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The Parker post., 1913-10-04
CONTINUANCE OF MANY USES
ing Proper Temptation in Selling
an Improved Rat-Trap.

Deddler (opening bag)-I have
here, madam, ali improved rattrap,
which"
Lady of House--"We are never trou-
bled with rats
p Which can also be used for crack
ing nuts"
I'VE never use nuts of any kind"
"Or as a coffee roaster Adjusted
in this manner in"
I'VE always buy our coffee roasted" !"
Just so. Reversing the wires that
form the upper portion and bringing
down the side flap thus, we have de-
vice for holding eggs when cooking
We never eat eggs
And by folding these wire loops,
as you see me doing now, it makes
4 handy arrangement for holding a
mirror"
Haven't the slightest use for such
a thing"
BY adjusting another small mirror
in this position, and another at this
angle, as you will notice, and placing
it in a kitchen window, for exam pie,
it has the curious effect Of enabling
the observer, seated at one side or
the window, and entirely out Of sight,
to see distinctly through any winhoW
that may be opposite, and to Eote
what is going on inside. and all | ask
for this most useful and compreEen-
sive invention is seventy-tive cents,
which is only about one-half--'
III take one"
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
COMING OF EMMELiNE.

Dear Sam: | send you Emmeline,
The suffragists' bell wether;
Nor shall | be disposed to pine
While you two are together,
/ wouldn't even mind a bit
If you were both SO smitten
That some romance came out OF IT,
Yours truly,
JOHNNY BRITON
Dear John: I'm answering to thank
You for the intimation:
But we've had the Hearst without
the Pank
For some time in this nation.
I'll gladly meet her with a hack
For being Sylvia's NANNY
But when is the daughter coming
back?
e Yours truly,
UNCLE SAMMY.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
TO ADVERTISE
THE VALLEY
COTTON BOLLS FROM BLYTHE
GROWERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
AMONG VISITORS AT RIVER
SIDE COUNTY FAIR.
(Palo Verde Valley Herald

Every visitor at the Riverside cou-
ty fair which is to be held at the
county seat October Ito II, is to be
given cotton boil from the Palo
Verde valley. Each boil will have a
tag bearing the following inscription:
This is 1-72,OOO of cotton bale.
Palo Verde Valley is raising $500
bales this year" The other side OF
the tag will contain the words:
"Greetings from the farmers Of the
Palo Verde Valley, Riverside county,
on the Colorado"
Blythe Chamber OF Commerce plans
take advantage of the opportunity
which the fair offers for an effective
advertising campaign and in addition
to the cotton boil souvenirs there
will be a gorgeous array Of valley
products including baled cotton
plants, the finished cotton products,
and exhibits of all the valley pro
ducts.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the local commercial organ-
izatiOn it was voted to spare no eX-
pense to make the PalO Verde val
ley exhibit one of the features Of the
fair. 1t is believed that the cotton
bOlls as souvenirs will create an un-
usual interest in this valley.
There will be thousands of visitors
at the county fair who have never
seen boil of cotton and these the
exhibit of this valley will be a live at
traction.
The publicity committee of the or
ganiZatiOn has been busy this week
getting out literature to accompany
the display Of products. A represen-
tative of the valley will attend the
the fair to tell the story of Palo Verde
productiyeness.
During the past week the Herald
office has been receiving a stream OF
prize products, which will be shipped
at once to the county seat. Big sWee
potatoes, tall corn, heavy-bOlled stalks
If cotton and fat pumpkins and mu
titude of other eyeopeners are in
cluded in the array of products to- pc
chHwD
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
Equal to the Occasion.

The eminent traveller who was Civ
ing an illustrated lecture threw a
picture of a celebrated Japanese upon
the screen.
This he said, "is a portrait Of Ad
miral Togo | wonder If any little
boy or girl in the audience has ever
heard of him or can tell me what
made him famous"
Bobby Shortall raised his hand.
We'll, my SOM"
He's the man they named the Sal
rey Togo trunk after"
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
COTTON MATURING EARLY

