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

120 acres of the finest land in the Mesquite lake country. The land in this region is undoubtedly the best that can be found. Easily put in crop, good drainage, price right. Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal.
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have an order for 160 shares of water stock that can be located in either of the water companies No. 1, No. or No. 6; will divide to suit purchaser in forties or eighties; $13.50 per share; all cash. Write or see F. H. Stanley, Brawley, Cal. n 4tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

80 acres all to young alfalfa and looking good, will sell at $50 if sold within the next few weeks, and Mr., this farm is all fenced, good soil, well located, go and look it over. See Wil- son about it.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Mrs. H. n. Brown has gone to Los Angeles to visit for a week or 70 and to enjoy the beauties of the Fiesta. While she Is away the postofflce Is presided over by Mrs Gamble.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Team of 25OO pound work horses, one good brood and work mare years old and ons header truck. Apply at ranch, miles west of Fl Centro. IT. VandenHeuveI may-l9-26.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

This week the machinery at the ice plant was started and test of the pipes made. The chloride of calcium was put into the tank and dissolved and the brine pumped through all the pipes in which 1t Is to circulate. Extra pressure was applied and the pipes subjected to their seversst test. It was found that every part of the machinery is perfect, the pipes are of the very best and work to perfection. As soon as this was done the scaffolding was taken out of the large Ice storage and refrigeration rooms and the work of putting the ce- ment floors Into them was begun.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

]. M. Witman has put MT. Heath in charge of the work of Installing the water system here while he devotes his energies to putting in the car cool Ing machinery at the cantaloupe pack ing house at Brawley. Mir. Wltman says 1t Is quite machine and takes about two carloads of material to build one. He will be here in Fl Centro putting one in our cantaloupe packing house next After that he will put In one for the Holtville people. The L.. M. Lyon Go. own the patents on these machines and have them put In at all the packing houses where they handle the melons. They save great deal on the Ice bill and are much better for cooling cars than any her process.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR SALE-Ten thousand date palms. Imperial Valley grown and very large. About 5000 are 4 feet high and over, rest large and thrifty. For sale in lots to suit. Enquire ofF C.. Havens, Fl Centro, or E. R. Fairbanks, I'm. perial. a-28tf
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 WEST BOUND Moi Leave Hoitvjiie 7.3O a. ui. daily except No.3 Leave Hoitviiie i.3o D. m daily inciud- ing Sunday
 EAST BOUND No. 2. Leave Et centro o;OO a. m. daily except Not. Leave Ei centro 3iOO p. m. daily inelud- ing Sunday
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WANTED

WANTED-Party to take care of my
 ranch during the summer. Will give liberal pay to proper person. Apply to John Patterson, Silsbee. may-19tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR SALE-Cheap. A frst-class sec. ond-hand Steel Hay Press, complete. Only been used short time. Inquire at Edgar Bros. Imperial, or see c. E. Perry, Heber. apr-7-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

w. F. Holt Is tn the Valley this week. He has rented the hotel at Ca lexlco to Mir. Hess who came In on last Wednesdays train and opened the hotel to the public the next day. L.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Last Monday the pump at the water works was started on a test run, the machinery being run at top speed. The water tower is A feet high and the two tanks on top of 1t hold 5000 gallons each. Yet so powerful Is the pump that it lifted the water to that height and filled both the tanks in fif- teen minutes. The break in the filter Ing boxes has been repaired and now the system of settling basins and filter ing boxes Is in perfect running order.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

have 320acres of the choicest land in the Imperial Valley, nicely located and we'll improved, all fenced and cross fenced. Price right and will give good terms. See Wilson about it.
 GAO Acres unimprOVed land, a spot cash deal and one worth looking into. Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal.
 Ed E. Boyd Realty Go. says the 5 and 10 acre tracts at Eloltvile selling al 8 or hundred apiece are going like hot cakes.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR SALE-One Columbia reaper, nearly new, cheap for cash. Apply to w. B. Cressey, 11s miles southwest of Fl Centro. may 1928
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

I WANT TO BUY-2O to 40 shares of stock in Imperial Water Go. No. 1, at rock bottom price for spot cash. ad- dress E. w. Fales, Imperial, Cal.
 m-3-tf
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WANTED-Hay baling, s2,OO per ton. Work guaranteed. Address Butcher Bros. Heber, Cal my.l2-tf
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FOR SALE-Cheap, One No. 1, and one Mo- 2 DeLaval Separators, in first class condition. Apply to c. w. Fer nald, Imperial. Cal. m-10-tf
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shares of Water Co. No. stock. Will pay spot cash. Price must be reasonable. Fuller & Aten, Fl Centro, Cal. April l4-tf
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WANTED-To Trade 80 acres of land with water stock, miles from town, for horses or mules. Address Lock
 Box l33, Imperial. july 9 If
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Teller, Singer agent, Postofice build ing, Imperial.
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Acreage Tracts

