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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
DIES ON Street FROM
HEART FAILURE

FLAGSTAFF. Dec 20 Peter Koch
was found dead in tn street in front
OF the Nc .lIan building at about
O'Clock Tuesday morning by Lee Smith
who Nc tilted Clerk Flynn night CLERK
at the Commercial. who Immediately
hunted up the proper authorities 10
care for his body He had been dead
only a short time when found and from
appearances had used his room that
night at the Mccormick rooming houss
Heart failure was given as the cause
OF his death induced by use Of aIcobo!
and sa me sort Of dope. Koch was a
bright man in many ways and for sew
eral months had been doing typewrt-
ing for Judge Doe. Formerly be bad
a real estate and FIRE insurance bust
ness. he was a man close to 81 years
Of age and had been a first class court
reporter back east before coming to
Arizona
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
BOOZE TRAVELLING
As BAGGAGE

FLORENCE. Dec. pa broken
bottle. resulting in leak. said leak
making a pool OF whiskey on tue
station platform at Ray Junction re-
uted in Sheriff Hall of Pinal county
be coming the possessor OF about 300
pounds of first class booze.
The b. versge was passing through
the Junction. travelling as baggage.
being checked on some unfortunate's
ticket. The baggageman discovered a
strange yet familiar odof and investi
gated He was convinced that the
trunks contained contrab and and nc
iii-d the station agent OF his moment
yus ii scovery-
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
POPULAR TOMBSTONE
TEACHER IS welded

At Benson Saturday evening. Mr..
]. y Nancy of Benson. and Miss Ora
Collins, OF Tombstone. we've united in
riagr. Miss Collins leaving here
Saturday morning, accompanied by [; E
bridegroom elect.
The wedding came as a surprise to
the many friends of the popular couple
in Tombstone and Benson and was tn.
elimination of a pretty romance hav-
Ing its begiuuinp while Miss Collin
was teaching in the San Pedro Valley
City.
The bride is the principal of the
Wolcot, School in Tombs one, aud one
oi ,he most efficient teachers that th,.
schools have ever had. Having tauph,
school here several terms before takir,
III position at BrHson. she has many
irindS in Doth places. many OF whom
were unaware OF the approaching mar
-iage. which came uEannounced.
Mr. Nancy is a popular business
man of Benson. and has a number OF
friends here as well as in his home
town.
Miss Collins will re;ain her position
in the local school ill the end OF the
school year. after which she will join
her husband at Benson. where they will
reside
The couple will spend their honey
moon on a tour Of the state, returning
about the first OF the year
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26

PHOENIX. Dec. 2O.-The mystery
surrounding the identity of the man
found d, ad on the desert six miles
southwest OF Hot Springs Junction will
sooh be solved according to the sher-
ifs officers.
TIE body was that OF a man appar.
emily between thirty-five and forty
years OF age. with sandy hair and mus
tache. and blue eyes
Two bullet wounds were found on
the body. one through the mouth and
the other through the left breast. The
bullet which entered the mouth passed
through the lower lip. broke off a tooth
and passed into the posterior portion
Of the lower skull The wound in the
breast was close to the heart.
A pack outfit was found near the
body. and ;he tracks of the burIos we're
found all over the immediate vicinity.
A gold watch and S73 TT in money
were found on the body.
The theory advanced by the officers
is that the man uas accompanied from
Phoenix by partner. and that he was
shot in a quarrel. The Identification
Of the body is almost certain. and it i,
expected that flu, Their develc pments
will be made this evening or tomorrow
Witnesses have been found who can
prove that the dead man was accom-
panied by a partner when be left
Phoenix. and the officers have a good
description o. this man, who is sup
posed to have done the killing.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
BIDS FOR JUVENILE JAIL
REJECTED By BOARD

