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The Parker post., 1913-10-18
BEHIND THE FLEET REINDEER
travelling in Lapiand, According to
Description, Is Something Of a
Strenuous Occupation.

Concerning the experience one un-
dergoes while travelling i'll a Lapland
sladge writer says: The Laplander's S
ppika is a very curious conveyance;
It is 4 canoe-shaped wooden sledge
aI2A very difficult to manipulate Be
fCft & L4app can take drive the rein
deer has to be caught. Harnessing Is
a 4&<eAnous performance, as the crea'
turn is usually wild with fright and
plunees and kicks considerably. His
harness consists Of a belt made OF the
skin oj aome former brother or friend,
one relL, which is fastened around his
lose. and the pulka is attached and
drs.Wn by means OF single trace.
They ".i4ently find it a very difficult
ta5s y sSive; in fact, the reindeer al
ways appears to go where, when and
how he pleases The Lapp hangs on
to the poor unfortunate animals neck
while his passenger scrambles in This
Is generally a somewhat haSty per-
torrance, and usually only half per
formed when, with wild Whoop, the
little Lapp hurls himself on to the
front OF the sledge, the reindeer makes
a wild plunge and the mad rush be-
gins.
In and out the poor, wild creature
dashes, as If to free himself from the
hindering lncumbrance which continu'
ally chafes him, first OH one side and
then on the other Ii driver and pas
senger are skilltul in the art Of tobog-
gaming, and manage to remain III the
pulka, the reindeer soon decides that
his burden is not to be got rid OF, and
he settles down into more or less
steady stride, and then the sensation
is delightful and like nothing else on
earth They are very feet animals
and appear to fly; their feet, being
somewhat after the pattern OF the
camel, splay out on the snow and thus
they are enabled to travel at great
speed and tremendous distances with
out fatigue.
Owing to its shape, the pulka is
very liable to upset, even with expert
driving, and when the accident occurs
the driver has to be very careful not
to let the one rein go, or else woe be-
tide him. Away goes the reindeer and
sledge and nothing will stop him till
he reaches his herd, while, should the
unfortunate driver find himself Tar
from his companions, there is nothing
for him to do but face starvation and
a frozen grave amid the snow. Acct
dents like these are quite usual. but it
has not occurred to the Lapp TO alter
either the method OF harnessiDg or
driving or the shape of the sledge.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
]. BARLEYcORN NEVER HELPED

Following Jack London in the Sat
urday Evening Post, on his personal
experience with John Barleycorn as
an associate, number of letters
were received by him OF which
the following is sample. London $
reply is emphatic and to the point:
In reading the story of your life.
have wondered if you would have
accomplished what you have, had you
never associated with John Barley
corn; if he has not many times stiNs
ulated you. arousing for the time, all
the force there was in you, which had
the effect of inspiration that formed
the basis of your work. | say this
thought forced itself upon me, even
though | myself have never made
tho acquaintance Of John Barleycorn,
and know by experience nothing Of
his influence as an associate
In reply, Jack London wrote as fol-
lo"s:
Thank you for your good words
concerning John Barleycorn. No,
please believe me, whatever | have
accomplished in the world has been
in spite of John Barleycorn and not
because OF him. John Barleycorn nev-
er helped me do anything. This is
straight and flat and right out from
the shoulder
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
Appearances Deceive.

A man lay groaning and Writhing
by the wayside, when up dashed a
constable and proceeded to inVesti-
gate, but all he could get out of the
sufferer was:
Il ate one. too ate one, too" and
he puzzled, but not for long.
"Poison!" was his diagnosis, and.
mindful OF his training, he at once
procured ali emetic, which simply elec.
tritied the recipient.
Between convulslons he managed to
ask the reason for such treatment, and
on his being told, and asked what it
was he had eaten, he became more
abusive.
What did eat?" yelled he. Why,
you idiot, 1912 is the number of the
car that knocked me down."
The Parker post., 1913-10-18

