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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03
AS ILLUSTRATED IN THF IMPERIAL SETTLEMENTS

ticay unlimited, this great valley produces the earliest cantaloupes grown in the United States, and they be easily shipped to any DOT tion of the country
 The date palm will eventually become one of the industries of this country. It is stated by the United States date expert that this is the only place known in America where the finest variety of date pam-the Neglet Moor date-will perfect its fruit This is dessert date that is imported to the United States only in small quantities, but sells here readily at fifty cents per pound The same authority also states that date orchard be brought into good bearing in six years time and at that time will yield fruit that will pay interest on an investment of $2, 900 an acre.
 Business Centers.
 Towns and cities a necessity in this try, and they must grow and keep pace with the development of the agricultural resources.
 Imperial the first town established At this date it has population of about 200. It has First National Bank, several stores postoffce, telephone system connecting this town with the railroad and Western Union Telegraph the
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03

dent, F. c. Paulin; vicepresident J. w. Oakley; secretary, R. T. Perry; treasurer, A. H. Heber: directors, F. c. Paulin, A. H. Heber, J. w. Oakley Thomas H. Silsbee and w. s. Wilkins
 The town of Eastside will be established on the east side of Carter River as a business center for that section of country and town will also soon be laid out some twelve miles north of Imperial in about the center of Imperial Water Company No. District.
 Railroads
 In this age of the world section of country can long exist without railroad communication AS the country develops the railroads will be built To this rule there exceptions
 The Southern Pacific overland is now located near the north edge of the Imperial Settlements twenty y-eight miles north of the town of Imperial, and stage line connects the Imperial Settle ments with the daily trains.
 The Imperial & Gulf Railway Company has gently been incorporated for the purpose of con structing a line of railroad from the station of O.d Beach the Southern Pacific Railroad hereafter to be known Imperial Junction-to the town of Imperial and thence south to Calex leo, with branch from Imperial to Silsbee Blue Lake and another branch to Eastsde. It is the intention of the Company to eventually ex
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03

Two years ago this Colorado Delta was track less waste of worthless land-all the property of the government-and not considered worth 30 cents a section.
 Today l50000 acres have been taken up by set tiers, several thousand acres placed under culti- vation, water provided for the bulk of the land that has been taken up, and fully 2000 people are work of reclamation commenced.
 During the past year there have been built be- tween the two dry rivers hundred and fifty miles of canals. These canals range from eight to seventy feet wide the bottom. and the larger main canal will carry water from six to eight feet in depth.
 The towns of Imperial and Calexico have been fairly started Schools have been opened. tele phone line forty-five miles in length has been built, two railroads have been surveyed and tual construction has commenced on one of them; a church building and parsonage have been built and paid for. a weekly newspaper has been tablished-send for a copy of it-ffty-two copies will cost you but $1.50 National Bank has been opened and in three months time the deposits amounted to $200O0. Several brick business been provided. All this within two years. What of the future?
 Schools.
 In April, 1901, the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County established the Imperial School District It included practically this entire des-
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03

tend the line southward from CaleXico to the head of the Gulf of California.
 The work of constructing the line to Imperial from the Southern Pacific is now in progress, and it is the inten- tion to have this line in running order before the close of the present year.
 The officers of the Imperial & Gulf Railway Company are: President, w. F. Holt, president of the First Ma tional Bank of Imperial; vice-presi- dent. J. H. Braly, president of the Southern California Savings Bank; secretary, F. c. Paulin; treasurer, A. H. Heber; directors, w. F. Holt, J. H. Braly, F. C. Paulin, A. H. Heber and E. A. Meserve.
 The San ego-Eastern Railroad has also been surveyed from San Diego to Yuma, distance of about 175 miles, passing through the Imperial Settle ments. It is believed that the con- struction of this line will be com menced in the very near future. The grade over the mountains east of San Diego has been found to be very easy, the heaviest grade being less than 75 feet to the mile.
 Progress of the Work
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03
Fertility of Soil.

