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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21
A Worthy Contestant

The people of Imperial Valley. no matter In what part they are located. should take an Interest In the aspira. tions of Paul Steintorf, of CslexIco to win one of the scholarships offered by the Los Angeles Times
 It Is not an affair that is confined to CalexIco alone, but one that should he be successful, will reflect credit upon the Valley In an entirety. The local field Is too small to insure success. hence the entire Valley must be looked to for help. Paul is a most worthy young pan who has just finished hls grammar school education, and his earnest ambition to win one of he scholarships Is In itself recommends ton enough to inspire all to help him.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Work on the Bank building and op- era house block was suspended last Saturday night. The cutting out of the Alamo channel under the Holton Inter-Urban bridge at Holtville loosen- ed some of the piling and rendered it unsafe so bricks for finishing these buildings cannot be brought from the Holtvllle brick yard until this bridge Is repaired. It is also likely that there is not enough good bricks in the yard to finish the building and as a new kiln will be burned early in the fall 1t was decided to close down work on the buildings for the rest of the summer. It has been very difficult matter to get brlcklayers or carpenters for sever- al weeks past. the extremely hot wealth. CT rendering such work very trying.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21
Fl Centro Bakery and Meat Market

The bakery and meat market is now completed and we invite all to call in and see us. Special attention will be given to the cantaloupe packers and growers to call on us and get your supply of bread and meat and if you want pie we have It. Don't forget the place, back of the Franklin hotel.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Decidedly the best story of the work of the Colorado river. over in the Imperial and Salton Sea basins, was that in the Imperial Valley PRESS of last Saturday. The work of de- structlon Is clearly set forth and the changes In the topography of the ancient sea bed Is given In plain an- guage. Editor Ravens, after making a plain statement of the havoc created and the hitherto futile attempts to check the floods, winds Up with the emphatic statement that the Colorado river will be turned back into its old channel-because 1t has to be, no matter what the cost. and in that opinion we thoroughly coincide Red lands Citrograph.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

\On Tuesday evening last a few of the business men and residents of Fl Centro got together and discussed the
 question of organizing local Chamber of Commerce. It was not expected that any action would be taken, SO no effort was made 10 get a large turn out. But the sentiment in favor of the move was SO pronounced that the mat ter was taken up and committee on permanent organization appointed and meeting called for Monday. July 30th at 1 o'clcck D.. m. At this meeting, which will be held in the lobby of the Hotel Fl Centro, the committee will
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

report and a permanent organization will be formed. The committee con- sists of Messrs. Blanchard. Medhurst and Kyle. ]. Stanley Brown presided at the meeting last Tuesday evening and D. H Chaplin acted as secretary. The sentiment for an active Chamber of Commerce Is unanimous and a strong working body will be organized. All are urged to attend the meeting on July 3oth and start the ball rolling with a vim. All residents of the town and surrounding country are urged to attend.
 The uniformly high price paid for cream by the California Cream and Butter company Is having very marked effect upon the dairy industry In this Valley. They have wisely con- centrated their business at Fl Centro, as this is the natural center of the dairy business in this Valley. For several weeks past they have been paying 29 3-4 cents per pound f. O. b. Los An geles for butter fat delivered to their agent at Fl Centro. During all this time the patrons of the Imperial cream cry were only being paid l9 cents per pound for their butter fat. The wide margin in price between Fl Centro and Imperial came to be remarked among them and several of them were making up their minds that B l-3 per cent. was too much to pay to support the "home industry" so they were upon the point of bringing their cream to Fl Centro and getting what It Is worth However the local people learned of 1t and hastily raised the price to 26 cents at Imperial. Thus does the Fl Centro buyer for the California cream and butter company benefit the dairymen of the entire Valley. And thus does the business enterprises of Fl Centro break the strangle hold some of the Imperial business men had on the farmers in this Valley. There Is nothing like good healthy competition to break up monopoly.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

