Local items note visitors and travel in town news
Johnson resident Bob McKay arrives in town yesterday. Tombstone man Fred Bennett passes through en route to Phoenix. Miss Alice Bradford from Patagonia visits, returning Sunday. R E Gephart of Tucson Star in town for paper business. Municipal Cinco de Mayo dance announced at Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McKay
Johnson
Fred Bennett
Tombstone
Phoenix
R. E. Gephart
The
Tucson Star
Pomerene Notes On Local Projects And People
Special Correspondent reports Wallace Curtis's crew laying a steel concrete siphon at the Benson canal head. John Sexton has leased part of the Etz farm to plant corn and beans. Merrill Bros. clear forty acres bought recently for future corn and beans. Watermaster Luther Statler changes the dam head to protect the canal. A heavy frost Sunday night nipped potatoes and delayed alfalfa. Parley Barney of Thatcher visits aunt Mrs. Alva Fenn. Don Johnson returns from Patagonia where he worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Curtis
Benson Canal
John Sexton
St. David
Lower
Etz
Merrill Bros
Luther Statler
Big Ranch Deal Ties El Paso Investors to Arizona
W H Kraft Alberto Madero and John T McCabe all of El Paso purchased the former Bernabe Robles ranch last week from the West Coast Cattle Company of Tucson and Nogales for 350 000. The sale, one of the largest in Southern Arizona, follows Robles selling the ranch to West Coast Cattle Company and is overseen by cattle expert W R Franklin who will manage the property. The investors form a strong Southwest cattle group backed by substantial capital, with Madero as Francisco Madero’s brother and McCabe from Citizens National Bank of El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Kraft
Alberto Madero
John T. McCabe
el Paso
Bernabe Robles
West Coast Cattle Company
Tucson
Nogales
Arizona
Robles
J. M. Ronstadt Company
W.R. Franklin
Franklin
Francisco Madero
Mexico
Citizens National Bank of el Paso
Mr. Kraft
Pima County
Kraft, Madero and McCabe
Arizona Cattleman
Sonoita Community Notes Selections and Announcements
A new eight pound recruit arrives at the Turner home and Geo L Ringold hurries to Tucsogan for a seriously ill wife. Rev Pope conducts services at the school house and a Baptist church is organized. Rural phone line to Pima County works well. Ladies Pioneer Club hosts Mrs Larimore. A May 12 dance by the County Fair Association is planned and a May 19 farmers meeting with Nogales Chamber of Commerce. The Nogales to Tombstone auto stage line proves convenient for U S Commissioner business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope
Sonoita
Pima County
County Fair Association
Benson
Nogales
Tombstone
U.S
Miramonte Residents Share Local Happenings
Miramonte notes report Mrs Maliza Martineau returning from Bluewater after visiting her son in Apache county. Thomas Fry visited Fort Huachuca to see his parents. Mrs Martha Anderson came home from Bisbee after nursing a sick friend. Howard Martineau took a business trip to Vail. A May Day celebration drew a large crowd. Miss Maliza Farnsworth narrowly escaped serious injury when her horse tripped and fell, leaving her bruised but unharmed. Howard Post and son Clarence of St David visited Kimball ranch to inspect it for a future crop. Mrs Amelia Golifer accompanied sister Mrs Mitchell to Idaho about three weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melitone G. Trejo
St. David
H. C. Kimball
Willcox
Kright
Castilla
Spain
America
Salt Lake City
Utah
Church of Latter Day Saints
Trejo
Philppines
Mexico
Colonia Chuichupa
Chihuahua
Benson
Wm. Goodman
St. David Cemetery
Howard Martineau
Vail
Miramonte
Maliza Farnsworth
Howard Post
Clarence
Kimball Ranch
Amelia Golifer
Mrs. Mitchell
Idaho
Public Auction Sale of Benson lands in Cochise County Arizona
The State of Arizona will sell at public auction on June 22 1917 at 10 am at the Cochise County Courthouse Tombstone the forty acre Benson land parcel with improvements water rights and the former State Industrial School site appraised at 500 bidder must offer at least that amount and cash payments only The sale is conducted under state laws and a right to reject bids is reserved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
State of Arizona
County of
Cochise
Tombstone
United States
Gila and
Salt River
Benson
State Industrial School
State of
Public Notice of Homestead Final Proof for Hildebrandt
Herman Hildebrandt of Benson Arizona filed intent to make final three year proof to establish his homestead claim for section 5 and 6 in township 178 range 19 east G S R B Mer before H G Brown U S Commissioner in Benson on June 1 1917 Witnesses include Mrs B L Eperly and John C Puthick W J Marks and J E Reed all of Mescal Arizona First publication April 7 1917
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hildebrandt
Benson
Arizona
H. G. Brown
U. S
B. L. Eperly
John C. Puthick
W. J. Marks
J. E. Reed
Mescal
Methodist Church Weekly Services and Sunday School
Services every Sunday with Sunday school at 10:00 and preaching at 8 p.m. All cordially invited by Pastor James E. Ferris. Also notes land and water rights under Benson canal to be furnished to reliable farmers with full crop. Lost Airedale dog, male, long head bobtail. return at Denney's Second Hand Store for reward. Items at Gem Second Hand Store include stoves tools and harnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Ferris
Benson Canal
HP Merri
Denney
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M. W., Beunett
Dragoons
Archie Chisholm
Yellowstones
Alice Bradford
Patagonia
Jewell Trask
Mr. I. C. Fletcher
Rincons
H. P. Merrill
Alianza Hispano Americana
Harold Gribble
L. H. Manning Co
T. L. Anderson
U. S. Navy
Mansion Hotel
Rhenanna Jones
Cochisé
Ladies Aid Society
the Presbyterian Church
H- W. Etz
Claude C. Maag
Los Angeles
I. S. Maag
Mr. Maag
Southern Pacific
Cecil Jones
Navy
Naval Training Station
San Francisco
Wm. Murry
Murry
Imperial Valley
California
Claude Sipes
Louis B. Maier
Tempe Normal School
Presidio
Louis
Army
Chas
E. Goetz
Gem
Pomerene
Parley Barney
Thatcher
Mrs. Alva Fenn
Don Johnson
John Deere
Moline
Benecia
F. O. B. Benson
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Benson, Arizona
Herbert Turner
R. T. Fossett
Jitney
New York-McAnneney Consolidated Mines Company
Greaterville
Geo. J. White
Empire District
Geo. L Ringold
Tucsog
Ladies’ Pioneer Club
R. C. Larimore
Mesa
Agricultural Experiment Station
Maliza Martineau
Bluewater
Apache County
Thomas Fry
Fort Huachuca
Martha Anderson
Bisbee
Benson Drug Store
H. Walker
Proprietor Drugs
Bank OF Benson
Benson Canning and Packing Company
Thomas E. Campbell
Wiley E. Jones
W. A. Moeur
P. J. Munch
Department OF the Interior
United States Land Office
J. L. Irvin
Register
Methodist Episcopal Church
Benson Theater
Purple Mask
Cardui
N. E. Warner
Hixson, Tenn
Cardus
Murry Variety Store
Cardu
Ratcliffe & Gurney
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