Deeds and Mortgages in Cochise County Ledger
A compilation of numerous real estate transfers mortgages chattel deeds and mining and bill of sale items in Cochise County listing Otto Friedrich A Haven Douglas Mildreth Hildreth and others along with Banks and firms like Bisbee Auto Co National Cash Register Co and First National Bank of Nogales. The entries cover land and property transactions across Bisbee Douglas Willcox and surrounding areas with ranges from $10 to $3000 and include wills divorces appraisals and guardianship orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ren Hildreth
L. Bauer
U. S. Slicing Machine Co
C. Les
National Cash Register Co
Mra
Sargeant
Bisbee Auto Co
F. Sandner
Bisbee Auto
Prosecution Efforts Praised by County Officials In 1916
A Mesquite, Arizona message dated August 23, 1916, from W L Martin secretary treasurer of the City Ministerial Association, thanks Douglas County Attorneys Douglas, Rows, and Stephenson for prosecuting bootleggers. The association unanimously expressed gratitude and wishes for continued success, noting Attorney Johnson’s help.
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Douglas Arizona
Mesere
Rows and Stephenson
Johnson
Arizona Infantryman to Yuma Court Martial
Aug 27 Frank Martines a private in company L First Arizona Infantry and resident of Yuma has been confined to the guardhouse at 21st Infantry from Ajo to stand court martial for theft of a gold watch belonging to Maj Heidicke who commanded the Ajo battalion.
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Yuma
Frank Martines
First Arizona Infantry
21St Infantry
Ajo
Heidicke
Movement to create Arizona county proposed from Wickenburg to Parker
Plans underway in Arizona for a new county comprising the Wickenburg to Parker corridor and a rich mining district. Proponents include residents from Maricopa Yuma Mohave and Yavapai counties with strong backing from northern Yuma County which sees itself distant from the current county seat.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Arizona Fund California
Wickenburg
Parker
Maricopa
Yuma
Mohave
Yavapai
Yuma County
Mortgage transfers and small property liens noted
E. Mortg age F Moore and wife to J Kenney surrender land and livestock valued at 15000. M On good and wife convey to Bank of Douglas property valued at 250. F Sensner transfers household goods valued at 255 to Willcox Bank and Trust Co. McCakmont to Remington Typewriter Co. for a typewriter valued at 100.
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F. Moore
Wo J
Kenney
Good and Wife
Bank of Douglas
Douglas
Chattle
F. Sensner
Willcox Bank and Trust Co
McCakmont
Remington Typewriter Co
Looking Backward Twenty-Four Years in Tombstone
A collection of notes on mining, politics, and society in the Tombstone area. Mentions ore samples for a World's Fair exhibit, prospective marriages, local meetings and travel, property and mine prospects in the Huachuca mountains, and ongoing county politics including statehood timing and potential party moves. Also reports a kitchen encounter with a rattler-like snake, a suggestion to hold silver and remonetize, and local figures visiting Tombstone.
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Cochise County
Huachuca Mountains
Chiricahua Range
Tombstone
Ripley Pushes Big Grand Canyon Reservoir Scheme
Aug 14 report uncovers plans by EP Ripley of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway and associates to take over a Grand Canyon water storage reservoir and hydroelectric project. An engineering staff is forming to build a dam across a canyon arm, create a vast storage facility, and transmit power to mining towns within 400 miles.
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Acros
Nile
Africa
Ray Consolidated Copper Company gifts to University of Arizona
Aug 28 report notes a voucher of 14457 dollars sent to University of Arizona officials in Tucson as the Ray Consolidated Copper Company share toward a building for the College of Mines. Total miner contributions reach 140,000 dollars from Copper Queen Detroit Copper Inspiration Calumet Arizona Miami and others. Building slated for completion this year after legislators limited state aid to half the cost.
