Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-15
LooAL HAPPENINGS
lfondag's Dsily.

G. W. Swan, Allen English and Sheriff Kelton left for Phenix yester- day.
 A. F. Shsttuck has returned from an extended trip through the lower Sulphur Spring valley.
 Arastra Johnson is back ia Tomb stone after a long absence in Pinal county.
 The state of Washington has sppro- priated SlOO,OOO to the Worlds fair er- hibit
 The Yuma Sentinel canaa tn hand today and contains & graphic deseriP- ton of the flood. 260 buildings sue cumbed to the water.
 Joe Bignon and wife have deserted Phenix and returned to Tombstone.
 It is such weather aa this that makes one contented to live in Arizona.
 Mr. Henry Cook was ageeably sur- prised yesterday to welcome his father who came in on the noon coach. His home 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.
 pr. 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 Huachura, 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 10 go to batching.
 There was no mail from Phenix to- day.
 C. F. HiRe 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.
 Mir. shattuck reports the grass grow ing rapidly in the southern Sulphur Spring valley.
 Woven wire mattresses are used quite extensively b, 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 nea, Gbe old cemetery yesterday. Some of the boys prewliBg around came upon the carcass and found part of the body eaten of by coyotes, revealing s spectacle that vas motley one. There were tin cans, old papers and under clothes until it vas only a wonder that the animal could have llyed. What caused its death was a piece of clothes line which it had swallowed with three patent clothes pins, each holding stocking; the fourth pin was an old fashioned one and had stuck in its throat, eausing strangula- ton.
 Chas. McHenry is working the Prompter mine.
 Sam Bayless has taken 8 position in mercantile house st Prescott.
 Many Of our merchants have isen getting short of provisions. owing to the washouts.
 County officers will not be inter fered with in their salaries til 1893 in any instance as lar as heard from.
 The passage of the ranger bill is re- eeivsd by cattle men with a sigh of relief and heartfelt 9TbaBk God p from every one.
 IL is stated that 1000 cars of mer- cbandise are at Demiag aEaiting tran cit over the s. P to California. They gre beginning io move and the s. P. track wIli be lined wilh trains both ways for Che nsxs ten dayG Train