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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1919
Page
3
Phoenix reports many residents rushed to finish paying their 1919 income taxes on Monday with exemptions and rates outlined. Married filers with two children could qualify for exemptions, while single earners faced tiered rates and surtax rules.
Graham county Arizona voters approve a 250000 bond issue by a 3 to 1 margin to improve county roads including the main thoroughfare toward Grobe from Solom onville. Solomonville casts the lone negative majority. Safford prepares to vote on a 50000 bond for additional school accommodations.
James Driver aged 58, long-time Bisbee resident and noted gambler and miner, funeral held yesterday at a local undertaking parlor. Interment followed at Evergreen cemetery after a long illness, he died Tuesday morning at the Bonanza hotel.
Douglas, Dec 18. Wie Hams of Baltimore, a representative of eastern capitalists, left for home after two months in southern Arizona and northern Sonora investigating mining properties. He bonded the Virgin de Plata group, 17 miles southeast of Nacozari, with JH Canon of El Paso and SW. White of Douglas and CH. Carter of Baltimore. Development on the property to be started soon. the mine shows a four foot vein at depth and ore shipments averaging over $100 to the El Paso smelter. Joe Adair will lead mining work. he departs for the mine in a few days to assemble workmen. The property remains at the prospective stage despite promising surface showings. Doe Williams will return for further evaluations of several properties during the holidays.
New buyers prepare to develop the Yuma Mesa property with water access wells and staging for future irrigation. HT Wayd of Los Angeles awarded contract to build a high tension power line from Yuma across the Gila, about nineteen miles, boosting cheap power for pumping from shallow water.
Secretary Lane congratulates on rapid sale of about 90 percent of a 500 acre tract near Yuma Arizona. Sale began last Wednesday and concluded in three days. Average price was 25 dollars per acre plus 200 dollars for water rights, with some tracts fetching 400 to 500 dollars per acre including water rights.
Officials of the Mesa post of the American Legion moved to obtain two sections of land northeast of Mesa held by the war department. Once homesteaded by Mesa company officers, the site would become an aviation landing field with a Legion clubhouse and athletic fields planned. The land is prized for future use.
Phoenix readers learn of a proposed municipal landing field as the Farr Flying circus promotes an aviation club to house a large hangar. The Barr flying circus, led by Hurt and Jack Barr, pilot Goldsworthy, Patterson, Clark, Campbell, and Leo Kessle, seeks to establish a field and two 140 horsepower planes. An aerial express service may follow, with plans for two more pilots and an eight passenger plane linking Phoenix with El Paso and Los Angeles.
Arizona women contest for a $10 prize offered by the state federation of clubs for the best article on Arizona. Submissions may be fiction history or character sketch. A three member committee will judge and read the winning piece at the federation meeting in Bisbee in April.
Arizona Eastern Railroad filed with the state corporation commission data on passenger trade at Phoenix Union Station showing about 165 50 per year or 450 per day. Santa Fe has not filed its report yet. Hearing scheduled for January 1.
Dec 17 reports that TM. Sullivan assistant state bank examiner had offered resignation were denied by Jesse L. Boyce state auditor and bank comptroller who said he had no knowledge of any departure. Rumors spread for days that Sullivan would leave to join private business.
Imports from Mexico through Agua Prieta into the United States rose in October to 966 443 dollars, with August imports at 816 659 dollars. The September report is unavailable. The figures indicate growing interborder trade and list nine exchange products.
SAPFORD Anz Dec 17 Trewii county court house at Solomonville was totally destroyed by fire Saturday night. Firemen arrived about 11 35 but water supply from a ditch was inadequate. The building had been used as a public school and an effort to prevent a new school from being built appears evident. This is the second time a school house has burned, with the earlier blaze blamed on incendiaries.
In Douglas on a Saturday night a dove with a cart attached flew into Mia Erickson’s home on the Erickson ranch in the Chirleahay mountains. The bird landed near Miss Hildegante Erickson and Jesse Hutchinson of Sowle, sparking a surprised gathering of young guests. A card read From Jesse to Hildegante before the dancing resumed and supper was served.
Phoenix telecommunication case centers on Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. Board members signed most of an order and awaited final signature to determine if rates would revert to pre federal control levels. The order will state whether price levels under federal control revert after private ownership returned.
In Tucson on December 13 John Doe absorbed a bottle of violet scented hair tonic and wandered the South Meyer street area shouting wildly. Patrolman Palmer restrained him as the odor filled the air, took him to the courthouse, where he denied having a name and then was placed in the cells.
George Searjes Clyde Lewis and Harry Lewis, occupants of an automobile, were severely injured when the car crashed against the curbing in Phoenix on December 16.
Santa Cruz county cattlemen warn drastic forest reserve rules will ruin major local stock industries and force large shipments to El Paso and Kansas City. They claim fees and regulations are unfair and seek legislation to move land control from the forest service. Measurements show hundreds to thousands of cattle shipped recently amid mounting tension.
Phoenix dispatch reports federal game regulations forbid night ducking with penalties to be enforced by wardens and deputies. Prochaska notes wide enforcement and credits plantings of wild rice and celery for the season as factors.
Oliver Kinsey, 38, longtime Bisbee resident since 1996, died yesterday morning of erysipelas at the Calumet & Arizona Co hospital. He moved from New Mexico with W. D. Kinsey, later Bisbee’s first city clerk. Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Sam Watkins and Mrs. Pat Adams, and three brothers, W. D., Bem, and Al Kinsey.
The Phoenix city commission on December 17 directed drafting of an ordinance to ban crystal readers palmists and clairvoyants by establishing a prohibitive license. The measure aims to regulate or prohibit these practices within city limits.
Positive information from congressional leaders in Phoenix indicates the bill creating a new federal judgeship for Arizona will not be finally passed by Congress this session. The report notes that no action is expected before adjournment, reflecting uncertain prospects for the measure amid current Senate considerations.
Douglas to Roco Federal Aid project gets Denver approval. Board of Supervisors chairs Adams confirms no appeal. work to start soon under federal aid act with bids called. Third federal aid project in Cochise after Bisbee-Douglas and Henson to Douglas Rodeo routes.
Carl Frederic Rosh Jr of Midiemarch mines and Geurel Eleanor Hartidon formerly of Passdena were wed yester day morning aboard a train to Tucson. A. C. Bernard acted as best man, with the groom’s father providing consent affidavits and escort from California. The ceremony took place at a Methodist church with a best man and minister selected by Mr Bernard. The Rashh family held considerable property near Tucson.
Ben T. de Woody, a railroad section foreman and partner in a Tucson store and farm, filed an appeal in the Arizona Supreme Court today. He was convicted in Pima County Superior Court for the murder of George W. Rumfield on September 1 at Rillito, a dispute over business and land.
DOJ agents arrest five local wood dealers in Jerome on Lever Act charges for selling wood at 15 a cord. Complaints promise full probe into profiteering. Most detainees, described as Mexicans, are jailed with bail set at 2500 each. Additional arrests expected tonight.
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