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Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
BENEFICENT "REVOLUClON"
Scare at Mexiesli Followed by Peace
 and Quiet.

Citizens of Calexico are congratu. lating themselves on the outcome of the recent scare across the inter, national border in Mexicali, over the alleged "revolucion." Never before have these border towns experienced such a peaceful two months.
 When the attempt to rob MeXicalis postofflce was made, and other dem onstrations caused Mexican officials to believe that a revolt might develop ten rurales were brought over from Ensenada, and they still maintain their control of the boruer town. The saloons are compelled to close their doors promptly at 10 o'clock each night, and people are warned to keen off the street unless they have partic ular business to detain them there As a result the drunkenness has been greatly curtailed and noisy brawls have been eliminated. It is said that the fourteen saloon keepers have pc titioned for a restoration of their privileges of keeping open house all night, but although this petition has been before the Governor at Ensenada for almost month, nothing has been heard from it, and there is little like lihood of it's being granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
FRANCESCA" IS A BEAUTY.
Private Car Of w. F. Holt Now in Ore gen, Will Visit El Centro in
 September.

El Centro citizens who have seen the private car of W. F. Holt, while it was located at Long Beach recently, say that it is one of the handsomest private cars in the Southwest.
 The car is divided into two state rooms, dining room, buffet, library, reception room and office, and is fin ished in curled mahogany. A baby grand piano has been placed in the car, and the entire equipment is cal culated for comfort and convenience.
 The car is arranged for lighting with Pintch gas or by electric storage battery, and is also provided with equipment so that it's lighting system may be attached to the Holton Power Company's wires when the car is To- cated here.
 Mr. and Mrs Holt and daughters are now in Medford, Oregon, having travelled northward in the Francis ca The car is named in honor of Mrs. Holt. Early in September they plan to come to Ell Centro, and will spend a week here.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
HseER's NEW HOTEL.

Good progress is being made on the new hotel at Heber, and it now ap- pears as the most conspicuous build ing in the prospective college town.
 The hotel, which is located almost opposite the old frame store building, just to the west of the railroad sta tion is a two story structure of pleas ing design. Its first story is of brick, with the front and side enclosed with brick arcades, similar to the archi- lecture of the Hotel El Centro. The second story is frame, and a deep porch for sleeping purposes is carried out over these arcades, with portion enclosed at each end, thus giving a tower effect.
 The building will be completed in time to help house the large crowds of land-seekers certain to visit the Inn perial Valley this fall and winter. It may be opened by the first of Octo- bpr
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
County Notes

past the thermometer has rangd from l1O to IA degrees.
 A daughter has been born to Mir. and Mrs Maury McAlmond.
 NJ. H. Huston has returned to Cal exico after a soiourn in Oregon.
 
 Rev. Oliver Saylor, Methodist pas tor at Calexico, has returned from his vacation in the mountains, and has re- sumed regular church services.
 
 A. M Shenk has been away from Calexico the past week, attending the Republican Congressional convention at Santa Barbara. He is also a dele gate to the electoral convention to be held at Oakland on August 27.
 P. Camou, an old-time resident of MexicaI, has been appointed post master of that place, to fill the vacan- cy occasioned by the sudden death of Senor Jose Galaviz. The postof1ice has been moved to the street south of it's former location, almost oppo- site the Mexican Custom House.
 The Calexico city Board of Equali- zation has completed its work and the most notable change in the figures on the assessment roll was the reduction of the California Development Com pany's assessment from S13,000 to S376O. Several assessments were raised, and some were lowered, on affidavit of the ones assessed.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
FOR THE STATE FAIR.
Sample of Imperial Valley Honey
 Sent For Exhibition.

