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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

We always are kicking about work
And wishing for rest from toll.
Merchant and banker. carpenter. clark,
The workers OF or soil;
We long to idle and laze around
AS people OF leisure, do;
We weary we say, OF the same old round.
And banker for something new.
And yet IL you took our work away
And told US to rest at ease,
We'd pine for the glad old working day
When we busy bees,
We'd twiddle our thumbs and yawn and squirm
And life would be just bore
And we'd long for the end OF our idle term.
And the grind OF job once more.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28
His Temperance Sermon

The temperance reformer was just
ly proud Of having converted the big
gest drunkard In little Scotch town,
and induced him-he was the local
grave digger-to get on the platform
and spout his experiences.
Ny friends" he said. Il never,
never thocht to stand upon this plat
form with the provost on one aide Of
me land the toon clerk on tn ithR
side of me. never thocht to tell -
that for whole month haven't
touched drap OF anything. rye saved
enough TO buy me q Draw oak CONN
WI brass handles and brass nails
and IL I'm teetotaler for anfthw
month I shall be wantin' iti-
II is useless to be the idol OF ~
people II they do not vote thnt 40.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

little boy had eaten too much I'M
derdone pie for his Christmas supper
and was soon roaring Justify,
His mothers visitor was much dis
turbed.
'Tf he was my child" she said, he d
get a good sound spanking"
HE deserves IT," the mother admit
ted. but don't believe in spanking
him on q full stomach"
Neither do T." said the visitor; "rd
turn him over."--Exchange.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

shut In
maxim Atwo-baEger
lofke count
his scalps after a o sitlemint.
sinsable people
him tn
that they payn
theygo tired an tookt wild tn family.
ould toimesf" asked Casey
said Grogan They gener-
tn whn tn polls Judge would DIS
overlookn body
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

Greta--Belle tells me she's sorry she
ever married you. -
Ciarence--She ought to be: She did
some nice girl out of q good husband.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

machinel driven over Ice by a
motor. which also operates a circular
saw TO cut the Ice for harvesting. has
been invented by a Boston man.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

The man who tells an interesting
story 10 not too careful about sticking
20 the facts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28
GRoGAN THE GROCER
He Informs Casey How Better Way Celebrating New
% the Ground
BY TOM MAY.

~ Grogan Casey critically surveying
have tn cafay?
what seat2" asked Grogah. with a puzzled look
whoy rr tn COINS help celebrate tn comm
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-28

whsa / . ne ben aganst the our bet = on the hen
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

Mrs. Howe, OF Sturgis. is visiting
her mother, Mrs. g. Z. smith. No. 20
Prentis-ave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
Social and Personal

Mrs. Charles Earle, OF Chicago, 10
the guest OF her mother. Mrs. Hatch,
Marlborough apartments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

Bu.iness-IIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
Iopks right Times Printing Coz 10
John r. st Main 14eS or city $3.50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
LIFTING A PLATE

Fill a glass full to overlooking OF
water. Place over IL n piece OF heaNS
blottlng paper and then small plate
ara saucer =thp-Sfze- the
paper Carefully invert the whole,
holding plate and glass firmly together
80 no air is admitted. In rev
moments. when the blotting paper has
become damp you can lift the glass
and the. plate will hang tightly TO II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

My Dear Daughter-And so you
kept IL a secret all this time that YOU
-fHtpHded- name yottr- baby after me
II II should be girl.
That is very dear OF you, my child
but surely there Is no need OF making
your daughter unhappy through many
years of her life just because YOU love
me.
Do you realize that your mother is
of the vintage when the Carries the
"Josies." the "Mamies" and all the
other foolish lies" were tackled OH 20
TIE names of the poor unsuspecting
babies. or all these silly names
think your mothers is the silliest--
Minnie Think OF woman of my
age and dignity and presumed intelli'
gence answering to name like that
II has always been source OF trial
and embarrassment TO me ever since
became a woman.
Il have friend who has been the
president OF her states federation oil
clubs. who Is a great suffrage worker
and woman of strong character
who must always sign her name
Minnie and | never saw her oil
heard her talk that l did not think
how incongruous her name was and
wonder II 1t had caused her as much
chagrin as mine had me. Your broth
er. once when he came home from
college described young woman to
me as "the kind OF girl that would
go with the name OF Maudie."
| have always hoped that was moi
the kind of a woman that would &C
with the name Mamie" II my life
had been east outside nay Httle-homs
and family | would have changed II
TO Mary or even Minerva"
It is very important thing &c
name child and you must remember
that your daughter will wear the title
you give her much longer as woman
than as a child, and while Rosebud
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
Lenten Dishes

