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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22
C0TrON MARKETS.


NEW YORK. April @l.-Thcrc was sharp
rally in the cotton market to-day. Weather
and crop news continued Very favorable
but II seemed that considerable short in
decline. Prices advanced Oh covering for
over the week end. July contracts sold up
to 10. ac. comparing with 1850. the low
level II yesterday, and closed AT Sc
at n net decline of - To - points.
There som" irrcguiarity right after
long accounts had been pretty well liauidntcd
earlier in the week and the market Snon
turred n-mer on continued covering. Re-
ports that Southern spot holders wrre un,
10 stimulate tho demand late in the morn
ms when May sold NJ to l9. s'c and October
To 1886, with active months showing net
Shade or from tho host under realizing.
Open High. Low Close:
July ....'....'. Ia, ~ 1 III 1s Ia isSs
January isHs Is.S is u 1887
N NFM Sic Bic SICK sSa5ek bs!ss 0ve"s"'
Total to-day AT all norts-Net receipts
Total for wcels-Net receipts, 1o.12t bales
Total for season--Net receipts. 6.l63.s9l
bales. exports. i.+32,32o bales.
SEW ORLEANS. April 2l.-Marked Strength
was shown by cotton I'm to-day's market
and a fairly wide advance vas established
% hE %% pfaa eGrt sset in wee
Z to s points. the :oss was quickly wiped
out and replaced by a net aIranco, which
late In tho session. amounted TO p {" 50
% to 2s points. Tho in!tia, d.cin> appeared
based on few rains In Texas. noted bv the
Weather map. Eti!ish traders considered
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
Richmond Va. April q. 1917.
Car lots.
No. ,imothy............... q 20 %
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22

Market In general Is satisfactory; de-
inland good and supply fairly liberal EGGS
Market weaker.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

ID hard. nominal corn-No. yellow,
isT Sl.5l: No. yellow. Sl.iS $3.50; No.
yellow. SLATE n {l.is.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
Death of an Old Citizen

Melitone G. Trejo, an old citizen
and pioneer settler of the St. David
colony, died Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 at the home of his SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Kimball, at Wilcox. Death
was due to bright's disease and the
infrmities incident to age, he being
in his 74th year.
Born in the province of Castillo,
Spain, he came to America at the
age of thirty years, locating IN Salt
Lake City, Utah, and becoming
a staunch adherent of the Church
of Latter Day Saints.
Mr., Trejo was we'll educated and
taught for time in a college at
Salt Lake City. While there he
translated the Book of Mormon into
the Spanish language, besides do
ing other writing and translating.
When young man Mr.. Trejo was
an officer in the Spanish army,
serving in the Philippines, then a
Spanish possession
In the movement of the Mormon
colonists to Mexico some years ago
the deceased was a pioneer, and
was for a long time a resident of
Colonia Chuichupa, in the state of
Chihuahua, where he acquired con-
siderable property and became in
| terested in mining. He returned to
| this side of the line several years
ago on account of the disorders of
the revo1utionists, and has lived on
place he owned at St. David or in
Benson.
He leaves a wife, three sons and
three daughters, who have the
sympathy of all in their bereave-
ment
Funeral services took place at St.
David on Tuesday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Bishop VIM. Goodman.
Burial was in St. David cemetery.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
MiramOnte Items
Especial Correspondent

Mrs. Ma1iza Martineau, who has
been at Bluewater, Apache county,
for some time visiting her son, has
returned home.
Mr.. Thomas Fry made a trip to
Fort Huachuca last Monday to visit
his parents.
Mrs Martha Anderson, who has
been nursing a sick friend in Bis
bee. has returned home
Howard Martineau made a busi-
ness trip to Vail last Wednesday.
The Miramonte people held a big
May Day celebration last Monday,
which was we'll attended and en-
joyed by all present.
While trying to win a horse race
Tuesday Miss Maliza Farnsworth
had a narrow escape from what
might have been a serious accident
She was urging her horse to greater
speed when it tripped and fell and
she was thrown under the animal
It was first thought that the young
lady was seriously injured, but in
vestigation showed that she was
only bruised up and badly fright
ened.
Mr. Howard Post and son Clar-
ence, of St. David, were up last
week looking over the Kimball
ranch, which they have rented. 1t
is their intention to put in a crop
this season.
Mrs. Amelia Golfer, who accom-
panied her sister, Mrs. Mitchell to
Idaho some three weeks ago, has
returned home.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
Big Ranch Deal

