Paving Near Lowell to Forest Ranch Surges Toward Finish
Weekly Cochise County road review notes patient progress amid light rain. Paving between Lowell and Forest Ranch stands 75 percent complete though legal issues threaten delays. Other highway work progresses, with east of Dougine openings and improvements from Tombstone to Charleston hill, Buena School to Overton rough yet travelable, and Fairbank crossroad upgrades aiding conditions. County engineers push east of Silver Creek toward November goals, aiming to outpace prior records.
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Dougine
Tombstone
Charleston Bridge
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Buena Schot House
Buena School
Ramsey Canyon Road
Overton
Fo. Huachuca
Ft. Huscha
Ft. Huachuca
Tucker Schohouse
Turnez
Faibank
Santa Cruz
Fairbank
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Pearce
Gleeson
Walter Rushin
Silver Creek
Smyn
Benson Highway to Get Federal Aid for Road Project
Phoenix Oct 18 The Vail Benson road will receive federal aid with Cochise county providing 25 dollars from the 75 percent state road fund. Bids open after 34 days for a section from three miles west of Benson to Pima county, total project cost about 258.66 dollars, with portions funded by Cochise and Pima counties and federal aid.
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Phoenix
Vail-Benson
State Highway Department
Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
Benson
Pima County
Tombstone
Highway Department
St. David
Cochis2s
Wilbur
J.C. Rysa
Bere
Ryan
Douglas
Lowell deputy bound over to higher court
Outo Laine, a Lowell deputy sheriff charged with assault with intent to kill in the shooting of Tony Rimac, was bound over for trial in the superior court after a lengthy preliminary hearing before Judge L Winters. The $1,000 bail was posted or he remained in custody. Prosecution led by R. N. French with Plannigan & Murray. defense by Alex Murray.
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Outo Laine
Lowell
Sherite
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Tony Rimac
Jutke J. L Winters
Laine
County Boards Authorized to Spend U.S. Fund
Arizona counties may let state highway contracts using the states highway fund per Jones and Maddock. The attorney general warns boards to guard against graft and ensure honest expenditures while the state engineer says bids will be opened by the boards of supervisors, except in Maricopa and Pima where special instructions allowed delegation.
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Phoenix
Boards of Supervisors
Jones
Wetter
Board of Supervisors
Arizona
Tom Maddock
State Supervisor's Association
Maricopa
Pima
Fire Department Member Briefly Visits County Seat
Uuy V. States of the Douglas Fire Department made a brief visit to the county seat today on important business.
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Uuy V
Douglas
Cochise County Land Rush Accelerates Across County
Cochise County shows rapid land take up in agriculture and cattle sectors as 66 patents filed with the recorder from August through May 1514. Farmers and stockmen push to secure titles with many homesteads and leases under 20 year plans. Areas include north of Douglas Mud Springs and Swisshelm foothills signaling sweeping development in the banner county.
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Cochise County
Douglas
Mud Springs
Swisshelm Mountains
Cochter County
Banner County
Cochise Damage Suit On Trial In Supreme Court
In Tucson on October 18 Judge Jeremiah Neterer sitting for Jude William H Sawtelle presided over James C Page v Southern Pacific. The Willcox automobile collision in December 1915 when a Southern Pacific train hit his Overland car is cited. Page a former Willcox justice of the peace seeks 425000 damages for injuries. Represented by Fred Sutter and J T Kingsbury Francis Hartman represents continued from page fire.
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Tucson
Jeremiah Neterer
Seattle
Jude William H. Sawtelle
James C. Page
Southern Pacific
United States
Willcox
Page
Fred Sutter
J. T. Kingsbury
Francis Hartman
State Receives Big Sum From National Forest Receipts
Phoenix reports Arizona received 171,928.80 in a treasury warrant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919. The payment follows acts of Congress allocating 23 percent of forest reserve receipts to states for public schools and roads, with Arizona’s share distributed to common school funds.
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Arizona
Treasury Department
Washington
National Forests
Act of Congress
Department of Agricuture
Secretary of the Treasury
Quo Warranto Proceedings Against Cochise County Highways
County Attorney Robert N. French filed quo warranto actions against Highway Commission No. 2 and members including Emil Marks and J. Wallace alleging usurpation of the office and seeking removal, records delivery, and costs. The filing notes four prior commissions and plans to depose leases. tonight the Blue Lodge Masons meet.
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Robert N. French
Highway Commission No. 2
Emil Marks
W. Wallace
William Reay
Smith
Cochise County
Commission No. 3
Highway Commission
Barnaby
Bisbee
Commission No. 4
Lawful
John J. Bowen
Gerald Sherman
AH. Gardner
Harry Clark
W. M. Adamson
Comision No. 1
Tom D. Fulghum
A. Y. Smith
B. A. Packard
Harry Pickett
J.aw. Wallace
W. Reay
Dan B. Seed
W .H. Fisher
Mo F. Discus
T. J. Bowen
French
Flanigan & Murray
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