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Newspaper

Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1920

Page

5

Benson Local Items Compile Busy Valley News

Local blips show Prof Buffington adopting another boy and Frances Rikers moving into the Woods residence. Chats from Radcliffe about Benson signers. Gust and Louis Larson visit the Signal. Pearson becomes bank bookkeeper. Meadows family return from California. Benson girls top St David 25 15 while St David boys defeat Benson 23 16. Wrist injury ends from a car crank misfortune. Refrigerator season nears. see Benson Lumber Co. Mahoney back at duty after California. Valley busy planting gardens and fruit trees. L C Clark returns from Tucson with flu. Harringtons arrive from Rincons. Perry Burke and Dr Platt en route to Phoenix. Fly season nears. screen doors urged by Benson Lumber Co. Van Frank surveyors finish Van Benson highway to Pantantano. Patterson named deportation jury. Judge Pattee vows action against employer threats. Wright in town. twelve pound boy noted. Bard's Haberdashery offers shirts and men’s wear. Wanted baggy shafts cheap at Signal office. Pearl Harrington visiting parents. traveling for System Magazine. to San Diego soon. Harold Craft celebrates first birthday February 24. dinner with thirteen guests. Inter-Church Movement state convention results for Cochise county: Dunlap presiding. Mathes, Hill, and Cash named officers.

Douglas Teams Suffer Losses to St David and Benson

Douglas High School basketball teams were defeated by St David with the boys 30 to 16 and girls 13 to 6, then lost to Benson 19 to 18 in the boys and 24 to 10 in the girls. The squad traveled by bus to both games and enjoyed the trip with plans to rebound next time.

Douglas High School St. David Benson Douglas Nogales Douglas High

International game set with upcoming home clash

Readers learn scores when the two teams come here to play next month. International context hints at a future matchup on home soil with a promise of results to come.

Build a Silo to Save on Feed and Milk

A rural lyric urges building a silo to store dairy feed when summer dries and hay runs low. It extols concrete or brick silos to cut costs, keep cows fed, and ensure steady milk with a hum of the separator.

First Presbyterian Church Services Schedule

Rev William Brown leads Sunday School at ten and morning worship at eleven with the sermon Does God Try To Baffle Men Y P S C meets at six thirty The results of Our Words and Deeds Evening worship at seven thirty when new members join the fellowship The Childs Religion Childrens program Junior Endeavor Wednesday at four Friday fathers and sons banquet at six thirty

William Brown Chas. C. Cash Y. P.S.C

St David High Teams Rally with Wins and Growth

St David notes two week basketball wins over Nogales on the 12th and Douglas on the 21st. Byron Merrill finishes a new house with paint and leveled yard. Bisbee return game set for the 28th as irrigation attracts new settlers and road work advances west of Benson along the Bankhead Highway. Poultry and pig clubs organized February 24 as students chase state championships.

Social Visits and Upcoming Nuptials Highlight Local News

Miramante Musings note visits by James Martenson and family from Whitewater and by Cahn Neagle with daughters Eva and Florence from Tucson. Annie M. Skinner hosted a gathering for her daughter Ethel who plans to wed Mark Lynch of Fairbanks next month. The event featured games and refreshments.

Mr. Cahn Neagle Eva Florence Tucson Annie M. Skinner Ethel Mark Lynch Fairbanks

Rich Strike at Texas Arizona Mines Near Dragoon

Reports say the Texas-Arizona leases three miles from Dragoon in the Gunnison Hills found a large lead-silver ore body at 200 feet. The new vein may run $250 to $275 per ton and follows past production of about $100,000 at 200 feet. Benson area hosts other promising prospects while Keystone Mining of Johnson awaits a concentrating plant with several cars of machinery on site.

