Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-Current
August 22, 1908

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Imperial Valley Press. VOL. VIII. TREE PLANTING MAY BE UNDERTAKEN AS PUB- V LIC BUSINESS BY EL CENTRO CITY GOVERNMENT. ARTESIAN WELL PROJECT Drilling Rig Shipped by Contractors for El Centro's Test Well Univer^ sity Asked to Send Geologist to Keep a Log of the Drilling. That every residence street in El Centro wIH be tree-lined as soon as this important work can be accom plished is a. certainty; and that this may be done through the newly in stalled municipal machinery, instead of through contributions of individu als "as the spirit moves," now ap pears probable. Through the activities of the El Cen tro Ten Thousand Club, a special committee, composed of Messrs. Geo. A. Carter, H. C. Griswold, W. O. Ham ilton and Irving Jaquay, designated the, Committee on Tree Planting, will lay before the City Trustees the Club's plans for the beautification of the city, and will ask that steps be taken to have this work done under provisions of the State statutes. Two years ago an act was passed by the California State Legislature, providing that municipalities may make contracts for planting and car ing for trees for three yfcars, and as sess the cost against, owners of lots in a manner similar to assessments for other street improvements. The Board of Trustees may designate the variety, age and number of Wees, to be planted on a street, and advertise for bids .on a contract for supplying the trees and doing the necessary work. After three years, the trees are to be cared for by the street de partment. Under this system, the non-resident lot owner or speculator in city property bears his -share, of the cost. At a meeting of the Ten Thous and Club last. Monday iiight this tree planting project was the main topic of discussion. District Attorney Es}" I leman presented to the Club the* legal phases of the matter. Mr. Sherman, an analytical chemist, who was present, gave the results of his observations in cities of northern California, where it had been found that tree, roots, especially those of the were inclined to obstruct "sewer pipes by forcing their /way through the joints. He stated that in some of these cities ordinances htd been adopted providing that no eucalyptus trees should be planted within 100 feet of the sewers. After a general discussion, the club -voted to authorize the Committee on Tree Planting to present the plan to the City Trustees and ask that body to begin the necessary action by pass ing an ordinance of intention to make these improvements. Announcement was made by Mr. Carter that the Clampitt Brothers, contractors for sinking the test well at El Ceritro, had the standard rig loaded on the cars at Los Angeles, and that it was due here within a week. This brought up the supject of hav ing a log of the drilling Sept by some competent person, so that there migh be a record of every foot of earth through Which the drill passes. Mr. Sherman spoke of the great value of such a record to the whole valley, and stated that notwithstand ing the fact that several wells have been sunk in the Valley in no instance had he been able to find any record of the materials taken out which could be used to determine geological con ditions. Mr. Sherman stated that officials of the Geological Survey were intensely interested in having a log kept on the El Centro well, but that they had no funds available for such a pur pose; They, however, offered to co operate with the people here by giv ing their services in determining the classification of strata, or in any other possible way. Mr. Carter stated that the attempt to strike water at Imperial made sev eral years ago resulted in a hole being sunk to a depth of 443 feet, and that the last 43 feet were of exactly the same character of earth as' the first 43 feet, except that a few pebbles *were struck. The character of the pebbles was not observed, and no data of any va,'ue were kept. On sug gestion of District Attorney Eshle marii the club decide* to have its secretary correspond with Prof. An drew C. Lawson, head of the Depart ment of Geology, and Prof. E. J. Wick son, head of the Agricultural Dejmrt ment at the State University at Berke ley, and ask them to send some suit able person if funds are available, to keep the log and study the conditions at El Centro's test well. Official Poper of Imperial County oriel City of El Ccntro. EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1908. SALT COMPANY KICKS Tries to. Renew Trouble Over Acci dental Flooding of New River. General Manager Cory and. Chief Engineer Hermann of the California Development Company must appear before Judg»» Wellborn of the Feder al Court of LO3 Angeles, August 31, to answer to a citation for contempt of court in wasting of waters into the Salton Sea. This appears to be simply a contin uation of the action of the New Liver pool Salt Company in its attempts to harrass the California Development Company and secure a settlement of the judgement obtained several months ago. It will be remembered that the C. D. Company was cited to appear for contempt of court, last spring, and that Judge Wellborn finally interpre ted his injunction to mean that the company could discharge into the Salton Sea such waters as were ne cessarily wasted in the irrigation sys tem of the valley. Recently, it appears, an increased flow of water has been measured in v the New River by representatives of the New Liverpool SaH Company," and this, probably, is the basis of the lat est movement. That such an increased flow can be accounted for readily as an 'unavoid able matter is unquestioned by those familiar with the general situation. Recently It was discovered that the wooden structure at fhe Alamo waste way was in a precarious condition, and that the coming of high waters would undoubtedly wipe out the entire structure. A force of men and teams was sent to the place and a new struc ture was begun. In the mean time, in. order to progress with the work, the volume of water. that had been sent down the Alamo wasteway was turned so that it found its way into the New River. Then come the break in the No. 8 canal, through the action of storm water from the recent summer rains; and 200 feet of the upper bank of the canal went out, so that the waters' flowed down into the New River, and with the waters from the wasteway caused a large volume to pass north erly to Salton Sea. The break is now repaired, and water is nitude for a Republican convention to. nominate a candidate foredoomed to defeat. Everyone likes Roy McPher rln, but he is too thick with Brer Cory and he is hoodooed by the ar dent support of the only Bryan paper in the county. The Democrats feel constrained, of course, to go through the motions of a campaign and make a noise like a party supporting its candidate. They contracted the habit of making nom inations in their youth, and they keep up the good old custom out of loyalty to the memory of the party that was. They got together weeks ago and made the noise and are happy. It was'nt much of a noise and will not be heard far on election day. The chances are that the Socialists wIU make a racket of superior volume. Those hardily sanguine and voiclfer ous remodellers of the world say they will put up a candidate who* Is not tainted with legal lore. They have made futile overtures to Justice Tout, biu are not discouraged by his re fusal to run. Anyone who will be qualified to vote at the. general election, and who i declares his purpose to vote the Re publican ticket, may vote at the'pri maries. The primary election law is not in force in this county. No. 20

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2 NEEDS MONEY CANAL COMPANY WANTS MONTH LY PAYMENTS FOR WATER FROM MUTUAL COM PANIES. PLEADS FEAR OF COURT lntim?tes Th?t Sett'er3 Would Welch If They Had n Chance Two Com panies Assent to Request For Modi fication of Contract Terms of Pay ment. The California Development Com pany has notified the mutual water companies of Imperial Valley that it wants its pay for water once a month instead of semi-annually. One of its reasons is that it needs the money. Other reasons are given, but they are unimportant, and one of them at least is purely imaginary. The president of the C. D. Co. pro fesses to be alarmed lest the opinion of Judge Wellborn operate to annul the contracts between the C. D. and the mutual companies, and leave the latter owing several months' water rentals, wh'rh they may be unable or unwilling to pay and which the C. D. Company cannot collect by suit. Of course it is now generally recognized that Judge Wellborn 's remarks on the subject of the C. D. Co's scheme of selling mutual stock for its own bene fit and his declaration that the con tracts are illegal were "obiter dictum" and did not affect the relations be tween parties not concerned in the cases in court. Judge Wellborn mere ly Intimated that he would decide the contracts to be void if the question were an issue in a case presented to him. But he also made it clear that he would not annul those illegal con tracts unless the C. D. Co. should make lcstitution of the money re ceived from sales of water stock. No case involving the contracts of any mutual company other than Num ber five has been instituted, and the contract relations of the C. D. Co. and mutual water companies are in no im mediate danger. The alleged fear of the C. D. Company that the mutual companies may welch on their water rates is not convincing as a reason for demanding that the contract terms of payment be disregarded for the benefit or convenience of the C. D. Co. At least that is the view taken by some directors and stockholders of the mutual companies. Some stockhold ers say they will not pay their water rates monthly unless ordered to do so by a court at conclusion of a suit at law, and they will not sanction any setting aside or waiving of contract obligations by their directors. It is understood, however, that the directors of mutual companies num bers four and five have assented to the C. D. Co's demand and agreed to pay for water every month. The di rectors of number one will meet on September 2 and consider the matter. At present they do not appear to favor the proposition. They or some NOTICE OF THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS FOR THE CALEXICO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Notice is hereby given that the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, will receive sealed bids un- til six o'clock P. M. of the 31st day of August, 1908, at his office in the Court House of Imperial County, Cal- ifornia, at El Centro, California, for the purchase of the following de- scribed bonds of the Calexico School District, duly and regularly issued by the Board of Supervisors on the 24th day of July, 1908. Bond No. 1. For two thousand dol- lars, to run four years due and pay- able on the 24th day of July, 1912, with six per cent interest from date of issue. Bond No. 2. For two thousand dol- lars, to run five years, due and pay- able on the 24th day of July. 1913, with six per cent interest from date of issue. Bond No. 3. For two thousand dol- lars, to run for six years, due and pay- able on the 24th day of July, 1914, with six per cent interest from date of issue. Bond No. 4. For two thousand dol- lars, to run seven years, due and pay- able on the 24th day of July, 1915, with six per cent interest from date of issue. Bond No. For two thousand dol- lars, to run eight years, due and pay- able on the 24th day of July, 1916, with six per cent interest from date ot issue. Said -bonds, shall be sold to the highest bidder or bidders therefor by the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, for not less than par. All bids shall be for the pur- chase of said bonds as soon as they shall be ready for delivery. