Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-11-18
LOCAL NOTES.

The Silver King Mining company has declared dividend of 25.ceuts per share. The poet says, ITO CT is human," and that's why so many men are running after 'er
 The winter rains have commenced, and the man who has not an umbrella gets wet.
 Col. Fife has been in town for several days having social turn among his many friends.
 George Hearst IS said to be sick at Dem ing. There is little chance of his coming to Tombstone at present.
 The boys growl about cold weather They had better buy heavier underclothes or get their ulsters out of soak.
 The Las Vegas papers say man was choked there eating scrambled eggs. We deem this, as the Dutchman says, very bad choke.
 R. J. Pryke, we'll known citizen of Tombstone, has returned from the Yukon country, Alaska, convinced that there is nothing in it.
 The Milton Nobles dramatic company are en route west by the southern route, and will be Tn Tombstone about the md dle of next month.
 A woman gave birth to child in Chico the other day with seven fingers on one hand and eight on the ether. A sort of ar to 8 commission.
 Afriend of ours says that "rice-toMato' soup is very good, and is generally well liked. But we think little "pearl' bar ley mixed would make it much better.
 The Jocuistita Mining company has de- clared it's sixth dividend of $1 per share, or $100,0O0 on the capital stock of the com pany. This brings the total of dividends up to $750O0O.
 The family of s. B. Comstock will shortly arrive in Tombstone, where they will reside in the future. Mir. Comstock' s confidence in the future of this camp and county is unlimited, and subsequent events will assuredly prove that it is we'll founded
 John Clark, president, and H. Wright secretary of the Blue Jacket Mining com pany, arrived from Somonauk, H., on Wednesday last. They are also interested in the Randolph and other valuable Tomb ston properties, and are much pleased with the outlook in the district.
 The editor of the Republican picked uI Webster's unabridged, looked through il several times, finally he found big word of various syllables. He anchored right on that word. He surveyed it from al sides, and concluded it was fine, strong word with mansard roof, and he just sa down and built up an article around it.
 At the last regular meeting of the Ait Society of the Methodist church vote o thanks was unanimously rendered by th ladies to Mrs. J. 5. Mccoy for the fund received from the dramatic entertainmen of "Above the Clouds" given in Octobe by that lady and other friends.
 s. P. Vickers leaves for the east thi morning, having been summoned to tn bedside of his mother, who is dangerousl ill. J. V. Vickers is already there, an during his absence his insurance bushes is in charge of NJ. B. Clapp, while A. H Bayliss attends to the real estate business
 Colonel R. H. Hafford opened up in fin style last night. His place is on Ale street, next door to Campbell S Hatch and is one of the nobbiest and cosiest i town. He also keeps the finest brands cigars to be obtained, and his stock ( liquors is uneIcelled, judging from tl samples left at the EPITArH office la night.
 Since the regular trains have been p' on between Benson and Guaymas there al two trains daily to Contention and Csl' basas. The morning express from Tucse arrives in time for the 9 o'clock freigl from Benson. The emiglant train whiC leaves Tucscn at 12 80 arrives on time f the regular passenger which leaves Bensc at4P.m.
 The Ingersoll company have ceas, sending ore to the Girard mill. It W found that in second class ore only abo 50 per cent silver could be obtained. first class ere 80 per cent was the averat A very important strike was made in [ mine yesterday afternoon, and report sa '--> the assays went $4OO. This property, whi N ' cost the Hearst party $146,OOO to ( Ca the control of, will likely pay W for the investment.
 The latest addition to the press of territory is the Mehave County Miner, p' lished at Mineral Park, by Anson
 Smith & Cs. The first issue is bright a newsy, and is probably better paper th the patronage received will warrant for future. It is republican in politics, Jan J. Hyde being the editor. The Miner nounces that it has come to stay and lal for the prosperity of Mohave county. I EPITAPH welcomes it as an exchange, a sincerely hopes its brightest anticipate of success may more than be realized.