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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1909
Page
2
The piece surveys Arizona life with a mix of humor and opinion. It notes football’s rough edges, railroad progress under Harriman, and sunlit eastern scenes, then praises Tombstone’s mining future. It warns of county seat politics, outlines pumping project progress, and envisions Tombstone’s rise amid regional rivals.
The article notes wireless telegraphy and telephony are established and now wireless lighting advances. It cites science proving light from a current in a gas filled vacuum substitute, using rarefied nitrogen or carbon dioxide, claimed to outperform ore or incandescent lamps and distribute light better.
District court filings include SDengine and LR Smith at al for debt attachment. Fannie Franctevich and Nicholas Franctovich for divorce. E Franklin and Louie Lorvits et al for debt. Borpian Conar and Peter Rusti. JR Hood and Josephine Hood appeal from JP court. Bank of Douglas versus HH Richie for debt. Ligue J Brown and Chas H Brown for divorce. Crane Company versus Sonora Packing Company et al for debt attachment. Rascell Holland debtor and Jos Jephine Holland creditor in a decree of one divorce.
A New York dispatch claims a billion dollar copper cartel is forming to control world production. Convened talks allegedly in J P Morgan's office involve entities such as Amalgamated, Guggenheim, Phelps-Dodge and Cole-Ryan properties with potential Peruvian and Rio Tinto links. No confirmation of the organization was obtained.
AL Smith Prescott postmaster was elected president of the Arizona Polemasers association at their meeting in Phoenix last week. A 16 year old boy reports the hue claim touring the territory. George A Allen, who disappeared from his Los Angeles home some time ago, has not been heard from since.
Verde Valley resident EL Jordan reports a proposed railroad to run north from the Verde region with work to begin soon. Noted NY engineer McAdoo, builder of the Hudson tunnels, is said to back the project, surveying the route and noting strong chances of construction. The line aims to profit copper firms in Globe and Jerome and open vast new country.
Washington officials order an indefinite postponement of the Parker townsite sale. Receiver Charles Arnold and district registrar Frank Parker received official notice that the sale is postponed with no probable date given. Ballinger had set December as the sale date, drawing many would be bidders to Parker.
The police court in Phoenix fined a man three dollars for wearing a false whisker set in public. He bought them from a dealer who claimed a license, refused to remove the ornament, and argued the seller said it could be worn for work. Judge Thomas ruled no one has the right to wear such devices at all.
A new organization titled the Douglas Courtland Development Company was formed for developing claims adjoining those affected by a golf strike near Courtland. Jim Herron, linked to the original strike site, leads the venture with stockholders including Richardein Dean Overlock E P Grindell and others. The firm plans to sink a forty foot shaft on its property to test reported gold findings on two claims at the foot of a hill.
A clipped historical note reviews copper output in several states and estimates. It cites 1908 Michigan production 222,868,958 pounds, Montana 552,503,051 pounds, Aviton leading with 291,584,080 pounds, and Arizona 1969 upper production around 325,000,000 pounds. It also states Arizona metal value in 14S was 42,292,184.
The Bisbee Evening Miner announces a new local management while owners retain the paper’s proprietorship. AG Barmore of San Francisco becomes editor, replacing 18 Cohn as bait Frank H Brighton, formerly in the east press, joins as waning editor. Plans for future changes are not yet announced but radical management shifts are expected. Also noted: Ta Salle Comedy company touring, Epworth league to assist Tempe church Sunday school, and two inexperienced miners winning over $100 in gold from placer diggings at French Creek, Yavapai County.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Gila Valley Globe & Northern Railway Company will be held at the offices in Tucson Arizona on Wednesday December 8th 1909 at 2 o'clock p.m. for the election of board of directors and other business. Dated Tucson Arizona November 3, 1909. Cass E Walker Secretary.
Public notice states owners bonded the Geronimo Little Jap Little Hope Homestake and Hest ight mining claims in Turquoise Mining district active county Arizona to W C Humphry of Douglas on June 10 1909. The undersigned will not be liable for labor expenses or contracted aid relating to the bond. D W Brows T A Brows Dated June 10 199.
A prior note lists inmates granted paroles by Governor Sloan under determinate terms. Names include Jeans Garcia from G for grand larceny, Antonio Cigale from burglary, Vedore Gomez from Graham for assault with deadly weapon, Toe Loex from burglary first degree, Align Raja from Graham for robbery, Loretta Maive for robbery, all pardoned during the 1907 term after supervisory review.
Lord Stepney, English noble, died recently in Yuma while seeking health in the southwest. Probate records show $13,000 cash on his person and an English estate valued at over $50,1000. The death occurred soon after arrival, initially thought to be a poor individual.
The Anti Saloon League of Bisbee met in a church to outline campaign plans with WH Burke of the territorial organization present. Officials will closely monitor voter registration for false entries and pursue action against registering officers and violators.
Agreement reached between the Southern Pacific and the El Paso and South Western, with S P trains to run into Douglas from Kelton over EP & SW tracks to Nacozari, linking to Guaymas via the Phelps Dodge line. In return, EP & SW to use S P tracks from Kelton to Pearce and into Globe, following recent valley work stoppage.
The Southern Pacific set a $1.15 per hundred citrus rate from Phoenix to Portland and Puget Sound at the Orange Growers association’s request to expand valley fruit sales in the Northwest despite high freight costs. JC Sevier, a mining engineer, was found dead in his Phoenix room after a night of suspected suicide. health and financial troubles are cited as reasons for his act.
An advertisement claims Ayer's Liver Pills do not stimulate or alter mood, are not a strong drink, and contain no alcohol. It urges readers to consult their doctor, noting the pills have been sold for many years and asking readers to ask their own doctor about them.
The text notes Frank Willard's photo of Postmaster Hitchock on a staged coach appears in Leslie's Weekly. It credits his status as one of a few amateur photographers whose work was prize‑winning in the Amateur Prize Photo contest, highlighting global submissions and recognition.
Reported in Phoenix that during Thursday night an attempt on WT Berkey and his wife was thwarted by a misstep by a participant using schleroform. Arizona postmasters meeting in Phoenix Thursday and Friday favored reforms including abolition of return receipt and changes to postal savings stamps.
James Howell of the Ariston Trust & Banking visits in Douglas as a witness. Mrs Frank Moore visits from Rucker, lodging with Mrs Bert Macia. Miss Sadie Cowan returns from Bigee after a week with friends. Dominic Giacoletti and Margaret Pistonett wed last night, Judge Goodby officiating. couple to live in Bisbee. Sccibner and wife in Biloxi, Louisiana visiting relatives. Arthur Ivey, back from Deaing, now deputy county recorder. Hery Pyeatt visits Tombstone from Naso. Shull, three, bitten by a mad dog in Bisbee. treated in Austin. Farmers institute planned for Tempe next Tuesday and Wednesday.
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