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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

We guess the teachers as we'll as pupils are glad to rest during the hot weather. Miss Rockets room treated themselves to ice cream to celebrate the occasion.
 Prof. and Mrs. Norrish entertained the seventh and eighth grades Monday evening. Pit was the principal game of the evening. Miss Barbara Kucera was the champion player. At ten o'clock light refreshments were served, after which the children departed, declaring this one of the pleasantest features of the season.
 Matrons' silver medal contest to be held at the Water company hall on Thursday evening, May 3lst, promptly at o'clock. The contestants are Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. w. A. Edgar, Mrs. Paul Maull, Mrs. Sochor, Mrs. Vickery. Mrs. Bixby and Mrs. Tout. These orations interspersed with vocal and instruments al music will furnish a program both in- teresting and instructive and is worthy liberal patronage. A silver medal will be awarded the successful contestant. Admission 9 cents.
 Fine 3-year-old mare, weight HOO lbs. Price $85.00. Enquire of c. w. Fernald, II
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
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On easy terms buys well improved 80 acre ranch near Fl Centro, with a 3 year lease with option to buy any time during life of lease, the adjoining 80 acres. Considerable alfalfa on the two tracts, also vineyard, orchard, etc.
 See Fuller and Aten,
 Fl Centro, Calf.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Across the river from Brawley in No. 5, 160 acres fine, soft, sandy land, all in crop, l-2 miles from railroad. Don't answer unless you are a cash buyer Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
I6o Acre Pnnch

3 1-2 miles of El Centro, soft soil, good alfalfa. grape or cantaloupe land. 80 acres of this land is in a high state of This is a bargain at $12S0. You had better see it at once.
 FULLER & ATEN,
 The Land-M Men,
 Fl CentrO, Calf.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
FOR SALE

One Keystone Feed Cutter. One Feed Grinder for grinding feed for hogs or chickens. One Jenkins Buck Rake. All in frst-class condition, good as new and but very little used.
 Apply to c. W. FEREALD,
 The Second Hand Man, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
M. V. BUTCHER Real Estate and
 Investments
Imperial Valley Lands a Speciality

Imperial Valley is the largest irrigated district in the United States. The best bargains on earth can be found in the Imperial Valley. Anyone having I'm perial lands they wish to sell or trade for Los Angeles property will find it to their advantage to consult me. My fla cilities for finding bargains for buyers and buyers for bargains cannot be sur passed. Write or wire me at 205 Mer- cantile Place, Los Angeles, Cal. Home Tel. S1S2. Tel. Main 3440
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

32O acre farm, good soft soil and we'll improved, 8 1-2 miles from Imperial. Price $50 per acre; terms. See Wilson about if
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

have 32O acres of the choicest land in the Im- periaI Valley, nicely lo- cated and well improv- ed. All fenced and cross fenced. .P r C e right and will give good terms. See Wilson about it.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

