Buckeye Valley News, 1912-12-26

ONLY ONE MACHINE TO A HOME Beautiful $25 Hornless Symphony Talking Machine to Customers of the Palo Verde Store These Machines are to be given away to ADVERTISE A WELL KNOWN DISK TALKING MACHINE RECORD. The Manufactures of this record are of the opinion that if several hundred of their machines were placed in that many homes in*this vicinity, it would create an enormous demand fortheir Dise Records. The instruments are now on display in our store. Call and see them. You don't realize what a sensational offer this is until you ACTUALLY SEE THE MACHINE AND HEAR IT PLAYED. Truly it is wonderful. This instrument is of the very latest modern improved type. The Records are MARVELOUSLY CLEAR. They reproduce the human voice to such perfection that one not seeing the machine would SCARCELY BELIEVE it was a talking machine and not a person talking or singing. Band and orchestra music records of this make are declared by musical experts the MOST PERFECT REPRODUCTIONS EVER RENDERED, An instruent of this high quality could not be bougt anywhere for less than 250.00 and yet it is free to our customers - absolutely free of all cost. HOW TO GET ONE OF THESE MACHINES EREE YOU DON'T PAY ONE SINGLE PENNY FOR THIS MACHINE - We are simply acting as distributing agents for the manufacturers, and ask that you, out of ap appreciation - preciation appreciation for the free machine, buy their make of records, which are superior to others. We have a complete assortment of these records now in stock which will please you. These are the very latest up to date popular song hits, band and orchestra numbers, etc. We shell be glad toplay them for you. Please call. Cemmencing December Ist a free talking machine coupon will be given with every purchase, according to the amount of your sale. For example: If you pur purchase - chase purchase amounts to $2.50. you will receive coupons to that amount. You save these; when you have a total amounting to $50.00 worth of coupons, BRING THEM IN AND EX EXCHANGE - CHANGE EXCHANGE THEM FOR A TALKING MACHINE ABSOLUTELY FREE. Our regular cash tickets exchanged for coupons and monthly accounts PAID WHEN DUE figure same as cash

I hare the same fault as a lot of other people. I talk altogether too much about myself. o I have looked the field over pretty carefully the past few years and I have come to the conclusion that it is a pretty good investment to mind one's own business. o It does beat the world how jealous we all are. We are always ready to jump out and praise some fellow who is engaged in something that dosen't cross our path. He is a cracker crackerjack - jack crackerjack if he is working in another field. But the moment he gets over in our front yard we begin to knock on him. All of us are to much stuck on our ourselves. - selves. ourselves. The lawyer thinks he knows more than the fellow who is on the other side. When the other fellow skins him be lays it all on the justice. o In my moments of dreaming I have sometimes pictured a place where a man could do as he pleased. But it is only a dream. A man may think he is his own boss and can do just as he wants to, but if he tries it he is soon at the end of the rope. All men and women too, do more or less sneaking. The common, unwritten rules of every community make it necessary. I'll admit that I sneak some myself, and I know that other fellows in town do, to,< fori catch them at it every week. There are things in every man's life that is not necessary for the whole population to know. If any anybody - body anybody in town knew it ALL about ev everybody - erybody everybody else, things would be in an awful jumble. There wouldn't be enough lawyers to take care of divorce cases alone. A whole lot of people are better off because they don't know part of the things going on. Ignorance is very often our hap happiest - piest happiest state. So don't try to know too much. But what you do know, try to know mighty well.

The Editor and family ate turkey dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Nye Christmus day. So did Jimmie Tracey. The dinner was cer certainly - tainly certainly fine; but that was no excuse for one to make a glutton of himself* We certainly were ashamed of Jim Jimmie. - mie. Jimmie. STOCK HOLDERS MEETING The annual meeting of the stock stockholders - holders stockholders of the Buckeye Irrigation Company, will be held in Buckeye, Arizona, MONEDY, JANUARY 13, 1913 at 10 oclock, in the fornoon, for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the Company for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. All stockhold stockholders - ers stockholders are requested to be present. Walter H. Haugh Dec. 16, 1912 - Secretary ONE HUNDRED FIVE YEARS OLD Mr. A. J. Ross and his sister Mrs. Fannie A. Phillips have recently learned that they have an uncle living in Joilet, Illinois who is nearly one hundred and five years old. They made this discovery by read reading - ing reading in the Saturday evening Blade an item giving an account of the oldest news boy in the world. His name is Doamus Page and he will be one hun hundred - dred hundred five years old on the 14th day of February next. He is an uncle tn Mr. Ross and Mrs. Phillips and for the past twenty-five years has been selling papers at the Chica Chicago - go Chicago and Alton depot in Joilet. It has been more than three years since they have heard from him and they were under the impression that he was dead. At one time Mr. Page was a promin prominent - ent prominent contractor in Illinois and had the contract for grading of the raodbed for the Santa Fe Railway across the state of Illinois.

o SCHOOL PLAY A GRAND SUCCESS The school plays "A Home Made Santa Claus" and ''Finer Shades of Honor," given by the Buckeye school last Friday night was well attended and brought forth words of praise from every one. The ''Home Made Santa Clause" skit was put on first and given by the little tots, the first, secend and third grades- The play was very applica ble to the season, coming so near Christmas as it did, and was thor thoroughly - oughly thoroughly enjoyed by young and old. ft showed that much time and pa patience - tience patience had been spent in drilling the little ones, and it will be a pleasure for those who had charge of the work to know their efforts were crowned with success and appreciation. The other play "Finer Shades of Honor" given by the older scholars, and practically all the school took part. There were no weak parts in it. All who had leading parts did so well that personal praise from us is out of the question. Suffice to say that all did excedingly well and dem demonstrated - onstrated demonstrated that we have good home talent, and all that is needed is proper instructions to bring it out. One thing was exemplified beyond doubt: the Buckeye district has the best school it has ever had; the schol scholars - ars scholars are taking an interest in the work and the teachers are taking an interest, in the scholars, the one thing that is needed for a successful term of school. Music was furnished by the Mike Fisher orchestra and was very much appreciated. The proceeds will net something over S2O and will be used in purchas purchasing - ing purchasing necessary school supplies for the district.

