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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-13

Monday evening a number of be,
levers in the prohibition of the liquor
traffic and the American saloon, by q
party or otherwise, mot and organ
i,"1 The Friday Harbor Prohibition
Alliance, - consisting Of twelve mem
bnrs. of which Mr. Charles Bickford
was elected president. This is not u
secret society, Public meetings will
lie held ON tie first and third Tues
DAYS Of each month. An men, women
aud children who believe in God and
The prohibition of the liquor traffic
are invited to become members and
II who do not believe are invited to
attend the meetings that they may
convert those who SO believe or be
themselves converted to the propo-
sition that prohibition is the only
righteous policy for any person or
government to adopt with reference
to the saloon and liquor traffic. For
further particulars see the presi-
dent,
j. Fl. X.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-13
SATURDAY. AUGUST II, 1901


Editor IoLANrEB. Will yoa kindly
gi.e the names Of the three "men Of high
anliug in the county far truth ANA in
.a-riiy. and taxpayers" To whom Com
J i~s.ouar Bostiau. in Lis letter in the
Is,ANpER last vopi. refers rs having gp-
1narol as witnesses" ia support of ne
Patterson road? In the published pro-
caediagS OF the board OF commissioners
u mention was made OF any witnesses.
TAXPAYER.
East Sound, August 10.
The gentlemen refertc ID to by Mr..
Bostian were Rev j. W. Patterson,
David Kimple and Road Supervisor
Sutherland The published proceed
ings of the board quoted from the
record verbatim The ISLANDER re-
grets that this controversy has been
80 long drawn out" Our columns
are not open TO the exploiting of
mere personal differences, but they
are open to the presentation Of facts
relative to any public matter and to
the temperate and di1niied discuss
i'm of questions in which any worthy
principle is involved, but such dis
cussions should not be needlessly pro-
h1gcd. 1t seems hardly probable
that Commissioner E)Stiau and Dr.
Fitz-Mathew will reach a point in
this particular controversy where
they will find themselves IN full ac
cord.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
City Trustees

The City Fathers hrld a long dis cu--i"n N educ-'Iay night at their rcgu lar meeting, but the only business done was to act favorably nprn the request oi several parties subject to business license asking to be plAce,I in the third class.
 The matters of street grading and cement sidewalks were threshed out and the north side of sth street will suon bc ordere,l laid with cement walks from the deint to Imperial avenue; the Imperial Lumber Co. having already signited it's willingness to lay the length of it's block,
 Oiing the streets was in for it's share of talk and the aid uf the Chamber of Commerce will he invoked in this line
 Fire protection came up by Commit trrmau HHwes stating that finch fire plugs would cast $5 month each Fire rxtingui-hrr plans were laid out and will b,. carried into rffrct, the city to provide tank aud charging apparatus for the msny extIugulshers about town all of these tn be brought to e5eTy fire
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
Hotel Imperial Arrivals

San Bernardino-H. II. Ham, k. P. Ratliff.
 City-I. J. Manley, F. c. Farr. w. D. C King. (. r. Denny, C Robinson and wife. F. A. Johnson, Virgil Patter- son, II. NJ. Bangle, Mir. Long
 Los Angelr--H. I. Nance. Chas. II Nance, F. F.. Frautz, \. E. Boswell, F.. D. MapeI. F. C Pauin, C. Harrison, Walt NJ. Reeves, J. k. Price, II. NJ Bacon, G. Armitage, r.. l.. Henderson, Frank Pl illips, b. (. King, Will New. ell. fl. F. Montagur, C.. ke'chum, L.. Wartenberg, D. IT, Drew, Burd.tte Christie, O. S. Winchell, N ". Col. umy, J. E. Bracket. fl II Morris
 Brawlcy-James G. Ellis, Chas. R.. klinker, W. l.. Monahan.
 San Francisco-f W Jordan
 l1s Angcler--O N Tran and wife, C W Hirrebler, w C Barber. ThOs Me- CaHery, F. \ Brown. r \ High
 D"uslass. AriZ-ll 1 Robinson
 Calexico-W Y Hardy
 Redland--W Holt. C = Lombard, Mrs. Ella Finny, J w llollister
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
Telephone to the Coast

