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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
Another item.

''This bin OF yours-whs. it makes
my blood boil" the indignant patient
stormed
"Ah"' the man of medicine returned
calmly. in that case we must make q
little change and, talking the bill he
added tile ine:
ITO making blood boil and thereby
sterilizing system, So.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
The Main Trouble,

Tramp-Yes. lady. my folks when
they died, left me a lot OF money.
Kind Old Lady--Well. if they did,
why do you 90 around begging.
Tramp-The trouble is, lady, they
didn't tel! me where they left it, and
consequently l never found it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
a New Breed.

''The poet I pointed out TO vow at
the dog show is very peculiar III some
ways. He has perfect passion for
dactyls."
Ibid he have any of 'em on exlibi-
ton there?'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
rHE NEXT in ORDER.

TIE NEXT IN ORDER.
Mr.. Cheerup: Too bad you lost so
much money in that oil stock swinde.
But brace up, man. Every cloud has
a silver lining.
Mr.. Sappe: Yes, I've heard rumor
to that effect but l haven't yet been
offered any stock iii the prospect.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
a alton.

"Do you really believe a wife with
good cooking can pun the wool over
her husbands eyes?'
"Just fry some nice flannel cakes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
True.
The road to fame
Is long and rough
They only win
Who've got the stuff.
Sometimes Difficult.

Little Harry-Papa, what is polite
ness?
Professor Broadhead - Politeness,
my son, is the art of not letting other
people know what you really think of
them.--Stray Stories
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
Cynical Suggestion.

"Girls do not seem to take we'll TO
athletics. Did you ever know one who
could make n success of a leap?"
MY dear man. did YOU never see
one jump at proposal?"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
A Way of Theirs.

'Bills have one queer quality"
what is it?"
"The more you contract them, the
more they expand"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
A Shining L.Iaht

"Alce wore two sunbursts, three or
four moonstones and carried a Skye
terrier"
"Then she must have been easily
the star Of the occasion"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
sn1artness.

"Don't you think this is smart
gown" asked The lady.
81 do" answered the gentleman.
Anything that looks especially foolish
is spoken OF as especially smart
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
Confirmed Economists.

"Yes, they are a very economical
couple They clipped to save. them
selves the cost oil wedding.
Cant say that they Iuo,, vcey
happy
They're NOT, but they are living to-
gethcr To save tic cost oG q divorce =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
WI I "a
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re: n
n

"Leonidas!" exclaimed Mrs Meek
ton. ''are you aware That was read
ing my essay on politics aloud to
youY
"Yes. my dear"
But you went to sleep"
"Why not? You removed every
doubt so thoroughly aud solved ev-
cry problem so completely that ! saw
no further reason for REFINING per
sopal CONSCIOUSNESS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
Works Both ways

"One by one our children leave US"
said the mother sadly, as the fourth
daughter started on her wedding jour
ney.
YES" replied the father, little
more sadly, and one by one they bring
our sons-in-law back to us"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

To kill the reaches and water bugs,
mix two~thirds boracic acid with one
third powdered sugar, and sprinkle
around shelves, kitchen baseboards
and places they frequent. This is
very poisonous to them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Instead of soap, put tablespoonful
Of ammonia into your dish water and
give them fine polish
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
Not Fastened TO the Idea

as Wife hound to obey her hus-
band?"
81 must say l haven't seen many
who were tied down to the job"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

Season your meats after they are
partly cooked. To put salt in before
cooking destroys the favor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
What Kisses Brinn.

