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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1916
Page
5
A fragmentary listing of records from Cochise County including cases of mortgages, satisfactions, warranty deeds, and transfers. Names such as Summers, Costello, Gardner, and Weemer appear beside properties and involved parties, with entries indicating land transactions and security deeds in the county records.
A mixed summary of local items recounts earthquake shocks near Tombstone, notable travels and arrivals, parish church work, court matters, deaths, disappearances, and civic notes from Cochise County. Mentions include Judge figures, miners, ranch business, and community events with dates and names like Tombstone, Tucson, and San Pedro river.
Georgia Macias his wife and daughter Miss Daphine Bratley left this morning for Globe to remake their future residence Mr Macias and family long time residents of Old Camp with many friends here who regret the departure County Engineer Ryan in town from Bisbee for board of supervisors business then continued to Curtis Flats to inspect ongoing work.
Tuesday’s Daily reports Deputy Probation Officer Mn G H Hirst in Douglas with a delinquent to be heard by the court. Attornies Gunn and Pickett in town for Superior Court business. Bishop and bootlegger arrests noted near Bowie and Tombstone. Senator Win Riggs visits, planning a Cochise county re election bid. Various local residents, visits, and outings described.
From Bisbee Deputy Sheriff Van Brakefield arrived today with prisoners for the county jail. Visitors include Mrs. J. M. Camp and families moving into new cottages on Fremont Street. County officials and residents travel between Bisbee Tombstone and Douglas, with local appointments and arrivals noted.
One hundred plus cattlemen from Cochise county met in Benson for the Cochise County Cattlemen's Association session. Officers chosen include President BJ McKinney, San Pedro valley. secretary treasurer HS John, Dragoon. executive committee members James D Cook Willcox Tim Blevins Chiricahua Fred Bennett Tombstone Lutley Tombstone and Frank Moore Rucker Willcox. The group plans next meeting August first Monday. Resolutions urged county supervisors to pay coyote bounty, renormalize the brand book, and push railroads to cover cattle killings on right of way. Attendees from Tombstone included Lutley McDonald Pyeatt Powell Bennett Moore Miller and Clark.
City council passed Ordinance No detailing a street tax for Tombstone to fund street improvements. Unanimous approval, effective after ten days publication, with projected $1,000 yearly for the street fund. Work to begin on Allen Street at Fourth, cleaning and repairing streets, hiring guards and wagons for debris removal.
Arizona will not add a separate home for the state Supreme Court. At a board of control meeting, funds for a new building were discussed but Attorney General Jones ruled state money cannot be used for the purpose. The legislature would need a special fund or bond authorization to proceed. An annual street tax of two dollars is imposed on male residents 21 to 50 in cities to fund street and sidewalk improvements.
The company sent two additional bars of gold and silver to Selby Smelting Works at Selby, bringing the total to 200 pounds for the test mill run over the past two weeks.
Ho D. Smith and Ton Ryan of Nogales arrive in Tombstone en route to Bisbee then El Paso and westward toward the Gulf of Mexico. They plan a slow trip to the Atlantic via the Canadian order, with a baby burro cannon and an advertising plan to fund the journey, remaining several days in each stop.
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