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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09

The Gamers Of Stavanger have sue
ceeded in making arrangements with
England for an adequate supply of tin.
England has, Of course, exacted a
guaranty that none of the tin must be
resold to countries at war with Eng.
land If any is resOld to such coun.
tries, the Morse buyers will have to
pay twice the regular price A com,
mittee approved by the English au-
thOrities has been named 20 take
charge OF the purchasing of British
tin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09

The fishing industry has had good
catch with prices doubled Such a
product as raw cod liver oil sold at S.
a barrel year ago. 1t is now sold
at more than $50 barrel
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09

The Alexandra, the only hotel at
Sandnes, has closed it's doors, and all
strangers who visit the city are unable
IN find lodging for the night or food to
eat during the day. AS result, travel
ing statesmen who have visited the
place in the past on their regular
rounds, have stopped making the town,
and merchants are obliged to nee,
them in Stavanger.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01
The Friend
Crank Crans)


A friend is a person who is "for you"
always, under any suspicious.
He never investigates you.
When charges are made against you,
he does not ask for proof; he asks the
accuser to clear out.
He likes you just as you are. He
does not want to alter you.
He likes your success, and your fail
ures endear you to him the more.
He is better than lover, because he
is never jealous.
He wants nothing from you, except
that you be yourself.
He is the one thing with whom you
can feel SAFE With him you can utter
your heart-its badness and its good
ness. You don't have to be careful.
There are many faithful wives and
husbands; there are few faithful friends.
Friendship is the most admirable,
amazing and rare article among human
beings.
Anybody may stand by you when you
are right; friend stands by you when
you are wrong.
The highest known form of friend
ship is that of the dog to his master.
You are in luck if you can find one man
or one woman on earth who has that
kind of friendship for you and fidelity
to you.
Like the shade of a great tree in the
MONDAY heat is friend.
Like the home port, with your coun-
try's flag flying, after long journeys, is
a friend.
A friend is an impregnable citadel of
refuge in the strife of existence.
1t is he that keeps alive your faith in
human nature, that makes you believe
it is good universe.
He is the antidote for despair, the
elixir of life, the tonic for depression,
the medicine to cure suicide.
When you are vigorous and spirited
you like to take your pleasures with
him, when you are in trouble you want
to tell him, when you are sick you want
to see him, when you are dying you
want him near.
You give to him without relunctance
and borrow from him without embar-
rassment.
If you can live so years and find one
absolute friend, you are fortunate. For
of the thousands of human beings that
walk the earth, few are such stuff as
friends are made of.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

The colonel s hat is in the ring,
but to most of us it looks too much
like a helmet.-Charleston News
and Courier.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

In order to extend the facilities
Of the parcel post service as rapid
ly as possible, and to give the pub
lie every possible advantage in
connection Herewith, the post
office department is at present en-
gagged in working out system
whereby the producer and con-
sumer of farm and dairy products
can be brought in direct communi-
cation.
The Seattle postoffice has been
designated by the department to
compile list of names and adj
dresses of producers who desire
to sell country produce direct to
the consumer. Such list will be
revised and reprinted at frequent
intervals, will be kept posted in
all postoffice stations, and will be
delivered by carrier to any one
who desires to secure it.
The list will contain the names
and addresses of all persons who
have indicated to the postmaster
at Seattle that they are in posi-
tion to handle produce in this
manner, and wish to do so, to-
gether with the character Of the
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01


