First Pomerene Fair A Grand Success
The residents of Pomerene held their first fair with strong turnout and diverse exhibits in crops, garden produce, canned goods, crafts, and livestock. Prof. E P Taylor judged, awarding ribbons. county officials praised poultry displays led by the Pomerene club under Mrs. 3 L Profitt.
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Pomerene
E. P. Taylor
University Agricultural Extension
A. I. Paschall
Pomerene Poultry Club
3.L.profitt
Rhode Island
Sophronia Scott
Theresa Sabin
Clara McGuire
Florence Coons
Ellen Scott
Zella Johnson
Elizabeth Coons
Ella McNeil
S. B. Johnson
Perry Tryon
Eliza Scott
David Sabin
A. W. Sherman
Wesley Scott
Carl Tompkinson
Pomerene School
H. Q. Robert
Food Saving Week Seeks Cochise County Pledges
Food Saving Week runs from October 28 to October 4 as 8 236 housewives in Cochise county are asked to sign Food Saving pledges. Teachers and schoolchildren are invited to join the campaign as the first contingent in the nationwide food saving effort.
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Cochise County
United States Food Administration
Unclaimed letters for week ending October 29 1917
List of unclaimed letters including G W Guerrero Juan Jones Mrs A S Sombes P Lujan Felipe L Stochell Elsie Martinez Jesus Sandhys Misael Medina Simeion Rayse Mrs L B Worley A one cent fee per piece for unclaimed mail as required by law Postmaster Leonard R Redfield notes Barnes animal circus shows Thursday November 1 with advertisement on another page.
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Barnes’ Animal Circus
Camp Funston Letter Describes Drills and Bond Push
Sergt. Ben H. Clark reports at Camp Funston Kansas on October 21 1917 morning gun drills semaphore signaling and battery organization. He notes plans to move to Linda Vista California and predicts 12000 colored men arriving to take places. He highlights Liberty Bond enthusiasm with Battery F leading at over 15000 and Camp Funston surpassing all camps with bonds above a million.
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Arizona
Kansas
Linda Vista
San Diego
California
Fort Riley
Battery F
Camp Funston
United States
Total Wreck mine re works in revived Arizona mining
The Total Wreck, nine miles south of Pantano, Arizona, is being reworked after years idle. A new shaft reaches seventy feet with twenty five men, molybdenum in small veins shows potential, and a tram is breaking ore from waste rock. The Vail Company owns it with Edward Vail as general manager and Edward Masters as mining engineer. Ore is hauled to Pantano for shipment.
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Pantano Station
Ed Haynes
Vail Company
Empire Cattle Co
Los Angeles
Edward Vail
Edward Masters
Pantano
Benson
S. P
Ray Farnsworth
Pima
Hold up at Tombstone bank ends with capture of armed bandit
About 1 o'clock yesterday a man attempted a hold up at the First National Bank of Tombstone and seriously wounded cashier T R Brandt. The assailant fired once, fled without stealing funds, and was chased down by citizens supported by deputies Guy Welch and Jeff Milton. He, identified as Fred Kuch, a 30 year old picture machine operator, was captured within twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Tombstone
T.R. Brandt
Mr. Brandt
Guy Welch
Jeff Milton
Fred Kuch
Gleason
Tragic Auto Crash Claims Local Resident
James Lynch was killed in a Wednesday automobile accident while riding with his wife Mrs. Lynch who was driving at high speed when the car turned a corner and overturned. Mrs. Lynch was seriously injured and hospitalized in Tucson.
Get the habit. Rubber heels put on at Benson Saddle and Harness Shop
A brief local note reports customers adding rubber heels at the Benson Saddle and Harness Shop. The item appears as a small consumer repair service entry in the town commerce notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson Saddle and Harness Shop
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Benson High School
Myrtle B. Snyder
Louise Sporleder
B. O. Payne
Paschall
Professor Taylor
Dayle
Ak Va
Coo
General Merchandise
Willard
National Council of Defense
Germany
Cochise County State Bank
Tombstone
Ods. G. W
Leonard ©. Redfield
Benson Signal
Sergt
Ben H. Clark
340Th F. A
N. A
Fairview Goat Ranch
Yellowstones
Pinal County
Wickenburrg
St. David
Virgil Douglas
Nogales
T. K. Lee
Sulphur Springs
Vallak
Sios
C.i. Gonmtz
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