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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
8
Publication line notes Benson Arizona and the mail postmark date May 12 1906. Subscription rate listed as two dollars per year.
Local items report Elder C E Gillett preaching at 11 tomorrow, mining man R B McNaught in town on business, clean up day underway for Easter, no auditorium show, Nashville Students engagement cancelled, Wm Seliger travels by Saxon auto to Tucson, A L Paschal visits Cochise, land sale offer on Benson Canal, many residents travel to Tucson and back, store updates under clean up and paint up campaign, new well drilled 630 feet producing thirty gallons a minute, O E Gillett bruised by colt but recovering, no Presbyterian preaching tomorrow, needed 2 inch second hand pipe for sale, grammar school to open for eighth grade Monday, various sale items at Gem Second Hand Store, veterinary dental services offered, Sheriff Wheeler to Los Angeles for vehicle theft case, Mrs Leonard and Miss Hunsinger en route to Grand Canyon, Edith Salisbury speaks on Home Economics at high school with ice cream and cake, Morse reports Algerian macaroni wheat under trial, potential for higher yields and shorter supply lines, Cosby of Pomerene grows new wheat, Calico Dance in La Junta Catholic community April 29 at Auditorium, tickets $1.50, ladies free.
A 1916 local contest urges boys and girls under 18 to make fly traps and catch flies from May 22 to June 7 with a $5 prize for the top trapper. All youths are invited to participate and help curb nuisance and disease spread. Judges will be announced soon.
Notice given of a Republican mass meeting for voters on Tuesday evening April 25 at 8 o clock at Fairlee and Jensen's old pool hall Benson to select delegates to the county convention to be held at Douglas on April 29.
Public health notice urges residents to clean premises and fix outhouses to meet state health law requirements. Also advertising a cheap sale of a second hand irrigation pumping plant for forty acres and a wanted listing for saddles bridles spurs Dutch ovens and all size tents at Gem Second Hand Store.
Roy Harman son of Jas N Harman marries Miss Eva Kelley of St David at the bride’s mother Mrs C O Christianson home. Bishop William Goodman officiated. A dinner followed for bridal party and friends. The groom works for a mining company in Johuson district where they will live.
A vintage column blends a lament for a prized car with local briefs. The Auto Bulletin voice mourns a failed purchase while Tombstone reports full employment and upbeat business notes. Advertisements invite job seekers and buyers for dry goods and second hand items.
Mrs R B Cornett of San Simon announces the birth to Mrs Edgar Allen, her daughter, a bouncing girl born to Miss Eula Cornett now Mrs Allen. Mrs Allen, 19, lives in Miami where her husband works in mining. Mrs Cornett notes she is a grandmother at 38, a distinction few boast. Also a local ad offers copper, lead, brass buys and jewelry repairs.
Notice under the Public Land Code of Arizona that the State Land Department will sell at public auction on June 10, 1916 at 10 a.m. in Tombstone Cochise County. Parcel: All Section 16, T16S R22E containing 640 acres plus improvements claimed by David A Adams appraised at 758.19. Minimum bid equals appraised values. Rental arrears and interest due must be settled under the Code. Further details from State Land Department Phoenix. First publication March 25 1916. Last publication June 3 1916.
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