but to most of us it looks too much
like a helmet.-Charleston News
and Courier.
When 2 per cent of the people
of the United States own 60 per
cent of the wealth, why should
the 60 per cent be taxed by a
high republican tariff to favor the
ownings of the 2 per cent?
James Bernard, of Bossburg,
one of the Colville Indian chiefs,
after reading Congressman Dill's
speech in the house on the Indian
question, says that it is the first
instance he has found of word
uttered by a white man in favor
of the Indian, and that it shows up
the workings of the Indian depart
ment correctly.
An appeal made to women IN
1901 by New England paper man.
ufacturers to save their rags is
recalled today by the department
of commerce in a circular urging
the country to hoard both paper
and rags to avert threatened
shortage of paper-making mater
ials. 1t is declared the need is as
urgent now as then. A great
part of the paper thrown away
every day should be used over
again, the circular declares. The
paper saving crusade was sug-
gested by paper manufacturers
themselves. Old paper brings
$11 per ton F. O. B. Spokane.
Senator Lodge, who is consider
ably a standpatter, and friend
of the big interests of the east,
says: Gin my own opinion, with
the exception of the administra-
ton of Buchanan, there has been
no administration in power which
has been so injurious to the United
States, both at home and abroad,
as that now in control in Wash
ington."
Which shows that the passage
of the banking bill which pre-
vents panics, and the change in
the tariff law which favOrs no
special industries, are keenly felt
by the men whose swollen for
tunes were gained at the expense
of the producing public. They
hated to go back to legitimate
competition again.
The democrats OF Stevens coun-
ty will observe Jefferson day,
April 13, by holding their county
convention in Colville, to select
"a delegates to attend the state
convention in North Yakima. May
2. The county convention will be
called to order at 2 p. m. After
the convention, a meeting of the
central committee will be held.
At 6 80 the annual jefferson
dinner will be held at Masonic
temple, with seats for $50. County
Chairman f. Y. Wilson and Sec
retary f. L. Stonehouse, with sew
eral committees, have matters in
charge, and it is expected that
every precinct in the county will
be represented. The magnificent
success of the Jefferson dinner
last year, with it's novel forms of
entertainment, and with good
speaking, will be hard to equal,
but it is said that several new
stunts are under way which will
please all who attend.
Republican newspapers are
combing the land with a fine
tooth comb in an effort to find a
"favorite SON. to run against DIP
in the coming campaign. They re
finding plenty who are willing to
tackle the job but none of cali
bre to compare with Dill.
In the face of what Dill has
done and is doing there are none
who dare discredit him and it is
amusing, to say the least, to note
how the republican press excuse
themselves for not supporting him
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

w. A. Acorn of the Old Do
minion Creamery received let
ter this week from Thos. II.
Wright Jr. of the division of
dairying at the Washington State
College, which is convincing evil
dence of the high quality of but
ter manufactured at the Old Do
minion Creamery. The butter
made by the Old Dominion Cream
cry scored among the highest on
exhibition at the recent show of
the Northwest Dairy Products AS
sociation held in Spokane. The
letter, in part, reads: "You will
note that your butter scored quite
high on quality, color and compo-
sition. Your butter was one of
the high five which were counted
in determining which state won
the trophy for the best butter ex-
hibit. This trophy, as you prob
ably know, was won by the state
of Washington, and we wish to
congratulate you on making such
a high score. We were glad to
have had so many entries from the
state of Washington, and hope
that you will be with rs again
next year at Pullman" In but
ter exhibits 81 creameries from 7
states were represented. The
five highest total scores from each
state were counted as the score
for that state. Following is the
result Washington 947, Idaho 935,
Colorado, 947. Oregon 922, Wyom-
ing 921.5, Montana 918, Utah
(onIy two entries). Mr.. Acorn
exhibited butter at nearly every
fair of any pretension held in the
Pacific northwest, middle west and
the last Is years, on each
occasion having won recognition,
and has several gold medals on
his list Of prizes.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

produce they can furnish (under
appropriate headings such as
"butter, eggs" fruit" " and
general produce"), the prices
and terms of payment, change of
price, and such other descriptive
matter or information it may be
necessary to furnish.
The list will be printed on or
about the first of each month, and
if a producer wishes his name to
remain on the list he shall so ad-
wise the postmaster not later than
the Goth of the month; otherwise
his name will not be reprinted.
This is necessary in order that the
list shall not be encumbered with
unavailable names.
All parcel post mail received
during the morning is delivered
before night; all received during
the afternoon is delivered the
next morning. These facts must
be borne in mind by shippers so
that they may time their ship
ments to the best advantage, more
particularly when a shipment of
perishable goods is due to arrive
in the city on Saturday.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

When 2 per cent of the people
of the United States own 60 per
cent of the wealth, why should
the 60 per cent be taxed by a
high republican tariff to favor the
ownings of the 2 per cent?
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

