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The Benson signal., 1916-10-28
Wilson-Marshall Club will meet

Wilson Marshall Club will meet
Tuesday night.
Vicente Manzo went to Tucson
Thursday to attend the Fair.
f. M. Gauen is serving the
county as juryman at Tom bstone.
The High School girls Hal
loween party last night scared a
few.
Mrs. A. G Smith and Mrs E.
B. Thompson were visitors at the
Tucson Fair.
For Sale-Musical instruments
of all kinds, sewing machines
Gem Second Hand Store.
A. H. Gardner, of Tombstone,
county chairman of the Repu bli-
can party, was in town Thursday.
The Short-Line Auto Co., form
erly the Benson Auto Co sre-
ceived carload of Ford cars this
week,
Mrs. L. E Weigand and Mrs
E. A.. Brown went to Tucson
Thursday to attend the Fair, re-
turning today.
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Badly Needing Repairs.

We haye been requested to men,
ton the bad condition of the main
road out Of town leading down the
river. "Deplorabe g" is the most
suitable word with which to de-
scribe it in it's present condition.
There has never been any work
done ou this road by the county,
or none within several years at
least, and the bitches, which occur
at very short intervals, the deep
ruts and general state Of disrepair
make it one of the worst sections
of road perhaps in Cochise county.
The county supervisors have
promised to help improve this
road, which is the main line of
travel down the river, but in the
meantime a few men and a few
hours work could make it more
nearly passable than it is at
present.
Wanted to Buy-Tents, Dutch
ovens and cook stoves. Gem Second
Han6 Store
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
O23255
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
September %, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Isaac G. Fletcher,
of Benson, Arizona, who, on September 2, 1913,
made Homestead Entry No. 023255 for SWA
SEA, SEA SWA, Section 28, NWA NEA, NEA
NWA, Section 80, Township IA S., Range 20 f
G. & S. r. Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make three year Final Proof to establish
claim to the land above described, before
H. G. Brown, q. S. Commissioner, at Benson
Arizona, on the 9Th day of November 1916
Claimant names as Witnesses: Albert Jones.
George II. Colvins, Laurence Ogles and Ned
Hollyard all of Benson, Arizona.
THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register.
First publication September &c. 1916.
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The names of the adjoining claims to this
Survey are: on the North; Survey No. l717 True
Blue and Copper Bell lode survey No. 497
Dreadnought lode. On the East, Al and Az
lodes, unsurveyed, owned by the Arizona United
Mining Company; on the South, Sunnyside and
Little Jennie lodes, unsurveyed, owned by the
Arizona United Mining Company; on the West,
Survey No. $50, Miantenomah lode, Survey No.
331 Mammoth lode; Blue Grass lode, unsur-
veyed. claimed by the applicant herein, Survey
No. l717, Ross lode.
THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register.
First pub. Sept. l6.
Last pub. Nov. II.
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A Profitable Bean Crop.

Mr.. E. m. Miller, who lives
about six miles beyond St. David,
has specialized on beans this year
and made pretty good success of
it. He had forty acres of small
brown variety, differing from the
pink bean, and his harvest has
yielded 500 sacks, averaging 12o
pounds each. They have been
harvested and, threshed out, aud
our informant says Mr. Miller is
confident of realizing $4,000 for
the crop, even at present prices,
which are likely to advance. The
beans were planted early in July
on wheat stubble ground, from
which fairly good crop was
raised. AS wheat now brings a
good price, it can be seen that Mr..
Miller has done pretty we'll on the
forty acres. His land is under the
Curtis ditch and therefore be had
the benefit of plentiful supply of
water in the production of his
crops.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-28
First pub. Sept. l6.
Last pub. Nov. II.

