State Tems of Interest Condensed
The Globe Indian reservation line to Pima is being surveyed by Engineer Joe DeSours and F R Goodwin with two Globe Bay camp convicts assisting. A kidnapping case in Phoenix involved a mother reclaiming her child in Glendale. two masked men robbed Larry Swanson in Miami. shootings and robberies reported around Globe and Phoenix. High tension line work to supply power to Miami and Globe is planned. the 45 000 volt line will connect Roosevelt to Miami and Globe.
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Globe Indian Reservation
Geronimo
Pima
Joe DeSours
F R Goodwin
Globe Bay
Graham County
Larry Swanson
Inspiration
Miami
Globe
Roosevelt
Pat McHugh
Christress
McHugh
Shamrock Group
John Cheney
Prescott
Chinaman Louie Kang Strikes Rich Lode at Patagonia
Reports claim Louie Kang, a Chinaman prospector in Patagonia, struck a rich ledge after years of work near the World's Fair mine. Kang previously located several claims and conducted extensive assessment work. A mass of ore yielding about 92 dollars was brought in with the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonia
Louie Kang
Kang
Emer
Sepper
Tombstone Water Main Break Threatens Mountain Supply
A break on the Huachuca water main southwest of Tombstone disrupted supply to the city reservoir. Repairs face difficulty and it may force a shutoff of mountain water for several days, risking a water famine if damage is as bad as feared.
San Diego and Arizona Line Progress Reported
A San Diego dispatch notes heavy work completed on the San Diego and Arizona railroad connecting the city to the east and southwest. Fifty miles of track built at the San Diego end and forty miles toward Valle Re Goode in Mexico, with Seeley linking to a Southern Pacific branch. Sixty miles graded, 79 miles remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Seeley
Box Tomga Promotion Confuses Readers
A garbled promotional item urges buying products and mentions Cascarets Candy with questionable phrasing. The fragment hints at a laxative claim and includes unclear references to brands and terms, reflecting unreliable advertising copy.
County Strong Box Shows Record Tax Receipts in December
Cochise County reports December tax collections total 6500 300 15 with cash on hand 319 617 69 and a year end balance 162 417 78. Receipts included state and county taxes 1912 high school and road taxes plus miscellaneous fees. delinquent list expected to be smaller than prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice and
Hughes
Sobeci Tex
Tex
Ansensor Hughes
Txewe
Sacri Wheeler
Morphy
JE Jathes
Arizona Oranges Fetch World Record Price in New York
Salt River valley brand New Loranger Desert Beauties in New York on Tuesday set a world price record for ball boxes at 4.46 dollars and 38.92 per whole box. Foster Rockwell of the Arizona Orange association in Phoenix received the telegram from the North American Fruit Exchange confirming the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt River Valley
Washington
New Loranger
New York
Brough
Foster Rockwell
Arizona, Orange Association
Phoenix
North American Fruit Exchange
Pledged for State Bond Issue
The Pima county board of supervisors signed a petition pledging to support a state bond issue of 5,000,000. It was given to N. E Plomer of the state highway association to circulate for signatures. The pledge calls for immediate completion and maintenance of a connected state highway system funded by bond issues and urges legislators to pass a favorable law at the upcoming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County Board of Supervisors
N. E Plomer
State Highway Association
Notice of Stockholders Meeting at First Natices Bank
The regular meeting of the stockholders of the First Natices Bank of Tombstone, Arizona, will be held at the banking house in Tombstone on Tuesday January 18th 1918 at 3 o clock p.m. T B Branutt, cashier.
