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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1919
Page
8
S B Moss of Mesa visits Benson while a string of community updates runs through the town. Meetings, visits, travel notes, and upcoming events fill the week including the Presbyterian Ladies Aid gathering, a Dr Maciver talk, football results, and plans for a new school building.
Messrs Frank Jones W E Haynes and Antonio Boitano returned from the Catalina country about sixty miles northwest of Benson where Jones locates promising silver lead claims in a highly mineralized area. Haynes notes surface indicators foretelling possible mines as Copper Queen Co Bisbee holds nearby Stratton property. Haynes found a small gold nugget while canyon placering and a government road from Tucson to Mt Lemmon runs near the claims. The school bond election campaign waxes warm.
Pioneers Day July 24 observed by the St. David people with indoor and outdoor entertainment music sports and many good eats a ball game between St. David and Benson attracted Benson attendees. Pomerone held a celebration with music and literature barbecue outdoor sports racing and a concluding evening dance.
A small blaze broke out late Tuesday at the Benson smelter house occupied by Superintendent R. L. Lee and family. Workmen had left after roof repairs when Dr. J. N. Morrison spotted the fire and alerted the occupants. Neighbors used water pails to extinguish the flames. a lighted cigarette is suspected.
The article offers practical advice to overcome loss of appetite by skipping meals briefly, spacing meals two hours apart, and ensuring daily outdoor exercise. It notes constipation as a common cause and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets from Moss Pharmacy to correct it.
The message reminds readers of a school bond election scheduled for August ninth. Details on the bond measure and voting locations are to follow in future notices.
A district board in Cochise County Arizona calls a bond election for August 9 1919 to raise funds for a new district School No. 9 building and grounds. Bonds of 500 dollars each will pay six percent interest with serial maturities from 1920 to 1939. Mary F Titus C S Powell and C L Rucker named as election judges. polls open 10 AM to 6 PM.
Looking Backward recalls an 1882 claim that the San Pedro Valley is the territory’s richest agricultural region, a fact the column says time will prove true and appreciated by locals including Benson, its principal town.
After recent rains crops in Cochise County are in fine shape with seed sown in dry farms. Soil beds are in excellent condition, rainfall cuts irrigation fuel costs, and the 110 percent minimum yield is forecast for beans corn melons alfalfa and sorghums. The piece also mentions Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and a Butler Tennessee testimonial.
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