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The Benson signal., 1916-05-20
New Mexico Cowboys Reuuion

Providence and barbed wire
fences will have to take care of New
Mexico cattle during the period
begioning July 4 and ending we'll
after midnight on the morning of
July s, for there won't be ranch
owner or hand within a radius OF
500 miles of Las Vegas, New Mex
leo. who will be working on those
days. The whole gang, accompa-
MED by their wives, kiddies, best
girls and friends, will be ia Las
Vegas to attend the annaul round
up of the New Mexico Cowboys
Reunion Association And the
folks who never had on pair of
snaps in all their lives will be
there to witness the exhibition of
roping, steer baIldogging, stage
coach and chuck wagon racing that
will fill the four days, beginning
the fourth and ending on the sew
enth.
Such noted former cowboys as
Governor Mcdonald of New Mex
ico'and Mayor Thompson of Chi
cago will be there TO take part in
the festivities, and will be central
figures at the big cowboys dance
and in the Wnld West parade.
There will be something doing
every night as we'll as every day.
The railroads will offer special
rates from ali over he Southwest.
The cowboy events will be held ia
the associations new park, which
is reached by street car, jitney or
sole leather. It's SO near town that
the transportation cost will almont
nothing.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20

I1sle young people present ae-
companiea the bridag pair on an
aato tour TO Tucson, chaperoned
by Mrs. Blaeklidge. A shower OF
rice descended upon the heads OF
the newly-wedded as they took
eheir departure.
The best Wishes Of many friends
go to Mr. and Mrs. Trask for a
long life of happiness and prosper
ity. They will reside 10 Patagonia,
where M Trask, who is a former
Benson boy Is engaged in business.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20
A MOonflghr Hike


A number of young people en-
iOyed hike to Roberts ranch and
moonlight lunch on the evening
of May 18th. Those who went
were:
Mr. and Mzs. c. w. Frost. Mrs H. Q. Rob.
crtson. Misses Ada Etz, Edna Gibble, Mar.
garet Wilson. Dora Maggie. Isabel Trejo.
Alleen Robertson. Blanche Koons, Rheu.
anna Jones. Vada Clark. Gladys Land
Frances Moss. Elizabeth Treat. Addie Gil
lett. and the boys were Win Etz, Claude
sipe. Harold Hoicomb. Louie Kemp, Oricl
Robertson. Bodelio Martinez, Charles Pow
ell and Jake Harman.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20
Farmers Organize

A Farm Improveme ent Associa-
ton was organized at Pom-rene
Wednesday night. Farm Advisor
A. L Paschall was present at the
meeting, which took place at the
School House. The officers elect.
ed were: President, VIM Jarvis;
vice. president, John Cosby; secre.
tary, J. L. Proffitt. It was decided
for the present to limit the mem.
bership 10 about twenty, with the
idea that a moderate enrolment
will enable the association to do
better work.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
HOLDS CLOSING
EXERCISES

Closing exercises of the Benson
Grammar School, took place yester-
day forenoon at the scs1ool building
beginning at 9 O'Clock. A program
largely snns;cal was giveo ia which
the pupils all aeQ u;tted themselves
! with credit. Parents and friends,
a number of whom were present,
were cordially welcomed and EN-
joyed the exercises.
Prof. IL. @ Robertson presented
the diplomas and Rev. J. E. Ferris
delivered very interesting ad-
dress.
TIE usuai graduating exercises
were not given by the class, the in-
terraption caused by the recent
quarantine against measles inter
fering with the preparations.
The following named boys and
girls have passed the examina-
tion required by the state for ad
mission TO the High School, thereby
constituting the graduating class.
Kenneth Simpson.
Enrique M. Sozo.
Alberto SOFA.
| Benjamin Jarvis
Pierre Gttzwiller.
Minnie Allen Peterson.
Zetta Garfield.
Anna Lee Harman.
Evelyn Brown.
Parents and guardians have a
right to feel pleased to see these
young people improving their op-
portunitie- Of study and qualifying
to take an advanced standing next
year. Ii is the opinion Ut Princi-
pal E. c. Bunch, however, that the
examination tests might be made
somewhat more difficult as a means.
Of putting the students more upon
their mettle and demanding still
greater effort, In his opinion the
Igrammar schools muse raise their
standards of proficiency, or the
high schools must prepare to give
at least one years preparatory work
before taking up the regular high
school subjects.
Proiessor Bunch will 60 to his
home at Phoenix to spend vacation
. and will not return to Benson to
teach at the next term. In fact, he
had decided that, after an expert
ence Of thirty years actual teaching
in the schools Of the state, he would
retile Circumstances, however,
seem to be working against his re-
tirenent at the close of the present
term. for during the week past
he has received a very hattering Of
fer to teach at Duncan the next
school year, and has decided to
accept. Professor Bunch is eligi-
bic to receive the $500 teachers
pension paid by the atate whenever
he is ready to discontinue the work
of teaching. He leaves Benson
with the best wishes of the entire
community.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20
Return to California

