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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Dante, 10 Martin Homer,
jenz pracoval v Quealove skladu,
Sc pfidal k vojsku a slice k signal
nimu sboru, v Sioux City.
lou stfedu v noci vydavatel zdejsi-
no casopisu s manzelkou a nejstar
81 dcersu Sc sGGastnili svatby ne
kolik mil cd m6sta a nechali Gtyr.y
dftky donna. Kamna hodne zatah
Ii a plyny bezmala udusily vsech-
ny dftky, avsak dix duchapfftom-
nosti jednoho devGatka ktere otev-
felo dvefe kdyz Sc probudilo.
Kdyz manzele pfisli domu ditky
byly jest6 trochu omameny a jed
no device pablo ma kamna a opalilo
81 oblicej.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Tyndall. 10-B9hem m9sice lis
topadu, zivotni statistyky okazuji
nasledovne: 10 povolenf k shatku,
mezi mimi FIR. Simanovi cd Lester
vile a 81. Emme Hronove cd Wag
ner; 4 umrtf; 16 porodn, mezi nj
mi tyto; F. S. digger, dcera, Vic
tor Becvaf, dcera; Pavel Petffk,
syn; Emil A. Peska. syn; Jos.
Duffek, dcera; Josef Sutera, syn;
VIM. Pesek, syn.-Robert Jira-
SEX, jenz farmafil 8 mil severne
cd mesa Sc minulS patek popletl
ma rozumu a vybor pres sflene jej
odkazal do Istavu v Yankton.
Mladfk byl sam ma farme, kterou
removal a nema zde pfibuznych.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

|centa a budou splatne 1 ledna ro-
ku 1923. Ably Sc kolkh prodalo
dosti, jest vypocteno, Re kazda O.
SODA v zemi by jich musela koupi.
ii "a SIG. SO. Postmistr ma kazde
poste vam to do podrobna vysvGt-
II. Jest zahodno ably kazdf kolky
kupoval, nebot tim vlastne pljcuje
penfze sve vlasti na 1sp6sne vede-
nj valky proti nemeckym barba-
rum.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Koupili iste 81 jiz Gsporove kol-
ky Ma poste? Vlada jich chce pro
dati "a diva bilIiony behem tohoto
mesice a behem roku 1918 M We
deni valky. Tax zvane Thrift
Stamps stoji kus % ctu. a lepi Sc
do de,ek, ktere dostanete ma pos
te. Kdyz iich nalepite l6, obdr-
ute "a ne War-savings Certificate
Stamp S doplatkem cd ~ do %
eth. Tyto pax lepite do jinych de
SEX a mizete 81 jich koupiti az "a
500 najednou. ale ne vic celkem
nezli "a $1,000. Tyto nesou 4 pro
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Vefejna drazba Sc Dude odb5va-
ii ma farme Jana N%ovotntho, 2
mil ma zapad cd a 5 mil ma Jill cd
Tabora, a mill severov5chodne cd
MencnitG, v dtert Is prosince,
pfi ktere Sc proda IL konf, 20 ku-
sG dobytka, 70 prasat, slepice,
Overland automobil, si!o, farmer
ske s~troje, atd. Zacatek v 10 bod
rano. Alois Novotny, admins
traitor. Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Guverner Norbeck koneGn9 ma
Wade vymohl, re jednotky vsech
tech jenz patfili k narodni garde,
a byli odvedeni, budou udrzeny
pohromadG, totiz, Re ia misto 1pl.
neho r%oztrhani, a %rozdeleni, bu-
dou drzani pohromade, jake pred
odvodem do vojenskych taborG.
Pfikladn6 Yanktonska jednotka
byla roztrhana avsak die tOho bu.
de dana dohromady, jak Sc to do.
Guverner jel schvalne k vuli tomu
do Washington.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13
RHINE zpravy..

