Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-24
FOREST -NAC0 LINE
 WILL BE BUILT
REDMOND TooHEY HAS CON
 TRACT TO DO WORK.
W. C. Greene Passed Theough-Local and Personal Ne~s-Three candi- dates for School Trustee.


 Douglas March 23.-The Forrest Naco branch railroad is going to be butt and that at an early date. Any thing to the comnary was refuted when Redmond Toohey sub-contracted to do the work from the Colorado firm of Armand 6 Croak. "We will begin work right away" sand MT. Toohey, and the line will be completed within five or six months. A big gang of Mexicans will be employed. numbering somewhere between five hundred and one thousand. Several grading camps will be established and the work pushed as fast as possible"
 The Oceanic" w c. Greene's pri- vate car arrived in Douglas this morn ing. coupled to the regular eastbound train. In the Oceanic party were mo- ticed w. c. Greene, Chas. Shannon, Hon. B. A. Packard, Mrs. P. Hook. of Cananea. Of the party. Mir. Shannon is on his way to his home in Clifton, Mir. Packard Vill stop of at Fl Paso. while MT. Greene will proceed to New York.
 T. H. Purcell, the poplar F. P and s. W. conductor who had charge of the special carrying the Phelps-Dodge par ty, returned to Douglas Sunday. He reports the trip as one of great inter est to all in the party. Beside the regular route of the Southwest ern Nacozari and Cananea furnished side trips of much value to those who took the trip. Globe. Morenci. Clifton and Sierro, the Santa Fe's mining camp. were also paid the respects of the junketers. The entire rrip was made without an accident or drawback of any kind.
 Rev. J. x. AcComb left Sunday evening for Benson to address the Presbyterians of the junction town. Mir McComb there met his family with whom he returned this morning The reverend gentleman will make his home in Douglas.
 Jim Brophy spent Sunday in Doug las.
 Jack Stillman returned from Bisbee Sunday.
 Mrs. Geo. l.. Drumm passed through Douglas on her way to Bis5ee, where she will join her husband. MT. and Mrs. Drumm will in the future reside in the copper camp.
 Douglas is enjoying a visit from a distinguished parsonage who sails un- der the name of George St. John. MT. St. John has for years made Creede. Colorado. his home. where in go he was elected marshal by a vote of ac- clamation. At that time Creede was hard proposition. law and order being among the nonentities. Mr. St. John carried out the duties of his office with stern hand, thereby winning the highest admil ation of the law abiding element He afterward became fla nous as the captor of Ed O'Kelly, who slayed Bob Fora the noted ex-cutIaw. Mir. St John is oR his way to the gold fife ds of Sonora Mex, and has with him MT. John Book, a well known Colorado mining man.
 Chas. Grunsfeld. representing the Equitable Life Insurance company of the United States, arrived in town Sunday.
 Rev. I. c. Siegler came down from Bisbee this morning to look after some affairs connected with the proposed new M. F. church to be erected at Eleventh and E. The trustees are waiting for the return Of the legal documents pronouncing the church a duly organized corpora inn when work on the edidce will at once be started.
 Ranger John Foster has once more shown up in Douglas. He has been in the saddle for the past ten days As Tesu t, the lieutenant doesn't feel like talking and the public will have to wait awhile for news as to his work.
 A pleasant little stag dinner was served at the Savoy restaurant Sunday afternoon. to which J. B. Bruce as host, invited a party of friends. A special menu was prepared for the occasion and the repast fully enjoyed by all who partook.
 F. R. PirIle, s. F. Mcguire and J. B. Tom inson, a mining man, from Pres colt. left hurr:edly this morning for the Hidalgo properties. Word reached Messrs. Mcguire and Pirtle from A. N. Harper. the company's superintendent. it was to inves, iga,e it's importance that these gentlemen rushed to the scene of operation
 Geo. Dunn stopped over in Douglas today on his way to some of his many mineral possessions in Sonora
 Jim Shea returned from the Pilares de Terres district Sunday. He would not commit himself on the subject of his mining interests. but promised tale of mining interest in short while Jim is enthusiastic over the showing at Fl Tigre and says that great deal of ground has been broken along the famous cropping. which shows up the