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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1921
Page
7
Aug 17 report from Phoenix states copper regions press for copper use in automobile license plates to boost local industry and markets. Plates completed last May are ready for shipment, with copper likely to be used next year, possibly lowering costs amid high prices.
In Phoenix area notes a Dodge roadster crash leaves two injured, with one man hospitalized after being pinned beneath a vehicle as plates for a vehicle project flood demand. In Flagstaff George Dewey Carlos, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Carlos, was killed by lightning while cutting wood near Cosine, striking him from a cedar trap and fatally wounding him. his younger brother Wilbur survived nearby.
A Nogales resident on a hunting trip near Proto ranch, 40 miles south of Nogales, encountered 15 Mexican bandits who demanded his car and money. He concealed a gun under the rear seat, fired, and forced the robbers to disperse as diplomacy from the state department was reportedly unknown.
Mrs Jennie Terry 25 wife of Edward Terry Tucson business man died at St Josephs Nogales hospital after being run over by the Terry automobile ten miles north of Nogales on the Nogales Tuc Son highway. The car struck a ditch then turned back and the woman fell under a rear wheel. Her husband was driving and others in the car were Miss Rebecca Boyd and Mrs Boyd, all returning from Nogales.
Phoenix dispatch reports Mrs Mary B Wood Sloan wife of Judge Richard Sloan city attorney and former territorial governor of Arizona died today in Pasadena California after several months illness from stomach trouble She married Sloan on November 22 1597 and lived in Florence Tucson Prescott and Phoenix Survivors include her husband and two daughters who were with her at her death.
Prescott April 16 a writ of mandamus is sought to force the Yavapai county board of supervisors to declare Supervisor W H F Jones vacant and appoint a successor. Homer R Wood filed the petition as a taxpayer noting Jones has been absent since spring treatment in a California hospital. The state attorney general’s office said Jones’s seat is not vacant despite the absence.
Douglas Aug 16 W J Cline and FP Turner owners of main Lordsburg New Mexico garages said southern Cochise county Bankhead highway is far better than the northern route after returning from Tucson. They found the northern road rough and were stuck three hours at one point while praising the southern stretch to Lordsburg.
Aug 16 Manuel Armijo a seven year old Mexican boy is hailed a hero for saving the life of B Bowers daughter near Granite Creek. The child was paddling when a wall of water from a mountain cloudburst swept her downstream and Armijo risked his own life to reach her before she was carried away. A physician arrived to aid the girl.
Prescott Aug 16 Jurors were tentatively chosen to hear the first of the smoke damage cases arising from the United Verde smelter. The trial concerns S T Wells and D H Biles versus United Verde Reduction Company. Court adjourned with venire prospects brighter for a jury.
Douglas Aug 17 The young son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Seeley of Nacozari was stung by a scorpion Monday and brought to this city for treatment. He had some fever before the bite and the venom caused inflammation, making him seriously ill, alarming his parents.
Narcotic Agent Barnes with accomplices arrested Tosl at the Southwestern Hotel after observing him arranging several packages valued at about 900. The trio confronted Tosl who admitted the contents were sugar and were placed under arrest. Tosl, an old offender, previously faced moonshine charges and a six month jail term with a 100 fine.
Phoenix August report notes corrugated metal shelters once for bomb proofs in France repurposed as large culverts. Sections bolted into 9.6 inch bore tubes for cattle passes on Fairbank highway and other roads. Additional units to be placed near Williams and Globe Geronimo routes with 18 foot shelters, 40 sets received, painted to resist rust.
August 14 Bisbee report of a small auto truck owned by Walter Sutherland catching fire on Depot Plaza. Sutherland alerted bystanders, Dr N C Bledsoe arrived with an emergency kit and extinguished the blaze before the fire department arrived. Sutherland resumed driving, calm despite the scare.
A Phoenix youth aged year old, Richard Warner Watkins, was accidentally shot in a hunting incident near Iron Springs. His elder brother Robert attempted to clear a jam when the firearm discharged, striking Richard four feet away. Dr. W. W. Watkins testified death was instantaneous at the coroner's inquest.
Aug 17 in Phoenix twelve year old Robert W. McKinney was abandoned by his parents and used the side door Pullman method to ride a night train toward Coleman Texas. He was arrested by Southern Pacific Policeman Kelly Friday night and turned over to Probation Officer Pat Higgins, who heard his tale of abandonment and miles from home.
Aug 16 Francisco Camilo faced petty larceny charges in police court over a purse theft from a ranch woman. He denied the accusation as the hearing proceeded, with trial set for 2 p.m. The report also notes county budget figures and supervisor testimony related to tax rates and appropriations affecting Cochise and Prescott regions.
Records from the Bureau of Public Roads show that as of July 1921, surplus war materials were delivered to state highway departments totaling about 101.9 million dollars. Arizona received roughly 1 million dollars worth of equipment, claiming its full share or more of the quota, with 14 percent allocated to the state. Nationwide totals include 863.5 million for motor vehicles, 10.86 million in spare parts, and 27.72 million in machinery and explosives, with deliveries of 21,115 trucks and 2,779 other vehicles.
Nogales reports Miss Marlo Cunan claimed nurse status when customs officers arrested her attempting to cross into Mexico with 63 bottles of narcotic drugs.
An automobile tourist named Kaufman vanished after leaving his wife and three children in a car 12 miles west of the Bill Williams River. The wife and two children were found exhausted near Congress Junction, forty miles south, with one child dead. Justice of the peace John Connery filed the report from Congress Junction. A search was launched, but no trace of Kaufman has been located.
Deputy Sherrie Vernox reported a Bisbee man severely injured by an accidental shotgun discharge during a hunting party en route to Fort Huachuca. The weapon discharged when Itule grabbed it, tearing off four fingers of his right hand and injuring his face as the pair were about six miles from Don Luis. He survived the hospital report said.
Cot James H. McClintock state historian will travel to Santa Fe in a few days to secure the official Arizona history from when the territory was part of New Mexico. He plans to bring the history back to Phoenix to add to the state archives.
A partial OCR fragment notes a 1920 tram event with unclear details about a nine person or nine unit bet. The readable words reference a voyage or ride and a possible 9 item count, but the fragment lacks clear entities or outcomes.
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