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The Parker post., 1917-04-14

opinion of Well-known mining engi-
found beneath these quartz veins at
their junction with the FL Dorado.
On the east side of Lion hill is the
Seneca vein. which outcrOpS strong
(Contiuued on Page 12.)
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
AGRICULTURAL
{ EMP|RE WITH
LOTS Of WATER
SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES OF
PARKER LANDS ARE NOW UN-
DER IRRIGATION-LAND MAY
BE THROWN OPEN UNDER
PUMPING SYSTEM.

Parker is not only located in the
center of a rich gold and copper min
ing region, but has Immediately ad-
jacent to it 1875, 200 acres of the most
tract of land lies within the Colo
rado River Indian reservation and
along the east bank of the Colorado
river, and whenever it is opened to
entry by the government it will pro-
vide homes for several thousand peo-
pie and increase the assessed valua-
tion of the state by many millions
of dollars.
While the bottom lands of the res
ervation are capable of being irri-
gated with water brought directly
by system of canals and diverting
works from the Colorado river, such
a system requires large expendi-
ture of money for construction. To
secure several million dollars for this
work from the government is an i'm
possibility for many years to come,
and realizing the futility of seeking
government aid for this purpose, the
state of Arizona several months ago
completed a series of test wells for
the purpose of investigating the ex-
ply, hoping, in the event that suf-
ficient underground water could be
developed, that the government
would open the lands and allow set
tiers to develop, them by means of
pump irrigation.
approximately 5000 acres of
these lands have been allotted to the
Indians, and by government appro-
priation a pumping plant has been
constructed and an irrigation system
provided for the benefit of the In
dams. Last year about 1900 acres
were under cultivation, and this
year the acreage under cultivation
will probably approximate $500
acres One thousand acres have been
leased to the Parker Cattle company
and is now being cleared and level
ed. This tract will be planted to
alfalfa. Another thousand acres
have been leased to j. N. V. Brown
of Riverside, who will plant it to
long staple cotton. Aside from this
the balance of the land serves no
purpose whatever, except for the
grazing of a few hundred head of
cattle.
Underground Water Plentiful.
The work by the state of Arizona
in it's underground water investiga-
ton, was carried on with a view not
only to collect data by tests of a
scientific nature, but also to make
demonstrations under practical con-
ditions and on commercial scale
The wells put down by the state
were twelve and sixteen iches in
The Parker post., 1917-04-14

were given good pumping tests.
Test work on 12-inch well No.
was begun, but could no. be carried
to a finish for. the lack OF funds with
which to correct certain defects in
the conditions and construction.
which required a seal in the bottom
Continued on Page 12.)
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
Drilling For Sulphides.

Several months ago George H.
Long, j. L. McIver and associates of
United Eastern fame, bonded the
Manning & Roeder property, consist
ing of about thirty claims, and 10
Gated short distance west of the
Colorado river. A churn drill was
installed and hole put down to the
500-foot point, when it was decided
by the management to substitute a
core drill.
1t is definitely known that most ex-
cellent results were obtained from the
drilling already accomplished on this
property, although at the time OF
~ n
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
COPPER BASIN
MINES SHOWING
SULPH|OE ORES
TWO STRONG COMPANIES PRE-
PAIRING TO PROSPECT GROUND
BY DRILLING - ONE DRILL
HOLE SHOWS COPPER SULPH-
IDES TO GREAT DEPTH.

The mining districts on the west
side of the Colorado river and north
of Parker are making great strides
in development. The chief interest
among mining men generally is the,
work that is being done at the Cop
per Basin mine, where large body
of sulphide ore has been encountered
in the 3OO-foot shaft.
This property was recently bonded
to Cohen & Giberson of San Fran
cisco by J. L. Curtis and associates.
Since they have taken over the prop
erty the shaft has been sunk from
100 feet to over 500 feet, and at no
time has the working been out of the
ore. A station has just been COM
pleted at the 300-foot level, and the
shaft is being continued to greater
depth.
Water was encountered at $50 it.
and pumps are now on the way
from the coast to handle the flow. AS
soon as these are installed drifting
and prosecuting will be started on
the 3OO-foot level, and sinking op-
erations will be continued without
interruption.
That the Copper Basin mine will
develop a large body of disseminated
sulphide ore is the confident belief of
several mining engineers who have
| examined the property.
Adjoining the Copper Basin is the
Lucky Boy, owned by j. H. Curtis
This property has a showing almost
equal to the Copper Basin and one
shaft down 100 feet has exposed a
good body of sulphide ore. Next to
| the Lucy Boy is the Mt. Whipple
property, recently bonded to J. L.
Bryson and associates of Los Angeles
A new road is being constructed to
! this property from the main Copper
! Basin road to point where the per-
| manent camp is to be established and
! the new shaft is to be sunk A COM
plete equipment OF machinery will be
! installed on this property within the
next thirty days
The Parker post., 1917-04-14

