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The Parker post., 1913-12-27
DEAD TOWNS.

The uncertainty of boom mining
camps is illustrated in the fate of
Rhyolite, New. Only six or seven
years ago it was full of life and ac-
tivity and it's mines were yielding fab
ulous riches. 1t had a population of
5000 to 5000 and it's business streets
were lined with substantial brick
buildings, equipped with all the most
modern appliances. The hotels and
business blocks still stand, but the
only occupants are the owl, the bat
gave large promise have petered out,
the camp is desertd and after Dec
Is the postoffice will be discontinued
and mail for possible patrons will be
diverted to Beatty. Rhyolite today is
as lifeless as the site of ancient
Thebes.
Rhyolite isn't the only Nevada town
with a pathetic history though Au-
rora was another prosperous mining
town in that state thirty or
forty years ago, which furnished mil
lions of dollars in gold, and had
population of 1000 or 5000. It's mines
petered out and the town is deserted
and it is told that one merchant
locked up his store with all the
merchandise in it and deserted
it with the rest of the popuation.
Twenty years afterward a Los Ange-
les man purchased the property and
found the merchandise still intact,
though slightly. out of date and
musty. Gazette.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
SHERIFF SELLS
ARIZ. EMPIRE
A. S. PRESCOTT SECURES PROP
ERTY ON DEBT DUE PARKER
COMMERCIAL COMPANY FOR
SUPPLIES AND LABOR.

The litigation which has involved
the property of the Arizona Empire
Copper Mines company for the past
year eliminated last week in the sale
of the property at sheriff's sale in
Yuma to A. S. Prescott, for a debt
of $4,000 due the Parker Commercial
company, for supplies and labor fur
nished the mine during it's operation
by the General Securities company.
Briefly the history of this litiga-
ton is as follows: G. w. Mitchell
who was an official of the General
Securities company, secured lease
and bond on the property and operat-
ed it for several months, during
which time he piled up several thous-
and dollars indebtedness against the
mine.
Under a state law the property OF
a mining company is held liable for
indebtedness due employees or sup
plies furnished. 1t was under this
statute that the Parker Commercial
company, through A. S.. Prescott,
brought suit for the recovery of it's
claim
1t is understood that the Arizona
Empire company let the property go
to sale in order to clear title, and
that the company expects to purchase
it back from Mr. Prescott by paying
his claim, together with all expens
es of the litigation.
James H. Watson, general mana
ger of the company, will arrive here
Saturday, at which time he expects
to arrange matters satisfactory to all
parties concerned.
The Arizona-Empire is one of tht
best gold and copper properties in
this. part of the state. Immense
bodies of copper ore have been un-
covered, and the entire thirty-eight
claims of the company is estimate
to be worth at least $1,000,000.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
GETTING MORE LIBERAL.

What is considered by government
officials as a signal victory for claim
ants to public lands in their struggle
to perfect claims without Interrupt
ton or fear of confiscation, is a de-
cision received by the land office last
week from First Assistant Secretary
Jones, of the Interior Department,
practically reversing the Department.
policy in the distribution of lands.
In substance, the decision directs
government agents to keep hands
off, and practically removes all bar
riers standing in the way of patents
to public lands 1t is also provided
that questions of possession, hereto
fore threshed out before the register
and receivre of the land office, shall
be decided in the courts.
The decision has to do with the
possession of lands prior to patent
and is in direct conflict with the pol
icy adopted by the department pursu-
ant to an opinion prepared in 1909 by
former Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, Franklin Pearce, now a prac
ticing attorney in Los Angeles.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
S. p. BANDIT CAUGHT.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25.-Faced by
an absolutely damning array of evi-
dence and urged by clever and deter
mined officers, John Bostick, the
Southern Pacific bandit, broke down
and confessed to the robbery of the
Southern Pacific train near Ell Monte
December l and the murder of H. E.
Montague, a passenger agent who
tried to thwart him. He also admit
ed trying to rob Santa Fe train
near Oakland last month.
The confession was made to Sheriff
w. A. Hammel, sheriff of Los Ange-
les County, and also in the presence
of Captain Tom Brodhead, special
agent for the Southern Pacific COM
pany, who aided Sheriff Hammel to
bring the desperate from San Fran
cisco.
The confession came as the drama
tic but logical collapse of man who
had tried for hours to lie and dodge
the constantly accumulating evidence
which made his guilt sure In the
end hs shifty evasive tactics had won
him nothing and had only operated
to his own conviction. When Bo-
stick saw this he gave up his sullen,
tricky defense and admitted that he
had committed one of the most re
Voting crimes in the history of
Southern California
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
ROAD BONDS CARRY.

