Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16
EARNING POWER WARRANTS
 STILL HIGHER PRICES.
Sales of Large Tracts Recently at SIPS Per Aore-city Lots Remain at Same Figure With Comparatively Few Sales This Week.

$10,000 each recently indicate that i'm proved farming property in Imperial Valley will never again be sold as low as s1O0 an acre. A year ago $1OO was considered high price and most sales were made at a figure consider ably under that. Now $125 is cheap, and $150 to $2OO is more likely to be asked by the man who has a good farm, we'll located.
 The earning power of the land has had much to do with firmly establish ing the higher prices. One of the eighty-acre tracts, which was sold this week at $125 an acre, was imme- diately leased for consideration equal to ten per cent of the purchase price.
 City lots are being held at about the same figure as last week, an advance of fifty per cent over last falls prices Only few sales of lots have been made recently.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 Final receipt by Arthur w. Kinney, Receiver, to Thomas Beach, Assignee of Enoch S. Caldwell, N. E. H of Sec 6, Twp. 16 S., R. IA D., s. B. M.
 Andrew J. Stemmel and Anna M. Stem mel to M, A. McKinnon and George An derson, con. $20S1.25, all that part of sec. Il, twp. F S., R. IA E., S. B. M., lying D. of present right of way of $. P. Ky.
 Deed of Trust Imperial Land Go. to Title Guarantee and Trust Co. and Prov ident Mutual Building Loan Association, con. $5OOO, lots 17 to 21 inclusive, blk 59, of Imperial
 Imperial Valley Improvement Co., to May G. Dufour, con. $1O, lot 9. blk. 30, of Park Add. to Imperial
 Trust Deed J. J. Sweeney and Laura Etta Sweeney to Geo. P Blair and Inn perial City Bank, con- $500, lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, blk. g, of Imperial.
 George w. Fitch and Mary F. M. Fitch to J. M. Gillespie, con-. $10, 65 acres of s. E. 4 of sec. 16, twp. 15 s., R. Is E., S. B. M., described by metes and bounds.
 Peter P. Hovley, John J. Miller and J. A. Fielder to The Brawley Cantaloupe Growers Assn, shed on N. ". 4 of s't. 2S twp. IS S., R. IA E
 H. V. Hall and Louisa U. Hall to W. r. Franklin and Bessie E. Franklin, agreement to sell lot Il, blk. 35, of In.- perial.
 Holton Power Co. to R. o. Kendall, con. $10 blk. 119, of Holtvile
 l.. D. Srack and Grace l.. Srack, con. $10, beginning at the N. E. corner of N. w. H of sec. 25 twp. 16 s., R. IA E., s. B. M, thence 80 rods following the half sec line of said sec, thence w. 53 rods, thence N. 80 rods and thence E. 53 rods to beginning.
 w. H. Sibbitt to William Smith, con. $450, lot B. blk. 46, of CaleXico.
 A. G. Mitchell to Walter Hendershott, con. $10, lot 13, blk. 57, of Brawley.
 Declaration of homestead by Augusta Seely, lot g. blk. 25, of Park Add to Im- perial.
 Trust Deed Fannie Holt and w. F. Holt to c. s. McWhorter and A. G. Hub bard to secure $55, 1000, lots 1 to 5, blk. 6S and lots IS to >22, block 57, of Calexico; also lots 1 to "A inc, blk. 24, of El Cen tro.
 A. H. La Casse and Elizabeth M. La Casse to Thomas Beach and Ed. Dool, con. $10, lots 33 and 34. blk. 8, of Fl Gen. tro.
 1AiPOiioi NdiSy AiHplONCihSil SO' IO Frank Klien, con. $10, lot 12, blk. "A, of Park Add. to Imperial.
 w. D. Rice to The National Lumber Co, con. $1O, lot 4, blk. 100, of Imperial.
 Mary A. Pendergast and Philip Brooks to Clarence E. Gage, con- $10, com. at the N. w. corner of. sec. 36, twp. IS S., R. IA E., S. B. M, thence E. 234O feet, thence S. 2600.4 feet, thence w. 2340 feet, thence N. 26OO.4 feet to beginning.
 Patent U. s. A. to Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co., s. w. A of sec 20, twp 16 S., R. IA E. s. B. M.
 Arthur N. Pauff and Margaret R. Pauff to R. D. McPherrin, con. $1O lots 2 and S. blk. 56, of Imperial
 R. D. McPherrin to F. H. McPherrin, con. $10. lot 8, blk IA, of Holtville
 R. D. McPherrin to A. J. McPherrin, con. $10, lot 2, blk. 56. of Imperial.
 Isaac s. Ulrick to Emma Ulrick con. $1O, all of blk. 151, 152 and 15S of Holt vile.
 Isaac s. Ulrck to Belle Utterback, con. $1O, blk. 154 of Holtville.
 Friend E. Walker to Max D. Rookledge and Julius Schonthal. lot Il, blk S6, of Holtville.
 M. c. Ressinger to c. l.. Bartrug, lot 39 blk. "A, El Centro.
 Samuel Strohm to Charles l.. Bartrug, lot IS. blk. l. of 1st add. to Calexico
 Brawley Town Company to Earl c. Pound, lot 2, blk no, of Brawley