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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1897
Page
2
The piece surveys legislative activity in Arizona noting restraints on revenue and the push to elect county assessors. It argues the assessor's office is pivotal to county finances, outlines proposed changes, and urges sheriffs serving as ex officio assessors to continue with a deputy until term end.
James Lamb returns to Bisbee seeking a buildable lot after a month away. Erie Cattle Company officers McNair Whitney and Brown visit the ranch to review interests. A. Arnet opens a repair shop on Main Street, promising skilled work at fair prices. Warren Laundry Company nears completion to serve Bisbee, pledging reasonable rates and local jobs without dominant control.
Jan 28 1897 Bisbee column reports James Nichels Horace Mann depart for the Alkali desert to join a lodge order with Berthold Gmekle Exq. The group aims to reach Phenix and return by next Tuesday if all goes well. Local editor criticizes repetitive cemetery coverage and urges fresh news rather than repetitive notes on the Bisbee cemetery fence and repairs.
Chief Clerk Adams signed a requisition for 4 dollars in candy 1.75 dollars in chewing gum and ten cents in pens for the enrolling clerk and assistant. A bystander quipped about the large pen order as the legislature continued its sessions.
The Arizona Legislature issued notices on multiple measures including women’s suffrage proposals referred to committees, fees in misdemeanors, prosecutions for highway offenses, regulation of pharmacy and pomade sales, property assessments for railways, and education. It also reports officers installed by the G A Ry with names and ranks for the current term.
Fragmented notice lists four locations for county records with names including Jar Leteom and Price's Cream Baking Powder. It hints at fair night medals and digs but provides few concrete details beyond venue mentions.
Andy Walsh son of A D Walsh of Tombstone was injured at Phenix Hotel yesterday while operating elevator machinery. The cage descended, struck him on head and shoulders, and threw him to the door. He remained unconscious with doctors unsure of full extent until morning examination.
The 1896 US gold output totals 54 119 000 dollars, led by California 16 500 900 and Arizona 2 418 000, with Nevada 0 0 and Utah 1 370 000. Preston projects world output at 215 000 000, up 12 000 000 from 1895, noting ten year growth from 106 163 000 in 1886.
In the examining of Jack Gay in Judge Dancan's court the day focused on locating the body, bullet comparisons with the prisoner, trail evidence, and linking circumstantial details. The reeexecution is scheduled for tomorrow and may extend several days. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as a health aid for sedentary work and digestive issues.
The sixth annual session of the physicians of Arizona convened in Phoenix. Dr. Pura, president, called the meeting to order with about forty members present. Several doctors from various towns attended and more were expected, ready to discuss topics to be presented to the legislature.
Guadalupa an Apache murderer died of old age at the territorial prison on Monday. He was sent up from Giacounty on November 8, 1800 for the murder of fd Baker in the Sierra Anchas early in 1890. He was tried before Judge Kirby with two sons and another Indian. all were convicted. One son, Dandy Jim, was pardoned a couple of years ago. Circumstantial evidence established the facts, later confirmed by the Indians themselves.
The Phenix Herald reports Lashley, sentenced to death in Yuma, may submit his appeal to the supreme court. Lashley, a sergeant in a colored troop at Fort Huachuca, shot and killed a rival in a wife dispute. trial occurred in Tombstone and Tucson, with conviction and an appeal filed.
Notice to John Bray and James Tempe as co owners in the Jersey Lilly and Resolute mines in Cochise County Arizona. They owe 50 dollars each for 1897 annual work and the cost of this advertisement. If not paid within ninety days their interest may be forfeited to the other co owner. Address of the owner is Temblchon Cochise County Arizona.
Regular Cor respondent reports on travel and train crowds, Erie Cattle Co improvements including barbed wire shipments and a new pasture. A local Good Templars controversy provokes a protest as readers recall a Sunday trip to Ryan Brow ranch. Advertisements promote Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children.
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