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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
8
Benson items report community updates including new deputy sheriff J F McDonald, constable E A Brown sworn in, church ladies meetings, tennis court renovation, demonstrations by Miss Sporleder, and staff moves from Mountain States Telegraph to Santa Fe. Also notes visitors, residents returning home for Christmas, Sunday services and Bible studies.
Raymond Dixon writes from France dated November 18 that he was shot and gassed but is fine and hopes to sail home soon. He served as a motor cycle dispatch rider in heavy fighting. A front letter notes Carlos Castaneda is expected to be en route home. Edgar Morrison is in a New York hospital improving steadily.
Those who joined the Red Cross during the Christmas drive and did not receive a button may obtain one from Miss Ernestina Martinez upon application.
Special correspondent notes local events in Miramonte including a New Year dinner at L D S Hall guest Howard Martineau, health outlook, and Whettons returning to tilling. It covers Secretary Lane’s remarks on the Colorado River irrigation potential, plans for dams to reclaim thousands of acres, and Senator Fall’s bill to extend 640 acre homesteads with land classification progress in New Mexico.
Captain Harry C. Wheeler, former Cochise County sheriff and late commander at Fort Huachuca, resigns from the machine gun troop of the Tenth Cavalry and will return to Tombstone. He served in France and faced charges over the Bisbee deportations, which were quashed.
After the war, advocates urge lifting government mining restrictions that limited large producers and halted many small mines. They credit wartime patriotism and manpower shifts while noting thousands of mines paused operations to aid the war effort and seek a postwar revival.
The American Committee for Relief in the Near East seeks expert agriculturists doctors teachers religious workers auto drivers and mechanics to assist rehabilitation efforts in the Near East Asia Minor Syria Armenia Palestine and Northwestern Persia. Relief ships will carry supplies to Armenians and Syrians after deportations and massacres. First vessel sails in 3 4 weeks, second within a month. Contact No 1 Madison Ave New York City.
One large mare about seven years old offered for sale or trade. Breeding fees waived for two breedings. Contact Fred G. Fisher for details.
United States Land Office announces Catherine Walker widow of Asa E. Walker of Dragoon Arizona will present Three Year Proof to establish claim on land described by Homestead Entries 015232 and 021556. The hearing is before L V McCourt DUS Commissioner at Willcox January 21 1919 with witnesses George Sherrer Thomas Adams Wilfred Fiege all of Dragoon and William Hyatt of Johnson Arizona.
The State of Arizona sends greeting to H Caplan. You must appear in the Justice Court Precinct No 5 Cochise County to answer the plaintiff Benson Lumber Co. within twenty days if served in county or thirty days otherwise. Judgment by default may be entered. Dated November 2, 1918. Justice of Peace Precinct No. 5 Benson Ariz November 23.
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