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The Parker post., 1915-07-17
BANG" WENT THE GUN AN
"BINGO," THE TANK.

Lee MCGEE, the local section boss
Of the Santa Fe, met with the aston
i4hment OF his life last Wednesday
gak he was trying to remove the
cartridges from a shot gun, while two
NeYicans actually turned pale as a
'Raff of ghosts with fright because of
their narrow escape.
| 1t appears that E. H. Fuller, the
local agent, had taken his shot gun
out to shoot hawk that had been
catching his chickens, and, having
failed in one attempt to shoot the
offending BIRD he left the gun out in
front of his home so it would be
handy should the hawk return, and
then went about his business
MCGEE, who was overseeing a gang
of Mexican 'jarriers" at work on the
railroad track, came along and saw
the gun. He picked it up and saw it
was loade Fearing that some boys
MS ght monkey with it and hurt them
selves or SONS body else, he decided
to unload the gan as a precautionary
measure. He unroaded the weapon,
III right, bu+ not in the manner he
expected TO hence his surprise, for
while trying to remove the cartridges
the dum-dummed thing went off, plug
ging a hole as big as a mans head
through Fullers water tank and scat
tering scrapnel over the crew OF
''tarriers Two of them being di-
rectly in range on the opposite side
of the tank, were struck by the flying
debris but fortunately neither was
hurt-only badly scared.
Bob Martin, the plumber, got the
job of repairing the tank, or rather
saving the pieces, so'"Tis an i'll wind
that blows nobody good" only it's a
cansarnedly dangerous way to raise
the wind.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. MARY
w. l. BEDFORD.

Mrs. Mary w. L. Bedford, residing
ford at Salome, died very suddenly
last Sunday, she having passed away
at some time during the night or in
the early morning as she lay in bed.
The discovery was made by Mrs Ed
ward Bedford, her daughter-inlaw,
who went TO the aged lady's bed
chamber in the morning to ascertain
the cause of her non-appearance
though not suspecting anything seri-
Gus as she had retired the night be-
fore in her usual good health She
shad evidently been dead several hours
as the body was nearly cold. There
vas no evidence of suffering and pre-
sumably death had resulted from an
attack of heart-faiIure
The funeral took place last Mon
day, Rev. j. M. Risinger of Parker,
officiating, and the remains were in
tered in the little cemetery at that
place, the funeral being a very
large one, as the deceased was held
in the highest esteem by all who
knew her.
Mary Ware Love Bedford was born
i'll southern Missouri, May 81, 1912.
She went to Ellis county, Texas, in
early childhood with her brothers
and sisters, their parents having died
while she was quite young. She was
married in January, 1877, to Edward
West bedford, who died in San
Diego, February %, 1912. She is
survived by one daughter, Laura B.
Fancner. living in Seymour, Texas,
and TWO sons Thomas A. Bedford,
living in I'unsmuir, California, and
Edward Waldo Bedford of Salome,
Arizona.
The deceased is said by those who
knew her best to have strived from
early childhood to live Cody,
Christian life, and has been a bless
ing to her home and to all who knew
her; and while her many friends are
saddened by her death, their loss is
her gain.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Married by Indian Agent.

Fl. B. Farmer, clerk of the superior
court, received Tuesday from the
indian agent at Parker two marriage
certificates which he recorded. A law
became effective on the 9th of June
which allowed the Indian agents to,
issue certificates and perform the
marriage ceremony. The licenses
are sent out from the marriage bu-
r, au here, signed and stamped, to
the Indian agents and they fill them
in when a call is made for them. The
Indians married by the Parker agent
were William Penn to Acha Mitchell
yani, and Mohave Mike to Ameely-
aka Otcokarow Sun.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
A Busy Road once More.

The road leading from the Planet
mine to the railroad station at Mid
way, which had become so faint that
it was hardly discernable and almost
forgotten, from the lack of travel
thereon, is now, according to the re-
port of travellers, so deeply rutted as
the result of the heavy trucks pass
ing over it of late, that even a blind
man could now follow it without the
assistance of a stick to guide his
footsteps. Several large trucks are
engaged in hauling ore from the mine
to the station daily for shipment to
the smelter, and the old road, for a
long time so seldom travelled, is now
comparatively busy thoroughfare-
another silent reminder of the revi
val of business activity.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Auto Tourists.

