R.L. Bentson
September 28, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Yesterday at his temporary home in this city on East Van
Buren Street occurred the death of R.L. Bentson who came
here about a year ago from Atlantic Iowa. The deceased
was thirty four years of age and is survived by a wife.
The funeral will be held today from Mohn's Chapel at 2:30
p.m., Rev. McAfee officiating.
Funeral
September 30, 1905
Thursday the funeral services over the remains of R.L.
Bentson were conducted at Mohn's Chapel in this city.
The deceased who was thirty four years of age was born in
Atlantic Iowa and came here about a year ago on account
of the mild weather in this section. About six months
ago he was married to Miss Julia Telgman in this city,
Miss Telgman having formerly resided in Tucson.
Joseph Bird
November 17, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
The funeral of Joseph Bird will be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the parlors of Peter Mohn, Rev. McClain
officiating. The dead man was born in England but lived
for many years in Brooklyn where he was employed by the
Singer Sewing Machine Company. He came here for his
health about three years ago and died Wednesday at the
family residence at No. 725 South Center Street. He is
survived by a widow and two children.
EMMA P. BLANCHARD
Arizona Republican Newspaper
April 13, 1905
Funeral services held yesterday for Mrs. Emma P., wife of Mr.
Clarence B. Blanchard were attended by many friends. Rev.
Lewis Halsey, pastor of the Baptist church officiated,
assisted by Rev. George H. Brewer, Rev. J.A. Elliott, Rev.
Winfield Scott and Rev. R.D. Latter. The music was a trio
of the Baptist choir: Miss Nellie McFall, Miss Alice Halsey,
Mrs. L.W. Coggins and Miss Mary E. Halsey as accompanist.
Miss Alice Halsey sang "The Homeland" a favorite hymn of Mrs.
Blanchard. Mr. Blanchard, his two boys and his father and
mother left Phoenix this morning for their home in North
Uxbridge, Mass. Many warm friends mourn their departure
and hope for their return and sympathize with them in their
affliction. Mrs. Blanchard was a noble Christian woman
whose life of helpfulness and sympathy was an inspiration
to all who knew her.
MRS. G.W. BLISS
December 16, 1905
Yesterday about noon Mrs. G.W. Bliss died at her rooms
at the Page house. Death was sudden for while she
had been poorly for some time she was able to be
about until the day before her death. She was
suffering from tuberculosis in an advanced stage
and was in a very weakened condition. Thursday
she grew worse and that evening the doctor was
called. It was his opinion that she had contracted
pneumonia and in her state of health there was
little that could be done.
Yesterday morning she was worse and the end came at noon.
She was well liked by those who knew her and has two
sons--Raymond and Duke Lystad -- one of whom is
attending the Normal school at Tempe. Both are
polite, gentlemanly boys, very highly regarded.
Mrs. Bliss has spent some time in Arizona,
the last four months here in Tempe. She came
from Chicago last spring and stayed in Tucson
until coming here. Her husband has mining
interests at Silver Bell and was wired yesterday
at that place. It is expected that he will arrive
this morning and until he reaches here no funeral
arrangements will be made. The remains were taken
in charge yesterday by Hodnett and Carr, local
undertakers and embalmers.
December 17, 1905
Mr. G.W. Bliss arrived here yesterday morning from
Silver Bell, being called by the death of his wife.
The body will be held here until Mr. Bliss returns
east some time within the next six weeks. The two
boys will leave for Chicago in a few days.
Zack Booth
September 16, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Zack Booth, the condemned murderer of Juan Vigil, a Mexican
sheepherder employed by a prominent sheepman by the name of
Berry and a former sheriff of the county, whose son was
killed at the same time was hanged in Globe today after a
stubborn fight for his life which has been going on for
nearly two years.
The drop fell at 10:44 and life was pronounced extinct in
fifteen minutes.
Booth maintained his bravado to the last. He bade the
crowd goodbye and said he hoped to meet them all in heaven.
He wrote letters until 4 am and then slept soundly.
He remarked that he was going to take a big drop and
complained that the rope was too tight. He wanted the
doctors to make sure that the job was well done, but he
said he did not want his head jerked off his shoulders
as was done in another case. He finally said to the
crowd,"Goodbye boys, I'm going the route." No more self
possessed man ever went to his death. There was no
demonstration by the people and all was quiet and orderly.
Among those present at the hanging was the father of
young Berry whom Booth asked to see this morning before
being taken from his cell. The interview was private
and what Booth told the father has not been disclosed.
Booth declined to make a public statement beyond a
reasserting that he alone had killed Virgil and Berry
and that his brother John, who was tried for the murder
of the Mexican and acquitted, had nothing to do with the
death of either of the boys. Booth's body was not
claimed by relatives.
GEORGE F. BRENINGER
December 4, 1905
George f. Breninger died yesterday afternoon at his
home on North Sixth Avenue after an extended period
of poor health and a final acute illness of sometime.
His death was due to paralysis induced by arsenic
poisoning that resulted from his years of work in the
business of taxidermy. He suffered three strokes
somewhat widely separated but was not in the best
of health for some years past.
The dead man ws a most estimable gentleman, honored
and respected by all who knew him. The family has
resided in Phoenix for several years and is well known.
He is survived by Mrs. Breninger and three children.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at the parlors
of Merryman and Moore at 2:30 o'clock and will be
conducted by the readers of the Christian Science church.
Mr. Brenigner was widely known as an expert taxidermist
and was enthusiastic in his chosen line of scientific
investigation for he not only made many rare
collections of birds and animals and loved to
study them, to read and write about them.
During his career he had traveled widely over
the American continent and was an authority on
the fauna of the rocky mountain region even as
far south as the Isthmus, having traveled in
Mexico and Central America. He had done much
work for the government as represented by the
Smithsonian Institution and also for the Field
museum. He has made and disposed of many
valuable collections and oat th time of his
death was possessed of an unusually good one.
Last winter he conducted a museum on West Adams
Street where a portion of his collection was
exhibited.
MRS. ELIZABETH BRIDGES
January 6, 1905
Mrs. Elizabeth Bridges, the mother of Mr. C.W. Bridges,
died Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Bridges was
born in Fruit Hill Ohio September 3, 1842 and was
62 years old at the time of her death. She was
a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church
and died triumphant in the faith of the gospel.
Her body will be shipped to the old home in Ohio.
DAN BROWN
February 20, 1905
Dan Brown died yesterday at the Sisters hospital after
an illness of two or three weeks. He was fifty years
old and until his illness had been employed for about
six months by the Lightning Delivery. He had been in
good health till the date of his last illness, when he
seemed to suffer a sudden and general breakdown. He
had no family here and was very well known in Arizona,
having resided in the territory for about fifteen years.
