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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1909
Page
2
The senate nears tariff bill approval with house action expected soon. Relief is anticipated nationwide as sessions show strong support. Senator Flint of California introduced the Arizona statehood bill, likely to be among first acts when Congress reconvenes next December, with near assured admission.
As an outgrowth of the tariff question, one of the great issues of the next few years will be the proposed income tax. Debating clubs across the country are urged to get busy so that no mistakes shall be made.
A dispatch reports yellow fever stamped out in the Panama canal zone by draining mosquito breeding swamps and treating them with coal oil. The district now rivals American cities in health, with no cases since 1906, a triumph of science answering skeptics about mosquito links to the disease.
Arizona will probably enter the Union as a state at the next session of Congress. The statehood bill would bring 100000 people into the territory who seek to get in on the ground floor and grow with the new state.
The Aruoven people confront a harsh truth they cannot live forever and fear death as the final fate. Their reflection centers on mortality, survival, and the limits of life.
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce backs a campaign against fake advertising methods. It lauds publishing community resources in newspapers and condemns nine tenths of fly-by-night schemes while urging ads through trusted local paper columns.
The Phenix Democrat notes confidence among politicians that Arizona will become a state next winter. The piece suggests hundreds of men are shaping state officer positions in ways that would surprise readers if fully known.
The El Paso Herald reports Parker Arizona burned on June 30. Four days later Parker’s baseball team defeated Wickenburg 11 to 0, celebrating with an ice cream supper on the ruins. Arizona figures prominently in the account.
A Tombstone branch road to the Dragoons is viewed as a desired achievement and is likely to materialize shortly. Settlement of reduction plants at Tombstone using the water supply from Tombstone Consolidated will be installed soon, cutting pumping costs and greatly boosting district prosperity.
Uniform mining improvements and discoveries near Tombstone fuel optimism with rich strikes reported. Prizes for top produce and fruits reward local horticulturists while education ranks high and merchants and banks display stability, underscoring Tombstone’s distinguished resources and attractions.
A woman with an Oriental name pursues telepathic routes to Mars as the planet increasingly fills roles once held by the eel serpent in a nostalgic summer scene.
May records show Thomas L. Galloway completing his homestead filing with US Commissioner W H Bartlett in Courtland for parts of section 31 township 19 south range 26 east. Peter F Hyland filed on the southeast quarter of section 20 township 18 south range 28 east. Gertrude Bennett of Courtland filed a contest against homestead No 1738 of William F Beroo.
A lone thief entered the 8 Prevcott saloon Sunday night and demanded cash. He struck one patron who resisted, frightened the bartender, and looted $85, three watches and a ring before escaping.
M Stewart of Pearce sues Arizona and Colorado Railroad for ten thousand dollars claiming gross negligence by employees on May 30 while building bridges from Pearce to Gleeson. He alleges a stringer dropped and broke his leg and ankle, costing medical expenses of one hundred dollars and leaving him permanently lame, seeking damages, costs, and equitable relief.
Publicly owned American copper mines paid 481,068,950 dollars in dividends. Arizona contributed about 53 million from publicly owned mines, with Copper Queen likely earning far more for its owners. Estimates suggest 100 million dollars in copper profits for Arizona, a figure possibly higher as major mines begin dividend periods. Arizona leads in copper profits globally.
The El Paso & Southwestern Railroad announces an eight million dollar capital increase to twenty five million. The funds will extend from Benson through Phoenix to Yuma to connect with the Spreckles line, closing the Rock Island gap to San Diego. The Yuma league circulates a petition to close saloons on Sunday.
Frank Tilbert reports heavy mining activity in Johnson district as Arizona United Mines Co plans a 125 ton water jacket smelter. Site chosen. some plant parts arrived and construction will proceed rapidly. Co will process its ores and offer custom work for nearby mines, with large ore bodies uncovered and a bright future foreseen for the camp.
County Superintendent E H Stover reports 49 districts with 5589 students. Daily attendance 3673.44. teachers salaried at 96338.52. rents 38037.16. libraries 2430. apparatus 207.90. furniture 664.45. total expenditures 135773.18. Valuations total 296950. Building costs 29663.04. White students 1908 8753 rising to 9865 boys and 3499 girls in 1909. Colored students 1908 63, 1909 81. Attended public/private school totals and attendance by age 6-18. Nativity breakdown. Also notes Grand Exalted Ruler election in Iowa and local arrivals in Courtland and Tombstone.
