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The Parker post., 1916-10-07
Billy Mack III.

Billy Mack is reported to be ser
iously i'll, and it is doubtful that he
will be able to survive his present
illness. However, his many friends
sincerely hope that he will pull
through and live for many years to
come
The Parker post., 1916-10-07
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
PARAGRAPHS.
Visited State Capital.

Cashier o. M. Spence Of the Com
mercial Bank transacted business In
APhoenix Saturday and Sunday.
The Parker post., 1916-10-07

! that most of the bottom lands north
OF this line will he allotted to the In
dians.
AS to the mesa lands in the vicin-
ity of Parker townsite, existing data
was found sufficient for our purpose.
Test borings have been made at
many places by which the depth to
water, the depth of soil and quality
of water have been investigated.
Three wells of working size have
been sunk at points several miles
! apart and two quite exhaustive
tpumping tests have been made. :.
Reasons for This investigation.
While the land in question is ca
pable of being irrigated with water
brought to it directly by a system of
| canals and diverting works from the
Colorado river, such a system ne
quires large expenditure of money
for construction of these works. The
amount would probably amount to
several million dollars To secure
such sum of money for the purpose
presents grave difficulties when PLAN
ned for the near future. 1t is desir
ed to determine if, under the exist
ing physical conditions, individual
SETTLERS might establish their homes
within confidence on these lands, and
at reasonable cost by the method of
pump irrigation, each developing his
own supply of water.
Donations for the Work.
BY a provision of the legislation
authorizing the work, the state land
department was permitted to accept
donations of labor and supplies from
private parties, and under the diff
cult conditions, our results would
have covered much less ground if
this provision had not been made
Apparatus was loaned to us for lit
tie or no compensation and expense
was much reduced by concessions in
prices and by free services. Parti-
calarly has Hon. j. B. Flanagan, of
fafkfr labored on the ground to pro-
mot the work, at much personal
saci flee
Field Under Examination.
These lands lie in a sparsely set
tied region on the western boundary
'ot Arizona and on the east bank of
'he Colorado river. They are all on
the Colorado River Indian reserva-
ton. The arabic lands belong prin-
c pally to the so-called flood plane
or bottom lands composed of the allu-
vial deposits laid down in the past by
the Colorado river. These amount
to some $4,000 acres in the gross,
measured south of the line before
mentioned; the area capable of de-
velopment being considerably less on
The Parker post., 1916-10-07

Famous Girard Cigars, large size,
only 10 cents now, at the City Drug
Store.
The Parker post., 1916-10-07

Suggest a new name for IF lash
light" and win 5000. Contest blanks
free at the City Drug Store.
The Parker post., 1916-10-07

Conkin seif-fiIiine fountain pens
are the best. City Drug Store.
The Parker post., 1916-10-07
LAPAZCRAVEL
RICH In GOLD
COMPANY MAKING EXTENSIVE,
PREPARATIONS FOR HYDRAUL-
licking PLACER HOLDINGS IN
NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY,.

I'y way of preparation for the enor-
r0us placer plant which is to be in
stalled to work the old La Paz gravel
becs, the construction of a 100000
gallon reservoir is being pushed rap
idly to completion. In order to give
the ,eservoir sufficient height the
New Pa Paz Gold Mining company,
which owns the property, has blasted
the top off a mountain five miles east
OF the La Paz townsite and a big
pipe line will be extended to this
from enormous pumps to be installed
near the river The wells for these
pumps have already been sunk
@. L. Grimsley, president of the
mining company, came in last week
from Los Angeles to look over the
work. The writer accompanied him
to the property and was agreeably
surprised at the amount of work tha:
has already been done preliminary
to the actual mining operations which
arr to begin this winter.
b. G. Abercrombie, an experienced
mining engineer, is in charge of the
development work Mr.. Abercrombie
has a little dry wash placer outfit
which he uses for testing the gravel
He took this up the old Goodman
wash and threw few shovels Of
gravel into it, When it had been
panned down seventeen "colors,' all
larger than a pin head, remained
The dirt at this point ran about So
in gold to the yard The tests
have shown the general average Of
the La Paz country to be $3.50 a
yard; and Mr. Grimsley states that
he estimates the total yardage of the
district at 22,000,0O0
This property and others of large
proportions in the Quartzsite district
promise ito make northern Yuma coun
ty gold camp of great Importance
in the next fewyears. There are also
valuable copper, gold and cinnabar
mines in the district-Blythe Herald.
The Parker post., 1916-10-07
Cable Ferry in Operation.

