Tombstone epitaph., 1914-02-08

( the Mormon legion through Arisona . ir:y years ago, was among the visi-
 trs ia town yesterday.
 Twenty -six years ego the following
 personal appeared in the PRosPEcroR. l. It is ss true today e it was then l: "J0bn Gale has returped from Vir- ginis City where he went to reside about three weeks since. He, like the balance of us, comes back to his first love with exclamation that Tombstone is good enough for him." In 1888 the Thins and the Thicks played . game of bali and Colonel Herring explained the Thicks and Henry Campbell the Thine. I Twenty-six yesrs ego the city of Tom bstone was in sn internal war over the matter of putting in . sewer.
 In 1888 ice in Tom bstoDe was three cents pound
 Tombstone he'd three theatres in 1888 ard sil were doing well-the Bird Cage. the Elite and the Schisf- felin.
 Twenty, six yeirs ago TOmbstone wa striving to nsve the railroad from Bisbee built via Tom bstooe and on to q connection with tie Santa 'Fe ss some point between Fairbabk and Henson. Ce,tain interests in Tomb Stone were fighting to keep the road out and they succeeded-and had is not been for that the Golden State Limited would now be landing touri.ts here in historic old Tombstone. The only difference Is that the tourists come here now via the Borderland route or change cars at Fsirbank. 1 The following is especially interest," ing at this time when Uncle Sam ss- sis,' by Col Goethels is just com- pletirg the Panama canal. Twenty. six years ego this editorial was written: The French Govern nment is going in~ to the lottery business, or rather they will sanction lottery scheme to raise money to complete the De Lesseps canal scrCss the Isthmas of Panama. That's right, get money, honestly if you can, but get money, and complete the ecounfounded ching end shut up about it, Viva Ia Republique. It tis evident from thst editorial that the French in that day bad been too long on the job-it makes all Americans feel proud, when they think of what Uncle Sam aud his competent sons have done in ten years down on thst once death dealing neck of land.
 Twenty'six years ago Hilton's meat chop wa r-tsilipe beef at four and one-h-li cents 6 pound in Tombstone
 They didn't have George Bravin and Hal Smith back in the good old days of 1888 ss the following item shows: "About two o'clock this morniER some one fired 6 shot some where in the Occidental Hotel. The officers, as- sisted by e strong volunteer force of rubber necks made strenuous but un- succssefull effort to locate the shot and shooter"
 line ioiio~iDg "si" sppes sisi ia :Ss PRosfEcToR twenty-siI years ego: l "FE IS A LIAR
 1 "Tombstone, Jan, 3Otb, 1883. | "The man that ssid he described the money that wss found Sunday is . liar.
 T "E A Wittig, It Occidental Barber shop." '| On January 3Oth, 1888. the iollow- : ing dramatic local appeared in the PRospEcroR: "ssm Glider. wbo hss been play ing Dutch Comediaa at the Elite took bis departure for San Di' go Cslif. Romeo was accompanied by . his Joliet"
 ' Twenty-six years ago Baltimore canned oysters were selling at $l per can in T, mbstore.
 They evidently had some cold C weather the win CT of 1888 sccordir E e to the following item: "The preser t d winter has been the coldest ever ex.
 parienced in America since it's settle
 ment by the whites.
 Twenty-six years ago s W CIawson y shift boss of the Copper Queen mir e
 of Bisbee registered at the occiden,r rl
 -,he only difference between tb,
 registration and one made yesterd !, N at the Arlington is thst1Clawson VI,
 on pleasure bent but Dr E Grebe sf, @ registered yesterday is here exsmi: ing properties for the Copper Que. le sith serious intent.
 In 1888 they ~ere ceiling "Z n
 weiss" at Pc 4os, whatever that is. II, A dispatch from Washington ds e
 January 30, 1888 announces that ]. ,s. Wsrdweli ~as this date allowed i. pension as Mexican War ve.er, r
 and then the PRosPEcroR cd I.'Where nov is the man who dare , v. dispute that the ''Gin'ral" fit und,
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