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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
$3.50.
SPECIAL OFFER.

The only new houses on Columbia
Heights, with two baths, hot-water
heat, that can be sold for such low
price.
Don't think the houses inferior be-
cause of the low price-they are first
class houses, well arranged, beauti-
fully finished, solidly built. The
builder purchased the ground at
about half price and is willing to give
you the advantage. The location Is
unsurpassed, being on the north side
of a choice street near 14th.
Ten rooms-first floor kitchen-rear
stairs-double back porches-buy
now-terms to suit you-decorated
after your instructions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

terday. He started out with the inten-
ton Of firing some brush on one end of his
farm. He took with him the loaded rife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
$4,000.

TERMS LIKE RENT.
Brand-new two-story and cellar
houses-lots varying from 3OxS5 to
22x15O. This is a house you don't
often find in the northwest for such
a low price, good rooms-modern
bath-guaranteed furnace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
What Do You
Want for
Christmas?
If it is in Real Estate
We Can Supply 1t.
$780,.
RENTED FOR $3.50.

KEN l Ed FUN 95I.5O.
This is a specially desirable two
story fiat on Columbia Heights; lot
25x15O; the building is 20 feet wide.
giving 5 feet on side for light and
air: rooms and bath to each nat;
double front and back porches; sep
arate furnaces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
$780,.

NEW SOUTHEAST HOMES.
HOT WATER HEAT.
Something you don't often find at
such low price. Six rooms-bath-
front and rear porches.
Easy terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
S3,9OO.
ANOTHER SNAP.

Out-of-town owner says cut the
price from $3.50 and sell quick. A
two-story house on good lettered
street NV. The rection is Al In
every particular. The house has four
rooms on each floor. bath. concrete
cellar. furnace heat. good lot to
paved alley. Rents readily at ST so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
$500.

AN ELEGANT CORNER.
This handsome house centrally To-
Gated In NV. was built by builder
for home at a cost of over $40 eos.
less than two years ago--he II now
leaving city and will sacrifice his
house-10 rooms. bath. hot-water
heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

FULL 2O-FOOT FRONT.
West of 10th st. NV.
Don't think about this too long, but
come and see it. Worth your while
to investigate: 6 rooms: tiled bath;
cellar; furnace: reasonable terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
$4,000.

Only one block from East Capitol
street; a very choice home for the
low price asked; 6 rooms. bath, re-
ception hall, cellar; furnace; wide
front porches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
$4,000.

RENTED FOR $4,000.
A good investment in a good rent
ing sections rooms. 2 baths. AL
ways rented to good tenants.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07

With the success of the movement for the Honorable Commissioner of the General Land office to rectify his orders concerning the resurvey, the last vestige of worry and uncertainty on that score is removed. Everyone can now proceed with security and as surance that his. land lines will not be moested nor his claim eopardIzed, no matter where the township and section corners may be located. And the PRESS congratulates the people of the Valley on this fact. and on its connec- ton with ii. And we congratulate our selves that during the year that we have guided its policy the PRESS has consistently upheld the rights of the people of this Valley and labored in all seasons for their advancement.
 Through our efforts the question of water rights and the subject of water stock with relation thereto, is more fully understood by the people of this Valley, than ever before. Our voice has always been for home rule and the best interests of the farmers in all the Water companies of the Valley. We advised the construction of powerful levee along the north bank of New river, from CaIexico to a point three miles northwest of Silsbee, as long ago as last September We presume no one doubts the wisdom of this advice now. And our opposition 10 the sale of intoxicating liquor and fight for morality and civic righteousness is en- dorsed by the best people, everywhere.
 The PRESS is loyal 10 the best inter ests of the people of th's Valley, at all times and under all circumstances.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
NO MORE FILINGS
lands in Imperial Valley Withdrawn From all Forms Of Entry and all
 Entries Suspended

