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The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
OF THE LANDS OF THE STATE
OF ARIZONA.
Sale Commission, Phoenix, Arizona,
April 5, 1917.

In conformity with the provisions of
Article No. 10 of the State Constitution.
and by and under the authority given by
the provision of Chapter No. "a of the
Regular Session of the Second Legislature
of the State of Arizona. approved March
g. 1915, public notice is hereby given that
the State of Arizona, on the 22nd day of
June. 1917 at the hour of ten o'clock a. m.
at the main entrance of the courthouse of
the County of Cochise, in the town of
Tombstone, in the said County of Cochise,
in the State of Arizona, will sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
therefor, for cash money of the United
States, the following described lands of
the State of Arizona with all improve
ments thereon.
Commencing at point west thirty feet,
from the corner of Section Nine, Section
Ten, Section Fifteen and Section Sixteen,
Township Seventeen South, Range Twenty
East. ella and Salt River Base and Merid-
ian, and running thence South 80 degrees.
~ minutes, West "a chains; and running
thence North 1860 chains; running thence
South 76 degrees, 40 minutes, East 24.70
chains; running thence South 1870 chains
to the place of beginning containing forty
(4O) acres more or less, of land; also frac-
tional block forty-two (42) of the town of
Benson, together with all buildings and all
improvements thereon, and all water rights
and appurtenances thereto appertaining;
all of said property being situated and
located in the County of Cochise. State of
Arizona, and being the property upon
which is located the structure and build
ing heretofore known as the State Indus
trial School of the State of Arizona. Any
errors or inaccuracies in the above descrip-
ton of said lands and premises will be
corrected, and proper description thereof
set forth in the certificate of sale and deed
made to the purchaser of the same under
this notice OF sale.
Said lands and improvements having
been appraised at the sum or Five Ftun-
dred Dollars, no bid for less sum there
for will be considered and the right to
reject any and all bids is hereby reserved. .
Sale Commission
THOMAS E. CAMPBELL,
Covernoreof the State of Arizona.
WILEY E. JONES,
of the State of Arizona.
w, A, MOEUR,
State Land Com'r of the State of Arizona.
By P. J, MUNICH,
Deputy State Land Commissioner.
First pub. April IA. 1917.
Last pub. June 10. 1917.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09

Notary Public. Houses for rent
Fire Insurance.
Mrs. Mary F, Titus.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
Notice for Posting and Pub
fishing
United States Land Office.
Phoenix, Arizona, May 9TH, 1917.
Serial No O344OO

Serial No O3440O
Notice is hereby given that the SANTA
FE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
by Howell Jones its Land Commissioner,
has this day filed in this office its applica-
cation, Serial No. 0344O0, to select under
the provisions Of the Act of Congress ap-
proved April 2l, 1904. (33 Stat, 2lD the
following described lands, to wit:
S IL Sec. 81, S IL Sec. p, S IL Sec.
q and the S IL Sec "a, T. II S., R. y E.
Of the ella and Salt River Meridian, Ari-
zona.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the lands described, or desiring to object
because of the mineral character of the
land, or for any other reason, to the dis
posal to applicant, should file their afida-
Wits of protest in this office on or before
the 18th day of June, 1917.
l.. IRWIN,
Register
First pub May 49,
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SOnOita Items
(By Special Correspondent)

