Tombstone epitaph., 1913-08-17
Kindly Words flor Our Predecessor


 
 The Tombstone Pospector celebrated the twentieth ami the papers existence under the management of Will liam Hattich by the issuance farewell number MT Hatch announcing his retirement from Arizona journalism The paper has been sold Messrs Grag of that city MT Hat itch plans to take vacation in Southern California and has yet announced what his plans for the future The Prospecto is in respects the most unique paper the west and has picturesque history It has been existence years and Hattch has been its business manager for twenty years He has Tombstone grow from al rough mining camp modern mining community and has its decay but issue of the from the press without containing optimistic boost for the future of the mining industry Tombstone Tradition that the Prospccor first printed old Washington hand press that shipped South America and brought over laed from the Gulf of Southern California This press gently donated the Pioneers Association The files of the Prospector the History of Tombstone but the last issue under the management of William Hattick contained no obituary.-Tucson Star.
 We three old Arizona editors laying aside the pen-our friends Bill Hattich of the Tombstone Prospector Col Thomas Weedn of the Florence Blade-T and John Birdno of the Graham County Guardian. Not all of them have quit good It would not be surprising all three later break back into the field of Arizona journalism At any they all inspiration other editors oi the state as regards optimism and boosting Hat tick for is one of the best handed boosters that produced his thoughts in print And Messers Weedn end Birdno belong to his class.Tucson Citizen.
 Journalism Arizona what it used to be since the self feminaton of William Hattch, editor and of the Tombstone Propetor and Tombstone Epap For twenty himself Tombstone and Coohe county principally the former in heroic effort stay parting glory MT Hattich could hold all ot the population there that of its incompatible climate and its nygoraing mosphere got away They intact they the day Ed Schieeln made the discovery that resulted the famous mining camp Tn America whose lugubrious added to popular interest in it.
 MT Hattich etires with enough money enable him go where he peases just that he keeps his activities within the law but he will not be his teachings he leaves Tombstone and do believe he will But here's luck Bill Hach wherever he may be- and the Pros pecto and the Eptaph long they the hands of the present standardbearer the Gagi Broher-Arzona Republican
 William Hlttich has sold his Tombstone Prospecor and has retired from the business The profession loses honest and honorable from its ranks in the trement of Mir Hattch. Few be found who could have made the which he did in the field which he cupied.-Arizona Gazette.
 Bill Hatch, editor and publisher of the Tombstone Pros pecto and Weekly Eptaph has last after twenty-five of mngng with carbon dustand printers ink kicked the and quit He is lovabie of william and will be missed in the journalistic The papers are now edited Sun.
 In the edition of the Tombstone Prospector which nounces itself celebrating its twentf anniversary made that William Hach for twenty years connected the plant had sold his interest to Columbus and Carmel Girag, who sole Mir Hattich Tombstone when the it's boom days buy ing the Pospector shortly after his rival Later he sodated this with the weekly Eptaph which he purchased from the owning it He has acting recording clerk for the comngs and gongs of Tombstone fok during the tervening years with faithuness to duty which has won him place in the heart of the community In his he that he will take vacation the coast but will Arizona believing in the and its ute The Messrs Gag have been employees of Mr Hattch years--Douglas Dispatch.
 Wm Hattich editor and proprietor of the Tombstone Prospecor the past twenty has laid aside his Pen and proposes take well deserved vacation He has dis posed c his interest in the Prospecto the Gag Brothers who will continue the publication o the Propector at the old stand "BIl" Hattch upon his retirement from active paper work Temporarily hope) carries with him the best wishes of the newspaper fraternity The Prospecto under his management and control has done its part well m build ing up the may truly be said that the Prospec tor helped blaze the trails the early days Free from bun combe and demagey Hach and the Prospector has stood seadfast for the big and the advancement of the state We pleased that the Prospector under its new management will continue its good work and that B proposes to make Arizona his home and hope shall soon see him asde the editorial tripod again in larger field Copper Era.