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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1900
Page
2
A late 19th century bulletin cites U S growth toward a 100 million benchmark and outlines New York City bonds totaling 153 104 907 with several m funding notes. It notes Chicago bankruptcy, Nogales regional concerns, and a warning about a fraudulent journalist variant named E Bennett touring across Arizona New Mexico and Texas.
A garbled excerpt from a Fairbanks dated January 25 shows fragmented verse with references to battles and names. The legibility is low and no clear event or individuals emerge from the jumbled OCR text.
A chaotic county update reports the death of James Heaney and the shooting of Joe K. Fox by D. S. Sanders after a dispute near the Con Can restaurant. The coroner’s jury cites fatal wounds from a pistol assault. Local arrivals, weather notes, and civic events fill a long, troubled day.
Reporter Marks from Arizona discusses Yaqui proclamation and guerrilla activity in Sonora near Oriz and Hermosillo. He notes 890 to 1200 fighters, 409 captured guns, and bows and arrows in use, with supplies running low and Mexican troops pursuing. Governor Caledonia Ort provides protection to Americans as authorities pursue the uprising.
An uneven historical note explains how Mexicans allegedly dubbed Americans Gringos after a camp song. It describes a melody heard as Green grow the rushes and how the phrase sounded to Mexican ears, leading to the term Gringos applied to American workers.
The record frames a discussion on the meaning of a lie and justifiable misrepresentation. Meanwhile in Tombstone, on Saturday evening Thomas Vaughn and Alma Johns wed in a ceremony officiated by Judge Bratley. The groom, Bisbee constable, is praised for popularity. the bride, long from Tombstone, is fondly described. The account blends moral talk with community wedding fare and playful Cupid allusions.
Monday’s Latins Mr Jon Hei from flying viet improvements are being made on the Pony Ssivan with a new itemulk floor. AR English was an outgoing passenger for Bisbes on business. L Larney of the Montezuma House At Farbank listed as a tombstone investor. District Attorney Land left free to prosecute a cass on behalf of the interests of a portal. The Herald supports Arizona citizens. The Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Tuesday. The appointment of justice of the peace and constable for Dos Caneris and other matters came before the board. Ralph W Saul b, former posting clerk at the Bank of Coudatone, was married to Mrs Sara Meaton, now manager of the Arizona National Bank at Jerome. Friends in Co uise county send best wishes.
A circular from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station favors mesquite and palo verde where water is scarce. The trees show strong growth with ample irrigation, and the station notes a palo verde specimen on campus reaching twenty four feet wide after starting from seed in 1893. The university offers free seeds of the big tree to interested planters.
The piece references the X ngenition device for stomach relief and asserts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the proven cure. It notes Rev Elliott's talks at the European church and a Tombstone visit, plus a 43-musician band event and a wedding reception. Also mentions a new smelter project, a marriage, and Hall's Catarrh Cure tied to J Cheney & Co in Toledo.
The San Rafael del Valle Grant in Cochise County changes hands to Pace rd Cattle Company. The tract lies between Bisbee and Fort Huachuca, about 17 099 acres, with irrigation potential and rich water. sale price reported at 118 dollars per acre. A wedding in Bisbee united A McDonald and Clyde hh at Arlington with local festivities.
A Eureka Utah parent writes that after using Hoods Sarsaparilla the boy regained appetite, gained rosy cheeks, warts vanished, and wounds healed quickly. A Scofield Utah reader endorses the remedy as standard medicine for three years and recommends it for impure blood.
J B Quanwick of Fairbank Arizona Territory offers a $100 reward for evidence leading to arrest and conviction of burglars who entered the Conyer ranch home around July or August 1809 and stole a new harness set. A brown horse with a white left hind foot arrived at the ranch. owner to claim by proving title and paying for notice and pasture.
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