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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1891
Page
8
A concise notice lists a prospective sale at Fairbank with start times around 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on a Sunday, indicating two Bibex entries and a presumed schedule.
Skating at the rink tonight and a lively note of local life across Tombstone and Yuma. Mentions include albums at New York Sioux, travel of Wim Heyn from San Pedro, a Staunton visitor, Scott White’s noon arrival and a district court case, and plans by B. B. Hatch to sink a well at Yuma. Also mentions a Mining Exchange Hall concert, statehood optimism, ore import figures with El Paso dominance, and an article advocating Dr. Acker’s Baby Soother.
A Sunday report says a band of Apaches aided through Sonora near Milpillas about forty miles from San Pedro toward Nogales. Mexican Lieut Cortex pursued, found sixteen cattlemen and Papagoes at a camp, but missed taking deer heads. he doubts Apaches remain in Sonora. Arizona population grows as statehood proposal expected to pass. Gov. Inwix
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe and reliable for children with no harmful ingredients. It notes price at 50 cents per bottle and claims it is pleasant to take.
Two letters from La Potrera mine Chihuahua report the Nov 15 murder of Smith Reynolds a longtime Tombstone resident. Reynolds quarled with stage driver Jim Dodson after a shift change and was shot by Louis Leibe a 30 year old 6 7 inch man. Reynolds died four days later. Leibe fled and authorities described him as 160 pounds with a bullet scar and a weak left wrist. Reynolds had relatives in Silver Creek Sulphur Springs valley and was born in Nova Scotia.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming fifty years of use by mothers for teething and diarrhea with a pleasant taste, priced at twenty five cents. The text also notes a missing baseball score due to election work and includes endorsements for AlLococe's Porous Plasters and a pro statehood statement by G W Curyney.
The Yuma Pumping Irrigation Co restarted operations last Monday after a four day run caused by widespread dissatisfaction. A principal Denver stockholder inspected the gardens and ordered the works to proceed. by Monday afternoon, irrigation water reached the target area two miles from the garden.
Divorce granted for Willets and Willets. Tenley and Tenley. Preston and Preston divorce. custody to mother. Leap and Leap. Parker and Parker. Webb and Webb. Daly and Daly continued. Coles and Mehan. Warnekros v Bauer verdict for plaintiff $739 plus costs. Reilly bond reduced to 300. US citizenship granted to Al Koski and Mike Kane. Scot While v Miller judgment $5,875.69. Davis v Weber to be decided on briefs. Territory v Vaquer. Mendez continued. Reilly v City demurrer overruled. Tarbell cases asset turnover ordered. Bedondo sentenced to 3 years. Sandoval to four months. Witnesses ordered brought in. adjournment to February 1592.
New home sewing machines arrive at Sydow's Just the item for Christmas gifts sold on the installment plan.
Public auction will occur at the Cochise County Courthouse Tombstone in December to satisfy a judgment against Henry T Baldridge for $46.50 with costs. The sale covers all rights to block eighteen (18) in Tombstone, to the extent needed to satisfy the judgment and costs. Dated November 27, 1891. Kelton, Sheriff. Deputy W. K. Minor.
The recorder lists filings since yesterday including a mortgage release for Jo Mancietto A. Toquet dated December 24, 1890 tied to Emma mine in Tombstone district. Tribolet's new ad on page three draws attention while a correction clarifies a Johnson case misread in minutes. Beaver and Chinchilla overcoats advertised by Paul B. Warnekros with invite to inspect stock. multiple names and towns mentioned.
Dancing academy announces Monday and Wednesday 8 o'clock classes with eight lesson or eight season tickets priced at five dollars. Ladies free juvenile class Saturdays with four lessons for two dollars. Soiree every Saturday night. Reward offered for a small bay mare mule from Corn’s ranch Hua chuca mountains, leather halter, shod, ten dollars. Return to I Hart's gun store Tombstone. 18.Iw aN Boputo.
I will sell at public sale in front of the city hall between twelve and one oclock the property on which city taxes are delinquent and against which a judgment was given in the District court Tuesday November 10th Sale continues until all is disposed of Frank Ryan Chief of Police ex Officio Assessor and Tax Collector n20
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