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check, cer- tified by a responsible bank, for five per cent of amount bid, payable to the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, as an assurance that the bidder will take ko much of the bonds as ho shall bid for, and will pay the price therefor should the bonds be awarded to him. Upon the delivery of and payment for Bald bonds to the amount awarded to such bidder, bia certified check or checks will be re- turned to the bidder. By order of the Board of. Super- visors of Imperial County. PAUL BOMAN, 17-0t Treasurer of Imperial County. of them, say It would be a greater inconvenience to settlers to advance money to the C. D. Co. than for the company to obtain the money It needs from other sources. If they had the money on hand, they would be glad to lend it to the C.| I). Co. in an em ergency. The contracts provide that payment snail be made by mutual I companies to the C. D. Co. in July and January. The mutual companies are satisfied with the existing water rates and are not likely to seek annulment of their contracts. Should the Supervisors rs- tablUb a murh higher maximum r;itt\ the O. D. Co. might desire annulment of contracts in order to be free to charge the higher rate, but there are complications to be considered, and j there is no probability that the existing I contract relations will be disturbed by either party. The agreement made by the direc tors of number one, whereby the C. D. Co. was to sell water stock repre senting an increase of capital of num ber one and appropriate three-fifths of the proceeds to its own uso. i? to be submitted to the stockholders at an election to be called for that pur pose, the atttomeys having decided that to be the only legal way of deal- Ing with the question. STAKING OUT NEW TOWN. Dr. P. H. Bodkin, principal promo ter of the proposed new town of Colo rado City, over In the Palo Verde Valley, about six miles below Blythe City, came down from Los Angeles Monday with a corps of surveyors and an outfit for staking out the townsite. He has a colony of twenty-three fam ilies ready to move to the new settle ment this fall, and has several town conveniences already provided for, in cluding a Methodist church building and a school house. The new town will surround the Neighbors ranch house, which is one of the first settle ments in that section of the Palo Verde Valley. Dr. Bodkin is issuing a newspaper, the Palo Verde Valley News, as a monthly publication, but this fall will make it a weekly publi cation. He believes that this fall and winter there will be a large influx of settlers to these valley lands. GOES EAST TO MARRY. Murray Stover for the past two years an employee of the Holton Power Company, departed- from El Centro on Tuesday for Rocaester, N. V., to visit his old home and to take unto himself a wife. Sometime dur ing September Mr. Stover will be married to Miss Georgia Zarity, of No. 224 Alexander street, Rochester. They will visit New York city and then go to Mr. Stover's former home in Norwich, Ontario, before return ing to El Centro. They will arrive here the first of October arid will make their home on Brighton street. Mr. Stover will erect, a cottage in El Centro during the fall. WILL GROW CARNATIONS. The adaptability of this soil and climate to the growing of carnations having been' demonstrated. Dr. T. J. lies proposes to -grow considerable quantities of them this fall and winter for use at the Hotel El Centro. He has engaged an expert gardener and will have work started during Sep tember, on ground near the settling basin of the city water system, on a carnation garden which will include several lots. Attention will be given also to other flowers, and some experi mental work in floriculture will doubt less be watched with interest by El Centro home-owners. LARGE LUMBER SHEDS. The frame has been raised for ex tensive lumber sheds at the Blinnn lumber yards, east of the Southern Pacific station. J. L. Travers is the contractor. Chronic Diarrhoea Relieved. Mr. Edward E. Henry, with the Uni ted States Express Co., Chicago, writes, "Our General Superintendent, Mr. Quick, handed me a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy some time ago to check an attack on the old chronic diarrhoea. I have used it since that time and cured many on our trains who have been sick. I am an old soldier who served with Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley four years in the 23rd Ohio Regiment,, and have no ail ment except chronic' diarrhoea, which this remedy stops at once." For sale by Sam \V. Dunaway Druggist. SUMMONS. In the Superior Court In the County of Imperial, State of California. Everett L. Massey, Plaintiff, vs. Alice J. Massey, Defendant. R. O. Bordner, Attorney for Plaiutiff. The People of the State of California send greeting to Alice J. Massey, De- fendant: You are hereby directed to appear and answer the Complaint in an action entitled as above, brought against you in the Superior Court of the County of Imperial, State of California, within ten days after the service on you of this Summons If served within this County; or within thirty days If served elsewhere. And you are hereby notified that un- less you appear and answer as above required, the said Plaintiff will take judgment for any money or damages demanded in the Complaint, as arising upoq contract, or he will apply to the Court for any other relief demanded in the Complaint. Given under my hand and the seal of the Superior Court of the County of Imperial, State of California, this 29th day of May, A. D. 1908. 14-9t D. S. ELDER, Clerk. IMPERtAL VALLEY PRESS There is Money in Owning FINAL PROOF BEEN MADE 480 ACRES 80 acres good land, 3 1-2 miles from El Cen- Seven miles from Brawley in No. 8 district, tro; 40 acres of good alfalfa, other land been clear title; this land is sandy and the best of in grain; several head of stock and 20 tons of soil; near a fine ranch; all except 40 acres hay goes with ranch; $6000 cash will handle can be leveled at reasonable cost; this is a this, balance one and two years; assignment chance to get a big ranch cheap; only $10 guaranteed. per acre. DEEDED LAND 120 ACRES 80 acres fine soft land; 20 acres in alfalfa, Four miles from El Centro; all of land now in balance all ready for crop; this land joins the crop except few acres; 120 shares of water town of Heber, and is a good buy for some stock, one team and farm implements goes one; $8000 cash, balance one and two years. with ranch; the price is only $75 per acre, Aft ATO EC half cash; assignment guaranteed. Good soft land, 2 miles from Heber; 10 acres 10-ACRE TRACTS in fruit; good house; all land leveled and in I have several 10-acre tracts near El Centro crop; will sell this ranch for half cash, bal- for sale; also some good business lots in El ance one and two years; a good buy for you. Centro and Holtville, which are good buys. J. W. COLSON, Realty Broker El Centro, Imperial County, California- POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. I wish to announce myself a candi- date for re-election at the next gen- eral election to a full term as Judge of the Superior Court, and especially as"k the support of the Republican party, of which I have always been a member. FRANKLIN J. COLE. ELECTION NOTICE— SCHOOL TAX. In the Matter of the School Tax of El Centro School District, in the Coun- ty of Imperial, State of California. Whereas, in the judgement of the Board of Trustees' of El Centro School District, in the County of Imperial, State of California, it is advisable to call 'an election and submit to the electors of said District the (Question of voting a Special Tax to the amount of Two Thousand Dollars, to furnish additional school facilities for the dis- trict, and to maintain school in said district. Now, Therefore, it is hereby order- ed: Fii st That such election be and the same is hereby called to be held on the 31st day of August, 1908, between the hours of one o'clock P. M. and five o'clock P. M. of said' day in said Dist-« rict. Second That the following named persons be and they are 'hereby ap- pointed officers to conduct the said election, viz: A. P. Nuffer as Judge, and W. R. Garey as Judge, and F. G. Havens as Inspector. Third That such election be called by posting notices, signed by this Board, in three of the most public places in the District, viz: At the U. S. Postoffice, one at the public school house and one at the Hotel El Centro, for not less than twenty days before the election; and that such notice be published in the Imperial Valley Press, a newspaper printed and published in said Imperial County, not less than once a week for three succesive weeks prior to the date of holding" such elec- tion. Fourth That such notice shall be as follows, to-wit: Election Notice School Tax. STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ss COUNTY OF IMPERIAL) Notice is hereby given to the quali- fied electors of El Centro School Dis- trict, Imperial County, California, that in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1830 to 1539, Political Code, an election wil be held on the 31st day of August. A. D. 1908, at which will be submitted to the qualified elec- tor* of said district the ques- tion of voting a Special Tax to furnish additional school facilities for the district, and to maintain school in said district. It will be necessary to raise for thiu purpose the sum of 12,000. The polls will be opened at the pub- lic school house from one o'clock P. M. until five o'clock P. M. The following persons are hereby appointed officers to conduct bald elec- tion, viz: A. P. Nuffer as Judge, W. R. Garey as Judge, F. G. Havens as Inspector. W. O. HAMILTON, H. M. KINNE, District School Trustees. Dated at El Centro, California, Aug« UHt 3d. 1908. 18-4t Southern Pacific Railway Company. NORTHBOUND. No. 503. Leave Calexico 5:40 a.m. El Centro 6:04 Imperial 6:20 Brawley 6:50 Junction 7:40 No. 505. Leave Calexico 1:00 p. in. El Centro 1:24 Imperial 1:40 Brawley 2:10 Junction 3:00 SOUTHBOUND. No. 502. Leave Junction 8:40 a. m. Brawley 9:25 Imperial 9:52 El Centro 10:10 Calexico 10:40 No. 504. Leave Junction 3:45 p. m. Brawley 4:30 Imperial 4:57 El Centro 5:15 Calexico 5:45 TIME TABLE Holton Inter-Urban Railway Company. WEEK DAYS Westbound. No. 1 Leave* Holtville.. 5:00 a. m. No. 3 Leave Holtville 5:00 p. in. Eastbound No. 2 Leave El Centro 7:20 a. m. No. 4 Heave El Centro 6:00 p. m. Trains Nos. 1 and 2 carry freight. Noa. 3 and 4, motor car service, i SUNDAYS. Westbound. I No. 1 Leave Holtville 10:1". a. m. No. 3 Leave Holtville 4:15 p. in Eastbound No. Leave El Centro 12:35 a. m. j No. 4 Leave El Centro 5:30 a. m. Motor car Bervice only. VV. F. HOLT. C. E. PARIS, I President. Gen.l. Supt. I SAN BERNARDINO HOSPI- TAL, Cor. Tenth and B streets. A home for the sick and convalescent. Tel. Home 671 Los Angeles' Safest Hotel The King Edward Fifth and Los'Angelea Streets in the heart of the city. European Plan First Class Cafe Absolutely Fire Proof A very desirable hotel for all visitors to the city. No Inside Rooms Write for Booklet Rates $1.00 per Day and Up TOUSLEY COMPANY PROPRIETORS Saturday, August 22, i9O& UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Regular services, Sunday School, at 10. Preaching at 11, by Dr. R. P. Shepherd. Also at 7:30. All are cor- dially invited. For Insurance That Insures See F.G. HAVENS The Hundred Million Dollar Fire In- surance Agency, Including such standard American and Foreign companies as Home of New York. Springfield Fire and Marine. German-American. National of Hartford. California. Firemen's Fund. New York Underwriters. Commercial Union. Connecticut. Svea, of Gothenburg, Sweden. Glebe A Rutgers. Summer Resorts Excursion Rates over the South- ern Pacific to Shasta Region San Francisco Lake Tahoe El Pizmo Santa Barbara Ventura Big Trees Yosemite Los Angeles Long Beach Avalon and Other Points. I Write for illustrated and de- script! ve literature to T. A. GRAHAM, Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent, 600 South Spring street, Los An* geles, or apply to W. J, PUR- CELL, Agent, El Centro.

