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Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE

The Republican County Central Com mittee will meet in El Centro on Sat urday, May 2, to appoint two delegates to the State Convention. Headquart- CTS of the committee have been estab- lished at the county seat, where all future meetings of the committee will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25


 lures.
 Alphonso Murphy this week begins the erection of building for his tailor ing business on the south side of Main street, the third lot west or the court house. The structure will be 25x40 feet one story, and the material used will be concrete blocks; but founda- tions will be laid to support a two- story structure, and MT. Murphy plans to enlarge and extend the building during the fall, so that it will be two stories in height and cover most of the lot. The first structure will re- quire an outlay of from $2OOO to S25O0.
 Depot Buildings.
 This week the Southern Pacific rail- road company is completing it's freight depot for Fl Centro, and even before it is completed the men in charge of the work declare it will be found too small to accommodate the great volume of business done here.
 The structure is 24x12O feet, with ten and twelve foot platforms, in depth, and stretch of forty-seven feet of freight platform at the rear. The building required an outlay of about $3000. A new house track will be laid at once to reach the freight depot
 Within the ensuing week fine showing will be made on the new brick passenger station. The foundation is completed; the heavy floor timbers are laid, and much material is on hand for the super-scruccure. There has been some delay in securing the necessary iron structure from Los An geles for the arcade supports, but it is expected that eight or ten brick masons will arrive in Fl Centro Mon. day to begin the laying ui Of the stations walls. Two months will be required to complete the passenger sta- tion end it will be the handso.lest structure of the kind in the southwest.
 The general dinlenei,lc are 43x66 feet; and there is to be ali arcade 13x66 feet, as a sort of outdoor wait ing room. There will be a baggage room, 20x30; a general office, 22x2O feet and private office 1Ox12 feet. The general waiting room, to be di- vided into two sections, will be 20x30 feet. A novel feature of this build ing will be it's roof of asbestos shing- les, which will be fire-proof and a Inon-conductor of heat. The estimated cost of the new passenger station is $5OOO.
 Cottages and Blocks.
 w. J. Martin is completing a twelve room lodging house on the north side of Broadway, between Fifth and Sixth streets. The building is 26x6O feet, and is to cost $500.
 c. c. Bradford has just completed two handsome cottages on Commercial SNANON' "NNS VI tllS SCuOOl, dQQ he has plans prepared for the erec- tion of two bungalows on the same street, at cost of approximately 5000 each.
 Paul Roman is erecting a substantial residence at the southwest corner of State and Seventh streets.
 w. G. Hunt of Los Angeles has pur- chased of F. B. Shaw of Holtville a lot, 25x14O feet, on the north side of Main street, about midway between Fifth and Sixth streets, and on this lot will be erected a vwo-story brick and concrete business block.
 A syndicate headed by Sullivan, Goldfield mine operator, has purchased lots 33 and 94 on the north side of Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and plans are being made (HOuffnnod ov vor.o 0 ----~s
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25


 T. M. McNamara, who has prac- ticed law for more than thirty years in Kern and Tulare counties, has To- cated in El Centro and opened an office with J. F. Tout on Broadway,
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 Delegates to the Democratic State convention, to be held at Fresno, May 18th, will be selected at the county convention in Holt opera house on Saturday, May g, Primaries will be held on May 2.
 -Il-I-
 J. B. Eldridge of San Diego has been an El Centro visitor this week. He plans to invest in Imperial Valley real estate, and may locate here. Another San Diego visitor this week is George w. Stephenson, who has ranch lands in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25
FL CENTRO LOCALS

Il. A. Pagg of Riverside has been spending several days in Fl Cenro this week, looking after. property in- terests.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25
FL CENTRO CITY ]
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OR cANIZED AND POP PEARSON
 CHOSEN FOR MAYOR.
OFFICERS SALARIES FIXED

City Attorney and Recorder Appointed and First Ordinance Passed-Board Decides to Mitigate Dog Pest With a Tax-system of Taxation to Be Prepared.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25

J. l.. Trayers has been awarded the contract for erecting the melon shed at CaleXico for the Fancy Melon Crow CTS Association of that place. Ground has been cleared for rne erection of the building.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25

El Centro w. c. T. U. will meet in regular session Friday, May 1, at the home of Mrs. F. G. Ravens.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-25

The Ladies Guild of the Presby- terrian Church will hold sale of baked delicacies on Saturday. May 2, et some location to be announced next week.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
Japanese Woman PhIIanthropIst.