The preliminary report of w. J.
Harris, director of the bureau of the
census of the national government,
covering the ginning of cotton this
season, indicates that the crop has
been gathered at a more rapid rate
than is usual this fact being attrib-
uted to the extremely warm weather
of the past two months, which has
caused the crop to mature very rap
idly
The report, which is dated as OF
August 81, is interesting and throws
much light on the cotton industry
with which the average citizen is
not familiar
On September l there had been
ginned from this seasons crop a tota
of 794,OO6 bales, compared with 730,
935 bales for last year. The bulk OF
this ginning was done in Texas
where the season is always early and
649 1854 bales of the total was credited
to that state. Georgia is second with
1882 bales, while the other nine so
called cotton states trail until Ten
nessee shows last with only nine
bales OF new cotton. There is lit
tie of this staple produced in states
other than eleven states in which ii
is the great staple, and these com
bined report that four bales Of new
cotton have been ginned this season
In Mississippi, which is the second
heaviest producer Of cotton, the crOl
is late, only 2027 bales having been
8inncd up to September l.
The report does not attempt tC
make an estimate of the crop for this
year, but it is understood that Stats
les of the department indicate the
crCp will be large and that the
crop will be harvested much earlier
than usual, except in a few districts
along the Mississippi river, where the
crop was not planted until very late
on account of high water.
According to this report, the
worlds production of cotton in 1912
amounted to 21,S17,00 bales of SOC
pounds each devided as follows
United States, 1866 900 bales; India
3,51S,00 bales; Egypt, / ,623, 900 bales
China, 1,O74 900 bales; Russia $50, OO(
bales; Brazil, 32zO, 900 bales, and al
other countries, 1876, 900 bales Dur
ing the same year it is estimated tho
world consumed 20, 400, 900 bales, o
which 1927 ,335 bales were consumed
in this country: The United States
exported during the same peri6t
S,779,33 bales and imported 227,61(
bales. There are 14O, 1896, 900 spindles
employed in converting this vas
crop into cloth.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
NEW PAPER.

J. @. Dunbar, a veteran Arizona
editor. has definitely set Oct. II as
the date on which he will begin pub
fishing in Phoenix, a democratic
weekly. that will not pander to So
cilism or demogogism, unbiased by
official rierdicants or cowardly poll
tical time servers All Of which is
believed to have reference to the
present democratic administration.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
SUNNYSIDE WINS.

In the first baseball skirmish {
the season, played last Sunday be
tween the old-time rivals, Sunnyside
and Blythe, the former won in the
last inning by a score Of to 4.
No regular game had been sched-
uled and neither team played it's
best lineup. A number of new com
ers in the valley were tried out and
some OF these showed promise OF
real class.
Players from the Neighbours, Sun
nyside and Blythe teams expect to
get together early in November and
organize valley league, which will
include three or four teams and have
regularly scheduled games. In the
meantime preliminary games will be
played each Sunday at the diamond
opposite Hotel Blythe. Neighbours
and Blythe are scheduled to play
rcSt Sunday.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04

On Oct. 4 Col. Roosevelt will sal;
for South America, where they havG
never seen him. There is no very
big game in that country, but it is Il
good place to make a speech without
being molested, and many reformers
are going there for that reason.
South America is additionally attrac
tive to the Colonel for being in the
wilder sections very much as our own
West was before it was tanned. Cat
tie are still punched down there, there
are rustlers in the arroyas, they
have Sheriffs like Bat Masterson
out in the pampas towns, threecard
monte men go around in silk hats
and the country has something
that general freedom and personal re
sponsibility which we so much en
joyed ourselves before our familie;
joined us on the frontier.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
All Right.

"If you were minister would you
be satisfied to have the men of your
congregation come to church without
their coats?"
Certainly, why not? A man usu
ally carrte9 hia cash in his trousers
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
OLD STAGE DRIVER DEAD.

