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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-11-24
Holtville Happenings
From onr Rernlar correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent
 The first frost of the season visited Holtvile the night of Nov. 18th.
 C. Webster Beden and Mark T. Dent went to Los Angeles, Monday.
 Those who attended the meetings of the farmers institute held n Holtville, Nov. 18th, felt well repaid for their trouble. The discussion on Weeds in Dnches" and also on Grape Crow lng' by Prof j. E Roadhouse were not only entertaining. but so packed full of real instruction that no rancher could afford to mss nearing him.
 The regular meeuu gs Of the Y. P. s. C. E. of Hotvlne will be held for the present in the water company hall beginning at 6 p. m.
 Leslie Brtdensune, who has been suffering for the past ~eeN rom a se- were burn, is able 10 sit uJ for a short time each day.
 Tuesday evening a meeting was hel1 in the wa'er company hall for the purpose of organizing the temperance people of the town Plans were dis cussed and Mr. 1. P. StIiman was ap- pointed chairman ot the local temper ance workers With power to choose his associate committeeman.
 The preparations for the fair which is to be held at the library. Dec. 9th, are being carried on With such care and enthusiasm that 1t promises to be one of the most pleasant events of the season.
 Iohn Skelton has rented his ranch north of Holtvllle for the coming year. He expects to remain in Julian, where his health Is steadily improving.
 Mrs E. L. Stevenson, who has been collecting money for the fiesta. has been very successful in her work on the east side.
 H. w. Stanton. of Pasadena, and w. s. Rainbolt of Whittier, were in .Holtvllle this week looking for desirable land and were shown about the east side by Ed. E. Boyd.
 H. H. Rowland. of Los Angeles, was doing business in Hotvllle, on Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-11-24

No. 6 and Water company No 8. As these companies had their irrigation works carried away by the flood last summer and are completely cut off from water their need for help Is great est and consequently they are receiving attention first. This work and the work Of completing the irrigation sys tenn in water company No. will be done as soon as possible. Meantime the larger question of whether the Southern Pacific through It's owner. ship of the California Development company will embark m the water business. will be taken up and consld- cred and a decision reached. It Is stated that engineers m the employ of the company will make a thorough study of the problem, will estimate just what 1t will cost to construct a first class irrigation system for the en- tire Valley and how much land can be covered. Also what the cost of opera ton Will be and what the probable in- come from water sales al 50 cents per acre foot will be. When this data IS all complete 1t will be turned over to Mr. Randolph for his judgment. If he approves 1t will go to President Hartman and from him to the board of directors of the Southern Pacific. IL will then be decided what the course will be. Meantime the work of better ment in the present irrigation system will be vigorously carried on, but the construction of the larger controlling gates which would be required were the larger plan undertaken, will be de- layed until decision in regard to the project IS reached by the higher au- thorities In the Southern Pacific com pany. Probably the treaty that IS now in progress of negotiation between the United States and Mexico will have large weight in this matter. But at any rate the present managers of the California Development company will make good all the contracts to which their company is party. Every set tier In the Valley and every water com pany that has so far been organized will receive what they have bought and paid for whether the company decides to extend their canal system beyond the present limits or not. The work they have now in hand and under con struction means more for the Valley in the way of increase in cultivated area and output of agricultural products than anything that has happened in the past three years. The new California De- veIopment company Is making good and meeting the situation in an alto-
 ether acceptable manner. And the people have every confidence they will continue to do so and will give every water user in the Valley square daal p
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-11-24
Christian Church

Preaching iii the Hotel Franklin every Second and Fourth Sunday of the month. You are invited to attend.
 REV. J. F. Tour. Pastor.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-11-24
CHURCH NOTICES
Presbyterian Church

Preaching Services in Fl Centro Firs, and Third Sundays of each month at 2:3O D. m. All are cordially invited to attend. REV. A. H. CRoCo, Pastor
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-11-24
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Imperial, California.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
SIMPLE SIMON SIMPLE.
Simon and Nose Entertain Large
Audience in Pleasing Manner.

