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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1922
Page
6
Police plan to investigate a fatal shooting at Seliman on Thursday. Authorities hold Mrs Perea Munoz for further inquiry after an initial statement to a Catholic priest, while eyewitness accounts are narrowed to corroborative versions of the event.
Wm Latley reports a fresh growth of sheep loco weed in the Swisshelms mountains has damaged cattle. He removed stock from the infested area and says other herds have suffered with few deaths so far. The weed, known as sheep love weed, is already proving injurious though growth is small and consumption limited.
May 1 Tucson reports a cooperative pact between the Phoenix and Tucson Chambers of Commerce on road matters. The meeting in Phoenix included state and county road supervisors. The Bankhead highway route through the two cities received assurances, signaling an end to prior tensions and promising faster highway development.
Phoenix May 4 Anticipating treating a large volume of low grade ore now being conducted at the mine in Jerome by steam shovels the Walted Verde Copper company completed a $1000000 upgrade to its Clarkdale smelter according to state tax commission members who returned from an inspection trip to Va
Senator Ralph J. Cameron returned to Phoenix to pursue the secret indictment case stalled for nearly two years. He asked U S Marshal Tom Sparks about a warrant, learned none existed, and sought arrangements from U S Commissioner Jonathan Hencke to proceed with the federal matter.
Phoenix May 1 actual work repairing Apache Trail from Phoenix to Globe via Roosevelt dam began Saturday under state engineer Thom Maddock. The project started near Government Wells with Ji ive Irions supervising. A second camp near Tortilla Flats at Goldfield will begin within a day or two under Mr Bone, with crews moving from the Miami Superior highway.
More than 1,000 residents were vaccinated on the first day of free smallpox vaccination under city and county health departments. From 4 to 6 pm at Davis School and the armory, 190 and 560 people were treated respectively, with physician offices expected to push totals higher.
In Tucson on April 20 United States District Court heard a motion to reduce the cash bond of Mrs Hattie Luke from 10000 to 5000. Judge John J Van Baxkirk indicated willingness to lower the bond once cash is produced. Mrs Luke, confined in Pima County jail for over a year, has faced delays in obtaining release despite counsel for the defense. Former Riverton postmaster Lon Batley is serving a conspiracy term related to a post office scheme in which Mrs Luke is a defendant.
A fire at dawn near the San Jose house on Naco Road in Bisbee destroyed a one room home. A mine watchman raised the alarm by firing seven shots to alert residents. Bisbee bricks arrived, but the house was already reduced to ashes.
Phoenix reports 6888 bales of cotton shipped from Salt River valley in April per US Bureau of Crop Estimates chief L M Harrison. About 30000 bales remain in the valley. Tucson allocates 11000 for road work in Coronado forest.
Mexico braces as Villa signals run for state governorship amid debates over constitutional amendments at Tucson convention. Local Democrats urge unbanded candidate choice, opposing party planks and endorsing no contenders while resolutions call for policy guidance and non interference in candidate selection.
W. W. Exeleston of the bureau of plant industry, Washington, arrives in Hereford to study loco weed activity and plan a war on it. Palmeriee of Huschuca country requested the visit. Exeleston will tour Hereford and surrounding areas to assess the weed problem and current control efforts.
Douglas April 23 J J Lang ford from the Dos Cabezas gold field brought five sacks of high grade ore and sold them for 594 dollars. He is confident the mine will prove big as people flock out there and are excited. Judge Taylor visited and says the 35 foot tunnel looked as though it would produce 100000 dollars.
Arizona's first illiteracy conference will convene in Phoenix on May 9, announced by State Superintendent Elsie Toles. The event ties to Dr. J. Tigert's Phoenix visit, with invitations sent to civic groups Americanization committees and all women's clubs in the state.
Tucson May 2 Juan Pistola Yaqui chief and rater of all the Yaquis in Arizona will be buried today in a pauper's grave at the county cemetery three miles northwest of Tucson in Bar Anita. The tribe spent in mourning with no ceremonial feast due to poverty. Pistola had been ill for a year and weakened by overwork aiding his people. He came to Pima county forty years ago and was held in high regard by both his tribe and the United States government. His exact age was uncertain with estimates around eighty.
The Casey minstrel show at the Gran theater promises unusual music and comedy acts. Under Mr Hayes Sealey direction, the program includes a sketch titled One Fleeting Hour set in a soldiers home with Miss Jeanette Ash as a واش. The second act features a cabaret scene with Robe Hud Weston and chorus performing Rube style numbers, followed by more vamps and a harlequin chorus. The show will feature porters and waiters in the finale and highlight new east coast hits by Garured.
The jury for Popovich failed to reach a verdict on the arson and defraud charges, and were discharged by Judge Lockwood. Antonio J. Cisteros faces a new statutory offense against a six year old girl as evidence is introduced. The High case was dismissed. the Dennett trial will begin once the Chemneroe case concludes.
Eiste Yates, state school superintendent, will return this morning from Flakstaff, where she attended a meeting of the board of education of the Northern Arigoma State Normal school. The meeting was held yesterday.
Governor Francisco Elias of Sonora and a party of Sonora officials will arrive on Friday to spend Cinco de Mayo on the border town of Nogales. The holiday is celebrated on both sides of the border.
Preyaime Benedict, assistant school superintendent, has fully recovered from a severe threat operation and has returned to duties in the Office of the State School Superintendent in Tucson. Builders Exchange announces a wage reduction of 10 to 20 percent.
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