Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-01
County Briefs

County Briefs
Mrs. w. A. McSparron and children
left Tombstone Tuesday for Los Ange-
les, where Mrs. McSparron has been
called on an indefinite stay to admin
lister the property interests of her
mother, who died recently.
Deputy Sheriff DeWinton of PhOe-
nix was in Douglas yesterday to take
c. c. HOckett, being held in that city
on advices from Phoenix officers. back
TO Phoenix. Hockett is wanted there
to answer to a charge of disposing Of
mortgaged property without the con-
sent of the mortgage.
D. NJ Adams, an uncle of the Adams
boys, died at his ranch in Texas Can
yOn Monday a week ago. He was
buried Wednesday following. Mr.. Adj
ans was about eighty years of age at
the time of his demise and had resided
in this section for about ten years,
coming here from Texas. His wife
died a number of years ago. He had
been engaged in the cattle business
since his arrival here. He leaves sew
eral children and a number of rela
tives in this locality as well as in
Texas.
Discovery of finger marks on the
wall adjacent to an opening leading to
a garnet in Douglas led to the arres,
Of Stanley A Henry for desertion from
the army several months ago. w. A.
Lynch, a soldier at Camp Harry J.
Jones, went to Henry's rooming house
to arrest the deserter. He searched
the room but could find no trace OF
his man. Suddenly glancing at the
ceiling, he discovered finger marks
and climbed up into the garnet, where
he found Henry crnHching in one CO.
ner The deserter was taken to the
suardhouse at camp, where he is be-
ing detained pending courtmartial-
A citizens committee composed o.
Messrs. Chas. F. Moss, H. w Etz, A.
G. Smith and C. L. Rucker OF Benson.
and Alexander Heron OF Cascabel, APP
peared before the last meeting of the
board of supervisors at Tombstone in
the interest of improvement of the
Redington road AS a result of their
representation, a party of surveyors
has been put in the field surveying out
the best line available. The east side
route was chosen, the board being OF
the opinion that the county would not
be justified in mourning the extra ex
pense of a bridge at EtZ crossing at
the present time. A bridge would be
required at this crossing for the west
side route TO be made available 20
travel during the time of high water
When word went out over the coun-
ty that the work on the state highway
between Bisbee and Tombstone was
going to stop there was a yell that
echoed all around the county, re-
sounding in the ears of the board of
and the state engineer al
Phoenix. This but goes TO show that
the people want road work to con-
tinue under any and all circum
stances and there is little doubt but
what the board of supervisors and
state engineer are well aware of that
fact now. Everything points to an
amicable adjustment of the matter
so that the work will not be stopped.
Cochise county besides the million
dollar bond issue, and the work be-
ing done by the state win have over
S125.0OO to spend on her county
system of highways this year. En-
gineer Ryan who has resigned as di-
vision state engineer will soon go
over to the highway commission to
work out the problem of building the
million dollar road program
Mrs. Henry Etz. Jr.. and her brother, I
Paul Reasonover, were the victims OF
an auto accident Monday afternoon
while returning home by auto. bit
both escaped serious m
jury. The accident happened about
two miles west of town just little
beyond the summit of the Mesa while /
they were on the way to their home
near Mescal Paul was driving and in
looking back to see that some pack 1
ages in the back were covered to pre-
vent wetting by the rain that was be
ginning to fall. his car veeTed from /
us course and down a steep embank 4
ment. Too late they noticed the dang /
CT. and the car plunged headlOng over T,
and over and catching the occupants I
On the underside Mrs Etz was 1
caught by the steering wheel and had /
in getting out from under .
the car. Paul found himself under I
The back seat OF the car and he. too, /
had some trouble in getting out. I
neither sustaining serious injury. but .