The new Parker Cable Ferry across
the Colorado rriver was put into op-
GRAFTON early the past week. Every
timing is working perfectly, and the
inch and a half cable which is
stretched across the river assures
safety to the patrons of the ferry
of business, three h. D., Fairbanks
were crossed at the same time, the
"trip being made in five minutes.
More or less trouble was experienc-
ed in bringing the big cable across
about two weeks ago, when light
er cable over which it was being
slid across the river broke when the
work was nearly completed. 1t was
some task in raising the cable from
the bottom of theriver bed, but per-
severence Won in the end, and a few
days ago it was successfully landed
on the California side and anchored.
The ferry is being operated by
Messrs. l. p Rurnette and. John
Roberts, who promise their patrons
complete safety and quick service
either day or night An advertise
ment OF the Cable Ferry appears in
another column of The Post this
week.
The Parker post., 1916-10-07

The investigation
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
COM'DORE BENEDICT
IS BIRD BENEFACTOR
Leaves Three Hundred Acre Estate
to Feathered Friends and Pro-
vides for Their Care.

A lover of birds all his life, from
the tiny wren to the great white
swan. Elias Cornelius Benedict, bank-
err and capitalist and the intimate
friend of the late President Cleve-
land, is going to leave his 300-acre
estate at Greenwich, Conn, to his
feathered friends.
~ have always loved the out of
DOORS" says the commodore, who IS
now in his SIND year, "and for many
years l have thought that l should
like my home to be home for the
birds. want them to be comforts
ble."
Behind the commodore in his prof.
ect stands the Greenwich Bird Pro-
tective Association, including in its
membership the wealthiest residents
of Greenwich.
Ernest Thompson Seton will serve
as outdoor architect for the new
bird home. The land on which he is
to work forms an ideal refuge Tor
the various species which visit tins
latitude. There are groves of hem
locks which will break the winter
winds and harbor the chicadees and
others who spend the cold season in
Connecticut. Thirty other varieties
of trees are represented in the
groves on the estate.
One border of the estate runs
along Long Island Sound. On this the
shore birds will find safety. In the
center of the estate is a lake and this
is to be planted with wild celery and
other weeds which ducks feed upon.
Throughout the entire property bird
boxes will be placed, suitable to all
kinds of birds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE.
After Four Years Of DiscOuraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for fout
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
had gotten so weak | could not stand,
and gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, | could tell it was helping me. /
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing my work"
II you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the Woman's tonic. lthaS helped
more than million women, in It's 50
years of wonderful success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardmi for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recon-
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
Instructions on your case and 64-page book Home
Treatment for Women. sent in plain wrapper. E66-B
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
BOIL WEEVIL EVIDENTLY
SCARCE IN THIS SECTION
Diligent Search BY Men of Entomo-
logical Department Finds None.

Diligent Search BY Men of Entomo-
logical Department Finds None.
A diligent search made during the
first three days of this week through
out Clay and sections of Early
county by Federal Agent G. T. Cas-
sells, of this city, and Ira w. Will
liams, J. D. Smith and R. A. Manus,
of the Georgia department. of agri-
culture, disclosed the fact that if
there are any boil weevils in this
locality they know how to keep out
of sight. Not a single one Of the
insects was found by the searchers,
although they looked carefully over
various fields where the heaviest in
festation was noted last year.
While not inclined to say their
failure to find any weevils proves
there are none here now MIR. Cassels
and the other gentlemen are convinc'
ed that the damage done by the pests
in Clay this year will be slight
Fort Gaines Georgian.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17

