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The Benson signal., 1919-06-07
M. E. CHURCH SERVICES. Sun

M. E. CHURCH SERVICES. .-Sun-
day school at GAS every Sunday
Mrs. w. L. Sawyer. superintend-
ent. Church services June 9Th,
and every alternate Sunday. Every
body is cordially invited to attend
these services, especially those not
attending elsewhere.
REV. A. J. REHKOP.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
May 9th 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Clay o. Lawson
of Cascabel, Arizona, who on March eth, 1916
made Homestead Entry No. 028085 for S1aSEA
Sec IA; VIZ NE4 Sec %, Township l3 ), Range
10 E. G. & S. R. b. & Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make three year proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above described, before
Edward W. Land, L. S. Commissioner at Ben
son, Arizona, on the 18th day Of June, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses: Alexander
Heron Quinn H. Mcdaniel, George W. Holcomt
and Samuel c.. Leonard, all Of Cascabel, Ari-
zona
j. L. IRWIN, Register.
First pub. May II.
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Mr.. Wisler Cured of Indigestion

Some time in 1909 when I ha d
an attack of indigestion and every
thing looked gloomy to me, | re-
ceived free sample of Chamber
lain's Tablets by mail. I gave them
trial and they were such help to
me that I bought a package, and l
can truthfully say that l have not
had similar attack since writes
Vim. B. Wis1er, Douglassville, Pa
Sold at Moss Pharmacy.
NEW SHOE SHOP-C1ark build
ing Gold barber shop. F. J. Slease
Proprietor.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
May Is, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that James B. Greg
ory, of Dragon, Arizona, who on September
3d. 1913 made Homestead Entry No. O234lO, for
lots 3, 4, 5 and g. Section l3, Township Is S,
Range % E, G. B S. R. B. & Meridian has filed
notice of intention 40 make five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above described,
before L. V. McCourt, u S Commissioner, ut
Wilcox, Arizona, on the 25th day OF June,
1919
Claimant names as Witnesses: Jackson P.
Richardson, John Westfall and Maude West
f ILL., all three Of Dragon, Arizona, and Bernard
S. Weller, of Cochise, Arizona.
j. L. IRWIN, Register.
First pub. May "A.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

DEPARTMENT. OF .THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
May 24th. 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Edward T. Lof
green. of Miramonte, Arizona who on April 4
1916 made homestead entry No 02982S, for E1
Section 18, Township II S. Range 10 +. G. & S
r. B. & Meridian, has filed notice Of intention
to make three year proof, to establish claim tx
the land above described, before Edward w
Land, T. S. Commissioner at Benson, Arizona
on the Sd day or July, 1919,
Claimant names as witnesses: Robert c
Mccall Edward G. Jesperson, Marion b. Maggie
and Alonzo D. Skinner all Of Miramonte, Ari
zona.
j, L. IRWIN Register.
irctY
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Notice

This is to give notice that l will
not be responsible for any bills
contracted in my name, unless
made by myself in person.
(Signed) c.. D. IOLI.
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LOCAL ITEMS

f. c. Galloway, representative
of the Tucson Citizen, was in town
Monday and Tuesday in the inter
est of his paper.
Mrs. Helena G1yckherr, from
Chickasha, Oklahoma, is here on
visit to her brother, H. c. Shen,
expecting to make stay of about
a month
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnold, of
Tucson. spent Monday and Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. R. V.
Everett. Mr.. Arnold is a nephew
of Mr.. Everett's.
DIR. A. w. Atkinson, District
Superintendent will preach at the
M. E. Church tomorrow, Sunday
June 8, at 8 p. m. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. L. C. Dean and children
returned a few days ago from
Yuma, where she had been on a
visit to her husband, who is a con
ductor on the Gila Bend Yuma
run
Iohn Glenn catt1eman of the
Douglas locality, accompanied by
Mrs. Glenn and children, is here
on visit, and may decide to locate
They are staying at the residence
of Mr.. d. ]. Cox.
The former w. D. Allen residence
north of the railroad, is now occu-
pied by it's new owner D. J. Cox,
who with his family moved here
form Douglas a few weeks ago.
Mrs. Allen and children have gone
to New Mexico, where Mr.. Allen
is now located.
An ice cream social will be given
by the Ladies Aid of the Presby-
terian Church on the High School
lawn on Thursday evening, June
18th, beginning at 7 O. clock. Home
made ice cream and cake, Is cents.
Everybody invited. Come out and
have good time.
Frank White, of Dos Cabezas,
was in town a day or two during
the week. He was formerly owner
with his brother of the Benson Au-
ditorium, conducting skating
rink and dancing hall, but sold
out his interest when he left here
about three years ago.
Miss Ma1vina Redfeld, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Redheld
gave party to a number OF he1
young friends last Monday, her
seventh birthday All had a joy
full, happy time with games and
amusements, being served with de
licious refreshments to celebrate
the occasion.
Mrs ]. T. Riley returned Tues
day after several weeks spent IN
rest and recuperation at her ole
home in Indiana. She visited In
dianapolis and other places, seeing
relatives and friends and altogether
having a pleasant visit. She re
turns feeling and looking much
improved in health from her vaca-
ton trip.
Benson went over the top with
its Salvation Army quota, thanks
to Mr.. c. F. Moss and the liberal.
ity of Benson people when aid Is
asked for in helping a good cause
The amount was not large com
pared with other funds raised To-
cally for war welfare work only
$15O.OO-but it was all that was
asked. But then the Army has q
way of making a little go long
ways when it comes to helping the
poor and needy.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U. S. LAND OFFICE AT
Phoenix Arizona May 3. 1919.

