Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-15
GATHERED IN rns POST OFFICE AS sreoso-olAss MATTER.
LOOAl HAPPENINGS
MondaV's Deily.

been resident Of Tombstone and held positions of trust with many of our business houses, will take his de- parture to morrow for San Francisco, where he will accept position with a prominent business house. His famil- far face will be missed by his many Tombstone friedns who wish him suc- cess in his new field.
 c. w. Swan, Allen English and Sheriff Kelton left for Phenix yester- day.
 A. F.. Shattuck has returned from an extended trip through the lower Sulphur Spring valley.
 Arastra Johnson is back in Tomb stone after long absence in Pinal county.
 The state of Washington has appro- priated $l00,O0O to the Worlds fair ex. hibit.
 The Yuma Sentinel came to hand today and contains graphic descrip- ton of the food 260 buildings suc- cumbed to the water.
 Joe Bignon and wife have deserted Phenix and returned to Tombstone.
 It is such weather as this that makes one contented to live in Arizona.
 Mir. Henry Cook was ageeably sur prised yesterday to welcome his father who came in on the noon coach. His homs is in Kansas City and this is the first time he has shaken hands with his son in fifteen years. He is delighted with our climate and coun- try and will be the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Cook during the summer.
 John s. Robbins and wife came in from the ranch yesterday and returned to-day.
 Dr. White and party, who have been spending few weeks in Tombstone, left on Saturday last for San Fran cisco.
 Mrs. Minnie Scott, daughter of the chaplain at Fort Huachuca, and F. H. Albright were united in marriage at the post last week by the brides father, Most of the county officers who had not heard that the Fee bill was not going into effect till Jan. l, 1893, had made arrangements to go to patching. There was no mail from Phenix to- day.
 c. F. Hine is working several men at the Swisshelm mine and will make another shipment soon.
 Mark Smith writes that he will not be able to start for home for 20 days yet.
 MT. Shattuck reports the grass grow ing rapidly in the southern Sulphur Spring valley.
 Woven wire mattresses are used quite extensively by the miners around Tombstone for screening ore. They are used at night to sleep on thereby answering double purpose.
 R. w. Wood left to-day for Phenix.
 J.V. Vickers, who has been spend- ing few days in Tombstone. left to- day for the capital, to resume his du- ties in the Territorial Council.
 A burro was found dead near the old cemetery yesterday. Some of the boys prowling around came upon the carcass and found part of the body eaten off by coyotes, revealing a spectacle that was motley one. There were tin cans, old papers and under clothes until it. was only wonder that tho animal could have lived. What caused its death was piece of clothes line which it had swallowed with three patent clothes pins, each holding a stocking; the fourth pin was an old fashioned one and had stuck in it's throat, causing strangula- ton.
 Chas. McHenry is working the Prompter mine.
 Sam Bayless has taken a position in mercantile house at Prescott.
 Many of our merchants have cen getting short of provisions, owing to the washouts.
 County officers will not be inter- fered with in their salaries till 1893 in any instance as far as heard from.
 The passage of the ranger bill is re- ceived by cattle men with sigh o relief and heartfelt "rhank God ?