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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1897
Page
2
A jumble of notes from the Tombstone Epitaphs pages notes that William McKid births rise since last November while questioning a court ruling that natural gas is a mineral. Alaska land prices and cattle markets are touched, with mining optimism in Arizona highlighted by the Phoenix Herald.
Law and wealth sour a Montana case from seven years past. The Davis will suit involved an estate valued at 8 million. 1.463 million remains to be divided among successful heirs. A banker’s death and a pauper brother’s fortune echo a Parisians tale Balzac might write.
A Los Angeles Herald editorial quips on public happiness at falling silver prices and compares it to wheat, praising patriotism in all industries. It lists speculative metal values, then shifts to upcoming regional livestock roundups with dates and locations at San Pedro, Pinery Creek, Willcox, and Eareke Springs Stock Co.
Sept 9 1897 Bisbee notes heavy activity with supply shipments to Naco a large company hospital census mourners at the funeral of W C Tyler. Armand earlier Tombstone figure joins local scene while Dr W A Greene arrives to assist in hospital duties and shared reminiscences. A Tombstone game on Sept 26 seeks funding for Bisbee vs Huachucas with potential championship bid.
A special Bisbee Baseball Club meeting adopted resolutions honoring late captain W. C. Tyler. The members express grief at his passing, praise his exemplary conduct, extend sympathies to his bereaved parents, and vote to inscribe the resolutions in the records and send copies to his family. Signed by A. T. Sowle, F. J. Graf, W. H. Broome, M. Polaney, John Twomey, David Hughes, Walter Zabriski, A. J. Cronk, W. Allison, John True, C. Loekling.
A legal affidavit authenticates F J Cheyney and Co Toledo as owners of a business and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure with a sworn statement by notary A W Gleason. The ad promotes internal use and mucus-surface action, claiming testimonials are available. A Chicago publisher announces Dan the Temporary of Today by Laura Husenker Abbott, 150 pages, 25 cents, at N Yapie's store.
An alleged excerpt from a speech by the German Emperor to recruits claims a future suppression of parental authority and obedience to the monarch amid socialistic intrigue. The note warns youths to obey orders even against relatives, while a local program segment touts a projector exhibit and a testimonial for Chamberlain's remedy in Tombstone and Bisbee.
The Agricultural Department reports the camphor tree as highly suitable for ornamental and practical uses in the Salt River valley. It notes that while suitable for many secondary purposes, camphor gum and oil production and cabinet wood require favorable growing conditions, with a minimum winter temp above 20 F and sandy, well drained soil.
Wide storm disruption spreads from Tombstone to Benson and Bisbee with washouts closing N M A and A B roads. Trains delayed, mail blocked, and crews repair tracks as downpours flood the valley. A Pittsburgh tale follows about a bicycle pump accident that inflates a tube into a balloon.
A promotional offer promises a free sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills after sending your address to H E Luchlen & Co, Chicago. The ad claims they relieve headaches and liver troubles, are vegetable and non deleterious, and do not weaken but energize the body. regular size 25 cents per box, sold by Tombstone and Bisbee druggists.
A Kansas resident asks for weekly and monthly death counts, causes, climate diseases, worst regions, recalled fatality rates, high and low temperatures, wind speeds and cyclone frequency, preservation precautions, and any climate tips. The note ends with a wry line about a monument.
Local items report Captain Heyne visiting the county seat, a Prospective show at city hall, and a Prospectoscope entertainment fundraiser for a ball club. The Tadian industrial school opens with 157 pupils under Superintendent Herndon. Typhoid breaks out in Dawson City. Ed Hughes travels to Minnesota for college. Mrs Sydow and family depart for California on excursion rates. Greater New York population around 100000 with high density. An Indiana editor faces subscriber disputes. The port county court case details a defendant failing to appear. Agricultural tip on bees and garden neighbor troubles. Gossip items include social scenes from San Jose and a joke about beekeeping.
Hazy notes from the Great Copper Camp report school openings in BD for fall, Supt. C. W. Blackburn travels to Tumbtone on business, Supt. Bin Williams arrives on special. Construction at the Masonic Temple advances rapidly with lumber nearly on site. The opera house gains new scenery and accoutrements, while the Washo Tic bridge capport has washed away in pieces. no units reported from that direction.
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