SPANISH OMELET-Take 6 eggs and
l medium sized tomato cut fne or It's
equivalent In canned tomatoes, ] small
onion, tab1espoonfuls or milk. dash
OF red pepper. s mushrooms and quar-
ter Of a teaspoonful OF salt Add to-
Sether the tomatoes, onion and mush-
rooms chopped fine, and cook 10 min
utes Break the eggs In bowl with
out separating and beat vigorously.
Add TO them the salt and pepper. Pot
a tablespoonful of butter In the omelet
pan and when melted and the sides OF
the pan are creased, pour In the eggs
and shake over a quick fire until well
set. Now quickly pour the mixture
from the other dish over the omelet.
folG over once and turn out into the
center OF a hot platter. II any sauce
is left over pour II around the omeiet
and serve at once.
Triple AND OYSTERS-Melt | heap
ing teaspoonful Of butter add table
spoonful OF flour, and gradually add !
cupful Of milk Stir till this boils;
then add y a cupful of cream, u a tea
spoonful OF salt a dash OF red pepper
and a CRATE OF nutmeg Add l pound
OF boiled tripe cut into tiny squares
and / quart OF thoroughly washed oy9-
ters. Let them come TO boiling
point and serve the moment the oysters
be Gin- to curl -----
RROlLED oYSTERS-Drain the de-
sired number of oysters on a napkin
for half an hour Rub the wires OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
SAYS WIFE SPIT ON
HIM; SEEKS DIVORCE


That his wife had the playful habit
Of splitting in his face and then oar
ing him to strike her. was the testi-
mony of Arthur Badgley, Michigan
Central passenger brakeman, in Judge
Colds court, where he began suit for
divorce, from his wife, Rosa.
Badgley testified that his wife fire.
quently struck him, and once wren
ne was asleep attacked him with an
umbrella and beat him severely be-
fore he could escape. He also charged
that she was insaneiy jealous and
once visited his brother. home, and
created disturbance that aroused
the neighbors.
Mrs. Badgley is contesting the case,
and in her cross-bill. claims that she
had plenty OF reason for her displays
OF temper. naming two women OF
whom she was jealous. The couple
have a 10-year-old son, who was kept
out of the court room when his father
was making serious charges against
his mother
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
eNgz6z5 Kzow~9
IgEzM2 NzAT
XIX-sHE DEPLORES FOOLISH NAMES

Violet or Pearl may nj your baby
now. Il NAV moi be as descrlptiYe
when size Is over 10 and weighs near
ly 200 ! know a woman who has
had the misfortune TO lose one or her
eyes and. who al 40. weighs nearly
800. Your attention is called 10 these
! infrmities anew every time her hus-
band calls her Pearl"
! A very dear friend OF your fathers
Is always called by his initials only,
"A. $. e. One day when we were
discussing the subject he confded
that "A. s. r" stood for A Sad Ex-
perience by which his mother labeled
an unwelcome child.
| IL you wish TO please me, dear, call
your baby Margaret using the good
told English spelling Your husbands
mothers name is Margaret and
have always wished IL were mine, so
both grandmothers viii be pleased IL
you bestow this beautiful name upon
your child. Any OF the old names as
Hannah. Anne, Elizabeth, Caroline,
Mary and Catherine are always fine
and no woman In after life will be
ashamed OF them.
| | would not, II were you, give my
little girl two names as, OF course,
you expect her to marry and when
she does she can add her family name
to the one You have given her.
Above all, do not nickname your
baby. Begin in the very beginning to
call her by her full name, pronounc-
ing IL plainly and properly, for not
outstanding no less person than
Shakespeare intimates that there is
J.
ofen been experienced when she has
10 answer to the silly name OF Minnie
YOUR MOTHER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
The Doctors and Contagion
DO doctors carry contagionY

DO doctors carry contagion?
This is question that most people
ask at some time or other. 1t Is a
question that has two answers. They
DO and they don't.
Careless doctors do Careful ones
don t-IhaFe-is Htt4e--eifafrco- CUu=
tagIon being carried in the clothes of
physician for they are not likely To
come in contact with the source OF
contagion. There is, however great
DANCE Of agion being carried on
the hands Of the physician, for his
hands are In =allnest daily eantaet=ssitA
the bodies of persons afflicted with
CONTAGIOUS diseases. SO the doctor
who Is scrupulously clean as to his
hHnds is not likely TO carry disease.
TO be clean. however. he must wash
MS hands in antlseptic solutions till
they are absolutely sterile.
80 II YOU have "a doctor who is all
the time washing his hands in some
sterilizing solution you may be pretty
sure that he is not disease carrier.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
A Bath for Fever
ny A PHYSICIAN.