The Imperial Valley Bee-Keepers' Association has prepared and forward ed to Sacramento a fine sample case of honey for exhibition at the State Fair, and expects to get a medal for the exhibit. Two years ago, no honey was produced in the Valley. This year the Association has shipped 240 tons of honey to market. As the acreage of alfalfa and other flower ing plants increases, affording pas turage for bees, the business expands, and honey shipments will soon be an important item in the freight traffic figures
 A creditable county exhibit could be made at the State Fair if the farm CTS would select good samples of their products and bring them for shipment to the Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
RRAWLEY.

w. c. Eaton, Southern Pacific sta ton agent at Brawley has gone to his old home in Michigan for visit. George N. Turner shipped 600 head of fat hogs to Los Angeles last week receiving 5$4 cents per pound there for
 Rev. A. R. Moore and family have gone to Anaheim to spend the time until the meeting of the Methodist conference in September.
 
 Voters of the Magnolia school dis trict are to vote on September on a proposition to issue $2500 bonds for the erection of school building.
 Mrs. Balies P Walker died at her home southeast of Brawley on August and was buried in the Brawley cem- etery. The funeral services were con ducted by Revs. A. R. Moore and A. Ii. Greco, and the services were large ly attended.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
REPAIRS ON ALAMO BRIDGE.

The Holton Inter Urban Railroad Company will resume it's midday train service from El Centro to Holtville in about ten days. This train was dis continued to allow work to progress more rapidly on the railroad bridge across the Alamo River. Six piles have been driven in the work of re- enforcing this bridge, and nine more are to be placed. The longest of these piles are ninety-three feet. A force. of twelve men is engaged in this work.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
WATER FOR THE NORTH END..

Water Company No. is arranging for a campaign of work early in the fall on a system of ditches which will carry irrigation water to the ter ritory formerly included in District No. ?. but now included in No. 4. This will bring under cultivation much land lying between the Alamo and New Rivers, lying to the north of BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
IMPERIAL.

E. Ulysses Graves has undertaken to organize an Imperial baseball team for games during the ensuing fall and winter.
 The new Zimmer building has sev- enteen-inch walls, built sufficiently strong to support third story at some future time.
 E. Goodlup has purchased the Stand ard oil rig of the Yuha well, which has been standing idle for several years, and has had the outfit shipped to Los Angeles.
 Vernon Kissee, a seven-year old lad had the second finger of his right hand caught in the cogs of a cream separator, last week and the finger was so badly crushed that it was am putated by Dr. Patten.
 
 D. H. Clark, a rancher from San Jacinto, has come to the Imperial Valley with his teams and grading outfits, and will start work at once on lands in the Sunset Springs neigh borhood, where a large acreage will be prepared for fall seeding to grain
 Imperial Camp No BIO, Woodmen of the World will be instituted in Imperial on the evening of August 25. A special train will be run from Holtville to carry Woodmen to this affair A banquet will be given after work in the lodge room.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
CALEXICO.


 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Peck have gone to Ashland, Oregon.
 4 carload of hides has been sent up by the California Mexico Land & Cattle Company to Los Angeles.
 A carload of horses was shipped to Los Angeles last week by J. S.. Snowden, for his livery stable in that city.
 Two carloads of lumber were re- ceived by the c. D. Company last week, for use in work at Sharp's Head ing.
 R. N. Ames and W. H. Chadney, immigration inspectors, have each been granted ninety days vacation, and are spending the time at points in San Diego county.
 j. E. Peck, who has been keeping weather record at Calexico, states that the present season $ the hottest known for six years, as for two weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
BUILDING WEARS COMPLETION

The Bradford brick building, on the south side Of Broadway, between Fifth and Sixth streets, is nearing completion, and will be occupied with in the ensuing week by the Fl Cen tro Machinery and Plumbing Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
GREATER MACHINE SHOPS.

As soon as a check comes to the summer heat, work is to be started on the rebuilding of the Holton Power Companys machine shops.
 The new building will be practically double the size of the one which was destroyed by fire last spring, and will be located on the same site. It will be one story and of Holtyfle brick, and will be well lighted with deep windows on all sides.
 It is expected that considerable ad- ditiOns will be made to the equip ment, and that the new building will be in readiness for use by the close of the present year Tn the mean time, the temporary shops will be kept in operation so that the valley orders may be handled without delay
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
HEBER.