The idea is spreading that the
year 1916 will be summerless.
The year 1916, the year after the
disastrous end of Napoleonic wars,
had scarcely enough summer to be
worth mentioning, and the theory
seemed to be that the terrific
bombardments on European bat
tie fields are bound to have sim
liar effect upon weather condi-
tions next year. June of 1916 50
the story goes was month OF
frost and ice. New England,
Ohio and Pennsylvania were COW
cred with snow. June II there
was a great snow storm, and focks
of sheep were overwhelmed and
suffocated The ice was an inch
thick on the Fourth of July, and
August Goth witnessed a heavy
fall Of snow. Not until after
September were the climatic con
ditions restored. The notion is
that history will repeat itself af
ter the passage of century, and
the alarming thought in this con-
nection is that if the Napoleonic
wars caused all the arrangement
Of meteorological conditions, then
the amount used in the present
war is likely to keep the tempera-
ture at 40 below zero at least all
next summer.-Ex.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-04-01

three months than all the repubil.
cans in both houses have been able
to do in that many years.-BreV-
ster Review.
Chris Mcdonnell, the well
known rancher north of ColVille,
states that his experience with
democratic hard times has been
a severe lesson to him. Years
ago, under benificent republican
rule, he says that freight cars
were always available, and travel
ing freight agents were ready and
anxious to send freight cars OF
any kind to the siding or station
for use of shippers. But now, at
ter three years of democratic ad-
ministration, a freight car seems
to be harder to get than fine raj
ment or jewels, and while the
roads are busily carrying automo-
biles and pianos to the down.
trodden farmer, the man who has
wood to sell can haul it to Spokane
on teams if he wants to get it
therefor there are no freight
cars TO be had.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Lecture by Elliott A., Boyl

A Lyceum course entertainment
is scheduled for this Saturday
evening at the K. of P. hall, con
sisting of a lecture by Elliott A.
Boy1, who through many seasons
of appearance upon lyceum courses
and Chautauqua platforms, has
proven himself a master of the for
ensiC art He has the rare faculty
of combining scholarship and ora
tory. If you would wish to hear a
witty, entertaining, eloquent and
purposeful lecture, don't fail to go
to hear him.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
"The Red Acre Farm"

Thursday night at the K. of P.
hall was given the interesting play
entitled The Red Acre Farm, :"
by amateur talent composed mainly
of St. David people, but in which
the effects of professional coaching
showed the young people taking
part well up in character represen-
tation. The play is melodrama,
but has many amusing comedy
situations which were we'll brought
out. The crowd was not as large
as it should have been, partly due
to a misunderstanding in regard to
putting out advertising paper. :"
It is hoped the play will be repeat
ed here at some time in the near
future.
A dance took place in theQhal1
after the performance was over, in
which good many Benson people
and visitors took part.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Community Christmas Tree a
Great Success

Benson's Christmas spirit was
well carried out yesterday after
noon at the Auditorium with an at
tendance of several hundred happy
people. The tree was the finest
ever set up here, and loaded with
candles, ornaments and gifts.
Over 800 bags of candy were
distributed to the children, as we'll
as oranges, apples and nuts in gen
erous quantity.
The Grammar school tots pre-
sented Mrs. Rugg1e's Family in
splendid form, rejecting much
credit on their teachers.
Too much praise cannot be given
Chairman H. O. Robertson and his
committee of willing assistants.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Goetz's New Store

The new storeroom of c. E.
Goetz is now near enough COM
p1ete for all to see how it's going
to look when all the finishing
touches are put on. Work has
been rushed in order to hurry it to
completion IN time for the Christ
mas trade, and it is now practically
complete. It is a large, we1l-fin-
ished, we11-lighted storeroom, with
double capacity of the old build
ing, one of the best and largest
storerooms in southern Arizona.
The electric light plant is working
to perfection, and the store would
be a credit to a town of much
larger size.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Returns from Scene cf Action