Miss Fl Imura, young Japanese woman, has come to this country on her own initiative to study methods for teaching the deaf, the dumb and the blind. She has been for several years a teacher in the state school for the deaf and dumb in Tokyo Her mother was the first Christian in her district and her daughter was brought up in the same faith.
 She states that the deaf and dunb children in Japan are born chiefly IT the homes of the rich families, where cousins intermarry in order to keep the money in the family. Blind chil dren, on the other hand, are found mostly among the very poor These defective children are looked upon as disgracing their families and are as rule much neglected in their hon,es
 Miss Imuras object is to start a. industrial school for the deaf. du ll and blind in Japan. In the hours a1i devoted to visiting the institutions ol America she is engaged with an as sistant iu preparing conversation books in Japanese, Korean, Chinese aud English
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
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The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
WHERE CON 10. WAS LACKING.
Pitcher All Right with the Ball, But
 Not in Other Respects.

A pitcher belonging to profes- sional baseball club. who thought he was not getting his share of the lime. light of publicity, went one day to the captain and manager to make his kick" Being of somewhat choleric disposition, which had got him into trouble more than once, he spoke with feeling.
 Cap" he said, you're not giving me a square deal, and you know it."
 Whats the matter. Bill?"
 You know what's the matter, cap I haven't been in the box for three weeks You know l can play ball I've got every outcurve, inshoot, up- shoot and drop there is in the busi ness. I've got everything that any other pitcher has. can put on speed, anf | can send em slow. l can get 'em right over the plate every time I wunt to- Haven't got as good control of the ball as any fellow you know of?"
 "Yes. Bil." said the captain, you have. When you get as good control of your temper as you have of the bal I'll use you. all right. Don't you be uneasy about that. Bill"
 "Bill' went away deep in thought and it was not very long after that conversation Sat he "got into the game" again. Youths Companion.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
SHE PREFERRED THE PEARLS.
Perhaps That Was Reason for Girls
 Aversion to Pets.

No, I don't want this griffon. You may send 1t back" said the girl grad uate
 Her father patted the priceless dogs rough head. But why?" he stam- mered
 Keeping pets is too brutal" she re- oiled T cant see how person of delicacy can keep pets. It Is as bad as living in cemetery vault. You get dog. Its puppyhood is charming. But 1t natures; 1t grows old; in few years, decrepit. gray-faced, 1t dies. Then you get another dog and watch 1t also swiftly grow old and die. With cats it is the same. With birds 1t is the same.
 Aunt Jane has kept cat and dog and bird pets all her life, and her life has been one long succession of little pet funerals. Two or three times month ever since l can remem- Der we have found her in tears over the corpse of French bull or over the fresh grave of love bird, or over the grotesque but reyerent burial of m Angora cat No pets for me. desire to be surrounded with objects that make me forget old age, decrep. itude and death. You may exchange the griffon. if you like. papa. for a string of small but perfect pearls"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
Why Colds Are Dangerous.

Because you have contracted ordi- nary colds and recovered from them without treatment of any kind, do not for a moment imagine that colds are not dangerous. Everyone knows that pneumonia gna chronic catarrh have their origin in common cold. Con sumption is not caused by a cold but the cold prepares the system for the reception and development Of the germs that would not otherwise have found lodgment. lt is the same with all infectious diseases. Diptheria, scarlet fever, measles and whoOping cough are much more likely Co be com tracted when the child has q cold. You will see from this that more real danger turks in cold than in any other of the common ailments. The easiest and quickest way to cure cold Is Co take Chamberlain Cough Rem edy The many remarkable cures ef- fected by this preparation have made it staple article of trade over a large part of the world For sale by Jack son Drug Co. and all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
ST. LOUIS AFTER pADRoNEs.
More Than 200 Greek Boy Slaves n
 That City.

