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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1916
Page
4
A Tombstone editorial laments an unorganized fire department during a recent blaze. Merchants boast of escapes while bolting doors, and residents urge stronger protection as concerns grow about municipal readiness. The piece warns of broader risks if authorities delay reforms.
A Cochise County bootlegging crackdown shifted from slow convictions to rapid rulings, as a string of guilty verdicts in Tombstone sparked new respect for the law. The El Paso Herald notes the county attorney and sheriff harshly framed the issue, and judges began swiftly holding bootleggers accountable, strengthening community faith in the court system.
Prosecutions for Arizona prohibition violations are expected to fully repay county costs. About five thousand dollars from fines and forfeitures has already gone to the county treasury, enough to cover detectives and jurors. Other officers remain paid by salary. Raids will continue as long as violations persist. Douglas International.
A reflective piece argues happiness hinges on personal safety and fair conduct. It notes people grow grouchy and stubborn, feeding discontent into blaze, harming reason and common sense, especially in home and social circles.
William Jennings Bryan is scheduled to visit Prescott on Sunday with stops in two other Arizona cities. Thompson, secretary of the Democratic state central committee, received a wire confirming Bryan’s Arizona visit and left reception duties to local Democrats. He noted Bryan would arrive in Prescott and likely speak in Phoenix soon after, with Phoenix among the cities to be announced.
Washington reports the general revenue bill repeals the emergency stamp taxes effective today ending levies on telegraph and telephone messages parlor car seats bonds debentures certificates of stock transfer bills of sale notes and other items. The Internal Revenue Bureau noted stamps are required after today for some filings.
Phoenix Sept 12 Cave Creek rampage washed state property with four inches of water on the mile track and overflowed fair buildings. Secretary from Shaughnessy said men worked to drain and repair. blooded horses stood knee deep in water, offices flooded but linoleum damaged, exhibits awash with no other harm.
Deputy Sheriff G R French of Visalia California arrived in Tombstone today to return Oliver H Wratchford of the 11th Infantry at Douglas who was arrested on a charge of statutory crime. Wratchford will be transported back to face the charge. French, also a newspaper man, plans a descriptive Tombstone story for coastal papers. He departs tomorrow aboard his steamer.
Billie Patterson a girl hobo was brought to Tombstone and confined in the county jail awaiting hearing on a kidnapping charge involving a 13 year old girl from Douglas. She claimed she took pity on the mistreated child and intended to return her to Los Angeles to her parents. She said she would hire an attorney or have her father intervene. The prisoner appeared unconcerned and said she did not kidnap the girl. Her trial will be held at the term of court.
Kingman September 9 Representatives of a Chicago syndicate bought the Cyclople mine in Gold Basin from Stanley Bagg for 5000. A. G. Frazier organized the deal. The mine has yielded between 50000 and 60000 in value from one stope over five to six years. The new owners plan to remodel the mill, expand capacity, and develop a shaft hundreds of feet deeper. C. I. Rockridge will run the property. There is an estimated 50000 tons of ore in sight with further openings possible. Bagg has long worked the mine, and is a veteran Tombstone Epitaph editor.
Nellie Maury a longtime nurse and boarding house keeper in mining camps is selling newspapers on Phoenix streets to pay a $700 mortgage on her little home. A bank loan aided by the community saved the dwelling, with a distant debt from John Lear of Yazoo City recalled as a grateful repayment.
Absoms national guard members abroad in Phoenix seek primary voting rights but Attorney General Jones withholds opinion. About 300 voters register locally. rules for absent voters under primaries debated amid oath, identity, and eligibility requirements. A separate Kingman item reports a young prospector found dead by suicide at Good Days mine with a Manila tattoo, $20, and possible identity confusion. Republican candidates Campbell Smalley Merrill to visit Bisbee-Tucson route. Gleeson family to relocate to Gleeson Arizona.
In Tucson after a Ford stalled in the swollen Santa Cruz river, 75 year old Carlos Garcia collapsed from heart disease while rescuers freed Lionel Carrillo. Garcia died after being carried to the bank. a physician cited heart failure as the cause. The body was sent to Reilly undertaking establishment.
Phoenix Sept 10 There are over seventy thousand registered voters in Arizona according to Secretary Sidney P. Osborne. Current figures show 14 678 more registrations than two years ago though three counties have incomplete returns. Arizona totals reach 56 465 with several thousand more registrations expected before the general election.
Sept 12 Phoenix dispatch notes ICC postpones trans continental rate hikes set for Sept 14 to December 10. Arizona Corporation Commission pressed for suspension with Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee support as other rate matters gain delay. A hearing will decide if increases are dropped entirely. Divorced twice in seven months Emma Clark separates from Charles Clark after alleged slapping. couple owned a Paradise Valley homestead.
Lewis W. Rader of Johnson and Ellen D. Taylor of Gleeson wed at Congregational Church last Saturday evening, traveling by auto to the ceremony. They will reside in Johnson. Mrs. Rader is daughter of A. Taylor of Gleeson. Mr. Rader manages Taylor's store in Johnson.
Phoenix reports the Arizona State Fair harness events poised to be the largest in the southwest with early entries strong for colt races and aged events. Officials note late November scheduling draws national horsemen to Phoenix for winter training, signaling a major draw for this year’s fair.
Deputy Sheriff A W Howe returned from California with Abe Bargman wanted in Douglas for passing bogus money last May. Bargman, who had recently married in Los Angeles and inherited substantial money, was located in Los Angeles and arrested after Howe obtained a governor's warrant. Bargman will face a preliminary examination in Douglas next Tuesday as his wife joined him in Tucson.
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