Arizona republican., 1903-06-05
ARIZONA NEWS
Interesting Items Cleaned From Ter
ritorial Exchanges.

a Mexican named Gutter. wanted for
the murder of a Countryman in the
Huachuca mountains last month, has
been located in Cananea where he is
in custody. Sheriff Lewis of Cochise
county went after him with requisition
papers but could not get him for the
reason that he is held to answer FOR
similar crimes in his own country and
he must square himself at home before
coming back to Arizona to have his
neck broken. incidentally the, pros
perity of Cochise county has necessi-
| tated the enlargement of the court
house and Jail.
| w. +. Taylor, former employe of
the Copper Queen companys furniture
store at Bisbee. has hit the trail. He
| is wanted for issuing worthless checks
to Bisbee business men.
The Bisbee Woman's club owns prop
erty assessed at $500. Such extra
ordinary wealth has brought trouble
on the club for il hasn't enough ready
money to pay its taxes and is now in
augurating a movement to have the
assessment lowered. When it comes to
death and taxes the women have just
as hard time of il as the men do.
Jams B. Gregory, railroad man.
had a narrow escape from death in
Bisbee few days ego He was lean
ing out of On engine when his head
struck timber and he was thrown to
the ground, where ne was picked up
unconscious. He Will recover.
The Iron King mine is a property
which observes Sunday as a day o;
rest. All work is closed down on Sun
day. The camp has a Sunday school
which in point of attendance will COM
pare favorably with the Prescott sun
day schools. being an average of about
fifty-six each Sunday. Ben Blanchard,
superintendent of the mine, is also
superintendent of the Sunday school
Those attending the latter are miners
and their families.
Harry Drachman and Florence L.
Cowan were married in Tucson Wed
nesday afternoon at the residence of
the brides parents. The bride is the
charming daughter of Judge and Mrs.
Cowan, and Eiece of Hon. L. j. Trip
pei and Mrs. f. B. Wightman. a young
lady of many accomplishments, having
rare literary attachments with much
artistic and musical ability. She is an
Arizona girl. who completed her eiu-
cation in the Southern states. She is
endowed with all the grace and beauty
Of the cultured daughters OF the south,
combined with the frankness, amiabil-
ity and strength of character of the
western girl. For the past three years
she has been one of the popular young
teachers in the Tucson public schools.
The groom is a prosperous young bust
ness man, is the son of the late Philip
Drachman, one of the early and re-
spected pioneer families. He was born.
reared and educated H. the city of
Tucson and possesses all of the quaIifi
cations that go to make up good, hon
orable and reliable citizenship.
Douglas is preparing for a Fourth of
July celebration bigger than anybody
ever saw before. Along with other and
numerous features there will be a
midway"
Douglas now has an ice factory in |
commission ard about tine first thing |
ii did when it got steam up was to |
whistle a fire alarm that brought out |
the volunteer department ard saved |
the town from Il disastrous conhagra-
ton. one of several the new city has /
narrowly escaped this year.
Recently the editor of the Benson /
Press jumped on the tough element OF |
that town through his columns and |
was Threatened later with chastise
ment. And now it is said the tough /
element is receiving threatening letters |
from what appears to be a secret law |
and order league known in the early |
days as vigilantes. The effect has been |
TO create better order i'm Benson, ac-
cording to the Press.
Albert f. Wolverton at Eden in Ora
ham county. has been held to answer
to the grand jury on very serious
charge. He had a bad record before
and did not help his cause any by play
ing dead in Jail while awaiting axami-
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