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The Imperial press., 1905-07-01
SIISBEE
Whats Doing Over at the Pleasure
 Resort on the Shore of Blue Lake

Harvey Gray started for San Diego this week on horseback. He had to swim his horse nearly mile to get him across the overflow from New River.
 Grain threshing is in progress in the Sifsbee neighborhood and the crops are turning out better than was expected, some of the barley going more than fifteen sacks per acre.
 Alfalfa is proving itself to be the king of crops in our part as well as every where else in the Valley. J. R. Ravens is cutting bis alfalfa and putting it up for hay. There was very little barley hay in the Valley and alfalfa will no doubt bring good price.
 Preparations for celebrating the Fourth of July are in progress, and the Silsbee people don't propose to be behind the most patriotic. There will be dance in Rumsey's hall in the evening to which all are invited. En- thusiasm can be worked off by exploding fireworks and for this purpose Mir. Rumsey's windows are stacked full.
 The extremely high stage of the water which has been threatening us for so long and has been a matter of such concern to our people, is being relieved, and the water is falling slowly. It is reported that this is caused by the water breaking over ridge into large depression near Signal mountain, which is drawing it away from us. As the water is still rising at CalexicO and Brawley this must be the reason for it falling here.
The Imperial press., 1905-07-01

Briefs From the Electric Hub of the Imperial Valley

Mr. Brooks of Santa Ana, formerly of Holtville, was in town last week.
 Rev. Greco from brawley preached Sunday at the Pioneer lodging house.
 There was board meeting Monday of the directors of Water Company Number 5.
 Mrs. G. w. Denny and daughter arrived in Holtville Monday morning from Escondido. They will make their home in the Valley.
 Mir. and Mrs. Best, who have been in the Valley for several months, will leave Friday for their former home in Santa Ana where they will spend the summer months, returniL g to Holtville in the fall.
 There has been quite a few melons shipped from Holtville the past week. This season has been something of an experimental one in melon raising, but it has so far proved very successful and the future is quite promising to those who devote their time to this industry.
 HoltviIle people have been having some trouble with their telephone system. Mir. Yeakle came over from Imperial to look after the wires and found the trouble to be caused by two small tacks coming in coiftact with each other which interfered with the current. Another instance of the importance of small things.
 M. P. Harris and family and Mir. and Mrs. Charles Martin, nephew and niece of Mrs. Harris, spent sunday at G. w. Beldens ranch, four miles southeast of town, where they were royalty enter tained with turkey dinner, ice cream and all the good things which the desert affords. MT. Belden has one of the incest homes in the Valley, the buildings, trees, flowers, etc, showing what can be accomplished in a few months time on barren land.
 The excursionists from San Diego, who were doing the Valley, arrived in Holtville Monday morning and remain ed for more than an hour, viewing the different points of interest, the power canal, power house, Hotel Alamo, etc. A general view of the Valley was affor- ded from the verandas of the hotel. Judging from the remarks made by the excursiOnists they were well pleased with their visit. They predicted great future for Holtville, as we'll as the Val ley in general.
The Imperial press., 1905-07-01

Born to Mir. and Mrs. Joseph N. Han son June 2S, 1905, daughter.
 For rent, office rooms in the Garner block, also furnished rooms. Apply to I. l.. Wilson.
 Important Land Deal
 One of the largest deals in real estate to be cOnsummated in our Valley for some time was completed this week. J. M. Cardiff traded his 60-acre dairy ranch at San Bernardino worth $500 per acre for the Cram Brothers 320 acre tract five miles east of Imperial. Cram brothers included about 200 head of hogs, and it is said there was small cash "boot" paid to Cardiff, but it is safe to say the Cram brothers got close to fifty dollars per acre in tirst-class San Bernardino realty for their land Mir. Cardiff is we'll known in our Valley and will here repeat his exploit of making his ranch the best dairy farm in the Valley, as was the one he has just sold at San BernardinO.
 Hon. A. H. Heber is in the Valley for q few days this week shaking hands with hls many friends. The change of management of the California Develop ment Company by which Mir. Heber retired from the presidency of that corporation, has not dampened his enthusiasm or lessened his loyalty to anything Imperialistic in the least and he is in the harness working as hard as ever for the upbuilding of this Valley. He is organizing q powerful financial institution at the present time which will operate in the Valley, and hopes to have his plans so far matured as to be able to make an important announce ment next week. Mir. Heber will take large part in the development of our Valley as long as he lives, and the PRESS bids him welcome in his new sphere of activity and wishes him long life and prosperity.
 Railway Work Begins
 Work of construction of the new east ern railroad, for which Engineer H. T. Richards secured franchise some months ago, was commenced today. A force of men with five teams and the necessary blows and scrapers was sent out to break the ground and begin the actual construction of the road. The first work IS being done near the bay shore at Old Town, and it is announced that the construction will be hurried as rapidly as possible. An engineer corps has also been sent out to stake out the work It is announced that within the next forty days the railroad company will be organized to construct and Oper- ate the new line which it is planned to run to Imperial The com ,)any, it is said, is to be made mp largely of eastern capitalists, but their names have not yet been made public.-Examiner.
The Imperial press., 1905-07-01
Buy It Now

Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy. It is certain to be needed sooner or later and when that time comes you will need it badly-you will need it quickly. Buy it now. It may save life. For sale by all dealers.
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spect.
 FOR RENT OR PAS'rURE-4SO acres
 barley stubble; part growing corn and
 alfalfa; hog tight and cattle fenced.
 Will be pastured cheap. Will also be
 rented for one or more years on req
 sonable terms. 21a miles east of
 Brawley. Apply to or address Hutch
 ings X Co.,, Biawley. july ltf
 The National Lumber Company's new building and yards on Eighth street are rapidly assuming shape and in a short time their genial manager, ]. l.. Wilson, will be ready to greet his many friends and patrons at his new stand. Wilson is ready at all times to answer the question as to who brought down the price of lumber, and he always has the goods to show and can make good on any statement he makes.
 Blind Pigs In Trouble
 "Billy" Lee, a well known pool room proprietor of this town, Brawley and Heber. is in the tolls of the law. His employee c. H. Jordan, at Heber was last Tuesday evening by Con- stable Meadows and arraigned on Wednesday morning before Justice Banta on the charge of selling and dis pensing spirituous liquors without license. He plead guilty to the charge and contributed $lO0 to the funds of the commonwealth. It is now proposed to prosecute Lee for maintaining d place at which liquor is sold. The operations >f glli,,I ,.t.,opt ln,,n { notorious of late, and it is high time Inc nuisances were abated.
 The Overflow Situation
 Tie overflow situation has made several important changes during the past week. All the bridges over both the Salton river and New river have been washed away and both streams have risen very much, the total amount of water now going into Salt0n sink being at least 150O0 cubic feet per second. The latest measurement of the Imperial canal that we have gave 10. li2 second feet as the total amount being diverted. That was on June g at which time the river gauge at Yuma Colorado river was 86,000 second feet. bIiCO bIICH JHc IINOI Illus ThDluIy, the latest report being P feet gauge at Yuma. A serious break occurred on in Water Go. No. 2, the water breaking through their levees and flooding several hundred acres of fine farms, washing out check in the Holt canal and doing considerable damage to it in making it's way toward the Salton. The stream of water thus broke into the new main canal of Imperial Water Go. No. 5 and raised the volume flowing in it to such extent that the heading of the Pear canal, three miles southeast of Holtville, was carried out and quite bit of damage done. the water is now flowing where it is not doing any more damage, and it is expected that within week the waters will begin to fall, and the greatest over flow in the history of the Imperial Val ley be thing of the past. Through it all the canals and structures have stood the test, with the exception of this break in No. 2, and we can call oL rselves lucky that it has been no worse.
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THE RxcUR SION FROn SAN DIEGO

