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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1915
Page
4
The Tombstone Epitaph reports a week of local items from Cochise County. Reader notices include activity at the county seat, with travel mentions to McNeal on a Teese Day observance and attendance notes for residents and visitors.
A man allegedly assaulted his wife with a stove poker in a domestic incident. The record notes one year and six months related sentencing or custody time, with single copies referenced in the docket.
Phoenix reports describe a busy legislative session with John Christy urging action and the appropriation committee drafting a $25,000 plan for the extra session. The senate adjourned to 9:20 a.m. Monday while debates over joint committees and funding continue amid resignations and new appointments.
In a federal court in April 26, judge Sawtelle instructed the jury on the Arizona state employers liability act. After a five hour deliberation the jury awarded Barrett with $500 damages from the Raw Consolidated. Barrett sought $30 000 for loss of use of his right limb. The case hinged on the jury basing its verdict solely on the evidence presented. The proceedings showed a brief confrontation over arguments before the testimony and instructions were given.
Alvin S Cook and Ella Sanders were married at the Congregational church with Rev HA Deck officiating. Only family and close friends attended a dinner at the bride’s parents home, after which the couple planned to reside in Tombstone. The ceremony surprised many friends and the Chirivari band serenaded the newlyweds.
Ray Grijalba, a Nogales based teamster and American citizen then living within four feet of the U S border, was fatally shot by a Mexican policeman as Villistas controlled Nogales Sonora authorities barred him from crossing into Mexican town due to suspected Carranza sympathies. Grijalba was reported born in Am.
A freight train wreck occurred Thursday morning near Berry Siding six miles east of Kingman due to a broken flange. Three cars were badly damaged one entirely destroyed. the cars carried oranges bound east. Boxes and cached fruit were brought into Kingman and sold cheaply while the railroad salvaged what remained.
Gardner announces appointment of a general committee with one representative from each town or school district. Taxpayers from Cochise Canyon Hereford and Garces meet in support of a county road bond and plan to specify which roads will be funded. County Engineer Ryan urged to proceed and build a county road system connecting San Lemon to Benson and the state highway.
An advertisement extols Moan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for back pain and kidney trouble. It claims thousands have benefited from the product and links irregular kidney action to headaches dizziness and despondency.
Reports from the Santa Cruz region note a bond election to fund a dam and road work with state aid, while a copper ore discovery near Prescott promises high value. A jail arrest in Phoenix for illegally selling whiskey by a Southern Pacific porter adds to the local crime updates.
Avcome Spek Phounid filed nine motions with the Superior Court seeking to advance an eighty percent case in the Raich v Temata matter. The court will consider whether to remove the case from the United States Credit of appeals to the Superior Court. If denied, the process could span about two years before a decision.
PHOENIX April 26 The State Pardon Board will decide Friday whether five men listed as reprieved to May 28 will be executed or granted executive clemency The five are Chaves Eduardo Perez Fo Rodrigues Mo Peratte and Ramon Villalobo all have petitions for pardon and their cases have been heard at several meetings of the board The new board’s authority stems from a Supreme Court ruling in the Laird cases and the five men have previously received reprieves with Villalobo among the most recent not yet acted upon.
General Manager P G Beckett posted a wage increase for the Old Dominion Copper Company tied to copper prices. The new scale raises daily wages when electrolytic copper hits 16 cents or more, applying to all workers except the highest paid. The wage basis uses the prior month’s average copper quotation as published in the Engineering and Mining Journal.
The federal government sues Charles E Hern and Martha Hearn of Cochise County to cancel a patent scene for a homestead. The complaint alleges false statements in final proof and that witnesses failed to testify to the necessary facts.
Cheney & Co of Toledo vows to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case that cannot be cured. Sworn Dec 6, with Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a remedy taken internally and claims of direct action on the blood and lymph. Includes testimonials and delivery details.
A San Diego banker reports progress on the San Diego Yuma railroad with full completion promised soon. He notes heavy locomotives and steel cars arriving and pledges the line will be finished by a yet unspecified date, signaling a new era for regional development and southwestern wealth.
A group including Henry Ber and Perry A Barks of Benson and Joe Grogan and David Tit from Bisbee and De Leet Corridor collected signatures for a petition to the state board of control. They cite eight reasons favoring a Benson cut off from Tombstone to Vail via Empire Ranch, including shorter distance, easier maintenance, access to amenities, and connection to mining centers and productive valleys.
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