Board of Equalization Adjourns to Hear Douglas Reductions
Cochise County Arizona August 19 1907 minutes show the Board of Equalization meeting with Wm M Rigge and G J McCabe present. Copper Queen Mining Co sought large reductions on the Douglas smelter and Lot 95 reductions. other properties were adjusted or denied. Afternoon session updated tax rolls including fire losses and numerous property values across Bisbee Willcox and Douglas.
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Board of Equalization
Wm M Rigge
G J McCabe
Bowen
Board of Equatization
SW French
Copper Queen Mining Company
Copper Queen Company
Copper Queen
Douglas
French
Longlac
JM O'Connell Bey
Cka
el Monk
Los Angeles
Monk Bros
Willcox
McCabe
Martin Costello
Minutes of Bisbee area mining and property valuation
The board of equalization minutes cover assessments on Bisbee mining claims and stock of merchandise, with values adjusted per acre and per item. Notable items include Blue Jacket and Keystone claims, several mines and acreage totals, cattle counts, and general price per acre changes. The session records specific acreage figures, claim names, and revised valuations, followed by adjournment.
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Bisbee
Blue Jacket
Keystone
Tree Blue
Dewey
A Feminine Hobo Among the Bunch
A raid on the slag dump below the city led to the roundup of seven Mexican hoboes, including a woman, by Deputy Sheriff Will White and constables Tronx Wilmoth Davis. They were found resting in old machinery parts and pipe sections, in a makeshift camp.
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Bistee
Will White
Wilmoth
Tronx
Davis
Former Tombstoner Makes a Record in Mining Contest
Eyolite Herald reports a Tombstone related celebration in Nevada with a miners drilling contest. Aronann and Gaterteon won first prize at 191 inches, Hogland and Wilber took second with 34 inches. Jack Logland, a past Tombstone resident, won a secret prize and will delight former friends.
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Eyolite
Nevada
Ty Aronann
Gaterteon
Hogland
Wilber
Jack Logland
Tombstone
Rivalry Between Water Companies in County Franchises
The Benson Water Co sues the Peoples Water Co over an exclusive county franchise. Benson operates under a franchise at Benton, while Peoples was refused a franchise by the board of supervisors which then laid pipes without a permit. Sanction proceedings follow, signaling a drawn conflict that will attract close scrutiny.
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Benson Water Co
Peoples Water Co
Board of Supervisors
Benton
People- Water Co
Court House Nine
Allen
Gaines
Loal
Twickere
Toughnut Street
Court House Wonders
Treasier
Tombatona
Suit Against Col. W. C. Greene
Los Angeles dispatch reports copper magnate Lycurgua Lyndsey filing a $175,000 suit against Col W C Greene of Cananes Mexico for failing to deliver 30000 shares of Cananea Central Copper Company stock to Lyndsey and Col Epes Randolph. Randolph allegedly assigned 3000 shares to Lyndsey for value. The action stems from an Arizona investigation begun months ago. a Tucson case will be heard at the next district court session.
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Los Angeles Dispatch
Lycurgua Lyndsey
Thet
W. C. Greene
Cananes
Mexico
Cananea Central Copper Company
Lindsey
Epes Randolph
Randolph
Tim
Greene
Arizona
Tucson
District Court
Health for 10 Cents Candy Cathartic Patent Cure
Advertises Health for 10 Cents as a cure all for lively liver pure blood and bright eyes. Claims perfect health with genuine CCC tablets never sold in bulk and available through druggists at 108.
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C.C.C
Nan Patterson Tale Tangles With Arizona Affairs
Leon Martin, former deportation agent for the Southern Pacific, ships, and Nan Patterson, accused of killing Caesar Young, face contact with Arizona officials over deportations. Meanwhile Empire Land & Cattle Co. ships 900 mares from Pantano to San Antonio, consigned to Serrna Brow. Tombstone sees many new cottages rising with more planned.
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Leon Martin
Arizona
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
Nan Patterson
Qaesar Young
Martin
Empire Land & Cattle Co
Piano, Patagonia
Los Angeles
Pantano
Serrna Brow
Texas City
Baseball Talk Around the Court House
County officials discuss a planned game vs local nine amid wagers and possible player drafts. Treasurer Gaines defends intentions as county leaders hint at fielding a stronger lineup including deputies and renamed players to boost local pride and tax notices.