Scotland, lob. +. Brown. II
roxy start osadnfk zemfel ma ST.
deGnf vadu v patek. 20 vecefi Sc
chtel odebrati ma ldzko a dostal
zachvat.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Kupuji drdbez a vejce a platim
vzdy nejlepsi trzni ccnu. j. +.
MikOlasek. Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

u Brookings Sc oznamuje, Re le-
tos We statu bylo nejmene ztraty
vepfI ma choleru cd roku 1912.
Pc cele zemi prS o million meme
poslo neil v roce 1916.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Sioux Falls, 10 Wayne Voss,
4 roxy starS pred nedavnem spad-
null do cementove nadrzky s vo-
dou a utonul. Jeho matka slysela
pokfik druheho decka, ale kdyz
hosika vytahla, byl jiz mrtev.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Pierre, 6--SedmnactS vtroGni
pfehled pokroku tohoto statu byl
vydan historickym oddelenim, kite
re- okazuje, re Sc re statu vyvezlo
do trhu pc zeleznicfch obili, donna
efch zvifat, a jinych vyrobkh mas
I-l.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Aberdeen, I've stfedu Sc zde
odbyvala zchIze v6tsiho poGtu Gle
MI domaci straze, a mluvilo Sc o
tom jak zabraniti ohhIm v eleva-
torech a jintch skladistfch. Cd
poruGovalo Sc, by vsecky elevate
ry a mlyny a skladiste Sc v noci
hlfdali, nebot agent nemecke Via
dy a Nemci nespi. Vetsina techto
ohhu byla zalozena. Jeden Glen
hlasil, Re bylo jiz v tonic statu le-
tos zniGeno obilf timto zpIsobem
tolik, Re by Sc tim vyzivilo sto IT,
sic vojska celt rok.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Centerville, 10-Oscar Ostrum
jel S r0dinou ma AUTOMOBILE a ma
ceste Jim vbehl do cesty zajfc, kite
ry Sc poplasil a skocil do prGcelni-
no skla, ktere Sc rozbilo a Ostrum
jakOz i ostatni byli pofezrni sklem
ma %oblicejich, Zajic byl hozen do
zadniho sedadla a pax zabit.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Yankton, 7--Minule dtery rano
sud- Boyles oddal 81. May Nikody
movu a Harry Blocka. Maiden
Gem a dfuziGkou byli 81. Hazel
Block a Frank Nikodym. Pc OBJ
fadech Sc odbfvala hostina v obyd
Ii rodicd nevesty, manzelu FIR Nj
kodymovych. Novomanzele Sc
usadi ma farme u Napa, kterou re
Mich vlastni.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Jak cervep5 kffz v tonic statu
pokracuje, uvadime zde cislice:
Statnfm direktorem jest byvaly Sc
nator r. j. Gamble; vsech clenG
jest SO, 1872, Gill hnedle IL pro cent
vseho obyvatelstva; okresnfch Cd
bocek jest 81 a mfstnfch odv9tvf
356. Celkem Sc jiz vybralo pres
100000 ma Gerveny kffz.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Lesterville = Minulou nedeli
zapas mezi John Hoferem a Chas.
Millerem skonGil S praGkou. Ia
pasnfci NELL ma sebe pifku z dfi-
vejsfch zapasu, a neil Sc obecen-
stvo nadalo poGali do sebe mlatiti
pestmi., a obecenstvo melo uslech
tilou zabavu hnedle.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-13

Vysledek sbfrky ma sdruzeni
kfestanskych mladfkd v tonic ok
resu pred nedavnem, byl dobrS.
V okresu sc m9lo sebrati $4,000 a
se5ralo Sc $6743,7 II. V Tyndall
Sc sebralo SLAP. SO, We Springfield
1892 OF, We Scotland S140O. 90,
v Avon $13O6. 95, Tabofe $419.
90 a Kingsburg $685. 5
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
"Good TactiCks.

Cattle ticks and powder don't
mix.
Would you rather feed a tick or
feed a soldier? The dipping vat
gives you real choice
Every herd marched 70 the dip
nino yat hglps ear soldiers mar n
to the hont S'
Every cattle tick is sucking ct
the nation S commissary.
Don't let ticks entrench them
selves in the hides of your cattle.
That dipping vat will help keep
our navy afoat and our armies
afield.
Dept. of Agriculture.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
Fogleman, Sunday.

