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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1911
Page
4
Draft notes describe an ascent over Chand Canyon with no landing area and a perilous river section in the narrow Colorado. Water, landings, and terrain pose severe risk to the flight.
A Phoenix woman arranged a unique funeral service featuring a phonograph concert as part of the rites. The mood described was stern, with attendees noting the somber but unconventional tribute and the deceased’s expectation for music to mark the farewell.
Project progress shows initial setup underway and content plan drafted. No closed incident reported. tasks pending include layout, template finalization, and calendar integration.
A terse, period flavored note urging respectful memory of the living and caution about displayed pride. It contrasts with possibly brittle traditions, mentioning hats and pins and mens’ tools, framed in a rural, moralizing tone.
Over a million pounds of hair entered the United States last year from China and Japan. The supply is expected to rise as Chinese are allowed to cut off their queues. Larger quantities will be needed to use the available supply.
After the holidays, Tombtone records a steady prosperous run for 1911 as all hands settle in for continued growth and economic improvement.
A sagacious trader uses the slow period to push advertisements and tidy up leftovers rather than wait passively for business to improve.
A statement asserts that deposits secured against wear and tear would win broad public support. It argues such guarantees would reassure savers and boost confidence in financial institutions.
A lively note describes a healthy youngster refusing to abandon the table while dessert remains in sight, keeping spirits high and appetite intact.
The Mexican Fiber Plantation company organized in Tucson with capital 32 009 plans to grow henequin fiber and corn wheat rye on Janders Chiapas and Oaxaca. Members include W H O'Neill George Martin and 3 W Purcell of Tucson B Shibell formerly of Tucson now Portland and J P Deegan of Portland.
Mulford Winter of Yuma, a constitutional convention alumnus, becomes Yuma county immigration commissioner. R H Reofro of Kelvin visited Globe on property sales near Rey. A Silver Belt talk claimed eastern capitalists negotiating for the Reofro group in the Riverside district.
New probate filings in Bisbee Douglas and guardianship orders plus January hearing dates for real estate and administrator accounts. District Court docket includes bankruptcy petitions judgments in multiple suits affecting Bisbee properties, mining firms, and loan associations with various creditors and titled properties.
Power generated at Roose velt connected to a new line feeding the Alfalfe manufacturing plant. Last week Thir ie the second user to adopt government power, following Pacific Gas & Electric Company as the first.
A dated testimonial advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 volume offer for catarrh that cannot be cured by other means. F J Cheney and Co of Toledo promise business reliability and offer testimonials free, with the cure taken internally and priced at 75 cents per bottle through wholesalers and druggists.
Jobo J. Pearce returns from Pearce area with ore for processing at El Paso plant. J H McPherson secures lease from Tombstone Consolidated Mines and begins loading ore for shipment. Mrs Adamson injured tripping over a rug and improving slowly in Copper Queen hospital. Attorney Ben Goodrich returned from Phoenix after territorial supreme court session. Local visitors include J A Sims of San Francisco. O K Tott and Peter McCourt in Tombstone on Denver business. Tombstone Bakery receives four-carload shipment. Deputy Sheriff Sam Hayhurst returns to Douglas after business trip. Annual masquerade ball planned for February 22 with Woodmen of the World or Red Men to host. announcement pending. Sandy leaves for Willcox after holidays with James Sanders. Mrs James Sanders and cousin Min Ella Sanderson visit. Mrs G W Hicksie ill with mange. family hopes for speedy recovery.
F I Ransome of Washington DC arrived on the early train and will stay several weeks. Mr Han, a mining engineer with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, is in Tombstone to complete geological investigations of the Tombstone quadrangle and assess mines in the district for a published survey report.
Judge E M Doe sentences N B Chavez to death for first degree murder. Execution set for Friday March 17. Chavez shows little emotion as he leaves the courtroom. Eduardo Perez also convicted of first degree murder with sentencing postponed to February 2 pending further motions.
Workmen in the Gold Farm group on the 120 foot level cut an eleven foot wide ledge of sulphide ore carrying gold and silver. No assays have been made yet so the exact value cannot be stated.
A surprising incident occurred at the property when something did not surface as expected at the top of the ground, catching the owners by surprise and leaving them puzzled about the cause.
Stockholders of the Consolidated National Bank Arienta National Bank and Southern Arizona Trust held in Tucson Thursday afternoon to approve missing business. W F Staunton term ended and Charles E replaced him as director. Staunton formerly associated with Imperial Copper and the Tonber Consolidated Mines Company and has since moved to Phoenix where he serves at Phoenix National Bank.
TheArizona Federation of Won dlute will be held from January 18 to 20 in an unspecified location. Organizers expect participation from clubs across the region and plan opening ceremonies and multiple competition sessions.