L. E. Srack, president of the Heber Chamber of Commerce, has gone to the mountains for a two weeks yaca- ton. After his return, he expects to devote a considerable portion of his time to the work of the Chamber
 
 M. H. Powell, of Moorehouse & Powell Co, has returned from an eX. tended tour of the mountains west of the valley While there, he inter, viewed the chief engineer of the San Diego & Arizona railroad and inspect. ed the grade already built. A large party of surveyors is now in the field.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
THE WEATHER.
Moderate and Regular Heat and Con-
 siderable Humidity.

The range of temperature during the last wek has been slight and there has been but litle variation in relative humidity. Thunder storms have been frequent in Arizona, and their influ- ence has been felt in the moisture noticeable in the atmosphere of Inn perial Valley.
 Following is the record of ther- mometer readings for the week:
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP

Mr. Cuddeback, proprietor of the Depot Stables, is completing a build ing just to the east of the stables, on Main street, which will be used for a general blacksmith shop. The struc- ture is of galvanized iron.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22

The Socialists will hold their coun- ty convention in the Auditorium at Imperial tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
Shoe
 Comfort for Summer

Our line is so big and complete that you can find just what you want for hot weather wear at very moderate prices.
 Remember we are ex- elusive shoe dealers, buy ing directly from the fac tories in the East.
 We can save you mon ey and enable you to keep your feet comfort able.
 Specials now in san dals and all kinds of can vas shoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
HoLTVILLE.

HoLTVlLLE.
 The new Holtvine Methodist church will be completed by the end of Aug us
 An average of two carloads of hogs per day are being shipped out from Holtville.
 Holtville's brick plant continues to ship carloads of brick to each of the valley towns
 A free rural mail route will be es- tablished for the vicinity of HoItville about September 1.
 
 The Holtville City Trustees have passed resolutions of condolence on the death of J. s. White, Sr., deputy City Clerk.
 Eugene Wilson and Nina Wood of Hotville were married at Glendale on August f, and have returned to Holt vile to reside.
 The walls of the Rookledge & Schonthal building on Fifth street were begun last week and now make a good showing.
 While repairs are in progress on the railroad bridge across the Alamo River, the noon train service is dis continued and the motor car is to be generally overhauled in the machine shops at El Centro.
 
 From Yuma comes the report that the body of J. M. Garrison, a carpen- ter about 50 years of age, who had been working in Holtville until about a month ago had been found along the railroad tracks at a point between Laguna Dam and Yuma, and that the Yuma authorities had been unable to locate any of Garrison's relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22

B. Solomon is spending tw weeks vacation in Los Angeles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
NO PARDON ATPRESENT
Parole Board Delays Action in Rains
barger Case-More Evidence May
Be Called For.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 24.-The Rainsharg-
ers will not get their pardon right
away The Indications are that the
parole board will put off final consid-
Grafton of the case until some later
date, and that in all probability fur
Their testimony or information will be
obtained in the case. 1t is admitted
by those who attended the recent
hearings before the board of parole
that the friends of the Rainsbargers
made a very much stronger case than
anybody had supposed would be done,
and that the persistence with which
the matter is being pressed is making
an impression.
Two other cases were also very
strongly presented-that of John G.
Steele and that of George Weems. Both
have been in prison now much longer
than the average duration of life
term, and both have good records in
prison. Weems is one Of the few lif-
ers treated as a trusty. Steele has
been even longer in prison than
Weems He was sent up from Mon
roe county where he killed a neighbor
in a quarrel over ditch or fence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
DEATH MAY END CONTEST.
Son in-Law Resisted Sons Efforts to
Appoint Guardian for Father.

Special to Republican.
Iowa Falls, Oct 24-The recent death
of Thomas Walker, a wealthy pioneer
resident of this county, will probably
terminate one of the most bitterly con-
tested law suits in the history of Har-
din county. Several years ago. John
Walker a son of the deceased, who
lives here. sought to have a guardian
appointed for his father. setting up the
claim that the aged parent was men
tally incapacitated for transacting
business But Mr.. Barry, son-in-law
who lives at Hampton. thought other
wise and resisted the application to the
courts for the appointment of a
guardian for the old gentleman. AS a
result of this difference of opinion be-
tween the son and sonin law. several
bitterly contested suits followed. with
varying success on both sides. The lit
igation was still pending in the courts
when Mr.. Walker died, and his decease
will probably put new phase on the
case which involved valuable property
rights
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
AUTO KILLS HORSE.

