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The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
JOLLY PARTY.

One of the most enjoyable picnic
parties that have been held in the
valley was that held in the shady
grove south of town on July 27
Plenty Ct good things to eat and
drink were on hand and those pres
ent will long remember it as one
of the most pleasant events in their
life.
Those present were: Mrs. Raines,
Misses Pearl Raines, Emma Raines,
Charlotte Spare, Lallie Clayton,
Ruby Fossett and Eva Mulkey; Mr.,
and Mrs. Roger Raines, 0. A.
Seward, Lawrence Raines, Hurton
Williams, Willie Raines, Frank Clay
ton, w. E. Mulkey, Robert Emery,
W. A Bowles, Frank Gillespie, Geo.
Lawrence and Leigh and Earl Wood,
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL.

A number of young people gather
ed at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Wilkinson last Thursday even
ing and had most enjoyable time,
The gathering was in the nature of
a soodby to Walter S. Wilkinson,
Jr. and his sister, Miss Dorothy. Wal
ter will leave in a few days to at
tend school at Berkeley for the com
ing term and Miss Dorothy returns
to Los Angeles to take up her stu
dies at the Manuel Arts high school,
from which she will graduate the
coming term. Those present at
the party were G. l.. Suits, George
Rice. Ben White, Tom Todd, and
Miss Nora and Beulah York, Miss
Minnie White and Mr. and Mrs S
z Hanlin.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09

the Imperial valley in the yield per
acre, as to produce one fifth of the
cotton in the state.
Because we are isolated away over
here off a railroad, and not being
on the bargain counter of the Los
Angeles real estate brokers, is no
reason why We should be ignore
when it comes to printing facts, and
facts are what the honest people
want.
We are getting almighty tired Of
any longer being tied onto the tail
Of the Imperial Valley and Los An
geles kite for advertising purpOrses.
We object to furnishing the apple
and not even getting a part OF the
core
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
BLYTHE BRIEFS.

Will Carrigan of Blythe Depart
ment store is in Los Angeles on a
vacation.
Ed F. Williams came up from
Los Angeles last week to look after
his ranch interests.
The Colorado river has gone back
to it's normal stage and the Blythe
to Gutenberg ferry is now running
as of yore.
Mrs. Lace Hemphill left Friday
for a short visit to Pasadena, where
Mr.. Hemphill is spending the sum
mer for his health.
Murray & White are putting up
a new building on End Avenue West
which will be used as a restaurant
when completed
During the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lace Hemphill at Pasadena Mrs
Hemphill's mother, Mrs. Hayslip, is
attending to the store.
Mrs. Elva Smith has instituted di-
vorce proceedings against her hus-
band, E. F. Smith, according to re-
ports from Riverside.
e. E. Fuller of Los Angeles is a
late arrival in the valley and is so
we'll pleased with what he has seen
here that he has decided to locate
permanently.
w. j. Burton has nearly one hun
dred acres planted to milo maize
on his ranch east of town. Billy
shows himself to be a good farmer
as we'll as successful contractor
c. Dekin has just returned from
a three weeks outing at Murietta
Springs and Los Angeles. He is
again back on his old job of run
ming auto trucks for Floyd Brown.
Arrangements are being made tC
have few sports for the Labor Day
celebration at this place, such as
boxing, horse races, foot races, etc,
Labor Day is September 1.
L.. L. Morse and daughter, Mrs. E.
Smith, arrived home from a vaca-
ton trip to coast points last Fri
day Mr.. Morse is the genial prop
rietor of the Hotel Blythe
H. G. Downes came in on Satur-
days stage from Los Angeles and
beach points where he had been en-
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09

