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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1913
Page
4
The state land commission filed on 125000 acres, mostly in Pinel county with some in Gila, the largest filing ever. a prior record was 103000 acres and about 60000 more will push totals toward 175000 acres. Royal payroll for Kay Consol near Kay runs about 6 million dollars annually.
Frackien Maxwell, engineer in charge, outlines a plan for Leslie canyon irrigation that would supply water for about 1,000 acres and power to run pumps irrigating an additional 2,000 acres. A submerged 200 foot dam would use gravity to deliver flow. turbines could generate roughly eighty power units. About 1,540 acres are contemplated, with ten workers and three teams already on site.
The report says the appropriation committees will support payment of 71 000 to Douglas and El Paso claimants injured by Mexican bullets during 1911 fighting at Agua Frida. A Senate bill funded the payout, and the committee plans to include the measure when introducing the sundry civil bill.
Sands of Cochise county markets a fake Tombstone style courthouse miniature to Douglas boosters. The scheme aims to influence land prices and political leverage for a proposed new court building near the Meriien line, while asserting Tombstone’s court halls cannot be moved. The exhibit decorates Finch's drug store window and stirs local real estate interest.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors plans to set the county tax rate after the final equalization session in December. Valuations including railroads were deferred at the July meeting and final figures will determine the 1913 tax levy. The board expects the tax for 1913 not to exceed $1 10, versus $2.35 in 1912, praising fiscally prudent administration that invites investor confidence.
A Nogales dispatch reports 200 federal dead and many wounded after an insurgent millet damaged a war plane. Didier Massonie claims repair and plans to drop on federales. An Arizona manufactured aircraft crossed into Mexico from Naco under cover of soldiers, with urgent rail transport to an unknown destination.
The death of Chas L. Donglae near Fort Huachuca was ruled accidental after an apparent horse kick while the driver reached for a slipped line. The skull fracture and boggy road scene led to an inquest by Judge E P A Larrieu. Donglae, a Cochise County pioneer and contractor at Fort Huachuca, built major government facilities and installed the Tombstone electric light panel. He leaves an adopted wife and family as the community mourns.
In Globe a damage suit was filed in the superior court by Benjamin C Nevin of Miami Copper Company seeking 25000 for the loss of an eye. The complaint states that before July 7, 1912, Nevin worked as a mine sampler when the drill point broke and injured his eye, alleging a defective drill point.
Commissioner Geary lauded the El Paso & Southwestern after the Arizona corporation commission hearing concluded in El Paso Saturday. Testimony from E P S W was heard along with rate discussions, with Eugene Fer Hawkins Bulllard and Geary weighing in on fairness and local sentiment toward the railroad.
The County Scholarships in Arizona University were created by the legislature in 1912 and greatly aid students at the University of Arizona. Grants cover 159 in fees, enabling many graduates to enter and excel. County officials and superintendents schedule examinations for June 28, inviting all eligible high school graduates to compete for aid.
Insurgents from the Arizona side attacked Nogales area guards at Casabe six miles west. Two town guards were killed before attackers were driven off as Obregon state troops push toward Hermozillo. Fifth U.S. Cavalry from Fort Huachuca deployed along the border to pursue raiders on Arizona ranches.
Early morning in Tombstone crowds watched a mule train and a jolly caravan on Allen and Fourth streets. The party from Hereford aboard the Pedro Bank heads to the White Mountains of Arizona for two months of camping hunting and leisure with plans to spend several hundred dollars in red lemonade before returning to Cochise County.
The Blue Rock Gun Club held its regular monthly shoot recently at Tuetop with a good crowd attending. Several solid scores were posted as members prepare for the tri cornered shoot at Bisbee next Sunday.
An irrigation project led by engineer James Maxwell and a grading crew proceeds in Sulp Springe valley to cultivate several thousand acres. The Tucson Farms and Land Co plans a dam about forty feet high and 150 feet long to capture canyon waters. A pumping plant will distribute water through concrete lined ditches and a complete system, with land parcels opened by McKenna.
A party of 23 New York news paper and railroad men arrived at San Simon to establish homes on Arizona farms. They filed thirteen claims on arrival. The note mentions the kidoo and hondou lacking power and that the series and traffic men welcome the day they cast their lot in the Great Southwest.
The Sonora constitutional official imposes a ten pesors tax on all stock cows and heifers to stop cattle being stripped by American buyers. Collect Costes Soriene of Agua Prieta says the tax will deter loss and keep cows in Senor, aiding restocking with no serious problem.
Perk Channing of Newark and Louis A. Wright visited Douglas after inspecting the Transvaal mine for the Lewishon interest. They estimate Copper Queen will pay taxes on about 20 million dollars, Miami Bay and United Verde on 10 to 16 million, totaling around 125 million in state tax valuation. They say the new law is fair to industries, mines paid 37 percent of state taxes last year and about 38 percent next year, based on figures from the state tax committee.
Record shows Reserveor W G Duncan of Bile county raised assessed values on Miami town site lots under the new law. Some lots increased as much as forty times their former assessed values, reflecting the upheaval in property valuation practices.
Governor Haupt appoints 4G Hartranft and W L Cook to represent Arizona at the Gettysburg battlefield celebration July 1 to 4. They plan to attend with extended plans to visit Tombstone, California, and New Jersey connections. Sheriff reports and local notices include a search for Chase over bogus checks and updates on health and visitors to Tombstone. Citizens encouraged to sign referendum petition ahead of Flag Day as preparations for the Fourth of July celebration accelerate.
At a Douglas chamber of commerce meeting, Harry B Galisher was tapped as chairman of the Entertainment Committee for the year. The crowd recalls his Phoenix visit and a humorous vest pocket gag, contrasted by a public mood opposing court-house relocation.
Tempe constabulary reported fifty six murders not real humans but dogs under orders of the Maricopa county health officer. The Globe lodge Moose building committee works on site for a new Moose hall.
The article notes Fourth of July festivities in San Simon and nearby towns with a barbecue highlighted as a main event. It mentions visiting attorneys including Kiet heon and J M Rose, and reports on political recall results from Bowie. Local residents and officials traveling for business are listed, along with a fatality of Kokendall near Calumet and Douglas.
Court cases filed in Superior Court No 6510 include Bank of Docgas et al debt suits and divorces with various parties and amounts. Probate proceedings cover Estate of RC Taylor with letters bearing, appraisers appointed, final recount approved, and administration notices, dated June 1918.
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