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Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
City of Tombstone vs.
 Huachuca Water Co.

The city of Tombst 1ne injunction case against the Huachuca Water Co. | has attracted much attention at Phoe- | nix, where the case was heard, ,and sub mitted before the supreme court, Col. H. l.. Pickett appearing for the city and o. Gibson for the water company. The Phoenix Republican gives his tory of the case and the points in volved before the court, the following extract being taken.
 Injunction proceedings against discontinuance of the service were be- gun on the ground that the franchise was & contract which could not be summsrily abrogsted. The defendant offered several reasons for its intend ed removal. The most pertinent of 1 which was that the enterprise had I ceased to pay It was also shown that the company had bonded indebted ness of S400,000 and had not the money to make the necessary repairs to the plant.
 ''It was also set up that unIrofit- able condition of affairs had been largely brought about by the fact that s large number of citizens of Tomb stone had transferred their patronage to the Tombstone Improvement Co.,, which was supply ing them with water pumped out of che mines.
 "The plaintiff met these de ense. by saying that the fact that the com psny had incurred bonded indebted ness of $400 900 merely indicated bad management for which the plaintiff was not responsible. That the defend ant was without money to make nee. esssry repairs of its plant was contra dicted by its avowed purpose to trans. fer it to Bisbee. move which would involve the expenditure of great deal more money than would be required for repairs. But this also had noth- ing to do with the enforcement of the contract.
 Concerning the statement that citi. zens of Tombstone were pstronizing the Tombstone Improvement com- paDy to such an eItent as to seriously interfere with the profits of the de- fendant the plaintiff contended that it had not been supported by evidence. The city could not be held responsible for their patronage of another com- pany. That another company had been given a franchise was nothing of which the defendant could complain since its franchise was not an exclu- sive one."
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Arizonan te Address
 2 Wool Growers Assn

The forty third annual convention of the National Woolgrowers' sssoci . ation, which commenced at Salt Lake Ci y yesterday is the most important of its kind ever held in the country as it has been convened specially for the purpose of giving the sheepraisers and all persons interested in the wool industry an opportunity to discuss the proposed forestseserve regulations, she predatory wild animal pest, the twenty-eight hour law, and questions dealing with scab eradication. Dele gates from twenty-seven states are present.
 Among the prominent wool men from the southwest in attendance is MT. E. s. Gosney, . member of the committee of the association and president of the Arizons Wool Growers association. On tomorrow the Arizona man will deliver an ad- dress before the delegates on How Can We Make Our Association More Beneficial to the Wool Industry"
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Arizona Legislature
 Getting Busy

At Phoenix yesterday two memori- als to Congress were introduced in the assembly. One memorial, introduced by J. w. Crenshsw, q emocrst), of Maricops, requests the incr asing Of the pay of legislators from s4 per day to BIO per day. The sessions are limited to 60 days and the present pay of the legislators is $240 per session.
 The legislators salaries are paid by the government. A memorial was introduced bS w. W. Pace (Democrat), of Graham, re. questing Congress to set aside $2OO,. 0O0 to be used in protecting the set tlees in Graham county along the Gils river against the rsvsges of this river.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27

Chinese Inspector ". V. Partoh, with headquarters in Benson, was in the city trday on business connected with the imm grafton service He is at the present time investigat- ing the case of Chinamsn who is now being held in the county jail at Tucson charged with being illegally in the country. The Chinaman sev- eral years ago conducted laundry at Fairbank and had his certificate issued to him. It is now charged that he went back to China and did not go through the legal requirements of the department and came back into the United States from Mexico, having been for a time located at Cananea.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27

Phoenix Jan. 2l. Special to the PResPEcToR) This morning saw the Twenty Fourth Legislature of the Territory duly organized. As was conceded the Presidency of the Coun- cil went to Hon. James Dorsn of Ya- vspai County. The speakership fight was won by Bailey of Cochise, the eau GUS Of the Democrats held this morn ing showed that he was the fsvorite and when the assembly was organized he was elected on the first ballot. The Yavapai members lined up for Bailey and by SO doing secured the Chief
 Clerk-ship for their iavorite, Harr, Robinson. The Chief clerk-ship 0 the Council went to George Mauk
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Want Uncle Sam
 to Curb the GiIa