The pension bill authorized funds, extending monthly payments to veterans in various age brackets. It estimates annual costs rising by about $200,000 for prisoners and related beneficiaries, with monthly stipends scaled by age from 62 to 75 years.
Discovery of rich gold and silver ledge near Tesla Sonora several miles east of Navajoa on the Maye River triggers a stampede. Southern Pacific mine north of Navajoa is taken over by Mexican American Smelting and Seining. Subaila camp 36 miles north shows promise with two claims developed and small ore output totaling about $60,000 to $70,000 in gold.
M M Mills of Tombstone Arizona promotes a marble bed discovered just outside Tombstone city limits. The bed is 40 feet long and 44 feet wide with varied white and pink colors. Mills aims to start a marble quarry and seeks funds for operations.
A Chicago man and a Tucson boy bet on a desert crossing from El Paso to Bowie. Cooley walked the route with a blanket and no food, keeping to a railroad track while his partner DuRocher turned back at Bowie or earlier, hoping to gain experience.
McNeal resident JF Beace writes to the Dry Farming Congress advocating binary cropping to preserve soil. He describes deep plowing, red-deck soil cover, and two cultivations after sowing sorghum beans maize and millet. He notes spring plowing outperforms fall plowing and yields beans at about 500 pounds per load and cane at two tons per load amid insufficient rainfall.
A historical notice from Phoenix reports a local Arizona pioneer’s death amid Chinese communities. It references a supposed imperial edict by Wa Ting Fang ordering the cutting of queues on a fixed date, with watchful emulation by residents including large feasts and a public parting of the pigtails.
A Globe dispatch reports Marcus A. Smith requests President Taft announce whether he approves or disapproves Arizona's current constitution. Supporters in Gila and Graham counties urge Washington officials to press Taft for a reply to Smith's inquiry.
A group of Cochise County’s prominent women will depart Tuesday morning January 17 to attend the ninth annual convention of the Arizona clubwomen. The event gathers regional leaders to discuss civic and social issues and advance community projects.
Friday notes a string of local visits and legal matters as visitors from Huntsville to Cochise County pass through. Attornies, surveyors, and railroad officials, including Donart and Pickett, travel to Phoenix and Bisbee for court sessions, surveys, and business while probate records show many licenses in Cochise.
A 19 year old resident of Lowell was committed to the asylum by the probate court today due to insanity attributed to epilepsy. He has a history of weakness and partial paralysis, and doctors believed treatment might restore normal condition.
Henry Metinieh a Tucson jeweler died at 1:00 am yesterday following a self inflicted gunshot through the right temple. He shot himself fourteen hours after a prior injury and the blast was heard before authorities were notified.
J G Hutchison, a longtime Rock Island Railroad division superintendent, visited Tombstone this morning from Long Beach California to Topeka Kansas after an extended coast visit. He is the guest of C B Hutchison and wife M Hutchison during his stay in the city.
Col. Epes Randolph has returned to Tucson after a general inspection trip along the Southern Pacific railway lines in Mexico.
The Men of Whist Club turned the tables at the Progranieve Whist Club event at Chdhopper's Retreat last week. Edo Hicks won the retire to second, HB took the booby prizes, and Mine Grace Hicke planned the next meeting with Benedict as host.
EF Kellner a pioneer Phoenix merchant now residing in Venice begins recovery from an appendicitis operation but remains in critical condition. Neighbors criticized him for building an elaborate mausoleum in his yard at Venice to receive him after death.
A high stakes liquor license case in Phoenix pits nine attorneys from Tucson Prescott and Phoenix against local officials. The case concerns liquor dealers within six miles of a public works site and tests the fate of nearby Phoenix saloons. The defense includes Eugene Sivea S1 Pate and WoM Seatury with counsel TG Norris, while Dietret Attorney G Po Bullard Jude Nave of Glove and Langeton Burke and Fisher of Phoenix prosecute.
A Chicago dispute notes Charles H Markiats is appointed president of the Illinois Central Railroad to succeed JT Haraban, effective today, exemplifying a rise from the ranks. His early career began as a common laborer on a railroad coal chute in an Arizona town.
Juan Action born in Tucson and believed oldest native Arizonan died in Phoenix at 60 after a long life that began before Arizona was a U S territory. He prospected across the territory and died at Maricopa County Hospital after suffering burns while reportedly possessing valuable gold specimens.
The Rev J. 3. Hardere of the Latheren Mission among the Apaches returned to Globe from Roosevelt after performing the marriage of eight Indian couples. Telegrams from Williams to Prescott report Prescott joining the league of northern Arizona baseball clubs.
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