Manager llinchcliffe. of the Arizona Company that has lately bought out the lucal system. K here HOW and will arrange for the extension of the line to the coast, as well ns other improve memts. The absence of Mir Holt in
 the east has delayed the matter thus far. as h." went off hurri.ily without completing the iurmalitics of transfer.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

STATISTICS oi transportation companies show that of people moving from the east to Caliior- nia. thirtv-six families come south of Tchachipi to seven north ot IL, proportion oi more than five to one. Imperial will get lots of these.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

PASADENA is having trouble with its local street car service the Pacific Elcctric- which has narrowed conditions of traffic to Il diSagrccablc point. The natural result of keeping out competing lines. The Pasadena city council has always been suSpiciouslJ / par tial to the Pacific Electric, and now their constituents are rcaping the reward.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

"DID not see any bad features excep. few chronic kickcrs, " writes q visitor to the Imperial Valley. If those kickcrs would get out the bad features would be removed. Let them take the hint.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

FRANK x. Chaplin sent over to the Eastside Saturday d carload of hogs from Arizona. Arizona seems to be d great producer of stock for Imperial to tatten.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
THE ROAD TO SAN DECO.

Between here and San Diego are two prospective railroad routes. one or the other o' which. approximately, will proba bly bc adopted.
 These may be termed general lv, by way of distinction, the northern and the southern, thouG : h neither is very far north nor very far south.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

Iloltville-O k Miller. Harriet Rich. ards
 rnsadena--A O Brown Long Bcach--J r Nest Coltun--D lI Coc. r Merryfcld
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

Los Angeles will be fed by Imperial. and the valley will have one million inhabitants" is the text of d Los Angeles Record ar ticlc, and the prediction seems to be well grounded. Tt is based, !" says that paper, upon the pres cnt condition of the former desert country, q great place for man with big muscle and little moncy," True; no better i'll the world.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

When bilious try dose of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and realize for once how quickly n first-class upto-d date medicine will correct the dis order. For sale by Imperial DrUg Co. Dr. r. $. Anderson Prop. Phone 7S.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

A LOCOMOTIVE IS announ ed as soon forthcoming that can cross the continent without stopping for water or fuel. The ;. T.. has ordered one, to weigh 200, GOO pounds, the biggest in the world.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
New Sprinkler Wagon

F. B. Morrell has received fhe new sprinkler wagon which will he used on the streets. Now goodby to the dust.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

ccdcd hv outsiders nearer an ideal one for it than that ol any other section.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

SAN Diego county shows gain oi nearly l,500 over the previous registration, more than half of which Is III this valley.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

THE cotton belt of the outh is afflicted with "boll wcevil, which seems tO make favorable oppor- tunity to experiment with i here. The climate of the valley .s con-
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
IiOitville

Our advantages arr such that no one can sell you lumber as cheap R- we can.
 J. F. Boyd Lumber Co.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

IMPERIAL Valley is the best poor mans country in the Union. Good land al cheap price in d good climate.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
A cANNERY PROPOSED.

Following is suggestion that Is bound to bc acted upon sooner or later here. Grapes are great success here, though not vet grown to sufficient extent io sup ply the home market. The val lev has been especially rccom- mcndcd for asparagus. and other crops will also bc successful. with larger experience:
 EDITOR lRESS:
 Al a distance wish to suggest one more cooperative money maker for our valley l am inter- r>'cd there cauncry.
 Sacramento, eight miles from my present home. has some oi the largest in the State; apples. pears, reaches, plumS, asparagus, squash. beans, cotu and tomatoes are put up there and there are hundreds oi people given employ mcut beside the producers, and they are from little children to old people. The berries and cherries being put up here amount to thousands of dollars. MuScat grapes are in demand for the same purpose. Put up good stock. ad- vcrii>e libcrally on vour labels where the cans can bc seen OH the shelves oi grocery stores and kicked around by the urchins on the vacant lots and the printers ink" will not be wasted but re- turn d hundred fold.
 How about grape growing on d cooperative plan and put in 500 or 60O acres?
 I'd like to hear from vnu along this liue. ]. (. THOMPSON.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
PROFESSIONAL. CARDS