At the election held in Riverside
bond issue, the bonds carried by a
majority of five to one. Every pre-
cinct in the county returned a ma
jority for the bonds, and one, Goa
chella, gave 146 for the bonds and 0
against. Blythe gave AZ for the
bonds and seven against. Among the
many improvements of roads to be
made in the county, is the building
of a good road from Mecca to Blythe
distance of 81 miles. For this
road the public highway commission
recommended the expenditure of $780,
OOO
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
ENTHUSIASTIC
MASS MEETING
RAILROAD FROM BLYTHE JC. TO
BLYTHE is PRACTICALLY AS
sURED-A LARGE SUM SUB
SCRIBED FOR IN VALLEY.

BLYTHE Calf. Dec 27.-A re-
preventative mass meeting OF
at the Electric Theater building in
Blythe Saturday afternoon
The meeting was called to order
by George Kelsey, president of the
Chamber of Commerce c. L. Suits
acted as secretary.
The proposition by John Denair to
build a railroad from Blythe juno
ton, ON the Santa Fe, to Blythe,
was read and received by the crowd
ed house with cheers.
After a few informal remarks sub
scriptions for stock were called for,
and in less than thirty minutes near
ly forty-five thousand shares of the
one hundred and twenty-five thous-
and shares asked for was subscrib-
ed Each subscription, as announc-
ed, was received with cheers.
An active campaign will be carried
on by the committee to secure the
remaining amount, which is expected
to be subscribed within the next
thirty days.
The form of subscription is as
follows:
Blythe, Riverside County, California,
December 20, 1913.
81 hereby subscribe for and agree
to purchase 49,.
shares of the Capital Stock of the
Santa Fe, Blythe and Western rail
road, standard gauge, at it's par val
ue of One Dollar per share, to be
paid for at the Palo Verde Valley
Bank, Blythe, California, as follows,
towit:-
''Ten per cent to be paid on or be-
fore the tenth day of the month fol
lowing the completion of at least ten
per cent of the total cost of said San
ia Fe, Blythe and Western Railroad.
Last and final payment will not
become due and payable until the rail
road is completed and daily train SER
vice is established between Blythe an
Blythe Junction Construction to com
mence not later than February 1,
1914"
Now it behooves everyone inter
ested in the future prosperity of the
valley to get busy and do what they
can to push the matter along. 1t will
do more to enhance the value of prop
erty here than any other one thing
that can be done.
Next week The Herald will pub
lish list of the names of all those
I stock taken by each. By that time
we hope and expect the amount will
total more than one hundred thous-
and dollars.
PROGRAM FOR CARNIVAL DAY.
10 a.m-Baseball game between To-
cal teams.
I'm. to 1 p. m.-Luncheon served
| by the Woman's club.
E30-Parade, prizes for each en-
try, floats, autos, buggies, horses,
and comedy entries.
Parade will be preceded by the
Carnival Queen, and will pass along
the principal streets of the town.
matches, boxing matches, foot races,
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
MerI Back for Holidays.