Grown desperate by the continued raysges of the river the citizens com mittee appointed to devise ways and means for controlling the Gila, met in Thatcher Saturday last to take definite action, says the Bulletin. It was decided best to try to get govern ment aid. The legislature will be asked to memorialize congress for inn mediate assistance.
 In addition to that petition to congress will immediately be circulat- ed throughout the valley for sigma tures, asking for S200,000 appropria' ton to curb the raging Gils.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Cyclone BiII'
 Feels Glorious

One of the most hsppiest men on the streets of Tombstone today is the old Democratic war horse. Judge W. E. Beck, better known as Cyclone Bill" Bill is a great sdmirer of Senator Bailey of Texas. He says that he has put in a great deal of time, during the last three months, writing to his old friends in Texas ard urging them to stand by Bailey" snd yesterday when the press dis. patches announced the election of Senator Bailey, Bills joy knew no He says that the first min ing claim he locates will be named Bailey" as he believes the name will give the mine good luck.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
From Thursday's Daily.

Claud Craig was in the city yester- day from the Huschucs mountains He stated to a PRosPEcToR represent alive that there is considerable doing in that section in the way of mining development work and one of the best copper showings being opened up there that has ever been found nthst snge of mountains, and he is very enthusiastic over the outlook.
 At the Butte-Ariz0na camp, which company recently made the final pay ment on their group of claims to Messrs Fowler and Mitchell, force of men are at work. Three eight hour shifts are being employed. and tw machine drills being used on each slit. A tunnel has now been run in a distance of 5UO feet and hac nasscc53 through three different bodies of sulphide ore of considerable extent and carry assays of from 6 to l5 per cent copper. Jack Hoaston, who foI a number of years was superintendent of the South Bisbee property has re gently taken active charge of thu property as general manager.
 At the Princeton camp Manage
 Hamburg has force of men at worl and is opening up bodies Of good grad
 su' u'phide ore that promises to make
 one of the coming properties m tn
 Huachucas.
 The Copper Belle Mining compan
 of Arizona, which has been operatin
 at Gieeson for a number of years, an ] has had more legal ups and dowr '' than any other mining company
 Cochise county, is again the de.enC
 ant in an acton whereby sale hi i' been ordered of the company's pro } erty at Gleeson. The sale has be- '' advertised and posted by the sheri
 will be held on the 18th day
 February at the court house in T m E stone Is in favor of Martin COstell
 wLo secured a judgment on the l2 '" day of January for the sum of $24
 SS406 and costs amounting to s6l.4 ,e Sheriff Jack White left ted y If Douglas, where official dut.es clai l. his attention,
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
H Big Mining Suit
 In District Court

Aspecisl appearance and motion to set aside service has been filed by the Cananes Central Copper Co. in the case brought against Lycurgus Lind- say, w. c. Greene and and the above company, by Epes Randolph, in the district court of Cochise county on the 1th of January, in which the plaintiff, Randolph, seeks to recover some 5000 shares ofstock in the com- psny, involving some $500, 900, an ae- count of which appeared in the PRos- RECTOR columns recently. The spe- cial appearance and motion sets out the fact that the company appears in the action solely and for the only pur- pose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court over the person of the de- fendant, and moves the court to set aside service of the summons and copy of complaint and writ of injunction, which was served upon James Hoat- son, the President of the company and Director w. c. Greene, in Bisbee on the Sth day of January.
 Tbe motion states, that the conn., psny is organized under the laws of MinnesotA and has no business organ. ization CT agent in Arizons, the sole interests teing in Mexico. That the service on President Hoatson or Di- rector Greene is without authority, neither having power to accept ser vice or process in any action. The sensational charge is made that Eff said service was accepted by said Greene or admitted by him on behalf of :this defendant, or as its director, such acceptance was not authorized by the company and was not within the power of said Greene as director or otherwise ard was done in colIu- sion with the plaintiff, and such ac- cep.ance or admission has been and is repudIated by this defendant"
 Seth E. Hazzsrd of Tucson appears ss attorney for thee ompsny and Eu- gene s. Ives of Tucson represents the plaintis, Epes Randolph. The case promises some interesting develop ments, and the first feint between the legal giants will occur in Cochise county. the battle ground being at the court house.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Stockholders Cause
 Each Others Arrest

