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The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
Two Dollars per Year
Talk up the road bond is
sue. We need it.

A writer in a current mag
azine defines the American
road as "a strip Of unoWned
land over which anybody IS
free to walk, ride. or drive
if he can.' That descrip-
ton would apply to some
not a great distance from Ben
son just at the present time.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
ear assessed at s54,ooo,ooo Plus

year assessed al S54,000,00o Plus
The valuation of the properties of
the Calumet & Arizona has been in
creased $4,000. 900 and that of the
United Verde Copper, $17.O00.00
The values of the Inspiration
and the U. " Extension are largely
due to development while those Of
the other mines mentioned result
from greater production.
The clerical force Of the tax COM
mission this morning will complete
a detailed statement Of the valua-
tions OF the mines by properties and
counties.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

The past two weeks have
been hard ones for some of
the farmers OF the country
around Benson. With the
heavy rains, hail and flood
waters crops have been dam
aged and in some cases de-
stroyed completely. Much
time and labor has been rem
dered valueIess and discour-
agement and depression re-
place expectations of a good
and successful crop year. But
conditions are not altogether
hopeless, except in three or
four extreme cases perhaps,
even for the present crop
year. First reports are always
the most alarming, and while
conditions are undoubtedly
bad enough, sometimes DAM
aged crops " come back .
with surprising persistence.
The situation. however, calls
for a strong spirit of opti-
mism and a resolute. deter
mination, profiting by expe-
rience, to win out regardless
of every setback and every
Encouragement.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
Beans and Teparies

One thing we have ascertained, ~
says the Buckeye Valley News,
that there is a difference between
a bean and a tepary. The Exper-
imental Station always refers to
the culture of beans and teparies.
The difference, as we understand
it, is the same as the difference be-
tween Ford and an automobile.
The tepary is surer and more de-
pendable crop than any of the
legumous varieties. The yield is
about four times as great as the
pink or any other kind of bean
grown in Arizona. In fact, the
tepary is about as hardy crop as
alfalfa or milo maize. It will stand
more drought and more flooding
than the bean.
The farmers of Cochise county
have been raising the teparies for
several years. This spring num-
Der of the farmers of that county
had their crops of the last three
years on hand, unable to dispose
of them at any price. However,
the buyers of California began in
quiring about the Arizona tepary
and the demand became so great
that the three years supply held
by the farmers of Cochise and
other counties of the state was en-
tirely exhausted, and there are
now scarcely enough teparies On
hand to plant the usual summer
crop. At one time the tepary was
tepary was retailing at the gro
Gerry stores in Los Angeles at 22
cents per pound. In the absence
of any definite knowledge as to
market demands, it occurs to us
that it is up to the farmers to use
their own judgment-take chance
on practically sure crop with an
unknown market, or a doubtful
cop with a sure market As far as
the writer is concerned. he is 60
ing to plant the tepary and take
chance on the market.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
LIST OF DESIRABLE FARM LANDS
CAN pEnpO VAIIEY ARIZONA
THE
SAN PEDRO VALLEY, ARIZ
The Signal Realty Company, Benson, Arizona
FOR SALE BY
List Revised to May l, 1917

succeeding we'll. Would make an
excellent dairy or chicken farm.
In view Of the price of SIS per acre
made for this place, owner wants
cash. Price 1000.
No. 63.--160 acres unimproved
land adjoining town of. Benson, in
artesian belt. Good rich sandy silt
soil with right slope for irrigation.
No waste land. Tract lies along
main highway (Borderland Route).
and its nearuess to town aud good
situation add much to its desira-
bility. Wells developed on adjoin-
ing land. No buildings and land
not fenced, but its low price, quail
ity and location considered, makes
it an exceptional bargain either for
cultivation or investment. Terms,
preferably cash, but other terms,
say half down, might be arranged.
No. o4.-Good farm of 100 acres
close to Benson, ON main road, in
artesian belt; owner has not yet
begun drilling for water, getting
his supply from flowing wells ON
adjoining tracts for stock and do
mestic use. A good part of this
place is under thorough cultivation
and the owner last year raised good
crops by dry" farming. New s.
room dwelling and smaller dwell
ing, barn. ETC.; good fence; soil is
largely a first quality sandy silt;
lies nice and in a compact body.
With flowing water developed this
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
State School Land
First pub. July II.
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT,