Dr.. Jennie Christ, Nevada. Settles
With Owner, Tho Not Responsible.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Oct. 24.-Dr. Jennie NJ.
Christ, we'll known woman physician
of the county, accompanied by her
brother, was driving her automobile
home from Gilbert, the other evening.
the night being as dark as ink. They
were driving slowly and cautiously,
along narrow grade. the only means
of seeing their way being from the lights
on their machine. when suddenly, less
than ten feet from them, doomed up a
team. The team was standing still in
the middle of the road, and DR.. Christ
at once reversed her machine and
started it backwards. but before 1T
could be gotten under way, the head
of the car hit one of the horses and in
jured it so that one of its legs was
broken. and it had to be killed. The
reversed machine at once went into the
ditch, down a steep incline. but for
tunate:y. neither DIR. Christ nor her
brother were injured. The doctor set
lied with the owner of the team, a
man named Sam Bowrer. for the loss of
the horse, a!tho she was in no way re-
sponsible for the accident, and drove
on home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
ATTACKED BY A BULL.
Traer Farmer, in Excitement, Forgets
Son in Bottom of Well.

Traer Farmer, IN Excitement, for9ets
Son in Bottom Of Well.
Special to Times-Republican
Traer, Oct. 24.-iWhile William Bone
WITT, living south of Traer, was at
work digging well in a pasture, he
was attacked by vicious bull The
animal knocked him down, broke three
ribs and bruised him up considerably.
After knocking him down, the animal
rolled him into a ditch, which was
probably the means Of saving Mr..
Bonewitz's life. Not being able to get
at him, he then tried to lie down on his
victim. After the animal went away,
the old gentleman managed to get up
to the house. In his excitement, how
ever, he forgot his son, who was work
ing at the bottom of the well. After
considerable time had elapsed, the
young man decided that something
must have happened and after much
work in digging holes in the side of the
well, managed to climb out. Mr.. Bone
WITT is getting along nicely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
Prominent Hedrick Man Re.
ceives Threatening De-
mand for Money
OFFICERS KEEP CLOSE WATCH
Perpetrators Fail to Appear at Place
Money Was to Be Left-Demanded
$500 on Penalty of Death-J. C. Haw-
thorne, Well to Do, the Intended
Victim.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Ottumwa Oct. 24.-"Do as this says:
place $500 in a tin can you find be-
hind the large post at the first corner
west of your place, Monday evening,
Oct. 10. 1908. at o'clock and don't
mention this nor bring any protection
with you or we will give you all the
"A caliber cartridges you can make
use Of" The above is a quotation from
black hand letter received Monday
morning, Oct. 10. by J. c. Hawthorne,
when taking the mail from his mail
box at his residence near Hedrick. and
the matter has Just been reported to
the authorities here.
To say that Mr.. Hawthorne was
somewhat surprised and at a loss to
account for the strange missive, puts
the thing rather mildly. Mr.. Haw-
thorne Is not a man OF poor means
and would be able to comply with the
demand if he was weak enough to do
so, but he is made of a fighting ma
terial, that does not give up without a
struggle and as a result set about to
foil the extortioners. Taking the let
ter to Mayor Wade Kirkpatrick of
Hedrick. who is also justice of the
peace, Mr. Hawthorne told the circum-
stances connected with the black hand
letter and turned the missive into the
hands of Mayor Kirkpatrick.
Are Fooled in Plans.
Mayor Kirkpatrick instructed Mr.
Hawthorne to go to the bank Monday
and after arriving at home. to arrange
a dummy package and place 1t at the
prescribed place 1t was arranged be-
tween them that when Hawthorne
placed the package in the tin can, he
should cough when passing the post
in order to let Kirkpatrick and two
deputies he had with him secreted
nearby, know that it was he. All was
done as arranged for Monday evening.
The package was placed at the place
prescribed but no one came for I'll
After a long wait. the vigil was given
up and the watchers left for their
home. Nothing more has yet developed
in the matter, nor is there any clew
to the perpetrators of the scheme.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

