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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1912
Page
4
Six hundred sixteen cattle heads, fattened by Darthett Heard Lead & Cattle Co, head to Cadaby Packing Co for George Hosking. Cattle average about 1059 pounds. over half are two year olds. Hosking notes this is a top lot of young cattle.
A long list of senate and house measures moves through committees and readings. Bills touch labor hours for smelters, railroad company incorporation, women’s working day hours, land grant settlers relief, and an exhibit site election. Several bills pass without opposition, others await further action as sessions proceed and commissions are formed. A notable artesian water discovery is reported in the Sao Bimon Valley.
The Democrat reports failed talks between American Smelting and Refining and Gila Copper Sulphide over Christmas ore at Hayden. Development interests plan to restart Sesco Smelter at Silverbell and may build a direct railroad about 75 miles to Christmas to cut haulage by roughly 100 miles.
En Gage resigns as president of the Phoenix National Bank before the board meeting and is replaced by vice president B J McIlurg. Phoenix Savings Bank & Trust Co. also elects a new president, with no other changes. current vice presidents T E Policek and MC McDoogell remain in place.
Col H L Pickett reports the Arizona supreme court decision in Sneed vs Speed from Cochise county. The suit by Mrs Sneed for divorce involved community property in Texas with annual income near $3000. The high court reversed the lower court, remanding with instructions to dismiss for want of jurisdiction, siding with Col Pickett on the state rights issue.
Eleven prisoners entered guilty pleas this term reducing the trial jury and shortening the criminal calendar to about two weeks. The report lists multiple defendants and offenses with May dates, including murder grand larceny assault and perjury, among others, and notes all criminal appearances were set for May 18.
Francisco Torres, recently arrested in Douglas on a charge of violating the neutrality proclamation and held on a counterfeiting charge, will have hearings May 6 before United States Commissioner Same at Douglas.
The president of the chamber of commerce at Douglas Arizona requests Representative Hayden ask the War Department for additional troops to be sent there and Hayden will call upon the War Department to grant the request.
Following a legislative suggestion Roy Myers receives a 30 day parole to travel to Washington and procure patents for his invention that supposedly powers a 25 horsepower gas engine from electricity drawn from the air. Governor Huot has issued the papers and Myers will depart immediately.
In the Interest of Arizona Pioneer Dr F W Rendall recommends the county Supervisors purchase an artificial leg for George McFarland, pioneer editor and printer. He has been in the county hospital at Douglas after losing a leg ten years ago and desires to leave the hospital to earn a living.
Frank M King a longtime Arizona newspaperman and former Tucson resident now in El Paso mining and lattice brokerage spent Sunday in Tech0e He is familiar with Mexican affairs and believes the United States will intervene within a very short time.
The Thursday gathering of the Republican state convention committee endorsed President Talk for the presidency by nine to three and chose Turon's as the convention site for June. Deputy U. S. Marshal Hopkins seized a Greek ship’s express car near Douglas and moved it to Tombstone for safekeeping. County seat removal measures face opposition in Phoenix, with legislators and promoters alike unlikely to push the plan forward. Deputy prosecutors Moreno and Sampson faced charges tied to neutrality proclamations and horse smuggling, while road work heads to Willcox with five to six miles of new paving forthcoming. Local lawyers and officials attend court, with Sheriff Wheeler summoning jurors for next week’s trials.
The governor signed bills to set state holidays including Admission Day Arbor Day and Columbus Day with dates such as January February May July December and October. When these holidays fall on a Sunday they are observed on the following Monday.
A Cochise legislator was chosen as chairman of the committee of the whole session. Dignitaries expressed applause as he took the chair, while a veteran judge questioned the reliability of the proceeding and the duties of other members.
A man threatened family members including his son and was ordered held for insanity by county authorities. He was submitted for commitment to Phoenice asylum after a hearing. The case cites prior weeks in Alamogordo New Mexico seeking cure for drug and liquor habits.
Wisconsin senator Robert M La Follette plans a visit to Poornis Hinview where he will audit funds received by George M McHean. La Follette’s campaign manager Wol Houser coordinates the outreach as the progressive candidate presses for the Republican nomination amid Teddy Roosevelt and other rivals.
Advices from Tucton say the Yaqui renegades, revived after earlier defeat, are on the warpath. They reportedly killed four, after sacking Culiacan and fleeing in small parties toward open country.
Janes Douglas and a party of eastern capitalists visited Jerome to inspect the Cutted Verde Extension property. Douglas said they hoped to find encouragement to take over and develop the exterior.
An old advertisement urges doctors to consider alcohol free Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a safe tonic for youths. It claims the remedy aids various ailments with minimal dosage and promotes regular use at bedtime. The piece emphasizes physician familiarity and brand familiarity in Lowell, Maine.
Friday’s Daily Aire reports Noraan Bere and two Tombétone girls will graduate at the Flog Hie Normal this year and return home this month. The grand jury plans to reconvene in May after legislative session ends and may review new laws. A prisoner’s guilty plea leaves jurors idle on opening day, with a short term anticipated for the trial jury.
Jugene Mata, confined on leave for thirty days, returned to Florency State Prison Sunday morning after visiting his parents in Albuquerque. His family had not seen him in sixteen years and broke down with emotion upon reunion.
Divorce suits and injunctions filed including Frank Joerger and Jobo Ruck with Mrs C McLane and A Landers. Orders include sale of real estate and appointment of appraisers CE Bell H Fisher and E C Piper. Notices list Annie M York Thos Dwyer and G Houniger for letters of admin.
Kelton plans to file as a candidate for the national Democratic convention in Baltimore on June 25. His petition has strong local support with many friends assisting his campaign. He expects possible legislative session conflicts with primary campaigning and backs Clark as the presidential slate bearer while pledging to follow party mandates.
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