RUPERT DORRIS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 9, 1905
Rupert Dorris died at the Arizona Sanitarium yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock after an illness of three months
during the greater part of which time his life was despaired
of. He was seized about the middle of February by a violent
attack of the grippe. That was followed by pneumonia and his
lungs were left in a very bad state. His illness was further
complicated by stomach trouble and death ensued of sheer
weakness.
The funeral services will take place this evening at half past
six at the undertaking parlors of Mohn and Dorris and the body
will be taken to his former home, Winona Miss. in charge of his
brother O.B. Dorris. The services will be conducted under the
direction of the Knights of Pythias of which order he was
chancellor commander. This will be in accordance with his
request made several days before his death.
The stores of the J.W. Dorris grocery and the Dorris Heyman
Furniture Company will be closed all day today. Mr. Dorris
was twenty six year old and came to Phoenix about five year
ago and two years ago entered the undertaking firm of Mohn
and Dorris. He was a very popular young man and a promising
business man. He was a nephew of Messrs. C.D. Dorris and J.W.
Dorris.
William Dorris
September 4, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mrs. E.T. Stovall received a telegram yesterday morning
announcing the death of the uncle of herself and C.D.
and J.W. Dorris, Dr. William Dorris, in Roanoke, Texas
on Saturday. He was an elderly man and practiced
medicine until a few days ago when he was stricken
with paralysis. He was the last survivor of his
immediate family, save a sister. He leaves six sons
and three daughters, one son, Frank Dorris, living
in this valley and being in charge of the orange grove
of J.W. Dorris. Frank Dorris left last night for the
family home in Grapevine Texas where the funeral will
be held.
Mrs. DOWD
January 4, 1905
It was learned at an early hour this morning that the
wife of Mr. Dowd, the druggist had died quite suddenly.
Susie Drane
September 28 ,1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mrs. J.E. Drane this morning received a telegram from the
doctor announcing the death of his sister, Miss Susie
Drane, which occurred at Excelsior Springs, Mo. last
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Drane left Mesa Monday evening in
response to a telegram announcing the critical condition
of their daughter but did not reach Missouri in time to
see her alive.
Miss Drane went to excelsior Springs some months ago for
treatment and recently Dr. Drane was called to her bedside
but it was not believed her ailment would prove fatal.
Miss Drane was well known here and possessed many friends
who will mourn her untimely death.
Oralia Duarte
September 25, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Oralia Duarte died at Wickenburg on the 20th of heart
disease. He was without means of any kind so Justice
of the Peace, Hector Riggs took charge of the body and
buried it at the expense of the county. It is understood
that he had an interest in some mining property about
eight miles south or southwest of Martinez and that his
partner in the mine was Robert Brady of Congress.
Joe Dunnigan
November 16, 1905
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Joseph Dunnigan, night watchman and Deputy Sheriff, died
yesterday morning of pneumonia after a confinement to his
room since last Sunday morning. His illness began the middle
of last week and on Friday he took to his bed. The next
evening feeling a little better he resumed his duties but
by morning it became necessary for him to go to bed again.
It was thought on Monday that he would die but the
following day there was a slight improvement in his
condition. Some time on Tuesday night in the absence
of his nurse he arose and bathed his burning chest in
cold water. A constriction set in at once and continued
until he could no longer breathe. The dead man was of
powerful physique and great strength. The virulence
with which he was attacked is shown by the fact that in
the first two days of his illness he lost fifteen pounds.
The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon and will
be conducted under the direction of the Phoenix Fire
Department. He was a member of the hook and ladder
company.
The dead man, who was about thirty years of age, was well
known throughout the southern part of the territory where
he had lived for about fourteen years. He first followed
ranching near Yuma. Afterward he moved to Pinal County
where he resided until he came here less than a year ago.
His last place of residence in Pinal County was at Kelvin
where he was a Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff Tom Wills.
When he came here he brought a recommendation from the
sheriff. He soon secured a good list of clients as
night watchman and was shortly afterward appointed
deputy sheriff.
It is said that he has sisters in law living in or about
Phoenix but last night their names could not be learned.
His relatives live in New Mexico and California.
Virgil Earp
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 1, 1905
Virgil Earp died in Goldfield Nevada October 19 after an
illness of two days, of pneumonia. He was 63 years old,
served with an Indiana regiment during the war and came
west with his brothers, Wyatt, Morgan and Doc Holiday.
They stopped in Dodge City for a time during its days of
roughness and came on to Prescott in 1877. It was in
Arizona that the Earps and Holiday became famous as gun
fighters and though many considered them as bad men,
their service was generally in the enforcement of law
and order. Shortly after coming to Prescott, Virgil
Earp killed a couple of cowboys near town, while he
was serving as a member of a sheriff's posse, the
cowboys having sent word to the sheriff that they
could not be taken, after shooting up the town.
The Earps and Holiday then went to Tombstone in the
boom days when Cochise County was overrun with bandits
and as Deputy U.S. Marshals assisted largely in restoring
order, killing an outlaw occasionally. Later Morgan
Earp was killed in Tombstone while playing a game of
billiards, and a man named Stilwell credited with this
murder was afterward killed in Tucson, presumably by
the Earps. Holiday died in Colorado a couple of
years ago. Wyatt Earp went to California a number
of years ago and about ten years ago Virgil Earp
returned to Yavapai County and engaged in mining.
He was nominated for sheriff by the republicans in
1900 but withdrew from the race and some time ago
went to Nevada. He was married twice and leaves a
wife and children.
MRS. RAY ECKERSON
December 27, 1905
Mrs. Ray Eckerson, of whose illness mention was made
in yesterday's paper died at 10 o'clock Monday night,
just a short time after the conclusion of the Christmas
program at the Congregational church in the preparation
of which she had been actively working. Early in the
evening she was a great deal improved, so much so that
her husband was able to attend the exercises for a
short time and her many friends were greatly relieved
over the betterment of her condition.
The program was carried out as she had previously
arranged and there was a general feeling of gladness
among the church members in the thought that their
pastor's wife was improving. Consequently there was
much surprise and sorrow when later in the night it
became known that she had passed away. She was
conscious up to within perhaps an hour of her
death and the end was calm and peaceful.
She was taken sick on Sunday about 4 o'clock with a
complication of pneumonia and pleurisy. Not being a
strong woman, the attack greatly weakened her and
eventually her heart refused to act.
The case is a particularly sad one, for Rev. and Mrs.
Eckerson came here less than a month ago, he being
appointed pastor of the Congregational church. Mr.
Eckerson at once entered into the church work with
an interest and her loving energetic manner.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the
church at 2 o'clock. The services will be conducted
by Rev. D.D. Kloss and the pastors of the other Tempe
churches. The remains will be held in Phoenix for a
time until taken east by her husband to her old home
in Pennsylvania, where the interment will be made.
She leaves to mourn her death beside her husband, a
little boy not quite four years of age.
Funeral
December 28, 1905
The funeral of Mrs. Ray Eckerson was held yesterday
afternoon at the Congregational church. Rev. D.D.
Kloss, Rev. J.C. Chapin, Rev. Wilbur Fisk and Dr.
R.H.H. Blome made brief address. The pall bearers
were Messrs. Hough, Alexander, Blome, Walsworth,
Eichenberger and Buck. Rev. Eckerson made a few
changes in his plans and with the body of his wife,
will leave this morning for their former home in
Pennsylvania accompanied by his little son.
