Whitewater Boy Wins Corn Contest
A Whitewater youth, Wille Brogan, won first overall in the state corn club, intercropping one acre of corn with blackeye peas. He reported returns of roasting ears and peas, plus premium prizes at fairs, offset by labor and equipment costs totaling about 129.87 to 137.87 in net profit per acre, noting gardening demands higher per acre profits but intensive work.
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Wille Brogan
Whitewater
Corn Club
Costa
Se Ib
Saaa
Oro
A L. Paschall
Cochise County
Killing of Burke Under Investigation Near Rodeo New Mexico
Sheriff Wheeler went to Rodeo to probe the killing of Burke, found with throat cut, near Rodeo five miles north. Burke, known as Gimpy, was a hire driver for John Ames in Douglas. car missing. Five soldiers and several other men involved. motive and exact location of the crime remain unclear. Local witnesses describe suspects including a dark complected man with a yellow cord hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif Wheeler
Rodeo
New Mexico
PE Burke
Arizona
Burke
John Ames
Merchants Pool Hall
Douglas
Sol Wiers
Byrd
Jim
Questionaires not for reported deserters
Phoenix January 18 Adjutant General Harris says many men seek questionnaires to cancel old desertion records. He explains that once Form 146 reports a man as a soldier, discharge only by military authority is possible. Technical deserters must be handled under Selective Service Section 51, with protections for non wilful deserters and hardship cases. County Engineer J C Ryan was in the city on official business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Questonaires
Charles W. Harris
Harris
Adjutant General of the Army
United States
Selective Service
J.C. Ryan
Skeleton Found Near Topock In Mohave Canyon
A prospector reported to Sheriff Cobenour that a human skeleton lay in a cave near Mohave Rock six miles below Topock. Letters with the remains identified the name W. DeWitt, but no date or sender is known. A rumor links a disappearance of a DeWitt from Needles about three years ago to this case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospector
Topock
Cobenour
Mohave Rock
Mohave Canyon
W. DeWitt
DeWitt
Needles
Hunt Campbell contest mandate fixes costs in court
The Hunt Campbell contest case mandate was filed in the superior court clerk’s office. It directs the court to fix inspection costs and states Hunt may recover all or part paid and recover costs in the supreme court totaling 1,972.25 dollars to be assessed to Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Hunt
Republican candidate elected Prescott mayor
Jan 16 reports Harry Heap elected mayor on the Republican ticket, defeating Socialist opponent 437 to 169 votes. Councilmen elected were A. L. Smith and Wm. Byera, with Frank Williams reelected assessor and tax collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Harry Heap
A. L. Smith
Wm. Byera
Frank Williams
National Forests Carrying More Stock In Year
Albuquerque Jan 14 records show New Mexico and Arizona National Forests provided forage last year for 479,940 cattle, horses and hogs owned by 3,429 cattlemen and 82,684 sheep and goats owned by 692 sheepmen. There were also free cross permits and grazing permits issued affecting thousands of additional stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Arizona National
Forest Service
Seattle
National Forest
German with cash in pocket hangs self near Gadsden
The body of a German man named August Matt was found by ranchers hanging from a tree fifteen miles from Yuma near Gadsden. A bank deposit slip from Wallace Idaho and $1455 in cash were found on him. An unsigned letter from a woman in Loaf Oklo urged him to return there. A coroner's inquest ruled death by his own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
August Matt
Gade den
Wallace
Idaho
Loaf
Oklo
Gadsden
Desertion Report From Nogales Case Involving Service Pistols
Deserters Private Tisher of the machine gun company and Private Seacocks of Company B Infantry left the army camp in Nogales yesterday afternoon with their service pistols and about 100 rounds each. It is alleged one man was in the guardhouse when the frameup occurred, followed by the desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Tisher
Seacocks
State to Lend on Apache Irrigation Land
Governor Hunt Secretary Osborn and Treasurer Johnson plan a trip to St Johns Apache County to arrange a state loan of ten dollars an acre on about fifteen thousand acres of land covered by the glam along the Little Colorado under construction by the Lyman Land company. Landowners propose to turn over the money secured. The state takes a mortgaged care on the land and dam. The company's former dam was washed out two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Jan
Hunt
Osborn
Johnson
St. Johns
Apache County
Little Colorado
Lyman Land Company
El Paso Banker Moves to Arizona Post
B E Hiburn formerly a teller at First National El Paso for eight years left to join Popular Dry Goods, then appointed assistant cashier at First National Bank of Flagstaff Arizona and moved to make his home there. In Yuma two boys aged 10 and 6 died when an eight foot wall collapsed near Maiden Lane and Gila Street Sunday morning, burying Ramon Figueroa and Gus Ramirez. The structure stood from buildings torn down to make way for a new one, owned by the boys’ grandfather Onofre Daniel Sr, a pioneer in the Yuma valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
