ld Time Mining Man Visits Benson
John Y. Shedden, a veteran mining man, spent two to three weeks in Benson recounting early Colorado Leadville days and Tombstone era memories. He has long operated in Mexico and Arizona mining districts thirty miles north of Benson and left to return to his claims. Jack Ewell of Ajo visited before joining a Fort Riley training camp, while Mrs Bard and Mrs Jones accompanied him back to Tucson.
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John Y. Shedden
Benson
Mr. Shedden
Leadville
Colorado
Tombstone
Mexico
Arizona
Sinaloa
Shedden
Jack Ewell
Ajo
A. W. Bard
Tucson
Pima County
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Shepherd's Tucson Trip This Week
C E Shepherd traveled to Tucson on Monday and returned on Wednesday with no further details provided.
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C. E. Shepherd
Tucson
Dollar Mark Gives Benson Theater A Thrilling Night
Those who missed the moving picture show at the Benson Theater Tuesday night missed an all around good play titled The Dollar Mark. The hero and heroine faced constant peril from the millionaire villain with action and pep, keeping them on the jump. Tonight another good feature will be shown.
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Benson Theater
Villian
Improvements Hailed as Benson Lumber Grading Streets
The Benson Lumber Company mobilized a gang with teams to grade adjacent streets and improve the 5th and Huachuca crossing. A wooden culvert was installed and the ditch filled, boosting drainage and safety. Mr. H. W. Etz lent his team to aid the effort.
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Benson Lumber Company
5Th
Huachuca
H. W. Etz
Copper price set at 231 2 cents a pound for four months
Washington fixed copper at 231 2 cents per pound effective for four months. Government, public, and allies will pay f. o. b. New York. Producers agree not to cut wages and to sustain maximum production to curb speculation. Also note forest ranger openings at $1,100 yearly for ages 21 to 40.
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Washington
New York
Call For Men
Forest Regiment
Lagging Interest In The State Fair
Benson Arizona September 20 1917 letter urges Doane Merrill to promote agricultural displays and development in Benson. writer commends land development potential along the Benson canal and urges advertising, citing a state poultry championship and a parable about a chicken to stress marketing.
Benson Exhibit Efforts and Local Advertising Frustration
A Benson resident writes Hon Doane Merrill about failed efforts to promote the State Fair exhibit. Despite front page notices and meetings, only the writer and a Signal representative attend. He recalls a booster who brought advertising and people to Benson, noting the town’s strong poultry and produce achievements and a risk that local business men are too busy to display products.
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Rucker
Patteson
Signal
Benson
California
Willcox
Bowie
San Simon
United States
Girls’ Poultry Club
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Mormon Church Leader Visits Benson and Miramonte
President Joseph E. Robinson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, California, with his daughter Kate and Miss Gobel Egbert, arrived in Benson Saturday and traveled to Miramonte for a Sunday conference. A large crowd from St. David and Pomerene attended and heard timely instruction. Robinson departed Monday, while the ladies stayed for visits in St David and Miramonte. Heleman Martineau left for Chihuahua to join his mother, who had gone there weeks earlier. Mrs. Epperly went to Tucson to visit her husband.
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Joseph E. Robinson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
California
Kate
Gobel
Egbert
Benson
Miramonte
St. David and
Pomerene
Robinson
St David
Custom Smelter Needed for Douglas Ore Trade
Douglas needs a local custom smelter as ore prices soar with silver above 1.00 per ounce and nearby deposits remain profitable yet unmet. El Paso smelting is too distant and no other facility serves this area, making a Douglas facility essential and potentially immediately profitable. Deming reports show rising construction and lodging costs as troops arrive, with good water and sanitary conditions and ongoing cantonment expansion.
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Douglas
Dispatch
el Paso
Deming
Uncle Sam
Cantonmen
Bisbee Review
Arizona Winter Wheat Expansion Aimed Under Government Guarantee
The article notes a push to plant more winter wheat in Arizona aided by a 2.20 per bushel government guarantee at terminal points. It targets boosting national wheat to one billion bushels in 1918, requiring 47 million acres of fall wheat and Arizona’s quota at 43,000 acres, a 16 percent rise from last year despite cotton competition in Salt River Valley.
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Arizona
United States
Salt River Valley
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Services and Times
Services every Sunday with Sunday school at 10:00 and preaching at 8 p m. All invited noting Pastor JAMES FE FERRIS. Also mention of State Fair amusement program promises thrills.
Tong expands Bullwhacker mine operations to Rosemont country
A. M. Tong, operator of the Bullwhacker mine near the old Mowrey, also works in Rosemont country. Tom Gardner won a contract to haul about 200 tons monthly of lead zinc ore from Rosemont. Patagonian.
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A. M. Tong
Old Mowrey
Rosemont
Tom Gardner
Patagonian
Hose sale for irrigation by Benson Fire Department
Second-hand hose 250 feet of 21 2 inch size offered by the Benson Fire Department for irrigation use. Fine condition for irrigation purposes.
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Benson Fire Department
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Benson, Pomerone and
St. David Schools
Eastman Kodaks and
Parker’s
Lucky Curve
King
Hiwo & Coo
General Merchandise
Cochise County State Bank
U. S. Liberty Bonds
A. G. Smith
Benson, Ariz
Doane Merrill
Benson Canal
Barkley
M. P. Cosy
Heleman Martineau
Chihuahua
KH. Gohtz
Methodist Episcopal Church
James FE. Ferris, Pator
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