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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1901
Page
2
Fragmented text recounts Boer War deaths and wounded, King Edward meeting Morgan, Irish population decline, Arizona prospects, and Governor Murphy’s appointments. Mentions E B Gage as potential successor, and DeWet in South Africa. New York Journal prints full U S Supreme Court Porto Rico opinions.
A fragment notes Texas wives receive property rights not found in other states. It claims in the Love Star Commonwealth a wife owns a third of all, with waste for an equal division on divorce. It also mentions homestead protections requiring her consent for sale or encumbrance.
The territorial board of equalization nears completion with railroad values largely revised upward. The table lists changes from last year for lines including Santa Fe, Pullman Car Co, and Central Arizona, showing overall increases in assessed valuations and a recap of totals.
Bisbee dated June 7 1901 reports Jos Malheim left to Mexico to join mining business. Douglas Lumber manager C A Overluck in tow. Gear: Justice Wilcox presided over cases of throwing and rock through a door. Freight collision near Nace June injures none due to dynamite on rear car. Local social, school graduations, business trips, and frontier incidents flow through the day.
The Grand Jury of the First Judicial District reports for the Jane term. They found ten true bills, ignored seven charges, and referred two to the next Grand Jury. Committee reports on county offices accompany annexed documents. Foreman W F Beaptry signs from Tombstone in January 1901.
Committees inspect recorder sheriff district clerk treasurer probate court and county hospital. Records kept well. some repairs suggested. Hospital found with 32 patients, wards clean. Grand jury opposes unfounded prosecutions and urges proper handling of misdemeanors vs felonies.
Monday's Daily records Miss Alma Langpasp departing with a list of named military and hospital personnel and visitors from Fe Huschues. It notes the daughter of Assessor Walter Fife died of brain fever, with community sympathy. A trial jury from county regions arrived, and timbering for a big shaft proceeds with 16 three teams hauling. Tombstone's Martin Costello bought the Ornort block of buildings for 15000, plans future relocation and site improvements. The 350 ft shaft is timbered at 69 ft depth, five feet daily progress, about 20 men at work. A Mountets in Wait play at Michaelia Hall drew crowds. Misbee Dramatic presented an engaging show, with plans for Bethlehem Halline entertainments and future local talent events.
Former Arizona officer Major Wham, once a paymaster in the U.S. Army, is placed on the retired list after a career marked by a court martial in 1595 and a clemency recommendation. The president later commuted his sentence to half pay, and Congress recently allowed restoration to rank, but no action was taken. A prior act would permit retirement of suspended officers, but it was not enacted.
The Yuma Sentinel reports a discovery of rich placer ground near the King of Arizona camp. Five men using a dry washer earned $13 each in one day, with expectations of richer yields as further ground is explored and news spreads among 12 Arizona prospectors.
Local notes recount a baseball match between Fe Huechuca and Copper Queen, with grounds prepared for a Sunday game in Tombstone. Other items include Probate Judge Kortwick’s admission to pretrial duties, a Las Vegas link to a $15,000 shipping dispute, and a Chicago physician’s views on gender differences in throwing. Chas Wallace visits Tombstone, recalling school days and meeting old friends. The paper lauds steady subscribers who pay in advance and support the newspaper.
A fragment notes the first undersea telecommunication line laid across the English Channel using gutta percha insulated wire and compares its era to the introduction of Howeter's Stomach Bitters, lauding the remedy as a reliable cure for dyspepsia indigestion laxity constipation biliousness and nervous insomnia. It urges readers to try the Bitters to regain health and strength.
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