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The Imperial press., 1903-05-30
IS A BOOM COMINGP
Many Indications That Imperial Will
 Have Stampede

The Press always endeavors to be con servative. There is nothing to be gained by overreaching the truth in any state ment. But it is the duty of this pape to chronicle the events of Imperial val ley, and just now there is no truth more apparent than the tendency toward creating genuine, old-fashioned boon in the fall.
 Truthful men and liars in thousand' of cities have alike used the expression "We have no boom, and don't want one We are simply experiencing healthy growth" That is all bosh. Everybody everywhere wants to see values go rush ing upward, and they are always looking for that sort of thing. Imperial wants a boom, but boom is not necessarily an unhealthy condition. A boom that leads to stalking out town lots by the million is an evil. A boom that results from depressed values rising to the level of values in surrounding sections is a natural result of the competition tC secure big value for d)llars expended.
 There are 100000 acres of land filed on in this valley of which the market value today is but one-tenth of the mar, ket value of equally good land and water in other portions of fSouthern California That being true, and it is stated simply as matter of fact and not for effect, il seems certain that the person who is looking for an investment in land vii take advantage of the opportunities presented here just as soon as he knows that the opportunities exist, and the price of land will advance steadily un til it gets its proper level as producer of revenue.
 For three years the land has been ad vertised, but for two of those years there was little or nothing demonstrated One could easily believe the valley haC a great future, but it was not subject tC mathematical or optical demonstration and the great majority of human be- ings possess that Missouri trait of want ing to be shown.
 But in spite of the fact that there was little that was demonstrated, the popu lation of the valley in two years has grown from nothing to about 4000, anC when the summer crops are all in few weeks from now there will be a croE acreage in the neighborhood of 10000
 One would expect this changed condi tion to have an effect on the people who come to see the valley, and it does SO They now drive for many miles without being out of sight of magnificent fields and the demonstration of present riches and glorious future is complete
 The fact that there was a constant ex. pansion of territory tended to prevent rise of values, but at last the time has come when there is a restricted Oppor- tunity for making filings on land where water can be obtained in the near future
 During the present month probably more strangers have visited Imperial valley than ever before in any month Some of these people have made orig inal filings, but about 50OO acres have been bought by them from the former lOcatOrs. In every new country there are men who OVerreach, and there is all ways a percentage ofdissatisfed settlers m matter what the conditions There
The Imperial press., 1903-05-30
T ON THE EAST SIDE
Beginning of Production for a Host
 Promising Section

longer for water than those Tn any other part of the valley. This was due to the creation of a sub-agency for col onizing that section and litigation which followed. But after long delay the disputes were settled and water be- came available for irritation February 10 of this year.
 Just 100 days from the date of the first delivery of water there the editor of the Press drove through large part of Eastside, saw thousand acres of magnificent grain in which harvest was well under way, and talked with a num- Der of the farmers who, in three months occupancy of the new country, have made wonderful headway in piling up evidences of thrift.
 The accomplishments of so much in a short time is typical of work of develop ment everywhere in Imperial valley, but it is worthy of special comment be- cause it happens to be the youngest sec tion of the valley now in production, ,and also because it has some distinctive local features.
 By Eastside reference is made to that country east of the Alamo river covered by Imperial Water Companies Nos. 5 and 7. The portion of Eastside now under canals varies in width from two to six miles. The next work of the Cal ifornia Development Company, how ever, will be in extending the Eastside territory northward, and it will event ually have a length of close to thirty miles, and at the north will have a greater width.
 Within two years, moreover, it is ex pected to put in a canal at a consider ably higher level, which will cover about 60,000 acres of mesa land with gravelly soil, lying above. sea level, and a good many thousand acres lying be- low sea level.
 Eastside, therefore, is principality in itself, and it is altogether probable that within five years there will be as much land under cultivat ion east of the Alamo as there is at present covered by Water Companies Nos. 1, 4, 6 and combined, and the center of the valleys populated area may in time move due east of Imperial to the banks of the Alamo.
 At the present time there are two sub-irrigation systems in Eastside, each taking its water from the Alamo river, which is used as a conduit from the Colorado river for all the irrigation works in the valley, while it is on the program below these canals to take out other canals to irrigate lands on which no settlements have yet been made.
 Beginning at the international line is Imperial Water Company No. 7 the land ranging from thirty feet above to point few feet below the level of the sea. This land is commonly known as the Holt tract, and the water for it is taken out of the Alamo about mile and a half south of the line.
 North and west of this tract is No. 5, which takes its water from the Alamo at Eastside levee, just at sea level, and furniS haS NUatar from q triHn halom f hat
The Imperial press., 1903-05-30

have good alfalfa pasture, horses $2 per head per month. Jacob Stoner. If
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
The Village Postmaster