STATE LAND DEPARTMENT,
Phoenix, Arizona, June /, 1917.
In conformity with the pro-
visions of the Public Land Code
of the State of Arizona, approved
June goth, 1915. notice is here
by given that the State of Ari-
zona will ON Monday, August Is,
1917, at 9 o'clock A. NJ, at the
County Court House, Tombstone,
Arizona, sell at public auction the
following school lands located in
Cochise County, Arizona. No i'm
provements attach to said lands.
In T. II S., R. 20 E.:
All Sec. 81, containing $40 acres
more or less, appraised at $384O. 90.
In T. Is S., R, 20 E.:
WIZ Sec 2, containing 1929
acres more or less, appraised at
81 S97 90. All Sec. Is, containing
$40 acres more or less, appraised
at $3840 90.
No bid for less than the appraised
valuations will be considered. The
right to reject any and all bids is
reserved. Information regarding
the land and terms of sale may be
obtained from the State Land De-
partment, Phoenix, Arizona.
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT,
BY w. A. Moeur, Commissioner.
First pub. June ., 1917.
Last pub Aug. II. 1917
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

State OF Arizona County Of Cochise, ss.
/, RAY B. KREBS, County Recorder In and
for the County and State aforesaid. hereby Ger
tisy that the certified copy Of Amendment to
the Articles OF Incorporation of Bank OF Ben
sol, changing the name OF said company TO
Cochise County State Bank was nled for record
In this ONCE on the 5th day OF July, A d. 1917,
at O'Clock a. m, and recorded in Book Ia
corporations, at page $685. s-SS9-S40
Witness my hand and seal OF ONCE this the
5th day Of July. A. u. 1917.
RAY b. KREBS, County Recorder.
First pub July IL.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

PHOENIX. July The valuation
Of the mines of this state will add
$15S,743,37357 to the taxable wealth
OF the state this year, the total valu-
alton fixed by the state tax commits
sion being $sso,es1 ,s94.1 in 1915.
This valuation is just for the mining
PROPERTIES and not for the improve
ments which are assessed by the
counties IN which they are situated.
Such improvements last year we're
valued at $39,566, ,662.77. The total
value ton of mining properties in the
state, therefore, this year will not
be less than $370,0OO,O0o. 1t Is es-
timated that the total valuation of
all classes Of property for. taxable
purposes this year will be about $780,
100000 against $4S6, ,4O6, $3.50 in 1915.
Several causes contribute to the
greater valuation of the mining prop
erty of the state this year. One Is
the greater production which in
creases the average Of the fve-year
period on which valuations are based
and another is the bringing in this
year Of new property and the great
increase of value Of certain proper
ties which a year ago were new. For
instance the Inspiration. which in
1915 was assessed at $50, 1896. II.
this year leads all other mines in
this state in valuation with $79.432,-
coo. The United Verde Extension a
year ago was assessed at $5,360,28O,-
73 this year bears an assessment Of
more thar $27. 1000 900. The Copper
Queen which led all other mines
year ago with $36,o00,0o0 plus is this
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

No. S1.-Thirty- one acre farm,
on the Borderland transcontinental
highway; on rural route, and half
mile from rural school; good house
and outbuildings; 8 acres alfalfa,
800 young fruit trees. six flowing
wells. One share ditch water, St.
David canal (recently improved}.
Plenty of water. This is a good
little place, that has had good work
done upon it. Owners attention
required elsewhere. Price 81, 800.
cash preferred, but terms might be
made on part.
No. 54.-A highly cultivated
farm of 100 acres just outside OF
the town of Benson; good fertile
soil and highly productive, owner
engaged in dairying, for which the
place is we'll adapted. Four flow
ing wells and necessary storage res
ervoirs; on main county and state
highway; good dwelling and all
necessary buildings; all fenced.
This place at $50 an acre is great
opportunity for some one if taken
at once.
No. 6o.-Eighty acres Of good,
fertile sandy silt soil, about two
and a half miles from Benson on
main road; adjoins two well-cultl-
vated 4O-acre farms with flowing
wells developed. Land smooth and
has good slope for irrigation. Two
adjoining farmers have set out fruit
trees and small fruits and are Sue
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
Nevada's =" River of Doubt "

