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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1916
Page
4
The Tombstone Epitaph reports on Senator Ashurst's Arizona campaign visit and Maricopa County Grand Jury findings, praising his eloquence and detailing criticisms of bootlegger pardons. It also lauds Cochise County Democratic candidates and the county assessor, E A Hughes, highlighting governance standards.
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on Intermountain rates begin November 20 in Chicago and continue at Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Arizona shippers and the State Commission seek parity with eastern and western routes, with hearings drawing national attention. The Phoenix session on December 11 will address interstate passenger rates.
Jury panel reported by sheriff includes Lester Boniser and many others from Bowie to Willcox. Civil docket opened with J. G. Alfred vs Harrison Co concluded with dismissal. United States of Mexico vs Jose Acosta awarded $500 to the defendant on replevin. Mose Kline versus Ben Greenberg proceeded this afternoon with attorneys present.
George Sayres of Ajo has sold the Apex group of 12 mining claims west of town for a high cash figure. The buyer, Vincent Fortune of Buite Mont, is said to be linked with John D. Ryan. Ore bodies are contact-type and very large with carbonste ore around 32 percent copper value, some higher in spots.
The Arizona State Bureau of Mines will exhibit at the American Mining Congress in Chicago in November. It will feature information on Arizona mines and mining and a mineral display. The bureau seeks about five pounds of ore from as many Arizona mines as possible, marked and sent to Charles F. Willis, director, Tucson.
Tombstone reports the sudden death of Miguel Castenada of Benson after a short illness from stomach hemorrhage. Castenada ran the Old Virginia Hotel and was a long time local favorite. Funeral by Rev. Albert Collymore set for tomorrow with interment in Benson Cemetery.
County candidates left for Douglas and will join the rest of the ticket on a county tour. Assessor E A Hughes, Supervisor John Rock, Miss Minnie Lints, Ray B Krebs for Recorder, H B Ross for Treasurer, J F Roas for County Attorney, and Sheriff Wheeler will travel in several autos with receptions planned along the route. Events include speeches by Governor Hunt Henry Arrhurst Carl Hayden and a barbecue, with stops in Benson and Douglas, ending with a dance and night gathering.
Oct 24 in Phoenix Edward L Shaw withdraws from the race for land office registrar to support his wife Mrs E L Shaw whose application is endorsed by many county Democrats She has lived in Arizona twenty years is a noted clubwoman and active in politics including the suffrage movement.
The Benson Signal reports large improvements in the town. Charles E. Goetz expands his store with a 60 by 10 feet concrete addition to double capacity. The Benson High School also upgrades facilities with painting renovations and repairs as Principal H Q Robertson drives a continuous improvement policy with staff and students.
In good weather Mrs B Moss arranges county labor to improve the Benson to Bisbee route. A four mile stretch to Heber art in place. new alignment bypasses the Aquillas company land and runs south then east toward the bridge at Farrel’s Sunnyside Ranch. Completion promises smooth travel from Benson to Bisbee and beyond.
Rex El Paso reports Maricopa County Arizona won first prize today for the best county exhibit at the international soil products exposition tied to the international dry farming congress. Kansas took the first place for best agricultural exhibit.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt travels through Flagstaff and states Arizona will vote Democratic on November 7. He says northern Arizona and New Mexico tilt Democratic, southern areas show anti Wilson sentiment due to Mexican depredations. Workingmen in the West favor Wilson, Arizona workers favor Governor Hunt. Roosevelt notes Hunt’s pardons hurt some friends but likely won’t ruin his governorship bid. He predicts a close New Mexico race with Democrat DeBaca favored.
The deputy sheriff of Pima County Joe Wiley and Tucson officers Raymond Salazar and Thomas Johns were found guilty of murder in the second degree by a Nogales jury. They had pursued a couple after a reported nearby robbery, ordered them to halt, and open fired upon the car, killing Mrs Bates. The trial moved from Pima to Santa Cruz County and was postponed to August before the verdict.
Douglas October 25 Sheriff Harry Wheeler aims to appoint a motorcycle deputy to patrol county roads and curb dangerous speeding. He urged the board of supervisors to purchase the machine and enforce a 20 mph legal limit, proposing a 25 mph cap on the Bisbee road. He warns of frequent car thefts and urges owners to safeguard vehicles.
A sizeable crowd attended a Cochise county Republican candidates meeting at Sheffin hall in Tombstone last night. Attendees included Attorney J. T. Kingsbury, Lo Wright for sheriff, and Wm. White for state senator, with others present but not speaking.
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