Tombstone epitaph., 1916-05-07

yesterday granted fund for county laboratory for
germ tests 1t is something that is being instituted in all
cities and laboratory under the control of the county,
conducted in either Bsbee Douglas, will aid largely in
preventing the spread of contagious diseases.
The fan season. not the baseball variety, but the
breeze cooling species, has now opened
This is the eighteenth anniversary of that before
breakfast-call which the gallant Dewey made on the
Spanish feet in Manila bay.
Billy Sunday. who is giving Baltimore the ''once
find the place exceedingly hot he declares
that every devil hell can spare is in Baltimore"
For the edifcation of the Phoenix Republican we
might state that Tombstone founded silver
did she 'crumble' account of it stated in
recent editorial. Tombstone always much gold
proposition she silver, and when the mines
closed down the cause the inability of the company
to cope with the tremendous water situation. We might
add that Tombstone produces the silver however and that
not ALL for gold lead and manganese are being at
produced by the Bunker Hill Company in quantities
that is keeping the 1OOton mill working in capacity.
The Prospector notes with pleasure that The Douglas
international has just installed it's big CoXDupleX Webb
Perecng press and enlarged from sXcomn to eight
column paper which is standard size The international
hos been forging ahead with Douglas and that city
well be proud of the two newspapers she possesses
being modern in every respect and having news service
unexcelled in cities twice the size.
The latest in National politics is that j. Frank Hanly
ex-governor of Indiana is be candidate for President
the prohibition ticket having just left the Republican
ranks because he says they refused stand for proh
bton in Indiana.
An exchange remarks that the French will ateast be
glad to hear that the Germans say, 'Ver dun
At the gasoline is soaring will be in order
for the automobile owner to mortgage the machine that
he mortgaged the ranch for to buy fuel with to it.
If law enacted that the first to mention
should be put to work with pick and shovel there
would be less of it.
If man gives you advice, compare your with
him ten to one, he needs it more than you.
According to plans of County Engineer Ryan just
announced the force now working the road between
CORTLAND and Pearce to be transferred to the stretch
of road between Tombstone and the Bisbee Extension
which is pleasing The Prospector has several
occasions called attention to the fact that of the
places of road in the county lies east of Tombstone in
the Draw leading the Extension and the
that it will be put into first class shape meets our hearty
approval Another improvement the road leading
of Tombstone that could be made slight cost is the
elimination of the steep hill just outside of the city, To
minds this could be done at the time the repair
in going and with booeggers available to do the
work, the expense would be comparatively small
The rapid advance in prices of all kinds of printers
suppes-paper, ruled good card, inks-is causing the
newspapers worry than the prospects of two
No can tell at the present time when the prices will
be checked in their skyward journey.
An Arizona paper runs column headed Little items
of local Importance After reading it. wonders why
they didn't head it "Items of little local Importance Ell
Pase Herald.
Unucky for Arizona, she did not put provision into
her constitution New Mexico did, that governor could
hold Office but once, says Exchange.
A copy of the annual report of Secretary of State
Sidney Osborn in the desk of the Prospector the re-
of which published in these columns ago.
The Secretary, takes rap the license tax
law, and suggests remedy which next legislature
might heed the qualification of every auto owner in