B. E. Hiburn
First
National Bank
First National Bank of
Yuma
Jan
Maiden Lane
Gila Street
Ramon Figueroa
Gus Ramirez
Yama
Onofre Daniel
Yuma Valley
Commercial Club Takes Up Fire Apparatus
The Tombstone Commercial Club discussed improving fire protection amid inadequate equipment. A committee will assist the City Council in solving fire safety issues. The club also reported tire and tube sales funds for the Red Cross and planned participation in a state commercial club meeting in Bisbee or Douglas. A highway run from Tombstone toward Nogales was outlined with details to be finalized after highway work progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombstone Commercial Club
Tombstone
Commercial Club
Ciy Counci
CM Allen
Allen
Red Cross
Commercial Lab
Bisbee
Douglas
Beyomi Ft
Huachuca
Nogales
Overton
German Conspirators in Mexico Face Accusations
Reports from Nogales indicate a Mexican newspaper shows alleged proof that German agents fund Mexican deputies and that local officials promote Kaiser propaganda. The piece suggests Mexico City hosts German operatives shaping anti US sentiment, and notes President Carranza’s awareness of the subterfuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Mexico
Carranza
Demand grows for road work on Drizoon Tomb stone route
Echoing rising calls for highway improvements, residents urge the Board of Supervisors to address a short section of the Drizoon Tomb stone road. The corridor is praised overall but the Fourr neighborhood segment needs attention to shorten the Tombstone to Willcox travel route through Cochise County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombstone
Board of Supervisor
Fourr
Willcox
Johnson
Cochise
S. P
Grant Warner Returns to Naval Medical School
Grant Warner, from Tombstone, has left for Washington to resume duties at the Naval Medical School after attending his mother’s funeral. He enlisted from Tombstone less than a year ago with the outbreak of war, advancing rapidly through hospital corps to the medical school where he is now completing laboratory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Warner
Tombstone
Washington, D. C
Naval Medical School
Grant
Enemies in State Must Register Soon in Phoenix
United States Marshal Dillon issued orders for German empire natives to register as enemy aliens starting February 4 at 6 a.m. in Phoenix and larger cities, with registration offices under police chiefs or postmasters. Penalties apply for noncompliance. many Arizona locals are expected but urged to stay quiet.
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Phoenix
Jaan
United States
Dillon
Aller
Micketson
Lansing
Sorghum Grains Aid Breakfast Foods in Arizona
A Arizona note from Mia Mary P. Lockwood explains that grain sorghums milo feterita kaffir and shatlu grow well in the state and yield nutritious meals or breakfast dishes. Instructions cover cleaning washing soaking cooking and serving hot with cream and sugar. Mrs Lockwood notes a Tucson extension service mill now grinds sorghum flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Mary P. Lockwood
Extension Service
Tucson
Paved Street Cleaned Along Fremont East End
The city street department cleaned the east end of Fremont street from Fifth street to the city limits, making that section of the boulevard a paved street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street Department
Fremont Street
Fifth Street
Death of Josephine Kingsbury shocks Tombstone crowd
Attorney J T Kingsbury of Tombstone learns of his mother Josephine Kingsbury's sudden death after a brief illness in Fort Worth Texas. He had been advised by wire before arrival that she had passed at 4 am and funeral would proceed without his presence. The community extends sympathy amid the bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Kingsbury
Tombstone
Fort Worth
Texas
Josephine Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Mr Kings
Notice of Contest and Selection Notices in Arizona Land Office
Notice reports William M. Rigey contesting Frank E. Dougherty’s Arizona homestead entry No. 354 in Township 178 Range 2K G and SR Meridian, with a twenty day response deadline after the fourth publication. It also covers Arizona School Indemnity Land selection List No. 887, Serial No. 926042 in Section 3, and invites protests before final approval.
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Phoenix
Aiizona
Wis
Fanker Dougherty
Light
Arizona
William M. Rigey
John HH. Page & Company
P.O. Fox
Meridian
Frank E. Dougherty
Aid
Hom
Cairo States
State of
Towit
Pup
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Harry J. Evans
Thomas Brandt
Toocal
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John Giacoma
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Joe
Evert Reay
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Ernest
William Riggs
Board of Supervisors
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Reader
WERY
California
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Iteceiver
State of Arizona
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Old Dominion
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