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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1922
Page
6
County Recorder H L Hutchison reports 11 249 primary voters listed in Cochise with Democrats leading at 8 106, Republicans 2 917, and miscellaneous 1 226, with potential additions from outlying precincts. Week’s total to close Sept 1 reached 1 022 as party totals shift since two years ago.
The Cochise Graham Stockgrowers Association held its semiannual convention in Willcox on Sept. 5. Attendance was large with many local and state candidates present. The meeting set the next convention for Safford in Graham County.
Phoenix sept six a possessor is held on a technical charge of murder pending an inquest into the death of RC Elliott shot by Collier after an argument at the Elliott ranch six miles south of Tempe last night Mrs Elliott the dead man s former wife and her two children witnessed the tragedy Collier surrendered to Tempe officers and was taken to the county jail this morning he was returned to Tempe to await the coroner s jury verdict County Attorney R B L Shepherd said a second degree murder probe will be filed against Collier.
Nogales authorities report 18 year old Thomas Hau eer admitted violating state Industrial school parole at Fort Grant. He had been found wandering north of Nogales and was wanted by Phoenix police for stealing a car. He said he drove from Phoenix to Tucson in the stolen auto and left it in Tucson.
State tax anticipation bonds totaling 1.25 million dollars were sold Friday by the state funding and loan commission to Bankers Trust Company of New York City. They submitted the highest bid among six, agreeing to accrued interest to delivery, a 350 dollar premium, and bonds at 4 percent interest. Bonds dated September 5 will mature December 20, a span of about three and a half months. Nogales lets contract for new water system.
The Arizona State Farm Bureau executive committee met in Phoenix to set near month meetings. Ga Bridge of Yuma County was elected to the committee to replace George Kinane of Pinal county who resigned, with thanks extended to Kinane. W. M. Cook reported on federation activity and cooperative marketing groups Roosevelt Hay Growers and Arizona Grain Growers. the hay group aims for 10 000 tons with 40 warehouses, the grain group holds 7 060 000 pounds of wheat and aims for handling costs under 10 cents per hundred pounds. The Arizona Dairy Producers Association is finalizing operating plans. the federation assists field segregation, land bale certification for Pima cotton and the fattening of 120 percent range cattle on Arizona farms.
J C Kinsey, president of La Osa Livestock, reports Arizona cattle conditions are the best in a year as bumper corn crops emerge in Iowa. He says frost danger will pass within two weeks, boosting demand for feeder cattle. Iowa has already bought many Arizona cattle, and buyers are satisfied with results, signaling strong future purchases.
Dr. W. P. Sims campaigned in Tombstone after travel from Benson and St David. He praised Tombstone for the new $30,000 school and argued for a Cochise county courthouse office addition under one roof to save taxpayer money. He denied opposing Tombstone in county seat removal fights and urged checking legislature journals to prove his stance on tax rates and fairness.
A. El Vichols, a wning mechanic on the Leland group near Oatman, fell into a shaft and drowned after slipping while adjusting machinery. His body was recovered after water pumped from the shaft, with skull fracture and neck broken by impact against shaft side.
State game warden Joe V. Prochaska underwent appendicitis surgery in Phoenix but is reported in a less favorable condition. Doctors fear he may need another operation or readmission to the hospital for further treatment.
Sergeant Harry Anderson was shot in the left calf and tore away part of a chair arm while in the City Marshal Wertz office in Bisbee after a clash with Mexicans. He received medical aid at the Calumet and Arizona dispensary and was later moved to a hospital where he rested quietly. Recovery is expected to take several weeks.
A coroner's jury in Bisbee exonerated Patrolman Clyde Morris of blame for a fatal wounding during an ambush by a band of Mexicans in Zacatecas canyon. Witnesses testified Morris fired as part of his duties while officers subdued six suspects. The inquest noted the officers faced gunfire and stones. Six Mexicans detained in the city jail were to be brought before Judge Craig at 1 pm.
Alva E. Smith pleads not guilty to three charges tied to the Valley bank wrecking at Parker last July. Preliminary hearing set for September 18 in Parker. Bonds fixed at 25,000 on each count, total 75,000. Smith returned to Yuma county jail in default. Doane Merrill reports Frank Thompson, alleged accomplice, arrested in Salt Lake City and being sent to Los Angeles.
High school assemblies statewide will hear university speeches and concerts via radio. The board of regents approved Dexa GM Butler's funding to build a 150 foot radio tower near the University of Arizona, with a rooftop link to a larger mast.
Misa Katherine Encinas, charged with the murder of Dr W G Randall last Wednesday, will be arraigned tomorrow. County Attorney E P Patterson plans a preliminary hearing for September 16. Encinas, a nurse, has offered no comment and is expected to plead not guilty. Dr Randall was shot in his chair at Encinas home before she walked to the sheriff's office to confess.
Phoenix article notes the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce failed to advance a plan to rename Maricopa to Phoenix Junction. The corporation commission hearing drew protest from Pinal County officials, with no supporters in attendance.
Warren G. Davis, 46, sheriff of Yavapai County for two terms, died in Prescott after suffering a concussion when he fell from a moving freight train in Yuma. He was taken to a hospital and listed as not expected to live.
Mary Margaret McBride notes famous visitors, from immigrants to dignitaries, always request hearing Dixie tunes like My Old Kentucky Home and Dixie. She cites reactions from Miss Muriel Mace Swiney and others, linking southern fame to songs heard around the world. The piece paints Dixie as a cultural touchstone amid transatlantic guests.
J C Sexton, chair, told the junior chamber of commerce at Phoenix that the average inmate at Arizona state prison is under 24 years. He spoke on conditions at the state penitentiary.
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