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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented local item details moves through Tombstone and Gleeson with notices of tax work, marriages, motor accidents, stage trips, and intercity visits. Named people include Mrs A J Cook, Joseph Hansen, Alma Howell, A H Gardner, Ne Holland, Liput Paquin, and Guy Welch, with events in Tombstone, Deming, Phoenix, and Gleeson.
The junior and Senior English Classes of the High School will present a play at the High School building Friday evening titled Aunt Sophronia at College. The students and faculty have been working for some time and the playlet is promised to be a success. AE Davis and Bisbee visitors noted.
Report of FRIDAY TOURISTS MH Jones and Chas Wolfe en route, visits to Ansonia and Phoenix, judge and sheriff movements in Douglas, St David, and Tombstone, plus Chautauqua plans, dances, school closures for smallpox, and local travel from Lewis Springs to the Charleston dam site. Prolonged details cover public meetings, political candidacies, and road improvements influencing travel.
SATURDAY Prof J A Rocafellow returned from Dos Cabezas where surveys on mining claims are ongoing. He notes much mining activity in the Ustriet with several new companies forming for development of the gold district. John Koblen now leads the Dives Company mill and good results are reported. The Black Prince hauls machinery for a concentrator. County Engineer Sir Smyth returns from a southern sojourn. Mrs J A Rockfellow leaves for Buffalo to spend summer with her daughter. A Tombstone Band dance is touted as the season’s gala. W A Sheriff returns from a southern vacation. Borderland route praise grows among travelers through Cochise and Pima. Deputy Sheriff Houcher brings prisoners to town for Superior Court action. Tom Mix to appear at Crystal tomorrow in The Fend. New Cornelia declares a 2% dividend. Jerome Verde Inspiration mine active. San Carlos bridge closed to traffic for 2 years but now open.
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