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Saturday, August 22, 1908. SPORT OF KINGS STINGING SARCASM IN ESHLE MAN'S SPEECH TO ANGELE ■NOS ON RACE TRACK GAMBLING.' CALIFORNIA'S DISGRACE This State the Last Refuge of the Predatory Gang. Cowardice and Greed of Smug Bankers Exposed by Imperial's Plain-speaking District Attorney. The race track gambling evil and its cure was the subject of an address given by District Attorney John M. Eshleman, of Imperial County, at a meeting of the City Club In Los An gles last Saturday. Mr. Eshleman represented Alameda County as Assemblyman in the last legislature. He was the author of the anti-gambling bill passed by the As sembly and killed by the Senate. Mr. Eshleman told .the City Club that he firmly believes this is the last year, of race track gambling in California. It is his conviction, based on knowledge he has obtained, that the crrupt interests which have, been opposing legislation hostile to race track gambling, will- stand out of the way and let the bill pass at the next session. The reason is not that the interests have experienced a change of heart but that the fight against corruption is getting so hot that something will have to be sacrificed and the machine has decided not to waste strength fighting any longer for the race track ring. In the course of his address Mr. Eshleman let fly a few barbed shafts at some of the smugly respectable "prominent citizens" who were before him. The only argument against his bill, he said, was that it would inter fere with the development of horses in this state— that it would kill the sport of kings.' t "I worked over the bill prettty hard and I know what it contains, and can not find a single thing in the bill which interferes with horse racing or the raising of stock, but I suppose that the same people who made the argument against the racetrack bill would have interfered with anyone ■who desired to stop Nero when he fiddled while Rome was burning, be cause such an action would interfere with the sport of kings. "Prior to the last session of the legislature, I wrote to almost every bank in the state, and if any of you present are bankers, you will perhaps remember your replies to my query as to .what you would" with an em ployee of your bank whom you knew visited the racetracks. "You will remember that each and every one df you replied that you would discharge him forthwith, but you will remember also that most of you requested me not to mention the name of your bank. "Your reasons were not given, but I presume it must have been because you were afraid it might possibly hurt business. You are willing to take the fruit of the sport of kings. "California now is almost the sole Mecca toward which the faithful devo tees of the sport of kings turn their faces, and let us "hope that there will rise up some man of the strength and resistance of the great governor of the Empire state, who will deprive them of their last refuge. WATER IN THE RIVER. Mean daily gage height and dis charges of the Colorado River at Ynma, Arizona, for the week ending Saturday, August 15, 1908. Date Gage "height Discharge. August 9 22.25 36,100 August 10 22.00 31,900 August 11 21.80 30,100 August 12 21.70 28,200 August 13 21.00 23,700 August 14 21.15 24,000 August 15 20.65 21,800 FRANCIS L. SELLEW. v Project Engineer. Yuma, Arizona, August 15, 1908. CALL FOR PRIMARIES Republican County Caucus, Primar ies and Convention in September— To No/ninate Candidates For Pub lic Office to Be Voted For at the General Election to Be Held on November 3, 1908. The Republican County Central Com mitte of the County of Imperial, State of California, the governing body of the Re publican party a political organization in the County and State aforesaid, which at the last election held in and throughout said County and eaciv politi cal subdivision thereof polled more than three per ecMit of the entire vote polled and caet at such General Election, in meeting assembled in the City of El Cen ,tro, "County of, Imperial, State of Califor nia, on Friday, the 14th day of August. 1908, adopted this call, and hereby de clares its intention to hold a Republican Caucus, Primaries and Convention on the f.th, 12th and 19th, days of September, 1908, respectively. The said Precinct caucus and Primaries and County Con vention are called and will be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for public office tn said County and State ufoiewald a'a required by law to be held on t!i h tel in every I^^^^^^^/ RESPECT CAFE IN BUILDING. E U ROPEAN PLAN ONE DOLLAR A ALDEN THOMPSON, Props. Farming Implements THE RIGHT KIND AT RIGHT PRICES Deering Mowers and Rakes Proven the Best. w*- -a r* a\ k t t~* a. i Extra Parts Always in Stock. A full line of Keen Cutter Goods— carpenters' tools, shovels, hoes, garden tools of. all kinds, butcher, table and pocket knives, etc. Fine stock of buggies, hacks, express, and farm wagons, and liglit mount- ain wagons. Percolators and filters, scientifically made to thoroughly remove impurities. Ice cream freezers all sizes, Harness Department fully stocked and equipped. Repairing neatly and strongly done, washing machines, wringers, kitchen furnishings arid utensils, best line of shelf and builders hardware in the valley. We carry a big and carefully selected stock of everything that should be found in a up-to-date hardware store. Every man woman, and child who comes into our store can be assured of courteous businesslike treatment. We can supply all your hardware needs and our prices cannot be beaten for we buy in car load lots 'from the east. Come in and see us. Valley Hardware and Implement Co. Near The Old Post Office Stand. J. Stanley Brown, Pres. John Norton Vice Pres. True Vencill, Treas. T. A. Atkinson, Secy* Central Hospital EL CENTRO, CALIF. A General Hospital for Medical Surgl* cal and Obstetrical case*. A cool, comfortable and quiet retreat for women in confinement, where they may be attended by their own phy«tcl*n. Private room* and wards. Open to all reputable physlclani of tb« Valley. Rates: Ward $15. Private room $22.60. For Further information addresa Dr. Virgil McCombs El Centro, Calif. LODGE NOTICES A Pi Centro Lodge No. 384 F. A *-«A M. Stated me«UnK» is Manonic Hall, HI Centro, first Monday of each month. 7:30 P. M. Members and visiting Masons invited to •ttend. D. H. CHAPLIN, W. M. John B. Baker, Secretary. EL CENTRO LODGE, p107e., meets the first Thursday in August and September. Members and visiting Eagles requested to attend. KATEKNAL BROTHERHOOD meeta every Tueaday night at Ma- sonic Hall, El Centro, Cal. A. R. Abbott, Prcßident. WO. W., El Centro Camp 024, meets every Friday night at Ma* Bonic Hall. El Centro, Cal., J. L. Travers, council commander, E. H. Sherman, clerk. V y P L Centro Lodge No. teSC^^Mrt 397 l F m 9 cU every Wednesday njght 'jft"~^* in Masonic hall. Reai- dent and visiting mem- bers cordially invited to attend. John Norton, N. G. O. L. Peterson, Sec. H. C. Griswold Real Estate )ity and Country Property. Large and Small Farms For Sale. Have a large list of lands to choos* from. Some choice buys are Hi B, Pearson, Jt\ Civil Engineer and Surveyor* City Engineer of El Centro California Office, City Hall, El Centro Imperial Valley LAUNDRY New and Modern Machinery; All Ex- perienced Employes; Prompt Bervlc«; High Quality Work. Wagon visits Imperial on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to receive and deliver orders. Agencies In all towns of Imperial Valley. Patronise home Industries. All lines of laundry work handled with skill and prompt- ness. Phone Main 265. 3

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4 IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS Official Newspaper of Imperial County and City of El Centro. rUBLISHED EVERT BATURDAT. _____ Editor Allen Kelly Associate Editor Lewis Havermale Manager C. F. Haydert

One Y«ar 1 1 00 Sis Month* »0 Three Months 25 Sinxle Copies 0» All remittances and communications should be addressed' to The Imperial Val ley Press. Watch the subscription date on your paper The number of our paid circulation and rates of advertising will be furnished on application. Entered as second-class matter March t, 1906, at the postofllce at El Centro, California, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. OFFICERS OF CITY OF EL CENTRO. Trustee*— ll. B. Pearson, J. Stanley Brown. C. F. Buttress, W. O. Hamilton, D. D. Pellet. City Clerk F. G. Havcnt. City Treasurer R. K. Jauman. City Attorney— M. W. Conkling. City Marshal— C.* A. Bradford. City Recorder J. F. Tout. The Hams family appears to have descended directly from Cain and to have inherited his distinguishing trait or tendency. The Springfield niggerchasers hit Prohibition candidate Cha fin with half a brick, and with the readiness of a real politician he made campaign material of of the incident before it got cold or the swelling subsided. Mr. Chafin promptly declared that the cause of the riot was whiskey; he smelt it on the breath of the mob. Gen. Fred Grant blames the W. C. T. U. for the abolition of the canteen and the re sulting unhealthiness of the American soldier. The petti coat colonels could not have monkeyed with the army if Con gress had not been put to flight first but neither Gen. Grant nor any other warrior has the hardi wood to court-martial Congress for conspicuous cowardice. Judge Alton B. Parker, who was somewhat prominently in the the public view four years ago, 4 has had his New York mind 2 broadened and opened by a visit to the Pacific Coast. He says he believes the time is not far distant when California will be New York's rival for the title of Empire State. This will be an awful shock to the hermit pop ulation of Manhattan Island's sky-scraper caves. Dear, Dear! what troubles Mr. Sheldon has incurred by taking the job of treasurer for the campaign committee Some poor ignorant corporations tried to give money to him, and he was obliged to return their checks because it is unlawful for corporations to contribute to campaign funds. Of course the men controlling corporations would not wickedly evade the law by giving their personal checks. Fudge! Also