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The Parker post., 1917-09-01
TO SIGN DESERT WATER HOLES

| TO make the desert regions of the
| western part of the United States
more accessible by locating their
widely separated watering places and
erecting hundreds of sign posts to
give directions and distances to the
watering places is an interesting and
practical project recently undertak-
en- by the United States Geological
Survey, Department of the Interior.
The project involves also the work
OF making accurate maps, showing
the location of the watering places.
OF preparing guides describing them
and giving distances between them.
of selecting we'll sites and of deyelOp
ing watering places ESQ far as money
available will permit) in localities
where water is most needed and
where the geological Investigations
indicate that underground supplies
can be obtained. 1t is expected that
this work will help to expedite the
discovery and development of the
rich mineral deposits in parts of
these regions. 1t will, of course, be
valuable in other respects.
In recent years the water supply
biologists of the Geological Survey
have developed trustworthy methods
OF locating ground water in arid re-
glons from surface indications and
OF estimating the depth to water and
the approximate annual yield of the
underground reservoirs. These meth
ods will be applied and further de-
veloped in connection with the sur
vey of desert watering places.
A number of survey parties are
now being organized in WASHINGTON
and will within a few weeks be at
work in the most arid parts of Ari
zona, California and Nevada. Each
party will consist of a geologist and
The Parker post., 1917-09-01
KAISER'S DOOM
Continued from Page /.

with the sword, with the sword must
he be killed. Here is the patience
and faith of the saints
The war began in August, 1914.
Thirty-two months it has been in
progress. The interpreters accepting
the AZ months mentioned in Revela-
tions as the duration of the war, con-
fidently expecting the overthrow of
the kaiser's armies in February, 1918.
Of the kaiser's addresses in the
terms OF me and Cod" the wise men
have the blasphemies of which the
Bible speaks. Ten crowns? There
have been ten Hohenzollern kings.
That is the tale in short as it
comes from the lips of the inter
prefers of the Word
The Parker post., 1917-09-01
In DAYS of Hard DRINKING.

In the days Of George Nv, when abil.
tty to drink hard was regarded as a
mark Of distinction, every glass on the
table was dedicated to one or other
dignitary. The guest who dared to
omit any part of this elaborate baccha-
palian routine was looked upon and
treated as an unclubable fellow, the
spirit being identical with that of the
"bad man. of Bret Harte's stories who
emptied his pistol into anyone who re-
fused to drink with him.
The Parker post., 1917-09-01


Mr.. Hudson, a meat cutter of Pasa-
dena, arrived in Parker Tuesday,
having accepted position in Raney's
meat market
Mrs Billie Rea and little daughter
arrived in Parker Saturday night
from visit to Texas.
W. H. Berry, mining man OF
Imperial valley, who has been in
these parts during the past week, re-
turned home Wednesday night
Mrs. B. M. FuQua and family, con-
sisting of Granville Fuqua and the
Misses Ruth, Mable, Senie, Carrie
and Billie FuQua, returned this week
from an extended visit to Long
Beach.
Riley Johnson, proprietor of the
A. & c. store at Bouse, and ]. F.
Vickers, a cattleman of the same
place, were among the visitors to
Parker Tuesday.
Mrs. Maxwell and son, Howard
Maxwell, and Cecil Rhodes Detrick,
who have been spending the sum-
mer at Prescott, returned home
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wesley Martin
returned this week from Kingman,
where they have been spending the
past few weeks visiting with friends
and relatives. They expect to re-
turn to Kingman within the next
few: days, as Mr.. Martin will engage
in the cattle business in Mohave
county.
The building formerly used as
Browns pool hall, which stood out
in the street and was used for bust
ness pending the construction of the
new concrete building which took
it's place, was moved this week by
Contractor Page and force of men
to Mr.. Browns lot on California
avenue, opposite the Mission hotel.
Auto travel has been quite heavy
OF late. and last Wednesday evening
not less than dozen machines hove
into town from outside parts. AS
the Parker Cutoff becomes better
known travel through here con-
tinues to increase, and it will not be
long before all the travel between
Phoenix and the coast will pass
through Parker.
B. L. Vaughn, president OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mine, and e. C.
Fleet, the secretary, both of San
Diego, arrived in town this week and
went out to the mine. Work at the
property will be resumed in the
shaft, which is now 175 feet deep, on
or about October 18th, when two
shifts OF men will be put on. A
contract has been let to continue the
tunnel which is now in ore at
depth Of 800 feet. The work of
taking out surface ore for shipment,
which was suspended on account of
The Parker post., 1917-09-01
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF
ACCOUNTS.