Leasors Texas-Arizona Dragoon Gunnison Hills Benson Keystone Mining Company Johnson

Gas engines for sale by Border Land Garage Dragoon Ariz

Gas engines offered including a Bulldog 21-2 HP a Witte 2 HP and a Fairbanks Morse type 7 iei-23Rob Rohoss 27bor all in good running order Also complete vulcanizing plant listed by Border Land Garage Dragoon Arizona

Bulldog H.P Witte Fairbanks Morse Border Land Garage

Agricultural club projects open for enrollment

The University of Arizona Agricultural Extension Service announces Cotton, Gardening, Pig Raising, Chicken Raising, and Garment Making projects. Requirements include production and size specs for each project, businesslike records, a coordinating leader, a month by month plan, a fair exhibit, and a final report. Prizes include camp attendance, trips to the University, achievement pins, medals, and silver cups. Contact L. S. Parke in Tucson for details.

the Agricultural Extension Service of the University Uniersity L. S. Parke Tucson Ariz

Best Cough Remedy Gaining Drugstore Endorsements

A druggist notes customers praise a cough medicine and he uses it for his own family. J B Jones of Cubrun Kentucky reports seven years of use and strong results. Sold at Moss Pharmacy.

J. B. Jones Cubrun Moss Pharmacy

Don’t You Forget It Bear In Mind Chamberlain’s Tablets

Advertisement notes that Chamberlain’s Tablets improve appetite and digestion while moving the bowel. They contain no pepsin or digestive ferment and are sold at Moss Pharmacy.

Moss Pharmacy

Used Cars For Sale Near Smelter

Studebaker rebuilt in good condition listed as erra as. Ford 1916 model repaired good condition priced at 325. Ford 1918 model with new top tires and rebuilt motor offered at 410. Cash down payment required with easy balance terms. See A. Jordan at the smelter.

Studebaker Ford A. Jordan

Benson Flour Mill to Open in Gun Dana Building

The Benson Milling Company plans by June 15 to install an Ameri can Midget Marvel flouring mill with a 15 barrel daily capacity. The Gun dana building will be remodeled for the venture and powered by a gas engine. Plumb surveyed local wheat and notes 600 acres this season, with imports likely until acreage rises. Mill will grind for toll and return bran to farms aiding dairy poultry and hog industries.

Benson Milling Company Chas. Plumb Marvel Gundana Plumb Pima

Mill Nears June 15 Readiness for By-Product Purchase

The mill is expected to be ready by June 15, enabling purchase of by-products at home. Officials confirmed construction progress and projected timeline.

Notice To Creditors In the Estate Of Joseph LeDoux

In Cochise County the estate of Joseph LeDoux deceased is administered by Claude L. Rucker. Creditors must present their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to Edward W. Land’s office on Fourth Street in Benson Arizona for settlement.

Cochise County Joseph LeDoux Claude L. Rucker Edward W. Land Fourth Street Benson Arizona

Death notice for Joseph Lé Doux in 1920 obit

Legal notice records the death of Joseph Lé Doux born 1920 with first publication on February 28, 1920. The notice references Jersey Boar service at the ranch of C. L. Sherman near Sherman, Pomerene in Dallas Sherman, Arizona.

Beye Lava Claude Ruéacer Tate Joseph Lé Doux C. L. Sherman Pomerene Dallas Sherman Ariz

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Favored for Children's Coughs

For children, careful selection is essential and a remedy should be pleasant to take and free of harmful drugs. Long experience shows Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets these conditions and is a favorite with many mothers.

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. S. Buffington Mrs Frank Rikers the Woods Radcliffe Chattaque Gust Louis Larson John A. Pearson J. H. Meadows California St. David Boys Miss Ura Gobble F. C. Gobble Benson Lumber Co J. S. Mahoney L. C. Clark E. D. Harrington Bob The Rincons Perry Burke Safford Signal Dr. Platt Phoenix van Frank Pantantano W. L. Patterson Pattee Lorenzo Wright Bard's Haberdashery Miss Pearl Harrington System Magazine San Diego Harold Craft J. A. Gumm Master Harold Inter-Church Movement R. E. Dunlap Christian W. H. Mathes Bisbee W. G. Hill Willcox Baptist Missionary Education C. C. Cash Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church Byron Merrill Joe Goodman Byron Merrell Bankhead Highway Ifugao Miramante James Martenson Mr. Marley and Son Whitewater Dragoon, Ariz Benson Flouring Mill Jersey Speial DeLaval Benson Lumber and Commercial Co San Pedro Gobble Bros Internal Revenue Cochise County State Bank Tombstone
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