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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1901
Page
2
A Fragmented note cartoonishly accuses people of fixation on pricing and bargains. It mocks Castellane family members for marrying, and praises Theo for writing a ten thousand dollar check without government taxes.
A farmer died by suicide amid alleged tensions over keeping hoes out of his corn crop. The article notes ongoing disputes around field boundaries and crop protection, with no further details on motives beyond frustration with border control.
The El Paso Herald notes the fraternity yacht upkeep costs about $6000 per month, highlighting the expense tied to the local geography and location advantage.
Reformulated prose claims statehood demand remains unresolved as resolutions and rhetoric dominate public focus. The piece suggests politicians pursue echoes of cheap talk while residents await concrete action from Washington on their territorial status and needs.
The piece recalls Chas W Goodale returning to Tombstone and renewing ties with former mining colleagues in Montana. It mentions Tombrione, B H Danshee, Geo G Rice, and C J Batterman, with Batterman reported dead in Butte from appendicitis complications, and notes about school attendance enforcement duties for local officers and fines for neglect of school registries.
Bisbee items report Charles Hogcett leaving for Clifton to join the Sheenoo Copper company and past ties to the Arizona Copper company. An accident at the Lowell mine involved an unfixed cage falling 1000 feet but no deaths occurred. repairs and health recoveries follow. Community events include the U. W. lodge anniversary ball on the 25th, Postmaster Pritchard shipping supplies to claims near Solomon Springs, and tickets for a Caballon, Mexico trip. Other notes mention typhoid recovery, a pardon for Raymond Owens, and Bisbee baseball preparations for a game in Tombstone with a $60 purse.
A White Proctorson reporter views giant ore wagons once used to haul riches from Tombstone mines to Charleston and Capanea. Details from King's blacksmith shop reveal 6 foot 6 inch wheels, 1100 pound spokes, and 10 ton loads drawn by twenty mules. Progress toward a mainline railroad and new pumps will replace wagon traffic, boosting Tombstone as a trade hub. Also listed are low excursion rates from El Paso to Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and other destinations with agents RW Corti and J V Elmore handling tickets.
The article notes Jobin Broad the electricita is again labour after his Meese. Larry Fish a blacksmith with the A S E returned from Sacramento. A telegram from Butte Montana announces the death of William Davis formerly of this city. Davis died of pneumonia amid local illness reports.
Phoenix officials report assurances from New York that a beet sugar plant will be built in the valley. El Paso & Southwestern officials weigh a route to California via Phoenix but stop short of confirming where the line would connect with the Santa Fe system, saying details are too early for publication.
The ME church mission conference in Tucwon ends with announced church appointments for the coming year. Superintendent 8 A Thompson leads. names include Bisbee David Roberts Wilter Pearce Ben sop autra memey Flegsteff Joseph H Henry Glendale Oliver 8 Framlees Globe Edger O Molotier Jerome John Oliver Kingman Chlorid tote. Farr. Needle John M Barton Phoenix Clarence V Cowan Prescott Harcount Wreck Isford 16 Sigler Tucson Albert M Gibbons Willian William Gayee Winslow to be supplied Yams Jobe A Crouch.
An agent for a Japanese colony roams Mexico looting a location. The text notes many foreigners in Mexico are papers who fail there and drift to the United States to plague labor here by working at starvation wages, excluding white men.
Citizens in Hoston seek clemency and a push to keep Crolgorz in prison rather than execution. The piece notes a broader trend of public concern for criminals tied to historical figures and calls for ransom cash amid bandit activity, contrasting regional attitudes.
The document records Frank J. Cheyney of Toledo swearing that his firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of starch that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The oath is sworn before a notary, dated December 7, 1866, with references to internal remedy claims and testimonials.
Monday notices show 44951 men registered to vote as the Board of Supervisors meets. Items mention Dewey mortgage foreclosure at Lews, Luminary visits to Tombstone, copper prospecting near the Dragoon district, a $100000 sale of the Patagonia ranch, and the Lost Dutchman mine discovery 60 miles north of Florence with an eighty foot shaft and mining relics.
The Globe Silver Belt argues that eastern readers misread Arizona's Ranger organization as lawless. An Associated Press dispatch is cited to claim banditry along the southern border, while the paper notes Arizona is generally orderly and questions the Rangers' utility until the next legislature acts.
Constanie Doyle arrives from Bisbee with a prisoner and displays a new line of moulding from St Louis at the arug store. Thirty prisoners housed at Hotel de Lewis receive regular meals as county notices call for wood and oval supply orders. Railroad surveyors push from here toward Benson. work on the grade to Florence speeds ahead. Commentary on court remarks, libel claims, and editor trust issues mirrors public sentiment as M. J. Brown returns to Bisbee as Justice of the Peace, succeeding Judge Wilcox.
Attorney O Gibson reports Rev 8S A Thompson's Sept mission appoints Ray A Ramey to the Tombstone charge including Yombstoun Beneni Willcox and Pearce, with arrival about November 1 to begin church work. Superintendent Thompson plans to visit Tombstone within two weeks to meet local officials.
The Cunard steamers Lusitania and Campania briefly exchanged signals while moving in opposite directions in the Atlantic. Distances ranged from three to sixty five miles as multiple messages were sent. A sugar beet factory appears certain as a board of trade committee reports strong support for the bonus and pledged acreage.
A reader notes that the Rock Selend survey corps may arrive soon and follow the old Tom Scott railroad line. The report explains the Tom Scott land grant restricted routes, forcing Southern Pacific to run outside the Gila valley and across the desert, answering long held questions about route choices.
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