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The Parker post., 1912-12-07
MESAVILLE RUMORS.
WE HEAR

That Mr.. Schwertfeiger, and Cor
don Shuck have arrived at Mesaville,
having driven through from Pomona,
and will start at once hauling in
their big pumping plant, which will
be installed on the Shuck ranch as
soon as it can be laid on the ground.
This has been looked forward to,
with eager anticipation for many
months, and If a success, will be the
raeans of a series of similar plants
being installed in the near future.
That c. 7. Lang was successful in
making proof on his homestead, and
will not return to Mesaville at the
present time
That Dad Graham has his wind
mill in operation, it being the first
one to be installed on the mesa, and
is working fine.
That w. H. Saults has turned out
brick-mason, having just finished a
l2-foot brick stove flue in the rear
of his dwelling.
That John Pierson has just finished
sowing 80 acres of grain on his claim
The Parker post., 1912-12-07

that his chances of recovering would
be better if taken to the hospital at
the soldiers home, where he lived
before coming to the valley. A sub
scription was taken up by Blythe
business men to defray the old man S
expenses.
A posse of settlers in the lower
valley spent several days the past
week searching the timber land along
the river opposite Rannells for A. T..
Taylor, who is believed to be par
TALLY demented. Taylor worked on
Carrigan's ditch crew part of last
week and attracted attention by his
peculiar actions Saturday he left
camp, riding on burro, which was
found later tied to post east of
the homestead, in section 50, town
ship Z. The searching party track
ed the man to the river and found
signs where he waded into the stream
at various places along the bank,
but finally lost track of him.
The Parker post., 1912-12-07

to return to her homestead about
December Goth.
Mrs. H. Willoughby, who has been
on an extended visit to points in
California, has returned to her home
stead
Mr.. Ned Barlow of Ventura, Cal,
is visiting with his sister Mrs. r. B.
Seeley
Messrs. Guthrie and Jordan of
Blythe. Calf, and Mr.. Dixon of Doug
lass, Ariz., are visiting friends in
the valley.
After that big picnic dinner, the
marriageable ladies took a vote up
on the 'handsomest bachelor in
Cibola valley This vote was taken
to decide the proper recipient for a
stray postal card which has been wan
dering around homeless. The result
of the balloting we refuse to pub
lish because of well defined suspi-
cion that somebody stuffed the
ballot box.
The second game in the series
between the Polar Bears and the
Jungle Imps is scheduled for Sunday,
December Sth In the interim the
north end rOoters are scratching
their noodles" to find a yell to
match the south ends
s! E! B! r.!
Sis,! Boom, Ball.!
South End Ball Team!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Oh, yes, we have good times in
Cibola once in a while Come down
and visit us.
A D. N.
The Parker post., 1912-12-07

and will probably prove up under the
three year act.
That John Graham expects to get
his new house up in time to have a
dance in same on Thanksgiving
That John Knight made flying
trip to Blythe Junction this week
after his brother Mark, who has been
visiting in and around Los Angeles
for a few weeks.
That brother of Mrs A. T..
Keeslar was seen coming in from the
junction, to spend few days visiting
her and Mr. Keeslar
That Mrs. Swan, and her daughter,
who have been visiting in Los Ange-
les for the summer, returned Satur-
day with Mr.. Graham and will again
settle on their homesteadS.
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M. A. NO. O16528.
Survey No. 1882.
Mot cOal lands