The South American River of
Doubt" has rival III the Hum
bolt River in Nevada, which comes
forward with an entirely new claim
to distinction. The river flows
southwesterly through the central
portion of Nevada near the line of
the Southern Pacific Railroad. This
river is declared to be, in point of
size and length, the crookedest
river in the world. It is so crook
ed that sportsmen bring strange
tales of fish and game that become
confused in trying to follow the
rivers course and act as though
intoxicated.
At one place adjacent to the rail-
road between two points two and a
half miles apart, the rivers length
is eight miles and by actual count
it's course is alternately north
twenty-five times. east eighteen
times, south thirty times and west
forty-one times; also, it may be
stated, at thirty three different
points'it is within one hundred and
fifty feet or less of itself, the cur
rent flowing iu opposite directions
by these points.
This runaway river" crosses
the Southern Pacific tracks twenty
six times, necessitating as many
bridges costing in all 1864, 900.
BY way of showing how COM
p1etely locoed' it is, the Humbolt
ends it's course by running into the
middle of the desert and corkscrew-
ing it's way out of sight in a huge
sink.
On account of its devious way
this stream is a sportsman's para
disc. Ducks and geese after fol-
lowing its treacherous course a
short distance become de1uded and
forget their direction, returning
FIVE and six times to the point at
which they were disturbed. Fish
experience the same difficulty and
become SO perplexed that they re-
fuse to swim. The Indians have
discovered this and simply net the
fish while they are dazed.
Fred A. Riecker, valuation engi-
neer of the Southern Pacific, and
not Baron Munchausen is respon-
sible for this account of the pecu-
liarities of Nevada's S crooked river.
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land would sell for 500 an acre.
The advantages Of this place and
its convenience to town make it an
ideal bargain. Price, including
three horses, wagon, buggy. farm
implements and household goods,
SIS an acre.
No. 65 Small farm of 20 acres,
with two good flowing wells, near
Land station; good grass. 10 acres
under cultivation: fenced and cross
fenced. Owner NONRESIDENT. Price,
81, 800. Terms: Cash, $500; bal
ance 500 per year at 8 per cent,
with mortgage on property.
No. 7I.-320 acres patented land
in Sulphur Springs Valley, twelve
miles from Bisbee. Cement dwell
ing; good we'll and pumping plant.
Can be bought tor &6 an acre. Fur
ther particulars to any one inter
ested.
No. 82.-Twenty acres unim-
proved land. good sandy loam soil,
about a mile and half from Ben
son, on good road; smooth land in
compact shape and in as good a
location as Can be found around
Benson: in artesiau belt; about half
of land has been plowed. Would
make a fine poultry or fruit farm.
Price, $500 sash.
In addition to the tracts above
listed we have Benson residence
property and town lots for sale at
reasonable prices,
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
DOING GOOD

Few medicines have met with
more favor or accomplished more
good than Chamberlain's Colic and
Diarrhoea Remedy. John F. Jant-
zen, Delmeny, Sask., says of it, I
have used Chamberlain Collie and
Diarrhoe Remedy myself and IN
my family, and can recommend it
as being an exceptionally fine pre-
paration,
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
ChAMBERLAlN'S COLIC AND
DlARRHOEA REMEDY

Now is the time to buy bottle
of this remedy so as to be prepared
in case that any one of your fam
i1y should have an attack of collie
or diarrhoea during the summer
months. It is worth a hundred
times its cost when needed.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