the ticks the cattle soon recover ana
make remarkable gains in weight and
anpearance. Tick infested cattle, al
ter. the first dip, seem to recognize
the benefit and often break away
from the attendants and plunge into
the tank and swim through the ar
senic solution with apparent rellsn:
Every female tick lays from LOU
to 5000 eggs, each of which hatches
into a little tick containing IN its
blood the Texas fever parasite. Inc
eggs are laid anywhere in the pasture
ana as soon as a cow comes along
the ticks Immediately attach them
selves to its legs, and then the trouO-
le begins. Often COW or steer
will have thousands of ticks attached
TO it's hide sucking the very life blood
from the animal in addition to inocu-
Iating it with fever germs.
IF the cow happens to be a South
ern animal. partially immune to the
nfroplasma. it will drag along an eX-
istence as a weak scrub and unless
rid of the ticks probably finally die,
but if If is one which has never been
inoculated with the parasite it VIII
die and die quickly. This has pre-
vented the building up of the South
ern herds by the Introduction OF
Northern pure bred animals.
Millions of Acres Cursed.
Eight years ago when the tick was
found to be the carrier OF the Texas
fever there were nearly 5OO,O0O,OOO
acres of tick-infested territory in 10
Southern states. Since then some
45.OOO.OOO acres have been freed of
ticks in California, 25,00O,OOO acres
in Texas. about 100000 acres in
tennessee and Virginia each, 49,
OOO. 900 acrs of North and South Car
olina. 100000 acres in Oklahoma,
and nearly 20,000,000 acres in Mis-
besides large areas in other
states; in all considerably over lOO,-
900 900 acres have been cleared OF
the scOurge.
What has resulted from this cam
paign in money gain in the beef and
milk output?
There are no losses from Texas
fever on one-ffth of the original fe-
Yer acrea, which may indicate saw
ing of from 100000 to $6,OOO,-
600. According to information gath
cred by the department of agrlcuIt-
ure the average gain per herd of cat
tie has been 1915, which should give
an approximate total annual increase
for the cattle marketed from the
cleanup territory of considerably
over $1,000000 additional. Pure
bred cattle are being introduced into
and improving the herds; and the in
crease in milk production is reported
from IS to % per cent.
The most aggressive fight magma
BILE is being made against the Texas
fever tick, and it is gradually being
pushed off the map. In the open
range country, such as Texas and
Florida, where there are practically
no fences, this is slow process, no
whatever having been made
in Florida.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
WORK FOR NOTHING
What THOUSANDS Do
OF 100000 BUSINESS CORPORA
TIONS 100000 DO NOT EARN
ONE CENT IN A YEAR.

Edward N. Hurley, vice chairman
of the federal trade commission,
saws: "The federal trade commits
sion has been in existence one year,
and after surveying the field we
found from a preliminary investiga-
ton that 100000 corporations out of
a total of 100000 engaged in the
manufacturing and mercantile bust
ness of the United States were eking
out an existence; 100000 of them
did not earn a penny. Out of 10000
successful corporations doing bus
mess of 100000 year over 10000
charged off no depreciation what
ever. Only ten per cent of our man
ufacturers and merchants know the
actual cost to manufacture and sell
their products; 40 per cent estimate
what their costs are, and so per cent
have no method but price their goods
arbitrarily. Most of the manufact
urers and merchants who do not
know what their goods cost are bas-
ing their selling price on what their
competitors sell for, and with only
this knowledge for a basis they are
frequently cutting prices and demon
alizing the industry in which they are
engaged.
"There were over $4,000 business
failures in the United States last
year, more than 10000 of them were
small concerns. We all know that
large percentage of business is run at
loose ends, haphazard and without
the proprietors really knowing at any
time how they stand or whether they
are making a profit or loss"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
BUD BLALOCK
MAY BE CANDIDATE
Internal Revenue Collector Returns
to Georgia After Conference With
Smith and Hardwick.

Internal Revenue Collector Returns
to Georgia After Conference With
Smith and Hardwick.
WASHINGTON.-A. o. Blalock,
on leaving Washington this after
noon for Atlanta, declined to say
whether or not he will enter the race
for governor.
While here he held extended con-
ferences with both Senators HOlle
Smith and T. w. Hardwick. The re-
suit of the interviews was apparently
satisfactory, for Mr.. Blalock seemed
in perfect good humor on depart
ing.
7'Do you expect to enter the gu
bernatorial racer" he was asked.
81 have no announcement to make
at this time" was the reply.
Answering other questions, Mr..
Blalock indicated that he had not
definitely and finally made up hi
mind as to his political future. Il
there are only two other candidates
in the race he may enter.
Mr.. Blalock insisted his visit hers
was not to consult with the two sen.
ators in regard to the situation, but
to confer with Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue Osborn on revenue
matters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
STANDARD OIL PROFITS
DOUBLE THE YEAR OF 1914

