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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
4
The Benson Signal announces a weekly publication from Benson Arizona with editor C L Rucker and entry as second class matter dated May 12 1906. Subscriptions are two dollars per year.
Whisky shipments from California into the state exhaust barrel supplies as later loads arrive in tin containers amid rush to stock up before a deadline. The Mining and Engineering World notes true progress in mining is seen in low grade copper, lead and zinc mines where small economies affect profitability and best practices emerge through modern investigations.
Hunt files in Maricopa County Superior Court a contest alleging illegal votes cast and counted for Campbell in all counties. Campbell’s official tally stands at 27 976 votes to Hunt 27 946.
Road experts argue bonds should not exceed 30 years and ideally shorter, repaid by benefiting taxpayers. A University of Arizona Bureau of Mines pamphlet on the geology of Arizona minerals offers a concise readable guide for prospectors and miners, available from Director Chas. F. Willis in Tucson.
Washington reports a push in the next Congress to readjust postal rates with a zone system for second class matter replacing the flat rate set forty years ago. Petitions and millions of letters support a one cent local delivery rate. Moon, chair of the House Postal Committee, says action will be pressed but details remain uncertain.
District Forester Redington reports a wireless message from Baseline Ranger Station to Clifton forty miles away, the first use in National Forest business. The Baseline to Clifton setup cost $75, outperforming a $4,000 wired line, proving wireless helps combat fires and speed forest administration.
Dr E B Downer who led the American Red Cross unit at Belgrade during sieges visited Benson this summer before returning to Europe to continue the work. His unit suffered heavy casualties with 240 of 300 physicians and surgeons dying of typhus and other causes. Downer’s Buena County family near Ft Huachuca take pride in his efforts as the nation debates high living costs and federal action. Congress opened with bills to curb food prices, halt shipments to Europe, adjust parcel post rates, and regulate cold storage.
A satirical guide on buying mining stock, recommending dark moon timing and bead money. It jokes about certificates for household uses from pantry shelves to carpets, with quips on ink health and blank paper stock. The piece mocks investment rhetoric through inane, impractical tips and seasonal reuse of stock certificates.
The Santa Fe Guidebook notes Melchior Diaz reached the river near Yuma naming it Rio del Tizon or Firebrand River, distinct from today’s name, while Hernando de Alarcon came by boat from western Mexico. Also a brief classified ad offers coyotes pelts at Signal office for $1 each in good condition.
The account surveys southwest desert fauna including rats lizards sidewinders and tortoises, plus a rare tiger rattler. It notes Gila monsters near Needles and Virgin River, chuckwallas, and broad desert roaming tortoises. It describes native peoples ruins and migration, Spanish expeditions, and Arizona’s 42,000 current population. For sale unimproved 160 acres near Pom erene schoolhouse bids via Jos LeDoux Dragoon Arizona.
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