Merl Williams, who is employed
at the mines of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mining company, is spend
Ing the holidays here visiting his
father, Billy Williams, and his many
friends. Merl recently fell off a
scaffold in Goldfield, and fractured
a couple of ribs The accident, how
ever, was not serious.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Old Timer in Town.

j. U. Nesbit, one OF the early
settlers of Parker, dropped off Sun
day on his way to his mining prop
erty located south Of Vicksburg,
where he is going to do his annu-
al assessment work. While here he
called en- many old-time friends and
acqnain:arces. For the past couple
Of years Mr.. Nesbit has been engag-
ed in the real estate BUSINESS at Los
Angeles.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
THE PALO VERDE VALLEY
A laqd of Opportunity, Land of Homes---Its
Resources and Possibilities Graphically De-
piCted in the New Years Edition of
The Blythe Herald.

The big New Years edition of The
Herald--out January 1, 1914-wiII fur.
nish an exhaustive, authoritative
and comprehensive History of the PaIo
Verde Valley.
The resources of this great val
ley-agricuIture, stock raising, fruit
raising, dairying, mining, ,etc.-aII pre-
sented in concise, luminous and in
telligent manner by writer's who are
experts on the various subjects han
died.
The New Years edition of The
Herald is just the thing to send to
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Free TURKEYS.

All employees of the Santa Fe who
are married receivd a nice, fat tur-
key from the railroad company for
Christmas. This is an annual event
and the boys always bank on eating
turkey on Christmas
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Another New Boy.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Bowman was made glad last Friday
evening by the arrival of a bouncing
baby boy-weight 10 pounds. Both
mother and babe are doing nicely and
receiving the congratulations of their
friends and Lee has a smile on hese
days that is little broader than usu-
al.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
HEARING IS
POSTPONED
BLYTHE BANK ROBBERS WE'RE
BOUGHT INTO SUPERIOR
SET FOR JANUARY 8.

The trial of Tom Green and Paul
Caseunder arrest for the robbery of
Palo Verde Bank and the murder of
Cashier W. A. Bowles, which was set
for last Saturday at Riverside, was
postponed for two weeks at request
of the attorneys of the accused boys.
The reason given for postponement
was that character evidence might be
secured from Montana, the home of
Case.
District Attorney Evans stated that
he was willing the trial should be
postponed as he believed that if rush
ed the boys would enter a plea of
not guilty, in which case there would
be much expense to the state. He is
anxious that they plead guilty.
In the office of the district attor
ney is on file a book of many type
written pages containing the COM
plete confessions of the Blythe ban
dts. They told every detail of the
story of the crime and in the light
of what is known to be true it seems
that the story they gave out is truth
full.
Case and Green entered Judge
Densmore's court at Riverside last
Saturday morning at ten o'clock ac-
companied by Sheriff Wilson They
have grown thinner in appearance
since first arrested and their bear
ing would indicate that the serious
ness of their crime was realized
more keenly than at first They wore
the same hats and shoes as when
they entered the bank in Blythe
and shot Cashier Bowles Cases
high-heeled cowboy boots formed an
important clue in the pursuit from
the moment of the crime and except
for coat of shoe blacking they are
the same boots.
Attorneys G. w. Benshoof and H.
L. Thompson, appointed to act for
the defendants, are making every eff
fort to get the accused boys off as
light as possible.
Their reason for asking postpone
ment in the trial was that friends
of Case at his home in Montana
might be communicated with They
expect to present testimony to show
that the character of the accused
is good and to ask that the sentence
be made as light as possible on these
grounds
In their cell in the county jail
the prisoners freely discuss the de-
tails of their crime and persist in the
assertion that they had no intention
of shooting the cashier.
A point that came out in their
confessions to the district attorney
was that they had been trying to
force Bowles back into the big vault
where they intended to lock him up.
AS he went past the door to the bank
room in the bank, going toward the
vault he made rush through it to
give the alarm on the outside He
was shot as he unlatched the screen
door ON the outside.
J. w. Hopkins and Randall Hender-
son of Blythe were present at the
haarino aS Witnesses The data of
trial as set at Saturdays hearing
comes on January g.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Visited Wickenburg.

