The Imperial press., 1905-07-29
IMPERIAL

H. NJ. Kinne returned "Wednesday evening from twO-weeks trip to the coast.
 For rent, office rooms in the Garner block, also furnished rooms. Apply to I. l.. Wilson
 Cash paid for poultry. Agent for Petaluma incubators and international stock food F.. R. Fairbanks.
 Lieutenant J. H. Weber returned from two weeks trip to San Diego and coast points, last Saturday night.
 President E. N. Chaplin of No. 5 came back home last Tuesday after stay of several weeks in Los Angeles.
 John Norton leaves next Sunday for a months stay in Los Angeles, Riverside and coast points. While out he will make final proof on his land near Heber.
 The Methodist church is being treated to a coat of paint, and the finishing touches are being applied. All of which adds to the beauty of the building and the looks of the town.
 G. w. Boutwell,, "the Mayor of Bull frog" and director in Imperial Wa ter Company No. 5, came to the Valley last Tuesday evening to be in attend .ance at the No. stockholders meeting.
 The weather for the past few days has been quite pleasant. the temperature only ranging 107 maximum during the week. It is somewhat sultrier, however, and lightning in the east denotes Iain in Arizona.
 Shirley C. Ward, attorney for Im- perial Water Company No. 5, and prominent attorney of Los Angeles, is in the Valley this week. He came down to attend the stockholders meet ing of that company held last Wednes day.
 It seems that the purchase of the Brawley bank by w. F. Holt was not cOnsumated after al It is announced that the bank has been recognized; the Number Eight bonds taken out of it, and it has been placed on a solid basis.
 The California Development Com pany's gasoline launch, Gertrude, ran into snag on the way to Yuma in the night and tore her stern out, sinking her. She was raised by the SearchIight and brought to Yuma for repairs.- Yuma Enterprise.
 \ special train made a run into our Valley to Calexico and returned Thurs day. Whether it was the $. F. officials or representatives of the Mexican gov ernment stirred up over the Robinson ease, is not known, but they did not idle away any time on the road.
 Mrs. E. k. Fairbanks is expected to arrive in Imperial Friday evening. She has been visiting in her old home in Mendocino county since about May 20. She will be welcomed to Imperial by her many friends, not to mention E. R. her other half, who has been count ing the clock ticks for the last two weeks awaiting her coming. Imperial Valley has its discomforts and summer widow ering" is among the worst of them.
 The American National Bank of San Diego has raised the embargo against Imperial Valley, maintained by all the other San Diego banks and many of the other banks in Southern California, by announcing that hereafter they will cash all checks presented to them from banks in%this Valley, at face value. Heretofore there has been a charge of ten cents fer this and while ten cents isn't much money it is quite per cent to pay for collecting a six-bit check. We hope this charge will be withdrawn by all the banks, not only outside of lthis Valley, but inside as well.
 TIME IS MONEY-YOU CAN DO BOTH, SAVE TIME AND MAKE MONEY. If you run combined har- vester, threshing machine, header or lhauling grain~or hay to the cars. wheth- ,er you work for some one or for your