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Ray
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
Interluhe
University of Arizona At
Tucson
College of Mines
State University
Copper Queen
Detroit Copper Mining Company
Old Dominion
Inspiration
Calumet & Arizona
Miami Company
Ray Company
Returned from Texas and Tombstone visitors
Miss Kitty Ash and brother Hoyt return from southern Texas with Miss Coreyne Scarborough and brother G A. Ash. Wm Richards from Bowie arrived on business. Soldiers in camp in Tombstone as four companies of the 1st Battalion Infantry march from Douglas via Naco and Huachuca. Frank Teemtan returns to Fort Huachuca after serving with the Arizona National Guard. Jonason of Mountain States Telephone reports excellent local conditions. Mrs Martin Effinger and Caddie Clifford visit Tombstone from Douglas. Rose Murtha of Gleeson also in town. Lafe Gibson and Thomas Jannon of Gleeson visit Tombstone on business. Deputy Sheriff Harry Rafferty heads to Lowell from Douglas. Wil Glenn reports cattle in good shape in the Chiricahuas with plentiful rains. Sidney Osborne campaigns for reelection as secretary of state. Douglas Gray of Machomich Mercantile heads to Douglas. Officer Kempton of Bisbee witnesses Wilde case in court. Deputy A A Hopkins of Lowell in Tombstone for court. Herb Wein of Dragoon visits for court business. James Allison, Bisbee marshal, returns after a week in Tombstone. Dave Adams, cattleman and Dragoons owner, returns from Bisbee and Douglas to campaign. Keith Preston travels to Bisbee for business.
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Wil Glenn
Old Tombstone
Basilivia
Court House
Osborne
A. A. Hopkins
Lowell
Superior Court
Herb Wein
Dragoon
Tombstone
Jack
Bisbee
Declard Perfectly Sane In Murder Trial
Jack Fall, jailed in Nogales for months over Tom Castlebury’s murder in Patagonia’s blacksmith shop, was deemed sane at trial and will face murder charges in October Superior Court. Also notes visits, a Gleeson death from typhoid, and local civic updates including County Treasurer candidate Harry Ross’s unopposed bid and a large Cochise transcript on the Conningham heirs case. A Mexican family with trachoma arrived in Tombstone, flagged for immigration review.
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Jack Fall
Nogales
Rial
Tom Castlebury
Patagonia
Macy
Lace Fall
Castlebury
Murphy Campaign Pause In Clifton Morris District Return
Mrs. Owen E Murphy says her husband Arthur Murphy has been campaigning for corporation commissioner across the northern state. He remained in the Clifton Mor endt district for several days and will head out to finish the drive before the polls on September 12.
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Owen E. Murphy
Murphy
Clifton-Morendt
Pee Maries
Local residents travel and court visitors noted in Tombstone
Mrs Igo wife of Court Interpreter iimoyto arrived from Ixo ranch Turner with her son and will stay in Tombstone for several days before returning. Mrs Wi Casabaugh came from Nogales to visit her son Willan in the lite city. Attorney White of Douglas and Attorney S. K. Williams of Bisbee attended Superior Court in Bisbee. Mrs Alfred Paul visited her mother in Douglas and will stay several days. Parker Costello Meligren and Wales moved to Bisbee and back for a brief visit. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jimmy McMnaid checked in Tombstone for a case. Commissioner Fows, A Ivey and Mrs Ivey traveled to Bisbee for county recorder candidacy. Ray B. Krebs, candidate for county recorder, was in Bisbee. The Board of Supervisors clerk AOC Karger spent time on official business in Bisbee.
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Igo
Iimoyto
Ixo
Turner
Torbrome
Wi Casabaugh
Bute Elrday
Nogales
Willan
ST Torney
Gen
A. Ivey
Mra. Ivey
Bisbee
Ivey
Warren
Ray B. Krebs
Copper Belle Mines crew moves to Huachucas for unwatering
Superintendent J Pem orthy of Copper Belle Mines at Hieewon leads about twenty men including Master Melanie Mart Efhager and Walter Cummings from Gleeson to the Shannon Copper property in the Huachucas recently purchased from Douglas Gray. Two wagon loads of supplies and machinery arrive to prepare for unwatering the shaft and cleaning workings. The work will be under Walter Cummings with several weeks planned before ore extraction begins. The mine near Hereford will serve as supply and shipping point and a large crew is expected soon. The Texas group is valued property once owned by the late August Baron, now under Mr Gray after transferring from the Baron estate.
