The Parker post., 1913-10-04
LOCAL NEWS

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O. L. Babcock returned Sunday from
a brief trip to San Francisco.
Houses to rent, furnished or I'M
furnished. See Albert Gates.
/. NJ Beebe of Los Angeles was
a business visitor here Wednesday,
J. F. Raney spent the past week
in Los Angeles buying goods for his
store at the agency.
Mrs ]. T. Price and young son re-
turned Friday morning from a visit
with her parents at Blythe.
T. w. Clark, representing a Los
Angeles wholesale house. called on
the trade here Thursday.
Rev. A. c. Edgar, missionary for
the Indians, was down from Needles
early this week, and visited the res
ervation.
Mrs. R. c. Saufley and two young
sons returned home last Saturday.
after having spent the past few
months in Los Angeles.
Mrs Charles Detrick Of Goldroad
IS visiting the family of Mr.. and
Mrs John Roberts She expects to
temain for two weeks.
Mrs Jack O'Connor and three chill
io,t
Douglas, and expect to remain here
for the fall and winter
c. L. Beckwith, mining engineer
for the Phelps-Dodge copper interests,
is spending the week here examining
mining properties in the Empire
Flats district, east of Parker.
L. P. Holiday removed his family
from Los Angeles to Parker last
Saturday. He leased the j. T. Mar
tin residence on d street Mr. Tol
liday is engaged in the cattle busi-
ness in the Parker valley
Roberts & Gibson have started
UP their transfer and freighting busi-
ness. a nd are now prepared to do ali
kinds of hauling and freighting. Your
patronage is solicited. Prompt at
tention given all orders.-Adv.
r. j.. Martin, administrator of the
estate of the late Larry Martin, Is
busy this week closing up the
fairs of the estate. An order was
issued by the superior court of Yu-
MA county on September 26 for
pal settlement.
Rev J. B. Rice announces that he
will hold preaching service in tho
Methodists church every Sunday tbs
month, except Sunday, Oct 10, C1
which date he will be in attendance
at the conference. Services We're
held in the church last Sunday
The Parker baseball team put ii
all over the Indian School boys last
Sunday by score Of IA to 6. Both
teams played ragged ball, but in the
seventh frame the Indians made s,
L Il
ceeded in crossing home plate eight
times
A petition to the board f super
visors asking that John F. Collin.
be appointed justice of the peace c
Parker precinct was forwarded t.
Yuma Thursday. On account Of jus
tlce Of the peace J. b. Ross havin"
resigned the office this precinct
now without a local justice Mr.. Co.
Inns has had previous experience j..
this capacity, and it is believed b.
his many friends that he will max
an excellent official.
Trinidad Gonzalas, and his So
Ramos GonZalas, have purchase
the balance of the stock formerly
owned by the Colorado River Suppl}
company, and will continue the bus
ness at the old stand Ramos Co.
Zalas will manage the business, ard
expects to add materially to III Q.
present stock A meat market WI.
be established in connection with
the general merchandising business
E. S. Osborne and A. A. Crosby a
rived from Chicago Wednesday nigh
Mr.. Osborne is back to attend to H.
various mining interests in this =
cinity, and within the next thirty da
he expects to have work started .t