minerals ON the estate of the Billie
Mack
The Parker post., 1917-04-14

CONTINUED op Page 12.)
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Continued on Page 16.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
DOE RUN BOY MAKES
GOOD IN MARINE CORPS

By hitting the bull's-eye with un.
erring skill from the standing, kneel.
ing, or sitting position, John H. Deitz-
Ter of Doe Run, this county, has quail
flied as a marksman in the United
States Marine Corps, according to an
official bulletin from Washington.
John, who is a son of John A. Deitz-
Ter of Doe Run, enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps at its Baltimore
recruiting station on February 10
1917: After a short course of train
ing, he made an excellent score at
"slow and rapid" fire, winning the
badge of craftsmanship and an in
crease of pay.
Dozens Of recruits arrive daily at
Port Royal, S. c., where young Deitz-
Ter is stationed, and they take live
ly interest in their military training,
which includes boxing, swimming. and
other subjects. The country boy and
his comrades will be we'll prepared to
do their "bit" when they get the call
to go into action.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
NUMBER IN DIFFER
ENT ARMY DIVISIONS

A regiment of infantry at maxi.
mum war strength, 1902 enlisted mer
and Sc officers, making an aggregate
enlisted strength of 2,05S.
In a cavalry regiment there are So
officers and 1902 men, at war strength
making a total enlisted strength OF
1879 In a regiment Of field artil-
lery, there are AZ officers and 1920
men, an aggregate Of 1887. In a
regiment of engineers there are sc
officers and 1,061 men, an aggregate
of 1907.
A division usually is made up of 8
regiments of inafntry, divided into
brigades; one of cavalry; one regiment
of engineers; field battalion of sig
nal troops. A division is composed of
approximately 10000 men and officers,
which makes a balanced army. The
army corps is usually composed of
approximately 3 divisions or approx
imately 100000 men and officers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
VEGETABLES MAY BE
DRIED SUCCESSFULLY

Economy may be Effected by drying
vegetables by artificial heat. The
simplicity of the method and equip
ment and the ease with which the
dried product is kept makes drying a
very practical substitute for canning.
Miss Addie D. Root of the University
of Missouri College of Agriculture
offers few suggestions for drying
vegetables: "When drying string
beans or peas good green color may
be preserved by blanching them before
placing them in the dryer. (Vegeta-
bles may be blanched by placing them
in boiling water for a few minutes
and then plunging them into cold wa
ter.) Prepare the peas and beans as
for cooking. Blanch from two to five
minutes and place in the drier at a
temperature of lao degrees-160 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Greens, such as Swiss chard and
spinach, makes an attractive dried
product. Only fresh greens should be
dried. Prepare as for cooking and
place in the dryer. Keep at tenn
perature from lao degrees to 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Corn should be cooked in boiling
water from to Is minutes or just
long enough to set the milk. It is
then cut from the cob with thin,
sharp knife and placed in the dryer at
a temperature of 140 degrees to 100
degrees Fahrenheit.
Vegetables such as carrots and
sweet potatoes may be dried. Vege-
tables of this type dry better when
cut into small pieces.
ut requires about three hours to
dry vegetables by artificial heat in a
simple drying apparatus, which can
be made at home" Such dryer may
consist of series of wooden trays,
,wo inches deep, with screen wire
bottoms. The trays should be placed
me upon the other and elevated above
he stove or other source of heat by
box ten inches deep, from which the
OPP and bottom have been removed,
md which should rest on four bricks
% permit air circulation under the
lryer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
BRINGING GOOD OUT OF EVIL