FOR SALE-IOOO fence posts, have been
 water soaked, 10 cents apiece. 3K miles northwest of Blue Lake. Seq P. J. Storms at Silsbee or o. V. Bar ling, Storms old crossing on New riv- CT. July 14tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Canta loupe shipping Is just about at it height now at this place. Our crops average later than Brswley, where the zenith has been passed and the daily shipments have declined from a maxi mum of fifteen carloads down to about six cars. Our output Is from two to three cars per day at present. The melons are the finest ever, and prices are good. Some of our growers are getting a good turn out, too. E. E. Forester has already shipped more than 1000 crates from six acres, and has any amount of them left. w. E. Wilsie also has very fine field and a number of others. None have yet equalled the crop raised by Hart and Griswold however, and we presume that will be the banner crop of the Fl Centro Cantaloupe Growers Associa- ton for the present year.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Mrs. Crane, of Boston Mass, ac- companied her brother-in-law, w. H. Eaton, on his trip to the Valley this week Mrs. Crane Is very much in- terested in our Valley and says many of her friends In her eastern home are anxious to come here to settle.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

If you want to take home a few loaves of bread we keep 1t; none bet ter. Also we can supply you with meat as we are nicely fixed in our new quarters now. You can see the sign, lust back of Franklin hotel.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Open for business and come to stay. Will buy or sell whiskers; hair trimming a specially; hair tonic to make your hair grow; scientific shampoo; fresh baths always on tap; electric fan like an ocean breeze at the Fl Centro Bar Der Shop. w. E. Downing, Prop.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

L. E. Cooley returned last Tuesday from ten days trip to Los Angeles and San Diego. He reports seeing lots of Valley people out there and says things are pretty lively, but Fl Centro looks awfully good to him just the same.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

have an order for 160 shares of water stock that can be located in either of the water companies No. l, No. or No. 6; will divide to suit purchaser in forties or eighties; $1360 per share; all cash. Write or see F. H. Stanley, Rrawley, Cal. 4tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

PASTURE-I can furnish grain and aI- falfa pasture for 5o head of cattle on my ranch. H. M. Kinne, Fl Centro, Calf. m-3-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

FOR EXCHANGE-WiIl exchange I2s
 acres grazing land, with wood and
 water in Ventura County, miles from $. P. R. R worth $l2OO for re- linquishment or other property in Imperial Valley. M. W. O., 62S Bryson Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal. d16tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

The offices of the Holton Power Co.,, which have been kept at Imperial heretofore, will be established In Fl Centro on the first day of August. The little Ice plant will be kept gong, one man being stationed there to manufac- tu~e Ice for Imperial and Brawley. It Is likely that new water distilling plant will be added to the Fl Centro Ice plant and one very much larger than the one at Imperial. The ice and distilled water business of the Holt on Power Go. will be so great hereaf- ter that nothing but ample machinery will suffice.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21
FOR RENT

WANTED-To Trade 30 acres of land
 with water stock, miles from town, for horses or mules. Address: Lock
 Box 133, Imperial. july 2 If
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

A. H. Rehkopf came down last Tuesday from his summer home at MonrovIa for visit to the Valley and to see how the ranch was getting along. Mir Rehkopf says the Imperial Valley is the most talked of place on the map.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

FOR SALE-A fine registered Poland
 China Boar j16 Geo. D. Abrams. Heber.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

W1LDS-of wild turkeys (acclimated). Address only G. G. G. BrawIey, Cal.
 apr-7-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-I have some good family
 cows for sale at a bargain. Address J. Duman, Fl Centro. July 14tf
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OdSSiHedEineE

Liners under this heading will be in-
 serted for cents line each insertion.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

TO EXCHANGE-Fo Imperial prop
 erty, 80 acre ranch near Anderson, Shasta county. Is excellent property
 with all modern improvements Value $500. Salisbury Realty Go. mY-26
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Wheat for your chickens. Desert Grain Co.,, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Misses Cecil and Rehea Conser, of Impe rial, and Miss Alta Holmes, of Tempe. Arizona. visited the family of John c. Newton this week.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