Arrest of contesting parties coupled with the filing of suit for $25O GOO damages were sensational features that followed each other rapidly yes terday at Nogales when the annual meeting of the Realito Mining com pany was held.
 J. L. Sheppard, "a mining man who is interested in Sonora, was one of the principals in the difficulty and op- posed to him were l.. J. Haas and J. Frank Weinlein, two capitalists from Columbus, Ohio.
 It reached the serious sage when q warrant issued in Ohio and tele- grsphed to Arizona was received for Sheppard. The warrant chargedShep- pard with obtaining money under false pretense.
 Sheppard retaliated by having a warrant issued for Haas and Vein lein, the Ohio capitalists, charging them with conspiracy to cause Shep- pard's arrest.
 It vas the contention of sheppard that his arrest had been caused in sD endeavor to keep him from attending the meeting of the company.
 Sheppard did not stop with caus- ing the arrest of the two Ohioans, but followed this up by institutlng suit for S200,OC0 damages against. Haas and Weinlein, alleging that they had caused him to be falsely imprisoned.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
An Old Mine
 Before the Court

The case oi the Pittsburg Arizona Gold Mining Company vs Mark Smith involving title to ;be Dean Richmond mine in this district which has been on the calendar for a number of years has been decided in favor of the de- fendant and judgment entered accord inCly. It Is stated, however, that the plaintiffs through their attorneys, Herring, Sorin & Ellinwood, will make a motion for a new trial, and m the event that this is denied will ap- peal the case to the supreme court oi the territory. The mine is located in the vicinity of the old Broncho prop erty. near Charleston and was one oi the first claims that was located ID the latter part of 1879 by Edwin Schiefelin, the discoverer of Tomb stone. and was sfterward patented and passed through number of hands. Eugene Ives of Tucson was attorney for Mark Smith.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Frem Fridays Dany.

Martin Costello returned l4st even ing from Los Angeles, where he has been on an extended visit sith his family.
 The following marriage licenses were issued today '-Augutsin Gonzales to wed Petra Moline, both of Pirtleville; Manual L Paco to wed Rosario Aguila both of Bisbee.
 A meeting of the creditors of Foo Kee, the Tombstone Chinese mer- chant who went bankrupt, was held today at the count of Referee Daniel Mcfarland. The principal business was that of the appointment of a trustee, and the creditors failing to agree upon trustee, Judge McFsr. ! land appointed Ex-County Recorder
 Frank Hare ic .-. !" chat capacity,
 the selection being a good one. An
 inventory will be taken and the trus-
 tee will at one take stap. to clear up
 the financial tsngle in which the willy
 Celestial has found himself.
 | Two orders approving sale of real
 estate have been entered recently in the probate judges office that are of
 note. One was the estate of Francis , Mary Ovens, deceased, of Bisbee, where ] by the estate will receive slSS, ,955 .57 ? for interest in mines sold to the Shat
 tuck-Arizona Mining Co. The other
 was in the estate of Frederick Arnold
 Sweet whereby it will receive the sum 2 of s32, ,549. .32 from the...ale of mine:
 to the same company.
 D The making up of the back ta1 l. books of Cochise county for the taIei 6 due for the year 1906 has about been , completed and a few more days wi D have them in shape for the tax col il lector and tax attorney to begir ,f action to collect the taxes due oi ,- come of the property. The exac 0, amount is estimated in the neighboI h hood of $40, GOO. This is considerabl = lees than that of last year, which wa }. over $60, 900, and is & good showin
 10 Cocrise county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Governor Kibbey's
 Recommendations