piffle. Likewise bumf oozle The South has no monopoly of the race problem. When northern white men murder black men because they are black, in the very shadow of Abraham Lincoln's monument, the North has enough to do to put her own house in order and may cease pointing the finger of scorn at VTexas and the Caro linas. The real, problem is the ferocious white savage, not the negro; the law can deal with the occasional black brute. The "business interests", by systematic and aggressive asser tion of their importance, vir tually determine government policies and control legislation, but their actual importance is far inferior to that of the agri cultural interests. The increase in farm valuations since 1900 is equal to half the hydrated capitalization of all the rail roads in the United States, and the total value of farm property exceeds that of all other forms of property combined. But the farmers are not organized and their power never can be con solidated, and therefore their influence is very slight. THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. Up to date the national campaign has been decently quiet and' free frbm the violence of utterance and extravagance of recrim ination characteristic of partisan strife, for which rational citi zens of both parties ore thankful. Perhaps it is permitted us to hope that we may be spared the abusive stupidities and fantastic tricks of the 'politicians, and that the. claims of the candidates may be decided on their merits by citizens in their sober senses. There is no sharply-defined issue between the parties over which the people are likely to become excited. They are virtually of one opinion as to what should be done in matters of most im portance, differing chiefly in their choice of methods of accom plishing needed reforms. In other words their diagnoses of economic and political ills are about the same, but they, pre scribe different doses of the remedies. The question before the country is whether it will leave its case in the hands of Dr. Taft or call in Dr. Bryan by way of experiment. There is no shadow of doubt that the people approve the policies of Roosevelt and would re-elect the President almost by acclamation if he were a candidate. Mr. Taft is recommended by Roosevelt as thoroughly in sympathy with his views and com petent to carry on the work along the lines he has laid down, and there is no reason to doubt either the purpose or the ability of Mr. Taft to carry the Roosevelt programme to a judicious and satisfactory conclusion. x Mr. Bryan is" a good American citizen, a man of marked abil ity and worthy of respect. No plausible aspersions can be .cast upon his character. He has stood for a dozen years in the white light of publicity and nearly half of the people of the United States retain their faith in him and their belief that he is a great man. A bad, dangerous or radically insincere man could not retain the confidence of any considerable portion of the American people for that length of time. That he is a statesman or a prac tical administrator has not been demonstrated and is not believed by a majority of his fellow citizens. He is an orator of a high class, but it is significant that in a dozen years. of public life, full of opportunity, he has done nothing to prove his capacity for administering affairs of government. He has talked, talked indefatigably and talked well, but he has rendered no notable public service, taken no active part in the conduct of public busi ness. Oratory is his gift and he has cultivated and made good use of it. He is a star of the Chautauqua schools. Mr. Taft is more of a doer than a talker. In a competition for a prize in oratory, Bryan would leave him at the post. But Mr. Taft has had long and varied experience in the public service and has made good in every place. He has served on the bench with distinguished ability and honor. As an administrator he coped successfully with the enormously difficult problems of govern ment in the Philippines. In the cabinet of the president he has been head and shoulders above all others and shown a tremendous capacity for administrative work in more than one department. His judgement, tact and powers of achievement have been test ed thoroughly, and no weakness has been developed. Mr. Bryan might be a good president and get through a term without making serious mistakes of judgement, but there is no certainty that he would act as well as he talks. It is certain, how ever, that with the best of intentions neither he nor any other Democrat could achieve much worth while, lacking the coopera tion of a working majority of his own party in Congress. It is a certainty that Mr. Taft would be or rather will be an efficient executive and accomplish much for the good of the country and that he will have the active- support and cooperation of the legislative branch. The citizen who cares little for party interests and is concerned only to see the business of government carried on with efficiency cannot but choose the public servant who has been tried and found competent, diligent and faithful. The "Roosevelt Democrat" and there are many of him can consis tently and confidently. commission Taft by his ballot to continue the Roosevelt policies, knowing that the Roosevelt spirit will an imate the Taft administration and that the square deal will be given to all. That every Republican will cast his vote for Taft is a self evi dent proposition. There is nothing else for him to do as a. ration al creature. DISTURBERS OF THE WORLD'S PEACE. Special dispatches from New York and London printed in Jap anese newspapers represent that the utterance of Count Okuma, attributing the naval expansion of the United States to the sudden rise of Japan to the importance of a world power, is arousing intense indignation and has caused a complete recrudescence of anti- Japanese sentiment throughout America. Those special dispatches are sent by "desk men" of New York newspapers who know less about the thought and teeling of the American people than do the bootblacks on the street. They take the views of editorial writers, who never get out among the people and who get most of their facts by "intuition" and think with their feet, for the consensus of opinion of a hundred million individuals, when they take the trouble even to guess at all the probable truth before writing their stuff, and then presume to pronounce the judgement of America on a situation that is not four hours old. And those solemn poseurs and four-flushers, the "diplomats". of Europe, gravely swallow the stuff sent over the cable and get into a state of mind over the mythical war-dancing of the American people, who don't. know and don't care a hoot what Count Okuma says or what the New York editorial owls have the urihappiness to mistake for large thoughts on the subject. Perhaps the world will discover^ some day that the typical New York editor is the least competent man in the United States to speak for the American people; that he knows less about the country than any other intelligent, citizen that his ignorance is provincial and abysmal, and his self conceit impervious to the light of understanding. In the mean time it is deplorable that the relations of nations and the peace of the world are at the mercy, to some degree, of irresponsible concocters of cable dis patches, pounding typewriters in New Yprk's news factories. It is a question which are the more maleficent: the dull, self sufficient donkeys of the respectable New York press, whose west ern .horizon is the Jersey shore, or the monkeyishly active moral idiots of the yellow pests, who have learned unnatural mental practices in the service of masters of the Hearst type. One class mistakes its own stupidities for the opinions of the people; the other lies for pure lust of lying, and maliciously invents its journalistic villainies for the purpose of creating discord and betting the world by the ears. If the New York and London daily newspapers were abolished, the nations of the earth would soon be so peaceable that the armor-plate mills and gun factories would be put out of business and the flying-machine fellows would have to figure their profits on contracts for carrying mails instead of dynamite bombs. But that dream is Utopian. Until mankind reaches A high level of intelligence and ethical culture, the cave men of. New York and London will print nev^spapers and other troglodytes will read and believe them. IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS .CXXX3Q_aKXS2-SX3_^^ S Don't Go Barefoot 8 '—-^Start these hot days P '^^^^mr when you can tf &?u g^ canvas a M^Lm^ shoes at our *Q W We bought a lot at W N /liV_ a ss P e jQ jfi il ill rm w h&h I? 818 re 5 a I J tired from business on O 53 >4m M& account of the death 0 8 JSp k^V Fine Goods ffl v^i^r JS»> Real Bargains HI ftMeserve's Clothing v M HOUSE H ft HOTEL BLOCK EL CENTRO V The house of the jug of joy Hires Root Beer At Dunaways. Grenedine Punch— For the Thirst: At Dunaway's Hires Root Beer The Beer that made Milwaukee Get the Habit at Dunaways. We know what you want. At Dunaways. Lime Kola, .Dunaways. We can give you what you want: at Dunaway's Fountain. Try our egg drinks at Dunaways. 1 Redlands Hospital A modern, thoroughly equipped Hospital for the care of the sick. Ci A A separate wing for maternity cases. By telegraphing Hospital you x can have ambulance meet train at Redlands Junction. V Ward, $15 per week REDLA'NDS HOSPITAL, X x Rates Private room, $20 and Corner Nordlna and Clark Sts., Q Q (up per week Redlands, Calif. Q Jl Stopped Clock 7s Right twice a Day You will be H'tQbt Every Bay if you Pay your Bills by Check. There ts no chance of dispute over a settlement if you have a checking account and pay your obligations by check. Each check Is a receipt. The endorsement upon the back of the check is evidence that the party received the money. A checking account Insures you from paying a bill twice, gives you a record of your business, puts system Into your transactions. You have' method and convenience In your business with a checking account at the Valley Stak Bank €1 Centro, Cat. Saturday, August 22, 1908.