Oeola Mercer, one of the first
white men to live in this valley
and a we'll known character in the
desert of the southwest for many
years, died at the home Of Bias Lev
las, a Mexican in Blythe, last Fri.
day night at ten o'clock His death
was attributed to the natural infirm
tiles that go with old age, Mercer
being about 81 years old according
to his friends.
Burial took place on Saturday
afternoon, the body being placed in
! Blythe cemetery. Little is known of
the family of the deceased. G. G..
! Welch has been all intimate friend
| for many years, the two having been
associated together since the Palo
Verde valley first became a stock
country.
| Mercer was a plainsman of the
old type. He drove stage through
| Blythe on the old Butterfield stage
line many years ago. He fought
with the confederate army through
the civil war, being in the same reg
iment with G. e. Wells. Later he
fought against MaXimllan in Mexico
and since he has served as scout
and stage driver in Arizona and
California. His friends speak well
| If i'm of INl1 ninn nnap
who first blazed the trail and opened
the way through the country for the
coming of civilization he has the re-
spect of the entire community. He
was born at Independence, Missouri,
and has spent his entire life on the
desert and plains, never having seen
either ocean.
He was here at the time when
! Thomas Blythe first irrigated the
land around where the old ranch
house stands. He was gate-keeper
at the intake for long time and was
probably better acquainted with the
early history of the valley than any
. w llltC Itli Nv MS, UP " INC IiIllc "
/ his death.
! He was seen in Blythe on last Fri
day but became i'll that night and
death came quickly.
START PICKING COTTON.
: Cotton picking started in the Palo
Verde valley last week. Pickers were
seen in the fields OF Robert Culpep
/ per, R.F.ThOmas and Gordon brOthers
and it is reported that number of
other growers began this week.
/ FrOm now until November the
number of pickers will be gradually
increased until it is estimated there
will be 300 men and women harvest
ing the crop. Picking is expected
80 last until the first of March
During the period between now and
February every available man, woman
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
Didn't Know Him.

A drill sergeant was drilling the re.
cruit squad in the use of the rifle
Everything went smoothly until blank
cartridges were distributed. The re
cruits were instructed to load their
pieces and stand at the ready" and
then the sergeant gave the command
Fire at WILL"
Private Lunn was puzzled. Ee
lowered his gun.
Which one is WHIP" he asked
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
And There Are Others

you advertise that you can remove
wrinkles"
"Ye-s, but we seldom have men pa
tents"
"Oh, Pm not patient. It's my wife
Her latest wrinkle is that she would
look we'll in one of these silhouette
gowns"
The only way to cure that wrinkle
would be to give her one of them"
The Parker post., 1913-10-04

and child will be employed to- hasten
the harvesting of the cotton.
Workmen at the gin are rapidly get
ting the new machinery installed and
expect to have the plant ready to
blow in October l. The capacity Of
CT the four stands that will be run
ming this fall is 40 bales a day.
Estimates as to the exact acreage
this year vary, the figures ranging
from 1900 to $500 Those who have
taken careful census say that >
500 acres is a conservative estimate
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
Addino the Insult.

What's the fnatter?" demanded the
impatient passenger in the stalled au
tomobile
1T seems to be case of locomoto.
ataxicab. sir" responded the chauffeur
with mirthIess laugh
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
What the Boss Said.

What did the boss say when you
asked him for a raise in salary?"
He asked me why l thought l ought
to have it"
What did you tell him."
81 told him that | had been twelve
years in the same place"
And then?"
myself"
The Parker post., 1913-10-04

Mrs. PankhurSt will sail for this
country Oct. 4 There has been sons
discussion about letting her land
She will land. Neither the army no
the navy is in any condition to pre-
vent her from doing so just at this
time. Her daughter, Miss Sylvia, viii
not be with her. This will be a dis
appointment to the leaders of tn
suffragist cause in this country, VIII
have observed that American men
are much more impressed by Sylvia
looks than they are by what he
mamma says.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
True Heroes,

who says the age of heroes Is
over?"
What has aroused your enthust
asm noW?"
These men who march in the suf.
fragette parades."
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
His Mind on Insects.

She clearing her father coniing)--
Fly!
He "a bit moOney)-Where? m
swat it!
She-No, no! ] mean feel
He-Oh! Where did it nip you?
The Parker post., 1913-10-04

= rattle snake story comes from
Kramer, on the desert, where a small
white kitten belonging to J. Young
the Santa Fe agent; killed side
Wlnder rattler which Wa attempting
to wrigge its way into the agent:
office. Young's attention was called
to the kitten evidently playing will
something. He found it was a raj
tier. The kitten would strike the Re!
tile with it's claws and kept this II!
until the snake was killed In spitt
Of repeated efforts on the part G
the snake to strike the kitten it man
aged to keep out Of the way
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
LEASES HOTEL BLYTHE.