In subdivision town ot Fl Centro for sale by Fuller and Aten, Fl Centro, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Now that inc Imperial Valley lands have been withdrawn from entry have a choice assortment of assignments which do not rs- quire filing. Bert R. Chaplin.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

PASTURE-T can furnish grain aud al. fafa pasture for 50 head of cattle on my ranch. H. NJ. Kinne, Fl Centro, Calf. m-3-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

The cement workers have been em- ployed at the Ice plant during the past week, so work on the sidewalks has been laid off. They finished the floor In the engine room all except small place where the big motor will set. They have also laid the floor In about two thirds of the west cold storage room. These rooms are 38x54 feet; the cement floor Is being laid In them l3 inches thick. This floor Is laid on a base of l8 inches of cinderS. The cement alone In the floor of one of these rooms cost about 5000. These rooms will be used for cold storage and refrigeration during the summer months and during the winter they will be filled with ice In readiness for the increased demand of summer.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR SALES head of young milk
 COWS will be sold cheap if taken be- fore May 20th. Inquire of Mrs. M.
 E. Gardner, Brawley. May l2-19
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FOR SALE CHEAP-Grain rack for a 4 horse wagon, good as new. Address C. F. Perry, Heber, Cal. a-28tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Ed. E, Boyd realty company says they have land and water stock for sale for $l4oo per acre on the Eastslde.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Contractor Peterson Is now engaged In building the transformer stations for the Holton Power Go. at Brawley and Imperial. These will both be duplI- cates of the one here at Fl Centro. It Is likely the cement workers may be called off to put cement floors in these transformer stations in few days.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Mir. John Crawford of Crawford Bros, made Fl Centro pleasant call Thursday last He was accompanied by his nephew, Mir. Gray. They are large land and water stock owners in the Valley and Mir. Crawford Is much interested in the water right matter now being discussed In the PRESS. He has always considered the water stock appurtenant to the land and says If there Is any doubt of it the matter should be remedled at once.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

|
 about the 28 foot gauge st Yuma,
 which means that It's discharge Is about
 75.ooo cubic feet of water per second. A. such gauge large amount of this water must be carried down the old channel but nevertheless there Is plenty of It coming this way. The
 water at CalexIco Is higher than It was ever known to be before and the flood waters at that point are almost ten miles wide. The eyees by which CalexIco and Mexlcall are protected have been raised until they are still about two feet above the water. The rise of the waters at that point Is about one inch every 24 hours. Since our last report great deal of work has been done toward enlargIng the new river channel beyond Slsbee This work has been quite successful con- sidering the ,bstacles with which they were confronted. The river had been diverted from its proper course by a dam some years ago and had filled up with very tough clay and sediment. It had also divided into a number of small channels. It was therefore big job to cut out the main channel, remove the dam and get the water all to flow In one stream. This latter work has not yet been accomplished but 1t is expected to have the main channel sufficiently enlarged from the Blue Lake inlet down within a very few days so that very little water will run through Blue Lake Heretofore great stream has gone through Blue Lake and this has caused great deal of damage to the land northwest from the lake by cutting out great gullIes. Several of these are immense chasms and one has cut out almost back 10 the lake itself. There is danger should the work of chan..el making not suc- ceed sufficiently 10 carry practically all the water the other way that this wash will yet reach Blue Lake and cause the main channel of the river to go that way. The splendid work that has been done however has cut the main channel out SO much and brought it up so close to the Blue Lake inlet that It Is practically certain to succeed and Blue Lake be saved.
 The cantaloupe growers new pack Ing house will be dedicated on next Friday evening. June lst. with the largest and most elaborate dancing party and celebration that has ever been given in the Imperial Valley. The affair Is testimonial from Mir. Lyon to the cantaloupe growers of the Val ley and their friends which of course includes everybody. The dancing floor will be in elegant condition as the packing house Is floored with first class matched lumber This will be waxed and put In the best shape possible. The music will be furnished by the cele- brated Mexican String Band. Those who attended the dance at the Hotel Fl Csntro last Tuesday evening can testify to the excellence of their mu- sic. In addition to the splendid danc- ing floor and excellent music there will be an abundance of Ice cream and cake and 1t is all free to everyone. It Is expected to have the packing house lighted with electricity and to serve Ice water from Fl Centro made Ice at that time. Mr. A. Latson the Valley representative of the L M Lyon Go.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR SALE-Good barley hay, $9 per ton, at H. B. Balcom's ranch near Fl Centro. m-3-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

For Sewing Machine repairs and sup. plies see Teller Imperial, P, O. building
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

