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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1909
Page
2
The Tombstone Epitaph editor William Hattich notes terms and pricing, replying to a reader who asks what T. R. stands for. An Arizona invitation carved on copper is hinted, while a youth with whiskey and a big cigar is mocked as a boyish pretender.
A brief editorial tone urges decisive action in the community. The writer emphasizes the need for progress and accountability, encouraging residents to speak up and push for tangible steps. The piece reflects civic sentiment and a call for concrete measures.
A reflective piece argues that love and a stable home beat money after death, urging recognition of overworked fathers. It contends a girl should receive a weekly allowance and be taught how to manage large sums before marriage, highlighting financial responsibility in early life.
A geographic description of Tonite atone as seen by the Jolly Four of Bishee Jimmie Harrington E B Miller W H L Holley and the Original Tangle. Bound in Cochise county the beet county in the western hemisphere with Tombstone mines and Bisbee courts.
Historic notes describe extensive railroad construction around Courtland Arizona and Gleeson. Work includes track laying toward Mexico and Colorado lines, with planned connections to Dowels and Salter City. Officials report new stations and a Southern Pacific alignment near the Mesley and Colors line, plus a first train reaching Gleeson today.
A crowded session adjourned with five prisoners receiving sentences after varied verdicts. Dan Reynolds was found guilty of burglary and faced a clemency request, while Francisco Padilla was convicted of burglary in the second degree. Palaminio pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and drew a two year term, and other indictments against Mrs Bridgeford and Rehard Williams were addressed by the grand jury and court.
Territory vs. Bencio Valenenela ends with a contested assault case and a jury verdict. A separate note mentions a New York event involving Fred Ratner linked to a street incident and a fatality under uncertain circumstances. The report includes sentences about sentences and custody terms for two defendants, with mixed details and partial names.
A fragmentary Arizona visit recounts Theodore Roosevelt associate and Rough Rider acquaintance meeting local figures. The narrative notes Roosevelt connections, ranches, and public interest in the traveler and surrounding personalities amid a tense legal scene involving a Mexican national with a knife and other noted incidents.
A long list of names and stage roles from a school program features Hoy Coogan and Tam Gnedhody Henry Kort Jasper Gitveons Koneell Kohlen Jose Encinas Tom Nick Feet Tombstone, with songs My Country Tis of Thee and The Swing. Elves and fairies appear in tableaux and musical recitative, led by Alford Corbett Augustine Maldonado Frank Durazo and Daniel Coogan, ending with Little W.
Report on efforts to master the water crisis at the high belt of the T C M Co with a battery of sinkers installed and surface water progress noted. A Mexican woman Sia Martines died of tuberculosis. Grand jury delay eyed, Helen Axtell leaves for Tempe, Elizabeth Axtell to teach Tombstone schools, Lee M Stratton named to territorial board, Eighth Cavalry visits Tombstone en route home from Bisbee. Woods Liver Medicine advertised with claims of liver regulation and fever relief.
A Safford branch of the Gila Valley Bank & Trust Co opened for business yesterday amid local celebration. The report notes a festive mood as the community welcomes the new financial institution.
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