Two large autos loaded with tour
lists, stopped in Parker Friday. on
their way from Los Angeles to Phoe-
nix. The travellers say the roads by
this route are far easier than by
any of the others.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Locate in Butte.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman, former res
idents of this place. passed through
Parker Tuesday night on their way
to Butte, Mont. where they expect
to make their future home Quite a
number OF their old friends were at
the station to bid them God-speed on
their Journey
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Wrenched his Back.

Theodore A. Woodruff, who for sew
eral months has been at the Preston
& Woodruff mine, doing some deveI-
opment work, returned home last
week to rest for while, having
wrenched his back while at work
with bar, prying down rock. He
will return to the mine soon. The
recital of his mishap while handling
a bar, led a Southerner, who has
not been here long, to inquire if there
were many bar in this locality.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
To Attend Funeral.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A Marsh left for
Los Angeles by auto last Wednesday
morning, Mrs. Marsh having received
the sad intelligence of the death of
her mother, who passed away at her
home in Pennsylvania, last Monday
The remains are to be shipped to
Los Angeles where the interment
will take place Sunday afternoon.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Locating Claims.

E. f. Lauten, ]. H. Lightfoot, John
Hosfelt and Lyman Lightfoot went
out in the desert in the direction of
the Planet mine last Wednesday in
Lauten's auto and located some min
ing claims They returned home,
arriving about 4:30 in the after
noon, and sat down to figure up how
much money they will make when
the claims are developed. When the
Post went to press they had not yet
finished figuring.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
THE LADIES
ENTERTAIN
THE PEOPLE OF PARKER WERE
FAVORED WITH A SPLENDID
BANQUET AND A FIRST CLASS
PROGRAM.

successful entertainment was
given on the 9th inst. by the Home
Missionary Society, the object being
to raise money to carry on church
work in Parker.
From $3.50 to s p. NJ, the ladies
served a delicious chicken dinner in
the church, which it seemed the
whole town patronized. This was fol
lowed by serving Dono Frio's ice
cream. They then repaired to the
grounds near the church, which we're
beautifully decorated with Japanese
lanterns for the occasion, and listened
to an amusing and instructive pro
gram, in which many of the young
people took creditable part. A
pretty scene on the program was the
maypole dance by several little girls.
There We're many good things on
the program but the violin solo by
Miss Graham, and the reading by Mrs
Dunbar deserve special mention.
The hit of the evening was song
by an aspiring young prima donna,
introduced as Madamme Julia Ell
fringe. She had a wealth of blonde
hair and proved very popular al
though her slender statuesQue beauty
reminded one strangely of a well
known young man about town.
The following Is the program:
Piano duet: Mrs. Marsh and Mrs.
Littlefield.
Song, My Bed is a Boat, little girls.
namely: Ruth Littlefield, Lillian 1Flan-
agan. Thelma Preston, Allene Brown,
Caroline Fuqua, Cherry Dunbar.
Reading: Miss FuQua.
Solo: The Julian Eltinge of Parker.
Military drill, by a group of boys,
namely: Paul Turk, Robert Hodson,
Frank Miller, Raymond Hosfelt, Err
nest Littlefield, Phillip Marsh, Cecil
Detrick, Raymond O'Connor, Charles
Lightfoot, Alfred Preston, and Edgar
James.
Violin solo: Miss Graham
Vocal duet: Miss Fuquas. Mr. Fuller.
Piano duet; Mrs. Littlefield and
daughter, Ruth.
Maypole dance: Thelma Preston,
Caroline Fuqua, Bobbie James, Mar
garet James, Lillian Flanagan, Ruth
Littlefield, Genie Fuqua, Edna O'Con-
nor, Ethel Price Mamie Hosfelt.
Reading: Mrs Dunbar.
Piano solo: Miss Gladys Evans.
Reading: Mrs Risinger.
Violin solo: Miss Graham.
Vocal duet: Miss Fuqua and Miss
Turk &
Song Male quartette
Piano solo: Miss Gladys Evans.
Reading: Mrs Dunbar.
Remarks by Mrs Dunbar
Collection.
Thanks are due the Indian band
from the school, who favored the
people with some good music during
the evening.
e receipts of the evening were
over $50, and something like $40 was
made clear. The ladies wish to say
that although it was given under the
auspices of the Home Missionary So
ETY. every one took kindly interest
and the donations of provisions and
help from every one were most lib
eral. And they wish to thank all
who helped, and that includes almost
everybody.
This society has series of enter
tainments planned for the same OBJ
ject and we may look forward to in
teresting times in the near future.
House and Lot Sold.
E. F. Lauten sold, this week, his
town lot, together with the four-room
cottage and out-houses thereon, sit
uated on the corner of A and D
streets, to ]. H. Lightfoot who re-
Gently returned to Parker to make
his home here. The lot in question
is one of the most desirable in the
townsite and commanded a good
price.
To Attend Funeral.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Gadsden Farmers Organize.

