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Benancio Espinoza, Age 92, Recalls
Maximillian’s Arrival In Old Mexico
Benancio Espinoza is 92 years
old! Born in Conception state of
Monteray, Mexico, in 1839 he
crossed the border into Texas as
a lad of seventeen, and has lived
in Coolidge since it was little
more than a hurried collection of
tent houses, a few unpainted
stores, with here and there a
home.
This small bent Mexican sat in
the sunshine on a wooden box be
fore an adobe house where bright
flowers bloom, as he told his story
reaching back 92 years to the
colorful, cruel, exciting days when
Emperor Maximilian rulled Mexico.
Benancio was young then —an
orphan, whose mother died when
he was born, to be followed soon
afterwards by his father. The
homeless boy was adopted by
foster parents, with whom he was
living at the time of Maximilian’s
arrival in 1864, to assume the
rulership of Mexico.
Already torn by strife, Benan
cio's country did not welcome
the Emperor and his lovely wife
Charolette, from" Belguim. Benan
cio listened much to tales of dis
content in those days. Although a
lad of fifteen, he was old enough
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to fight and Juarez, leader of the
Republicans, was stirring the peo
ple to guerrilla warfare.
In 1865 Maximilian issued a
decree ordering the execution of
any rebel and fine and imprison
ment for anyone aiding the rebel
cause.
It was then that circumstances
swept away both of Benancio's
foster parents. “They die,” he
says merely; “but I do not fight
Maximilian."
Instead, Benancio crossed the
border into Texas and found work
as a cow hand. He has never re
turned to the land of his birth.
The loss of his foster parents
was the severing of the last tie
and he remembers Mexico as a
land filled with much trouble.
Benancio had seen enough of
trouble and his life turned natural
ly toward channels of peace. When
the work of punching cows was
over he became a sheep herder,
following this profession of soli
tude and loneliness throughout
most of his life.
In 1896 he came to Flagstaff,
he said, and for many years
herded sheep in the district be
tween there and Williams. But
at last he grew too old for this
work, his eyes too dim and his 1
body too feeble, so he came to
Coolidge, ten years ago, where at!
the age of 82 he tried to earn his
living by picking cotton.
The missionary, Bernice Dam
ion, found the old man sick and
alone in his tent and it was
through her that he came to live
with the Napolian Pisanos.
Today, this old, old man still
gets about with the aid of a cane
and steps back with an old-world
sweep of his hat, to allow a
‘ lady’’ to pass through the gate
before him. to the adobe house!
where he sat on a box in the
sunshine to tell his story—and
remain quietly afterwards, dream
ing of the past.
LOCALS
• Mrs. Williiam Pew, President
Southern District Womans clubs,
attended the Central District
meeting in Chandler Thursday.
• Mrs. Fannie Harper, Mrs. R. V.
Campbell's aunt, arrived from
Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday
to visit the Campbells.
• Miss Audry Burkett will spend
Easter in Phoenix with her par
ents.
• Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams
from Safford were visiting the
Dalton Coles Tuesday and Wedes
day.
• Mrs. A. L. Nowell, who stopped
all activities for a complete rest,
by doctor’s orders, is now able to
be up and about again.
• Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hall visit
ed Mrs. Hall's parents, the G. D.
Tuckers in Marana over the week
end.
• Among the many friends who
drove to Tucson to see Mrs. A1
Christensen, who is In St. Mary’s
Hospital, are Mrs. John Hallmark,
Mrs. Martin Talla, Mr. and Mrs.
D. S. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. George
Dell and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Chan
dler.
THE COOLIDGE EXAMINER
Written And Edited W"! A A O Bein 8 a Weekly
By Students Ci K|4A ll I A I 1C Story of Hi-School
Journalism AllJlllV A lIFiV/iVIJ Activities
BEARS TO PLAY COUGARS
April 7. The Coolidge Bears
will meet the Casa Grande Cou
gars, April 11 on the Bears’ home
field. The two teams have pre
viously played two practice games,
the Bears winning one 9 to 3 and
the Cougars winning the other a
to 3.
At the present the Cougars have
lost only one game to Mesa; and
the Bears two, Florence and Mesa.
The game should be very evenly
matched, and we hope the Bears
will be the victors.
DELANE KETCHUM
BOYS WIN MEDALS AT VALLEY
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
April 9. The Coolidge boys won
medals at annual ’ Valley Tennis
Tournament held at Tempe, Sat
urday.
William Steele and Bill Pierce.
Coolidge doubbers, were placed
second in the finals, being de
feated by Ajo 6-4, 6-4. In previ
ous contacts they downed Scotts
dale 6-2, 13-11 and Buckeye 6-2,
6-4. «.