w. H. Kraft, Alberto Madero
and John T. McCabe, all of FL Paso,
purchased the former Bernabe Rob-
les ranch last week from the West
Coast Cattle Company, of Tucson
and Nogales.
This sale involves $3.50, 900 and
is one of the biggest cattle and
ranch deals that has been made in
Southern Arizona for some time.
This ranch was recently sold to
the West Coast Cattle Company by
Robes through the ]. NJ. Ronstadt
Company of Tucson.
w. R. Franklin, the cattle and
ranch expert of FL Paso, is the man
who passed upon this property,
recommended the sale and put it
through. Mr.. Franklin will also
take upon himself the management
of the property, handling all ship
ping receiving and delivering of
cattle.
The new concern is backed by a
large amount of money and lnfiu-
ence. Alberta Madero is brother of
the late Francisco Madero, former
president of NJ exico. John 7. Nc
Cabe, of the Citizens National Bank
of Ell Paso, and Mr.. Kraft are we'll
known and experienced cattle men
thus making one of the strongest
combinations, engaged in the cattle
industry in the Southwest, and
Pima County offers advantages and
invites and welcomes such investors
as the firm of Kraft, Madero and
McCabe. Arizona Cattle1nan,
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
Pomerene Items
Especial CORRESPONDENCE

Contractor Wallace Curtis has a
force of men putting in a steel-con-
crete siphon at the north end of
the Benson canal.
Mr.. John Sexton, who formerly
farmed the 0 E. Gillett place at
St. David, has leased part of the
lower Etz farm and will plant it to
corn and beans.
Merrill Bros. have a force of men
clearing the forty acres they recent
ly purchased, and hope to get the
entire acreage in corn, beans, etc.
Watermaster Luther Stat1er has
had force of men for two weeks
past OH the head of the dam chang
ing the river so as to prevent the
water from damaging the head of
the canal.
We had a heavy frost Sunday
night. Potatoes were n1pped and
alfalfa was set back few days.
Farley Barney, of Thatcher, is
visiting a few days with his aunt,
Mrs. A1va Fem.
Don Johnson returned Thursday
from Patagonia, where he has been
working.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
OF THE LANDS OF THE STATE
OF ARIZONA.
Sale Commission, Phoenix, Arizona.
April $. 1917.

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
9, 1915, public notice is hereby given that
the State of Arizona, on the 22nd day of
June, 1917, at the hourof 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 09 degrees,
AZ minutes, West "a chains; and running
thence North 1860 chains; running thence
South 7o degrees 40 minutes, East 24.7O
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 of Five Hun
dred Dollars, no bid for a less sum there
for will be considered, and the right to
reject any and all bids is hereby reserved.
Sale Commission:
THOMAS E. CAMPBELL,
Governor of the State of Arizona.
WILEY E. JONES.
Attorney-General of the State of Arizona.
w. A. MOEUR,
State Land Com'r of the State of Arizona
By P. ]. MUNICH.
Deputy State Land Commissioner.
First pub April IA, 1917.
Last pub. June 10, 1917.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
SOnOita Items