At the first farmers meeting ever
held at Gadsden in the Yuma valley,
on July g. the assembled ranchers
voted to start right by organizing
the Gadsden Farm Improvement as
sociation. This is the twentieth local
f. |. A. to be formed in Arizona and
the third in Yuma county.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Returned from the East.

Martin Baker, the boilermaker in
the local Santa Fe shop, returned last
week from Chicago, whittier he had
gone to spend his months leave of
absence with his family.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
The Rich Find Near Bouse.

F. F. Meyer, of Bouse, owner of a
rich prospect recently discovered
about eight miles from Bouse and two
miles west of the Dutchman mine,
was in town Monday. He had some
samples of the ore, which shows an
abundance of free gold, and will go
about $3.50 per ton. The vein, which
is not yet developed, is a kind of
pOrphyry and shows a width IN
places on the surface of fully 100
feet. 1t is believed by connoisseurs
who have examined it, that it will
prove a bonanza in fact.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Cashier Dunn III.

w. P. Dunn, the genial cashier of
the Commercial Bank, has been
quite Ill and confined to his home
during the past week. 1t is very
gratifying to learn, however, that at
present writing he is much improv
ed.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Returned Home.

" M. Webb, vice president of the
Commercial Bank in this place, re-
turned t his home in Phoenix last
Saturday after spending some time
here.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Visit Gold District.

c. w. Graves and J. b. Flanagan
left Thursday morning by auto for
the Tom Reed-Gold Road district in
Mohave county. They expect to be
gone about ten days.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
Back to Prescott.

w. H. Tharpe, general manager of
the Parker Improvement Company,
after spending couple of weeks in
this place, returned to his home in
Prescott last Saturday
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
John DIS Man Here.

p T. Murphy of Phoenix, a dis
ciple of John d. Rockefeller, was in
Parker Sunday in the interest of the
Standard Oil Company.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
To Prevent Cake From Fa,Ij,o

A little OF the measure of fiour
worked into the creamed sugar and
butter before the milk is added win
often prevent the slight fall when
cake needs five minutes more OF oven
heat
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
A Breakdown.

One of Osborne's tractor trucks,
used in hauling ore from the mine to
the railroad depot here, broke an axle
while crossing the Big Wash, en-
route with load, one day last week,
causing some delay in making con-
nections. Trucks coupled to that
powerful tractor have to move or
bust" SO it would seem the truck
fell for the latter alternative.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
.SSs
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN4
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
= ~;sS
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEE
81
PARAGRAPHS. =
:

Returned Home.
Godfrey Reber, who has been work
ing at Swansea, returned to his home
here Wednesday.
Visit to Parker.
Mrs. B. B. Brown, now living at
Swansea, returned Thursday to
spend few days in her old home.
From Minnesota.
J. H. Fasdyke, registering from
Morris, Minnesota, stopped at the
Manitaba Tuesday.
IA Short Visit.
Bill Williams, now of Swansea,
paid short visit to Parker, coming
Thursday and returning the following
day.
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
A Short Visit.
On Business to Phoenix.

B. M Fuqua, manager of the
Commercial Company, was in Phoenix
during the week on business con
nected with his firm
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
An Obvious Answer.

Whats the meaning Of the pogiti
cal equality Of the sexes?"
ut means the same as domestic
equality. What the women vote. goeS"
The Parker post., 1915-07-17
House and Lot Sold.

