The Imperial press., 1905-08-12

MT. Toms, a nurseryman from 4Pasa- dena was in the Valley this week look ing after business i'll his line.
 T. T. Crippen of Cherokee, Iowa, arrived last Tuesday night and expects to make this Valley his home in the future.
 s. w. Mitchell and family left over land for San Diego last Sunday. Since it became possible to cross New river at Calexico quite number of people have gone out that way.
 The body of drowned man was found floating in the Salton sea last Monday and buried by the railroad laborers. It is supposed to have been the body of John Tishbarek, who lost his life in New river at Brawley about three weeks ago.
 Horse Drowned at CalexicO A very fine horse, the property of J. D. Huston, was drowned in New river at Calexico Thursday. MT. Benton and some others were ferrying across the river and swimming the horses. They were crossing just above the bridge, which is just now showing above the water. The current running under the bridge is very swift and strong and car red the horse with it under the bridge and drowned him.
 Good Time at Brawley
 The dance at Brawley Wednesday night was very enjoyable affair. It was held in the canteloupe packing house which was an ideal place for the purpose. The dancing floor was very good, the building was we'll lighted, the music which was furnished by Hank l Havens and V. F. Kucera was splendid and all spent pleasant evening. Quite large party of Imperial young folks went and all report a splendid time. Changed Their Minds
 MT. Charley Fernald and wife and J. M. Witman and family started last Sunday for an outing in the mountains. They went to Calexico, ferried the1r teams and wagons over New river and started early Monday morning on their journey. Being unacquainted with the road, they soon lost their way and wandered among the sand hills until their teams were we'll nigh exhausted. It was a terribly hot day, and MT. 1 Witman's we'll known dog, "Mickey" was overcome and died. Mrs. Witman and the baby suffered terribly and it was decided to abandon. the trip and return. On their arrival back at Cal- exico they met Mir. Hauck and some parties from Brawley and MT. Witman joined them, proceeding on the road to San Diego, while Mrs. Witman and children and Mir. and Mrs. Fernald re- turned to Imperial. Not to be outdone, however, Mir. and Mrs. Fernald left Wednesday morning flor months $ outing at Santa Barbara.
 McCaulley Wins Out
 George w. McCaulley went to Los Angeles Wednesday to make final pay ment on his homestead entry at Im- perial Junction. Mir. McCaulley has had rather peculiar experience with his homestead, having spent about five years getting it located. First, in August, 1900, he filed on the land at Flowing Wells, which was then the port of entry for Imperial Valley. At that time he was running stage line to the Valley kept tI,e~hotel, was post master and general factotum. When the railroad began to build out from Old Beach and established a station at that point, McCaulley moved down there and in November, 1902, applied for a second homestead entry, to in. clude the land Old Beach, or Imperial Junction as it is now called, is located on. Through an oversight in the Los Angeles Land Office his application for > Fthis land was not forwarded to the T General Land Office at Washington, nor was it entered on the tract books Nothing but the affidavit giving reasons why he ahOuld ha aI1owo6 to mo e