Earnings in 1915 Show an Increase
of $S,O25,744.
NEW YORK.-The profits of the
Standard Oil Company of New York
for 1915 were more than double
those of 1914. According to an an
nual statement issued today net earn
ings of SIS, 761, 633 show an increase
of $8,025,74 the surplus increasing
from S1,736,000 to $9,761, and the
total surplus from $16,701,591 to
S2O,464,254. The total surplus is
now more than one-third of the com
pany's entire capitalization.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
TWO WHITE MEN CONVICTED
STEALING cow FROM NEGRO

Judge Kersey and Sam Brown, two
white men, living in the Fourth dis
trict, were convicted of stealing a
cow from negro. Kersey was sent
to the penitentiary for three years,
while Brown got off with one year
on the gang.-Cuthbert Libereal-En-
teprise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
CATTLE TICK COSTS
S7S,OOO,OOO A YEAR
pERNTCIOUs ACTIVITY OF PEST
RETNG CONQUERED BY Gov
ERNNIENTAL EFFORTS.
IMMUNITY BATH OR CATTLE
Every Female Tick Lays From 1,5OO
to 5000 Eggs, Each of which
Matches Into Little Tick Contain
ing in It's Blood Fever Parasite.


Matches Into Little Tick Contain
ing in It's Blood Fever Parasite.
There's no getting away from it, the
cattle tick is costly. It is no dream
from a scientists laboratory that this
infectious insect is expensive. Its
nrasence is felt in the butchers bill
that you groan over, in the high price
and relative scarcity of beef, and IN
the high cost of living. As a matter
of fact, this busy little insect costs
the United States anywhere from
$65,OOO,OOO to $75,00O,000 a year
This is the cattle tick of TeXas-a
fever tick which has the faculty OF
transmitting a fatal cattle disease
inst as mosquitoes transmit yellow
fever and malaria from one human
being to another. The bite of the Tex
as fever tick in itself is no more
harmful than is that of an ordinary
wood tick, the former contains in MS
system a microscopic parasite known
as piroplasma bigeminum, and his
bite causes Texas fever.
Strangely enough this fever min
ute germ which is deadly to cattle
does not harm the tick in the least.
But because the tick carries it from
one place to another it is the costly
offender and therefore it must go.
Happily it can be controlled, and bill
lions of them are being killed every
year and millions of acres which
were formerly Texas fever territory
and therefore cattle Guaranteed
have been entirely cleared of the
tick and the quarantine lifted.
This raising of the quarantine is
going on at the rate of many thous-
ands of acres a year under the Wig
orous eradication work of the de-
partment of agriculture in co-opera-
ton with state and local governments
and cattle growers themselves.
The Immunity Bath for Cattle.
It is interesting to note the discov-
cry of two scientists in the depart
ment of agriculture, Messrs. Smith
and Kilbourne, that the Texas fever
was transmitted by the tick, was the
first proof that disease could be car
ried from one animal to another by
an intermediary host. The later dis
coveries regarding the yellow fever
and malaria mosquito have resulted
in completely stamping out these HUI
man diseases from our southern cit
les from Cuba, Panama and other
sections.
AS in exterminating the mosquito
petroleum was the first agent used as
a wash or dip. But now they swing
the infested cattle through a tank of
arsenic solution which kills the ticks
outright without injuring the cattle.
Rid of the continual incubation from
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
WELLESLEY GIRLS ARE
NOT ABOVE MENIAL TASKS

Thirty Students Doing Wide Vari-
ETY. of Odd Jobs.
Wellesley, Mass, college girls are
not backward about doing mental
work to help pay their way through
college. Thirty girls are doing wide
variety of odd jobs.
Helen Augar, of New Rochelle, n.
Y, does general housework to get
funds. Mildred Brown, of st. Louis,
is a capable housemaid and sewing
girl. Louise Miner, of Lakeville,
Conn, has a good paying proposition
in baking bread and catering for 9TH
er students.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak

people who are weak, will be strengthened
and enabled to go through the depress-
ing heat of summer by taking regularly
Groves TasteIess Chill Tonic. 1t purifes
and enriches the blood and builds up
the whole system. SOC.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-05-17
Georgia Division speciaI.