Unitel States Land Office, Los An
geles, Cal, Oct. 5, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that P
A. English, whose post office ad
dress is Union League Club, Los
Angeles, Cal, has applied on behalf
of himself and his co-owners, S. L.
Avery, S. T. Meservey, o. NJ knode
S. @. Fulton, c. G. Root, M M Eng
lish and G. A English, for a patent
for the California, Riverside and
lronwood placer mining claims, situ
ate in unsubdivided portion L. 4 S.,
R. 21 E., S. B. NJ, in unorganized
mining district, Riverside County
California, containing a valuable de
posit of gypsum and limestone and
embracing 160 acres in each of said
placers, as shown upon the plat OF
survey, being Survey No 1882, and
described in the field notes and plat
on file in this office, with magnetic
variation at IA deg As min E., as
follows:
CALIFORNIA PLACER.
Beginning at Cor No. l, identical
with S. w. Cor. Sec. 8, T. 4 S.,
R. 81 E., S. B. M; thence West
2640 #. to Cor. No. 2; thence North
264O ft. to Cor. No. 8; thence East
264O it. to Cor. No. 4; thence South
2640 it. to Cor No. l, the place of
beginning.
RIVERSIDE PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence
S. w. Cor. Sec. 8, T. 4 S., R. 21
E., S. B. NJ, bears East 1920 #;
thence South 264O ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence West 1920 it. to Cor. No. 3;
thence North 1920 it. to Cor. No. 4;
thence West 1920 it. to Cor No.
5; thence North 264O ft. to Cor. No
6; thence East 1920 it. to Cor No
Z; thence South 1920 it. to Cor. No
8; thence East 1920 it. to Cor No. 1,
the place of beginning.
IRONWOOD PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence
S. w. Cor. Sec. 8, #. 4 s., r. 21
E., S. B NJ, bears S. sc deg. 26
min. E. 2951.65 it; thence West 1926
tt. to Cor. No. 2; thence North 1920
it. to Cor No. g. thence West 1920
tt. to Cor. No. 4; thence North 1920
TT. to Cor. No thence East 1850
TT. to Cor. No. 6; thence South 1926
It. to Cor No. Z; thence West 1926
It. to Cor. No. 8; thence South 1926
tt. to Cor. No. /, the place of be
ginning; containing 480 acres.
These locations are recorded IN the
office of the County Recorder of Riv-
erside County, California, in Book
Sc of Mining Claims, pages 229, 23O
and 231.
No adjoining or conflicting claims
are shown bV the Dlat of survey.
FRANK BUREN,
Register.
First Publication Oct 12, 1912.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT.
Serial No. O19328

Serial No. 019328.
Survey No. 1881.
United States Land Office, Phoenix,
Arizona, Oct. II, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an Act of Congress
passed May Is, 1872, the Continen-
tai Copper & Gold Mining Company
a corporation, by A. S. Prescott, its
attorney in fact. whose post office
is Parker, Yuma County, State of
Arizona, has made application for a
patent for 1900 linear feet on the
Cavern, Continental No. l, Continen-
tai No. 2, Continental No. 8, Contin-
entail No. 10, and Continental No.
IL Lodes, Survey No. 1881, bearing
gold and copper, the Cavern Lode
being it. South and 1497 it. North
from the discovery point thereon,
with surface ground 800 ft. in width
on each side of said Lode;
Continental No. l Lode being so
it. North and 1850 it. South from the
discovery point thereon, with surface
ground 300 ft. in width on each side
of said Lode;
Continental No Lode being 635
TT. South and 865 it. North from the
discovery point thereon, with sur
face ground 800 it. in width on each
side of said Lode;
Continental No. 9 Lode being 515
TT. South and 985 it. North from the
discovery point thereon, with sur
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MINE WARNING NOTICE.
70 Whom it May Concern:

Notice is hereby given that the
group of mining claims owned by
the Calzona Mines company, located
in the Riverside Mountains (Bendi-
go mining districD, Riverside coun-
ty, California, are being worked un-
der lease and bond, and that neither
the mines nor the owners thereof
will be responsible for any labor
or debt contracted, nor injuries sus-
tanned by any employer or employees
in working said property, and that
no employer or employee is the agent
OF the owners for any purpose, and
that all operatives engage In such
service at their own risk, and that
no debt or claim of debt is valid
against said group of mining claims
or their owners
CALZONA MINES COMPANY,
By Francis c. Lea, Secretary.
The Parker post., 1912-12-07
M. A. NO. o1e526.
Survey No. 1881.


