The Benson signal. [volume], October 11, 1919, Image 1

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VOLUME XXL NO. 4 35.
Census Valuations Will Not Be
Bases of Taxation
Washington, Oct. 11. — ‘‘That
the facts and figures gathered by
the enumerators, supervisors and
special agents of the Fourteenth
Decennial Census will have abso
lutely nothing to do with valuation
of property for taxation purposes
is a point I desire to emphasize
with all possible vigor,” said Dir
ector of the Census S. E. Rogers
today in speaking of the forthcom
ing 1920 enumeration.
‘‘Some difficulty has been exper
ienced in the past,” continued Mr.
Rogers, ‘‘in getting absolutely ac
curate values ot land and other
property because of a certain j
amount of confusion over this
point. Many people w T ere erron
eously inclined to connect the cen
sus with taxation. We hope to
avoid any such confusion, this
time.”
The act of Congress which, un
der the Constitution, provides for
the taking of the Fourteenth De
+ cennial Census makes it unlawful
for any enumerator, special agent,
supervisor or other employee of the
Census Bureau to divulge any in
formation whatsoever concerning
the census returns. A heavy fine,
and possible imprisonment, or both,
is the penalty prescribed for viola
tion of the provisions of the law.
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Weather Report on Highways
The highway weather service,
one of the new enterprises of the
United States Department of Agri
culture, operated through the or
ganization of the Weather Bureau,
is proving of benefit to automobile
owners where it has been tried.
The meteorologist in charge of the
Weather Bureau office in Kansas
City, Mo., recently reported:
“The demand for a road-reporting ser
vice is quite general and insistant and it
will continue so increasingly until dirt
roads become an anachronism. This office
established a road or highway reporting
service April 1, of this year, and, without
exaggeration, it is equal to the most prsc
tical service which our office otherwise
can perform. It amounts to the direction
of public motor travel, and persons start i
or postpone trips as we advise.”
The highway weather service
was begun as a war measure in aid j
of motor transportation and wasj
conducted with emergency money 1
until the end of the war. Though
Congress made no appropriation for
Kts continuance during the present
year, the demand for ij is
such that the department is endea
voring to continue it without spe
cial funds to meet the expense.
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3 Entries at the State Fair
t Phoenix, Oct. 10. —Don’t wait
r till the last minute before the clos
-1 ing of the entries to secure entry
l blanks, is the advice of the Ari
- zona State Fair Commission. Var
i ious dates have been named for the
s last day on which entries may be
t filed for the various departments,
- and in the past considerable con
-5 fusion has arisen just previous to
- the closing dates by a rush of ap
plications which have overwhelmed
the office force as the commission.
All this it is hoped to avoid this
year by having prospective exhibi
• tors secure their entry blanks now
i and file them with the commission
;as soon as possible. Only a few
days now remain in many depart
ments for the closing of the entry
i lists; hence the necessity for
; prompt action.
An extra force of clerks has been
put on at the fair office to handle
the work, but this will avail noth
ing. it is pointed out, unless better
co-operation is shown by the ex
hibitors than has been shown np
to date.
Applications for premium lists
and entry blanks may be made to
, any commercial organization in the
state, or direct by addressing the
Arizona Fair Commission,Phoenix,
Ari z.
Land Case Settled
The celebrated land ease of Perry
Tryon and John A. Sabin against
A. A. Barney, a civil action in the
Superior Court at Tombstone, came
up last Monday morning and went
to the jury Wednesday afternoon.
The case, briefly stated, involved
an exchange of farming lands in
Pomerene and in the Gila Valley.
The contract was somewhat com
plicated, and after a considerable
length of time, its stipulations re
maining unfulfilled by the defend
ant Barney, an ejectment suit was
brought to recover possession of
their Pomerene land by the plain
tiffs, Tryon and Sabin. Plaintiffs,
Tryon and Sabin were awarded
their Pomerene real estate and
‘ damages to the amount of S3OOO.
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j Everybody wants ten hours’ pay
j for an eight hour day in which to
1 spend about six hours doing four
hours’ work —one of the principal
reasons for the prevailing High
Cost of Everything.
For Sale — Six two-months old
pigs. Robert Schmidt, St. David,
Ariz.
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Devoted to the Interests of Benson, the San Pedro Valley and Surrounding Country
BENSON, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA, OCTOBER 11, 1919
Miramonte Items
(Special Correspondent)
Mr. Harman, the well - driller,
struck water at a depth of 330 feet
at the E. T. Jesperson ranch.
Mrs. Effie Williams, who has
been quite ill for some time, is on
the improve, and will soon be able
to again attend to household du
ties.
Mrs. Mary Thompson, of White
watqr, ,is here visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Heber Davis.
James Jasperson and family, of
Tucson, motored over last Satur
day to visit with their brother, Ed
Jesperson.
Henry Martineau left last Friday
to visit with relatives at Salt Take
City, Utah.
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Grand Baile
The following invitation issued
by members of the Spanish-Amer
ican Society, has been sent out for
their big dance at the Auditorium
October 25th:
“Los miembros de la Junca se
honran en invitar a Vd. y a su
apreciable familia para un gran
baile que se verificara el dia veinte
cinco de Octubre a las ocho de la
noche en el salon Auditorium.
Dando a Vd. las mas expresivas
gracias por su atencion. Admi
cion de Caballeros dos pesos. Pres
idente, E. Castillo; Secretario, A.
Salazar; Tesorero, J. Quihuiz; Bas
tonero, A. Figueroa.”
Talk up the creamery.
