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The Benson signal., 1916-05-27
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land ONCE at Phoenix, Arizona.
April 25. 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Walter II. Grcis
singer, OF Benson, Arizona, who. on January
26, 1914, made Homestead Entry No. 024344s for
Sc u, Section l2, Township IA S., Range 20 T.,
G. & S. r. Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
tion to make Communication Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described, before H. G.
Brown, q. 8. Commissioner at Benson, Ari-
zona, on the 29th day OF May 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: l.. E. Weigand,
c. L. Ruckef, +. H. Greissingcr and Geo Hol-
oway, all Of Benson, AIizoua.
THOMAS Il. WEEDIN, Register.
First publication. April 20. 1916. s5N
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona,
May 2, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that William Heber
Jarvis of Benson, Arizona, who on November
%, 1919. made Homestead Entry, No. 020iI8 for
VIZ of WH, Section %; and E1l Of E14, Section
90. Township II S., Range 10 E., G g. r Merid-
ion, has filed notice Of intention TO make final
Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described. before H. G. Brown, U. 5.
Commissioner, at Benson Arizona on the 10th
day of June, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: Howard E.
Martineau, Warren E. Whetten, Charles f.
Anderson and Nephi Jarvis, all of Benson,
Arizona.
THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register.
First in No
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

Chas. F. Moss, known to me to De the persons
whose names are subscribed to the foregoing
instrument. und Acknowledged TO me that they
executed the same Tor the purpose and coDsid-
GRAFTON therein expressed.
Gwen under my hand and seal of office this
18TH day oI March 1915.
j. n. MORRISON
(SeAN Notary Public.
SIy commission expires March 3, 1920.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

For SALE-One horse, buggy
and harness, one 6o-tOoth harrow,
FIVE whisky barrels, gasoline and
oil stoves and ice chests. AT Gem
Second Hand Store.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

TO keep out flies, mosquitoes and
other insecls the Rockwell Kase-
ment Skre,.e Dore is The best For
sale by Benson Lumber & Com
merc,al Co.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

The Benson Lumber & CONNER.
cial Co. are agents for John Deere
mowers, and Balm and Studeusker
Wagons.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

For SALE CHEAP-One second
hand irrigation pumping plant,
capable of handling water sufficient
to irrigate forty acres. Apply TO
Benson Water Company's pumping
plant.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

Mrs M. Snyder and daughter,
Miss Myrtle. leave tomorrow for
Los Angeles to spend the summer.
Miss snyder expects to attend sum-
mer school while away.
, Deputy Sheriff Harry Rafferty,
of Tombstone, passed through
Monday en- route to Phoenix, hav-
ing in charge Leonard Miller, adj
Judged insane, for commitment to
the state insane asylum.
Rev T. J. Hedges will arrive
this coming week to assume the
pastorate of the Presby terian
church. He comes from Florence,
Oregon, and his family consists of
his wife and three children.
Mr.. and Mrs Jewell Trask came
in Sunday from Tucson and left
Tuesday for their future home at
Patagonia. A hearty home com
ing no doubt awaits Mr.. Trask
and bride on their arrival home.
The Cochise County Concert
Band, it reports are correct, is to
be endowed with new lease of
life, and furnish cur people with
music during the coming summer
months. It is hoped that the re-
port is correct,
r B. McNaught and Paul Fitz.
gerald, who have been here for a
month or so looking afser mining
claims in which they are interested,
left Monday for Tucson, and will
prob Ably extend their trip on to
California before returning here.
There is expected to be a big
dance Wednesday night, provided
suitable music can be secured, on
the newly laid floor of the Goetz
warehouse, now under construction
An impromptu dance took place
! there last night, participated in by
several couples
Mr.. o. J. Thompson, a mining
man looking over the country, now
in the Johnson district, will be in
Benson In a few days. Those
having properties of merit in
which they wish to Interest," capital
would do well to leave their names
at the Bank Of Benson and they
will be placed in communication
with Mr.. Thompson.
/ Rev. and Mrs J. E Ferris have
been spending the week over al
Cochise, where Mr.. Ferris has
twice = a month appointments to
hold services. The latter, while
away was invited 90 pleasure
outing of Boy Scouts to the Chiri-
cahua mountains. He is expected
to return in time to hold services at
the NJ E. church here tomorrow.
Mrs. F. B Steele came in from
her home place Tuesday evening
to meet her niece, Miss Myra Teed,
who was en- route from Tombstone
to her home near Los Angeles,
CAL, stopping at the residence Of
Mrs. L. Blacklidge Miss Teed
has been q teacher in the Tomb
stone schools during the past term
aud is on her way to the coast to
spend her vacation.
Mrs. Adrienne Allen left We'd
nesday for her home in San Diego,
California. Ms Allen served the
past year in the local grammar
school, in charge Of the primary
department. but finds that circum-
stances will not allow of her re-
turning for the coming year Her
services have been most satisfac-
factory, and it is to be hoped the
successor will continue her good
work.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

toE SALE -Weaned pigs, shotes
ard eg gistered Duroc boar. R. w
Boyle, St, David.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