The Board Of Supervisors was in Sos.
sion Yesterday and much business Wa,
transact
Bids were opened for the erection Of
a aranch county jail at Johnson ana
Juvenile cell at the local county jail.
which were rejected. being deemed too
high. The bids called for $1,000. while
the Pearce aud Bowie iails only cost
from 800 to $500 The board there
lore decided to construct the buildings
themselves. using prisoners for doing
'he work
Annual reports OF the Sheriff and
County Treasurer were audited and
approved
The Sheriff's report shows that the
oaicc collected 50. G5&.3I in licenses and
fees during the year ending yesterday.
December 20 For the preceding year
cnning the same day. 1914. S47.2!I %
was collected. showing decrease Tor
the year Just past or 81 $3.50 This
decrease is due to the prohibition
amendments exclusion OF licensed sa-
Icons
The civil fees for ,he same period FIJI
rom s.. 3G2 Is to 81. 1871. The loss
IN civil fees is caused by The legislature
Passing law cutting down fees ard
mileage allowance Owing 20 the fail
urc Of The Law to TAX, immcdi7tc effect
the ensuing year will probably show a
further loss in amount of civil fees toll
lected
The expense Of running the Sheria'S
Office has been $4,000 to 5000 less
he past year than the year previous.
The Assessors report for the year
shows SIG. 2U2 % collected as school or
poll taxes. sS.O3s 90 road taxes. and
81 COS 10 personal property taxes. The
report compares very favorably with
that Of the previous year
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
FUNERAL OF JAMES
DllGlEISH HELD SUNDAY

One OF the largest funerals eve h Id
IA Tombstone occurred yesterday When
he remains OF James Dalgleish were
.dIG to rest in the City Cemetery. the
uneral Ia wing been he'd from the
home on FRS, aud Bruce streets
The service were held under the aus
pieces of the Masonic and |. q. o +
orders os Tombstone. and Rev. L ".
Simonson. of Douglas. preaching the
lureral sermon.
At the residence, the odd Fellow
h, Id their funeral services over their
departed brother. and Rev. Simonsnn
prsac'ed the sermon. while at TN,
Cemetery tbs Masonic ritual was con
Quoted over the remains.
The line Of march was one Of tn,
langeS, ever witnessed. Headed by the
Tombstone City Band. of winch h,
was passed leader. playing the funeral
march. followed by long line OF sor-
rowing friends. and all the miners in
the district. and brought UP in the rear
by automobiles. the line extended from
the cemetery to ith street.
Deceased was a man of lovable
character, and one that made friends
with all. An example of the esteem in
which he was held was shown when all
the employees under him OF the Bunker
Hill Company attended the last ser
vices in body
Besides his wife and family. a long
list of relatives are LETT to mourn hi,
rat:Gne!y end
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26

Good roads cheaper produce for the MINER good
roads mean more pleasure and health for the miners
family; good roads mean that many miner have
little suburban home you in the upper part of
Tombstone Canyon at Bsbee and down around Douglas
1t means the to the smeterman. Good roads
help in many ways to every man. and child in Co
chse county. Build roads. but be sure they good
roads, none of the fix EN- for the present business. The
people permanent standard roads, if its only few
miles year, and believe the supervisors of this
opinion also If bond issue is voted in Cochse county,
it will only be voted for perm roads, built according
to the latest methods
In speaking of proposed road to Ajo the Yuma Sun
says:
The proposition initiated by the Commercial Club at
its meeting Friday evening extend the county highway
from Antelope Hill to the Pima county line the Ajo
mines is most commendabe project. Most of this road
will hard mesa country and will be easy of
struction and will great sum. The opening up of
the Ajo country much to Yuma and should
neglect opportunity to part of the trade
from that section In addition this proposed road will
make the most direct from Yuma Tucson. The
county of Pima is making good road from Tucson to
Ao. distance of 46 miles. great deal of the auto
mobile traffic will this through Yuma if
the road is made fairly good Yuma Sun.
Yuma should by means overlook this matter. and
Tucson should rush her road direct into Ao for then.
when that is accomplished will have direct and short
from Ell Paso Yuma and San Diego. which will
positively be the best Arizona. running thru
the Invest towns in Arizona Douglas Bsbee. Tombstone.
Tucson. Ajo and Yuma
The Christmas Edition of the Bsbee Ore is
change table. 1t is full Of live advertising and reading
matter, and reflects credit on its publishers.
Every and then one hears peep out of some
politician but with the approach of 1916 reminded
that things will begin early for there the state
ventions for the selecting OF delegates to the National
early in March the fireworks will begin in
real earnest But there will be plenty Of skirmishng
previous to that The Democrats will go along in their
quiet unmoested way, but hate to think of the Re-
publcans and Progressives in Arizona. In minds
we can see them sparring for their wind
The board of supervisors should Immediately arrange
for something be done the BisbeeTombstone high
way between the Extension and Tombstone The rocks
at least, should be removed At the present this is the
toughest main travelled road in Cochise county, and
daily hear the appealing IS o. s. by the gas
and hay burners, who daily travel that route
The following appeared in the last issue of the Coco
nno Sun, and take it that if these two fellows are
missed, Brother Breen out to know:
Two old familiar names will be sadly missed in Ari-
IONA this Christmas old Tom and Jerry They
good old railroad men agone but they into
open switch on their way down grade Are you dead
Jerry? Yes Tom out don't mention it till we're safe
across the state line.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
BODY OF UNKNOWN man
FOUND ON DESERT

