At 12:30 yesterday morning, Mr. J.J. Browning, whose death
had been momentarily expected for the past week, passed
away. All hope of his recovery was given up some time
ago and he at that time became reconciled to the end.
Several days ago it was thought he could live but a few
hours but he revived a little but had not sufficient
strength to withstand the ravages of the disease.
For the last ten years he had been a sufferer from that
dread disease, tuberculosis and had traveled extensively
in the hope of finding a climate that would benefit him.
He and his wife arrived here a little over a year ago and
since that time have conducted a bicycle store opposite
the Casa Loma Hotel.
Mr. Browning was 39 years old and a native of Berry County
Missouri. The interment will be made in the Double Butte
Cemetery.
His wife is left alone to mourn his loss, there being no
children in the family. She will remains in Tempe for
the present, as her plans for returning home have not
been completed.
WILLIAM BRUNCK
December 17, 1905
The funeral of William Brunck will be held this afternoon
from the parlors of Merryman and Moore on West Adams
Street at 2 o'clock. Rev. H.M. Campbell of the
Methodist church will officiate. The deceased
was a brother-in-law of Mr. Edwin Barbour of
this city and interment will be made in the
Rosedale Cemetery.
OLIVIA BURNS
January 23, 1905
Miss Olivia Burns died last night about 10 o'clock of
inflammatory rheumatism after an illness lasting since
early in November. The case is one of peculiar sadness
as well as being an exceptional one by reason of the
fact that rheumatism is seldom fatal in these parts.
On the contrary, nearly all suffering from that disease
find relief here and many a permanent cure.
Miss Burns was a school teacher by profession and about
twenty five years old. She was employed to teach in the
Phoenix schools last fall and did teach for about a
month. She had always enjoyed the best of health
until early in November when she was suddenly taken
sick and has been gradually declining since then. A
week or so ago, when her condition became alarming,
her father and mother came here from their home in
South Dakota.
L.M. Byrd
December 18, 1905
A miner, named L.M. Byrd committed suicide last
Saturday in his cabin at the Mallory Mine, being
alone at the time. A bullet had been fired into
his left eye, lodging against the skull. He had
been drinking heavily of late and had also used
a great deal of morphine to relieve the pain of
neuralgia. He was well known in Troy and Kelvin
and had a brother living in Douglas, who came here
immediately on learning of his brother's death.
Mrs. Adolph Buser
September 5, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mrs. Adolph Buser, who resided with her father-in-law and
adopted son, 14 years old, on a little ranch a half mile
southeast of the asylum for the insane, was accidentally
and so badly burned Monday night that she died yesterday
morning between 3 and 4 o'clock. Incidents of that
character are always terrible but the circumstances
of this one and the frightful manner in which the woman
was burned made it perhaps the most pitiful that ever
occurred in this vicinity.
Mrs. Buser was a rather stoutly built woman, probably
about 35 years old and apparently in good health but
she had a slight throat trouble which had brought her
to Arizona several months ago and to life on a farm
where she confidently expected and had every reason to
hope for ultimate recovery. Her husband is foreman of
a silk tail in Phoenixville, Pa. and it was his
intention to bring her here in a few weeks to remain
permanently. Last spring she secured the little
ranch home southeast of the asylum and took up her
residence there with the relatives mentioned.
The adopted son returned on Monday evening from the
Normal School in Tempe which he had but recently
entered the hour being a little late. Mrs. Buser
began hurriedly to prepare supper. The fire did
not burn briskly and thinking to hasten matters
she resorted to that almost always fatal process
of pouring kerosene upon it from a five gallon
can. There was an almost instant explosion
which was heard by neighbors, some of them a
half mile away and some of whom at once went
to the house to learn the cause of it. When
they arrived they found the boy and the old
gentleman engaged in fighting the flames,
which only for their hasty action would have
consumed the house. With the help of the
neighbors the fire was extinguished and the
house saved, in the meantime the boy had
tried to extinguish the flames that were
burning the clothing of Mrs. Buser. She
was taken quickly to the asylum where Dr.
Ward did everything possible but she died.
Funeral of Mrs. Buser
September 19, 1905
Yesterday morning the funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Adolf Buser were held at the Mohn Chapel.
Numerous tributes of flowers had been received and
were placed on the casket, tokens of love and
friendship. Rev. McAfee who officiated, briefly
told of the respect in which the departed one had
been held and pictured a very pretty thought,
bringing out the ways of the Lord has of calling
his followers from this world are not of great
consequence in comparison to the great and joyous
future they have had prepared for them. A
quartett furnished several musical numbers.
At the grave the I.O.O.F.Lodge conducted the
services, the husband of the deceased being a
member of a Pennsylvania lodge of that order.
GEORGE CALCUTT
Arizona Republican Newspaper
May 15, 1905
George Calcutt died early yesterday morning at the temporary
residence of himself, his mother and his sister at No. 920
State Street in the Brill Addition. He was a victim of lung
trouble and came here several months ago with his mother and
sister from Chicago. Recently he had been very ill and has
been faithfully watched by his relatives who were tired and
worn. The end must have been peaceful and painless for his
mother who was in the room at the time and had fallen asleep
and was not disturbed by him. She was awake at 5 o'clock and
gave him attention and dropping into a doze when she was
aroused less than an hour later, he was dead. The dead man
was about 30 years old. Relatives in Chicago were
telegraphed to yesterday and the bereaved ones will leave
Tuesday taking the body to Chicago for interment.
TERIBLO CAMARGO
Arizona Republican Newspaper
March 25, 1905
Teriblo Carmargo was drowned in the river south of the city
last night. Word was brought in early in the evening that
some boys had taken a body out of the river near the foot of
Seventh Avenue. It was at first thought that the body might
be the one which some boys playing near the joint head a week
ago saw. Acting Coroner Burnett was informed. He took a jury
down to the place where the body lay. Though it was not yet
warm the stiffness of death had not set in but the man was
beyond resuscitation.
The boys, whose names were not learned said that happening
to be near the river, they saw the man and saw him struggling.
He was unable to make his way toward the bank. The water
where he was not deep but it was running so swiftly that only
a very strong man could keep his feet.
The boys taking a rope waded out into the water and when near
enough caught the body and with great difficulty dragged it
to shore. They attempted without success to bring the man
back to life. Another man said he had seen the victim a
short distance up the river and had heard him yelling for
help. It was later learned that Camargo had tried to swim
the river. He had removed all his clothes except one sock.
Camargo was a familiar figure in the police court and in
courts of justices of the peace. He spent more than half
his time in one jail or another. He completed his last
jail sentence about a week ago. He was about fifty years old.