A new eight pound recruit arrived
last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Turner. Both mother
and son are doing nicely.
R. T. Fossett aud his jitney'
have been working overtime in the
interest of the military census in
this section.
The steam shovel consigned to
the New York Nc Anneney Con-
solidated Mines Company at Great
ervil1e has been un1oaded and start
ed under its own power for camp.
This steel monster, it is hoped,
will make reputation for itself and
fortune for its gritty hackers.
Geo. J. White, local veterinarian,
has been spending considerable time
in the Empire district, where his
services have been in great de-
mand.
Geo. L Ringo1d was hurriedly
summoned to Tucso2 to be at the
bedside of his wife who is reported
as being in very critical cond1-
ton.
Sunday afternoon Rev. Pope con-
Quoted the services at the local
school house. Following these, a
meeting was held for the purpose
of organizing a Baptist Church. 1t
is to be hoped that some definite
steps will be taken which will re-
suit in the ultimate erection of a
church building of which Sonolta is
badly in need.
The rural telephone line connect
ing Sonoita with Pima County was
put in operation last week and is
working like a charm.
The members of the Ladies Pho
neer Club were entertained at the
home of Mrs. R. G. Larimore last
Friday at her new home on the
Mesa.
A dance will be given at Sonoita
on Saturday, May 18th, under the
auspices of the County Fair Asso-
citation. We look forward to meet
ing a goodly number of Our Benson
friends on that occasion.
A farmers meeting has been
called for May 10Th for the discus
sion of vital agricultural problems of
the day, primarily those closely al
lied to this section in an economic
sense. Some of the Agricultural
Experiment Station men will be
present, and the Nogales Chamber
of Commerce will also be represen-
ted.
The new auto stage line running
between Nogales and Tombstone,
via Sonoita, is proving great
convenience to those who have
business to transact before the u. S.
Commissioner, as one can leaye
here, attend to his business and
return the same day
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
OO1O60

021O62
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
April 2, 1917
Notice is hereby given that Herman Hide
brandt of Benson, Arizona who, on Feb. l3
1913 made Homestead Entry. No. 021062, fol
SW4. Sec. 5, SEA, Sec. 6, Township IT'S, Range
19 East, G.. and S. R. B. & Mer., has filed notice
of intention to make Final Three Year Proof
to establish claim to the land above described
before H. G.. Brown U. S. Commissioner, al
Benson, Arizona on the list day of June, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses Mrs. B.. L.
Eperly of Benson, Arizona, and John G. Pyth-
lik w. j. Marks and j. E. Reed, of Mescal
Arizona.
J. t. IRWIN, Register
First Publication April Z, 1917.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

METHODIST Episcopal CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school, 1000; preaching services
8 p. m. All cordially invited.
JAMES E. FERRIS, Pastor
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

LOST "A male Aireda1e dog;
long head; bobtailed. Leave infor-
nation at Denney's Second Hand
Store. Reward.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

Oil, gasoline, wood and coal
cooking stoves; harness, single and
double sets; carpenters tools. Gem
Second Hand Store.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

Free land and water under Ben
son canal will be furnished reliable
farmers and give them entire crop.
H. P. MERRILL.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
AGRICULTURAL PREPAREDNESS

Can only be accomplished if your farms are
equipped with the proper implements. We
have a complete line of John Deere and Moline
PloWs, Harrows and Haying Implements and
John Deere Wagons. Subject to immediate
acceptance, we offer two Benecia Single Disc,
and one Benecia Reversible Disc PlOWs for
$40. 90 each, f. O. b. Benson.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05
LOCAL ITEMS


