Tombstone epitaph., 1911-02-12
From TLesla, $ DaiiJ

county Road Superintendent Sam Elder after attending the meeting ol the meeting of the board yesterday returned to his home in Douglas to- day.
 H. c. Kimball, road supervisor for the St. David district. had business before the board of supervisors yes'er- day.
 Aspecial trip was made this morn ing when the locomotive pulled cut a fifty pound box of powder in a car all by itself.
 Ed Hicks, deputy court clerk, has returned from e few days 7i,is in Douglas and other parts of the county.
 Harry Pickett went to Tncson on business yesterday.
 Frank Smith for eight years one of tho train men on the Tombstone branch of the E. P. & $. w has been transferred to Fl Psso and left for that city this afternoon. A. l Irwin who for years operated a ranch just below town is now locat- ed in Agus Dulce, Texas .where he is doing well. Mfr. Irwin is operating several email tracts of land for Tomb stone people.
 In a year from now one may stroll around Warren CT Bisbee or Douglas and on looking at certain spOts may ask what that spot is for. The echo-- ing answer will say. "Why that is for the court house that never came."
 Why not put the court house i h Agua Priets, just ss we'll as Douglas, or why put it in Warren, another mining camp, and Bisbee!-the very idea-the city of "signs and beers" is ss appropriate site for the county sea. as Cochise Stronghold. and at that there would be an advantage over Bisbee-st the Stronghold there wouldn't te any danger of having the records swept into the subway.
 Supervisor Bowen returned to Bis. bee yesterday and the other two members G. J. McCabe and Jake Scheerer returned to their home op the train this afternoon.
 The Tombstone City band is hold ing regular practice nights and is get ting into the "pink of condition" which simply means getting a good lip" except the drummers, and, well; they "beat 1t" and that helps the time at that.
 A. II Gardner. Clerk Of the Dis- trict court, went to Naco today on official business and will return to. morrow night.
 George Wales and his mother have moved into the Bowman cottage on Bruce street.
 Constable Trssk from Benson brought in 8 pair of "bosrders" for the "botel de White" yesterday-s coon and a white man.
 These real estate howlers of Bisbee and Douglas would have been paralyz. ed had they been here Sunday night to see the crowded house that witt messed the show, Tombstone is long way from being dead and no set of real estate sharks need think they can kill her,
 A pack train with 6 full equipment Tor 6 prolonged campaign arrived in Douglas yesterday afternoon from Ft. Huachuca. Part of the equipment consisted of tents and other im.. pliments for the establishment of anonther camp along the line east of Douglas.
 Joe Hood is in Tombstone today on Q visit with his wife who is the guest of her sister, Mrs Bert Macis, for fortnight.
 County Surveyor J. s. McNeish is among the visitors in Tombstone to- day on an official mission.
 The next term of court begins the third Monday in April and the term will be held in Tombstone-the real estate boomers of Douglas and Bisbee to the contrary, notwithstanding.
 There are over 30 lessors operating in the district ard overal00 men a, work. We confdentally believe that inside of 30 days many more men will be at work cbloriding in this district.
 John Rock returned yesterday from business trip of several days in Tuc- son.
 George Gallep returned rom Bic. bee yesterday, and will again depart for that city in c few days, having sc- cepted the position nofinterpreter of the magistrates court in the copper camp.