It will pay you to see Wilson for the best bargains in the Imper- ial Valley, or l have the best trad ing list in the Valley. Go out and look them over with me. keep rigs for that purpose and will offset my time against yours. Office Commercial Hotel, Imperial. Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

D H Chaplin left for Los Angeles on Thursday morning for stay of a week or SO.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

H0Tf0n-TnTefHTDHU EHIIW'T S0'''V""J
 WEST BOUND No. l. Leave Hoitviiie 7:3O a. m. daily except Sunday No. 3 Leave Hoitviite 1:3O D. m. daily includ L. ing Sunday
 EAST BOUND No 2. Leave Ei Ceutro 9;O0 a. m. daily except Sunday No. 4. Leave Ei Centro 3:OO D. m. daily includ inc Sunday
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Imperial Drug Co.'S Philadelphia Ice Cream the kind that's good.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

WANTED-2OO shares of Water Go. No. 5 stock. Will pay spot cash. Price must be reasonable. Fuller & Aten, Fl CentrO, Cal. April 14-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

GAO Acres unlmprOVed land, a spot cash deal and one worth looking into. Bert K. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

80 acres all to young alfalfa and looking good, will sell at $50 fl sold within the next few weeks, and Mr., this farm Is all fenced, good soil, well located, go and look 1t over. See WiI- son abOutit.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Superintendent Cooper laid off his , carpenters last Saturday night and now the hammer and saw are not heard on the Bank building and opera house block. He has crew of Mexicans cleaning up the streets and has re- moved the big pile of lumber that has lain In front of our office for so long, for which he has our thanks. Mir. Cooper expects to take his vacation during August and will resume work on the buildings on September 18th.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

w. H. Eaton, of Riverside. arrived in the Valley Tuesday evening on trip to sample our weather and see how his ranch Is progressing. He made a pleasant call at our office while In Fl Centro and told us that as he came alongside the Salton Sea the water was within few feet of the rails on the s. P. track. Also that the water rose four inches there last Monday. Mir. Eaton has a fine ranch east of He Der in the Record nelghborhood and shows his confidence in the Valley by his works
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

A carload of cement vas received this week for use In putting the floor In the other Ice storage room at the Ice plant. The cement was ordered months ego. but It's delivery was de- layed by he extreme scarcity of the article and the great demand for It from San Francisco and almost every where else.
 Cantaloupe shipping from HoltvIle was brought to an abrupt close by the weakening of the bridge over the Alamo channel. which prevents the train from crossing. However the L. M. Lyon company sends car each day to the side track just across the bridge from .Holtvllle and all who wish can bring their cantaloupes there and ship them. Several of the growers are taking advantage of this, so the shipping of Holtville melons has not entirely ceased
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

Isaac Lowthan who has been work
 Ing at his trade of carpenter here in Fl Centro since last September, left We'd nesday morning for vacation trip to Los Angeles and Coronado Beach. Mir. Lowthian did the first carpenter work ever done in FL Centro and Is therefore one of our oldest inhabitants.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21