United Confederate Reunion at
Birmingham May 1918, 1916. Spe-
cial train Macon to Birmingham
May 18th. Round trip fares:
Leave Macon 9:35 a. M, $3.50;
leave Fort Valley 1890 a. M, $4.S5;
leave Columbus 1 p. NJ, $40. Ar
rive at Columbus p. m. The train
will stop at other agency stations be-
tween Macon and Columbus on flag.
Low round trip fares from other sta
lions. For further information ask
the ticket agent CENTRAL OF
GEORGIA RAILWAY-"The Right
Way"
Prndncts of the Southern Cotton
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-28
Preachers for Wilson

Congressman Arthur B. Rouse,
Chairman of the Speakers Bureau of
the State Campaign, continues to Sc.
cure the best speakers in the country
for Kentucky and they are arousing
the people to the importance attach
ing to the approaching election.
Among the last he has secured are
Gov. wager of Porto Rico and Con-
gresham Garrett of Tennessee.
Several preachers have volunteered
their services, one of them being the
Rev. Edgar C. Riley, of Boone coun-
ty, a prominent pulpit orator of the
Christian church, who spoke at Muir
ray in Galloway county and will
speak at other points. He is so i'm
bued with the conviction that Wilson
should be reelected to continue to
keep the country out of war with
honor that he regards it a religious
duty to urge the people to retain him
in office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-28
Goes With w X Tire Co.

j. L Wells, who had been in the
employ OF Barnes & Metcalfe for some
time, as salesman, has resigned his
position to accept place as travelling
salesman and district manager of the
Western Kentucky Tire Co. Mr..
Wells has many friends who wish
him much success in his new busi-
ness. Hopkinsville will be his head
quarters. He left yesterday on his
initial trip.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-28
No Doubt About Kentucky.

There is never any doubt about
Kentucky when the Democrats are
united as in this campaign. Il is o ly
when there is dissension that it goes
Republican. In his conduct of the
campaign, Chairman J. Campbell Can
trill, has played no faction, but striv-
en- in every way to unite all under the
common banner of Wilson and Mar
shall. He has been eminently sue
cessful and the man who says Ken
lucky will go Republican, is headed
for the lunatic asylum. There has
not been and will not be any grounds
for any to claim that the chairman is
animated by any desire other than to
roll up the largest majority possible
for the ticket and take the Old Com
monweai,h for good and all out of the
so.called doubtful, column.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-28
Proxy Wedding.

Over twelve thousand miles Of tel
egraph wirs AMI performed through
proxies in the persons o: two lele-
graph operators, Private Byron j.
Linhart, company B, Second Missouri
infantry, stationed at Laredo, Tex,
and Miss Ruby Swartz, in her home
town of Butler, Mo-, were married
according to the rites Of the Episcopa!
church. Preliminary to the wedding
the officiating clergymen in Laredo
and Butler entered INTO telegraphic
conversation to ascertain the official
standing of each other in the church
and their authority to perform the
ceremony.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-28
Methodist Church.

Dr.. Powell will preach at 1915 a.
m, on How Christians Differ in Ex-
perience and Life from Others"
AT 1880 p. m, his theme will be
spirit Driven Men"
Sunday School at $50 a. nj. H.
Cate, Superintendent.
Wonan's B.5!e Class-Mrs. Lizzie
Clark, Teacher.
Primary LepartHent-Miss Mary
Walker, Supt
intermediate Glasses for all grades
and ages.
Epworth League at $50 p. nj
Special Missionary Service conducted
by Miss Ruth Hayden, with girls
dressed in colors representing the
different nations who need missions.
All members urged to be present.
Everybody come to church Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-28
Stammering SeIf-cured.

At about fifteen years of youth |
was suddenly attacked by that absurd
inability to start the sentence with
out suffering over the beginning; the
same difficulty came with certain let
ters in the middle of the sentence.
Determined 20 get over this | decided
that the best way wa, to get round 1t.
If stammering must be done il should
Ne done silently. when the obstacle
came-knowing that b must be said
ten times before il reached Because"
| said II TO myself. This implied GER
tain elaboration of utterance. If you
stammer. stammer In silence and then
get OF with your remark, Exchange.