Wickstrom Ends Life By Own Hand In Bisbee
William Wickstrom a 43 year old Bisbee resident and pioneer in Cochise County died by suicide at his Quality Hill home near Doyle house last night. He left a note stating his property wishes and told his sister he wanted his daughter cared for. a coroner's jury will hear testimony today. Survived by his daughter Alice three sisters Mrs Doyle Mrs Penheyracker and Mrs Williams and a brother John Wickstrom. His wife died in 1906 and the child had been living with Mrs Doyle since.
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William Wickstrom
Bisbee
Cochise County
Quality Hill
Doyle
Witkstrom
Tombstone
Wickstrom
New Mexico
Rose Doyte
Joaa Wickstrom
Te Doyle
Doyle House
Alice
Rose Doyle
Jack Penheyracker
John Sidney Willams
Douglas
John Wickstrom
W. P. Craig
Cloudburst Hits Tucson Nogales Road. Highway Obstructed
A cloudburst along a 21 mile stretch of the Nogales Tucson highway last night washed away the road in many spots and left boulders blocking the route, according to reports reaching Nogales. The washout makes passage nearly impossible in several sections.
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Nogales
Tucson
Mexican consul resigns to form wireless phone company
Luis Montes de Oca the Mexican consul at El Paso has resigned effective August 1 to organize a wireless telephone company in Chihuahua. The plan includes stations at Juarez Chihuahua City and Parral while he establishes an honorary commission to help Mexican citizens.
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Chihuahua
GLOBE
Mexico
Luis Montes de Oca
el Paso
de Oca
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Parral
Joy Ride of Trainload of Steers Sale
Cattlemen near Willcox and grazing permittees in the Dragon district pooled a train of over 1,000 high grade market steers for a country tour to seek the best market price. They halted at points with favorable demand and assessed conditions along the route as part of a new livestock marketing effort.
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Willcox
Dragoon
Men Bay Charge
Marriage Mart Sees One License Daily Under New Law
The marriage market this week remained steady averaging about one license per day under the new marriage teens law. Clerk J. E. James of the Superior court logged six unions including Juan Urquiza aged 35 to wed Ana Meza 1, Bisbee Peter J Wheelehan to wed Dora D. Wiley 45, Roman Bustaments 22 to wed Ane ta Maria Contreras 20, Watt Sam Grace 22 to wed Eliz abert Hughes 24, Jon Nicholson 21 to wed Ollie Gite won 18, Pearce Brown 3y towed Elles head 18, Benson.
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J. E. James
Superior Court
Peter J Wheelehan
Dora D. Wiley
Douglas Roman Bustaments
Aneta Maria Contreras
Bisbee Watt Sam Grace
Elizabert Hughes
Douglas
Jon Nicholson
Ollie Gite Won
Pearce Brown
Elles Head
Benson
Cattle shipments from Arizona show steady decline since 1918
Secretary Fenant Stevens of the State Livestock Sanitary Board notes a year by year drop in cattle slaughtered and shipped from Arizona for 1915 through July 1 1921. He explains that early year shipments are usually higher, with dairy cattle exports in 1920 reducing the count of range cattle as well.
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Fenant Stevens
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Arizona
Fim
Air
Stephens
Heals
Solstice silver strike hailed as major find in camp
The Solstice mine near the Silver Fields district yields a rich ore sighting on the 200 foot level near the No 1 shaft. Owners Bil Boyd, Dr Hughart and Bladworth, backed by Tombstone banks, plan further drifting to define extent as mining crews extract ore and assess potential value amid adjoining Bonanza mine activity.
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Tobin
Harry Macia
Bil Boyd
Messrs
Hughart
Blad ‘Worth
Silver Fields
Frank Winters
Bill Boyd
Bladworth
First National Bank of
Tombstone
Winters
Macia
Joresett
Telanis
Cochise at Tax Meet to Seek Lower Range Cattle Valuation
Cochise county officials led by Chairman John Hart will attend the state tax conference in Nogales beginning the 25th. Board of supervisors members EC Adams LF Kuchenbecker and others will discuss reducing range cattle assessed at 20 per head, arguing 50 would exceed cash value. Prominent taxpayers and Cochise Graham Cattle Growers association representatives will also be present.
