Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-25

County Briefs
Headed by Mrs. II. A. Morgan. VIII
cox made its contribution to the Y. n.
c. A. fund Monday and Tuesday. The
contributions amounted to $12125,
which was forwarded to the National
War Work Council of the Young Mems
Christian Associations of the United
States.
Francisco Coralla and Jesus Olivar-
las are in jail at Douglas. charged
with selling liquor to soldiers, and
Manuel Cotaris is in Jail, charged with
bootlegging. The first two we're ar
rested by federal authorities and the
latter by Deputy Sheriff Percy Bow
den.
| According to a letter received in
Tombstone by Mrs. J. II. Macia, Mrs.
Joe Parsons, who was formerly Miss
Belle Johnson, and resided in Tomb
stone during her girlhood days. met
instant death at Santa Ana, Cal, dur
ing the latter part of last month in an
automobile accident. Mrs. Parsons will
be remembered by many residents OF
Tombstone in the early days.
A. ]. Welty, superintendent of tie
Dos Cabezas Gold Ridge Mining COT
poration, informed us that recently
they broke into large gold and silver
ledge and had driven into it for some
distance. Their property looks good
and they are installing more machin-
cry. Among the new machinery will
be a new centrifugal amalgamating
plant which was shipped from Salt
Lake City during the past week. This
machine is very compact, will not re-
quire great power to operate. nor any
large building to house it.
7. II. Brandt, of Tombstone, shot by
would-be bank robber, is making a
brave fight for his life against odds.
He was taken to hospital in Ell Paso
where the assassin's bullet was remov-
ed He is now reported better and
his many friends in this county hope
that his recovery may now be COM
plete. Brandt has been a worthy citi-
zen of this county for a quarter of a
century and has always been highly
| regarded as a man of sterling charac-
ter and undoubted reliability.
| According to a letter received by
]. R. C'Buteh") Hartman of Tomb
stone from his son Earl. who is in
the navy, Earl is now at Charleston,
\ S. c., having been transferred there
from Hampton Roads, and is now
awaiting a chance to go across the
pond on a merchant marine. Young
! Hartman has been advanced to a sec
ond-class fireman, and says he stands
in line for promotion TO a first-class
! fireman soon, which will pay a nice
salary, and adds that the posters in
the postoffice at Tombstone don't lie,
for you sure can see the world in the
navy" He expects to leave for France
soon.
Damar Perago, a Tombstone Mexi-
ca miner, was arrested Wednesday
night by Livestock Inspector Porter
Mcdonald. charged with having stolen
and butchered a calf belonging to
John Escapule. The act is alleged to
have been committed in the hills south
of town and a part of the carcass of
the animal had been left where it was
killed. Pedrago having taken only the
hind quarters. it is charged. He was
arraigned before Judge Fowler and
his preliminary set for trial next
"Wednesday. In searching the resi-
dence of the Mexican a quantity of
high-grade ore, supposed to have been
stolen from the mines, was found, and
another charge of petty larceny was
lodged against him by the sheriff's
office.
Alfred Paul of Douglas, has just
started a shipment of three cars of
manganese ore from a mine which he
owns near Paul's spur, twelve miles
west of Douglas. He expects to make
other shipments just as fast as he can
mine the ore The shipment this week
went to the Miami Metals company n
Chicago. Mr.. Paul stated that there
is great urgency on the part OF the
government in its demand for mang-
anese as it is used in me manufacture
of cannon and other large arms. This
manganese mine is only few miles
from the lime rock quarry operated by
Mr.. Paul at Forrest station and he is
working all the men that can be eco
nomically employed in the extraction
of the ore. During the past two years
considerable manganese has been ship
ped by the Bunker Hill company at
Tombstone
Vance Witherspoon died Thursday
morning at the C.. e. A hospital in
Douglas as the result of burns re-
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