Cotton growers all seem to be
highly pleased over the present out
lock for a cotton crop. Competent
judges say the crop could not b
rnuch more promising that at pres
ent.
Blythe is making history fast.
On July 81 the first electric lights
were seen in the PalO Verde val
ley at Blythe and the first ripe cot
ton of the season was brought to
town.
We have some specimens of cot
ten grown on George Rice's place.
here in town that show the cotton
TO be fully matured and ready for
picking Put this down for future
reference: cotton fully matured OIL
July 80.
Just why a lot of worthless dogs
should be tolerated in town to lay
around in the day time and howl at
night is beyond our understanding.
A dog catcher is needed in Blythe
to massacre about two hundred of
the animals.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
BLYTHE NEWS.
FAVORS CALZONA ROAD.
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald
Dear Sir: The fact of our having
in prospect a bumper cotton crop
to move out of the valley this fall
emphasizes our need of a road over
which to move it. While we are
cOntendIDg for our respective routes,
Blythe Jet, CLAIMS and CalZona, it
seems that we who are favOring the
latter route have several facts in
our fayol if we wish to show them.
First there would be absolutely
no water-haul as water could be had
every mile along the road, thus add
ing from one-half ton to one ton to
the load of freight, or in other words
SIS in the freighters pocket each
trip.
Second, absence of hill lifts On
either of the present routes we have
A lift of 800 to 1900 feet On the
Calzona route, on the trip out a
lift of 287 feet and on the return
trip a drop of 287 feet, This fact
makes for increased tonnage.
Third, road material is abundant.
From Olive lake to Calzona there is
material all the way to construct a
good road bed The entire absence
Of sand and the close proximity of
clay and gravel banks make the re-
pairing Of the road easy and render
it passable at all times of the year.
Fourth, the general advantage of
connecting with the northern and
southern transcontinental routes of
travel means much for us, as it will
bring more people through our val
ley.
Fifth a road built from Blythe to
Calzona will be for all the people
Tor all time to come. So instead
If spending the peoples money for
4 private road and to bolster up a
we can connect with other roads
and haul our commodities and sup
plies without buying water or haul
ing it either land a road which, when
built, will not drop into oblivion
lpon the coming of a railroad into
The valley. but which will be used
more and more as the Palo Verdean
wakes rich and desires to return /
he scenes of youth in his autOmO-
pile or the International tourist of
the future reads of the natural won
der of our valley and crosses over
from the northern to southern route
IF our great national highway sys-
tem. Yes, we have reasons for be-
lieving the Calzona route the best
or now and for all time.
Yours for the betterment of the
entire valley.
p n HOCH
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
B. e. HOCH.
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT is DUE
entire valley

The individual who is unacquainted
with geography of his local country,
should be pitied, but when a news
paper or any publication that pre-
tends to educate the people, willfuly
or by ignorance, misleads it's reader
that publication deserves to be cen
sured.
For downright stupidity and I'M
adulterated ignorance, coming from
the source it does, from a paper that
sets itself up as an advisor to PEG
pie how to spend their money, the
following from the Los Angeles Fin,
ancial News of July IL, 1913. takes
the cake;
In so far as crop conditions for
cotton are concerned California leads
all the States, the condition being %
as compared with 81.8 for the entire
crop of the country. Oklahoma. is
second. California has only $4,000
acres planted to cotton this year. all
in the Imperial valley. An effort
now being made for an educational
cash prize amoung the growers there
and it is hoped to raise $4,000 f.
this purpose. The test is to be made
next year with Durango seed and
the intention is to plant 1000 acres,
all the seed that will be available"
The News says that the Californi;
cotton crop is growing in the Imper
ial Valley, which is the part of the
article to which We take the most
exceptions. If, as the News says,
there is but 1000 acres of cotton
growing in California, then the Palo
Verde valley which is no part of the
Imperial valley, is growing one sew.
enth Of the cotton crop of the state,
in acreage, we will so far outstrip
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