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Henwood.
who recently purchased small
farm about a mile north of town,
have decided to return to Los An
geles, and left Tuesday afternoons
for that city. Mr. Heuwccd while
here acquired other acreage prop
erty, which he still retains, but be-
fore leaving disposed of his home
place to MT. J. T. Harsh, neigh
Doe, who lives a short distance to
the north. The Signal regrets the
departure of Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
wood and hopes circumstances may
so shape themselves that they may
again come among us to reside.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20

of the progress Of the schooI and
hopes and expectations of the fu-
ture.
The exercises closed with the
song "My Old Kentucky Home, y
by the boys Of the school.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20

To keep our flies, mo>quit"F and
other insects the Rock we'll KAse--
mtnt Skrene Dore is the best For
sale by Benson Lamber & Com-
meYctli Co
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20

WANTED-Saddles, brides and
spurs, Dutch ovens and all size
tents. Gem Second Hand Store.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-20

Go 70 the Benson Goal q Ice
Company Ior coal, ice and soda
water.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
The Significance Of Silence
The True Aim of Science is to Increase the
Consciousness of Man.
S e | e C t e d .

a further adjustment of his relations
to that world. Now the true argu-
ment against vice and against war
is that these things are not in har-
mony with that further develop
ment of mankind which science has
shown us to be possibility. Peo-
pie may be found to argue that war
is benefit. They talk about bio
logical necessity''-they garble sci
ence.
There may even be people who
argue that vice is benefit. But
the whole trend of scientific thot is
in the opposite direction. 1t is in
correct to say that science has no
moral aspect. The mind of man is
not divisible into water-tight COM
partments, altho writer's of philo-
sophical textbooks sometimes find
it convenient to assume this unnat-
ural division, and science, philoso-
ply and art, all have, aud must
necessarily have, a moral aspect. By
showing us more clearly our own
nature and the nature Of the world
about us, they implicitly condemn
certain activities and foster others.
If this aspect of science has been
far less insisted on than its material
applications it is due, in some meas
ure, to the newness of the subject.
The true significance of any great
human departure is always the last
thing we perceive about it; the OBJ
vious points are the ones we see
first.
Scientific men are every now and
again delivering themselves of
speeches with the object of justify
ing science. Usually they refer one
to it's applications. 1t has given us
pasteurized milk, electric light, and
17-inch howitzers. 1t has given us
the means of saving life and the
means of destroying it. 1t is diff
cult to see exactly what this line of
argument proves. But we are in
clined to think that this kind of ar
gument is largely beside the point.
There is an old and familiar saying:
The truth shall make you free,"
free from the baser elements with
in ourselves. And it is because the
spirit of science tends in this direc-
ton that science is most emphatic
ally worth while. The body of sci
ence does, on occasion, assume
strange forms, but it's spirit has one
fixed direction.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
The Best Man."

A few seasons ago, says a promi-
nent crew coach in Outing, two men
were competing closely for a seat
in the varsity" boat. One day I
called them together. and said:
Just now you two men are work
ing equally we'll in the boat. but one
has a better scholarship standing
than the other. and 70 me that seems
to indicate that one of you has
little more personal pride than the
other"
AS a matter of fact, the man who
was not up to the scratch in his
work was a bit the better of the
two, as far as smoothness in the
boat was concerned. / thought the
incident might cause him to pick up
in his classes. 1t did not. When
the time came to make the final sell
ection of the eight. ] again called
the pair in to see me.
Its still hard to decide between
you two. l would just as soon
have you throw coin to decide
the winner" 1 said.
The man with the poor scholar
ship was the first to speak.
That's all right with me-" he
said. The other man thought for a
minute. l saw his mouth go tight.
Then he said:
mo, sir, that doesn't suit me.
One of us must be the best man. I
want to know which, and to know
why am not the best man.
Some people would probably have
thought that fellow conceited, but
not if they knew what it means for
a youngster to put in months and
months of bard training for crew.
The second man was of quiet type,
but after he spoke l knew the thing
that every coach is most anxious to
find out-that he was the kind who
would be pulling hardest when his
lungs were feeling like bursting in
that last bard half mile. You can
guess which man got the place. The
man who did not was too easily sat-
isfed. d.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
Revival of Mississippi Navigation
BY E. M.