Cal Bass and Rev Benedict return from travels in east
Cal Bass reports a pleasant extended visit east with friends and relatives. Rev A J Benedict returns from a month east, ready to resume work in the Congregational pulpit. J H L Peat opens a tent photo gallery and offers caricature photos with a new process, available for a few days. A boy named Allen jumps 54 feet from a Southern Pacific fridge, witnessed by many. Druggist Flach moves his store to the Machomich Mercantile Co. block with modern fixtures. Mexican Independence Day events planned mid September draw Spanish-American community interest. Tombstone team to Douglas for Labor Day game. optimism high for the season.
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A.J. Benedict
J. HL. Peat
San Jowr
Bobo
Allen
Southern Pacific
Flach
Machomich Mercantile Co
Mine Promoters Are Convicted in United States Case
A Denver report notes the Lost Bullion Spanish Mine Company case results in guilty verdicts on three counts for William Wilson W J B Cameron CL Blackman Arthur Levan and David Lawrence and others for using the mails to defraud investors. The mine shown as rich was a worthless New Mexico claim. Prosecutors describe an extensive ad campaign with historic extracts to lure investors. Witnesses testified no work occurred and shafts required crawling. This conviction is seen as aiding crackdowns on fake mining ventures in Nevada. The piece also mentions Tombstone youths jailed briefly for ignoring a 9 pm curfew, later released on promise to go home.
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Denver
United States Post Office Department
United States Ditrict
William Wilson
W. J B. Cameron
CL. Blackman
Arthur Levan
David Lawrence
New Mexico
Prescott
Mexico
Nevada
Old Land Mark Has Collapsed
The 60 K stable annex on Fourth Street collapsed at about 1 am. The walls and roof fell, killing horses owned by Machousich Mercantile Co which used the stable for deliveries. The building had long been deemed unsafe, and the company planned new quarters after the store renovation.
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Fourth Street
Whde
Machousich Mercantile Co
Deliveryams
Ths
Officials Visit Industrial School
Clerk of the Board HE Berner and District Attorney Shelley traveled to Benson to confer with Sup t Mahoney of the Industrial School about charges against Cochise county for incorrigible youths. The board previously disallowed the county’s account and sent officials to obtain information to assess the legality of the claim.
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Berner
Shelley
Benson
Sup't Mahoney
Cochise County
Secur Euch
Elaine
Exchange Notes on Failures and Personal Crises
An exchange remarks that failures caused by the big stamp in security prices are few, but personal crisis reports are numerous. He does not call a death by own action a failure, though some people view it as worse than a failure.
Don’t Accept a Substitute for Cascarets and Cahartics
A warning to consumers to seek genuine Cascarets and Cahartics and not accept fraudulent substitutes or imitations. The message notes that C.C.C. products are never sold in all druggists and urges verification of authenticity.
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C.C.C
Rec
Arizona and New Mexico Links Highlight Zaragoza Society Rally
Court spectator M Newman wins injunction case ruling in his favor. Steve Henkle leaves Cananea after unrest. Greene Co. mines lay off about 500 workers as operatives close. details unclear. Mra Chase Douglas returns from Ben son. Douglas Gray, head of Muchomieh Mercantile and Mershall Mining, travels from Los Angeles. A Zaragoza Society congress is planned next month with 35 delegates from 32 lodges across Arizona New Mexico and Southern California.
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Douglas Gray
Muchomieh Mercantile Co
Mershall Mining Co
Los Angeles
Mithaf
Ein Tuessia
Zaragoan Society
Tiger
Zaragoza Society
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Injunction Case Argued Over City Subway Access
Attorneys Sutter Neate and Merritt argued Ishee versus Fate Store owner before Judge Hoan. The dispute centered on private access across a subway versus city ownership. The court dissolved the injunction, allowing Frankenberg Bros to continue work unimpeded.
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Sutter
Neate
Merritt
Bistew
Amoue Subway
Ishee
Hoan
Proprigtore
Sutter and
Neale
Frankenberg Broa
Merit
Frankenburg Brow & Newnn
Locomotive Submerged in Arizona Mud After Wreck
A Santa Fe freight engine jumped the track near Carrozo Arizona and rolled into a ditch fifteen feet from the rails. The engineer and fireman escaped injury, the wrecking crew worked to lift the damaged tracks, and the engine lay covered in mud from cowcatcher to tender.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Arizona
Carrozo
Ariana
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