generally have proved failures, except
ON small tracts
Il am convinced" he said, that
it will be necessary to extend the time
in which the settlers on the projects
now have to pay for their lands. Ten
years-the time fixed by existing law
is too short period for the aver
age farmer to get fairly on his feet
As a business proposition their re
quest for additional time ought to be
granted.
Personally, | am in favor Of ex-
tending the paying period to about
twenty years, with a free period OF
four or five years for the settlers to
make no payments.
In order to obtain cheaper money
rates, water users associations and
SIMILAR organizations have been
formed, so that the common credit
OF the communities can be pledged
for loans at lower interests.
Throughout the West business con-
ditions generally are good. | did not
find the beet sugar and wool growers
hopeless by any means. | talked to
many of them and found them, broad
ly speaking, more interested in cur
rency legislation than in the new tar,
iff law
Deep interest, particularly in the
Northwest. is being manifested in the
proposed construction of govern
ment-owned and government-operate
railroad in Alaska An overland route
from this country to the interior OF
Alaska would be OF incalcuable value.
The whole West has felt bitter
towards the Interior Department. Per
hapS that is because of the great dis
tance between the East and the ad'
ministration here in Washington and
the people who are directly affected
by our actions. The real complaint
of the people is that there is too
much red tape to be unwound before
results are obtained. | believe that
much of the dissatisfaction could be
abated by cutting out red tape and
[ propose to devote time and atten-
ton to doing that very thing.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
A reduction of one-third (ave&ge)
on cotton clothing.

A reduction of one-third (ave@ge)
on cotton clothing.
Reduction of the sugar tariff and
it's ultimate abolshment in 1916.
reduction of 0ne-third (average)
in the tariff on earthernware and
glassware.
Adjustment of all tariff on meats,
fish, dairy products, flour, potatoes,
coal, iron ore, lumber and many class
es of farm and office machinery
General tariff reduction on all i'm
portant articles in general use
Treasury experts estimate that for
the year ending July /, 1914. the re-
ceipts under the bill will be s1,02S.-
100000, with expenditures of $1,013.-
100000, and a surplus of SIG. 900, 900.
The surplus in 1915 Is estimated at
$18, 900 900
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
Woman and Color Schemes.

At the linen counter: A pretty
pink checked girl came up, greatly
excited at the thought Of new linen
dress An older person was with her
There, dearie This lavender would
be 50 becoming to you, with your hair
and complexion" But it fades sc
quickly" lamented dearie. And
have white embroidered collar and
cuffs continued the friend, without
noticing the interruption. How many
yards, dearie?" And she ordered six
yards of an ugly lavender which was
far more suited to dearles grand
mother. They had no sooner disap
peared than tiighty looking woman
we'll past forty, appeared and went
into raptures over some sky pink.
Such darling shade! Just matches
my color To the clerk Don't you
think this awfully becoming to me?''
The clerk cheerfully lied, and she or.
dered eight yards and walked of.
looking very proud Of herself. Isn't
it dreadful?" asked sweet looking
woman awaiting her change. And
what a pity there's no one to stop
women from committing such color
crtmes!"
The Parker post., 1913-10-18

The slow service OF the Western
Union Telegraph company in and out
OF Parker has been source of much
annoyance for many months, and 1t
Is time something should be done
about the matter 1t is queer that a
corporation of this character is allow
ed to take money for kilograms and
not deliver them promptly. This is
not in criticism of the local office,
but the fault lies principally With
the relay offices In sending a tele-
gram from Los Angeles to Parker
nine cases out Of ten the mail beats
the telegram, and in sending mes
sages to Phoenix 1t takes the
Western Union from a half day to a
day to deliver them, while the actual
running time of the train is about
six hours The matter should be
taken up with the Arizona Corpora
tion Commission by the local Board
Of Trade and see IL something cannot
be done to stop this wholesale graft
ing.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
John WiIier's Corner in Wheat

John Wlller Of ScarborO township
had a good crop of spring wheat one
Fear-almost the only good crop fol
niles round. He threshed it out dur.
ng the winter and cleaned it care.
fully, but did not sell it. Seed wheat
will be scarce in the spring" he said
10 his wife. "Ill keep it till then"
One day in April a man who lived
several miles farther out in the coun.
Fry drove up to John Willer's barn
and said he wanted to buy a load of
seed wheat. The farmer did not all
swer him at once.
You needn't be afraid, Mr.. Willer,'
said the would-be purchaser I've got
the money to pay for it right here
Now that's just what | wanted tl
snow" said John Willer, and his face
frightened perceptibly; I'm glad you
iold me. Lots OF my neighbors nee6
seed this spring, and haven't the cash
TO pay for it. II they can't get seed
IN credit, they can't get it at all, and
want to help them out. But if you've
got the money. you can get seed wheat
anywhere So you just drive on into
town. You'll find plenty there."--
Youths Companion.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
BLYTHE NEWS.
(PalO Verde Valley HeralD