ble visit this week have returned
 to their homes, enthusiastic over the brilliant prospects for our Valley. The San Diego Cham Der of Com merce are to be con- graduated on their public spirited ness in promoting this excursion, and complimented on the excellent manner in which the whole trip was handled. The Chambers of Commerce of Imperial and Braw- ley played the role of host in d very credible manner indeed, and the boys have a right to feel proud of themselves and of each other. So much for the excur- sion; now, for its lesson. To Imperial Valley, it was an op- portunity to be seen, d chance to show our neighbors what we had done and were doing for ourselves and to modestly point out what we expected to do in the near future. It was pleasant in- cident to our people, who in the midst of their busy season, turn aside for day or two to receive our friends and show them around the premises. To us, it has be- come a matter of daily experi- ence, this greatness of Imperial Valley. We see it unfolding oay by day and grow accustomed to see the barrens made fruitful and the waste spots converted into thriving farms and prosper ous homes. The manifold in- crease in our productions, and the heaping up of the volume of business in our Valley comes to our people as matter of course. While we view with much satis- faction the many evidences of the thrift and far sighted energy of our people, and take for grant ed the fact that here is Valley whose destiny it is to double the agricultural productions of this state and whose towns will be- come teeming hives of business activity, our viewpoint cannot be the same as that of our ueigh- bors at San Diego. To them our Valley presents rich mine of business, a veritable Col conda of possibilities for their city, if only direct railway connected the two. These ex- cursionists had to travel 3+O miles and pass through five counties to visit us, while direct road wonld be little more than 100 miles and would open up new territory and develop San Diego County all the way. The time has come when San Diego cannot afford not to build railroad to our Valley and our cities cannot afford not to help with the work. Such railroad would be great thing for I'm perial Valley, but it would be d greater one for San Diego. The volume of business for that city that such a oad would develop, would double the value of every piece of property and of every business in San Diego, and would .
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the line to promote the building of such railroad at once, and we pledge them the earnest CO., operation of the people of Im- perial Valley. With strong pull and a pull all together, sue cess can be achieved.
The Imperial press., 1905-07-01

SINCE our first page was print ed we have noticed an error therein, wherein it is stated that the California Development Com pany was accused by some people of influencing the official: of the Los Angeles Land Office. It is the Imperial Land Company and not the California Development Company these people have in mind, as the latter company has nothing to do with the matters of which complaint is made, while the Imperial Land Com pany, under the management of F. c. Pau.in is accused of being permiciously active in this re- spect.
The Washington times., 1905-03-09
Reports That Kuropatkin
May Lose His Forces

Minister Griscon, at Tokyo has
eabled the State Department. that there
is a great battle on before Mukden and
that Tokyo Is full of rumors that a great
japanese victory has been gained Fur
ther than this the dispatch from Mr.
.Griscom gives no details, except that
the fighting is reported to be very fierce
and that the losses on both sides have
been tremendous.
Washington is watching the struggle
between Oyarna and Kuropatkin very
closely, and much interest is evinced in
the outcome. The officers of the army
are inclined TO think, judging from the
press dispatches, that Kuropatiin is in a
bad fix and that he is likely TO lose a
big part Of his army in eXtricating him
self
Government officials are loatll to ex-
press an opinion as TO what effect a
crushing defeat for KuropatkiH will be
on the prospects for peace.
It is conceded that Russia is not ready
to give up the struggle and that though
defeat for Kuropatkin now will be a
most serious blow Russia will keep on
lighting.
If the tide of the present battle turned
for Russia and had the Russian forces
wan a big victory. the chances of peace
would have been greater than If Rus
sia were subjected TO an overwhelming
defeat, in the opinion Of officials here.
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westerly column on the road to Lutsuit-
un will be in a position to intercept the
left of the Russian center.
The most serious position for the Rus
slams undoubtedly is west and southwest
of Mukden. In the triangle running
from Mukden northwest to Lao Tien
then southeast to the Hun river and
northeast back to Mukden, the Jap
anese have several divisions, two of
them within eIsil. a.,tiSS -ef the city
lighting for two days past to get at
the railroad. either south or north of
Mukden. Several other divisions are
northwest of the Mukden rtfad attempt
ing to flank the right of the Russian
army, and in the last twenty-four hours
nave made considerable progress. Still
another division is well north, toward
the intersection of. the Lao and Yang
si-n1u river. Their objective evidently
is Telling.
The Russian center has broken. and
kuropatkin, abandoning many of his
heavy guns and supplies, is retiring
through the mountains on the east of
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Official Dispatches Reach
The japanese Legation

The following cablegram was received
at the japanese legation today, dated
Tokyo. March s:
In the direction of Hingking our de-
tachment on the 9Th of March occupied
SCaijen, fifty miles southeast of Hing
king: otherwise situation unchanged. In
the direction of Shaho, in the district
east OF railway. enemy's attacks on the
morning of the Tth of March on some of
our positions were everywhere repuised
In the district west of the railway our
army occupied the eastern part of Han
chengpao. and the -z.eTny's subsequent
attempt to restore it was repulsed also.
ON the right bonk of Hunno we occu-
pied large Fart of Lkuanpao, where
upon the enemy's force, about one di-
vision strong, delivered counter attacks,
but was repuised.
This cab1egram was received later:
Our detachment which had been en-
gaginS the enemy's strong forces near
Machuntan dislodged them from their
positions on the morning of March g.
and was pursuing them northward"
The Washington times., 1905-03-09
IT WILL KEEP

It is not always necessary
to use whole bottle of
SCOTS Emulsion. What is
left will keep. We have seen
a bottle of our Emulsion
three years old that IS still
good. What other prepara-
ton of cod liver oil will keep
sweet and permanent for half
that length of time? SCOTS
Emulsion is always reliable
because it's always absolutely
pure.
Well send you a sample free
SCOTT & BOVINE. 4oo Pearl Street, Nes r:
The Washington times., 1905-03-09
LF-CONF FESSED
MURDERER INSANE
Bloch, Who Says Brother
Hung for His Crime, Crazy.

