The Parker post., 1913-03-08

Sunday school building is to be start
ed as soon AS the lumber can be
brought into the valley. A building
fund sufficient to complete the work
has been raised by the Ladies' Aid
society and the women will have
personal charge of the erection of
the new building. James Rennie has
given the society use of his lots on
HobSon way across from the Water
company's office and the structure
will be put up there. Rev. H. G..
Burgess says the new building is to
be used as reading room during the
week and will be supplied with mag
azipes and books for the use of
the public The plan is to conduct it
III much the same way that Y. M.
C. y. building would be conducted
sUNNYslDE CHURCH SOCIAL.
The ranchers of the Sunnyside dis
trict gathered at the 'dobe school
house last Saturday night and en-
joyed a rollicking evening of games,
The social was given by the Method
ist church but was in charge of Mrs.
Gillespie and Rev. Burgess. About
seventy Sunnysiders attended and
everyone had a good time. A short
prog ram including readings by Mrs.
Schwalback and Mrs. Emery, and
music by Gillespie brothers and Mr.
Raines. The ranchers in the upper
valley are a sociable lot and when
they get together there is certain to
be a lively time The social Satur-
day right was no exception. Refresh
ments were served by the women
and it was almost midnight when the
party broke up.
CIRCULATING 8-HOUR PETITION
The socialists of the valley are
circulating pei tiOns addressed to
the California state assembly asking
the passage of the Universal eight
hour law. This law was introduced
by assemblyman G. w. Kingsley and
is one of the most important labor
measures ever presented in this state
The bill makes special provisions for
cases where an eight-hour day would
work a positive detriment but would
restrict all work of a general class to
this period.
BLYTHE BRIEFS.
J. B. Evans is conducting a labor
bureau at the Blythe pool hall with
good results.
L. B. Todd put down we'll for
C. J. Berg on his land north of BLY,
the Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM Taber has returned to
the valley after, several months in
San Diego. The Taber ranch lis
west OF Blythe.
Mrs. R. w. Phillips and son, Nor
ton, left for few days visit al
Vidal last Sunday
B. H. Biggs, representing the
land office at Los Angeles, has been
in the valley on business for several
days.
VIM. Rennie of Fresno has been
in the valley the past few weeks look
ing over the land. He is a brother
of James Rennie who owns land sout
of Blythe
A baseball team composed of out.
of-town players is to meet the BLY,
the City team next Sunday afternoon
on the local diamond. Another game
wi be played March 16.
Capt. James Sinclair came down
the river from Parker in a roWboat
last week He went on down the
river Saturday for a few days hunt
ing and fishing on Beaver slough.
E. Norton and wife of Los Angeles
came into the valley last week to
make Blythe their future home. Mr..
Norton is carpenter by trade but
expects to be farming as soon as he
can lease some land
Marshall McVey came up from CT
bola last week He will be working
for Mike Farrell during the next few
weeks. McVey says Cibola valley ex-
poets to have it's irrigation district
formed by April first and the hand
under irrigation Within a year.
George Rice and O. A. Seward
spent part of last week at the Erma
mines seven miles northeast OF
Glamis. These mines were recently
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