Fogleman, Sunday.
Marvin Lowery was here Sun
day
Tom Lawson and Miss Ora Lee
Cook we're visiting here Sunday.
A. R. Arp made business trip
to Benton, Saturday.
Mrs. Bernice Boyd is very i'll.
Alex Green is improving from
an extended spell of illness.
There will be Sunday school at
Mount Hermon every Sunday
afternoon, and at Benton Station
every Sunday morning. Let ev-
erybody attend.
Amos Fogleman was in Ocoee
Sunday.
Children's day services will s
held at Mount Hsrnoll on flis
seaynd SUNDAY II 5ais ssal'
good speeches and music will D
made. and good time is in store
! for all who attend.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
DucktOwn p PdStOr
Will Assist in .,
Revival at Benton

Rev. McGhee, pastor OF the
Southern Methodist church at
Ducktown, will assist *: the revi-
val meeting to begin in Benton the
second Sunday in July.
These services will be CO. opera
tive among the churches every
body is invited to attend and al
Christians are urged to assist ii
helping the cause.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
Second Case Against
PIumley Is Dismissed

The case of the United States
versus B. H. Plumley OF Duck
town for selling liquor, which was
to have been tried in the federal
court. was dismissed by application
of the attorney general.
Plumley is serving a sentence
in the county Jail for the same
offense in a different case.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION ELECTION

July 20, 1917, first oIeeklen.
Voters will vote simply "fer -
against" the conventlen.
Sept. 20, 1917, election Of dels-
gates. EVERY county VIII be
entitled to ONE delegate, some
counties to mora, making i2I
delegates N all.
Oct. 80, 1917, convention Will
meet In Nashville. Il WILL NOT
write the Constitution aneW y
will merely suggest AMEND
MENTs, which must be voted
on by the people.
The Convention will fln tne
date Of the election on fne
amendments. Each amendqeHe
must be voted on separately ~
THE PEOPLE. A majority Of the
votes cast on each amendmsns y
necessary to its adoption.
oso
In all counties voting under
the Dortch Law. a re1lstrst1on
certificate is necessary to VOTE
1915 poll tax receipt 10 ne7es-
sary to vote. II must be palc ~
June 2a, 1917.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
Was Publicly Drunk:
He Got i'm Jail.

Ernest Langston was brought IN
from Ducktown and pladed in the
county Jail here Monday for pub
lie drunkenness.
He had been tried before Esq
E. L. Amburn at Ducktown and
fined $28, and was not able to pay
the fine.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
Benton Station.

Bryson Schumacher, Misses LII
cy Kimsey and Pearlie Mae Full
bright and others of this section
attended the children day ser
vices at Piney, Sunday.
Misses Sallie, Emma and Laura
Schumacher visited Mrs. J. f.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28

Vernon Cloyd has had his resi-
dence painted. The painting work
is going on, on the residences OF
Francis Painter and F. L, Steph :
ems, in Benton.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
LOCAL NEWS

