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The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
HORSE THIEF SURRENDERS.

BLYTHE, Cal, August 2O.-Os-
car Burnes, who is charged
with being connected with the steal
ing of nine head of horses, in lmper-
ial county, and who has been hiding
out in the river bottom below town
for some time, came in last Friday
and voluntarily surrendered to dep
uties Martin Sheehan and Ace Gard
ner.
Burnes is said to be one Of the
members OF the party who was traced
by Sheriff Meadows of Imperial to
near Rannels, where the party was
surrounded by the sheriff and hi:
deputies whena pistol duel took place
place and one of the fugitives Bob
Monroe, was seriously wounded by
Meadows. At that time three were al
rested but Burnes made his escape
and has been hiding from the Off
GERS until Friday when he came in
and gave himself up. Deputy Az
Gardner left Friday for Ell Ce
with Burnes.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
2
CiBOLA EMPIRE.

The people of the Cibola valley vii
have this advantage of early develop
ment over the first settlers of tbs
Palo Verde valley: By the time the.
are ready to apply the water to theil
land, railroad will be built to thei
very door and the disadvantage W
have labOred under in getting Oul
products to market, will not be
perienced by them. For this reasOl
the Cibola country will forge to the
front at a rapid rate; in fact will
develop as fast as the Palo Verde
valley. When water is applied to the
land in Cibola valley there is no
reason why that country should
be prosperous. The sun does not
shine on a more fertile spot and the
application of water will make II
produce alfalfa and cotton in a mary,
Gus way. Twenty-Five thousand acres
of such fertile land under irrigation
will make a small empire of itself.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
"WETS" EXPECT TO WIN
OPTION ELECTION TODAY
Both Sides Working Quietly to Get Out Full
Vote Liquor Interests Represented
by W. A. Lloyd.

declaring that a well-regulated saloon
has fully as important a place in
community as any other business
house He spoke of the prosperity
that would follow the licensing of
saloons here.
The 'drys" on the other hand,
say that the opening up of saloons
here will rob the town of any present
prosperity that it may enjoy and hurt
it's future growth, especially when the
reservation lands are opened to entry
and thousands of people of the agri-
cultural class will be comming here
to locate permanently
The antis say that open saloons
will mean an open town in other re-
spects and that a certain lawless ell
ement will be introduced.
MellueIS Ol lHe ldcIlOH WOfhllS
for the opening of saloons in Parker
are making promises freely as to the
strict law abiding manner in which
the bars will be conducted in case
they are successful
Certain it is, that failure on their
part to abide by these promises
will call forth the wrath of a large
number of citizens who are showing
little interest in the present fight.
1t has been reported that local
peace offers have declared their in
tentiOn to enforce the gambling
laws here with the opening of sa
looms.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23

sacks alone for this grain costing
nearly $500.
From the land where this barley
and wheat crop was grown this year.
there will be cut at least four good
crops of alfalfa hay that will yield
at one and one half tons per cutting;
this being in addition to the barley
crop already harvested from the
same land.
grain crops on the ranch are looked
after by G. G. Hobson, while the
dairy department is under the
supervision of M. G. Serpa, an ex-
perienced dairy man.
Included in the dairy are 95 head
of fine COWS that were purchased
and brought here from San Luis,
Obispo last spring The dairy it.
self is a model Of cleanliness and
every thing in connection with it
is kept in first class shape. The
cream is extractor by a power separ-
ator and the butter fat is delivered
to the Blythe Creamery while the
milk is fed to the calves and hogs
at the ranch
If you want to take a pleasant
drive through the valley, go up thru
the Sunnyside district and visit the
many fine ranches up that way, not
forgetting to visit the Olive Lake
Ranch of Hobson brothers. 1t will
certainly pay you for the time spent.
In addition to the Olive Lake ranch,
tfobson brothers have other large
ranch holdings in the valley.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
HAVE
MODEL RANCH
(PalO Verde Valley Herald)