Remember ! can save you money
on gasoline, distillate and lubri,
eating oils, both wholesale and re-
tail. CT. Moss.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that
there will be meeting of the
Benson Fire Department, We'd
nesday evening, November 1st, at
8 o'clock at the Slgua1 office, A
full attendance is requested.
c. L. RUCKER, Secretary.
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NOTICE OF CONTEST
O23SI7-3696
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR;
United States Land ONCE

United States Land ONCE
Phoenix, Arizona, September 90, 1915.
To John S. Skinner, of Benson AIiz Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Charles w.
Frost, who gives Benson, Arizona, as his post
Office address, did on Sept. 9, 1916 fle in this
office his duly corroborated application to con-
test and secure the cancellation OF your Home
stead Entry No. 0233l7, made September 10.
1918, for SEA SEA, Section IA; SWM NV u,
Wa SWM. SEA SWA Sec Is, M NWA, Sec.
"a, NEH NE14, Sec. %, Township II S., Range
l8 E., G. & S. R. Meridian and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that John s. Skinner has
deserted said land and has not fulfilled any of
the requirements of law, never having made
any improvement whatever.
You are, therefore, further notified that the
said allegations well be taken as confessed and
your said entry will be Cancelled without fur.
ther rigt to be heard, either before this ONCE or
on appeal, If you fail to file in this office within
twenty days after the FOURTH publication of
this notice, as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically responding to these allega-
tions of contest together with due proof that
you have served copy of your answer on the
said contestant either in person or by register
ed mail.
You should state in your answer the name Of
the post Office to which you desire future no.
tices to be sent you.
THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register.
JOHN J. BIRDNO. Receiver.
Date of first pub. Sat. Oct. II, 1916
Date of second pub. Sat Oct. 81, 1916.
Date Of third pub. Sat. Oct. %, 1915.
Date o5 fourth pub. Sat Nov. 4, 1915.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-28
Baseball Yesterday

The ST. David High School play the
B. u. H. S. team game of baseball on
the High School grounds yesterday after
noon. The ST. David boys were victori-
Gus. playing all around the Benson play
ers, who made errors at the wrong time.
bonehead plays galore and failed to main
tain the rep" of the school and town as
hrst-class ball artists
The St, David boys batted, 6elded and
ran bases la Boston Red Sox.' The
ST. David battery was in good form and
did excellent work, contributing good
deal toward beating Benson by the score
of 7 to 2.
The score:
St. David 0 2 0 0 O 0 4 x---7
Benson O O o O O o 2 0 o.
Battery for Benson---W. Etz and Nye
Etz For St. David---Alvin Goodman and
Carl Goodman. Umpire. Miles Merrill.
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LOCAL ITEMS
J. u. Nanney Of Wilcox, is in
Benson on business trip.

odNlu, ID SPoHNiuS ca 40" 0"-J . WA'A-
friends in Bisbee.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. W Kelly are
in town for day or two from their
ranch down the river
The Boquillas Cattle Company |
shipped thirty two carloads Of
cattle to California Thursday,
TT Denney. of the Gem Sec
ond Hand Store. left Thursday to
take in the Tucson Fair.
Mr.. Henry K. Street of the
Boquillas Land and Cattle Co.,
has been spending several days in
town this week.
Will c. Martinez, now employed
at the S. P. shops, Tucson, stopped
over for day recently while pass
ing throue h on his way to Deming.
Miss Ida Castaneda, for nearly
three~years past residing in Los
Angeles, CAL, is visiting her
mother and family at the Virginia
Hotel.
The usual semi monthly servi-
ces will be held at the Catholic
church this evening and tomor-
row, the Rev. F. A. Callymore
officiating.
County Treasurer Fl S. Ross, Of
Tombstone, was in town Tuesday
and attended the Democratic meet
ing at the Auditorium Tuesday
evening.
Samples Of sweet potatoes,
raised by Hunter Scott, of Pomer-
enc, are shown in Goetz's window.
One of them weighed five and
half pounds
Messrs r. HI. Greissinger and
Ed Heaston are down near Hua-
chuca drilling we'll. They have
three or four to put down IN that
locality.
Lyman Hayes, well.known
lawyer of Wilcox, who is attorney
for the Cochise County Cattle
growers Association, was in Ben
son the first part of this week.
Mrs. Fl. L. Wright, Of Middle
field, Ohio, daughter of Mrs. A. G.
Johnson. of Elgin, is in town stop
ping at Hotel Arnold, en- route to
the home of her mother at Elgin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huddle-.
ston, of Tucson, arrived Wednes-
day for visit of few days. Mrs.
Huddleston, formerly Miss Toy
Robinson, is sister of Mrs. J. G,
Keen.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Hancock,
formerly of Chicago, have come
to Penson with view of making
their home in this locality. They
are domici1ed for the present in
one of the McGinpis cottages,
west of Hotel Arnold
J A. Rockfellow, former school
superintendent of Cochise county,
was in Benson Tuesday. Mr..
Rockfellow is now the owner of a
ranch near Cochise Stronghold,
east of Tombstone, where be
makes his home.
Mrs. Fred. Newlands and young
son, of Tucson, and sister, Miss
Ernestina Martinez, came down
Tuesday and were in town for two
or three days. Mrs. Newlands
aud sister are daughters Of Mr..
w. D. Martinez, of this place.
Mrs. L. S. Trask returned
Wednesday from Pomona, Cal,
where for several months past she
has been visiting with daughter
and family Mrs Trask has been
greatly improved by her sojourn
on the coast and appears to be In
the best of health.
Mr.. D. W. Brown, who lives
about mile northeast of town,
reports that deer was seen in the
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FOR SALE