Mrs. w. B. Vail has gone to Los
Angles, where she will spend the
summer months.
Mrs. f. R. Purdum with the
young ladies of her Sunday School
class are here from Nogales for a
few days outing trip.
The regular monthly dance of
the Country Club was held at Fruit
land hall on Saturday night and
was, as usual, a huge success.
About forty couples were present
and it was very gratifying to see
so many of Our Nogales, Patagonia
and Benson friends in evidence.
The May Day Picnic on We'd
nesday was we'll attended by the
farmers of the various sections of
this end of the county, and every
one spent a most pleasant day. The
day was spent in the beautiful
grove near Elgin, and in the even
ing the dance was held at the Elgin
school house.
w. F. Christmann has been ap-
pointed United States Commis-
sioner for this judicial district, res
ident at Sonoita. After putting
forth an earnest effort. this section
has been successful in securing
recognition in this important mat
ter, which means so much to. the
convenience of its many home
steaders. Heretofore it has been
necessary to go to Tucson or No
gales to make final proof or initiate
a filing, involving a great loss of
time and expense; whereas III the
UIUlS ld1lu O1l1CC 1lldlIClS Cdll DC
attended to in the home section,
and from the standpoills of accessi-
bility no more central point in the
agricultural end of the county
could have been chosen.
After several months continuous
drilling operations, attended with
the usual ups and downs incidental
to this line of work, water was
struck in the we'll of Roland c.
Larimore at a depth of 410 feet.
The flow is a very strong one and
the water level is gradually raising
This is the first hole which has
ever been put down to water IN
the Mesa section, which has here
tofore been regarded with some
doubt, and proves the possibilities
of developing the underground sup
ply. Mr.. Larimore is now install
ling tWelve-foot windmill and
large concrete reservoir to insure
the supply for over one hundred
head of stock.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09

Buy a Liberty Loan Bond-and
buy it quick,
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
NOTICE OF CONTEST
DEPARTMENT OF THE. INTERIOR
United States Land Office. Phoenix. Ariz
May Is, 1917.

DEPARl MEM Or lF1E in NIENlOK
United States Land Office. Phoenix. Ariz.
May Is. 1917.
To Simon Hughes, of Benson. Arizona.
Contestee:
You are hereby notified that William ].
Hunt who gives Tucson. Arizona. as his
postoh1ce address, did on March lo, 1917.
file in this Office his duly corroborated ap-
plication to contest and secure the cancel
lation of your Homestead Entry No..
Serial No. O20948. made January II. 1913.
for E II Section 10, Township us. Range
JOE, C. & S. r. Meridian. and as grounds
for his contest he alleges that said land is
wholly unoccupied. unimproved and un-
cultivated, and that entryman's absence is
not caused by duty in the National Guard
along the Mexican border or by any other
military or naval service Of the United
States or in the National Guard Of any of
the states. and that the said Hughes had
been absent from the land for four years.
You are, therefore, further notified that
the sale. allegations will be taken as con-
fessed. and your said entry will be cam
celed without further right to be heard,
either before this Office 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
allegations of contest. together with due
proof that you have served copy of your
answer on the said contestant either in
person or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the
name of the postoflce to which you desire
future notices to be sent to you.
J. l.. IRWIN, Register.
JOHN J, BIRDNO. Receiver
Date of st pub Saturday, June z. 1917.
Date of I'd pub. Saturday, June 9. 1917.
Date of Sd pub Saturday. June l6, 1917.
Date Of 9TH pub. Saturday. June .. 1877
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school, 1000; preaching services
8 p. m. All cordially invited.
JAMES +. FERRIS, Pastor
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
Baby Mistaken

Some people think Butter is But
ter, but they never tried the real
article-Willcox Creamery Butter.
Charles Geotz can supply you.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
Notice

On account of numerous increases
in prices by the factory, we will be
compelled to advance our prices 10
per cent on all haying tools, now
ers, rakes. etc, on June 1st.
Benson Lumber & Com'l Co.,
Benson, Arizona.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
For Sale

Radishes, lettuce, beets, turnips,
new potatoes and peas, fresh ranch
eggs, and frying chickens SOC per
pound, live weight,
J. A. QUINN,
At the G.. C. Woods place,
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
Horses for Sale

We have about $50 range brood
mares to dispose of at very reason
able prices. sired by Percherons,
French Coach and Thoroughbreds.
Also some of Col. Greene's finest
bred stock-young studs and FL
lies, Very promising in the way
of speed. Any one wishing to in
vest correspond with H. Hender-
son, care Cananea Cattle Company,
Cananea. Son. Mexico.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09

Your fifty dollars for a Liberty
Bond will help swell the grand
total.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-09
LOCAL ITEMS