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Saturday, August 22, 1908. LOCALS Mrs. T. .T. lies ha 9 gone to Chicago f«t a two months' visit. ii M Allen Nelson or Redlands has been spending several days la El Centro this week. Fred Berkuian lias come down from Oregon, and is spending a week in Imperial Valley. George A. Carter of the Valley State Bank, made a trip to Los Ange les Thursday. h. A. Morgan and family have re turned to El Centro, after a month spent at Long Beach. County Tax Collector Ed Wright is now sojourning with his family at No. 942 Potter Park, Los Angeles. E. A. Munsell has returned from Los Angeles, and has resumed his position with B. Salomon Co. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morton of the People's Abstract Company have gone to Riverside for a two weeks veca- Mr. and Mrs. Andrews of the Val ley Department Store, have returned to El Centro after a vacation spent at cpast resorts. HHI- Mrs. Genevieve Williams, deputy County Recorder, and her daughter, Miss Dixie, leave today for a vacation at beach resorts. Hl-il- Dlstrict Attorney* J. M. Eshleman and wife have returned to El Cen tro, after a vacation spent at their former home in Berkeley. City Attorney M. W. Conkling has returned to El Centro, after a vaca tion which included a trip to Siskiyou county where he killed a bear. HHI— W. O. Talbot, of San Diego, has been spending the past week in the Imperial Valley towns, gathering data for ratings, in Dunn's commercial agency reports. Irving Jaquay started on Monday for his old home at Benton Harbor, Michigan, for a month's visit. When he returns to El Centro his family will accompany him. A. F. Gardner, of Palo Verde, was an El Centro visitor the first of the week. He predicts a big movement in land along the Colorado river dur j^ X the ensuing fall and winter. v Tl. H. Cooper has returned to El Cen tro after a two month's rest at out side points,, and will begin the cam paign of building activities for the W. ■F. Holt interests in Imperial Valley. W. J. Purcell, El Centro agent of the Southern Pacific, went to Los An geles Thursday for a few days' vaca tion. Mr. Russell is serving as S. P. agent during Mr. Purcell's absence. H. C. Goldrick, a San Francisco capitalist, interested in the new Home Telephone Company for Imperial Val ley, came to El Centro Wednesday evening to attend a meeting of the board of directors. II— II— A. D. Medhurst, who left El Centro two weeks ago for a vacation on the coast, has been confined, to his bed in a Los Angeles hospital, where he submitted to a surgical operation. He is now convalescent, and will soon return to El Centro. City Marshal Clyde Bradford is able to be,, around on the streets again, after a siege of typhoid fever which confined him to the Central Hospital for several weeks. He will leave soon for a visit to his old home at Round Rock, Texas. P. Bancroft, who. served as assist ant telegraph operator at El Centro during the cantaloupe season, and who left several weeks ago for San Diego, has returned to Imperial Val ley, raid is now located 'at. the. South ern Pacific station at Calexico. Dr. R. P. Shepherd has returned from his visit to Los' Angeles and Pomona. He took an automobile upon his arrival at Los Angeles and made the trip overland to Campo, where he met the men going out of the Im perial Valley with a four-mule team. J. W. Hammond and William Kluch and family arrived from Lawton, Oklahoma, Monday evening, with their household goods and stock, to make a new home in Imperial Val ley. They are guests at the Franklin hotel while arranging for lands near El Centro. HHI- The family of H. L. Stevens of the Holton Power Company's corps, ar rived from Long Beach Tuesday, and will reside in the Harding residence, in the southeastern part of El Cen tre- The family of Charles. C. Glass, another power company employee, will arrive today from Pasadena, to make their home in nl Centro. li ll Dr. Gayle Moseley, of Redlands, who has property Interests in El Cen tro and who is a frequent visitor here, has been appointed one of the nine teen delegates of the California Asso ciation for the study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to represent the bo ciety at the International Tuberculo* els Congress, which will be held- In Washington, D. C, September 21 to October 11 inclusive. PROFITS IN ONIONS Experience of Texaa a Hint of What Can Be Done In Imperial Valley. Imperial Valley farmers have been so deeply interested in melons that they have not given much attention to the possibilities of profit in the growing of onions. It is a fact known -to a few that the Bermuda onion grown, in the silt of the Colorado is incomparable; it is better in every way than the onion of Bermuda, and when it shall become known in the markets of the country, it must com mand a fancy price. The Imperial Valley onion is so mild and sweet that it is eaten ns apples are eaten. Persons who cannot tolerate the ordi nary raw onion eat the valley pro duct with relish and without distress. And moreover the Imperial Valley on ion does not "give away" the eater by scenting the breath. The Texas onion is not to be com pared to the product of this region, yet onion-growing has done wonders for Texas in the last few years. The Technical' World says: "Land which, from the time of the early visit of the Spaniards to the Rio Grande border section, was thought to be almost worthless, and at the very most only fit for goat graz ing, is now bringing in an annual net return of from $300 to $500 per acre from onioiyi which it produces. Be fore the inauguration of onion grow ing any of this land could have been purchased at prices ranging from one dollar to. two dollars per acre. It has now no established value for the rea son that hone. of its owners are will ing to sell. They will not fix a value upon the land. Some of them are free to say that land which has such large producing qualities ought to be worth not less than $1000 per acre. Some of the onion growers say they would not, be willing to accept less than two thousand per acre for their land. Even at that price the annual net return will average nearly twenty-five per cent on'the investment." METHODISTS WANT NEW DIS TRICT. With the near approach of the an nual conference of the Methodists of Southern California come discussions, in the southeastern portion of the great territory concerned, of the ne cessity for the formation of a new district. It is the belief of leading Methodists of Imperial Valley that the best interests of the Methodist church would~be served by making a new district, which would include possibly all the territory from Beaumont Pass southerly, taking in the Coachella Val ley, the Imperial Valley and the Colo rado river territory, wherein much de velopment is anticipated for the ensu ing year. In such a case, a new pre siding elder— or general superintend ent as they are now termed would have to be appointed for this terri tory, and he; would give much more time to the visitation of the various charges than is now possible for Dr. J. L. Pitner, because of the immense territory which the San Diego dis trict covers. ADVOCATES ELMS AND PLANES. Editor Press: I was pleased to see in the last issue of your paper that possibly the elm tree might be used in El Centro's scheme for "The City Beautiful." It brings to mind an avenue leading to my childhood home, shaded by stately elms, whose spreading branches formed graceful arches supporting a drooping fringe of twigs, which cast a cooling shade, and to my taste form ing an avenue far more beautiful than the most imposive palms. If they grow well there, I hope many of them will be used. The Oriental plane (Platanus Orientalis) shQuld do well there, as the climate of their native habitat is similar to Imperial' Valley's. They grow from cuttings like the pop lar and willow, establish themselves quickly, and rapidly grow into large trees of fine proportions. I do not own property in El Centro, but there should be a pride in our county seat, so lam interested in the trees to be planted and hope the Ten Thousand Club will not "grow weary in well doing." Very truly, A. L. COOK. GOVERNMENT BY DEPUTY. Imperial county is enjoying a gov ernment by proxy, mostly, nowdays. The vacation lure has called away one after another of the county offi cials until deputies hold the fort in nearly every office. Only Judge Cole of the Superior Court; District Attor ney Eshleman; County Auditor Mc- Clelland and County Treasurer Paul Boman remain to keep company with the near-officials. County Superin tendent J. E. Carr is at Lake Tahoe; County Assessor Fred Fuller is at Los Angeles, as are also County Surveyor Games and Tax Collector Wright; County Clerk Elder is in Oregon; County Recorder Baker is in San Diego; and all the County Supervis ors are at outside points. IN COUNTY'S MINING DISTRICT. An Instrument was filed for record In the County Recorder's office, Thurs day, whereby H. Randolph transfers to Franklin H. Griffith mining claims In the Cargo Muchacho mining dist rict, over on the Colorado River for a consideration of $6000. On Wednes day of this week forty placer claims were filed for record. The claims were located In the Picacho district. IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself a candi- date for ithe office of Judge of the Superior Court of Imperial County, subject to the action of the Republi- can County Nominating Convention, to be held at Brawley, September I?th, 1908. 20-6t R. D. McPHBRRIN. Classified Liners "for^saujT MEALS have been reduced to 25 cents at (he Franklin Hotel. C. L. Cooper, Proprietor. 19-2 L FOR SALE— Six high grade shorthorn bulls, ranging from 8 to 12 months old. Fine stock. O. N. Shaw, Holt- ville, Calif. 18-tf A FEW OF JAUMAN'S REAL SNAPS. 100 ACRES Fully water stocked pat- ented land, «1% mile from good, live town ready for eubdi vision; only $100 per acre. $6500 cash. Three years on balance. 181 ACRES 60 acres leveled. All practically level with 36 shares paid up water stock. 14x20 house. All for $18 per acre. Part cash, balance terms. The above are all listed with me for 10 days only at these prices. So get busy. R. E. Jauman or V. E. Stock- well Co., El Centro, Cal. FOR SALE All personal property on Jas. Coon ranch, Holtville; farm implements, live stock, wagons, etc. Also baled barley hay. Ranch for rent. Address Mrs. Coon, Holtville, Cal. 17t£ FOR SALE— 2OO head of first class dairy cows; liberal terms. See Crawford Davis, El Centro. 17-tf FOR SALE— I2S dairy ctfws; also 125 head of calves. Will sell cows on good easy terms. J. W. Masten, El Centro. 17-tf FOR SALE— Baled hay, in carload lots. Write or call on B. F. Klippel, El Centro or Heber. 'U*sl H 24 FOR SALE— Alfalfa hay, in the field or delivered. E. A. Perkiss, one mile north of El Centro. 14-tf FOR SALE $5000 in 10 per cent chat- tie mortgage notes. Good discount, safe and well secured. All due on or before August 15, 1908. Address R., Press Office. 12-tf FOR SALE 40 acre tracts of improv- ed acreage within one mile of Heber. $155 to $165 per acre. Terms half cash, balance two years. This prop- erty will sell for $250 per acre with- in one year. Loftus Burnham Co. Inc., 128 W. Sixth St., Los Angeles. and Heber. 11-tf FOR EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE Choice Ocean Park residence property, fqr im- proved ranch, preferably near Heber or El Centro. Inquire of Moore- house Rowell Co., Heber. 20 3t FOR LEASE Alfalfa land on Wilsie Ranch, two miles west of El* Cen- tro. Cash rent. W. E. Wilsie, El Centro. 