Local News BUCKEYE LODGE No. 26 I. O. O. F. Meets Saturday Evening joslin hall Ralph A. Nye J. H. Tracy, N. G. Sec'y. Prof, and Mrs. Dußoss spent Christ Christmas - mas Christmas in Phoenix with friends. o The Flower pct Cattle Company shipped nine car loads of cattle Satur Saturday. - day. Saturday. A. E. Plummer went over to Phoenix Tuesday to spend the balance of the week. Miss Helen Parker is home from Phoenix this week visiting- her par parents. - ents. parents. Miss Irma Schmidt and Miss Rose Miller are spending the week with their parents in Tempe. o C. Otter, manager of the O'Malley Lumber yard of this place spent Christmas in Phoenix. James Ragen, father of Mrs. J. J. Gilson was down from* Williams Christmas visiting the Gilson family. o R. B. Haugh was a Phoenix visitor Saturday and purchased another new buggy for the Bales & Haugh livery stable. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Collins drove up to Phoenix Christmas day and took dinner with the R. J. Hadsell family, formerly of this place. John Hays left last Friday for Mis Missouri, - souri, Missouri, called there on account of the serious illness of his sister. J. E Wish took him to Phoenix in his auto. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller last Friday. A few days early for a Christmas present but they axcept him as such just the same.

Whenever a man hears of an old sweetheart getting married he won wonders - ders wonders if she doesn't often think of him. Here's something confidents!: She does nothing of the kind. o People always blame the postmaster when they don't get a letter. That's what we pay him for - to take a cussing. o No girl oan give her picture to a young man without saying: "They are just horrid, but they are all I have at present." I have given the matter considerable study and I find that if he begins at a reasonable time a man is eligible to love about seventeen generations of girls. I always have a feeling of distrust for the man that is so honest that be has to keep telling the people about it all the time for fear they will for forget - get forget it. o The guests registered at the Bales House during the past week were: Shirley Eggleston Buckeye Julius Wettier Hollrook Wm. Forbs Winkleman A. M. Frederick Palo Verke Obas. O. Graham phoenix J. D. Collins Winkleman Ross Oonly Bucekye Fenton Jones Buckeye Mrs. S. A. Gosart., Phoenix Clark Weaver Phoenix Jay Jones Buckeye Paul Jones Buckeye F. D. Hames Phoenix J. H. Tracy Buckeye W. J. Granihm Lomhoe Cal. D. B. Millecam, wife and son Buckeye E. W. Keene and wife Buckeye Lena Keene buckeye Bert Bradford Phoenix B. W. Brown Buckeye

Lee Bales is out from Phoenix this week spending- Christmas at home. o Frank Whitlow who left Buckeye last summer for the coast has return returned - ed returned to the Valley. o Frank Hinson was down from Phoenix yesterday and attended the dance last night. o Ralph Higgins and wife were out from Phoenix tiffs week spending the Holidays with relatives. Mr. and Mrs J. H. Jordan returned from Phoenix Wednesday. Mrs. Jor Jordan - dan Jordan is very much improved in health. We understand there will be a base ball game New Year's day on the Buckeye diamond between the Palo Verde and Buckeye school teams. If this is correct we will insure a big crowd. o CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School 10:15 a. m. Communion 11:15 a. m. Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. m. Preaching 8:00 p. m. Bible study class meets every Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday evening. Choir practice Friday evenings. A. L. P^ATT. Pastor o BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATES The Baptist church decided at the eleventh hour to give a Christmas tree and entertainment Wednesday, and accordingly went to work with a vim and put on a very creditable pro programe - grame programe and had a tree well ladened with beautiful and apprecative presents. The crowd was not very large but those who were present enjoyed them selves immensely.

NEW RANCH OWNERS HERE George Day and his partner Mr. Young who recently associated them themselves - selves themselves together in the cattle business were Buckeye visitors Monday. They bought twelve head of work horses from Mr. Days' Buckeye Ranch and will ship them to their new ranch in Yavaipa county. This new ranch is one of the largest ranches in the state and until recent recently - ly recently was conducted as a sheep ranch, but after the first of the year it will be conducted as a cattle ranch. It now has a capacity for grazing 3,500 head of cattle and 16,000 head of sheep. o CHRISTMAS AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH The members of the Christian church and Sunday School decided a short time ago that on account of so much sickness among their member membership, - ship, membership, no attempt would be made to give a Christmas entertainment, but at the last moment they either forgot about their sickness or made rapid recovery, and it wasjdeemed necessary to have a tree. With their usual pro progressive - gressive progressive spirit they went to work Wednesday and prepared an elegant Christmas tree and spent one of the most enjoyable Christmas eves ever spent in Buckeye. When the Buckeye spirit is once arroused nothing stands , in the way of success,