Grant selections filed in Arizona land office in 1913
Notice from the United States Land Office in Phoenix that Arizona filed grant selections Nos 25 17 and 18 for lands to support schools asylums miners hospitals and Deaf Dumb and Blind services. Describes tract locations within G S Meridian and invites protests during the five week publication window with dates in May 1913 and signatures Frank H Parker and Chase Arnold.
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Congress
United States Land Office
Phoenix
Arizona
Meridian
General Land Office
Prank H. Parker
Register
Hal.e Arnold
United States Land Ofice
Arize
State of
Sas
Frank H. Parker
Chase Arnold
Court Cases Filed in Superior District and Probate Proceedings
Case list shows multiple civil suits including divorces debt judgments and estates. Notable items include debt judgments of 1125 and 9600, several divorce actions, and probate notices for estate of Wateco with hearings and discharges. Names include Leadvill Towoite Leas ing and Mimwog Co J Fredericks Lone Brosdbeck Jobo Brosdbeck Nellie C Smith F Byrd Myrtle Byrd and Wateco estate with orders regarding sale and discharge.
A Cattleman's View on Removal
A Cattleman from Whitewater argues that moving the county hospital from Yombatone to Douglas would raise taxes by about 50 percent, potentially $250,000, burdening farmers and cattle raisers amid looming 1915 16 and 17 appropriations. He questions shifting the county seat from a favorable location and favors Tombstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewater
Ars
Raitt
Yombatone
Douglas
Tombstone
Town Pride Ad Monition for Public Spirit and Growth
A dated exhortation urges residents to praise improve and nurture their town. It counsels public spirited acts, highlighting natural advantages and local business resources. It discourages accusing citizens of fraud and promotes mutual trade and helping others, while discouraging self serving behavior.
Noted Writer to Visit Arizona for Prison Reform Study
Peter Clark MacFarlane, famed Collier's Weekly writer, will visit Arizona this month to gather data for an article on the state prison reform system. He plans no other investigations during the trip and will begin his eastward return after several weeks in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Peter Clark MacFarlane
Mot
United States
Arizona
Bers
Hunt
MacFarlane
California
Collier's
Supervisors Meet as Equalization Board
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors acted as a board of equalization with mining leaders present to discuss personal property and mine assessments. Phelps Dodge and Calumet and Arizona Copper Co representatives pushed for uniform valuations, while state tax officials urged equalization. hearings covered copper smelter values and building valuations. The Kickapoo Indians, under Uncle Sam’s guardianship, were noted as prospering per local reports.
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Coshise Board of Supervisors
French
Sod G H Doll
Phelps Dodge Co
Howe and Zander
Joe Curry
Calumete& Arizona Coat Bisbee
W E Pemberthy
Gevers
Leonard Copper Co
Gleston
Assesomente
Doings In the Superior Court Before Judge O'Connor
Court proceedings before Judge O Connor dealt with cases over seizure and ownership of four calves, a demurrer sustained in a real estate dispute involving Arlington Hotel property in Tombstone, and a mandamus issue from the supreme court. Defendants received property orders as the next steps were not yet announced. A cattle case, State v Scott Gathner, ended in a $100 bond release, and Greene Cattle Co. had Haverty dismissed.
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O'Connor
H Trappman
McDoosid
Aftas
Jas Barrett
Morgan Et al
David Tregening
Frank Graff
Henry Poff
P Copper Co
Waroekros
Richards
Arlington Hotel
Tombstone
Supreme Court
Williams and Flannigen
Col H L Pickett
O'Conner
Scott Gath
Greene Cattle Cove Haverty
People to Vote on Capital Punishment Measure
A Phoenix dispatch reports petitions with sufficient signatures filed to place an anti capital punishment bill on the ballot. The question will be voted at the general election next year. Gov Hunt refused to commit to a reprieve until after the election for five murderers previously granted clemency.