April 24h the first feigher belonging to the Inland Nav
Company arrived in New Orleans after down the Miss
No. -
The Inco the freigher have made the
trip St. Orleans twenty years. being the first
seproped steel bages operated by the Inland
Navigation Company
The object Company place the shippers of St.
Mississippi Valley cities equal footing with
eaboard points Up the time all freight
that carried the Mississippi River has been handled by few
comparative small wheel steamers.
will beyond all doubt increase the volume of
and other large cities along the
the intention of the operating the feghters to
extend the until cities far north ST. Paul. the
Mississippi and Cincinnati the Ohio River, reached
The 'Inco No. the barges is 24O # long and 43 it.
wide draugh loaded Il it, The speed of the
e up stream miles down thirteen miles
hour furnished by four internal combustion engines
driving inch propeller The fuel being crude petrol
In place the old fashioned stage plank" used by river
barge equipped with overhead travelling mount
atop freight deck house. One of the advantages offered by
ability extend distance feet
of the barge. This will doubt greatly facilitate the
handling freight where the depth of the makes it
impossible alongside the wharf landing is claimed
by mentioned above that freight be
than could be handled by the old stage plank
twelve hours The larger steamers engaged river traffic
forced from hundred hundred and fifty
in order to handle navigate the The
driven barges but twelve men,
Among the advantages offered to shippers using
the and the fact that they know
time just where the barge and when reaches its destination
equipment the barge business in the
along the always hesed their goods by the
owing the lack shelter offered by such vessels
The barg however will this difficulty because of the
cargo entirely enclosed by tight steel deck
house.
barge line should be benefit to the farmers
reach the markets without the
hauling products railway and also because the low
claimed by the operating the
barge their freight will be only from fourth to one
tenth of the charged by railroads.
however, only it's infancy and has at the present.
service There will be thirty barge in all
building and planned completed One of
nearing completion will be three hundred
long and have cargo capacity of five hundred tons
kind used aboard the barges all heang
cooking being done by electricity Cgoes carried by such
sells will no doubt be risk the underwriters point
and that insurance rates will be low
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01

EIFTH:-Red starts In the box for
the M. S. P.'s and fans Dugan.
Guildman singled to left and scored
on Hoy's three-ply slap to center.
Pommerville walked, when our
pitcher became incensed at the UNI
pire. so that he missed Loney's easy
bunt fly and Hoy scored, Pommer-
vile reaching third and scoring
when Loney was tagged stealing.
Arndt famed and soothed our feel
ings somewhat. Three runs.
Shields high fly went down the
Carter ink-well, and Kee, batting
for Lee, agitated the atmosphere
three times. But Bush whacked a
three-sacker and scored on Lewis
two-base knock. A wild throw sent
our Duffy" to third, then Fan
caseyed and brought despair to the
wild-eyed fans. One run.
S1XTH:-Carter sent fly to Fan.
Marchbank famed. Sielaff out,
Brad to Mac. No runs.
Brad struck out. Hoy grabbed
Wag's pop fly, and Mac struck out.
No runs.
SEvENTH:-Dugan did it this
time. He hit a dinky little fly back
of third which Shields missed and
cut first base by about ten yards;
but Umpire Kolliner said: Nix
on that stuff, you're out" He won't
do it again, l betcha. Guildman
sent a fly to center which Fan
squeezed. Hoy bunted safely, was
safe at second ON a high throw,
reached third on Pommerville's
short single and scored on passed
ball. Loney famed. One run.
Lo out, Arndt to Guildman,
Shields famed; so did Red. No
runs.
E1GHTH:-Van starts pitching for
the home team. Arndt singled to
center and was safe at second on
Brad's error, reaching third on a
passed ball. Van grabbed Carter's
pop fly. Marchbank famed and
Mac captured Sielaff's grounder.
No runs.
Zorn starts catching for Lake FL
mo. Bush laced one to left for a
double. Lew got hit. Fan hit a
short single to center and the bases
were filled. Brad stepped into the
situation, famed, and then stepped
out. But Wag was equal to the
occasion and his two base knock
cleared the bases-creating scene
of wild confusion. Arndt stabbed
Macs grounder and tagged Wag.
Then Lo struck out. Three runs.
NINTH:-Zorn famed. Likewise
Guildman. Hoy walked. advanced
on passed ball and stole third.
Pommerville out. Bush to Mac.
No runs.
Shields whitfield; so did Van.
Carter squeezed Bush's fly. No runs.
TIJE CCnpE
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
*Batted for Lee in fifth.

