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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1911
Page
2
The Tombstone Epitaph reflects on local manners and gossip, noting a manly ideal of minding one’s own business. It mentions Affinity Earle writing poetry and teases Nevada’s spring water quality while joking about Luther Burbank’s plant breeding.
Lettering from regional papers praises Tombstone for keeping the Cochise County seat despite Bisbee Douglas efforts. The column notes wide support across the territory and U S political stops, citing congressional timetable and legislative congestion as reasons no action will occur this session.
View in the piece that the Americans in the insurgent group in Mexico are youths graduating from dime novels. The writers hope they learn in Mexico to abandon wall staring and empty dreams of thrills from sensational books.
A speculative hint that future science could isolate a bee associated with the presidency, reflecting a curious, perhaps tongue in cheek, remark about scientific progress and political symbols.
A clipped tongue campaign urges Taft to secure Arizona and New Mexico. The speaker claims census fraud accusations in Arizona were mere constitutional issues, underscoring political maneuvering in the era.
Tombstone, the county seat, is forecast to surge as Arizona’s busiest city this year. Officials expect booming business, population growth, and rapid development across the region in 1911.
A long Arizona roundup notes Phoenix barber failing a three mile walk test and overtraining, wrestlers Johnson and Balz signing for a headline match at the Majestic Theatre with $50 wager. Prescott lodge of colored Masons forms, a county restaurant in the courthouse basement with inmates among patrons, and mining prospects near Hot Springs Junction. Reports on Nogales arrests, wind damage, possible intercollegiate matches, a Phoenix accident with a near fatal tracheotomy, Mexican traders at Douglas, Paul Michelson’s ore find, a man killed by a Santa Fe train, border rail injuries, and various regional notes from Yuma, Globe, and Tempe.
A roundup of legal actions, a murder arrest warrant against a mother in law in Globe, and diverse civil suits in Phoenix and Prescott. Notable items include Charles Noel, a 58-year-old miner from Yavapai, dying in Prescott, and Arthur K Taylor suing Phoenix Railway Co. for 54 dollars. Also reported are mining activity, a near-miss involving a Maine post office driver, a tuberculosis death in Durango, and various estate proceedings and divorces in multiple jurisdictions.
In Tombstone a claim over labor liens against Tompetone Consolidated Mines surfaced as Ben Goodrich filed the company's answer. Local society notes mention the Tombstone Rifle Club may resume weekly target practice above Shuester addition, while Allen R English shows improvement after illness.
John Slaughter owner of the San Bernardino ranch reports that about 50 armed men with good horses crossed the international line near the ranch last Saturday bound for Chihuahua. He says they were well equipped and appeared familiar with the country.
The Bisbee Review notes Postmaster Cassidy, who aimed to move Cochise county’s seat from Tombstone, is expected back in Bisbee in days after arguing before the bill committee. The piece ends with Cassidy’s mission failing, avoiding front-page treatment.
The Tombstone junior class at the Northern Arizona Normal on March 4 will present The New Governess, a clever awornet comedy. Miss Lorine McPheran and Miss Leona Tracy are among the cast, noted Tombstone ladies known for their smedies and popularity.
IR Richards and wife recently arrived from Los Angeles will operate the Arlington Hotel in Tombstone. They have taken over the Madison lease that had just expired, with Richards already having purchased the Arlington earlier.
Boquillas Land & Cattle Co. under General Manager Henry K Street announces a new land purchase in Cochise County near Benson. The deal adds 800 acres, paid at 20 04, from William Gitaon, bringing total holdings to about 1,400 acres across the San Pedro valley and nearby tracts, placing the firm as a major landowner in the region.
Miss Mayo of Douglas won first place with 713 650 votes in the Dispatch popularity contest held Saturday. She receives a $400 gold prize, and her win has earned her many friends and admirers in Tombstone society circles.
The Rev H A Deck delivered an eloquent morning sermon on Christian Cheerfulness to a fair congregation. An evening talk titled A Revival By the Well followed. Sunday school attendance reached 65 with women and girls earning a banner. The Christian Endeavor at 7 pm drew a decent crowd. Methodist morning class had 34 at Sunday school and a profitable session. Rev C Kathan preached on He Is Risen at 11 am. Gibson led Epworth League at 7:30 pm with a talk on The Influence of Controlling Passion.
Additional leases bring the number of chlorider operations in the district to over thirty, each employing about a hundred men. In the past week eleven cars of ore were shipped to the El Paso Smelters, carrying gold, silver, and lead.
Mrs JH McPherson and Mr Frank Myers represented Tombatone lodge of Eastern Star at a reception for the worthy matron of the United States, Mrs Alice McMiller of JL Pase, at Mindew. They report a most delightful time and that attendees enjoyed the event.
An appeal circulated among Mexican soldiers at Nogales printed on a sheet with Mexico’s colors. It urges soldiers to desert, urging them to respect liberty and to cast off oppression. The call portrays Diaz as a tyrant and traitor and contrasts rightful aims with the regime’s.
Mrs. Lucy R Yetter of Phoenix proclaims a new use for graphaphone needles claiming the thorny var jeties provide a sweeter tone though mechanics say the needles lack the metallic ring of ordinary metal needles.
A letter warns editor Ritter to be cautious in criticizing the Mexican revolution and onion labor, referencing a Los Angeles Times incident. The writer mocks the paper’s dynamite proof claims and jokes about dynamite insurance while noting alleged socialist friends and union support.
Washington February 27 The Arizona statehood committee reports progress with senators and representatives optimistic about admission this session and plans to confer with President Taft after telegraphic word of the Arizona vote. The Cochise County Seat removal bill agitation subsides while Cassidy and Wright return disappointed. Col H L Pickett gave a compelling address supporting Tombstone.
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