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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1920
Page
7
Judge D J Haff discusses General Obregon’s rise and aims, noting his decisive courage and diplomatic skill. The interview covers Obregon’s plan to mobilize and discipline the Mexican army, foster industry, and steer Mexico toward stability, credit, and growth while considering U S interests.
Phoenix dispatch reports Deputy Sheriffs DeWitt and Reese along with Federal Officers Hicks and Fridley raided a hut about three miles west of Centertreet near Washington school. They found two barrels of mash nearly ready, two stills made from milk cans, and about 20 gallons of corn whiskey. Two women were taken into custody, along with the equipment and liquor. mash was destroyed.
ASK POWER CONTRACT PHOENIX July 12. The Southside Gas and Electric company of Tempe filed with the corporation commission a petition for authority to enter into a power contract with the Central Arizona Light and Power company. It was announced by the commission today.
Phoenix dispatch reports Thomas Fuller, an alleged draft evader, arrested Saturday on desertion charges. He will be sent to Douglas for a general court martial after guards from the army camp arrive. Sgt Brady says Fuller lied about Legion ties and Thirty Fourth Infantry during his Phoenix stay.
Harcd Bell Wright, a celebrated author, was granted a divorce from Mrs. Prunes on grounds of a yearlong separation in Tucson on July 1.
Phoenix, July 15. The Southern Pacific Board of Inquiry finds J. M. Cash responsible for a runaway train that crashed into the Bafl Heineman Warehouse in Tucson, causing about 1009 in damage and 955000 to cargo. The report cites failure to properly control momentum and inadequate braking, despite experienced crew and yard conditions.
A Phoenix based proposal seeks to harness the Bill Williams River to generate power for Mohave County mines and to irrigate 425000 acres in Yuma County. The plan calls for a 144 foot long horseshoe dam standing 110 feet above the river bed with an open concrete conduit to the reclaimed lands north of Bouse. Stene Consolidated Copper Co. with K M Stone as president backs the venture, attracting New York capital.
Phoenix July 10. Seventy four applications to obtain rights to use water have been filed since October 1 in the office of State Water Commissioner W. B. Norvell. Twenty six seek reservoirs and four seek appropriation of water. A total of 276,231 acres of new land would be reclaimed.
Nogales July 12 Wm Chenoweth the 12 year old son of Dr and Mrs Chenoweth has left for Mexico after a note stating his intention to starve to death. He says he will not return unless he changes his mind. Friends expect him to return soon.
Yuma Arizona July 10 Growing cotton without irrigation on land receiving less than five inches of rainfall is seen as a notable possibility by cotton experts. In the north Gila valley near Yuma, flood waters left eight feet of wet soil after the Gila river overflowed. Planting followed, and the cotton now rises over two feet with bolls the size of small eggs, expected to open midmonth. Farmers warn that unless conditions improve, irrigation will still be required.
July 13 barbecue honoring General Alvaro Obregon drew a large crowd to Lau'asita. Attendees reportedly consumed 120 cases of beer 8 cases of wine and 6 cases of other goods with special dispensation, all not carried in original containers.
Nogales Sonora mayor Alberto Efl Sueron has been offered the Mexican Consul post at Nogales Arizona and asks the city consul to name his successor this week. He is a strong Obregon ally who has shown cordiality to Americans. The Nogales consulate has been vacant since Emiliano Tamas resigned two months ago to take a higher post at Eagle Pass Texas.
Russian colonists near Glet fale report to Justice McKee that Homer Bagdonoff and his wife left their eighteen month old child asleep as they toiled in a cotton field. Fire broke out. the father fought through flames to rescue the infant but found the child burned to death.
Three adult Flagstaff residents reportedly found and drank wood alcohol Tuesday night causing severe stomach upset. One man nearly died, but all were expected to recover and resume work by next Monday.
City manager P A Thompaoh submitted a 1948 budget totaling 25 1 70 for Phoenix city expenses from July 1 1920 to June 30 1981. Last year’s budget was 568 651 90 and the corporation area grew 27 percent. The plan includes higher costs for sprinkling streets cleaning ditches irrigation water and Verde water system bond interest. The proposed tax rate would rise to 148 per 100 of property value from 106.
Captain Bratton, adjutant to Col. E C Carnahan at Camp Stephen D. Little, named instructor at West Point. He will report August 2 and begin duties in September as cadet battalion returns from Camp Dix. Bratton held temporary major rank at Camp Little until June.
Walter McGee, new Canary Detroit arrival, followed his wife to Nogales and shot her after a daytime quarrel. Police say he struck her with a gun, dragged her, then fired, wounding her severely. He fled but is in county jail awaiting a hearing.
A report notes improvements in Maricopa County crime conditions after the June 6 murder of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erhardt at their home. The piece cites three years with 30 murders, averaging one per year, and highlights the county’s improving safety record despite one black mark. A Nogales note adds that drug smuggler Louie Jackson was convicted for cocaine smuggling with a 90 day jail term.
The city of Globe is defendant in three damage suits stemming from floods in Hobe last year. Brought on behalf of C. A. Upton and Alfred Rebognotti, the actions seek a total of 11 842 in damages for the property lots affected. The cases emphasize flood loss and municipal responsibility in the Florida-style legal action.
Apache Indians on the Port McDowell reservation northeast of Phoenix staged the first government sanctioned tribal dances, held July 2, amid cordial scenes. The Pima tribe, traditionally hostile to Apaches, conducted tribunal dances nearby south of Mesa as early as July 2.
U S Commissioners John B Henke and federal agents searched the Los Angeles sleeping cars on an incoming Arizona-Eastern train and found three pints of whiskey in a porter locker. Porter C P Phillips was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession and transporting into the wins.
A Mexican foreman named Arvisu was killed instantly when a fourteen foot fall from scaffolding at the new Episcopal church at First Avenue and Hroowevelt Street caused a broken neck. The coroner’s jury labeled death accidental. The incident left a widow and five children in Tombstone, Arizona, with Arvisu’s home at Sixth Avenue and Madison Street.
A series of political nominations for Cochise County posts appear with candidates for county superintendent and sheriff under the Democratic ticket. In a separate incident on a Flagstaff train, Dr. Miller treated two injured men after a pistol discharged near an observation car, while a prior case involved a woman with a dislocated jaw that dentists struggled to reset.
A set of Democratic primary candidacies announced for September 7 1939 in Arizona. Samuel L. Pattee John Eb Newbury Janes Aliteon Pirbee A rieora A G Mearns Thatcher and others announce runs for Supreme Court Judge County Supervisor Corporation Commissioner Senator Superintendent of Schools and related local offices in Cochise and Corbine counties.
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