In company with G. c. Hobson,
the editor took a pleasant drive
through a portion of the valley last
Thursday morning, our destination la
ing the big ranch of Hobson brothers
five miles north of town
On our road We notice the farmers
enormously heavy crops, but the sur
prise of the day was awaiting us at
the Hobson ranch. Here was activity
everywhere. In a three hundred acre
alfalfa field, four wagons and one
auto truck was busy hauling in hay
to the stackers. In another part of
the ranch Shorty Gillespie's thresh-
in machine with full crew of four
teen men was busy threshing out
grain; in another part of the big
ranch, two hay balers were baling
alfalfa two moving machines were
going at full speed cutting down the
fast maturing grass, while over on
the east side of the farm the big
care of the mornings supply of milk
from big herd of dairy COWS. All
this, and the idle stock in the rich
pastures grazing on green alfalfa
up to their necks," made one of
the most beautiful panoramic pic
lures we have ever looked upon.
On this ranch Of the HobsOn broth
ers, there is three hundred acres
seeded to alfalfa that is now grow
ing at least five hundred tons of
hay in every thirty days, and which
will sell in the field, loose, for ten
dollars per ton. The fourth crop of
alfalfa is now being cared for 1t
being impossible to secure help to
take care of the crop, a part of it
is being put to pasture for the pres
ent,
Included in this ranch. there is in
all, $40 acres; 800 acres is now in
alfalfa and So acres is planted to
cotton, The remainder of it is being
gradually brought under cultivation
-Four thousand sacks of barley and
one thousand sacks of wheat were
threshed On the ranch this year, the
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23

Today the voters of Parker JUS
tice precinct No. 10 will determine
by ballot whether the town shall re-
main nominally dry, as at present,
or become an open saloon town.
While no open fight has been waged
by factions representing the oppOs-
ing sides of the question, there has
been much secret personal solicitation
during the past week Both sides
will bring out their full strength and
ali eleventh hour rally of forces on
the part OF either side may have an
important bearing on the result.
A prominent member of the pro-
saloon faction stated yesterday that
the "wets" would win by a margin
of IL votes The anti-salOon forces
have made no assertions and it is
questionable as to whether careful
caucus of their strength has been
made
1t is expected that the employees
at the Indian agency will vote solid
against the introduction of saloons il
to the town but it is not known how
many of these are qualified voters
W. A. Lloyd, a lecturer, has been
in town the past week working for tie
''wets" on behalf of the saloon in
terests outside of Parker.
His lecture given on Thursdayeven-
ing to the voters was attended by
practically the entire Parker pOpulst
ton. Mr.. Lloyd spoke fOrcifully,
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
LAND CASES APPEALED.

On August 8, lne assistant secre-
tary of the interior heard arguments
on appeal motion for the review in
the following cases affecting lands
n the Palo Verde valley. near neigh
bours:
William Edwards vs.. Patrick Bod
KIN, L. E Wells VS. G. H. Trimmings,
A. D. Barklew vs.. o. A. Olson, A. j.
McLeren VS.. G. H Trimmings. John
BlcLaren VS.. Lawrence G. Fleischer,
Oscar s. Clayton vs.. Dennis D. Ochel
tee and Theodore Bowen vs.. A. Deft.
The arguments being in the inter
ior department, it will be some time
before the decision is reached.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
WANT u. S. TO
GUARD CANAL
IMPERIAL VALLEY ASKS PRO-
LECTION FOR PORTION OF iR-
RleATloN SYSTEM LOCATED IN
MEXICO.

The people of Imperial valley want
United States troops stationed on
the border to protect their water
system, and they have the assurance
of Senator Works that he Will
present the matter to the Secretary
of War and urge that the protection
asked for be provided.
The Senator held conference yes
terday with representatives fron
counsel for the irrigation district; di
rectors of the district and the PR
dents of several Of the mutual water
companies. Haines explained the SIT
uation to the Senator, showing tina!
the 10000 inhabitants of Imperial va:
ley depend upon water, for all uses
wholly upon the canal that passes
through Mexican territory, and thai
the supply could be cut off by the
destruction of a wooden gate that is
on the Mexican side.
The Mexican government has kept
a military guard oyer the gates
Sharp's heading to prevent molesta
ton by insurPectos or bandits, an
American troops have been statione
at Calexico from time to time, but
at present there is only small
guard of rurales on the Mexican g,
and there have been no America
troops on the border between Sa.
Diego and the Colorado river for
many mcnths.
Recently the Mexican officials
Mexicali have seemed apprehensive
of trouble, possibly as a consequent|
of their efforts to drive the disorder
element out of town, and American
have been warned that no protection
can be guaranteed to them. Mil
tary rule is in force in MeXicali an
no. crossing of the line is permitted
after dark The inference is tha'
the officials have information OF a
disquieting nature and fear a recru
descence of their trouble Of two year;
ago The valley settlers think il
would be conducive to safety if the
Mexican guard along the cana
were supplemented by force on the
American side. There is no other
part of the border from the
Grande to the Pacific, where 8,
much damage to the American inte
ests could be done in a few hours,
or even moments by malicious and
excited raiders, and there is no othe.
stretch OF bOundry line so unprOtect
ed
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
ROOSEVELT AT SNAKE DANCE

