Range and crop conditions along the upper Gila
Telegraphic Weather Bureau report from Thatcher area notes dry pastures near Douglas and Nogales, irrigation supports growth. cotton shows best week of season, beans and alfalfa seed crops mixed, cantaloupe vows bright in Salt River valley. in Fort Huachuca area Sergeant Smith defeats ex-soldier McCoy in a clash. elderly resident Mrs Blas Maldonado found near Fairbank after a night lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Rem Thatcher
Arena
Gila Rowort Thomas
Balford
Douglas and Nogales
Douglas
Yuma
Salt River
Tucson Water Contaminated Warns Boil for Ten Minutes
City Health Officer Meade Clyne and Board of Health Chairman Monte Mansfield issue notice urging Tucson residents to boil city water for ten minutes before drinking or washing food or dishes. Milk should also be boiled. Contamination traced to a city well closed ten days ago. water from other wells remains safe in pipes. Chandler district reports nine percent cotton crop stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade Clyne
Monte ‘Mansfield
City Board of Health
Tucson
County Attorney launches blanked trial witness search
County Attorney RN French announced deputy sheriff Fred Brown has left Tombstone to travel through Arizona California Washington Colorado and Utah gathering 57 subpoenas and securing witnesses for the planned blanket trial of the Bisbee defendants. He expects to assemble sufficient testimony by January 1 to conclude the case. one legal issue remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
RN French
Fred Brown
West
Tombstone
Bisbee
Arigona
California
Washington
Colorado
Utah
Recorder Office Shows Gains In Filings For 1920 First Five Months
Figures compiled by H L Hutchison indicate 2976 instruments filed and fees of 6250.40 from January 1 to May 30 1920, up from 2369 filings and 5747.45 in 1919. The gain is 607 instruments and 502.45 in fees with most months showing increases except April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Hutchison
Obider
Mr. Hutchison
Feetnimeste
Muownt of
Lease Renewal Plan Attacked At State Land Board Meeting
Governor Campbell condemned the renewal lease policy as locking state heritage away from Arizona residents. He accused the plan of favoring big companies and denying new entrants, while Moeur defended the office and a competitive bidding system. Auditor Jesse Borce agreed with the governor, and a motion to delay renewals till old leases expire passed, with treasurer Ross and secretary of state opposing. The board planned further action at the next meeting to review legality and possible termination of the current system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy Wey
Watpbell
Phoenix
State Land Department
Thomas E. Campbell
State Land Board
W. A. Mosur
Arizona
Camphe
Moeur
Jesse Borce
Lund
Arcenney
Jones
Initiation Petition for Arizona State Game Commission Filed
June 3 Phoenix The first initiative to create a state game commission for the general election ballot is filed with Secretary of State Simms. About 7 000 names exceed the required total, backed by the Arizona State Sportsman's Association. The plan designates a five member commission appointment by the governor attorney general and sportsman leader with two citizen members. The measure sets pay and per diem for members and outlines authority to adopt rules. The secretary notes the state game warden would serve two years with specified pay and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freew
Simms Phoenix
Secretary of State
Simms
Game Commission
Arizona State Sportsman's Assocation
State Conservation Com
Mady Mowe
Orney
Argona Sportsman's Association
Metry
Merbers
Commission
Nathss Kendall
Tucson
Clarence P. Gunter
Globe 82
Eltttes
Biggest Still Captured in County After Deputies Raid
One of the largest stills ever seized in the county and possibly the state was captured near the ranch of Dey Santins. Deputy sheriffs Ketly and Halsuvith led the operation, transporting the evidence to Douglas for a preliminary hearing before States Commissioner Deumier. The whiskey, described as Kentucky brand, was valued for the raid and distributed as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug
Ketly
McNeat
Halsuvith
Tom Derone Peerding
Puerta
McDonald
Trean
Santins
Ted Ang
Douglas Sogechar
E Depertigent
Juster Offieiaix
States
Deumier
Kentucky
Douglas
Attorney General heads to coast for party conference
