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The Parker post., 1914-01-31
MANY CHANGES
YUMA VALLEY
OLD RESIDENT VISITS CULTIVA-
TED SECTION AND COMPARES
PRESENT PROSPERITY WITH
CONDITIONS TEN YEARS AGO.

To one who travelled through the
Yuma valley in the days before irrl'
cation of the land was thought OF
and after the lapse of many years the
contrast of conditions is indeed mar
velous. 1t was in reality a bowling
wilderness twenty-five years ago, a
great part of it in the same condi-
ton less than ten years ago,and now
it blossoms like a rose.
Captain Issac Polhamus, who knew
it long before the farmer came, made
a visit to Somerton last week fo1
the first time since 1898, came back
feeling almost like he had visited two
different worlds
In the old days Of steamboating on
the Colorado, when he was superin-
tendent of the Colorado Steam Navi-
cation company, he had occasion to
make trips from Yuma to the ship
yards at the mouth Of the river by
land and experienced all of it's primi-
tive conditions. Speaking of the sub
ject last Wednesday he stated that
the lower valley then produced only
three things worthy of note, ,CocOpah,
mesquites and coyotes. A COcOpah
village was met with here and
there, the mesquite covered the whole
Of the lower valley and as for the
coyotes, they would gather round a
camp at night and yelp with such vi
gor that it seemed that the air was
as full of coyotes as a northern win
ter night air is full of falling snow,
with every brute doing his best to
out-yelp every one of his fellows.
On his last visit he found that fruit
trees, alfalfa and grain had taken the
place of the mesquites and not a coy
ote did he hear during the several
nights he was in Somerton. There
was, however, a number of Cocopahs
CdIIp0u H0dI IuS IOWu duu
them were several of the older men
who had worked for him as deck
hands in the old days. They quickly
recognized him and came to shake
hands with him. He could hear them
talking to each other and to young
er men and women about captain"
and when they went back to camp
they told the women and children
about his presence in town and fire.
gently during the daytime when he
was seated in front of the hotel there
would be groups of children number
ing sometimes more than a dozen,
standing around staring at him as if
he were some parsonage of whom
they had heard strange and wonder
full stories.-Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
WATER FOR DESERT CLAIM.

A large number of desert claim
ants are in doubt as to the amount of
water necessary to place upon it in
order to sufficiently reclaim it to
comply with governmental require
ments, with the result that often fl
nal proof is rejected for the reason
that the necessary water has not
been placed upon the land.
1t is learned at the land office
that recent letter of the Commis-
sioner contains the following infor-
nation:
''This office is of the opinion that
in the extreme dry climate of south
eastern Arizona, in which the land Of
entry is located, at least 2 acre
feet per irrigable acre during an ir-
rigation season of $50 days should,
as a general rule, be shown, in order
to render final proof upon desert
land entry sufficient"
It is figured by the land office Of
ficials that in order to meet above
requirements it will be necessary to
have a continuous flow of water of
about 420 gallons per minute during
the irrigation season of $50 days for
each 160 acres of land.
If entrymen will try to meet this
requirement it will save them a great
deal of annoyance and delay.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31

not employed by the Southern Paci-
fic, performed voluntarily and dill
gently the work of track walker on
continuous journey 8that usually
found him somewhere between Ell Pa
so and Yuma. He was known to mem
bers of every train crew, station
agents, and practically all Of the sec
ion crews in the southwest, and
every one did his best to tighten the
burdens of his life For twenty years
he took the railroad under his care,
and scores of times has inspected
block signals and roadbed, all the
time sending in painstaking and what
to his mind were essential reports
On conditions as he saw them. The
management received them in the
spirit in which he sent them, and
gOodhumoredly thanked him for his
efforts.
Whenever "Old Charlie chose to
onter a railroad restaurant, he got a
good meal, and trainmen were len
lent when he wanted a lift in his
weary trip across the country. Re-
Gently his health began to fail, and
although many wanted to look out
for him in some substantial way he
refused all help and Indignantly in
sisted that he must keep on with his
work Of inspection.
A few days ago a dead body was
found near the right of way four
miles east of Benson. 1t had been
mutilitated by coyotes A closer in
spection showed it to be that of ''Old
Charlie
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
"OLD CHARLIE" is DEAD.

