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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1911
Page
2
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Territorial items condensed report from Prescott Flagstaff and Phoenix offer a mosaic of incidents. labor unrest in South Africa. McMahn the boxer returns to fireman duties. mining shipments from Mayer to Hornboldt. Cedar Glade to Verde valley rail bid by MacArthur brothers and Mulligen brothers. Tucson Typographical Association moves Arizona printing in state. Ceiling collapse at W A Jones pool hall in Flagstaff. robberies and accidents. deaths in Phoenix and Winslow. new wells and elections in Apache county. road plans Ash Fork to Grand Canyon and Willcox to Douglas. drought relief rail and highway progress.
Monday reports show Tombstone active with officials, visitors, and developments. Deputy clerkship shifts occur as G J Me oste supervises, while county workers in road projects near Benson and Land Street engage prisoners. Several local figures travel for politics and business, and teachers depart for Cochise County Institute in Bisbee.
At a regular meeting of Arizona Lodge No 4 Knights of Pythias Tombstone the members adopted unanimou s resolutions of condolence on the death of George W Swain. He served the lodge for thirty years in many offices with credit and charity. The lodge records his good deeds and character and directs the lodge charter to be drawn up and the resolutions published in the Tombstone Prospect with a copy given to his widow.
The Democratic primary field in Arizona grows with the entry of Dr HA Hogher of Phoenix as a gubernatorial candidate. Hogher joins another aspirant in seeking the party nomination for governor.
The Arizona Postmasters Association holds its annual convention in Phoenix in November. Nearly all post offices in the state are expected to be represented, as postmasters have been granted ten days leave of absence. The event promises an added attraction to the fair.
San Simon Arizona reports a prosperous valley with strong cattle and farming sectors. Foreman George W Walker injured when his horse fell at roundup. internal injuries feared. Local efforts push artesian-water development with six new wells. a group led by Wm Gregg JL Hill J5 Hodge George Ebaon bought a two thousand foot well-boring machine and will start drilling next week on individual claims.
Progress reported from the Verde Valley as Bigemelter advances and a railroad to water a northern section moves forward though the exhibition plan faces setbacks.
The Southern Pacific company issued a formal notice in Tucson through Superintendent J H Dyer warning striking craftsmen to apply for reemployment in their departments by the start of the next shift. Those not applying would not be considered for future jobs. Federation members who walked out in Tulsa say the notice will not weaken their position. Local division expects rail traffic to be tied up within five days as the company struggles with repairs.
The Phoenix report that E S Ives would resign as counsel for the Arizona Eastern railroad company is denied by Ives a Democratic candidate for United States senator He says he authorized no Phoenix statement and has no intention of resigning. Pinos County Fair in Tucson set for October 2 20 and 27 with over 1000 dollars in prizes.
Col HL Pickett of Tombstone, a United States senatorial candidate, will speak at Miami and Globe tonight and Tuesday night, drawing crowds as he campaigns in Pinal County and plans a Phoenix appearance next week. He has a national reputation and is meeting encouragement on the tour.
The pension office lists 838 Arizona pensioners as of June 30 with an annual payout of $120171.26. The count and total reflect the state's pension expenditures for that period.
Mark Dunbar arrives in Tombstone with Beene 1. A former Tombstone youth he revisits familiar landmarks and reconnects with old friends while renewing acquaintances in the town. Dunbar is noted as a talented Arizona newspaperman whose descriptive work has earned recognition in literary circles.
A Phoenix effort backed by leading attorneys aims to induce W H Stilwell to announce as a non partisan candidate for Maricopa county superior judge. Stilwell, Cochise county’s first judge, is well known in Tombstone and favored for the position.
W S Daddy Davis died at an old age and requested a simple funeral without a hearse or pallbearers. His remains were taken to Will's cemetery in Douglas. A Georgia native, he settled across Texas before moving to Arizona, living in Fort Thomas Tombstone and finally a homestead near Douglas. His son Jim Davis was a longtime Tombstone night policeman.
Mollie Ruth McGlone wife of Charles F McGlone of Norton Morgen is listed as dying at 10 20 PM Monday at 8 Marys hospital Tuccoo from heart failure She is survived by her husband and two children one a baby three months old.
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