Summary Stolen bases: Wag 2,
Lo, Hoy, Pommervllle 8, Arndt,
Carter. Sacrifice hits: Loney. Two
base hits: Bush, Lew, Brad, Wag.
Three base hits: Bush, Hoy, Pom
merville. Double plays: Lee, Wag,
Mac. Innings pitched: by Lee 4;
by Red 3; by Van 2. Hits: off
Lee 7; off Red 5. off Van l. Bases
on balls: off Loney 1; off Red !, off
Van L. Hit by pitcher: Lo 2. Lew.
Passed balls: Wag 4, Dugan 2.
Time of game las. Umpires. Bow
line and Kolliner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
EHtn prrprtl1a
by OptIntu

A nation stands beside the myriad tombs
Wherein brave-hearted heroes long have laid,
And tribute renders to the memory
Of those who fell in battle, unafraid.
They heard the wall of anguish from afar;
They heard their countrys call for soldiers
[brave
They made the patriots full and free responses
Their health their limbs, their very life they
gave.]
The thirsty soil drank deep of human Blood
Death sounded taps along the weary line.
No more will they respond to reUeille;
They lay, sacrifice on Dutys shrine.
The vet'ran ranks are thinning year by year;
A remnant only, with stately tread,
To strains of martial music wend their way
Toward the silent biuou0c of the dead.
Unfurl your flags, ye free-born sons of men:
The flag for which our fathers fought and bled
Bring forth your flowers and strew them
the gravesl
Of these we mourn to-day nations dead
Dead? Nay! Not so! They live in memory;
In hearts made sad, in homes left desolate
In lives made free from slaverys calling bonds:
They live! They live! In Honors high estate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01

SOuuu UuI IL SOcb IOI ldSG
- Saturdays ball game.
We were all set for an
- easy victory for the M.
S. P.'s, but Lake Elmo presented a
vastly improved lineup, compared
with that of last year, and the home
team could do little with Loney's
delivery in the early innings. When
they finally punched a cluster of
hits in the eighth the visitors lead
was too great to overcome. The
M. S. P.'s used three pitchers in a
vain attempt to stem the tide, but
Lake Elmo garnered too many hits
in the first seven frames to be
stopped. There were times when it
seemed victory was within reach,
only to have it cruelty snatched
away. Two new umpires made
their debut during the game, Mr.. F.
j. B. of our local colony, and Mr..
J. Kolliner of Saltwater, who is
well and favorably known TO all the
local fans. Their work gave gen.
eral satisfaction and both will be
welcome in a return engagement.
The game was fast, being played in
an hour and forty-fve minutes
we are sorry that it isn't still in
progress right at this minute, be-
cause maybe the NJ. S. P.'s would
be on the winning side. We're
strong for the home team and be-
lieve they can deliver the goods; so
look sharp next game. Story of the
game:
F1RsT:-What did Mr.. Dugan do?
He bunted safely-that's what he
did-so there, we're off! Dugan
was safe at second on wild throw,
but was out when Bush ran him
down between second and third.
Guildman struck out and Fan
squeezed Hoy's fly to center. No
runs.
Bush whitfield. Loney tossed Lew
out at first, and Fans fly to left was
shagged by Carter. No runs.
SECOND: - Pommerville slashed
out three e-bagger and scored on
Loney's sacrifice hit. Arndt singled
and stole second. and advanced to
third on a wild throw. Carter
rolled an easy one to Lee who held
the ball, evidently waiting for
Arndt to run home and missed an
easy out at first. Carter stole Sec
ond and advanced to third when
Arndt scored on a passed ball.
Marchbank and Sielaff both famed.
Two runs.
Brad doubled to right center,
went to third on a wild throw and
scored when Arndt dropped Du-
gan's throw to catch him at third.
Wag walked and purloined second,
went to third on passed ball but
was out at the plate on an attempt
to score later. Mac famed. Lo
was hit by pitcher and reached the
middle station on steal, but Shields
famed. One run.
THIRD:--Dugan out, Shields to
Mac. Guildman out, Bush to Mac.
Hoy out, Lee to Mac. No runs.
Bush famed. Lew out, Hoy to
Guildman. No runs.
FoURTH:-Pommerville singled to
right center and stole second. Loney
famed. Arndt singled to center
and Pommerville scored. Arndt 60
ing to second on Carter's short
single to right. Marchbank slapped
hot one to deep short and the
bases were loaded. But Sjelaff's
grounder brought fast double play.
Lee to Wag to Mac. nipping Arndt
at the plate and Sielaff at first. One
run.
Brad famed. Dugan missed
Wag's third strike and the latter
reached first, stole second but was
finally tagged off the base. Mac
famed. No runs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
Lake Elmo Wins Fast Contest
Opportune Hitting Combined With Good Work
on Bases Wins the Game
By Boobies

