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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1921
Page
2
A brief notice records a Cochise County epitaph item noting a one year six month period and classification as second class mail matter. The fragment reflects postal routing and cemetery commemorative context without further details.
The Tombstone community reflects on Armistice Day eve with optimism about the town’s future. The First National Bank opening, silver market shifts, and local high school achievements mark a period of economic and educational progress despite world tensions.
Phoenix Republican editor Billy Speer defends a correction to a disputed tale about Charleston and Wolfville, referencing Alfred Henry Lewis Wolfy Tales. The piece argues Charleston’s role in Tombstone’s past, contrasts Red Dog residents with Wolfville, and notes saloon life and local customs shaping the region’s history.
The 1920 federal census reports Arizona population 333273, with 80387 voting age men and 60431 women over 21, showing about 21000 more mature men than women. Indians also outnumber women among tribal members, with 8215 males to 7179 squaws, reflecting western state patterns while eastern states vary.
A Tucson resident sues a local motion picture theater owner alleging assault with a deadly weapon. The plaintiff says a person firing from the screen attacked him during an incident at the cinema. The case arises from a disturbance at the venue and seeks redress.
The Prescott Courier reports a civil dispute over unpaid bills tied to an inaugural ball. Plaintiffs seek payment for cartage lighting and related costs, while defendants challenge the charges and the state’s handling of the event.
The text discusses a proposed personal liquor license system amid Prohibition era concerns. It critiques excess and irregularities, notes a state of unproductive law, and suggests issuing validated cards for legal beer or liquor with a set fee and recall mechanism. It references public drunkenness, family impact, and enforcement by authorized agencies.
Yuma County sold 250000 in bonds to fund the Yuma Ajo route, issued at 82 percent with San Diego investors and regional buyers backing the sale. The issue covers last year’s bonds aimed at building the road through Stoval toward the Ajo route, with most of the issue likely to remain unsold this year. Also notes cattle shipments into the state and rising stock movements reported by Ed Stephens, secretary of the livestock sanitary board, citing new contracts and purchases in Willcox and Willcox-area yards.
Trial in the Bhishie Amie Company case of the Nisher Navo er Company continued into its third week in Tucson. Defense testimony described fire conditions with water streams and introduced a cardboard model of Lowell at the fire base. Witnesses included Ralph Motz and others from the Zelxmer Engineering office.
Arizona figures report that only limited funds exist for Armistice Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. Gold Star mothers cannot receive free transportation to attend the unknown war hero burial. Governor Campbell had pressed for a fitting tribute, urging transportation for Arizona mothers who lost sons in the World War.
The article asserts a revived gold mining outlook with operations gradually returning to normal after long depression. It notes mountains being prospected for lispsects and old producers revived, and argues that legal reforms would unleash prospector and promoter activity to restore production to former levels.
A proposed suspension bridge seven miles below Lees Ferry across the Colorado would cost about 175000, linking Utah and Arizona highway traffic and aiding a future dam project by Southern California Edison. Engineers explore bedrock, river conditions, and canyon side canyons with Kolb brothers and other parties for power and construction data.
The speaker argues for federal aid to complete a Tucson to the line via Ajo road, noting prior investment and county pride in Cochise county and predicting Pima County benefits when the road to Yuma County line via Ajo is finished.
The attorney general warns miners to stay out of pool halls in Arizona, though they may enter and remain as long as they wish. An exchange notes a caterpillar would not eat six thousand times its weight if required to buy its own food.
In October Douglas, ranked as the second largest port in Arzons, shows the smallest import and export values in months. Nogales totals $887,062, Douglas $145,190, with Naco and Yuma lower at $58,730 and $603 respectively, summing to $59 in the district.
Simon A B Hussey has a 3000 gallon galvanized water tank built and soon to be installed on a twenty five foot high tower at his residence. It will pipe water to the residence garage lumber yard and store for better pressure and fire safety. Cr Bush of Cate Creek and Jim Freeman supervised the job.
The Powersors of the World's Board of Aeronautica commissioners announce H A Morgan as chairman for Willcox. The board, now with 104 commissioners, spans eight counties and colonies worldwide and aims to promote aviation adoption.
W M Stamps began finishing a new six room home in east Bowl with adobe walls completed and materials on the ground. George Smith is carrying out the construction work with two large porches and a large storage area.
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