SARAH NIELSEN, Trnincd Nurse ~ and Masseus-. Box -. Imperial, Cal. Telephone MT. Van Horn. Resi- dence at Byron F.. Rice's. 2 l2 miles snuth uf Imperial nn main canal.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

THE picture Of an excavator printed III the PRESS Octobcr 29th was wrongly labeled harvester.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12
EG. HAvENs, UNITED STATES

Commissioner. Imperial, Cal.
 All Filings. Annual Proofs, Final Proofs, Contests, and all land matters attended ,o at Imperial, making expens- i've trips to the Los Angeles land office unnecessary
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

AND now fourth pool hall Is talked of, i'll the photograph gal lery on Eighth street.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

Now. the election is over, we can give our undivided attention to the railroad.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12


 These may be termed general lv, by way of distinction, the northern and the southern, thong b neither is very far north nor very far south.
 THE NORTHERN RoUTE
 From San Diego northcaStcrly to a point north and east Q; Julian passing the summit bv d tuuucI a mile and a-half long, al an alii- tude of about !. 500 feet. Theme about = miles eaStrrlv along thc bed of the San Felipe river to the desert al a point abou, l, miles north and -0 miles west oi lm- perial. thence III a sir ight line defiicted only slightly by the south end O the Superstition range. through Imperial and Holtville to point near the in- ternational line about 20 miles southeast ot Holtvillc. thence through the lower end ot the sand hills. on American soil. to Yuma. The straight line above mentioned is about = mics long.
 The total length of the route to imperial is about l+O miles, and though somewhat longer than the other IS esteemed to bc more desirable in some respects; those of having easier grades. less tun- neling, generally straighier course and travcrsiug moro pro ductive country. including the fruit section of Julian which also furnishes much freight. IT q would furnish much more were there better facilities ot trauspor- tation. for even with the cxpeu- sive wagon hauling much fruit is carried.
 There Is also q railroad. the Cuyamaca. already in operation to Fosters. 2o miles from San Diego. in the same general dircc- tion the Imperial road would cover. and this road might see II to its advantage 10 cooperate. and forward the work this much rather than have competing line nearly paralelling it.
 THE SOUTHERN ROUTE
 Would go from San Diego gen. orally in southcasterly direction by Jocumba, near the internatiou- al line. al which point II would be as far south of lmperial-ls miles-as the other route is north. The general lengthoi this route is about 20 miles. This is d consid- erable apparent advantage in dis tance. but that IS considered to be overcome by a great number of
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

Fl x. .DYKE.ATToRNEY-AT-LAw, ai' Imperial, Cal.
 Contracts and legal papers of all kinds carefully executed.
The Imperial press., 1904-11-12

ID A.. THOMAS, ATToRNEi-AT- D' Law,
 Will practice in all the courts oi the state. Office, corner 9th st. and lmper- ial ave, Imperial, Cal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
A BUNCH OF NAMES
OF FOLKS IN TOWN.
Those Who Come and Leave
Daily.
VISITORS AT AMERIcUs HOMES
Your Own Name or That of q Friend
MAY Be Found Below In the Long
List of Yesterdays Visitors Who
Game Here,

Genuine Sumter county seed rye,
onion sets and turnip seed of all kinds
at Hudson's drugstore.
Mr.. W. A. Dodson is spending day
or two in Rome on private business of
Importance.
Mr.. J. S Johnson came down from
Andersonville yesterday upon matters
OF business.
Senator T. G. Hudson went to Og!e-
thorpe yesterday upon business in
Macon county court.
Mrs A. O. Wiley returned to Mont
gomery yesterday after pleasant visit
to Americus friends.
Mrs. K L Manning, of Marietta, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. M. Hill
burn, at her home here.
Miss Imogene Davis left yesterday
for Opelika, Ala. where she will be the
fair guest of friends for several weeks.
DR.. A. J. Logan, one of Sumter 8
prominent physicians and business
men, visited Americas during the week.
DR.. John Chapman returned to At
lanta this morning after spending sew
ersl days in Am ericus, his former
home.
Mr., Wilbur Brown, genial knight
of the grip with a host of Americas
friends, is in the city after protracted
absence
DR., j. L. White was called to Macon
yesterday upon funeral occasion. He
will return to Americus this morning
however.
Mr.. ). T. Torbert, former resident
of Sumter now living in South Geor-
gia, is spending few days at his
old home here.
Miss Louise Richards, a beautiful
and popular young lady of Talbottop,
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Richards,
on College street.
DR.. and Mrs. J. @. Fields are now
at home at the former A. j. Poole resi-.
dence on Lee street, which he has
leased for several years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
UnexampIed Prosperity

