The Imperial press., 1905-08-19

The dancing party given last Friday night in Water Company No. Hall, was an elegant and enjoyable function. A very nice crowd attended. The music was furnished by Mrs Shepherd and Mir. Rice and was excellent. The even ing was quite pleasant and the young people certainly did have a good time. These dancing parties are truly en- joyabe.
 MT. Harrington from Indiana is look ing over the Valley with view to locating. He finds it difficult to be- lieve that all the water in the Salton sea Is simply waste water from our excellent water supply, and might have all been available for use in irrigation had the people been here to use it. MT. Harrington is much impressed with the country and especially with the abundance of our water supply.
 Lee M. Lock, who ran the Thelma Hotel for time last winter and who sold it out and went to Texas in April last, returned to Imperial last Wednes- day with the intention of making his
 
 malaria and chills are quite prevalent in Texas and that very rainy season has been the rnle all over the state. Asked how our Imperial summer com pared to the Texas temperatures, he said 1t was just as hot in Texas as it ever got to be in Imperial or anywhere else.
 Sprinkle the Streets
 The principal streets of Imperial are beginning to get dusty, and before long the fall winds will come and the conse- quences will not be at all pleasant. In town where water is as plentiful and little of it puts streets in such fine shape as it does here, it seems shame that the matter of having them sprinkled can't be kept up. As a private enterprise, the work seems to have failed, so now let the city take it up, buy the sprinkler and let out con- tract for applying the water by the year. In no other way can the city make return to the taxpayer that will more directly benefit the town and the taxpayers than by keeping the streets properly sprinkled and the matter should receive prompt attention. Death of Leroy Keener
 The people of Brawley were very much mortified last Saturday afternoon to receive the news of the death by drowning of Leroy o. Keener at Avalon Catalina Islands. MT. Keener, who was assistant Cashier of the bank at Brawley, was very popular young business man and enjoyed the confi- dence and esteem of all. At the last of the Brawley Chamber of Commerce he had been appointed a delegate to the National Irrigation Con- gress, and was on hls way to attend its sessions when the accident happened which cost him his life. His mother and sister are living at Covina, and after spending a few days with them he made the trip to Catalina Island. On last Saturday, in company with another boatman, lie was launching skiff ill the sea. The heavy surf upset the skiff and i'll the accident Keener was drowned. Every effort has been made to recover the body but so far as known, without avail. The deceased was 24 years of age and came to Inn perial Valley from Moscow, Idaho about eighteen months ago.
 Bells
 On last Tuesday evening at o'clock in the Methodist Church i'll this city, was solemnized the marriage of Bertram R. Chaplin and Miss Louise EstelIa CreaI. The church was tastefully decor ated and included an arch of pepper boughs, and natural roses, from which was suspended a boat filled with rose buds and ivy. The altar rail was also covered with evergreen boughs and roses. From the arch to the rear of the auditorium, ribbons were extended thus forming an aisle down which the young couple came, to the inspiring strains of the Wedding March, from rendered by Mrs. Winsor,