E. F. Lauten sold, this week, his
town lot, together with the four-room
cottage and out-houses thereon, sit
uated on the corner of A and D
streets, to ]. H. Lightfoot who re-
Gently returned to Parker to make
his home here. The lot in question
is one of the most desirable in the
townsite and commanded a good
price
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
Gracious Words
From Democrat

Carson City did herself proud IL
the manner of celebrating the Fourth
of July, consuming three days in the
tribute to independence. A very
pleasurable and inspiring part of tne
program was the honors paid Judge
Goodwin and the beautiful and
scholarly address made by the guest
on Sunday.
Lest mention be overlooked, it is
well to say that the position of town
promoter is now open to Colonel Bill
Ellis, who does all things to a turn.
The Carson papers likewise were n
strumental to a marked degree in
rousing interest and securing what
was perhaps the largest attendance
at similar celebrations in ten years.
Nearly all the citizens and state Off
Gals served on committees.-De
crat.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
At Public Meeting Paving of
Carson Street Practically Demanded

There was good crowd at the
to discuss the matter of paving Car
son street The proceedings were
opened by remarks by James G..
Sweeney, who, as one of the heavy
taxpayers of Carson, favors the
movement with all his might. AS b
all moves towards progress, there
were found those who do not want
to pay out so much cash as is neces-
sary to do the thing right away and
a way has been found by the city
raising the. money on long time loan
to pay for the much needed improve
ment in installments covering ten
years.
Mrs. Rinkel, who is also large
property owner and taxpayer, next
took the floor, and i'll quite neat
speech said in effect that while times
are dull with her, and many Of her
buildings tenantless, she was willing,
with the rest of the people, to go
ahead and fix up the street. A. NJ.
Ardery, OF the Virginia and Truckee
railroad, said that his company fav-
ored the advancement OF Carson,
and was not only willing, but anx-
ious, to pay its share toward the
making of the street passable in
winter, and dustless in summer. Mr..
Ardery's remarks were applauded.
Judge Frank Norcross also spoke
in favor of the Improvement, as did
ex-Lieutenant Governor Poujade,
Mrs. Crisler, George Bartlett, Ed J.
Walsh and George Meyers. Mr..
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
Doubt Cast On Recent Naval
Battle Reported From the Baltic

by J. w. T. Mason, written for
the United Press
NEW YORK, July 10.-Confict-
ing evidence as to the naval battle IN
the Baltic does not bear out the Rus
sian reports claiming that the Ger
mans lost battleship, cruiser, a
submarine and mine layer The
Russian version is vague and with
out detail. Only the mine layer AL
batross is named as having been de-
stroyed. She was attacked in Swed-
ish waters, thus violating Sweden's
neutrality The cruiser destroyed,
Petrograd said, was beached like the
Albatross. If this is true, its name
must have been revealed. Yet Pc
trograd mentioned only an unnamed
cruiser
Petrograd described the battleship
alleged to have been sunk as the
Deutschland class. Berlin denied the
loss of such a vessel and it is diff
cult to understand how the Russians
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10

Sweeney again took the floor and in
emphatic speech told lot of things
which should be done to bring to
Carson its own, mentioning a first
class and modern hotel, another bank
and other enterprises which may
come in the future.
d. G. Kitzmeyer spoke in opposi-
ton to the improvement, saying that
at this time he could not afford to
pay for the improvement of the
town, as much of his property is to
the south end of Carson street and
rot bringing much revenue.
The speech-making lasted till about
1870, and then, after several amend
ments to an original motion by J.
Poujade, the following resolution
was passed unanimously:
That it is the sense of this meet
ing that Carson street ought to be
paved with good, permanent pave
ment and property owners pay for
frontage and the city pay for cross
ings and advance the cost for the
Federal and State frontage"
The specifications as offered last
night call for a pavement of con-
crete four inches thick, and covered
with wearing surface of asphalt
one and half inches in thickness
This is the kind of pavement which
has stood the test of years in Cali
fornia and which is considered stand
ard pavement all over the coast The
best engineers approve it, and with
out doubt it will be adopted for Car
son.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
Relief Cops Meeting

A meeting OF the Relief Corps IS
sailed for next Monday evening at
7:30 at the residence OF Mrs H. Mil
lard. All the ladies are asked to be
present as arrangements are to be
talked over regr6ng the lawn fete
which the ladies are going to give on
August 4th 1t was at first intended
to have the affair on the 9th of this
month, but later counsel determined
that the former will be the more
auspicious date.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
Nevada On Verge
of a Big Boom

w. G. Wilson, travelling feight
and passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific, arrived in Reno last
night after an extended trip covering
the entire state.
He said that in his opinion Nevada
was just on the threshold of the
greatest boom she has ever known.
IF the communities in all parts Of
the state would emulate the woik
now being started by the Reno Com
merciai club and boost their com
munities pointing out to the thous-
ands Of travellers who pass through
daily, the natural advantages offered
the settler in Nevada, our state would
soon be a second Kansas.
with an annual ore production Of
$4O,OOO,OO0 and production from
farms, cattle and sheep amounting
to $30,0O0.OO0 the people OF the state
can with pride point out to the trav-
elers the wonderful resources We
possess. Journal.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10