UlOlG
Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal,
July IL, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that George
B. Thornton, of Pier %, American
Hawaiian S. S. Co., Greenwich ST.,
San Francisco, Cal, brother and
sole heir of Francis M. Thornton,
decd, who, on November 4, 1909,
made Homestead entry, No. O7312,
for SWA, Section 10, Township 6
S, Range 22E, S. B. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
three year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver, u. S. Land
Office, at Los Angeles, California, on
the 3rd day of September, 1913, at
1000 o'clock a. N.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frederick A. White, of Neighbours,
Cal. Benjamin White, of Neighbours,
Cal. Charles D. Patterson, of Blythe,
Cal. John S. Pierson, of Mesaville,
Cal, Alfred W. Rannells, of Los
Angeles, Cal.
NOn-coa
FRANK buren,,
01-15) Register.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
VALUE OF THE
COTTON CROP
RANKS SECOND IN VALUE OF
CROPS IN UNITED STATES
MOST VALUABLE EXPORT PRO-
DUCT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Some
idea of the Importance OF cotton pro-
duction in the United States from
an economic standpoint may be had
when it is considered that, next to
corn, cotton is the most valuable
crop grown in the country, and the
cotton in it's manufactured condi-
ton is the largest single item of ex-
port. The value of the cotton crop
of 1909 represented 10 per cent OF
the total value of all articles OF do
nestle merchandise exported during
the year. 1t exceeded the amounts
for iron and steel manufactures, meat
and dairy products and breadstuffs
combined, these three groups rank
ing next in importance amoung ar
t,cles exported. These large exports,
combined with the more than fi'
million bales consumed in domestic
manufacture, .strikingly indicate the
importance of cotton in the economic
affairs of the nation.
Altogether the greatest cotton
growing section in the void, both III
extent and in production, is located
in the south-central and southeast
ern parts at the United States. Ii
includes small portions of Virginia,
Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas and New
Mexico, and the states lying to the
south. This cotton producing area i"
about 1900 miles long, from east to
west, and about 500 miles wide.
Within the past few years the cul
tiyation of cotton has been under
taken in Arizona and California OH
irrigated land with considerable sue
cess, especially in the later state
The growing of more valuable crops,
however, will likely prevent any ap
preciable increase in the production
in these states.
Numerous efforts have been made
in recent years to introduce the Gu
tivatiCn of cotton in new countries
and to increase the production j.
others. In some instances failure ha
attended these efforts, and in onl,
few cases does there seem a prob
ability of making a material addition
to the world supply OF commercial
cotton. The largest addition, how
ever, has been furnished by tn
United States, where the acreage de
voted to this crop can be and viii;
be largely increased whenever the
price conditions warrant it. 1t would
appear from the information at han
that the greatest increase in the
growing of cotton in foreign cOun
tries may be expected in Asiati2
Russia, India and Egypt, in which
last named country irrigation work
of magnitude has been projected
some of it being under construction
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
OUT ON BAIL.

In the case of Edwards, Culpep-
per and others, charged by Revs.
Rodkin and Ocheltree with "conspi-
racy," which came up for hearing
last week, bail for the defendants was
placed at three thousand dollars in
each case. All the defendants gave
bond and are now at home. The
date Of the hearing has not been def
initely set as yet, but perhaps some
definite time will be named for the
trial at the next term of the U. S,
court in February
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
(12-16)

joying a merited two weeks vaca-
ton.
The acreage planted to milo maize
in tn valley this year, is very large
and the prospects for a big yield
are good. Milo maize is good
fodder plant as we'll as furnishing
a good supply of grain that is al
most equal to Indian corn for fat
fening purposes.
Miss d. L. Jones, an enthusiastic
blythe rancher, is spending a few
weeks visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Mary A. Suits, at Santa Monica, Cal
itornia. Mrs. Suits is also a Blythe
property owner, operating the FL
Ter Ell" ranch adjoining the town
site on the south.
Word comes from San Bernardino
that Mrs. H. A. Walsh, who has
been in the hospital at that place
has so far recovered as to expect
to leave for her home in Blythe
this week. Judge Walsh, who ha:
been with his wife during her i'll
ness will return with the family.
w. A. Hadden and his son, w. A
l1adden Jr. left for Los Angeles on
last Friday. Mr. Hadden goes t,
take months merited vacation and
visit with relatives and friends or
the coast. Mr.. Hadden is general
manager FOR the Big Store at Blythe.
His son, William, will visit on the
coast for short time and then re
turn to Riverside where he will at
tend the Riverside high school dur
ing the next term.
A new road has been opened up
On the Blythe Junction route, go
ing straight north to the mesa and
again coming into the old road a
the tank wells. 1t is said to be
big improvement over the old one,
and with a little work will be first
class. Dekin came in over fifteen
miles of the new road with an auto
truck last week in two and one
half hours.
Floyd Brown came in from al
months vacation Friday, having Wis
tied Los Angeles and other coast
towns. Mr.. Brown says he is 60
ing to give more particular atten
ton in the future to his lumber
business, and while he will do all
he can to relieve the freight traffic,
he has pretty big job to handle
all his own freight, which is very
big item.
G. c. Cady is the prize melon
grower of the valley, so far as We
are informed. He brought a melon
10 town last week that weighed six
ty five pounds and has grown dOz-
ems Of them that weighed from thir-
ty to fifty pounds each Mr.. Cady
is raising these melons on land To-
Gated above the canal lines and they
grew practically without irrigation
except for little water applied with
buckets to start the plants.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-08-09
(11-15)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Register.

