25 Jan 1891
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1891
Page
1
An estimate suggests Central West irrigable land could support forty times Indiana’s population, with twenty acres under irrigation yielding as much as one hundred acres of typical farming. Cochise County's 3.34 million acres include 1.5 million suitable for fruit and vegetable production, enough for 9,375 farms and about 28,000 people.
A fragmentary discourse discusses beliefs in ghosts and spirits, noting practical, rent related matter and the tension between superstition and method. The speaker reflects on human volition, wisdom, and the search for cures in medical practice.
A Reno Gazette piece rails at Dr Bishop's asylum treatment with eggs and discusses potato pricing. a City of Mexico note cites salt beds worth hundreds of millions. Local items include improving Clarence Coffman, travels of Gay Powell, miner updates, preaching schedules, optical ads, court cases, and Sapais versus Navajo tensions in the Coconino area.
A list of letters remaining in general delivery at the Tombstone post office for the week ending January 24 1891 includes Anderson JC Buloui A Burris John F Davia Mise Bell Fuller Wesley Harper Harry Lazyard NB Lowrey Mrs F Livingstone Mrs M Smith Edith Sth EL Scoville James P Elpers AH Names appear in the advertised column and callers are asked to notify with the date.
An advertisement promises a cure for consumption with a medical remedy labeled Dr Cough Remedy. It guarantees relief to buyers who follow directions and warns readers not to sue the state while urging purchases.
An OCR fragment cites motel arrivals with names Peter Jones and Jon Chase, then shifts to a city council adjourned meeting on January 22. Topics include warrants for C. H. & T. Co. and others, transfers to a building fund, lease requests for ice works, a right of way proposal, a tie vote on council decisions, and a nuisance ruling on firing email rifles within city limits.
The Denver Republican foresees huge capital flowing into copper mine development in New Mexico and Arizona. It notes vast deposits in Southwestern Arizona and predicts output will rival Lake Superior copper production as demand grows.
U S Supreme Court reverses Utah supreme court, holding a son from a polygamous marriage may inherit from his father, overturning a territorial court decision. Justices discuss the Edmunds and Edmunds Tucker acts, noting the acts aimed to legitimize children of Mormon parents after a grace period.
In Navaso Sremas a shooting killed cowboy Robert Boyle during a wage dispute with J. F. Kethherides, foreman of Pleasant Valley ranch. Simultaneous shots left Boyle dead, others report a street confrontation over pay.
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