PERRY CROSE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
March 28, 1905
Perry Crose, a young man of Mesa, son of J.D. Crose, the
merchant, committed suicide in the house of his father on
Sunday during the absence of the family at church, by shooting.
The suicide is thought to be the indirect result of injuries
sustained by the young man some months ago while employed on
the Chandler Power Plant at Tempe. He fell from the plant
one day and became entangled in a live wire in such a manner
that his escape from instant death was regarded as a miracle.
He lay for days between life and death but at last partially
recovered. He was not however the same boy. There were
certain physical defects which however after a time seemed
to pass away. But there was a change in his mind. He was
not insane but he seemed to have become in a measure
irresponsible. He acquired also an unnatural jovial manner.
His father did not trust him as he had formerly done and
that seemed to weigh on his mind and he often mentioned it
to his associates. On Sunday morning he asked his father
for the family horse and surrey saying that he wanted to
take a couple of Tempe Normal girls riding. His request
was complied with but when in the evening he reviewed his
request he was denied. He turned away and his parents never
after saw him alive.
He went to the home of a friend a boy named Dykes and told
him that the world and even the girls turned against him
and that he was going to commit suicide right away. Dykes
took him by the arm, saying, "Come with me. Put it off for
a month and you'll feel better."
Dykes persuaded Crose to go home with him and they went to
bed. Dykes almost immediately fell asleep but soon awakened
to find himself alone. Remembering what Crose had said about
suicide, he arose, dressed and hurried to the home of the
Croses. He knocked at the door but receiving no reply he
turned away to meet Mr. and Mrs. Crose who were returning
from church. He told them why he was there and of the threats
that young Crose had made. The door was open and in the half
darkness a body was seen lying on the floor. The right side
of it was then burning. The young man must have shot himself
just before the arrival of Dykes and had held the muzzle of
the revolver so close that the clothing was set on fire.
The young man was nineteen years of age and was well liked
throughout all the south side.
James Benedict Crose
July 9, 1902
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Funeral services over the remains of James Benedict,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Crose was held at the resident
yesterday at 10 a.m. Owing to the fact that the death
was so sudden, and the news of the funeral was not
generally known, there was not a very large attendance
at the funeral yesterday. But the family have the
sympathy of the entire people in their bereavement.
John Crysler
April 17, 1902
Arizona Republican Newspaper
The funeral of John Crysler will be held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the parlors of Mohn
and Easterling. Mr. Crysler was about 25 years
old and came here two months ago from Detorit
Michigan where he had lost his health in the study
of law.
Benjamin Daniel
March 9, 1902
Arizona Republican Newspaper
The funeral of Benjamin L. Daniel, who died Friday
morning at the Sisters Hospital will be held this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the undertaking parlors.
Mr. Daniel has been a resident of this valley for nine
years, being a well known and prosperous rancher. He
was 28 years old and unmarried. His brother, John F.
Daniel lives on a ranch twelve miles west of the city.
MRS. ALMA DAVIS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 20, 1907
A telegram was received in Phoenix last night bearing the
news of the death at Rigby Idaho of Mrs. Alma Davis, formerly
Miss Emma King. The news will be a severe shock to a large
number of Phoenix people. Mrs. Davis was a particularly
healthy and robust person, and was seldom sick, which makes
the sudden announcement of her death a great surprise.
Mrs. Davis, then Miss King, graduated from the Tempe Normal
school in 1902, after which she taught school till October
1904 when she married Mr. Davis, a normal school graduate of
the class of 1901. They met in school and it was there the
acquaintance developed into love and was later solemnized
by marriage. The young couple have been very prosperous,
Mr. Davis being engaged extensively in cattle raising and
farming.
Those who knew Mrs. Davis will deeply mourn her death for
she was a woman of unusual attainments. Beside her husband
she is survived by only one relative, her mother, who has
been making her home with the daughter. Her only brother
was killed a few years ago in a mine accident in Yavapai
County.
WILLIAM DAVIS
August 1902
William C. Davis, vice president of the Consolidated
National Bank of Tucson, died at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Williams at San Jose. Cal. Monday night.
Mr. Davis was one of the best known men in southern
Arizona. He was over sixty years of age. He was a
native of Pennsylvania and came to Arizona in 1869
making the trip across the plains, leaving Philadelphia
two years before. Mr. Davis was a member of the Pima
County Board of Supervisors for many years and also
served the county at one time in the territorial legislature.
Dorothy Dawes
April 26, 1902
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Dorothy Dawes, died at the Mercy Hospital, Chicago
yesterday and when she died there was left nowhere
in the world a more self reliant and braver woman.
She ws 28 years of age, a native of Lancashire,
England and was of a good family. It had undergone
reverses and she came to this country six years ago
that she might better support her mother. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Madge Dawes. She
was a most competent stenographer and accountant.
She entered the office of Colonel J.F. Wilson and when
Colonel B.J. Franklin was appointed governor she became
his secretary and remained with him until the expiration
of his term of office. That was about five years ago
and then she took a place in the busienss department of
the Republican, which she filled with extraordinary
ability unitl the beginning of her fatal illness
forced her to relinquish her duties.
It is said that no one can so completely fill a particular
niche that if he dies the niche cannot be as well filled
by someone else. It will be difficult for the Republican
to find anyone to perform the duties of Miss Dawes so
well as she performed tham herself.
She was a woman of education and considerable technical
literary training. Most of the book reviews wihch have
appeared in the Republican from time to time were written
by her and they were distinguished by the writer's keen
grasp of the subject before her. She was a student not
only of English, but also of French literature.
Miss Dawes fatal ailment was first manifest about three
months ago. She had an attack of grippe and it was thought
that her condition was a resultant of that attack which she
would shortly throw off. But she steadily grew worse and
though she bravely tried to attend to her duties, she was
unable to do so and was finally confined to her home.
The most competent physicians of the city were called but
they were unable to determine the nature of her malady.
Something more than a month ago, Dr. J.B. Murphy of
Chicago, the foremost surgeon of the United States,
visited Phoenix in the course of a tour of the west
and at the solictation of friends of Miss Dawes he
called upon her. He said she was suffering from a
malignant tumor, which had fastened itself upon the
liver. Its development had been so rapid that he
could not hold out great hope of the result of an
operation but whatever hope there could be lay in
an operation.
It was arranged that Miss Dawes should be taken to Chicago
immediately on the return of Dr. Murphy. She left Phoenix
three weeks ago, attended by her sister and a week ago
last Friday the operation was performed. At first hope
of her recovery was held out as she withstood the shock,
but the next day it was ascertained that the tumor was
cancerous. It was certain that the poison would appear
in the system beyond the reach of a surgeon's knife.
She was doomed to die but she was given a lease of life
from six to eight months. She soon began to sink, slowly
but so surely that attending physicians said she could
not survive beyond a few hours. The extremity of her
condition was mercifully kept from her but brave as she
was if she had known she were to die it would not have
caused a tremor. Everything possible was done to make
her last hours comfortable.
Miss Dawes is survived by a mother and two sisters in England
and by Miss Madge Dawes, a loving sister and her devoted
nurse. The funeral will take place in Chicago today.
