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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1899
Page
1
Bisage February 2 reports 28 cattle shipped from Don Luis to Bakersfield California and more to California as buyers, while weather delays keep three trains held. Storms cut telegraph, repairs underway, and snow locks streets water pipes. Local happenings include new baseball gear, repairs, and residents visiting.
Editor Howe of the Orb returns from Tucson while field work on the new ball ground readies for Sunday practice. The weather shifts to mild spring after a bleak winter. R H Benton plans to ship cattle from Don Luis to San Diego tomorrow.
The Arizona legislature reports active debate and action on state law measures. Key items include a resolution promoting US and Mexican livestock commissions, various bills on labor protections, tax and public works, and bills to regulate mining, education, and city charters. On the ground, officers and miners move forward with projects as officers are honored and local industry reports signal ongoing activity.
Report cites a dramatic reconstruction of Spanish warships damaged at Santaró as a century defining mechanical achievement. Meanwhile a dire health warning promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for digestive and liver disorders. In Arizona, James Dowd and John Blake were killed near Hackberry with gruesome injuries, three Mexicans arrested, and lynching rumors circulate.
The Frontier reports on three land grants in Arizona including Mesers Maisch and Dricoll near Sante Cr river and Babacomsri with Supreme Court limits. The San Rafael de la Santa grant awaits confirmation while improvements pass to grant owners after private land claims rulings. Today marks Chris New Year with loud celebrations and fireworks amid political talk of Dewey as doctor in a violent-era glare.
Arizona records show 1898 school children at 19902 versus 17427 in 1897, 247 schools compared with 337, and total receipts and expenditures improving. Property value rose to 47210.64 with a six and a half month average school year and female teacher wages at 63.17 monthly. A Sandore bill proposes women’s suffrage and office rights, effective upon passage. A note also mentions two loose boxers boxing in Nuco with citywide preparations.
Mr Robt. Garrote returned home ill after travel and from El Paso. Dr Alton diagnosed smallpox and he was moved to the irrigation farm. Trustees ordered schoolchildren vaccinated and many citizens also received vaccines. Locals report wrecks near San Simon and Benson with extensive damage to locomotives and cars, factory remains unrecoverable.
Dr George Goodfelow now in Tarson and aide to General Shafter spoke with a Times reporter in Los Angeles about the alleged embalmed beef provided to troops during the Spanish American War. He described hospital duties after Santiago and addressed claims about preparation and chemicals used in the cans.
Fragmentary OCR note reports a man who advertised in a local paper seeking a wife and received an unwanted visit from someone who had resided at his house weeks earlier. The item mentions a divorce action connected to the ad and an unsettled domestic matter.
A contested bill calls for a mandatory fee before any division of counties, insisting a fair law must reflect the will of the people affected. It argues prior acts could redraw borders without local consent and urges legislative caution.
A local committee pins Lafayette monument work on two foreign sculptors, skipping American artists. A strong protest argues competent American sculptors deserve a fair chance to compete for the honor and the remunerations.
The Phoenix Republican harshly criticized house rulings and faced censure while vowing retaliation. Arizona solons resist with daily press critiques and plan formal protests against editorial attacks and presiding officer rulings. A legislative newspaper bureau is proposed to monitor and counter opposition.
Frank J. Cheyney of Lucas County sworn December 6 testifies firm offers one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Statement notes the product is taken internally and acts on mucous surfaces.
A deteriorated ad fragment touts a nasal spray claimed to cure catarrh without cocaine mercury or harmful drugs. The text references a general relief claim and lists a price and a contact at Warren Street in Chicago with miscellaneous purchaser notes.
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