New Cochise County Highway Commission Appointed
At a Tombstone supervisors meeting the board ousted the prior highway commission and named a new Cochise county group. The new body, formed in Bisbee and Douglas, includes W H Fisher Dan Seed T D Fulghum and T S Bowen with M F Discus as chairman and Dan Seed as secretary.
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Tombstone
Adams
Roberts
Sparks
Highway Commission
I. W. Wallace
Bisbee
Emil Marks
Lowell
A. Y. Smith
Pearce
W.J. Reay
Douglas
Thos. Fulghum
Willcox
M. F. Discus
Dan Seed
Sid Smyth
Mines Are Made Not Found in Prospecting Wisdom
In a Mining Review style reflection, the piece argues that surface deposits are rare sources of fortune while true mines result from sustained development. It notes prospector zeal can overvalue a promising lead, as extraction requires years and heavy investment before any profit, if profitable at all.
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Mining Review
Mind and character conquer insurmountable odds
Michael Dowling says the only true handicap is the loss of mind power. A handicap becomes a chance for a fight against odds. Affliction tests people as the winds of adversity buffets hardiest trees, proving growth comes from the neck up, not the neck down.
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Michael Dowling
Roosevelt Memorial Campaign Calls for Contributions
A nationwide drive begins tomorrow and runs to Sunday the 26th to raise funds for a Roosevelt Memorial Fund. Cochise County's A G Smith chairs the local committee, receiving gifts from Benson Pomerene Miramonte Cascabel and nearby areas. The non partisan effort aims to establish a memorial for the late Col Theodore Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt Memorial Fund
J. C. Ryan
A. G. Smith
Cochise
Theodore Roosevelt
Plant Succession and Range Management Bulletin 791
The text notes a Department of Agriculture publication Bulletin 791 from the Forest Service on recognizing early overgrazing and preventing land damage. It emphasizes prevention of overuse as easier and more effective than restoring lands after depletion.
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Department of Agriculture
The
Forest Service
Six two month old pigs for sale
Robert Schmidt of St. David Arizona advertises six two month old pigs for sale.
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Robert Schmidt
St. David, Ariz
White Turns Farmer to 160 Acre Raymond Farm
Former citizen D. B. White and Mrs. White left Benson two years ago for Richmond California. Ill health prompted him to resign his job, sell much of his town property, and buy a 160 acre farm near Raymond Madeira County. He reports satisfaction with the change and better health and prospects for success.
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D. B. White
Remedy for coughs and colds gains nationwide sale
This remedy is described as especial for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. From a small beginning its sale and use has extended to all parts of the United States and to many foreign countries. This shows it is a medicine of more than ordinary merit. Give it a trial and you will find this to be the case. Sold by the Moss Pharmacy.
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United States
Moss Pharmacy
Cows Milked to Music Yield More Milk at Exposition
At a New York electrical exposition cows milked to phonograph music produced 10 to 12 percent more milk than typical yields. A grand ball is planned at the Auditorium next Saturday night under the auspices of the Spanish American club.
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New York City
Homecoming Soldier James Skinner Returns From Army Discharge
James Skinner, nephew of cattleman Jas Roberts, returned to town after serving as an infantryman in Uncle Sam’s regular army. He enlisted after the war began, served with the 12th Infantry in the Eighth Division, reached New York en route to France but did not sail due to the armistice. He was discharged at Camp Pike Arkansas and plans to establish residence on his homestead near town to complete final proof on his claim.
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James Skinner
Jas. Roberts
Sam
Camp Pike
Ark
12Th Infantry
New York
France
Eighth
Skinner
Doctor Franklin Recovers From Nervous Breakdown
The Signal reports that Dr. R. E. Franklin, a well known county physician, suffered a nervous breakdown last week. He voluntarily accompanied an officer to Tombstone for a sanity examination and was found sane. He then agreed to temporary treatment at Douglas County Hospital before returning home.
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R. E. Franklin
Franklin
Tombstone
Douglas
Lilley Charged With Embezzlement in Co chise County
Henry Lilley a clerk at Co chise County State Bank was arraigned before Justice C L Rucker last Monday on embezzlement charges He waived preliminary examination and was bound over to the Superior Court in Tombstone with a $5000 bond The alleged misappropriated amount is about $1400 Boost the creamery.
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Henry Lilley
Cochise County
Engineer Ryan Gains Pima County Highway Engineer Post
Engineer J C Ryan, previously Cochise county highway chief, is named highway engineer of Pima county at six thousand dollars yearly. He led Cochise projects worth about one million dollars, including a Benson to county line east of Douglas highway. He previously served as county and division engineer for the state and built the Bisbee to Tombstone highway.
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Tucson
J.C. Ryan
Cochise County
Pima County
Pima County Highway Commission
Ryan
Cochise
Leave on An Extended Journey by Stauntons
Mr and Mrs Wm Staunton depart this week from St David after selling their Lone some Valley farm to travel to Spokane Washington where two of their sons live They will stop first in Trinidad Colorado then Pueblo then Los Angeles and San Diego before heading to Harlowtown Montana to reside until early next year Mrs Staunton formerly Josephine Morrow an early Lone some Valley settler joined the trip birth of their family and homeward move to Spokane was noted
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Wm. Staunton
St. David
Lonesome Valley
Spokane
Washington
Staunton
Trinidad
Colo
Pueblo
Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Harlowtown
Montana
An Agreeable Surprise From Mrs Brown on Cough Remedy
Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York says a bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy gave prompt relief from a severe lung cold with persistent coughing. The notice notes many others have been pleased by its prompt relief and directs readers to Moss Pharmacy. The quail season opened Wednesday.
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James Brown
Clark Mills
N. Y
Moss Pharmacy
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Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Walt Mason
Cochise County State Bank
Arizona
Roosevelt Memorial Campaign
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Ford
San Pedro
Gobble Bros
Pima Road Builders
Carload
Chase. Goetz
Benson, Arizona
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