Arizona republican., 1921-08-01
Story Of Early Globe History
 Wins Honors For Mrs. Lightle

his friends secured Indian scouts and went to look for him. They found his trail and followed it to his body, where he had been killed by Indians. A band of Is Indians were camped about mile from the dead body and these, the white men surrounded and killed, not one escaped, The Indians made good fight, and wounded one scout, but had little chance with their bows and arrows against the white men with rifles. The p-ospector's body was brought to town and was the first body buried in the Globe cemetery. This was the first Indian fight after the settlement of the Globe camp. It was followed by many more, as the Indian reservation line was only six miles distant.
 Although the town was never raid ed by Indians. there were many false alarms. During a scare that the town would be attacked, the O. K. house and corral, both built with thick adobe walls, were used for barricade for the women and children while the men did picket duty on the nearby hill tops.
 Due to the climate water was problem for the early settlers, who dug wells, often to great depth, before reaching water. At first the water was lifted out in pails fastened to ropes, later windmills were erected and in 1901 T. A. Pascoe and Charles Martin organized a company which sunk deep wells in the Pina1 creek bed above the city and installed a modern pumping plant and a distrib- uting system throughout the city, which assures plenty of pure water at all times.
 
 pastime of the citizens of Globe. In 1875, Dr. Stallo built the first dance hall near where the Globe theater now stands. Other dancing places soon opened. The larger saloons often piled their card tables outside to clear the floor for popular dance. The old adobe building located across | the street from the present railroad depot was built for a dance hall. but was soon sold to the school board | for school house. and was used as such for many years.
 Care was taken of the spiritual life of the camp by the Methodist Epis- | copal church, which had good | building and a. resident pastor; the Roman Catholics also had a good 1 building, but no resident priest These | churches were largely supported by | the saloon plen who were numerous | The saloon business was one of the most popular and lucrative in tht | city
 One of the most interesting and influential settlers, was Judge Aaron | H. Hackney who brought a small printing outfit. including a foot pow CT printing press to Globe and issued the first number of the Arizona Sil- yer Belt, Globes first newspaper l May 2, 1S7S Judge H. Hackney l owned and edited the Silver Belt un til his death in 1899. His optimism | and kindness covered all within the radius of his influence. and he was veritable father in the community ! though confined for many years tt | his chair by reason of failing health | Another early newspaper whici first appeared in 1880. was the Globe | Chronicle It was owned by mininl company. and was published regular 1 ly for a number of years, but was no so loyal in its political affiliations al was it's competitor. the Silver Belt. | The first merchandise sold in Glob' was brought by OK team from Silve | City, New Mexico. by Dr. T. C. Stallo ! Globe always has been a thrivin
 town. It is centrally located in 1; 1 large, rich mining district, to whicl it distributes supplies and is the ship | ping point of a rich and extensiv, cattle industry
 | Many of the women of Globe, dur ing its early history. were educate'
 and refined and staunch under tn
 hardships of a pioneer life. To thei
 influence is due much credit for tn
 exemplary conduct of the early set
 tiers of the city.
 Il Nearly all of the first people fl
 Globe were interested in some way il
 mining. Many of them grub staked
 prospectors for an interest in an