| Havens was making things interest
ing and she was taken to Eldora be-
fore the insane commissioners, but
was discharged after an examination
and allowed to return home. The
mother has previously been confined in
an asylum.
Collins.
The school question which was voted
upon Monday resulted i'm a vote of
139 in favor of the plans and 16
against. A large crowd of people were
in town, but q very few voted. The
women as we'll as the men used their
right of suffrage and forty of the votes
in favor were cast by the women. No
definite plans as to location have been
decided upon, but steps will be soon
taken towards the plan Of the new
school house for Collins.
Alden.
The Enocll Warman breeding stables
suffered a severe loss Saturday by the
death of the imported horse, Trouville,
46, 435 Nothing was noticed wrong
with the animal until shortly after
noon when it developed symptoms of
Indigestion which grew steadily more
acute Excellent veterinary skill was
secured but to NO avail and the horse
died in the evening. The horse was
four years old the 18th Of last March
and was valued at $500 Tho heavily
insured, the insurance, it is understood,
would not cover death from this cause.
OdeboIt.
Frank Flanagan, who has been serv-
ing thirty-day sentence at the coun-
ty Jail for stealing suit of under
wear, and G. H. Dodgett, who was
arrested for forging several checks on
the Sac County State bank Of Sac
City, and sold a mortgaged team of
horses, and has also been in Jail
awaiting his trial. made their getaway
last Friday night Sheriff Currie was
at Storm Lake that day and turned
the keys of the Jail over to the janitor
of the court house who was to look
after the prisoners during his absence.
When the meals were brought at S
o'clock and the prisoners fed, the jan
itor was to look after locking the
prisoners in their cells. Evidently he
did not lock the Jail doors, altho he
locked the gates in the fence F'lani-
gan and Dodgett soon took advantage
of his carelessness and went out into
the Jail yard and kicked off few
fence boards and crawled thru and
went their way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24

Early.
| Eleven cars of livestock were ship.
ped from this station to Chicago. las
Saturday night.
Cedar Rapids.
The city council voted to sell the
present valuable city hall site and ha.
taken steps to acquire Mays island in
the Cedar river and erect thereon 3
new city building. !
Cherokee.
w. w. Fenton, aged IS years, head
of the firm of Fenton & Son, laundry
men, died here. Mr.. Fenton was strick-
en- with paralysis two weeks ago. He
has been resident of Cherokee about
ten years.
Clear Lake.
r. J. Lambert started his corn picker
the other day and drove thru the best
part of a 4O-acre field. From two
acres he filled seven 26-inch wagon
boxes, making 1872 bushels or ninety
one bushels to the acre.
Lake View.
The top price paid at Ben Brough-
tons Hereford sale last week was $3.50
for Valentine Dudley, another high
class bull, brought $500 and the pur-
chaser said he wouldn't take $500 for
him.
RiceviIIe. ''''' = -
Levy 3. Dunton, a pioneer resident
of Riceville died at his home in this
city Oct 3. He took a homestead In
Mitchell county in 1856. He served as
secretary of the Riceville school board
for So years and as justice of the peace
about the same length of time.
Sioux City.
Notice that it intended to erect IN
Sioux City an artificial ice plant cost
ing approximately 100000 providing
the city will vacate a strip of ground
along the north side of West First
street, twenty-six feet in width, was
received from the Consumers Ice COM
pany at the meeting the city council,
last evening.
Hampton.
AS Miss Cora Shroyer was driving
near the residence of w. A. Brooks
last SATURDAY. afternoon, her horse took
fright and speedily got beyond her
control. She was thrown from the
carriage and besides having her face
cut and being severely bruised, suffered
a fracture of her shoulder. Fifty
years ago, Oct. 81, 1908, w. J. Shroyer
and wife were married and their
friends had arranged to properly OBJ