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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
1
The Benson Union High School closed the year with a lawn program led by Principal H. Q. Robertson. Students performed singing, military and wand drills, a Dance of Pan, chorus numbers, dumbbell and pyramid displays, and a flower-themed act on a twilight night.
The Topeka Bridge Co. begins steel piling for a Ben son Canal Company dam as a major southwest project. Wells on Little Daisy farm yield pumping tests, alfalfa crops are under way, watermelons are being planted, and prospects for artesian flow are watched. Local residents L. T. and F. A. Coons seek markets for surplus cheese in Bisbee and Douglas while Wallace Curtis buys a Maxwell through C. L. Sherman.
Will Williams and family, long bedfast with flu, are reported up and around again. California Mission president McMurren and Mrs Susie Gates of Salt Lake City visited here last Saturday. Will Campbell died Monday evening of influenza and pneumonia at Epperlys home after five years as a local homesteader. He was unmarried and well respected. his body was shipped to Tucson for burial.
Specialists on generators and batteries operate at the Benson Garage offering repairs tests and installations for power units in the area. The shop emphasizes reliable service and prompt on site support for residential and commercial needs.
C L Rucker and R V Everett form Benson Garage in the building west of the Signal office. Rucker, who started the first local garage six years ago, returns to automotive repair after a stint with the Signal. The firm plans a rear addition and will offer blacksmithing and general automobile repair.
Aches and poor digestion sour mood. Chamberlain's Tablets are advertised to tone the stomach improve digestion and regulate bowels. The Moss Pharmacy promotes the remedy as all that's needed to enjoy life.
Trustees J. A. Gumm and E. A. Brown will travel to Tombstone Monday to confer with the Board of Supervisors and petition to bond District No. 9 to secure funds for a new school building.
Rail road employees subscriptions show Benson district surpassing its $9,600 quota by roughly 43 percent. Officially reported subscriptions total about $13,750, covering Benson, Pomerone, and surrounding areas but excluding St. David.
Henry Etz Jr and Miss Winnefred H Attwell of Los Angeles married in Tucson on Wednesday. Accompanied by relatives, Etz produced a license at the justice’s office surprising the party. They traveled to Benson Thursday to establish a home there.
Rheumatism causes great pain and suffering as the most common illness yet Chamberlain's Liniment provides relief. For sale by Moss Pharmacy.
A historical quatrain mourns William Jay who died preserving his right of way while riding. The verse notes his steadfastness and his death as a consequence of his principled action.
County Agent Charles R. Adamson announces meetings with Miss Louise Sporleder in Pomerene at 2 30 p m and St David at 8 p m on May 19 to resume after the flu pause. Sporleder will demonstrate steam pressure canners and cookers while Adamson covers general farming topics and urges strong local attendance.
Dr Janet Reid, government speaker on social hygiene since U S entry into the war, lectures next week. At 2 p m Tuesday May 20 she speaks to mothers at Pomerene and 8 p m to girls and young women at the same venue. Wednesday at Benson High School she talks to women and later to younger women. Consultations may be held Wednesday and Thursday mornings at a hotel. Miss Julia Treu has been visiting Tuomson relatives.
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