Following the action of the Commis- sioner of the General Land office or dering the Surveyor General of Cali fornia to survey the lands in this Val ley by metes and bounds, and to give every settler the idenu- cal land he claims and occu- pies, came a telegram to Register Prescott and Receiver Robinson of the Los Angeles Land office, withdraw ing the lands in this Valley from all forms of entry. This telegram orders that no more filings be accepted, on any lands in Townships l3, IA, IS and Is South, Ranges II, l2, l3, IA, IS and Is East, and fractional Townships l7 South, Range IS and Is East. San Bernardino Meridian. Also that all entries now on the books in those town ships are suspended from final proof. The suspended area is identical with that included in the Imperial resurvey. and the withdrawal of these lands is done in order that the matter of locat- ing the settlers by the newly ordered method can be done without trouble.
 The instructions from the Surveyor General to the deputy surveyors will doubtless be to survey every entry they find by metes and bounds, That will include everyone up to the time of the withdrawal of the lands. The suspen- sion of all entries in this part of the country from final proof, has been in effect for some time, but the Land office has permitted the entrymen to file their final proofs, pending the com pletion of the resurVey By this means parties have continued to advertise and make their final proofs after the suspension, the Land office officials merely taking their attldavits and dep. ostions in the matter and storing them away In their office till the resurvey Is made and the lands restored to final entry. Then the owner will be notified
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07

of the correct description by which the new system will describe his lands, and will be required to pay the sum of one dollar per acre upon the lands in- cluded in their entry, and thus com plete the proofs. They will also re- quire some kind of an affidavit from the owner to show that he is the own CT, in order that the final receipt be not issued 10 the wrong man.
 ( This action of the Land Department in withdrawing the lands in this resur- veyed district from entry has been ex- pected for some time, and It has been mater of surprise that 1t was delayed so long. The intention of the Com missioners to compel all entrymen who had filed on their land since July lst 1902, to amend their entries or com ply with the new survey, is the only explanation of if. Now that the lands are to be surveyed as occupied and claimed, It is but matter of protec- tion to the government to stop all fur ther filings till the resurvey is complet- ed. Just what effect this will have on the real estate market is problemat- . cal All desert claims can still be assigned, and of course patented lands can be sold, but no relinqulshing and refiling nor any original filing will be permitted. However, the settler who actually occupies and resides upon a tract of vacant land will have sure and lawful prior right to it when the resurvey is complete and filings are again permitted.
 As most of the desirable public lands are either quite remote from towns and transportation or else are not provided with an irrigating system, the withdrawal from entry will not in- convenience many actual homeseekers and settlers. There is lots of room for newcomers in the improved and tiled portions of the Valley and such lands can be transferred the same as ever.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
UnCOrrupted Texas

Even with the remarkable growth Of the cities, the increase in manufactures, the expansion of railroad mileage from 5OO miles in 1867 to 12,000 miles last year, the development of the oil fields at Beaumont and elsewhere, Texas nev- CT got out of the grip of the people into the grasp Of the corporations. If the cattle kings and the big farmers have power and influence, as they do, they yet do not rule the State. If the oil kings, the lumber kings, the railroad kings are deferred toas they are ill other States, yet they cannot dominate. l asked well-known Texan what kept the State uncorrupted.
 "The boys from the forks of the creeks and the heads of the canyons," said he.
 They need no referendum in Texas. Public affairs are the personal business of every man in the State, however re- mote from the cities, however humble. The people elect representatives, senat- Ors, governors, legislators of kind that do not need watching-and then they watch them.-World's Work.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
Notice to Iax-paYers

A statement of all property cvned on the first Monday in March must be to the County Asses.cr or hs deputy,
 Where there is no title to req es'ate the personal and poll taxes must Do paid on demand,
 If the poll tax, $2,oo is n0t pa : .e- fore July lst, l9o6' one doll'1''F added to same,
 c. WtIoRRfsRco, AS
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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
ONLY A MOUTHP fICE
Big Companies Say |. M. Holt .s Only
 MOuthpieCe of the Chafieys