"You claim there are microbes In
Kisses she asked the young doctor
"There are" he said.
"What disease do they bring?" she
asked
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

Mix equal parts of turpentine, kero-
.sene and vinegar for an excellent fur
niture polish. Shake well before us
ing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

The Juice of II half lemon in a
class of water taken before breakfast
will prevent biiiousness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

'Palpitation of the heart. Ladies'
Home Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

When washing dainty lingerie,
few Jumps of sugar dropped in the
rinse water, to take the place of the
usual starch, will make it beautiful
after it is ironed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

\ sure cure for hiecoughs and one
that seldom fails, is to take mouth
fpl Of water and press inward the
tragus (the little protection in front
Of the ortifice of the ear, and then
swallowing the water
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

Sweet milk, sprinkled with corn
meal, rubbed into ink spots on carpet
and left on overnight will. upon
sweeping next morning, leave colors
bright and all signs of ink will be
gone.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04

The most effective remedy for
boil is the skin OF boiled egg. Peel
the skin off carefully and apply to the
boil. 1t will draw off the matter and
remove tie soreness in a few hours.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
"Some" Artistic Dancer

Alfonzo Castaneda, a formef Ben
son boy, gave an exhibition of his
dancing talent in Nogales a few
nights ago, of which a local paper
has to say:
Alfonzo Castaneda. recently of the 10th
Division and an army entertainer in France,
now of the shoe department of the Mod
ern, is some shimmy dancer. While giving
an exhibition of this popular dance last
night at thetModern employees dance. Cas-
taneda simply put his audience in a terp-
sichorean seventh heaven by his wiggles.
which were punctuated by giggles from
the girls. To the tune of "She Had A
Castaneda pranced up and down and
round and round. quivering in every mus
Gle. delighting his audience in the invig-
Grating movements. His act was staged
after the doors of the Formal Opening of
the Modern were closed and the en-
ployees of that store were enjoying a
dance
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
Tres AlamOs Items
Especial Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Echols and
daughter Wanda are visiting Mrs.
Echols's grandmother, Mrs. J. S.
Roberts.
Vim. Rollins is spending the hol-
idays with relatives in Douglas.
Irving Herbert stopped here for
a couple of days this week to visit
his father.
c.. J. Griffin has returned from
Yuma and is the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Crump.
Mr.. L. A. Carter expects to leave
Wednesday to spend New Years
with his son in Douglas.
Mr.. W. w. Benson came over
from Douglas last week to look af-
ter his place here. Mr.. Benson is
going to Yuma, where he thinks
the warmer climate will benefit his
health.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
terprises are established or on the

terprises are established or on the
way:
The Arizona Smelling & Rein
ing Co. smelter for smelling cop
per ores, to employ large number
of men. Now about completed.
The Benson Canning and Pack
ing Co., for canning vegetables
and fruits. It's product, the Ben
capaco" brand, finds ready sale.
A creamery is proposed, and a
campaign in its interest is now I'M
der way.
Arrangements for the establish
ment of fonr mill of rs barrels
daily capacity have been made and
are expected to be carried out in a
short time.
Benson is supplied with the pur-
est artesian water, piped into the
residences and business houses Of
the town.
The Benson Union High School,
the former Territorial Industrial
School remode1ed, a splendid build
ing of stone, furnishes fine educa-
tional facilities. Approximately
100000 has been expended on
buildings and grounds. There is
also the Grammar School, with a
staff of four teachers, for younger
scholars in the town.
Situated as it is in a healthful
and agreeable year-round climate,
at an altitude of 3575 feet, with
farm land low in price, surround
ed by undeve1oped resources. with
the construction of the Charleston
dam practically assured, there is
no reason why Benson should not
grow and prosper. It's future de-
pends only upon the active inter
est and cooperative efforts of its
own citizens.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
FIVE CENTS A COPY
Presbyterian Church Will Make
Every-Member Canvass

The First Presbyterian Church
announces to its members and the
parents of the Sunday school pu-
pills that it is about to make an
every member canvass in Benson,
in accordance with the New Era
Movement.
WHAT is AN EVERY MEMBER
CANVASS? For many years the
churches had to depend on spor-
adic efforts for its financial sup
port, which, to say the least, was
unsatisfactory, also unbusinesslike.
The present method works the
church S finances on the Budget
Plan
WHY IS THE EVERY MEMBER
CANVASS MADE? We believe that
we are doing work that effects
every business house in town, also
the happiness of the homes, and
can therefore appeal with conf
dence for support in carrying on
our work in a more efficient way.
Our budget this year is larger than
IN previous years, Like every other
Legitimate work it costs more by 60
or 70 per cent to carry on church
than it did few years ago, but we
feel confident that our need will be
met.
WHEN WILL THE CANVASS BE
MADE? At d recent meeting of both
Church and School it was decided
to make the canvass early in the
new year, and we have fixed the
date January 18th, as the time
when we shall call on you for your
subscription towards carrying on
of our church and school work.
The subscriptions may be made in
weekly, monthly, vuarterly or an
nual installments to suit yollr con
venience. Therefore we respect
fully ask YOU to stay in your homes
between the hours of 2 and S on
January 18th, !. and meet those who
will call on you for your subscrip-
ton.
WILLIAM BROWN, Pastor.
CHAS. G. CASH, Elder.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
Factors Of BenSOn's S
Continued Growth
Town Possesses Many Advan-
tages and Should Become a
Thriving Business Center

