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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1902
Page
2
Bisbee notes report upcoming ball games between Ft Huachuca and Bisbee nines. a fatal accident from a falling adobe. typhoid fever cases. local arrests and subpoenas. brewery interests attracted to Bisbee. a large crowd attending events in Naco. school enrollments and city finances. funeral services for John O'Brien. and community notices of parades and gatherings.
The Court of Land Claims adjourned after completing the Ibrir Arizosa case file. Proceedings paused with no further dates set.
The See of Private Land Claims in Arizona concludes. Thirteen claims were based on the Perrite gene t, with total imed area of 11526 108 04 acres. The court confirmed 121187 acres and rejected 11 294 020 54. Detrit Copper Co plans a large Morenci hotel as visitors arrive. School program at Sonetfolio Hell features a large attendance. Phoenix beef prices rise. meat now three to five cents higher per pound. Vehicles will be pressed into service Friday for Ft Huschuce witnesses. Weather bureau notes a windy, colder Arizona winter with its harsh characteristics.
The passage notes Mr Harry A Treater of Nirmal receiving the Mosur medal for superior work in the debate during the Normal University inter-collegiate event. It also mentions a $25,090 appropriation by the state legislature for enlarging and improving the territorial prison, now used for hospital construction by Superintendent Brows, and a decision by the Naco ball fight managers to exclude honor from the ring after a planned mat store exhibition.
A garbled petition text hints at a spreading fear over an epidemic in Arizona. Public alarm grows as people worry about attacks on innocents and the perceived threat to society.
A century old seed germinated after dormant centuries near Pooellis Buried beneath a cliff dwelling. J K Thompson on a farm near Greeney Colorado and Secretary Shute of Colorado state horticulture commission study the grain. The crimson kernels show a distinct one frame tall plant with twenty rows, named Pretierote, and will be shared with agriculturists to test ancient merit. The news also covers local court cases and factory plans in Tombstone, plus a diphtheria case at St James Strike Academy.
P B Warnekros left yesterday for Benson to join his wife en route to Hot Springs Arkansas for rheumatic treatment. Mrs Warnekros failed to receive relief at California sanitariums and will try famous Arkansas springs. Mr Warnekros accompanied his wife on the journey.
Services at Tombstone churches drew attentive crowds with sermons on Jesus as rock and divine guidance. A memorial evening praised brotherhood and veterans, while St Paul’s Episcopal noted Bible rewards and nature’s teachings. Sunday school at the Catholic church resumed next week.
A fragmentary note discusses James Younger being denied marriage on legal grounds, leaving his past unpardoned and her life affected. It questions whether licensing a second marriage would constitute an offense, referencing laws about a person legally dead and outside the pale of his case, hinting at a tricky legal rebus for reform or satire.
Recertification weekly list shows locations and parties filing instruments. Entries include multiple mines and individuals such as F G Bernandy W H Baker T E Pomroy B H Spear J H West Thos Ewing M W Stewart and others with actions covering deeds, mining interests and powers of attorney.
In Fairbank on May 26 1602 a lively crowd greeted Tombstone residents after arrival by rail or stage. The Monteaume night clerk narrowly escaped harm crossing the busy street as barking dogs accompanied their exit. Yaquis were chatted with during a grand talk when a countryman emerged with a knife and punchers, yet tensions subsided. Freeta Montoya the charming Fairbank cashier returned from Tucson with friends. Engineer Williame a popular 8 P Co man came back from a trip to Tucson. Disciples of Blackstone passed through town en route to Paoenis amid talk of profits and a large fee. Some trappers resting in barns claimed a grand jury meets next month. Local officials Turner of Nogales Frank B Mason and WH Kane of Husenace visited. Detective Ed Scarborough was in town, Edie now permanently located on the San Pedro. A Bisbee win over Hunchoce at Neco by 106 was noted with Leas Barlow umpiring.
Authorities outline orders to relay eighty pound steel rails over 340 miles east of Tucson and 168 miles east of El Paso. Total new ballast and ties amount to millions, with 275 additions miles of track and 141 miles reballasted at El Paso. Overall project costs reach several million dollars.
Major James H. McClintock, commander of the Arizona New Mexico department, calls on all Spanish American War veteran camps to honor departed comrades on Memorial Day. He urges observance per page 27 rituals, stresses Civil War veterans keep the line in public ceremonies, and requires placing flowers and flags on veteran graves.
Denver market cattle quotations show ranges for beef steers and cows from good to choice to fair and medium. Prices include hayfed and siloed categories with weights under 700 and over 700 pounds, plus calves and stockers, reflecting a broad snapshot of current market values.
Nat Hawke reads a letter from George Hawke sent from Chids Wescaw Africa via New York and Liverpool. George, now in Walling dismant drills for a Chicago firm, says about twenty men are at work. The region lies six degrees north of the equator with no local name, mining controlled by London companies securing native chief concessions.
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