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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1891
Page
6
Robbins from Ash Can. Salero mill shut down again. Property sales and moves including Waters buying H Bebmeiding residence on 6th street. Turquoise mine work planned winter, Boston mill duties assigned. Real estate active. stage routes and smuggling cases noted. Texas plants and Mexican shipments, deer hunt, and local arrivals reported. Arizona statehood debate, railroad hearings, and Huachuca school opening with military family influx.
The census bureau outlines Arizona as a mountainous arid region with sparse forage and water. Cattle number 659,758. horses 18,557. mules and burros 1,203. sheep 412,709. a wine 3013. Markets are distant, Indians threaten, and sheep prosper while cattle and horses lag. A separate note discusses a Colorado water sample and its clay residue analysis by mineralogist William Thomas.
Harry Carpenter in the Phenix Republican reports a successful pumping project converting thousands of acres to cultivation. Preparations target 100 acres of vegetables for January and February markets, plus contracts for 300 acres of fruit trees including citrus and other varieties. Separately, Pedro Bricleta sues Southern Pacific Railroad for 15,000 dollars after a hauling accident in Tucson left him severely injured and likely life lasting incapacity.
A mix of items noting the Worlds Fair Convention of Florida voting to raise 100000 dollars, British Conservatives’ election prospects, Fred B Chandler elected Lt Commander of the California Naval Reserve, and proposals to turn Namur Belgium into a rival gambling resort. Other entries report census volumes, a grand jury inquiry in Sacramento, Brazil rumors debunked, an electric railway accident near Portland Oregon injuring thirteen, assassination of Dr Buzzi in Mendrisco Switzerland, a New York rail penalties verdict, and local Arizona news including school attendance, court visits, church and mission notes, and railroad line relocation plans near Yuma.
A cosmopolitan farewell gathering honored Dr. Goodfellow and featured a Banquet at Can Can. Marcus A. Smith delivered the guest toast, Dr Goodfellow expressed gratitude and vowed to return. Numerous local groups and individuals attended, with toasts and warm tributes to his decade of service.
The US revenue cutter Corwin returns from Behring Sea trip. Prohibition on American salted meats to be lifted. A twelve car bean train ships to Porter Bros Co Chicago as a special ban. The right hour law ruled unconstitutional, with appeal to the Supreme Court. Deputy Marshals serve subpoenas to railroad officials to testify before a federal grand jury. Governor Sterne resigns as governor of the Territory. Crouch-Houston Electric Manufacturing Co of Eugene filed for a 1 million dollar capital to create the Crouch safety dynamo. Opium smuggling ring exposed by federal secret service with high officials implicated. Supreme Court moves to December for two murder cases to be heard by electricity. Government hints at sale to refuges in embassies. asylum rights recognized. Steamer arrivals bring gold to New York. major sums shipped from Europe. Legal actions against Adame Express head Huey for misappropriation. Oklahoma colonists rally with 1,500 Negro delegates backing McCabe. Armourdale packing firm Allent & Co assigns to J J Squires with liabilities around 100 thousand dollars.
A Tasmanian report notes Australian rabbits are developing nails on their feet to climb over wire netting as farmers struggle to contain them. The观察 suggests natural selection could favor rabbits able to climb, possibly creating a population of climbing rabbits in Queensland and Tasmania.
A summer hotel scene centers on a charity hat draw for church plates and pews. A blue skirted woman urges her innocent child Frances to draw tickets, while the crowd debates who should pull them and for what cause.
A fragmented passage describes Jay Govan to be entered to forsale the seashore. Tex Bowercartr's young son appears as a frequent figure in New York society. Casenent of the Seventh Cavalry is noted for being shot in the jaw at the Wounded Knee fight and carries on.
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