Wanted-Copper, lead and brass.
Watches and jewellery repaired and
keys fitted. Gem Second Hand
Store.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

WANTED-Sadd!es, brides and
spurs, Dutch ovens and all size
tents. Com Second Hand Store.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

FOR SALE-One mower IN good
condition, cheap. See J. E. Par
ker, near st. David. at
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

Go To t'le Benson Coal & Ice
Company Tor coal, ice and soda
Water.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27
LOCAL ITEMS

Doane Merrill made an auto trip
to Douglas and intermediate points
this week.
Mrs. Ollie Simpson and son,
Kenneth, left Mond y for Tucson,
where they expect to reside.
Tuesday, May 80, Decoration
Day is a national holiday and will
be observed by the back and post
office.
Mrs. M. G Trejo and family are
making visit to her daughter, Mrs.
III. G Kimball, at Pima, Graham
county.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church are holding a
home cooked food sale in the Geek
building today.
Mrs. L S. Trssk leaves ,omor-
row for Pomona, Cal, expecting
TO spend the summer there with
htr daughter, Mrs. Chapel,
Miss Isabel Trejo left last Sun
day to take charge of the central
station of the New States Tele-
phone Company at Dragon
The Ladies' Aid Society will
give al ice cream and strawberry
social Tuesday evening at the M .
f. church Everyb body welcome.
The Murry Variety Store has
just received Q new lot Of extra
fine hats, large assortment of
ribbons and other millinery goods.
Mrs. Mary Powers returned
Tuesday from Tucson, where she
went about two months ago on ac-
count of the sickness of her daugh-
ter, Miss Minnie.
II. G. Kimball, formerly we'll
known real estate man here, was
in town the first part of the week,
coming over by auto from his pres
ent location at Pima.
Mr.. A. H. Smith, president OF
the Bank of Benson, was up to
johnson and Dragon Tuesday
and Wednesday and states that he
found things very lively in those
camps.
Mr.. Norman Roberts of Los
Angeles, is here on visit to friends
and relatives, Mrs. Roberts having
preceded him about two weeks ago.
He is q brother Of our we'll known
cattlemau, Mr.. JAS. Roberts
On account Of its purity, clean
liness and delicious fresh taste, the
discriminating housewives of Benz
son are now demanding the Will
cox butter. On sale at w. D.
Martinez's, Maier Bros and Chas.
+. Goctz's.
Mrs. Michael Krivonogoff leaves
today for Detloit Michigan, her
husband having preceded her two
weeks ago. They intend making
an indefinite stay in that city,
where Mr.. Krivonogoff has secured
employment.
Mrs n. w. Etz will leave in q
day or two for Los Angeles to
make visit to her daughter, Mrs.
William Grover. She will be &C
companied part of the way by her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Dempsey,
and baby daughter. The latter 60
to Phoenix, which they now call
home.
The rumor, which every little
while gains currency that the
Benson smelter is to resume oper-
ations is again ascendent. How
the report originated or upon what
grounds the rumor is based the
Signal is unable to state The
rumor is a6oat. however, and we
give it for what it is worth
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Graft are
visiting Mr.. Crafts mother at the
GGChu~r1 rocIy p ourh - fho homo of
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

State OF Arizona, County Of Cochise SIS,
Before me, j. N. Morrison, notary public in
and for Cochisc County. State OF Arizonn, on
this day personally appeared a. w. Etz, Will
liam Bennett, ]. A Gumm, Chas. L. Goetz and
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27

First publication MAY 6. 1916.
The Benson signal., 1916-05-27
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION

First publication April %. 1916.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
TREATMENT OF POTATO SEED
Solution Of Commercial Fermailn and
Voter VIII Destroy Disease
Spores Of Tubers.