Upon what resources and advan-
tages, natural or acquired, does
Benson's future gowth as a pros
porous community depend? I? What
is there here now or prospectively
to cause it to increase in pOpula-
lation, business and wealth? ? Why
will Benson grow into a larger
town than it is at present?
These or similar questions are
sometimes asked by visitors, some
times by doubters among Our own
people. In this the first issue of
the Signal for the new year, and
probably the last under the present
ownership, it may not be inappro
pirate to call attention briefly to
what we have and what we may
have in the not distant future.
To begin with location, Benson is
a natural townsite, situated in the
San Pedro Valley, an extensive
area of comparatively undeveloped
agricultural land, of which Benson
is the natural trade center. Benson
is a town on the main line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, with no
competitor as a trading or ship
ping point of equal size closer than
AZ miles on the east (Willcox) and
so on the west (Tucson). Benson S
population is now estimated to be
approximately 1900, and growing.
The main line of the FL Paso and
Southwestern is but three miles
away, virtually putting the town in
reach Of another transcontinental
railway. Two branch lines, the
Southern Pacific to Nogales on the
international boundary line, and on
under a Mexican franchise to the
port of Guaymas, Sonora, and the
Ell Paso and Southwestern, nine
teen miles long, connecting Ben
son and Fairbank, add appreciably
to local business, provide increased
railway facilities and contribute
toward an enlarged payroll.
The considerable number of rail-
way employees enrolled here-pas-
senger and freight station, yard,
roundhouse. repair, pumping, sig
nal and section forces, and road
masters department, contribute to
the amount of money put into cir
cu1ation in no small degree.
The country surrounding Benson
is one vast undeveloped mineral
region, with surface barely scratch
ed yet containing a number of pro-
ven mines and many promising
prospects. Gold, silver, copper, lead
and tungsten are fonnd, generally
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
Cattlemen Want Better Forest
Reserve Regulations

Members of the Southwestern
c tile Growers Association of
Santa Cruz and Pima counties who
sallege that they are being forced
out of business through the grazing
rules and regulations of the United
States Forestry Service, ineend
taking up their grievances with
their senators and representatives
in Washington.
1t is alleged by the cattle raisers
that the rules for grazing on forest
reserves are made by men who are
inexperienced and have no knowl-
edge of range conditions or the
carrying capacity of the ranges un-
der their charge. 1t is also alleged
by the cattlemen that the fee for
grazing and punishment imposed
for trespassing on forest reserves
are entirely too severe.
Several prominent cattlemen held
a conference in Nogales recently at
which it was decided to send a
committee to Washington to take
up their fight through their state
representatives at the capital. =
Arizona Catt1eman.
D.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03