Notice is hereby given that all
accounts due the Parker Auto Com
pany have been assigned to the Com
mercial Bank Of Parker Adjustment
company, and the parties owing such
accounts should pay the same to the
undersigned
COMMERCIAL BANK OF PARKER
ADJUSTMENT COMPANY.
The Parker post., 1917-09-01
A Poor Counter.
.e's an expert accountant"

HES an expert accountant"
81 don't believe it,"
"Why notP"
II played golf with him the other
LAY and the scores he handed iE con-
siDced me that he had never studied
arithmetic"
The Parker post., 1917-09-01

one or more assistants and will be
provided with an automobile and
camping outfit.
The Parker post., 1917-09-01

Subscribe for The Post and help
boest Parker.
The Parker post., 1917-09-01
PERSONAL AND
LOCAL BRIEFS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN.
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.

Frank NJ. Coldon Of Phoenix was a
visitor to Parker this week
Mrs. F. J. Moll is visiting friends
in Los Angeles
o. +. Livingston Of Omaha was in
Parker Tuesday.
G. w. Graves Of Bouse paid a
short visit to Parker Wednesday.
NJ. M. Briggs, proprietor of the
Briggs hotel at Wenden, drove to Par
ker Monday in his auto.
The Parker post., 1917-09-01

Constable John Roberts went 20
Cadiz Monday on official business, re-
turning the same day.
The Parker post., 1917-09-01

Mrs. Maxwell and son, Howard
Maxwell, and Cecil Rhodes Detrick,
who have been spending the sum-
mer at Prescott, returned home
Tuesday night
The Parker post., 1917-09-01

Mr.. Hudson, a meat cutter of Pasa-
dena, arrived in Parker Tuesday,
having accepted position in Raney's
meat market.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

picturesque golf links in the west. At
present the Waverly Country club Is
the only 1S-hole course.
Work on charging from nina lolcs
to Is already Is under way. both at
the Taulatin and at the Portland club
and hopes for the new municipal
course have by no means been ;:ban-
doned.
Plans are all drawn and actual work
is being done at the Portland links
Plans also have been prepared by the
Taulatin officials and these are now
being gone over by Chandler Egan of
Medford
The new Tanlatin course will be ap-
proximately 1924 yards long, or near
~ 100 yards longer than Waverley
The first nine will be 1904 yards and
will embrace only the first four
holes of the present course. After
fourth hole the course will swing Off
TO the west into the woods and skirt
the Taulatin river.
The first nine will finish with a
short mashie pitch of 140 yards over
a water hazard onto n terraeed green
JUS to the northwest of the eluo-
house.
"he second nine holes likewise will
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06
SCHOOL DISTRICT
WILL Be CREATED
Supreme Court Affirms Dis
trict Courts Ruling in
Case Brought Against the
County Commissioners.

In the first decision handed down
since tho Inauguration Of the new SUI
preme court that tribunal today at
firms the ruling Of the district court
for Ada county in the case of Gus
Carlson ct al board of commissioners
of this county, against d. C. Mullen
ct al and trustees of school district
No. A. The commissioners granted the
prayer OF the petitioners, parents and
guardians for a new school district to
be created in part from district No. AZ.
From this order the trustees OF that
district appealed to the district court
which reversed the order Of the COM
missioners..
The supreme courts decision was
written by Chief Justice Alfred Bulge
whose findings were concurred In by
Justice William NJ. Morgan. Justice
John c. Rice. the new member of the
court did not participate In the de-
ciSiok1
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