r The annual snake dance of the
Moqui Indians was held at the Pueb-
10 OF Whopi on August Fl, according
to late and authentic information re-
ceived There was an unusual num-
ber of visitors this year, prominent
among them were Roosevelt and sons
and Gov. G. w. P. Hunt The later
made the trip by auto and a num-
Der of motor cars loaded with Ariz-
onans passed through Prescott bound
for the Moqui reservation which
they entered by way of Flagstaff.
Both the ex-president and Governor
were guests on the reservation of j.
Lorenzo Hubbell, chairman of the
Arizona State Republican Committee,
a member of the State Legislature
and owner of large Indian trading
post at Ganado, among the Navajos.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
STOLE HAM and 6ACONS.~

Sneak thieves entered the Cot
tage restaurant on California Ave last
Saturday night and stole about SIS
worth of meat and miscellaneous
assortment of eatables.
The building was entered by one
OF the screen doors these being only
latched and the thief found no diff
Guilty slipping the latch.
The restaurant is for the most part
screened in, and there is no means
of making it burglar proof except that
in the past Cliff Harter, one of the
proprieters, has been sleeping in the
building. Harter went to Blythe last
Saturday, however, and his partner,
VIM. Owens, has intended to move
into the building that night but
could not make the necessary ar
rangements.
1t was very apparent that the
thief knew OF these conditions and
while the local officers believe that
some local party is guilty they have
no clue as to the burglar
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
PERSONAL AND
LOCAL NEWS

Cliff Harter left last Saturday to
spend a few days in Blythe.
Parker enjoyed a light shower
early yesterday morning.
Thos Marmont returned from San
Francisco this week
James Watson came in from Los
Angeles Yesterday to look after min
ing interests here. .1A .-,>q,,
r. j. Martin was on the lower
end of the valley this week putting
in a pump at. the lower camp of Full
Ter brothers.
One of the largest egg plants ever
grown in this section was brought to
the office this week, having been
grown in the garden of Peter Tisdale
business across the river. was in
Parker this week to get Mexicans to
work in the new Blythe to Calzona
road.
Fuller brothers shipped in a car
load of bulls this week and drove
them to the reservation where they
have several thousand head OF cattle
pastured.
c. W. Graves came down from his
mines on the Bill Williams where
he has been doing some assessment
work for the past two weeks, Thurs
day
At the recent Hassayampa society
celebration at Venice a permanent
was effected and r. n
brennan elected vice-prsiedent from
Yuma county.
R. C. Saufley came in from Los
Wednesday to make out the
bank report called tor this month.
He returned again Thursday to finish
his vacation Bob says the new
boy is some lad.
w. A. Lloyd, the writer and lectur
er, who has been in Parker the past
week working in behalf of the liq-
uOr interests, is an Australian, hav
ing represented various liquor deal
er's associations on the lecture plat
form in Australia and Europe
A letter received this week from
G. c.. Dunn, who is visiting at hi
old home town in Kansas, states
that he will be back on the Goa
in few weeks and will probably be
in Parker sometime this fall.
The marriage OF Miss Julia Moses |
and Browning YelloMfish, two young
Mohave Indians, took place at the
residence of Justice Ross, who per-
formed the ceremony, late Saturday
night. Both Indians have attended |
the local school and YeIowfish is
one Of the most thrifty young men in
the tribe.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23

