Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-24
MEAD RECALLS STORY

The death Of Hon. w. K. Mead at Tombstone yesterday removes an- other pioneer of this state. who came in the heyday O: youth 10 take part in the work of tanning the west and developing its industries. Mir. Mead came to Arizona prior to 1881. as in that year he was a member of the territorial legislature from Pima county and was prominent in sup porting the bill for the creation of Cochise county. At this time Tomb stone was on the very crest of its early day mining prosperity and soon after the legislature adjourned Mead moved there Here he re- mained until after the election of Grover Cleveland. the first democrat 10 reach the presidential chair after the Civil war in this country. Cleve- land lost little time in appointing democrats to all the federal offices in Arizona and among those selected was w. K Mead to be United States marshal. Mead at that time was a fine specimen of physical manhood. young. vigorous. well educated and a keen observer of conditions and public men. He served during the first term of President Cleveland and for a year during the admins tration of President Harrison. When Cleveland was again elected presi- dent. w. K. Mead was again called to fill the office of marshal in Ari- zona. During both these terms MT Mead had many very interest ing incidents to deal with. It was during the days of frequent train robberies in the west and Mead was marshal in 1889 when a United States army paymaster. named Ma jor Wham. was robbed of $ss.c0O in gold when going 10 Fort Thomas from Fort Grant and took a prom. inent part in the prosecution of those arrested charged with the crime After completing his last term as United States marshal MT. Mead went to Alaska where he remained for several years. From the frozen north he returned to sunny Arizona, where he has lived a quiet life dur. ing the past ten years. Recently he was named as a member of the county selective draft board.
 W. K. Mead was a man very de. termined in his principles and ac. tion, when he had the opportunity in the strict enforcement of law with. out any show of favoritisin- His death will be regretted sincerely by a large number of friends through. out the state.
 The passing away of MT. Mead recalls the fac, that during his early residence in Tombstone he had for his friends and associates . mum Der. who like himself reached hon orable distinction in Arizona during later years. They were Hon Mark A. Smith, now in the U. S. Senate: Ben Goodrich, who wss foremost among the lawyers Of the terTdtory and state for many yearl and now . resident of Los Angeles Col. William Hoosing, who was alsc rated for years as one of the bia lawyers In the state and dying in Tucson some ten years aeo: W. K. Street was another young lawyer ar Tombstone in 1881. He afterwards moved to Phoenix, where he served for seversI years as . judge of the territorial supreme court; W. H. Stillwem now of Phoenix, va among the Tombstone pioneers and he organized the first court in tho county, he having been appointed q . supreme court judse.
 All these men made good in Ari sona and are ensatIed to have a1 honorable record placed to thet' credit in the earlyday history o' Arizona Internsffonal