Midland Bridge Co bid wins Benson bridge contract
Minutes of the CocHISE County Arizona board meeting note the Benson bridge project bids. Midland Bridge Co of Kansas City submitted the sole compliant bid at 6000 dollars, to be completed within six months under county surveyor J McNeishe supervision, with a project plan and contract to be drawn up by the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Bridge Company
Kansas City
Ottamwa Bridge Company
Ottumwa
Standard Bridge Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Wichita Construction Company
Wichita
Kansas
Taylor
Bigge
Midland Bridge Co
J . McNeishe
Rood
Territorial Notes of Interest amid Arizona Events
Work on the Laguna dam near Yuma halted due to fuel famine as boilers burn oil daily. Maricope county supervisors allocate 17550 dollars to 24 road districts for repairs. Yuma officers run a crackdown on hoboes with twenty arrests, all jailed 30 days. IRS appoints Frank Crandall deputy collector for Arizona, with Prescott as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Dam
Yuma
Board of Supervisors
Maricope County
Reed
Internal Revenue
H. P. Bradshaw
Frank ©. Crandall
District of Arizona
Richard de Kuhn
Crandall
Prescott
Land Violators Probe Under Way in Cochise County
Special Agent Frank Thompson from the United States Land Office, directed by Fred Derendorf, arrives in Bisbee to examine Cochise county land entries and mining claims filed by locals and large firms. The inquiry, following a similar prior effort, targets agricultural filings and mining patents, with West Main officials monitoring potential frauds and indictments in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thompson
United States Land Office
Thompson
Fred ©. Derendorf
District of
Arizona
New Mexico
Cochise County
Dezendorf
Mr .Thompson
Bisbee
Mr. Thompson
Recorder’s
Santa Fe
N. M
Alles Hitchcock
Carson
Phoenix
Washington
Warren
Telegraph
Mesers, Thompson
Government Wants Arizona Teachers
The Phoenix Republican reports President Matthews of Tempe Normal School has from time to time received communications from the civil service commission urging him to encourage graduates of the normal school to consider accepting positions with the commission as teachers in the Philippine service. Salaries range from $1000 to $2000 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Phoenix Republican
Matthews
Tempe Normal School
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Philippine Service
Copper Price Set At 20 Cents This Year
Senator William A. Clark and Mr. Daniel Guggenheim predict copper prices will stay above 20 cents per pound in 1907. They note demand remains strong with limited production growth and electrification of steam railways creating a growing market. They also see substitutes as unsatisfactory and forecast a minimum around one cent per pound for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Clark
Daniel Guggenheim
Clark
Cochise Granite for Salton Sea
Rock from Nogales branch quarries near Haschoes Siding is shipped daily for repair work at Salton Sea. Large blocks weigh up to two tons with many pieces weighing several hundred pounds.
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Nogales
Haschoes Siding
Advocacy of Efficacious Laws in Cochise County
Judge Philips resists higher probate court salaries while Cochise funds run its own court. A juvenile court and probation system, modeled on Denver Chicago and Los Angeles, could curb delinquency and keep families together, reducing need for industrial school and penitentiary. The writer urges near county solutions and notes the moral duty of parents in child reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonestoxe
Tomustoxe
Philips
Maricopa County
Tam
Phoenix
Bisbee Daily Review
Maricope
Cochise
Bisbee
Douglas
Maricops
Benson
Philipe
Denver
Chicago
Los Angeles
Judge Philips
St Claire
H. H. McNeil Co
Ian
Cochise County Forms Numerous New Firms This Year
Cochise county sees a surge in new corporations formed since January, including Rincon Holding Company in Bisbee with H A Smith M D Johnson George W Browning and F W Smith as incorporators. Cochise County Press Printing and Publishing forms in Benson with W P White J F Mahoney and C A Over Jock. Warren Publishing plans to open a newspaper plant at Warren led by G F Humbert H P Smith and R L Alderman. Consolidated Lead and Zinc organized with Hibbing Minnesota and Bisbee as principal offices. Capital stock set at 150000 with shares at 100 each. Anticipated legal work by attorney KM Stanford of Bisbee.
