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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1911
Page
2
Teems of Sunscription entries remain unreadable fragments from an archival page. The legible portion lists a year and month sequence and a cryptic numeric range, offering no clear event or named entities to anchor a summary.
A Cochise County assessment lists the late Martin Costello holdings at 69151 in real estate mining and personal property. Main real estate lies in Tombstone, Bisbee and Benson with mining in Tombstone Turquoise districts. Pima county real estate valued around 100000. Bond holdings in Arizona amount to several hundred thousand dollars.
Pamphlet advertising the Graham County Fair at Sefford announces the second annual event. Dates are given in October with a month inclusive, promising a big statewide affair. It notes the fair will become a permanent fixture in the region.
Excitement rose in the Mexicso Colony of Tombstone as shots were heard and residents reported a ghost appearing in an empty house. Nearby families fled indoors, recalling a similar event about a year ago. Investigations continue with Americans forming parties to trace the origin of the haunting.
Territorial items cover a wide range from marriages in Riverside and Williams to railroad incidents near Flagstaff. Reports note the J C Evans ceremony near Roose and Pine rancher ties, a foreman shot on the Arizona Eastern line near Winkleman, and railroad labor shifts in Flagstaff and Williams. Also included are timber and mining updates, court actions, society notices in Prescott, and civic projects such as street lighting and a new lodge building in Kingman.
Many residents pass through Tombstone with news of court and social moves. A lunacy commission examined Feed Hr of Douglas and discharged George Hane, accompanied by sister-in-law Mrs Fred Hane. Officials from McDonald and the county recorder attended J. N. Hondley's funeral in Beese. County workers add Ida Ruberie to tax clerical staff as Tombstone and Douglas see visitors from Los Angeles El Paso New York and Pomona amidst exams and university arrivals.
The latest criminal case filed in arizona district court names Alle, a washerman held in county jail on burglary charges. The alleged break in occurred in Don Louis on the 9th of the month at the home of Jobo L Cooper, with bail set at 1000 dollars by Justice Owen Orphy of Lowell.
The Sunday Shot at Warm had an attendance of M4 An annonner mientef a Rally Day wor madi for t Sunday Phe Say rae Epiet Mie subpet of Rex Dyck's dis conneent 10 o'vtooks At the Har was the outet of the pastor's addres sn the rvsoing at T ie being the rat in the a address on the Baseball game of tile The singing by the team of plevets men was the feature of the service Mine Eon Aatell led the Christian Endeavor Toom The Sunday School at Wa m was well attended as was also the Epworth League in the evening.
A court session revealed a wave of applicants seeking naturalization. Several individuals, all natives of Austria, filed declarations of intent at the district court. Names include Tome K from Austria, Hace Poretieh from Lowell, Mile Vackorich from Bister, Nikole Mianovich from Bishes, and Sredanovicn from Rieter among others who came to the United States in recent years.
Tuesday reports show Cochise County Taxpayers Association meeting at Copperagen Hotel with Secretary Gaines present. Probate court issued two marriage licenses for Sequerin and Ybar, both residents of Portleries and Bartuly Ybar rm to wed Calota Robles, both of Partlow.
A misreadable item notes the Arizona cocktail in New York and eastern towns. It mentions a depot agent Newton Law of the Arizona Lantern and a rumor of congressional action, with poolroom bets on acceptance or rejection and odds around three dollars.
A party including Jas, F Cox, Henry L Hogle, J Thomas, Jobo Pemberton, Eugene Cox, Frank Me Laren, and loggers working north of Belle moot, plus Fred Kano's can py No.8, Saginaw & Manistee Lumber company, explored a newly found cave over a mile long. The entrance leads to a downward tunnel about 100 feet, opening into a large 200 yard tunnel, with a 100 yard cave-in to a crouching passage, then a 35 foot high, 60 foot wide chamber with an arched roof. The floor shows burned slag and stalwart rock, with roof moisture from recent heavy rains and several side tunnels returning to the main cave.
County Recorder Bradbury received another batch of lithigious notices for oil lands in the Verde valley. The locations aggregate in acreage sight sections and show ongoing excitement with no abatement in the oil land boom.
Last evening Cochise county reports a double murder at a mining cabin. Frank McGovern died instantly while a man named Watta was mortally wounded. robbers allegedly took valuables before fleeing. Authorities say the killer was captured soon after the incident.
A fragment notes an insurgent named Kave Arnold facing a preliminary hearing within days and possible bound over to the grand jury. The text is damaged, showing unclear references to months and local terms.
The M. E. Conference at Mesa concluded its year with the August session led by Episcopal conference leaders. Key figures listed include KG Decker, W Simonds, RE Wright, HW Wheatley, JM Bio, and JA Ochiltree among others, with appointments to roles in labor, Sunday school missions, and Wesleyan affairs. The gathering noted moves from Bisbee, Cananea, and Cananea area churches and organizations.
The dispatch notes after General Bernardo Reyes withdrawal that the race centers on Madero and de la Barra. It cites Jose Feliz Suárez as an official Madero backer, with Francisco I. Madero favored, while Francisco de la Barra remains a Catholic party candidate in the backdrop. The piece highlights tensions among supporters and contenders as the election nears.
JP Gideon met Arians Territorial Historian Mine Sharlott Hall and Jyhins Mies Hall as they described a mining trip from Flagstaff through the countryside to Lee's Ferry and the Colorado. At the San Juan mouth, placer miners described dredger operations to recover quicksilver from riverbanks saying a metallurgist confirmed the white metal’s presence. They sampled country arcs and found widespread distribution along the river banks, believing there is enough metal for extraction under favorable conditions.
Col Ht Pickett addressed a good crowd in Duncan Arizona on Saturday night launching his senatorial campaign. He urged recall of the judiciary to gain statehood and pledged his candidates for free legislature to support a constitutional amendment. He said he would not accept help from others and preferred support from the people at the primary election.
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