$50 acres unimproved land, one
mile from Pomerene school house;
three miles from Benson. School
bus goes by place every morning.
Good roads, Apply to or address
Joseph LeDoux, Dragon, Ariz.
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Case i'm Court

Case In Court
Chase Kimba1l, formerly resi-
dent of Benson, but now of Pima,
10 Graham county, is a visitor in
Tombstone, having come here to be
present in the Superior Court, in
case in which he is one Of the
defendants Tom bstone Prospec
tor.
This is the now celebrated case
of J. n. Statler, of Benson, VS.. H.
G. Kim ball, in which is involved a
transaction in Imperial Valley
real estate.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-28
Takes Drink of Kerosene

Little Ernest Bridges, the four
year-old son of Mrs. Bridges, of
the Benson telephone exchange,
had a disagreeable experience
Thursday afternoon, which for a
time caused his mother and neigh.
boring friends considerable ankle
ty. A glass mbler full of coal
cil was left upon a shelf, and not
knowing what the glass contained
he, with childish curiosity, wished
to try a drink and find out.
AS soon as bis mother discovered
what he had done, DR.. Thompson
was summoned in hurry, admin
istered an emetlc and in an hour
or so the bad effect was over.
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turning today
Methodist Episcopal Church

Services every Sunday. Sunday
school 1000 a. m.; preaching SER
vices 7: 80 p. m. All cordially in
vited. JAMES E. FERRIS,
paStOr
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of this interesting club are: Miss Gladys
Allison, Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Mar
garet Moore, Miss Elizabeth Caldwell
Locke, Miss Florence Coffin, Miss Nell
Cosby, Miss Margaret Gage, Miss Mary
Sibley Miss Ireta McCrossin, Mrs. r. r.
Stotlar and Mrs. James CARRIER.
The following out-of-town women have
most attractive booths in the womans
department at the State Fair which will
oEen tomorrow morning: Miss Flora Con-
way of Lafayette, Mrs. M. M. Gussaway
of Albertville, Mrs. f. A. Lattimer of
Tuscaloosa, Miss Annie Fowler of Spring
vile, Miss Cordia Dobbs of Fort Payne,
Miss Evelyn Zeigler of Deatville, Miss
Beatrice Mattel of Mattel and Mrs. C. d.
Turner of Admission.
Mrs Casper Schoen entertained most
delightfully."- and informal with a luncheon
at the Roebuck club this week compile
menting Miss Fanny Cable of Toledo, o.,
The afternoon was spent playing bridge.
Among the guests were: Miss Cable, Miss
Louise Neville, Mrs. r. H. Allen, Mrs.
E. Crummel, Mrs. Marvin Harper, Mrs.
C. Reeves Mrs. T. S. Neville, Mrs Ar
thur Barton, Mrs. E. S. Center and Mrs.
Dan Martin.
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SOCIETY
BY EMMA REID RYALL