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seems greatly on the increase judging
from Tue prosperous coh'lltioh Vi al
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most succesSlu4 ) Inc village loS'-
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business II ever Ha"' "Ilioush II Is
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IN the heId. one reason LOT ltS sue
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tfemely hatural types OF character 1t
depicts and the laughter and tears
which are so sklIlfully interviewer III
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SHIPPING SELF.
WINDING CLOCKS

.Jewelry stores in Danyille and vi
emmy now include among their stock
number of Mr. Rempe's scIf-wind-
ing clocks Those in Mr. Lore ; wind
ow, this city. which embrace several
OF the most beautiful designs, are at
tracing much attention. The self
winding clocks are now fairly on the
market. Shipments are being made
every day and embrace such towns as
Wilkesbarre, WilliamSport, Pittsburg
and Cincinnati Indeed, the orders
filled. II must be remembered that
the business is only in its incipiency
and what has thus far been accom-
plishcd can not be taken as a criterion
in forming an idea Of the full measure
OF success which awaits the enterprise
when the self winding clocks become
fully advertised and their value de-
monstrated before the public. 1t is al
ready obvious that its simplicity of
Coi9t4 uCtloh anu corresponding NHtap
ness are points which weigh immea-
surably in its favor and which will
make it impossible for other forms of
electrical clocks TO hold their own in
competition with it as popular time
piece.
F. .. Hartman has removed all the
old-style clocks from his knitting mills
and in their places has installed Mr.
Rcmpe's self winding clocks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
Carrie Nation.

Robert Ellsworth, Manager of the
famous Carrie Nation, says he has
handled in his life all kinds of attIac-
tions, but he never had one that hit
the popular craze like Mrs. Nation
and drew the houses that she does
everywhere in the new version of 10
Nights in Barroom
In the third act there is a sensation
al saloon smashing scene which is said
to be a reproduction of her famous
raid on the Senate saloon at Topeka,
Kansas.
In Troy, y. Y. last week they
would not allow the curtain to 90
down on this scene and after the stage
mahagcr raised it seventeen times,
Mrs. Nation was obliged to make a
speech in order to quiet the audience.
On this tour she is supported by an
excellent company who portray the
various familiar types in an excellent
manner. Mrs. Nation Is booked for
our city on Thursday, December 10.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
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Married on Thanksgiving DaY.


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III MAJ 'ilinouy "' i''H'' noon' I''"iih
giving D"H' Inc 'o'oiilonS 'ooN pi"oe
AT '''' ''oii'' u 'ne u i"e , parents at
'''e lo"el emu u N'Nolslue hoiousi
an" was 'eiy Po''S an "''oH"o"
by people from ."llkesbarre' ber"lckj
bIoomsnurg ana 0uhoury III adoltloh
10 large number OF relatlVeS from
DahVlIIe ana Vlclhlty.
Inc nupllal Rnot was tled by the
Kew. George Il. Lambert, pastor OF
ShlIoh reformed church. Miss Edha
! oIeaVer Oh hoarlhs creek was orlues-
lhaia ana Nrler 0hu''|' uFot''ei ol t''e
uII"e' Was oeSI InaH'
Inc ceremony was lo4Io"ed oy
Sumptuous "eoulng dlhheF' Inc Ne"
IY-"eudeu couple IeIt Oh tue '1V tr"lh
1or trip TO "lIkeSbarfe. IIe pres
ehts recelFeu were very numerous ana
beautiful
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MT anu MFs' het'eE . ohuIt% anu i
very popular al" nlSnIS esteemed
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man oil thlS p'ace.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
FOR Y ARDED
To HARRISBU RG

The County Commissioners Yesterday
Forwarded to tho State Highway De
partment, plan, layout lines, profile
and established grade of the road be
tween Danville and Mau-daIe, which
is another step in the complicated pro
cedure required to comply with the
Sprouts laH in order to obtain State
aid in building roads.
The survey was made 10y George W.
West ami WAS completed last week.
There are two blue prints, one styled
the Map" and the other the Pro-
file" OF the road to be improved.
The survey shows the following
facts The portion of the road cmhrac-
ed lies between the Borough line and
David Wise's Hotel, at Mausdaic. 1t
lies in both Mahoning and Valley
townships and is just one and a half
miles in length The elevation varies
thirteen feet
Complying with the Good Roads law
the Supervisors OF the townships inter
estei pctitioned the County Comnis-
sioncrs to make application to the
State Highway department for coop
Grafton OF the State in rebuilding the
road above described. when the Com
misSioners were bound to take the
next step which was to order a survey.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
A Pleasing Entertainment.

