Tombstone Prospector notes Cochise county road bond push
The Tombstone Prospector urges a $600000 bond issue for a county road system with complete mileage, culverts and ditching. It discusses continued road work, weather, politics and local civic issues in Tombstone Cochise County and notes public confidence in roads and governance.
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Tombstone
Giragi Brothers
Tee
Tombstone Daily Prospector
Cochise County
Aruna
Cochise
Shise
Atiow
WANTS THE JOB BUT WONT DO WORK
An appeal to Governor Hant asks Florence prison officials to keep a guard employed while he refuses to assist in the Ramon Villalobos hanging. The guard reportedly said he will not execute a man, and a friend seeks influence to keep him on the payroll despite the duty.
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Phoenix
Arie
Florence
Apen
Ramon Villalobos
Gward
Constable caches whiskey shipment seized in Gleeson
Booze seizure report shows Constable Gibson delivering three cases of whiskey captured at Gleeson to Sheriff Wherier for destruction. Shipment was billed to a nuisance company and watched. no claimant appeared, so it was confiscated. A. Hoskins and LM Brown joined Gibson to the county seat. Hoskins was summoned as a juror. County Engineer Ryan left for the Whesstone District to inspect ongoing road work under his supervision.
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Gibson
Gleeson
Wherier
Gibens
A. Hoskins
LM. Brown
Ryan
Whesstone District
Doings in the Superior Court
The State v Gra Scon borough case unfolds with 40 witnesses slated as trial proceeds in the Superior Court. Judge Luckwant ordered Mrs Ane On to appear, Norman Mesedge sentenced for murder, and Rose Clinton testified as the trial continued with Jeff Milton on the stand.
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Gra. Scon
Horelund
Scarborough
Little Rose Clinton
Metle Gith
Superior Court
Johnny Newell
Jef Milton
Fairbanks
Ested
Wheeler Defies Bootleggers In Letter From Sheriff Wheeler
Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler defends his anti bootlegging actions in a Cochise County letter to the Prospector. He says Starr Williams and Bisbee district residents falsely accused him of violence and asserts a recent liquor seizure in Dos Cabras mountains with eighteen cases seized and two men arrested. He pledges continued enforcement and notes lacking a search warrant in the operation.
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Harry C. Wheeler
Prospector
Bisbee Tenderloin
Gannon
Bisbee
Starr Williams
Prewitt
Dos Caberas Mountains
Tam
Williams
Cochise County
Ariz
Backache Signals Kidney Trouble Says Local Resident
Mrs P Maldonado of 413 N Third Ave Tucson Arizona endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after relief from backache headaches dizziness and fatigue. She recalls being nearly laid up with pain before using one box and reports renewed faith in the remedy years later. Priced 50 cents at all dealers Dean's Kidney Pills are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Jamie
Dean
Third Ave
Tucson
Ariz
Doan
Down
Prominent Mining Men Visit Tombstone Mines
A special El Paso & Southwestern train carried distinguished visitors to Tombstone to inspect Bunker Hill Mines Company properties. Cleveland E. Dodge and J. O. Osborne led the party with G. F. Hawk and L. M. Morris among directors, who spent the day touring the Old Camp and other holdings before departing for Douglas.
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Tombstone
el Paso & Southwestern
Bunker Hill Mines Company
Whely Lodge
Cleveland E. Dodge
Magnat Co
Be Agnew
J. O. Osborne
Wm. Hague
Phelps-Dade Company
G. F. Hawk
L. M. Morris
E. Grebe
Big Artesian Wells Flow 550 Gallons in Simmon Valley
Reports from San Simon describe artesian wells yielding about 550 gallons. The largest well reaches near Jot Hall on valley land, with concerns over sustained flow as some wells exceed previous summer output.
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San Simon
Lareer
Hill
Portant Meeting of Road Bond Officials In Cochise
An urgent Cochise County meeting of road bond officials chaired by JC Ryan discussed a proposed bond issue estimated near SH00,000 and over 1,200,000 above dues. Secretaries J N Gaines J J Gray and others from across the county attended, aiming for a February vote.
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Indy
Caunty Stout
David Tesue
Asturias
Steedt
Stesso
Suaiiver JC. Ryan
Tyme
Vere Diteuts Adeethera
Tsope Association
Acre
J. N. Gaines
Cochise County
Tuapasvts
Haeph J. Gray
Association
Shen Harry Ru celer and the Lordsburg bootleg scheme
An unnamed sheriff describes bootlegging activity in Lordsburg and Dos Cabezas mountains involving eighteen cases of contraband liquor hidden in a car. He notes local mills in Douglas producing near whiskey from wood alcohol and asserts bootleggers own cars, with shipments bound for Arizona including Tucson.
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Harry Ruceler
Percy Buader
Lordsburg
Whielee
Dos Cabezas Mountains
Arizona
Tucson
Ifte I
William Jennings
Douglas
Fred Nussbaumer
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Tombe
Henry Ford
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Wilson
United States
Hades
Bert Aaron
Aaron
Nogales
Los Angeles Times
G. M. Willard
Phonr
Mr. Gibson
Mr. Hoskins
Norman Mesedge
Deerer
Willemson
Charles Moore
Dor Caberas
Croason
Sami
Wheeler
All Fair
Dodge
Agnew
Phelps-Dodge
Prospector Office
Darger
Vette
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