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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1921
Page
7
Partial readable text hints at a local notice involving unnamed entities and unspecified actions, with unclear date and place details. The readable fragments reference interests and potential transfers but lack concrete names or outcomes to confirm a specific event.
Fragmentary passage references county actions and a levy proposal. Mentions Maric members, omnibus amendment, and a vote. Details are garbled with illegible terms and misordered phrases. No clear dates, places, or named entities reliably identified. The fragment hints at a county levy issue and related motions.
The Arizona Senate failed to approve the highway appropriation bill after a day of amendments and debate. Key items shifted from Holbrook to Lupton and back, with a $50,000 addition restored and a total adjustment to match itemized figures. Amendments licensing lobbyists and directing revenue to the state road fund passed, while a five cent levy was debated and partially reduced before final action.
Ancient remains are reported half a mile from the original Charleston site as Smithsonian researchers led by Dr. Gidley move to Curtis Flats area. The discovery mirrors the Curtis Flats find and suggests a Paleolithic sea valley origin, with plans to investigate an ancient Indian village nearby and assess the skeleton’s condition for study.
Tucson report notes Graham county spared by national economic slump. Andrew Kimball of the agriculture commission says Graham farmers sold grain and fruit at high prices, cotton acreage was small, banks are strong, credit good, hay and dairy products fetch solid prices, keeping local prosperity steady.
Gratifying progress reported from the Howard Silver mine in Prescott with a carload of ore set for shipment to Cole and Co. in Douglas next week. Sinking has yielded all ore, a station is being cut for drifting, and regular shipments are planned. Heavy machinery heads to the Howard Copper mine as a site for its station is rapidly prepared.
Douglas reports from the Mexican consulate show Agua Prieta city council, in a meeting earlier this week, weighing a plan to raise 25,000 dollars for a modern school project. The action reflects cross border cooperation or funding aims discussed by local officials.
Forty seven German officers and sailors from vessels interned in Mexico since the war will pass through Tucson Thursday en route to Germany. They enter the United States at Nogales, travel to New York, then sail for Germany on the Manchuria around February 24. The movement is overseen by the Department of Justice and coordinated by the Pacific Steamship Company official.
At Shoenlin February 16 the board endorsed three ante merit proposals to the legislature regarding land improvements and their disposition under the land code. Rudolph Kuck Jer, state land commissioner, said Bryan, chief counsel, will draft the bill for introduction soon.
A U.S. soldier from a mapping detachment was burned while washing clothes with gasoline near Cervantes Mill, seven miles east of Ajo Arizona. The explosion caused burns on the body but they were not serious and he was taken to Ajo hospital for treatment. Paradise Final surveys of Paradise Verde irrigation project underway. Glendale completes new water mains installation.
A Civil War era report states a deserter from the 4th United States Cavalry surrendered at Camp Hares and was escorted away by a sentry. The prisoner, previously noted as a deserter, later fled again and reportedly headed toward Mexico, raising questions about his motives and movements.
Three youths from New York reach Tucson during a cross country trek toward San Francisco. They traveled south along the Atlantic seaboard starting October 14. Local officials and a Greek colony member hosted them, while reports note encounters with segregation and public interest.
In Phoenix on February 17 Henry J Mauler, a clerk for a Cotton company in the office, was arrested after fingerprints and heel prints at the desk led to his capture. He allegedly took $129, placed in county jail, with grand larceny charge to be filed. Officers say the money vanished from the desk, sheriff’s office noted the prints. University of Arizona to reopen former courses at Bisbee and Flagstaff.
Ephmi nla Y Barra arrives as newly appointed governor of the Northern district of Lower California. His brother Adalberto Barra of Calexico says official whereabouts will be kept secret pending negotiations and the outcome of his assumption of office.
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