Tombstone epitaph., 1907-02-17
From Thursdays Daily.

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 The last opera company in Tomb stone visited here in 1890, and by ac cident one of it's members caused a fire to destroy the Occidental Hotel. It is needless to say that that psrticu- lar opera company made a "red hot" impression h re.
 Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
 Lent is in ccmmemoration of the J forty days fast of the Savior previou- to His passion and death and the season ends with holy week and Easter Sunday.
 In the early centuries of the Chris tian era the observance of Lent |, was very strict but in the present | day the rules of Lent are much less rigid.
 Douglas Gray. of the Fl Psso smelt- ing company, and general manager of the Herschell Mining Co.,, in this dis trict, came in yesterday from Fl Paso and will remain few days on mining business.
 Mrs. Paul Warnekros arrived home from Los Angeles last night. She is badly bruised up as a result of the street car accident in which she was an unfortunate victim with her sister.
 The Elks' Bazaar in Bisbee has been big success, as all Elk undertakings are. The next big K "blow out" Is slated for the 23rd, when Tombstone will send @ carload of "faSns" to be slaughtered
 Ro5ert Hanson is in Tombstone to- day from Douglas on a visit with friends.
 Today is St. Valentines Day. Did you get yoursY
 A. Y. Smith, of Pearce, was in the city yesterday, coming over to attend Masonic lodge last evening. He re- ports everything running smoothly at that camp. He was accompanied by H. W. Ma.ssc..
 Attorney Tom Bennett has returned to Bisbee after stay here of several days on legal business. Attorney George Watson of Doug las is in the city, being called here on legal business.
 Harry Fink is in the city from the Swisshslms.
 The Tucson Post states that the visit paid by the legislative committee to the University this week promises, in the opinion of the president, new science building recommended by him at that time.
 J. s. Williams, the mining man, is spending few days with his family from his mining properties near Ben- son.
 NJ. T. Scribner returned yesterday from a trip east, where he has been on business matters.
 Bert Yoast was in the city last even. ing from the Sulphur Spring Valley to meet his brother, John Yoast, who who will spend few weeks out in the valley with Bert.
 Vim. Lee was in the city yesterday from the Oragoon Mountain Mining Go. camp. He reports everything running smoothly there. and regular shipments to the Douglas smeiters will be commenced this week.
 Chinese new year is on and the Tombstone Chinese are celebrating the event by appearing in their best toggery and foregoing all work. The big celebration comes of iu about two weeks, when the Celestisls will have extra festivities and indulge in firing of bombs and to keep the devil from their portals.
 The Chinese new years day IS movable date, and varies each l2 months. 1t is the day of the first new moon after the apparent passage of the sun through the sign of Aguarius. It may occur as early as January 20 and as late as February l9. This year it was February 13. In China it is a great occasion. Excit- ing celebrations occur for two weeks,
 Business gives way to pleasure. The shrewd, economical Celestials forget temporarily the keen struggle for supremacy in trade and abandon themselves to the lighter enjoyments of life.
 What is believed by the finder to be . tin mine has been discovered within | the bound. et Msricops county, less than twenty five miles from Phoenix, by H. B. Stone.