Resulting from good crops and satisfactory cotton
prices has swept from shelves the bulk of the inn
mense stock purchased for fall trade and already
find it necessary to buy again. Our trade this fall
has been the greatest of experience in the mercan-
tile business in Aericus for before has it been
necessary to purchase two complete stocks in one
though the replensment of some lines is always
done. Already our buyer has been sent to New York
and is now shipping us the choicest lines and greatest
bargains to be found there. These goods bought late
to be had at our price, and customers will get
the benefit of this substantial reduction as the goods
arrive 10 make room for these daily shipments we
now making special cuts upon all lines in our
store and can offer shoppers the greatest values
given by any dry goods house in Americus Price slic-
ing has already begun at store and the choicest fall
goods, all remaining from first September pur-
Cases, are being slaughtered for what they will bring
Note below some of the values offered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
DOZENS OF FARMS DESERTED.
Serious Condition OF Affairs Down in
Florida

Capt John A, Cobb returned to
Americas yesterday from Florida,
where business trip by private con-
veyance took him through the fertile
farming regions above Tallahassee.
LII labor conditions here are deemed
unfavorable trip to that region will
induce the belief that our section Is
doubly blessed. For ten miles Capr,
Cobb rode through magnificent ag-
riculturai country, where the lands are
far more fertile than any in Sumter
county, yet "a wilderness wIthal. Fields
that would produce bale of cotton per
acre, Jast as they are and without fer
tilizer, are growing upin scrub brushes
and pines for lack of cultivation. Not
o field that he saw il ride Of CIV civ @
miles had been cultivated this year.
Beautiful aate -belIun homes are de-
serted and falling to decay, and all for
the lack of labor Not pillow was go.
ing anywhere, and upon not fat m
was there any evidence of thrift or &C.
tivity. Labor is there, but it Is i'm
possible to get the negroes to do farm
work any longer in that section whel Q
they can live on fruit, fl b, and by
hunting. AS cons, quence that mag
niticent Sc elton Is falling TO decay and
land owners are scarcely able to get
enough from their once splendid farms
TO even pay taxes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
JOTS AND DOTS IN
NEWS OF A DAY.
Little Tales are Told Briefly
Here.
BOILED DOWN TO FOUR LINES
News Notes of Interest But Too Short
for Headlines Bunched Together
Short Tales of the Town Whacked
Shorter Still.

International red-letter Bibles, with
reference, concordance, maps. etc., al
Holidays Bookstore.
It is time to pay city taxes and regis
ter for the regular city election. City
Clerk Hawkes. is ready to wait upon
callers at the city hall.
People looking for homes in the city
and small farms near Americus are
seen here daily. And the demand has
far exceeded the supply.
Two one-legged tramps made the
rounds begging yesterday. This is q
profitable business in Americas, and is
being worked to finish.
The Thanksgiving turkey is still an
unknown quantity. SO far as Americas
is concerned. But the big birds will
come here In due season.
Cane grindings are now in order, an
jolly parties of young people enjoy
moonlight rides nightly to the cane
mills out in the country.
The protracted meetings IN progress
at FIRST Baptist church will come to a
close this week. The attendance has
been very large throughout.
The Oentral's noon train from Coll
umbus was delayed an hour in arrival
here yesterday, hauling negro church
convention to Buens Vista.
Let the slogan be "a street railway
for Americus; cheaper water, cheaper
and better lights" All this and more
Is freely offered to Americas.
Americus Is the only city In the state.
perhaps, having an electric plant and
without day current. The new plant
would supply this great need.
II the street railway is built here,
as proposed, an entirely new and mod
ern electric plant will be erected here
where the present plant stands.
If Americus does not go Car riding
next summer it will not be for the rea-
son that the opportunity for so doing
was not offered the city, gratis.
Mr. TT Gatewood and family remoy-
ed yesterday to their plantation home,
four miles from the city, where they
will pleasantly reside in future.
In one small town near Americas
there are 1900 bales cotton, all owned
by farmers, stored in the one ware
house awaiting rise in the price.
The city council is due the police
men a fall uniform each, but as the
boys in blue have uniforms they are to
be given an overcoat each, instead
Lee street property owners, east side,
between Church and Taylor streets,
are TO be required to pave their side
walks either with cement blocks or
brick.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
A Heavy Load.

