Fred Maish News Today

A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.May 1On this date in 1859, Father Joseph P. Machebeuf was named the first American Catholic priest in Arizona.On this date in 1880, the Tombstone Epitaph was established by publisher John P. Clum, who said, “every tombstone needs an epitaph.”On this date in 1914, the

Sunday, May 1 On this date in 1859, Father Joseph P. Machebeuf was named the first American Catholic priest in Arizona. On this date in 1880, The Tombstone Epitaph was established by publisher John P.

On this date in 1878, the first issue of the Arizona Silver Belt was published at Globe City which contained an editorial suggesting the word “city” be dropped from the town’s name. On this date in 1913, a gold nugget weighing 29 ounces (0.8 kilogram) and worth over $500 was brought in to Tucson by a man who had found it on the ground after a hard rain. On this date in 1932, John Clum, Apache Indian agent, Mayor of Tombstone and editor of the Tombstone Epitaph, died at age 80. Monday, May...