"Old Charlie, for twenty years a
familiar figure along the southwest
ern section of the Sunset Route, and
known to Southern Pacific trainmen
everywhere, is dead, much to the
grief of those who knew him. He
was known by no other name, and his
real identity will probably always be
shrouded in mystery.
"Old Charlie" was mentally def
cient in many ways, but he had a
keen eye for track trouble, and while
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
STATE PROHIBITION.

In the near future initiative petit
tions for the enactment of a state
prohibition law will be in my hands
for circulation in Yuma County and
l am now making a call for volun-
teers to assist in it's circulation. 1
shall be pleased to have every one
who is willing to aid in this work
send me his or her name and ad-
dress
PETER T. ROBERTSON.
(34-37) Yuma, Arizona.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
UNKNOWN MAN
SHOOTS SELF
LATE NEWS FROM THE PALo
VERDE VALLEY-MUTUAL CON-
PANY LEVIES ANOTHER $500
ASSE ESSMENT.

BLYTHE, Cal, Jan. 29.-An un-
known man, apparently about thirty
years old, shot and killed himself at
about six o'clock last Sunday morn
ing at the Wells on the wagon road,
this side of Glamis. The deceased
had been prospecting in the. hills near
the Wells and had conversed with
several people a few days before his
death. He was in i'll health suffering
from cancer of the stomach. There
was no name found to identify the
deceased except two or three eastern
addresses which have been notified.
He had with him span of burros,
a wagon and camping outfit aside
from about two hundred dollars in
cash which was found on his person.
At meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Palo Verde Mutual Wa
ter company, held at Oxnard on the
Is inst, Ed G. Hauser was elected
secretary of the company and l. w.
Stewart as assistant secretary, to
act as such pending the removal of
the offices from Oxnard to Blythe, or
until other arrangements are made.
The board levied an assessment in
the amount of $500 per share and
which will be delinquent at noon on
February 21, 1914; delinquent sale
has been fixed for March Is, 1914, at
one o'clock p. m.
Alfred Prado, a Mexican charged
with burgalry, was arrested by Depu-
ty Constable Russell Monday and ar
raigned before Justice Walsh The
trial is set for Saturday, Jan. "a.
Prado is charged with breaking in
to house north of town and looting
it of most of the effects. He was
arrested in the north end of the val
ley by the officers and great deal
of stolen goods were found upon him.
Cuddebach & Hurlburt, who, are
fattening 1900 head of sheep in the
valley, will make a shipment soon of
seventeen carloads to the Los Ange-
les market. The muttons are in first
class shape, having been fattened on
cotton seed and alfalfa. They will
be shipped by the way of Blythe
junction and over the Santa Fe.
Several farmers in the valley har-
vested at least ten tons of hay per
acre from their alfalfa last season.
This hay can now be. sold for about
twelve dollars per ton in the stack.
That will figure out one hundred and
twenty dollars an acre income from
the land.
A move looking to the incorpora-
ton of the town of Blythe under a
commission form of government is be-
ing talked Of The fact that the town
is remote from the county seat is
among the many reasons We should
have a government of our own.
Lately the town officers have been
giving the idle population 'floaters"
and the valley is practically free from
the tramp element. Since the Off
GERS have been placed on regular duty
there is a marked difference in the
observance of law and order.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
NEW IRRIGATlNG CANAL.

Irrigators of the Imperial valley
realize the necessity of the consruc-
ton of a new canal above the inter
national boundary line The compli-
cations of the system lying in two
countries compel the construction of
this canal regardless of cost
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
New Man on Job.
Receiver.

