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The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-02

There Is no quicker way to take
the life, growth and energy out OF a
town than for Its citizens to be con-
stsntly holding up the dark side of
the picture to the gaze OF the inquirer.
The word III" keeps everybody IN
doubt, keeps every man from going
forward with the improvements he
would otherwise make.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-02

DIR. {. l.. Evans at the recent
meeting Of the State Medical society,
was reelected Councillor for the so.
ciety for the fist district, which is
composed OF the counties Of Holt,
Atchlson and Nodaway.
%. G. "Clyde" Ruley, Secretary
Emmanuel Presbyterian church, Nil
waukee, Wisconsin, DIR. Paul b. Jen.
kins, Pastor, is getting along fine
with his work, and the officers u the
church appreciate him very highly,
as . letter he received from them this
spring, asking him 70 stay this year,
attests. He says: "l've just organ.
lied a base ball team from the Sum
day school and entered the City
League" His church Is the iirst In
the city. He closes his letter to us
as follows: with lots Of love to all
the people In dear Old Oregon, ] am
yours till Niagara falls"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-02
An Example for Oregon.

The Kansas City Court Of Appeals
has just handed down a decision In
the case Of Fred II. Barr VS.. City Of
Fairfax, tried In the January. 1910.
term OF the Atchison County Circuit
Court. wherein Barr sued the City Of
Fairfax for damages, for having
fallen on an Icy sidewalk and injured
himself The Court Of Appeals sus.
tains the verdict Of the lower court +,
which awarded Barr sl25 and costs.
the latter amounting to $500.
Tie case arose from the fact that
the City Of Fairfax allowed Ice TO
form on a sidewalk from q down
waterpipe. The Court OF Appeals
holds that down waterpipe dis.
charging its water on a sidewalk Is a
nuisance In itself and that the defen-
dant should have abated said nuts.
ance. II Is held that notwithstand-
ing the fact that plaintiff knew the
Ice was on the sidewalk and had
crossed II on the day Of the accident,
yet, he Vas not bound to so around
the Ice or of the sidewalk.
That II was the duty of the city TO
keep its sidewalks In good repair for
travel, both day and night, and as
the city had fMled to do this, 1t was
liable for damages: and that plaintiff
was not guilty OF contributory negli-
gence In going on said sidewalk, even
though he knew the ice was there.
II was the duty of the city to main.
tain its sidewalk In good and safe
condition for pedestrians passing
over it both by day and by night and
that as 1t was a nuisance the city
should have abated II.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
GREAT INTER- DEPOSITS.

Much interest is taken in the fill
ings on 1850 acres of desert land
in the Chemehuevis valley, near the
Colorado river, above Parker, on the
California side. The locatOrs are Los
Angeles residents, r. A. Dellugge
M. G. Dellugge, Lux S. Guido, Ed
ward Guido, w. F. Ransom, Tommy
BransOn and M. r. Dietrich. The
land has been taken up under the pla
Ger act and in quarter sections, one
to each claim, of which there are r.
Legally described the property is
in township north, and range "a
west, in San Bernardino county, and
the names of the claims indicate that
they are acquired for the inter depos
its supposed to exist upon them.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
NORTH STAR CLOSES.

The North Star mine has closed
down and the ceaseless pound of the
stamps will be heard no more for
several months at least, says the Yu-
ma Examiner. The high grade ore
has been worked out, and while the
company has thousands of tons of
low grade ore, it cannot be worked at
profit as long as gasoline and other
necessities have to be freighted from
Dome or from Mohawk overland
The mine has been one of the big
gest payers of dividends in the histo-
ry of Arizona in the few years of it's
existence. The mine was discovered
by Felix Mayhem and was sold by
him and his associates for the sum
of $3.50, 900 in the spring of 1906.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
A QUIET FOURTH.

