05 Sep 1915
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1915
Page
1
All eyes in Tombstone bend to Monday as 10 Cochise County cattlemen arrive with visitors for a grand welcome. Welcome signs decorate every tombstone as the town braces for what locals call the biggest day in Tombstone’s annals and a new era of prosperity.
Monday and Tuesday will mark a historic gala in Tombstone as committees prepare for a large cattlemen gathering. Officials urge lodging, car donations, decorations, and a full program of sports bands and dance with Army demonstrations at Fort Huachuca nearby.
Labor Day page item lists marching groups led by cavalry bands, a city motorcade, and a Crystal Theater program. Includes Charley Chaplin appearances, multiple races for children and youth, pie eating, flour dip, and a 3:30 PM Tenth Cavalry Band concert. Cochise County events feature horse shows, obstacle hurdles, mounted rescue, and a championship with money prizes. race specifics include distances, entry fees, and purse allocations.
A nostalgic column notes Miss Minie Hill departs for Bisbee to teach in Tombstone schools and recalls local mining prowess. It mentions gold and silver markets, county travel, Labor Day events, and anticipated events like the Battleship Arizona launch and Carmen at nearby theaters, with references to Prohibition era attitudes and local civic plans.
The Tuesday program for the Cochise County Cattlemen's Association opens with a morning business session followed by a luncheon hosted by W. E. Gilmore as toastmaster.
The state board of school examination completed grading in Phoenix on September 4. The Cochise county pass list shows Cleora P Tinker James C Cook Lucy Ellis Mary P B Durte Mrs H A Pace Lone Mrs Auster Ed T Lot green Mary Ballard and Exile Stout receiving class certificates.
The Vindicator reports a push for a statewide prohibitory law to be decided by direct popular vote. It outlines enforcement points including sheriffs dissolving liquor holdings and private party implications, with the attorney general pursuing cases in counties lacking cooperation.
Sheriff Harry Wheeler visited Douglas from Tombstone and ordered Mission Inn closed after a second recent closure. The jailhouse held a black man and several white women. He dismissed a $10,000 suit over Frank Wilson's arrest in Bisbee as a pro prohibition foe maneuver and vowed to fight it. Wilson was seized with three trunks of belongings without a consignee.
Tombstone expects many visitors for the Labor Day event with numerous delegations from across the county. Citizens are urged to extend a warm greeting, assist in hosting duties, and ensure a welcoming, cooperative atmosphere for all guests and participants.
The Committee of Arrangements urges auto owners to assemble at City Hall at 10 a.m. Monday for the parade and asks every resident to display Stars and Stripes from their float. It calls on citizens to contribute, shelter crowds, rent cots, and support Tombstone’s greatest celebration yet led by A. H. Gardner and members Ed Hughes and A. C. Karger.
A tale from Cochise County details Deputy Jenkins and Judge Bruner transporting two prisoners near Tombstone when a 1918 Ford with 200000 miles lost oil. With a busted petcock, Jenkins used Sonny Monday washing soap and water to seal the crank case, driving in safely and taunting future use of Sunny Monday Soap.
A fragment reports Charles Bowman leaving for Los Angeles after a week as a witness in the Jenkins case. It notes lubrication issues, two quarts in a car, and a statement by Mr Jenkins about something wrong with the Cunningham Costello matter.
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