A reader asks whether "bringing
good out of evil" is akin to "doing
evil that good may come" By nc
means. 1t is never right or safe to
90 evil in the hope that good will
come out of it. In doing so one be-
comes responsible for the evil and has
no assurance that he can convert the
evil into good. No matter how GER
tain one may be that he can raise the
dead, he should try the experiment on
some one already dead, and not kill
person in order to try his skill in
raising the dead. So in public affairs,
one should do his best to prevent evil;
but if evil comes in spite of all he
can do, it is his privilege, even his du-
ty, to bring out of the evil as much
good as possible. The war is here,
let us bring all the good we can out
of it.-Commoner
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
HERE, BOYS, is A CHANCE
TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY

The Sixth Regiment Nationa
Guards of Missouri is being reorgan
lied, and every town in Southeas
Missouri is stirring itself. Ste. Gen
cvieve was to have organized a com.
pany in connection with Perryville
but it seems that Perryville wants q
company all of her own, and has q
sufficient number of men signed up to
organize a company. Ste. Genevieve
has 30 signed up under Capt. E. D.
Vogt, and SO are needed to organize
Our Ste. Genevieve boys want FARM
ington to join with them and help fill
out the company. While company
may organize with a complement of
68 men, it is entitled to 124-in fact,
that is what it should have to be a
full company.
Capt. Vogt has written John Coff-
man, who for six years was a mem
Der of the old Sixth Regiment before
its dismemberment, and is ready to
enlist with the Ste. Genevieve boys.
See John at once and talk the mat
ter over with him, so that he can ad-
wise Capt. Vogt whether it would be
worth while for him to come here.
If he gets favorable answer ,he will
come, accompanied by Colonel Ma
bry
Any one between the ages of 18
and 45 who can pass the physical
examination may volunteer and will
be accepted. Of course. all who vol
unteer and are accepted in any COM
pany of this regiment are thereby
exempted from draft, and any regis
tered person may volunteer. It is al
so an opportunity for those under 81
years of age and who have attained
their 18th year, and for those over
30 and under 45 years who want to
serve their country as soldiers.
AS soon as the companies and reg
iment are in shape to organize, they
will be mustered into the State SER
vice at once, and will receive 20 per
cent of full pay until August 20, when
the regiment will leave for San An
tonic, Texas, to go into training,
when they will get full pay. All vol
unteers stay at their work until Au-
gust, but are to drill once a week.
Our boys are not slackers, and we
are sure they will take up this matter
with loyal enthusiasm.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
INSPIRING SIGHTS

We all love to see things very new
and very old-especially the latter. |
shall never forget the thrill of pleas
ure which came to me in Campbell,
Mo-, in 1906, when | overlook foot
man on his way to the church wherein
the District Conference was in ses-
sion, who had documentary evidence
of being 1876 years old. What mar
velous sight it was! | never expect
to see so old a man again. Would
you not like to see the Oldest spot on
the continent? If so, come to Ar
cadia, climb Mt. Assembly and then
stand facing north, and that very spot
will be in front of you, mile and a
half away.
This was the first spot to appear
above the ocean surface, and it is
known as Pilot Knob, the Pixies Peak
of the Ozarks. West of it fourth
of mile or less in it's nearest spot,
Shepherd Mountain sets in and trav
els little south of west to a point
where it drops almost to the level of
the Valley. Here Tom Sank sudden
ly lifts his head skyward, makes a
descent south, bearing somewhat
east, to the foot of Lewis Mountain,
which in turn trends eastward until
it forms a pass between it and the
three peaks of Mt. Assembly, foot
hills of Hogan Mountain.
Eastward from Mt Assembly the
fluctuations are gentle, the surface
gradually sloping northward to the
level of the Valley, through which
Stout's Creek, whose head waters are
west near Tom Sank, finds an outlet
to st. Francis River. But before it
gets there it forms a sort of miniature
Royal Gorge called the Shut-in, and
further on has concrete dam thirty
feet high thrown across it, thus form
ing beautiful body of water a mile
long and an eighth of mile wide,
called "Lake Killarney" Arcadia
Heights start just east of Pilot Knob
and travel east and then southeast,
sloping southwark to the
Shut-in, thus completing the boundary
Of the wonderfully beautiful Valley Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
CORRECT MEAL PLANNING
ELIMINATES LEFT-OVERS

