Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Among Other Things It Has Been Said

| O be transacted that needs the pres ; ,nce of all. That the county jail is rapidly ill- ( ng up with all sorts fl prisoners and by the time court convenes it will be overtiowing Many of the m are grand jury men.
 That there were several new runnefs out last evening to practice with the hose team and from all appearances the team will be "there with the goods" on the day O: the celebration.
 That a bsse' all game will und ubt- edly be one of the features on the day of the celebration. It vii! be attend ed by many who are fans and enjoy | that sort of sport as we'll as the hose races
 That the big posters with the sn- nouncement of the celebration are in the hands of the printers and will soon be ready for distribution. They will be sent to every town in the ter- riIory.
 That word comes from Globe that the hose team there has been at prac- tice for some time getting in shape to come here after that 5000.
 That several of our merchants have changed their advertisements in these columns during the past few days and it will pay you to look them over carefully.
 That James Hagan expects to open up small keg in the near future in his new establishment adjoining the Crystal Palace. The new fixtures ar rived yesterday.
 That telephone connections with Tucson and Phoeni, is one of the possibilities oi the no, far distant future.
 That the Tucson hose team has talk. en little courage and have written here to find out what rules will gov ern the hose contests. Perhaps they have found out that the prize money was bona bde.
 That the Tombstone hens have not been producing as much egg fruit this summ as usual. and the price pel dozen has not fallen below 40 centi and ranging to S0cents, with scarcity at that price.
 That the old "Modoc" stage with z six in hand, with the Tombstone City Band on top, would mak, a good starter for the Labor Day parade, followed by one of Mcpherson's big teams of about twenty horses with a lead and two trail wagons.
 That Mike and Mac had things going l their way on Saturday at the Central Committee meeting and to an out slider It looks as though the Kirk faction was cold decked
 That with silver climbing up, the outlook for the flu ure of the old town is more than doubly sure, and more properties than ever will soon be at work.
 That there are said to be four or i've weddings on the tapis among young Tombstone people. Get in and guess as we are not permitted to tell. Keep your eye on the list of marriage licenses issued during the next lew weeks.
 That our usual evening rain failed to msrerialize last evening. Perhaps old boy Jupiter was spending Sunday out and taking q rest. That Bisbee and Douglas people are already writing over here for accomo- datinns during the celebration. Everything points to . large crowd from both cities.
 That the Tuceon hose team has got cold feet and are afraid they would stand DO show against the teams of Cochise county and will stay at home and try to win that $75 prize instead of coming to Tombstone and trying . for the big prize money. Perhaps they can only n ake good tor tne six bit prize.
 That the ,rriest fellow on earth is the one who sits around town and curses it. If we lived on the sandy desert near Yuma we would call It home and boost it up. If we couldn't say nice thing about it we wou d say that our fuel bill was not 80 high as it was is other places. We would not stay in a town that we had to curse; not while the world is as big e it Is now. But some follows will sit around town on empty beer kegs and say tn Is the bumm,est place they were ever ,, v.,, 1n..,s liEo tha tnap r,nnva