J. s Chapman. Eugene s. .vss and J, W. Mckinley, attorneys for he de- fendants in the case of L. N. Holt against the California Deve,cp pment company and the Southern Eacific Railway, yesterday filed a dem --rer to the suit in the Circuit Court The points on which they demur are that by the plaintiffs own showing h= s not entitled 10 relief, that the cour: as no jurisdiction, and that the suit iz wholly without equity.
 Attached to the demurrer are a number of affidavits, which go much farther than the demurrer. Th5 prin- cipal one is by W. ]. DOran, treasurer of the Development company. II re- cites practically the statemen.. made by the auditing company, Whic. we're printed. exclusively in The Tines of December 2Oth In addition # goes into some of the transactions ct the Delta Investment company, and a.eges that the two Chaffeys entered .nto a conspiracy along with A. H -=ber and N. W, StoWel to defraud tha Cal ifornia Development company.
 The affidavit also alleges that = M Holt has no interest in brlngtrg the suit that he was instigated the:eto by the Chatsys, who are paying | Q ex- penses of the suit, and that !. was brought as 2 counter-check ta-t-xx suit instituted some time ago by the Cali fornia Development company against them with others to compel then to pay back nearly S9OO,00O, whic- II is said they absracted from the '-nds of the company.
 It further states that the concp aint Is untrue in most of the allegations concerning the Southern Pacific hich Is said to be ready to relinq ..sh its contract as soon as the debt is pajd and has not attempted to contrci the board of the development compa7y ex- cept as to the matter concernrq the means of stopping the flow at ;se in- take. which are proper to 1t.
 In connection with Holt # states that he was party to the contact he is now attacking, and directed ttat his stock should be voted for the scheme, and signed proxy to that end, which is now in the possession of the cf"cers of the company.
 Affldavits by other persons aege that Holt has begun this suit at the instance of George Chaffey and A M. Chaffey and that they are paying for it, and that he has no other interest In  the affair than to act as the mouth piece of the Chaffeys, and also that he himself has said this in conversation with some of the persons makirg the affldavits. These persons arc H. w. Blalsdell, w. T. Heffemon, F c. Paulin and w. ]. Doran, who presents two affdavits.
 In one of the papers the statement Is made that Holt has offered to dis miss his suit If the suit agarst the Chaffeys and others is dropped Los Angeles Times,
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07

The subject of the Imperial resurvey' which has agitated and troubled many of our people for the past four years is now to be settled right The follow i1e from the Los Angeles Times Of last Friday gives the information that Commissioner of the General Land office has acted on the request of the settlers;
 W,surxGrox, March 29,-.EXclusive Dsnatch.7 The Commissioner of the General Land office advises Senator Flint that he has directed that land in Imperial Valley be resurveyed in accord auca with the request of settlers. The land is to be surveyed in parts by metes and hounds, in accordance with private s6rvev that was made and thus give to each of the settlers the land located mon and now occupied by him, rather than carry out the original plans for surveving land which would have the result in many instances of settlers los ing part of their improvements.
 It will be remembered that in the first place, after the discovery Of the error in the surveys made by the Im- perial Land company, and the Sunset Commercial company by which the filings in the Valley have been made, the people. in 1902, Petitioned Con- eress 10 pass bill for their relIet Conqress, therefore, on July lst, 1902, passed bill ordering resurvey made of the townships in this Valley, and providing that none of the "presenF' bona fde occupants of the lands should be molested in their holdings. In due course of time the departmental red tape was unwound and it came up to the Commissioner of the General Land office t9 issue the instructions to the deputy. surveyors, who are to do the final work of surveying. And rlgnt here the trouble rose. He interpreted the word present in the bill where 1t referred to the bona fide occupants of the land to mean those who were such at the time the bill was passed, July lst, 1902, and instructed the deputies to ignore all entries made suose- quently. This action on his part was not known here until the contracts were let and the instructions actually arriv- e ed. It was at once seen that serious mistake had been made and one that required to be promptly rectified. We at once prepared petition to the Hon. orable Commissioner of the General Land office setting forth tersely just what the situation required and asking that he issue supplemental instructions to his deputy surveyors, instructlng them to survey every settlers claim so as to give him the exact lands upon which he has settled. We printed a number of these petitions and distrlo- uted them about the Valley for sigma ture, Meantime, we wrote to Sena- tors Flint and Perkins, and Congress- man Smith, sending them copies ot the petition and explaining in detail what was needed to straighten the matter out. Without waiting for the petitions to arrive these gentlemen took the matter up with the Honorable Land Commissioner and especially Senator Flint has perslstently followed 1t up. In letter to us replying to one of ours he says that our method oi at
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
Commissioner of the General Land Office
 Takes Proper Action
Orders the Lands in this Valley Surveyed by Mees and Bounds, Thus Giving Every Settler the Lands Actually
 Settled Upon by Him.