PHOENIX. Dec. l9.-Sheriff Adam 5
received a telephone message this
Hot Springs Junction hotel and Stor..
stating that the body of an unknown
man had been found on the desert not
far from the junction, and that the in.
dications pointed to murder. The sher
if left for the scene Immediately.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
BLUE LODGE MASON
ELECT OFFICERS

The Blue Lodge Masons held their
annual election and installation of off
GERS for the year of 1916. Sa turday
night. The following were the newly
elected:
II. II Hughart, W. NJ II. p. John
son. s, W.; Guy WEIGH. J. W.; ] II.
Mcpherson. Treasurer; +. A. Hughes,
Secretary; r. B. Valance. S. D.; J
T. Kingsbury J. D.; ". A. Fowler. s.
s.; NJ. II. CaIderwood. ]. s.; II. l..
HutchisoD. Marshal; A. Wentworth.
Tyler.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
ARIZONA TEACHERS 10
MEET IN TUCSON

The annual meeting cf the Arizo' .
State Teachers Association will be
Is. 1916. Arrangements are already
being made for the meeting by the ex-
ecu,ive committee consisting OF r. B :.
Won KleinSmid. c. F. Philbrook and
and Daniel r. JantzeD.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-12-26
ARIZONA POSTMASTERS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 32.-The fol-
lowing postmasters were appointed /:
Rillito, Charles n. Sims. vice Benz. T.
Moody; Vail. Richard l.. Mason. vice
Andrew c. Duffy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

hang on, living as close to the very heart of the island as we can get-and we love it!
 It is just the natural cussedness of human nature, perhaps, or 1t may be an abnormal mental condition--it must be- for it certainly does not exist in the mind of the newcomer Almost every new arrival on the island proceeds to in dulge himself in a deep hatred of the place. ButFit is not an undying hatred it passes and leayes,in its stead a charm that is not to be found elsewhere. don't know what it is-it took me more than half year to get it-but it is, Come here on brief visit-especially if alone and you will leave with an absolute de- testation of New York city and all it's people. But hang on for six months or thereabout. and there is strong chance that the dear ones back home will not zee you for much greater length of time ,.ls. ri.
 Every native and adopted New Yorker becomes inhbued with a peculiar pride that is often objectionable to others liv- ing elsewhere, but which he can no more avoid that hef can avoid the Inhalation of Manha ttan's gerrnss And as he walks down Broadway or the Avenue tfrifth. of course). he just fairly oozeE pride and satisfaction at the mere fact of living here in the boiling, bnbbling center of the great melting pot.
 After all, tell the average man that the conditions under which he is liv- ing are impossible" and it only makes him the more eager to investigate fur ther and prove the truth or error of the asssrtton. When New York reaches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

In an address delivered here this week, tenn E. Lathrop, an expert on city plan mug declared that something must be done to change the course of life upon tha congested little island. MT. I.athrop said We lack air, sunlight, sufficient land sanitary conditions and normal, human comradeship. As for the last named, surely nobody ever came here looking fer it.
 Who really believes that New York is 3 good place in which te rear children, , asks MT. Lathrop. And he continues, "Ai- most every man in New York who Is conspicuous in industrial or financial life vas born in some other place. Why does not New York produce persons of conspicuous ability? Because 1t is a thing abnormal in which life is artificial, and in which itis impossible to produce and develop persons of breadth and healthy vision."
 And in the face of such criticism Father Krickerbocker can make no reply, or if he should, it would be some abnormal, unsound answer for which he would be criticized more harshiy than ever. And VIC have done this thing to him--we who thought we liked him and wanted the life he had $o offer us. We have crowded his streets, bis busses his surface cars, his little aNertures which are called rooms, his slPways. his other methors of trsnsportatiorA And still we keep com- ing, tying up tNaffic at every street inter- section, making ~Rpy kind of speed out of-tfe question on bis thorouehfarcs and bringing with us our gerirs and our un- heslthiness, until some day, Father Knic- kerbocker will be goaded to desperation, and will rise In his latent might and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

