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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1900
Page
3
A garbled Cochise County account reports on local events including Phoenix population estimates, a dismissed court term in June, rainfall comparisons, a horse death from injury, and poll tax registration issues, with scattered names and places appearing inbroken text. The piece mentions Tombstone and Ethel Roberte among impaneled jurors, and Sheriff White traveling with family to Los Angeles.
The Masila Times copy notes rich gold prospects in Arizona linked to Philippine Mining Company and the Dyke Mining District. It lists officers and officials including C M Thorntyke as district, Charles P Perit as arbiter, Willan Woodward sheriff, William M. Bish recorder, with Dan H Ming noted as a former Arizona legislator.
Charles Alword, who spends much time in Mexico, is seen in Bisbee amid reports former Cochise County resident Bart Alvord is in Torres near Guaymas. Authorities raid Americano camps hoping to capture him while W J Young Jr reports Great Western property copper output remains strong and local payroll expands. Deputy Bart Grover brings two prisoners to jail as Camp identifies suspects bound for Kagras City delegates. Cochise County awaits its one delegate depending on election returns.
BWILL WASH AWAY SIN Co, H.C. Hooker proprietor of the Sierra Bovite ranch, was in town Monday and Tuesday. The News notes his spring waters are credited with healing virtues. He claimed a minister recovered health after drinking and predicted waters would cure many ailments. The Colonel invited the writer to visit monthly for a wash and spiritual renovation. The Frostretoka range News mentions an invitation to attend University of Arizona events during commencement week starting May 25, including literary societies, sermons, expositions, Diversity Address, and alumni reception.
A Chattanooga dispatch reports Mary James a colored woman from Eotaw Alabama left for Rome with a strange mission to warn the Pope to prepare for death. Her husband a wealthy black man is said to have provided $1000 for the trip. She is said to have sailed from New York on the steamer Go on.
A garbled 19th century verse describes a scene at a village drug store in which a painting of a cow in green is praised. The narrator mentions a shop named with variants of Culmmings or Commings and references women and longing as part of the verse.
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