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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1909
Page
1
Court adjourns for one week as jurists prepare for December sessions. Reports describe indictments for assault and foreclosure cases, with several defendants pleading not guilty and awaiting trial. Court schedule notes convening orders and a large voter turnout expected for upcoming sessions.
Unclaimed letters listed for the week ending October 8 at the Lomtatone post office general delivery include Clark CW Maciss Je Dearing Jobs A Oregon Jerus Heath Nelape Keenan Mr in Teles Yabio Keenan Mrs GC Torres Sasuminio Ledbetter Willie Ves Leonardo Light John W Wilson. Postmaster D. Caanue advises calling for these items and to say Sydvertland when seeking ads.
New York silver and lead quotations shown beside St Louis figures. El Paso smelter bar silver terms per ounce or per pound. Copper wire and copper cathode prices listed with London prices referenced. Haw Weekly Quotations from the Engineering and Mining Journal.
Gov Sloan signs requisition to hand Elie S Kimbell and Richard A Shipp, jailed in Salt Lake City, to Arizona authorities via A A Anderson of Gralaw county. They face charges of securing 1200 dollars by false pretenses linked to John W Mattice in the upper Gila valley around March 12 1908. The scheme aimed to fund a banana and orange venture in Vera Cruz Mexico and was exposed after a grand jury indictments.
A reflective sketch of settlers and travelers returning home to Tombstone after brief absences, with nostalgia for the town’s charm. The piece contrasts ventures away with the pull of familiar streets and familiar scents, ending with a cough remedy advertisement. Bees Laxative Cough Camp is endorsed and sold by Frank Yaple.
Cattle inspector WS Wright reports a revolting cruelty incident where nine head of cattle had tongues cut out, with six dying from the injuries. A resident of the valley is suspected, alleged to have killed the cattle after they ate some of a truck, as the ranch owner sought to remove troublesome animals.
The first steam plough operates in the Santa Rosa valley under Santa Cruz Reservoir Company water impoundments. Coehive county to send a large fair delegation to Phoenix. Tombstone sends a big group. court activities paused until November 15. a baseball game Tombstone vs Leeon scheduled near Hustler at 3 PM. C F Bean of Los Angeles visits Tombstone to inspect mining interests and may spend winter directing property ventures there.
A Palm Springs like roundup from Arizona reports Beverly Man heard from in San Francisco and 48 alleged criminals in Phoenix awaiting Maricopa County grand jury action. Special motor car service may run from Mesa and Tempe to Phoenix on Elks theater nights. Ray Consolidated Copper stock raised to 1,000,000 shares. Pullman service between Bisbee and the coast to be started by Southern Pacific. Ida Smith Eldridge found dead in Upper Verde. coroner rules death by her father. Copper Queen company rumored to sell holdings to Cole-Ryan. New sawmill to be installed at Flagstaff. trains soon into Calzone on the Colorado River. Young Henry Holsinger shot in the hip, and John Boyer seeks Pasteur Chicago treatment for a lacerated finger. Catholic relief net from Yonaha last week reported at $459.95. Babee MCA to open night school for boys 13 to 17 employed during the day. Osborn Beauclerk rejoining at Yuma. Laxative cough syrup advertised.
Arizona plans an electric chair replacement with a self styled device by Prison Superintendent Tom Rynning. The scheme would have two guards at a control board pressing buttons to trigger executions. The plan follows a legal change moving execution powers to the territorial prison superintendent and names two men to be executed after January 1.
The Tombstone Consolidated company expects new equipment next week as they prepare the 400 led and air compressor upgrades. The article lauds their decades of debris removal, resilience through rain and neglect, and faith in capital and judgment, predicting a bloom of prosperity with their planned expansion and rehabilitation of the camp.
Dr Scheller of Tucson Arizona, a leading optician, will be at the Arlington Hotel for his regular quarterly visit on Monday and Tuesday November 9. He will display a complete assortment of spectacles and eye glances and offer free eye examinations with satisfaction guaranteed.
Candidates gathered in Phoenix and Tucson to take the bar examination for admission to the Arizona bar. Names listed include JCGune and others, with exam locations noted in Phoenix and Tucson.
Comingson announces four thoroughbred and blue-blooded coyotes entered by the Phornix Fire Department will appear at the territorial fair dog show next week, highlighting unusual breeds among the entries.
The Local Churches Congregational lists Bundsy School and morning worship at 10 and 11, Bodengor service at 6 0 p m, evening worship at 7 20, and Thursday Bible study at 7 30. W Mavens, Pastor invites attendance. Sunday School at Yam Epworth League at Tom. Episcopal church hosts Sunday service at 7 30 with Rev Bolt of Bisbee attending. All welcome.
Fragmentary ad copy references Casearets Candy Cathartic and a comparison to ancient pills and electric light. The readable text hints at branded patent medicine claims and a call to trust genuine stamped products, but specifics are unclear.
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