St. Louis. Oct. S.--That more thaD 200 Greek boys who work in St. Lotus bootblack stands are held in practices slavery by padrones who pay thep sl day for lS hours work and seareb their pockets for tips every nlght F the information on which warrants were issued Tuesday by United States Commissioners Morsey for Peter Ahae' nos. John Mayrakos and James Chii fers
 They are charged with conspiracy to violate the immigration laws Dy bringing Greek boys into the country under false pretenses
 The specific charge against them IS that in May of the current year they brought to the United States Georse Papavalasopoulos and represented 10 the immigration agents that his name was George Mavrakos, son Of Johh Mavrakos Mavrakos is alleged 10 have represented that he was bring ing his son from Greece to educate him in this country
 The boy will be witness against St. Louis padrones, who, he says, have held him in slavery
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
Good Balt.

q got Cleveland's autograph, said the friend, "by addressing to him little ode on his splendid work in the White House anent the Russo-Japan- csc war-or was it something else? Al any rate, I shall never forget my de light when, by return mail, MT. Cleve- land wrote:
 Dear Sir: I have read your verses with interest. They appear to me very deficient in sense and substance
 T sent a sonnet of sympathy to Bernard Shaw on the failure of his play. His House in Order'-or some other such title. Mir. Shaw replied on a postcard as follows:
 "'Thank you very much for your sonnet, which seems at least sin. cere.'
 T once ventured to address a ron deau to Ellen Terry. In it l praised her beauty passionately. Miss Terry sent me a long and interesting note of acknowledgment, in the course of which she said:
 "I noticed many faults and weak nesses in your rondeau, which, how ever, made me laugh heartily.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
SOME FATHERLY ADVICE.
Chairman Knapp Addresses the Rail-
 way Commissioners.

Washington, Oct. 9--Immediately after the National Association of Rail- way Commissioners met Wednesday, Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commission. delivered an address on government mediation in railway labor disputes.
 T desire" said Mir. Knapp, "to see cur railroads make earnings that will permit them to pay adequate wages to competent men. not only because they deserve it, but because of the great influence wages in public em- ployments have upon wages in private employment. That is the prosperity which promote the welfare and the happiness of all the people of our country
 Mir. Knapp favored mediation in labor disputes rather than any other form of settlement, such as arbitra- ton, because through mediation the settlement was the result of each side agreeing to wages and conditions which left a better feeling on the part of all concerned than would be the case in arbitration by which the result would be in the nature of a court decision neither side being en- tirely satisfied.
 Mir Knapp declared that he believed in labor organizations. He had found the representatives of labor organi- cations as conciliatory in settling labor disputes as were the represents tives of the railroads. The delegates to the meeting called on the presi. dent in a body in the afternoon.
 At the afternoon session the presi- dent was authorized to appoint com mittee of seven members to report upon railway capitalization.
 Col. E. w. Dunn, chief inspector of the bureau for the safe transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles, delivered all address Illus trated by stereopticon views on the necessity for uniform rules governing the shipment of explosives and other articles dangerous to transport.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
DISTANCES SEEM TO SHORTEN.
Thing That Struck New Yorker on
 Ills Latest Visit to Old Home.

