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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-25
NEWS OF RECORD

The following new corporations have been reported to the Secretary of State: ingham, capital stock $10,000: incor- porators, S. J. Phillipson, Marie C. Gullett, John D. Gullett and Phil Har- per.
 Wright Lumber Company, Mobile, capital S10,O00; incorporators. w. w. Wright, G. A. Tonsmeire and others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-25

Temperaturel Rain ----E-------linches Max. 1in. l1Ooths
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-25

New York, Aug 24.--The market for cof- fee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to a decline of five points under scattering liquidation. Trading was aRala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-25
STATIONS.

."-For 12 hours ending am.
 x-Received too late to be included in district averages.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
NEW MACHINERY
The Second Engine for the Ice Plant
 is on the Ground

The second and larger engine for the Ice plant has arrived and Is on the ground nearly ready to be erected alongside of the one already In orera- ticn. Work of erecting this large en- zine will commence in week or so. It is expected It will take along in the fall to get the engine placed and all pipe fitted, but when the task Is com pleted the capacity of this large Ice plant will be one hundred and fifty per cent. greater than at the present.
 The present engine is kept running continuously and the plant is turning out twenty tons of Ice day, but even now there Is enough demand for Ice to keep both these engines in operation all the time. This second and larger one would have been installed before this had the plant not burned. As 1t was all the work was directed In get ting as much of the reconstructed plant in operation as soon as possible and this having now been accomplished work will be rushed to fully complete 1t and have 1t running at its full capacity some time in September or October.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
EXPRESS CAR SERVICE
Daily Express Car Service Out of the ..:.,...:. Valley

Commencing last Monday morning the Southern Pacific railroad company began daily express car service from the Imperial valley to Los Angeles.
 The car arrives at Fl Centro in the evening and starts from this place at lo:o3 in the morning, picking up at Imperial and Brawley such express as Is billed for Los Angeles and nearby towns. The Holton Inter Urban morn Ing train makes connection In plenty of time to allow for the transfer of ex- press from Holtvllle.
 The steady increase In the express business at Fl Centro Is responsible for this departure oh the part of the South ern Pacific company. The business at this point has developed very rapidly and Is so large at present that this has been made the point to place the car during Its stay In the valley.
 The railroad company Is to be com mended on the action It has taken to help out the shippers of the Imperial valley and the great value of this through service will immediately ap- peal to the valley public.
 By putting on this express car to run right through to Los Angeles the transfer of express at Imperial Junction Is all done away with, thus insuring the delivery of all perishabe stuff in much better shape and 1t will prevent such stuff. from being exposed to the ele- ments at the junction. These two things gained are considerably In the shippers favor.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
Brawley Budget
From our special correspondent.

From our special correspondent.
 Phil Jones, of Santa Monica, who Is interested in the Brawley townsite Is now seen on our streets.
 Martha and Ella Malan, who have been attending school In Los Angeles, are home for their summer vacation.
 M. D. Witter, of the News, spent Sunday in Los Angeles.
 Mrs. Brittson, of No. 5, left Monday noon for her summer vacation.
 MT. w. H. Best, who has been to Redlands to be doctored, came home Sunday evening. Mir. Best Is still pretty weak. but Is getting along nicely.
 c. c. Jones Is spending part of this week in Banning.
 The lcantaloupes are not moving very fast this week; it has been so cold.
 Mrs. Wm. Dagnell came in on the train Tuesday from Los Angeles.
 D. L. Elder has accepted position as superintendent of icing cars at Fl Paso, Texas, for the summer.
 Mrs. w. E. Eaton left Monday morning for her old home in Michigan. where she expects to spend the summer.
 The w. c. T. U. will serve refresh ments in the reading room, Saturday, to raise money to bear the expenses of the reading room.
 James Plnkney moved his restau- rant across the street Thursday, into the place formerly occupied by the Thompson Bros.
 Brawley Is badly in need of place to put these fellows in that have to take both sides of the streets to walk.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
Railroad Officials Visit Fl CentrO

Superintendent Platt and Engineer Titcomb, in company with four or five other Southern Pacific railroad offlcl- als were in the valley "Wednesday and stayed over night at the central town of Fl Cantro. ID The railroad Is planning some very extensive improvements at this place and were here looking over the ground.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

The Fraternal Brotherhood held regular meeting Tuesday night, at which time one candidate was initiated. After the regular order of business de- licl.us ice cream was served. On next Tuesday night an open session will be held to which each member Is entitled to invite few friends, the whist club being especially invited. A good time is promised. The small sum of 25 cents will be charged to help pay rent of hall
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

As an indication of how property Is advancing in value In Fl Centro the sale of a lot the first of the week Is cited, A year ago the lot was sold or lglnally by the town company for $500. Later E. Fromme purchased the tot for $500 and the first of this week sold It again for $625.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