Notice is hereby given that Henry Coplan,
Of Bisbee, Arizona, who on December g. 1915,
made Homestead Entry No 02S957, for lots
and f. VIZ seq Section I3, lots and 2. We
NEA, Section "a, Township II S, Range Is E
g. g. S +. b. & Meridian, has filed notice OF in
tention TO make three year proof. to establish
claim to the land above described, before Ed
ward w. Land, U. S. Commissioner at Benson,
Arizona on the llth day Of June. 1891.
Claimant names as witnesses: Robert l.. Nc
Call, Edward JeSperson, Frank +. Dalton and
james Anderson, all of Benson. Arizona
j. L. IRWIN, Register.
First pub. Nav 10
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Fifteen per cent discount on the
price of Goodyear tires at the store
of c.. E. Goetz.
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NEW SHOE SHOP-Clark build
ing Gold barber shop). F. ]. Slease
proprietor.
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Seeger ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
QUICK MEAL STOVES

OIL. GAS. GASOLINE. Shipped every
where ANGLO RANGE AND RE-
ERIGERATOR CO.. 8O3 So. Hill ST., Los
Angeles.
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Try the Benson Garage for ex
pert repairing. Fourth street.
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Bring in your generators and
batteries that need working on to
the Benson Motor Co. They can
take care of them.
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Men of the Presbyterian Church
Entertain

The mems entertainment of the
ladies of the Presbyterian Church
was both a pleasant surprise and a
success in every way possible
About a hundred people turned
out. Most of them met at the
church and were then taken up to
the High School lawn, where they
found the men with campfire
burning and a supper all prepared.
The menu was substantial and was
enjoyed by everybody, especially
the ladies', who delighted in SAM
pling the mems cooking. The only
regret the men have is that they II
be called on too often now that
their knowledge of the culinary art
has been discovered.
The Benson signal., 1919-06-07

WANrED-To buy a few hun
dred shares of Keystone Copper
stock at zoe per share. Write ] H
Evans, Newton, Kansas.
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First pub. May "A
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14
A Party of Hunters.