The well known cartoon musical
comedy, Simple Simon Simple" en-
tertained and pleased a large audi
ence at the opera house last night.
There are more hearty laughs to the
minute in this attraction than in
any musical show that has been TO
Waxahachie this season.
In the first place the characters
themselves are funny, having been
modelled after famous cartoons which
have been seen in the colored comic
supplements of the Sunday papers
for many months; next, the story
is most humorous and the situations
evolved by the authors are ludicrous
in the extreme Simon Simple and
his colored chum, Nose, are the
central figures in the piece and the
stunts they indulge in would give an
ordinary person enough exercise TO
last him the rest of his natural life
Judge and Mrs. Simple; Speigel-
berger. the joking Dutchman; Tony,
the dago; Swatem, the cop, and
Nanny Johnsing are much in evi-
dence in the fun making, while the
| bevy of pretty girls which constitute
| the chorus sing we'll and dance grace
fully The piece is hard to describt
in that it is a happy combination o
old English pantomime with tricl
scenery, curious effects and bale
advertisements; operetta by virtue c
the excellent music and farcical b
= rpa son of the mulTlDlicitV of COmiel
situations. Drury Rector is tn
prima donna of the organization
singing Alma Fassar most delight
fully Maggie Baxter appears as
| Nanny Johnsing. Bessie Browning
as Hulda the subrette and Kate
Clemmons as Mrs. Simplef William
/ c. Welp as Simon and Jerry Sulli-
van as Nose were particularly good
in their parts Wally Clark was
clever in the part OF the Italian
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
THREE MEN ARE SHOT
VesAafd By an I'nkaosR eerssa At
Bowie Wednesday ssAi.

Bowie Texas Nov At about
O'Clock last night three men we're
badly hurt In front Of Walker Har-
groves cold storage. as the result of
an unknown person firing two loads
Of buckshor from the opposite side
OF the street The wounded are
Walker Harsroves, shot In both
/ arms; one may have to be amputat-
ed
Swell JarTott, shot in right thigh
An unknown man from Ryan, I. 7.
shot In lower part of right leg.
Hargroves was unhitching a horse
in front of his place OF business when
the shooting occurred. and Is said
to have recognized the person who
did the shooting, although he refuses
to give the name, Officers say Har-
groves recognized the person when
the second shot was fired
Jarrott and the stranger were
standing inside the establishment and
the shots that wounded them passed
through an open door.
No cause is given for the shoot
ing, but the officers expect to make
an arrest
The Quisenberry & Merrick imple-
ment house is on the same street as
Hargroyes' establishment and just
opposite the cold storage. The per-
son firing the shots stood in front
of the implement store and is believed
TO have escaped through the build
ing. The front door was found open
soon after the shots had been fired.
The proprietors state positively that
the entrance was closed and fastened
early in the night Several persons
who were on the street at the time
say no one passed them
The wounded men are under treat
ment and all will likely recover.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08

laree sons and two daughters and
Mr. Williams mother. Mrs Fannie
Williams. survive him The sons
are Royal Williams. who married
and resides in WaxahachIe. Harry
Williams, Robert Williams and The
daughters. Misses Emma and Maggie
II Williams. all Of Dallas
Mr, Williams was popular and had
large number of friends He was
member Of the knights OF pythias
the Odd Fellows, the Woodmeu OF
the World and the Elks
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon at ( O'Clock from the late
residence Interment was Ia Oak
land Dallas News
The pail bearers were selected
from Mr. Williams Waxahachie
friends, the list being as follows.
Jack Beall Osce Goodwin, Tony Il
Williams, Harry Pickett. David Aid
ridge. Howard Powers and George
Dunlap. The funeral services were
conducted by Elder G. A. Faris
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
WaXahachie Cotton Receipts.

Following is a statement of the
number of bales of cotton received
at the various yards in WaXahachie
this season
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
THE LOVE LAW UPHELD
bHi the Saprems Court Holds Penalties
TO Be lay1Iid.

Austin Nov The supreme
court has handed down fits decision
on the Love gross receipts tax Law
holding the act to be constitutional
and valid, but that the penalties i'm
posed by the terms OF the act 10 be
invalid. and that the tax applies from
the time the Law became effective to
the first of the year and not for the
entire year Of 1905 This was in sub
stance the decision of the trial court.
The railroads started the controversy
by seeking writs of injunction against
the operation of the law The
state then instituted suit against
them to collect the tax imposed by
the act. The lower court refused to
grant an Injunction, as defendants
had an adequate relief outside of
this proceeding besides, it was a
suit against the state and had been
filed without the consent of the state.
The Third court of appeals reversed
the findings of trial court, deciding
cases on contentious made by rail-
roads
The supreme court, through Asso-
ciate Justice Brown, bases its find
ings principally on the noted Maine
case, in which that state levied an
excise tax on franchises of railroads
The court holds that the Texas law
is, in substance, the same thing, ex-
cept that it is termed a gross re-
ceipts tax and comes under the head
of occupation tax.
The court renders judgment
against the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway for $34.-
597, also for smaller amounts against
two others, with interest at per
cent from Dec. last
The case will now so up to the
supreme court of the United States,
and it will be at least year before
it will be submitted to that tribunal.
In this suit the state contended for
the full amount of tax: that is, for
the entire year-and for all penal
ties, but the courts decision on this
point is adopted by the supreme court
AS it stands the attorney general s
department is highly elated over ths
decision.
/ Attorney General Davidson reach
ed Austin Wednesday from his east
ern trip, where he has been lookin
up evidence TO be used in the Waters
Pierce antitrust suit. He is in eS
cellent humor, which is an indica
ton that he was entirely successful
/ He said that ne was perfectly salts
fled with the progress of events III
to this time: that he is sure of his
grounds. as he has secured some OF
the best evidence in the suit While
in New York he arranged for taking
depositions with Attorney Elliott.
general counsel for the Standard Oil
company, without having to obtain
processes for attendance of witnesses.
Mr. Elliott agree 10 have the witncs-
scs present whose testimony may be
Of use 10 the state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08

