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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1920
Page
5
Political notices declare candidacies for Supreme Court justice and Cochise County Supervisor from the Douglas district. Samuel Lou of Tucson seeks the Supreme Court nomination and John B. Newbury runs for Cochise County Supervisor offering impartial, progressive governance.
A slate of Cochise County candidates declared for Democratic primaries, including Dave Adams District 3 supervisor, Joseph Hansen for county attorney, George Rhe for county assessor, Winters and Welch for various offices, Allen Roen English for county recorder, H Hutchison for mine inspector, Harry E Ron for county school superintendent, James prombher F McDonald for sheriff, James Allison and others seeking precinct posts, with dates set for September primaries in Bisbee Tombstone and surrounding areas.
John Grande, who resisted Douglas officers during a Wednesday morning siege at an old adobe, surrendered at daylight and is released on a $150 cash bond. A young woman, Jose Garamin, died Tuesday night after Grande robbed his workplace. Grande plans a hard defense, maintains innocence, and says officers were mistaken for burglars.
Douglas residents rally behind Calhoun's bid to be appointed consular official. Bly Martin of the Douglas chamber backs Calhoun, with confirmation expected soon from high authorities. If appointed, he would replace a retiring consular agent in Cochise County, ending the vacancy. In other notices, McAllister of Salford announces candidacy for the Supreme Court nomination, while A Peterson of Thatcher seeks the state superintendent of schools post, denouncing Democratic endorsements.
Engineers on the Superior to Miami road project pull a massive convict labor driven effort to connect mining districts with the productive Gila valley. A four mile climb, tunnels, and cliffside work near Superior push toward a completed cut through canyon walls, slashing travel times between the region and Phoenix while enabling direct freight routes.
A July raid on the Kialie pool hall led to Montije being fined $100 after a trial before Judge Cowan in the city court. Montije offered no defense and was informed of the verdict yesterday afternoon.
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