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J. Pemorthy
Copper Belle Mines
Hieewon
Melanie Mart Efhager
Walter Cummings
Gleeson
Ovus
Huachucas
Douglas Gray
Shannon Copper Company
Mfton
Walter Cumulnga
Hereford
State of Texas
Gray
Leo
Falling Timber Fatality at Verde Plant
In Terome on August 29 E Harris a 51 year old carpenter died after a heavy timber fell from a third floor window of the United Verde company's new crushing plant. Harris who had lived in Clarkdale about three months was struck while walking on the ground during debris cleanup by four work gangs. He left a family in Woodland California and the remains will likely be shipped there.
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Terome
E. Harris
United Verde Company
Harris
Clarkdale
Power House
Woodland
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otto Friedrich
A. Haven
T. Brandt
T. Blevins
Fo Mildreth
W Elliot
Firet Baptist Church
Havrisbee
Marion Pilebee
Jans
Douglas Lavess Coulis
F .Theroux Ang Wate
Bet
J. Avertis
W. Fry
Hve
T. Grace
Douglas Music Co
J. Provencher
W. H. Label
W. Labeil
G Bunker
Wallace
E. Crus
Dougas
B. Padilla
Librada
J. Acosta
Pablo Avalos
Ro Chaffee
Acosta
G. Rivers
T. Potter
A. Capt
R. E
Mary Manley
A. DePriest
Wilcox Bank @ Trust Co
Wm. ‘Caesar
L. V. McCourt
Wm. Riggs
T. Hurd
Martha Ferry
B. King
Bishop
Charju
Isbee
J. Kenney
W F. Moore
Upwright
Zula Brockett
Willcox
Mary Richardson
Lizzie Nicholson
DEO International Land and Improvement Co
Y. Trevino
Douglas Property
Mary Richard
Rosa Dollar
Abraham Dollar
Lillian Henderson
Henry Henderson
W. Roberts
G. Zilmner
John Kajola
A. Lermer
A Dickson
Albert Dickson
Aumumermur
Humana
Falta
Ruby McCreary
AL McCreary
Frankie Bennett Oe
Hennett
Madeox
D. Hill Johnnson
Archie
Ro Jackson
Cavey
HK Waereewyek
Irene Brown
Henrietta Kirk
Fio
Eliza Ortiz Stephens
R Samuels
BE. Sutton
Allcox Bank & ‘Trust Co
Thomas Winwood
Cochine
New County
Hen Cook
Mike
Tom Sorin
Sassabe
Sonora
EL Partido Liberal
Mazatian
Mise
Pauline Mraweh
Mr Prank Ul
Kamaey Canyon
Wolcott
Gus Aaron
Hall of
Albuquerque
Albuquequerque
Fatty Ryan
Oct. Zist
Territory
Presby
Republican Party
Tomb
Uraneh
Democracy
Tosen
Minale Hartie
Ripley
University OF Arizona
Texas
Kitty Ash
Hoyt
C. A. Ash
Coreyne Scarborough
G. A
Tern
Bowie
Wm. Richards
Tombston
Fairbank
Schuster Park
Naco
Hixbeen
Fort Huachuca
Huachuca
Frank ‘Teemtan
Huachuca Water Co
Arizona National Guard
Jonason
Mountain States Telephone Company
Mra Martin Effinger
Caddie Clifford
Rose Murtha
Lafe Gibson
Thomas Jannon
Lave
Harry Rafferty
Sonneem
Chiricahuas
Sidney
Sid” Osborne
Redit
Clale
Afro Mimile Ee
Dougals Gray
Machomich Mercantiel Company
Regin
Kempton
James Allison
Assesor's
Dave Adams
Binbee
Adams
Keith Preston
W. 1
Sintons
Yeaterly
Toubstone
David McBride
Amarillo Veaas
RANCH
Das, Lawrey
Barbacourt
Harry Ross
Ross
Prauacs
Ceen
Gr. van Meter
Gleckon
Tombatony
Are, Elawry
Courtland
Bob Ratcliffe
Grown
Tombatons Afe
J. W. Walker
Conningham Heirs
He Costello
Aws Fairbank
Theta
Autorney
Wo White
Douglan
ACM Bisbee
Attoreny S. K. Williams
Alfred Paul
Rom Douglas
A. FL Parker
Martin C. Costello
G. Meligren
Harry Wales
McDonald
U.S
Jimmy Mc Mnaid
Tombstone Day
Case
W. A. Fows
Board of Supervisore Aoc
Karger
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