011861
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal,
July IS, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Lillian
Hulett, of Blythe, Cal, who, on
Dec. 3, 1910, made homestead entry,
No. O11861, for S1aSWA Sec. a.
W1aNWA, Section %, Township S,
Range % E, S.B Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make commuta-
ton Proof, to establish claim to- the
land above described, before Regis
ter and Receiver, U. S. Land Office,
at Los Angeles, Cal, on the 8th day
of September, 1913 at 1000 o'clock
d. m.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Minnabelle Moore, Joseph w. Hop
kins, Maurice j. Sheahan, Elmer
Layton, ALL Of Blythe, Cal.
Non-coal.
FRANK BUREN,,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-17
SENT HIMSELF BY MAIL.
One Use to Which the Parcel Post In
England May Be Put.

England May Be Put.
An Englishman wished to reach
customer living in a remote part Of
BALKAN, one Of the suburbs Of Lon
don. and 1t was very urgent that he
find him quickly.
Knowing nothing of the locality, he
called at st. Martin le Grand to con-
suit directory. Stating his case to
clerk. he was amazed to learn that
he could be sent to the address by
parcel post by paying a fee Of three
pence a mile. The gentleman had
never heard Of such thing, and 1t Is
said that very few In England know
that 1t can be done.
Accepting the offer, the gentleman
was placed in charge of messenger
familiar with all parts of the city and
was soon on his way. The boy carried
a printed slip on which was written a
description Of the parcel" in charge,
under the heading, ARTICLE required
to be delivered" and before leaving
the customers house both the GUS
toner and the gentleman were re-
quired to place their signatures on the
paper.
The limit In weight for anything de-
livered by parcel post in England is
generally understood to be eleven
pounds, but there is one clause which
reads. IA person may be conducted
by express messenger to any address
on payment of mileage fee. e."-Argonaut
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-17
BoUcIcAULT's PROFITS.
The Playwrishts Fame Clung to Him
Better Than His Riches.

Better Than His Riches.
Dion Boucicault received $500 for his
share in the authorship of London
Assurance" The way in which he
spent that sum was an indication Of
things to come. He bought two horses,
cab and seven new coats. His ex-
travagance reached a climax over
"Babil and Bijou," produced at Covent
Garden in August, 1872. The money
was found by Lord Londesborough,
and Boucicault with him Planche)
was under contract to produce some
thing that might be called dramatic.
What was produced was a gorgeous
and incoherent spectacle, with red lob
sters recumbent at the bottom Of the
sea. Boucicault, who had run up bills
to the extent of 10000 or so, did not
stay for the production, but betook
himself abroad All that persists Of
this magnificent 6asco Is the boys cho-
rus, "Spring, Spring, Beautiful Spring"
which was retained almost by chance.
But Boucicault was better known by
his Irish dramas that are fresh today,
as "The Shaughraun," "Arrah ma
Pogue," "@The Colleen Bawn" and the
like. By these he became rich and ia
nous, but his fame clung to him bet
ter than bis riches.--London Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-17
Mo IandIuhhAr.

