Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-03-17

The automobile of Florence H. Moya
was ordered seized at Douglas yester
day by Judge Sawtelle in the fedora
court because of its alleged use in car
rying a case of canned meats across
the line in violation of the export EN-
barge.
Mrs. w H. Neel returned to Doug
las last night after a several months
visit in the east, where she visited
her young son, who is a student in !
well-known eastern school. Mrs. Nee
also spent several mcnths in the
metropolis, where she was a guest in
me Biltmore hotel
Much interest has been taken By
Miss Esther Ross. sponsor of the bat
tleship Arizona, in obtaining facts and
figures whereby the men on the AriZo-
ma might be equipped with the neces-
sary warm clothing. To this end Miss
Ross started a campaign throughout
the state, enlisting the support of Gov
ernor Hunt. the Yavapai chamber of
commerce and representatives of ali
the counties in the state.
The Wilcox Grocery company phr-
chased the business of Dana T. Mill
ner of Bowie recently. They VIII
continue the business at Bowie, but
In addition will use Wilcox as the
base of operation, and distributing
point for their stores at Stafford.
Wilcox and Globe. BY shipping in
carload lots to Bowie and distribut-
ing from that place in local shipments
to the other stores they feel they can
/ save considerable each year in freight
charges, etc.
Wilbur Ijams. brother OF +. J..
Ijams. who passed away recently in
California. and who was we'll known
/ in Tombstone where he had charge
of the local telephone exchange for
/ several years, was in Tombstone yes
! terday accompanied by the widow of
the deceased Mr.. Ijams, and Mrs.
Clyde Ijams. The party are enroute
to Patagonia and Nogales.
The increase in cross country trav-
el is readily noticeable The Benson
way seems to be getting 2 10, Of cars.
All roads leading into Tombstone.
snd all roads lead to Tombstone, are
in fine shape excepting the short line
70 Dragoon. This road should get the
attention of 4 road gang as it Is i'm
TOrtant, in bad shape and would be
rsed more frequently if rebuilt, John
son and that part of the country.
The Indian names of our rivers,
counties and mountains are a great
trial, no doubt, to fasteners. Nat
urally many amusing mistakes are
made by those unfamiliar with such
names. One of the most amusing err
rcrs made in spelling the name of
cur county occurs in a legal notice
from New York, addressed to Tomb
stone. Coctuse Co, Arizona" The
notice is typewriter, so the error
cannot be blamed on bad handwriting
Governor Hunt on a. recent trip to
Wilcox. on being interviewed by a
delegation of Wilcox people, stated
that the convicts now working on
the road near Clifton would soon com
plete their work and il is was the
desire of the people Of this community
TO secure them to build at good road
from Wilcox 10 Fort Grant, he was
willing 20 make arrangements for
them TO be transferred from Clifton
to this place A petition has been cir
culated by the residents of this com
munity asking that this be done and
We believe that in the near future
this work will be undertaken and fin
ished. This road is Travelled consider
aDly and will be of great convenience
to the industrial school as we'll as
people of the north end of the val
ley.
Two experts Of the interstate com
merce commission are here making
an appraisal of real estate of the FL
FaSo & Southwestern railroad COM
pany- They are Frenk L. Mary, senior
land appraiser. division of valuation
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion. Both are from San Francisco.
! ney have been here about a week
and will spend another week in this
section. Every inch of real estate
owned By the +. p. & s. w is being
examined and a true value plated on
il fer use o. the interstate commerce
commission in fixing rates or for any
ether governmental purpose A corps
of engineers spent som time here re-
emily making appraisal of the rolling
stock and equipment of the company.
II became known in Douglas yester
day that Thomas Manatt. formerly a
foreman at the Copper Queen smelter
here. who left Douglas with the Sixth
field artillery last June fer service in
France, was injured some time ago
md Fl present is confined to one OF
the field hospitals back of the Ameri-
cen lines. Manatt was thrown from
is horse and the animal stepped upon
his scot. MASKING it. and before med
zeal aid could be given the member
iroze and gangrene set in. His par
CHS, Mr.. and Mrs. Clement V. Manatt,
who reside on Eleventh street were
Immediately notified. but from the
cheerful letters they have received
iT-m their son since his injury. they
feel that he viii soon recover and be
ready for duty.