Supervisors Map County Roads On Inspection Tour
Cochise County supervisors led by J L Sparks J Roclx and Vance Johnson toured roads and jails with clerk A C Karger and county engineer J C Ryan to locate funding for road work. They were joined by J N Gaines and A H Gardner to gauge public input and bond needs. The report notes mixed road conditions from Tombstone to Benson and estimates a 1.2 million dollar bond would barely satisfy all claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
J. L. Sparks
John Roclx
Vance Johnson
A. C. Karger
J. C. Ryan
Branch
Good Roads Movement
J. N. Gaines
Cochise County
Benson
Mésa
Charles Moss
Gardner
The
Road Bond Association
St. David Items Show Local Family Movements
Tuesday reports from St. David note Mr and Mrs M P Barrow and granddaughter departing for California while Sam Barrow and his wife with baby drove there. May Bowen from Tombstone visited Flowing Wells Farm for Thanksgiving. John Sabin and family left for Bisbee and the Lindleys from Pantano visit St. David relatives. Mrs Geo Smith remains ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Barrow
California
Sam Barrow
St. David
May Bowen
Tombstone
Flowing Wells Farm
John Sabin
Bisbee
Advertised Letters List for Week Ending November 15 1915
Unclaimed letters include Foote C H Galaz Isabel Hernandez Francisco Moreno Gabino. callers must say advertised. A one cent charge per piece applies as per Postal Laws. L D Redfield, Postmaster.
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Foote, C. H. ‘Galaz, Isabel, Aernandez, Francisco Moreno
Gabino
Suicide at Cochise County Hospital Reported in 1900s
The Douglas Dispatch details the suicide of J. E. Parsons, 55, an inmate at Cochise County Hospital, who cut his throat with a razor about 8:30 AM after becoming despondent over a terminal illness. He died shortly after attendants arrived. An inquest was not held. The obituary notes his transfer from Benson for treatment of an aneurysm. The article also covers the Cochise County Teachers Institute annual meeting in Douglas with lectures by H. C. Minch and others, and Parent Teachers Day activities including a county spelling contest and a lecture on military training by Major Charles H. Martin.
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Douglas Dispatch
J. E. Parsons
Cochise County Hospital
Parsons
Benson
Ferguson Undertaking Establishment
Cochise County
Teachers’ Institute
Douglas
Minnie Lintz
United States
H. C. Minch
Ohio State Normal College
Oxford
Macdouzal
Carnegie Desert Laboratory
Tucson
Salton Sea
California
Blome
Flagstaff
Cordelia Mclean
Phoenix
Charles H. Martin
Dance and Concert a Big Social and Financial Success
The Cochise County Concert Band held a successful eight part concert at Rink Auditorium drawing over 150 attendees from Tombstone, Willcox, Dragoon, Cochise, Tucson, Douglas and Huachuca. Fort Huachuca provided six piece music, followed by a long dance until 5 am. Proceeds netted $300 after expenses.
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Cochise County
Rink Auditorium
Tombstone
Willcox
Dragoon
Cochise
Tucson
Douglas
Huachuca
Fort Huachuca
Benson
Miramonte Hosts LDS Institute and Thanksgiving Dinner
The Miramonte report covers Howard Lofgreen attending a Douglas teacher institute, a visit by Joseph E. Robinson and party who offered counsel at the meeting house, and a Relief Society Thanksgiving dinner with over a hundred guests, including regional families and a social program led by Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Lofgreen
Douglas
Ladies of the Relief Society
L. D. S. Meeting House
Howard Post
St. David
Alice
Blanche
Ruth
Mildred Post
T. Tilton
Marriage on the San Pedro ends wild to Tucson life
W C Martinez of Benson and Miss Sarah Westfield a Cochise county teacher wed Thanksgiving night at the Catholic church with Rev. Joseph Aymemi. The couple will reside in Tucson after a venture through the San Pedro valley and Pool area.
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San Pedro
Pool
W. C. Martinez
Benson
Sarah Westfield
Cochise County
Joseph Aymemi
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St. David Items
Fraft Lindley
Pantano
Mrs. Yarbro
L. D. Redfield
T. H. Denney
the Gem
Denney
Moss
Benson, Arizona
Nick Martinez
Pickard
Mars
C. O. Case
Taschal
Annie Foster
Susie Martineau
Samuel Western
Alfred Nichols
Howard Western
Leon MecNiel
John Larson
John Merrill
Henry
Belle Wild
Johnson
Mrs
Ed. Jasperson
Ray Farnsworth
Powell
Young Peoples
Presbyterian Church
McKowen
Mesdames Castaneda
Kitz, Keen
Annie Powell
Veda
Rosalie Clark
Ethel
Edna Gribble
Ada
Miramonte
Tems
Joseph E. Robinson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Katie
Clara Howly
H. C. Kimbal
Gila Valley
Robinson
Everyong
Benson Lumber CO
GEM Theatre
John Deere
J. A. Gumm
Bank OF Benson
Goetz
Cape Cod
Los Rios
Jonathan
Nellis
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