The lawn social given at the resi- dencs of W. E. Wllsie last Friday evening was very enjoyable affair and successful from every point of view The spacious grounds of the Wilsle home were plenlIfuly lighted with Japanese lanterns which among the trees and shrubbery presented a most beautiful and artistic appearance. A large number of people attended, the evening was most pleasantly spent In social conversation by the elder and in playing games by the younger guests. There vas plenty of ice cream, lemon ade and cake, the weather was perfect and all had very pleasant time. The proceeds from the sale of refreshments were devoted to the purchase of flag for the Wllsie school
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
FOR RENT

Office for rent in the Garner building. Apply toI. l.. Wilson. oct 2l If
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FOR SALE-A steam engine, IA horse power with l50 feet belt. Inquire at this office.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

FOR EXCHANGE-Will exchange I2S acres grazing land, with wood and
 water in Ventura County, miles from !. r. R. R worth $l200 for re- linquishment or other property in Imperial Valley. M, W. O., 62S Bryson Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal. dl6tf
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FOR SALE-Hen turkeys. Enquire of A. R. Abbott, on Brawley canal. P. o. address Ec Centro. NJ 19-2t
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Classified

Liners under this heading will be in
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The dance given at the Hotel Fl Centro on last Tuesday evening was we'll attended despite the fact that It was about as unpleasant and windy an evening as we have had this season, The dancing floor was in excellent condition, the music which was fur nlshed by the Mexican string band was of the very best and the dancers en- joyed themselves to the utmost. When 1t comes to giving a real first class dancing party the Fl Centro boys are the champions.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Work on the water distributing sys- tenn has progressed rapidly during the week. The six inch pipe and nearly all the four Inch pipe is already laid. the work of putting 1t together and covering it will be completed in day or two. Then the work of putting in the small pipes and connections will be taken up and Fl Centro will soon have the best and cleanest domestic water of any town in the Valley and 1t will be delivered through the best dIs- tributlng system,
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

WILDS-of wild turkeys (acclimated). {. Address only G. G. G. Brawley, Cal.
 anr.7-tf
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TO EXCHANGE-For Imperial prop erty, 80 acre ranch near Anderson, Shasta county, Is excellent property
 with all modern improvements Value
 $500. Salisbury Realty Co. my-26
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Fresh, gentle family cows. Apply to A. S. Fell, 4 miles northeast of Ei Centro. may-l9u
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

WANTED-5OO acres of barley to har. vest with header. Address A, $. Fell, Imperial, Calf. m-5-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

If you don t find what you want advertised in the paper Bert R. Chaplin can dig it up for you.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

WANTED-An apprentice girl to learn the millinery and dressmaking busi, ness. Apply to Mrs. l.. Denny, I'm. perial, Calf m-S-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

|. A. Morgan this week bought John F. Eveys place two miles southeast of town and paid $52.5o per acre for it., The land Is of the very best, Is all In cultivation and most of 1t in alfalfa. Mr. Morgan secured a bargain
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

C. c. Chapman. Stockholder in the Fl Centro Land Co. is a Valley visitor this week. He Is much pleased with the substantial growth of our town and Is enthusiastic over Its future. He has very fine quarter section of land one mile southwest of town and has other interests in the Valley.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
FL CENTRO

well along toward compleuon ano would have been done had not the hard winds prevented the carpenters from working on the roof.
 Rev. John F. Savers of Yuma will be In the Valley next week to meet his people. He will be at Calexlco on Tuesday and Wednesday. May 29th and 3oth and at Imperial on Thursday, May 3lst
 The Valley Mercantile Go. has erected an iron warehouse back of their store in which to keep their heavy groceries and bulky merchandise. Their present quarters are proving too small for their needs and their busi- ness is growing rapidly
 The elegant flag purchased by Mr. J. L. Travers from the proceeds realized from the first dance given In the Hotel Fl Centro has arrived and hereafter on suitable days 1t will float In the breeze from the flag pole of the Hotel. Mr. Travers has presented the flag to the Hotel Fl Centro Company. It Is 9xl6 feet and of the very best material. Mir. Travers will add eight feet more to the flag pole In order to the better protect the flag.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

have loo acres of good land iE Water Co. No. 1 and 100 shares of water stock all for $2O per acre. Cash payment of $500. Pay the baI- ance in work, Ieveling and putting In crop on adjoining land. See me at once. D. ii. CHAPLIN,
 Fl CentrO, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

w. L. Payne left last Wednesday morning for Los Angeles. He expects to go to San Francisco very soon and engage In the real estate business, having had very favorable offer from parties there to join him In that busl- ness.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

On Wednesday last the contest case of Robert s. Stratton against Dana L.. Weed involving . homestead entry near Slsbee was heard before F. C.. Havens, notary public at Fl Centro. The defendant did not appear at the hearing SO the contest was rather a one-sided affair.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-20
BEAN HARVESTING.