ALLENTOWN. Pa, March 9.-District
Attorney Schantz today received word
from the Washington, Pa, authorities to
the effect that the man who claimed to
oe Adolph Bloch. the murderer Of Mrs.
kate Fatzinger In this city in August,
1893 and who declared that Eugene
bloch, who was hanged last week for
the crime, was innocent, has become d
raying maniac
Blocn, District Attorney Schantz is in
ioffned, la bors under the hallucina ton
that PRESIDENT Roosevelt is his double,
ana Tor that reason # was unsafe for
MN TO attend the Inauguration for fear
that the cheering throngs might get him
mixed with the President and waste
their applause on the wrong man.
Bloch will be committed to an asylum
for the insane at the request of his par
ents, who live in Philadelphia.
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An accurate map of the Japanese po-
sition is herewith presented General
Kuroki seems to have the Russian left
flank hopelessly entangled in the noun
tains south and east of Fushun. The
division of his army which went north
west from south of Sheiing captured
Manchuntun yesterday morning and
split the Russian left General Rennen-
kampff. on the extreme left, is separated
from General Linevitch, on the center
This left army of the Russians is prac-
tically of little value now IN protecting
General Kuropatki retreat on the
center. a column of Kuroki's troops
has taken Singking. on the extreme
northeast, thus turning the left of Rem
nenkampf, who is also being attacked
al Teku. The Telling road is now clear
Iy at kuroki's mercy, and his most
The Washington times., 1905-03-09
FLIP JUSTICE
PLANS A REVOLT
Toribio Arrested on Charge
of Sedition.

MANILA. March 9.-Justice OF the
Peace Toribio of Merive1es has been ar
rested in Manila on the charge of sedi-
ton 1t appears that he was the head
of d conspiracy to start Il revolution.
He addressed a wild appeal to Senior
Santos, governor of the province of
Albay, southern Luzon. boasting of his
strong following, and urging that the
towns secretly prepare to oeerwhelm
the scouts and constabulary and kill the
American oppressors and neutral ma
tives.
senor Santos informed the govern
ment and Toribio VAS Immediately
taken into custody.
The attorney general has gone to
Maiabon to prosecute Jose del Rosario.
q brother-in-iaw OF ex-Generai Trias,
who is accused of instigating an out
break IN Cayite.
The three japanese who were arrested
for attempting to blow up the British
steamer Carlisle, which put into this
port disabled after falling to reach
Vfadivostok. were found on board a
hulk near Pasig. The hulk was loaded
with dynamite and other explosives.
The Carlisle has been transferred to an
isolated anchorage, and close watch
is kept on her The Japanese consul
asserts that he has no knowledge of the
affair.
The Washington times., 1905-03-09
DIED.

BEETOW-SuddenIy, 81 12:25 a. m. on
wednesday. March 8, 1905. after a short III
ness. at his residence, 9ZI Sixth street north
vest Charles 4 BREToW, the beloved
husband Of Katie ?. Bretow, nee KilIiau
Funeral, private. Friday. 2 p. 1t
BRooKs-On Wednesday. March Z. 1906 AT
BARNES BROOKS, youngest child of Emma
c. and the late Z. f. Brooks. It
cLARKE-JoHN a. CLARKE. hfty-nine
years old. IL
HAMNER-On Wednesday. March g. 1906.
al Sibley Hospital, KATHERINE, aaugI1:et.
OF Mr.. and Mrs j. Keller Hammer, aged ten
days II
JOuVENAL-On Wednesday, March s. 1865.
at o clock q M, at his residence 81 X
street northwest JACQUES JOITVENAI. he
loved husband of Marie NJ Jouveual fnee
Hauser). in the seventy-sf6th year of his age
Funeral from his late residence Friday
March 10, at o clock. Friends and reia-
tives are respectfully Invited to attend. In
tefment at Rock Creek Cemetery It
KooNEs-On Thursday. March 8. 1856.
BBASDINE NICTORINE, second child Of
DIR. Charles X and Elenora Blandford Koones
Notice Of funeral hereafter. 1t
KRAUs-At Chicago. Ill. on March 7, 1905,
CHARLES A KRAUs, son Of Christina and
the late Henry Kraus, of Georgetown.
Interment at Chicago i
LAUER-On Wednesday March g. 1906. at
s;3G q. m. JOSEPH II, beloved husband of
Annie Lauer and son of Justina and the
late ATnandes Lauer- 1t
McKEEyER-On Wednesday, March g.
1905. at II a. m, ANNIE, widow of Michael
McKeeyer. IL
sCHoLTzEL-On March T. 1865. ALBERT
{. ScHOLTZEL. aged nineteen, beloved son
Of Marie Seholtzei 1t
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POSTMASTER GENERAL
RECEIVES HIS CHIEFS

