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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1920
Page
4
The Benson Arizona weekly paper serves the Fertile San Pedro Valley. It notes a subscription price of $2.00 and confirms entry at the Benson Post Office as second class mail matter.
A midweek rumor reports capitalists launching a major project seven miles south of Benson. About 300 carpenters and adobe brick makers are sought, electric motors ordered, and building materials arriving by train. No bank activity yet but cash payments, with plans for a narrow gauge railroad and worker cottages forming a village. Local talk links the venture to nitrate or gypsum beds and hints at a significant local impact, though details remain undisclosed.
Rumors circulate about the South Western railway extending to Fairbank, using surplus track material for hillside work. Reports claim ten locomotives sit at Tucson for a mysterious company, while few facts are confirmed. Strong indications suggest a major, well financed effort involving a leading southwestern financier.
After surveying Benson residents to gauge support for a chautauqua, St David decides to host the event next season. The Benson group found the load heavy to carry again, while St David moved ahead with signatures ample to approve the plan.
The notice outlines six points for subscription pricing. For thirty days the Signal accepts $1 for new subs to Jan 1 1921. Old subscribers may pay $1.50. Propositions valid only to May 1. Old arrears after May 1 will be dropped. Only cash accepted. After May 1 subscriptions rise to $2 minimum.
Defense in the H E Wootton case faces a weeklong witness procession as prosecutors build a necessity defense for the Bisbee deportations of July 12 1917. Capt Wheeler testified on Bisbee strike conditions while Arthur Notman described I W W demands and mine company policies.
A series of Methodist services will start the second Sunday at the Benson church. Services are at 10 AM and 8 PM with afternoon gatherings at Fairbank at 3 30. Rev A D George and Rev N F Hofpaulr lead for community good.
A health note explains how a cold can leave a child vulnerable to diphtheria and urges keeping the child at home during outbreaks. It endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for the cold and a reduced danger from diphtheria and other germs.
Sealed bids for Section C Benson Vail Highway Federal Aid Project No 18 are due by 2 PM May 3 1920 at the Tucson Arizona Board of Supervisors office. Bids must be with five percent certified or cashier’s check and plans may be viewed in Phoenix or Tucson.
A sedan dealer note directs readers to Benson Lumber Co for the De Laval separator. The item appears as an industrial equipment promotion within a local news page, highlighting a specific machine model and supplier.
The Benson Variety Store advertises trimmed hats available at the start of the week. The notice promotes new stock and invites customers to visit for selections and prices as the week begins.
The Worsley Nelson Economic League presents free lectures in St David on Monday and Tuesday nights the 12th and 13th and in Benson on Tuesday and Wednesday nights the 13th and 14th. Topics include The Great Unrest High Cost of Living Government Ownership of Railroads and Co operation vs Competition. All lectures are free.
An advertisement offers subscriptions to The Signal through January 1921 for a price of one dollar. The deal targets current and new readers seeking extended access at a low cost. No further details on editions or delivery are provided.
Miramonte Howard Martineau left last Saturday for Salt Lake City to begin a mission in the Southern states. Stella Post took pupils to the mountains for Easter, where children picked wildflowers and enjoyed climbing. R. L. McCall returned from Tucson with Ershire heifers. Harmen finished a 235 foot well at Marion Neagle's ranch with good flow. Mrs. Ray Farnsworth returned from Douglas visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Jessie Williams of Douglas joined their brother Will last week.
Advertisement promoting Chamberlan's Tablets to relieve constipation and indigestion. Claims quick, easy, pleasant relief and notes Moss Pharmacy as a seller.
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