The Parker post., 1913-02-15

perlenced cotton man and one or the
kind that will make Palo Verde, soil
produce two bales to the acre.
Efforts are being made by Blythe
business men to secure the appoint
ment of H. A. Walsh to the office of
Justice of the peace. Walsh was re-
luctant to accept the honor but it is
understood that he agreed otter con-
siderable urging. His name was for
warded to Riverside last week for for
NAL action.
Miss d. l.. Jones walked out i'm
the front yard with a 12-gauge shot
gun hast week and brought down a
chicken hawk that measured so in.
from tip to tip. 1t was reported that
she shot the bird on the wing but
later dispatches state that the bullet
entered the birds wing as it sat in a
cottonwood tree. Anyway, the bird
is dead.
The Palo Verde-Blythe Engineering
company, organized by G. J. Berg,
will establish it's office in Blythe
this week. Frank Berg is associated
with his brother in the company. The
company is securing equipment to
handle mineral and land surveying OF
every kind and will build an office at
the corner of Hobson Way and Broad
way Within the next few days.
Those who registered at Hotel
Blythe the past few days were: Ben
jiman Walker, Corona, D.. S. Scott
and wife, Ruby Fossett, H. F. Smith
Los Angeles, T. G. Murphy, Ludlow
George Kelsey, E. l.. Kelsey and w
F. Spurgeon of Pomona, James John
SON, Los Angeles, w. H. Reed and
Leon Scott, Rising Star, Texas. j
w. Bergman, F. C. English and d.
K Butler of Santa Ana.
The Todd well-boring outfit has
put down four wells during the last
TWO weeks. F. J.. Nunnlley has a
teninch hole and P. S. Bishop and
A. G. Cough had small wells put
down ALI of these settlers are ir
section Z, township 8. Todd took
his deep we'll outfit to G. j. Krough' S
place on the mesa Tuesday where a
ten-inch well will be put i'm to be
used with pumping plant. Krough
is i'm section IL, T6 Ri.
Floyd Brown, president and man
aaer cf the Santa Fe-Blythe Motor
Transit company, has had large
number of freight wagons ON the loaG
the past week bringing in the freight
from Blythe Jc. The truck was
laid up for repairs temporarily and
an unusually large amount of freight
congested the depot temporarily. A
ne truck has been ordered and viii
be in service in a few days and il
have no trouble in handling the
freight shipments.
Robert A. Craig we'll known in the
valley as just plain Bob, was married
to Miss Garry Schlapia at Santa
Barbara on january %. The mar
riage followed an elopement by the
couple from Ventura where they
lived and had been friends for 2{
years until the time when Craig came
to the valley. The marriage came
as surprise to the families of the
young couple as well as their friends
as they slipped off to the Santa Bar
bara court house and were married
with no announcement of any kind
j. N. Nelson came into the valley
Wednesday of last week accompanied
by his Christmas Day bride. At the
time Newt left the valley last fal
| it was whispered that he would moi
return alone but no word has beer
received of him since that time an(
his arrival with Mrs. Nelson was 6
pleasant surprise to host of friends
The marriage took place on Christ
mas day at DEVILS Lake, North Da
kOta, where Nelson had lived prior
to coming to the valley. The bride
was Miss Maude Spraug, whom New
had known for several years. Since
the marriage the couple has spent
most of the time travelling through
the northwest and down the coast.