acre foot of water taken from that river ries commercial fertilizers worth $S.42. Hence this soil, brought down by those waters, must be fertile and if irrigated by those waters must forever continue be fertile.
 The fertility of the soil is also shown by the crops now growing and that have already been matured these lands Nowhere on the Pacific Coast have heavier crops of barley and sorghum been grown than under this canal system. and thus far there have been no failures that could be attributed to the soil
 Productions
 This will be stock country and country de voted to general farming and fruit growing.
 Alfalfa will be standard crop. Alfalfa can be cut from six to eight times each season. yielding from to two tons of hay per acre to each cut ting.
 Cattle can be grown in the Settlements and the dry ranges in Arizona and then fattened and sent to market There is practically no limit to this business
 There is money in hogs also, and some prefer this business to cattle.
 This will be great early fruit country as all kinds of ruit ripen here several weeks in advance of fruit grown in Southern California in the Coast valleys
 The raising of cantaloupes for the Eastern market is also growing into a great industry Cantaloupes will net the grower at the present time over $100 an acre. and the market is prac
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03
Do You Want a Good Cheap and
 Profitable Home?
Cost of Water Rights.
FROM LAST WEEK.

Cost of Water Rights
 held at the same price in all of the companies. This price has been gradually advanced as the set clement has grown, the present price being-May 1. 1902-$1500 per share This price is subject to further advance without notice This price pays for the cost of the distributing system of canals and for the right to perpetually receive an abundant supply of water at given, fixed req sonable price.
 Cost of Water.
 The cost price paid by the Mutual Water Com pany for it's supply of water delivered to its sys- tenn ordered Is fixed by contract at fifty cents per foot. two cents per inch for twenty four hours flow. This Is the cost to the stock holders, to which is added the cost of distributing the water and keeping up the system of canals and the expense of managing the Mutual Water
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-03

twenty-five cents per acre each year.
 It is believed that alfalfa, which re- crop, will not need more than three acre feet of water to each acre of land. This will cost the ranch owner about $l75 per acre-$150 per acre being the fixed charge, and the 20 cents per acre being the cost of man agement and distribution.
 This Is believed to be the cheapest water in the United States where an abundant supply of water is furnished at all seasons Of the year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
MEYER Lo.es q servant.

Every n acquainted with a certain
practical millionaire living in a cross
street not far from the Fifth avenue
highlands wonders how he manages
never to lose a good servant. He ex-
plains his system in a few words: II
pay fair wages. tip my servants when
they deserve it and encourage my
guests to do the same. If you dine
with me this evening and are particu-
larry pleased with your waiter, Ar
mand, you are at liberty to remember
him to the extent of a dollar, no more.
Make the tip a quarter. a half, three
quarters, If you please, but never more
than a dollar. If you do, he will give
me the surplus, and l shall have to re-
turn it to you. Tip my butler, my cook.
my maids, if You Will, but not on the
sly. Do it openly, as they are taught to
avoid d~eceit."-New York Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
A story Of a Fathers Love.

.HT rE @A% E
Old Mr.. - has an only daughter,
They are of lowly rank, but he is hon
est and industrious. BY trade he is d
puddler in a foundry, and he earns
$3.50 a day. Twenty years ago the
wife and mother died, and the child Of
five became the old mans pet. Twelve
years ago he sold his property and
spent all his money in sending her
abroad to study music. She came back
two years ago a famous singer and a
matchless beauty and refused to own
her father. He has moved to the east
side in order that by living on a pit
lance he may have $20ievery week to
give her to buy clothes. Every week
he sends it, and every week she spends
1t, though she neither sees nor writes
to him. Week after week he grows a
little prouder and also a little sadder.-
City Missionary in Ladies' Home Jour,
nal. '>1< F T..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24

December, SO called from being the
tenth month when the year began in
March, has probably had more names
conferred upon it than any other Of the
twelve into which our year is now di-
vided. Among the early Saxons it was
called Winter Monat, or winter month.
After their conversion to Christianity
they called it Heligh Monat, or holy
month, in honor Of the birth Of Christ.
In later days in Germany it was called
Christ Monat for the same reason.
Fires used to be lighted for warmth in
this month, and the want Of chimneys
used to u a too obvious inconven.
ience, which led to it's being called Flu.
mosus, or smoky. 1t was also dubbed
Canus, or hoary, from the SHOWS OF
hoarfrosts which then generally whit.
ened the higher grounds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
The Force of Cyclones.