and all reasonable ordinances that
may hereafter be passed Said rail
WAYS shall be constructed in sub
stan ial way and manner and ac-
cording 10 the usual standard for
electric railways and the motive
power used thereon shall be olectrl-
city or some motive power other than
steam
Said Central Texas Traction Com
pany shall hold the city OF Waxa
hachie harmless for any damages or
personal injuries that may arise BY
reason of the construction. main
tenance and operation of said rail
way Said Central Texas Traction
Company or its assigns, will begin
the construction of said railway
within a reasonable time and Will
complete and have said road In opera
tion within two years from the date
of the acceptance of this ordinance.
and this ordinance shall take effect
when written acceptance of the terms
thereof Is filed by the said Central
Texas Traction Company with the
secretary of the city of Waxahachie.
Said written acceptance shall be filed
within ninety days from this date.
and the particular streets and alleys
desired shall be designated in said
written acceptance. but the failure
of said traction company, or its as
signs, to complete and have in opera
tion railway such as is contemp-
lated by this ordinance on and over
the streets and alleys of the said city
SO designated within two years from
the time such streets and alleys are
designated shall operate as a forfeit
ture of all rights of said traction
company and its assigns.
j. f. Strickland is president of the
company, and several business men
of Waxahachie are interested in the
proposition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
A FRANCHISE GRANTED
lafuurbSn prom0terS Givea Rishi 10
baild Street Railway.

Az the adjourned meeting of the
city council at 4 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon the Central Texas Traction
Company was granted franchise for
a term of fifty years. che franchise
carrying with It the right for the
promoters of the enterprise TO con
struct, equip, maintain and operate
an interurban railway. including
local lines, through and over the
streets and public grounds of the
city of Waxahachie.
The franchise provides that the
said Central Texas Traction Company
or its assigns, shall construct it's
railroad track or tracks as near as
may be in the center of the
streets, or as may be designated by
the city engineer or some one ap-
pointed in his stead, and shall also
conform to the grades of said streets
as they now exist or may hereafter
be established: that the same will be
constructed so that the surface will
be substantially even with the sur
face of the streets; that the said
work of construction shall be done
and performed with as little incon-
venience to the public as possible
that the said Central Texas Traction
Company, or its assigns, shall re-
store the surface of the streets and
grounds to their original condition,
and shall thereafter maintain the
space between the rails and one foot
on the outside of each rail with such
material and in such manner as the
remaining portion of said streets and
grounds, and when any street or part
thereof shall be paved by the city,
then the said Central Texas Trac-
ton Company, or its assigns. shall
in like manner and with like ma
terial, pave between the rails and
one foot on the outside of each rail
at its or their expense. That it will
maintain a reasonable service, and
be subject to the ordinances of the
city of WaXahachie as they now exist
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
THE EDISON

sings. speaks and play .Al-.
spaksu ar PLAYED fa. Repeats l of
feH a- desired Never Hf'r b'ts
uot sea out of order Costs Nttlf
Prices range lfOm SlH t1 Sl.. s1p.
plies f1r wrEius mayh.u.e ut Faff
description
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
DOG HAD HNDKOpHOBIh. \.


one day last week the little son of
% farmer living near Ferris was Bit
TEN hy tu English coach dos and
the canine was immediately killed
It had shown mo- symptoms of hydro
phobi8 hut its head was decap,tated
and sent f1 the Pastgnr Institute a'
Austin for examination. SUNDAY th.
farmer received % telegram from chat
institution. sratluG tha. thv dos vas
undoubtedly mad ila brought h.H
bot to WuNlh1cbie Monday mapIpa
AND departed with h.m flr Austin
tp ulHC. h.m under treatment Th.
usms ot .N. party could uot he IeHra
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08

by Che Edison is most p.a1.io-. -,'t-
ords and produces distinctly and ace
curatsIy human speech IHJ NJ. other
forms at lrfiCuIfr sounds
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
Paint Your Buggy for .5c

to 81 90 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs. more to
the pint than others, wears longer.
and gives a gloss equal to new work
Sold by Waxahachie Lumber Com
pany Mon &Thur-d-v
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-11-08
FREE. FREE., FREE,..
Ice Water.