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First Natices Bank of
Tombstone
Arigons
Tesadey
State motor vehicle licenses and funds report
In 1912 Secretary of State Sidney Osborn reports 1624 autos and 228 motorcycles registered with 1852 total licenses. Chauffeurs licensed number 318, with five more since year start. Revenue from licenses seals and travelers totals 10 458 and expenditures for seals printing and incidentals 998 50 leaving 945 50 for the state road fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Osborn
State‘road Fund
Severe Wind Storm Leaves Naco Townsfolk in Shock
A severe wind storm ravaged Naco causing extensive damage to buildings fences windmills and outbuildings. Structures were toppled roofs torn and debris scattered. escape routes and care facilities were disrupted as residents assess losses in the hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naco
Brutal Murderer Not to Hang in Arizona
Francisco Rodrigues, guilty of a brutal murder, is not to hang at Florence penitentiary this week. Governor Hant granted a reprieve until April 12, 1913, to allow time for the legislature to consider an anticapital punishment act. The case dates to April 1911 when Rodrigues faced a death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Rodrigues
Arisona
Florence
Hant
Rod- Figues
Rodi
Child Scald Death Reported Near Patagonia
A fragment reports a three year old child of Bob Rankio scalded to death near Patagonia. It states he prepared a barrel of hot liquid and the boy fell in and died, with the incident described in tragic terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonis
Bob Rankio
Patagonian
Rankio
Arizona Mails Delayed by Weather Across Regions
Heavy storms in the east and middle west slow local mail delivery. Snow and icy weather in Colorado Mexico Kansas and beyond disrupt transit and cause widespread delays in mail service.
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East
Middle West
Colorado
Mexico
Kansas
Elk Shipment Planned From Arizona Preserve
The article describes a government backed elk shipment from Arizona to a Sitgreaves forest preserve. Rail lines are prepared and a trapper is hired to capture eighty native elk for a state preserve. The plan includes state lodge support and a designated release area near Winslow with fenced enclosures to acclimate the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
U God
Trepper
Mootans
Sitgreaves Forest
Gar- Gener
Mootens
Winslow
Tombstone News Briefs Mention Local Residents and Arrivals
Fred Richmond the bottleman arrives from Tombstone with shipments from Tucson. Mrs Byrne is ill at home. Mr Byrne came from Fairbank to be at her side. Attorneys Scott Goodrich Morlot expected for Cunningham v Costello motion in superior court tomorrow. First city lights installation and street lamp soon. contractor Owens expects shipment. Mining man HT Morton of Denver in town on business. Charles Bachelder, related to the Fairbank bridge survey, visited the county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Richmond
Tombstone
Tucson
Richmond
P Byrne
Byrne
Fairbank
Joseph Scott
Ben Goodrich
Low Ann Voles
Roy Morlot
Bisbes Gene 8Ree
Kombstone
Cunningham Va Costello
Owens
Morton
Denver
Redistricting and Its Effects Across Cochise County Courts
The article discusses how district enlargement to twenty three districts by seven under the supervisors relief may affect pending cases. Attorney David Bensimol of Douglas questions transfer rules, suggesting many actions could be nonsuited. He cites a Pirtleville case and warns of legal gaps from new Douglas court authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochise County
Irmer Jortions
Rulief
Board of Supervisors
David , Bensimol
Douglas
Curry
Dougies
Justice Courte
Bonshimol
Pirtleville Court
Douglas Court
Donglas Diepateh
1912 Was a Prosperous Year
The annual report of Recorder Owen E Morphy shows 1912 as a banner year with record fees totaling $8 851.25 and 5632 instruments filed. Over the three year period 1910 1912 receipts reached $25 361.30 from 15060 instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunty
Owen E Morphy
Recorders Office
Instra Aente
Special Session Call Not Yet Completed
Governor Hunt indicates the special session call is not finished and may extend into midweek. Officials debate including the code reform proposal or Code Commissioner Patter’s report, with some fearing a lengthy process that could exhaust session time and force another session due to pending matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iine
Hunt