3 good assignments cheap, ? to 3 miles of Fl Centro. Good soft soil. See Ful- Ter & Aten, The Land-Men. Fl Centro. Calf.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Will do her honor stlll. They speak of promises fulfilled, Of words to deeds transformed,- The hope of inspiration give
 To Faith from Courage born. All hail to thee, fair goddess
 Thy gifts are free to all Who come in faith believing
 On thy rich grace to call. But hark bell is ringing
 Glad news to one all, That Mistress Education,
 Has come on us to call. To build her Hall of Learning The time is very high, When she will furnish knowledge. Both Common School and High, To the youthful minds among us, Unlearned i'll the strife, To make them better fitted
 For all the walks of life. And for the LITTLE people,
 Let not our zeal dishearten, Until we fully realize
 An ideal kindergarten. The Church of God will soon take form Her spires will heavenward rise, To call to mind another home,
 l,a,,,;, l,n,o,,J bo uly For who, in contemplation
 Of the stars in heaven, at night, Their countless numbers sparkling, Each in its orbit, bright, Doubts not the Great Creator,- a.@. That Voice which Nature hears And springeth forth, and maketh The music of the spheres, Made not another haven,
 By far more grand than this, Where souls are free from striving, And rest in perfect bliss. A Hall of Justice, too, will rise, And Justice sweet be crowned, The equal rights of man to give To all the country round. For all mankind should brothers be: The souls, that dwell in all, Are all alike to Him who made All things both great and small. Then Discord harsh shall banished be: l: True Harmony will reign, And Faith and Hope and Charity Will lead the sweet refrain. To her that hath shall given be, And nothing left amiss, Until Fl Centro stands in pride, The great Metropolis. Of these fair lands, encirled
 By mountains grand around The region known to all the world, Where health and wealth abound. And strangers, leaving eastern snows, For the Land of Sunshine bright, Will first behold oul valley green, And charmed will be their sight. And Queen Fl Centre sits in state. With arms extended wide, To welcome all within her walls, And with her to abide, To feast upon her daintes-
 And not the least of all her hopes From warmth of cline and wealth of
 soil,
 Are the rich and juicy cantaloupes. To her that hath shall given be, And nothing left amiss, Until El Centro stands in pride, The great Metropolis Of our valley agricultural,
 With her railroads, ports, and
 harbOrs, And Panama Canal in tact,
 To reach the worlds great larders. Once more, All Hail Fl Centro Enthroned midst these broad lands, In her heart of hearts abiding,
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
Imperial, California.

A fine 30 acre unimprOVed ranch at $22.OO an acre. It only takes S400.00 down and S4OO.0O year to handle this proposition. You can handle this. Bert R. Chaplin, Im- perial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Fine 3-year-old mare, weight HOO lbs. Price $S5.00. Enquire of c. w. Fernald, Imperial.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
DEPOT FOR NARNERV|uE
UNION PACIFIC STATION is TO BE
REPLACED THERE.
WILL BE STATION AGENT ALSO
The Petition of the People Of Warner
vile, Who Asked for a New Station
When Theirs Was Moved Away, Is
to be Granted.

The railroad depot at Warnerville
is to be replaced. A new station will
be built there soon and an agent will
be installed. This is the assurance
given to the citizens Of that thriving
little Madison county village. eight
miles southwest of Norfolk on the
Union Pacific, by officials Of that rail.
road.
Some time ago the depot which had
stood at Warnerville for years and
which had been for some time without
an agent, was moved to the site of the
new town Enola between Madison and
Warnerville. At that time the people
of Warnerville resented the move and
sent a petition to the Union Pacific of
ticials asking them to place another
station and an agent at that place.
Appreciating the fact that Warner
vile is growing all of the time and
that the business there has already
reached proportions to Justify it, the
railway officials have consented to
grant the prayer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
PIERCE CHILD'S DEATH.
Three-year-oId Boy chokes to Death on
Popcorn.


Pierce Call The little three-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Dein,
living west of town, met with an acci-
dent last Saturday evening between
s and 8 o'clock, which cost the little
fellow his life.
The child has always had an aston
ishing appetite for popcorn and when.
ever his parents would pop some he
would clap his chubby hands and be
perfectly contented and satisfied. On
this particular evening the pepper was
brought out and the work of popping
the corn begun much to the delight of
the baby and other members of the
family. But in few short minutes a
different scene was enacted, that hap
piness changed to sorrow. While eat
ing. the child had got some of the corn
olently. The parents tried everything
they knew of to relieve the suffering
one but all proved of no use. Doctor
Pringle of this place was summoned
to save the choking babe but before
his medicine had time to take effect
the child passed away and out of his
misery. The funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at the family
residence by Rev. Geo e. Taylor, after
which the remains were conveyed to
Prospect View cemetery south of town
and interment made therein.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
FRIDAY FACTS.