Potato diseases such ~ fugarium,
stem rot and acab. live over winter on
the seed and IN the aoll Planting in
iected seed Ia diseased soil simply per-
pe,uates the disease The way TO pre-.
vent scab Is to dibinlcct seed potatoes
and plant them IN clean soil upon
which the crop has not been grown
Tor several years preceding Thorough
treatment with a solution 81 one pint
commercial formailn to 10 gallons wa.
ter win destroy disease spores. Cor
roaiye snbllmate also eau be used.
Dissolve four ounces ~ Eve gallons hot
water aud after II cools add - gallons
water SOAK the tnbers for one and d
half hours in ibis solution. when they
may be- cut and planted
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
GOT SAILORS GOATS
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE uN-
NERvED BRITISH sEAMEN.
Men Refused 70 stay on ship That In
Their Opinion Had "seen the Bot
tom Of the seay---Vessel Held
In Thick Mud.

Not SO very long ago the appear
aHce Of new island Off the coast Of
Alaska brought to mind other rapid
uprisings Of land on the ocean
An island suddenly came to light OH
the coast of Sicily, remained for two
months and as quickly disappeared
Sabrina, near the Azores, retired from
public life before 1t had been fairly
charted. The Gulf OF Mexico has wit
messed the advent and subsistence OF
small islands These upheavals Of
the bed Of the ocean suggests all sortr
of mysteries connected with the IN.
known depths A British vessel once
had an uncanny experience In this con.
nection.
The vessel was out twenty-three
days from Manila to the Hawaiian is.
lands. It was silent, dead-black
night. The lead showed deep sea
suddenly those ON board felt as though
t@ey had grounded.
Daybreak revealed low and misty
Sky. The Britisher lay as If becalmed
Ifin the midst of an oily sea strangely
dfscolored in patches Suddenly the
water to use the words OF the mas
ter. ''trembled" The ship rolled, and
IA the distance rose a huge balloon
shaped mass OF vapor, steam or smoke.
There was not the slightest sound
but long line OF chatting water
stretched across the streaky calmness
Then the vapor settled over all. and
the ships company could hear but not
see the seething and pouring water all
about them. The captain ordered q
bucketful to be drawn up. 1t was hot
and smeIled like the product OF gas.
. works Whereupon the captain re.
marked that "a new continent was be
ing poked up" adding that he wished
himself well out Of the way.
The air grew more oppressive every
moment The vessel gave gentle
side roll and word went round that the
ship was aground. Over went the
lead and came up covered with blue.
oozy mud The Britisher was wal.
lowing in sludge, the darkness was
HkAAi-llhc anu tut Atmosphere ohhOlaA'
ingly close. Then the air was rent
with reports dreadful to hear in that
darkness There were three OF these
blasts and all was still again.
When the light came. red and un,
natural, q strange sight met the eyes
of those on board, II was as II the
bottom OF the Pacific had been laid
bare. They were helpless in sea Of
thick mud. The sulphur fumes were
choking and all had to take refuge be
low. Hour after hour they gaaped
facing the probability OF death by
suffocation Suddenly they felt that
they were afioat The bank OF mud
that held them had disappeared and
after time the Britisher made her
way out OF the gruesome spot
When Honolulu was reached the
crew deserted. for they held that there
was no luck in ship that had seen
the bottom OF the sea."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

on mountain slopes 90 steep aa 90 aY
pear quite worthless Tor agriculture
the rice growers Of the Philippine
lands are producing crops up1a mado
to-order farms These famnns toe
races Of the mountain province eAtebJ
az far az the eye can reach wor4 d
patience rivalisg the pyramids nt
agine a whole mountain lsid on, 81
ledge above ledge, the walls MmoH
perpendicular tho strip Of field graded
Just enough to allow the water to gou
from one terrace 10 another without
violence so thar every acre is irrl
gated but not washed out by the chr
rent
The work appears too vast 70 nc tht
work Of human boings IN fact It
might better represent some great Up
heaval Of the earths cruBt Popular
Science Monthly
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

Harry A. Franck, famous as a world
wanderer. who has just returned from
four years hike In South America,
tells the following about the impress
sion left by Colonel Roosevelt with
the natives of Paraguay:
4 got near the trail Of Colonel
Roosevelt, though not nearer than a
couple of hundred miles. He was on
his trip to the River OF Doubt and !
heard much about him from the ma.
tives, and from two men who had been
with him, Father Zahm and Mr.. Sipp.
] heard many yarns about Roosevelt.
AT one village, in the widest part OF
Central South America, hundreds Of
miles from civilization and peopled
only by few Indians. the inhabitants
! was told, had been greatly shocked
because the colonel walked about their
streets without his coat on New
York Times
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
qaov,l q nea,b

