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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1912
Page
2
Editor and proprietor William Hattich lists subscription rates including one year six months and single copies, indicating pricing options for readers.
The 1911 tax rolls report over 32 million dollars for Banner County. The Tucson Star urges citizen registration and voting, promotes road funding, and notes political shifts with remarks on Senators Ashurst and La Follette. Across Arizona, mining and industry optimism grows as plans for development advance.
In Phoenix Walter Milligan drops a suit over a $75 diamond ring after court, while a large ore train crash near Douglas destroys cars and a motor. Ad Woelgast may visit Bisbee, two Glote youths eloped to Goldfield, and Central Arizona Copper properties near Prescott resume work. Governor Hunt visits Douglas hospital, Arizona mines and farms report activity, with multiple injuries, drownings, and new mining ventures noted across the state.
From Wednesday's Daily an item notes Bosa's return from Douglas and plans to visit family before an extended Los Angeles trip. Heavy rain hit the area, with Wales also reporting downpours. Local events include Roosevelt club’s Bisbee gathering and Chapter Masons meeting. Construction of the Calumet and Arizona main smokestack progresses to 395 feet with a forty foot bottom diameter. Arizona Oil’s M Seaman visited from Contention area. oil well now 900 to 1,000 feet deep with brown sand formation. Sam Mode of El Tigre narrowly escaped electrocution 22 miles south of Douglas Saturday night.
Senator WP Sime of Bieter states a special legislative session will be called this fall to authorize an appropriation for 1913 expenses after the supreme court struck down the election law. He argues the current terms end January 1, 1913, necessitating action within the year to avoid questions on legislative authority.
The following patents to lands in Cochise county have been filed for record in the county recorder's office. Ernest F Lewis receives the northermost one quarter of section 20 in township 12 south of range 24 east. Maggie Chatman gains the southwest one quarter of the southwest one quarter of section 4 and the north one half of the northwest one quarter of the southeast one quarter of the northwest one quarter of section 9, township 15 south of range. Henry Diers is patented to the northern one quarter of section 8 in township 16 south of range 25 east. Otie Ho Mardew receives the southeast one quarter of section 16 in township 16 south of range 25.
Governor Hunt ordered removal of the two dark cells at the Benton industrial school to repurpose the lumber. The outdated confinement rooms had not been used for years, ending a era where recalcitrant boys were placed in gloomy dungeons.
A Santa Monica dispatch reports Frazier, a wealthy Phoenix ranchman, fell from a roller coaster car during a ride in California. He struck the ground 20 feet below, suffering a fractured skull and a broken back, after turning to speak to a fellow Arizonan amid a large Arizona club gathering.
Market reports forecast a rise in gasoline prices as industry journals predict higher costs. Oil interests anticipate continued increases amid narrowing supplies and strong demand, signaling a notable shift for consumers and motorists.
Messrs. Kingery and Spurgeon, long based in Glendale, plan to settle between Pearce and Light. Reports from Court Jay in RServoes note 28 acres planted for 8. W McCall and others describe maize, beans, and cane crops with growing prospects. Pioneer anniversary planned for July 24 at Whitewater church. Earl Shrarer and Leonard Hall prepare 200 acres of cane and maize. Hi tomatoes ripen well. JW. Nance reports 5 acres of coffee corn, 1000 melon hills with irrigation, promising crop. Arizonian
Lelerk, operating between Maratinn and Culincan, confessed to raising international money orders since January. He bought two peso orders at Mazatlan post office, converted them to higher pesos, and sent funds to the United States for collection. Authorities say he secured several thousand pesos.
Merchants of Fronteras in Hermosillo stage strong protests to state officials against a one dollar per sack export tax on all potatoes shipped to the states. They argue the tax worsens a market already cut off by wartime conditions, as most tubers are sent across the border for consumption.
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