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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1908
Page
1
A one night only showing on Saturday October 31 presents a patriotic comedy featuring Laylay ette and Jeferton, bringing viewers back almost 20 years to the founding spirit of 1776. The film promises to outshine other comedies and is not guaranteed for a repeat showing in Bishwe on Sunday due to demand.
The page lists metal market quotes for bar silver copper and lead amid notes from smelters and also contains a help wanted ad seeking a man in Torontostone to manage expiring subscriptions and secure new business by effective methods. The ad offers $1.50 per day plus commission and directs applicants to K Peacock Room 102 Success Magazine Building New York.
The grand jury returned four indictments including Tomes Morrill for burglary and John Jobs for grand larceny in Willcox. Other names involve burglary, murder, passing counterfeit money, and assault with deadly weapon. Some defendants pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and were sentenced to one year and one day in Yuma penitentiary. The jury adjourned to Wednesday to vote for Mark Smith and the Democratic ticket.
Local churches publish Sunday schedules for Congregational, Methodist, and Sacred Heart Catholic. Congregational offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. including a 1 p.m. sermon. Methodist lists Epworth League at 7 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:39 p.m. Catholic Masses at 8 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. with 10:30 a.m. Sunday school and 7:30 p.m. Rosary and Benediction.
A warm welcome awaits Mark as he tours Douglas tonight and Bisbee Tombstone and Benson rally to greet the Arizona champion. He will address Bisbee voters Monday evening closing the campaign with plans to travel Tombstone on election day and await victory news from county supporters. Edison phonograph records offered at $25 each through the Paosreeton Office.
John Marshall locates a large ledge of fine lithograph stone at Eldon mountain and sends samples to lithographers for opinion. He claims a substantial stone edge crops out and believes the material could supply this country in the next generation if of suitable quality.
The report lists various local matters from Arizona territories, including requests to redistrict rural mail routes, small farm unit concerns, a baby show on children’s day at the County Fair, and appointments in the U S Geological Survey. It notes advertising booklets, banquets, an egg famine driving hen prices, a bonded mine deal, and a county court sending ten convicts to the territorial penitentiary for liquor sales to Indians.
Manuel Sarapia, jailed in Pisa county, was released on a $500 bond after US Marshal in Tombstone received telegram from Towbetone approving the bond. Bondmen listed as A. W. Smith and John J. Reilly of Tucson. Sarabia, alleged revolutionary agitator linked to Villareal and Magon, faced extradition disputes with Mexico.
The Tombstone general delivery holds four thousand four hundred fifty names on the Yavapai county great register. The081 weather forecast for Desert on Oct 31 notes fair conditions for Arnoud. Also advertisements for Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets claim remarkable cures, 25 cents, sample free, sold by dealers.
The piece attacks Republican claims about Mark Smith and pensions, noting pensions are granted by the Pension Bureau and that lawmakers influence constituents’ benefits. It mentions Tombstone Republicans deserting their committee, campaigns in the county, and Democrats and Republicans touring the county for rallies. The writer expects a large Arizona majority for Aryan Cox and the GOP landslide.
Thirty Svo stockholders of the Arte zona Mining & Trading Co denounce a slanderous charge that JP Ross betrayed their interests. The letter questions political attacks on Mr Ross, a Democratic nominee for district attorney, and defends the signers against attempts to affect their holdings. The statement, labeled sensational, awaits warrants to be served by Monday. James Young extends thanks through the Paper editor to friends who aided his wife Mrs Roma Morena Young during illness and death.
A traveling observer reports Mark Smith will win the delegate to Congress race by a large plurality. John Aldap, once in Arizona and now in Los Angeles, describes broad support for Smith and little chance for his Republican rival Hamne.
The Silver Belt notes freight from San Francisco to Globe totaling 435 dollars for a 40 000 pound carload. It divides 225 to San Francisco Bowie and 210 from Bowie to Globe. The cost represents about 0.237 of the purchase price.
The text extols a sport as a nationwide pastime in the United States and praises Hosterter's Bitters for its claimed healing powers. It asserts the product cures sick headache belching heartburn poor appetite dyspepsia indigestion liver and kidney troubles constipation sleeplessness female illness general debility malaria fever and age, claiming a forty-four year track record and a money back guarantee for purity.
New York Democratic chairman William F. Conners issued a statement appealing for support for William Jennings Bryan and Lucius A. Chanler. He claimed Bryan would carry the state with a substantial plurality and Chanler at least 100000, calling the figures conservative.
The item reflects chatter about election outcomes, campaign dynamics, and voter engagement. It mentions a post election relief for job printers, a turkey on the 20th, and expectations of rain not stopping a Democratic vote. It notes proposed railroad rate reductions, and predicts a large Democratic victory with Republicans facing losses. It also references Mark Smith’s expected large majority and widespread candidate interviews.
The text outlines that it is illegal for any person or through another to receive, offer, or solicit money gifts loans or other valuables for voting or for abstaining from voting for any candidate or measure in an election. It also bans providing offices or employment to influence votes and declares violators guilty of a misdemeanor.
Notice from H K Street Superintendent forbids hunting or shooting on land owned by the Boquillas Land and Cattle Company. Legal authority and enforcement implied by the notice.
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