Tombstone epitaph., 1916-12-24
LOOKING BACKWARD
 TWENTY-FOuR YEARS

general called him.
 w K Wardwell. who has been con fined to his room for several days, is slightly better today. Mrs. R. w Wood accompanied by the two younger children. will leave for Los Angeles Sunday next to remain several weeks.
 Three six-mule government teams hauled over as many wagon loads of brick this morning tr Fort Huachuca They came from the Grand Central kiln below town.
 A brother of F. B Cage has been awarded the restaurant privilege on the Worlds Fair grounds F. B. Gage will have an interest in the busi- ness and will remain in Chicago dur ing the summer.
 Ten black tail deer were brought in by as many Papagoes today They were killed in the Mule mountains ] L. (. Hughes came in today to con fer with ". K Meade and T. R. Sorin on Worlds Fair business.
 II will be but a few years before the valley lands of Cochise county will be taken up and be valued as high as any acreage in the territory
 Bishop iiendrich leaves Phoenix this evening for Tombstone and ex- poets to remain and hold services al the Episcopal church on Sunday.
 A warrant was issued yesterday on complaint of Pete Butte for the ar rest Of Mexican for pulling a gun on him.
 MT A. D. Walsh was passenger on the incoming stage today He will spend the holidays with his family in Tombstone. the members Of which are oyerjoyed to see him after a two year absence MT Walsh is in the restaurant business in Casio City. British Columbia
 4 hunter named Parker brought in a lion skin on Saturday that is beau ty. IL is the largest one yet brought 10 Tombstone and was purchased by w. D. Monmonier
 Ed Whinnen, who left for the gold excitement on the San Juan river, is reported 10 be al deaths door in San Juan His mother received a tele- gram yesterday to that effect P. B. Soto of Wil1sox. is over from l that town on business.
 Burt AIvord came up from Guada, | Iupe canyon last night. He reports the Indians in that neighborhood. They have evidently camped there for the winter as their fires can be seen |. nightly.
 . CLas. Thomas will leave the latter part of the week for ,re San Juan gold excitement. He will drive his . own outfit from Tombstone direct to - the mines.
 J. Y. Vickers accompanied by Mrs. :. Vickers and two children. left for Los Angeles today where they will sperd the holidays
 :, A. V. Moves has removed from Tombstone back to his river ranch.
 W. K Meade returned today from ]. Tucson where he has been on World: Fair business.
 }. Col. Mike Gray headed an expedi tion in 1872 to hunt for the San Juar l, gold diggings. He left Pueblo witt d party well equipped for the jour e ney. They travelled to within s( miles of the placers when they were obliged to turn back owing to tho ,- scarcity of provisions and the hostil ity of Indians
 Good legal authority says that al towns refunding their debt can begir and run in debt again up to the full extent of the Harrison act Tomb stone might now purchase a park an, maintain it or repair the city wate , works.
 w E. Ridley, C. F., who has beel surveying the water reservoir a Fucker canyon, took his departur
 today for London. MT. Ridley ha taken observations of several othe
 sites in this county, and will returl
 in about six months. He is highl
 pleased with the climate and peopl
 of Arizona.