Accidental Shooting Death Of Noted Cattleman Near Benson
Charles W. Brown a prominent cattleman died after an accidental pistol discharge at his home twenty miles north of Benson. His wife Kate Brown unintentionally fired the weapon while handling a 32 caliber pistol brought for protection. A coroner’s jury ruled the death accidental. Brown, born February 9 1889 in Crosby County Texas, married Kate Lindsay of Oklahoma February 14 1917. He leaves a widow, his father J P Brown three brothers and four sisters. Burial was in Benson cemetery after services at the M E Church conducted by Rev Wm Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Brown
Benson
I. G. Fletcher
C. L. Rucker
Brown
Kate Brown
Charles Wilson Brown
Crosby County
Texas
Arizona
Kate Lindsay
Oklahoma
J. P. Brown
Brownwood
Wm. Brown
M. E
Benson Cemetery
Fire dangers rise as dry season nears across Western regions
The notice warns that fires threaten forests and grain fields with last year’s losses in the West reaching millions. It cites cigarette and campfire neglect, along with oily rags near garages, as prime perils and urges residents to extinguish fires and clear dry grass around properties. It also includes church summer schedule and a health advisory from Ames Iowa.
Railroad to the Gulf of California survey in progress
Tucson reports survey parties are in the field from Ajo toward the Gulf of California for a planned extension of the Tucson Cornelia and Gila Bend railroad. The route would link Tucson to Ajo and connect with El Paso Southwestern lines, possibly giving southern Arizona copper mines an eastern water route.
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Tucson
Ajo
Gulf
Arizona
Port Lobos
Gulf of California
Tucson, Cornelia and
Gila Bend
Gila
John C. Greenway
Cornelia
Walter Douglas
Phelps-Dodge and Company
Southwest
Phelps-Dodge
Tucson, Phoenix and Tidewater Railroad
Bay
Superior
James S. Douglas
Mesa
Jerome Mines
Happy Houston Commended by Superior Officer
A letter from Captain W. H. Erskine of the transportation corps praises Sergeant E. T. Houston of Globe for his admirable conduct in France. The note notes his leadership, dependable service, and cheerful disposition as a valued soldier and effective organizer for his men.
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Houston
Caleb Houston
W. H. Erskine
Transportation Corps
E. T
Happy) Houston
Transpotation Corps
Globe
Army
Camp Dodge
France
Mr. Houston
Sam
E. T. Houston
United States Army
T. C
Copper producers plan sea outlet to Gulf of California
The dream of major copper firms in the state is to gain an outlet to the sea on the Gulf of California. War and Mexican conditions delayed progress, but with peacetime prospects and a easing of tensions, the first step toward the gulf line is now underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of California
Mexico
Gulf
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Chas. W. Brown
Messrs
Geo
John Brown
THE
Benson Lumber and Commer
Cial Company
John Deere Plow
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Cochise County State Bank
Comptroller’s Call
U. S
Liberty
Tanlac
Aed
Ays
Specia
Eatons
Team
Nabisco
National Biscuit Company
Yne
Lis
First Presbyterian Church
William Brown
Chas. C. Cash
Lewis A. Stark
Ames, Iowa
Intelligencer
Chamberlain
Moss Pharmacy
Globe Record
P. S
Benson Bakery CO
Railroad Avenue
H. W.etz & Co
C.E. Goetz
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