The Benson signal., 1916-09-09
LOCAL ITEMS

Vim Goetz, of Buffalo, N. Y,
is here on visit to his brother,
Chas. E Gottz
Mrs. o. Cummings has as Wis
itor this week Miss Genevleve
Theroux, of Land station.
Messrs. w. J. ard Fred Bennett
motored TO Phoenix Tuetday, re-
turning yesterday.
The new chemical fire engine
ordered by the Bensen fire depart
ment has arrived and is now in the
depo',
Misses Nettie Miller, Beatrice
Goodman and Margaret Busby, of
St. David, are attending the High
School.
Hon. J. S. Merrill, Mrs. Merrill
and daughter, Miss Blanch, of St.
David, were in town yesterday on
a brief visit.
For SALE-Good 7 Hpw. Indian
motorcycle, in good order; SOS
cash; or would trade for a good 2
year old Holstein heifer. Mrs
e. A. Segur, St. David, Ariz.
The article on the 4th page con
corning the Texas company in
which Arizona men are interes led
should have been credited to the
Houston Chronicle. 1t was omitted
by mistake.
Jack Bacon, of the shipping de-
partment Of the Mountain States
Telephone Co, from Globe, stop
ped over yesterday at the local
exchange, coming from Globe. He
went from here to Tombstone.
Chairman J. NJ. Sparks of the
Board of Supervisors, of Douglas,
and Clerk A. c. Karger, of Tomb
stone, were in town Wednesday,
looking after some matters per
tanning to road work.
Pomerene public school opened
last Monday with an enrolment OF
about seventy scholars, with Prof.
FL. A. Kimmel in charge. Pomer-
enc district is also sending seven
or eight scholars to the Benson
Union High School.
Mrs. e It. Bowers and children,
of Phoenix. are visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Barney, at
their mountain home In the Yellow
stones. Mr.. Bowers will soon fol-
ow his family for a short visit at
the same place.
Mr.. George Etz has sold his in
terest in the meat market of ID.
w. Etz & Co. to the two remain
ing partners, Messrs. H. w. Etz
and Max Treu, He expects to take
a vacation trip to Colorado while
temporarily released from business
duties,
Lewis B. Maler, son of Mr.. B
Maier, leaves today for Tempe, to
re-enter the State Normal School,
this being his senior year at the
institution. Mr.. Maier is connected
with the school. publication, the
Normal Student, in the capacity
Of business manager.
Mr.. 10. H Getzwiller and fam
lily have moved to their town home
here from the ranch near Dragon
to spend the fall and winter
months. They will take advantage
Of our school facilities and the
children will attend school during
the term now beginning
Raymond Dixon, who has been
spending vacation of a week or
two here, has returned to Tucson
to resume work, being employed
on the Southern Pacific road as
fireman. M. H. Scott, the auto
mechanician, accom- panied him On
the trip.
John B. Castleman, of the Beu-
son Lumber and Commercial Co i,
left Tuesday for his former home
IN Vicksburg, Mississippi, for
visit of about three weeks with
relatives and friends. He expects
also to visit points in Kentucky,
his native stale, before returning
to Benson.
Leonard Martin, campaigner for
the cause of prohibition, held the
close attention of his audience at
the K, of p, Hall Thursday night.
Mr.. Martin is up from the depths
and proud of it, and is none the
less q fOrceful speaker on that ac-