Emmett; o. e. Cannon, Mountain
Home: ID. r. Rhodes and family, Idaho
City; F. II. Roseborn. Spokane; M NJ.
Grand and family, Elk River; D. L In
gard, Payettes w. III. Spencer. Sweet:
s. p. Worthington, Oakley; T. W. Den
mis-. Idaho Falls; Fl. ". Kuhn. Baker.
BRISTOL "a ]. Harley, Bruneau:
F. L Taylor. Weiser; r. J. la Forest,
Orofino Cha rles G. Miller. Webb;
Daniel Baltic. Occur d'Alene; John 7.
Quinlan. Kooskia; Q. Bohman. Troy;
Alfred 8. Anderson. Moscow; F. G.
MCGOWAN. Mo scow; M. e. Lewis. Mos
COW. J. f. Lowe. Council; Mr.. and Mrs.
R. L. Fowler, weiser; L Cheney, Chi
cage, A. z Parry and family. Koos{aa:
Dave Joplin and wife. Ed joplin,
Eagle; Earle Parsons. Payette; Mary
McDonld. Ruth Mcdonald. Donnellv:
o. NJ. Kirby, Cascade; Fred Engel.
Caldwell: T. NJ. Carrigan. Garden VAL
ley: Tom Tucker, Cascade; ]. Il Sui
laway. Mountain Home; Mrs. R E.
Kinzer. Eagle; Mrs. J. H. Hill. Cas-
cade; B. p. Hhrger. Arco; Anna Wash
burn. Seattle; Mrs. Handley and
daughter Payette; A. B. Anderson,
Idaho Falls; w. r. Taylor. Gooding;
f. E. Myers, Arrowrock; q. q. Dunn,
Pavette: o. J. Thome, Midvale; Mrs.
Dottie r Butler, Mrs. M. D. Green.
Blackfoot; Charles A. Brown. Grand
view; Mrs. william stockslager, Jer-
ONE. 7. r. Green. Mountain Home:
Jesse S. cancelmo. Nyssa, Ore; r NJ.
Maxwell. Spokane; @. M. Cops. Black
foot; James n. Shields, Eden.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06
SYLLABUS OF DECISION.

The supreme court holds as follows
on the law questions involved in the
syllabus of the decision:
|. Under the provisions OF chapter
$50 of the session laws. 1911, at page
Asa 1t was the intention of the legis-
lature to provide for tho organization
and creation of independent school dis
tricts and school districts. and to pro-
vide n distinct procedure for the crea-
ton and organization of both independ-
ent school districts and school districts.
and to classify such school districts
separately in said act, which is com
plete code and system for the creation,
government and regulation of both
classes.
2. Held. that section Alb, chapter
15a, session laws, 1911, as amended by
chapter 119, session laws, 1915. at page
49, subdivision ''b" Is constitutional
and applicable to the organization of
school districts. the words "or inde-
pendent school districts" in said Sec
ton are in no way dependent upon or
inseparably connected with the bal
ance of the section and may be prop
erly considered as surplusage and void.
3. Where a word, clause or sentence
appears in a statute which clearly de-
feats the intention of the legislature
and which may be stricken out or en-
tirely omitted without in any manner
defeating the object or purpose of the
statute and where the intention of the
legislature can be definitely determined
from the statute with the word. clause
or sentence stricken out, this may be
done.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06
WEISER AND NAMPA
TEAMS WILL MEET
Capital News special Service.

Weiser, Jan. 1.-Two squads of 20
men each arc out for regular basket
ball practice at the high school each
afternoon, getting ready to be picked
for the first team, which Is to play
Nampa here Jan. Is. All of last years
old team-Kaiser. Pierson, Anderson,
Jenness and McMurren-are in school.
but the youngsters will make them
step high TO hold on to their first team
positions this year
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

OWYHEE-E. Cakes. Salt Lake; NJ
Warren. San Francisco; R ]. Munroe,
Detroit: J. W. Joley. Portland; Mrs. G.
p. Ross, Parma; w. D. Putnam, Chi
cago: w. V. Ward, Portland; r, E.
Meter, Seattle; C.. ]. Krussbing, st.
Maries; F'reda ~. Bethinan, Pardee
Herman II. Taylor. Standpoint: Mr.. and
Mrs. r j. Amidon. Cornucopia; c. II.
Lewis and wife. Vera Lewis, St. Ma
ries: Perry w. Mitchell. Nampa: F. l.
Afford and wife, Lewiston: Mrs. T.. L.
Parker. Cottonwood; Charles f. Stru-
theirs and wife, Nordur: c. l.. Grice and
wife, Avery; Paul GLADSTONE. Lewis
ton: c. Giles. Ilo f. P. Kribs, Wallace
W. G. Kemp. Butte f. T. Sturgeon
Pocatello; G. b. Saunders and wife
Mrs. Ethel Brown. Richland. Ore.
Louis Fl. PtnlSham. Jr., Spokane: c. w
Fifield Salt Lake: r. A. Cummings
Pocatello; 10 G. Martin. Arco; C. R
Spofford, Twin Falls.
TDANTIA--M. L. Albrethsen, Garnett;
Abe Chestnut. Rogersville. Tenn: T. j
o'Keefe. Portland; George Smith. Eden
New; William r. Sproat. Mayfield.
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Hunt, Emmett. p. D
Mcintyre and wife. Payette: RALPH
Womaek and wife, Cascade: Peter
Smith, Indian Valley: Andrew Little
Emmett: J. r. Kelly and wife, Enter
prise; Stanton Park, Mountain Home;
r. n. Walker. Filler; r. s. Hunt, Arth-
ur Porter, Rexburg: r. n. Wright. New
York II. G. Luekman, Yorktown. s.
D; T. ii. Taylor Portland: Will r
Thomson. Mayfield. John Lyons. May
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

