Tombstone epitaph., 1901-01-13
BlSBEE JOTTNGS
BIsBEE, January 6, 1900
COVERINGS.

been very successful and pleased the public greatly.
 The opinion of all mining men who have examined the Easter Sunday mine is that it is sn ,extremely vslu- able property. The in,orporstors are U H Huber, Wm Scrimshsr, l W Wallace, T P DivIne, John Heil, H R Hsnniuger K K Brown. c krig- baum, c A Overlook. Peter Johnson.
 No. 6, the new freight engine on the A & 8 E railroad arrived. a few days ago and was put together and took trial run. Superintendent Morgan and Assistant Superintendent French went down as far as Don Louis and enjoyed . hair splitting ride for few moments. The new engine is s monster and is heavier than the triesh, locomotives on the Southern Pacific. She was built especially Tor heavy grades and Will be put to work bauling freight from Benson to Bisbee on the night run.
 Work OF ;he ne~ Bi.bse hotel is rapidly progressing. The hotel is S0X90t. and four stories in height and con tsins all told so rooms 50 of whlch are bedrooms. The roof will be covered with Spanish tile which is being shipped from Ohio. American plate slass will be used in the front and nain part Of the building. All cornices, projections, brackets and s1terio, ornamentstiou is being made of iron and copper and rut up with asbestos Innings. making the exterior absolu ely fire prco'. The first story contains stores. cfices, drummer's esmple rooms, store rooms, laundry. boiler room md (, al room. The building will te steam heated. There will be c reception hall, psrlors. ladies' ordinary, billiard room card room, barber shop and wine room. On she front of the building and on the third hoor will be . capacious balcony where guests may walk, talk. read and pace the time generally. The architects of the building are Van Vieok < GoIdsmith of New York.
 BIsBEs. Jan. '. 1900
 coPPBRrsGs.
 The 0orto Minstrsls are billed Tor tomorrow st ihs Opera house.
 There are grsa. preparations and great deal of development work going sn in this vicinity among mining men The intention being to make the year 1901 a record breaker or "bust."
 The weather is all that could be desired at this time of the year. Two weeks ago ve were sll suffering from Ls Grippe but since this warm wave overtoak us the epidemic has subsided and every body is happy accordingly
 Richard Humphreys of Bisbee, who has bsss i D the valley for several days, returned home last night. taking with him . dozen frst-clsss milch cove. He proposes to stsrs dairy in that famous esnp.-Republican.
 A congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church sf Bisbes will bs held in the Library hall, Thursdsy January IT. ct 8 o'clock. p. DO, for the ,urpose of elecsing board of trustees and the trsnsaction of other business
 When all the new buildings. now in course of construction are fuished, {, the transfornation scene will be inn mense. The Disbee hotel, the Oeera house, the Methodist church with their lofty summlts will give Bisbss an entirely different appear alee.
 The ladies of St Johns Guild will give their entertainment. the Red Festival, next Friday evening. There will be . rcd supper. red sodswater. red ice cream and everything elss red ss Tar se it can bs made 70. Ad- miseion is 25c. The entertainment is given h order to secure money for church building fund.
 Professor Corson's Calico ball on the 18th promises to Dc . great event. The ladies are to dress in calico and make necktis corresponding to drsss. nsckue to be given ts deorkeepsr upon entering hall. Gentlemen later in the evening will take one useksis from . sack and then find .hs owner who will b. his partner for the grand march.
 Is IS reported on gosd authority that there ere now six cases si small pox in Eaco. Sonora, and several