A three-year lease for Hotel Blythe
was signed last week by Mrs. Ma
mie E. Morse, who has had the man
agement of the hotel for the past
six months. Mrs. Morse secured the
lease over the heads of a large num-
Der OF other bidders, largely due to
the efficient manner in which she
has managed the affairs of the hotel
during the time she has been in
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse are among the
first settlers who came to the valley
having been in here nearly ten years.
Prior to that time they had been in
the hotel business in Shasta county
ana other parts of northern California
for fifteen years.
Mr. and Mrs Morse had grown
The Parker post., 1913-10-04

tired of the work and worry connec-
ted with running a hostelry and
| they came to this valley firmly de-
term1ned to settle down to quiet and
peaceful life on the farm. They prov
ed up on piece of government land
and have one of the prettiest and
most productive ranches in the val
ley but they missed the hurry and
scurry that they had become accus-
toned to and when the Land and Wa
ter company was looking for tenant
for the hotel last spring they could
not resist the temptation to get back
into the business.
Mr. Morse has rented his farm to
Gaddes brothers of San Fernando
and will devote all his time to look
ing after the welfare of his guests.
Tent houses are being erected to
privide plenty Of room and Mr.. Morse
says that they will be equipped to
entertain so people within a few
down and the hotel now has the
best drinking water in the valley
Mr.. Morse is, one of those genial
fellows who are the best kind of
hosts. Mrs. Morse is the business
manager and several years of eX-
perience have made her master
Of
the business.
Harvey Hall will be in charge of
the dining room service
MARRIED IN LOS ANGELES.
According to reports received in
Blythe last week the marriage of
Miss Lillian Hulett and Elmer Lay
ton occurred at Los Angeles early
this month The bride and groom =
are at present visiting at Mr.. Lay
toll s home in Pomona and will re-
turn to the valley to live in a short
time.
Both Of the young people are we'll
known in the Fa!oVerde valley. Miss
Hulrtt recently made final proof OH
her homestead west of Blythe. Mr.
Layton has conducted a blacksmith
shop here Tor nearly four years.
There VII be plenty Of congratula-
tons awaiting Etmnr when he gets =
home ara a royal V elcome for the
newly married t;t lie.
The Parker post., 1913-10-04
UNDER
CULTIVATION

Continued from Page I)
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-08
MACHINERY sTEERED SHIPS
- ARE THE LATEST

San Francisco, Cal. Oct. GA test
is being made in the Pacific ocean
aboard the SIS. Sonoma of Capt R.
T. LaWless' mechanical navigator.
The invention is said to record the
latitude and longitude of "a ship and
to act. as check upon calculations
made by the ships officers, obviating
the chance of personal error which,
say mariners, is responsible for a ?
great majority of wrecks If it is
success, 1T will be installed by the
United States navy, .... ~ ~ 81 :
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-08

Lancaster, Pa. Oct. 8.-Among
the regular attendants at Gibbles
church, Elstonville, is a swarm of
bees. Last spring the bees escaped
from the hives of Joseph. Schreiner,
near White Oak, and some time later
they.;were found in Gibbles church,
occupying a position near one of the
entrances. .,.l -. =
The; church authorities decided not
to disturb the unusual worshipers,
and ever since they have been busy
storing up honey. The, honey has
been removed and sold and the in
come devoted to church purposes.
The bees barred entrance by one of
the main doorways. $50.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-08

detective let one end of a pair of
handouts hang conspicuously out of
pocket. Marcy wondered what his
august uncle would say when he
learned that his prospective son-in-
law was criminal
"Why, what's all this?" challenged
sudden voice, and all three of the
watchers aroused from a doze about
daylight.
That's him-that's Barton"
spoke Davis.
"Ha! Ralph Barton, arrest you
as counterfeiter and an escaped
convict" grandiloquently announced
the detective, advancing, revolver in
hand.
1t took five minutes for Doctor Bar
ton to understand how matters stood.
He smiled grimly. Then he said: -.
81 think we had better all go and
explain this case to certified officer
of justice Judge Marcy
He's a cool one-an these des-
perate criminals are" whispered the
detective to Davis.
Misguided sleuth! He sneaked out
of town without even asking for his
fee, and Davis went conveniently to
visit distant relative, and Eugene
Marcy subsidized completely when the
explanations were made.
Ralph Barton's mysterious visits
had been to an old friend whose son
had got in with band of counter
feiters, had been sent to a states
prison and escaped. .-.
Penitent, his health broken, he had
just been sent safely out of the coun-
try by his sorrowing father, Doctor
Barton had attended him and the
counterfeit bills and the convict's suit
ne had brought away from his patient
to destroy.
what wicked people there are in
the world" cried the indignant Lucia,
when she was told of the plot against
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

ant. He lives on Riverside Drive, pays
$4,000 a year for his apartments and
keeps an automobile. He spends
$1,000 year to live. Next the cab
bage is sent to the wholesaler. He
lives on West End avenue; ne pays
$1,000 for his apartment and keeps
an automobile. His living expenses
are $4,000 per year. He sends the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