Homemade candies sc per pount
The finest line Of box candies in tn
city Fruits, hot and cold drinks
Williams a Moseley. west side oi
square. II
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15
DECLARES Ne WILL SUSPEND
TRAFFIC ON COMFY LINES

New York. Aug. 15.-Difficulty be.
tween the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company and its patrons caused by
efforts Of the company to collect dou-
bic fare was continued today.
Application was made to District
Attorney Clarke Of Brooklyn for sew.
eral warrants for the arrest Of street
car employees on charges of assault.
ing passengers In ejecting them from
cars, after they had refused to pay
the second fare.
The general manager Of the COM
pany said today that If he was un.
able to collect double fares he would
suspend traffic On all surface lines
to Coney Island.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Assumption Day Is being eeiebrat.
ed by the congregation Of the Church
o: Our Lady Of Sorrows on the west
side today. High Mass was held this
morning and a sermon followed. the
services being largely attended. There
were solemn vespers last evening and
the church was beautifully decorated
The walks and grounds outside were
hung with colored lanterns and pre-
scented a beautiful appearance. This
is also the day Of the patron saint
Nuestra Sonora de Los Dolores.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15
cHicAco's NEW UNDER.
GROUND TUNNELS OPERATED

Chicago. Aug. 15.-Freight bores Of
the Illinois Tunnel Co. will carry
merchandise Of all kinds in car load
lots for the first time tomorrow.
This movement will make the prac-
tical completion Of the Illinois Tun-
mel company's system Of underground
freight railroads. construction OF
which was begun five years ago.
These have cost about $4,000, 900.
The company now has about fifty.
five miles Of tunnel equipped with
rails and an overhead trolley in the
district bounded by Chicago avenue.
the lake, Halstead street and Six.
teenth street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

A special meeting Of the board Of
county commissioners was held this
afternoon. pursuant to a call by Chair
man r C. Rankin. II was thought
that action would be taken in the
matter Of the construction Of the
Sapello bridge and a justice Of the
peace would probably be appointed for
precinct No. 5, the position recently
vacated by Donaeiano Otero and San.
tiago Moya-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Nicanor Sena OF Gonzales. Jose Tor
res Of Chapelle and Telesfor Mestas
Of Sena. each made a homestead entry
today before United States Commits
sioner Robt. l.. NJ. Ross of 100 acres
Of government land. all in San Miguel
county. These make nine homestead
entries already this month In this
county. besides five similar entries
on the last day OF July.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Word has been received from Judge
Mills, who Is visiting with his family
at Grand Canyon. that he will pass
through this city on No. . on the nth
Of the present month. He will be
Joined in this city by the district clerk
and together they will 60 to Clayton.
N. NJ, to draw the juries for the Sep
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Ttlden Hoskins Is substitute mail
carrier for fifteen days in place Of o.
r. Burch. who will go out to the Bue-
Ian resort. with his wife. for that
length Of time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Miss Irene Whitmore will entertain
a number Of friends at her home Sat.
urday evening. August 18th, In honor
Of Miss o'Brien. Cards will form the
amusement Of the evening.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

The name CARROT" Is now signed
10 the daily t%elegraphic weather re-
ports. instead Of Brandenburg, and
this may account for the let up on
the constant rains that have been
deluging these parts Of the country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Sixty.five young people will take
the county teachers examination at
the public school building in district
No. I on the west side Friday. All
Of the applicants are from San Miguel
county but -four.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

Commercial club members are ex+
pected to invite their friends visiting
In the city 10 the Commercial club
dance tomorrow night. Otherwise In.
vitations are limited 10 the members
and 10 ladies.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

The MayfIower band has postponed
It's open air concert on the plaza Of
the west side from tomorrow evening
until Friday evening nj Thursday IL
Santa Fe pay day.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

plums and other native fruits are
beginning to come in from the coun.
Try end are on sale at the local gro
Gerry stores. The plums are Of excel.
lent quality and are finding q ready
sale.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

tsnnner term az eoaasa I'm rnson county.
Judge Mills writes thai they are has.
ing al s~njoyahle time ard that The
canyon is che &C thu wondes u Amer
lea.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-15

A. game u hall has been arranged
between the Albuquerque browns and
the Las Vegas Blues next Sunday at
Gailinas park.