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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1906
Page
4
The Bisbee Daily Miner released a 24 page superb edition praised for its careful business coverage of the copper camp. Editor Valjean lauded the publication as a milestone reflecting the city’s progressive spirit and the enterprise of local businessmen.
A Sagebrush Philosopher extols simple virtue over wealth. The country editor rejects money as life’s god, valuing a clear conscience, humor, and faith in a rightful owner of the palace, car, and retirement.
A 500 ton emeter is to be built at Price's station on the Phoenix de caf ter railway ten miles east of Florence at the junction of the Gila and San Pedro rivers. J H McVabe of Phoenix heads the enterprise with Los Angeles New York and Baton backers holding guaranteed capital up to 1 million dollars. Contracts for machinery and material are placed and shipments should start within sixty days as the new firm seeks ores.
F M Murphy from Washington dispatches to the Arizona Republic noting the conference committee will report on the statehood bill soon and that the bill as amended by the senate may be accepted. It is considered wasteful to fund an election with a known outcome and Arizona remains opposed to joint action with New Mexico.
Inspector Fredericks, sent from Washington to study the San Pedro ward of St. David and St. David arso, filed a favorable report. The district committeemen asked for a list of all mail recipients in the proposed rural district, which was supplied, and plans for rural delivery are advancing, aiming to make this county area the first with the system.
In a Tombstone district court proceeding, Conchin faces a possible one to ten year term for grand larceny after a March 1902 theft. The jury may render verdict soon as defense motions and transcripts are arranged. Separate trial coverage details Campbell and related juror lists, with courtroom moves and defense strategy noted.
The piece extols base ball and the scientific appeal drawing millions of spectators. It touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claiming 53 years of use and global cures after other remedies failed. It urges relief for nervousness sleeplessness poor appetite indigestion and other ailments, claiming the tonic corrects stomach liver and kidney disorders.
The eight evening benefit concert at Schieffelin Hall drew a strong audience as Tombstone residents praised the performers. Under Mrs Perry Wildman, the program featured solos, duos, and a reading. proceeds will fund a piano for Tombstone public schools.
Pupils at the High School hosted Superintendent Werner for a birthday luncheon. The Eighth grade, Berner, and Principal Mies Op dyke posed for photos. Ten in the graduating class, about sixteen on average, with over twenty in the class of 1907. Concert grossed 125 dollars. piano remained in the school building. Gratitude extended to Mc Pherena, Promecton, Mr Warners, and Mr Perry Wildman for labor and courtesies at the event and venue.
A vintage sales blurb urges readers to buy Cascarets Candy as a cathartic laxative. It touts the product as a genuine, tablestamped remedy available at druggists for 10 cents, implying a convenient nightly treat.
A May 1905 Engineering & Mining Journal estimate credits Arizona mines Clifton Morenci Globe Bisbee and others with combined monthly outputs totaling about 15.5 million pounds and projects annual production near 224 million pounds with new smelting upgrades pushing output by at least 50 million pounds per year.
Reports from the Cocopah community in the valley describe growing unrest after a local leader was killed by Deputy Sheriff Ygnacio Melia on April 29. Fear of revenge spreads as up to a thousand Cocopahs are rumored to gather, with 200 already positioned near the river and at least 200 more in Sonora.
A Chicago dispatch reports Commonwealth and Savings Bank, Chicago's first union labor bank, opened its doors Wednesday. The bank was organized under Arizona laws with authorized capital of 2,000,000 dollars, now reduced to 500,000 dollars with half subscribed. The management comprises seasoned bankers and experienced executives. the board includes prominent figures.
Circles of incorporation for the New Cochise County Mining Company filed in the recorder's office. The Montana citizens form the company with 5000 at principal place Cochise County and other locations. Agents recently bonded W T Fowler and N J Mitchell properties in the Huachuca mountains. Reported as a branch of Amalgamated Copper of Butte. Principal figure A P Pohndort, whose registered articles filed yesterday, left for Huachuca properties.
Arizona honey bee operations near Benson show strong growth with F. E. Trask predicting 250 to 300 cases this year, up from 150 last year as new sheds and better care boost production. J M Cosby's bee ranch north of Benson reports sixteen new swarms and all hives producing honey, signaling bees as a key local industry per the Cochise County Press.
Copper statistician Dwig E Woolbridge estimates Arizona will produce about 300 million pounds this year, up from 222.6 million last year and 105.46 million in 1900, with Copper Queen delivering about one third. The Phenix Enterprise reports Colonel Eves Randolph saying he is reviewing several properties in his charge and that the railroad situation remains unchanged. work on the Gila Canyon continues and a trackage arrangement may develop with other lines after the Gila canyon route is completed. He notes six hundred thousand dollars spent on reconstr uction from Bowie, signaling SP’s effort to establish its main line through the valley.
W C Parons, an early Arizona mining figure and successful businessman, is remembered in Phoenix where he once stood among the state’s best men. He is noted as a prominent mining supporter and a key figure at McCabe, esteemed for his role in the mining camps of Arizona.
E P A Larmeu manager of the Joe tush interesta at Benson visited Tombstone once. Constable Doyle of Bisbee attended court with Hon Chas Strong. A social dance will be held at Gage Hall with Tombstone City Band providing music. Wm Holmes and CM Renaud visited Tombstone on business. Mayor Caven of Bisbee is in town on court business. Forest fire updates show no further damage in Huachucas, soldiers and civilians praised. Ex Mayor Overlock in county seat from Douglas. Rev Father Duval plans Catholic college at Bisbee. once approved work begins.
Five divorce cases filed this week crowd the civil docket, including Leek vs Leek and McCutcheon v McCutcheon. A mining related dispute in Lowell involves a Mexican claimant and disputed payments for annual assessment work, risking relocation of claims if the $100 work standard is unmet, with potential penalties for perjury if proven.
In 1895 none, by 1900 six million boxes shipped, boosting Cascaret’s Candy and its Charities stamp as a popular remedy. The claim cites Gruggisty, 100, as part of the verdict.
E O Bilis and L C Hawke prominent Douglas bankers were in town today. H T Fitch and J R Wall of Pesres arrived for court attendance and Martin, the city booster, extolled Emerter City. Latter Day Saint elders plan Congregational church services tonight. Mrs Victor Bennett, elocutionist, returned to Naco, praised for a concert at Schieffelin Hall with encores.
The Arizona Silver Belt marks its twenty ninth year with a feature on Arizona's progress, mining activity, and frontier development. It praises its editor Joseph H. Hamill and the paper's role in guiding capital and public welfare across Globe and surrounding counties.
A brief windstorm hit Tucson yesterday afternoon, lasting only minutes but with furious gusts. It damaged a court taildome and caused temporary injury to Judge John Campbell. A house in the Mills End area was toppled by the gusts.
An old time remedy Ely Cream Smice is praised for rapid relief of nasal catarrh. The aromatic preparation is said to be effective when received through the nostrils and to cleanse and heal the affected facial areas as it diffuses.
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