Tombstone epitaph., 1913-08-03
From Thursday : Daily

I ret been made with a view of carrying put pr gram on that day at Bisbee. It is likely that steps in that direc- lion will be taken before the end of another week. Another drilling con- test is likely.
 Word was received here from Doug. ss yest rdsy that no more cases oi diptheris had developed in the smelter city since the discovery of . case in a Mexican family. The officials stste that the p,rioi of incubation of the diseass has passed and they be- lieve there will be no more.
 Attorney Morrison returned yester- day morning from Bowie. having dis. missed the cas- g against the cused perjurers in the land affidavit cases. He found that none Of the swearers had quite understood the significance of his action. and that there was no criminal intent .--kepublicsn. The home of Mir and Mrs James Mare on Second street was the scene Of merry-making last evening, when a beck and soug masquerade party wac given in honor of their daughter, Mise Mildred. A merry crosd was in attendance and many books and songs were we'll represent d. The evening was spent in music, singing and dancing. Delicious refreshments wer. served and it was af,.r mid nigh when the gue,ts departed for theii homes, voting the event ss one never to he forgotten.
 Lawrence Woolery. the wellkno~r San Pedro valley rancher, was in th' city today from Land.
 Mrs Judge Duncan left this morn
 for Elgin on a visit with friends. E H Reeves, the local feed and fu.
 man. wen, io Beps,n ca s brief husi
 ness stay.
 Chief of Police George B-avin is ex
 pected home tonight from Csliforni
 points where he bas been for the pas
 two months regaining h's strength , The msny friends of the Chief in thi
 city will be pleased to learn of hi . complete recovery.
 Judge Shilliam of Benson is in th . city on a business mission.
 JN Gaines, secretary of the Go
 chise Taxpayers association, is in Ss
 Francisco on c visit.
 Several drummers are in the ci, , today circulating among our mel ! chants
 Billy Bask~ell, the genial m.nsg'
 of the Gsdsen hotel in Douglas,
 spelding several weeks in Tom or | on @ vacation. Billy fnds Tom bstor I 6 most enjoyable place to Blackwell | our mild summer sun. A meeting of the directors of ti
 Common wealth Ext. nsion Minit
 company was held at Bisbee Ia
 night at which general progress W,
 reported. Water has been struck
 the 800 foot level and drifting is no
 in forty feet from this l, vel. High l i satisfactory general progress was T,
 ported.
 l.. Joseph Glenn, of McNeil, tbe tbri,
 ing farming center in the Sulphi , Spring valley, ia in the city today c . . visit.
 - Supervise, Rock and Clerk Ksrg' returned this morning from Phoeni t where they attended the sssessir
 convention and report much goo D done ct the meeting.
 fl Mir Douglas Gray. the Toubstor a merchant and mining man va
 among our business visitors tn
 week. He was agreeably surprise to see the valley so green and fires . looking with alfalfa and other farm ing products. He is very jubiIan
 over the outlook of the future of tb
 wonderful mining camp of Tomb
 s'one. Mir Gray is one of Tombstons' , young old timers and is alxays bCost
 ing the other fellows game. That why every one is alwsys boosting bis si-Benson Prees.
 J F. Grower of the San Pedrt : valley was in town yesterday. Mr Groover states that the hay creE of his neighdorhood was unusually fine and that he is getting ready to begin work with his hay baler | The customs authorities at Doug. las arrested Ed. Sims. colored for attempting to smuggle some opium into the United States. Sims has been placed in the city jail until action OF his case is made by the | federal authorities.