HoltOn-Interurbsn Railway Company
 WEST BOUND
 No. l. Leave Hoitviiie 7:3O a. m daily except No. Leave a"s Hoitvilie i.3O D. ui daily iuclud-
 ing Sunday
 EAST BOUND
 No. g. Leave E1 Ceutro o:OO a. m. daily except No. 4 Leave Ei centro 3OO p. m. daily inciud
 inc Sunday
 A. H. Rehkopf came down last Tuesday from his summer home at Monrovla for visit to the Valley and to see how the ranch was getting along. Mir Rehkopf says the Imperial Valley is the most talked of place on the map.
 If you want to take home few loaves of bread we keep 1t; none bet ter. Also we can supply you with meat as we are nicely fixed in our new quarters now. You can see the sign, lust back of Franklin hotel.
 L. E. Cooley returned last Tuesday from ten days trip to Los Angeles and San Diego. He reports seeing lots of Valley people out there and says things are pretty lively, but Fl Centro looks awfully good to him just the same.
 Mrs. Crane, of Boston Mass, ac- companied her brother-in-law, w. H. Eaton, on his trip to the Valley this week Mrs. Crane Is very much in- terested In our Valley and says many of her friends In her eastern home are anxious to come here to settle.
 Open for business and come to stay. Will buy or sell whlskers; hair trimming a speciality; hair tonic to make your hair grow; scientific shampoo; fresh baths always on tap; electric fan like an ocean breeze at the Fl Centro Bar Der Shop. w. E. Downing. Prop.
 Isaac Lowthian who has been work ing at his trade of carpenter here in Fl Centro since last September, left We'd nesday morning for vacation trip to Los Angeles and Coronado Beach. Mir. Lowthian did the first carpenter work ever done in Fl Centro and Is therefore one of our oldest inhabitants.
 Contractor Peterson laid off his bricklayers last Saturday and has gone to spend the next month or two with his family in Los Angeles. He ex- poets to resume operations about Sep tember 18th, when he will complete the Bank building and opera house block first and then build large store building for w. F. Holt.
 Jesse Mcclure and w. J., Drlggers left last Tuesday afternoon for Wildo- rado, Texas, to close out their herds of cattle and turn all their property in the Lone Star State into money. They expect to be gone about three months and when they return will want to buy "all that joins them" They also ex pect number of families from their part of Texas to come to this Valley next fall.
 Superintendent Cooper laid off his , carpenters last Saturday night and now the hammer and saw are not heard on the Bank building and opera house block. He has crew of Mexicans cleaning up the streets and has re- moved the big pile of lumber that has l.. .... .Eei.o Eas e~ I1no
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-21
FL CENTRO
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs John s. Parks of 927
Western avenue are the parents of a
daughter, born today.
Chancellor Frank Strong of the
University of Kansas will address the
Central Y. M. c. A. Sunday afternoon.
His subject Is, what the Times De-
mand Of Young Men" Miss May Red
dick of st. Marys will sing.
A meeting of those interested in
the formation of an East side i'm
provement association will be held
this evening at the Branner street
school house. The association con-
templates improving the East side on
the cooperation basis. About TWEEN
ty-one citizens have already enrolled
themselves in the movement.
Two cases of diphtheria were re-
ported to the board OF health today:
John Kepler. 1923 Van Buren, street;
Mrs. Mccall. 1922 Jefferson street.
Mr. Ray Cornell of Chicago spent
Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Connen Miss Ruth Nicoll, who han
been spending the past week with Mi.
and Mrs. ). n. Cornell, returned to
Chicago.
The Topeka West end football team
defeated the %Carbondale team by a
score OF 5 to o Thanksgiving day. on
a wet field. The features Of the game
were. Schlagel's hftx-yard run for a
touch down in the first half and the
triple forward pass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30
1T WILL COST $4,000.
Mt. Rogers Reports on North Topeka
Drainage District.

John p. Rogers, county surveyor.
has filed his report relative to the
North Topeka drainage district with
the board of drainage directors show
ing in detail the work necessary to be
done according to the specifications
submitted, and it includes survey of
Indian and Soldier creeks. The work
who care to bid for the contract will
know exactly what is expected by the
committee
To straighten the creeks as sug-
gested by the plans of the board
twenty-five cut offs will be necessary
and it is estimated that it will be
necessary to move 1,OO4.7S2 cubic
yards of earth at an estimated cost of
500 900. Besides the cut offs it will
be necessary to build levees below
Central avenue necessitating the re-
moval of Sc, ESQ cubic yards of earth.
The construction two leYees Is con-
templated by the drainage board. The
one on the east side of Soldier creek
will extend from a short distance be
low Kansas avenue and almost to
point where the creek enters the river.
A smaller levee will be constructed on
the opposite. A portion of the old
levee which was constructed some
time ago Will be utilized as far as pos
possible.
The banks of the stream will be re-
inforced at different locations where it
has been weakened by past floods by
riprapping in which $500 cords of
stone will be used. The right Of way
for the proposed new routes for Sol
der and Indian creeks have been Sc
cured and a detailed statement will be
made to the drainage board which Will
hold another meeting Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