INDEPENDENT LEAGUE.
Lily Brand
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

In Russia there are enough people
to populate Great Britain, Germany
and France, with a considerable num-
Der left over
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

GRAND-H. NJ. Sims, Twin Falls; J.
II. Hughes. Weiser: w. f. Sinclair.
Emmett; James b. Newport, Notus; J..
w. TYLER. s. p. Bane. Emmett: o. F.
Hubbel Pocatelio. DIR. b. o. Clark
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

Facilities for the Pacific coast golfer
grow apace. According to a Portland
newspaper when the improvements at
the Portland Golf club and the raula-
Tin Country club are compiled Port
lnnd will be able TO boast of three, and
perhaps four. of the finest and most
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

Baggage delivery. Auto delivery for
country and long trips, Phone 49,
Peasley Transfer & Storage Co. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06
Bowling Results.
i. + + + i. + i. 1. i. i. i. +

The Bucks won from tho Braves
in the City league and the jewelers.
from the Lily Brands in the Independ-
cnt league as the result OF bowling
matches played off last night The
scores
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

be carved out of the woods, but will
swing into the present course at The
f'fth hole, finishing on the pres INT
Iniath.
distances furnished by John JUNIOR.
tho 1aulatin club professional. follow:
1--26o: 2--4as; $50; 4-357: $50:
s-27o. $50; $3.50; 9--14o. total,
3,24O. 1870; 11-395; 12-A41o. 10
400; 14-120; 15-326: 16--4sI 1871.
1906; total, 1904.
Sixteen professional hunters In the
federal service have started to work IN
the Yakima river valley. in Washing
ton. to cxterminate coyotes Which are
believed to be responsible for the ex-
listing epidemic of rabies in the east
ern part of the state. The hunters are
working under the instructions of the
state board of agriculture.
The hunters were brought In from
California aud Oregon where they had
been doing similar work for the fed
teral government. Two members of
the state agricultural department are
III the valley studying the coyote sit
uation and supervising the work of
the professional hunters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-06

Piano moving made easy. Can -.
Peasley Transfer & Storage Co.--Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-19

Three crops year may be grown
In the Canal zone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-19
PRIZE WINNING WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK cockEREL

By j. G. HALPIN and J. B: HAYES,
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion.)
It will pay everyone who raises poul-
try to spend a little time during the
fall and winter marking the laying
hens and pullets. One good way is to
buy leg bands. Every two weeks take
time enough to watch the flock, mark
ing the hens that apparently are laying
There are several ways of choosing
the layers. Those hens that are first
off the roost in the morning and the
last to go to roost at night; those that
are found to be good feeders with full
crops at night; those that are active
and looking for feed and always seem
to be busy; those that are bright eyed
and go about singing; are good layers.
Good layers usually have full-siZed,
red combs that are pliable and inclined
to be slippery. The comb generally
shrinks, becomes. hard, light-colored
and rough when laying ceases. The
skin on laying hen is usually smooth,
oily, and pliable. The laying hen has
a large abdomen, wide pelvic arch
and a good depth from keel to pelvis!
(Broken down and sick hens also some
times show this latter schara cteristic.)
Laying hens usually have rather loose
bowels but this is largely due to the ra
ton. A hen inclined to be constipated
is not getting a good laying ration.
Best Laying Hens.
Late moulting hens are the best lay
ers. Repeated tests show that heavy
producing hens moult late and moult
rapidly. This, If applied in October
and November, is probably the most
important test of all. Late mOulting
hens have been discarded by many
farmers who think that the early moul-
ters are the winter layers. EARLY moult-
ing hens are usually drones.
The color of the shanks is also a
very important consideration in select
ing layers where the yellow skinned va
rieties are kept. A reavy laying hen
lays the color out of her feet and
shanks. Their feet become pale or
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-19
SODIUM FLUoRIDE FOR LICE
Remedy Which Is Comparatively New
Can Be Used as Dust or Dipping
FIuid-How to Apply.

