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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1888
Page
2
The Tombstone Epitaph reports on Arizona politics and national affairs with satire and commentary. It notes court decisions on water rights in Massachusetts, references to figures like Mr Tilden, Blaine, and Senator Frye, and lists local civic updates, tax figures, and a Thanksgiving proclamation from Governor Zulick amid territorial political shifts and railroad news.
The Nogales Herd claims no diseased bulls, yet early consignments show a condemned animal with the disease. Reports from Mercer and Taylor urge quarantine for lowland Sonora cattle before Arizona crossing. The piece discusses health risks, quarantine history, and stockmen’s calls for better rail-car accommodations and governance appointments.
Patrick Ford and son Jerome pardoned after arson sentence. Flagstaff gains 329 votes since prior election. A Spanish Methodist church opens in Tucson. Royal Johnson seeks wage general duties. Rev. Martin V. Smith of Belton, Texas settles in Phoenix. Phoenix Chamber of Commerce praised for early promise and public benefit. Major stage robbery quip and a fatality near the San Carlos road. Hereford Lovell firm dissolves. Hereford & Hereford formed. Nine Masonic lodges with 417 members represented at Prescott Grand Lodge. Earnest Hayse injured at Globe. paymaster visits soldiers from several posts. John C. Fall bedridden in Wilcox. McCarthy death ruled suicide after inquiry. Duran faces charges in Guaymas jail. New River votes swing sheriff race to Bud Gray. William C. Clark dies at Cave Creek. Sweet potato 218 pounds. Tombstone boasts weigh-ins of local women. Hennessey signs to fight in Winslow. Black Canyon stage robbery yields no funds. Thirteen candidates for Tucson postmaster. 4th Cavalry to Port Lowell. Compton in command. Highland canal bets new land cultivation in Maricopa. Governor Zulick at Phoenix on land interests. SP railroad lawmakers elected Martin and OBrien in Pima. Duncan accident claims digits of a hand. Fred Wright dies in Salt River region. Tempe theft pockets loot. Rumor Arizona and New Mexico Railway to sink a well near the summit. Theodore Haneen and Miss Hollander wed at Tempe.
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