approached near enough to torpedo
the warship without recognizing the
name. Each waTShip, even of dis
tinctive class, has number of identi-
flying chart
There is reason to doubt, also, the
probability that German submarine
was destroyed. This claim was basel
by Petrograd upon the statement
that a destroyer rammed the vessel.
Ramming submarines has become a
highly imaginative proceeding. With
so many rports Of ramming from the
British with confirmation extension
OF the hallucination to the Baltic
might have been expected All re-
ports have been as the Russians say,
that the submarine was not seen to
again rise to the surface. A subma-
rine diving before\ an approaching
enemy naturally would not rise again.
But if it was rammed, distress buovs
would almost inevitably come to the
surface.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
State Has Jurisdiction Over
Waters Located Within R reservation

The Supreme court handed down
decision yesterday, granting the
writs OF habcas corpus prayed for by
James Oxley and James Mulvaney,
who were charged with cattle steal
ing in Elko county. The court or
dcrcd that the petitioners 'oe dis
charged from custody. These men
had been arrested and through the
testimony of an accomplice, confined
in the county Jail, they were bound
over for trial. Judge Frank Nor
cross wrote the decision which was
concurred in by the other two men,
bcrs.
Today the Supreme court handed
down a decision in the case OF cx
parte Crosby, known as the fish case.
This case was one in which Charles
S. Crosby had been arrested within
the boundaries OF Pyramid Lake In
dian reservation on charge of hav-
ing violated section 9 of act entitled,
AN Act to provide for the protec-
ton and preservation OF trout and
other fish in the waters of the state
of Nevada" by which it is made un
lawful for any person to have IN his
possession on any one calendar day
more than ten pounds of trout.
Crosby was engaged in the busi-
ness of Transporting fish from Pyra-
mid Lake Indian reservation and
shipping them in large quantities to
various parts of the state and to
points outside the state. On the day
of his arrest he had in his possession
several hundred pounds of fish.
Having been tried before the JUS
.ice court Of Wadsworth township
and by that court found guilty and
sentenced to pay fine, Crosby sued
out writ OF prohibition in the Su-
preme court for the purpose of test
ing the law.
The decision in the case is written
by Justice McCarran, with the unan-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10

lmous concurrence of his associates.
The DECISION holds that the Justice
court Of Wadsworth township had
jurisdiction over the person of the
petitioner and also over the offense
charged. 49,.
The opinion of Justice McCarran
in effect holds that it is a right n
herent in the state, as the sovereign
power, to enact laws for the protec-
ton and preservation of fish and
game in the waters and on the lands
within the confines of its territory;
that wild fowl and fish in public wa
ters are the subject of state protec-
ton, control and regulation, and that
he who takes such fish or game does
SO as privilege, not as right; and
the taking under the privilege thus
accorded is subject to such condi-
tions and limitations as the sover-
eign power of the state, speaking
! through its legislature, has seen 1T
! 10 impost.
Reasoning from various decisions
| by the Supreme court of the United
states the opinion holds that the
| waters of Pyramid Lake Indian res
ervation are public waters of this
state, to the extent, at least, that
state regulation of the taking of fish
rom such waters by parties other
than Indian wards of the govern
ment may be effective; and that the
same principle applies as to the oper-
alton of statutes such as the one
sought to be enforced in this case
with reference to parties, not Indian
wards of the government, violating
its provisions as to the limit of catch
or the number of fish had in posses
sion on any one calendar day.
The question decided in this case
is one that for many years has occu-
pied the attention of those interest
ed in the fish and game laws of this
state, and is of more than usual pub
lie interest, especially in Washoe
county.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-07-10
Press of America
Greatly Prejudiced
[Bv United Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.-"The
press of the United States is preju-
diced against Germany declared
Frau Riga Hellman OF Berlin, who
is attending the International Cen
ference of Women Workers to Pro-
mote Permanent Peace in session
here.
Il nave tried to be just in my
finding but in the east the press is
decidedly anti-German. Whether it
is because of British censorship or
because Of the papers policies, ] DO
not know. Germany is not being fair
ly treated" -.