J. w. Glasgow, the new travelling
freight and passenger agent for the
Santa Fe, was in Parker Wednes-
dya on business for the railroad COM
pany. Mr.. Glasgow succeeds F. l..
Hanna, who was recently promoted to
the position of general agent for the
Santa Fe at Oakland. doc" Hanna
will be greatly missed by his nu-
but they are all pleased to know that
he has taken a step upward in the
service.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
Misstatements Circulated.

Stories have been circulated
throughout the state to the effect
tht the proposal to ask congress to
change the sites of the bridges, and,
incidentally, to reduce it's appropria
tion from $65,0OO to $4,000, will
mean an interminable delay before
construction is begun. The truth of
the matter is that in this proceeding
lies the only hope that the bridges
will be built at once. AS the situa-
ton exists at the present time there
is no hope that the bridges will be
built the upper sites. With the
ready support of the San Carlos In
dians and their offer to stand the
entire expense of bridges at the lower
sites no difficulty is expected in in
ducing congress to amend it's previ
GUS action, provided the national law
makers are not mislead by misrep e.
sentation.
1t is in this connection that the aid
Of the people of the state is asked
The people of Gila and Graham coun-
ties hope that friends of good roads
in every part of Arizona will take
enough interest in this matter to
write personal letters to the Arizona
delegation in congress asking for
their support of the new bridge plan
The bridging of the Gila and San
Carlos rivers is not a matter of local
importance-it is a matter of state
wide interest Without the bridges
one of the great highways across the
state is broken; with them all Ari-
zOna is gamer to the extent of one
more good road is completed. And the
Importance Of good roads, wherever
they may be in the state, is not
questioned.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31

FOR SALE-300O secondhand ore
and cement sacks, cheap. Inquire
Fl. L. Sullivan.
The Parker post., 1914-01-31
APPEAL FOR
ASSISTANCE
RESIDENTS OF GILA AND GRA-
HAM COUNTIES ASK CO-OPERA-
BRIDGE CONTROVERSY.

Cooperation of the people of all
counties in the state is asked by the
residents of ella and Graham coun-
ties in their efforts to assure the
early construction by the government
Of bridges across the Gila and San
Carlos rivers on the San Carlos In
dian reservation. This appeal for
assistance has been made by the
two counties most directly affected
because of mistaken opposition to the
Improvement and the widespread dis
tribution of misleading literature re-
garding it by persons who, through
error, have been led to believe that
the building of the bridges would be
an obstruction to the proposed San
Carlos dam project.
Congress recently appropriated
$65, 900 from the tribal funds of the
San Carlos and White Mountain reser
vations for the construction Of these
bridges at sites then believed to be
above the high water line of the pro-
posed reservoir. Since that time {.
tentative plans for the dam project
have been changed somewhat and it
is discovered that one of the bridges
would be submerged at times if the
reservoir were created.
Indians Favor New Plan.
But the principal objection to
placing the bridges at the sites pro-
posed by congress is that they would
be on dry land for the next ten
years, which is the minimum possible
time for construction of the dam pro-
ject as placed by government engi-
neers, and would be so situated that
from thirteen to twenty-five miles of
difficult and expensive road building,
FOR which no appropriation has been
made, would be necessary to connect
them with the main highway.
The San Carlos Indians, who must
pay for the bridges, are so bitterly
opposed to the upper sites that they
have enlisted the assistance of the
Indian Rights Society and declare
that they will not submit to being
assessed for structures which would
be of absolutely no use to them. The
White Mountain Indians have made
a similar objection because they will
have no use from the bridges
wherever they may be located The
San Carlos Indians, on the other
hand, have offered to pay the whole
amount needed for two bridges at
sites near San Carlos and inside the
proposed reservoir site even though
they can use them for only ten years.
Bridges at these sites would cost only
$4,000 and the bridges for which
5000 was appropriated by congress
are now Indefinitely held up because
no contractor will undertake to build
on those sites for that amount of
The Parker post., 1914-01-31

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
Before Conqress of Vienna.