To lift that load off of the stomach
take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
what you eat. Sour stomach. belching,
gas on stomach and all disorders of the
stomach that are durable, are instantly
relieved and permanently cured by the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure s. p.
Storrs, druggist at 297 MSin street.
New Britain, Conn. says: ''Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure is giving such universal sat
isfaction and is go surely becoming the
positive relief and subsequent cure for
this distressing silmeDf, feel that | am
always sure to satisfy and crafty my
customers by recommending iG to them.
[ write this to show how well the rem
edy is spoken of here" K1dol d, s.
pepsia Cure was discovered after years
of scientific experiments and will posi-
tive cure all stomach troubles. Sold by
W. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
MANY MEETINGS rrIs MORNING
Prayer Service viii Be Held at Several
Residences.

Prayer Service viii BE Held at Several
Residences.
Everyone in Americas can attend q
prayer meeting today as an arrange
ment has been made to hold large
number of prayer. meetings among the
ladies of the city at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
Below are the residences, the street
and leader. All ladies are re quested to
attend the meeting nearest to their
home
Lee street. Mrs. G.. W. Councils,
leader Mrs. j. @ Fields.
Lee street, Mrs. Geo D. Wheatley's,
leader Mrs, W. B. Worthy
Taylor street, Mrs. L. E. Neighbor,
leader Mrs. w. W. Neighoor.
College street, Mrs, @. @. Hawkins,
leader Mrs. F. A. Hooper.
Aurch street, Mrs. E. G. Query,
leader Mrs W. W. Lowry.
Jackson street, Mrs. D. O. N. Burk-
halter, leader Miss Rsbecca Cowles.
Prince street, Mrs Geo. Davis, lead
er Mrs. Eliza Ozark.
jefferson street, Mrs. F G. Oliver,
leader Mrs. DIVER,
Lamar and Hampton, Miss Alice
Wheatley, leader Mrs. Chas. Williams.
Forrest street, Mrs. W P. Wallis,
leader Mrs M A Morgan.
Furlow and Barlow, Mrs. s. s. Per-
sons, leader Mrs. s. s. Persons.
Elm avenue, Mrs. J. A. Alexander,
leader Mrs. J. B. Hudson.
Fielder street, Mrs. Van Ripper, lead
er Mrs. Pilsbury,
East Furlow, Mrs. J. r. Middleton,
leader Mrs Middleton.
Brannon street, Mrs Chas. Lingo,
leader Mrs Brooks
Brown street, Mrs. W. E. Brown,
leader, Mrs. M. J. CargIle.
Brooklyn Heights, Mrs. F. W. Lee
ben. leader Mrs. Leben,
East Americus, Mrs NJ. w Smoot.
leader Mrs. Smoot.
Barlow street, Mrs. r L. Hampton,
leader Mrs. Hampton.
At the afternoon service yesterday
DR., J. L. White made an earnest re-
quest that the business men of Ameri-
Gus close their respective places of bus
mess and attend the afternoon meeting
today.
The sermon will begin promptly at
$3.50 O'Clock, and the men can safely
announce their places of business at
4:30. The meeting of song end prayer
will begin at 800.
The union meetings are doing great
good, they will however be concluded
at the end of this week, therefore all
the christians are urged to throw them
selves into the work with renewed zeal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-16
Attractive Styles in Women's Coats

Not only are these coats the best
selling styles of the season, but they
represents saving from So to SIS on
the real value of such garments. They
are coats that every woman who has
this important purchase to make
shOuld see.
At SIS, Ladies' Coats, made of fine
kerseys, end made in the newest
styles, Well trimmed and lined, worth
regular 81. so; for this sale at each SIS.
At $3.50, worth $40, Coats made
of fine Kerseys, in tan. black, with
straps and belt.