C0tt1n8 ny M0Chtnery-StOrln8 IN
Barns and Thrashing.
Formerly beans were pulled by hand,
but now the work Is done almost ex-
clusively by machinery in the main dis
tricts. The bean harvester or cutter
shown here is two wheeled machine,
having two long steel blades so ad-
1usted that as the machine passes over
the ground they sweep along just at or
below the surface and cut the bean
stalks or pull them up The blades are
set obliquely, slOping backward toward
one another and left in single row.
Soon after the beans are pulled men
pass along with forks, throwing them
into small punches.
After dying perhaps for one day the
punches are turned and 80 moved that
three rows, as left by the puller. are
made into one leaving space between
the rows to drive through with a
wagon II drying weather prevails
they will become fit for drawing and
storing in the barns without further
turning. but If the weather Is unfavOr.
able the punches must be frequently
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-20
ADAMS is NOMINATED
Colorado Democrats Nominate Man Who
Was Counted Out.

Denver. Sept. 17.-After three days
of strenuous sessions, perhaps. the most
lively and in some particulars the most
extraordinary ever witnessed by Dem
ocrats Of Colorado, the Democratic
state convention adjourned sine die.
A complete ticket was named, headed
by Alva Adams.
The action Of the convention which
was considered by all concerned as
the most momentous was the reading
out Of the party of the Speer faction
of Denver county because Of their al
legged subservience to local corpora
tions. The debate OIL this matter last
ed nearly a whole day.
The denomination of Alva Adams
was demanded in the platform and
was unopposed because Of the general
opinion among the Democrats that he
should be vindicated in his claim that
he was robbed of the governorship two
years ago in the Peabody Adams con-
test before the state legislature.
The platform of the convention in.
dorsed Bryan and took decided stand
against the corporation domination of
political parties, and pledged the Dem
ocracy of Colorado to the enactmen.
of a law making it felony for officials
of corporations to contribute to cam.
paign funds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-20
SUPREME COURT SAYS
Law Unconstitutional

Olympia, Sept. 1.-THE supreme
court has declared unconstitutional
and void the act of the legislature of
1905 requiring railroads to deduct
1000 pounds from lumber shipments
for weights of standards used on the
cars.
The decision was in the Spokane
county case of the Washington Mill
Company against the Great Northern,
in which case the tlial court refused
to grant writ of mandate to compel
the railroad to make the deductions.
The supreme court in it's decision
says the first section of the act itself
makes the standard part of the car,
while the second section requires the
deduction to be mde from the net
weight of freight carried, of which the
supreme court says, "thus required
freight to be carried free, and is in
contravention of article /, section a.,
of the constitution of the United
States, and therefore void.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-09-20
C|uttt2 y1oRlt5

In the Indian Ocean only $40 out Of
1890 islands are inhabited.
Probably the owner of the largest
number of dogs in the world Is Il Rus
sian cattle king, who has $4,000 shep-
herd dogs to look after 10000 sheep.
King John of Abyssinia has decreed
that the nose Of any one Of his subjects
found taking snuff shall be cut off,
while smoking and chewing tobacco for
feits life. In Morocco, persons disobey-
ing the Sultans decree of prohibition
smoking are imprisoned and logged
through the streets.
Probably the lowest type Of man Is
found among the bushmen Of Australia.
They are so primitive that they have no
idea of building even the most rudi-
mentary form Of hut or shelter. Tray
elers from this part of the world tell
wonderful stories of the nest-building
people who inhabit the wids. They
find whole families Of them nesting in
the thickets like our ground birds.
though their nests are not constructed
so carefully and artistically as those Of
our feathered friends.
A record time for converting grain
into bread has been established by Il
Canadian farmer. Wheat which was In
the sheaf at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
was made into scenes before 8. When
operations began wagon stood in the
barn with about half load of grain
in the shear. Beside it was thresher !;
connected with this was gasoline EN-
CINE. The engine was started. the
sheaves were fed into the thresher,
and the grain was deposited In bin.
The power was then transferred to the
cleaner, and the work of changing the
quickly carried through. The rest of
the task was easy.
The value of light as an agent in
curing diseases Is becoming increasing
ly recognized. The latest development
of the idea Is the assertion of med
ical man that the clothes worn by con-
sumptives should be Of color which
will allow the light to penetrate the
body. White materials, it is found, are
the best for the purpose, and consump-
tlves are consequently advised to clothe
themselves in snowy raiment, either OF
linen, velvet, cotton or cloth. Silk,
however, is barred. Next in curative
value comes blue, but it Is far infe-
ror to white. Materials of black red,
yellow or green are said to be useless,
rs they prevent the passage Of the
germicdal rays.