Attorney General Wiley E. Jones departed for Los Angeles to meet Democratic national committers. He plans to finish the reclamation plank and present it to the resolutions committee via a county delegate for the San Francisco convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Wiley E. Jones
Los Angeles
Fred Co
Jones
San Francisco
Prisoner who forged checks flees city after 20 year sentence
In Phoenix area reports a man possibly Carter, tied to cashing checks totaling over 2440000 in fur trades, fled town with his wife after checks marked forgery were returned. Authorities seek Carter in Kansas City or elsewhere, with several merchants including Borticks and Goldberg's affected. A warrant issued. investigations continue. Also notes includes a fatal house fire in Casa Grande and other local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atermamnasance
Phoenix
Haan Motor Sales
Wow Carter
Carter
Kansas City
Milihante
Reed Bee
Ef Sor
Varieg
Frye
Adams Hotel
Borticks
Boston
Goldberg's
Heard Highway Law Sparks Colorado Friction
A fragment from a June 24 report notes opponents of Heard B. Heard’s nonpartisan highway measure mock Colorado’s friction with a similar law. It suggests Colorado officials praised their system while critics fear centralization and external help for Maricopa County roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heard
Colorado
Phoenix
B. Heard
Colorado Commission
Arizona
Counies
Maricopa
Erhardt Estate Valued At 175 In Petition
The Erhardt estate in Maricopa County is valued at 17200 with real property listed as three lots in Christy Acres and a home at 182 West Van Buren Street. Personal property totals 3000 including cash bonds household effects and a life insurance policy payable to Mrs Erhardt. George J Erhardt, second son, files for letters of administration as heirs are Jacob Erhardt and others with a judge set to decide Monday afternoon June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
Erhardts
van Buren Street
United States
Erhard
Mae Jacob Exnards
Theft of Produce Strikes Local Store in Douglas
Douglas reports a theft of groceries from a store. Four hams and 20 pounds of butter were seized along with other staples. Vincent Unfee confessed, implicating Jacques and Quinn who fled toward the coast. Torrea seeks extradition from California. Phoenix banks show total resources at year end May 4, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrea & Company
Tosey
Patterson
Vincent Unfee
Jacques
Quinn
Torrea
California
Wtul Gleposat
Hesoda
Arch
Phoenix
Arizona State
Natonal
Land claim notices filed in Arizona homestead entries
Iown May 15 120 notice says Lyle T Ormiston of Bisbee has filed intention to prove a land claim on S34 Section 20 Township 21S Range E G S R B Meridian before W A Fowler US Commissioner Tombstone AZ on June 28 1920 with witnesses Chris Joy Clarence B Goudy Harry Willcox Thomas Fry all of Ft Huachuca AZ CHAS E MARSHALL Register May 2 1920 First publication May 2 1920. Also Knoles of Garden Canyon filed notice for three year proof Tombstone AZ July 5 1920 with witnesses Jesse Boyett Lewis Springs Arn Ed Bryan Henry S West Kok Garden Canyon AZ Ivan Boyd Lewis Springs AZ CHAS E MARSHALL Register First publication June 6 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle T. Ormiston
Bisbee
Arizona
E. G
Meridian
W. A. Fowler
U. S
Tompstone
Clacimant
Chris Joy
Clarence B. Goudy
Harry Willcox
Thomas Fry
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Chas E. Marshall
Register
JM Knoles
Garden Canyon
Wona
U.S
Tombstone
Jesse Boyett
Lewis Springs
Bryan
Henry
West
Kok Garden Canyon
Ivan Boyd
Chas. E. Marshall
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Smith
10th+ cavalry
Fort Husehuca
McCoy
Quartemmasters Corps
Port Huachuca
Dick Haverty
Sternaoy
Sorith
Saath
Blas Maldonado
Fairbank
Jim McDonald
Mc Donald
Tucson Water
Chandler—District
Weporieg
Prench
Sig
Recorder's Office
Casa Grande
Kelso
Washington Street
Anna Elizabeth Kelso
Francis Roberts
Superior Court
Nogales
Joan Aguirre Stanford
Con
Cordia Club
State Penitentiary
T. J. Croaff
Mexico
Erhardt
Jacob Erhardt
Ageriot Court
George J. Erhardt
Storen Douglas
First National Bank
Tombstone. Ariz
Studebaker
Tombstone Auto Co
Ford Cars
Cochise County
Department of the Interior
U. & Land Dfoce
Thomas
General Land Office
P. O. Box
B. H. Gibbs
W. Moures
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