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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1899
Page
2
A quirky one year six months notice notes a satire on Cornelius Vanderbilt and a potential life interest in 100 million dollars. It mocks District Attorney Land for alleged injustice while recalling the county court term with eight prisoners sentenced and only three prosecutions.
The Houston Fest quotes condemnatory remarks on death sentences for soldiers in the Philippines. It argues that, if properly convicted of crimes including crimes against native women, they deserve little sympathy in the United States. The piece links southern attitudes to support for rape cases.
The Tucson Star notes Arizona’s harvest runs from May through September across southern and other regions. Elevation differences spread the season, allowing four months of harvest across the territory, a record that impresses observers.
The report notes late arrivals from Los Angeles Prescott and nearby towns as weather stays steady with possible arcade color. A courtly district breathes idle business while a match between general office and store employees entertains workers. Ernest Hansen is fined for firing a gun while intoxicated. A 21st birthday party for Harry Morfiot hosted by Mrs. Cuppinghsm featured dancing games and supper.
Sheriff White and a posse of U S Deputies and Wells Fargo detectives guard the Bisbee camp as heat worsens and new warnings arrive. A Tucson Juveniles beat Bisbee in nine innings 20 to 14 at Don Luis. Judge Williams reviews a letter from Evelyne Collier jailed in Hermosillo seeking a new trial. funds are sought for legal relief.
Bisbee brief notes visitors arriving for fall season. W B Brown finishes work on an upper school residence. Dr Eastman preached here yesterday and will preach monthly. Names listed include B F Hak and E K Stevens among arrivals at Norton. Kinest robbery trial continues with Jess Vieteosyn as an accomplice.
Yesterday and today brought unusually warm weather in El Paso Texas with dry conditions noted as a sign of mid-summer. A shooting occurred last night on the Mexican side hill with two shots from a heavy revolver. the offender remains at large. A legal battle over the Vebre Grande mining properties in the Canoneas Mexico intensifies as stockholders clash and Mexican authorities may intervene. J Henry Woot and J. H. Costello change positions. shifts ripple to New York. A new Southern Pacific schedule updates transit times affecting mail and passenger flows through Tomoatone and nearby points.
Report from the sheriff’s office states a fatal shooting affray occurred at Hookers Hot Springs. John Dunc an, a prominent cattleman, is dead. A coroner’s inquest from Wilcox will investigate. Details remain scarce as of press time.
The Journal Miner says a purchase offer of 100000000 for the United Verde mine was refused. The deepest mining is 700 feet with a 200 foot diamond drill showing ore to that depth. If kept by W A Clark’s family, the mine promises vast wealth. its copper value exceeds a million dollars monthly, with gold and silver unpriced publicly. The company has 300000 shares at 10 each, with Clark paying 3990000 for the mine in the last block, employing between 1000 and 1290 workers.
From Monday and Tuesday's Daily notes list residents visiting Tombstone and surrounding towns, with short mentions of cattle, mining, prices, coal discovery at Yucca, repairs on a butcher shop block, and various officials and visitors. The item blends local chatter with regional trade updates and upcoming events in 1899 era Arizona.
County School Superintendent John T. Hughes aims to convene a joint teachers institute in Tucson the third week of December. Teachers from Pima Pinal Cochise Maricopa and Yuma counties will attend, with Territorial Teachers Association meetings on the same dates. The events are expected to draw wide participation and establish Tucson as a pedagogical center for the territory.
A serious accident at Gleason Camp Turquoise left Geo Wilkerson badly injured after a cave-in. He was pinned by dirt and a heavy rock on his ankle, with internal injuries and broken bones. He was brought to town by Herman Durand despite severe pain and is under medical care.
A $100 reward is offered for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who entered the Conyer ranch house around July or August 1898 and stole a new harness set, and again around July 16 this year for stealing store provisions and bedding.
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