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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1919
Page
3
Governor Campbell disposed of the last 27 measures late yesterday. The land lease bill became law without his signature after a legislative fight. Other actions included vetoes, signings, and sending 21 measures to the secretary of state for automatic enactment.
Governor Campbell vetoes House Bill 28 and House Bill 28 relating to investments for savings and loan funds and to special road districts. He objects to diverting state lands from main routes and favors funding roads from bond sales and county taxes. The vetoes come after a late-night push hampered by secretary Mine's absence.
Three knife assaults over three weeks are alleged against Marfuel Hernandez a resident of Tintown Bisbee. He was arrested in the railroad yards and held on assault with a deadly weapon charge after stabbing Conzares and wounding Santos Hernandez.
Phoenix March 26 C O Case superintendent of education calls a board meeting in the capital on April 5 The agenda includes the addition of textbooks and the police of Arizona schools in Americanization The superintendent calls the latter a grave problem due to the large Spanish speaking population
Charles Hubbell is believed murdered at a Hopi trading post site in Oraiba after the Arizona act restricting women to eight hourly work limits was upheld by the U S Supreme Court. Hubbell is reported as brother of State Senator Lorenzo Haley, with a local store banned by Indians cited in the appeal.
Princess Patricia of Connaught is shown attaching a laurel wreath to the standard of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Regiment. The unit, known for its wartime service, saw repeated depletion and replenishment as it prepared to go overseas. Princess Patricia previously inspected the regiment in England ahead of its return to Canada.
A Santa Cruz ice plant worker, Robert Holden, was electrocuted while repairing a live contact with a power lever. Rescuer Elle Allains was shocked and thrown down. Authorities investigated, noting a chain and well setup caused the fatal shock. Pulmotor aid was called but Holden did not survive.
March 27 work began at the Verde smelter after a shutdown to rearrange reverberatory boilers. Designer A G MacGregor inspected plans and new foundations will elevate boilers. operation is not expected for at least three months. General Manager George King confirms. Holbrook-Gus strikes in drilling oil twenty miles southwest.
A March 26 election would raise 700000 to build a new high school plant with 40 acres of grounds to serve “Stevensins Lumber” students and provide expanded training. The meeting, attended by about sixty, included the school board faculty trustees district representatives and local civic groups.
In Phoenix on March 24 Mrs Ensaia C Renaud Lloyd testified in her divorce suit against Robert E Loyd that she sent money to support him while he lived with another woman. Judge Stanford granted the divorce and restored her maiden name Em ma C Renaud. She said she and her husband moved west for his health, she earned more in Detroit, and returned to work as a stenographer while he remained in Phoenix with his new partner.
Arizona March 26. Governor Campbell signs House Bill 111 recognizing the state cotton industry. The agricultural and horticultural commission gains a board of three farmers including a cotton man and a hired secretary to devote full time to the work.
War Department announces sale of army camps including buildings tracks and sewage systems. Bids due April 15 with lump-sum purchases expected. base hospitals and certain facilities reserved. Camps Beauregard Hancock Logan and Sevier already involved with public health service. bids from Louisiana and Alabama cited.
Flagstaff residents approve a $45,000 sewer bond issue by 24 to 18 after already holding about $5,000 from a prior tax. The move aims to finish sewer work citywide, with support from the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce and local publicity efforts. The result is seen as easing townwide expansion once funding permits.
Phoenix March 27 C O Case state superintendent of public instruction says he will attend meetings of the University of Arizona board of regents as ex officio member despite not being listed or invited He intends to assert his rights in court if needed to secure attendance to the regents meetings and fulfill constitutional duties.
Mesa plans completed for a $100,000 hotel. Kingman mill to run three months with ore in bins. Apache railroad to unlock vast coal fields near Holbrook. Phoenix farm lands in Santa Cruz valley selling fast. Globe to spend $75,000 to settle contested conditions. Senate backs Maricopa county plan on aliens and military exemption. State livestock and ranges in good condition. Ajo reports a rich gold strike near the Mexican border. Oatman mining thriving with two shifts at Gold Dust. Fort Whipple army hospital building progresses toward May first completion. Copper shortages push 12,000 miners or 12 percent of state workers idle. Verde smelter reconstruction to keep output for three months. Lyman dam project under state loan board. Southern dairymen oppose new dairy laws. Colorado River water to Mohave County and a northern Arizona road project linking with Utah. Construction activity boosts monthly payroll. Benson reports ongoing rush on Ocat well etc.
Prescott Arizona March 26 The Swan ves Consolidated near Bouse with about 360 on payroll has discharged most workers as the company closes down. officials cite no labor dispute and say the shutdown rests on copper prices and production costs. The plant had shipped roughly six cars daily but profits were slim and exploration of new holdings was pursued.
A 17 year old Nogales boy Hack Townsend is February hunter of the month for Arizona and possibly the western states. He killed 22 predatory animals in February including three wolves 15 coyotes and four bobcats. His father J A Townsend added four mountain lions five coyotes four cats and one fox.
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