The Parker post., 1913-02-22
LOCAL NEWS


day nights.
G. G. Dunn left for the coast We'd
nesday night on business. He eX-
poets to return home Sunday.
A. S. Prescott returned from the
coast Monday night, having visited
Yuma and Phoenix on his way back
Mr. and Mrs J. F. Raney enter
tanned a number Of their friends
Wednesday evening in honor of
their twenty-fifth wedding anniver-
Hon Frank W. Overs Of Coronado
spent several days here this week
visiting with old friends. He returned
home Thursday night, but expects to
be out again shortly.
R. c. Saufley has taken a lease
on the west block of the Monitor
vein from the Savahai Mines com
pany Two men were sent out to
the mine the past week to begin
work on a crOsS-cut
Jess Martin set out a number of
shade trees around the StrOhm pool
hall and his residence. Postmaster
G. w. Graves is also among those
who believes in shade, having set
out trees at his residence during the
week
Tex Gordon, who was a resident
here until a few months ago, died
at Gold Road, Ariz., recently Of pnell-
monia. He was a partner of young
Crandal, who was killed at Swan
sea at about the same time Gordon
passed away.
Henry q. Osborne, president of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce;
S. W. Blasdel, mining engineer of
Portland, Ore, and Frank w. Overs
of Coronado, were visitors at the
Steece camp i'm the Riverside
mountains last week
Representative r. M. brennan is
expected to arrive from Phoenix Sat
urday night, accompanied by num-
ber of legislators, who are coming to
look over the reservation lands.
which are to be reclaimed by means
of the Carey land laws.
I'm the article published last week
regarding the shooting affair at
Vidal it was stated that Brownell,
who fired a shot gun at Jack George,
was station agent at that place. 1t
should have read Postmaster Brownell
instead of Station Agent Brownell."
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Watts, Of ,Sterl-
ing, Colo, were visitors here Tues
dav Mr.. Watts is in engaged in the
lumber business and expects to To-
become available He ordered The
Post sent to his address for the
next year
A carload shipment of high grade
copper ore is being hauled from the
Gormmit Mr.. Kane came in from
the mine Sunday night, and reported
that the physical condition of this
property never looked better He
left for Phoenix Monday night.
Inspector Peterson, of the Indian
service visited the Colorado River
agency last week, having come direct
from Washington to investigate
conditions here. Mr.. Peterson was
highly pleased with the conduct of
affairs under Superintendent Bah
cocks administration, which he prais-
ed highly.
j. F. Raney has purchased g.
horsepower gasoline engine and a
dynamo, which was formerly in use
at the Bennett mine, in the Whipple
mountains. He is setting the machin-
cry up at his home and will use it
for the purpose of pumping water
and supplying his place with elecrtic
light
Harry B. Kohl, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Santa Fe, Pres
colt and Phoenix lines, was a visit
or here Wednesday night Mr. Kohl
reports that the Prescott office is
receiving numerous inquiries about
Parker and the reservation lands
from people in the east who are de-
sirous Of coming here as soon as the
land is available to entry.
j. H. Watson, who was elected
manager of the Arizona-Empire Cop
per Mines at a meeting of the di-
rectors of the company in Los An
geles last Monday, arrived here We'd
nesday morning to take charge of the
property. Work has been temporarily
suspended at the mine, but Mr. Wat
son states that operations are to be
resumed as soon as certain matters