supervisors Meet This Evening With Back Tax Suit Talk

The board of supervisors convenes for its regular monthly session this evening. Petitions will be presented and the Public Examiner Foster’s report will be discussed. Foster, in the city, will confer on pursuing the back tax suit against the Copper Queen company, with potential additional counsel or involvement from the Attorney General Clark.

Board of Supervisors Foster Copper Queen Company Clark

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

John Walker, a court reporter, is confined to bed in Bloomington Indiana with grippe contracted in Chicago during one of the blizzards that sweep the region. In a letter he harshly criticizes the Midwest winter and extols Arizona while describing Kabe Japan’s smallpox epidemic.

John Walker Bloomington Indiana Chicago Arizona

Pre Cooling Cars Boost California Fruit Harvest

The Southern Pacific plans 6800 refrigerator cars and builds pre cooling and ice making plants to speed fruit handling. Pre cooling promises 10 to 20 percent rise in citrus frost output, protecting crops and extending tree longevity. Last season California fruit crop valued at about 34 million dollars, doubling the state’s total fruit value from gold.

Calimfornia Rvst Trafic Si Ie Fornia

Finding Body May Clear Fairbank Mystery

A failing mystery at Fairbank deepens as a horse and buggy pair left with a passenger on the SP line vanish. A body found near the Santa Cruz county line, likely the missing passenger, shows a fractured skull and signs of a month or more since death. Nogales authorities summon a coroner’s jury to identify the murdered man and locate the assailant.

Fairbank Robert Fenter Santa Cluz

Mrs Grant Seeks Husband Through Local Lodge Aid

Mrs Roderick Grant of San Jose appeals to CB Tarbell, secretary of the local Masonic Lodge, asking help to locate her husband who has been out of touch for months. Grant once lived in Tombstone, belonged to the lodge, and worked at Cananea until its closure. Last heard from in Nogales in November, she fears an accident may have occurred.

CB. Tarbell Roderick Grant San Jose California Grant Tombstone Cananea Nogales

All of Arizona Visited by Storms

Reports from all parts of the territory describe general rain, with substantial snow in northern mountains, following a long dry spell. Farmers and stockmen are pleased as weather improves across the region.

Arizona Inet Faruere

Ayer's Cure for Sinousness and Constipation

The fragment hints at a claim that Ayer's medicine cures sinousness and constipation. The readable text is limited and lacks dates, sources, or corroborating details, but presents a promotional style typical of patent medicine ads in old newspapers.

Bloody murder by Yaqui Indian near Nogales

A Yaqui Indian killed Francisco Lopes a Mexican rancher 18 near Plauidhas de Plats, shooting him for sheep theft, crushing his skull, then trying to burn the body. He was arrested in Nogales and jailed awaiting likely execution.

Nogales Enya Plauidhas de Plats Francisco Lopes Arabah Nognies

Narrow escape as axle breaks on limited train

An axle on engine 3016 pulling the Golden State Limited west from El Paso broke near Lanark on the Southern Pacific mainline. One drive wheel jumped the rail but returned before a wreck. The engineer halted the train, another locomotive was sent from El Paso roundhouse, and the disabled engine was moved to terminal yards.

Golden State Limited el Paso Lanark Southern Pacific

Chinaman Wanted for Recent Murder in Canagea

Immigrant inspector Moore ordered deported to China is sought for the murder of a Chinese resident in Canagea. Local Chinese residents offer 200 dollars for the capture and return for trial, though legal complications may require red tape to set aside the deportation order.

Wing How Moore Immigration Service China Canagea Camanes

St Miles Anti-Pain Fame Glere Headache

Septic notes report an odd medical claim project titled St Miles Anti Pain Fame Glere Headache with unclear sources or dates. No verifiable persons or organizations are traceable in the fragment. The text appears damaged and lacks coherent context.

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