One of the most pleasing entertain
ments ever given in the opera house
was that of the Katharine Ridgeway
Concert Company last evening The
entertainment was given under the
auspices of the Teachers Institute
Miss Ridgeway was vivacious, ac-
tive and charming and the absence OF
that stiffness with which audiences
have associated elocutionists general
ly, was most enjoyable innovation.
Her humorous bits caused rounds of
laughter and she was compelled to re-
spond to a number of recalls Miss
Brewster was in excellent voice and
her efforts showed her to be a woman
of surprisingly great power and train
ing. Mr. LambersOn' ; piano playing
was of an artistic order, maintaining
his reputation gained in this country
and Europe Mr. Kerr, the basso. was
well received and meIited the ap-
ulause his selections provoked.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
CalcimipiDg the Walls.

The School Board has taken adyant-
age Of the Teachers Institute to have
some very important repairs done
about the First Ward building
All the rooms which abut on the
new annex, the southern ends OF which
were much defaced by walling up the
Windows, were left IN an unfinished
state on the opening OF the Schools
last fail In addition the entire room
of the third school in which Miss
Pickard teaches, is much IN need Of
repairs. the paper being soIlrd aud dill
apidated.
The Southern end o; each Of the
rooms where windows were walled up
Will be neatly calcimined to CORES
pond with other parts OF the room In
Miss Pickard's 5 room the paper is being
removed and the walls and ceiling
calcimined.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
WORK MANS
BAD INJURY


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Mrs. Robert Moore is Dead.

Mrs Robert Moore, mother of our
townsmen, J f. and Howard Moore,
departed this lite at Elizabeth, y j.,
at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
The news proved great shock. 1t
was not known IN this city that Mr..
Moore was in the least seriously i'll.
\ letter from Elizabeth was received
by j. f.. Moore ON Tuesday evening in
which there wa no intimation that
the deceased was otherwise than in
her usual health Up to last evening
none OF the details of her death had
been learned
Mrs. Moore died at rhc home OF her
daughter, Mrs NJ G.. Simpson. Eliza
beth. She was IN her eighty-hr>t year.
Up 10 the death of her husband, which
occurred five years ago, She had spent
nearly her entire life in DanyilIe. Few
people here were better known. y
member of the Nahoniug Presbyterian
church for over fifty yra1s, shr was a
woman OF consistent Christian charart-
er and highly beloved aud esteemed.
The remains will bc brought to this
city for intcIment. arriving some time
today
Five children survive: J. +. and
Howard Moore ot Dauvillo; Mrs.
Simpson Of Elizabeth, \ j., Mrs.
Mary II. Pomeroy and Mr., ". IL.
Eyster of Chambeisburg
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
Heptasophs Elect Officers,

At regular meeting OF Lotus Con
claVe No. ~, Improved order Of Hep
tasoph,, held last evening the follow
ing officers were elected for the cnsu-
ing term:
John Richards, Past Archon f. f.
Peters. Archou George ". Steinmill-
er. Provost; Walter Russell, Prelatc ,
c. G Cloud, Secretary; W. L. Me
Clurr. Fiuancier; w. Wetz'l. Trea
surer; Edward Gibson, Inspector; John
Forney, Warden; r. f. Murray, Sent
incl; ". Q. Greene, p II Foust and
". b Gearhart, Trustees.
The Improved order OF Heptasophs
is one of the most fourishIng orders
Of the day and Lotus Conclaye No
III is not behind among the subordiu-
ate bodies in its showing. 1t was org
anized in 1886 and since then there has
never been period IN which its
growth was not rapid aud constant.
1t has at present I55 members and the
meeting form. an exception when one
or more members aIe not taken into
the order
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
THE ELECTRIC
RAIL- WAY