H. E. Buckingham returned Wed
nesday from a trip to Wickenburg,
where he. arranged his affairs so that
in the future he can spend his en-
tire time here. Buck" is preparing
to open a first-class eating hous
on California avenue.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Here for the Holidays.

Mrs. CIV. Graves and son, Spencer,
are here from Los Angeles for the
holidays. Spencer is attending school
in the city, and will return next
week to resume his studies.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
New Man on Post Staff.

Charles E. Day arrived here We'd
nesday to take a position on The
Post. Mr.. Day has been engaged in
the newspaper business for the past
twenty-five years, and has owned and
published papers in Nevada and Cal
ifornia. Besides being an able writ
er, Mr.. Day is a practical printer
and an all-around newspaper man.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27

people back east who are desirous
Of coming West. The opportunities
of this rich, new country are bet
ter than elsewhere in the whole
West, and thousands of people are
seeking information of this coun-
try along the Colorado River.
The Special New Years Edition
of The Herald will be mailed to any
address in the United States for
10 cents per copy. Address The Her.
aid, Blythe, Cal.
Ready for distribution on January
I, 1914.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Start Assessment Work.

Thos. Carrigan is expected III
a few days to start the assessment
work on the Consolidated Mines com
pany group Of claims, located east
of Parker Preliminary work
is already under way, and camp is
being established.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Albert Gates ILL.,.

Albert Gates has been quite i'll for
the past ten days, and will be re-
moved to hospital at Phoenix Fri
day night. He has been suffering
with bronchial trouble. Mr.. Gates is
80 years of age His daughter, Mrs.
Mary Brown, will accompany him to
Phoenix.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Espce Was Success.

One of the most enjoyable dancing
parties Of the year occurred Thursday
night at the school house. A good
sized crowd was present and every
body had a delightful time.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Barbecue and Races.

The barbecue and races Christmas
day was quite largely attended. The
beef was excellent, and it is safe
to say that there were no hungry
people in Parker on that day. In tn
afternoon several running races were
held along California avenue. Nearly
all of the cowboys in the valley were
in for Christmas, and number OF
them participated in the races. Mr..
Tolliday donated the beef for the
barbecue
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
We're Rushed.

Owing to the large amount of work
which the mechanical department Of
The Post is turning out these days,
the news service on the paper has
ben somewhat neglected. However,
after this issue tn big rush will be
after this issue the big rush will be
no cause for complainte in the future.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
On Christmas Vacation.

Miss Gladys Evans is spending he
Christmas vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clayton. She
will return next week to Tempe to
resume her studies at the normal
school
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
In Town for Holidays.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed S. Osborne, Jr
are spending the holidays in Par
ker They came in Wednesday from
the Bill Williams, where Mr. Os-
borne is engaged in doing his annual
assessment work.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
CLAIMS FOR LEASE.

Who wants to work or copper
gold claims for what they'll produce
for next six months or so? Address
W., BOX 1T, Parker, Ariz.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARkE r.
PARAGRAPHS.
A Happy New Year.

The Post wishes it's friends and
patrons Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27
Here From Wenden.

Charlie Adams, manager of the Par
ker Commercial company's Wenden
store, spent Christmas here with
friends and relatives.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27

WANTED-A Good secondhand
Colts revolver. Address Gun, care
of POST.
The Parker post., 1913-12-27

horse races, etc. Prize for each en-
try.
Supper served at the grounds by
the Woman's club.
8:3O-The Queens Grand Ball.
Voting contest for Carnival Queen
will close on Friday evening, Dec
ember, 26, Immediately after the clos
of the moving picture show at the
Electric theater. There will be a
program for the evening under the
auspices of the Woman's club. Re-
freshments will be served.
PUTTING IN BIG DITCH.
The Burton grading crew is fast
completing the big high line canal
that is to eliminate the use of Olive
Lake for irrigation purposes. The
ditch is the largest that has been
CONSTRUCTED in the valley, having a
25 foot bottom and 8 feet depth. AS
as it is connected with the rest of
the system below the headgate the
Olive Lake canal will be cut off en-
tirely. The dredger is busy every
day Strengthening out the kinks in
the main canal and by spring Super
intendent Clarke will have the system
in shape to deliver three times the
amount of water that has ever been
available.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1913-04-10
Sirnpatica fiesta en- New
BraunfeIs.