United States Land Office, Los An
geles, Cal, Oct 5, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that P. A.
English, whose post office address
is Union League Club, Los Angeles,
Cal, has applied on behalf of him
self and his co-owners, S. L. Avery,
S. T. Meservey, o. M. Knode, S. @.
Fulton, c.. G. Root, M. M. English
and c. A. English, for a patent for
the Combination and Chicago Gyp-
sum No. 2 placer mining claims, sit
uate in unsubdivided portions Of TIPS.
and S., Rs. 20 and FL E., S. B.
NJ, in unorganized mining district,
Riverside County, California, contain
ing a valuable deposit of gypsum and
limestone and embracing 160 acres
in each of said placers. as shown
upon the plat of survey, being Sur
The Parker post., 1912-12-07
BLYTHE NEWS
HAPPENINGS
(Palo Verde Valley Herald.)

R. w. Phillips of Blythe Junction
was a visitor in Blythe last week.
DR.. A. B. Brown is in Blythe for
few days attending to dental work.
Residents of Mesaaville had a
pleasant social time Thanksgiving
evening.
B. E. Hoch spent the early part Of
this week in Los Angeles attending
business.
Sheriff Mel Greenleaf of Yuma
stopped at Blythe Tuesday on his
way to Ehrenberg.
Geo. McFee, T. c. Williams and
B. E. Totten were passengers into
the valley last week
G. L. Suits has taken a position
as bOok-keeper in the office of the
Mutual Water company. s@--.-eer ~.4.
W. A. Harrell left Wednesday night
for Los Angeles in the interest of
the new auto line to Blythe Jc.
G. J. Berg, Mrs. Berg and Mrs
J. B. Hinckley moved to Neil Hinck-
ley's claim near Rannells last Friday
A. L. Hobson and Frank Murphy
returned to the valley last Friday
from the Mutual Water company's
meeting at Oxnard.
ID oe
in Blythe Monday of last week. He
brought in a party OF land men who
are interested in mesa land
M G. Haines, representing the
Los Angeles Saddlery and Finding
company, was in the valley in the
interests of his firm last week.
The Blythe school teachers, Mrs.
l.. F. Norton and Miss Ramona
Reike, treated the school children to
Thanksgiving luncheon last Friday
afternoon.
A masquerade ball is to be given
at Rannells on New Year night
Those in charge say the affair will
be leap year dance until the new
year begins at midnight.
j. o. Phillips and Randall Hender-
son spent Saturday last week at Ci-
bola hunting ducks. They made the
trip down with Capt. Jim Sinclair
who has motor boat on the river.
S. D. Kamrar has moved his house
to the lot east of Hotel Blythe. H.
L. Christian is planning to build on
the lots at the corner of Murphy
street and Broadway formerly occu-
pied by the Kamrar residence.
Jno. R. butcher hauled several
loads of straw and fixed UP the
road on the mesa west of Blythe
while in town last week This will
be a big benefit to the transconti-
mental tourists who are coming
through this way.
The Saurer truck that is to be
used on the Blythe Jc road receiv-
ed a try-out the past week hauling
ore from the American Eagle mine
to Vidal. Floyd Brown reports the
trial decided success for both tom
mage and speed performance.
Among those who registered at
Hotel Blythe the past week were
R. G. Mead, L. w. Munger, Richard
Pomray, W. E. Carrigan, M. J. Faye,
all of Los Angeles; j. Mulligan and
NJ L. Wyward of Wilkesbarre, Pa. !;
H. R. Woodward of San Francisco,
and A. NJ Flack of Imperial.
B. F. Cook, an old soldier owning
a Mesa claim, was taken out last
Wednesday seriously ILL., He had
been in a shack near Blythe for
several days, and after examination
this week Dr. Candzehler decided
The Parker post., 1912-12-07
THANKSGIVING
AT MESAVILLE