The latest thriller for amusement
parks and similar Institutions Il 10.
called bowl oil death. which tafns
from horizontal 20 vertical pose
ton and then back again 81 the rider
drives his motorcycle at high speud
around Che rim A picture Of This do
vice appears 10 the Popular Mechan.
les Magazine The bowl H. made 10
q segmcnts Of perforated steel b s
feet 81 diameter and Is hemispheric3
IN shape except for fat section at
the center sud sharp Inward carve
at the rim designed 70 Furnish the
rider some degree of protection again II
the danger pf running on the iaa
When tho motorcycles begins hla la
the bowl is horizontal with the open
side UP. ~ soon as the machlne ae
iains sufficient speed to ride 90 tuc
vertical edge the howi IL slowly swunp
to position 10 which the open side Is
vertical
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

wheat After the wheat h harvested
the clover makes 4 rank growth end
may be piowed under in the fail or fol.
lowing sprlug IN this way 81 zach
foursyear rotation there are tive
iegafne crops 80 piow under and II the
same time three grain crops 20 har.
vest Ihg rotation may b. changed 20
lite.year one by adding an extra year
0f corn II this rs desired
II the farm IL badly run down and
much organlr matter ard nitrogen
must be added 10 tho soil before tbs
corn can be- raised probably swest
clover seeded 10 the wheat may b. Al.
lowed TO stand over for a crop the FOL.
lowing year This rotation viii then
be- as follows Corn. oats with clover
seeding. clover. wheat With sweet
clover seeding. Hweel clover
n d short rotation II drairea eyA
that wiii be- effective IN building % =
rundown farm ia tho following cufn,
rye with clover and timothy seeding.
clover aud timothy. The rye Is seeded
In the standing corn and the clover
and timothy seeded IL the rye early ~
the following aprinE The rye IL hogged
NJ and, ~ tha clover natures, part 81
Il Is used for hog pasture and part for
hay The rIoycrtinoihy sod Il theH
turned under for c0rn Under this
plan all the rye grown ia len where
Il II produced and all the cornsialka
cat up sud worked into the soil Fur.
thermore. all the manure made BY the
hogs Ia gathering the rye and corn ~
left Ia the field
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
cane cod canal ! sucoesn.

- msfeL test OF the Cape
Cod canal has been declared a sue
cess. Two submarines made the trip
from Boston to Newport at the rate Of
eleven miles an hour. and al great
saving of time. as compared with the
outside route The eightmile trip
through the canal was made In forty
five minutes. and by using This pas
sage the submarines saved six miles
OF distance and avoided much rough
weather, The Klel canal was built
by the Germans at cost approaching
100000 900. mainly for strategic pur
poses; yet it is a fact that the reauc.
tion OF distance between the German
base In the Baltic and the North sea
by this canal is little greater than the
gain to the American feet. which
would result from the enlargement oil
Cape Cod canal TO accommodate our
battleships between those two inpor.
tant stategic centers Newport and
Boston.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
ApHsE N0I "a. oBsoLETE
VIII Repai1. Il May 20 safely Assert
ea, Lpn6 After some Prophsts
Have Been Forgotten.


Some prophets and SONS Of prophets
who predict that horses on the farms
will soon be only a memory Will have
passed away and pleasing cptaphs
Will be carved into the stones which
mark their resting place lofg before
their prophecies become TACT. The III
PRODUCTION Of the farm tractor VIII MOI,
as some believe, remove the hoises
from the fields and from thei pas
lures Farm Machiissry asserts sf'he
advent Of the street ears did not have
that effect upon horses. neither did the
bicycle nor automobile To-day there
are more horses in this country than
there were ten years ago, and prices
are considerably higher The one
thing that the farm tractor viii DO S
to supply the need Of power Cd lhe.
farms which horses cannot give Taxa
away the farm tractors which ara %
use today and seyeral hundred thou
sand horses would be required 70 res
place them, Or II horses could moi he
had the lands would have to ~ in
plowed and untitled The number OF
tractors now in use viii be multiplied
many times within the next Ten years,
but there will be as many HORSES in
this country as there are today. and
prices viii be even higher than now
Farm tractors are becoming neces
sity, just as electric street cars have
become-the same as telephones Iafa
suDplanted the telegraph in way aad
have taken the place Of messenger
boys and quick delivery 81 mall. 10
one will agree that there are ual more
miles OF telegraph wire 81 use tDaag
than ten years ago. nor car, il De sald
that there are fewer messonger BOYS.
yet the telephone Is In almost every
business house and W many hoaan
holds, doing work for which there was
little demand few years ago.
The farm tractors will sllaply III u.
20 the greater needs Of the country
and will do the heavier chores and
drndgery which horses are little III
for. They win not replace the horses,
yt,ut VIII simply assist them and make
life easier for them. They viii Also
enable farmers TO breed better horses
because their mothers viii ba Kept fer
that purpose instead OF spending han
or more Of their time in doing heavy
work. Let US not dream too long upon
the practicahility Of ihe horselsss
farm 4 is long way on. as yet.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
HOTEL SAINT
NIARY'S
Leonardtown, Md.