TS ALL right when you
win, but tough when you
] lose. That has a familiar
sound but il goes for last
Saturdays ball game.
| We were all set for an
oasv viotorv for tho M
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01

HERE are quite a large
number of people in the
world who are never
tired of attacking science
M and the scientific way of
= looking at things, and
. the axistence of the great
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-14

Telephone PAP for this weeks Sat urday Evening Post and the Country Gentleman. Both issues are good ones and may be had at five cents each.
 In 100 parts of the white of an egg about so per cent is water, 121a per cent albumen, one per cent mineral matter and 218 per cent sugar.
 The postal service has doubled in the last 12 years and during the last fiscal year audited transactions reached the $2,O00,000,000 mark for the first time, according to the annual report of Charles A. Kram, auditor for the postoffice department. Sales of stamps, postal cards and stamped en- velopes, the great source of in income, netted $25S,O00,000 for the year. About $2OO,OOO,OOO was paid out in salaries.
 Years ago Arthur Lytle, fisher man, located his hut on a small sand bar lying near the Missouri shore. Dirt washed onto the bar, and now it is the size of two sections. Lytle turned farmer and has made small fortune. Neither Missouri nor Ne braska demands taxes of him, but he cannot vote, as his holdings are re- garded as under the jurisdiction of the national government. He resid ed on the land 22 years.
 One way to grasp the meaning of the crop figures this year is to trans late them into other terms than bush els, says the Youth Companion. For example, our 1,OO0,0OO,000 bushels of wheat is enough for our own use and 100000 carloads to sell abroad-S,000 trains of 30 freight cars each, and 1 1000 bushels in every car. Count ing only what goes to market all the crops combined make 150,000000 tons of freight for the railways to handle enough to fill a freight train that would reach twice round the world.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-14

Mrs. Douglas Brooks is down at Hope for a visit with friends.
 MenthOlated Cough Drops in 5c packages at Hesterly Drug Store.
 The Jennie Howell Missionary So- ciety will meet this evening with Miss Margaret White.
 Good things to eat-fresh-a com plete line of new groceries just open ed-Buchanan & Anderson-phone 3S.
 Dr. Chas. F. Nelms, of Laneburg, was among the distinguished visitors to our city today. Dr. Nelms is a candidate for coroner of Nevada county.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-14
Local News.

Friday and Saturday, rising tenn perature.
 Hoarhound Drops in and 1Oc packages at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Hon. H. B. Mckenzie is a business visitor to Little Rock today.
 Elmer's Cough Candy in 5c pack ages at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Fresh and complete line of grocer ies-Buchanan & Anderson-phone 3S.
 MT. and Mrs. E. A. Gattinger, are here for a visit and are guests of Mrs. Gattinger's parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Haltom.
 Groceries are not good unless they are fresh-our stock is new, fresh and complete-call 3S-Buchanan X An derson.
 Johnsons Matted Milk Marshmal- low Creams in soc and $1.00 packages at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Get this weeks Saturday Evening Post from Jack Johnson, Jr. The is sue is a good one and you will like it. Phone PAP and you will get one.
 J. H. McDaniel, of Gale, one of Ne vada's prominent business men, was attending to business matters here to- day.
 We want your grocery business complete line just opened-everything the best and fresh-call 3S.-Buchan- an X Anderson.
 The Country Gentleman and Satur- day Evening Post contain some good reading matter this week. You may get one by calling PAP.
 J. F. Babb, Prescott route number two, was among the business visitors to the city today. MT. Babb came around and renewed his subscription to The Nevada News, our weekly pa per.
 Judge Haynie may have put his charge to the grand jury pretty strong, but he certainly had some cause to complain about the prospects for law enforcement. Overriding the courts with a continual string of par dons for all classes and conditions of criminals is not calculated to inspire people with respect for them.-Hope Gazette.