Mayor c. A. Nee. OF Cleveland,
was in Benton Sunday.
Miss Debbie Sue Biggs of route
l is improving from an attack OF
fever.
Mrs. Emma Cutcher, OF Young
Harris, Ca, is visiting friends in
Benton.
Rev. Waggoner will fill his reg
ular appointment at the Baptist
church next Sunday.
Mrs. B. P. Rollins visited her
daughter, Mrs. Homer Green, OF
near Charleston, Sunday.
Frank Harrison of Wauxahatchie
Texas is visiting his brother,
Charles Harrison, in Benton.
Matte Perian, an inmate OF the
county poorhouse, died Saturday
night. She was a. years OF age
An infant of Press Bates, OF
Benton Route one, died Saturday
night and was buried at Reliance
Sunday.
Frank Withrow has accepted a
position as truck driver for the
county, hauling crushed rock OF
the Benton Ducktown pike.
Rev. Hicks will not fill hi:
appointment at Oak Grove on ac'
count of the decoration to be helc
at Mt. Hermon by the Odd Eel
flows next Sunday.
| The News wishes to urge 1T
correspondents to report all hap
penings of importance the curren
week. We do not like to publish
stale" news, and nothing IS o
more Importance to a newspape
! than being able to publish news II
the earliest issue after it happens
zxIe have an efficient corps OF cor
sndents and We wish to than
fs3s pasl assistance We tee
sue they WISH Z $50 y Y: Z
ing the news to our readers q
much as they consistently can.
Edgar Brock, who holds po
sition with the L. and N. Railwa
, Co, and son of Joe Brock
; this place, shot and killed a negr
in Gainesville, Ca, recently
. The negro had made disrespect
full remark to Mrs. Brock, Ed
wife and when Ed asked hin
. he made an insulting reply,
: thing which no respectable ma
: would ignore. Brock was trle
and came clear. His friends
Q this section and elsewhere regre
i the occurrence but rejoice at hi
. acquiital.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28
The News is

now located i'm it's new home
on the north side of Benton
and better prepared than
heretofore to take care OF
orders for Job Printing and
Advertising. Especially now
do we solicit the patronage of our friends, and are
confident that they will help and that we can help
them in return Telephone, write or bring US your
orders, to which pledge our very best dttehuo"'
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-06-28

J.H. TAYLOR, Jeweler
Watches. Clocks, Electrical Goods.
Auto Repairing. Storage Supplies.
General Repair Work. Goodyear
and United States Tires.
TELEPHONE 80. Calls answered day
Opp. Co. Jail. or night.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
Enlarged Homestead Area

Washington, March IA More
than / 500, 900 acres of land, most
ly ilon-irrigable, were designated
under the enlarged homestead act
i'll February; according to the au-
nouncement of Secretary Lane of
the Interior department. Under
this act act entrymen may acquire
a homestead of $50 acres of land. :
The states with the approximate
number of acres designated in each
are as follows Arizona, 22,5OO;
Colorado, 24o, 900; Idaho, 1000;
Kansas, $4,000; Montana, 1S5, 900;
New Mexico, 461, 300, and Nortl,
Dakota, 541 500 acres.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
BENSON COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA MARCH
that was granted them for specific

that was granted them for specific
purposes,
With the coming of the veterans
there would be an influx of capital
so necessary for the establishment
of towns. roads, bridges, irrigation
systems and the prospecting of the
lands for valuable minerals. In
the course of time the exterior
boundaries of the Forest Reserves
would be reduced, as would also
the immense territory now included
in the Indian Reservations.
The Rural Credit Bill will make
money accessible to the small far
mer. and in few years hard times
woulfi be an unheard of thing in
Arizona.
BY bringing men from the differ
ent states we will be linked not
only with bonds of steel to the east
but also with ties of blood. The
overcrowded tenements in our large
cities will be emptied and an ex-
odus towards the West where a
home and independence can be so
easily secured.
The people of Arizona should CO.
operate with the newspapers in
placing the advantages of the South
west before our friends in the East
so that we can build up our state
and have an army of volunteers
here ready and willing at all times
to respond to the Governments call
to service.
Arizona would not be alone in
'reaping the benefits of this method
of advertising. Ten other states of
the West have vast areas of public
lands, much of it still unsurved.
With the exception of Nevada and
Utah, Arizona has more unappro-
priated land and more unsnrved
land than any other state. So none
will be more vitally interested in
inducing emigration to our beloved
State.
JAMES P. LAWN.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
Attended Cattlemen's Meeting

