Tombstone epitaph., 1922-06-11
RELICS OF BY. GONE DAYS

RELICS OF BY-GONE DAYS
 Major Geo. H. Kelly, editor of the Douglas Daily In ternatonal and veteran Arizona newspaper man. writ ing to his paper from Los Angeles where he is spending his vacaOn sayS
 William Hattich, former editor of tlie Tombstone ProSpector continues his bachelor life in this city To him Mrs. K and are indebted for several trips through and about the city. Hattch succeeded to all the newspapers and newspaper material which had been active in Tombstone during the days of Earps, Clan tons. Holidays, stage robbers cattlersers and million aire mine when he sweeping the PrOspector office. manipulating the ink fountain of the old Washing ton hand press, kicking job press and performing other duties incident to the life of the early day printer devil. When misfortune overlook the old camp which had attracted the attention of the nation by of the bright newspaper disappeared to hunt for more activity: by of the printing plants fell into the hands of Hattich. He continued the Prospector a daily and the Epitaph weekly. though how he man. aged to keep these papers unknown except to him. self. Hattch became the owner of the first printing press ever brought to Arizona It was Washington hand press and reached Arizona Cape Horn and Quay mas and first used to print paper Tubac in Pima county owned by Mir. Lowry and Col. Poston. When Hattich sold out in Tombstone to Gragi Brothers he shipped the old Tubac press Tucson and presented it to the Arizona Historical society," and this society prizes it highly of the relics of Arizona early days Mir Hattich now resides with his sister, Mrs Machomich in this city. MT. Machomich formerly was resident of Tombstone where he engaged in the mercantile bus He is auditor of the Rivers Brothers, who have of the largest wholesale fruit and produce terprise> ill southern California
 In addition to the old Washington hand press Mir.
 
 installed ill this and which the time regard ed marvel by Arizona publishers. many travelling
 considerable distance to the press Ill operation It country Campbell. rigid in construction bat eshp and with speed of 800 per hour But this speed attained until more recent years. the press was turned by hand. The power behind the steam in this the parsonage of Pedro Pareda chief miestro mhanicO of the ProspectOr mechanical force for upwards of IS years faithful to fault and deb crate sphinx. His efficiency in handling the old press be realized through the fact that he operated it without assistance, turning the handle and feeding the paper at the same time.
 Several years ago Pedro cast his faithfuness to the winds and deserted his position of IS standing al most with broken heart. The press equipped with power. a rank revolution his ideas of mechanism. l He walked out in utter disgust and has not been ! seen heard from since
 Teh old Campbell now restn ill peaceful retirement. occupying of the Prospector press solely with regard the sentiment connected with the old chn and in due respect of its excellent record of twenty five-years of service without single breakdown. | It truly deserves its honor monument to the memory of early day Arizona journalism.