August Tolle of Wisner is in the
city
C. ID. Sims has returned home over
Sunday.
C. II. Vail returned from Sioux City
Thursday,
Miss Laura Schultz went to Pierce
Friday afternoon.
Miss Lulu Mather went to Tilden
Friday on visit.
John Anderson OF Burke, S. D., is In
the city on business.
Miss Sallie Anderson of Pierce Is in
the city visiting with friends.
J. A. Ballantyne returned from a
trip to the north Friday morning
The Norfolk orchestra went to Win
side Friday noon to play at a dance.
j, S. Mathewson will leave for Lin
coin Saturday morning on business.
Will Schmitt of Green Garden pre-
cinct is visiting at the Pilger home.
DR.. J. NJ. Davey came down from
Bonesteel Friday morning enroute
home to Ponca.
Il, G. Malone came up from Colum-
bus Friday evening on business.
William Zutz has recovered from his
spell of sickness and is again at work
George Gishhert of Pierce was in
Norfolk Friday morning on business.
DR., Parker has recovered from his
attack of the grip sufficiently to re-
turn to his Office.
Don Wells of Madison is in the city
on his way home from Clearwater
where he has been buying some land.
Mrs Fred KlentZ, sr., went to Ne,
ligh last evening to be gone for several
days.
w. Windolph came down from
Creighton Thursday evening on busi-
ness.
0. c. Rasmussen and n. Butterfield
of Oakland came over Thursday from
Oakland.
Myron Farley left this morning for
Hot Springs, Ark, for the benefit of
his health
Jim James returned from Battle
Creek yesterday in company with his
brother Crockett, who will remain for
several days.
Mr., and Mrs. A. J. Durland returned
last evening from Omaha. Mr.. Dur
land had been on a two weeks trip to
eastern points.
Miss Gladys Bonney returned to her
home in Orchard Friday noon. Satur-
day she will return going to Winnie
toon for few days visit.
Miss Fay Watts of Columbus was a
guest of Mrs. c. A. Blakely over night
and left today for Tilden, where she
goes to visit her friend Mrs. Lutz.
c. r. Taylor, who has been in the
employ of w. b. Vail, leaves today for
his home in Rochester, MINI. Mr..
Taylor will seek a position nearer
home. ...
Invitations have been issued for a
dance at the home of N. Rautberg
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
JANUARY BROKE RECORD
BALMY DAYS CONTINUED GREAT
Err PORTION OF MONTH.
WEDNESDAY WAS WARMEsT DAY
With Temperature Of 63 the Last Day
Of the Month Broke the High Mark.
People Ate Picnic Dinners Out OF
Doors-Lack Of Ice.

OF the montn Broke the high marx.
People Ate Picnic Dinners Out OF
Doors-Lack Of Ice.
January 1906 has been one of the
most unusual months of many years.
Practically the entire month was sun
shiny and the days and nights showed
an abnormally high temperature, the
temperature reaching its highest point
for the month on the last day when it
was G3 degrees by the government
perature for the month according to
the local records has not been exactly
ascertained the month has come very
close to breaking all records in Nor.
folk for a balmy atmosphere. During
half the month the days were so warm
and sunshiny that 1t was possible to
walk about during the day without
wraps and feel nS discomfort.
Icemen Worried.
The pleasure of the weather has
been a worry to the icemen and will
be to the city If there is not a snap OF
cold weather that will bring ice for
long enough to fill the ice houses. Not
quite one-fifth of the ice generally put
up in the city is made yet and this
would last but a little time without
large shipments from outside and con.
sequent high prices. Waldo & Dillen.
beck took time by the forelock during
the short spell of brisk weather in the
middle of the month and put up almost
half of their ice, when it was only
eight and nine inches thick. That is
all that Norfolk has now to meet the
summer with. Generally 5000 tons
of ice are stored during the winter to
run through the next summer. Now
there are just 900 tons of Ice made and
ready for the summer Without a
spell of cold weather during February
the ice situation during the summer
will reach critical point.
Government Records.
The government records here show
that this was the warmest January in
ten years. The highest point recorded
by the thermometer was 63, the lowest
l6 below zero The average tempera
ture for the month was 2S.9. The av
erage amXimum was 1913 and the av
erage minimum was 1876.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
An Old MAN ASSAULTED
JAMES MANNON OF YORK is WAY
LAID IN THE DARK.