day from the Dragons.
Archie Chisholm is in town from
his mines in the Yellowstones.
Fred Bennett, of Tomb. tone,
passed through town yesterday en-
route to Phoenix.
Miss Alice Bradford was Wis
itor Saturday from Patagonia, re-
turning Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. r. E, Gephart, of the Tue
son Star, was in town Monday in
the interest of his paper.
Dance tonight at the Auditorium
in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, >
by Spanish-American residents.
Jewell Trask was in town from
Patagonia the first part of the week
visiting his relatives here.
Mr.. l. c. Fletcher who has been
prospecting out in the Rincons for
while past, was in town yester-
day.
For SALE-5-passenger second
hand Maxwell, electric starter and
lights. First-class mechanical con-
dition. A bargain. H. P. Merrill.
The lodge of the Alianza His
pano Americana will give a grand
ball at the Auditorium on the even
ing of Saturday, May 20.
Harold Gribble was home for a
day or two this week. He is now
travelling for the firm of L. H. Man
ming Co., Tucson, selling grocer
les.
Mrs. HI. c. Kimball and two
children, of Wilcox. are visiting
Mrs. Kimba1l s mother, Mrs. M. G..
Trejo, at the Cottage Rooming
House.
Boatswain's Mate T. L. Ander-
non of the u. S. Navy, advance
man of the Naval recruiting party,
arrived in town this morning and
is stopping at the Mansion Hotel.
Miss Rheuanna Jones came in
Saturday from Cochise, where she
has been teaching during the past
term, school closing last Friday.
She expects to return next term to
the same place.
The round robin tea, given by
the Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian Church, will be at the
home of Mrs. II. w. Etz next Fri
day evening, May 18th, from to
10 o'clock p. m. Everybody come
and enjoy a social time.
Claude c. Mag and wife, of Los
Angeles, and mother, Mrs. l. S.
Mag, are new arrivals in town to
make it their home. Mr.. Mag is
in charge of the automatic signal
system here of the Southern Pacific
road
Cecil Jones went to Tucson yes
terday to take the preliminary ex-
animation for entering the Navy
as machinist apprentice. From
there he goes to the headquarters
at FL Paso to be sent to>the Naval
training station at San Francisco.
Mr. VIM Murry, of the Murry
Variety Store. left early in the
week for trip by auto to the I'm
per1al Valley, California, where he
has property interests. Claude
Sipes accompanied him on the trip,
expecting to continue on to the
coast.
Louis B. Maier, a graduate of
the Tempe Normal School this
year, arrived home Monday. All
cadet graduates of the School were
recommended for the officers re-
serve training camp at the Preside,
San Francisco, and Louis expected
to attend and take the examination
for a commission in the army, but
has found that he is not yet within
the required age limit.
The Benson signal., 1917-05-05

For SALE - Vulcanizing outfit
for mending auto tires. Gem Sec
ond Hand Store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
Moral offensive

Germany makes much use of what
she calls the moral offensive. Some
people would call it an immoral of
fensive. AL Americans agree that it
is offensive.
This moral offensive won in Russia.
It paved the way to victory in Italy.
1t consists in spreading propaganda
to weaken the civilian morale and Grip
pie the fighting force. Such an often
sive captures men and territory without
risk of either to the offenders and with
little expense compared with that re
CURED for military action.
1t spreads cunning deceptive argu-
ments and both shrewd and clumsy lies
in the invaded country. It follows the
well known rule of military tactics to
divide and conquer-to set one section
of the people against the other.
This moral offensive long ago in
vaded the United States. The flood of
lies about the Red Cross, American
transports, the condition of our soldiers
and everything else concerned with the
war, are part of this moral often
sive. One Chicago newspaper cata-
logued nearly one hundred such lies.
The whole pacifist and pro-German
propaganda with all of its devious
turns and twists has the same object.
The government of the United States,
in fact every government engaged in
the war, has found it necessary to pre-
pare defenses against this sort Of at
tack. The general staff of this line
Of defense in the United States is the
Committee on Public Information. This
Committee is firing millions of shots
in the form of pamphlets and news
paper and magazine articles, speeches
of the FFour Minute Men and other
lecturers, lessons in the schools and
similar intellectual ammunition.
The Wisconsin Loyalty Legion is
organized to defend the trenches
against such an offensive in this state.
1t aims to repel this moral offensive
ofs the Germans and to prepare an in
tellectual defense against which such
an attack will be harmless.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
DIED VERY SUDDENLY,
Mrs. Carrie Schultz, Formerly of Ke-
nosha County, Died at Burling-
ton This Morning.