. Fl. Benedix was in Los Angeles last
week buying fall and winter goods.
Mrs. H. A Walsh and daughter,
Vers came in from San Bernardino
last Saturday.
Guy Rounds of Ehrenberg returned
last week after several weeks vaca-
tion On the coast
J. T. Kerley, timekeeper for VIM
Burton on the grading crew came in
last week after a two months vaca.
ON the coast
Burtons grading camp was moved to
the upper end Of the valley early
last week and is now working on the
new main canal
Tom Wells has been employed by
Alfred Solano to break the carload of
work stock recently shipped from the
Circle Bar ranch to Blythe.
Mrs NJ Moore has started the con
struction Of an adobe business build
ing on her lot south Of Carrigan and
Hopkins store The building is to
be for rent.
George Stevenson was fined SO on
Tuesday of last week for disturbing
the peace and Castillo, a Mexican, is
serving jail sentence of ten days
for a similar offense
Brick have been hauled to Hob
son way for the construction of
new. sidewalk along the postoffice
block. Work On the walk will be-
gin at once.
w. e. Carrigan came in last week
from Los Angeles, fully recovered
from the attack of appendicitis which
made it necessary for him to go to
the city last July
Workman are busy clearing the Ian
in the Neighbours townsite during tn
last week H. NJ. Fraser states that
there will be important developments
at Neighbours this winter.
Herman Neipp says his new stor-
age plant will in the future enable
Blythe people to have plenty of eggs
at all times Of the year, eliminating
the usual summer famine
J. H, Kolhauer, owner of the Air
dome expects to have the new theatre
building ready for occupation by Oct
tober 20. The new show house will
be called the Electric Theatre
Thos j. Caskey. late of Glendora,
California, has moved his family here
and will hereafter be a citizen of the
valley. Mr.. Caskey is located in Sec
ton 27, TWO miles northeast of Blythe
Floyd Brown last week sent a dis
play of the different varieties Of cot
ton grown in the valley to the Santa
Fe offices In Los Angeles where they
will be exhibited to advertise the
Palo Verde
The Ladies' Improvement club met
at the home of Mrs. II. G. Downes
Thursday of last week. This was
the first regular meeting of the year
and important plans we're laid for the
winters work
Notice of the first quarterly ap-
portionment of school funds has been
received by the Blythe trustees. This
district receives $500 and the Sunny
side, Neighbours. and Rannells dis
tricts $500 each
The Blythe drug store has just re-
ceived a big shipment of baseball and
athletic equipment. Mr.. Faass has
agreed to furnish the valley baseball
The Parker post., 1913-10-18

association with new set of bases
for the diamond this winter.
George Kelsey left last Thursday
for Pomona to return this week with
Mrs. Kelsey and child Kelsey recently
purchased It's ino block 35 and lumbe
has been ordered for a bungalow,
which is to be one of the finest In
| Blythe.
The following settlers have pur-
chased land north of town and NOV.
ed their families here: H. L. Ben.
nett, late from Los Angeles, C. z.
Gauldin, of Westminster, H. L.
Ward, Azusa, and George Glaze, of
Los Angeles.
| DR.. A. w. Rannells has been in the
valley the past two weeks working in
the interests Of the lower valley. DR..
Rannells hopes to get a greatly in
| creased acreage under cultivation
around the town of Rannells by an
other year.
| Chas. Baldwin, who is interested
in the Continental mines between
Blythe and Blythe Junction came in
last week with NJ. F. Houston, a min
ing engineer of San Bernardino, to
look over the property, Mrs. Baldwin
accompanied her husband into the
valley and has been guest at Hotel
Blythe
E. A. Green is fast getting the 30
acre tract which he purchased from
J. I. Bodkin in shape for planting
Mcintyre and Talbert are clearing
and leveling the land and will hayss
it ready for fall planting 5f-grain.
Green recently purchased water stock
and expects to seed 40 acres to al
falfa next spring.
Lucas Chavarria, said to be a va
qui Indian, was sentenced to serve
100 days in the county Jail for Sc
ries Of petty offenses during the past
six weeks. The Indian was drunk
for several days prior to his arrest
and several complaints were made
against him. Deputy Sortillion Arrest
ed him after he had assault
ed sQuaw on Monday of last week.
He was taken to Riverside last Wed
nesday.
Omar L. Babcock, superintendent
of the Colorado River Indian reserva-
ton, and Otis B. Goodall, Indian
school Supervisor for Arizona, Cali
fornia and Utah, drove down the river
from Parker early last week and spent
two days at Blythe. Mr.. Babcock Is
keeping in close touch with the cot
ton cultivation here as he expects to
encourage it's growth by the Indians
at Parker within the next year or two.
Mr.. Goodau was formerly in charge
of the cotton department of the CEN
sus bureau and Is we'll acquainted
with cotton conditions In every part
of the United States. He expressed
himself as pleased with the outlook
for the staple here. Mr.. Babcock
stated that large number Of the Mo
have Indians would help harvest the
cotton crop here this fall.
The following persons registered at
Hotel Blythe during the past week:
F. E. Smith and wife of San Fran
cisco, J. W. Breedlore, G. N. Clark of
Ell Centre, Gordon w. Geiger and
Leo Wiley of Palo Verde, F. w. 8.
Pollock, A. NJ. Babcock. " Jones. R..
R. Voyt, E. G.. Robinsteen and J. v.
Hart, all of Los Angeles, NJ a. Lath-
rop, j. Walker Hancock and e. s.
Hancock Of Long Beach, o. T. Owens
of San Pablo, G. Ghiglieri of Oak
land. w N. Hardy and wife, J. T.
Kerley, W. E. Carrigan, Ed. Peter
son and L. H. Hyres.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18