in combination of two or more of
these metals. The Johnson Drag
oon mining District, with a num-
Der of paving producing mines, is
twenty miles distant on the east.
Yellowstone district is ten miles
northeast, Rincon district twenty
miles northwest, and Milestone
district, eight miles southwest re-
ceive supplies from this point.
A large scope of country devoted
to stock raising is tributary to this
town as shipping and supply
point. Stock pens and facilities for
shipment are here provided.
The Angora goat industry and
the shipment of mohair has already
attained considerable proportions,
several ranchmen being engaged in
that line exclusively.
The farming interests are already
considerable, with three irrigation
canals in the valley and large and
increasing number of dry farmers,
MANY of whom have located on
government lands within the last
six or eight years. The prosperous
farming community of Pomerene,
less than two miles from Benson,
containing probably three hundred
people, is but little older. The
settlers there, although nearly all
started in on the ground floor, .
are now we'll off, thanks to abun-
dant crops of alfalfa and other pro-
ducts.
The greatest factor of all though
in Benson's future, and one which
will transform this valley into
veritable garden spot is the pros
pective Charleston Dam. Cooper
ative effort is to be started at once
to bring this proposition to a show
down. There is scarcely doubt
that this great reclamation enter
prise will be put through. The
big reservoir would be thirty miles
above Benson and would furnish
irrigation water to the entire val
ley.
Benson is situated on a through
ocean -to-ocean highway the Ben
son Cut t-off of the Borderland route
over which it is confidently ex-
pected four other through routes
will eventually traverse the state.
These are the Dixie Highway. the
Old Spanish Trails the Bankhead
Route and the Evergreen High
way. There is already much travel
through Benson, and a great in
crease may be expected. Every
car stopping here en- route neces-
sarily makes expenditure of some
money. Monthly totals of such
would undoubtedly
amount to a considerable sum.
Besides the stores and business
houses, hotels, rooming houses,
drug stores, restaurants, garages,
etc., necessary to town OF its
size, the following industrial en-
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03

Through passengers from Yuma
to San Diego don't need passports,
although the new railroad lust
opened passes through ninety miles
of Mexican territory on the way,
according to Sidney Smith, for
merIy American consul at Mexi-
cali. The through passengers are
locked in their Pullmans while
passing through Mexican territory
and their baggage is placed in a
steel cage and carried in bond
without inspection, explained Mr..
Smith. Ell Paso Times.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
To the Dyspeptic

Would you would not like to feel
that your stomach troubles are
over, that you can eat any kind of
food that you crave - Consider
then the fact that Chamberlain S
Tablets have cured others why
not you. There are very many
who have been restored to health
by taking these tablets and can eat
any kind of food that they crave.
Sold at Moss Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03

The Bureau of the Census esti-
mates an increase of one million
farms in the United States during
the last ten years. Tkis increase,
together with the increase of sci
entifcal1y trained men to operate
them, has secured the future of
agricultural America.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03

Hunger knows no armistice. The
war is over, but the effects of the
war are today overwhelming the
Near East.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
TRES ALAMos SCHOOL
December 10Th, 1919.

Father Christmas, Class
Christmas Bells ...... Frances Duarte
Christmas Afterthought Carlos Duarte
Marjory's Almanac Robert Harwood
Silent Night Alice Harwood
Christmas Song Rosenda Duarte
A Christmas Carol -. Miriano Pacheco
A Real Santa Claus Joseph Young
20 Come All Ye Faithful"
Class
The Star of Bethlehem. Manuel Duarte
The Christmas Tree, .. Lois Young
A Visit from ST. Nicholas. Alice Harwood
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03

About the only thing you can
wear now which has not gone up
in price is a smile. To take one,
however, is different.
The Benson signal., 1920-01-03

Miss Vazquez left Saturday to
spend Christmas and New Year S
with her mother, Mrs. S. E. Vaz-
quez, of. Douglas.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-04-11
NEW YORK SOPRANO
RETURNS TO WEST
Mary Adel Hays Makes Second
chautauaua Trip.

Tho news that Mary Abel Hays. the
widely known New York coloratura so.
prnno, Is 60 return o. ChnutauQun
audiences this yenr viii unduuhtrdl,
be received with rejoicing on the purt
~ all Western music lowers Miss
Hays achieved rcai triumph In her
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-04-11

r. the great endurance test recently at Indian
arolis an Overland Q stock car covered an
average Of more than 778 miles each day for
days.
The success Of this severe test is another proof
Of the quality Of material IN the Overland 4,
and the protection afforded the chassis by the
Iublex Springs.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-27