Mrs. Carrie Schultz, aged fifty years,
wife of Benjamin Schultz and for many
years a resident of Kenosha county,
died very suddenly at her home in
Burlington this morning. Mrs. Schultz
was a daughter of the late Theodore
Timme, one of the best known of the
pioneer settlers of the western part of
Kenosha county. She was born in the
town of Wheatland, September 12,
1867. She was a sister of Capt E. G.
Timme of Kenosha, former secretary of
state, and of Henry T. Timme, gener-
al superintendent of the Kenosha Elec-
trio Railway Company. Until four
years ago she had been a resident of
the town of Brighton. She is survived
by her husband, one son and. three
daughters. The funeral will b. held at
Burlington on Wednesday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

by the tragedy. When the collision
came all of them were thrown from
their seats. Women passengers were
overcome and the men gathered them
selves together and aided the members
Of the train crew in ministering to
young Merrill. 1t was seen that Mrs.
Merrill had been instantly killed.
After he had recovered little from
the shock Of the accident at the hos
pital young Merrill declared that he
neither saw or heard the car nor heard
no warning signal. Several passengers
on the car declared that the motorman
in charge of the car had sounded the
warning as he approached the crossing.
was Greatly Beloved Woman.
The victim Of the early morning ac-
cident was one of the best known and
best loved women of the town of
Salem in the neighborhood about IRE
vor. She had taken an active interest
in the affairs of the neighborhood and
the motherly care that she had given to
the eight little children had won for her
the love of all of her neighbors.
1t was after ten O'Clock before a
neighbor carried the news of the fatal
accident to the husband and children
at the stricken home. Mr.. Merrill was
overcome with grief. Later he came
to Kenosha to make arrangements to
have the body of his wife taken home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Possibly the state political leaders
will have it all fixed up as a result
the trip to Waco, but before the plan
is completely put over the people may
insist on having their way. The time
has also passed when few politicians
can go out on a vacation and arrange
for the election of a senator and come
back and cram their decision down the
threats of the people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Now is an excellent time to be keep
ing tab on the men serving in the two
branches of Congress. Put it down in
book so that you will be able to
shoot it at them when they come up
for reelection. A congressman always
has a short memory during the cam
paign. Be in readiness to refesh his
memory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Brother Sturtevant who runs the
WaQsau Record Herald, evidently had
to wait for train. He complains bit
terly thusly: "StilI another reason why
we are opposed to the government Is
running railways is that it might be-
come disloyal to grumble when the
trains reach Wausau, as usual, an hour
and q half late.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

One way to be "soldier Is Pal'' is
to see to it that the registered men in
Kenosha are given every possible aid
in answering Tho QUESTIONABLE. Ke-
nosha attorneys have shown their
patriotism by offering their services.
Every other man should be willing to
make the same offer
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

The Kenosha Plan is not patented.
Kenosha is willing to give of her ex-
perience to any of her sister cities and
the satisfaction of having rendered
service in a great cause is the only re-
ward she expects. It is interesting to
note that already the Kenosha Plan
is being nationally acclaimed as the
real solution of the problem of rails
ing war finances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Right now we are busy making war
and while it is important that we know
just what is doing in the organization
of the army and navy, the real thing
is to fight Germany. Congressional in
vestigations are all right and some
times to the point, but don t let s get
so interested in these Investigations
that we forget the central idea Of beat
ing Germany and the Central Allies.
We can find out who is to blame for
delay after we win. The thing to do is
to get speed from now on.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Kentucky has had it's public debt
paid by the inheritance tax on the
Flagler millions. This point should not
be advertised too much or some state
legislatures will be insisting on killing
off the rich men to stop the payments
Of interest on the public debt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

The honor of sending out that
"peace feeler" last September does
not seem to be really relevant. Tt
did not get far enough to make it
worth fighting over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Don t make Christmas season of
waste. Buy sensible gifts. The most
sensible of all is government War
Saving stamps. They can be had to
fit any purse and they will be accept
able to any person. Really they solve
all the demandS of the Ch-i1tmas list.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20

Gee, Bob LaFollette must be IN
awful bad. Even the s'Suffs'' refused
to stop in his office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
MOTHER MEETS DEATH
SON SEVERELY INJURED

Mrs Maude Merrill of Trevor Instantly Killed and Son
Leland Merrill, Badly Injured When Automobile and
Electric Railway Train Collide at Avery Street
Crossing at Eight O'Clock This Morning
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
FAILED TO HEAR WARNING SIGNAL

Family
Approaching Train and Automobile Is Struck While the
Pinned the the
Are