erty bonds, chooses in action, bank stock,
capital stock of other corporrtions and all
classes of evidences of indebtedness to
transfer. register and countersign stocks.
bonds. or other evidences of indebtedness;
to issue and sell debenturcs and debenture
bonds. secured by mortgages on real prop
erty or otherwise secured: to receive on de-
posit. or otherwise. trust funds of moneys,
belonging to States. counties. cities. and
other municipal corporations. and to deal
Herewith according to law: to purchase.
hold. own. sell. mortgage and convey such
real estate as may be necessary for carry
ing on the business Of said corporation.
and such other real property as may be
taken in security for or in payment Of
debts. owing to said corporation; to buy.
sell and guarantee bonds. loans. and evil
dences Of Indebtedness. whether Of per-
sons. or corporations and make. execute
and perfect such by contracts. agreements.
policies. and other instruments, as may be
required therefor.
: ARTICLE FIVE
The affairs of this corporation shall be
conducted by Board Of Directors. con.
sisting of not less than FIVE (5) nor more
than fifteen (l5) members who shall be
stockholders of this corporation. and the
said Board of Directors shall elect from
their own number the following officers:
A President. and one or more Vice-Presi-
dents. other officers including Cashier.
and such other employees Of this corpo-
ration shall be elected or appointed from
time to time 40 the Board Of Directors
see FIT. or az may be provided for in the
bylaws Of corporation; and such other
officers and employees other than the
President and Vice-President need not be
members of the Board of Directors nor
stockholders.
The Board Of Directors shall adopt By
Laws which shall define the duties Of such
officers and employees. the time Of their
GsSSNIOu Ny .SOGb 0uCSSOASb V1C kSutG "a 0hG
stockholders meeting for the election Of
the disectoss and such other matters an
the Board of DIRECTORS may see proper.
The directors shall be elected annually
and shall hold Office for one year and un-
til their SUCCESSORS are elected and quail
fed. The Board Of Directors in Office shall
define the number to constitute the board
for each succeeding year. and shall elect
or appoint from the stockholders the
members necessary to fll any vacancies
on the board caused by death. resignation
or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF; we have
hereunto set our hands as President and
Cashier of the said Bank Of Benson. and
hereto afix the corporate seal Of said cor
pozation this 23rd day of June. 1912.
BANK OF BENSON.
corporate SeaD BY A. C. SMITH.
President.
BY Nj. w. SMITH. Cashier.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Bank of
Benson

Benson
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS: That at special meeting of the
stockholders Of the Bank of Benson. a cor-
poration organized and existing under the
laws of the Stale Of Arizona. pursuant to
due and legal notice to each stockholder
of said Bank of Benson. held at the Office
of the said Bank of Benson, in Benson,
Arizona. on the 23rd day Of June. 1917.
and at which meeting more than three
fourths Of the then issued capital stock OF
said bank of Benson was represented by
stockholders in person. the following
amendments to its Articles of lncorpora-
ton were adopted by an Affirmative vote
of the stockholders of said Bank of Ben
son:
Resolved: That the Articles of lncorpo-
ration of the Bank of Benson be and the
same are hereby amended and changed
to read as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
The name Of this corporation shall be
changed from the Bank of Benson to
COCHISE COUNTY STATE BANK and
its principal place of business shall in the
future be at Tombstone. in the County Of
Cochise. state of Arizona. with branch
Office at Benson. Arizona. and in such
other places as a two-thirds majority Of
directors present at any meeting shall
elect.
ARTICLE TWO
The general nature of the business pro-
posed to be transacted is that Of buying
and selling and issuing drafts and bills Of
exchange. buying and selling gold dust.
gold, silver. matte. lead. and copper bull
lion. gold and silver coin. United States.
State. County and other bonds or war.
rants. real estate and personal property.
Indebtedness and evidences of indebted
ness. both public and private. also ad-
vancing money on gold. Silver. matte. lead
and copper bullion and on gold. silver.
copper and other ores. and on real estate
and other securities. both real and per-
sonal. making collections. discounting COM
mercial paper and other evidences Of in-
debtedness. both public and private. re-
ceiving deposits payable on demand OF
otherwise. and transacting a general bank
ing business. and also acting as agent for
insurance companies or any other COM
pany. individual or corporation.
To accept and execute trusts Of any and
every nature. kind and description that
may be committed to it; to attend in legal
manner to the management and settle
ment of estates. guardianships. assign
ments. receiverships. and other trusts.
whether under appointment Of courts or
otherwise. to act as executor. administra-
tor and guardian of estates; to act as
pledge-holder, attorney-in-fact. agent. as
signee. receiver. depository or trustee. to
do safe deposit business. to receive and
keep in safe deposit vaults. or in other
places of safe keeping, bonds. stocks.
notes, papers and valuables of every kind.
and to collect and receive compensation
for such keeping. to purchase. own. hold.
sell. assign. and hypothecate personal prop
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

State of Arizona. County of Cochise. %.
This instrument was acknowledged be-
fore me this 10Th day Of June. 1917. by
A. c. Smith and NJ W. Smith. as the
President and Cashier. respectively. of the
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
The |. w. w.
Gel Paso Tirhes)