Thanksgiving was a day which will
long be remembered, not only by the
Mesaville people, but by a number OF
Blythe people.
During the week prior to Thanks
giving a number of our citizens gath
cred together and erected the new
house for John Graham, in order that
We might have ample room for the
crowd which we expected to attend
Before noon. on the 28th, nearly
everyone living on the mesa was
present, and dinner had been pre-
pared and brought In by Mrs. A. G
knight, Mrs. W. H. Saults, Mrs. W.
G.. Graham, Mrs. j. E. Knight, Mrs
Mary Sapwell, Mrs. A. A. Graham
and Mrs. Swan and daughter. And
dinner it was. There were four
turkeys, roasted with dressing, Gran
berry sauce, vegetable salad, maca.
roma and cheese, mashed potatoes,
pies of every description, and cakes
of almost every variety known, be-
sides many other things too mum
erouS to mention.
Others present were: julius Sch
wertfeger, one of our new comers, j.
R. Graham, W. H. Saults, Wayne and
Gordon Shuek, J. C. Cahill, Mark,
John and Paul Knight, W. G. Ora
ham and daughter, Orphelena, and
Peterson, Alex and Andrew Sapwell,
Earl Saults, A. G. Knight, Harold
Merit, Frank Malone, Thomas
Poore and Albert Kirkhuff.
Dinner was served by the ladies in
an up-to-date manner, after which
pictures of the crowd were taken by
w. H. Saults.
Then came the task of preparing
for our valley friends who were to
come later.
A tent was erected in the rear of
the house and an oil stove placed in
side and every thing prepared.
Then came our friends from in and
around Blythe, the following being
present:
Frank Clayton, Miss Lellie Clay
ton, Misses Matte and Daisy While,
Miss Irene Bates, Mrs. Eli Bates
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Schwal
bach and son, and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs A. T. Kesslar, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarance Gordon, Mrs. Aldridge, Her
mon Neipp, Mr.. Domino, Chas. Lloyd.
Johnnie Welsh and Paul Schwalbach.
AS the dance was started, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Knight and others began
preparing coffee, cakes, pies etc. ETC.,
which were served at intervals all
through the performance which last
ed until an early hour in the morn
ing
Various songs were sang by the
Mesaville quartette, the Knight bro
theirs, which was enjoyed to the full
lest extent by every one present
A number of comic songs accom-
panied by the guitar were sung by
w. H. Saults, which brought the
house down and the crowd drove
away singing: eve won't go home
till morning"
Come again, Blythe. We all en-
jOyed it immensely.
The Parker post., 1912-12-07


to Cor. No. 8; thence South $50 it.
to Cor. No. 4 thence West $50 ft.
to Cor. No. 5; thence South $50 it.
to Cor No. 6; thence West $50 TT.
to Cor. No. z; thence South $50 it.
to Cor. No. g.; thence West 1920 #.
to Cor. No. 9; thence North $50 #
to Cor. No. 10; thence East $50 it.
to Cor. No. IL; thence North $50 it.
to Cor. No. IL; thence East $50 it.
to Cor. No. 13; thence North 1920
#. to Cor. No. IA; thence East 1920
it. to Cor. No. Is; thence North $50
tt. to Cor. No. IS; thence East $50
it. to Cor. No. II; thence North $50
it. to Cor. No. 18; thence East $50
TT. to Cor. No. 10; thence South $50
1T. to Cor. No. 20; thence East 1920
ft. to Cor. No. 81; thence South $50
it. to Cor. No. %; thence West $50
1T. to Cor. No. 1, the place of be-
ginning.
CHICAGO GYPSUM NO. 2 PLACER
Beginning at Cor No. 1, whence
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East 660 #. to Cor. No. 1, the place
OF beginning; containing 800 acres.
The original certificate of loca-
tion of the Combination placer and
the amended certificate of location
of the Chicago Gypsum No 2 placer
are recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of Riverside County,
California, in Book SO of Mining
Claims, pages 228 and 232, respec,
lively.
No adjoining or conflicting claims
are shown by the plat Of survey.
FRANK BUREN,,
Register.
First Publication Oct. IL, 1912.
The Parker post., 1912-12-07
SETTLERS MAP.

