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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
8
Local residents and visitors are listed in daily notes from Benson. Henry Fisher visits Fairbank, Rev N Levison stops at the Mansion, and a Red Cross benefit is planned for July 4. Faculty and students from Tempe State Normal School graduate, while several locals travel for work, study, or family visits.
Local ad notes Willcox Creamery Butter as the real article. Charles Geetz offers supply and promotes the product as superior to generic spreads.
The Metrippist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday services with Sunday school at 10:00 and preaching at 8 p m. The notice names James E Ferris as pastor and extends cordial invitation.
For sale produce includes radishes lettuce beets turnips and new potatoes and peas with fresh ranch eggs and frying chickens priced at 30 cents per pound live weight.
Notice that due to widespread price increases by the factory the Benson Lumber Company will advance all haying tools including mowers and rakes by 10 percent on June 1. Benson Arizona.
About 150 range brood mares to dispose of at very reasonable prices. Sired by Percherons French Coach and Thoroughbreds. Also Col Greene's best bred stock young studs and fillies. Promising in speed. Inquiries to H Henderson care Cananea Cattle Company Cananea Sonora Mexico.
Mrs. Mary F Titus appears in a property matter regarding houses for rent and fire insurance. The notice implies a notary public involvement to certify documents. Further specifics on location dates or parties are not provided in the fragment.
Mrs. W. B. Vail heads to Los Angeles for summer while Mrs. Furdum and Nogales girls visit. The Country Club Dance at Fruitland hall drew about forty couples with Nogales Patagonia and Benson friends. May Day Picnic near Elgin drew farmers to a grove and an Elgin schoolhouse dance. W. F. Christmann named United States Commissioner for Sonoita district enabling local land filings. Roland C. Larimore reports water at 410 feet in Mesa, with a new windmill and reservoir to support over a hundred head of stock.
State Land Department of Arizona announces public auction of school lands in Cochise County on August 13 at Tombstone County Court House. Lands include Sec 32 640 acres appraised 3840 dollars, Sec 2 319.29 acres appraised 159 dollars, Sec 16 640 acres appraised 3840 dollars. No bid below appraisals. Right to reject all bids reserved. Information from State Land Department Phoenix. First pub June 9 1917. Last pub Aug 11 1917.
United States Land Office Phoenix Arizona May 7 1917 notice that Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company Land Commissioner Howell Jones filed Serial No 034400 to select lands under the 1904 act. Lands described in Sec 22 23 24 T17S R22E Gila and Salt River Meridian Arizona. Protests or affidavits of opposition to the disposal must be filed by June 28 1917 with Register J L Irvin. First pub May 19.
The note urges readers to contribute fifty dollars to the Liberty Bond drive to boost the campaign total and support war financing efforts.
Public notice announces a June 22 1917 auction at the Cochise County Courthouse for 40 acres of land at Benson plus fractional block 42 with all improvements water rights and appurtenances. The property belongs to the State Industrial School and is appraised at 500 dollars. bids below that are not accepted and the sale may be rejected. Officials listed include Governor Campbell Attorney General Jones and State Land Commissioner Moeur with Deputy Munch handling the notice.
For sale at G C Woods Farm across the tracks J A Gunn offers tomatoes cabbage and sweet potato plants at 75 cents per hundred.
William J Hunt of Tucson filed March 19 1917 to cancel Simon Hughes homestead entry No 020948 for parcel in section 10 township 17S range 19E G S R meridian. Hughes allegedly absent four years unimproved land. contest confessed unless Hughes answers within twenty days after the fourth publication.
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