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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1895
Page
2
Fragments from Tombstone Epitaph issues cover urban affairs in Arizona with notes on population growth, politics, and economic shifts. The text mentions Durants attorneys, silver movements in Kentucky and the wider United States, a marriage gossip item about Miss Virginia Fair, and declining tuberculosis death rates in Philadelphia.
Official minutes show the Cochise County Board of Supervisors convened at Bisbee with Chairman Williams and Supervisors Montgomery and Gilman. They approved bonds for Metcalf and Johnson and H W Etz as cattle inspector, heard C S Clark on the classification act, and considered a wage retroactivity petition under act 91. The session adjourned to October 8, with road conditions on the Bisbee road discussed and the board to reconvene at 9 a.m.
A Bisbee column reports on Detroit Copper Company improvements in Chil, a large dam on the Gila and San Francisco rivers for power, and rail gauges extending toward mining operations. Mentions workers and managers including Foreman J. Hayden and Secretary J. W. Wallace, plus local visitors, travel, and incidents. Also notes a carload of lumber, a new Mexican dry goods store, and a new cave discovery.
Village notes report Mary Platt as a passenger on the noon coach. County guard Cruz Romo released after 200 days, several visits describe local visiting, markets, counterfeiters, and telegraph repairs. Correspondent Rexvox notes Mrs A Smith illness, Ide Temple’s move to Greenville Mississippi, and mining prospects in Dragon mountains attracting wealthy capitalists. Heavy detail on church, hunting, and various townspeople with civic and weather observations.
A report notes a girl in an old neighborhood allegedly losing three lovers to death after marriage plans faltered. Elder women blame the evil eye while others joke about a fourth suitor, as the tale contrasts with a real 19th century legal notice by Frank J. Cheyney offering a cure for w arts.
The piece touts Cochise County’s climate, varied agriculture, rail access, gold and turquoise potential, watersheds, and timber, claiming extensive mining prospects, artesian water, and a booming economy with ample schooling and wages. It invites families to relocate and grow with the county, offering information on government land parcels and forthcoming railroad expansion.
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