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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1895
Page
3
An array of Tombstone items covers county commissioners’ plans for industrial and housing information dissemination in Arizona. The page notes local arrivals, mining expeditions, business moves, and Alaska voyage outcomes, along with health remedies and local commerce updates.
A report notes Price’s Cream Baking Powder earned the highest medal and diploma at the World’s Fair. The piece mentions a finder’s reward for Inties mittens and a Guaymas locomotive engineer Schoonmaker who was jailed after a fatal accident and later released on bail following intervention by the American Minister.
Report from Bisbee details a fatal duel seven miles south of the town near the Mexican line. Montague and Romero, longtime Tucson cattle partners, fought over a wife, Romero choosing Spanish knives. Romero died from a groin wound. Montague was stabbed in the back and died hours later.
Daily notices from Bisbee report cattle shipments from Mexico with 7000 head moved across and more to follow. Shipping by rail and port activity in early 1895 includes Packard cattle inspections, shipments to California, and local ledgers noting sales, while community events describe a women’s church social at Mining Exchange with cakes, coffee, and a large crowd.
The text discusses Paul Revere and notes the Dictionary of United States History provides concise, alphabetically arranged, comprehensive information on American events. It praises the work for offering quick research value and mentions author J. Franklin Jameson, Ph.D., as a history professor.
A large OCR list documents cattle and horse brands across Tombstone and surrounding Arizona towns. Brands include left hip and left side marks for owners such as MONK BEKO, DUVALL & CO, SCOTT WHITE, SALLY 4 BAKER, MARING, CHIRICAHUA CATTLE CO, and ERIE CATTLE. Locations cited include Tombstone, Des Caberas, Apache Springs, and San Simon valley, with ranges like Huachuca mountains and Sulphur Spring Valley. The compilation also notes post offices and ranch names, illustrating extensive branding details across western Arizona.
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