One hundred years ago Alexander |
of Russia, the king OF Prussia and
other sovereigns, accompanied by a
large retinue of diplomatists and SOL
diers, made their solemn entry into
Vienna to take part in the congress
which was to readjust the map OF
Europe. The thrones which Napoleon
had overturned were to be righted and
the old despots whom he had dis
missed were to be given back their
scepters. The first weeks of the con.
gress, however were not devoted to
the serious business at hand, but were
spent in succession of magnificent
festivities. Notwithstanding the finan.
cial ruin of the country, Austria ap.
propriated sums amounting to thou
sands of dollars daily to provide balls
banquets, concerts and other enter
tainments for the visiting monarchs
and their advisers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
EXPLANATION.

A sturdy Scot, six feet five inches in
height, is gamekeeper near Stafford
England. One hot day last summer
he was accompanying a bumptious
sportsman of very small stature when
he was greatly troubled by midges
The other said to him:
MY good man, why is it that the
midges do not trouble me?"
Il daursay," replied the gamekeeper,
with comprehensive glance at the
others small proportions, 1T will be
because they hevna seen We yet"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
The Presidents.

Seven presidents have been born in
Virginia, of whom five lived in that
state when they were elected. Ohio
has been the birthplace of six presi-
dents, and five we're elected while resi-
dents of that state. New York and
North Carolina have each had three
and Massachusetts two. Five other
states have had one each.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
FOR SKIN-TORTURED BABIES

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by light application of Cuti-
cura Ointment, gently rubbed on the
surface, afford immediate relief and
point to speedy healment of sleep-de-
stroying eczemas, rashes, itchings,
burnings, scalinGs and crustings Of
the skin and scalp of infants and chill
dren, bringing rest to WORKOUT, anx-
ious mothers and peace to distracted
households. For free sample each with
go p. Skin Book, address postcard Gu
ticura, Dept X, Boston. Sold every
where.-Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
| u u n n n n
They Live on-ua.

John Sloan, the well-known paint
er, pointed out at tea in pale stone
palace in Fifth avenue the doubtful
authenticity of Correggio.
At the end of his demonstration Mr..
Sloan adjusted his pince-nez, looked
about him in his grave, whimsical way
and said:
Ladies, the old masters are indeed
immortal. Most of them are still pro-
ducing chefs d'oeuvres at the rate Of
nine or ten week for the galleries Of
our multimillionaires."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

dragging sensation across my loins,
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me of these complaints
Dodds Kidney Pills have done their
work and done it well. You are at
liberty to publish this letter for the
benefit of any sufferer who doubts the
merit of Dodds Kidney Pills"
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, Dainty Recipes; also music Of
National Anthem. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
Felt Safe In That.

How many hotels here?" asked the
man who had just left the train.
Two" answered the man who was
standing on the platform.
Which would you recommend"
"Well, I'm stopping at the Hotel
Hornswoggle. Id recommend the 9TH
er one."-Louisvill Courier-Journal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
Garnerinq Glory.

I'VE must pass resolution calling
on the city fathers for better transit
facilities" said the chairman of the
Squeedunk Improvement society.
But we got EN- already" objected
a member.
An right, then we'll antedate the
resolution and claim all the credit. -
Philadelphia Ledger
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
Father Knew.

Her fathers voice floated from the
head of the stairway.
"Geraldine?"
Eyes, papa"
Has that young man gomez"
mo, papa; it's only ten o'clock"
Send him home right away, and
before he goes tell him it's midnight
so he can start his watch and the hall
clock again.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
BROUGHT Il Upon Himself.

"Sir, your daughter has promised to
become my WIFE"
We'll, don't come to me for SYM
pathy. You might know something
would happen to you, hanging around
here five nights week"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

In the location of Newcastle, Eng,
there is said to be coal enough to last
the world 800 years-that is, 100000, :
900 tons.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

refreshing. | felt
heavy and sleepy
after meals, was
always nervous
and tired, had a
bitter taste in my
mouth, was dizzy,
h ad foatin 6
specks before my
eyes, was Away s
Thirsty bo,l N
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Mr.. F. c. Case of Welcome Lake,
Pa, writes: Il suffered with Back
ache and Kidney Trouble. Ny head
ached, my sleep was broken and UNI
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak, Watery
Just Eye comfort. Write for book of the Rye
BY mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Blunderby-You mean those
Sneaks and Gherkins. My dear, aren't
they wonderful? - Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

A man with money is welcome any
whereof he will let his companion do
the talking.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

The world is charitable enough to
forgive the man who writes poetry
only because he needs the money.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
INTERNATIONAL
SUNlNS01OOL
LESSON
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 10
THE GREAT COMMISSION.
(By e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course.)

