Six More State Trucks Lured To Cochise County
County Engineer Sid Smyth and State Engineer Thos Middock plan to assign six newly arrived International trucks to Cochise County road work in Douglas. The army surplus units were routed via San Antonio and secretly sent to Douglas before being redirected. Smyth will unload them in Douglas and distribute them to county crews, enabling interchanging parts and reducing delays and costs.
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Sid Smyth
Thos. Middock
Covnise
Smyth
Douglas
Dougas
San Antonio
Maddock
Coenise
Cochise
Stoyth
Parent
Tee
Dovetan
Reduction Plant Now Planned for the Hilltop Mine
Tucson December report from Hilltop Metals and Mining Company notes full speed restart after a one week shutdown for machinery repairs. Plans include a railroad to the property and a hillside reduction works enabling ore to be moved directly to bins. About half a million dollars has been spent in five years, with belief the Hill Top mine will become a major southwest property once plans are completed.
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Tucson
Hilltop Metals and Mining Company
San
Hill Top
Bustillos Suspect Transferred to County Jail
Angel Bustillos, held recently in Seas Arin, was moved today to the county jail for safekeeping awaiting a prison guard from Florence. Authorities believe Bustillos is the convict Padilla who recently escaped from the state prison.
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Angel Bustillos
Seas
Arin
Jane
Florence
Bustillos
Padilla
Profiteering Charge Against Man Arrest
Phoenix report of Dennis Wm French a Five Points wood dealer charged with profiteering by selling wood at 22 to 42 dollars per cord. Special agent Frank S Smith swore to the complaint. Preliminary hearing set for Tuesday afternoon. he was released on a thousand dollar bond.
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Phoenix
Dennis Wm. Frenchman
Frenchman
Frank S. Smith
Department of Justice
United States Cormissioner
Henke
Cupid Lays Off During Xmas Week
A clipped list of marriage intentions during the holiday period shows many residents from Douglas, Pear, Naco, Bisbee, and surrounding regions planning weddings. Couples include Manny Salgado and Margares Willems, Rod John Jones and Manet Haley Martin, and Robert Lovert with Virginia Jones, among others.
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Itentie
J. Jam
Superior Cours
Olyeen
Artiace Leensre
JK Mekine
Manny Salgado
Douglas Roosevelt McHinide
Margares Willems
Pear
Antonis Ward
Natella Ramires
Fred
Smugglers Bring Mexican Silver 10 U. S. 3 15 Claim
Informal notices describe highway and road issues in Cochise County. Local engineers planned to mobilize county crews for urgent work while residents debate bond proposals and road standards amid weather and equipment neglect. The Wallace Smith highway bond approval looms as federal aid contracts wait. County cash on hand stands at 221586.23 with warrants pending.
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Ritas
United States
Mesko
Ores of
Rasis
Hdrawal
Highway County
Frazier
Oaly
Cochise County
Jeannot
Wallace Smith Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Cochise
Weekly Resme of Cochise Road Work by Gardner
Cochise County Highway Commission reports a productive period with reduced road work. Sid Smyth oversees repairs across the county, aligning with holiday mood and continuing improvements via the Ranger line.
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Cochise
Gardner
Gartner
de Satresary
Chinese Residents in Sonora Face U S Intervention
Paso Tex Dec 25 Governor Adolfo de la Huerta of Sonora asserts Chinese residents in Cananee are aiding armed intervention and violating Mexican employment laws by using Chinese to exceed 20 percent in force. He cites health and economic concerns and orders all Chinese businesses to close after December 31, 1919.
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Paso
Tex
Sonora
United States
Mexico
Adolfo de la Huerta
Cananee
Dams Authorized to Irrigate 200,000 Acres Near Phoenix
In Ario on December 26 state water commissioner W. S. Norviel announced permits for Verde and New River water development to irrigate about 200,000 acres near Phoenix. Paradise Verde Water Users association received permits to build three dams to divert 451,000 acre feet of water at an estimated cost of 357.8 million dollars. Work on all projects must begin within one year of permit dates. the new dam permit was granted two months earlier but announced now.
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Phoenix
Ario
Verde
New
W. S. Norviel
Paradise Verde
Bankhead Route Reported To Run From Tombstone West
The Bankhead National Highway pathfinding commission completed its route report from El Paso toward San Diego. The sealed document outlines a path via Lordebus, Douglas, Bisbee, Tomne, Tucson, Florente, Phoenix, Yuma to San Diego, with a possible alternative from Tombstone to Benson.
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Bankheag National Highway Association
el Paso
San Diego
Tombstone
Lordebus
Douglas
Bisbee Tomne Tucson
Florente Phoenix
Yuma
Benson
Tucson
Twelve Pass Examination in Dentistry in Phoenix
December 26 192? report shows twelve applicants took the state dental examinations on December 11 in Phoenix with one woman Elsie Schildwatchter from Florence among a list including Arthur Hongeland May John J Sitkin and others. Five failed to pose per Secretary J Roper of the dental board.
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Phoenix
Tae Dat
Elsie Schildwatchter
Florence
Arthur Hongeland
John J. Sitkin
Wells
Jefferson City
Tennessee
F- Cappen
Florencn
Arthur J. Cheneyy
Channeng
Globe
William
Bruce Phill
Moola
BLN
Auld
Car Turns Over Near Bisbee Highway
Misses Dorrine Maddog Bertie Maddog Emily Heard Jack Hmlcox Henry Prochaski and Jack Namit were in a car that turned turtle several miles out on the Bisbee highway Thursday at 3 30 o clock. No one was injured though all were thrown from the car as the ear, and the edigs, wisi shield, top and fender were broken.
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Douglas
Dorrine
Bertie Maddog
Emily
Jack Hmlcox
Henry Prochaski
Jack Namit
Bisbee
Wisishield
Arizona cotton crop value soars in 1919 report
Phoenix detail shows Arizona Egyptian cotton valued at 21,690,600 and short staple at 5,000,000 for 1919. J. M. Harris cites final figures will exceed 1918 by about 12,000,000 and total value about four times 1917. Average acre values include seed. other crops show notable per acre returns.
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Phoenix
Arizona
J. M. Harris
Bureau of Crop Es Mater
Harrison
Department
Tame Bay
Expect Capture of Second Tully Mexican Today
The arrest of a second Mexican, unnamed, is expected hourly with deputy sheriffs and S P Railroad Special Agents pursuing. Jose Varela, the wounded attacker, was identified in San Simon after a brutal train assault that left White severely injured. Varela’s fingerprints circulated to identification bureaus as officials chase the remaining assailant toward Cochise.
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S. P. Railroad Company
Jose Varela
San Simon
Braveman
Tucson
Grakeman
Ano Sys
White
Wee Chen
Varela
Sheriff's Office
Thily Station
Rafferty
Smith
Bennett
Bright
Cochise
Tme
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