Parker celebrated a ''safe and
sane" Fourth of July last Tuesday.
Those who did not go out of town
for the day quietly kept indoors and
endeavored to keep cool, for that day
was the hottest of the season.
The Methodist Sunday held
a picnic in a shady grove along the
river banks. About every yOungster
in town attended this event, together
with many others older in years, but
who for that day were boys and girls
again. A most enjoyable feast was
had in the cool of the evening, and la
ter the entire party drove to the
agency and witnessed the Indian
dance and games. The return drive
by moonlight at IL o'clock was par
ticularly delightful Rah for the glo-
rious Fourth!
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
PARKER WINS,

The Parker baseball team went to
Wickenburg Tuesday and brought
home the bacon by defeating the lat
ter team by a score of 9 to z. The
feature of the game was the effective
work of the Parker battery, Dunn and
Williams. The latter pitched a most
excellent game and puzzled the Wick
enburgers with his curves and speed.
Most of them famed and those who
did reach home came in on errors.
The dance given in their honor on
the night of the Fourth was a most en-
joyable affair. Everything possible
was done to give the Parker contin-
gent good time, and from all reports
they rose to the occasion and had the
time of their lives.
Those who made up the team were
the following: Merl Williams, G.. G.
Dunn, R. c. Saufley, Ed Ewing, Hay
ward Short, C. w. Graves, Butler,
Paul and Hart. Guy Shannon of Wick
enburg did the umpiring to the sat
isfaction of both sides.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
SEEK GOVERNMENT AID.

The aid of the federal government
should be invoked to control the wa
ters of the Colorado river in this
section of the country, says the Nee
dies Eye The river in years past
has steadily encroached upon the Cal
ifornia shore, until it is now eating
away valuable property and it will
only be matter of a very short time
before the Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany will be obliged to do consider
able work along the river front to
protect it's property. Besides the San
ia Fe Railroad company, there are
other interests that need protection,
namely the lands of the federal gov
ernment and those held by the Cot
ton Land company on the Arizona
side of the river, also the great plant
of the Needles Mining and Smelling
company and the water works of the
Murphy Water, Ice and Light compa-
ny, and much individual property, de-
mapds that something should be done
at once.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
WHITE MARBLE QUARRY FOUND

Considerable excitement is prevail
ing at Bouse over the striking of an
excellent grade of white marble, the
discovery taking place several days
ago. The news was withheld until
the extent of the deposit was ascer-
tanned, which is said to be large, sew
eral feet of ground being stripped
and a grade of stone believed to be
suitable for artistic purposes deter
mined. The place where the marble
was found is about ten miles south of
Swansea, near the railroad, and
among the owners is C. C. Thomp-
son, assayer and metallurgist of
Bouse. The quarry is being devel-
oped and as depth is reached, the
owners feel sanguine of having made
a very important discovery.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
SWANSEA ACTIVITIES.

The following information was Civ
en- out the past week by an official OF
the Clara Consolidated company of
Swansea:
The seven hundred ton smelter of
the Clara Consolidated Gold and Cop
per mining company was blown in on
the 10Th of June.
The company is still doing consid-
erable construction work in the way
of improving facilities for handling
and treating ores.
A spur track from the Arizona and
Swansea railroad is being continued
by means of a switch back to point
above the reduction works, which,
when completed within the next few
days, will allow customs ores, coke
and fuel to be handled by gravity di-
rect to the points of consumption at
minimum cost.
A No. II Roots Blwer is being In
stalled which will give additional
blast to the furnace and considerably
increase it's capacity.
A A #. structural steel extension
to the converter building has recent
ly been completed.
The sampling plant for handling
customs ores has been finished and
is now in operation. This will give
the small producers of this section
an opportunity of disposing of their
ores to advantage and will. no doubt
greatly increase mining activity in
this vicinity.
Development of ore bodies in the
cmpany's mines at Swansea is be-
ing pushed, particularly on the 4OC
and 500 ft. levels. Considerable ex
ploration work with churn drills is
also being conducted with very graft
! flying results.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
OIL EXCITEMENT
AT RANDOLPH
Additional Shipments of Supplies Are
Arriving at Scene of New Oil Dis
covery-Many People Are Going in
to Make Locations.

According to freight and passenger
crews running out of Parker over the
Parker cutoff the oil excitement at
Randolph, a station II miles west of
Blythe Junction, is assuming larger
proportions daily. Last week We
mentioned the fact that the Standard
Oil company had shipped in some
heavy timbers. Since that time sew
eral other shipments have arrived at
that station consisting chiefly of sup
plies. Two automobile parties have
been in there the past week, while it
is claimed by railroad men that many
are coming in by train every day
The country is being located for
many miles out from Randolph and
from all indication there is to be
some oil excitement in this section
before many weeks have passed. 1t
is not to be expected that drilling
operations will begin until after the
heated months, but from the activity
displayed by the Standard Oil compa-
ny it is believed by many that that
corporation does not intend to lose
any time in getting a rig On the
ground.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
RICH PLACER FIND
NEAR NORTH STAR
M. Quenner, Well Known Placer Ex-
pert, and Associates Organize Com
pany to Work Placer Diggngs,
Near Dome.

