Local News Roundup Includes Buys Farms and Tax News
Mr and Mrs Frank Baker take G C Woods place near town for the year. Parley Fenn a prosperous farmer is among new cash in advance subscribers. Edith Alsbach a Benson High School domestic science teacher visits Nogales. Tax Assessor Thomas was in town for taxes. Weather cold and cloudy with some snow. Dry farming looks promising. N Nance of Parker Canyon scouts a location nearby. Charleston dam news spurs prospectors. Robert Farmer of El Paso and Mrs Kline plan to visit Manuel Kline before his next post. Henry Etz Jr Will Etz and Maxey Treu travel to Lake Arthur New Mexico with dog Frisco as mule to oil development linked to Geo Etz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Farmer
el Paso
Henry Etz, Jr
Will Etz
Maxey Treu
Lake Arthur
New Mexico
Frisco
Geo. Etz
Moss Pharmacy advert claims Chamberlain's Tablets aid digestion
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as improving appetite and digestion without pepsin and claims they strengthen the stomach. The copy notes Moss Pharmacy as a point of sale. It then references the biblical phrase and mentions not noticing starving children in the Near East.
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Moss Pharmacy
Near East
Death of Grandma Adams noted in Cochise County
Grandmother Adams D A Adams of Dragoon Texas cattleman and president of the Texas and Arizona Oil and Development Company died aged 78. News came Monday from Coleman Texas. Her birthday picnics at Texas Canyon near Benson were a regional tradition. Survived by sons William William and F W Adams of Dragoon Pearl Adams of Los Angeles and daughter Mrs Busenbark of Pierce. Mr Adams travels from Tucson to Texas to join family.
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D. A. Adams
Dragoon
Texas and Arizona Oil and Development Company
Coleman
Texas
Cal
Busenbark
Pierce
Judge Dismisses Apparent Kidnapping Case
In Judge Rucker's court, J A Echols faced a charge as his wife placed in a sanitarium sought the children. Echols had left the two kids with relatives while guardian doubt arose. after legal review it was found no guardian record existed for the grandmother or others and the father retained rights. The proceeding ended with dismissal.
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Echols
Mrs. Barney
Cosby
Tombstone
Rucker
J. A. Echols
Bard's Haber Dashery Ad Encourages Men's Wear
An advertisement urges readers to call Bard's Haber dashery for shirts underwear collars ties and other men's wear articles.
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Bard’s Haberdashery
Local Citizens Eye Benson Landing Field Plan
Citizens in Los Angeles in conjunction with the International Aviation Association discuss efforts to establish a landing field for Benson. Proceedings are rapid and favorable, with a full report promised next week.
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International Aviation Association
Los Angeles
Benson
Haynes in Casa Grande for Benson Machine Works contract
W. E. Haynes of the Benson Machine Works is in Casa Grande to erect machinery under a contract.
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W. E. Haynes
The
Benson Machine Works
Casa Grande
State Club Champions Named by University Extension Service
The Boys and Girls Club champions are Ruth Tate Yuma Stella Peterson St Johns Elma Biglar Central Sophronia Scott Pomerene Loris Woolery Tombstone Wesley Scott Pom Cotton Herbert Reedy Route No 6 Phoenix Howard Hunts Laveen Otto Mangum Pima. They earn a free trip to the second annual Club Congress January 15 16 17 with gold medals and Arizona All Star Club induction funded by the Arizona Bankers Association. A child’s cry from the Near East is cited urging aid.
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Agricultural Extension Service
University
Ruth Tate
Yuma
Stella Peterson
St. Johns
Elma Biglar
Central
Sophronia Scott
Pomerene
Garden
Otto Mangum
Pima
Arizona
National
All Star Boys’ and Girls
Arizona Bankers Association
Hunger knows no armistice in Near East relief plea
A plea warns famine presses on children in the Near East as hunger cries persist through wars and displacement. Aid is urged to relieve suffering and prevent further malnutrition among affected families.
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Near East
Chamberlain's Tablets Restore Health for Stomach Trouble
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as a cure for stomach troubles promising restoration to health. Claims many have been cured and can eat any food, with Moss Pharmacy selling the product.
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Chamberlain
Moss Pharmacy
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure All Stages
A promotional notice offers a $100 reward for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot cure. It praises internal use to affect the bloodstream and mucous surfaces, building constitution and aiding nature, with testimonials available. © F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Tic
Robberies Around Benson With Two Suspects Identified
Several small robberies occurred near Benson though no holiday liquor link. The Goetz store was entered with valuables taken. A Sibyl track-walker was assaulted and robbed of a watch and a dollar. J W Cull residence yielded Liberty Bonds and pistols. Two young Mexicans, charged with at least two offenses, pled not guilty and were identified by the track-walker. Bond not posted and they were sent to Tombstone.
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C. E. Goetz
Sibyl
J. W. Cull
Rucker
Tombstone
Train wreck disrupts Benson morning rail service
A wreck three miles out halted transcontinental passenger trains for much of Wednesday morning in Benson. Curious travelers left trains to explore town and seek investment chances while freight cars derailed after midnight. By noon the wreck was cleared and trains began to pass again.
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Benson
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Drugists
A Kentucky druggist from Cubrun, J B Jones, praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saying he has used it in his family for seven years and regards it as the best cough medicine. The product is sold at Moss Pharmacy.
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J. B. Jones
Cubrun
Moss Pharmacy
Poison weed harming cattle prompts Arizona reports
The Arizona Bureau of Animal Industry asks cattle owners to report suspicious weed effects to the University of Arizona in Tucson. Prompt reporting aids investigation and safeguards livestock.
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Arizona Bureau of Animal Industry
University of Arizona
Tucson
Pomerene Items Report Local Activity and Court Rumors
Special correspondence notes new two room house completion by W W Judd and moving by B S Johnson. Census takers busy with district census and an agricultural census. Bee man Samuel Echols visits and praises the valley. Deputy M P Cosby arrested for child stealing and kidnapping and posted a thousand dollar bond. Rumors claim Cosby was exonerated after court. townsfolk discuss the case’s confusion.
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Samuel Echols
Pima
Graham
County
Echols
Gila Valley
Wallace East
Eliza Scott
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Frank Baker
G. C. Woods Place
Parley Fenn
Edith Alsbach
Benson High School
Nogales
Thomas
N. Nance
Parker Canyon
Huachucas
Charleston
Post
Adams
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Cochise County State Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Aviation Meeting
Pig—Loris Woolery
Wesley Scott
Herbert Reedy
Phoenix
Howard Hunts
Laveen
Ford
San Pedro
Gobble Bros
W.W. Judd
B.S. Johnson
Grace Johnson
Jos. F. Scott
Main Street
J. R. Cosby
East
M. P. Cosby
Mr. Cosby
P. G. Madigan
Hotel Arnold
Crime & Goetz
Benson, Arizona
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