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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1910
Page
3
Cochise County records list various instruments filed with the county recorder including conveyances mortgages dissolutions and assignments. Items show parties such as Rose H Busby James T Sessions John T Nicholson and Hannah etc with properties in Douglas Bisbee Warren Calumet Queen townsite and Copper Queen areas. Names, dates, and parcel descriptions indicate real estate business and legal filings across local mining towns and townsites.
From Pinal Pima Maricopa and Yavapai counties reports indicate strong success for Democratic candidates on the ticket. Visitors in the city discuss democrats as a foregone conclusion while Republicans openly decline to vote, inviting democrats to push for initiative and referendum in the constitution.
Anthony, the Lexus cattleman, takes over the Western Live Stock company and the Wyatt and Wyatt herds across Navajo Coco eyno and Yavapai counties. The deal involves at least 3000 animals and represents a major financial stock investment for the period.
Nevada bans public gambling with the season ending. Gamblers evacuated the state as dens faced a last chance burst of business before closures. Local operators profited briefly amid the crackdown and ensuing shutdowns.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming to cure catarrh, with testimonials from F J Ourxsy & Co and Warpine, Kixxax & Maxvix. It notes price at 50 cents per bottle and mentions druggists selling it. The text also includes political context about Labor and Republican campaigns and a local party scene.
Stella Snell, who inherited twenty dollars after her mother’s death, died a pauper at Sisters' Hospital in Phoenix. Her life drifted into poverty after a brief romance and loss of fortune, and she entered the city’s underworld before admission. She provided the name Stella Sheldon at hospital and spoke of a troubled past.
Announcement says Barnum and Bailey Great Show on Earth will perform in Tucson Tuesday September 27. The 55 year old leader of world amusements debuts a new equipment costing 3 500 000 with 499 performers. A grand parade and panorama of wonders attract local audiences as railroads offer lower fares and special excursions.
The quarterly teachers examinations are under way today and tomorrow at the city high school. County Superintendent H Estover oversees the test for second and third grade certificates. Twenty three applicants, thirteen women and ten men, are completing answer sheets and solving arithmetic questions. Names include Willie Shepherd Beason, Matel Simmons Bisbee, Sallie L Scott Douglas, Estelle L Boyd Willcox, Estella Higgine Willeox, Marie Higgine Willeox, and others from Douglas, Courtland, Apache, McNeal, St David, Pearce, Webb, Norton, Ligt h, Tombstone, and more.
Rail officials report the Wickenberg railroad yards nearly filled as two passenger trains and two long freights were formed plus a third incoming. Experts insist the rising business will require building more track within a year to handle the volume.
Local lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen considers uniting its Arizona and New Mexico jurisdictions with the Fraternal Mystic Circle. The Tombstone AO UW branch is sound, but the national body faces financial strain from previously low death rates. State law blocks cross state affiliation, and no medical exams are required by the Mystic Circle.
Joseph Larne a mining man from Arizona visits El Paso on business after a tour of the territory. He reports a historic clash between Democrats and Republicans over control of the constitutional convention and notes Col. Fickett of Tombstone is seen as the likely Democratic nominee for the U S Senate.
Principal W R Crowell of Douglas high school approves adding a wireless telegraph outfit as an educational feature. The plan aims to install the first practical wireless station in Arias, enhancing training for high school students.
Scattering returns from all counties in New Mexico indicate 64 Republicans elected to the constitutional convention to convene in Santa Fe on October 3. Democrats likely number 27 with several counties showing doubtful results, though Republicans again lead by a wide margin.
J E Cratchfield presiding elder for Arizona states plans for a South Methodist college in Phoenix within the next year. The project aims to cost about 10000 dollars and hinges on local support from Phoenix residents to advance the effort.
At a board meeting yesterday actions included extending ten days of absence for Assessor C S Howe and granting thirty days leave for Constable Frank Clark. Contracts were awarded for county hospital supplies to Machomich Mercantile Co and lumber for Hereford bridge to Histee Transfer Co. Insurance for the hospital was set at fifteen thousand dollars. ambulance and horse team contracts were advertised. Frank Meyers named county immigration commissioner at 50 dollars monthly. George Davidson appointed Cochise delegate to the Dry Farming Congress. Copper Queen back tax suit inquiry ordered. adjournment set for September 22 to canvass constitutional delegate election results.
EF Danlevy district court clerk returned from Denver and Los Angeles reporting on a magnificent marble building for the First National Bank in the city of Arizona Party. Marble quarried near Bowie is praised as the finest building marble in the west.
KE Bower reports on dry farming trials at McNeal Cochise County writing to Jobo T Buros secretary of the Dry Farming Congress to spotlight supplementary irrigation at the Spokane convention October 4 to 6 He notes Arizona lacks rainfall and stresses pumping and soil moisture storage to secure crops Our experiment station is Arizona first and though in its second season has produced usable results He predicts growing interest statewide and a large Arizona delegation to Spokane sessions.
Joseph Hastings of Mesa reports a large alabaster ledge 11 miles south of Benson along the E P S W railroad. The horizontal deposit is eight feet thick with potential depth unknown. Alabaster’s soft quarrying and quick hardening after exposure suggest it will become valued building stone. Benson could lead in southwest construction.
Tombstone district reports show Josephine McPherson returning from Hurbee to teach at Tombstone school. The county board of supervisors met with full attendance to transact important business. Notables include G3 Peterson of Huachuca mining and hometown figures attending events. Labor Day games were observed by the Tombstone contingent en route to Fisher, while locals prepare for Democratic activities and constitutional draft. Several residents, including J D Machomich, relocate to Los Angeles after selling the Mercantile firm. Mr Mackonnen plans a mid-October departure. Medical, business, and social visitors arrive from Bisbee, Miami, and Fairbank with standard community updates.
The genial dreamer Mr Kites connection with that incident made him notorious. He remains a notable figure in local chatter as the case continues to draw attention.
A Los Angeles dispatch reports the start of a Mexican revolutionary newspaper named Repeneration with editor Anselmo E Figureoa. Associates Mazon and Valliars, recently released from Florence prison, claim funding of ten thousand dollars to publish in Los Angeles and across Mexico.
Thad McClain a North Star mines worker was shot while being ejected from a Southern Pacific train at Gila Bend. He died after being found in the yard near the round house as authorities pursue four men believed involved and two gunshots wounded a watchman who was hospitalized in serious condition.
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