Rare 1880s TOMBSTONE DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER Arizona Documents
Pricing & History
-
Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Sold Date
- Source eBay
Rare 1880's TOMBSTONE DEMOCRAT NEWSPAPER Arizona Territory Documents Rare wild west Tombstone, Arizona Territory ephemera. Lot of 5 documents relating to the formation of the short lived Tombstone Democrat Newspaper, which was published in 1886. In 1885 a group of Tombstone democrats, led by B.A. Fickas, formed the Tombstone Democrat Newspaper in an attempt to combat the views of the republican Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper. Some of the leading figures of Tombstone were involved in the effort. This is part of the B.A. Fickas collection of Tombstone and Arizona Territory photos, documents and ephemera that I will be liquidating over the next few months. B.A. Fickas was a prominent figure in Tombstone and Territorial Arizona as an entrepreneur, businessman, newspaperman and public servant. He relocated from San Diego to Tombstone, AT in 1878. He ran for mayor of Tombstone in January of 1880 and was narrowly defeated. While in Tombstone he served as a member of the Eleventh Territorial Legislature, where he was instrumental in the formation of Cochise County and as Clerk of the Cochise County District Court. He was the first Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Arizona and served as Commander of Tombstone's Burnside Post, Grand Army of the Republic in 1882. He relocated to Phoenix in 1887 where he served as Maricopa County
read more
Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.
If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.
If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.
If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.