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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1907
Page
3
A compact listing of deeds mortgages and estates from Bisbee and nearby areas shows transfers including satisfactions of mortgage and various estate filings. Names such as Ellen R Epps Louise Elliott James A Campbell and Charles A Gaetjens appear alongside entities like Copper Queen Mining Company and Bank of Bisbee, reflecting a busy record day with multiple property and probate actions across the region.
Property transfers in the Warren mining district list the Denn-Arizona Development Company transferring mining interests to the Denn-Arizona Copper Company. Separate deeds record Dudley to Evariste Molina in Pirtle addition Douglas and Frost et ux to A A Dudley in Pirtle addition. Also noted are Peter Johnson et ux to WA Smith and Anne Smith BeeBee properties.
A Mexican policeman rushed a Quong Tai Lung store in Negras Sonora to catch a thief. He jumped the counter, grabbed $30 from the cash drawer, then claimed to pursue the robber who had fled out the front door, leaving the Chinese proprietor stunned in the back doorway.
The Phoenix Democrat reports L. E Hewins and R. H. Palmer filed six or more mineral claims near Pike's Peak Mining Co area, about 35 miles northeast of Phoenix. Title work underway, Hewins to inspect claims soon, with a two foot sile of magnesia silicate meerschaum-like material touted as potentially valuable for pipes and luxury goods, a supply historically sourced from Europe.
The Phoenix Typographical Union No 852 met to back a plan to build a home allied to the Printers Home in Colorado Springs. A delegate, J A Ball, will attend the ITU convention in Hot Springs Arkansas to push the Arizona auxiliary home project. A proposed constitutional change would add 3 cents monthly per member for maintenance and up to 10000 for a tent sanitarium in the territory. A meteorological table for Benson Congress Douglas Globe Tombstone Phoenix and Tucson was included for delegates.
Emery Miller, editor of the Horder Vidette of Nogales, traveled to Tombstone as a U.S. grand juryman. He toured the Consolidated mines at 1000 feet, touring vast underground passages and collecting notes for a future glowing account of Tombstone's mining depth and riches.
The Southern Pacific offers to assist immigration inspectors with Japanese nationals seeking passage to British Columbia via the United States. Conductors are instructed to report any passengers who alight before reaching their train’s destination. The railroad cites no responsibility for passenger safekeeping but will aid enforcement as an accommodation.
Officials along the Arizona border fear a surge of Japanese migrants moving from Chihuahua toward the United States. The Mexican Herald reported that about 800 Japanese laborers on the Manzanillo extension of the Mexican Central largely deserted their work and began northward travel likely aiming to cross into the U.S.
The Pullman company will switch to a Mexican made toilet soap on all cars after current stock runs out. A contract has been signed with Compania Jab enera of Gomez Palacio as reported by the Mexican Herald.
Territorial auditor reports 3802 dollars and 40 cents collected in June for filing articles of incorporation. The note adds that June is a slower month and that this year shows an overall increase of about 700 dollars versus last June, indicating continued growth in business.
Willis T. Korean, a retired U.S.A. commissary sergeant from Concord New Hampshire, recalls two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr. K. New Discovery for Consumption with keeping him in perfect health. He praises it as the best medicine for colds bronchial troubles and lung diseases available in New Hampshire. Guaranteed price 0c and 100. Trial offer featured.
F C Earle, general manager of El Paso Smelting Co, toured Tombstone today. He showed interest in the Hershill company property and paid an inspection visit. A former Tombstone resident with many friends, he was warmly greeted.
Monday's Daily lists CT Beckwith of Bishes chosen as a US grand juror and added to the roll call. Mayor AK Adamaon of Douglas visited Tombstone, hosted by Mr and Mrs Ed Nevin. Various officials and attorneys arrived from Phoenix and Douglas for US court sessions as fires hit Williams and Yuma, with totals around fifty thousand dollars.
A Mexican vice president Ramon Corral and Sonora officials led a delegation through Nogales to inspect the proposed Cananes railroad. Gov Yeates Gen Torres Col Randulpt Col Greene Maj Barnard accompanied the party. They toured by automobile and their visit augurs well for the project.
United States District Attorney Alexander acting under Justice Department orders has taken up the case of Manuel L. Sarabia alleged kidnaping from Douglas into Mexico. He may travel to Douglas to investigate and will report findings to Washington. If unlawful forcible removal is shown, the U.S. will demand Sarabia's return to Arizona.
The Southern Pacific allows annual passes on the Harri manines but orders conductors on the Golden State limited between El Paso and Los Angeles to refuse passes while the limited operates as a first class train. Annual passes accepted when not in that restricted status. passes to be refused again when service reverts. Tombstone notes show hot weather contrast with local life.
A historical reflection on 1907 as doomsday predictions rise, noting wars, disasters, and notable events like the Valparaiso quake. It argues for patience, listing prerequisites such as Palestine autonomy, a global war, and Mayor Schmitz’s imprisonment before any millennium.
Chairman Wm I Riggs arrived from the Rigge ranch near Dos Cabezas to attend the funeral of his father Brannock Riggs a 79 year old Cochise county pioneer who resided there nearly thirty years. Ten children survive him and the Puosrecton extends condolences to the bereaved families.
A wealthy Glasgow youth named Neil Campbell fell to strong drink and high living. Disowned by relatives, he was driven to the Maricopa county poorhouse where he died among unpathetic faces, according to the Phoenix Gazette. Details of his life are few, but he was the son of one of Glasgow’s wealthiest merchants.
The territorial board of control met for the first time after the new organization to mark graves of pioneers. The session, brief and routine, included auditing of claims and two notable items: a $100 appropriation by the last legislature for marking the grave of the late Al Seiler and a similar grant for marking the grave of the late Colonel Poston, Arizona’s first delegate to Congress.
United States Attorney Alexander and Superintendent Goodman of the Phoenix Indian School discuss removing Sub Agent Gill from Fort McDowell due to unrest among the Indians. Gill and his family and teacher Mrs Sanderson are in danger. plan to transfer Gill elsewhere until conditions settle.
A Denver dispatch reports that during the Western Federation convention yesterday the smeltermen of Douglas Arizona were organized and will cooperate with the king miners of Bisbee.
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