ord here of the "promptness' of the
Western Union in handling messages
was telegram a local business man
sent to Los Angeles, requesting his
wife to meet him at certain hotel.
The wire was sent two years ago,
been delivered.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
FINDING THE SECRETARY.

The state fair management always
offers flattering inducements to the
state press to boost and visit Phoe-
nix's annual show. All the editors
have to do is to publish few col
umns OF all-ready-prepared dope, buy
a railroad ticket to Phoenix, pay
their own expenses while there ---
and after doing all af these things
the fair management has always kind
ly offered to give them a pass to the
fair grounds.
But then, sometimes the pass does
good faith the newspaper man must
go to Phoenix before said pass is is
sued. After arriving the scribe
starts out inquiring where the sec
retary hangs out, and is told to go
three blocks down, that way, turn
east four blocks and down in the
basement you will find him if he
is not out to the fair grounds
However. a little more work to
earn a ticket to the main show is
not such task to one who is In the
! habit of working for nothing, and
said scribe faithfully follows the di-
rections given him Arriving at the
the basement he learns that the sec
retary has gone to the fair grounds,
but that he will be in before 8 o.
clock the next morning. No, there is
no one here who has any authority
to issue passes, and the scribe is
otic citizen OF Arizona should not
annoy the management about passes.
but pay his way like a gentleman
Some years the scribe is fortunate
enough to run the busy secretary
down and secure the much coveted
and well-earned pass. only to find
that he has to pay something after
all if he wishes to get good seat
in the grandstand.
the Phoenix show would be a fizzle,
but just SO long as the state. press
stands for such treatemnt, just SO
long will the enterprising fair manage
ment continue to succeed in securing
thousands of dollars worth of free ad
vertising.
OF course, the fair is a state in
stitution and everybody should boost
for it, but why ask the newspaperme-l
to do more than their share? SO
far as this paper is concerned We
will state that this year we cannot
afford to do it. First, because we
haven't the money to buy railroad
ticket and the freight train crews
out of here are heartless bunch VIII
insist that empty box cars and rods
We're not made to carry passengers.
Second, there is too much work at
tached to the task OF finding tn q
usive gentleman around fair week,
but very much to the front in send
ing out canned dope for free publ
cation just before the big show
Last, but not least, We are try
ing to get away with sundry thOus
ands of acres OF rich farm lands
from the poor Indians. and the
Washington authorities are watching
us so closely that we dare not leave
the job even for a few days in order
to take in the state fair.
However, we will gladly mail our
rate card to the fair management in
lieu of the kindly offer of a 50-cent
pass in exchange for using our col!
umns to advertise the show
P. S. We really haven't as yet
been offered said pass, but usually
just before fair week the secretary
kindly informs us that said pass can
be had if we call around-and find
him. All, there's the rub, Find
him.
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
His Support.