Governor Joseph H. Kibbey's mes
 sage to the legislature of Arizons ii Rooseveltian in volume and vinegar.
 It contains twenty one printed col-
 umns of stuff direct and constructive
 Some measures recommended are a
 law against public gambling; Sunday
 and midnight saloon closing; prohibit tion of the sale of tobacco to minors;
 prohibition of women barmaids or
 women saloon employees or irequentcrs
 in any capacity; refraining absolutely
 from mourning any further bonded ;n- debtednsss until all present debts are
 we'll provided for; an effectual amend ment of the board of equalization lsws which will make an adequate taxation of mines possible with justice to the small owners and security to the terri tory as regards tine larger producers; enforced school attendance to the sixteenth year; manual training for the industrial school pupils; provision for the expulsion of officers found by the public examiner to be dishonest. the result of the vote of Arizona upon jointure Gov. Kibbey declares that momentous incident in our history to be closed and congraru- Iates the representatives of the people on the fact that as a result ofinquiries incident to this election Arizona ,tands higher in the esteem of the nation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27

The oil situation for Tombstone is brighter. Word was received today that a supply of oil for the T c M Co. has arrived at Benson and the local shortage will be relieved. At the Tombstone Improvement Co.,, Manager c. D. Gage gives assurance that the gas or ice plants will not be effected by the oil shortage, sufficient reserve being on hand for all immediate needs and a regular supply is enroute.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Caught By Cochise
 County Sheriff

Deputy Sheriff Moreno of Pima county arrived here this morning after a painter named Lynn who is wanted in Tucson on a charge of petty larceny Lynn is charged with the theft of number of articles from the shop where he had been working. He left Tucson yesterday and the sheriff's office here was notified to be on the lookout for him. He was arrested here this morning by Deputy Sheriff Frank Bauer and will be taken back to Tue on this evening by Deputy Moreno.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Two Companies
 Cancel Engagements

Manager Warnekros, of the Schief- felin, received cancellation notices this morning from Gortons Minstrels and the Pelton Dramatic company, the latter having closed it's tour and the former, it is surm sed, has cancel led it's Arizona time on account of the present and future antics of the Gila river bridge. Owing to the dearth oi snusements Manager Warnekros will try and extend the engagement oi the Colum bia Opera Company to three nights and there is little doubt but what if such can be done, that crowded houses will greet each performance
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27

Tn the district court of Yavapsi county Judge Sloan has rendered an opinion in the matter of the temporary injunction secured by Frank Wright against the city of Prescott, restrain ing them from proceeding with the work of building . municipal electric light plant. In the judges opinion he raised all of the injunction points with the single exception of the one relat- ing te the city incurring any further debt, as the judge held that under the Harrison act, the city had gone the limit"
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Arizona Mineral Output
 Doubled in Two Years

For 1906 Arizona's total mineral production shows larger increase in value than any other twelve months in its history, as is shown by the following figures:
 In 1903, s26, ,5S3, ,39l; 1904, s29 ,693,- O26: 1895, sil, ,35O,l33; 1906, s57 ,Oo6,- Ol3. There was an increase over 1905 in the yield of precious as well as oi base metals. The copper output was greater than in 1905, in amount, by 42 433 ,976 pounds, and in value by Sl4,557 ,5i7.
 The estimated mineral production
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Chief Geronimo
 Assaults the Dead

Geronimo, the Apache fiend who is SO well known for his crimes in Ari- zona, is author of book in which General George Crook, who long pur- sued Geronimo through the Arizons mountains, is savsgely attacked. Al ter accusing General Crook of practi- tically everything that he can think of. Geronimo winds up by piously re- marking that the Lord had taken away the wicked general while he Geronimo, is left to enjoy earthl! bliss.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27

At Phoenix two members of the Arizona supreme bench, one of whom wi be Associate Justice Fletcher M. Doan of Tombstc ne, will speak Sun- day night in the First Methodist church on "The Child Pnoblem."
 Rev. A. H. Gunne.t, superintend- ent of the ChiIdren's Home Society of California and Arizona, who has arrived in Phcenix,is is making arrange nents for the meeting, which will be one of much importance to those in- terested in the handling of children.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Doings of the
 Arizona Legislature

