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Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1916

Page

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Election results settle but doubts linger in national race

The article reports Wilson leading overall with California results uncertain and Minnesota still in doubt. Arizona appears to have swung to Wilson while party wins in Cochise County, plus statewide support for prohibition measures and redistricting. Benson precinct details show Wilson, Hunt, Ashurst, Hayden winning key races amid mining news and local developments.

Wilson California Minnesota Arizona Phoenix Campbell Hunt Henry F. Ashurst United States Carl Hayden Congress Cochise County Elsie Toles Benson Hughes

Spence Transferred. Holland Steps In At Benson

E. D. Spence, long serving as S. P. telegraph operator in Benson, has been transferred to Lordsburg New Mexico. B. P. Holland arrived Thursday to fill Spence’s vacancy. For sale fifty loads of green cornstalks at one dollar per load by Larson Bros four miles west of Benson.

E. D. Spence S. P Lordsburg N. M Benson B. P. Holland Mr. Spence Larson Bros

High School Notes on Politics and Activities

A Benson high school column covers local and national politics among students, a chemistry and science display, a forthcoming boys basketball season, and a moonlight hike with a weenie roast. It also reports on a Cochise Stronghold outing, Tombstone fire scares, and critique of Tombstone’s fire department response in a senior English class noted in the Senior Searchlight.

Hughes Campbell Campbells

Remains of Mrs Grace E Brown Laid To Rest In Tucson

The body of Mrs Grace E Brown of Fort Huachuca was brought to Tucson yesterday afternoon and interred at Evergreen cemetery. She died Saturday evening at Fort Huachuca and was the wife of W J Brown El Paso and Southwestern station agent. Funeral services were held at Fort Huachuca yesterday morning with an Episcopal service read by Mrs Carruthers wife of a railroad conductor. The remains were escorted to Tucson by D L Krebs of Parker Undertaking Co.

Grace E. Brown Fort Huachuca Tucson Evergreen Cemetery el Paso and Southwestern W. J. Brown Carruthers el Paso and Southwestern Rai D. L. Krebs Parker Undertaking Company Tucson Star

Immigration Inspector Mr Partch Visits Town

Mr V F Partch of Albuquerque New Mexico inspector of the U S Immigration Service spent a few days in town arriving last Tuesday He is well known here having been stationed in Benson about five years ago in the same line of work He still has a homestead near town where he lived before moving to New Mexico.

I. G. Fletcher Dos Cabezas Mascot James Demorest California Fletcher V. F. Partch Albuquerque N. M U. S. Immigration Service Partch Benson New Mexico

Mrs. Titus Notary Public Lists Houses for Rent

Mary Titus, a notary public in Benson, Arizona, advertises houses for rent.

Mary Titus Benson Ariz

Cowboys Prepare for State Fair in Phoenix

Clay McGonigle Art Echols and John Glenn arrive in town then plan to depart for the State Fair at Phoenix for riding roping and other cowboy sports. Their ponies travel by train to reach Phoenix in time. Also traveling from Wilcox Cochise County are Jack Giles John Brown and B Page.

Clay McGonigle Art Echols John Glenn Hotel Arnold Phoenix Mce Gonigle New York City Echols Ed Ecnols Dragoon Roper Glenn Wilcox Cochise County

Johnson Camp Begins to Come Back as Copper Prospects Rise

Johnson mining camp shows renewed optimism despite tungsten price slump. Copper ore bodies reported at Keystone Copper Mining Co attract claimants and workers, with samples deemed rich. Camp activity rises as new ore extraction speeds up and miners expect tungsten prices to recover.

Johnson Benson Keystone Copper Mining Company

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Ashurst Kibbey Hayden Eads Boyce Merrill Supreme Court Ross Baughn Public Instruction Mathews Wheeler Wright Lintz Toles Shillian John Proffitt Constable Maier Bros General Merchandise T. E. Thorpe Mer Moss’s Bank of Benson the Bank of Benson Rattler Alexander Adolphus Percy Zipporah Outing Party Cochise Ben Holcomb R. W. Boyle Flinch M. Snyder Anna Kempf Opal Hughes Myrtle Snyder Ida O’brien Marion Knapp Rath Phelps Harold Holcomb C. L. Rucker Tombstone The Prospector Arcade A. W. Bard J. T. Mahoney J.C. Keen A. G. Smith E. B. Thompson M. F. Titus Jonson Keystone Copper Company Ghas. E. Goetz
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