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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1915
Page
4
Old Cochise County era notes seal a U S Supreme Court ruling on a temperance case. The piece outlinesargining over prohibition language and its impact on beer sales and enforcement. Stockholders in a local savings and loan are affected by the ruling and a related court decision.
Severely injured George Stevens of Clifton and Jobs Cromby of Globe were hurt Tuesday when a blasting operation in the power canal under the dam exploded prematurely as they left the tunnel. Both men suffered numerous cuts and wounds from flying rock.
Sir John R Walls of Tucson plans to send a shipment to South Africa for Angora bucks of purest degree. One of 22 males produced a shear of 27 senate hair sold for 1 native pound in an attempt to gather data for new forest and lumber regulation in the Tucson vicinity. Officials had been collecting statistics on lumber use as part of ensuring forests aid local people.
Andreas Lopez a taherer at the Douglas smelter was crushed when he tangled between a conveyor and floor edge and died instantly. No witness nearby explains the accident, and Coroner Ryehinsin will review the case. Verdicts from August weekend concern Hilario Leon and Jose Maria Leoni, with Robert Fenter and Frank Moore named in connection to the deaths.
The May quarter shows Cochise County holding 336000 in various cash items including gold, silver, currency, and stamps. The Douglas school district sold to Commerce Trust of Kansas City at a premium with accrued interest to delivery date. City formation for Widows was approved and council members named. County jail construction bids were rejected. hospital supply bids awarded to Grow Celies, Phelps Dodge, M. Zeitlin, and Palace Market.
The El Paso Herald reports a plan to run a race over the Borderland route from El Paso to Tombstone and return, via Santa Fe Grand Canyon and northern segments. Local sentiment is mixed with calls for El Paso involvement and warnings about prior funding influences.
The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed two Cochise County Superior Court criminal verdicts. Fred Wright was found guilty of forgery and Robert Thompson received a ten year sentence for murder. The decision was reported from Phoenix with May 3 as the date.
In Phoenix on May 3 Miss Eva Behn and Miss Cecil King were named maids of honor for the christening of the battleship Antona. Esther Ross of Prescott will perform the naming ceremony. Miss Behn, a Phoenix girl, and Miss King, daughter of Mrs Lewis Carpenter formerly from Auburn Kentucky, are the honorees.
May 3 1914 Phoenix reports reductions in valuations for lands damaged by the washing out of the Lytumn reservoir dam. The state tax commission heard Denver representatives of the Lyman Federation Company examining probate values for this year's assessment. The commission will reduce valuations but has not yet finalized exact figures.
Three Mesa youths including Ted Robert and Thomas Clark Witham were arrested for a string of robberies over weeks. They allegedly robbed Lesueur & Spilislaiey, Mesa Furniture Stone, Teggetyan well, and took a pocketbook from Mrs Somners, using the A and B warehouse as a stash site.
An antique advertisement warns readers about quack catarrh remedies sold by Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It promotes internal use with claims to purify the blood and cure systemic ailments while noting high price and dubious efficacy.
A young man in Atchison Kansas telephoned his girlfriend at midnight claiming someone had dropped a dime on her front porch and asked her to search for it at dawn before anyone else arrived. The odd plea hints at a tense domestic moment and cautionary note about trust.
Phoenix dispatch reports Vice President and Mrs Marshall concluding a winter visit, travelling by Southern Pacific to Indianapolis then New Orleans and Mississippi. The trip includes Rotary lunch, a Chamber of Commerce dinner, and a Southern tour before returning from the California Expositions era to the capital.
Mascot Road and Western railroad nearing completion with expected operation by the first of June. Preparations for a celebration include a grand barbecue and a copper spike ceremony. A special train from San Francisco will carry stockholders and officials to Willcox for the event. American Black Domestic coal advertised by Tombstone Transfer Co.
The Los Angeles county prohibition committee endorsed shaping a California 1916 amendment modeled on Arizona’s prohibition instrument. Officials met at prohibition headquarters in Los Angeles to plan advocacy and support, aiming to enact a statewide amendment aligned with the Arizona framework.
The Cochive County Court was reversed by the Arizona Supreme Court in the case of TK Bram os We Meadewitt. The ruling directs entry of judgment for the plaintiff. The long dispute concerns Tombstone property and has lingered in court for years.
May 2 at noon Sheriff Wheeler seized two trunks at the railway baggage room containing two casks of Cedar Brook whiskey in pint bottles. Each trunk showed a hollow end with an empty section between. The whiskey was transported toward the city hall and potential action to prosecute the railroad for bringing whiskey into the state was discussed.
Twenty thousand acres of Yuma project land were restored to entry by an order received at the United States land office. The action marks one of the largest restorations under tar conditions, with the land ineligible for Yuma Water Users Association membership but potentially receiving irrigation benefits. Other Salt River project lands have been restored similarly in smaller lots.
Summary of cases including debt and attachment actions against Folsom and Brown, divorce actions involving Alice Uhelpe and Phelps, and probate matters with hearings and appraisers appointed. Also notes final discharges of administrators and settlements of accounts, with references to several named individuals and entities such as Dr John Aion Frederik Cooper and White Swan Laundry & Man-Wing Co.
Cochise County Attorney JF Ross says the superior docket has been cleared after years. About forty cases have been disposed since January, many by motion, reducing county costs. The lone remaining major action is State v Olds for the Pearce killing, slated for next term. Two defendants remain jailed and three on service time as the term opens. Judge Lockwood will return briefly to hold a short session before leaving for the coast.
A whimsical classroom moment centers on Louie a chubby child and her small companions. A father comments on Louie’s size while a child responds with a playful remark reflecting the scene’s lighthearted tone.
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