Buy a Liberty Loan bond.
Henry Fisher, of Fairbank, is i'll
town today,
Harold Gribble was OH short
yisit home the frst of the week.
Rev, N. Levison, of Chicago, is,
stopping at the Mansion Hotel.
Sam Barrow, of the Little ORA
goons, was in town Wednesday.
Frank Tischler, of Stems, we'll
known to many Bensonites, was i'll
town Yesterday.
Edgar Titus has taken position
under Signal Maintainer Maigg of
the Southern Pacific,
A big dance will be given for
the benefit of the Red Cross on
July 4th. Particulars next week.
Wanted-To exchange Los An
geles property for land near Ben
son. Inquire of Signal Realty Co.
Messrs. c. F. Moss and F. n.
Winston, a visitor from Wisconsin,
nlotored to Wilcox on a two days
trip this week.
Charles Powell left the latter part
of last week for Fl Paso, expecting
10 remain through the summer
having secured employment there.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Elayer and
children of Copper Hill near Miami,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. G.,
Smith at this place las Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Doane Merrill leaves Mon
day for trip east, her destination
being New York City, where she
expects to make a visit of several
weeks,
DR.. A. NJ. McCrery, from Doug
las, veterinary surgeon and den
fist, is in town for a few days. He
is making headquarters at the
Short Line Motor Co.. s garage,
Mrs. B. Maier left Tuesday for
Tempe, where she will attend the
closing exercises of the State Nor
NAL School. Her son, Louis B.
Maier, is one of this years gradu-
ating class at the school,
Mr.. and Mrs. J 7. Mahoney and
family will spend a good portion of
the summer on the coast, leaving
soon Mrs. Mahoney and son Ray
mond returned Wednesday from a
visit to their former home at Dem
ing, N. M.
Ida Blanche Getzwiller, young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. c.
Getzwiller, and Pierre, son of Mr..
Mrs. J, H. GetzWiller, are expected
home Saturday from Tempe, where
they have been attending the State
Normal School.
The Signal has received the an
nouncement of the thirtieth annual
commencement exercises of the
Tempe State Normal School, be-
ginning Friday. June 1st and end
ing yesterday, with the commence
ment address by Governor Thomas
E. Campbell.
Mr., H. Jastro, of Bakersfield,
%d1., plCS4QClll VI -tuC DOQ Illlds
Land & Cattle Co.. with Mr.. II K :.
Street, manager of the company
were in town Saturday, the former
en- route home from an inspection
trip to the company's holdings
near Fairbank.
Mrs. w, A. Mapes, of Bowie,
came over Monday on a business
trip, looking after property inter
ests here. Mr.. NLapes and Miss
Lottie arrived Friday, the latter
from the Tempe Normal, where she
has been a student. All left this
morning for Bowie.
Rev, H. c. Corey, of Webb,
Presbyterian missionary for Ari-
zona we'll known to Benson people,
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that being the place where the Cir
cult Court for said county is held,
on the tenth 10) day of November,
A. d. 1917, at 1000 o'clock in the
forenoon of that day; which said pre-
misses are situated in the Township
of Antwerp, Van Buren, County,
Michigan, and described as follows,
to-wit:-
The southwest fractional quarter
(SWfrA) Of Section nineteen 19),
Town three (3) south, Range thirteen
(13) west, except commencing at the
west quarter (WA) post of said
Section nineteen 19), thence south
twenty-one and twenty-six hundred
tbs (21.26) chains to a stake, thence
east twenty-siX and ffty-siX hun
dredths (26.56) chains to railroad
right-of-way, thence northwesterly
along railroad right-of-way twenty
five and thirty-four hundredths
(25.34) chains to stake, thence west
twelve and forty-three hundredths
12.43) chains to the place of begin
ming, said parcel thus excepted con-
tanning forty-one and forty-siX hun
dredths (41.46) acres.
Also that portion Of the southeast
quarter (SEA) of said Section nine
teen Q9) lying west of railroad
right-of-way.
Hortense A. Mann
Mortgage.
Dated, August Sth, 1917.
Glenn f. Warner,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Business Address,
Paw Paw, Michigan. 2St13
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CHANCERY SALE.