The Nugget Placer Mining compa-
ny has been formed by S. P. Healy
Of Phoenix, Ed Hodges of Yuma and
M. Quenner, the we'll known placer
expert and inventor of machinery for
the handling of this type of mining,
for the purpose of operating promis-
ing looking ground near Dome, this
county, between the King of Arizona
ard the North Star mines.
Mr.. Quenner recently made the
following statement in reference to
the new placer diggings:
81 have had forty-seven years ex-
perience in placer mining and have
been in every big placer mining dis
trict in America, Mexico and Alaska,
and will say that in this claim the
run of gold is very coarse, running
as high as $780, There has been taken
out within the past few weeks over
seventy-five pounds of nuggets. This
work was done by Mexicans in dry
washing process and without any ma
chinery whatsoever 1t is only about
five feet to bedrock where this gold
was taken out This is a new pla-
Ger find and has only been worked by
hand for a short time''
The company has secured
three-year lease on the 200 acres
which comprise the basin in which
the find is reported and is making
preparations to put in the new Quen-
ner machinery and get to work at
once.
The sevenyt-five pounds of pure
gold whcih has been taken out thus
far comes from very small space.
The pay streak was picked up a mile
down the gulch and the indications
are that it is just as rich all the way
down.
The owners Of the ground diG rot
know of the rich placer values at the
time the lease was secured, the few
Mexicans who were in on the secret
keeping their knowledge closely to
themselves.
The new company has taken pos
session of the ground and employed
guards to watch it.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

According to postal regulations
governing matter of the second class
newspapers are prohibited from mail
ing papers to subscribers in arrears.
The Post has a number of subscrib-
ers on it's list who are not paid up,
and in order to comply with the ruling
of the department these names will
have to be dropped during the next
thirty days unless the subscription
price reaches this office before Au-
gust TO-
Next week bills will be mailed to
all subscribers in arrears and we
trust the recipients will promptly re-
nit. No matter how willing a news
paper is to carry it's subscribers it is
in danger of heavy fine and posi-
BILE loss of it's second class privilege
if the postal authorities discover that
it's list is made up chiefly of unpaid
subscriptions. If such a blow were to
fall upon the Post at this time it
would badly cripple us, and for this
reason we urge our friends to keep
their subscriptions paid up. Another
reason is that we need the money.
A local paper that isn't worth pay
ing for isn't worth reading and un-
less we get the pay there will be no
paper to read.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
INDIANS HOLD POW-WOW

The annual dance and poW-WOW OF
the Indians of the Parker reservation
commenced last Sunday, and for seV-
eral days thereafter the redmen and
their squaws held high jinks near the
agency buildings. The festivities
reached their zenith July 4th, and sew
aral parties from town visited the
scene of so much hot weather activi-
ty during the afternoon and evening.
AS that day was about the hottest ex-
perience here this summer the tribes
ratiOnS.
According to Indian tradition this
is the time of the year most prOpi-
tious for the making of medicine
to drive the evil spirits out of their
particular zone of activities. There
may be many such hanging around,
but we would wager pint OF beans
against a nickles worth of lard that
the number is not large. Why an
evil spirit should desire to hang out
here in preference to it's proper abode
is beyond the ken of our hot wealth
er reporter.
The best season in which to bonn
bard the evil shades, we believe
would be during the winter months.
At the present time there are nc
wraiths wraithing here. They are all
in hell, where it's cool
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
les to pomology, poultry and animal

les to pomology, poultry and animal
industry.
The success of ArizOna's postal
savings banks has decided the open
ing of several more. Postal banks
now in Globe, Bisbee, Prescott, Cliff
ton and Yuma.
Douglas reports plan for establish
ment of pumping plants in Sulphur
Springs valley. Over $4,000 acre feet
of water can be readily obtained.
Arizona cities, Phoenix, Tucson and
Yuma are in long distance tel
ephone- touch with Los Angeles and
Ell Paso. Wires to San Francisco
ready in July.
Valuation of railroad property in
Arizona increased from $40, $50.
20 to 1858, ,681.15, an increase OF
SIS, 917 ,O5O 80 in one year
The Parker post., 1911-07-08

the matter seems to be deadest, some
man like Speaker Clark steps into
the arena, and in the course of a
speech revives the topic Senator Mel
son of Minnesota was the latest to
talk about annexation, and he has de-
clared that the only benefit from the
Canadian reciprocity pact is that
eventually it would lead to the an
neXation of our northern neighbor.
Senator Gallinger remarked that
if reciprocity is granted to Canada
it ought to be extended to all other
nations of the world, to which Sona-
tor Nelson responded: "This coun-
try cannot hope to annex the rest of
the world" Senator Hepburn Of Ida
ho has no faith in peaceful annexa-
tion and says that whatever we have
taken from Great Britain has al
ways been with the sword
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
NEW POSToFFIcE BUILDING

