12 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1902
Page
1
A garbled OCR item recounts a court date around the 26th for Anes union officers, notes on a ball game and a drive remurnss, a missing person case, a hotel event, a death, bank construction, reorganization of local law and new clinics, plus incipient town incorporation and public health oddities.
January 6 1902 Tombstone Cochise County Board of Supervisors met with York chair and Reay present, Delehanty absent. They canceled a lease forfeiture, granted a land lease for section 16 township, reviewed salaries and bills, opened bids for county needs, and adjourned to January 7 1902.
Territorial Veterinarian J. J. Nort returns from Bisbee reporting cattle movements to Cochise county and along the Mexican line. A quarantine blocks Sonora cattle until month’s end to prevent spread. shipments may resume after that date if restrictions ease. Local stockmen are advised to avoid crossing the line with cattle under contract.
Bisbee is declared an incorporated city with over 1000 residents supporting the petition. A seven member city council is appointed led by a local mayor, clerk, treasurer, auditor, and police chief. Term of office begins April first with qualifications to follow. Local notes reference Arizona experiment stations and remarks on federal headquarters and local officials.
The article notes construction work at Benson Reform School with local contractors using imported materials and promises of employment. It mentions Copper Queen Company’s output, a court resignation of Judge Joe Reilly, city officials, and several marriages in the area, highlighting local legal and civic happenings around Bisbee and Cochise county.
The mid taket of automobile ar rived yesterday morning and way ran other ue streets. The operation was entirely satisfactory to the observer, Mr. Pippin att, who is proud of the fine ma ching machine. It uses 10-noee power high-spent marine engines with water coil and flash boilers for storage capacity. Speed test between Toledo and Detroit reached forty two miles an hour under 175 pounds of steam. The start for the Canyon was made today, with Lippincott hoping to reach Grand Woen bi vtel in about three and a half hours after leaving Fing att. The automobile will carry four passengers and about 600 pounds of supplies. Lip pincut, Hogaboom, Thomas MCha and Al Doyle will comprise the party embarking on the first trip with the Canyon man automobile.
Public land sale proceeds earmarked for reclamation of arid lands. Government agency announces plan to fund irrigation and soil restoration projects from sales revenues. Officials emphasize agricultural development and water conservation goals.
A discussion notes a pending measure benefiting Arizona with annual land payments and reclamation plans tied to a proposed reservoir. If enacted the bill could raise land prices and boost settlement purchases, funded by revenues from the new reservoir and land sales as of June 30 1901. The piece expects passage as beneficial to reclamation interests and land development amid rising facility costs. The article also reports a fire at the J M Densin Lumber Company box factory in Rhoades damaging the frame structure, with estimated losses of 12000 dollars and 4000 dollars insured, and rebuilding efforts underway.
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