An alcohol sponge bath will be found
TO be very soothing TO feverish child.
Use a couple Of tablespoonfuls OF all
cohol In a basin OF water at blood heat.
IL the fever is high the alcohol and
water may be allowed TO evaporate, but
in ordinary cases IL IL better to dry
the body with soft towel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

Mrs. Henry c. Weber and Miss
Aileen Weber have gone TO California.
Wayne chapter, No. 1876. Eastern
Star, will give ST. Patrick's dane
ing party, Friday evening. March To-
In the hall, No. 32 Michigan-ave.
The following Detroiters sailed
Thursday morning, from New York
on the Victoria l.o;iise. for the West
Indies: Mr.. and Mrs. william IA.
Traub, Mr.. and Mrs. leasing Korscr,
Frederick Clayton and Benjamin
Pritz.
The annual oratorical contest OF
the University OF Detroit will be held
Monday evening. in the university
auditorium.
There was large attendance at
tho annual dinner of the New York
society. Thursday evening, in the kel-
lowcraft club A campaign for more
members will be started.
o.
Detroit Fortnightly club will give a.
dancing party, Saturday evening, in
Strasburg's academy.
German Salesmen's association VIII
give a smoker and vaudeville enter
tainment, Saturday evening, in the
club rooms
John Paul Jones chapter. Children
OF the Revolution, will hold a meet
ing, Saturday afternoon at $50
o'clock, In the home OF Mrs. James
Mcdonald, No. 6S Erskine-st. Mrs.
e. W. Stoddard will talk TO the cht!-
dren about Mad Anthony Wayne
o.
The Knights OF Columbus Ministries
will meet Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, in the club house TO hold the
first rehearsal for the show TO be put
on late in April.
o.
number of friends OF the Rev.
Myron H. Adams, former pastor OF
the Warren-ave. Baptist church, Will
give him a farewell dinner, Wednes-
day evening. March 90, in the Unit
versity club. Mr.. Adams has accent
cd passionate in Chicago Among
the speakers at the dinner VIII ba
Bishop G.. ID. Williams. Judge Henry
s. Hubert, and Charles Moore.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08


the M
had
Al fact how
of the
OF
children
She didn't but told him
wildly and
to ad
Marathon through crodsw Finally police
h
all
do that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

your broiler with a piece OF suet or a
little melted butter; arrange the oys-
ters on the broller and broil over "A
very clear fire turning the broiler oft
en- to prevent the juice from escaping.
Have ready some nicely buttered
toast: heap the oysters on IL and
sprinkle lightly with pepper and salt
SeEd to the table accompanied by a
small dish OF melted butter.
AfEATLESS SANDWICHES - One
small can OF pimentoes rinsed In wa
ter, ] onion u pound nice cheese. Chop
all together quite fine, Butter the
bread and serve as usual. These are
ht drty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

job Printing Done Eight. Times
IsrtntInu Co., rs John R.-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

RROlLED OYSTERS-Drain the de-
sired number of oysters on a napkin
for half an hour. Rub the wires OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

Mrs. Henry c. Weber and Miss
Aileen Weber have gone TO California.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
NEW MILL ARRIVES.

The machinery Of the new mill to
be constructed near Rincon Landing,
in the Whipple Wash district, was
brought down the river from Topock
by the lola last Monday Capt. Will
liams arrived in Parker Thursday
with the boat and will take an
other load of supplies uR river. H.
R. Hull who is back of the enter
prise. has about finished his new
boat. Whjch is to be used to carry
supplies between this place and the
up-river camp. Work ON assembling
the machinery and erecting camp
buildings will be started early next
week. Within sixty days Mr.. Hull
expects to begin running ore through
the mill
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
CLARK TAKES
HORN MINES
DEVELOPMENT WORK TO BEGIN
IMMEDIATELY.
Invasion By Clark Interests at This
Time Means Much For
This Section.