What are you doing for our
cauae?' asked a suffragette worker.
'noing?" replied the man I'm
supporting one of your enthusiastic
members"
The Parker post., 1913-10-18
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.rumcati News OJgsg-Ol1Og4
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior L. 8. Land
Office ~ Tucuncari. New Mexico
August /, 1913
Notice - hereby given that Sam d.
Mcdonald, Of Looney, y. ", who on
October, 20, 1905. made II r Ser No.
Oj9S9, No. 1897, for Swh Sec 20, and
Nddl Entry No. Ol4004, made January
u. 1911 for the SO NEh See 10. and
So NWlI See 20, Twp sN, Rng 2gE,
\ VI = Meridiau, has filed notice Of
intention to ma ke Five Year on Orig 4:
Three Year on Add ! Proof 10 establish
claim to the land above described, be.
fore Register aud Receiver. T. : Land
once ~ Tucumcari, y. NJ. on he 9TH
day of October, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
J NJ Wise, Looney, y NJ $ 4 Parker,
Dodsou, y NJ; j II Burnham, Looney,
y VI Ira Loving, Looney, y. NJ.
r. 4. Prentice, Register
Nug : Sept > ~
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,uurtrI News O1I3g-Ol5jg.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Departing Of the Interior. u. <. Land
Office at Tucumcari, New Mexico
July 30, 1918
Notice b.. hereby given ,ha, Douglass
O'Rok" of Tucumcari. y. NJ, who on
\pril :, 1900. made II r. Serial No.
p1i3", NO l7Ol3, for NWii and Add I
No. Oljj9l made Oct ;. 1912, for SWH
soc 81. Twp ion. Rug BE. y VI + Me
rIdlau, ha, lilcd notice Of intention 70
make Five Wear on org; Three Year
Nddl HruDi. 20 establish claim tu
she laud above described. before Reg
lister amt Receiver T. = Land Office q
Turumrarl. \ VI on he 2ard dag of
september, 1913.
CIaimun' names as witnesses:
j T. lamisun, Lloyd, Lloyd, y NJ; l.
c Crawford, Plaza, y NJ; George Park
Plaza, y NJ; r Maywaldt, Nor.
ton, y NJ.
r. \. Prentice, Register
Aug : sept ) 81
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RECEIVERS HoTICE

] am now prepared to accept bids Oh
the following described property owned
bv the International Bank Of Commerr.
Tucnmcari, n NJ.
NEl4 NEh See 2j Twp ION Rnp 30
f., and M NV See 80 and SCI
SWh Sec ~ Twp lOH Rug 81 r.. con
tanning 1862 - 100 acres. and SCI,
SWH, wa SEA See ~, md NWii
NEh Sec ~ Twp lON Rug 20 f.. con
talning 100 acres, Quay county, n NJ.
SCI, NWT aud S'vl, NEI aud lot,
? and Sec I Twp Ia" Rug ~ T., con
tanning l59 ~ 100 acres Quay count,
n NJ.
Lots G. u and + Of lamar's sub
di" ~ lots !, 2, 3 and I Of Block 10
original townsite Tucumcari. lots y
Il and + Chenaull y sub Div. " lot,
8, ., 10, ~, ~ Of Block ~ or rucum
carl, Lots y G. ID, and r. Lamar = sub
Div Of lots ., 10, II aud l2 Of Blk 81
OF Tucumcari, n. NJ
Lot s Block ~ or "urumrnri y n
A 3s interest in and 10 Lots II and
~ in Block 80 Russell = addition.
Lot s in Block = of Gamble addition
70 Tncumcari.
lot. 70, % u. hlG q. Doub's Nd
ii'iun 'o T]urumruri
Lot, y and 9 Herring Subdivision Of
lots lH. II. ~. 10. NIX . Criminal Town.
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'lrumcari News 0slsl-O15O43
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. Y. =. Land
Office at Tucumcari. New Mexico
July 30, 1913
Notice il hereby given that Robert
q, Murrv, Of Tucumcari, y NJ, who on
August :, 1907, made II T. Ser No.
0SlSl, No. is03S, for lots ! 9 , and 4
aud Add ! No. 0l50I3 made Feb .. 1912
for SWl See %, Twp l2N, ring 3lE.
\ VI T. Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention IN make Fvt Year on Orig:
Three Year on Addl Proof, TO estab
liSh claim 70 the land above described.
before Register and Receiver. I = Land
Office at Tucumcari, y NJ on the 24th
day OF september, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George Eager, NJ. y. Storment, Felix
Toner, r VI Murry, all of Tucumcari,
New Mexico.
Il, A. Prentice, Register
Aug 3 Sept 5 st