Young Jack Tabs has only been In
the navy for few months, but there
Is not more enthusiastic sea dog In
the whole Of his majesty's service. He
recently made application for and re-
ceived the usual leave and proceeded
to London and his mothers house.
Mrs. Tabbs lives on the third floor Of
house in Camberwell, and when he
arrived at her address he stood In tho
doorway and bawled up the stairs:
Mother, aloft there! Jacks come
home! Open the Window
"Why. Jacky. my DEAR" cried the
old lady from the landing, "whatevers
wrong with the stairs"
''Stairsw cried the weather worn tar,
with ineffable contempt. what do ]
know about stairs? Just you open
the window and lower rope to the
main deck, and be quick about itP'--
London Express.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-17

Y The public sale held Monday of this
week by Arthur Scott on Middle
Cold Spring, which was advertised in
the Press last week. was we'll attended
and with the exception of work horses
everything put up for sale brought a
good price. Mr.. Scott will ship his
household effects to Enterprise this
week.
A program of special merit is
offered at the Dreamland Theatre for
tonight and tomorrow night with the
usual 10 cent charge. First and SEQ
ond reels will give the play of ''Ro-
meo and Juliet" Pathe. IA
White Rose," Pathe. Sunday: L.
"The Skull" vitagraph. 2.-"Don't
Lie to Your Husband. Essanay. g.
Glow 1t Happened" Selig.
W. G. Russell has leased his $40
acre farm to Dean Dudley for period
of FIVE years. and yesterday moved his
family to their town residence. Mr..
Dudley purchased the Russell stock
and farm implements. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell will leave soon for Sout hern
Oregon for the purpose of seeing that
part Of the state. and may determine
to live there for awhile. But il it
does not suit them, Mr.. Russell says
he can have the consolation Of coming
haQk to blamed good place.
News ia received here OF the we'd
ding Of Mr.. Arthur Stone and Miss
Nellie Mulkey, Wednesday morning.
October 10, at Eugene. Oregon.
Both of the contracting parties are
we'll known here. the groom being the
eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Stone. pioneers of this section. The
bride was popular teacher of music
in the Athena schools some three years
ago, and has many friends here, as
we'll as has her husband. Mr.. Stone
is employed as special writer OH the
Eugene Guard, and they will make
their home in that city.
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4
Charles Cooinans and family hav,
moved to the house south Of the bank
for the winter.
Mrs. Gen Harris of Pendleton, Wis
tied at the home Of her sister. Mrs,
DePeatt, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Queener, oi
Weston vicinity, were shopping in the
city this morning.
Velva Mansfield celebrated her
birthday Sunday by giving a dinner
to her girl friends.
Il. o. Worthington has disposed Of
his black driving team. Q. A. Bennett
icing the purchaser.
O. f. Swander. of Eugene. preached
in the Christian church last Sunday
morning and evening.
E. A. Bennett has been engaged in
painting aud paperhanging at the
Jerry Stone place this sweek.
Russell Piersol has been having a
hard tussla with hopping painful
wisdom tooth the past week.
Mrs. Maggie La Braohe is visiting
in Walla Walla this week at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Baddeley.
Mrs. q. s. Newsom and little son.
Max, are in Portland, visiting at the
home of Mrs. Newsom's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Olore. Of Wal
la Walla, are guests at the W. R.
Taylor home near town this week.
Mrs. r. s. LeGiow came home Mon
day from three weeks visit at the
home of her mother in Walla Walla.
Mrs. Read of Weston. mother of
Will and Luke Read. with her daugh-
ter was shopping in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Winship, Mrs. Fl. A.
Barrett and Mrs. Sam Haworth drove
to Walla Walla by automobile Tues
day.
XThe Foss. W inship Hardware CON-
pany yesterday sent out handsome
$40 Howard heater to an Adams ous-
toner.
Miss Dora Bennett, who is doing q
successful dressmaking business in
Athena. was Walla Walla visitor
Sunday.
n Henry Keen is erecting new farm
house on the site of the one destroyed
by Ere on his ranch west of town last
summer.
J. M. Swaggart has a numter of
shoats for sale. Mr.. Swaggart also
will take limited number of stock
to pasture. 4t.
Tie Manion- Claman Players. who
played to capacity houses in Athena
last week, are no playing in Union.
From there they 90 to Eigin and En-
terprise.
4 Harry Sayer ia down from his Una
tilla river ranch. Like many other
farmers. he is having a hard time
doing fall work on account of wet
weather.