Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-06
EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY
 IN C0CRISE COUNTY

That there is a condition of pros perity existing in Cochise county IS very evident from the real estate trans actions that are taking place daily m all parts of Cochise county It IS not confined 10 an, one part hut all sec lions Of the county are listed in the transfers.
 During the month of January there were flied in the office of County Rec order Murphy l27 deeds of real estate The amount of tbe considerations of the deeds amounts to nearly $50. GOO There were 52 mortgages recorded. showing the people have money to loan on good security There were 13 mining locations. l2 mining deeds. 90 proofs of labor perfoi med on mining claims, one mining pa,cu, and I2 patents for homestead lands
 The report of Recorder Murphy fer the month shows that there we,e 525 instruments recorded that returned ices to the amount oi sSS3 e., ..a.;;sc..;; .a;;c.;; .s above the average monthly amount cf | fees
 The report of CIer K of the Superior . T., ,t, xg
 January shows that there was collected in his office ,h- sum oi s7el10. The fees collected from civil eases filed amounted to s577 2O. from cases ad
 mitieG to probate s244 lO from mar,
 rage licenses s92. and from misc.lIan. eous sources SIS 4O The ofic" is l
 revenue producer for the county and
 last month will 1et 10 the county
 nearly $500
 The report of Sheriff Wheeler for 'hc
 month shows that ihere was collected
 for civil fees and mileage sl6i.4O. sICO
 in fines and s6I2 50 from rhe collection
 of licenses making a total of S7.6.9O.
 The recent reduction made by the leg
 islsture in the amount of fees to be
 charged in the service of civil papers
 nSt only reduces the receipts of the
 sheriff's office. but in many instances laii> Jn bali pay tLe expenses slcurrcG . in making the service. In going out in
 the country to serve papers 1t does no, cover the transportation cost, 10 say
 expense for meals ard lodging The
 law should be amended SO that iht fees should al least cover the actual . expense The report shows rhlr there
 were ten licenses issued: f7 pool and
 billiard Ice nsrs one bowling alley. .
 pawnhrokers and one travcling ped
 dlers license.
 [ County Assessor F. 4 Hughes had no reportsto render 10 the board this
 month on account of just having got
 fairly started on his work The present collection in the receipts of road taxes ! AS he has already sent out to the vari- r ous companies operating in the count, the receipts of the men in their emPlo, ? and the money will be deducted from the first pay day in :his month. so th, , road fund will have several thousand r dollars added la it. The receipt of s 3 considerable amount oi personal prop D erty taxes viii also be shown. Clerk of the Board of Supervisors A . C. Karger is at work on bis report [, U bs read |, the board at their meesini next Monday. He will not only hay, the monthly report but will he able to have his annual report for 1915. Thr r will be quite lengthy and will be i. resume of the en,rre expenditures anc
 receipts of the various offices Of ,h, county and viii com aIn much valuabl. , infor nation for the benefit of the tax. j. payers of the county. A summary o 7 the report as rendered will be publish . cd in these columns as soon as il is pr-
 senred