A complete descriptive map of soil
and topography of the Colorado Riv-
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land, fruit land, overflow land, mesa
river, sloughs, sand alkaM, roads, wa
terholes and timber in the great Par
ker valley where $500 farms will be
opened to entry soon. Map accom-
panied by written description of ev-
cry acre. Also complete report on
Parker project Price $500 postpaid
Randall Henderson Parker, Ariz.
Pay your taxes at the Parker Bank
e TruSt cOmnanX without additiOnal
The Parker post., 1912-12-07

vey No. 1881, and described in the
field notes and plat on file in this
office, with magnetic variation at IA
deg. As min. E., as follows:
COMBINATION PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, Identical
with N. W. Cor. II. A S., r. 21 E.,
S. B. M; thence South $50 it. to
Cor. No. 2: thence West 1890 fl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
N. Y. Wholesale Market

Butter.-Creamery, extras, h.. ZIG @27Nc; firsts 26c @26Ac: dairy, tubs, finest, 26c; good to prime, FAC @25e.
 en, 23c @24e; extras firsts, POGO 22c; hennery whites, fancy, large, new laid. 28c@29c; selected whites, good to prime, 26c@27c; hennery browns. 24c@ 25c; gathered brown and mixed colors, zoe @24c.
 Berries-Currant, quart, 4c@6e; black berries, 7c O 14c; raspberrles, red, pint, Sc c@10c; blackcaps, co Sc; huckleberries, best, large, blue, quart, 11c @12c.
 Hay and StraW.--Hay-Large bales, timothy, prime. 100 fb.. $1.35 O $l. 40; No. to l, soc O $1.35; shipping, 75c @9Oc; clover, mixed, light. $1.06 @ s1.1O; heavy. sOc0$1. straw-Long rye, soc O soc; uat. 35c O 40c.
 PouItry.-Fresh Killed-ACh1ckens suuab broilers, pair, soc O COG; fancy broilers, fb., soc O 31c; turkeys. old, mixed, 16e@17c; fowls, 15c@ 17c; ducks, spring, 181sc; squahs, prime. large, white,. dozen, $1.50 O s3.50; dark, $1.25.
 Vegetahles.-Potatoes white, No. 1. bbl.. S2.50@$325; beans, wax, soc o s1: green, Soc @$1; Connecticut green. bag, $1 @ SIPS; onions, Jersey
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25

meantime I had made some notes like this:
 O Examine warehouse and yard @ attempt to trace Carter; (3) see sta. tion agent at Bellwood; (4 inquire Wardrop's immediate past; (0 take Wardrop to pr. Anderson. the special, ist; (6 Send Margery violets.
 Burton's idea of exploiting Miss Jane's disappearance began to bear fruit the next morning. I went to the office early,
 Jane had been seen in hundred diff ferent places. One perhaps was right, Which one? It was not until noon. however, that anything concrete developed. Two men walked in almost at the same time One was motorman in his Uficial clothes, brass buttons and patches around the pockets. The other was 8 taxicab driver. Both had the uncertain gait of men who by occupation are un- used to anything stationary under them, and each eyed the other suspi- ciously. The motorman claimed prior tty bg a nose, so took him first into my private office. His story was as follows:
 On the night in question, Thursday of the week before, he took his car out of the barn for the Il o'clock run. Bar ney was his conductor. They went from the barn at Hays street down town, and then started out for Wyn- [ ton. The controller blew out, and tive l or three things went wrong; all told they lost forty minutes They got to Wynton at 2;05; their time there was 1:25.
 The car went to the bad again at WyntoD and he and Barney tinkered with it until 2:40. They got it in shape l to go back to the barn, but that was all. Just as they were ready to start a | passenger got on, a woman, alone-a l small woman with brown veil. She wore a black dress or suit-he was ] vague about everything but the color 1 and he noticed her especially because she was fidgety and excited. Half a l block further a man boarded the car and sat across from the woman. Bar ney said afterward that the man tried twice to speak to the woman, but skf looked away each time- No, he hadn't heard what he said
 ] The man got out when the car went | into the barn, but the woman stayed on. He and Barney got another cal and took it out, and the woman went with them. She made complete roun6 trip this time, going out to Wyntor and back to the end of the line down town. It was just daylight when she got off at last, at First and Day streets.
 Asked if he had thought at the time that the yelled woman was young ol
 old, he said he had thought she was 1 probably middle aged. Very young ol
 very old women would not put in the
 night riding in street car. Yes, he
 had had men who rode around a cou
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
CHAPTER XIII.
Eleven Twanty:two Again.