20-tf FOR EXCHANGE— Upright Piano for sound brood mare, not too old. Rare chance for good piano. Address R. B. Burhaus, Heber, Cal. 20-2t FOR EXCHANGE— New two story, hard finish 7 room' house. 7 lots very sightly located near car line, price $5,000. No 2—lo2 10 acres unim- proved land in town of Otay, less than one half mile from post office and R. R. Depot, on Main st, price $2500. No. 3—22%3 22% "acres on the S. P. R. R. 14 miles from Los Ange- les (north) Roscoe station is on the property, no other improvements, price $4,000. No. 4—50 lots in Klamath Falls, Oregon, nearß. R. depot, price $5000. No. 5—2405 240 acres of fine sj-heat land near the city of Winnepeg, Canada, beautiful level prarie land, price $5,000. 6.— 40 acres oil land, Kern River oil field, price 35,000. Want im- proved land in Imperial Valley for all or any part of above property. Address with full particulars to D. C. Campbell, 595 Kearney Aye. San Diego, Cal. FOR RENT FOR RENT 17 acres, 4 room house, half mile north of Hotel, North sth street. Team and implements for sale. Look it over and write me offer. T. A. Morrison, 5524 Hillcrest Drive, Los Angeles, Cal. 19 3t*. FOR RENT Pasture for horses and catle, one mile east and one mile south of El Centro. H. L. Stevens 19 3t*. WANTED WANTED— to buy 25 good dairy cows on* half cream receipts. Box 125 El Centro. 20-2t* WANTED— Land to level. No. 9 pre- ferred. Drue C. Hanlagton, Impe- rial, Cal. 12-« LOST, STRAYED AND FOUND. STRAYED From F. C. Abram's ranch one brown mare (NT) one white mare same mark. Please notify J. Muro, Heber, Cal. 18-21* i .i LOST— -Small, very trim built mare mule, small white star in forehead. Strayed from Heber July 4th. No- tify Press or O. P. Palatine, Heber, of any information and receive re-| ward. 18-St ESCROWS HANDLED —TRUSTS ACCEPTED STiiir QUICK and SECURE a &j Peoples Abstract and Trust Co. Incorporated December 27, 1897— rQF IMPERIAL COUNTY Imperial County Titles The great enhancement in values of land in Imperial County has created the need of Quick and Secure methods of bandling titles. This company can render such service having comprehensive and accurate private indexes of all public records— employing expert talent and affording modern facilities for the rapid and safe trans- action of all branches of the title business. OFFICERS: South Side Main PROPERTY INDEXES H. B. Pearson, Pret. g t Between sth Back to Beginning of H. W. Brewer, Vlce-Pree. Both John B. Baker, Secy. and 6th Streets m D W Lewis Asst Secy SAN DIEGO a "d W. E. Morton, Manaoer.' 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6 NEWS IN BRIEF STORIES OF WORL&'S bOINQS TOL& IN FARriQßdrriS klyn. Fire destroys business section of Tchar.ui and causes loss of ono lift!. Isaac Upham. president Agnews Asylum killed in collision with bank ers auto. Eureka experiences three sharp earthquake shocks, which do $3000 damage to city. Wife of Caruso elopes with another man. and Caruso says he is glad of it. Some men are lucky. For second time Santa Barbara Supervisors reject good roads report of Highways Commission. Miss Annie Peck believed to be lost in Andes after reaching highest point ever reached by human being. Statements of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific show decided de crease in net earnings during past year. Dutch cruiser Gelderland. in fight ing trim, enters harbor of Caracas and causes greatest excitement in Castro's captial. Barnum Bailey's circus wrecked near New Westminister. Wash.; eight men injured, but little damage done to cars or animal?. Fleet of airship scouts for the Uni ted States army is projected by Gen. Allen, chief of the Signal Office. Con gress will be asked for an appropria tion of $1,000,000 to start this branch of the service. Race riot at Springfield. 111., caused by criminal assault by a negro upon wife of a motorman. and the killing of William C. Ballard by a negro who had broken into Ballard's house, pre sumably to commit assault upon Bal ]ard's daughter. The increase in the value of farm property between a9OO and 1907 is $8,000,000,000, or nearly nine times as great as the aggregate national banking capital of the United States, more than half as large as the total capitalization, bonds and stock in cluded, of all the railroads of the United States and nearly three times as FIVE LAND CONTESTS PROVE FRUITLESS REGISTER PRESCOTT REJECTS SUITS FOR VALUABLE CLAIMS Attempts to Grab Imperial Valley Ranches Discouraged No Reason able Grounds For Contest Appeared in the Affidavits "On Information Five contestes brought by Corona residents against settlers in the Im perial Valley have been rejected by Gen. P. C. Prescott, register of the local Land Office. The grounds of re jection were that the affidavits of con testants either did not state facts to constitute a cause of action or were based merely upon information and belief. The land involved in the contests aggregates 1600 acres near Brawley and Imperial and is considered .valu able. Gen. Prescott tells the Los An geles Times that the land office care fully scrutinized all contest papers and rejected them when it appeared on their face that they were groundless. The cases were those of Emerson B. Collier against George R. Schee, Wil liam A. Hively against George A. Lathrop, Charles R. Miller against Blanche G. Silliman, Mason Terpen ing against John Osburn and another, Ida Triolo against Kate B. Carter and another. The contestants have thirty days in which to appeal from. the de cision of the register. BEAUMONT REAL ESTATE. Summary transactions in Beaumont real estate for the past week shows a reported total of $8350, making the aggregate of sales by the Beaumont l^and Water Company for the half month in excess of $11,000. This large business in the dog days of the year presages, in the opinion of the Beaumont Land Water Company, ■nn active trade this fall. A Faithful Friend "I have used Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since it was first introduced to tb« public in 1872, and have never found one instance where a cure was not speed- JI.V effrctfd by. its use. I have been a •commercial |rav*ler for eighteen years, ""arid never "start ou* on' a trii without this, my fajtbfuj frjend." say* H. S. Nico!s of, -OhklaJid., Injl. ,'JVr when a man has used a remedy foi thirty-five. years he know* its yalut atid is competent to sjn-ak for It. Foi sale by Bnm W. Dunaway, Druggist large as the aggregate savings-bank deposits of the whole country. Candidate Taft surprised by re ceiving letter from Admiral Cervera. wishing him elected. Khedive of Egypt and City of Cairo anxious to entertain President Roosevelt on his hunting trip. Wife of Capt. Halns. slayer of An nis, sues for divorce alleging gross, unnatural conduct that promises to de velop great araiy scandal. Samuel E. Moffett. nephew of Mark Twain and one of the editors of Col lier's Weekly, overcome in the surf while bathing at Seabright. N. J. and died before he could be brought to the beach. Izzet Pasha. Turkish grafter, skips with $20,000,000 of public funds, buys ocean steamship and escapes to Medi terranean ports. The Turk makes Abe Ruef look like a piker. Epidemic of negro-baiting spreads from Springfield through Middle West and to Atlantic coast. Mob attacks jail but fails to kill negro prisoner at Huntington. Long Island. Taft Republicans victorious at every stage but one in Los Angeles county convention, oppositfbn win ning just one Assemblyman of nine nominated. Thompson and Hurd named for Senate. Peter C. Hams, Jr., captain and quartermaster in the United States army, shot and killed William E. An nis. publisher and editor of Recrea tion. Capt. Hains's brother had ac cused Annls of having been improper ly attentive to the captain's wife. Tue government will resume its fight against the Standard Oil Com pany August 21, on which date Dist-- Atty. Sims will file a petition in the Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago for a rehearing of the appeal in the Landis $29,240,000 fine case. Springfield' mob remains impotent before the bayonets of 5000 State troops. State's Attorney and Govern or Deneen are preparing to secure the indictment for murder of every person against whom they can find 1 evidence of participation in a fatal i riot. TEACHERS HAVE VALLEY LANDS. Several teachers and employees in the Sherman Indian Institute at River side have acquired land interests in Imperial Valley, in the vicinity of Brawley, and they have been visiting the property to look after the neces sary assssment work. The party was composed of S,uperintenQent Harwood Hall and Mrs. Hall. Miss Norton, E. E. Kightlinger, Fred Long and E. J. Sin gleton. DRILLING ABANDONED' AT OLD BEACH. The well rig which has stood at Imperial Junction for many months, has been loaded upon flat cars and will be i shipped back to Los Angeles. This appears to be the final abandon ment of the project of securing water at Old Beach by drilling. The four holes sunk there have only brought dissapointment. In two of them Hows of thin mud were encountered. MORE ADVERTISING Rev. J. M. Ocheltree of the Yuma Indian Methodist Mission, has gone east on a lecturing tour, taking with him a large number of fine' colored slides for illustrating his lectures on Yuma and vicinity. Therein he will give a portion of the time to the de scription of the Yuma Indian Reser vation, and to the conditions prevail ing on the Imperial county side of the Colorado River, whefe much develop ment is expected because of the Gov ernment's reclamation project at La guna Dam. If you want alfalfa hay In car lots drop a card or see B. F. Klippell. Heber or El Centro. 10-tf NOTICE. The Board of Trustees of the City of El Centro. sitting as a Board of Equalization will meet on August 10, 1908. at 10 o'clock a .in. at the City Hall, El Centro, for the purpose of equalizing all assessments and mak- ing all proper changes and corrections upon the assessment roll for the year 1908 and the transaction of any other business that may properly come be- fore it, and will continue in session from day to day until its labors are completed, but not later than August j ,l, 1908, after 'which no changes will be made. Any person objecting to any assessment as made upon any property within the City of El Centro. and asking for a reduction thereof, must file an affidavit In writing duly verified, setting forth the grounds up- on which the Hoard will fix a time for the hearing of said application and at which time tald matter will be acted Upon. P. G. HAVENS, City Clerk of the City of El Centro. IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS PROFESSIONAL CARDS sTiu3.\IAN~X~S\viNO. Attorneys E1 crntro. California Dan. V. Noland Frank Birkhauser NOLAND A BIRKHAUSER Attorneys and Counselor at Law. GENERAL TRACTION. Offices at El Centro nnd Hrawley, Cal. CllT SPARKS Attorney and Coun- f sellor at law. Rcom 10, Opera ER. BROOKS M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Alamo Hotel, HOLTVILLE, CALIFORNIA VERMELL RAPP, Lawyer. Will practice in all the courta and before the U. S. Land Office. Office One Block North of Prew Office. TM. McNAMARA, Attorney and .f Counselor at Law. Land, Cri- minal and Commercial Law. Formerly of Bakersfield and Visalia. Office in Opera House Block, El Centro, Cali- fornia. Gcb. H. P. Shaw Herbert W. Brewer SHAW BREWER, Attorneys and CounseUore-at-Uw Imperial, California. ORTNER BROS., Funeral Directors v- North. Saturday, August 22. 1908.