At Phoenix the introduction of resolution raising the saloon licenses all over the territory to S25O per quarter is the chief bill introduced at the session of the Council thus far. The bill was introduced by Council man Hunt Democrat of Gils county Another measure makes it felony for officers of any company to use less than 75 per cent of money received by sale oi capital stock of mining corpor- stions, in actual mining operations. In the house Williams gave notice that he would introduce resolutions sympathizing with California in school matters.
 Bell introduced a memorial to con- gress asking that law be enacted for the popular election of all territorial officials, but the chief justice. Thi: will likely pass before adjournment
 BILLS INTRoDUCED.
 By Bell-ssking Congress to appro- priate Sl5,0O0 for expense Of legisla. ture, claiming federal government should pay the bill instead of the tax payers of Arizona.
 By Crenshaw-to prevent Arizon railroads from charging more than cents per mile and Pets for childrer Also not exact more than cents eH tra fare when passenger has no ticke By Croushaw-to make county re corders ex-othcio clerks of the board of supervisors in all counties excef those of the frst-class.
 By Crenshaw-readjusting fee bi Of ju.tice~-na constables.
 COUNCIL.
 By O'Neill--to prohibit gambling the territory.
 By O'Neill-to prohibit women minors entering saloons.
 By Hunt--msking saloon licen 5000 per year throughout the terr tory.
 By Hunt--to pay jurcrs B per d and 20 cents mileage.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
Interesting Data of
 Prehistoric Man

Attorney o. Gibson has returned from Phoenix, where he went to aP- pear before the supreme court m the case of the City of Tombstone ys. The Huschuca Water Co, he appearing for the company. The case was ar gued before the court on Thursday l last and submitted. It is not prob | able that any decision will be render ed in the case until some time dur ng the month of March, st which time 1t is expected that the supreme cou't will hand down decisions in al of the cases that are being submitted to 1t at this sitting. The court will be in session for some time yet, ss there are a number of cases to be taken up by that body.
 The bridge at Maricopa is still out, and Mir. Gibson states that it will be Thursday or Friday of this week at least before repairs can re made SO as to allow even a transfer. The river , has been falling quite rapidly, but it is expected that the warm weather of the past few days will materially ef- feet the melting of the snow in t..c
 mountains north and east of Phoenix
 sufficiently to cause another rise in :, the river. It is impossible to do any
 work in the river bed when the water o isl up. MT. Gibson and those who
 were with him had to take the trair
 from Pheenix to Florence and ferry
 across the river at that point anC
 then take the stage to Cssa Grande ie At the latter pla,e, while waitini ,e over, MT. Gibson went out to the lsrg
 ruins and watched the work beinl
 done by Prof J. w. Fewkes, who, un " der government supervision is msk D. ing some extensive excavations anon a. the ruins, and at the same time ht making repairs on the ruins to pro mn tect them from the clements. Durin
 the past few weeks Prof. Fewkes hs
 made a number of interesting disco,
 cries in regard to the ruins. He hs eu uncovered sn enclosure some 300 | he 400 feet, the wall now as exposed b' ey ing from two to three feet high. IT ei. side of this enclosure he has found
 number of small rooms in which
 has found quite a few interesting ct oi rios, such ss stone hammers. pipe ,k. etc. The professor is of the opinic
 that he has found out the name
 the chief who was in charge of q
 village, and some of the city of tt
 family. The professor made tie stat .I ment to MT. Gibson that if the go Sa srnment would give another allo'
 ance of 5000 he would uncover vi
 lage that would rival Pompeii. led has gone about as far with the wo )O0 as he can at this time unless he 8 res cures further appropriations from tl es- government, as the sum of $50 lal that was lowed has about been col m- sumed. It is to be sincerely hop
 that the professor will obtain his al -ho ditionsl apportionment and be at of to continue the work, as there are op- number of mounds ip that locali J. that have not as yet been touched al om and which the professor feels certa
 contain further evidence of the pr len historic race that occupied the Gi le- valley in it's early days.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27
High Liquor License
 Prevails in Tucson

Every one of the thirty-four holders of saloon licenses in Tucson paid to City Collector James Flynn the S250 which is required for a liquor license for quarter under ths new license ordinance.
 The liquor license receipts for the first quarter of the year in Tucson as a result, amounted to SS5O0 and for the year will total $34, 900. The increase for the quarter is s34Ot and for the year will amount tc sl3,6O0.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-01-27

F. R. Crandall, of Santa Fe, N. NJ {, the newly appointed deputy collector for Arizona. has been in Douglas sev- ersl days making an investigation of of tobaccos and beverages in Douglas. The American says the large number of saloons in the city will engage his attention for several days to come. will be included in his tour of inspection.