Eleven TWanty-tvso Again. T PULLED out my pocketbook and
 took out the scrap of paper Mar
 gery had found pinned to the pill
 low in her father's bedroom. Do Tou know what that means?" asked, watching Wardrop's face. "That was found in MT. Fleming's room two days after he left home. A similar scrap was found In Miss Jane Maitiand's room when she disappeared. When Fleming was murdered he was writing letter. He said, The figures have followed me here. When we know what those ig- 1res mean, Wardrop. we know why he vas killed and who did it."
 He shook his head hopelessly.
 'sI do not know" he said, and I be- ieved him.
 "You can help this thing in two wzys," I told him. 'I am going to give you something to do; you will have less time to be morbid. Find out, if you can. all about Fleming's private fife in the last dozen years, especially khe last three. See if there are any women mixed up in 1t, and try to find put something about this eleven twen- y-two."
 Eleven twenty-two," he repeated, but had not missed his change of ex- pression when I said women. "Also," I went on, '1 want you to tell me who was with you the night you sried to break into the house at Bell wood"
 He was taken completely by surprise When he had gathered himself to- gether his perplexity was overdone.
 with mer' he repeated. "I was Rlone, of course" i 'I mean-the woman at the gate"
 He lest his composure altogether then.
 There was a woman" persisted @and, what is more, Wardrop, at this minute you believe she took your Rus via leather bag and lert supsurute.9 Be fell into the trap.
 ssBut she couldn't" he quavered Eve thought until my brain is going and I don't see how she could have lone it."
 He became sullen when he saw what hs had done. refused any more infor nation and left almost immediately.
 Fred came soon after, and in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
WOMAN LEAPS FROM FLAMES

Woodstock, July 25.-The house be- longing to Herbert Bowen, former minister to Spain, was burned to the ground, yesterday, with loss of s. 0O0 The home was occupied for the summer by Mrs. Charles League, of Galveston, Texas, and she and her companion were obliged to jump from a second story window to escape the flames. Both received slight injuries The fire is thought to have been start ed: in a fire place and was discovered by a maid One of the heaviest losses sustained by Mir. Bowen isl his library and a valuable collection of souvenirs made by him while abroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
NOTICE TO, CONTRACTORS.

The Board of Education of the Clty of Bridgeport, Conn.,, by the coEnnit- tee in charge, hereby invite bids for the furnishing of material and lahor for the erection of an addition and alteration to the Myrtle Avenue School, Bridgeport Conn,
 To be in accordance with drawings and specifications on file at office or Frederick A. Cooper, Architect Room 421 Meigs Building.
 All bids shall be sealed and handsa to the architect on or hefeFf oeioek P. M Monday, August 3, 1912. Each bid as an evidence of good faith, must be accompanied py ceF- tified check, in favor of the boaTn' for an amount equal to i've per cenr' l5e6) of the amount of bid
 The right is reserved to reject sny and all bids
 NATHANIEL ". BleHOP,
 Chairman of Committee. FREDERICK A. COOPER, Architect.
 F 24g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.

July Ib, IyI2. Estate of John Rooney. late of the town of Bridgeport in said Dis- trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the xs-: hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested. within said time, will be debarred a reeov- cry. All persons indebted to said Es- tate are requested to make immediate payment to
 JOHN F. McELROY. P "A ss EXecutor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25

Girl Wanted? Read the Farmer Want Ads.