Mr.. 10. H. Getzwiller, proprietor
of the ON Ranch, situated in the
foothills of the Dragons twelve
miles east of Benson, attended the
annual meeting of the Panhandle
and Southwestern Stockman's s Asso-
citation at El Paso, Texas, the 9th,
9TH and 9Th, returning last Thurs
day. He is very enthusiastic over
the success of the big gathering,
and says in his experience it out
did anything of it's kind ever at
tempted. The visiting members,
whose domain extends from the
northern border of the Texas pan
handle to the Colorado river on the
west, were given the entire freedom
of the city during the week of the
meeting.
Much business of interest was
transacted and three days were
crowded with events every minute
of the time A smoker was given
on Wednesday evening the 9TH, to
the visitors. with negro ninstrels,
athletic contests and a splendid re-
past, the evening ending with. a
theatrical performance.
The Frontier Day entertainment
was a great drawing card, begin
ming on the 9TH and tapping over
into the next day Altogether it
was the biggest affair staged in the
interest of the association
Roswell, New Mexico, was chosen
as the next place of meeting
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17

WASHINGTON, March 15--Or-
ganization of the rural credits sys-
tenn was completed yesterday with
the appointment of officers and di-
reotors for the farm loan bank at
Berkeley, California, the last on
the list of twelve such institutions
throughout the country to be open
ed soon under the direction of the
farm loan board. No date has been
set for the opening but the presi-
dents of the twelve banks are to
confer with the board here within
the next ten days and work out the
details of putting the system into
operation. The officers of the Ber-
kelley bank selected by the farm
loan board are: President, Burre1l
G. White, San Francisco; vice pres
ieent, r. L. Douglas, Fallon, New;
secretary, S. A. Reed, Los Angeles;
treasurer, DR.. George w. Thomas,
Logan, Utah.
The officers and DR.. Ellwood
Mead of Berkeley, will constitute
the directorate. Lysander Cassidy
of Phoenix, Arizona, was appoent-
ed registrar and attorney.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
An Enjoyable Social
Party
Given at the Home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Smith
Tuesday Evening

Among the many charming So
cial events of the. week none SUR
passed that given by Mr.. and Mrs.
A c.. Smith, in honor of their
house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.:
Clernons, and as a farewell to Miss
Louise Wray, leaving this week for
her home at Nashville, Tenn, A
most ENJOYABLE evening was spent
, at cards, and at the conclusion of
the games beautiful prizes were
awarded. Mrs. A. w Bard, hav-
ing highest ladies' score, was pre-
sented with a bottle of imported
toilet water. Mrs. H @. Robert
son received the consolation prize,
two beautiful hand made handker-
chiefs. Mr.. A. w, Bard, having
the highest gentlemen S score, won
handsome leather portfolio. Mr..
u. c. Keen received the consolation
prize, box of egg-nog chocolates.
The prizes were exceptionally nice
and useful, Miss Wray's being a
lovels silk beaded bag, Mrs. Glenn
ons. a beautiful card case, the hand
work of the hostess. Mr.. Clemons
received cigars. Delicious refresh
ments of fruit salad, cake. and cof.
fee were served and thoroughly en-
joyce. 5
The guests were, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. 9. Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs.
c, F. Moss, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Keen, Mr.. and Mrs, H. w. Etz.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bard. DR.. and
Mrs. E. B. Thompson. Mrs. ] H.
Getzwiller, Mrs F. J. Castaneda.
Mr.. ]. b. Castleman. ~ Y
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Cochise Literary Society
gave a moonlight hike. and weine
roast last Friday the 9th. The
crowd assembled at the High School
from whence they rambled out up
ON the mesa until suitable camp
ing ground" was found There
everyone gathered around the camp
fire, roasted wienes, sang songs and
told stories. At ten o'clock the jolly
crowd meandered homeward. every
one had great time.
We are glad to see that Bill Etz
and Ada May Etz, who were alb
sent from school because of sick
ness, have returned.
Baudelio R. Martinez, our star
typist, has successfully written the
monthly Remington speed test of
rorty net words minute for a pc
riod of ten minutes. He was al
lowed only five mistakes. Mitch
will receive leather card case Of
fered as a prize by the Remington
Typewriter Company,
Last Wednesday Mr.. Barnaby
rendered a splendid and delightful
program before the assembly. 1,
was appreciated by every one.
In the study of toasts and aftel
dinner speeches last. Friday the
Senior English Class held class
banquet with Louis Kempf as toast
master. Mr.: Robertson was guest
of honor. Grape juice and nabis-
Goes were served as refreshments.
The toasts and toasters were as
follows.
Lee Simpson. To the Faculty.
Blanche Koons. To the Stars
Nye Etz. To Midnight Oil, (Gas-
o1ine)
Harold Holcomb. To The Ever
green, (Freshy)
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
Production and Pre-
paredness
A Correspondent Advocates
Granting Public Lands
to Army Veterans

