Local Benson Items and Town News Update
Benson community notes include visits by Deputy Sheriff W. J. Bennett to Tucson, land and land seekers from Phoenix and Silver City, residents relocating from El Paso, and farm goods for sale such as Genuine Texas seeded cane seed at 25¢ a pound. Also mentions social events at Bard's Haberdashery and a Leap Year dance with attendees from outside towns. Chamberlain Cough Remedy endorsement cited by J B Jones of Cubrun Ky with Moss Pharmacy sale details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. A. Gumm
J. B. Jones
Cubrun
Moss Pharmacy
Soldier Marries Bride From Army Camp Lewis
Private Frank Urban of Camp Lewis Washington on recruiting service wed Margaret Wilson of Benson Arizona. Judge Pease presided on Tuesday as reported by the Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Urban
Camp Lewis
Washington
Margaret Wilson
Benson, Ariz
Pease
Star
Benson School District Election For Judge Succession
A March 21 election in the Benson school district will choose a successor to Judge C. L. Rucker who filled the unexpired term of A. E. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Sor
C. L. Rucker
A. E. Brown
Road Through St David Authorized To Begin Soon
The Board of Supervisors in session authorized County Engineer Sid Smith to start a two mile road through St David linking with the Tombstone Benson highway. The St David stretch has been in poor condition since summer rains and work will begin next week.
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Board of Supervisors
Sid Smith
St. David
The
Highway Commission
Don’t You Forget It Bear In Mind Tablets
An advertisement notes Chamberlain's Tablets aid digestion by improving appetite and bowel movement. They contain no pepsin and claim to strengthen the stomach to perform its functions naturally. Moss Pharmacy is listed as the source.
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Moss Pharmacy
Used Cars for Sale Studebaker and Ford Listings
Studebaker rebuilt in good condition offered at 435 dollars. Ford 1916 model repaired and in good condition listed at 325 dollars. Ford 1918 model has new top and tires with motor overhauled.
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Studebaker
Ford
Church Schedule Promotes Education and Worship
First Presbyterian Church announces Sunday School from ten o'clock with classes for all ages led by Chas C Cash. Morning worship at eleven on The Swelling of Jordan and evening service at 7:30 on The Wisdom of The Divine Potter. Junior endeavor Wednesday at 4.
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William Brown
Chas. C. Cash
Jordan
Benson lumber chief plans Ve litia onion project
Manager Gumm of the Benson Lumber Co prepares an onion venture using Ve litia onions from Ysleta Texas. The straw colored onions weigh about two pounds, planted 12 inches apart and eight inches in the drill, yielding up to 1200 bushels per acre or 67000 pounds. Seed comes from Spain and, if successful, could net around 1340 dollars per acre at two cents a pound, with potential profits near 500000 dollars per acre and onions that store for a year.
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Gumm
Benson Lumber Company
Benson
Ysleta
Tex
Veliitia
United States
Spain
Pomerene Items Mention Jurors and Local News
M P Cosby chosen as a juryman candidate for H E Wooten Bisbee deportation case. Several potential jurors from Tombstone disqualified. Mrs Florence Coons returns from Safford after two months. Benson Canal stockholders report hauling over 900 yards rock for dam repairs. Alvah Fenn to plant twenty acres of potatoes. George Norton visits from Copper Creek to see Rosetta and Lillie Scott. Joel Barney visits from San Simon. B S Johnson buys casing. artesian well to be drilled under J S Proffit. Mrs Louisa Jones of California Mission visits to oversee local Relief Society work.
Miners Dewey Sabin and Hermann Thomas Weekend Visit
Workers in the Bisbee mines Dewey Sabin and Hermann Thomas spent the weekend off shift. on the Goetz farm near Bisbee there have been numerous improvements including clearing breaking leveling and planting grain and alfalfa. Mr Goetz plans to plant a large watermelon acreage later.
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Dewey Sabin
Hermann Thomas
Bisbee
Goetz
St David High School Teams Busy With Games and Plans
St David Ariz March 3 1920 Boys and Girls basketball teams were entertained at a lunch and dance in Bisbee after Bisbee beat St David in the Y M C A gym. Cars transported the crowd there and back. Other notes mention games reaching Douglas Nogales and Nogales upcoming March 6. Dairy cattle shipment planned with county support from Cochise banks. Also comments on rainfall soil farming advice and active club work including baby chick and sow pig projects. Letters from Gov Campbell and Andrew Kimball discuss irrigation projects.
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ST. David, Ariz
Lun
C. A. Gym
Bisbee
W. M. Goodman
L. E. Matteson
Professor Wright
Douglas and
Nogales
Benefits of Enlistment in the U S Army Highlighted
The contest selects three students for essays on Army benefits with judges Secretary Baker General March and General Pershing to announce Feb 20 1920. Winners travel to Washington May 5 1920 with parents. essays by Jennings Craft and Lucy Slease extoll education travel pay and career prospects in the Army.
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Baker
Peyton C. March
John J. Pershing
Washington
Sec
Jennings ‘Craft
Lucy Slease
Jennings Craft
United States
Seed potato promoter visits San Simon Valley in town today
Peter Jensen, famed potato king of San Simon Valley, arrived in town to oversee seed potato sales. Notice To Creditors in Cochise County court calls all creditors of Joseph LeDoux, deceased, to file claims within four months with administrator Claude L. Rucker at Edward W. Land’s office in Benson, Arizona. Also note Jersey boar for service at C. L. Sherman ranch in Pomerene, Ariz.
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Peter Jensen
San Simon Valley
Cochise County
Joseph LeDoux
Claude L. Rucker
Edward W. Land
Fourth Street
Benson
Arizona
Jersey
C. L. Sherman
Pomerene
Dallas Sherman
Ariz
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Favorite With Mothers
The article endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children and effective against coughs and colds after long experience. It emphasizes pleasant taste and lack of harmful drugs, noting it is a favored choice among mothers.
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Benson Basketballers
Douglas
W. J. Bennett
Tuc
Geo. H. Crittenden
EO. Crittenden
Madelene Meyer of
Bissbee
W. J. Pages
Bard's Haberdashery
James W. Thompson
el Paso
Mr. Thompson
Bard’s
J. G. Martin
Phoenix
M. P. Cosby
W. L. Patteson
Tombstone
Wooten
C. W. Watkins
Mrs. Wilson
Tion
George Morden
Ft. Worth
J. M. Elms
Silver City
N. M
A. Jordan
First Presbyterian Church
H. E. Wooten
J. A.L. Shannon
Ellis Johnson
L. E. Coons
W. Lofgreen
Florence Coons
Safford
Benson Canal Company
Alvah Fenn
George Norton
Copper Creek
Mesdames Rosetta
Lillie Scott
Joel Barney
San Simon
B.S. Johnson
J. S.’. Proffit
Louisa Jones
California Mission
Woman’s Reief Society Associations
Relief Society
Cheon
Y. M
W. R. Elliott
Roosevelt Dam
Cattle Company
Wright
Adamson
St.David
Gov. Campbell
Andrew Kimball
San Pedro
U. S. Army
Retary Baker
Grammar
Lucy Mae Slease
America
Uncle Sam
Army
Alaska
Hawaii
Siberia
Ed Free
Ment
Tank Corps
Signal Corps
Veterinary Corps
Motor Transport Corps
China
Coast Artillery
Engineers
Medical Department
Cavalry
Lough
U. S
Ben- Claude L. Rucker,son
Adm
Est
Tate
Joseph le
Doux
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Gobble Bros
Fargo
S. D
Ers
Cochise County State Bank
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