Careful estimates Of the force of a
cyclone and the energy required to
keep a full fedged hurricane in active
operation reveal the presence of a pow
er that makes the mightiest efforts OF
men appear as nothing in comparison.
A force fully equal to owe 4Oo, 600, 600
horsepower was estimated as develop
ed iii a"."st Indian cyclone. This is
abortt times the power that can
be de-, Il by all the means within
the range Of mans capabilities during
the same time. We're steam, water,
windmills and the strength of all men
and all animals combined they could
not at all approach the tremendous
force exerted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
BRIEF BITS or NEWS.

The Iron Age estimates that 1885,.
900 tons of rails already have been
booked for delivery in 1902.
Consul McWade, at Canton, has
cabled the state department that there
have been over 100 deaths from the
plague at Shuitin, about ESQ miles
south of Canton.
President McKinley's birthday, Jan.
80, has been chosen by the New York
board of trade and transportation for
its annual banquet. Charles Emory
Smith, formerly postmaster general,
will deliver an grafton on William Nc
Kinley and His Policy"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
A GOOD RECOMMENDATION

Il have noticed that the sale on
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets is almost invariably to those who
have once used Them" says Mr.. j. H.
Weber, a prominent druggist of Cas-
a d Iowa. What better recommen-
dalton could any medicine have than
for people to call for it when again in
need Of such a remedy? Try them
when you feel dull after eating, when.
You have a bad taste in your mouth,
feel bilious, have no appetite or when
troubled with constipation, and you
are certain to be delighted with the
prompt relief which they afford. For
sale by Beardsley & Finney.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
BOUGHT RY NEW WORKERS.
Stock In Commercial National Bank
E Of Chicago.

o~
Of Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 24.-Announcement is
mace OF large purchases of stock in
vestments of the Commercial National
bank of Chicago by prominent New
York 6nanciers. The gentlemen
named are j. P. Morgan, J. j. Hill,
Daniel s.. Lamont, George F. Baker,
president of the First National bank,
and James T. Woodward. president Of
the Hanover National bank. It Is also
said several other prominent New
Workers have become interested in the
Commercial National bank. Something
more than 1000 shares of Commercial
stock have been placed among these
gentlemen by James H. Eckels, who
has just returned from New York.
The price paid is understood to be
around $3.50 per share.
At the same time Judge E. H. Gary,
chairman of the board of directors of
the United States Steel corporation,
has enlarged his holding of CONNER
cial stock. Judge Gary and Paul Nor
ton of the Santa Fe each took a por-
ton of the 700 shares of Rawson stock,
which Mr.. Eckels bought last summer
shortly before the capital of the bank
was increased from $1,000 900 to ST.
O00, OO0. Both of these gentlemen were
added to the board of directors at the
recent annual meeting of the stock;
holders.
While these important names are
added to the banks list Of stockhold.
ers, the control of the institution is
not affected. Chicago financiers are
still the principal owners of the stock
and will continue to be. The stock
sold to the New York gentlemen is
distributed among them because it was
believed that such connections in New
York would be of value to the bank.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
EcZEMA1S
TcH IS TORTURE.

Eczema is caused By an acid hu1nosr in
the blood coming In contact with the
skin and producing great redness and In
Illumination ; little pustular eruptionsf form
and discharge a thin, sticky fluid, which
dries and scales off sometimes the skin is
hard dry and assured. Eczema in any
form is a tormenting, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times. are
almost unbearable the acid burning
hu11or seems to ooze out and set the skin
on fire. Sa1ves, washes nor other exter-
nal applications do any real good, for as
long as the poison remains in the blood
it will keep the skin irritated.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
A LESSON IN CHESS.
why w,llie's Papa Ended 1t Aim.

