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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1908
Page
6
A chorus urges restraint and self improvement as the year begins, urging people to rethink vows and avoid perjury while aiming to better themselves. The piece discusses virtue, sin, and how mood can alter judgments, ending with a call to strive for small betterments. A second note questions wartime or trade costs and criticizes monopolies for extracting wealth without creation.
A brief Voltaire quote on life spans and virtue urges peace with nature and usefulness. It frames longevity as a duty to self and God, encouraging harmony with life and daily counsel for others.
A girl questions a salesman about cheese. He insists the cheese is lovely, but she argues the word should describe living things. He retorts that lovely can stay with cheese. The exchange ends with her sticking to the word lovely.
Various district court matters noted including Belle Barnes v 1 Shattick et al with intervenors allowed and JM O Connell named as a defendant. GE L Thompson v Fairbank Co motion for new trial denied. appeal noted. Fannie Peterson indicted with plea by Feb 3. bond set at 100. Nievas Abedia indicted with plea by Feb. bond 500. WB Hutchisan indicted for smuggling. bond forfeited at 5000. Chinese appeal cases heard. Wong Poy deported, Yee Hay and Charlie Long deported with stay pending new trial. Leong Quong bond forfeited. bench warrant issued. Demurrers in Harry Dacy case delayed to January. Armentia granted divorce. Etta Moore granted divorce. both cases from Douglas. Citation proceedings against Walter Douglas of EP 48 W and Andy Scott involve blasting rock. injunction dissolved at plaintiff’s cost. Scott testified precautions were taken. no damage proven.
Abundance of pretty chorus girls and a 40-strong troupe led by Murray and Mack arrive in Tombstone to stage The Sunny Side of Broadway. The company features Max Bloom Thor Shea Carroll McComss Mae Hamilton and the Pippin Chorus with new songs and dances promising a full capacity audience.
Gen Manager Walter Douglas of Copper Queen and Attorney EE Ellinwood arrived from Bisbee in the private car Nacorari to attend the injunction proceedings. They returned to Bisbee this afternoon. Mayor Lane of Portinn Oregon made a sensational claim that Japanese spies secured accurate maps of that city.
In federal court at Los Angeles Judge Western awarded 456746.23 to New Liverpool Salt Company against California Development Company for property destruction caused by Colorado River overflow. The overflow, due to canal land intakes, destroyed the salt plant at the dry lake near Salton, now part of the Salton Sea. An appeal is expected.
A Washington dispatch reports Prof William Baker claims a future naval battle near Nero's hole between Hawaii and Guam. He forecasts dawn July 16 when 16 U S battleships plus Nebraska Oregon and Wisconsin face Japan with 11 battleships and 40 destroyers. He predicts heavy American losses and a crippled U S fleet.
Manuel Sarabia, once kidnapped from Douglas to Hermosillo and returned to Arizona by Captain Harry Wheeler, is now indicted in Los Angeles for complicity with the St. Louis and Douglas revolutionary juntas. Indictments against Magon, Ribera, and Villareal at Tombstone include Sarabia, deemed by federal authorities as active as the other agitators.
A coal mine explosion at Carthage New Mexico kills nine miners and seriously wounds four as most workers were on the surface for noon hour. Officials say gas buildup caused the blast. Rescue crews work to reach trapped men and assess damage.
A fire in San Francisco started at the Figone Coal Yards destroying property and killing two of Figone’s sons. Investigators are assessing origin and cause as authorities urge caution near the scene.
United States Attorney Alexander reports instructions from Franklin K Lane to bar complaints about railroad rates in Arizona and to mobilize a special agent if warranted. A Casa Grande resident, L Sharp, charged Southern Pacific with rate discrepancies from Casa Grande to Tucson. Alexander notes many complaints and invites evidence to pursue a formal investigation.
A farewell party honored Miss Wolcott as she departed yesterday for Lop Angese to study nuvish for a year. Friends hosted the gathering on New Year Eve and served light refreshments while noting her strong start to the new year.
Dr H A Hughes president of the Anti Saloon League for Arigns and New Mexico files with the Maricopa County board of supervisors a petition seeking an election on liquor prohibition. He says the fight will spread to all Arizona counties to push for prohibition. The Globe report notes 505 signers and lists other local events including a Phoenix shooting death, a potential Illinois Society, and a Tucson jury verdict for illegal imprisonment with damages.
A wedding took place Monday afternoon at the Holerbeck hotel in Los Angeles between J. J. Roberto, a governess station chief at the Maricopa Indian reservation, and Miss Juanita Chubrieut of San Diego County. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. J. J. Wilkins with John S. Mitchell as master of ceremonies. The couple will stay in Los Angeles briefly before returning to Arizona.
The grand jury will reconvene in Tombstone on the third Futrancy to consider charges against Duquesne Mining Company officials for importing twenty nine Mexican workers from Sonora and employing them in mines in violation of the labor contract law. Mexican workers were sent back to Mexico. others remain jailed in Tucson. Similar earlier case involved Allona Copper Company in Morenci for bringing clerks from Scotland.
Tickets for Murray & Mack at The Schieffelin next Monday night are selling fast amid hype for their musical comedy style. The duo, praised for dry Irish wit and explosive physical humor, are highlighted as a standout act in Tombstone with singing and dancing, while city-wide music cards show these songs as well suited to the show.
George E Cole of El Paso bought the El Trovadore mine from N. G. Bartolini for about 15000 dollars. The mine lies in the Tabatocnchi district and a ship from Ames has left for the property to commence operations. Other items mention Mina Tottie Sheppard visiting her sister in Bisbee, a Tombstone Woman’s Club meeting, Miss Mary Moffugh visiting Bisbee, and New Year’s Eve dance at the Rescue How Co with a large attendance.
New Year Eve ceremony united George N Mucia and Mrs Jeanette Bratley in Tombstone. Reverend Beordict presided as friends offered hearty congratulations and celebrants toasted the couple. The newlyweds begin their life together amid well wishes and merriment from a large crowd.
A summons issued by the Second Judicial District Court of Cochise County Arizona directs Manuel Lopez and unknown heirs of a Beck Ore Lot to answer a divorce complaint filed by the secure fund district. The action requires appearance within twenty days if served in county or thirty days otherwise, under penalty of default. The document bears the seal of Clerk B Wilcox and is dated August 12, 1902.
The Territory of Arizona Cochise County court issues a summons to the defendant in a suit by the named plaintiffs. The order requires appearance in the Second Judicial District court within twenty days after service or thirty days if served within the county, failing which a default judgment may be entered. Issued by Judge B Witcox on December 15, 1907.
Rebuilding the frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides progresses with exact duplicates of historic fittings. An advertisement touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for poor appetite nervousness constipation and sleeplessness claiming it cures dyspepsia indigestion biliousness sick headache chills and female complaints.
The county contracts for furnishings will be awarded Monday as the year’s supply contracts close. Miss Lorraine McPherson is reported ill with lagrippe while court plans shift to civil trials and a February grand jury reconvenes. Lyle Moreno receives a 60 day sentence for theft in Bisbee.
U.S. Land Office notices Thomas Ream applies for patent on Mineral Survey No agg in Township 19 South Range 3 East Turquoise District Cock County Arizona Territory. The bedrock lode claims describe starting at the NW corner, various bearings and distances to form a 30.063 acre site. Adjoining claims listed include Portland lode and Sea v y No. 190, with references to Mineral Monument bearings and Book 18 of the Mine Records. Registered by Lyman W. Wakefield, Register, with agents Icket & Bowman.
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