A letter received from Thomas Mel ton, who has been s:ck In Los An peles hospital for the past three weeks, gives the good news to his friends that he will be home sometime next week
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
NEW TIME CARD
Southern Pacific and Bolton Inter-
 Urban Roads Change Time

The summer season Is here and with 1t comes the usual changes of dime for the arrival and departure of trains In and out of the valley. The schedule of the valley trains are always changed so as to both conform with changes on the. main line and to ac- commodate the shippers of cantaloupes and the like, whose business has grown 10 such an extent 1t requires some fg- nrlng to handle 1t to the best advantage.
 The new time card went into effect Sunday. Going north the train leaves Fl Centro at lO:O3 in the forenoon and at 40 in the evening. Going south 1t arrives at Fl Centro at 8 in the morning and 9:45 in the evening
 The best train to take for Los An geles is the one leaving Calexlco at 9:45 In the morning, which leaves Fl Centro at 3 minutes past 10 and ar Ylves at Imperial Junction at ll:3O. This will connect with the main line train No. z which leaves the junction at :5o a. m, and arrives in Los An geles at 7:45 In the evening.
 By leaving the valley on the evening train you leave Calexico at lo:55 p. m. and FL Centro at 40 p. m. and you get to the junction at 3:2o in the morning You can then make con- nectlon with main line train No. g., which leaves the junction at 4:3l and gets to Los Angeles at HAS in the forenoon.
 The west bound train on the Holton Inter Urban railway leaves Holtville at 9 and arrives at Fl Centro at 9:3O in the morning in plenty of time to make connection with either the north or south bound Southern Pacific. The afternoon train leaves Holtvllle at 4:30 and arrives at Fl Centro at 5 o'clock.
 Last bound train leaves here at l0:3o tn the forenoon and 5:3O in the after noon. The schedule of the Hoton In ter Urban train has been arranged so as to give the greatest consideration to the travelling public and to the large shipments of fast freight which is now moving and will continue to move from the Eastside. The shipments of cantaloupes, dairy products and live stock are deHlandlng considerable at tentlon on thls road and every possible effort has been made to schedule such as will best accommodate the traffic.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
NEW BUILDINGS
In Spite of the Summer Weather
 Building Activity Continues

In years past at the approach of summer building operations throughout the valley have generally suspended but this year the demand for more store rooms and, dwelling houses have become so great in Fl Centro that contracts are being let for new build lngs and work on them Is promised to begin as soon as the material can be laid on the ground. It has always been impossible to finish store build ings or dwellings fast enough to keep pace with the demand and right at this time more applications for both classes of buildings are becoming greater than ever, thus the contracts now being let call for the completion of the work as early In the fall as pos slbe.
 This week pr. ]. c. Blacklnton let the contract for 2-story brick build ing 5Ox75 feet on Main street, to Con- tractor ] L. Travers. This building will be of the first class, as are all the buildings erected at Fl Centro. The steel. brick and gravel have been or dered for this new structure and work will be begun immediately this materl- al arrives.
 Plans are also being drawn for a brick building on each side of this and as soon as 1t Is we'll under way work will commence on these two. which will each be 5ox75 feet. making a frontage of l5O feet.
 Contractor Travers says he has enough work on hand right now to keep him busy all summer and that he Is figuring on more buildings to be put up as soon as possible.
 The work on the new Presbyterian church will soon commence. The lumber for this new building has been ordered some little time and Is expect ed very soon. This will be one of the handsomest church buildings in the Imperial Valley
 Plans and specifications are being drawn fer other buildings and the con- tracts will soon be let, at w2ich time due notice will be given.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
HEARING TO-DAY
The Suit Brought Against Old C. D. People Comes Up To-day in St.
 periOr Court

An echo of the sensational suit over a matter of nearly a million dollars, in which former directors of the Calltor- nla Development company are con- cerned, has just been heard In the su- perior court. That part of the lltga- ton which pertains to the Cameron Lake Cattle company and the late A. H. Heber has been dismissed by req son of the fact that settlement has been made out of court.
 This leaves practically unchanged, however, the main suit, in which the California Development company. of which Colonel Epes Randolph. repre- sentng the Southern Pacific interests. Is the president, seeks to secure the re- payment to the company of some $9ooooo by George Chaffey, A. M. Chaffey and N. w. Stowell. former directors.
 The defendants in this suit have un- til next Saturday to file their answer. They may, however. secure an exten- sion of time. It Is said the former d. rectors, who have been prominent for years in the financial world of Los An geles, will make a full defense of their course In handling the affairs of the development company of the Imperial Land company and of other concerns growing out of the original company that started the development of the lands in the Imperial country.
 Former J-dge John F. Chapman represents the plaintiffs and Hunsaker & Britt are of counsel for the defense.
 A sensation was caused when the news of this big quarrel was first made public through the Times more than a year and half ago. the prominence of the parties to the dispute, the amount at stake and the importance of the vast territory concerned combining to focus attention upon the fight.
 Briefly, the allegations are that the former directors of the California De- velopment company manipulated Its af- fairs to their own advantage. voting some of their number immense salar- les and otherwise dlverting the funds to the extent of almost million dollars.
 These allegations were denied by those named as defendants. They claimed that the moneys they received were for valuable services and by the duly recorded vote of the corporation.
 The funds alleged to have been talk en illegally were paid in the form of commissions, lands and water stock. the directors, according to the com plalnt, voting large sums to themselves.
 In view of the sensational allegations and of the immense amount involved. the answer to the complaint Is looked forward to with intense interest.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