Why Willie's Papn Ended 1t Almost
Before ut Was Begun.
. Paterfamilias, with a laudable desire
to keep Willie at home at night, offer
ed to teach him to play chess. The boy
was delighted, and the game began.
"Put the little ones, pawns, all along
the front and the big ones behind, as |
show you"
II think that is cowardly. The big
ones ought to be in front. Ma says
ooh, but that is the rule. Now, see
no; put that rock in the corner"
Crook! What's a rook?"
cit is a kind Of bird"
"Well that amt a bird. 1t looks like
q CASTLE"
Call it a castle. then-and put the
knight next
"Why is that called a knight? It
looks like a horses head"
"And then the bishop" went on pa
terfamilias, ignoring the question; $50.
and them
"Why is the bishops head split in
two, pop?"
On. that Is MS hat-a cardlnars
hat"
"But l thought be was a bishopv!'
"a cardinal is also a bishop. Now
don't talk so much, Willie. Then you
put the king and queen
THE queen is bigger than the king.
pop"
swell. so she is. Who said sne
wasn't?" said paterfamilias. with a
trace Of impatience in his tone. "And
then another bishop; so"
why are there two bishops, pop?"
Because the rules say SO. Now,
shall move first"
What, after all that trouble, are you
going to move them again?"
"Say, Willie, I believe my head is
aching. l shall show you the rest some
other time" said paterfamilias as be
swept the men into the box.-New York
Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
A CURE FOR

w. G. Williamson, of Amherst, Va,
says: For more than a year / suf-
fered from lumbago. I finally tried
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it gave
me entire relief, which all other rem
edies had failed TO do" Sold by
Beardsley & Finney.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
how to Teach a Pet to ride a Bali.

How to Teach n Pet to Ride a Ball.
Many readers have doubtless seen
bears standing on a rolling ball and
maintaining their balance perfectly
while rolling it about the arena. 1
irick. He can scarcely wait for his
time to come to perform. He was
taught, as they are all taught, by jog
Cling his pedestal while he tried to
keep from being jostled off. Gradual
II the pedestal was substituted for a
ball with many fat places on it, and
this was followed by a perfect sphere.
He has been performing two years
now. and + have never known him to.
slip and fall ~of.-F'rank Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
A. Test Of Friendship.

A gentleman han tried the following
peculiar way Of probing the ties Of
friendship. EeSsent letters to twenty,
intimate friends asking for a loan Of a
pound. Thirteen of the two dozen
friends did not reply at all, five de-
clined to lend the money. two promised
to send it on the next day and did not
do 1t, n sent his slast 10 shillings,"
and only three sent the full sum asked
for. The s%upplicant and all the
friends" he had written to are well
oH.-St. Petersburg Novoe vremya.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
DRYDEN in THE E a

New Jersey Republicans Caucus for
s4 Senator. 70.
Trenton, N. j., Jan. 24.-The first
ballot in the Republican caucus for
United States senator resulted:
Dryden 10, Griggs Is, Stokes II,
Gummere Baird s, Gardiner S; nee
essary for a choice, 49,.
The second ballot resulted:
Dryden, 81, Griggs IA, Stokes IA,
Baird 8, Gummere s., Gardiner 4.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24

Catarrh is an excessive secretion, ac-
companied with chronic Inflammation,
from the mucuous membrane. Hoods
~Sarsaparrilla acts on the ice mem
brane through the blood, reduces in
1ammation, establishes healthy ac-
ton, and radically cures all cases of
catarrh.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
To Cure the stammerer.

It is said that stammerers rarely If
ever show any impeachment of speech
when speaking in whispers. On this
fact q method Of treatment has been
advocated, which is as follows: For the
first ten days speaking Is prohibited.
This will allow rest to the voice and
constitutes the preliminary stage Of
treatment. During the next ten days
speaking is permissible in the whisper
ing voice, and in the course Of the next
fifteen days the ordinary conversations
al tone may be gradually employed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
GOLD IN
Assay Shows the Yellow Metal in Pay
ina Quantities.