irrigation projects, the talO Verde val
ley irrigation system is far ahead in
it's cheapness of water. Take for in
stance the big government irrigation
project at Yuma, Arizona. When com
pleted, the water there will cost the
people who own the land under it's
canals, more than eighty dollars per
acre for the simple water right alone
and they will still have a debt of
over six millions of dollars to pay
for it's construction, and have been
waiting for six years to see it COM
pleted. When this project is complet-
ed it will not be capable of irrigating
a much greater tract of land than
We have here in the Palo Verde val
ley.
The land owners under the bi
Roosevelt dam have to pay more than
fifty dollars for a water right to
irrigate the land Every other govern
ment project has cost equally as
much.
Here in the PalO Verde valley we
pay the small sum of twenty five dol
-tale; per acre for perpetual water
right, and are practically out of debt
With a soil as fertile as the sun
shines on in any land, where water
can be applied at any time and plenty
of it, and where the climate is per
feet for the growing of crops, why
should a railroad hesitate to come in
to such a cOunry?
What the valley is now and what
it will be with the advent of rail
road. who would attempt to make a
comparison? Our pen would falter
at this gigantic task.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
READY FOR
A RAILROAD

BLYTHE, Cal, August 2O.-The
prospects for the early build
ing of railroad into the Palo Verde
valley are bright, indeed The late
move on the part of the people to
construct the road with home capital
and the unanimity of action along
this one line bespeaks success with
a big ''S".
Just why a railroad has not al
ready been built into this rich valley.
is a question that has often been ask,
ed Railroads have been construc-
ed into other localities, far less pro
missing, in fact we can not call to
mind an instance where all the con-
GitiOns were so favorable as found
here. AS rule the railroad is first
built aud the country has to alter
wards be developed to furnish traffic
to make The road pay; that requires
time sometimes years; but here in
Palo Verde valley it is quite diff
ferent This country is SO far devel-
oped as to insure handsome revenue
to a railroad that can haul it's pro
ducts to a market The building of
a railroad into the PalO Verde valley
is no gambling in futures. 1t is
just as sure of profitable returns as
are to run in the Colorado river, for
sunshine and water is all that is re-
Quired to make this land produce
such enormous crops as no other
country can.
We have 100000 acres of the fin
est valley land that can be found in
the world. Land that with our
splendid water system and perfect
climate is now producing on an aver
d5C VI INO vi alfalfa pei
acre every thirty days for seven
months in the year, and where Gotten
such as is grown nowhere else, pro
ducing one and one half bales per
acre. All other farm crops such as
grown in a sub-tropical climate, doin
equally as we'll.
We have the cheapest water for
irrigating purposes that is to be
found in all the country, and plenty
Of it. Plenty of good water for do
mestic purposes is obtained at the
very shallow depth of from ten to
twenty feet.
Our water system for the irriga
ton of the lands of the valley is on
of the best and cheapest that can be
devised 1t is owned and. controlled
by the farmers who own the land and
use the water and is not subject to
any private influence or government
control The system is practically
free from debt and has assets of
over a million dollars to make such
improvements as may be needed in
the future,
In comparison with government
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
MILLIONS OF LADYBUGS.

SACRAMENTO August, 18.-The
scope of the lady-bug, which is one
of the types of insect warriors collect
ed by the State, is being enlarged,
with the result that this year the
lady-bug is making a fight on hop
and grain aphis as we'll as the mel
lon aphis.
"This year we have collected nea y
twice as many as before in the his
tory of the industry" said DR.. Cook
today. THE total number, roughly
calculated, was 75,O00,O 900.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-23
HOMESTEADER
MUST WORK
NEW RULING BY DEPARTMENT
OF INTERIOR BLOW to- ENTRY
MEN WHO WOULD RELiNQUISH
CLAIMS.