tack is the correct one, for the com- missioner can remedy the whole matter with the stroke of pen. Meantime, while work was going ahead on this line in Washington, others were agitat- ing to send someone to Washington to urge Congress to pass another bill 10 remedy the matter A proposed bill was published in the Standard, and President Gleason and the manage ment of Water company No. 1 got be- hind the move to send an agent to Washington to work for it. Both Roy McPherrin and A. H. Heber were proposed for this agent and McPherrin was appointed. However, his work as claim agent for the California Develop ment Co. nterfered with his going, and a change was made, Paul H. cPherrin being substituted and the California Development company meeting one half the expenses of the journey Meantime the counter agitation in fa- vor Of the proposed bill, and the cock sure assurances hat the PRESS was wrong in appealing to the Commission CT of the General Land office, had olSSuaded many people from signing the petitions and the work of circuIat- ing them had Jagged. However, We reused to abandon our movement, and insisted that whatever was done, the Land Commissioner be labored With first, and every effort made to get nlm to issue appropriate instructions 10 his deputy surveyors for the right kind of survey.
 MT. Paul McPherrn agreed to do this when he was here in the Valley before his departure for Washington. He left Los Angeles on his journey about the 18th of March. He went to San Francisco first, and spent some time there so that he could not have been in Washington but a very few days, if at all until the Commissioner told Senator Flint it was all right, he would order the resurvey made to fit the farms and give every settler the land he occupied. The Commission CTS mind was already filled with the peoples side of the matter when the pe- titons arrived, so he did not have to pause and consider it very long. This is another and striking illustration of the correctness of the PRESS position that the officials of the United States are true friends to the actual settlers in this Valley, and that they are ever ready to do whatever they can to help us and further our interests.
 In the case of the soil experts they simply were mistaken. The conditions were different to anything they had ev CT studied before and MT. ]. Garnett Holmes did not understand them
 In the case of the movement for government ownership, we were asking amiss. under the circumstances, and il could not be granted, It is perfectly apparent now, why 1t could not be granted, and we are all we'll satisfied with the reasons and willing the recla- nation fund should be expended for constructing irrigation works, and not frlttered away in buying them at hold up" prices.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07

Work on the sidewalks was resumed on Friday morning, the full crew going at the job. Also construction work was begun on the opera house and Valley State Bank buildings, and on foundry and machine shop for Mir. Heath. This last building will be of brick and will be located near the railroad track and across, west from the ice plant, Build ing will take on renewed activity with the completion of the ice plant and ho- tel. The crew putting up the trans mission line from Holtville will reach Fl Centro about next W~dnesday, and it is expected that electric lights will be burning in this town by April l6th.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07

32O acres, 3 l-2 miles from Fl Centro, l6o acres in alfalfa 80 acres in barley. IS acres in cantaloupes, all fenced in forty acre fields, ? t2 miles hog fence, house. There Is ouch feed here to keep 800 hogs mer. Don't let this go
 looking into it. Bert R. AN
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28

Outwits The Surgeon.

A complication of female troub-
les, with cartarrh of the stomach
and bowels, had reduced Mrs
Thos. S Austin, Of Leavenworth,
Ind to such deplorable condi-
ton, that her doctor advised an OPP
Grafton: but her husband fearing
fatal results, postponed this to try
Electric Bitters; and to the amaze
rnent of all who knew her, this
medicine completely cured her.
Guaranteed cure for torpid liver,
kidney disease, biliousness. iaun-
dice, chills and fever, general de-
bility, nervousness and blood pois-
uning. Best tonic made. Price
soc at w. H. Baugh's Shoshone
and w. Van Iorns, Hagerman. Try
it.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28

FeudIst Was Attending TO Buslnss,
When klIjed.