In pursuance and by virtue of Ger
tain decree, of the Circuit Court for
the county Of Van Buren,, State of
Michigan, In Chancery, made and
dated the 25th, dan of July, A. D.
1917, in a cause therein pending in
said court, wherein George j. Carpen-
ter and leila L. Carpenter are Plain
tiffs and Thomas Barnum, Elmer
Savage, Oma Savage, George B. Glib
son and Fife M. Gibson are defen
dants said cause being for the pur-
pose of foreclosure of certain mort
gage given by defendants, Thomas
Barnum, Elmer Savage and Oma
Savage to one l.. A. Carpenter now
deceased, which said mortgage is set
forth and described in the Bill Of
Complaint in said cause, and in said
decree.
Notice is hereby given that shall
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Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that in pursuance of the power
of sale contained in said mortgage
and by virtue of the statute in such
case made and provided Said mort
gage will be foreclosed by a sale Of
the mortgaged premises, or so much
as may be necessary the amount due
on said mortgage, and the attorney
fee provided by the terms of said
mortgage, taxes and other costs and
expenses of said sale as provided by
law. The premises described in said
mortgage will be sold at public ven
due to the highest bidder for cash at
the North front door Of the Court
House in the Village of Paw Paw,
County of Van Buren, and State of
Michigan, (said Court House being
the place of holding the Circuit Court
for said County, on Saturday the
9th day of October, A. d. 1917, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon Of said
day. The description of said mort
gagged premises. to be sold being as
follows:
Parcel of land on section twelve
(12) Town three (3) South, Range
Fourteen (14) West and particularly
described as commencing nine co.
rods and twelve (12) feet north of So
west corner of lot formerly owned by
George P. Linderman (now f. B
Longwel) on North Kalamazoo street
Village of Paw Paw, North on Easter
ly line of street eight (S) rods to Will
Payne, easterly on South line OF
Payne, seventeen (i7) rods and twenty
eight (2S) inches, southerly eight 81
rods, westerly on North line of Lind.
erman seventeen (17) rods and twenty.
eight (2s) inches to place of begin
ming, Village of Paw Paw, County Of
Van Buren, and State of Michigan.
Dated, July Goth, 1917.
Paw Paw Savings Bank
Assignee of Mortgage
A. Lynn Free
Attorney for Assignee.
Business Address, Paw Paw, Mich.
27t13
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sell at public auction to the highest
bidder at the north front door of the
Court House in the Village of Paw
Paw, County of. Van Buren,, State of
Michigan, (Said Court House being
the place of holding the Circuit Court
in and for said County, on Saturday
the 9Th, day of September, A. d.
1917, at 1000 o'clock in the forenoon
of said day, all or so much thereof as
may be necessary to raise the amount
due to said plaintiff, by the terms of
said decree, together costs and .ex-
penses of sale, of the following des-
cribed premises, towit: The north
half az of the north east quarter
(A) of the north east quarter (A)
of section twenty-one (21), town two
(2) south, range seventeen (17) west
Van Buren, County, Michigan.
Dated, this 25th, day of July, A. d.
1917.
Oran w. Rowland
Circuit Court Commissioner,
Van Buren, County, Mich,
Fred c. Cogshall, Atty. for Plaintiffs
Business Address, South Haven, Mich.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS, default having been
made in the payment of a certain in
denture of mortgage bearing date
the tenth day of April, A. D. 1915,
made and executed by Margaret B.
Rawlins of the city of Chicago and
State of Illinois to John B. Shower
man of the city of Sturgis and State
of Michigan, which said mortgage
was, afterwards, on the 18th day of
April A. ID. 1916 at four o'clock in
the afternoon of said day duly re-
corded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Van Buren, County, Michi-
gan 100 of mortgages on page 100,
and which said mortgage was, after
wards, on the 18th day of April A..
ID. 1916 duly assigned by the said
John B. Slovenian to the Paw Paw
Savings Bank, a corporation, and
assignment was duly recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Van Buren, County, Michigan, in
Liber LOG of mortgages on page 492,
and, Whereas, the power Of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage, has accord
ing to the terms thereof, become
operative and the whole amount Sc
cured by said mortgage is now due
and payable, and amount now claimed
to be due on said mortgage, at the
date of this notice, is the sum of One
thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven and ninety-five one hundredths
dollars 1,sS795) principal and in
terest, and the further sum of forty
five and 52-100 dollars (S45.52) for
taxes on said mortgaged premises
paid by the assignee, making the
total amount due the sum Of One
thousand nine hundred and thirty.
three and 47-100 dollars ($1,933.41
and no suit at law or proceedings ir
chancery having been instituted t.
recover the debts secured by sale
mortgage or any part thereof,
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STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Circuit Court for the County O
Van Buren, in Chancery.

