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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1890
Page
3
East and West mail arrivals at 1a m and 3 am. warm weather brings fresh strawberries. Courthouse and city council sit with no quorum. Methodist services tomorrow. Tombstone to grow as fruit and mining chatter continues. Base ball games set with Fort Huachuca and local teams. silver prices and political musings thread through community notices.
A month long campaign in Tombstone concluded with 78 votes for disincorporation and 93 against. The victory celebratory band insulted the Bank of Tombstone with a Dead March and hostile language directed at Chief Gage, provoking outrage among citizens. Mr Wood led the disincorporation side and accepted defeat gracefully.
A Mexican street walker was given whisky until intoxicated and, urged by a drunken crowd, danced the can can exposing herself indecently before two officers who did nothing. The scene drew boys and sparked calls for an ordinance banning women in saloons. Also notes Mr Heyne to relocate customs work to San Pedro, with a special agent to classify goods and speed duties for merchants. Tucson plans a Tombstone club trip. round trip fare is 7.40, names to be filed with Geo Meyers. Also an ad for a No 6 Charter Oak stove available at the office.
A disruptive push to disincorporate Tombstone leads to a plan by mining interests to cut city water supply. J W Clark threatens to stop mine water if the city takes water from Water Vale, risking a shutdown of Coffman’s mine and the city water works. Obituary notes RB. J. Winders dies in San Antonio at 68. Maison Cove restaurant to reopen with upgrades. Local religious services at St Paul’s on May 4. Samuel Reynolds dies after sudden illness. coroner’s inquest finds death from natural causes. Prescott Courier endorses home rule statehood for Arizona, criticizing appointed officials.
Knights from Tombstone Lodge No 4 welcomed Grand Chancellor Gibbons and Grand Keeper of Records Seal French on a territory tour. A special lodge meeting followed by a large banquet at Maison Doree featured eloquent toasts, music, and praise for Tombstone Lodge. Grand officers then headed to Bisbee and Tucson for further meetings.
The Benson public school lists April honor rolls with names and scores including Robert Douglas Irene Finn Nellie Gray Raphael Slazar Leo Rosenberg Walter Bowman Ina Wilkinson David Roberts and Annis W McGrew as teacher Refusis Martinez and LLAS as teachers and a note about local notices and a patent remedy advertisement for Chamberlains Cough Remedy claiming quick relief for colds with H J Peto selling bottles at 50 cents and one dollar
A lone column ridicules the county supervisors and notable locals, lampooning the disincorporation dispute and public figures. It mocks political rhetoric and cites quotes from Coffman, Montgomery, and others while noting visitors should try Maison Corea for healthful meals and recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via H. J. Peto.
Mr E B Gage reports a Sunday clash as Ignacio Bonillas surveying party, aiding a French syndicate in Sonora, is besieged by about ten Apaches. The Indians retreat after a flank attack, horses captured, wagons burned, and two unarmed teamsters flee. Reinforcements arrive, three mules remain missing, and pursuit continues with reports that Indians are armed with Springfield rifles.
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