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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
4
Tombstone advocates urge strict sanitation to stop flies and disease. Civic League members promote a "safety first" drive to curb garbage breeding grounds and forest fires in Huachuca mountains. Local mining continues to prosper as shipments exceed prior months, with silver prospects boosting optimism for Tombstone.
Harry Locke, longtime editor of the Old Spanish Trail Association, announces completion of a map of the Old Spanish Trail routes from Jacksonville to Los Angeles. He plans to publish detailed guides and expects the transcontinental route to boost Southern travel, with road improvements and climate favoring year round driving. A local Eastern Star picnic near the Huachuca Mountains is described with a large turnout and social events surrounding the outing.
In a Superior Court case local resident Mr Gleeson celebrates rising silver prosperity in Cochise County. He hopes Gleeson becomes a town of about five thousand and advocates the El Paso and Southwestern rail line to extend from Courtland to Tombstone, providing a double route between Pearce and Douglas.
May 15 in Phoenix the Good Roads Association annual meeting opened with strong county attendance across the state. The morning program featured papers on grading quotients and grading cost by Cochise County Engineer J C Ryan and division engineer F B Twelchell, prompting questions from members. State Engineer Lamar Cobb spoke as the governor’s representative and delivered a welcome.
In Superior Court Judge Lockwood presides on civil matters including Wheeler v Arnrong for debt with judgment for plaintiff. Sulphur Springs Valley Bank & Trust on a matter of settlement continued for further hearing. Scarborough appeal on Ed Scarborough case dismissed by Supreme Court. Scarborough sentenced to prison for Jack Clinton killing at Hereford. appeal dismissed and transfer to Florence pending.
Mrs Deemer, traveling from San Diego to Boquillas, Tex, with her son and daughter, plans a border raid to free her husband John Deemer who was abducted by a band near Glens Springs. Local reports say Deemer, once a peace officer, was captured after threats over a past offense and may be held for ransom.
In Huachuca Moun Wink on May 13, reports say tungsten discoveries on the Exposed Reef property near the old Exposed Reef mine revive prospecting in the area. The project, once owned by Lime Galle and Pit Warnekros, changed hands multiple times and may now be operated by Primrose Chemical Company of Pennsylvania. If tungsten ore can be handled, the property could turn gold prospects profitable and spur further tests by other claim owners in the canyon.
Fire of tungsten ore is reported at the mouth of Miller Canyon in the Huachuca mountains on Rogustlas Land and Cattle Company land. Kelley and Aston lads located the find and full sale of the property is said to have closed for a handsome sum.
The Treasury Department released an advertisement seeking bids for the construction of a public building in Douglas Arizona. Bids will be opened and the contract awarded on June 21.
Sheriff Wheeler addressed Johnson County residents denying an American attacked by three armed Mexicans and urging prosecution of rumor spreaders. He urged truthful reporting, pledged to prosecute those circulating false reports, and cautioned that dangerous misinformation harms public safety and relations between Mexicans and Americans. The sheriff described a tense scene near a camp and emphasized protecting rights while enforcing the law.
Benson tenant The Buena Supply Company a branch of Southwest Lumber Company has completed a new warehouse. M K Sipe of Benson is the contractor for the merchandise business while C R Knoles serves as local manager. The district shows growth and crop prospects are good. H W Boyett, a new settler from Lon Angelo, drilled a six inch well 157 feet deep with 65 feet of water.
Local notes from Gleeson include social updates and visitors. The piece mentions residents Walter Newbury and others visiting, keeping in touch with neighbors and family. Road travel is noted for upcoming events as dates and places appear in scattered names.
An old medical advertisement promises a universal remedy with Nervine and a return policy. It touts Dr Miles Norvine as a featured cure and invites readers to buy and try the bottle, claiming money back guarantees.
Dick Woods, former resident of Towtatone and close friend of John Twomey, now leads Pirat National Bank in Fairbanks. He left the region about 20 years ago, spent time in Alaska, and accumulated wealth. Wells near the Mescal Flats show water close to the surface, while near the Wheturones slope drills push north toward Hewsom. Lomax Roedecker continues drilling a mile north for a new settler, hoping to locate a reliable water supply.
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