Austin d. Conway and Fracie Con-
way-Plaintiffs.
vs.
Moody Emerson, or "his unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees and assigns"
Samuel Murdoch or "his unknown
heirs devisees, legatees and assigns"
Timothy Morse, or "his unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees and assigns"
Defendants
Suit pending in the Circuit Court
of Van Buren, County, In Chancery
this 30th, day of June, A. D. 1917.
1t appearing from the bill of COM
plant on file and from the affidavit
thereto attached that the defendants
Moody Emerson, Samuel Murdoch
and Timothy Morse at one time
acquired some interest, title, claim or
possible right, or estate in and to
some of the lands described in said
bill of complaint, which they have not
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conveyed or released, and that it can
not be ascertained whether they are
dead or alive, and if alive where they
reside or if dead whether they left
surviving them any representatives
or heirs,
1t is therefore ordered that the
above named defendants cor their un-
known heirs, devisees, legatees and
assigns" cause their appearance to be
entered in this suit on or before
three months from the date of this
order and that within twenty days
the said plaintiffs cause this order to
be published in The True Northerner
a newspaper printed, published and
circulating in Van Buren, County for
the statutory period.
l.. Burget Des Voignes
Circuit Judge.
To the above named defendants:-
Take notice that the bill of COM
plant in this case is filed to bar any
interest, right, title or claim which
you or any of you have in and to
certain lands and to quiet plaintiffs
title hereto, said lands being situated
in the county of Van Buren,, Michigan
and described as The north half of
the north half of the north west
quarter of section nine, town four
south range fifteen west; and the
north thirty acres of the south half
of he north half of the north west
quarter of section nine, town four
south range fifteen west; also that
part of the south west quarter of Sec
ton four described as, Beginning at
the south quarter post of said section
four running thence north on the
quarter line Poll feet, thence west
57S feet, thence south "A degrees and
30 minutes west 121 feet, thence
south % degrees and 80 minutes east
81 feet thence south 40 degrees west
102 feet, thence north AZ degrees and
| 30 minutes west 90 feet, thence south
A degrees 80 minutes west 258 feet,
thence south 80 degrees and 80
minutes east 303 feet thence south 4S
degrees and 80 minutes west 325 feet
to center of highway, thence north 40
degrees west in center of highway
III feet, thence south 70 degrees and
80 minutes west PIT feet to the
banks of creek, thence south along
the banks of said creek to a point
1850 feet west of the quarter post of
said section thence south to section
line, thence east 1850 feet to the
place of beginning, said description
by metes and bounds containing fifty
two acres more or less.
Yours &c
Thos. j. Cavanaugh
Attorney for Plaintiffs
Business Address Paw Paw, Michigan
25t7.
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(S35.00) provided for in said mort
gage, and no suit or proceeding at
law having been instituted to recover
the money secured by said mortgage
or any part thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that by virtue of the
power of sale contained in said mort
gage and in pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by
a sale of the premises therein des-
cribed, at public auction, to the high
est bidder, at the front door of the
Court house in the Village of Paw
Paw in said County of Van Buren,,
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the
conditions of a certain mortgage
made by JOSEPH c. ALLEN and
MAY. M. ALLEN, husband and wife,
dated June Goth, 1915, and recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds
for the county of Van Buren,, Michi-
gan, on the 2Sth, day of June, 1915,
in Liber 101 of Mortgages, page 456,
on which mortgage there is claimed
to be due at the date of this notice
the sum of four hundred dollars
($400) principal, thirty-one and &c
100 dollars ($31.26) interest and an
attorney fee of thirty-fve dollars