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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1908
Page
2
In Tombstone the county seat removal debate intensifies as supporters and opponents mobilize. The board of supervisors braces for a pivotal decision, weighing legality, equity, and public interest amid local pride and taxpayers’ stakes. Douglas Township is praised for urban amenities and public services, highlighting contrasts with Cochise County.
An 19th century libel action details Dr. Pierce suing the Ladies Home Journal for damages over a published article accusing his medicine of harmful ingredients. The trial centered on alleged defamatory statements about his product and its contents, with the plaintiff seeking compensation for damages.
James Reilly et al v Wm Riggs J J Bowen and G J McCabe superviseore and HE Berner clerk seek to restrain the board from calling an election on county seat change to Birbee. Hearing on permanent injunction set for Wednesday. Probate Court estate of George & Malkes with Mrs Anmie Mulkey as administrator. Estate of Lulu and Leon Langley with M P Puckett as guardian.
Reports from all sections indicate public schools have opened in excellent form for the year. Arizona can point to one of the most perfect public school systems in the country, evidencing its fitness for the state.
The Phoenix Gazette reports F. D. Loveitt brought a seven and a half pound garden beet to the Board of Trade. The beet, a monster for its variety, grew in Loveitt's backyard last spring. He thought he had gathered all his vegetables but found this specimen while prepping the fall garden.
Arizona received a $20,000 allotment from the regular annual appropriation for surveying public lands, with expectation of at least $10,000 more to be allotted to cover the remaining nine months. The article also notes local gratitude to Tombstone and discusses Coronel Kusterlitzky’s movement near Naco amid Yaqui hostilities.
The county seat removal petition faced a temporary injunction as trial before Judge Dean was set for Thursday at 2 pm. The plaintiffs led by a five-member mass meeting committee claim deficiencies in the petition, noting total 4536 votes cast, 1231 unqualified, and only part of required one-third property valuation. Attorneys for petitioners secured an earlier hearing before Judge Doan at 2 pm Wednesday.
Grand Worthy Matron Anna B. Morgan of the Eastern Star arrives tomorrow to visit the local order. A meeting and an important sermon are planned for tomorrow night, with mentors and visiting members urged to attend as she tours the territory in her official capacity.
The Arizona Fair executive officers and department heads are listed with contact routes for exhibits and information. County commissioners across the territory are named along with their counties and duties to arrange exhibitor entries and premium baskets. A note mentions the artesian well work at the Te laste School at Berson, with the well already down about 130 feet and progressing.
Wednesday brought news from Tombstone and Douglas with judges and officials traveling for county court work and county seat removal discussions. The era notes Biggs from Phoenia and Judge Daniel McFarland and Judge James Renny in the surrounding contingent heading to Bisbee for professional and social events.
Tacoma dispatch reports the death of John Berry of Tacoma in Berkeley California. Berry was a well known lawyer, formerly a judge of the territorial court of Arizona, and later employed as attorney with Innenses and Frist.
The death of Mrs. Luiea Camp de Males, wife of Don Arturo Morales of Gus my More, is reported in Los Angeles. Morales had bronchiata symptoms. climate was hoped to help but a preuments attack proved fatal. Mrs Morales was from a Sonora family with many relatives and friends mourning.
Judge Loan presided as Mosars Neale and Connell represented petitioners and District Attorney Shelly for the board of supervisors. Tombstone bar led by Ben Goodrich argued against corporate representation in the petition challenging the removal, with Grewell and Prekett opposing the broad use of corporate signatories. The court denied striking the corporate clause and made the injunction permanent, framing Tombstone’s role in a historic light.
El dispatch reports Judge A B Fail saying Col W C Keene sunk fortunes backing properties in Mexico. He aided enterprises controlled by Greene when other stockholders refused to fund improvements. The Sierra Madre Land and Lumber Company is named among the ventures. Greene’s health worsened from overwork and he was ordered to spend six months in Sonora in hopes of restoring his wealth.
A brief local item notes Deputy Sheriff Win Bennett visiting Fairbank today for an official business engagement.
Word arrived from Gieloo that Gonagil has been acquitted by a jury in Carlsbad New Mexico of charges alleging theft. He was a known cowpuncher in Sulphur Springs valley and once broke a world record for tying a horse. After Arizona he moved to New Mexico to run from cattle ventures and dealings, with a trial noting he bought horses. The case lingered in court for three periods.
A land office notice states that lands excluded from Mt. Gratum and Grand Canyon forests will become open to settlement after January 20, 1900 at the Phoenix land office. The year ending June 38 shows entries totaling 198,500 acres with receipts around 70,865 dollars.
A dramatic cattle stampede in Tempe on Sunday spurred by two steers escaping their corral caused chaos along Eryth Street and Mill Avenue. Three men pursued the herd as it dashed through alleys and into a brick yard, with two steers dying after falling into an open well and others unharmed. Local residents aided in corralling the frightened cattle and returning them to the ranch.
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