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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1913
Page
2
The Tombstone Epitaph notes the paper is published every Sunday by the Giragi Brothers with a stated subscription term of one year and eight months and unspecified copies.
James Barrett heads to Tombstone for a few days to handle county seat affairs. Prof J A Rockfellow visits Pearce on the way to his ranch and attends county business. Nellie Gleeson returns home to Gleeson after a week with friends. A large crowd viewed Custer’s Last Fight at Huddy Hall. Pearce teachers attend Phoenix Institute next week. Mary Huddy resigns as postmistress. examiner set for November 22. Local families travel to Douglas El Paso and Tucson. Studebaker transport links to Phoenix fair. Pearce schools close for teacher institute. residents anticipate tombstone racers tomorrow.
Local column from Gleeson reports inspector J B Breathett on official business. Tejon Mining’s L Thiers to Tombstone for car repairs with gear issues. J Clifford and son Homer travel to Tombstone for jury duty and return next day. Gleeson prepares for Phoenix state fair as mines and mills stay in operation. Public and social visits include Gleeson orchestra performances and trips to Douglas, Bisbee, Courtland, and Pearce.
Mayor Wm H Timerhoff's vote to lease the entire city ranch to Arisons Land & Irrigation Co. for 99 years at 300 dollars annually is abandoned after a company visit to the reservoir site. A lease of the flooded ranch area with a 50 foot margin replaces the previous ordinance amid ongoing public health and local governance changes.
The article reports the Argentine ant has not yet reached Arizona though spreading in the south. University workers see no immediate need for study and note the pest is destructive, found in California and Louisiana sugar cane fields, with the sole redeeming feature of driving ledgeage from homes.
Cochise county is forecast to have the largest representation at the joint teachers institute in Phoenix. Teachers from Douglas Bisbee Tombstone Willcox and other areas will travel in. The city faces housing and feeding thousands during the coming week as rooms are scarce despite efforts by the state superintendent and scouts to secure lodging.
Doings in the Superior Court Moxia report a civil case between Hansso and Warren Company lingering as witnesses and legal points stretch into the day. A jury is expected to deliver a verdict tonight after hearings on lingering cases and a busy docket with multiple trials postponed due to juror illness.
State examiner J Cal l inghan has assumed charge of the Arizona Bank and Trust Co. of Douglas, which did not appear for business yesterday. The bank shows capital of 30090, surplus 7500, deposits 110009, loans outstanding over 117000, with a planned reorganization. Officers include F M vice. August 9 statement lists deposits 120587, loans and overdrafts 114521.71, capital stock 30000, surplus 7509.
An advertisement from Watowe, Krozaz & Manviz of Toledo endorses Cheney as perfectly honorable and capable of meeting all obligations of his firm. The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy affecting the blood and mucus.
Sheriff Harry Wheeler Porter swore in seven extra deputies in Douglas to cover points along the route to and from Douglas for the pursuit into and out of the city. Seven deputies were placed in Bisbee and Lowell to guard travelers on the road from the city to Forrest Station. Officials stress continuous effort to prevent harm to travelers and sightseers with deputies given clear duties.
Professor WT Swingle of the U S Department of Agriculture toured Tucson this week to observe the boll weevil attacking native plant bolls near Tosson. Dr AW Morrill and Swingle are coordinating the investigation with official duties in Washington before Swingle returns to pursue research on date cultivation and new fruit varieties for arid conditions.
State Entomologist Dr A W Merrill heads a federal effort with the U S Department of Agriculture to address Arizona agricultural problems. H M Russell from the Bureau of Entomology arrived in Phoenix to aid vegetable and field crop insect studies in cooperation with the state entomologist office. TE Holloway, from New Orleans, joins Popenoe and leaves Phoenix for Texas after a week in the valley, aiding sugar cane insect work.
Bert Williams, a Long Beach chauffeur, was arrested in Phoenix within an hour of arriving from Los Angeles on a trip with companions. He allegedly drove away a $7200 Fiat owned by a Long Beach millionaire, claiming a friend funded the trip but denying intent to steal. Sheriff Jef Adams pursued the car, tracing it back to the thief.
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