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Gov Hunt
Santa Fe Disposes of 100000 Acres in Deal
A Phoenix dispatch reports the Santa Fe railroad has disposed of 100000 acres of lead holdings in the state for 250000 dollars. The sale transfers every alternate section along 40 miles on each side of the railroad right of way to a designated party. FS Hildreth, former receiver of the government lead office, is connected to the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Disputch
FS Hildreth
Sate Fe Railroad
Con Erese
Tombstone Band Reorganized In City Reform Effort
The Tombstone City Band met last evening and reorganized to become stronger. They will practice for Fourth of July and plan concerts in City Park on Saturdays and Sundays during the summer. Members include Wm McSparrow director, A J Ivey, Ernest James Giscoms, Luis F Kucbenbecker, Delbridge Ivey, Geos Wales, Jos Giscoletto, Chas Blackborn and Frank Ivey with various positions.
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Tombstone
Wm McSparrow
J A Ivey
Antonio Itsho
Ernest James Giscoms
Luis F Kucbenbecker
Beritaoe
Delbridge Ivey
Geos Wales
Jos. Giscoletto
Bess
Chas Blackborn
Frank Ivey
Bridge Finished In Time For Race At Fairbank Site
State highway bridge at Fairbank ready before floods. One central pier set to speed construction. Machinery in place and work rushed to avoid delays. Bridge to be completed in time for the race event and associated passage. officials expect completion before the flood season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanke
Convict Traced by Hob-Nailed Shoe on Mountain Trail
Walter Sharp, labeled a term murderer and parole violator, was tracked 70 miles by a hob nailed shoe and captured by Prison Guard Pete Avende. He was brought to Globe en route to Florence penitentiary after a life sentence for killing an aged Bisbee saloonkeeper.
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Walter Sharp
Pete Avende
Globe
Florence
Sharp
Bisbee
Ice for Imperial Valley cantaloupe crop in Tucson
Six thousand five hundred tons of ice, about 13,000,000 pounds, are stored awaiting icing of the Imperial Valley cantaloupe crop passing through Tucson. The ice was dispatched by express via Train No 10, handled by H Deloo of the Southern Pacific icing department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Valley
Tucson
H Deloo
Shu
Southern Pacific
Express
Tombstone Beauty Draws Visitors Back to Town
The piece notes Tombstone’s famed beauty attracting people to a Towb store and recalls Jack F Murphy arriving in town. It mentions Murphy Givet lighting Tombstone in 1885, his father known as “Bully” Murphy, a mine foreman, and local ties to the region’s early government figures and railroad circles.
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Towbstore
Jack F Murphy
Sam Garetor
Murphy
Sam Light
Tombstone
Tooghont
Glote
Fremont
Gila County
Pima
Pinal
Globes
John Gleeson
Jeck' Murphy
Tombstone Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration
Tombstone invites friends from Benton Courtland Fairbank Land St David Lewis Springs Fort Haschoes Charleston Gleeson Pesroe and others to a full day of events from sunrise to departure. The town will host a countywide gathering with a large barbecue and free buns from Gast Bakery. The committee meets tomorrow night to finalize the day’s program.
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Tombstone
Benton
Courtland
Fairbank
Land
St David
Lewis Springs
Fort Haschoes
Charleston
Gleeson
Pesroe
Artesian Well Ambition For Valley Water Oil Project
Fred Sutton of Oklahoma City seeks contracts to sink wells up to 2000 feet in the valley, hoping artesian water or oil would boost land values. The venture faces high terms and daunting depths but could transform land prices. A separate incident reports boxcar damage near Douglas striking the rear of a Dodge store, leaving minor but prompt repairs.
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Fred Sutton
Oklahoma City
Our Valley
J D Dor
Theultie
Courtleed Ariscan
Douglas
Pheiper Dodge
Smeiter
Death From Loco Weed Reported In New Mexico
In Springer New Mexico a woman died after eating loco weed greens mistaken for a familiar plant. The meal led to a prolonged stupor before death two days later. The article warns locals to avoid loco growth and its harm to humans and stock.
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Mead
Greene
Texas
Iit
Dioner
Mrs. Head
Ebe
Arizona
Bisbee Taxpayer Views on County Seat and Taxes
A Bisbee reader laments rising tax fears and contemplates the countywide split. The letter endorses Tombstone for the county seat, critiques Douglas, and thanks residents for their efforts while urging continued support for the current arrangement.
