The Parker post., 1913-05-17

owners expect TO take possession
about June 1. Mr. Cole expects to
remain here permantly to look after
the affairs of the company.
During the past week the finance
committee Of the beard Of trade re-
ceived a check for $500 from H. b.
f. Brown Of Pasadena towards the
fund for paying the expenses OF the
organization S representative to Wash
ingt0n. Up-tO-date the total amount
subscribed to this fund is $6Sl.50.
Merl Williams has accepted a
position in the Santa Fe shops at
Barstow, and will leave for that
place Saturday night. Merl will play
on the BarstoW baseball team. His
departure will be serious blow to
the local team, but everybody con
graduates him over securing a more
lucrative position.
II. b. Hull's new stamp mill at
Billy Smith Landing. Whipple district.
oIdl IIt up IctSl NSSh anu llotS lllolu1
several days successful run on ore
from the RincOn mine. This mill in
addition to treating the ores of the
Rincon property will also do custom
work, and it is expected to be the
means OF creating much activity a
mong Whipple district properties.
In siX-inning game with the Ind
ian school team last Sunday the Par
ker team won victory by a score
Of 3 to /. The game was fast and
10Th teams showed up strong. On
account OF the lateness OF the hour
in getting started the full nine III
nings were not played Next Sunday
another game will be played Oh the
local diamond with the forces from
the government school,
The case of the State VS. John
Roberts and Julian Gibson, brought
OH complaint Of j. w. Martin, was
dismissed Wednesday by Justice G.
the Peace J. b. Ross on telegraphic
advice from the district attorney,
who stated that the action did not
constitute violation OF the statute
upon which the complaint was drawn.
In other words, a civil action should
have been brought instead OF the
criminal proceedings instituted
John H. Leibold Of Phoenix spent
several days here last week looking
over the future Of Parker. While
in town he closed deals with the G.
A. Marsh Co. for several residence
lots. The property involved in the
transaction was as follows: Lots l,
2 and 3, block 237, lot 6, block 2l1
and lot ), block 139. Mr.. Leiboid
believes that Parker is bound to
make one Of the most prosperous
cities in the entire state upon the
opening Of the reservation lands.
Otto Zaugg, inspector OF buildings
and bridges of the Arizona division
Of the Santa Fe, was down from
Needles Wednesday to superintend
the temporary repair Of the bridge
approaches here The steel spans
for the new approaches are now be
ing unloaded, and it is said that the
American Bridge company will start
putting them in within the next
thirty days. Concrete piers will be
constructed on both sides of the
river
Manager G. C. Dunn of the Parker
baseball team is in receipt of a chal-
Ienge from the Wickenburg aggre-
cation. He is endeavoring to ar
range a game to be played either at
Parker or Wickenburg Oh May 30,
Decoration Day. For the past three
years the locals and the boys living
on the banks of the Hassayampa have
crossed willows regularly once a sea
SON. and the Parker team has always
brought home the bacon. The com
ing game is expected to arouse "a
great deal Of interest among the
rOoters Oh both sides