Assay Shows the Yellow Metal in Pay.
ing Quantities.
Prairie du Chen, Wis, Jan. 24.-The
report that ore taken from the bluffs
north of this city yielded gold and
silver in paying quantities is con-
frmed. The assays were made by pro-
fessional chemists and metallurgists
whose standing places their reports
beyond the realm of speculation.
The assays show a value Of $1.30 to
$3.50 per ton on samples taken from
the ledge, the average being about SO
per ton. The discovery is on lands
OWED by Mrs. N. s. Dousman, who is
making o thorough investigation,
with the view Of determining the av-
erage yield of this ore at varying dis
tances from the surface.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
One Sign of Old Are.

Henry-How a a a tell when he
begins to get old?
John-Well, a man has begun to get
old when he finds out that he would
rather sit by the fire than go sleigh rid
tng.-Detroit Free Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
NOT to blame.

She-Saturday is u silver wedding.
Don't you think we ought to kill the
pig and haya a feast2X
He-Kill the pig? + don't see why
the poor animal is to blame for what
happened twenty-five years ago."-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
Would Be a Catastrophe.

London, Jan. 24.-Lady Stanley, wife
of Sir Henry M. Stanley, asserts that
she has high authority for saying that
Italian legal difficulties have been
overcome and that arrangements are
well advanced for the transfer Of the
entire Borghese gallery to the United
States. She imploces the civilized
world to join in averting such a ca
tastrophe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
Both sides,

Johnnie-What does it mean by "see-
Ing the humorous and the serious side
of things?r
Father-Well. my son, take a bit OF
orange peel. for example. How many
sides hasit?
job Why. two, OF course.
tctly. And when some
9th on that orange peel
he rious side OF 1T and you
see .1arous side.-LondOn Tit
Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24

IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH,
Be Ire and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, for children teething. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea- twenty-five
cents a bottle. @ .'.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
% way to kin.

Fashionable Doctor tout for a days
shooting) Never saw such luck
What's the matter with the birds? 1
can't kill ore of them!
Host-Write 'em d prescription, doc
tor!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
BAD FORM or TETTER.

"For three e a I
had letter on my
hands, which caused
them to swell to twice
their natural size. Part
of the time the disease
was in the,formo of run
ming sores, very pain
full, a nd causing me
much discomfort. Four
doctors said the letter
had progressed too far
to be cured, and they
could do nothing for
me. took only three
bottles of S. S. S. and
was completely cured.
This was fifteen years
age, and I have never
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24
Nerve Required.

Perdita-Did you say, "This is so sud-
den?"
Constance didn't have the nerve.
You know how he stutters.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-24

It Is stated that when the husband
10 younger than the wife the offspring
Ia more apt to be a girl than a boy.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

shin north, Range II east. w. NJ. and
will Offer proof to show that the land
sought Is more valuable for its timber or
Stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish her claim to said land before
The Register and Receiver of thus ofiice at
Vancouver. Washington on Thursday,
the 11th day of September, 1902
She names as witnesses: Joseph s.
Ianders, of The Dalles, Or; I. Brown
hill, OF The Dalles, Or. James Cheyne,
of Gilmer r. o., Wash; Robert Cheyne,
of Gilmer p o.. Wash.
Joseph S. Landers,
of The Dalles, county of WascO, State of
Oregon, has this day filed In this office his
sworn statement No. 2605, for the pur-
chase of the nwA Of Section No "a,
Township north, Range II east, w. M,
and will offer proof TO show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, aid
TO establish his claim to said land before
the Register and Receiver Of this office
at Vancouver, WASH, on Thursday, the
lIth day of September, 1902.
He names as witnesses: Ella u. Norris
on. of Seattle, WASH; Robert Cheyne, OF
Gilmer, Wash. James Cheyne, of Gilmer,
Wash; r. Brownhill, of The Dalles, Or.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above-described lands are request
ed to file their claims In this Office on or
before said 18th day of September, 1862.
w. r. DUNBAR, Register