The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-02
LOCAL NEWS

A. H. Bezzo was a Phoenix visitor
Friday.
If you want good tin work see r
]. Martin, the plumber.
Mrs. W. H. Clayton and daughter
Miss Gladys, arrived from Los Ange
les Thursday.
| Mrs J. B. Flanagan and daughter
Lillian returned from Los Angeles
Thursday morning.
Henry Strohm of Bouse spent thu
past few days here. He may decide
to locate permanently in Parker
B. B. Brown returned from the
coast Thursday morning. Mrs. Brown
has gone to Iowa on a visit with her
parents.
Frank Baxter of Yuma will be a
candidate for superior Judge on the
democratic ticket at the coming state
election
Mrs ]. F. Raney left last night or
! a NloII WILL IL lChuo cllI lSiiCifCo al
Los Angeles. She expects to be gone
about six weeks.
The Colorado river at this point is
very low for this season of the year
and the sand bars are peeping out in
great many places
r. j. Martin, the plumber is now
prepared to do all kinds of tin work
having secured the services of M. II.
Smith, a competent tin artist.
G. G. Dunn returned Friday from a
two weeks visit with his wife and
son at Los Angeles The family are
expected back later in the month
Ward Mcdonald, who has been EN-
plOyed at the Clara mines at Swansea
returned to Parker Wednesday, aft.
er an absence of several months
The Santa Fee announces a labor
day excursion rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip to all
points on the line of the S. f.. F. &
p. railroad
4 e. H. Boyle of Bandon, Ore, spen,
Monday in Parker looking over the
town He expects to return here as
soon as the reservation lands are
opened to entry.
C. A. Engle who has been selected
by the government to take charge of
the engineering part of the cOnstruc-
ton of the irrigation works for the In
dians, arrived in Parker yesterday
morning
G.. W. Graves received his commits
sion as postmaster Monday. The
postoffice will be removed to his new
building next to The Post Monday
on which day he will assume the du-
ties as postmaster.
Deputy Sheriff Will Despair OF
Bouse is in the field for the nomina-
ton of sheriff., and he has many
friends in northern Yuma county who
are DESTROYS of seeing him land the
plum at the coming election.
A car of horses consigned to the
: Russians who passed through Par
ker Thursday morning enroute to
Glendale, Ariz., was held up in the
local freight yards Thursday on ac-
count of the shipment not being ac-
companied by health certificate.
There was dancing party given
in the new Graves building last Sat
urday night which proved a most sue
cessful affair. The first dance of the
season at the school house was given
last night a good-sized crowd was in
attendance, and a highly enjoyable
time is reported.
Charles F. Welles, chief clerk at
the Colorado River agency, returned
! Wednesday from vacation spent on
the coast The Post was in error a
few weeks ago when it stated that
Mr.. WelleS was transferred to anOth-
er reservation. He had just left on
well earned vacation
Capt W. G. Williams of the lola
left for Los Angeles Tuesday night
Last week he brought down a barge
for the Chucawalla company to Black
Point AS soon as a part of the drill
ing machinery is repaired it is un-
derstOod the company will start
sounding operations at that place
Capt Williams will return in about
ten days.
R. d. Dickson, who has been away
for the past few months on a pros
pecting trip through northern Ari-
IONA and New Mexico, arrived here
Wednesday night During the trip
Dickson visited some ancient cliff
dwellings in the northern part of the
territory and in searching the ruin;
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