Pioneer Arizona official Milton Still on Duty at Naco
Jeff Milton one of Arizona’s oldest immigration officials has long based at Naco for special border work. His career includes gunfights with train robbers on the Benson to Guaymas route, wounding Broncho Bill and wounding a pursuer, with a message asking for a doctor and a coffin after a telegram to headquarters. He later served as Wells Fargo messenger and later joined the federal immigration service.
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Jeff Milton
Arizona
Naco
Mr. Milton
Owens Brothers
Sulphur Springs Valley
Fairbanks
Jeff
Wells Fargo
Benson and
Guaymas
Milton
Curley Bill
Cochise County
West
Louisiana
Texas
Texas Rangers
Wells-Fargo
Benson
Broncho Bill
Red Pipkin
Johnson
George Scarboro
Young Thacker
Clifton
Pipkin
Immigration Service
U.S
Hose sale offers 250 ft of 21-2 inch second hand hose
Benson Fire Department lists 250 feet of 21-2 inch second hand hose for sale suitable for irrigation.
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Benson Fire Department
Third Draft Call Examinations Under Way in Tombstone
Third draft call exams are held in Tombstone today with Benson contingent listing Jose Moreno Wo Herbert Leroy Rislig John Berry Castleman Sylvester Salasamo Jose Bernal Manuel Quiroz Cayento Torres Romiego Flores Alfred Mack Echols Jose Bustamente Yanes Charles Walter Frost Sylvester Gordie Ysidoro Bernal Cruz Matias Claude C Maag Enrique Medina From St David Wm Franklin Fry Westfield Pomerene David Hyman Sabin
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Tombstone
Benson
Jose Moreno Wo
Herbert Leroy Rislig
John Berry Castleman
Sylvester Salasamo
Jose Bernal
Manuel Quiroz
Cayento Torres
Romegio Flores
Alfred Mack Echols
Jose Bustamente Yanes
Charles Walter Frost
Sylvester Gordie
Ysidoro Bernal
Cruz Matias
Claude C. Maag
Enrique Medina
Benson-Tombstone Game Ends in Tombstone Rally
In a Sunday baseball clash Benson led early 5 0 but Tombstone answered with three in the fifth and added two in the sixth and two in the seventh to win seven to five. A large Tombstone crowd urged both sides and another game is expected soon.
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Benson
Tombst@ne
Tombstone
Tungsten Demand Spurs Mining Near Johnson Camp
Johnson camp, about twenty miles northeast of Benson, shows rising mining activity as tungsten prices rise and copper demand grows. Cobriza company employs about 150 men shipping ore while Johnson Copper Company and Keystone expand work. Tungsten Queen Co plans a road to a new millsite with a mill expected to be ready in about two months.
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Johnson
Benson
Cobriza Company
Johnson Copper Company
Keystone
Tungsten Queen Co
Millsite
Benson Union High School Opens September 10 1917
The Benson Union High School announces its opening on Monday September 10 1917 marking the fourth year of operation. Parents and patrons are urged to cooperate with the faculty and Board of Education to ensure full attendance and a successful term for all high school eligible students in the district.
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Benson Union High School
Board of Education
H. Q. Ronerrtson
Proclamation Declares Labor Day Holiday in Arizona
The 1917 Labor Day proclamation by Governor Thomas E. Campbell designates Monday September 3 as a legal holiday. It highlights national unity and support for labor during wartime, urging citizens to set aside differences for industrial progress and victory. Also mentions Walter S. Gray returning from Altamont Kansas and taking a new grammar school principal role.
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Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
United States
State of
Phoenix
A. D
Walter S. Gray
Altamont
Kansas
Mr. Gray
Seed Wheat Offered Free to Farmers
The Eagle Milling Company of Tucson offers free Early Barr seed wheat to farmers in surrounding counties. The company will ship, plant, and supply seed at no cost, with repayment only required from harvested crops. If crops fail, the venture is written off. if successful, farmers repay seed first and gain first opportunity to buy the remaining crop at market price. The program aims to benefit both poor and rich farmers and could involve a district-wide seed investment of at least a quarter of a million dollars.
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Eagle Milling Company
Tucson
Northwest
Eagle Mill
Farmers to Receive Local Distribution Benefit
A plan directs funds to be distributed within the Tucson contributory district ensuring that the money stays at home and supports local agriculture and livelihoods.
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Tucson
Anson and Gung Inspect Tungsten Property in Dragoon
Willcox Range News reports W J Anson mine operator of Los Angeles, arrived in Willcox with Attorney John C Gung to inspect a tungsten property at Dragoon. Anson has purchased part of the property and plans heavy work within ten days, shipping mining machinery from Los Angeles to begin operations on a substantial scale.
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W.J. Anson
Los Angeles
Willcox
John C. Gung’s
Dragoon
Death of Mrs Hurley Marks Local Farewell
News arrives of the death in California of Mrs W R Hurley formerly Miss Una Jones of this place. The remains will be brought here for burial and the funeral is expected tomorrow afternoon at 5 oclock in the Methodist church conducted by Rev J E Ferris.
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California
W. R. Hurley
Una Jones
J. E. Ferris
Death notice for Warren R. Reid at Safford
Warren R. Reid died in Safford on Wednesday August 29. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. J. T. Proffitt and KE Summers of Benson. The deceased had many friends in the community and attended the funeral.
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Warren R. Reid
Safford
J. T. Proffitt
KE. L. Summers
Benson
Mr. Summers
Has a High Opinion of Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. C A Barnes of Charleston Illinois writes that she has a high opinion of Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative. She says nothing is milder or more pleasant to use and that her brother has had satisfactory results with the tablets.
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Chamberlain
Great Faith in Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
Mrs W H Williams of Stanley New York attests that Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her father after a year of diarrhoea with three doses. The letter expresses strong confidence in the remedy.
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Chamberlain
MurHopist Church Services Every Sunday
Sunday school begins at 10:00 with preaching at 8:00 p.m. All are cordially invited to attend services led by James E. Ferris, Frator.
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Fort Huachuca
H.w.etz & GO
HI Wwwio & CO
Liberty
Cochise County State Bank
Bank OF Benson
St. David
Franklin Fry
Westfield
Pomerene
David Hyman Sabin
Johnson Livening
State of Arizona
Seal
Sidney P. Osborn
Tucson Milling Company
Mrs. Hurley
Horseopay
James E. Ferris
Frator
C.K. Gohtz
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