An Unknown Assailant Met James
Mannon on the STREET at York and
Beat Him Into Inconsistencies
Had Had no Quarrel-ls No Clue.
York, Neb., Feb. flames Mannon,
aged sixty years, was waylaid here
last night and beaten into insensibility
by an unknown assailant. He had had
no quarrel and was struck without any
warning whatsoever. There is no clue
to the assailant.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
HOUSENA|D WAS A THIEF
ETHEL eEcKWiTA" SUDDENLY
DISAPPEARS IN AFTERNOON.
TOOK MANY THINGS WITH HER
A Maid From Newport, Neb.. Giving
Various Names, Who Had Worked
for Mrs. Frank Cummlns a Day and
a Half, Is Belnu Hunted by Police.

Half, Is Being Hunted by Police.
A short. fat. brown.cyed and brown
haired domestic with n pimply face,
gowned In n navy blue skirt, n black
Jacket and navy blue hat trimmed
with white, has disappeared from the
residence of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Cum.
Minis, 2l3 North Eleventh street, and
so have n lot of valuablos that were
left unlatched In the home The girl
had filled the position Of housemaid
for Mrs Cummins just n day and n
half, and her strange disappearance
came yesterday afternoon while Mrs.
Cummins was away from home. The
name given by the girl when she ap-
piled for work was Ethel Beckwth
but II Is said that she has given VA.
rious names about town and that ut
least three other families in Norfolk
are looking for her and their lost val.
uablcs. The police are hunting for
tho woman today
The Articles Missing.
Among the articles that have been
missed at the Cummins homo are: A
silver toothpick holder, n china cup
and saucer belonging To chocolate
set eighteen fine handkerchiefs, three
Of them with point lace trimmings
and hand.worlled linen centerpece
that Mrs. Cummns had just finished.
The girl came to work at the Cum
Minis home day before yesterday at
noon. She was suspicious looking
character at best and Mrs. Cummins
took pains when she left the house
yesterday afternoon to first lock up
her purse, watch and other jewelry.
Two diamond rings that she OCCASION
, ally left at home were carefully placed
en- her fingers when she went away.
so that she knew they would be safe.
When she went out of the house the
maid asked, "EIow soon will you be
baclt?" She was told that her mis-
tress would return at 5 o'clock
Girl and Other Things Gone.
When Mrs. Cummins returned at
the girl and other things were gone.
None of the neighbors saw her go.
The police were notified and said that
they knew her and we're already look.
ing for her for other parties. but they
had not found her late today.
"Ethe" came originally from New
port, Neb. She said that she had been
here month. For time she worked
in the Kryger cafe, which Is now
closed, and when she came to the
Cummins home she said that she had
been working several places about
town
The girl frequently used the tele-
phoneS always calling for n certain
man at the other end.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
INSANE INNATE sUccuMes.

'ohn Prosser, Who Had Been Here but
In'rty'tour Days, Dies of Old AGE.
John Prosser, an inmate of the Hos
pital Tor the insane, is dead after hav-
ing been there but thirty-four days.
ne was brought down from Bloom
held near which place he was farm
er' The cause of death was old age.
he having reached the age of eighty.
eight years. The body was taken back
to Bloomfield Monday noon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
Letter List,

List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postoffice at Norfolk, Neb.
January 80 1905:
Chas. Fox, Mr., ]. L. Delong Opera
Co., NJ. j. Lovelace, Homer Smith.
If not called for in fifteen days will
be sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say Advertised"
John R. Hays, P. NJ.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
Market Repairs.

