Local Mining Firm Expands Drago on Rail Notched Ore Shipments
Mining and Development Corporation, a Benson group holding a ten year Copper Chief mine lease at Johnson, is now party to the Dragoon Northern railroad lease. Two ore cars were spotted at the Copper Chief for loading Thursday, with twenty on the platform and shipments set at one to two cars daily as rail transport replaces truck haul. Superintendent Rice plans drift on a 400 foot ledge, No. 1 incline to link to the vertical shaft, boosting production and profit potential. Officers include Fishback president, Goetz vice president, with Rice as mining superintendent and Scott master mechanic.
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Mining and Development Corporation
Dragoon Northern Railroad
Dragoon
Benson
Southern Pacific
Johnson
Copper Chief
Douglas
Arizona United Mines
Southern Pacific Railroad
el Paso
Cochise
E. B. McAleb
Messrs
R. L. Lee
A. G. Smith
P. W. Hamilton
E.C. Rice
Harry Scott
Pomerene Farm Transfers and Local Arrivals
M. P. Cosby sells Sunny Slope farm to Roy Judd who has managed it three years and plans next steps. Chas. E. Goetz buys a twenty acre farm from Mrs. M. E. Cosby and plants wheat. Alvah Fenn leases Little Daisy farm for a year to plant potatoes. Pomerene public school closes Friday for holidays. C. L. Sherman returns from Tucson to farm. Orrin Barney of Solomonville visits briefly. Deputy game warden Cosby makes a Tucson trip and returns the same day.
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M. P. Cosby
Sunny Slope
Roy Judd
Mr. Judd
Mr. Cosby
Chas. E. Goetz
Benson
M. E. Cosby
Alvah Fenn
Cosby
Tucson
Chamberlains Tablets for Digestion Relief
Indigestion and constipation tablets aimed at toning the stomach and improving liver and bowel function. They gently restore normal digestion and ease dullness and constipation, offering a pleasing effect for frequent users.
Christmas Entertainment at the Grammar School
The Grammar School held a Christmas program Thursday evening with a large crowd. The event featured a lineup of songs recitations and drills by primary through sixth grade students including Joy to the World Just a Peep at Santa Santa Claus Visits Uncle Sam and several Mexican theme pieces.
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Grammar School
Gladys Maxwell
Santa
Elma Jordan
Christmas Land
Esther Reddoch
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Wanted Agents for Beason and Vicinity
Employment ad seeks agents for Beason area with no experience required. Free School of Instruction offered. Apply to Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co Accident and Health Department in Saginaw Michigan. Capital listed at 1 500 000.
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Beason and Vicinity
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co
Accident and Health Department
Saginaw Michigan
Wanted cash price and description of farm or ranch
Ed Reeve of Hugoton Kansas seeks farm or ranch listings in Cochise County or nearby areas. Include cash price and full property description for prompt consideration.
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Cochise County
Ed Reeve
Hugoton
Kansas
For Sale House on Fifth Street Four Rooms and Bath
House and lot on Fifth street with four rooms and a bath, pantry, chicken house. Well fenced. Cash price $500. Address Box 42.
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Fifth Street
Man Breaks Arm in Ford Crank Near Tucson
Jas W Skinner, recently staying with relatives in Tucson, broke his arm last week while trying to crank a Ford engine near Silver Bell mining camp about thirty five miles from Tucson. He treated himself at first and lit a roadside fire until a traveler bound for Tucson stopped, towed the car into town, and provided help.
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Jas. W. Skinner
Tucson
Silver Bell
Farm Loan Appraisers Tour District Lands
John S. McGuire and John E. McNeil of Pomerene and Jas N. Christenson of St. David for the Government Farm Loan Board visited farms seeking loans. They surveyed land from Benson to Vail, via Empire Ranch and Elgin Sonoita, returning Wednesday. They planned another trip to the San Simon area for about three days.
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John S. McGuire
John E. McNeil
Pomerene
Jas. N. Christenson
St. David
Government Farm Loan Board
Benson and Vail
Empire Ranch
Elgin-Sonoita
San Simon
W. D. Martinez Advertises Inside Page
An inside page advertisement promotes W. D. Martinez with details of services or products offered. The ad highlights contact information and branding to attract local customers.
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W. D. Martinez
Benson-Vail Road Work Advances in State Plan
The State Highway Department invites bids for four miles of the Benson Vail Highway from Cochise county west line east four miles toward Benson. Plans cover sections to Mescal Wash in Pima to Cochise line. approval by the Bureau of Public Roads is pending.
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State Highway Department
Benson-Vail
Cochise County
Benson
Mescal Wash
Pima County
Bureau of Public Roads
Cienega Creek
Southern Pacific Railroad
New Mexico Line
Rodeo
Douglas
Bisbee
Tombstone
Tucson
Florence
Phoenix
Yuma
Vail
Irene
Benson U of A Boy Strong in Debate
Louis R. Kempf of Benson spoke at Tucson Central Trades Council on December 10 presenting the negative view on compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes. He argued labor cannot expect fair decisions from capital‑controlled tribunals and cited Wilson's Turin remarks.
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Louis R. Kempf
Benson
Tucson Central Trades Council
Council
United States
Board of Arbitration
A. D. Froelke
C. W. Finney
Australia
Canada
Kempf
Wilson
Turin
Italy
Trades Council
Mr. Haase
Methodist Church
Tucson
Louis Kempf
Benson High School
State University At
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Pomerene Public School
C. L. Sherman
Orrin Barney
Solomonville
Leber and Commercial Co
THE
Cochise County State Bank
Arizona
Ford
San Pedro
Gobble Bros
Merry Christmas
Benson U. of A
Louis
Globe
Sweetwater
Texas
Signal Office
Chase. Goetz
Benson, Arizona
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