The spectacle of the Indus strial
Workers of the World, who are be-
ing houses and fed at Columbus,
n, NJ, at the expense of the Amer
ican people, appealing to the au-
thorities for protection and for
troops to escort them back and
protect them at Bisbee, is just
what might have been expected.
These people never lost an oppor-
tunity to show their contempt for
the law; they are opposed to the
American system of government;
their spokesmen declare loudly that
they have no interest in the war
further than te use it for their own
selfish advantage; they are anarch-
lists, and they glory in their con-
tempt for orderly government; they
preach sabotage and the destruc-
ton of the property of others; they
threaten to burn up the wheat crops
of the nation and bring about a
famine in the land. And vet, with
this record fresh in the minds of
the public, these people do not
hesitate, when they think their own
rights have been violated, to call
upon the law they scorned; to call
upon the very government they
were SO lately threatening to over
t n; they even call upon he army,
constantly denounce as All i1lstru-
ment of tyranny-to reinstate them
i'll the homes from whence they
were driven by an outraged popu-
lace
They will appeal to the courts,
they say, and ask for damages from
those who had a hand in driving
them from the community they
threatened with ruin. They will
demand justice.
It was ever thus. These peo-
pie have contempt for the law
only when the law is invoked to
protect the rights of others. They
have most wholesome respect for
the law and for the government
when their own hides are in dam
ger. They are anarchists only SO
far as they think anarchy will fur
ther their own interests. They
would divide up the property of
others, but anything that leopard
ICES their own rights and comfort.
they insist, shall be prevented, and
prevented promptly. by a govern
ment they are bent upon abolish
ing.
They are a sneaking, whining
set of scrubs without even suffic-
lent principle to stand up for their
own doctrines when the pinch
comes. The law requires that they
shall be protected, and doubtless
they will be protected, but some
way should be speedily found of
dealing with them as they deserve.
The enemy aliens among them
should be weeded out and sent to
internment camps; aliens of allied
or neutral nations should be de-
ported to their owu counties. The
American citizens in their ranks
should be given an opportunity to
behave like loyal citizens should
behave in time of war, and if they
persist in their seditious conduct,
they should be punished as traitors.
This l. w. w. thing has gone far
enough. 1t has long passed the
stage of nuisance and is fast be-
coming a menace. The govern
ment should wake up and take
such action as will render unneces-
sary such uprisings of a patriotic
but exasperated citizenry as oc-
Cured in Arizona last week
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28
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. G. Woods place.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

Filed in the Office Of the Arizona Cor
poration Commission this 10Th day Of June.
A. D. 1917. at 1000 A. NJ. at request of
A. c, Smith. whose post Office address is
Benson. Arizona.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMM.
By r. A. JONES. Chairman.
The Benson signal., 1917-07-28

Bank of Benson, corpoEation.y
My commission as notary public expires
Aug. l9. 1920. B. CASTLEMAN.
Notary Public in and for Cochise County.
(Notarial SeaD State Of Arizona.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
German Wages Fail to Keep
Pace With Soaring Prices

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.--Wage con-
ditions in Germany have been investi-
gated, according to the Bremen Bur
ger-Zeitung," of Bremen, quoted to-
day by the Commerce Department. The
inquiry embraced 369 principal estab-
lshments in thirteen industrial groups,
The report says;
I'm any case il cannot be said that
the results are too favorable, as against
the average, since the data have been
furnished by employers.
The average wage increase during
The period was rs per cent for the men
and OF per cent for the women. These
are extraordinary increases, to be sure,
but they are still quite insufficient, as
the prices Of foodstuffs increased at
least 100 per cent during the same
period"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Another Zeppelin Lost
Sank in the Mediterranean,
French Aviators Report

TOULON. Oct. 27-In addition to
the four Zeppelins known TO have been
lost by the Germans in French ter
ritory last Saturday, another has now
been reported destroyed by falling
into the Mediterranean last Saturday
night Two French naval aviators
made this report to-day. The Zeppelin
sank forty miles south Of the Hyeres
Islands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Two Norwegian Ships Sunk;
9 Men Lost; z Wounded

COPENHAGEN. Oct. 27.-The Nor
SSeglan Foreign Office reports that the
norwegian steamer Stare, 1906 tons
gross has been sunk by German sub
nsrine near the Spanish coast Seven
a,es Of the Staro's crew were injured
Wenty-one were rescued.
was also announced that the Nor
,sSan steamer Stend has been sunk,
I'm tne loss Of nine men. Eleven of
w crew were rescued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
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