Doane Merrill returned Tuesday
from Phoenix where he has been
for the past week as ballot inspec-
tor in the unt-Campbell contest.
Mr.. Merrill was one of three ap-
pointed by Superior Judge Sanford
of Maricopa county, the others be-
ing Judge Nea1on of Phoenix, who
acted as inspector for the court,
and Homer Woods of Prescott, for
Governor Hunt.
The decision of Judge Sanford
Monday to the effect that he had
no jurisdiction and throwing the
contest out of courtg stopped all
further counting, and no more in
spection is likely to be done unless
a new case is brought after the
certificate of election is issued to
Governor-elect Campbell, and on
which a fight is now being made.
Mr.. Merrill believes that Camp
bell will be inaugurated as Govern
or on January first, and that a con-
test may then be brought by Hunt,
recurring an official recount which
will take two or three months if
not longer to decide.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
ELECTION MIDDLE
Certificate of Election Given
Campbell, But Contest
May Be Renewed

All contests against the seating
of Governor-e1ect Thos. E. Camp
bell, January 1st, have been with
drawn, and his certificate of cleo
ton issued to him by Secretary of
State Osborn yesterday.
By agreement of counsel on both
sides the inspection of the ballots
will proceed, and in order that the
result may be expedited more than
one set OF. three inspectors will be
arranged.
This inspection will enable the
attorneys for both Hunt as con-
testant, and Campbell as contestee,
to present the real facts as to how
the votes were counted, to the
court, for his ruling, and from
which ruling no doubt an appeal to
the Supreme Court will be made
by the loser. 1t has been agreed
that jury trial will be waived,
therefore all hearings will be de-
cided first by Superior Judge R. c.
Stanford, of Maricopa comfy, and
later by the Supreme Court.
AS to the time required for a
final settlement there is wide diff
ference of opinion, but at the rate
the inspection is proceeding it can
not be completed before February
1st. Then will come the threshing
over of the disputed ballots in the
superior court, followed by appeals
to the supreme court, and if given
exclusive right of way in all courts,
the end could not be reached in
less than three months, while some
consider that six months will be
the minimum.
At any rate Campbell will un-
doubtedly be in the governors
chair during the legislature, and
much is expected of his admins
tration during that time at least.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Roll of Honor
BENSON GRAMMAR SCHOOL


The following pupils have been ne 1.-THE,
absent nor tardy this year:
Lena Jones' Emma Allen, Eleanor
Hedges. Thelma Kuns. Mildred Jones,
Francis ca Reyes. Della Treu, Chester Gil
lette.
Besides the above, these pupils have moi
been absent since school opened last Sep
tember:
Rosa Lee Clark. Marguerite Callahan,
Richard c. Treat, Leslie Hartn ett Horton
sia Diaz.
These have not been tardy this year:
Florence Etz. Josephine Diaz. Victoria
Wo, Allan Brown, Henry Robertson. Ray
mond Jennings, Herndonn Getwiller. Eve
lyn Jennings. Gale Jennings. Juan Nunez,
Ysabel Wo, Eva Trejo. Glenn Hedges,
Eldon Mckinney. Lucille Brown, Luisa
SOFA, Ramon Leon. Jesus Leon. Lola Du-
enes, Anna Maria Diaz, Frances Roberts.
Zelpha Jones. Pearl Allen. Alexandra Tru-
jiIlo, Maria Mendoza, Lewis Sheen.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23

ALL NIGHT LUNCH Room
Lunches put up for picnics and
parties. Sandwiches of all kinds
i'll any quantity Tea, coffee and
chocolate by the pint or gallon.
Next to Gem Second Hand Store.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
New Mining Company

While there have been dozens of
new mining companies promoted
in the Jerome district, as yet there
have been none in the Bisbee quad
rang1e until this week, when the
Queen-Ca1umet Extension. Com
pany was formed and subscriptions
opened for sale of stock.
Their property joins the Copper
Queen, as we'll as the Calumet and
Arizona on the south, east and
west in the Don Luis district, and
said to be directly in the line of
the largest ore bodies of the dis
trict.
The president is Parker Wood
man, for years superintendent of
the Copper Queen; secretary, Fred
J. Cleveland of Phoenix, and
among the list of directors is the
name of Doane Merrill, OF Benson.
The capital stock is three million
shares at $1.OO par, and the first
offering is 100, 900 shares at SO
cents and no more will be offered
at that price
1t is quite likely that all of the
first offering will be subscribed in
the Bisbee district.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Bank of Benson
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the regular annual stockholders
meeting of the shareholders of the
Bank of Benson will be held at
the banking rooms of the Bank of
Benson, Benson, Arizona, on the
fourth Tuesday i'll January, the
twentythird day, 1917, at P M.
for the election of directors for the
ensuing year and for such other
business as may come before the
meeting.
46-6t M. w. SMITH, Cashier.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
High School Notes

