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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1899
Page
2
The Tombstone Epitaph announces weekly publication and subscription terms. It mentions a controversial line about Lady Smith and references the Oasis segment and a planned collector transition from Harry C Chenoweth to Hoey of Indiana, indicating anticipated changes in leadership.
A crowded jumble of notes reports Phoenix water issues and a busted cattle trust led by Geo B Loving of Texas. It notes Spain retaining Philippine islands, U.S. army enrollments, and the Brooke proclamation declaring November 30 a general day of thanksgiving in Cuba. It also mentions Judge Fitzgerald’s ruling on marriages across state lines linked to divorces and California residency.
It is proposed to add a third fastball game during carnival week replacing two games. Football teams from Prescott and Tucson will be secured for the event, enhancing local sports offerings this season.
The Arizona Graphic extols the state as home to world class copper mines and vast forests. It lauds fertile soil, early fruits, diverse crops, and irrigation opportunities. Southern winters and northern summers are unmatched, with Grand Canyon as a wonder. It promises rising property values, capital opportunities, and easy living for laborers and capital alike.
Wm Beattie, Sulpher Spring rancher, and Dr JM Schmieding return to town from Tombstone. A benefited Catholic church fundraiser nets handsome euros. Names including George Stetson, Hayler, Edward Griffiths, Lincoln Mertz, and others are noted at the Bessemer. Weather turns wintry with cold rain and sleet. An amateur minstrel show is planned for Dec 17 with rehearsals starting Monday. A Christmas dance by the Queen Band is being prepared. Booths at the Catholic Fair receive praise for craftsmanship, especially the Japanese, Irish Castle, and Dutch booths. The cowboys and gamblers feud grows tense with threats exchanged. A newborn daughter is reported for Mr and Mrs Joseph Hancock. Several people are staying at the Norton. The carnival vote and local figures are mentioned amid a wintry mood and danger of a new storm.
The Phoenix Republican reviews a standard astronomy show noting ordinary yet stylish entertainment with a November sky guide. It lists celestial features from Pleiades and Hyades to Orion and Sirius, plus planets Venus and Mercury and Moon phases for early and mid November. An incident near Hermosillo reports a train wreck injuring cattle and a sleeping man, with Express Messenger George Jones shaken but unhurt.
The Phoenix Gazette argues strongly for Arizona statehood, urging Congress to admit the territory this winter. It questions continued territorial status while noting sacrifices of Rough Riders and service in the Spanish American War, urging unity and action toward statehood.
A Mexican youth in Apache County has filed an executive clemency petition with Guy Murphy ahead of a December 8 hanging. The letter claims innocence and pleads for life imprisonment, alleging an accidental shooting of a 19 year old girl, Bertha Wall, at Springerville last summer. The incident involved a gun misfire after the youth supposedly pointed the weapon at the girl and then ejected a cartridge before it discharged.
A Kentucky editor faces a grand jury indictment for lying about a minister who also enters politics, while the tale suggests the minister may be guilty of theft and the press faction complains. Andrew Carnegie funds Arizona library efforts for Tucson and Prescott, with community matching pledges to boost new books.
Monday’s Daily notes Jim Cox manager of the four bar ranch in Tombstone, Chas Bowman and Mrs Warnckros left for Tucson on business, Mrs Carter moved to Maine, and a deadly Thursday afternoon shooting leaves Luke Flannigan dead. George Sanders deputy sheriff and PH Clark bond on certain mines are mentioned. Also details on a local suffrage convention, a Florence death, county suit against Pinal bondmen, and a pharmacy owner selling interests.
Shriners plan their annual desert gathering in Phoenix Arizona inviting candidates for petition, ballot and conferral. The notice playfully notes travels from Yavapai to Tombstone and Tucson to Huachucas with camel jokes and festival imagery.
Deputy Sheriff Geo Bravin traveled to Benson today for official duties. He conducted routine oversight and met local officials to coordinate law enforcement activities in the area.
Tuesday Bass Congress set for two weeks hence in Tucson. Jas Reilly on professional visit. Bisbee caterer Otto Grisenhofer in from copper camp. Bisbee figures Kundrick and Roy Eastman of Episcopal church to arrive in Tombstone tomorrow. William Thomas Cook of Phoenix Salvation Army declared insane. FN Walcott begins Christmas goods supply. inspect assortment advised. Scribner returns from Bisbee. plans business trip to New Orleans. King of Arizona shipment noted. second 20 day run. Hill and Pertle traveled from Bisbee. worked on building contract at Pasqueri camp, Mexico. Runaway team causes small excitement. horse at Miano's pulled down post. Oli Forrester Whiskey shipment received. samples at the Pony. Tombstone Chinese man detained after unreciprocated attention to Mexican senorita. $30 contributed to city fund. Mrs S Landgraf of South Bend Ind aunt to Judge Duncan visiting Tombstone. asthma noted but climate praised. US Army total 99,160 with 64,87 regulars and 31,674 volunteers. distribution includes country 34,229 Cuba 11,186 Porto Rico 2,336 Philippines 50,000 Alsan 466. Forty-four Graham county teachers, thirty-two attending Clifton institute session. opening address by Colcuhoun. J.A. Vaughn to move cattle in Benson Breeze.
A $100 reward is offered by Eugene P. A. Laxriev of Fairbank Arizona for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who entered the Conyer ranch house around July or August 1898 and stole a new harness set, and again around July 16 this year stealing provisions and bedding.
A terse sales note offers to assay for gold silver and copper at 25 cents per mineral. Mailing envelopes are provided free. Firms named McDill and Harper of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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