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Saturday, August 22, 1908. NO OVERPRODUCTION OF CANTALOUPES NOTION THAT MARKET WAS GLUTTED ALL WRONG. Sage Advice From Wise Men That Makes the Grower, Who Knows What Was the Matter With Melons, Very Tired. The notion that a market* which takes readily 30,000 carloads of i oranges was "glutted" with less than 2000 carloads of Imperial Valley can taloupes has got Itself firmly wedged into the heads of many more or less wise persons, and there it sticks. The Rural California!! gravely points out the mistake of ''putting too many eggs under one hen", and says: "Last year in the Imperial Valley 800 acres were planted to cantaloupes and the planters realized a good profit. This fact stimulated enterprise in that line of production beyond all reason. The acreage planted to can taloupes this year has increased some thing like ten fold. The result has been what should have been expected. The overproduction was very large and hence the market was glutted and prices were so low as to hardly pay the cost of gathering and ship Ping. "If the people of the Imperial Val ley had planted half as much of an area to cantaloupes and devoted the other half to some other crop or crops they doubtless would have done well. Their experience is another of the many from which men have learned wisdom. "That Valley will produce many kinds* of crops of great value and It was not necessary nor wise to put so many eggs under one hen. It Is an unprofitable experiment to attempt to brace the market in respect to any commodity, especially in respect to that which will not keep but a brlel period." All of which would be more impor tant if it were anything like a com'ct statement of the case, which it is'nt. The cantaloupe growers do not need to be told what was the matter with the market, and they are not inter ested in elaborate theories of over production. The business of market ing melons was in the hands of com mission merchants who would not co operate, and -certain, market points, not the market as a whole, were swamped at. the start with cantaloupes not fit to be. shipped at all. The mar ket was not supplied with good mel ons. The whole campaign of, distribution was a scramble and a botch job, and the growers paid for the stupidity and greed of rival middlemen. And there is a grave doubt that the grower got a square deal in any particular. The distributors had the whole busi ness in their own hands and they re fused market information to the grow ers during the shipping season. They "have not made statements yet, and many growers do not know how much they lost or what they are supposed to owe to the commission men for losing money for them. BUSY COUNTY OFFICE. Large Number of Instruments Record- Ed in Summer Months. Nowithstanding the summer season, "when a grand slackness of business is expected, the County Recorder's office has shown an activity in the filing of instruments for record that is sur prising. For the month of June the number of instruments recorded was fully up to the average, and the month of July showed an increase of busi ness over that of June. August is making a high record. Eighty instru ments were filed for record on Wed nesday, which is the third highest number ever offered for recording in one day since the formation of Im perial county. The highest record was last spr.ing, when one day 162 in struments were filed for record, and the next highest number was 114, also during the spring months. This was during the period when there was considerable excitement over the prospective oil fields of the Supersti tion Mountains district. Forty placer claims were filed last Wednesday on lands located on the Colorado river. BRIDGE WASHED OUT. When the California Development Company turned the waters from the Alamo wasteway at Sharp's heading so that they found, their way into the New River, a week ago, such cuts were made in the soft soil below Mcx- Icali that three bents of the seven-* bent bridge of the Inter-Callfornla Railroad were washed out. A bridge building gang is now quartered at Calexico, and the bridge will be put in shape by the beginning of next week, REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Charles R nd Reyi\a Smith to John M. Keith; Und. half hit in lot 1, Blk. 14, Ist add. to Calexlco. Charles R and Iteyna Smith to John M. Keith; Lot 9, Block 77, Resub. Blks. 67 to 88 Imperial. $150. Charles R and Reyna Smith to John M. Keith, und. half int. in lots 7 and 8, blk. 77, resub. blks 67 to 88, Im perial. $500. Holton Power Co. to Eliza H. and J. M.' Huston, E. half of N. W. quarter ot Sec. 20, twp. 15 S., R. 14 E. 1250. Controllor'a receipt, A. 11. Nye, con troller, to T. it. Shank, lot 8, blk. 118, of Hrawley. Margaret Ef. and Charles J. Schenck to Ada Wise. blk. 84. Holtville. Imperial Valley Improvement Co. to Reuben Nysted Hrick.son, lots 11 and 12. blk. 21, and lots jl and 12, blk. 3fi, all of Urawley. Krnest McCulley and Delia H. Mc- Culley to Ida M. Hess, part of sec. 11, twp. 17 S., R. 14 E., 8. !l. M. $1025. Ernest McCuiley and Delia B- Mc- Culley to "A. Frank Little, part of sec. 11. twp 1 17 S., R. 14 E., S. IJ. M. $10. Lycurgus and Eva R. Lindsay to Im perial Water Company No. 4, right of way and other rights over and across N. half of sec. 16, twp. 13 S., It. 14 E. Georgo F. Lewis to Imperial Water Co. No. 4, right of way, and other rights over and across E.'half of S. E. qfiarter of sec. 9, twp. 13 S., R. 14 E. $10. Frank M. and Margaret Upstill to Imperial Water Co. No. 4, lot 4, blk. 1.08, Urawley. $100. Imperial Valley Improvement Co. to James A. Marshall, lots 11 and 12, blk. 12. Imperial. $10.- T. P. Barita to Thomas Lyall, lots 7, 8, 9 and 12, Imperial. $10. Location notices filed by R. G. Weatheratone et al., Nos. from 1 to oiu igcnl tor the famous Mermaid brand o» Cantalopes from Coachelia. t California arti. nus turnout £l Centro tuntaiopes, at El Centro Califorsia. f Best Possible Price Obtained 2 I GENERAL PRODUCE. COM- J I MISSION MERCHANT 5 j Potatoes, Tomatoes— All Kinds of Domestic Fruits in €3r Lots J Low Eastern Rates /oj^x Round Trip Via KB j Southern Pacific McJxX August 17, 18, 24, 25; September 15 and 16 Return limit 90 days from sale date, but not later than Oct. 31. 1908. Some of the rates are: Chicago and return $74.05 St. Louis and return 69.05 New Orleans and return.. 69.05 Memphis and return 69.05 Omaha and return 61.55 Kansas City and return.. 6135 St. Paul and return 75.05 Toronto and return 95.95 Montreal and return 110.05 Boston and return 112.06 New York and return 110.05 Philadelphia and return. .110.05 Baltimore and return 109.05 Washington, O. C 109.09 Besides other points not specified above. For further Information Inquire of W. J. Purcell, Agent, El Centro, Cal. Southern Pacific Hotel Orena i ''fill tff**j§PP|w£H' r«uffic«. lUs A«f«l«s, Cal. WEYL-ZUCKERMAN CO., Los Angeles Market, Los Angeles, Cal. Ship us your* Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Grapes, Cantaloupes, and other fruits and vegetables. Highest market price and prompt returns. Members of Los Angeles Produca Exchange. Send for stencils- and shipping tag?. WRITE US FOR THE FOLLOWING CIRCULARS. All about Eucalyptus, the Santa Claus Melon, California Pearl Cauli* Now Is the time to engage your seed of Bermuda Onions, and Winnlngstadt Cabbage. Foothill Gardeners should now plant seed of Stone Tomato, Eggplant, Pep- pers and Lima Beans. In low lands, plant String B^an.s and Peas. Orchard mon should now engage their vetch and peas for green manur- ing. JOHNSON MUSSER SEED CO, 113 N. Main St., Loe Angeles, Gal. 7

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8 County Notes HOLTVILLE. The now Holtviilo Methodist church will bo completed by the end of Aug ust. An average of two carloads of hogs per day are being shipped out from iloltvlllo. PHoltvillo's brick plant contiuues to ship carloads of brick to each of the valley towns A free rural mail route will be es tablished for the vicinity of Holtville about September 1. The Holtville City Trustees have passed resolutions of condolence on the death of J. S. White, Sr., deputy City Clerk. Eugene Wilson and Nina Wood of Holtville were married at Glendale on August 4, and have returned to Holt ville to reside. The walls of the Rookledge Schonthal building on Fifth street were begun last week and now .make a good showing. •While repairs are in progress on the railroad bridge across the Alamo River, the noon train service is dis continued and the motor car is to be generally overhauled in the machine shops at El Centro. From Yuma comes the report that the body of J. M. Garrison, a carpen ter about 50 years of age, who had been working in Holtville until about a month ago had been found along the railroad tracks at a point between Laguna Dam and Yuma. and that the Yuma authorities had been unable to locate any of Garrison's relatives. CALEXICO. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Peck have gone to Ashland, Oregon. A carload of hides has been sent up by the California-Mexico Land Cattle Company to Los Angeles. A carload of horses was shipped to Los Angelas last week by J. S. Snowden, for his livery stable in that city. Two carloads of lumber were re ceived by the C. D. Company last week, for use in work at Sharp's Head ing. R. N.. Ames and* W. H. Chadney, immigration inspectors, have each been granted ninety days' vacation, and are spending the time at points in San Diego county. j. E. Peck, who has been keeping a weather record at Calexico, states that the present season fs the hottest known for six years, as for two weeks Comfort for Summer Our line is so big and complete that you can find just what you want for hot weather wear at .very moderate prices. Remember we are ex- clusive shoe dealers, buy- ing directly from the fac- tories in the East. We can save you mon- e y and enable you to keep your feet comfort- able. Specials now in san- dals and all kinds of can- vas shoes. VALLEY Shoe' Store MAIN ST. Et CENTRO past the thermometer has rangd from HO to 114 degrees. