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Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
Dairy Cows at Auction

Next week 37O fine dairy cows are to be sold at auction by Briggs and Weber, auctioneers of Los Angeles. 150 will be sold at the Watson ranch, midway between Compton and Long Beach on the Pacific Electric railroad on Wednesday, Jan. 22, promptly at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. At the same time a number of farming implements will be sold at auction. On Friday, Jamurary "A, also at 10 a. m. 220 dairy cows and heifers will be sold at the McFadden ranch, two miles south of Santa Ana. These are two of the finest herds in the State and it is likely that a large number of Imperial Valley ranchers will take advantage of this oppor- tunity to get some fine animals at auction sale prices. Further details concerning the sale will be found in an advertisement elsewhere in this paper,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Adjustment of Republican Party Organ
 ization By Hold-Over Members.

izatlon By Hold-OVer Members.
 The seven members of the San Diego County Republican central committee residing in Imperial County met last Satur- day and selected fourteen others to act with them as the republi- can party organization of the new county.
 Those present at the meeting were: L. F. Farnsworth, Imper- ial outside; H. N. Dyke, Imper- ial inside;- M. D. Witter, Braw- ley; G. E. Irwin, Silsbee; J. J. Collins, Holtville; L. B. Cooley, El Centro, and A. M, Shenk, Calexico.
 The following were chosen to act in conjunction with the above on the committee: c, A. Frederick, R. Malan, Brawley; o. B. Tout, w. F. McCollum, Calexico; J. M. Eshelman, W. B. Wilsie, Fl Centro; Friend Wal ker, H. c. Beasley, Holtville; Frank P. Bruner, Hanlon; R. H. Benton, D. McPherrin, Imperial inside; A. T. Smith, Palo Verde; William Swain, Picacho; Wesley Vanderpool, William Stockton, Silsbee.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
hoItvilIe Train Service

The bridge between Holtville and Fl Centro is now in commits sion and beginning next Monday regular service will be resumed on the Holton Inter Urban rail road. The new schedule provides for three round trips daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
DAWN ON THE DESERT
Being the Report of An Expert on Oil
 Booms and Other Mirage Effects
BY ALLEN KELLY

 nillfonaires and easy marks, ,wning 119 privileges to pros bect for petroleum in Imperial County, went out last week to Inspect it's extensive properties, which lie around loose anywhere rom the Mexican line to the Superstition hills, and infested he desert pervasively for a few lays.
 The provocation of the xpedition was a report that omebody said somebody else had leard that J. M. Holloway, who ecorded 162 alleged surething il claims last Friday, said to omebody in the Recorders fice that he had struck a fine low of light oil in the old Cactus we'll on Carrizo creek. For the ake of Mir. Holloway's reputa- ion for veracity assuming that se has one it is to be hoped hat the report, like the rumor f Mark Twain's death, was [reatly exaggerated.
 An expert was taken along, ecurely lashed to a bale of hay, |y the l.. c. c. and P. O. and D. Co. (Limited), and follow hg is his report on the oil boom h Imperial County.
 DESERT DAWN
 Morning on the desert is a Eondrous thing to see. The rst glimmer of light that filters trough the slowly-opening |ortals of the east gives strange Incredible form to the shapeless hadows of the night. It stills he shrill ululations of the yodel-- hg coyote, and that "barefooted riar in orders of gray" glides nto the dark and fades as a |host at cock-crow. Gentle and saint as the sigh of a sleeping |abe. the first breath of the 1orning wind caresses the face f the desert and whispers to it's tile people that the sun is com ng and it is time to awake. Ieralds of the dawn fling their ose-colored banners across the astern skv dark cloud masses how edges of gold, the vaulted ome of the heavens gleams Elver-grey, and formless mount lin walls encircling the plain hke form and color and sharply cline their peaks.
 Wild things of the air feel the tir of morning first and are on he wing while the groundllngs Ire yet sleeping in the shadows. With faint swish of wings a ompany of water fowl passes |wiftly overhead and in a mo- nent squadrons, regiments, rigades of ducks are streaming cross the sky, silhouetted lack against silver and gold, ringing their way from the elds of the valley to the waters f the Salton Sea.
 BATTLESHIP MIRAGE
 With the rising of the sun, he Genii of Mirage sweep their rushes over the plain and fountains, painting impossible ictures of things that never yere on sea or land giant antasies of form and color laying Gargantuan jests with ature and tricking the eye with hcredibilities that compel belief. On the southern horizon looms
 monstrous battleship with hree great turrets and protrud- lg guns. Tunnels, coming overs, barbettes and fighting bps shoot up, are absolute real ies to the vision for a moment.
 sweep of the brush, and the )readnaught is transformed in. D Monitor with one vast tur- et, guns elongate to miles and a moment contract and run ack into the turret. Another rhimsical stroke changes the Ionitor to the massive bulk of
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Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