William Neagle, representing the
Clark copper interests, last Saturday
closed a deal for the Horn property,
located in the Turtle mountains, a.
bout 20 miles southeast of Parker.
The deal consists of lease and a
bond agreement, and it dis claimed
the bond is close to six Figures
Work on the property is ito be
started at once, or as soon as the
camp can be put in condi tion to ac-
commodate large force of men. The
shaft is to be deepened and develop
ments will be carried ON i'm the tlln-
mels, where excellent ore bodies have
been opened.
The invasion of this district by
the Clark interests dis heartily well
coined by the mining men, as it will
undoubtedly lead others to come in
and investigate the districts posslibili
ties. Several deals for copper prop
critics in this vicinity are pending at
the present time, and the coming fail
and winter will witness a great min
ing revival i'm this section
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
EXPECTS EARLY ACTION.

Paul Peirce, president of the Par
ker & Colorado River Railroad COM
pany, arriv ID in town Thursday night.
His company will make application to
the Yuma county board of supervis-
ors within the next few days for a
franchise to operate either a steam
or electri. road over certain streets
of the town os Parker Mr. Peirce
has asked the Parker board of trade
to sanction the application. A meet
ing of the board is to be held this
(Friday) evening to consider the mat
ter.
Mr.. Peirce stated that active con-
slructiom work will start as soon as
the reservation lands become avail
able to settlement, which, he says
Will probably be this fall or winter
He doubts that anything can be done
before adjournment of the present
session of congress, owing to the
fact that the survey of the lands vii
not be approved by the department
of the interior until sOmteime in
July. But early in the December ses-
sion, he says, there will be nothing
to hold up the matter, as all of the
preliminary work and red tape will
by that time, be disposed of.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
TOWN OF RAYS
WIPED OUT BY FIRE

RAY, Ariz., June 1S.-Fire, which
started i'm the Wellington saloon, at
IL o'clock, wiped out the entire Amer.
ican section of this camp before 2
O'Clock this morning. causing a loss
of 100000 and laying waste the best
buildings here.
Careless casting aside of a cigar
or cigarette dis believed ito have been
the cause of the disastrous cOnflagra-
tion 1t was probably thrown into a
pile of papers at the rear of the
building and before it was discovered
had gained sufficient headway to
doom the camp
Absence of any fire fighting appar
atus, or even enough water ito enable
the organization of bucket brigades,
gave the FLAMES free reign, and they
swept i'm every direction with amaz-
ing rapidity.
Ray consisted largely of frame
buildings and these were Tapped up
like powder. Residents of the Amer
icam section were forced to flee with
little but the clothes ON their backs,
so fast did the fire spread.
Attempts ito stop the progress of
the flames by the Use of dynamite
proved futile. AS fast as buildimg
was blown up and the debris torn
away the fire advanced to the edge
of the open space and leaped over.
Practically nothing was saved 1t
soon became dangerous to venture i'm
to the district Nothing that could
not be easily carried in the hands
was saved as no wagons could be tax
en- into the business section, the dam
ger of their never getting out being
too great.
In two hours, what had been ONE
of the busiest mining camps i'm Ari-
zona was nothing but a mass of
blackened, twisted, smoking ruins
Entire stores, saloons, eating houses
and other buildings went into the
heavy cloud of smoke almost before
the owners could realize what was
taking place.
OF the 100000 loss, less than 5
per cent is covered by insurance. On
account of the high risk insurance
companies have refused to place amy
business in Ray, fearing that just
what took place last night might oc-
cur at any time.
Fortunately no one was hunt,
though many took desperate chances
to save their personal effects. AS
soon as the cooler heads saw that
the camp was doomed to destruction
they organized ito keep those who
saw they must lose all, from ventur-
ing too close to the burning build
ings.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22

a floor space 30X40 feet I'M addition
to the house, bunk house 12x32 for
the use of hired help has been erect
ed
To Keep traffic open during the
temporary abundance of water Floyd
Brown has put a couple of barges i'm
commission between the Schwalback
property and the Hobson property
north of Blythe. This enables pass
engcrs to connect with the automo-
biles for Blythe Jc., also to get
freight in and out from that lime.
John R. butcher came in last
Wednesday from Los Angeles and
reports that plans are progressing
very favorable toward getting water
on the mesa, much better than ever
before, and that the land owners are
anxious to begin work as soon as
the organization is perfected. A
petition is now almost ready to he
presented to the supervisors calling
a district election.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
LOST IT THE DESERT
RESCUED in TIME,