Cars or Trade-
Bring in Your Magnets and Have
Them Recharged
Magneto and Ford Magnets Recharged and made as good as new
Autos Bought and Sold
SAIST PEDRO GARAGE
GOBBLE BROS., Proprietors
MILLER AND BLACKSTONE TIRES
Curium’ (Enmttij
i’Jatf Imttl;
Is fighting for a bigger and better Benson
and tributary country. How many of the
residents and property-owners are doing
likewise ? Are you finding fault with your
town and country or are you putting your
shoulder to the wheel and pushing to
make it better ? Help yourself and Ben
son by doing all of your banking with
your “Home Bank.”
COCHISE COUNTY STATE BAM
Benson Arizona Tombstone
Takes Willcox Position
This item about a former Benson
telephone man is taken from the
last issue of the Willcox Range
News:
“Thos. W. Flower arrived from
Tucson on the 26th and took
charge of the Mountain States Tel
ephone office. Mr. Flower is an
old telephone man and in his youth
followed newspaper work. He left
the evil ways of his younger days
and went into the telephone busi
ness. We suppose he can pry into
the affairs of his neighbors far
more by listening to their conver
sations over the telephone than he
could when being a ‘cub ’ reporter
attempting to extract news with a
corkscrew from people who were
unwilling to tell.”
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Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
This remedy is intended espec
ially for coughs, colds, croup and
whooping cough. From a small
beginning its sale and use has ex
tended to all parts of the United
States and to many foreign coun
tries. This alone is enough to
convince one that it is a medicine
of more than ordinary merit. Give
it a trial and you will find this to
be the case. Sold by the Moss
Pharmacy.
Arizona crop conditions stood 112
per cent September 1. Only three
states in the entire uniou showed
better.
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Teachers’ Reception
There will be a reception to the
teachers of the Benson schools on
[Friday evening, October 17th, at
the High School, at 8 p. m., under
the auspices of the Eadies’ Aid
Society of the Presbyterian church.
The public is cordially invited.
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Thanksgiving Dance
All ladies interested are invited
to come out to a meeting to be held
at the Signal office Wednesday
evening, October 15th, at 8 o’clock
to discuss plans for giving a dance
on Thanksgiving night for the ben
efit of the Chautauqua fund. The
dance has been definitely decided
on, but arrangements have not yet
been completed and it is desired to
have the co-operation of the ladies
to make it a complete success.
Gentlemen are / also welcome.
Dissatisfaction Over Condition
ot the Roads
Farmers living down the river,
from several miles this side of Tres
Alamos on down to Cascabel and
beyond, are positively disgusted,
to put it mildly, with the slow
moving program of road improve
ment on their main highway to
town. They are well-nigh unani
mous in condemning the unfair
policy that collects road taxes but
fails to make a passable road. It
is high time some steps should be
taken to improve this road, the
main high wav to Benson, the main
shipping and supply point for a
large and important scope of ter
ritory.
The Old Charleston Cemetery
Mr. Eindley, the section fore
man at Charleston, stated to a
Prospector reporter recently, a fact
new to the younger generation but
not to the old-timers, which is that
in the Charleston cemetery there
are some as fine head stones as are
to be found anywhere hereabouts.
Several of them, he said, are out in
the open range where stock can
rub against them, and will doubt
less be knocked down by them;
and one of the washes is carrying
debris over the cemetery. Eittle
work would be required to turn the
course of the w r ash so as to stop
the overflow. Ought we not to
string a few strands of barbed wire
about this “God’s acre,’’ and turn
off the wash, and so preserve invi
olate the last resting place of pio
neers who bared their breasts to
perils from Indians and braved the
many other hardships incident to
early days, in order that we might
enjoy a safe and prosperous heri
tage ? —Tombstone Prospector.
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The Junior Christian Endeavor
Society
[Contributed]
The Junior Endeavor Society of
Benson have divided their forces,
and are putting on a Red and Blue
contest. We want new members
and we need financial help. So the
children are asking the older peo
ple to give a dollar for the priv
ilege of becoming honorary mem
bers of the Benson Society. Hon
orary members will only be asked
for money and encouragement and
maybe you will be especially in
vited once a year to our meetings.
But every one is welcome at every
meeting. We meet every Wednes
day after school at the Presbyter
ian Church. We are tr3 T ing to give
the children a moral education
without any reference to a creed.
Will the citizens of Benson give
their support to this movement?
Miss Grace Hooper, the national
Junior superintendent, will spend
the first Sunday in November with
us. Everybody should hear her.
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Struck Oil
What is believed to be a well
founded report comes from the
Texas oilfields to the effect that the
Adams syndicate, of which D. A.
Adams, of Dragoon, is the active
promoter, has struck oil aud that
the shares have jumped to $l5O
each. A number of Benson people
are interested in the company, and
if the report proves true they are
in the biggest kind of luck. Messrs.
Milton Fairlee, J. W. Cull and S.
E. Wilson are among those largely
interested.
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An Agreeable Surprise
“About three years ago when I
was suffering from a severe cold
on my lungs and coughed most of
the time night and dav, I tried a
bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy, and was surprised at the
promptness with which it gave me
relief,” writes Mrs. James Brown,
Clark Mills, N. Y. Many another
has been surprised and pleased by
the prompt relief afforded by this
remedy/ At Moss Pharmacy.
Mrs. W. G. Miller, State Fair
Commissioner for Cochise county,
solicits exhibits for the fair, to be
held at Phoenix from November 3d
to Bth inclusive, from all who are
interested and who have products
of any kind to send in that would
add to the county’s exhibit. Those
interested should get in communi
cation with Mrs. Miller at once. A
premium list may be found at th
postoffice.
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