Eldia % del pasada celebr6 Ia
Sociedad Circumference" de aQuel
lugar, ell s6ptimo aniversario de
su fundaci6n, con una soberbia
velada literaria Y un bale que Sc
proIong6 hasta las 3 de la mana
ma del 30.
Los ninos que estan bajo la d.
recci6n del Sr. Prof. G. J. N.
Cardona cantaron ell Himno Ma
cional. siendo aplaudidisimos, y
tomaron la paIabra, despu6s de
Zelda e. acta ~primordi2l, los Sres.
Toribio Martinez, Presidente de
Ia Circumference, Juan Alvarez
.Onofre de la Tore Miguel Cis-
neros de San Antonio, Texas,
en- representation de las socieda-
des ''Benevolencia'', ''Benito
Juarez" e "HidaIgo'', respecti-
vamente; Simon Corona, en- re-
presentation del Concilio ''Lerdo
de Tejada' ndmero 1 de Ia 0. D..
A. D. P. Adrian I a p a I a -,
en- representation de la Sociedad
Amigos del Progreso', de Sc
gum, Texas, y los j6venes NATL
de Y Juan Chapa, de New Braun
fels.
La concurrencia qued6 muy
complacida con ell programa que
Sc desarroll6 durante la celebra-
ci6n.
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periodista Sc dirije
a Bryan.

Ell Sr. Gustavo Espinosa Mire-
les. Director de Ell Democratic
peri6dico carrancista que Sc pu-
blica en- Ciudad Porfrio Diaz, Sc
ha dirijido al Secretario de Esta-
do, Mr.. Bryan, protestando con-
ira una orden de apprehension die
tada por las autoridades de Eagle
Pass en- contra suya, Orden que
lie impedira pasear libremente en-
territorio americana cuando las
fuerzas federales entren a G. Por-
frio Diaz Y los carrancistas Sc
vean obligados a buscar su saliva
ci6n cruzando ell rio.
No sabemos 81 va lie habra. con
testado Mr.. Bryan al Sr. Espino-
sa Mireles.
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Notas de Moore.

Ell Sr Sabas Guevara traJo de
rancho de su propiedad un polio
fen6meno, que muri6 al nacer.
Tenia ell animalito una cabeza
cuatro alas, dos colas y cuatrc
patas con II dedos, Y despu4s de
que ell Sr. Guevara 10 epsen6 q
mucnas personals que quedaror
admiradas con ell polio de doble
acci6n, 10 regal6 al DR.. f. F.
Gates, de esta localidad.
- Ell dia 5 del actual, sol cacos
Sc introdujeron a la casa del Sr,
Francisco Carrasco, robando,e
una alcancia con noyenta pesos,
Les picaros no han caido hasts
ahora en- manos de la policia.
Ell Cofresponsal.
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81 esta vd. ganando menos de $50
s Ia semaua deberfa escribirnos hoy
mismo, Podemos ayudarle 6 que con-
siga riquezas y Sc haga independent
te por medic de nuestro plan. PodFa
trabajar cuando lie plazca, donde mas
lie convenga, tendra siempre dinero
y los medios de conseguirlo en- abun-
ale GUsTARIA salir de su casa
para hacer un viaje de recreo y al
mismo tempo hacer negocio, .paran-
do en- los mejores hoteies, y Vivlr CO
nancia 1fquida de 90 dolares al dla!
Puede trabajar en- los sitios de re
creo, en- las esquinas de las Gales
muy concurridas, en- donde haya "a
bricas 6 establecimientos,. en- Guar
minutes de distancia de su casa 6 en-
cualouier pals LELAND. Coloque la
maoTiIna en- cualquier sitfo u Sc lie
antoie v obtendra 10 dolares cada
dfa Que trabaje despues de cubrir los
gastos de operation.
PHOTOGRAPHS DIRECTAS SOBRE
TARJETAS POSTALES.
MI proposition es la MARAvILLO-
SA NUEVA CAMARA DE COMBI-
acknowledgements y revelar once
estilos distintos de retratos, inclu-
yendo Botones, cuatro estilos Y ia
maf1os de Tarjetas Postales de PapeI,
y seis estilos de retratos de Ferro-
tipo; Cada plancha puede ~revelarse
vas, Y estara lista para ser entrega-
da a su parroquiano en- menos de un
minute despues de hacerse la expo
sicion. Con esta CAMARA FOTO-
GRAFICA TAN NOTABLE pueden
sacarse LOO %Eetratos POI. bora, Todo,
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DIVIDE Y VENCERAS.
Para dividirnos, Sc apoya a todos los revolucionarlos; pero dlvldl-
dos y todo, sabremos lchar hasta ell 1ltlmo momento
Dor la autonomfa de nuestra patrIa.