In a terse morning fray at Globe a man named Nesbit was wounded and refused to name his attacker. Police say the assailant is a woman. many witnesses claim Nesbit has lived with her. Adair sits in Phoenix jail charged with assaulting a Mexican girl, allegedly age twelve. The Democrat notes the prisoner’s Tombstone birth and German Mexican parentage. Yuma prison records show 224 inmates at Florence, with credits for good behavior bringing total below five percent. E Bombardin must answer before a federal grand jury under a $1000 tail bond for smuggling a woman into the United States. Yuma County sold 50,000 dollars in courthouse bonds to R L King for a 6000 dollar premium.
Monck and Dieter company filed suit against William A Cassman and William Black trading as Caseman and Black at Sylvanite New Mexico alleging debt of 582 55 after sales of 690 43 with only 15 83 paid W P also Mary Brown executrix of William B Brown sues J T George to recover 300 for 1150 head of sheep and goats seized unlawfully Timothy J Ryan sues Elizabeth H Ryan seeking divorce alleging quarrelsome conduct and injuries while Elizabeth seeks divorce from David Evans alleging cruel treatment since 1907 New Mexico case docket details allege various separations and settlements within the year 1907 1908
Advices from Los Angeles say railway trains have been bringing Elk visitors since Sunday, with 50 000 to 60 000 expected in the city by Tuesday. Delegations arrive from Arizona, Texas, Iowa, Boston, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, New York, and Jersey City. Governor Gillett and Mayor Anders welcomed the Elks as hotels fill and the electric light display dazzles attendees. The Grand Exalted Ruler election is held today, with Garry Hermann of Cincinnati a likely choice. Grand Fiber installation follows Friday.
George D Thompson of El Paso visits Tombstone on business staying at the B Harvey hotel. Charles Landers arrives from Courtland for a county seat stop. Albert Thurman from Johnson County to remain several days. Tombstone Baseball Club plans a Sunday trip to Nogales to play Line City. Edward Carunelle granted a marriage license in Douglas probate court to wed Marianne Hare. Attorney JW Roas returns to Bisbee. HN Cooley arrives from Milwaukee and stays at Arlington. Carleen Fox arrives from El Paso for county business. AG Leonard of Cincinnati visiting Tombstone on business. Thomas Lalty returns to Bisbee after weeks in Tombstone. J McKee visits from Bisbee, arrived by morning train. George Black arrives from Courtland. Clerk George B Wiley travels to Hereford on district court business. Anselmo, a Yaqui wood chopper, dies at County hospital. found at his plot residence in an unconscious state. Attorney D A Richardson of Douglas among morning arrivals. Mrs Reilly, widow of Judge James Reilly, arrives from Long Beach and resides again in Tombstone. Mrs BR Brandt, wife of the First Nations Bank cashier, recovering from illness. Mrs Mart Hoar, wife of Tombstone Consolidated Mines purchasing agent, set to return from Gloster Mississippi after visiting relatives.
Figures from Cochise county for the fiscal year ending June 1, 1909 show marriage licenses granted 038 deaths in probate court 229 births in probate court 444 divorce cases filed in district court 117 persons admitted to citizenship 16 prisoners confined in county jail on petty and felony charges 417.
Supersedeas bond filed in Phoenix district court for Tevie and McKittrick as they perfected appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court from a December 24, 1908, ruling awarding $192,000 to Jep Ryan et al over the Turquoise Mining venture in Cochise County. Motion for a new trial denied May 15. Frank Earle, El Paso Smelting, arrived from Pass City on mining business. stock holder in Horsbal Mining Company.
Public notice that owners D. W. Brows and T. A. Brows bond five mining claims Geronimo Lite Ue Jap Little Hope Homestake and Headlight in Turquoise Mining District Ochise County Arizona to W. C. Humphrey of Douglas. They disown responsibility for labor supplies or contracts during the bond term dated June 10 1909.
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