The Parker post., 1913-02-08
BLYTHE NEWS.
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a Pomona deep we'll pump construct
ed especially for this work and those
who have seen the pump work have
confidence that it will establish a
new era in the development of the
Palo Verde mesa. 1t was planned to
make the initial run this week.
A record of the temperatures
which have been kept ON the mesa
this winter by Mr. Graham, show
that the thermometer registered from
one to three degrees higher than al
riverside for a corresponding period
and this is taken as proof that the
mesa land will make ideal orange
land. Shuck and Schwertferger will
do considerable experimenting with
fruits during the next few years
SPELLING MATCH AND BOX
SUPPER.
A real old fashioned spelling mattel
followed by a box supper is the pro
gram for an evening of entertainment
10 be given by the Ladies' AiC
Society at the school house Friday
night, February 81.
The event is to be a social good
time for everyone in the valley and
it is rumored that Robert Furlone
has already gotten out the old eighth
grade Speller and will be present as
the nope of the lower valley. The
Blythe district is confident that its
laMrels will be upheld by Rev. H. G
Burgess who is reputed to be a veri
table dictionary.
After the spelling match box sup
per will be given. The women and
girls will each bring a fancy box
lunch and these will be auctioned off
to the men present. The women OF
the Aid society have made arrange
inert is to sell ice cream and cake.
MANY REGISTERED.
Among those who registered al
Hotel Blythe the past few days were:
Neils Shristiansen and wife, Robert
Cole of Peoria, Ills., A Barthe, Los
Angeles, D. W. Isaacson and wife
of Wilcox, Ariz., B. H. Bodle and H
Trowbridge of Fresno, S. B. HUI
burt of Lemoore, E. c. Daniels, G. B
Caldwell and wife, G. H. Long and
wife, Henrietta Long and E. c. Dam
iels, all of Chino, John Kelly, Orc
Grande, Russell Shears and wife OF
Los Angeles, E. E. Carr of Rannells
VIM. H. Chapman and wife of Corona
fired Beckey, Fresno, S. F. Patrick
and L. F. Fitzpatrick
STRIKE GOOD ORE BODY.
Jack Gray was in Blythe last week
and stated the Priest company, which
is working the Gray mine near BIy.
the under bond and lease, has re
Gently drifted through a good vein OF
high percentage copper ore. Ar
1angements are being made to put in
s-veral thousand dollars worth OF
new machinery and push the work
OF development rapidly. About twenty
men are working at the property now
and this number will be added to
soon. An auto truck is being used
to haul ore to the railroad
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Directors of the Creamery assOcia-
tion are puzzling their brains this
week to decide what name to use
on the Blythe butter.
Land buyers continue to pour in.
to the valley and Hotel Blythe az.
commOdations are crowded to the
limit to handle the crowd.
1t is reported that Floyd Brown
has made arrangements to take over
the Hotel Blythe lease March 1. The
present lease held by the Deve-
lopment Company of Riverside ex-
pires at that time.
The Ladies Aid society of Blythe
has undertaken to raise money to
build Sunday school building. Near.
ly 5000 has already been raised and
the women have plans under way to
greatly increase this amount within
the next few weeks. The building
is to be used for all the Sunday ser
vices.