Judge c. w. Graves, whose ap.
pointment as postmaster at Parker is
expected daily, will erect new build
ing next to The Post in which the
postoffice is to be located upon COM
pletion of the structure. Saturday he
sent in petition signed by about fiji
ty patrons of the office asking for the
removal. The proposed new building
will be 24x24 feet in size. A portion
of the building will be used by the
Judge for a courtroom.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
JULY BULLETIN.

ng is the July bulletin of
lent board of Arizona issued
tary Harry Welch, reciting
tant features of Arizona 5
Turing the month of June:
apartment of agriculture is
following report concerning
n of agriculture in Arizona: ::
.iue Of farm land and build
10, SAT ,034,000; average value
has increased from $3.50
@ 1891 in 1910, average size
in 1910 was 154 acres as
n average of 333 acres to
a in 1900; the average val
n lands has increased 475
and the average value of
and buildings has increased
ut; the number of farms in
8,O78, all average of 2,269
lumber of farms in 1900.
industry in Pima is impair
May AIS head valued at
we're shipped and 700 head
$24, 500 were slaughtered
Use.
4Iversity of Arizona has add
Sc in electrical engineering.
lmplete cpurse in agricult-
plant culture and soil phys
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
ASSASSINATED IN JAIL.

GLOBE, July 4.-Kingsley Olds
the prOspector accused of numbering
Lulu and Myrtle Goswick, the young
daughters of his mining partner, who
were found drowned in the Salt riv-
er thirty miles from Globe on June
25th, was instantly killed before day
light Tuesday as he lay in his cell
in the county Jail at Globe, by shot
fired from the window of the county
court house thirty feet distant
The murderer escaped, leaving the
rifle by the window from which the
shot was fired Confusion reigned
for some time after the shot rang out
and when the officers finally ascer-
tanned the source of the shot no trace
of the assassin could be found.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08

While so much is being said
throughout the country about the ini-
tiative and referendum, it has been
noted in the proceedings of congress
that in the state of Oklahoma, which
has been in existence since 1907, that
the Oklahoma legislature has been in
session a little more than eleven
months, and have enacted a complete
code of state laws covering every
conceivable subject, together with
hundreds of appropriation bills, and
bills locatings state institutions, etc.,
yet the referendum has been invoked
but once, demonstrating that it is a
provision of government that is like
ly to be more talked about than
utilized.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08

AS bearing upon the great prob
lens of legislation including Canadian
reciprocity, the farmers free list bill,
and the wool tariff measure, it is
interesting to know that the census
department has ascertained that the
export of farm products would aggre-
gate about $1,0OO,OO0, 900 in the fis-
cal year which ends with the month
of June The figures show that the
exports of cotton aggregate $574 4,O0O,-
900, food stuffs, 1854 200, 900, tobacco,
$35, 100000, making a total during the
past eleven months of these articles
amounting to 1868, ,000
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
CHAIRMAN SHANSSEY AGAIN.

At a meeting of the board of SUI
pervisors, Saturday w. e. Marvin,
who has been chairman of the board
for the past eighteen months, ten
dered his resignation as chairman
and j. H. Shanssey was elected to
the craftsmanship.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
TERRITORIES ARE
STILL WAITING
The Posts Special Washington Let
ter States That President and At
torney General Renew Their Objec-
tions to Recall Feature.
Especial Correspondence.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., July g.
Just at the present time Canadian re-
ciprOcity has the right of way, while
the farmers free list and the wool
tariff measure are securing the prin-
cipal attention of the lawmakers of
the senate, and therefore there is
little to be added to the story involv-
ing patient waiting on the part of
leo. Recent expressions on the part
of the president and Attorney Gener-
a. Wickersham appear to cnfirm
beyond all doubt, the fears of repub-
lican leaders who have interested
themselves mostly in this subject,
that the passage of the statehood
measure will draw a veto from the
president The New Mexico and Ar
iZona citizens who have been here
have found that their suggestions
fer different amendments desired by
them, have proven of no avail, and
the only SOlace or crumb of com
fort that has been gathered by any
one have been the amendments made
by the democratic committee of the
house at the suggestion of members
O. tIteir party in New Mexico. There
5 i.aa,, n to believe that the demo
cratic laN-.nekers in control of the
situation aided by the progressives,
ara aittlnlth'G ~ get whatever they
cau .: party advantage out of the
!,Itllatic"
The Parker post., 1911-07-08

