Southern Pacific Valuation Commission Tours West
The Southern Pacific Valuation Commission led by H. H. Forney arrived Sunday on a special train with ten experts to appraise the company’s tangible property. The team, accompanied by Interstate Commerce Commission representatives, stopped at Lordsburg Steins San Simon Bowie and Benson en route to Nogales and Tucson to prepare data for ICC rate matters.
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Southern Pacific Valuation Commission
Bowie
H. H. Forney
Sierra Nevada
J. T.“ Slaven
W. D. Edmondson
H. T. Towne
Deming
Lordsburg
Steins
San Simon
Benson
Nogales
Tucson-Nogales
Tucson
Forney
Interstate Commerce Commission
Recount Possibility in Campbell Hunt Arizona Election
Tucson November 21. If county recounts confirm unofficial returns and elect Thomas E Campbell governor, Governor Hunt may contest to stay in office during the next legislative session. Recounts across counties could add 500 to 1000 votes due to ballots voting straight Democratic tickets for Campbell. Arizona courts have held such votes should be counted where the voter’s intention is clear.
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Tucson
Thomas E. Campbell
Hunt
Tom Campbell
Arizona
Aged American Held by Villa Returns Home
Douglas Dispatch reported John R. Lyon an elderly resident, captured in Mexico while tending cattle, jailed for eleven months, then released by Francisco Villa and sent to the border with an escort. Lyon says Villa freed him. letter to James A. Howell indicates the incident was recent. Lyon is now visiting Benson.
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Douglas
Mexico
Francisco Villa
John R. Lyon
Lyon
James A. Howell
Villa
Benson
Moss and Echols linked in Bisbee auto deal
Sterling Moss arrived from Benson to secure a Studebaker Six roadster from the Bisbee Auto company. He sold the vehicle to Ed Echols of Dragoon and was accompanied by George Etz. Deputy state game warden O F Hicks visited Bisbee on a short business trip and departed to Rucker Canyon in the Chiricahua mountains.
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Bisbee
Sterling Moss
Benson
Studebaker
Bisbee Auto Company
Ed Echols
Dragoon
George Etz
O. F. Hicks
Rucker Canyon
Chiricahua Mountains
Church Services and Local Offers in Dragoon Arizona
Presbyterian church led by Rev. T J Hedges holds Sunday morning and evening prayers. Methodist Episcopal Church offers Sunday services with Sunday school at 10:00 and preaching at 7:30 p m. For sale 160 acres unimproved land near Pom erene schoolhouse three miles from Benson with daily bus service. Contact Jos LeDoux Dragoon Arizona. Gasoline distillate and oils available from C F Moss.
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James E. Ferris
Pomerene School House
Benson
Jos. LeDoux
Dragoon
Arizona
Benson Family Attends State Fair in Phoenix
Mr and Mrs Henry W Etz with their daughter Mrs Grover and Nye traveled 185 miles from Benson to the Phoenix State Fair arriving after six on Wednesday and returning Sunday. Their trip featured a washout at Florence where a river change forced river crossing by team. The fair displayed agricultural and mineral exhibits and educational effects though Benson representation felt thin.
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Henry. W. Etz
Grover
Nye
Benson
Phoenix
Geo. Etz
Will
Ada
Florence
Gila
POMERENE ITEMS Special Correspondent
Sickness sweeps the district mainly colds. J S McGuire buys artesian well outfit and plans drilling for himself and neighbors. N P Lofgreen may bale about 200 tons of hay with river outfit. Relief Society meets at Mrs S J Johnson. S W Jarvis travels to Mexico for about ten days. C KE Gillett & Co plows and waters land to plant barley. Poultry Club girls win first second and third prizes at the State Fair.
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N. P. Lofgreen
John Rock
Poultry Club
Local Utility Offers Mesquite Pole Wood for Five Dollars
Advertisers urge readers to apply at the Signal office for a five dollar mesquite pole wood lot. The Benson Coal and Ice Company promotes coal ice and soda water and invites customers to visit for supplies.
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The
Benson Coal and Ice Company
Cochise Ropers Take First and Second at State Fair
Cochise County riders swept top two spots in the state fair roping contest. Clay McGonigal won first with a 49 second total time benefiting from a 93-4 steer catch, earning 1000 dollars of a 2000 dollar purse. Robert Giles placed second with strong time among tough statewide competitors.
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Cochise County
Clay McGonigal
Bob Giles
Benson
State Fair Grounds
R. Giles
State Fair Association
Robert Giles
Oscar Roberts
Moses Cline
Cone Webb
Ray Sorrals
Little Logan Morris
McGonigal
Giles
Willcox
Forest grazing study expands to Coronado National Forest
The Santa Rita grazing reserve trial area extends into Coronado National Forest as Grazing Inspector J. T. Jardine returns from a two week inspection. He says the expansion will raise the study's importance and potential profits. The Santa Rita reserve covers about 50 000 acres with half high and half low altitude grazing land. The work is led by Inspector Hensef.
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Santa Rita
Coronado National Forest
J. T. Jardine
Hensef
Arizona Exhibit Praised At Chicago Mining Congress
Charles F. Willis, director of the Arizona State Bureau of Mines, reports in a letter to the Bisbee Board of Trade that the Arizona exhibit at the American Mining Congress in Chicago was wonderful and successful. He notes it attracted more favorable comment and larger crowds than any other exhibit.
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Arizona
American Mining Congress
Chicago
Charles F. Willis
Arizona State Bureau of Mines
Bisbee Board of ‘Trade
Bisbee Review
Card of Thanks From the Ladies' Aid Society
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church extends sincere thanks to all who contributed to the bazar and aided its success. Appreciation is shared with the people of Benson for their liberal patronage. Mrs. I. E. Weigand, Secretary.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Benson
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R. E. Heine
Gineer
R. Page
J. Mayo
J. K. Mittkley
T. A. O’brien
A. Lustig
Benson Lumber & Commercial Co
Benson, Arizona
Maier Bros
General Merchandise
T. E. Thorpe
Mgr
Moss
AZTNA
San Francisco
the Bank OF Benson
Presbyterian Church Services
T. J. Hedges
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. F. Moss
Pomerene
J. S. McGuire
Ladies of the Relief Society
S. J. Johnson
S. W. Jarvis
C. KE. Gillett & Co
Cochise
Phoenix Republican
ASCO
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