Horse Kicks Boy to Death in Willcox Field Incident
Nine year old William Pencil Wooten, son of Braz Wooten, was killed near Willcox when his horse frightened and kicked him. The animal’s foot caught in the rope on the saddle as cattle were moved from a corral six miles from Wilbur. The boy rode ahead of the herd and died before aid could reach him. funeral held at the Moore residence.
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Willcox
William Pencil Wooten
Braz Wooten
Kiondyke
Girele I
Wilbur
Jesse Moore
Gold King Development resumes large scale work after halt
After more than six years of inactivity work has resumed on the Gold King Development project. The plan is to prosecute activities on a large scale to reclaim control of the property and remove those who have been controlling it.
Tombstone daily notes busy activity and travel plans
Friday’s issue reports Warnekier arriving in Los Angeles for a visit and bands planning July performances. It notes Cochise county court activity, mining interests in the Dragoon range, and traffic to Tombstone via the El Paso to Phoenix road race. It mentions a baby’s illness, homebound trips, and a new Southwest railroad timetable with minor schedule changes.
Corporation Commission to Examine Lines in Southwest
The Arizona Corporation Commission will send a team led by chairman W Paul Geary and Attorney General Gurdy Bollard to El Paso next Thursday to perform preparatory work on the El Peso Southwestern line. They will meet at the general offices to assess the project and seek clarifications from the company, aiming for a later, more definite announcement about a Pacific coast extension via Phoenix. Possible participation from New Mexico officials is noted, with a request for state consent mirrored in Arizona.
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Phoenix
el Peso & Southwestern
Corporation Commission of Arizona
el Pao Om Thureday
W Paul Geary
Commission
Gurdy Bollard
Xeatlemen
Pom Jer
el Paso
Pacific Coast
Corporation Commission of
New Mexico
Stats
Arisons Commission
Arion
Meetings in Phoenix shape El Paso to Phoenix road plan
In Thursday’s Daily, Bowen and Hony attend the State Fair Association meeting in Phoenix to discuss routes for the El Paso to Phoenix road. The plan targets Warren district towns including Tombstone and Fairbank, with Duglas pushing to sideline Tombstone and Fairbank from the route.
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John J Bowen
Secr
Joe Hony
Phoenix
State Fair Association
el Paso
Boulle
Fuceniz
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Ing & Mimwog Co
Louie Heenulit
Qiet
Cele
Sit
Bese Budcer
Julia Bodoer
Zili
Fredericks
Artanoff
Lone Brosdbeck
Jobo Brosdbeck
Kemp
Mino
Cop. Co
Booker
J & Gibbs
F Byrd
Myrtle Byrd
Nellie C Smith
O'Reilly & Gearings
BA Taylor
Lee Rose
Sdmer
A.C Smith
Keyes
FC Austis
Uncle Bam
Jobn Gostio
Santa Fe
Sonen
Springer
Ed Puosrectox
Warren
Tumbe
Doules
Warsen
Dougina
Instader
Dongle
el Paso-Phoenix
Lowell Bridge
Huachuca
Bienes
Dougt
Tam
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Warnekier
Yeater
Los Angeles
Walter Melgren
John Pearce
Pearce
Touwhdens
Frank Payals
Gleeron
Auos
Tombetune
Paosrector
Hetle
Mra J Fitzpatrick
Baptist Pero
Colorado
Fairbak
Mre Pink
Murry
Yama
Tony Giacoma
Fi Sed Southwest Ro
Ingleate Tycson
No6
Lale Gibson
Gleveen
ES Ives
Tycson
Judge O'Connor
Floreves
Jodge
Tombestone
Mre
J T Kingebury
Doog
Jisenda
Williams and
Flanagian
Court Busin
C R Howe
OM Zander
Wmn Cavanagh and Son
Beest
Nogales Totay
Dire J Hatley
Mra Winters
Mre Hitehi
Noo
Arisona
J P Hees
Echcrs
Yuma County
Mise Boehringer
Mise Behringer
Eckerman
Douzlea
Mise Elle Sanders
Bisbee UN
Jomo Alvardo
Heeford
Alvarado
Parker Wootman
Commonwealth Extension Mining Company
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