Feudist Was Attending to Buslnss,
! When Killed.
In some way the discussion IN ths
Democratic cloak room turned to the
last words OF dying men John SharI
Williams dug up q good many o,
these sayings In that remarkable
storehouse he keeps In the top OF his
head, and several others contributed
| few. -
II don't know many Of the last SEN
timents OF great men," said Represen-
tatiye South Trimble of Kentucky.
but this talk reminds nae OF the In
quest they. held over the body Of
Chad Howard down In my state. Chad
Howard was mixed up in one OF the
feuds. and he killed a few Of them.
and they took him to the county jail.
which was a big AFFAIR. made with
very thick walls and but one window
and an ironbound door. Howard was
the only prisoner In. the Jail. One
night the TALLER came in to keep him
company. and they began shaking
friendly game Of dice on box top.
Win q canQfe between them.
After the game had been going on
for half an hour a man who was allied
with the other end OF the Howard
feud came up to the window. put a
double barreled gun through. and
blew on the top OF Towards head.
They had an inquest, and the jailer
was the star witness. He described
Towards death In minute detail.
Then the coroner said: Can you
tell the Jury what were the last
words OF the deceased
"'Yes. SIR the jaiier replied. 4
reckon kin. Near's kin remember.
the last dyin' words Of the deceased
was: Three aces to beat CHI
eago Inter Ocean.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28

The curator OF the museum IN
corked an ancient alabaster vase.
Smell this" he said
The odor was delicious. From the
vase cmanated an odor sweeter than
violets, roses or lilies 1of the valley.
You are. now smeilins," said the
curator. ian Egyptian perfume 1000
years old. This perfume was made
in Egypt before ChEist's birth. and It
vas buried with an Egyptian princess
there she is, over there.
How well II must have been made
TO keep strong and sweet for over thir-
ty centuries. 1T is only rarely that
we find perfumes in mummy cases,
but when we do they are always DELI
cate and pure
Marvellous ,perfumers the ESyp-,
'tfsns must have beeul Beat ~ al
hcllow!"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
Has BECOME TIRED OF GHOSTS.
oweIier in Malay Peninsula Arsses
with Protest

oweIier In Malay Peninsula ArsSe.
with Protest.
Writes resident Of Penanx, b the
Malay peninsula: y dare contend
that I know a certain tree 10 rsnang
which has more devils Ia It for its
size thau any other tree you can hnd
either In or our Of Malaga. This tree
was In my compound and the native
esrvants were 30 frightened of It that
shey wouldn't sleep In the house Ny
boy Pskfri one aight pointed out twen-
ty-stx distinct devils to me and said
that @yy were bad devils, for they
had gwen Eakiri the stomach ache
aud made his legs wabbly and 1t was
better master give whisky l quite
believed that spirits. and very evil
ones, too. had got into Pakiris head.
but fancy they were made In Ger
many and only cost q couple OF dol
lars dozen quarts.
Still that tree was fruitful source
of annoyance, for II used to drown
folk on the beach and the servants
wouldn't pass under IT at night. Any-a
cning dead that happened to be toat-
ing by appeared to want to come ashore
Just there and roost In that particular
tree and the result was that was
not particularly sorry to move.
Neither was Pakid, but he is stir AT.
fected BY spirits at times. I'm . bit
sick OF ghosts myself.
Il once wrote an account OF some
nice, respectable Malayan ghosts and
showed 1t to friend. He sent II to
the Asiatic society; they published It:
Andrew Lang read Il: Andrew Lang
wrote q book on 1t and referred TO me
in footnote; people read the book
and now I am defuSed with letters
asking If those ghosts are real ghosts.
Moral: Beware Of Ghosts-they are
not healthy" o.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-12-28
To Bring Back Sleep.

A sudden and startling awakening
In the night. apparently due to no par
ticular cause. often leaves the sufferer
80 wide awake that sleep afterward is
almost impossible In such a case an
excellent remedy is to take 100 sips
of cold water very slowly.