Just after we had emerged from an extensive
chapparal into an open prairie, we saw a num-
Der of large animals of some kind, ahead of u.s.
but they were so far off we could not tell what
they were. Mr. Pitt however took peep at
them through his spy glass, and said they were
men on horseback or rather that there were
four men on horses, and SIX loose animals
See which way they are travelin'," said I'm
Gle Seth. After another look at them through
his glass Mr.. Pitt said che thought they were
coming towards us, but they were so far off
he couldn't say whether they were Indians or
white men,"
We'll, eff there's only four on EN-" said I'm
Gle Seth, 1T don't matter much what they are
fur we kin sartainly hold our own agin any SIGH
squad as that"
In a little while Mr.. Pitt took another look
at the party and said "he believed they were
white men, though he was not certain"
Let me have the 'bring-em near" said
Uncle Seth, whereupon Mr.. Pitt handed him
the spy glass, and after a long look at the
party, he said, they are white men, fur" said
he, they've got hats on, and | never knowed
an lnjun to wear anything on his head ex-
cepting a feather or so, or maybe a pair of
bufferler horns"
When we had approached to within mile of
the party we noticed them come to a halt APP
parently for the purpose of accommodating us
as we had done them in order to ascertain
what we were, and whether our intentions
were hostile or friendly. 1t was in this cautious
and suspicious way that parties at that day,
when meeting on the plains, made their adj
vances towards each other. In this instance the
strangers it seem, soon came to the conclusion
that we were white men, or else, if Indians
that our party was such small one they could
easily cope with us-at any rate they moved
towards us again. AS they came up within
speaking distance one of them said to us,
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the south of us a single plain extended, with
out a single tree or bush upon 1t, as far as
the eve could reach. Suddenly large lake,
with a forest on the farther side, made their
appearance in this prairie apparently at dis
lance of three or four miles But we knew
there was neither a lake nor forest in that di-
rection, for only a few moments previous to
their appearance we had noticed that nothing
but the open prairie was to be seen in that
quarter; nevertheless, so perfect was the repre-
sentaton we were half inclined to believe our
eyes had been deceived, and that the lake
and forest were realities. The forest SEEM
ingly came up to the edge of the lake on the
farther side, and the inverted shadows of
the trees were plainly depicted in the waters
below them-the shadows of a shade.
Dress de Lawd," said Guido, Il tink we
better all turn 'roun and go back home-dere's
something wrong bout dis outlandish country
any how-jess now dere want nuthin' out
yander but de perara, and now dere's big woods
and a pond long side of em. It's nifty Gurus
ting, and I'm afeard we gwying to hab trou-
Uncle Seth said he had seen a great many
of these mirages and old hunters had told him
of travellers on the great western plains who
had been deceived by them when suffering with
thirst, and enticed so far away from their
route by these images of false lakes, which re-
coded as fast as they advanced, that they per-
lSllcu btlOlt tllCN gam IllS lo''u
they had left.
EFF dat's de way dey sarves q pusson," said
Cudio, Il amt gwying arter none of 'em eff
Use dyin' fur a drink tell l see de duck and
goose Swimmin pom em, and de fish jumpin'
spang outn de water. Eff dey fools me arter
dat deys welcome"
Mr.. Pitt said he had a theory of his own to
account for the mirage. He said that in some
peculiar conditions of the atmosphere, and at
certain angles of incidence" with the objects
represented, their images will be thrown upon
open plains, perhaps many miles distant from
the localities where the objects really exist.
But, however, that may be" said Mr. Pitt,
there is not the least doubt, in my hind as to
one fact, which is, that the images depicted are
always exact representations of real objects
that exist somewhere" IF this were not So"
added Mr.. Pitt, "how does it happen that the
images invariably assume the appearance of
natural objects such as lakes and forests? Be-
yond all question, the mirage is simply the
development of some grand Photographic pro-
cess in the laboratory of nature"
81 spec you'S right Mass Pitt" said Guido. as
confidently as if he had comprehended all Mr..
Pitt had said, 81 spec you's right bout dat, and
jess as you say, de debil's at the bottom of it
Il tink we better turn roun' and go back
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CHAPTER XXI.

During the night great numbers of wolves
congregated around our camp, attracted, sup
pose. by the smell of jerked venison. Their
incessant bowling at length reused up every
one, FOR sleep was out Of the question IN such
an uproar. 1t was so terrific that even CudJo
was awakened from his slumbers.
Dress de Lawd" he muttered, Il nebber
hear SIGH a racket afore in all my born days.
! wish Mass Seth only let me glib 'em one biz
zard, | bet make 'em yelp toder side dere
mout."
"Spose you do gin 'em a pop" said Uncle
Seth, "'twon't do any harm, and I'm afeard eff
something amt done to stop their howlin'
they'll stampede our horses
Thus encouraged, Guido jumped up, seized
his bunderbuss, in which he had rammed
double charge of powder and buckshot.
mind, don't shoot towards the horses, said
Uncle Seth, land take good aim at the thick Of
the howln"
Oats Jess what I'm gwine to do" said Cudjo
and leveled his piece at the thick of the howl
ing, he pulled the trigger. report followed
like that of a small cannon, and the next mo-
ment Guido was sprawng among the ashes
of our camp fire, from which, however, he
quickly scrambled forth, bringing with him a
strong smell of singed wool
Il tink dey quit dere yowlin' now said
Guido, "but bress de Lawd! dat gun kick
worse'n a pack mule. l doan care fur dat
dough, case | spec | kill em all.
We did not suppose That CudJo had Killed
all nevertheless. the report of the bunderbuSS
had evidently frightened them good DEAL for
their bowling ceased entirely, and our slum-
bers were not disturbed by it during the rest
of the night
Early next morning we were all reused up
by the triumphant explanations of Cudjo over
the carcass of very large obo wolf, that had
been killed by the discharge of his blunder-
buss.
Look dat feller will you" said Guido, as he
dragged the dead wolf into camp. 81 knowed
] got some on EN- when dat gun 90 off las.
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ADVENTURES w.
lT06S GXSS J. AL.....