decision revolutionary in charac-
ter. rendered by the General Land
Office at Washington, on the manner
OF proof in desert land entries, where
such entries have been relinquished
to other persons, was received yester-
day by Receiver Robinson of the To-
cal land office.
The opinion, which may have the
effect Of reversing decisions in a
number Of similar cases, will apply to
many entrymen who have made
homes in the Imperial and Palo Yer
de- valleys and elsewhere, and will
disturb the arrangements of a large
number of people.
The decision that desert land en-
trymen are not entitled, in making
annual proof, to credit for improve
ments put on the land by former
entryman, that no expenditure can
be credited on annual proofs upon
a desert land entry unless made on
account of that particular entry and
that expenditures once credited can
not again be applied.
Under the rule that has been ap-
piled, universally in the practice be-
fore the local land office, credits
were claimed as a basis for annual
proof. AS an example, A enters 320
acres and during the first year ex-
pends 1920, or 81 per acre, for i'm
prOyements under the desert land
laws. Then A would relinquish his
claim to B, who would pay him for
the improvements, and work done by,
the original entryman would then
be credited on the entry with the
effect that the purchaser would not
be compelled to do any work during
the first year Of ownership, be-
cause it had been done by his pre-
decessor.
Dollar acre year
The decision holds that not only
does the law expressly require that
a claimant shall file during each
year with the Register, proof that the
full sum. of 81 per acre has been ex-
pended in such necessary improve
ments during such year" etc. but it
provides a method through assign
ment of the entry by which one who
purchases such improvements may
obtain benefit thereof. The assignee
of a desert land entry, however, ac-
quires not only the credits but the
burdens OF his assignor, and the
time which he may now show in
compliance with the law runs from
the date of the entry, not the deed
of assignment The law cannot be
evaded, it's benefits secured or it's
burdens escaped by making new
entry.
If expenditures made under an en-
try could be credited upon a succeed
ing entry, it would be possible, upon
expenditure of 81 per acre, to hold,
such land out of the market indef
inately, thus circumventing the plain
requirements of the statutes.
The opinion emphasizes the gen
eral policy laid down by the Com
missioner OF the General Land. Of
flee, that the. government is inter
ested in having desert claims improv
ed as rapidly as possible. Under
the former holding it was possible
for those who had purchased relin-
quishments to take advantage of the
proof already made as to improve
ments by the former owner, with
the effect that he was credited with
the work done before he owned the
and could occupy it year
without spending another cent on it.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
A STITCH IN Time
The Importance Of Keeping
Clean.

Every man, woman. or child who
neglects to keep antiseptically clean.
inside and out, invites disease in one
form or another.
1t turks in the air we breathe, in the
food we eat. Every little cut, or
scratch, or insect bite offers ingress to
some among the countless disease
germs which, il not Immediately de-
stroyed, may bring on blood poisoning
In one of its many forms.
Don't ignore the importance of COM
batting the disease germ all the time.
Get in the habit of using an antisep-
tic as a mouth wash night and morn
ing. Have a bottle handy for use in
cuts, burns. bruises or insect bites.
Take the ounce of prevention which
might prevent the pound of. cure.
The best antiseptic to use is LIsTo-
GEN. 1t goes farther than Peroxide Of
Hydrogen by uniting with that most
efficient germ destroyer the remedial
and antiseptic properties Of Thymol,
Menthol. and Eucalyptol.
These valuable elements take up the
work where Peroxide of hydrogen
leaves OF, and with their help LISTO-
GEN not only destroys the germ, but
in some degree repairs the damage the
germ has done.
Ask your druggist, for LISToGEN.
You will delight IN the purifying, re-
freshfng sensation that 1t gives rs cts.
SOC cts, and 81 a bottle at
Ameck Drug Stores, 9O4 G street, Ninth
and d Streets, Fifteenth and r streets..
The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
DOINGS OF SOCIETY IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON

Canal Exposition. He will be accom-
panied by Sonora de Suxez, and they will
travel extensively over the West during
the early Summer.
Mrs George Bliss will close her resi-.
dence In Bancroft Place next week. and
will go to New York. whence she Will
sail on June IS for Europe. accompanied
by Miss Drain. They will spend the
summer touring the Continent.
Miss Ruth Bliss will spend the hrs,
part of the summer visiting friends in
New England, and in August she will
go TO Blue Ridge Summit for the re-
maiRder of the summer season.
Washingtonisns will be interested to
hear of the recent marriage OF Nine.
Cruz to Mr.. Urrutre. the ceremony TAX
ing place in Chile. Mime. Cruz was the
widow OF the late Chilean Minister to
this country, and has many friends here.
Mrs. Lane, wife of the Secretary OF
the Interior. who is staying on in WASH
ington with her husband to supervise
improvements which are being made to
their residence in Wyoming Avenue, yes
terday sent their daughter, Miss Nancy
Lane. and the latter's governess, Miss
Kearns, to Blue Ridge Summit, where
they will spend the summer. Secretary
and Mrs. Lane Iplan to spend Sundays
with them whenever the Secretary can
leave Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh left
Washington yesterday for their summer
home at Dublin, n. II.