In Marble Business-R. B. CARR
Of this city, manager Of the Logan
Cash Store left yesterday for his mar,
BILE works where he has a large force
Of men busily engaged in extracting
stone from the quarry. It has not
been definitely decided as yet whe
the. Mr.. CARTS company Will get
the capital contract although Cover
nor Spry looks with favor upon this
marble.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07
PROGRESS OF A CABBAGE
FROM GROWER TO coNsuMG R

This is the story Of the adventure
of a cabbage in New York. 1t casts
some illumination upon the much dis
cussed high cost Of living. The cab.
bage is raised by a farmer in Corpcc-
ticut. A comparatively small farm
er will send 1900 to 1000 head OF
cabbage to New York. For one head
he receives / l-2 cents. Then the
head goes to the commission merch'
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Mrs. Saxer ili-Mrs. Saxer, wife
of DR.. A. H. Saxer of the U. A. G..
faculty recently underwent an opera
ton at the st. Marks hospital in
Salt Lake City for tubercular portion
tits. Mr.. B. F. Ritter Of this city has
received q letter from DR.. Saxer
which states that Mrs. saxer 10 sit.
ting up and It is thought an outdoor
treatment will retard the progress Of
the disease.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

cabbage to the jobber. who lives in
an apartment which costs $500 per
year, on Broadway; keeps an auto
mobile and spends $4,000 per year.
From him the cabbage travels to he
retailer, who lives in a $500 apart
ment on side street, has a corner
for which he pays 1925 month rent.
keeps two delivery wagons at cos
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Going To Germany-Levi Allen, one
Of the graduates Of the 1918 class
at the B. Y. College and president
of the class, will leave on Monday for
a mission to Germany. Mr.. Allen has
been studying the German language
at school for the past three years
and is we'll prepared to take up his
work He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Allen of Cove.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Sons viii Participate-The local
order of the Native Sons of Utah will
participate in the Fourth OF July
celebration and has appointed a com
mittee to take the matter up with
those in charge of the program. At
the regular meeting this week, Fred
Turner gave AN able talk 10 the N.
8. U.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

of $40 per month and spends $500
a year on his living. Finally the cab
bage gets to the consumer. He live,
in an apartment for which he pays
$40 month; he rides in the troll
ley ca Jr the subway; he spends all
he can make or little more to live.
and he pays 10 cents for That head
of cabbage.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Case Of Appendicitis-Wells Mer-
riott of Ogden, who has been nerding
sheep for the Merriott Brothers in
the eastern hills was brought to this
city on Thursday suffering from an
attack of appendicitis. He was TAX
en- on to Ogden yesterday morning
for an operation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Deputy In Salt Lake-Miss Margar-
ct Romney, the obliging deputy Of the
county clerks Office, has taken ad-
vantage of the cheap railroad rates
and has gone to Salt Lake for a few
days.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Barbed wire cuts. ragged wounds,
collar and harness gals heal up
quickly when Ballard Snow Lini'
ment is applied. !. is both healing
and sntiseptic. Price 25c, SOC and
81. per bottle. Sold by Ritter Bros
Drug Co .-Advertisement.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Miss Ethel Johnson is visiting with
friends In Salt Lake.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Tickets On sale-Tickets will be
on sale today, Sunday and Monday
for the big Good Roads convention
at Boise, Jnne 10, II and IL. A two
cent rate will prevail and persons
who leave Logan on the $3.50 p. m.
trains will arrive in Boise at O'Clock
the next morning.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Mrs. John Davis is visiting In Salt
Lake guest of her daughter Miss
Gladys Davis.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

For the best Lawn Mowers, Rub
Der Hose, ETC., call on Sidney Stew
ems Implement Co., Center street.
Advertisement. II
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Looan Arms cubs-The Logan Arms
Cubs will play a game of bail in
Garland today. The Garland team
will play a return game in Logan next
week.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-07

Dr.. Jas. H. Linford will address
the Parents class Of the First ware
tomorrow morning on subject vi
tai to all parents.