Helpless, exhausted, almost dead
from thirst, Dr. d. B. Wylie was
found ON the desert eight miles north
west of Wickenburg Monday after
noon by john Norton and Sheriff
Jeff Adams of Phoenix 1t is said
that he will recover although he lost
fifty or sixty pounds i'm weight and
is in a greatly weakened condition.
From Saturday morning until the
time IL was found Monday after
noon Dr.. Wylie rOamed aimlessly
about the desert His horse ran
away from him while he was cooking
his breakfast, about sunrise Satlm-
day. and he chased the animal ON
foot fer about ten miles By that
time his strength was gone and his
senses were DESERVING him and he
vas hopelessly lost The horse walk
ed into Wickenburg with the saddle
turned under his body early Sunday
morning. Two searching parties set
out to look for the missing rider,
one from Phoenix and one from Wick
en0urg.
Late n the afternoon everyone was
ready TO give UP. There seemed to
be no possibility of following the
tracks to any final destination and
it was conceded that the missing man
'nad Undoubtedly perished from thirst
long before that. But Jeff Adams
decided to make one final attempt
and fired his revolver several times
i'm the air. From afar off came a
faint cry for help.
nr Wylie was found lying ON the
ground i'm terribly emaciated condi-
ton Strangely enough his senses
Rad just returned to him. He assur-
ed Adams that he could be trusted
with a canteen full of water Though
perishing for thirst, he knew enough
to merely sip until his strength had
partially returned.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
YUMA FIGS.

Yuma has figs that are not fig
ments of the imagination in that
they sell for $40 per box; grain that
is a wonder; oranges the sweetest;
Strawberries that positively have no
equal; alfalfa, 8 crops year; seed
less grapes that astonish for size and
quality; apricots, the wonder of the
age; melons, the earliest i'm America,
beetS, that beat all creation, and
Yuma's hot weather is the cause of
it. Without our sublime producing
weather Yuma would be just like
any other ordinary place.-Yuma Elk
aminer.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22

Blythe across the lower part of the
Springer ranch and that section of
the country and broke through the
Ehrenberg levee and ran into the
river
Even should the break not be clos
ed the high water should go down
Within the next week at most, and
work will be rushed to have every
thing in good working order at the
earliest possible moment
The damages to crops and alfalfa
fields is estimated at from $25, 900
to $4,000. The cost of repairing the
break cannot be determined at this
time.
While the loss falls hard at the
present time it will no doubt prove
good lesson and a cheap ONE in the
end, for it will teach us to prepare
for just such cases, and had this not
happened for several years and the
valley been thickly settled and we'll
stocked and then been subject to
such flood the loss to property and
live stock would have been ire
mendous.
Let the knockers knock, and the
croakers croak, but this valley is go
ing ahead, and we will emerge from
the present struggles more united,
with a possibly reorganized water
system and in better shape and more
determined to succeed, and we will
succeed. Don't be a calamity howler
Get in the Booster wagon, the wa
ter's fine.
The Parker post., 1912-06-22
FLOOD WATERS FROM BREAK
STEADILY BEING CONQUERED

BLYTHE, Cal, June 2O.-The
water is still flowing Through
the break in the river near Olive
Lake, but it is believed that it will
soon be closed E. H. Gaines of Ell
Centro arrived last week and lis now
in charge OF the pile driver and
states that it is only a question
time. c. e. Berg arrived Thursday
from Parker with a raft of piles after
a very exciting trip down the river
in which it was a question which was
the top side of the raft. Much trouble
was encountered by running on sand
bars. They expected to stop at the
intake but the current was too strong
and they could not force a landing
until they were some distance below
that place.
The water is now spread over a
vast tract of territory at depths from
a few inches to several feet, but no
more damage is expected unless there
is considerable more of a raise in the
river.
The Rannells canal acted as a dixie
and turned the water west to the
mesa near the Tom O'Donnell place
and most of the water is now rum
ming around the mesa.
Another small stream backed up
and has flooded part of the Donlon
ranch and other property just north
of the old nursery however, this is
only a small stream and will not
cause much damage.