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mr.^. Maury McAlniond. M. H. Huston has returned to Cal exico after a sojourn in Oregon. Rev. Oliver Saylor. Methodist pas tor at'Calexlco, has returned from his vacation in the mountains, and has re sumed regular church services. A. M. Shenk has been away from Calexico the past week, attending the Republican Congressional convention at Santa Barbara. He is also a dele gate to the electoral convention to be held at OaTtland on August 27. P. Camou, an old-time resident of Mexicali, has been appointed post master of that place, to fill the vacan cy occasioned by the sudden death of Senor Jose Galaviz. The postoflice has been moved to the street south of its former location, almost oppo site the Mexican Custom House. The Calexico city Board of Equali zation has completed its work and the most notable change in the figures on the assesment roll was the reduction of the California Development Com pany's assessment from $13,000 to $3760. Several assessments were raised, and some were lowered, on affidavit of the ones assessed. BRAWLEY. W. C. Eaton, Southern- Pacific sta tion agent at Brawley, has gone to his old home in Michigan forj a visit. George N. Turner shipped 600 head of fat hogs to Los Angeles last week, receiving 5% cents per pound there for. -.v Rev. A. R. Moore and family have gone to Anaheim to spend the time until the meeting of the Methodist conference in September. Voters of the Magnolia school dis trict are to vote on September 5 on a proposition to issue $2500 bonds for the erection of a school building. Mrs. Balies P. Walker died at her home southeast of Brawley on August 8 and. was buried in the Brawley cem etery. The funeral services were con ducted by Revs. A. R. Maore and A. H. Croco, and the services were large ly attended. IMPERIAL. E. Ulysses Graves has undertaken to organize an Imperial baseball team for games during the ensuing fall and winter. The new Zimmer building has sev enteen-inch walls, built sufficiently strong to support a third story at some future time. E. Goodlup has purchased the Stand ard oil rig of the Yuha well, which has been standing idle for several years, and has had the outfit shipped to Los Angeles. Vernon Kissee, a seven-year old lad, had the second finger of his right hand caught in the cogs of a cream separator, last week, and the finger was so badly crushed that it was am putated Dy ur. iilLlv n. D. H. Clark, a rancher from San Jacinto, has come to the Imperial Valley with his teams and grading outfits, and will start work at once on lands in the Sunset Springs neigh borhood, where a large acreage .will be prepared for fall seeding to grain. Imperial Camp, No. 310, Woodmen of the World, will be instituted in Imperial on the evening of August 25. A special train will be run from Holtville to carry Woodmen to this affair. A banquet will be given after work in the lodge room. HEBER. h. E. Srack, president of the Heber Chamber of Commerce, has gone to the mountains for a two weeks' vaca tion. After his return, he expects to devote a considerable portion of his time to the work of the Chamber. M. K. Rowell, of Moorehouse Rowell Co., has returned from an ex tended tour of the mountains west of the valley. While there, he inter viewed the chief engineer of the San Diego Arizona railroad and inspect' ed the grade already Jniilt. A large party of surveyors is now in the field. GREATER MACHINE SHOPS. As soon as a check comes to the summer heat, work Is to be started on the rebuilding of the Holton Power Company's machine shops. Ths Angeles. IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS BENEFICENT "REVOLUCION" Scare at Mexican Followed by Peace and Quiet. Citizens of Calexico are congratu lating themselves on the outcome of the recent scare across the inter national border, in Mexioali, over the alleged "revolucion." Never before have these border towns experienced Btich n peaceful two months. When the attempt to rob Mexican's pogtofflce was made, and other dem onstrations caused Mexican officials to believe that a revolt might develop, ten rurales were brought over from Knsenada. and they still maintain their control of the boru^r town. The saloons are compelled to close their doors promptly at 10 o'clock each night, and people are warned to keep off the street unless they have partic ular business to detain them there. As a result the drunkenness has been greatly curtailed and noisy brawls have been eliminated. It is eaid that the fourteen saloon keepers have pe titioned for a restoration of their privileges of keeping open house all night, but although this petition has been before the Governor at Ensenada for almost a month, nothing ha 3 been heard from it. and there Ifl little like lihood of its being granted. "FRANCISCA" IS A BEAUTY. Private Car of W. F. Holt Now in Ore- gon, Will Visit El Centro in September. El Centro citizens who have seen the private car of W. F. Holt, while it was located at Long Beach recently, say that it is one of the handsomest private cars in the Southwest. The car is divided into two state rooms, dining room, buffet, library, reception room and office, and is fin ished in curled mahogany. A baby grand piano has been placed in the car, and the entire equipment is cal culated for comfort and convenience. The car !is arranged for lighting with Pintch gas or by electric storage battery, and is also provided with equipment so that its lighting system may be attached to the Holton Power Company's wires when the car is lo cated here. Mr. and Mrs." Holt and daughters are now in Medford, Oregon, having traveled northward in the "Francis ca." The car is named in honor of Mrs. Holt. Early in September they plan to come to El Centro, and will spend a week here. FOR THE STATE FAIR. Sample of Imperial Valley Honey Sent For Exhibition. The Imperial Valley Bee-Keepers' Association has prepared and forward ed to Sacramento a fine sample case of honey for exhibition at the State Fair, and expects to get a medal for the exhibit. Two years ago, no honey was produced in the Valley. This year the Association" has shipped 240 tons of honey to market. As the acreage of alfalfa and other flower ing plants increases, affording pas turage for bees, the business expands, and honey shipments will soon be an important item in the freight traffic figures. A creditable county exhibit could be made at the State Fair if the farm ers would select good samples of their products and bring them for shipment to the Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce. WATER FOR THE NORTH END.. Water Company Xo. 4 is arranging for a campaign of work early in the fall on a system of ditches which will carry irrigation water to the ter ritory formerly included in District Xo. 2, but now included in No. 4. This will bring under cultivation much land lying between the Alamo and Xew Rivers, lying to the north of Brawley. BUILDING NEARS COMPLETION. The Bradford brick building, on the south side 'of Broadway, between Fifth and Sixth streets, is nearlng completion, and will be occupied with in the ensuing week by the El Cen tro Machinery and Plumbing Co. The Safest Place to Trade I ROY L. RUMSEY Prop. f 0 SEEDS we still have a good variety of styles a fresh, clean stock of Ferry's seeds d P atterns to J feSJ planning for an active campaign. m S£s 2£r The large happy quadriangular smile of the £j» hog man, causes his less fortunate brother to sit flSzg +£t U P an( take notice. W/* jTM This means an increased acreage of alfalfa; J^J 4£€ more hogs; more smiles; more money in the bank. WJV *i*\ To all those who cantemplate, hogs and alfalfa jh^> t^J we extend a cordial invitation to call and inspect J^X j/M our two world renown fences: a^Si American and Ellwood SjO Many say they are the "bestest" ever; none (vfi jK dispute their strength, durability or efficiency. sSj* §X Edgar Bros. Co. S§ >H IMPERIAL, CALEXICO, BRAWLEY, HOLTVILLE S£ Take Your Suits and Hats to Jf M A. FINK, EL CENTRO, itljpl ■'!h^ss||lli|jij§§§§! h^5s||lli|jij§§§§ (Rear Crawford Davis Store) I 1 -----j ~"'iel|| for renovation. Steam and Dry ctrders from outside tewns. Saturday, Aupruat 22, 1908. THE WEATHER. Moderate and Regular Heat and Con- siderable Humidity. The range of temperature during the last wek has been slight and there has been but lltle variation in relative humidity. Thunder storms have been frequent in Arizona, and their Influ ence has been felt in the moisture noticeable in the atmosphere of Ira* perial Valley. Following Is the record of ther mometer readings for the week: Dry bulb Wet bulb August 15 98 85 August 16 102 87 August 17 104 90 August IS 102 90 August 10 104 91 August 20 104 94) August 21 104 93 The Socialists will hold their coun ty convention in the Auditorium at Imperial tomorrow. FREIGHT PREPAID THIRTY DAYB from first appearance of this nd TO INTRODUCE OUR Out- Inside side ___^^ r:^>— -455^, 9 long- wide t22^£^^-k>^^ deep With 4-tumbler flat key d»1 A 7C lock, price «J) l U. I D Money order or check. H. D. FIELD SAFE AGENCY CO. 1320 F St., San Diego, Cal. Fire Proof Safes, All Sizes, $36.50 Up. Full Information on Request