The Parker post., 1913-02-15

reached the southren extreme of the
system and this marked the compile
tion of the last stretch i'm the work
of renOvating the canals, and the
delivering OF water to every rancher
ON the system.
The bitches are now carrying water
ample for every stockholder in the
company and Engineer Clark states
that he can deliver water to four
times the present acreage if neces-
Sary.
Ace Gardner and his crew of Zan
jeros lis busy keeping UP with the
applications for delivery and several
hundred acres are being flooded week.
| ly.
! At the present thine the company
lis working ON a system of drainage.
/ This will be completed by April first
and will enable the zanjeros to keep
the bitches running full at all times.
The Lack of spillwayS for many of
the canals at the present time makes
it impossible to keep a full head of
water running.
With the company in a position to
deliver water to four times the pres
ent acreage, now when the river is
at low ebb, Palo Verde farmers can
go ahead with their farming with
every assurance that water shortage
is a thing of the past.
Landowners representing hundreds
of acres have indicated their inten
tion to secure stock from the company
as soon as it is placed on the market
again This with the recent sale of
$500 shares along with that amount
of land by the Land and Water com
pany is certain to practically double
the cultivated acreage by another
year
SPELLING MATCH FRIDAY NIGHT.
Plans are under way to make the
old-fashioned spelling match and box
supper at the school house Friday
night the jolliest event of the year
for Blythe. The social which is
being given by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety is open to everyone and it is
estimated that there will be 100
fancy box lunches auctioned off to
the men and boys present that ev
ening. The women and girls of
the valley are already busy decorat-
| ing their lunch baskets and these will
be filled with the best cookery of
every variety.
The spelling match whiek will
furnish the entertainment for the ev-
ening is to be one of the kind
grand dad used to tell about. Two
leaders will choose up sides. Those
on each side will line UP against
the wall facing each other and the
performance will begin. AS soon as
she will be disqualified The side
staying ON the floor the longest will
get prize.
WATER MEETING AT RANNELLS.
The HOmeSteader's Irrigation COM
pany, which was organized at Neigh
bOurs three weeks ago, held it's Sec
ond meeting at Rannells last week.
About fifty of the Rannells settlers
attended. Many of them are interest
ed in the project. Letters from at
regarding the project were read, and
it is planned to have one OF these
take lup the work of organization it
sufficient signers can be secured for
the water district petitions. The fact
that the RannellS ditch is supplying
water to the settlers of that portion
SO has caused many of the Rannells
settlers to decide to buy Mutual Wa
ter company stock as soon aus SatlS-
factory terms can be arranged. The
fact that the Homesteaders company
has placed ban on all Mutual stock
holders has resulted in a very limit
ed support of the new project in the
lower valley.
c. OF c. BANQUET.
The entertainment committee of tn
Blythe Chamber of Commerce has
announced Saturday night, February
22 as the date of the annual banquet. |
The table will be spread at Hotel
Blythe and with the new Japanese
cook serving as chef, should be some
thing worth while
An interesting program of after
dinner speeches covering the i'm
portant work that is going forward |
in the valley, is being prepared. |
Members of the Chamber of Com
merce will be permitted one guest