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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1911
Page
2
A sweeping panorama touts Tombstone as a year round resort with pure mountain water and scenic valleys. Articles note mining prospects in Bowie and Mohave County, citrus and sugar beet trials near Buckeye, irrigation plans in Sulphur Springs valley, cattle shipments from Nogales, and development of quarries and parks in Douglas Globe and Prescott regions.
The report lists numerous attendees and participants in a federal naturalization proceeding and district court in Tombstone. Names include Stewart, Ora Col, Ella Noble, J L Mexander, John Gleeson, Frederick Jones, Judge Owen Murphy, JC Engle, Ed Dunbar, JC Page, and Deputy Sheriff A W Howe. Attendees travel from Globe, Cochise County, Lowell, Willcox, and Ray to attend the session. preparations include jurors and citizens papers, with travel from Tombstone to San Francisco for Sheriff business.
In Tombstone Palm Sunday services at 10 am drew 71 attendees in the Sunday school. Rev. Ira E Surface preached on The Living Waters at 11 am, with Ruth Character Study for the evening Endeavor meeting led by Norman Abeil. Next Sunday Endeavor meets 7:30 pm. Mothers Day carnations planned. Phoenix pioneers Yaple and Miller noted for local obituary. Census shows Yuma County population 7,709 with 85 percent growth over ten years. Prohibition speaker outlined liquor costs and revenue, urging national action and 3000 pledges for 1912.
The piece extols May as the merriest month, highlighting flowers, green grass, and happiness. It contrasts the universal moving time in the East with Arizona’s sun kissed land marking the start of summer, praising the meadows, mesas, and arroyos in lush green.
The Arizona Board of Control approved Tombstone’s status and affirmed its ongoing relevance, signaling that Tombstone will be included on the Territorial Highway map and planning considerations.
Department of the Interior announces under the 1864 act that 258 agricultural and grazing tracts totaling 10 514.96 acres in the Camp Bowie abandoned military reservation Arizona will be offered at public sale at Phoenix starting June 30 1918. Prices range 1 25 to 2 50 per acre. Sale by tracts about 40 acres in order listed. Payment due day of sale or within ten days to the Phoenix receiver. Mineral lands sold under mineral laws. Commissioner Fred Dennett First Assistant Secretary Frank Pierce.
Delegate Cameron has recommended Elizabeth Merrill for postmaster at St David and Frank Gibb for Brownell. The remarks include a Roosevelt quote about pushing under the constitution as a fight strategy.
A historic ad fragment offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh claiming Hall's Catarrh Cure by J C. Co. Toledo. It notes endorsements for J Cheney, lists Toledo entities, and promotes internal use with testimonials and price per bottle.
An order from the war department in Washington directed Douglas to turn over 43 federal soldiers and officers held there to the Mexican federal commander at Apa Prieta. The directive also included further instructions not fully readable in the fragment.
Report indicates several Theatreco personnel surrendered and were captured by United States troops during a cross date operation. Details on location and numbers remain sparse in the surviving text.
The district court convened at 9:00 this morning after a week’s recess and prepared the regular jury panel for the April term while numerous trials and naturalization matters were processed. Judge Doan and Judge Dean oversaw jury selection, trials for burglary and grand larceny, and the disposition of many cases including denials, continuations, and sentences for Miguel Moreno and Francisco Narrirga. The day featured jurors drawn, witnesses examined, and several defendants excused or remanded for further action as hearings continued.
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