Game Of all kinds was very abundant in the
country we passed over today We were scarcely
ever out of sight of herds of deer and OCCASION
ally herd of antelopes was seen. We passed
a solitary old buffalo bull that was standing on
the apex of an abrupt elevation gazing upon
the little band Of explorers so presumptuously
trespassing upon his domains. He looked like
a very tough old customer and we left him in
Wdsturbed possession of his native wilds In
the chapparal we flushed several flocks Of
species of quail that differed in some respects
from the common Bob White of the States"
They were a third larger, and of a blush or
lead-colored hue.
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and strong. Opportunities for Sklnhng sIr"ii-
gers and the public were not as good theh Dis
now, and so Jacob beng a prollteer py n"'uieii
skinned his brother ESau was hungry, ana
it was with him lust as it is with the thlrsy
individuals of today-not a question OF price,
but of getting the goods. Esau was hungry
and Jacob had some pottage. Esau offered q
fair price plus twenty per cent, but JACOB Sa'u
there was nothing doing. Finally jacob was
asked to name his price, and ESau was toId
he could have all the pottage he could deVo2r
if he would sign quit claim deed to his Dlfth-
right and his position as the head OF lSreai
Esau declared the price unreasonable, but JACOB
told him he could pay the price or leave the
pottage alone. There was no other pottage
stand within days Journey so Esau signed
on the dotted line and ate the pottage.
There were no food commissions, no legisla-
lures or Federal courts in those days, so JACOB
ESCAPED legal punishment for his awful crime,
but let no man think the old patriarch escaped
retributive justice, for this came to HIM IN 1ull
measure. To escape vengeance at the hands of
his brother he had to flee to a foreign land,
and had to travel at high foot speed all the
way. Could he have remained at home. he
might have had the fairest maiden in the land
for wife, for the asking, with full compile
ment of wedding presents on the side. but IN
the far-away home of his uncle he had to agree
TO toll seven long years loI ule SdAe4e-e! Su
Rachel. to whom he began to whisper airy moth
ings and at whom he cast moonshine glanceS
soon after his arrival. But as Jacob had melted
10 Esau so il was melted to him again lie SAID
in his own heart that he ought not to give more
than a months work for Rachel, but Laban
owned the girl and Laban stood pat on his
proposition Work seven years for her, Jake,
or leave her alone" said Laban and so Jacob
signed on the dotted line. He sheared sheep in
the hot and drove cows in the cold. he Salted
the calves in the blizzard and fed the donkeys
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in the snow, and from these and other drudg-
cries he felt that old tiredness creep into his
bones, tiredness that abided far into the night
until the Arabian winds walled a requiem and
the Arabian wolves howed a dirge that lulled
the old tiredness into sleep.
The seven years up, with the hills filled with
Laban's cattle as a result Of jacobs care and
toll the tired Hebrew took a bath, got shave
and went to claim his bride We don't know
how the trick was worked, for the Book doesn't
tell us, but we do know that there was a we'd
ding, but when Jacob woke up next morning he
found himself the husband of that red-hared,
croSsed-eyed Leah instead of the beautiful
Rachel, whose face was so fair that it put to
shame the blush of the peach and the russell Of
the plum. What Jacob said we don't know,
though we have fair idea of what he thought.
He complained to Laban, of course, and when
the latter told him it would take seven more
years work for him to land Rachel at Hymen's
altar, he kicked worse than the proVerba bay
steer, but again Laban stood pat, and next
morning Jacob shucked his wedding robes and
entered upon another seven years term of serv-
ice for the heart and hand of Rachel. Even this
was not all of the package that retl1butive JUS
tice handed to Jacob. He moumed for a long
time over his favorite son, he came near stalv-
ing to death and finally died in Egypt, leaving
his descendants nothing except the abuse OF
their cruel task-masters.
Such was the fate of the first profiteer, as
recorded in Holy Writ l used to shed tears
over the fate of Israels patriarch, but since
coming in contact with the profiteers of to-
day, who work upon the very same line that
Jacob worked when he fleeced Esau, ! only say
that Jacob didn't get all the punishment he
earned. The profiteers along nearly all other
lines have received some attention already. The
Government has scared, if it hasn't pun
ished, lot of fellows who have been cleaning
up a profit of four hundred per cent. on food
stuffs. A Federal commission is even now out
after the meat packers and if it doesn't do
anything else, it has already forced the packers
to issue several pamphlets and carry some eX-
pensiye advertisements in the newspapers, set
ting forth how small their profits really are.
There has been so much talk of high-piced
shoes that the shoe manufacturers have taken
fright and announced a reduction in the price
of shoes for next May-at the beginning of
the warm season, when most Of us could go
bare-tooted. But there is one class Of profiteers
that have gone singing along their way, tack
ing additions to the price at their own sweet
will. unframed by Federal commissions and UNI
frightened by Governmental procamationS.
The class of profiteers to which refer is made
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up Of the city hotel keepers. Some of these
autocrats think no more Of charging a person
three dollars for bed to sleep on seven or
eight hours than they would think of charging
two cents for postage stamp. 1t is with them
just as it was with Jacob and Laban. Jacob
had the pottage and Esau had to have 1t or
stalve; and so Jacob made the price. Laban
had the girl and Jacob knew he couldn't live
without her, and Laban said work fourteen
years for her The hotel keepers have the rooms
and the beds, and after walking the streets for
hours the weary traveller is too weak to stand
up all night, and so he pays the price. The
autocrats of the inns may not be pursued by
retlibutive justice in as many shapes and forms
as Jacob was but they are as certain to reap
in the way of legislation as the night is to fol-
low the day. Prediction: There'll be some
hotel legislation at the next session of the
Legislature that will cause many to sit up and
take notice.
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Local and National
Bv 7. II. LO,Ury

