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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
4
Citizens in Bisbee voted 92000 dollars in school bonds to fund a high school. While ground was chosen for education, a proposed court house site on paper sparked opposition from officials seen as interfering with taxpayers. The piece urges patriotic civic unity and practical diplomacy to resolve the clash while praising local leaders and traditional American ideals.
Tut Prosrecton proclaims Democratic heritage as hereditary and constitutional. The piece asserts democracy as pure Americanism built on fair play, charity, and crediting every citizen. It advocates kindness to win friends rather than confrontation, arguing peaceful persuasion achieves lasting conversion.
J B Scantling woke at 3 am with a skunk bite on his forehead two miles from the Hillside mine. He crushed the animal as teeth penetrated near the skull and planned travel to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago for treatment. He returned to Prescott with his seventeen year old son and showed bite scars from other animals on the train.
The young son of George Westfall died Sunday morning after a Friday rattlesnake bite while with his father along the canal. Westfall acted quickly with remedies and a doctor but all efforts failed. the boy was buried that afternoon. Florence Tribune reports the incident.
The aged frontier character known as Clubfoot Carey died today at the county hospital after months of general decline. He had long roamed the region since 1878, enjoying luck at times but dying poor. He whispered he wished to die painlessly and in his own way, as arrangements for burial were made by Undertaker Tarbell. The notice also mentions ongoing double-header freight traffic into Nogales bringing rails, coal and oil into the area.
The Tombstone Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Company held its annual meeting in Conningham offices to elect officers and review R. W. Hadden's favorable report. Plans include diamond drilling near Emerald and extensive development this year, backed by Texas leadership and capital with officers led by JW Shelor and S C Spinks.
A collection of terse, altered phrases arguing for forethought over afterthought and honesty as best policy. Mentions charity not being showy and references to a character who rises cheerfully to daily life, with scattered odd spellings and phrasing.
The air commission learned Joy Kaabenstae will attend the Territorial Fair with his airship and captive balloon during fair week, contingent on not injuring himself in demonstrations at the Denver fair shortly before the Arizona fair.
An Arizona owner in Silverbell advertises a 500 pound burro with extraordinary endurance and three speeds. The seller claims the animal can go days without food or water, withstand dry crossings, and carry copper ore. Included are pack equipment, a blueprint, canvas, a life size photo, and a $15 cash price for delivery to Wolfville Arizona.
Report notes Jim Davis jokes about cattle herd danger while John Rock considers moving cattle from Barbacomara as calves die from overfed grass conditions. The piece also mentions county seat debates and a man in khaki pants heading north toward Tombstone.
Thursday’s Daily reports Mrs May Joyce from El Pano to Tombstone among friends and kin, Great Western’s W Young in the Dragoon district, Ringsade to enter military academy in California, and licenses granted in Pirtleville. Melgren leaves Michigan for mining work while Labor Day is set for Sept 7 by Governor Kibby.
Friday's Daily reports Jobn Rigge of Cooningham Ellerby & Ike as owner of a Ford runabout. Arizona land office notices township 19.8 range 22 FB Gila and Salt River base and meridian filed Oct 2008. Local items include Miss Loly Holmes leaving for California, photo gift to the Paymaster, Barnum & Bailey in Cochise and Butta Bull shows, and a Rock crushing machine purchase by M L Vieux of Phoenix.
Multiple civil actions entered listings suit numbers S410 to S412. Cases include Goshen v Urban and associates for title quieting in Mappy Valley mining district, Territory v Chas Rambo tax suit on Johnson Addition lot 12 block 6, and Sugieh v Whitley et al mortgage foreclosure on Tombstone block 43. Also notes a license secured for a horse mine and a Prescott speech by Major Walcutt on Whipple Barracks expansion plans.
The postal department announces a rate reduction starting October 1 from five to two cents for letters mailed in the United States addressed to Great Britain and Ireland. The new rate applies to letters to any delivery point in the United Kingdom and Ireland, effective next month.
In Mexico City gamblers face a December deadline as all federal district lotteries end and ticket sales stop in the states. Some concessions expire and are not renewed while others are canceled. The federal district governor vows heavy punishment for trafficking tickets after January 1.
The Rockefeller family reunion in Albany announced that John D. Rockefeller possesses noble ancestry. Dr Anton Lowy reported European lines show a nobility, with some ancestors titled baron in Southern France. Association leaders William Rockefeller, David Rockefeller, and Samuel I Rockefeller attended from Sunbury, Wyndote, and Tombstone.
The Florence Tribune notes Lous Gilton will lose one eye after inflammation. Surgeons postponed removal when diphtheria germs were found, risking brain fever if surgery proceeded. In a separate item, Yaqui man Lois Azala, held on court charges, offered bravado with brandy before paying $25 or spending twenty five days in jail.
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