Today will witness the cOnSumma.
tion of the labors of the Dauyille aud
Bloomsburg Electric railway Company
IN its long aud tedious task TO secure
the right OF way between this city and
Bloomsburg.
The property owners along the line
have all welded the right of way, the
last signature required having been
obtained some days ago. Permission
to use the public road has also been
obtained from the Supervisors OF the
two townships through which tie
line passes in this county and today
the trolley company Will close with
the Supervisors OF Columbia County.
The consummation OF the right of
way brings the road up 10 a point
where nothing more remains TO he
done than to actually begin the work
OF constructing the line. The season
at hand. however, is untavorable for
railroad building aud it is hardly TO
be expected that anything will he done
on the line before next spring. As be-
fore stated contracts have already been
awarded and material will be deliver
ed during the winter.
Our readers will be interested to
learn lust how the track will he laid
with reference to the public roId be
tween here and Bloomsburg. During
an interview with a representative OF
the trolley company last evening the
following facts were gathered:
Leaving Danville by Bloom street
at the borough line the track takes the
left side of the road, which it fol-
lows rs far as John Roberts. when it
crosses over to the right side. 1t con
times on the latter side until it reaches
the York4 farm occupied by George
Leighow where at the culVert just
west of the buildings il re-CrOSSeS the
road and follows the left side aS far
ss the quarry "a short distance beyond
between that point and Bloomsbury
the trolley road will pass over
private night of way purchased OF the
farmers. The line will run parallel TO
the wagon road, but only Ar rare in
tervals when necessary TO accommodate
farm buildings will it enter the pub
lie highway. The distance IN which
the track will lie in the road in each
instance will be matter OF only few
yards, so that for the greater part OF
the way between this city and Blooms
burg the trolley will be out OF the
way of travel.
The trolley company will build ITS
own bridge over Fishing creek beyond
which its cars will cross the track
of the Columbia and Montour Electric
Railway. and enter Bloomsbury hy
Fifth street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
Funeral of Mrs, John Bird,

Mrs., John 5. Bird, OF Riverside,
whose death occurred Friday night
was consigned to her last resting place
IN Mt. Vernon cemetery, Tuesday aft
cruuOn.
The services were conducted by Rev.
X. j. Allen, pastor of st. Peters NJ.
+. church. Riverside, who spoke in a
very feeling and effective way con
cerning the life ami character of Mrs.
Bird Remarks were also made by
Rev. Martin b. Bird of St Louis,
Mo, a son OF the deceased. The pail
bearers were. Joseph l.. Shannon. W.
r. Clark. John McCloughan, II. NJ.
Yocum, John Conway and Isaac Hoff
man
The following persons from a dist
auce attended the funeral: Nj. and
Mrs. James Bird of Nsnticoke, Rev.
Martin Bird of st. Louis. Mrs Anna
Bird and daughter jennie. Miss Jessie
Bird and William Bird of Northum-
hrrlagd.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
slinneru PaYemants Claim a Victim.


Mrs. Rebecca Clark. East Market
street. while returning home from
making call last evening slipped and
fell on the pavement sustaining a
fracture OF the pelvis.
The accident happened about halt
past eight O'Clock. The newly fallen
snow freezing on the sidewalks made
waking very difficult Mrs. Clark
was at the residence of W. ii Andy,
Market Square on returning she had
reached the corner OF Market and Pine
streets and was passing the residence
OF Robert Cathcart when her feet sud
denly slipped and she fell striking the
pavement with her right hip. She was
badly hurt and was unable TO walk.
Two young men who happened along
assisted her to her home few doors
further on.
Drs. Paules and Newbaker both re-
sponded TO cali. An examination
resulted in the discovery that the in
Jury Inflicted was as above described.
Everything was done fOI the patient,
but recovery may be slow.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03
Chnir's Post Cards.

The choir of Christ Episcopal church
has gotten up post card as authorlz
cd by act of Congress of 1898, which
will be sold TO the public
ON the side of the card designed for
the message and occupying more than
one half the space is a cut of Christ
Episcopal church, a most beautiful
specimen of art, which shows up the
imposing edifice with remarkable ef-
feet. Christ Episcopal church archi-
tecturally is unsurpassed by any struc-
ture IN this section and there is nc
reason, therefore, why the post cards
in question with their fine represent
alton of the church should not be- giy
eu wide circulation
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-12-03

Edward zimmerman, "A mOulder cm
Dloyed nj the stove works, was badly
burned Yesterday afternoon He was
engaged n pouring his TASKS and
was assisting 10 carry large ladle OF
molten metal Holding one end OF the
iron supporting the ladle he was ad-
yancing IN over his floor when he trip
ped and stumbled with the result that
the molten iron spilled out OF the
ladle and ran into the top Of his night
shoe
The shoe unfortunately was tasten-
ed with buckle and proved difficult
to unfaetsn. Before the shoe could hr
removed the iron had burned the foot
in "A painful manner The injured man
was driven to his home on West Nah
oniug street. where he received medl-
cal Attendance Such burns are al
ways painful aud are frequently very
slow in healing.
Santa Claus has now reached the
point where II Is necessary TO do some
uulpk thinking