~ ~ 81 are to have quite a number
NM\H of debutantes this season and
WV at a recent meeting of the
young women at the Roe
buck club, the possibility of organiz-
ing a club was discussed.
Monday the debutante set met in At
lanta at the Piedmont Driving club
with the same idea. The following ac-
count of the meeting which appeared in
the Constitution will be read with in
terest by the young women of this city:
"a large representation of the debu-
tantes of the present and the past two
seasons held meeting yesterday at
the Piedmont Driving club in response
to call from Miss Isoline Campbell
president of the Debutante club OF
1915, to consider an invitation from
the Junior League of America to affil-
late with that organization.
Miss Campbell presided and opened
the meeting with an explanation of
the character and purpose of the
Junior league, which has branches in
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and
a few other large cities, the member
ship in each city composed of the sue
cessive debutante clubs in that city.
Each years debutantes have their club
and all the clubs are invited to form
the local junior league
Thus the membership is of the most
exclusive social element in all the cities
represented, and when any new league
is proposd, the eligibility of each indi-
vidual member and not merely the
clubs composing it, is passed upon by
the national board.
The first principle of the Junior
league is ito foster among the mem
bers interest in social economic and
educational conditions, and to bring the
members in touch with what is being
done along these lines"
In New York city, where the league
includes successive debutante clubs
since 1900, there are 900 members,
some of whom are engaged in practi-
cally every charitable work being done
in New York. Branches of the league
are active organizations in Amsterdam,
Holland and in Canadian cities.
Monthly reports to national head
leagues afford extra incentive and sug-
gestion, these reports being spread by
the league paper.
The Atlanta league heard with en-
thusiasm Miss Campbells discourse and
voted to accept the invitation that they
apply for utilization.
This years debutantes and last years
will at once organize, those of 1914-15
with Miss Campbell. president were
already a club and have done excellent
cooperative charity work.
The debutante club of this year will
form the committee on arrangements
for any entertainment giter for char
ity, with one member from the other
two clubs completing the committee.
The actual philanthropic work, as it is
customary in the Junior league, will be
andled largely by the other members
than the present debutantes, whose
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Again" Mr.. Taylor said to him, Jump
up in the window and pull down the
shade" and Jaspeh did so, taking the
cord attached to the window shade be-
tween his teeth and pulling the shade,
Dead dog" cried Mr.. Taylor present.
ly, and Jasper keeled over lifeless, appar-
emily, and laid on the floor never moving
until his owner babe him come to life."
How do you explain his wonderful
intelligence" / asked Mr.. Taylor after
ward.
"It can't be explained" he said, cor
at least it has never been. Cardinal
Farley told me once that if he believed
in hypnotism he would say it was that.
Cardinal Gibbons said he had no theory
on the subject.
Seeing my surprise as he mentioned
that such eminent personages had been
interested in Jasper, Mr.. Taylor said:
Jasper has entertained more celebrities
than anybody else in the world Presi-
dent Taft and President Wilson have both
been entertained by him; also Mr.. Thomas
A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell
He has been studied by scientists at the
Smithsonian institution, at Harvard,
Johns Hopkins, and other notable insti-
tutions. The scientists have agreed that
Jasper has a large vocabulary of words
that he understands perfectly; they have
never, however, been able to explain the
mind and his Some have said that it
was thought transference, or thought
ves-what you will. Anyway, SO far
it has been inexplicable."
where did you find Jasper and how
did he get his name?' / asked.
"Ill answer your last question first"
said Mr.. Taylor. IT used to be on the
lyceum platform and did dialect readings;
among them was one called 'Brer Jas
pers sermon on De Sun Do Move
When 1 got Jasper, everybody at first
called him little Jasper because I was
big Jasper to my friends. And now as
to how 1 fell heir to the dog. 1t was all
very simple; a travelling Snowman gave
him to me one summer in Maryland.
He said to me: You look like your be
kind to a dog and I'm going to give
you my pup The show was breaking
up you see, and the Snowman had no
place to keep him."
'How old is he now?' / asked.
"Seven years old said Mr. Taylor, the
proud owner. "He has never had an un-
kind word spoken to him in his life; |
treat him just like a pal; he's my best
partner he is an educated dog, not
trick dog. please understand. At seven
months old Jasper was earning $35 a
week. His highest salary on the stage
has been $500 a week, and he's worth it -
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HER STDE---AND HIS
--- nv ZOE BEoKIEY ~ -

