Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-05-28
LOOKING BACKWARD
TWENTY.FoUR YEARS

rptirs tor onr WORTHY Presbyterian
divine. c. X. Nugent. Sheriff Nugent
( of Yuma county should at least Join
the church after this Bit OF good luck
/ The telegraph Jells US that one of
! the robbers, who held up the Deciding
stage and killed the messenger. was
Arizona Pete" Arizona has enough
10 answer for without being brought
in on every California killing. just to
make the story more interesting.
There is very little property to sell
for taxes this year and the sales held
each day by the treasurer are not
| spirited Taxes in Cochise county
were never before paid up so closely
as this year.
The stage line between Tombstone
and Fairbanks is the only one in Art
zoan that carries Wells. Fargo & Co.'S.
express matter.
Chas. Granville Johnston is ready
to register votes at his office on Ere
mont street.
W. X. Meade received a dispatch
this afternoon saving: 'Zeckendorf
has been removed, and you have been
appointed Worlds Fair Commissioner.
y our commission forwarded tomor-
row"
The Old Guard Company settled
up their county taxes TO-DAY by draw
ing a check for s547 in favor of the
county treasurer.
An agent Of the cyanide process
has been visiting Dos Cabezas. He
Will make a report to his hackers
and something may come out of it.
The Nogales Advertiser reports
another Mexican's body having been
found about rs miles southeast Of
Nogales with the head cut on.
The Drinkwater party went TO
Turduois yesterday and examined
81 Bryants mine They are well
pleased with the property and sur
prised ~ s. magnitude.
Wood is hauled from the Swiss
helm mountains 70 the Soldier Holes
mill and corded for $50 per cord
When the mills and mines were run
ming in this district in full blast the
price was from 81 to sl3 hauled
from the Dragons.
President w. o. O'Neil, of the Ari-
IONA Worlds Fair Commission. left
Phoenix today for Chicago where he
goes 10 arrange for space for our
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
1t is probable that the total
amount OF valuation of property in
he city will fall short of last year
less than $4,000.
c. W. Pugh, the editor of the Will
cox Stockman. came over today from
Niles county and will spend the Sab
bath in the metropolis. Mr.. Pugh pub
fishes the only stock paper in the ter
ritory and it is a credit to the indus
try which It fosters.
". T. Cooper. of Dos Cabezas, who
pioneered that cornor OF Cocnise coun-
ty, came in today from that camp.
Joe Mcpherson went to Turquois to-
Gay TO arrange for hauling ore from
the Silver Bell mine to Sndiers Holes.
DIR Warnekros is in Southern Cali
fornia practicing dentistry.
At the Bisbee school yesterday. af-
ter placing Master Edwin Hughes, in
the chair, the pupils argued at length
the question whether the United
States was justified in removing the
Indians from their homes. The speech
es of Albert Whittig, Charlie Bellinger,
Walter Bowman and Charlie Keller are
deserving Of special mention and
show plainly that all the boys need
| is practice to become speakers Of no
mean ability. The question on a vote
was decided against the United States
by TO 8.
/ The president has nominated N. A.
Morford. secretary Of Arizona. The
territory has won a trick and the
people have lost a good newspaper
man.
Phoenix is coming to the front as
the champion murder section Of the
United States. No less than "a re.
ports OF murders have been sent cdt
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