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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR reading mentions Los Angeles New Mexico Arizona areas Huachuca Fort Bend Phoenix and Maricopa with scattered names and terms. No coherent event or report emerges to summarize into a definite news item.
The item lists gossip and notices from the Barbacemar river estate area. Mentions include surveyors on boundaries, Geo Spanenders linked to Tombstone, and A J Eastmm returning from a Barbacomari ranch. Davis, a lawyer, appears with a Brooklyn address.
A noon fire razed the Critchley residence below town, destroying the home and all belongings. Mrs. Critchley escaped through smoke to warn others as flames spread. only a portion of the household goods were saved. The homeless family faces loss of savings, while community sympathy rises and relief efforts begin.
The Star praises the St. David Mormon colony in the San Pedro valley for developing twenty six artesian wells aiding farmers and irrigation. Editorial urges royalties to the Mormon people for desert valley reclamation and highlights the colony as pioneering in Arizona farming. A War Cry visit by Salvation Army leaders is noted with a planned article. Local land and mining filings are listed.
Governor McCord and party including Richard Barker and others returned from Yuran where they inspected the canal project. The report notes 18 waterwheels complete, 6 miles remaining, and work to begin on the major canal once finished. Prison gang saved 1,800 cords of wood and prepared 1,000 acres for planting. Burdened by a $56 bet over horse handling, the wager and excitement sparked local discussion.
Hearty notice is given by the undersigned to creditors and all persons against the estate of Chats F. Lee late of Cochise County. Vouchers and claims must be presented after publication, with the final settlement proceeding by the executrix Mrs. Mary Om Le Heanetat Dy Hint.
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