for him. Consequently Cora was no
where to be seen
'Oh, Lord, she's made tracks for
home again!" he groaned with humor-
Gus tolerance for woman's instability.
Il suppose I'll find her there pouting
like Queen ElizahNh"
He arrived home, therefore, with
huge bouquet in his hands, a great
box of Cora's favorite candy in his
pocket and a lugubrious petition for
forgiveness on his lips. He was deter
mined to laugh her out of her re-
sentiment.
To his surprise she was not at home.
Then it occurred to him to go back
to the store and look for her there.
At the exit where he had left her
stood Cora, somewhat tired, but pa
tently waiting for him to come out
of the store. a
why, I thought you'd grown inn
patient like last time and gone home"
David exclaimed, laughing with relief
so l chased home after you"
And thought you were still in the
store for some reason you would
explain when you came out" Cora re-
piled, echoing David's laugh. 80 1
waited for you You see, l had
learned my lesson and was prepared"
And I thought I had learned mine.
But were both of us too brilliant in
our scholarship" David replied.
There was such relief and comrade-
ship in their laughter that people
turned their heads to look at them in
envy
1 don't know how any one expects
me to break up your happy home if
you two keep on laughing that way
ten months after marriage" Wanda's
voice sounded behind them. ut isn't
being done and I'm jealous and terri
bly, lonesome" she added with touch
of usefulness in her voice.
Well, then, come home with us for
dinner Cora laughed consolingly.
David shall make great fuss over
you. And shall help him."
C'When his amusements are not
hers" will appear in tomorrow's Age
Herald)
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Mobile City Schools Open

Mobile city schools opened the 1916-17
session Monday with an estimated en-
rollment of between 10000 and 10000.
While there was not much money spent
on the school buildings during the
summer, all of the buildings are in ex-
cellent shape, according to the author
tiles. This year health conditions are
closely watched. The school physician,
cooperating with the board of health,
is examining every pupil for any evil
dence of contagious disease. Children
who are suffering with or who have
been exposed to contagious disease are
being barred from enrolment.
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RANDOM NOTES


The many friends of Mr.. Mercer Bar
nett, who is i'll at st. Vincent's hospital
following an operation for appendicitis,
will be glad to learn that he is improv-
ing, and shortly will be carried to his
home on Ridge Park avenue
Among the out-of-town guests at thu
Wier-Nevile wedding on October IS will
be Mrs. Kenneth HARDWOOD of Cleveland,
O. MRS HARDWOOD was Miss Mallie Ware,
formerly of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. William Blocker and
children have gone to Detroit, where
they will reside.
Mr. Porter Allen of Virginia is spend
ing a few days at Biloxi with his parents,
Capt and Mrs. Joseph v. Allen.
Capt and Mrs. Joseph V. Allen, who
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Cora, I've learned about women
from you" David paraphrased smil-
ingly as he embraced his wife after
the three days silence between them.
Il shall know hereafter that IL ever
] miss you from my side for moment
you will conclude that l am lost for
ever and you'll fly to your nest like
homing pigeon. But L shall be pre-
pared and head you off, you woman?'
''And I have learned about he-crea-
lures from you" Cora replied. Il
shall know that if ever you leave my
side l am to stay planted forever and
a day in the spot where you left me.
And shall be prepared and take root
there"
Both laughed joyfully in reaction
from their recent misunderstanding.
But they little dreamed that they
would be called upon to apply their
newly learned lesson so soon. Such
things do happen-such exact dupli-
cation of circumstances as they ex-
perienced the next time they went
shopping
As they left the department store
Cora remembered that she had left her
shopping bag at one of the counters.
Stay here, honey and I'll get it for
you in two jumps; before some one
walks off with the treasure" David
cheerfully volunteered, diving back
into the store.
Cora with a smiling remembrance
l..
the jostling of the shopping crowds
nor David prolonged absence to move
her from the spot where she had
agreed to wait
David to whom department stores
were little more understandable than
madhouses, had recovered Coras
shopping bag, but left the store by
another exit, which he mistook for
the one at which Cora was waiting