LESSON TEXT--Matt. 2S:16-2O; Luke "a:
S6-49.
GOLDEN TEXT-Lo, am with you al
ways, even unto the end of the world
Matt. 2S:20.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
The Old Lady AGAIN.

Mrs. Kawler-I was reading this
morning about those picturesque sol
diers England has brought from In
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11
important to Mothers
Inconsistent.

who are your best patients, doc
tor%
"The people who are always COM
planning that life isn't worth living"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-11

DR.. PIERcE'S PLEASANT. PELLETS regulate
end invisorefe stomeeh, liver end boweis.
Sugoy coated, tiny gTonuiss eoIy 10 fake candy.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-06
A SIMPLE PROBLEM.

Last year, during peach-picking
time, Councilman Ware telephoned
the Tidings editor asking II we knew
anybody who wanted few boxes of
over-ripe peaches for nothing. We
had all we could use at the time and
in half days search we failed to
find any one to take Brother Wares
over-ripe peaches as a gift. Now,
had Ashland twenty thousand tour
lists in town at the time. how much
cash could Mr.. Ware have sold those
peaches for, at retail, on the home
market?
Or. going farther, how many APP
pies would one hundred thousand
tourists buy in Ashland at two for
nickel? They pay three for a dime
for our apples in the east. Let's
figure the cost OF the springs against
the benefits. That's the way to de
termine whether we can afford tC
spend the money to make Ashland q
tourist resort.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-06

Ratine voile in white and tan,
white snowflake voile, white
snowflake crepe, and many other
novelty weaves in white dress
goods.
Crispine cloth in light blue. tan,
new blue. pink, white, cream,
brown and lavender.
Dovetine cloth for afternoon
and evening wraps, in white and
pink.
New lace flouncing in many de-
signs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-06
paint UP AND CLEAN Up"

Many cities and towns are prepar-
ing to observe this spring a week
described by the above title.
One of the principal reasons for
the shabby appearance of so many
localities is the lack of house paint.
Builders put up wood tenements in
the most flimsy way possible. They
buy adulterated paints, in which the
fundamental elements of lead and oil
are deficinet. In a year or two this
sham material wears dingy. The in
crease of railroad traffic and soft
coal spreads its mantle of CRIME.
OF course if buildings lie close to
railroad track or other plant burn
ing smudgy material it seems almost
hopeless to keep them like Spotless-
town But for wooden property not
exposed to any persistent smudge,
it is poor policy to scrimp on house
paint. Every poorly painted house
throws a grey pail over the neighbor-
hood 1t encourages every one
around to delay improvements.
Building material deteriorates, and
an impression oil general slovenliness
and poverty is given. This scales
down real estate values. Paint up
and clean up!
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-06
SOME LITHIA WATER.

The new lithia spring produces
33,120 gallons OF water each "a
hours. Possibly within two years
Ashland will attract enough tourists
during the season to consume that
quantity, but ii she does the volume
OF the spring can be easily increased
by further development. There Is a
world of good lithia water in that
region. Ashland has waters of me-
dicinal worth enough to attract more
than a hundred thousand visitors a
season-the volume is sufficient
and to do 1t is only necessary to
carry the project out on scale that
will attract and accommodate them.
There is not a resort in America that
has so many natural advantages as
Ashland. Our soil is more fertile
our scenery more beautiful and our
climate more equable; we have
more different kinds OF mineral wa
ters, in greater volume than any
other. and our combination for at
traction beats them all. The next
move is new fireproof hotel. Ne
gotiations are now under way.