Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-24
NEWS ITEMS FROM
 CITY OF SHELTERS
DON JOHNSON AND C. F. NICHOLS
 BOTH WANT OFFICE
Bank Of Douglas Moves into New ouarters-Interaal Revenue Col
 lector Bowman in Shelter City
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Special to Review)
 Douglas. May 23.-The Bank of Douglas is moving into new quarters today. The bank will occupy it's own home in the Bank of Douglas building. at the corner of Tenth and C. The fittings are of the most modern de- sign. They are oak with the usual iron trimmings.
 Tim Maloney held the lucky number which won the silk crazy quilt raffied at Jo Gribble's last night.
 Mrs. Joe Dalton, who is suffering from an attack of appendicitis, was resting easily this morning, and is out of danger. Dr. Hickman has charge of the case.
 H. L Taylor, the attorney, returned today from three days trip to Bis bee and Tombstone on legal business.
 The petition of c. r. Nichols ana Don Johnson for road overseer are be. ing circulated among the citizens for their signatures. Nichols is a well known young man of Douglas, who has been identified with the politics of Cochise county for several years. Johnson is deputy sheriff under Dell Lewis. and an efficient officer. The many friends of each are lending their heartiest support and the lists are growing fast.
 J. M. Ball, general manager for the Braun and Ferguson Drug company. is in Douglas today on a visit to his company's store here, the Douglas Drug and Trading company. This is MT. Bells first visit to Douglas since his recent prolonged illness and he is receiving a cordial welcome from old timers who recoliect Mir. Ball as the nrst local manager of the Douglas Drug and Trading. company.
 John Beisel, who has been confined to his bed in the Calumet hospital was about town today. Beisel has been suffering from an aggravated stomach l. ouble.
 '. T. Hines is in from the Fl Paso and Southwestern brickyard. George C. Bowman. internal revenue collector for Arizona. arrived in Doug las Friday from Albuquerque. New Mexico. Collector Bowman is an oIt timer among government officials ir this part of the country, and was 1T the employ of some of the transconti mental lines when they first broke ground on the great deserts of tn. territory. MT. Bowman met an ok friend here in Colonel John G. All bright, and ia the course of their ir teresting remeniscences recounte, many incidents leading up to the pres ent state of prosperous activity al through the southwest.
 The wideawake collector vas aske. by the Review man what section o Arizona presented the greatest com mercial activity today. His reply given unhesitatingiy, was: Why Bisbee, Tombstone and Douglas. be yond doubt"
 In speaking of steps recently take by the land owners of the Salt Rive valley, MT. Bowman stated that tn Water Users association would. i nls opinion, have no trouble in gel ting all to sign up for the building o the Tonto Basin reservoir.
 The large sugar factory to b erected near Phoenix was started las week" said Collector Bowman. 'an will be located about ten miles north west of Phoenix, along the line of tn Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix raj iroad"
 | Theodore Nicolai, one of Douglas heaviest property owners. returnel from two months visit to Los AT geles this morning. Mir, Nicolai i tamong the first real estate owners 0 Douglas and is one of the eariies lpiopeers who foresaw the future of tn Shelter City. Besides cottages in numerable. MT Nicolai owns the Ro. building on Tenth street the, first bricl building of any consequence eve |erected in Douglas. ,.
 J. J. Neary left. for Bisbee on tn iearly morning train.