HOTEL ST MARY's is
new building equipped with
gas. steam heat. hot and cold
water. well furnished rooms.
with telephones and splendid
service.
Since the first of November
the establishment has been
under the management Of w
A. Fen"ick. who for the past
IL years has made such a
success of the Donald" in
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
The management caters
to the county patronage.
There is a grill room and
the Bar is unexceIIed.
AIlin all Hotel St. Mays is
the mostcompleteIy equipped
hostelry In Southern Mary
land
You can always be ac-
commodated.
Rates moderate
VIM 4. FsaYiek p,s..
Dee 1871
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
PROFITS FROM A DAIRY HERD
Cow. 70 BE Most Productive Must
aase Cara and Consideration Due
10 Animal Mother
ny Il. A. coTTRELL1

Tho man 20 make the most profits
from dairy herd must be gentleman
kind, considerable, progressive intel.
ligent MIA is the product Of mother.
hood. The COW IL mother and gives
milk 10 deYelop the life OF her baby.
the calf The dairy COW. to Do made
most productive, must have the care
and consideration due to every ami.
NAL mother She must have milk pro.
ducing feed and feed that viii develop
fuzzy her unborn calf while she ID milk.
INK She must have bodily comfort
shelter, water. salt, shade ID hot
weather. aud pure air all the time.
She must be pottcd When man
takes her caif away from tho COW and
milka her. he becomes Tor the time TO
her secondhand calf The COW loves
her calf and IL happy when she II civ
INK milk 70 g. The moro the dairy.
man can pet his Cows, make them
comfortable and make them Ike him
as they do thsir calves. the more milk
they will give and the richer will be
the milk This pounds like gushs but
"a cold business truth that closely FOL.
lowed viii bring profits.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24

tI3y CARR vROOMAN, bsssstant secre-
tary Of Department OF Agriculturei
In bulletin Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture written ia sug-
gest 10 the corn belt farmer Of the mid
die West some ways Of 'cashing in
the scientific advice offered him IN hun.
dreds Of bulletins already published
Carl Nr0omau, assistant secretary OF
the department, devotes a section to
the discussion Of the best rotations,
Not until you get clover or some
other legume into your scheme OF
farming he says. do you have rota-
iion that pays dividends Ia bigger
crops Many farmers think they are
keeping up 20 date and farming aclen-
tiiically # they have i've or ten acres
10 alfalfa and get stand OF clover on
a twenty or fhirtyacre field once IN
two or three years. This Is q serious
mistake The productivity OF a farm
ia not being scpt~np on permanent
basis unless annually at least one.
fourth OF that farm Is made to gIuw
legumea. which are either plowed nn.
der ne stable manure 81 green ma.
nure
The cornuats system becomes effec-
tive when q year 81 clover IL added
and tho rotation runs corn. oats.
clover IN Aections where oats do not
produce good yields wheat may be sub.
stiiuted.
The Importance ~ including clover
fl The rotation. however has been DEF.
initely established BY long series Of
experiments carried oa in Illinois As
far back as 1879 two rotations were
startnd one being corn and oats and
the other corn, oass and clover These
rotations we're continued without
change During the years from 1901 10
1911 She average yield ~ corn IN the
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
- nanda a. cheap.

Leg bands are very cheap. When
you sort oat your pallets band the
right leg; next year band the LETT les
and the third year do not band The
fourth year dispose OF hens with
band on right leg and begin over hy
banding right leg or get eelluloid
bands, naing different colors for each
year This is better than toe mark
ing young chicks
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-02-24
Growth o. Rubber Induatrv

The worlds production Of crude ruh.
Der last year amounted 10 10000 tons.
This Is substantial increase over
1914 or this amount of rubber 75.
900 tons 10 used IN the unitea States.
and Of that amount more than one half
finds It's way into Akron, O., the home
Of the tire industry II Is matier
Of record that in 1905 $1,000 acres 81
land were devoted 70 rubber cniiero,
and In 1915 there were 5000 acres
devoted to this industry.