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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1911
Page
2
A brief item notes business months on rail with a rate of 3.00 and a price of 1.50. Details are terse, listing figures without context or names, focusing on the numeric values and a minimal description of the rail segment.
Multiple courts receive new actions and hearings including divorces for Nellie Roberts and William Ubames Roberta, debt and foreclosure suits, and estate matters. Appointments of administrators and guardians, orders for hearings, and decrees on settlement, discharge, and partition highlight the week’s legal docket across estates of McNamara Switzer and others.
Territorial items recap publicity tasks for an appeal meeting in Atlantic City. Prescott trade notes report trout from Colorado hatcheries arriving for distribution along Harssye ampa river and local incidents including a murder case, a court verdict, railroad talks, and civic developments across Arizona.
Sunday school at 10am with an attendance of forty four. The Arizona Gazette notes ongoing negotiations for the purchase of a subject for an excellent sermon. Evening service featured "Why I Love Christ" at Titdlelock. A well attended Sunday school is reported at Wa. m and the Epworth League service was well enjoyed.
The Board of Equalization sets railroad valuations for 1911 in Arizona at 16,003,081.15 for taxable property, with total railroad property at 35,030.60. Net change shows a gain of 5,854,083.15 over last year. Leading taxpayers include Arizona & Co. with main line valued at 17,500 per mile and 92.50 miles, totaling 95,895,100. Arizona & Co. Railway and E P. S. W. follow with substantial main line values. Distribution through Cochise County by company is outlined, with tax exemptions lapse noted for two items.
At a county supervisors meeting the board directed its clerk H E Berner to issue new road warrants in place of those unpaid by banks, arguing the original issues were illegal. Over recent days the clerk’s office reviewed road demands and prepared new road warrants totaling 20853.03, the largest single county road payout in years.
Coroner inquests are being filed at the district court clerk as records show most come from the southern part of the county. This morning’s entries include Carl Victor Nelson Lowell death by heart failure Henry Ranger iebes death by exposure John Erickson Bisbee gunshot self inflicted while temporarily insane death by gunshot wound.
Thirty men are reported to be grub bing along the right of way for the El Paso and Southwestern from Benson to Tucson. Filtean Inborore were re cured to Douglas Wednesday by E. S. Mustain of the El Paso and Southwestern. On Thursday fifteen more were sent out by a Douglas employment agency. The party will clear brush and drill tent holes to determine soil for grading, important for contract bids.
The body of Red Lopez, reportedly killed after trying to escape, was found near the Cananea area by his brother Sylvano Lopez and W F Hilburo. The Douglas International cites the escort's account, noting the shooting occurred during the escape attempt.
A fragmentary report describes a shooter named Lopes firing from behind at a man near Morita Springs. The victim fell in a shallow arroyo and dirt was kicked over the body. The bullet entered near the left nipple, suggesting a chest wound. Lopes is portrayed as a brave figure by friends, linked to earlier fighting in parties.
In district court this morning a heavy docket proceeded with cases including Everett Wilton v First National Bank of Douglas for 1500 in services. RK Clancy v Margaret Clancy divorce. Howard F Dillman v Bessie A Dillman divorce. Mattie Mullen v Arthur D Mullen. Charles Polti v Mary Persian divorce. Solomon-Wicker Co v T J Quillian debt with jury impaneled. Emil Berry v EA Crawford appeal continued. Theresa Barretto v Middlemarch Copper Co damages dismissed. El Paso & South Western Ry v Juan B Camon land condemnation dismissed. Arizona-Michigan Development Co v Johnson Dragoon & Northern Ry debt and receiver action with intervention filed by Southern Pacific. Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co v Maria Bauer real property. T K Brandt Tombstone Consolidated Mines debt with foreclosure. 129 additional cases noted.
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