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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1899
Page
4
Unclear notices list cheap coffee at Austins and various sales. Items include frame houses for sale apply at F. B. Austin No 8 Cookstores. drug ad claims tonacro habit cure and molasses. Mexican Neuralgia cure offered. Tombstone Drug store advertises tobacco and spitting remedy. Also stray lines for medical tonics and sample offers with address New York.
Court orders and verdicts include acquittal and alimony orders while custody disputes continue. Notable items describe a suspension of executions, mining and real estate activity, and expected telecommunication work. Local events mention dances, candy, and a stage show amid summer heat.
Jury acquitted Dora Garnett after a five day trial with over sixty witnesses and strong arguments from District Attorney Land and Judge Lovell for the prosecution and Francis J. Heney for the defense. The case stemmed from long standing enmity and threats by Irene Logan prior to a fatal shooting in Garnett’s home. The defense portrayed self defense as the motive while the prosecution pressed a grave, deliberate act.
A jumbled list of property transfers and mineral rights with numerous names and values. Entries include various mineshaft and Bisbee property deeds, ranch and cattle dealings, and mortgage activity among named individuals and firms.
The public is informed that daily shipments of fresh refrigerated Phenix meat are received and available in Tombstone. Choose steaks and juicy cuts at reasonable rates. Also fresh pica cakes and tread. American Restaurant Allen Street between 4 and 5 invites orders.
An item from the Globe Times reports Pico Carambs, an Apache lady, fell from the west town bridge and scraped jerky from her knee. Passersby aided her to a hospital where her gears were patched up. Five men robbed J. G of $900 cash and five of his best heroes, then fled. Suspected to be from Arizona or Follanshy’s ranch near Chihuahua. Mexican rurales may pursue and bordr crossers be hauled in.
A vintage ad touts Stuart's Pallets as the premier remedy for stomach trouble. It claims tablets digest food, ease pains, and offer fast relief at 50 cents per box. The copy advertises a free booklet on digestion mailed by Stuart Co., Marshall.
Notice warns that all persons found firing Chinese bombs firecrackers or any kind of fireworks on named streets in Tombstone will be prosecuted under the 1897 ordinance prohibiting fireworks. City Common Council authorizes enforcement.
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