The girls of the domestic science
department held a display of the
work which has been accomplished
in that department for this year.
This exhibition was held for the
benefit of the patrons of the school,
and parents are earnestly request
ed to turn out to all high school
displays. The jel1ies and preserves
showed up. exceptionally well. We
are proud of this department and
we warmly congratulate Miss
Hughes and the girls.
Remember that the lyceum num-
Der is scheduled for Saturday night.
Mr.. Boyl is sure to please.
The B.. U. H. S. jitney carnival
was a grand success from every
point of view. We take this op-
portunity to thank the public for
their loyal support and liberal pat
ronage.
Raymond Mahoney and Chas.
Powell have been absent this week
because of sickness. We miss you
boys.
The Cochise Literary Society met
Friday and held lively meeting.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
Sinking Well

The attractive little suburban
place of c.. C. Woods, now occu-
pied by Mr.. J. A. Gumm and
family, is being exploited for that
most valued product of all to valley
farmers and landowners -artesian
water. Heber Martin, who has
gone into well-dri1ling, has charge
of operations, and the we'll is now
down 200 feet 1t is only ques-
ton of drill" as the place is in
the proven artesian belt. Mr..
Gumm says he is going to grow
some radishes next year, if moth
ing else. Probably something
else-but radishes, anyhow.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23
"JITNEY" CARNIVAL
Unique Entertainment Pro-
vided by Students of
Benson High

The jitney carnival held by the
Benson Union High School last
Saturday was grand success. The
fun began when the parade started
In the afternoon and was continued
until the last light was turned out
on the carnival grounds.
1t was gotten up by the teachers
and scholars of the school without
much advance publicity, and gave
the town people and others a real
good entertainment stunt, and at
the same time netted a snug sum
for the athletic fund of the school,
the sum realized being almost fifty
dollars.
The jitney band wagon, the
fine. horses Cd, the clowns, rubes
and other odd-costumed paraders,
caused much merriment and took
off, the regulation circus parade to
a nicely, even to the lady riders on
prancing" but more or less OBJ
streperous burros. The little CD
innocent baby boy in short pants
and his anxious mamma caught on
well with the spectators, as did all
the other features of the parade.
On the grounds there were vari-
Gus and sundry entertaining fea-
lures, money making schemes and
jitney shows, the moving pictures
being a drawing card. There was
lunch stand and home made cam
dy on sale, a doll-baby rack, for
tune telling booth and other fea-
lures.
Altogether the teachers who took
part and the pupils of the school
are to be congratulated upon hav-
ing provided very successful form
of entertainment.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23

A campaign for the extermina-
ton of prairie dogs, gophers and
rabbits in the Sulphur Springs val
ley is to be carried on this winter
and during the early spring by A.
L. Pascha1l, county agricultural
agent. Prairie dogs alone cause
damage annually to the extent of
500, 900, according to Mr.. Pas
chall, who declares the pests can
be exterminated at a cost of five
cents an acre.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23

The Domestic Art Department of
the Benson Union High School ex-
tended an invitation Thursday to
patrons of the school to come and
view an exhibit of their handi-
work, in the serving room of the
school, beginning at 3 o'clock, and
Friday from 9 o'clock till noon.
Many avai1ed themselves of the
opportunity of seeing the work of
the domestic art students.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23

The Tombstone Prospector is
out with a Christmas number OF
sixteen pages with cover, in addi-
ton to it's regular edition, filled
with good reading matter and a
liberal advertising patronage. A
commendable stroke of enterprise
for Our neighbor of the county
seat.
For SALE CHEAP-Three horses,
harnesses, wagon and surrey. Ap-
ply to F. H. Greissinger, P. O.
Box 90, Benson, on at farm Of {.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-23

Only few more days left of leap
year. Girls, take notice, and act
promptly.