Postmaster General Cortelyou held a
brief reception this morning at 10:So
O'Clock, at which he shook hands with
every bureau. division. and assistant di-
vision chief in the Postoffice Depart
ment.
Fully 200 men and women filed into
the big room and spoke to the new
head of the department. Mr.. Cortelyou
did not make d speech, but merely said
in a quiet manner that it was his de-
sire TO help every one of his hearers,
and in return asked that they give him
their hearty cooperation in order 10
improve the service.
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ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS.

The Washington Times advertis-
ing representative in Atlantic City
is John G. Benson, general manager
of the Resort Advertising Co.. Bart
lett building, North Carolina and
Atlantic avenues. All advertisements
viii be accepted at the SAME rates as
at the home office of The Washing
ton Times.
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. sewing Machine Bargains.

deal With he manufacturers. The Singer
Company IS permanent and responsible
Its representatives are always at nan.
TO care for Singer Ma chimes. Look fof
the red 8. 171s 18th st. NV. 6ls 9Th St
NV, 229 Pa. ave. Sc. 1858 NJ ST. NV,
Washington, d. c.; 526 King St. Alex
afidria, Va
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DEATH RECORD.

Anderson. John c.. IS. 1892 Prospect ave NV
Beall, Celia E. V. Sc, f13s Y. J. ave NV
Craigen, Jacob l., 81. i2t5 NJ st. NV.
Egan. Kate ". 30, 1924 1st st. NV.
Gawier, Aioysius B.. ~, 1909 18th st. NV.
Gordon, Julia L. &c, 1l33 oath ST. NV.
Hayes. Nelson. g. GoE't Hospital Insane.
Herbert. Gerald A, mos, s. Myrtle st. ne
Jones. Robert. 10 Wash n Asylum Hospital
Mitchell. Joseph, 81. Wash'n Asylum Hospital
MeCaules, Nellie. o. Emergency Hospital.
Nebitt, Bette 45. 323 Broad alley sw
Tyler, Nellie, ~, I24 ID st. sw.
Wade Robert @. A, month. 1f54 18th ST.
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the railroad, the japanese pursuing. He
is in a splendid defensive country, bat
the success of his retreat will depeud
largely on whether his right flank,
with its back now toward Mukden. can
hold its position long enough to let tie
censSr army get above the city.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

SPIRTTUALISM-rubiic meetings Sunday ct
7:3a Tuesday at pm. Wednesday at 73G
Short lecture followed by spirit messages
and tests. Private readings daily. MRS.
PRICE. Medium, 423 1st St ne. 1t
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SELF-EVIDENT

Mrs. Grogan q a m.l-What friend
helped We home: ye divi?
Mr.. Grogan-Shure. Moya, Ii must
how been a inimy-'twas no frind:-
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOLEAKS roofs if you get SimT1s to do
your roof repairing. Work guaranteed.
j. II. SIMMS. 1s41 7th St nF9-st
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youNG,s HOTEL.

EUROPEAN PLAN FIREPROoF-
Adjoining Boardwalk, full ocean view. Open
ali year. Long distance phones in rooms;
fresh and sea water Ia baths Pure water
from artesIan well, SIS feet deep: ica made
from this water White service
JAMES r KEENAN,.
BEAUMONT aasssss ssss ave; sun mr. pssisl esas
$i.50 daily; special weekly. ]. B. CORE
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TO CURE COLD IT ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Brorno Quiaine Tablets. Al
druggists refund the money IL IL fails 10 cure
E. W. Groves signature Is On each box 2
cents.