The thing that struck me this time" said New Yorker who had just made little visit to the town in which he was born. was the short. ness of the distances in the old place.
 T remember that when l first used to go back the buildings there that had seemed big to me in my youth grad ually grew small, but this time the dis tance had dwindled remarkably. too,
 "The railroad station there is on the edge of the town and you take a street car to ride to the business cen ter. That used to seem to me to be quite a ride; but this time we got there before I knew it.
 Whati' I said, you don't mean we've got to Blank street%
 "Yes. here we are said the old home friend. and so we were.
 You see. the distances were shrink. ing now. as the buildings had already done; and friendly and pleasant as the old town seemed-and it's steadily growing, too, and is bigger place than ever-still 1t seemed smaller and smaller to one whose later and now fixed impressions were of the big buildings and the big distances of the big town of New York"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
To Feed Chicago Children.

Chicago, Oct S.-Representatiyes of organized charities, who conferred ID the office of Mayor Busse Tuesday, de- oided that the thousands of hungry school children must be relieved through their homes and would not be supplied with free breakfasts m the public schools Health Commis- sioner Evans and Judge Mack urged the employment of nurses in the schools to work in conjunction With inspectors of the health department to discover the really needy homes The plan was adopted The civic fed eration has agreed to supply the funds for the work Scores of children are being fed daily in the lmmanuel Bap- tist church.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
Kansas After Missouri Pacific.

Topeka. Kan. Oct. S.-ln letter ad dressed to George J Gould, president of the Missouri Pacific, the Kansas railroad board Tuesday reiterated its threat made to General Manager Sul- livan to publish weekly bulletins Of the condition of the road. if steps are not taken to improve it at once. An answer Monday received from MT. Sullivan failed to declafe any inten- ton on the part of the road of i'm proving conditions and brought forth the letter direct to Mir Gould Tues day. In the letter the board alleges the Missouri Pacific has failed in nearly every instance to obey the or ders of the board
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
DEEP WATER SPEECH
LAKEs-To.GuLF DEEP WATER WAYS CONVENTION BEGINS
 SESSIONS AT CHICAGO.
AN ADDRESS WAS MADE BY JUDGE TAFT
Deep Water and Conservation of Nat ural Resources Are Related Sub ieets, Said the Presidential Candl. oate--Would Require $500, ,o0o, 900 to Place Railroads In Right Place.

Chicago, Oct 9.-A picture of days when stately ships shall carry the rich products of the central states from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico through deep waterway. re turning with products of no less value, was conjured up Wednesday before the delegates and visitors to the third annual convention of the Lakes-to-the- Gulf Deep Waterway association by able speakers headed by Judge VII liam H. Taft.
 Wednesdays utterances were au- thoritative for they came from Secre. tary Saunders of the association; President Kavanaugh, head of the or. ganization: Gov. Charles s. Deneen of Illinois, who spoke of the first link of the great waterway--the Chicago drainage canal. and w. H. Taft, who had general supervision in Washing ion on the building of the Panama canal until he resigned to become the presidential nominee of the Republl can party.
 The need of such waterway was insisted upon by every speaker. The question of transportation, 1t was de clared is one of the most serious to deal Judge Taft's insistence that not only the deep waterway, but the conservation of the natural resources, were related subjects which called for immediate action. elicited great ap. plause His statement that the water. way was not a project, but policy. found ready response in cheers of his auditors. Judge Taft said:
 We find that during the ten years ending with 1905 the internal com. merce of our country has increased 11S per cent while railroad transpor tation facilities during the same time have increased only per cent It has been pointed out that to supply this deficiency by the construction of ad. ditional railroads and necessary ter minals will require capital invest ment of s5,50o,000.000 and this con struction when completed would make no provision for the further increase of our commerce"
 The only solution of this problem the speaker found in deep waterways.
 The convention opened at ten o'clock with prayer by Bishop Samuel Fal- lows of Chicago. William Kavanaugh. president of the association. then de. liyered his annual address and VII. liam F. Saunders, secretary, read his report.
 In the afternoon four special trains carried the visitors on a tour of in spection of the Chicago drainage canal where they saw the stupendous work instituted to dispose of Chicago's s sewage and which some day, the dele. gation hope, will form part of a channel to the Gulf of Mexico from Lake Michigan.
 Thursday there will be morning and afternoon sessions of the convention
 At the forenoon session W. J. Bryan will make an address and in the after noon the principal speaker will be Clifford Pinchot, chairman of the na tional conservation commission and head of the forestry division at Wash ington. Ten-minute speeches will be made by delegates.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
The Adventurous FeIIne.