The interior of Louis Schenzel's S
meat market has been wholly redec-
Grated and made over. In planning
the interior the walls and the ceiling
have been made waterproof so that
the entire place can be washed in
every nook and corner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
OESS|E N COMB IS FOUND.
HAD FLED TO TlLDEN-NoW A
NERVOUS WRECK.
THREATENS TO TAKE OWN LIFE
Rather Than Go Back to School, Where
Trouble Caused Her to Run Away,
She Says She VIII Suicide-Was
HuntInu Work-Her Story

Trouble Caused Her to Run Away,
She Says She VIII Suiolde-Was
Hunting Work-Her story.
Bessie McComb, the little girl who
ran away from home Tuesday, has
been brought back home and is in bed
n nervous wreck. The experiences of
her two days and a night away from
home have completely unstrung her
nerves and she Is hysterical and un-
able TO tell always just what she did
and where she spent all the time since
she left home. Yet through IL all she
pleads to be allowed TO go away again.
She says she will never go back to
| school and that she must work. To
work she wants to go away from home.
But she must earn money. That is
the compelling feature Of all her talk
and Of her runaway experiences. She
wants money to pay back for her little
follies of month ago, which caused
all the trouble at school and at home.
How She Was Found.
Wednesday afternoon word came
from two sources only few minutes
apart that Bessie was in Tilden. The
| first word was in postal card from
the girl herself Mt Tilden. II was hys-
terical in its wording and frightened
the parents greatly. Then Mrs. Perry,
who had just read the story of the
flight in The News, sent word that
Bessie had gone to Tiden. She had
known 1t all along but had just found
| out that 1t was without the knowledge
of the McComb family. Officer Living,
stone Immediately boarded the train
for Tilden to get the girl and bring
her home.
Hated to Come Home.
| When he found her at the home of
Mrs. Kierstead she broke down utter
ly and begged not to be taken back
home, but he refused to hear her
pleading. When he returned with Des.
sic in the morning there was great re.
lief in the McComb family and all day
today the invalid mother and the ia.
ther have watched carefully over the
daughter to make 1t easier for her to
| tOIIlt DuCh llOlllt.
Was Looking For Work.
AS nearly as can be found out Des,
sic left home Tuesday morning for
school and went over to Perry's eat.
ing house, where she tried to secure
employment Failing in this she went
to the Cottage Home hotel where she
| tried to secure room saying that she
had secured employment at Perry's
| However, she was unable to secure q
room from Mrs. Belknap and stayed in
the sitting room of the hotel until
shortly before the train went west
when she left and took the train for
| Tilden. At Tilden it Is not known
whether she made any further at
tempts to secure employment, al
though that seems to have been her
greatest desire in leaving home.
Threatens Suicide.
The father and mother believe that
she will recover her normal mind af
ter few days of rest and quiet. Nc
attempt will be made to have her re
turn to school this year, as she threat
ems to kill herself If forced to do so
Instead they will try to keep her ur
in her studies at home for the rest OF
the school year and have her enter
school again next fall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
KIESAU BUYS ROBERTSON BLOCK
Two Story Building is Bought as an

Two Story Building is Bought as an
lnVestment-No Tenant Change.
The two story brick block known
as the Robertson block and owned by
w. NJ. Robertson has been bought by
A. H. Kiesau. 1t was bought as an in.
vestment by the new owner and it is
doubtful if there will be any change
in the tenants for while at least
The building has twenty-five feet
frontage on Norfolk avenue and a
depth of 110 feet.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
BARGAIN STORE QUITS.
viii be Closed Today, and Goods
Shipped Out OF Town.

After today the Bargain store on
Norfolk avenue will be closed. Every.
thing that Is not sold by this evening
will be boxed up and shipped away
from the city. The Ofenhauser jew.
elry store will occupy the entire store
for the time being at least. G.. e.
Green established the Bargain store
couple of years ago and II is still
his property.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-02-09
StilweIPs Inspiration.

This project was inaugurated six
years ago by Arthur E. Stilwell, who
is the president of the company. The
idea of short line to the sea from
the middle west was suggested by a
newspaper item reciting what the Pan.
ANA canal was expected to do for the
country, which closed with the state
ment that for the middle west the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-16
Lsft Under Hurry Orders.

Portsmouth. n. H.. Sept. ia de-
tachment. OF sixtRnve marines, un
der the command OF Captain Charles
Hatch. left the Portsmouth navy yard
under hurry orders Saturday for Nor
folk. Va. The opinion among officers
at the local yard Is that the marines
will be hurried south in order that
they may be available for service IN
Cuba