The Parker post., 1913-03-22

The Blythe Chamber of Commerce
will probably take the initiative in
pushing through the road petition.
This must be forwarded to the SUI
pervisors and accepted by them be-
fore actual work on the new highway
can be started.
PETERSON VICTIM OF PLOT.
A conspiracy Matched up by wife
and thirty-five neighbors resulted i'm
a rollicking surprise party at the
the occasion of the 35th birthday of
A. L. Peterson Sunday night a week
ago.
The party gathered at the ranch
home about five O'Clock in the even
ing, Peterson having been lured away
by one of the conspirators. When he
returned he found a house full of
noisy friends and neighbors having
the jolliest kind of time
Mrs. Peterson had provided games
and refreshments for those present
and they enjoyed every minute of
the evening until near midnight.
BLYTHE BRIEFS.
c. B. Reynolds has, just received
a shipment of Durango cotton seed
to plant forty acres which he will
have in near Neighbours this year.
1t is reported that Mrs. l.. L. Morse
has leased Hotel Blythe and will take
charge April l. Mrs. Parker, who
is running the hotel at present, will
move to the Macarthur tent house
west of the grammar school building |
R. Bowyer and Frank Bascom are
planning to start for Oregon in a few
days. They will drive overland with
the traps which they have been us
ing across the river, this winter and
spend the spring trapping in the
northwest
Blythe postoffice has just receiv-
ed its new parcels post scales The |
large number of these to be supplied |
made it impossible for the govern
ment to furnish them to all fourth |
class offices a tthe time the new law
went into effect Jam l.
W. N. Cuddebach and Seth Hurl |
burt are turning out a good grade OF |
cottonwood lumber down at the saw
mill now. They have been delayed |
in starting up on account of the diff
ficulty in getting workmen but ex-
pect to be running full time by next
week.
Marcus McClain has been cir
subscription list which pro-
vldes for a fund, payable monthly, |
for the irrigation of Blythe streets
Mr.. McClain agrees to do this work |
during the summer for $50 month |
and Judging from the number of sign |
ers the Blythe business men believe
it is worth lit.
Rev H. G. Burgess preached last |
Sunday night on the subject, The |
Object of Education is Character and |
the Test of Character is Choice. The
large number who attended the SER
vice enjoyed d discourse that was un-
usually instructive and interesting.
The preaching was preceded by
song service.
The Young Mems Club is to meet |
at the Santa Fe depot next Sunday |
for a permanent organization. A !
number of the boys got together at |
the pool hall at the first meeting
held last Friday night and talked
over the possibility of organizing a
social club. They decided to go a.
head and make the club a permanent
affair at once.
TIE Ladies' Aid society of Blythe
met at the S. D. Kamrar home ON
afternoon of this week. The
women have several plans under way
for the benefit of the Methodist |
church and Sunday school with
which the organization is affiliated,
the natter of greatest interest at
the present time being the con-
Struction of a Sunday school room.
The final hearing of the Bodkin
VS. Edwards case is to be held in
Justice Walsh's court tomorrow. Mr..
Bodkin expects to have legal COUNSEL
from outside to support his side of
the case. The question to be decided !
is whether Bodl1in has a right to
Mve on the contested homestead penC@
ing the decision of the Department of
the Interior regarding ownership of
it.
c. B. Reynolds, president of the
Blythe Chamber of Commerce, has
just received letter from Argyle Me-
Lachlan, government commissioner in
the department of plant industry, say