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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
16
The Benson community features a dance at the Auditorium, film services at Moss Pharmacy, and a parade of visitors from Phoenix Tombstone and Clifton. Local events include rifle club matches, church society meetings, and sailing plans for summer migration to the Salt River Valley.
Notice states Benson Lumber & Co will raise all haying tools including mowers takes etc by 10 percent effective June 1. Benson Arizona.
About 150 range brood mares offered for sale at reasonable prices, sired by Percherons French Coach and Thoroughbreds, plus Col Greene stock young studs and fillies. Contact H Henderson care Cananea Cattle Company Cananea Sonora Mexico. Cowmen raise a $150 purse for injured rider Clay McGonigal after an ankle twist. Benson Water Co notes a night inspection for running water with tools. New shipment flashlight batteries tested at Moss Pharmacy.
Notarized report of Benson Signal ownership and management for April 1 1916. Publisher editor and business managers listed as C L Rucker of Benson Arizona. Owner is C L Rucker with bondholders none. Sworn May 21 1917 before Notary Mary F Titus. Commission expires 1920 February 21.
Willcox entrepreneur H C Kimball reports the Dos Cabezas Gold Ridge Mining Corporation employs ten men in two shifts and plans to install a hoist and concentrator. A tunnel extends about sixty feet with a new tunnel planned 125 feet below, aiming at additional ore. The mine site is sixteen miles from Willcox and two from Dos Cabezas with a good auto road. Stock has sold well. a small allotment remains at 25 cents a share for investors.
Public notice announces a state auction on June 22 1917 at the Cochise County Courthouse Tombstone for 40 acres in Benson including Block 42 and improvements on the State Industrial School site. The land value is appraised at 500 dollars with bids at or above that amount. sale officials reserve the right to reject all bids. First pub April 14 1917. Last pub June 16 1917.
Free land and water under Ben son canal will be furnished reliable farmers and give them entire crop. Dr. R. J. Hight of Tempe named state veterinarian succeeding Dr. W. E. Severn who resigned. Dr. Hight formerly assistant veterinarian of Illinois. For SALE tomato, early cabbage and sweet potato plants 75c per hundred. J. A. Gunn, G. C. Woods Farm across tracks.
United States Land Office Phoenix Arizona May 7 1917 notice that Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company represented by Howel Jones filed an application Serial No 034400 to select lands in Township 17 South Range 22 East Gila and Salt River Meridian Arizona. Adverse claimants or objectors must file affidavits of protest in this office by June 28 1917.
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