Thia
Tour of Inspection of Weights and Measures
State inspector of weights and measures Creswell begins a Arizona tour visiting Tempe Mesa Clifton Moreno Tombstone and other towns with 1000 to 5000 population to inspect local weights and measures in stores. Only cities over 5400 have sealers. under 100 are exempt due to cost. Butchers seek law change at next legislature session to require bread loaves carry exact weights and meat buyers receive a slip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creswell
Arizona
Pioneer Prospector James Hearte Dies in Douglas
From Dough comes word of the death of James Hearte man a Tombstone pioneer who long resided here He was 68 and had suffered violent hemorrhages while mining across the Southwestern ranges He led a quiet but generous life and chased the western dream despite illness No relatives are known in the Tombstone area and the community mourns his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hearteman
Tombstone
Bse
Doings In the Superior Court in Tombstone
Judge Smith of Prescott arrived in Tombstone to preside at a motion to reopen the Cunningham versus Costello case. Costello’s attorneys seek new evidence while Cunningham’s lawyers argue the merits with a long list of eminent counsel present for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smth
Prescott
Tombstone
Smith
Costello
Legal Case Movements In Tombstone Courtroom Roundup
Friday’s AR Englieh returned from Bieber where he was on Legal Sustueen. Retert Reed of Fairbank visited. Attorney Geo Neale from Bisbee attends court on Cunningham Costello case. EE Ellinwood and JM Kore from Bisbee appear as defendants. Seester FS Ives arrives from Tucson to join Cunningham Costello proceedings. Costello interests represented by Henry Axrop with Ken Goodrich and Jon Angeles before the superior court. A J Morgan of the American Adjusting Association in town on firm business. Williams and Flannigan drive from Bisbee. JT Bor a miner exhibits rich ore from the Dragons mine after steady work. Roy Morfot, attorney for Cunningham Costello, arrives from Bisbee.
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Smith
Jon Scott
Ben Goodrick
KE Ellinwood
J M Rom
Williams
Flannigan
AD Upton
Lee O Woolery
Castello
Attornya Geo Neale
ES Ives
Roy Morfoot
Duncingham
Geo Neale
Bisbee
Cunningham Ve Costello
EE Ellinwood
JM Kore
Bisbec Om
Onosel
Cunningham Va Coretello
Seester FS Ives
Tucson
Costello
Williams and
Auto
JT Bor
Tombstone
Roy Morfot
Cunningham-Costello
Bixtse
Arizona Assessed Valuation Report Urges Tax Reform
The state tax commission reports to Governor Hust on potential revenue law changes. It calls for re drafting Arizona taxes with broader power over county boards of equalization, a special tax on monies and credit, and limits while noting farm and grant lands require classification. The 1912 statewide valuation rose 43 percent with figures listed for each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Hust
Wisconsin
Arizona
Coconine
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
Yume
Court Cases Filed and Probate Proceedings Noted
SUFFRION cover Judg in Suit 22. C EYBell es al Dre C O Ellis Cr jody for 900. Judg in Suit 236 F Black Dr Nel. K Black Cr divorce. SufeRion covRT Suit 268 Marthe Courtney we L Courtney divorce. Judy in Suit 225 Mary H Ander son De MF Anderson Cr divorce. PROBATE PROCEEDINGS Est J M Greear LV McCourt 0 Wileon and T B Kennesster appointed appraisers. Guardianship Stedman ran 17 by settlement of ae count bearing petition for discharge of guardian ec.
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Eybell
O Ellis
Jody
SufeRion
Marthe Courtney
L Courtney
Judy
Mary H Anderson de
MF Anderson Cr
M Greear
LV McCourt
Wileon
T B Kennesster
E T
Stedman
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Elmer Liver
Liver
New Exchange and Cable Exter
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Douglas Frank
McGee
el Paso
Phaen
Glendale
Bert Salt River Valley
Porice Moore
Republican
Melville Greenteal
Yome County
Margaret E Payne
Yuma
Deover
First Netionel Bank
Arizona Book & ‘Trust Company of
Phosciz
City of
Ics
Reyoale
Rubio
Agos Prieta
Martinez
Douglee
Basarac
Sonora
Ketelton & Degetan
Madero
Thomas Marshall
Hart
Aumber
Selig Motion Picture Company
Mile High
Arizona Line
Coschise
Banner
Arizona Oranges
Mre
Galle
Mise Grace Gallen
Guaymes
George
SP Co
Charles Bachelder
Fairback
AR Englieh
Bieber
Retert Reed of
A. J. Morgan
AmericanAdjusting Association of
San Francisco
State of Arizona
Suffrion
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