L material for the roof. fell into the
basement.
The fact that no one was injured by
the collapse was due to the rain, which
drove the carpenters firm their work
earlier in the day No one was in or
near the place when it came down
The Mccormick carpet cleaning
works, joining the neyt Horn addition
on the south, was partially wrecked. by
the falling walls. The collapse was
probably due to the additional weight
on the second floor, caused by the wa
ter-soaking OF the tons of lumber piled
on it. The falling of the building
alarmed the neighborhood. and sounded
like a train wreck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30
Arnlx and Navy Are Realx.

Philadelphia, Pa. Novenn Der 30-With
every player in good condition and full
of confidence. the Annapolis and West
afternoon for their annual match on
Franklin Field Saturday. The teams
were accompanied by coaches and train
ers. and after a light luncheon at their
respective hotels. the players were driv-
en- to Franklin field for mild practice
Each term spent about an hour on the
gridiron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

The case against Ell Brubaker charged
in police court with disturbing the peace
Of mis- wife was dismissed Yesterday in
accordance with an agreement entered
into between himself and wife and Judge
Urmy. He was arrested the first of the
week on a complaint sworn to by his
wife accusing him of beating and abus-
ing her and appeared in police court next
morning with his face appearing as
though 1t had passed through 4 scram-
bling process of some kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

This arrangement contemplates US
ing the present engine, dynamos and
transmission
AS the report is new to the members
of the council and few If any have had
a chance to see 1t no opinion is
ventured. Mayor Davis refused to dis
cuss 1t, saying that he had not looked
over it yet.
The estimate which the members of
the council had placed on the probable
cost Of reconstruction was in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The first estimate looks rather big
and the council Will probably be in
clined to strike a mean between the
two reoorts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

Sheriff A. T. Lucas returned from
Kansas City this morning bringing with
him Dr. NJ. c. Martin. who is charged
BY Thomas Horsheld, a Kansas avenue
grocer and butcher, with defraudinr
him out Of bill for $199.70, which
Martin purchased from him during the
three weeks he was proprietor of the
Ohio hotel in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30
THE BUILDING CoLLAPsEs.
Addition to Horn Planning Mill Goes
Down.

The two-story addition being built in
the rear OF the Horn planning mill. on
Van Buren, street. collapsed at about
o'clock Thursday afternoon, and the
new building, which was about half
completed. is total wreck The brick
ond floor. which was heavily loaded with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

Through Standard Pullman sleeping
car operated on Wabash train No. 4.
leaving Union station, Kansas CITY.
every night at 300 o'clock, arriving
Des Moines next morning at s a. m.
Secure your tickets and sleeping car
berths at Union Station or 903 Main
H. G. SHIELDS. T. p. A.
J. J. SHINE. w. p. A.. Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

agree that there st.were heaps of
them The -huntera might have
brought home a great many but they
feared that 1t would cause interna-
tionaI complications Those COM
posing the party were Mr.. H. P. Dill
lon, Mr.. r. w. Blair. Gen. Wilder
Metcali, Mr. W. A L. Thompson of
Topeka, Gerard Warmer of New
York. and c. E. Fargo of Dallas, Tex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral OF Mrs. J. w. Magill, Will
died Wednesday Of peritonitis at her
horne, 200 Western avenue, was held
from the residence at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Interment was in the Topeka
ceneter~-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-30

received today from Adie-Abeba. cap
stal of Abyssinia. King Menelik is
seriously i'll and it is feared here that
grave disturbances are likely to occur
in the struggle for the succession.