In Oppositition to the proposal to
reduce the duties on woods and manu-
factures of wool, Delegate Cameron
of Arizona, pointed out in the course
of his speech the fact that Arizona
possessed a sheep population of about
one million. He called attention to
the fact that there are approximately
sixty-seven million sheep in the Unit
ed States and upon that basis the
due proportion was contained in the
territory which he represents. How
ever, he directed attention to the
fact that there were more sheep than
people in Arizona, while in the rest
of the country the condition was re-
versed. Mr.. Cameron said that the
sheep business is not one of the mon
strous industries in which Arizona
surpasses the world, but he carefully
impressed it's Importance upon his
fellow members of congress, and de-
clared that the democratic position in
reference to the wool tariffs contain.
ed a lot of bumcombe which he
pointed out in the progress of his
speech. Mr.. Cameron declared:
"It is no mean industry that is be
ing thus stifled. For every sheep
that is raised in this country the
grower pays an average of 81 in
wages alone, and the aggregate OF
labor employed directly in the busi
ness of growing sheep amounts to
$50 100000 a year. There are 150,.
900 people in the United States en-
gagged directly in the care of sheep
There are 700, 900 people in the coun-
try who year after year prduce
sheep There are $233 ,OO0,O invest
ed in sheep in this country and
$500 100000 more invested in lands
upon which they are grown. All this
investment is imperiled by the pres
ent agitation"
Somehow or another this talk OF
the annexation of Canada does moi
seem to down, and generally when
The Parker post., 1911-07-08
OGRAPHIC MAP
ARKER COUNTRY
.presents Most Complete Sur
YER Made of District. Ma?
ne Value to Both Engineers
Velers.

craving OF the new UoFei IL
,graphic map of the Parker
gle has just been completed
United States Geological Sur
Washington. and The Post ac-
.ges receipt of a copy of the
'om Acting Director H. A. Ri
lap represents by far the
lplete survey ever made OF
On. 1t shows so clearly ev-
.4cal feature of the country
that the character of any
the quadrangle, as we'll as
S and areas of the hills and
n be seen at a glance. The
of any particular point in
e area can be easily deter
lief of the country is graph
wn by means of brown con
:, each of which represents
elevation above the sea-
the traveller following the
iOwn by one of these con-
! will go neither up hill nor
but on a level. The eleva-
Gated by every fifth line is
figures on the map, and it
sting to determine t h e
,f different points, by sim
ng the contours up or down
of the marked lines.
lsy to understand how such
of prime value to the engi-
| may be laying out a railroad
route, a highway, a drain
igation system-in fact, any
engineering work. The wa
res of the quadrangle
- lakes, etc.-are shown in
the same eXactness of out
ae land features. In addi.
vhe topography. the map
black, all the works OF
ds, principal bridges. towns,
C.
geographic mapping done by
gical Survey represents the
spt of geographic work. and
show substantially every
il is on the ground at the
,urvey. In making the sur
is particular area, the tOpOg
.ramped over practically ev
on of the quadrangle, hun
miles being thus covered
ut iron benchmarks, showing
vations. were also set at va
ats in the quadrangle.
cation of these marks is in
accurately on the map, anC
be used for all time as the
any further elevation sur
red. This sort of map mai
very different undertaking
t of constructing an average
cal map, which is general!
of mere approximation anC
a5n. Everything on the Geo
drvey topographic sheet il
true to nature.
ost to the government O
ladrangle surveys, for boil
office work, ranges from
$4,000 each; but the mapsarC
1ly the nominal cost of pa
printing-5 cents a copy OF
red.
illogical Survey will furnish
unarge index sheets showing
topographic maps which i
she'd.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08

Schuster's Malt, Best Summer Ton
ic, Pints, 25c. City Drug Store.
The Parker post., 1911-07-08

'Killsants" kills ants, 25c City
Drug Store.