Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-12

L. E. Coons still has a large force
Of men with shovels cleaning the Ben
son canal. If all the improvements
contemplated by the company are car
RED out the Bensan canal will be one
u the pest in the southwes--
The Christmas boxes to Benson's
soldier boys will go forward this week
Each will contain a late book, home
baked fruit cake. home made candy,
stuffed dates and nuts. There will be
is boxes in all. This was made posi-
bic by the generosity OF the Benson
people and the work of the ladies of
the Red Cross
Land is rapidly becoming lscarcer
and harder to get, hut there are still
some good sections in the Bowie -al-
ley open to filing. During the past
week, before F. l. Thorn, L. S. COM
missioner. the following homesiesde:s
made their final LrOofs: Henry ".
Saner. Saville Dickson and Ors Lee.
All three have nicely improved places
in the valley. which in a few years
more will be comfortable homes with
well-Cultivated and productive farms
The people of St. David and vicinity
were engaged on Friday and Saturday
of last week in cleaning. fencing and
improving the city of the dead. All
people who are directly or indirectly
interested in the oommendable move
ment should send their liberal ccEtri-
buttons to one of the members OF the
committee. ]. y. Christensen. Sr..
Lorenzo Wright and Joseph Curtis. Jr.
The cash collected will mostly be
spent in paying the expenses Of dig
ging an artesian well and planting the
lawn.
B. B. Myers of Slayton, Texas. who
has teen here two months in the EN-
ploy of the FL Paso and Southwest
ern railroad as a switchman at Doug
las. was run over by a freight train
while carrying out his duties about
1850 Saturday night in the railroad
yards A verdict of accidental death
was given at the inquest. The body
was forwarded to San Angelo, Texas.
yesterday for interment. Mr.. Myers
was n member Of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, with membership
in the local at Slayton. The Douglas
lodge of the Il. OF r. T. held a short
service and sent w. II. Hamilton. an
officer of the order. to accompany the
body to San Angelo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Pirtle arrived
I An -.
where they had been for six months.
Mr.. Pirtle, who had been in bad health
returns to Douglas looking much i'm
proved and expressed himself as be-
ing delighted to be among his friends
at home again. Mrs. Pirtle Is also
glad TO be back in the sunshine OF
Douglas. They have kept close touch
with Douglas while away. as one OF
their important duties each dav was
the reading of the home newspapers
and one of the first orders given
from their home today was the del:V-
cry of the Daily International at the
old number on ID avenue fronting the
park During the absence of Mrs
Pirtle their home has been cared for
by j. H. Calvert. of the Bank OF Doug
las. who is now looking for bachelors
quarters elsewhere. MIR. Pirtle has
been a great booster for Douglas az
most since the first mesquite hush
was cut from the townsite and u is
needless to say that the paving OF the
streets which has taken place during
his absence looks good to him as well
as the provision made this week for
spending one million dollars on the
roads Of COchise county