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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1913
Page
3
A lengthy spoofed record shows warranty deeds, parcels, and chattel mortgages involving multiple Douglas properties and related parties. Items include transfers from Heaton to McCool, J M Jobeson to White, and Briscoe heirs, plus mining deeds, lease and mortgage actions, and homestead claims among local entities.
A Washington dispatch notes Arizona's new alien lead law is not taken seriously here as it complicates talks with Japan. The act lacks the direct bar against repurchases of the California act. Protest from Mexico is anticipated due to its impact on Mexican landowners in Arizona. The measure bars foreigners who are not citizens or at least applying for citizenship from residing in Arizona.
Phelps Dodge Sonora mine at Naconari disclosed concessions to strikers affecting about 1500 workers. Company fired three American foremen as demanded, but the mill will stay closed until remaining points are resolved.
The Cochise county road building crew near Forest on the Bisbee Gleeson road works with about 30 men under Dave Hassler. The county traction engine The Four Thirty handles the grader and belt system, moving dirt to the center. In two weeks the team has built about three miles of road with steady progress and safety. Foreman Hassler directs survey ahead while County Surveyor J A McNeish maps the new roadway including grades culverts and bridges. The supervisors praise the start of county road building, predicting Cochise will have one of the state’s best road systems in a few years.
AN Harper reports Granados, south of Modes Rome, endured a series of about 40 earthquakes felt across the Granados mountains. Shocks damaged adobe homes and forced residents to camp outdoors, with the Calerria range area also affected.
In Hermosillo Sonora the constitutional governor Jose Maris May torsna returns from retirement in Tucson to resume authority while I L Pesquieira, provisional governor named by rebel troops, continues leading. The two governors consult daily and cooperate to run the state peacefully.
A buzzed joke on Wiley Box, an elderly Black man, involved wrapping his feet in burlap and pouring alcohol on them. He was set on fire and is hospitalized at St Mary's in Tucson with serious burns and possible blood poisoning. A resident of Tucson was arrested Sunday on charges related to the incident.
Douglas residents reported the passage of a county tax bill with support including C Ellis of Bank of Douglas and Gaines. The senate vote was 12 ayes 6 noes with one absent while conference notes show three Republicans aiding the measure. The Cochise Taxpayers Association stance on Douglas’s proposed county tax and Bieber’s actions remain unclear from the fragment.
Oscar Goll, assistant clerk of the Cochise board of supervisors, faced a near mob in Douglas yesterday amid rumors he is married after being accused of a crime. The International argues he should explain many matters and insists he is a married man unless he disputes the allegation and threatens to kill the accuser.
Phelps Dodge Co headquartered in New York contributed $1000 in response to letters from Prof Willis regarding establishing a mining bureau at the University of Arizona next year. Leading mining firms have promised support and cooperation for the bureau which is expected to feature in the mining course.
Porters of Webb installed a 212 horsepower Stover gasoline pumping engine with pump attachments at the well this week. Across the valley cross ings near Courtland cause jolting incidents. Porter and Cioff were knocked into a wagon bed while crossing the track. Several residents took trips to Tombstone and Peace, with brief injuries and travel notes. A large Gila monster is described and Dr Bailey plans Post Graduate Hospital in New York.
Wednesday notices report Walcott and Ford departing for Tucson on business, Thompson also traveling there. Governor Hoot signs county seat removal bill into law. Wolcott heads to Douglas. Howe meets Assessor Hughes over new mine tax. James loads cattle for Panhandle from San Simon while Attorney French visits county seat on regal matters. Saloon robbery yields about 1500 as two highwaymen flee Krngman.
Frank Nichols aged about 35 died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in a Phoenix hospital after several weeks confinement. The body will be brought to Douglas. He was long a resident of Douglas with his mother Mrs Mary Nichols and brother C F Nichols residing there.
Cananea imposes strict quarantine amid growing smallpox outbreak with over 60 cases. Departures barred except for travelers showing recent vaccination and a physician’s certificate of health. At the depot, ticket sales require proof of health before passage.
Peter Hamm a former Tombstoner aged 60 died at his home in the Johneon Addition near Bisbee Saturday after a long illness from tuberculosis. He lived in the district for years and is survived by a wife and daughter. The funeral was held under the auspices of the Masonic order in Bisbee. He was also a member of the K of P and the Odd Fellows. Hamm was a man of sterling qualities and will be greatly missed by the community.
J J Bowen of the Bistes Auto Co visits the county on Burke pees matter Alfied Paul and family guests in Tombstone for the day. Attorneys Roy Mortoat and J M O Connell travel from Bisbee on court matters. Ink demonstrator Drake promotes forgery-protected ink for checks. Smallpox precautions noted by Dr F W Randall. The sun shines on Tombstone Court House as Old Sol appears in the county seat. Notables include Senator Ives, James Bankard, Nancy Cook, and others on brief business and legal affairs. Ore shipments by chroriders continue to El Paso smelters with about 100 workers aboard.
Larsen, a boiler maker, steadied the perilous fall at Shattuck when Clarence Smith touched a live 150 volt line and was pulled from a sump. Smith was drenched and unconscious after a heavy shock, eight stitches later, with Larson pulling the live wire from his insulation. Smith expected to be out of the hospital soon.
Monday's Daily notes School Superintendent E H Stover leaving for Orchard Maine after a successful term in Tombstone. County Treasurer W Hicks in Douglas about Western Union wire mileage within state school districts. Judge JF Capean returns from Phoenix amid praise for session and laws passed. Heffern, Cochise mining figure, and Henry T Johnson of Denver visit Tombstone to assess a Dragoon mining property for his company amid a pending bond negotiation.
New county health rules aim to curb contagion effective June 1. Cess pools are banned where a sewer system exists and dwellings must connect to sewer lines where convenient. Outbuildings and surrounding premises must stay sanitary at all times.
Tom Perrine of the El Paso Custom House roped an injured eagle seen beside the road while escorting 841 head cattle from the Gabilondo ranch with Dr H. M Hart of Douglas. The tied eagle was later presented to the Douglas Elk club.
A 1913 Tombstone note expresses gratitude for year long support from the community. The writer thanks the Tombstone Band Ivey orchestra and University of Arizona speakers for lectures and Statehood Day events, and wishes the town prosperity and future visits by Mrs Ste. The date is set for a future event with family care noted.
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