The Imperial press., 1905-08-19
IMPERIAL

For rent, office rooms in the Garner block, also furnished rooms. Apply to l. L. Wilson.
 Geo. A. Carter came ill Sunday night from few days spent in Pomona and Los Angeles.
 Mir. and Mrs. Daniel L. Grumbles are rejoicing in the arrival of baby girl, born to them on August Is.
 w. J. Hollis, an electrician from Riverside, arrived in Imperial Wednes- day and expects to enter tEe employ of the Holton Power Company.
 Quite few people are coming in the past few days looking for land and our real estate men report a revival in business in their line. We expect to be able to report several important sales next week.
 Stevenson Bros. have installed a new safe, which is quite a convenience in its way. It is about seven feet tall, and three by four feet in size, made of best steel, fitted up according to the very latest in the safe-building art.
 Don G. Ferguson who owns a fine ranch three miles east of Heber is in the Valley from Waitsburg, Washing ton. Mir. Ferguson is in business at Waitsburg, but expects to come to Im- perial Valley to reside in the near future.
 Mrs. Y. F. Kucera received a telegram last Monday announcing the dangerous illness of her mother at Hanover, Kansas, so on Tuesday, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Mary, and her little son Charley. she left for the long Journey to her mothers bedside.
 Mrs. J. B. Hanna of Colton, come over to Imperial a week or so ago to visit the family of Dr. c. k. Creal, and to be present at the marriage of her niece, Miss Louise Creal to Bertram R. Chaplin. Mrs. Hanna is the wife of Judge Hanna, one of the most promi- nent citizens of the Hub City.
 George Thing came in from Campo this week, and is spending a few days in the Valley. Mir. Thing is ranching In the Valley below Yuma, but he has been in the mountains at Campo for several weeks. Mrs Thing is visiting relatives and friends at San Diego.
 Dr. C.. S. Lombard who has spent couple of months on his Eastside ranch returned to his home in Redlands Thursday. The doctor expects to put in a large acreage to alfalfa this fall and become a hog raIser with the rest of the prosperous farmers of Imperial Valley.
 William Mansfield of Brawlev, has let the contract to build a dwelling and out houses on his ranch neaI that place. He will also have his place fenced and fenced in first-class shape. The lumber bill, which footed up over twelve hundred dollars, was filled by the National Lumber Company and shipped from Los Angeles. Mir. Mans field recently rented l60 acres of his land for canteloupes and winter vege- tables for ten dollars per acre for the coming season.
 There is probability that the excur- sion to the halton sea will be run on Sunday, August 2, 1905 There is a discussion as to rates but Is is more than likely that the rate will be $3.5O per round trip which is about the fare one way It is planned to have the train leave Calexico about 6: 30 in the morn ing and arrive at Salton about 10 a. m. Returning would leave Salton about 4: 30 p. m, thus giving plenty of time to observe the great inland sea which has caused so much discussion.
 The condition of many of the county bridges over the canals in this Valley is a serious menace to travel and quite a few of them are impossible. The floors are worn out being in great holes, and travel is compelled to ford the ditches. While our Supervisor is having a big time spending county money on iunket to Portland, the bridges in this part of his district go to ruin. Imperial Valley gets mighty little return, either in service or good will, for the taxes she pays to San Diego.
 Monday evening while Charley Cres- sev. farmer living about three miles
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