push a lot of us into the waters that surround him. Or possibly some of our prgnacious friends beyond seas will come over and eliminate us via the war route.
 The local transportation problem alone is absolutely unsolvable. and Father Knick knows it. in spite of the fact that he soon will have spent $440.000,000 for subways. Street traffic has made trav- cling on the surface cars worse than walking; owners of automobiles spend more than half their time en route, wait ing at street intersections for police men to let them proceed; the subway con- gestion is indescribable and the recent accidents on the ''I roads have con- vinced many that they are going tine way of all aged things Yet New York is . city of great distances and there ruust be transportation.
 And where there are such great throngS of people, an individual necessarily as- sumes less importance, He submits to many things he shrinks. in more ways than one and comes to expect fewer privileges save in his own little rooms. Wealth, of course, can spread itself a little more, but even the homes of tho wealthy have an abnormal look here. and to the average observer from the outside seem like great siorgtns.
 This may be considered somewhat Of dismal municipal picture but Fathef KrfckerbocSer himself admits it's true to-lifeness, so what are you going to do about it? And here is the wonder of it--surrounded by impossible condi- tions which are growing worse from day to day; suffering from . lack of air, room and human comoadeship. we yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

that stage of congestion which will put an end to all circulation, then will it stagnate and though the experts are now telling us that this condition lies just ahead, we are eager to hang on and see just what 1t will be like when 1t arrives. for New Yorkitis is not painful, but it is absolutely incurablc
 THE TRAIL IS CALLING (Wherein we take another view of the situation.)
 Come with me OCT the outward trail
 and on,
 Where sunbeams kiss the silent shel-
 tered lanes; Where life is free from dawn until the
 dawn, H And knows no grating clank of duty's The trail is calling and I must away, Away from all the petty strife and
 pain;
 Out, under Gods own sky in golden. day. Where life Is love and love is never
 vain Out where the grasses kiss my weary And Nature whispers, Boy, under
 stand;
 Rest here upon my bosom. where the
 bent
 Of ny own heart lul's soft tQ dreamy No cares tonight, shall seam thy slum-
 bring brow,
 What dreams may come shall be of
 sweetest joy;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

besides the litterasy test ought to be de vised. Theere air lots of peepul who can t reed Shakespeer and Irwin Cobb who air nevertheless honnest and wurthy, and theere air also menny hundreds of peepul dumped on us evvery day who can extract the square root of Greek vurb who wouldn't make suitabull sosial compan- ion in Sing Sing, so it's up to our grate statesmen to figger out plan that will meet the situasion.
 But getting back to the attracsion of the Metropolis. One need not worry ovver entertainmint heer; all one needs worry about is the tendensy to.ovverdo it. There
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 striving, he is just an abnormal municipal old gentleman. his reputation peslnirched and bespattered: he is dis paraged, criticized-nay, roasted-at home anc abroad for his abnorlnalties. And Vet 1t Is with him as it is with so many indlviduals-he is the victim of his friends.
 Once in the long ago he was respecta ble aud quite normal, but he grew attrac- tive, magnetic. and began to draw pao- pie unto himself. They came in 'cea se- less stream, as they are still coming. and hc soon found himself swallowing an overdose of affection which has disagreed with him and has also developed abnormal srcwths from which he can never re- cover. ls4
 For years, Nex York city has not been a good place to live in because the life here is abnormal But now come the experts on these matters, right into our very midst and tell us that New York is verging sciose upon the utterly i'm possible, and here We are-rnillions of lis- absolutely tied hard and fast to the sl,ores of Manhattap for known ye that he who does not succeed here may not return from whence he came. Failure in Now York city may mean slender. dance to succeed at some other endeavor. oprc but 1t means unquestionably; that all hope of success where syne started from is gone forever. So you see, we who take the chance and come here, virtu- ally burn -four bridges behind us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

only, but nevertheless he will be surround
 ed with job lot of alleged hummannity,
 who ought to be eethur following dun colored mule ovver peevish landskape or back in the Uropeean country that dumped them cn us, who cheer him vosifferously. Ninety per sent of theese crowds of peepul who call themselves sosiallists, free think urs, reformurs and one thing and anuther, have studied our institusions and have been in our midst long enuff to Tern how to say dammit in Americon, and they air no moor than lot of boll-weevils eating holes in our sosial fabrick. Of corse, this is a free country and refuge for the distressed and persecuted human beings who have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