ma que siguen los menguados en-
su maquiavelica tarea; y nos es-
tan dividiendo cada dia, Y SUI la
Dor infame seguira ahondando,
hoy como aver Y manana como
hoy, la division que nos esta ha-
ciendo a los mexicanOs perder Ia
raz6n, vel conocimiento de que
estamos luchando unoS con otros,
sin fjarnos en- que Ia sangre de-
rramada hara falta manana,
cuando ell tigre, que tantas wees
ha grunido yensenado las garras,
Sc arroje sobre nosotros.
Que sigan en- su tarea, que nos
divfdan, que Sc gocen en- n~uestros
i~nfortunios yen nuestra cegUera.
Alg1n dfa abriremoS los ojos y
conoceremos la verdad, y 81 este
Uegare a suceder cuando desgra-
ciadamente nos encontraramos
va empenados en- Ia lucha con Ell
invasor, Sc convenceran de que
divididos Y TODD, podremos adn
revivir viejas hazanas y luchar
hasta el dltimo momento por la
autonomia de nuestra patria.
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Fueron condecorados los
Grales. Trevino, Blan-
quet, Mondragon y
c.. Cuellar.

Ell jueves pasadc, ell Presiden-
tie de la Rep1blica, General don
Victoriano Huerta, impuso a los
Sres. generates Geronimo Trevl-
no Aureliano Banquet y Manuel
Mondrag6n, Ministro de la Cue
IRA, las preciadas condecoraclo-
mes de primera clase del merlto
militar, y la Cruz de Constancla
de primera clase al General Sa-
muel Garcia Cu6llar, actual Co.
bernador del Distrito.
Despues de la ceremonial de la
imposition de condecoraciones,
que revisti6 un caracter solemne,
el mismo Presidente de la Repd-
blica obseqIi6 con Gun banquete
al ST.. General Trevino, quien tue
objeto de calurosog elogios en- los
brindis que pronunciation Ell &c
neral Huerta y ell Sr. de la Ba-
ira para ofrecer la fiesta al bra
70 soldado de la Republica.
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Ell trafico f~errocarrilero.

Con motive de los serios per-
juicios orinados por los carran-
cistas en- Ia via del Ferrocarril
Nacional, ell servicio de correos
con Ia Capital de la Repdblica Y
ell interior del pals sigue hasta
ahora defcientisimo. Los peri6-
dicos llegan con muchos dias7, de
retraso.....cuando llegan; la CO.
rrespondencia viene idem idem Y
las mercancias no llegan en- oca-
stones nj Ell I'm mes.
Parece ser que no muy tarde
quedara reparada la Inca Y que,
dara regularizado otra vez ell ser
vicio.