Tombstone epitaph., 1920-05-23
TOMBSTONE TOWN. | TOPICS TERstlY TOLD
MONDAY
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Ihere were several plcnicking par ties yesterday who hied themselves 10 the many surrounding mountains TO PHOENIX
 F, s. Fred" Bennett. local cat tlcman, left yesterday for Phoenix. where he has been called to testify in the investigation now being con. dUcted into the affairs of the state land board Fred said he was at loss to understand why he should be called upon to testify in the matter, which in his estimation Is a poor at tempt of political comedy. and tha; the only testimony that he could give .s the fact that he once caught Billy MOeur fishing on Sunday way back in the eighties in the state of Texas TOMBSTONE Hi
 LOSES TO PeARce
 la fas, game played yesterday on the Pearce diamond. the Tomb stone Hi School baseball club came out on the small end of F to F score. A number of local fans ac- companied the school nine to Pearce The local boys held the lead until the last half Of the ninth when a series of poor plays lost them the game. A return game is being ar. ranged for to be pioyed on the local diamond, and those who witnessed yesterdays game are confident that the local club can beat the Pearce players under fair conditions
 GEORGE SPEARS MISSING
 George Spears. Pacific coast capi- talist. who has been spending sev- cral months in Tombstone as a mem Der of the local newspaper fraternity, has been missing since Saturday noon. when he left here ostensib!y for Douglas Friends of Spears re- ported today that they were conti- dent he had left for Santa Anna. Calif.. the home of his fiancee They are expecting a telegram any min ute advising them that the hand some bachelor has decided not 10 wait until September to take the matrimonial leap. Should this be true. Spears has many friends. old and new. in Tombstone who will wish him happiness. He has been a prom inent and popular member of the younger social set here. since be came from California early in Feb ruary, for the purpose of learning something about the newspaper game under the tutorship of Chet Johnson. TO LOS ANGELES
 Miss Agnes Daze left today for her home in Los Angeles where she will spend the summer PRISONERS
 The following prisoners were brought to the county jail Saturday: David Connie, sentenced to serve 6 months in the county jail for con- hitting petty larceny in the city O: Douglas. J. Hickman of Fort Hus- ch.ca was given 15 days for run ming a car without license. Trini- 1 dad Perez. juvenile will be givea 1 a hearing before the juvenile branch i of the superior court soon. MAN HERE
 Fred Pearse. wire chief Of the Tue son division of the Mountain States I and Telegraph company is l in Tombstone checking up the local | system under the management. or Jack Murray. He reports Mir. Murray has placed the local system in be.- ter condition than it has been for years. Mir. Pearse will remain here i for several days. ST. DAVID FARMERS HERE
 A delegation of farmers of St. Da- sid and Pomerene were in Tomb stone today for the purpose O: ap- bearing before the board of superyI- sors, asking for the creation of an irrigation district under the proposed ! Dam. Among those pres ent were:
 M. P. Cosby. J. N. Curtis. Prof. Wright. E. H. Triton and N. W. Mer- I'll.
 SAN SIMON VISITORS
 Dr. Alexander. Constable George H Ebsen and Judge H. g. Chamberlain. of San simon. were business visitors in the county seat today, from San