R. E. Jauman, real estate agent. re- ports the sales of fourteen lots In Fl Cenro this week. He says the de- mand for both business and residence lots Is increasing every day.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

E A. GuIick is making quite large shipments of tomatoes from his place, near Fl Centro Ills apricot crop has all been harvested and shipped and he Is now devotlng nearly all of his atten- ton to his cantaloupe crop.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

A party composed of c. G. Smith, A. N. Bucklin, J. E. Steer. E. w. ana F. N. Burger, of San Diego, and E. A. Allen, of Lamanda Park. came in on yesterday mornings train and im- medlately went to the country looking for land. Everyone of these men wanted land close to Fl Centro.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
Millinery

A good assortment of ladies' hats will be O9 sale at Rumsey's depart ment store next Tuesday. Orders for special work quickly done.
 H. ABBlE Tour.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

D. D. Lawrence, secretary of the Fl Centro Cantaloupe Growers Assoc latlon. was In Los Angeles this week on business for his association.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

A lot on Main street was sold this week for 5000 cash. It is expected a brick building will be erected on It soon. however the purchaser has not as yet declared his intention.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15
For the Superior Jud0eShip

The office of superior judge of the new county is attracting the attention of number of the attorneys of the valley. There are none of them actu- ally seeking the office, but would be willing to accept the office in the event the people of the new county should decide he was the right man for the place.
 Among those who are prominently mentioned for this place so far are:
 F. ]. Cole. of HolNllle, who has been acting secretary of Water com pany No. 5 for the past two years: F. c. Farr cl y attorney of Imperial; H. N. Dyke. city clerk and recorder of Imperial; F. D. Willard, of Heber, for long time an attorney of Escondldo; c. H. P. Shaw, who practiced law In Imperial for some time and afterward was made assistant district attorney at San Diego. but now returned to Imper- lal, and J. l. Shepherd, an attorney of Imperial, who has been settler in the valley since 1904 and has been active y engaged in the practice of law. k
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

J. F. Tout and family have moved from Imperial to Fl Centro, where they will make their future home.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

The cool weather has put the canta- loupe crop back some, but they are commencing to move more rapidly Three cars were iced for melons yes- terday.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

c. E, Grunsky. whom the Imperial paper declared was here for other pur- poses, tut whose real mission was to learn the exact wishes of the people regarding the advIsablly of the recla- matlon service entering the valley, left Monday for Washington to make his report. Mr. Grunsky Is one of the highest paid officials In the reclama- ton service -Calexlco Chronicle.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

F. L. Green and c. E. Reed were down from Brawley Thursday night to attend the Eagle lodge.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-15

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11
NEGROES HELD
FOR MURDER
OF INVALID

Kankakee, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-A man
whose body was found Tuesday night
scattered for three miles along the
track of the Illinois Central railroad
near Clifton, was identified yesterday
by superintendent ]. l.. Greene of the
state insane asylum here as Alfred S.
Steinnamier, 20 years of age, who had
been patient at the asylum for u
years. He was epileptic and it is
believed that he fell in fit on the
railroad track and was run over by
a train.
Steinnamier escaped from the asy-
lum yesterday afternoon His father
is said to be Louis G. Steinnamier of
1871 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Three negroes were arrested 1t
Champaign on suspicion of having
murdered the man. They were viii.
lam Mansfield, S. j. Law and Joseph
Kesby, who said they were stealing
ride from Chicago to Cairo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11
TO Do AWAY WITH
MAIL ORDER SYSTEM

Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 5.--An inn
portant mercantile movement is now
working in the northwest under the
name of the Berkeley system, which
numbers over 1000 merchants and is
spreading rapidly.
The system which has the backing
of the wholesalers in the prini1pal
Western jobbing centers, has al its
aim the extinction of the mail order
method of doing business, whic has
been developing at such 2 rapid pace
that cOun .ry retailers were rapidly los
ing hope. The object is to so operate
the business of distribution tfat while
the retailer still gets a good profit on
his wares. he sells them at not more
than the catalogue houses ask.
The Berkeley syster. merchants
league themselves together to adver-
tise comparatively in order to lessen
the expense and secure the benefit OF
expert and unified advertising policy.
BY cooperation, it is claimed. the cost
of an effective advertising campaign,
/
vidual to carry, is reduced to a nomi-
nal figure.
The system IN carrying out this
work has undertaken to supply news.
paper and circular advertising to quote
prices to consumers and many thous-
ands OF consumers are now receiving
such advertising at regular intervals
Aside from the economic Importance
attaching TO this new movement as q
means of securing permanent reduc
tons in prices to consumers in the
hundreds of communities where the
organization is operating. it promises
to greatly increase the importance oil
local centers which in many instances
brought to light in the past few years
have been reduced to mere post-office
and railway stations through witch the
farmers transacted their mail-order
business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11

for law making bodies and courts to
preserve these lights.
Let us conscientiously strive to
perform the individual duty each for
himself; to reach better conditions,
even though we fail to secure all
that belongs to the majority; TO be
contented with what we have but not
willing to release full rights OF citi.
zenship. Human happiness comes to
the lowly as often as to the great. II
is term which is not measured by
any standard Of wealth or grandeur.
The uneasy head of many mona rchs
would not be accepted by their hum.
blest servitors. Like the sword OF
Damocles it hangs above them both
day and night.
THE wealthiest man in America is
poorer than any man present who en-.
joys peace and contentment, for these
Mr.. Rockefeller has not.
Neither can he carry away one
cent OF his accumulations nor receive
more final ground space than the poor
est among us.
Good citizenship seeks to better
men ard better conditions and like
Abou Ben Adem, he is the best citi
zen who best serves his government
and his fellowman."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11

country has Witnessed a remarkable
demonstration of weakness in our
business systems. A weakness that
has become fastened upon us IN
Ill today it excit the intelligent In
quiry of every thoughtful man. A
staDie government depends upon an
honest administration of official af-
fairs, upon stable business methods
and upon a mutual recognition of
others rights. Business life today is
as dependent upon the telegraph key
as it is upon the freight car or the
express and postal systems. An in
justice at Las Angeles is the case Of
a single operator precipitated a great
strike involving every section of the
country. Business becomes stagnated
within forty-eight hours after the or
der was ISSUE by some local strike
official. The executive officers repre-
senting labor, to whom the strike
came as a surprise, were forced
through circumstances to sustain their
organization. And so, without warn.
ing, all interests were involved In a
common misfortune.
When the power of one man or
several men is so far reaching that
business failures paralyzed industries
or panics hang like threatening pail
over the country, it is time for men to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11

few which carries to svecess candi-
dates for Office, but today it is the
voice of each citizen, silently regis
tered which determines the result A
direct accountability to the constituent
is first important step toward bet.
er appreciation of civic duties. This
has been wrought out in wisconsin
and to this fact as much as any other
is due the succession Of great re-
forms accomplished in this state"
Turning then to a discussion of the
high-pressure conditions as they exist
at the present time the speaker de-
clared:
1t is not hysteria to say to an in
telligent audience that a poor boy
working at four dollars a week under
our system of government, through
the assistance of railway rebates and
destruction of all rivals in business
has wrongfully accumulated from
s5OO'OO0.0OO to 100000, 900 in
wealth nor to reason this is a danger.
Gus condition of affairs which per
mits such accommodations. John d.
Rockefeller may be no better and no
worse than Mr. Hartman or Mr.. Bel
mont. or Mr.. Morgan or James Hill or
mary others who could be named. hut
ne is type of the class most danger
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11
FIVE YEARS FOR
FRISCO BR|BER

San Francisco, Sept 5.--Five years
for Louis Glass was tie news mes
sage that sped with incredible rapid
ity to all parts of the city yesterday
from the Temple Sheriff Israel at
California and Webster streets,
where was imposed the sentence that
brought to dramatic close the sec
ond trial of the vice president and
former general manager of the Pa.
cific Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, convicted last week of the
crime of bribery; a crime whose ex-
IRENE punishment under the law of
this state is Ia years. Only small
crowd, made up for the most part OF
lawyers and newspaper men, wit
messed the imposition of sentence.
After his attorneys had applied foI
and been granted 30-day arrest OF
Judgment, within which time they
will apply for bail and begin the
prosecution of an appeal, Mr. ulass
was removed by the sheriff to the
county Jail.
The crime for which Louis Glass
was sentenced TO San Quentin ano
of which he maintains his innocence
was the bribing Of supervisor Thorn
as F. Lonergan in the sum OF $4,000
to vote against the application of the
Home Telephone company for fran
chise in this city