Comparatively new and little known
lice remedy is sodium fuoride, which
can be used as a dust or to make a
dipping fluid. One pound, costing at
present 40 to so cents, will treat 100
full-grown fowls. If made into dip
it will be sufficient for 300 birds. This
remedy has been found to kill all OF
the seven common varieties of poul-
try lice. When applied as dust, the
usual plan is to place pinch Of the
chemical in the feathers next to the
skin on the head, neck, back, tail,
breast, thighs, under wings, and be-
low the vent, or say, 10 to II pinches
of the powder for each bird. This dust
is harmless to the chickens and opera
tor, but it will irritate the eyes of the
birds or operator should It get into
them.
For dipping with this preparation,
dissolve two-thirds of an ounce Of
pure sodium fiuoride poison in each
gallon of tepid water. Dip the birds,
with wings raised, for half a minute.
ruff1ing the feathers meanwhile. Do
not dip the birds head under the fluid
at first, but just before removing from
the dip, place the birds head under the
surface of the dip once or twice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-19
GREAT SKILL NEEDED
Constant Care and CeaseIess At
tention Are Essential.
Poultry Keeping Requires knowledge,
Experience and Hard Work-Hen
Is in Her Prime During First
and Second Seasons.

There are thousands who at this
moment firmly believe that all one has
to do in order to have a successful
poultry farm is to buy few hens, give
them something to eat, and provide
them with some sort Of shed in
which to sleep, and there will be a
continuous supply Of new-laid eggs
and a nice plump chicken for the Ia
BILE as often as required. All that one
has to do. therefore, to build up big
business is to increase the number Of
hens and the accommodation. How
hopelessly, pitifully mistaken, this is,
only those who possess practical ex-
perience can fully realize. There is
no branch Of agriculture in which
greater skill and knowledge are neces-
sary than in poultry keeping, and there
is certainly no branch in which con-
slant care and ceaseless attention are
more imperatively needed.
Obtain Best Results.
It has been found time and again
that when fowls receive proper atten-
ton and are looked after In DuS1-
nesslike manner, they yield larger
profit in comparison with the amount
of capital invested than do any other
farm stock. Until it is fully realized,
however, that poultry keeping is a
business, requiring skill and expert
ence, comnoa sense and patience,
plenty Of hard work and constant at
tention to detail the best results will
never be achieved.
A very frequent cause of the egg
supply being small is that the laying
stock is too old. The ordinary class
of hen does not pay for her keep after
she is two years old, and birds older
than this should be disposed of. Ex-
haustive experiments have proved that
a hen is in her prime during her first
and second seasons, after which time
she ceases to be profitable. Young
birds-that is, two years and under
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-19

white in color This varies with the
breeding, vitality, feed, and range.
Orange colored shanks fade slowly,
while light yellow shanks fade rapidly
Improve Egg Production.
One of the easiest ways in which to-
improve the egg production of most
focks is by breeding to strong, vigor-i
Gus males from winter-laying strains
More attention should be given to the
males that head the flocks. A farmer.
should decide upon a definite variety,
and find breeder near by who has a.
good strain and get new blood from
him. 1t is not advisable to keep chang
ing varieties.
The number of females to male de-
ponds upon the breed, the age Of the
male, the conditions under which stock
is kept, and upon the general yigor OF
the male. Males of smaller breeds can
be mated successfully with more hens
than can the males of larger breeds.
From 10 to 10 hens of the Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island
Reds, or Orpingtons are mated to one
male, while 20 or 80 hens of the Leg
horn or the other smaller breeds are
not too many. Where stock has free
range around farm buildings the full
number can be mated and in the small
er yards the less the number that it Isl
safe to mate. A young, vigorous, fully
matured male will also fertilize moro
eggs than an old or immature male.