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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
8
Local residents and visitors gather in Benson at Miss Busby and others visiting from St David Bisbee and Los Angeles. Cattle firm ships thirty two carloads to California while others tour Tucson Fair and attend church services.
St David High School beat Benson High School 7 to 2 on the high school grounds yesterday afternoon. The St David battery Goodman and Goodman pitched well while Benson errors sparked the win. Umpire Miles Merrill officiated the game. In a separate incident four year old Ernest Bridges nearly drank coal oil after finding a glass left on a shelf but recovered after emetic treatment.
Mr. E. M. Miller of six miles beyond St. David reports a successful bean season. Forty acres of brown beans yielded about 800 sacks of 120 pounds each, with projected revenue around 4000 dollars as prices rise. Water from Curtis ditch aided production on July plantings. Chase Kimball visits Tombstone to attend Superior Court for defendant in a Benson Imperial Valley real estate dispute involving J. N. Statler.
The Benson Fire Department will hold a meeting on Wednesday evening November 1 at 8 oclock at the Signal office. Full attendance is requested. signed Co. L Rucker secretary.
The second annual fair at Sonoita drew strong farmer and civic support last week, expanding features and displays. Benson visitors C F Moss H G Brown A G Smith and J A Gamm praised the farm products and sports, noting improved management and increased cooperation.
Adrian Haymore of Douglas visits old friends and praises the area. Mrs. Martha Anderson returns home from Porrene after nursing her sister, accompanied by Mrs. Tompkinson and family. Mrs. Tompkinson suffers erysipelas but hopes the mountain air helps. Ray Farnsworth visits with family after working at Vail. Conrad Naegle heads to Bisbee on business. Mrs. Archibald Mitchell visits sister Mrs. Gulliver in Bisbee for a few weeks. Mrs. Mary Caplin returns home after visiting her daughter in Bisbee. Next Tuesday October 31 the Young Ladies Association hosts a Halloween party with black cat lunches and dancing. The main road out of town along the river is in poor condition with deep ruts and disrepair. County supervisors promise help to improve it. in the meantime local effort could ease travel.
Arizona & Michigan Development Company files for patent on six lode claims in Cochise County Arizona including North Star Blue Lead Little Bush Copper Chief Southern Cross Blue Lead Extension Dwarf and Esmeralda with net areas ranging from 5 078 to 20 337 acres. Locations shown in Sections 23 and 26 T 15 S R 22 E G&S R B&M with adjoining claims listed and recorded with Cochise County Recorder.
Gem Second Hand Store advertises buying tents Dutch ovens and cooking stores seeking items for resale.
C F Moss promotes savings on gasoline distillate and lubricating oils for wholesale and retail buyers in a succinct promotional note.
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