Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-04-16
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YEARS IN TOMBSTONE

IONA to Louis Jordon. son of Major T.
c. Jordou. Of Phoenix.
Tom Allison says that be will not
assess mining claims as per order OF
the territorial board OF Equalization
and the politicians are wondering
what Office he wants this fall.
The board of Sup ervisors had two
petitions before them today asking
the appointment of two different in
dividuals to fill the vacancy occasian
ed by the death of Constable Carr Of
this precinct The peculiar part of
this incident is that both are republi-
cans. aud still the saying goes uncon-
tradictiou that Democrats only are
office seekers.
The Cochise Marble and Onyx Com
pany have some very fine samples of
both marble and ONYX, taken from
their mines in Cochice County. The
company have a regular bonanza in
their Coehise mines and it will proba.
bly, not be long before they are ship
ping large quantities to eastern mar
kets.
Mrs. Vim. Lutley was a passenger
on the incoming stage today.
The stage was filed today with de-
legates going to Phoenix to attend the
convention.
Times cannot be very hard in Tomb
stone when proposals for painting the
court house will call forth but one bid
When painter. are so busy that they
cannot find time TO accept such trif-
ing Jobs as thousand dollar contracts.
it speaks well for the thrift OF the
city
As long as Arizona is a territory and
as long she is knocking for state
hood Mark Smith must be kept where
b is When we are admitted as a
state then is the proper time to talk of
beside Mr.. Smith would simply be
suicide. II will be found that every
opponent of stat,h God is opposed to
The denomination of our present dele
gate. Our admittsnce would be set
back four years by the selection OF
any one else.
Sheriff Kslton came up from Nogales
last night. He found no trace of the
uucaptured Jail breakers OF which five
are still at large.
On Monday last a new department
was made at the postoffice in this
city. 1t has been designated as a
foreign money order Office. and took
effect on that day.
The next meeting of the Arizona
press association should entertain a
notiok tn make the use OF the prefix
Hon" 20 a mans name a INSIDE
meanor. II is disgusting to pick up
the Phoe Xix papers and see every
mans name published with Hon"
before it. II has become so cheap
that down around Tombstone a man
considers it a mark of disrespect to be
dubbed Honorable" aud no jury in
this camp would ever convict a man
for killing the editor who applied it to
him.
The Board OF Supervisors received
a communication yesterday from the
boundary commission. asking for a
map of Cochise county to assist them
n their work when they begin the
survey OF the line which separated
Cochise and Sonora.
The merchants OF Merico have petit
toned the Secretary of the treasury 70
tar commercial travellers.
Cochise county received but $l4O
from the territory as its amount of
the apportionment Of Territorial schoo
monies just made.
Several thousand dollars in Mexican
silver came mp on Yesterdays stage.
Charles Bacigslupe was arrested on
Saturday by Deputy Shiiliam and
taken before Commissioner Swain. on
charge Of being too closely connect
ed with mescal for which he had not
paid a duty.