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Cochise County
Rincon Holding Company
H. A. Smith
M.D. Johnson
George W. Browning
F. W. Smith
Bisbee
Cochise
C. A. Over- Jock
Warren Publishing Company
Warren
G. F. Humbert
H. P. Smith
R. L. Alderman
Shates
Consolidated Lead & Zinc Company
Bisbee and
Hibbing
Herman Aubnelli
Km, Stanford
Arizona
Cochise County Cases Heard by Territorial Supreme Court
In Phoenix the Territorial Supreme Court takes up Cochise county cases including City of Tombstone versus Huachuca Water Company injunction submitted and Jobe McGowan v J N Gaines Tax Collector passed. English v Pima County assessment case argued for Pima County. James Reilly for the plaintiff to be heard later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territorial Supreme Court
Phoenix
Cochise County
City of
Tombetone
Huachucs
Water Company
Jobe McGowan
J. N. Gaines
English
Pima County
Attorney Kingan
James Reilly
Local notes from Bisbee and surrounding towns
Monday's Daily reports a string of movements and duties. County Recenter McDonald was killed in Bisbee on business tied to local interests. Wm Devereaux headed to the Johnson camp in the Dragoons to manage mining property. Sheldon Ijams returned from Benson after moving central alice from Devin building to Zack Friedman’s new brick near the Virginia Hotel. Deputy District Attorney Ross departed for Douglas after days of official business. Sheriff White and Mrs Pink Murray left for Bisbee and El Paso respectively. Various officials, lawyers, and residents traveled for legal, health, or business reasons amid local industry and a painting crew near Cyrus Noble Whitby and General Arthur signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Devereaux
Johnson
Dragoons
Sheldon Ijams
Benson
Alice
Devin
Zack Friedman
Virginia
Ross
Douglax
Hersen
Martin O'Hare
Bistree Ca
Pink Murray
el Paso
Sheriff White
Bisbee
E A Joyce
Los Angeles
Cyrus Noble Whitby
General Arthur Cigars
No Toy Pistols For Mexico
The Mexican government bans firearm imports and tightens mail inspections after Yaqui conflicts. A Hermosillo man sent toy pistols to his relatives in Nogales, Sonora, which customs seized as contraband and returned to the sender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othcra's
Mexico
United States
Hermosillo
St. Louis
Nogales
Sonora
Mineral Resources of the United States Tables Rank Arizona Ninth
A 1905 volume feature compiled by William Taylor Thom presents state by state mineral product values. Arizona ranks ninth with a total of 51346134 dollars, reflecting the territory’s contribution to national mineral output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Geological Survey
William Taylor Thom
Arizona
Large Profit in Sheep Raising from The Deming Graphic
The article promotes sheep farming as highly profitable with quick returns. It claims investments double within a year due to feed, care, and lamb revenue. It suggests ten sheep replace one cow, reducing risk and increasing overall profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deming Graphic Eays
Letee
Tehe
Burlingame 4 Co Assay Office Notice
Notice from E. E. Burlingame and Company Assay Office offering services for sale of metals. No specific client names or dates clear. Reads as a promotional or business notice regarding gold and silver processing and payable value terms.
Harriman circular names Randolph to Sonora railroad post
A New York issued circular letter dated January 1 names Col. Epes Randolph as general manager of the Sonora railroad in old Mexico. The 260 mile line from Nogales to Guaymas on the Gulf of California is leased to the Southern Pacific. The appointment in no way affects Randolph’s position with other SP interests and he will remain head of SP’s other Mexican lines and Arizona lines.
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E. H. Harriman
New York
Col
Epes Randolph
Sonora
Old Mexico
Nogales
Guaymas
Gulf of California
Southern Pacific
Withie Pew
Randolph
Ince
Arizona
Mexico City soldiers receive prison terms in big mutiny case
A Chihuahua dispatch reports sentences for Sara bis and Canales to seven years on one count, Vincent dela Torre five years six months, Eduardo Gonzalee three years six months, Nemesis Tejedo two years six months, and 18 others to one and two years. Forty rurales moved to Mexico City for appeals. most seek circuit court review. Light punishments surprised observers. the first four named head to Ulua, others to the Mexican military prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Mex
Disputch
Sarabis
Canales
Vincent Dela Torre
Eduardo Gonzilee
Nemesis Tejedo
Mexico City
Mexic City
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Tombstone
the Board of Supervisors
Wadleigh
Said Wadleigh
James Brogan
Lowell
I House
Anna Ivey
Walter J Miner
Lucy A Barnes
War Cowan
AV Hayes
Clara EB Riley
L Riley
Lizzie Hadlegren
Lewis Springs
Jos H
McClure
Mre
HJ Tompking
John W Tompkins
Thomas Maurgina
Jno Trea
Wi Weeks
3-Bar Cattle Company
H W Etx
Max Trev
Joe Lupnow
Rolle
J Everhardy
Everhardy Cattle Company
Romaldo Torres
M Riggs
Ateent
J J Bowen
Wm M Riggs
Nathan Ried
Douglass
Reid
Homer Kenyon
Chas DeBaud
Willcox
Jas N Hanesker
Rucker
Axcenamento
Huschnee Water Company
Tembetene
Tembutens
Justice of the Peace Court
Arizona Teachers
Salton Sea
W. Goopnovy
Supreme Court
McDonald
Ain
Ional
Harry Harfoer
Vail
Temecula
San Diego
Clas Bowman
Dr. Koons
Magdalens Sonora
Maude Cummings
Allen II
Sheley
John Rock
Benn Goodrich
Wm Frandolph of
Chamberlin
Ayer
E. E. Burlingame
Saheie
Geld & Silver Tliss
Cabes Assay Co
Court Placer
Colo
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