Clayton Troutt entered for
singles an defeated Casa Grande
6-3, 119; hut in the semi-finals he
dropped the game to Ajo 6-0, 6-0
Girls doubles for Coolidge were
Nila Graham and Helen Barring
ton who lost their first match to
Casa Grande 7-5, 6-3.
Evelyn Troutt, single for Cool
idge won the Florence game by
forfeit. loiter in the semi finals,
Evelyn was trumped by Scottsdale
6-0, 6-4.
This is the first year that Cool -
idge has entered the tennis tour
nament and participators are to
be congratulated on the fine play
ing that they did, in spite of the
fact that our tennis courts are new
and the students have not had long
to practice.
The eight schools who partici
pated in the meet were: Flor
ence. Casa Grande, Ajo, Scotts
dale, Buckeye, Chandler, Tempe
and Coolidge.
ROSE TITUS
BAKE SALE REPORTED
April 8. The Home Economics
Club realized about five dollars
profit on their sale of candy,
cakes, rolls and cookies held Sat
urday.
The club wishes to thank all the
girls that brought candy and all
those that helped in the sale. The
club is especially grateful to Hay-
Superior Judge
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HOWARD GRAY RICHARDSON
SHORT SKETCH OF JUDGE
HOWARD GRAY RICHARDSON
Born —Madison, Indiana, March
9th, 1885.
I Educated —Grade and High
Schools same place.
Graduated—College of Law, 1907,
I University of Minnesota at Minne
; apolis.
Admitted to Bar in Arizona —
1910.
Practiced law in Ray and Flor
ence, Arizona, latter being home
for many years.
Was County Attorney of Pinal
County three terms —1915-1920,
inclusive.
Married in 1915 —Alice Fern
Miller, of Park Ridge, Illinois.
Has one son, Howard G. Rich
ardson, Jr., a graduate of the Uni
versity of Arizona, now an Ensign
in United States Navy.
Religious affiliation —Presbyter-
ian.
Political Democrat.
Fraternal Masonic, Eastern
Star, Member of Scottish and York
Rites, Shriner, Lions and Alianza-
Hispano-Americana.
January 2, 1941 Was appoint
ed Judge of the Superior Court of
Pinal County, Arizona, by Gover
nor Robert T. Jones. Men mutu
al friends and admirers for many
years. First met and worked to
gether in 1907 as ‘‘muckers” in
Goldfield, Nevada.
Judge H. G. Richardson suc
ceeds former Judge E. W. McFar
land who is now Arizona’s Junior
United States Senator.
duke’s Confectionery and George
Y. Wah’s grocery, who allowed the
goods to be sold at their stores.
Mrs. Paul announced
that another sale will be carried
out in the near future. All the
members of the club who were
unable to take part this time will
have a chance to participate.
As the money made from these
sales will go to finance the Moth
er-Daughter Banquet, the support
of the students and the towns
people was greatly appreciated.
JUANITA DOBSON
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PERSONALS
Raymond Dunaway is absent
from school because of a serious
case of mumps.
Everette Peters returned to
school Monday, April 7, after a
week’s absence due to a bad cold.
Jackie Stewart, a former stud
ent of C. U. H. S. visited school
Monday. She will be in Coolidge
for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carls and
son. Billy, are visiting friends in
Coolidge this week. Mr. Carls,
who was formerly C. U. H. S.
coach, is now track coach at Long
Beach High School.
SPANISH CLASSES
ELECT OFFICERS
April 7. The Spanish Classes
met in the gym this morning to
elect the officers for the Spanish
Club.
George Knox acted as chairman
for the meeting. The following
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president; Lawrence McCullough,
vice president; Ray Wellborn, sec
retary; Lawanna Veazet, treasur
er; Frances Short, social chair
man.
The meeting was concluded with
the group singing Spanish songs
in preparation for the Spanish
dinner which will be held April
15.
ROSE TITUS, proved.
10-Day Close-Out Sale!
NO. 1 GRADES FINEST
Navajo Rugs
SAVE! BUY NOW AT BARGAIN PRICES
KATCHINA SHOP
Peggy Smith
FLORENCE, ARIZONA
GATES IRRIGATION HOSE
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Widths from 48 inches to 72 inches.
GALVANIZED AND BRASS BOTTOM
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The shovel farmers have been asking for for*,
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941
LOCALS
• The Mose Coopers spent Satur
day evening playing bridge with
the Ray Lindamanns, at the home
of the latter.
• Mr. and Mrs. Louie T. Wagoner
have sold their home and gone to
Arkansas with their children, Joe
and Ruby Joyce, to visit Mrs.
Wagoner’s parents until they
make definite plans for the future
•J. Boyd Smith, who has been
ill sin<Je Thanksgiving, has fe
turned home from the hospital
and is reported to be much im