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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1914
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes list transfers involving Aris B and L Founta Jobo James and D Trus ott plus spouses, Bisbes, Jeanie Shock Pearce, C Williams Bao Bimon, and S Campbillet to Jeanie Shock. The text mentions parcels and properties but lacks complete details or dates.
An OCR fragment describes the Wells Fargo Express office closing uptown and moving tasks to an EP and 5 W depot amid road misunderstandings. It outlines staggered mail handling through Gleew, Douglas, Bensos, Sonabere, Ceurtierd Arsenes, and mentions Louis Springs. The text is garbled with many unreadable names and places.
At last week’s regular meeting several property holders were told to lay new sidewalks immediately. The Electric Light Company was notified to remove their poles. The town shows signs of political reform with local officials pushing improvements as Bisbee and other nearby towns influence Arizona. The day’s docket also mentions visits from Hoo Jobe B Wright of Tucson, Horace B Merrill of Benson, and various locals including Alice Johnson and the Momo family.
The Goodrich Rubber Company will place road signs on Arizona’s main highways within four months. A logging team arrives within ten days to map routes, with two reps aboard the logging trip and three on the sign installation. Signs are 24 inches enamelled steel on eight foot posts, erected every mile at intersections and crossroads.
Chalmere 80 Earl More house and Bob Grey of Los Angeles traveled by car from Los Angeles to New York and back stopping at Fo'vlock and Bisbee on the Borderland Route. They left Los Angeles December 16 and praised road conditions between Los Angeles and Tombstone with an exception near Yuma and Maricopa.
W A Green and brother travel in two cars from El Paso through Bisbee to Tombstone Can yon and on to Phoenix praising the Borderland Highway as superior to the Lincoln Highway. They describe camping along the route and plan to continue toward Tacoma then Phoenix before reaching the coast.
Prominent maps issued by the Southern Pacific system hint at a future main line from Lordsborg New Mexico to Duncan and Solomoville then Phoenix with connections to the Arizona Central. The plan aims to use existing Arizona Eastern tracks from Bolomeoville to Sea Cerlor to support new traffic through Duncan. Local officials in Giles Valley seek approval to proceed, citing regional benefit and population growth potential.
Washington dispatch reports Lewis T Carpenter of Phoenix to be named collector of internal revenue for the Arizona and New Mexico district. He has served as assistant to Arizona Attorney General G P Ballard. The piece notes potential related appointments and Arizona interest in Interior Department posts. General Harrison is also said to be in conference with the War Department on military matters.
Early in the year the Democratic contest for governor begins. Dr. H A Hughes announces his candidacy with a platform emphasizing law and order and capital punishment. Other noted figures include Hoo Mark Smith and Carl Hayden as national candidates, with Gov WP Huot seen as a contender for governor. Political activity is rising as factions form around the Progressive movement led by Dwight Heard.
Trom Tuesday’s Daily notes Grace Gallen’s return to Loretto Academy for study renewal after holidays with Mrs. Sime Galen. Visitors include EM Miller and Jas Christenson from St. David and Melvin Awain returning from Los Angeles. A Cone Church social Friday features music games and 25 cent admission. Mining activity and property visits described in the Dragoons and Copper Queen area. A split school schedule is adopted to accommodate pupil numbers.
Reports indicate Benson and neighboring districts plan a union high school using the old state industrial School building. A districtwide election across Benson Fairview Marion David and Curtis is to be held soon to decide the proposal with broad support anticipated.
The board of supervisors issues 1914 hunting licenses with new form and color to prevent confusion. Licenses show purchaser name, expiration date, purchase date, residence status, and back prints hunting laws requiring carrying the license. They have been distributed and are readily disposed of across the state.
Local column notes include national murder and execution counts, business visits by Robert Mackey, plans for a new blacksmith shop by L P DeBaud, moving picture gear from Miami, bank director re-elections, flour delivery to Cowan’s bakery, pavement improvements, and a court order committing Joe Reddoch to the asylum. Also mentions juror selection processes and a nudge about income tax payments.
Director Forbes of the Arizona Agriculture Experiment Station discusses corn and oats varieties for Southern Arizona. He favors Canadian American June corn or Hickory King at higher elevations and urges planting in July to avoid heat and frost risk. Oats should be sown in February with irrigation essential for both crops.
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