The use of left-overs has always
been a problem to careful housewives.
In her food conservation talks to Mis-
souri, women, Miss Bah Bell of the
University Of Missouri College of Ag-
riculturc suggests that left-overs be
eliminated "Plan your meals cor
rectly," she says, "and be sure you
are serving foods that will satisfy all
of the body requirements. Cook
so that no food is wasted by scorch-
ing, overseasoning or by pouring off
water in which foods are cooked.
Serve carefully so that nothing will
be left on the plate. 1t is better to
make two small servings than one so
large that some of it is unused.
"In some instances left-overs are
unavoidable, since the appetite va
ries from day to day. Even SO there
is no excuse for waste. Left-overs
may be used in many different ways"
Suggestions for the use of left-overs
are available and may be had for the
asking.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
EXPERT TELLS HOW
TO COMBAT FLIES

Columbia, Mo-, June 18.-"The fly
season is with us once again. Fly
swatting has already begun in this
| section of the country, and would be
more under way except for the cold,
damp spring which prevailed in our
State" DR.. M. P. Ravenel of the de-
partment of preventive medicine of
the University of Missouri says.
Remember that insects carry d.
seases and that one of the worst is
the so-called domestic house-fy,"
which many people think should be re-
named the typhoid fly. The fly is a
scavanger. 1t begins its life in filth,
and throughout its existence is con-
stantly feeding on filth. Unfortun-
ately, 1t is not selective, and after
feeding in a spittoon or garbage bar
rel will make its next meal in the
dining room or on the baby's bottle or
lips. Its body is covered with hairs,
its feet end in claws, and if exam
med under the magnifying glass it
appears ideally formed to pick up and
carry filth.
"The true way of approaching the
problem of the fly nuisance is to pre-
vent breeding" DR.. Ravenel says.
Flies breed by preference in horse
manure. This material should then
be the first object of our care. Within
a few minutes after the dropping of
the manure flies will deposit their eggs
in it. If it is dried rapidly or buried
deeply as fertilizer the Matching of the
eggs is prevented. This is often not
possible. Various attempts have been
made to discover a cheap and efficient
way of treating manure so as to pre-
vent the Matching of eggs. One of |
the best methods is set forth by the |
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
which consists in sprinkling the ma
nure with powdered hellebore.
"For household use, fly poisons are
to be recommended. The two best of
these are formaldehyde and salicylate
of soda, either one of which can be
used in per cent solution. For house
hold use the salicylate of soda, the
largely used in rheumatism,
can be used by dissolving three tea
spoonfuls in pint of water. This is
speedily fatal to flies and not poison
ous for children or animals. Besides,
i is more attractive to flies especial
" if a little sugar is added"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
l AM THE UNIMPROVED
RURAL HIGHWAY

am the unimproved highway.
My name is Mud.
The feet that battered in primeva
slime gave me birth.
Unchanged while the ages past,
have endured. Time has but serv
ed to increase my infinite variety
Earth-born, and without soul, yet
have | lived. From the beginning
have been mans enemy.
A dust-colored python am l, stretch.
ing length across the hills, waiting
my time to crush ondeavor.
l have shared caravans that left
bleaching bones in lands now de-
sert.
Empires have fallen because of me.
| have turned victories into routs;
have trapped mighty leaders and
have crushed armies.
| am without faith; and those who
trust me l deceive.
Today l am fair to look upon; to-
morrow a steaming bog. | add diff
ficulty to distance.
With Isolation do | conspire to I'M
joint the endeavors of men. | tug
at the wheels of the grain cart that
bread may be dear. / hamper those
70, who would feed the race. l am an
enemy of church and school. | mire
the healer on his rounds and delay
his coming that little ones may die.
/ am disrupter of home. l speed
the first-born to the city when
am fair to see; and when he would
return l face him with my forbid
ding depths.
| am a minister to Bitterness; and lay
a tax on all the world.
There are none who live who do not
pay me tribute.
When men plowed with a crooked
stick l was there. When the an
clients covered me with stones /
slipped away to other lands.
am the oldest Lie that lives today,
Men count me cheap. / know the
price they pay who count me so.
| am the highway-the unimproved
highway.
My name is MUD!
Selected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
Bowel Complaints In India.

