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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1916
Page
4
Editorial notes rising money trouble as Carranza currency collapses to four cents per peso, 25 pesos per gold dollar, squeezing state finances while bean prices surge and farmers rush to settle debts. Reports recollect old hangings, flood and snow impacts, and a warning of potential postwar overproduction amid inflation.
The Women’s Federation of Arizona elected officers for the coming year at the Tucson convention. Mrs. HA Morgan of Willcox won the presidency by a three vote margin, with 54 ballots cast. Other officers include Mrs. McDonald Robison as First View President in Williams and Mrs. Albert Robinson as Ground View President in Tucson.
In Superior Court Judge Lockwond ordered E P Grotevaet of Douglas committed to the state asylum for the insane at Phems for treatment. He claimed a plot to harm him, hearing voices in his room, and was found armed with a ghorsun and rebellious notions. The sheriff will transport him to the asylum.
Forest officers in charge of the National Forests of Arizona report season totals for 1915 showing 12,000 turkeys, 34 bears, 404 coyotes, 14 salves, and 102 lions killed by hunters. They note heavy pressure around Apache Forest due to copper strikes, with 450 idle workers taking to hunting, risking depletion of big game. They urge stronger enforcement of the deer sex rule and discuss proposed state bills to close seasons or create refuges, while praising losses of wildlife as saving at least $100,000 in game and livestock value.
In Superior Court Judge Lockwood presided as witnesses for Voelckel and others failed to arrive, attachments issued, and Sheriff Wheeler brought them in. The afternoon saw a jury in the Therston case on larceny of a horse from Maddox, with special veniremen listed and the trial expected to conclude before the evening recess. Alejandro Martinez was found guilty of grand larceny on motion, awaiting sentencing, while Jesus Hracamonte was ordered released.
In the Superior Court this morning the State of Nieves burglary case was heard before noon. The jury returned a verdict of burglars in the 61st degree for T J Thornton, who yesterday faced grand larceny and received a sentence of not less than three years and not more than ten years in the penitentiary. G Morrow faces separate proceedings as the state vs Joe Romero for introducing liquor. the jury is excused to report at 9 o'clock for a bound case.
Bert Macy returned from Hayden after a storm caused the Gila river to flood the town. A mining student party from the University of Arizona faced a dangerous washout and remained stranded for days. Macy shipped his car to Tombstone, fearing travel back across the flood.
P. E. Travier files in Superior Court a $270 salary suit against District No. 45 known as the Double Adobe schoolhouse. Richardson & White represent Travier. The case arises from a tangled set of circumstances surrounding his claimed principal sum, interest, and attorneys fees.
In a military camp a soldier died after drinking denatured alcohol used to deter drinking. Sheriff Wheeler and a new witness traced the supply, proving the alcohol caused the death. The case focused on stopping illegal sale and distribution of poisoned liquor.
Miss Ann Mellgren of Tombstone died at Bisbee hospital after a brief illness and appendicitis surgery. She was 26, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Mellgren, with brothers V G Mellgren and L Mellgren. relatives in Miami and Los Angeles are notified. Funeral set for 2 PM at Episcopal Church with Rev H S Brewster officiating. Body returned from Bisbee and laid at family home on Tough? street.
The funeral of Miss Anos Stellgren Mellgren was held Tuesday at 2 PM from the Episcopal Church in Bisbee, Rev H S Brewster officiating. A large crowd attended as a male quartet sang and the procession proceeded to the cemetery. two sisters unable to attend due to railroad delays, while others in Los Angeles and Salt Lake were said to be pursuing property involved with the deceased.
Jan 24 report says two sons of Gettwiller found rich wolframite near their father’s Dragoon ranch. A sack of ore taken to Johnson netted $95, with current tungsten ore prices making any tungsten mine potentially valuable.
Andrew J. Teambe, arriving from Oaxaca, reports a bandit campaign of murder and plunder led by Aguilar with 20,000 troops at Telepa. Six Americans found hanged near Ejutla and two more bodies later. consular agent Trumbo notes censorship and local desire for steady government amid Zapata and Carranza actions.
Dea Pamphitlo Michel a lifelong Tombstone resident aged 97 years and six months died yesterday at a ranch near Tombstone’s original townsite. He had resided there over 35 years and was blind and feeble in his final years. His wife, 07, found him at breakfast after he sang then sat by the fire. He was buried today in the City Cemetery.
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