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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1900
Page
2
A fragment from the Tombstone Epitaph discusses ongoing war costs in England, U S political notes, Arizona politics, copper production, cattle counts, and statehood debate. It mentions Clark not taking a senator salary, population shifts, and Republican stance on Arizona statehood.
Bisbee jottings from February 25 describe a brisk town scene with visitors from Fairbanks Tombstone and Los Angeles. Events include theater by Crawfords and the WW Bitner Company, a marriage at the Phelps home, hunting near Sulphur Spring valley, and local notables like James Kirk Chas McHenry and Lem Overlook preparing for Nome.
A Senate inquiry summary lists pensioners by conflict, counting Revolutionary War widows and War of 1812 survivors, Mexican War widows and dependents, and 1899 act beneficiaries. It also notes 70 new Mammoth Arizona stamps, soldier transports from Manila, and local property dealings in Salford and Silver City with bids and shipments.
Monday's notes report a postponed Grand Central property execution sale to Thursday March 15. Also mentions local officials and resident moves, public health updates, and law enforcement activity including train robber investigations after Sheriff Scott White’s trip to Riches.
A Washington dispatch reports governors of arid and grazing states meeting on Governor Murphy's suggestion. They adopted a resolution asking Congress to enact bills leasing or reclaiming arid lands until after the gubernatorial conference at Salt Lake on April 16. Murphy will seek Senate committee hearing on Arizona statehood claim.
The dry winter hurts Arizona sheep on the plains near Phoenix forcing shipments to California. Sheepmen report feed and water shortages and note rail rates of 75 dollars per car to Los Angeles Venture and Bakersfield, moving sheep from the territory despite harsh conditions.
Miss Jace Critchley arrives from Bisbee while Rafferty’s sister joins in. John Waite, brother of Sheriff Scot White, comes from Le Grange Texas. Walter Fie offers tools for sale near Tombstone as pioneers pass away. Qhas Maker dies in Yuma. Law practice grows with District Attorney Land and Attorney A B English returning from Bre. Prisoners Drbee and Wheat bound for grand jury. detectives shadow train robbery cases. Rev Eastman visits, plans services March 13 to 20. Cheyney & Co. oath notes Catarrh Cure price, notarized by A W Gleason.
The American Federation of Teachers and State of Chicago offer a low cost trip to the Paris Exposition for about 200, with a round trip from Chicago to Paris. Included are forty days in Paris with hosts as guides, meals, free admission to the fair grounds, carriage and boat rides, and entertainment by leading painters, sculptors, authors, and public figures.
A man seeking to walk a rope over Niagara Falls was restrained by officials who deemed the stunt unsafe. The piece notes common ailments shorten life and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy with a long history of care and a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck.
Attorneys Attorneys and Clark and Jas Reilly went to Bubes yesterday on professional business. The brief note records a routine call to the eatery for work related matters.
The Lov ing Cattle syndicate advances amid options on holdings across a vast land area. George B Loving travels from Fort Worth to New York to seal the deal as Arizona figures prominently. Export appraisers show seventy-seven companies with options totaling about ten million dollars in property and cattle valued near ten million. Supt Job Graham and projects around Bisbee and the Dragoons report progress with a 230 feet depth and 25 men at work.
A pioneer described as a frontier character died last Sunday evening in Needles. About 70, he came from Ireland and moved to Arizona during perilous times for white settlers. A gentle figure, his death mourns among old timers who knew him as a scout and protector of the frontier. Funeral planned for Monday in Needles. The text then shifts to an advertising note for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, offering refunds if unsatisfied.
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