Little Jack Buckner broke his arm
while in Kansas City recently, but Is
getting along all right now.
The Winn Bros, of Mexico, Mo-,
who have been bachelors for years,
living with their mother and feeding
cattle and hogs which have topped the
st. Louis market almost every time
they shipped for the last IL years,
started to breed registered big-type
Polands about two years ago by pur-
chasing a splendid lot of high-class
sows and their great and only Gerst-
dale Jones and then the mighty "The
Giant" They have made two success
ful sales to date. They have also been
quite successful in other lines. Mr..
Wesley Winn took Miss Nancy Mos
ley of Auxvasse, Mo-, as life partner
on March 18th, and Mr.. Ben Winn
will on June 18th be married to w.
W. Johnson's daughter, Miss Marian.
of Mexico, Mo. Here's wishing all Of
them a long happy and prosperous life.
F. A. Scott.-St. Louis Live Stock
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-27

Audrain county, Mo-, a section
that has long been famous for its
market topping habit again demon
strated recently its ability to continue
its reputation in this respect when
Reed Burke, one of the foremost
farmers Of that territory, contributed
a drove of 264 head of Western fed
clipped lambs, which averaged 72 lbs.
and sold at $170O, the extreme top
of the market for that class of offer
ings Wednesday in St. Louis. An
other of Audrain county representa-
tives here was Grover SIMS who per-
sonally accompanied a deck of clipped
lambs, which likewise sold at unus-
ually satisfying prices. Messrs. Sims
and Burke handle many lambs during
the season and invariably can be
counted on as coming out on the top
through their successful methods that
are employed in the conditioning of
their offering,which have proven their
killing qualities among
buying interests. Not only do they
handle the woody animals but they are
both cattle feeders of the front rank
and each season finds them condition
ing quite a few cattle, which invar-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-27
AMERICAN LEGION
WILL HAVE CHARGE
OF MAY 50 SERVICE

Decoration Day and Memorial SER
vices for those who gave their lives
IN the Great War, the Spanish Amer
lean War and the Civil War will be
held in this city Sunday afternoon.
May 30, at 2:30 in the Methodist
church. The services will be in charge
OF the James Bledsoe Post of the Am
erican Legion and President ]. W,
Million, of Hardin College, will de-
liver the memorial address.
The services at the church will fol-
low the legion ritual. The Rev. ].
II. Hughes, chairman of the Cham
Der of Commerce committee in charge.
will preside at the meeting and pre-
sent the Post Commander, John Bar
clay, who will have charge. The in
vocation will be by the Rev. A. A.
Wallace and the benediction bv the
Rev, Richard Gentry. Miss Maude
Wallace has arranged an appropriate
musical program. '
Following these services the Legion
will march to Elmwood cemetery
where Father Timothy o'Sullivan will
pronounce the invocation and Mayor
J. F. Harrison will present the Legion
with a lot. The Rev. W. c. Cowart
will dedicate the lot and accept it for
the legion. The exercises will close
with the firing of a salute, benediction
by the Rev. George Wharton and taps.
Cars will be provided for those who
cannot walk to the cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-05-27
MRS.E. N. PIERCE
IS GIVEN HEARING
TUESDAY MORNING

Mrs. Ella NJ. Pierce of Auxvasse.
charged with felonious assault, was
bound over for trial in the circuit
court at a preliminary hearing held
Tuesday morning before Justice D. w.
Herring, in this city. She qualified as
her own bondsman for $500 and was
released until the first day of the
September term of court.
Mrs. Pierce is charged with having
tried to shoot W. W. Pollock, a Mexico
banker, when he went to the Pierce
home, south of Auxvasse, to see about
note her husband, earle M. Pierce,
had given the firm of Considine & Pol
lock who operates a large farm in the
neighborhood in which the Pierces
live.
Judge R. D. Rodgers, of Mexico
represented Mrs. Pierce at the hear
ing and examined the states wit
nesscs, Mr.. Pollock and Joe Considine.
No testimony was given on behalf of
the defendant.
Galloway county officials have a
warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Pierce's
husband on a charge of having sold
mortgaged property, but have been
unable to serve it. He has been a fu-
giGive from the county about a month.
Fulton Gazette.