Hello is this the electric light company? Do you take cats down. yes, cats2-she is on a pole. and cry. ing just terribly She must have been up there a week, for she's just as thin What ?-Oh, this is Fifty-ninth ave. nue. A big dog is barking at her, too, and she-what street? Why. 1 don't know; l don't live on this street. do I?-0h, yes, of course Bristol street, the druggist says.-Oh, will you?- You are so goodl And man just said she is playing with the trans. former and might short-circuit herself. or something We'll, thank you very mnch ) nm SO glad by" -.A
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
The Navy,s Great Loss.

Molly-I just dote on Uncle Sam brave sailor boys,
 Cholly-I wath thinking of joining the navy at one time.
 Molly-oh, why didn't you2
 Cholly-Why, l vote to the secre. tary of the navy for position as ad. miral but he did not weply.-Judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
History.

You don't seem to care what his tory may say of your"
 Yes, do" answered Senator Sor. ghum. But the judgment of history is not always convincing History usually compromises by saying a man wasn't as bad as represented by his enemies nor as good as advertised by his friends "-Washington Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
Best In Existence

II sincerely believe, all things con- sidered, Hunts Lightning oil Is the most useful and valuable household remedy in existence. For Cuts. Burns, Sprains and Insect Bites it has no equal so far as my experience goes. f'
 C B, Huntingdon Eufala Ala
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15
Businesslike

Tom-So the heiress refused Jack Dick-Yes; it's too bad. He made a very fair proposition. too.
 Tom-What was it?
 Dick--fie promised to be a most de. voted husband and offered to refund the money if he did not turn out ex. actly as represented
The Mena weekly star., 1908-10-15

London, Oct S.--The second and eliminating step in the AustroBul- garian program for the aggrandize- ment of themselves at the expense of the status established by the treaty of Berlin was consummated Tuesday night when Emperor Francis Joseph formally proclaimed the practical an. nexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Dual monarchy.
 The present situation is as follows; Turkey calls upon the powers to pre- serve to her what they guaranteed by that treaty Austria and Bulgaria strongly declare their determination to keep what they have taken. Servia is protesting belligerently against be- ing hemmed in more strongly between two unpopular neighbors and against having the Servians in Bosnia ab- sorbed into the Austro Hungarian na. tIonality. The other powers concerned in the Berlin treaty are discussing the holding of an international conference to consider this most delicate of problems. Turkeys unexpected policy of restraint minimizes the possibili- ties of war, which now is considered out of the question.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-02-13
CANAAN.

Mr.. futile, while saving wood with
a gasoline engine for Mr.. Bushey on
Walker Hill, caught his hand i'll the
saw mangling it very badly. He was
brought TO the village and the wound
was dressed 10y Dir. Lev is who hopes
to save The hand.
Henry johnson lost a valuable horse
on Saturday. The animal dropped
dead while hauling wood from the
wood lot to the village.
Miss Edith Crocker was at home
from Skowhegan over Sunday.
Mr.. Luques and Miss Stewart of
WaterVille were guests of Dr. and
Mrs W. J. Lewis, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Keene and
little son, Carroll, of Clinton were
guests of Mrs. Keene's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Burrili, on Sunday.
Mrs. l.. W. Shean entertained her
niece, Mrs. Harry Williams OF Port
and, and brother, Erwin Davis of
Hsrtland, on Monday,
Mrs. Lucinda Stevens isyisiting her
daughter, Mrs. Tibbetts in llartland.
Mrs. Maud Fowler who WAS called
home several weeks ago, on account
of the serious illness of her daughter,
Fidella. returned to Brunswick Mon
day.
Mrs. Carrie Robinson was home
from Skowhegan Tuesday. returning
Wednesday.