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Cochise County
Nogales
State Tax Commission
Board of Supervisors
John Hart
Douglas
Lce Adams
Bisbee
Dave Adams
Dragoon
George Denshaw
JF McDonald
Tombstone
Tom 4
George Haigter
Biaben
LF. Kuchenbecker
Cochise-Graham
Need of Road and Judicial Precinct Shown
Deputies Langford Hood and Milton captured two bootleggers near Garden Canyon and found that Langford released them before officers arrived. Local ranchers petitioned for a Garden Canyon road to shorten patrol routes from 72 miles to 28 and to add a judicial precinct and better communications. Langford serves as special deputy sheriff without pay amid ongoing efforts to establish the precinct.
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Garden Canyon
West Huachuca
Sunnyarde
San Rafael Valley
Hstrict
Justice Precinct
GE Langford
Sunside
J &. Hood
Jeff Milton
Langford
Hood
Canille
Parker Canyon
Three Prisoners Taken to State Penitentiary at Florence
Deputy Sheriffs Harry and Vern LaMore transported three prisoners to the state penitentiary at Florence. The auto trip saved about two days versus rail travel and was cheaper per mile. Prisoners include Frank Fuer 10 to 14 years for attempted assault on a 12 year old from Willcox, Louis Quackenbush of Douglas serving a 1 1 2 year sentence, and C. Waldo Fuerger, convicted for murder.
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Sherif Harry
Vern LaMore
Florence
State Penitentiary
Auto
Mile Rage
Frank Fuer
Willcox
Jon Kaiser
Louis Quackennstt
Douglas
Identity of skeleton fixed murder inquiry in Prescott
July 16 inquest concluded the skeleton found near an abandoned prospect pit south of here belonged to Walter S Steinbrook. He died from blows by parties unknown, with charred bones and clothing fragments later found in a La Grange area search. Frank Wilson and Frank La Grange testified Steinbrook intended to go to Calinto and had given directions to transport belongings to a neighbor.
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Steinbrook
Steintrosk
Frank Wilson
la Grange Jane
Stelabrook
Cal Into
Witnneses
Sie
Frank la Grange
Stein
Jett
la Grange
Bisbee Legion seeks Redmond for state commander
July 16 report states Jack Redmond is proposed as state commander of the American Legion. Delegates to the state convention at Prescott August 5 and 16 were named at the L. A Engle Post meeting. Tom Egan Dr E Darragh Cpl John C Gi named delegates. commander may appoint alternates.
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Bisbee
Jack Redmond
American Legion
Prescot
L. A Engle
Tom Egan
E Darragh
Cpl
John C. Gi
Conway
Cochise County Tops Arizona 1920 Metal Production
The Victor C. Helkies advance sheet from the U.S. Geological Survey shows Cochise County leading in silver and lead output for Arizona in 1920, with 2,314,997 ounces of silver and top lead production. Mohave leads gold. Cochise second, and Yavapai third in gold. The state total production and zinc mention are noted, with Yavapai producing recoverable zinc and overall state totals compared to 1919.
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Cochise
Arizona
Victor C. Helkies
Geologiaal Survey
Department of the Interio
Corbine County
Karne
Gila
Ivzo
Sania ‘Nee County
Tatts
Apty
Yasapal
Fguert Wits
Mohave Cou
Yavapai
Opinion fixes the status of state brokers
Phoenix July 16 Attorney General W J Galbraith ruled that an investment company is one that sells its own stock or bonds and that a brokerage company dealing in stocks and bonds generally is not an investment company under the recent legislature. The opinion answered whether a brokerage corporation is an investment company because it sells and negotiates stocks bonds and securities of other firms.
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Phoenix
Gerral W. J. Galbraith
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WM. Wickstrom
Srains
Tucson-Nogales
Cloudsursts
Juan Urquiza
Ana Meza
Bisbyew
Koowo Boownts
Maine
Stanley Kitt
Patel
Bonanza
Conta
Bisbee Legion
Redmond
Sime
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