Nothing so calls the attention oi
the government at the present time
as PREPAREDNESS.
To my mind increasing the pop
s1iafion of the states west of the
Rocky Mountains will do more tc
preserve peace than anything else
that I can conceive.
The West is the granary of the
world, where the men, mules and
meals will be raised. There are al
the present time about ESQ, 900, ,0OC
acres of unappropriated public
land, and there is movement On
foot to introduce bill in Congress
to give every Union and Spanish
American.W Veteran 100 acres
of land provided he will live on it
six months, and place one hundred
dollars on it in permanent improve
ments.
The Grazing Homestead bill will
be the means of appropriating mil
lions of acres of land in the West,
and in a few years they will be
placed on the tax roll thereby re-
ducing the present high tax rate;
and the bill to which / have re-
ferred as the War Veterans bill,
will have the same affect.
Many of the veterans are pen
stoned so five can induce them to
emigrate from the East to the West
the pension fund would be more
equably distributed and help to
support the veterans until they
could acquire title to the land.
Millions of acres of land have
been granted for the purpose of
wagon roads which were intended
for military purposes, and there is
no reason why the veterans, trained
soldiers, who are accustomed to
respect the flag and to obey legally
constituted authority would not be
a welcome factor to the state of
Arizona.
At the present time there are 49,
597 900 acres of unappropriated
land in Arizona, only 5000, 900 of
which have been surveyed, leaving
a remainder of 1900, 900 still un-
surveyed. The advent of the sol
diers would be the means of not
only having the land settled but
but also of having it legally sur
veyed, which would be help to
the 10000, 900 acres of land which
the state of Arizona owns in school
sections and the $4,000 acres
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17
Sale of the School Building
Editor Benson Signal:

| Editor benson Signal:
No doubt quite number of Ben
son citizens are interested in the
bills before the legislature concern
ing the sale of the old Industrial
School building to the Benson
Union High School, AS member
of the Board of Education, inter
ested in seeing this long delayed
matter cleared up, l went to the
state capital to see what could be
done. I found upon arrival in
Phoenix that a bill had been intro
duced in the Senate and that it had
passed. l got busy at once to try
and get it through the house After
the bill passed the house it was dis
covered that it only described a
fraction of a block that had been
purchased for the state by Super
intendent J. F. Mahoney of. the In
dnstria1 School, and that it didn't
include the forty acres or any of
the ground that the buildings are
on. / phoned at once to Benson
for description of the grounds, in
the mean time informing Governor
Campbell of the defect of the bill
and asking for his veto, which he
assented to. The next day I got
copy of the deed to the forty acres
and had typewriter copy of it
made, after which l compared it
with the original and found them
to be alike. I took this copy to
the Senate, where it had to be
printed. The end of the session
was SO near that it required hard
work to get it through the Senate
and then over to the house to haye
it acted upon. as the time was so
short
The bill finally got through the
house about o'clock in the morn
ing shortly before it adjourned.
The next morning I went to the
Governor Office to see him sign
the bill and we found out by COM
pairing the bill with the copy of the
deed that few words had been
left out. Only three sides of the
land had been described. This was
not complete description of the
1 land. A deed could not be drawn
from such description, The error
evidently occurred in the printing
room of the Senate.
I don't feel to blame any one
connected with the affair. The
Governor is not to blame in the
least, as he was anxious that the
people of Beuson should have the
building and grounds. Everybody
worked hard for the bill, and it
was simply rush to get it COM
p1eted and through during the last
hours of the session that caused the
mistake to be made.
Yours truly.
M. P. Cosby.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-17

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