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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1898
Page
4
The item presents railroad timetable data for March covering Arizona routes and the Southeastern Railway. It lists departure and arrival times, station names, and service notes, reflecting the era’s schedule layout and route coverage.
Local notes mention cookstoves priced at 15 dollars at ARKOS and alfalfa seed specials at Hoefler. References to snow in the Huachucas, a constable Vaughn from a nearby burg, and shooting incident in Klondyke, Arizona. A church service, school, and Junior League timing are listed, plus requests for Up to Date samples and tobacco ads.
Arizona's resources, especially Cochise county, hold vast mineral potential with Pearce's tig benanza mine and a growing but still undeveloped copper camp. The piece urges local and outside investors to back mining development, arguing a river of gold and copper awaits broader exploration and expansion across the territory. It also promotes Syrup of Figs as a household remedy, noting its genuine California origin and wide druggist availability.
A Kansas City dispatch reports Joif Byan of Leavenworth and Cattle Company president, deep in Montana and Arizona ranges, selling 15,000 cattle to a Minnesota company for 4500000 at 30 per head. The sale occurred at Midland Hotel with Matt Murphy and Paul McCormack, St. Paul reps, noting cattle will be marketed soon or placed on nearby Montana ranches.
The fragmentary text records Acting Governor Akers telegraphing President McKinley to express territorial confidence and readiness to send troops if war with Spain arises. It also quotes a cordial exchange with Secretary James A Porter and references a Sterling Illinois drug firm praising customer service. The disjointed material mentions local businesses and odd promotional lines about babies and gallery pictures, reflecting a garbled newspaper snippet from Tombstone Bisbee era.
County records list satisfaction of mortgage items and various transfers including V G Medigovich to L Burgstrom, proof of labor Black Eagle by Watervale Mining Co, Pan American by M W Stewart, J P Richardson et al, Leviathan by J M Malheim et al. Ed Quong Kee to Soto Bros, rest estate Pearce 350 dollars, E G Woodward to Jose Carpsas one fourth interest in mine 10 dollars, Frank Dever to Dan Hagen real estate Bisbee 659 dollars, Nellie High to Frank De e estate Bisbee 250 dollars, mortgage J A Abbott to F E Cadwell real estate Pearce 17 dollars, bill of base Geo Overacker to A G Curry cattle 100 dollars.
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