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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1909
Page
4
A humorous monologue critiques professions in journalism law medicine and funeral services. It contrasts high charges for services with the editor’s exhaustive reporting and social expectations, ending by calling running a newspaper a great game despite flaws and blame.
Prescott Courier urges unity to boost cities and resources as Arizona seeks statehood. The piece calls for paving streets and building highways, promising prosperity and less grievance once rights are secured, urging collective effort for the future.
The DeSouza embalming bill has passed both houses and appears aimed at shaping the remnants of the Arizona Republican Party after the upcoming general election.
A report notes that the new crown top for bottles risks ruining the corkscrew business, with critics calling the tale plainly crooked and in need of scrutiny.
A dark silence haunts the vicinity of republican politicians who backed Ralph H. Cameron’s pledge or guarantee of statehood, signaling political tension and ensuing public reaction.
A brief item recalls an entrepreneur planning a new system for his business, but the effort collapsed as events overtook him. The report notes his aim to modernize operations and improve efficiency amid a setback.
A broad campaign warns against outside mining investors influencing Cochise County politics. The piece denounces a Phoenix lobby seeking to move county seats and argues public monuments and local heritage should be protected. Mentions Ben Goodrich and legislative activity in Phoenix on March 12 including range and segregation bills and gubernatorial actions.
The Territorial Industrial School committee visited the institution at Bengon and will recommend moving to a San Pedro valley site within two years. It also plans an appropriation of $40,000 for the relocation.
Globe reports work on the Valley Globe and Northern extension practically starting as Constructing Engineer P Joces arrives for Globe and Miami progress. Right of way fears persist though company plans to build. Asparagus shipments from the imperial valley rise per the Daily Standard.
The Sehiel felin manager Wernekros negotiates with The Burgo waster for an April 7 appearance in Tombstone. If secured, it would be Tombstone’s biggest musical event, a 50 member company presenting Pixley and Luders. Receipts from the Douglas fair total 847.45 after expenses 1262.58 merchandise 540.99 and Notte F. Martins share 925.16, leaving a credit of 7158.72 for the fair’s past two weeks.
A humorous recounting of a picnic romance turns into a soggy, perilous encounter. A grass widow from Toonbet charms the narrator as storm clouds roll in and they wade through floodwaters to a rock, where he ferries her across and they seal a witty agreement with a playful bet.
The writer describes hunting for stumps and drying them before moving a stump to the house to build a center table after marriage. They return home, forget their bet, and mention Tyce Down promising to be the liter if they agree not to ask him to cut at.
In the legislature today Gov Kibbey signed the Hailey primary bill into law. Measures discussed include an appropriation of 39000 to purchase Phoenix fair grounds, a Greenie county bill substitute amending Graham county, and a Salt River bridge project. Several bills advanced or postponed include a prohibition on ostrich plumes, military code updates, and court reporter appointments. Freight activity in Yuma rises with heavy shipments of California oranges arriving by rail via large mogul locomotives.
Thursday notes report people returning from Bisbee and Tucson on business, a Kansas City miner, and F M Gough and wife traveling to Sacramento for Santa Fe service. Local figures Frank Hereford and Ladies Aid Society invite readers to a Congregational church Social. Melting snow sparks comparison to a blizzard eastward with heavy accumulations.
A classroom scene shows a teacher lecturing students about snow as an object lesson. The narration contrasts eastern winters with arid Arizona, noting how snow confines people indoors and serves as a learning example, while a pupil asks to "elay it" about Arizona.
Report from Los Angeles states Chiricahua Cattle Company, a major Arizona ranching outfit in Cochise County, has sold controlling interest to a Texas buyer believed to be H S Boce of Channing. Vickers, longtime president, sold stock. W D Johnson and others show renewed interest. Wool clip in Imperial Valley may exceed eighty seven tons. the region remains a key sheep area.
A string of mining deals around the Dengoon range could enrich Tombstone as the area is described as a wealth treasure house awaiting capital. Local figures note favorable weather drawing hunters and prospectors to the San Pedro river for duck hunting while others report on county matters and notable local deaths.
Court notices list divorce suits including J C Tenberth versus Florence Tenberth and A L Townsend versus Margaret Townsend. Estate matters include guardianship for Lola Carter and minor children, and hearings set for March 20. Other items cover quiet title suits on Zenda and Turquoise district mines and guardianship appointments for Brown and Burleson estates.
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