there are men today advocating an army larger
than was ever marshaled on the plains OF
Europe. 1--WE must prepare" they say or we
will have war Germany prepared, ana Wnen
her preparations were completed she started
the greatest war the world has ever known.
My observation leads me 70 say that prepared
ness always means action, with nations and
with individuals. A woman with an elaborate
wardrobe is sure to do some visiting. surgeon
with a new kit of tools will find appendicitis.
And a nation with the greatest army IN the
world will find cause for war 1t was so with
Germany, and who can say it would not be the
same with uSG
Arplanes are numerous now. They are visit
ing the smaller towns of the country and giving
ten-mnute rides for ten dollars As yet the
people have not called for legislation regulating
ailpanes, but the day is near when they will.
Pretty soon some aviator will drop a monkey
wrench from the clouds, and that wrench will
brain a child on cripple a dog And it will
not be long until an aviator loses control and
his machine comes crashing to earth Some
mans house will be wrecked, some mans team
will take fright and run away, some mans cot
ton crop will be seriously damaged and then
trouble will start. Heretofore ownership of
the air has not been a question of considera-
ton, but it will be soon. The man who owns
a piece of land, owns it as far downward as you
can dig and no man can dig under him with
out his consent Does the title run upward
also? If it does no person can fly over the
property of another without the owners con-
sent, and the owner will be slow to give consent
after his child has been killed, his teams have
been scared or his crops damaged After all,
we may have to lay out highways in the air
Just as we do on the ground.
Perhaps we are making a great mistake in
not standing with the miners who want a six
hour day, five-day week and sixty per cent
increase of wages. This is getting work down
to about the notch | always wanted it. When
we get the work hours and the wages fixed at
the right notch, what do you say to a law re-
curing the merchant to sell US a good suit of
clothes for S1.20?
At last we have had in Texas a bl each of
promise suit in which a man was the plaintiff
and a woman was the defendant. The scene
of this very interesting trial was Dallas, but in
justice to all concerned we should say the man
came from up North No Texas man would
ever match a suit with a woman and let Jury
composed entirely Of men bring in verdict
The woman got the automobile and money, of
course.