The stars and I, thy mother, guard thee Goodnight, goodnight, my weary, wan
 d'ring boy. And with the dewy dawn to wake again, And know the old glad thrill of Tree
 dom's bliss, Nor stuffed be by four-walled haunts of ask of life no greater joy than this To understand the ecstasy of birds. To feel their glad, sweet maths thrill
 me through, Nor need interpretation of mere words This is to live. and living. know life A true.
 Come with me-down the trail we'll find
 our youth,
 And live the life we knew so long
 ago;
 Perhaps-who knows?-well meet again
 with Truth Z And Purity and joys we used to know Come. leave your shackles in the shadows Forsst--the world and we wer. born LIfe's young and Spring is tripping light ly near
 The trail is calling-come- must away Broadway is now singing, "Its the wrong way to tipple, Mary
 It looks bit odd to see the name of Shakespeare gleamiug in electricity on BfOadWay, but there it is-sort of min- e1lng of the ancienta aAd the moderno. z e Nrt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

H1ISTUR EDDITUR: 1t seems good, lx1 indeed, to be back on Amerlcon
 D soil and mingle again with the maddenning throng of forrainers on Broad way. Aftur a vissit to the war zone in Urope one can almost fec safe in New York, if he walks in the middle of the street and keeps a weethur eye on total strangurs. He must, however, refrain rum enny tendensy he may have to con duct persunnel campain to reduse the wis sibull supply of the deemun rum. One who vissits New York in such trying and string int times as theese must also restrain his naturel impulses to corral sum benevvolint looking persun to whom he has not been properly introduced and confide his enner- most thoughts to him. In this enlitened age, when evven the novvis ought to have at leest theoretical nolledge of the ex- centric habits of our Nasionel Currensy, it is far rum safe to accept hospitality at the hands of total strangur wareing a silk hat and a devoute expression, who sollicitusly invites you to attend a sosial snrvise in the basemint of the 1S7th street Baptists church, of which he is the Deecun, unless you lock up your currint assets in safety depossit vault and throw away the key. If you contimplate vissit to New York, and if you have naturelly confid- ing disposision, let me suggest that you leeve it at home. One has no use what evver for confiding disposision in New York The truth of the matter is, if you bring 1t along, you aD sertain to lose it, to- gethur with your plain gold watch and union suit and go back home bitturly severed against mankind.
 l have known peepul who have gone to New York for the purpose of adding a lit tie gayety to Broadway and uther phases of inturrest, who succeeded in doing so, but who weer not hyly blessed with the re- sults When the average Rube gets the idear into his nut that he can hit New York and get all illuminated like a new shandil- ger and show Broadway few brand new antlcks. his finnish is at that momint nook Ing at the frunt door, He has a round trip ticket for sad experience that will haunt him till he is tenderly planted away in the fammerly semmetery, bound for the golden whense and points south New York re- seeves the visiting strangur within hur gates with open arms and he is welcume. but II he IS wise he will have his round trip ticket sewed to his system sumhow and veew everybody with sturn suspission.
 One IS impressed in New York with the remarkabull freedum with which the va rlus and sundry aggitaturs hold meetings at enny old phase in the streets and with what utter sang froid and uther brands of dammaged English olTaturs will mount barrel or soap box and sass the adminnis- traslon The average orratur one heers on the streets of New York, and YOU will see one at almost evvery cornur. is neether skolarly or grand. You air impressed at onse that he has not the mental attainmints or the literary ability to speek advisedy upon the questsion of tariff for revyenew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

suffured at the hands of relentless and forrain dynasty, but theere air times when we feel sumwhat that we air putting too much expression in the refuge bizness seems to me that it is little ovver dun
 When those who air taking refuge with us attain the majority, the vague thought has occurred to me, what will we do when we have to go into the refuge bizness our selves. They say our ansesturs weer plain, honnest peepul, like theese who fled frum Urope to bild up this grate republck, but I think it is pretty turf to slandur folks who air no longur with us terdefend them selves. Sumthing ought to be dun about it
 for sevverel peepul air veewing the sit