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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1900
Page
2
A garbled wire of items reports the Supreme Court on advertising law, Manila Bay questions, Arizona railroad extensions, mining expansion, a bridge jumper incident, and a British exchequer forecast. It mentions Dom Paul’s status, US Senate hopes, Holbrook Argus leadership shift, a new health and wealth seeker, public land claims, and western water and land development trends.
Fort Sil officers deny Geronimo the Apache will be moved or escape. They recall his feats at poker and card games with soldiers, claim he taunts guards, and note his odd wish to fund education for civilized Indian children, urging the next generation follow the white man’s path.
Corraurs services were poor and attendance weak while bad spelling marks the local diary. Lala Howe, a Bi-be officiens schoolteacher, is confined to her room. Plans for a two story lodging home at Neco by WW Fardon. Cochive Lumber Co expanding yards at Neco. P Cone to Cape Nome for mining. Mrs Hoyd arrives in Los Angeles to work at the Back. Geo Toles recovering from a snake bite. Jos Huber at risk after injury from a flying shard. Telephone work advances with poles set. cent office to operate in fire engine hours with helio girls to be installed.
In Essex on April 30 1900 calm weather brought light passenger traffic. The infant of Thomas and Alar Rogers died this morning. Tom York reports arrival of a son at his ranch in the Hoa chucae WB Kelly visits Bisbee for journalistic duties. Possible May lectures by Joa quin Miller scheduled May 11 and 15. Kate Treavor returns to California from the Company store. Fourth of July meeting planned at the school tonight. Bisbee braces for celebrations as Sheriff White notes bandits raid Frank Moore’s ranch and eight horses vanished. Juan Valdez, a Mexican man, is killed by a saloon bartender after a drunken melee. Valdez wounded three bystanders before dying. A coroner's jury terms the death justifiable.
Brophy, long absent in California, comes back to town as bank business grows with daily new depositors. Tom Higgins builds a commodious barn beside Tombstone Gulch property. Remains of Juan Valdez, killed Sunday, buried at Potter's Geld.
A garbled AP dispatch notes private party investments in a composing room and fixtures, naming Geo B Spak Utah Gus Shamp Jerome and others. It mentions a Nor ton Howes site in Tombstone Gulch and a projection of tire ice and cold facilities funded by a construction company, with reports of possible Nacoeari Gulf railroad work being abandoned, though no solid proof. The tone reflects uncertainty and mixed sentiment about the delay.
A 1908 San Francisco letter from Rev J George Gibson rejects rumors of his death and confession to murders tied to the Durrant case. He defends his character, claims persecution, and asks readers to doubt sensational Eastern reports as he states he is alive. The letter follows other mining and local notices including Chloride and Molave region activity.
A Washington dispute lists pensions granted in Arizona with amounts for Arbogast in Yuma, McGarr in Phoenix, and others including Christi in Phoenix and Willyard at Fort Bayard. Patents issued cover tools and appliances to Herbert Cor, Cyrus Buous, and Julio Stewart with others. several Arizona residents named to practice before the Interior Department. Additional notes touch on saloon life, beverage expenditures, local sports plans, May baskets customs, social notices, and cemetery desecration concerns in Globe and nearby communities.
A batch of political maneuvering and local happenings from Santa Cruz to Maricopa. Delegates named for the Philadelphia convention include Cass Hkere and Chas R Drake, with alternates listed. Reports touch on mining activity in Cave Creek and Cane Creek districts, oil prospects in northern Arizona, and the broader pursuit of caucus momentum amid slow candidacy announcements. A funeral for O Bastiford is noted along with personal moves by Mre W W Fetternen and A W Harwood.
Notice to all persons working on or supplying the Holmes group of mines in Cochise County Arizona that owners hold a lien on the property and all debts connected thereon. Mines listed include Headlight Leadville Copper Bay West Side Western Belle Northern Light Grey Male and Turquois Kong located in the Turquois mining district bond to C M Roberts War Morstys Hesky tires and W A Storebeck dated April 14 1909.
A $100 reward offers for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone who entered the Conyer ranch house in July or August 1898 and stole a new set of harness, and again in July this year for stealing provisions and bedding.
One large brown horse with a white left hind foot, no brands or marks, found at Contention ranch. Owner may claim by proving title and paying pasturage. Contact B.Cuapwrck at Faurbank, A.T.
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