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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1917
Page
4
A fragment notes a Tombstone Arizona post entry at the host office. It mentions second class wall miters and a fee of $2.50 plus 1.25 in 05, indicating a small postage or handling charge.
A provision of the new army bill prohibits hiring substitutes for those drafted under selective conscription. The Hayden amendment, approved by House by a large majority, makes substitutes illegal for entering service or replacing a drafted man. The rule aims to ensure equal duty and curb bargaining, reflecting a national war commitment.
A National City Bank talk explains the vast scale of a billion dollars by imagining counting silver dollars. At eight hours daily for ten years, one counter would reach only about one hundred million, illustrating the enormous magnitude and line of silver dollars could encircle the earth.
Editorial urges acceptance of the Highway Commission Act in Cochise County with a ten member board of tax paying citizens. Calls for relief to county supervisors, notes publicity influenced public opinion, and predicts brighter prospects for Tombstone while urging responsible civic participation.
Arizona's last legislature enacted ninety laws with twelve immediate emergency provisions. Several measures address education, roads, civil matters, and state finances while others await voter referendum. Among notable items are compulsory auxiliary education, county highway commissions, divorce reform, child welfare boards, and pensions for widows.
June 12 report from Nogales states J B Cykdar of Denver and Ignatius Rodriguez of Tucson were arrested by Department of Justice representatives for allegedly attempting to evade registration under the selective draft bill.
In Albuquerque on June 7 forest officials warn that putting out fires is unproductive labor. They cite fires started by campers and fishermen in the Mogollon and Crown King areas that diverted many laborers from mines and ranches, costing thousands of man hours and harming timber and forage.
State Land Department announces an August 28 public auction at Tombstone Court House for 278.08 acres in Section 36, No. 57 public sale. Land valued at 1609 dollars, bids must not exceed appraised value, terms available from the State Land Department in Phoenix. Commissioner W A Moenr signs the notice with June 16 1917 first publication and August 12 1917 last publication.
Alfred K Loomin of Buena Arizona is charged with abandoning Home stead Entry No 026114 filed May 16 1914 for land in Section 85 Township 21 S Range 1 E G and SR Meridian The government alleges over six months since entry residence was not established and land abandoned contest will be confessed if Loomin does not answer within twenty days after the fourth publication The notice lists publication dates June 3 10 17 and 24 1917 and requires service of a copy of answer to the contest officials J L Irvin Register and John J Birdno Receiver
Maurice W. Pubrman of Webb Cochise County Arizona filed on April 6 1917 a contest to cancel Charles Knapp Desert Entry No 67879 made January 12 1910 for the southwest quarter of section 44 township 19 south range 26 east G and S R meridian. Grounds state Knapp never made improvements nor expended funds or performed annual desert proof and has abandoned the entry.
A compilation of historic notices including claimed military absence in a 1937 filing, selections under the 1910 Act for a School and Asylum, and multiple land entries and protests in Phoenix Arizona. The notices name IRVIN as Register and JOAN J. BIRDNO as Receiver, with publication dates in June 1917 and related serial numbers and land descriptions across several townships and sections.
The U S land office announces protests against land disposal by third parties and lists state indemnity selections by the State of Arizona. Notices cover Township 20 North Range 16 East NEY and Township 21 South Range 26 East SW with sections 8 and 18, urging affidavits of protest by June 1917. Also lists indemnity selections for lands in TWS R23 RB and T 15 S R 28 E, with serials 62407 024100, and transmits certificates to the General Land Office.
June 20 1910 United States Land Office Phoenix Arizona lists grant selections 209 and 804 for penitentiaries charitable and reformatories institutions detailing land parcels in Townships 21S and 16S ranges 24 and 22. Protests or contests are invited before final approval and certification with dates referenced. Receiver J L Irvin signs. First publication dated April 29 1917. Times 5000 mile guarantee El Paso Texas.
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