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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1891
Page
4
Dolle HL A. Heed sells half interest in the St Patrick mine at Nogales. A 1890 copper production snapshot shows Montana 49000 tons Michigan 44000 Arizona 16000. Various local notes include Tombstone hotel plans, a school census, and reports on passengers, rail timetables, and a death in Tombstone.
The Herald notes 1891 first quarter ore exports from Sonora to U.S. reduction works via Nogales, with Minas Prietes mill shipping about $1,000 in ore daily. Planches mill to start tailings work next week under Capt. Pomeroy. Two Alamos district mines Alamada and Tirito burned March 15, producing about $20,000 monthly. Passenger rates to Maricopa drop toward old levels, and the governor orders new military commissions with uniforms and equipment plans.
Desert Land Entrice and Commissioner Carter require final proof for all desert land entries within four years from date of entry under the 1891 act. Notice of intention to make final proof must be published for entries started after August 1, 1887. If unsurveyed, notices should describe tract locality as clearly as possible. Upon submission of proof with no objections, land officers approve and proceed to collect due payments.
Funeral services are set for tomorrow April 29 at 3 pm for Dr W W Fetterman aged 45. The ceremony will be held from the residence at Fremont and 6th with friends and acquaintances invited to attend.
Special correspondent describes the presidential tour through Arizona and New Mexico. The account recalls heat dust and deserts, frontier reception in Tucson and Yuma, and a California glimpse via the Colorado Desert. It notes guard increases after a Wells Fargo robbery near Casa Grande and mentions mining law changes for foreign companies. Allen English attends court in Tacoma.
Delegates in Columbus hear that Mayor McKinley will receive the gubernatorial nomination with no opposition and that Ex-Governor Foraker may present his name. Also noted are treasury remarks from Edward C. Leach and reports on Chilean naval losses and a fatal ranch fight near Peter Mungall’s.
An illustrated catalogue advertises goods from Weinstock Lubin Co in Sacramento. The column reports Ike Weir versus Johnny Griffin for the featherweight title ending in police interruption in the fourth round. It notes a cattle disease appearing in California and Texas with high mortality among recent arrivals. It also covers riot arrests in New York and Jay Gould’s comment on Depew rumors plus irrigation progress in the Yuma project.
UK business claims it would be three to five times larger than top stores in New York Chicago or Philadelphia if located there. It touts superior goods from leading manufacturers, wide outlet on the Coast, rapid access to novelties, and low prices. The firm highlights mail order fulfillment as a science and ongoing efforts to improve customer service and smooth transactions.
An energetic man sought to push our manufacturers on the ground. One agent earned $5200 in the last year. Address: P. O. Box 1371 New York.
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