In lecture at one of the Des
Moines, Iowa, churches a missionary
from India told of going into the in
terror of India, where he was taken
sick, that he had a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy with him and believed that it
saved his life. This remedy is used
successfully in India both as a pre-
ventive and cure for cholera. You
may know from this that it may be
depended upon for the milder forms
Of bowel complaint that occur in this
country. Obtainable everywhere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
To the Public

~ have been using Chamberlain's
Tablets for indigestion for the past
six months, and it affords me pleas
ure to say | have never used a rem
edy that did me so much good. Mrs.
c. E. Riley, Illion, N. Y, Chamber
lain's Tablets are obtainable every
where. (adv.l
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
TooTHsoME MEATS

OF every description can always be
secured at Autsen's Meat Market.
$500 Coupon Books for $4.85. Good
meat is our specially. Phone So.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
BARGAIN SALE

For two weeks, beginning Saturday,
June 18th, we will sell all stamped
goods at ten per, cent below regular
price.-The ENTERPRISE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

Maiden made a holiday of registra-
ton day, hoisted a 9O-foot flag staff.
In the morning while their sweet
hearts were registering, pretty girls
We're playing the tag game for the
Red Cross, and at the afternoon ex-
ercises beautiful new flag was
raised and Old Glory swung to the
breeze while the patriotic crowd with
barred heads cheered the national en-
blem.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

shooting occurred at the "stone house"
mile beyond Victoria, Tuesday night,
June 18th about Z o'clock, when Mrs.
J. D. Celia shot her niece, Miss Mimi
Celia, and then turned the weapon OH
herself. A deranged mind is the ex-
PLANTATION that is given for the act
DeSoto Times.
Mrs. Eliza C. bearing, mother of
Circuit Judge E. M. bearing, died at
her home in DeSoto, on June 18th,
aged rs years. Mrs. bearing, whose
maiden name was Cole, was born near
Blackwell, in Washington county.
May 14th, 1888, and married to R. H.
bearing December 20, 1857.
Wilbur Holthouser shot and killed
his step-father, Lon Brandon, on the
18th inst, near Charleston, after first
being fired upon and shot in the
shoulder by his step-father.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

The Puxico Baptist Church has
leased ten-acre tract which it has
planted in corn to help feed the world
during war times. The church thus
kills two birds with one stone-helps
the food problem and helps pay
church expenses.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

E. P. Thomas, a well-known citi-
zen of Morehouse, died on the 31st
ult. from accidentally taking an ov-
erdose of strychnine mixture. He had
been in poor health for several
months He was 81 years old and
leaves son and four daughters.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

What may prove to be a fatal 81
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

E. R. Haywood, an old Civil war
veteran and citizen of Reynolds coun-
ty, died at his home in Ellington on
the 9th inst, aged 70 years. He
leaves a wife, nine children, 81 grand
children and Is great-grandchildren.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-25
CAMOUFLAGE MINCE :
PIE FOR HIS HONOR
Judge Carney Eats Kind He Used to
Eat In Stanley Quarter,

The open season for mince pie was
ushered in at Judge B. F. Gaffney's
home a few days ago by the appear
ance at dinner of a pie made by Mrs.
Gaffney. 1t was possessed of a most
appetizing aroma. a tempting rich
ness of appearance and a toothsome
flavor which strongly reminded the
Judge of his boyhood days in. the
Stanley Quarter where good things
have always abounded. The Judge
lngeringly tasted each morsel, roll
ing it under his tongue and enjoying
it thoroughly. He believed, and said
so, that it was the best mince pie he
had ever tasted-and the others at the
table joined with him in it's praise.
When they had fully committed them
selves as to the pies quality, Mrs.
Gaffney informed them that it had an
excellence not suspected by them; that
owing to the fact that here was no
meat in the pie, It's cost was less than