10 the 6dSJWdru q GUY OI urGdInS looms against the horizon. Heav- en-piercing spires spring into the air, domes and minarets appear, rectangular sky-scrapers are sharply defined low, lying roofs, crowd around the great buildings, and all are reflected clearly in the vast expanse of a simmer ing lake. The city is there as plainly as any ever built by man, but immeasureably grander. It's skyline is an artists dream, and it melts and changes and the spires come and go with every stroke of the Genii's brush.
 Against the northern horizon, where the Superstition hills lie, the ancient Chaldean city springs into life again. The magnificent arrogance of her towers is there. Terrace upon terrace her hanging gardens leap into being, and far stretching, bulking huge in the morning light of the twentieth century, come again to the view of man the fabled walls of Baby lon.
 The whole great circle of the horizon is the canvas upon which the Genii of Mirage paint their weird pictures, an ever-shifting panorama of illusions that only the mind subconciously recog- nizes as unrealities. To the vis- ion, all are solid, substantial yer ities.
 FARMLAND
 As the sun climbs along it's mounting pathway and throws it's beams upon the plain, the phantasmagoria sweeps from the encircling hills into the valley, and a great lake submerges all the land. Upon an island in the fairy sea stands an imperial city of gleaming marble, beautiful as the dream of genius, it's palaces, monuments, domes and arches mirrored again in the encompass ing waters. Groves, forests, villas, ships with white spread ing sails and towering masts are imaged in the shining sea, and imagination needs no spur to people the dream city with white robed multitudes, to see men and women strolling in the groves, children playing on the banks and sailors upon the decks of ships.
 Bewildered by the marvels of the mirage, surfeited with won ders, wearied of the effort to dis believe the evidence of the sen- ses, one turns again toward the south, and To! the battleship is but the memory of a vision. Where it rode formidable and menacing, the apotheosis of to- day, the last word of the age of steel and strenuous striving, stand the pyramids, the infinite serenity of the centuries embodi- ed in their majesty and the wis dom of all the vanished past contemplating from their tops the restless bustling of ephemer- al humanity.
 That is but a feeble, futile rec ord of impressions of morning on the desert, a glimpse into the realm of the unreal where things are that do not exist, where the eyes see what is not and the world is but a phantasm, and the phan- tasm is as absolute a truth as any material fact of the universe.
 CHAPTER ON OIL
 The Signal Mountain, Carrizo Creek and Pansaharan Oil and Pipe-dream company Limited) read the experts report, said that gulf about the desert might be mighty fine, but contained no information, and demanded to be told something about oil.
 The expert replied that his re- port was designed to convey the lesson that in this world the wise man believes nothing that he o,ooo ,v,1 ,oo;o.l,t,, l;4tIO tbo+ h0
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
JUDGES ARE CHOSEN
Prominent Men Will Decide the
Winner of the Otterbein-
EarIham Debate.
A WIN IS EXPECTED.

The debate which will be held at
Earlham Thursday night is attracting
as much attention outside of the cir
Gle OF the students and OF the college
itself as il is in the college. The girls
have put forth a very strong team this
year. and the subject they have chos-
en- is one of which they have been
very materially assisted by the excel
lent references they have been able
10 secure in the MOrrissOn-Ree and
in the college library. Professor Z. P.
TruebloOd states that he had not the
slightest doubt but that the Earlham
team Will he successful in the coming
debate and will do more TO uphold the
name Of EaTlham as a good debating
school than the boys did in the trian-
guar debate which was held lately
between Wabash. Butler and Earlaam.
The sirls who will represent Otterbein
are Mrs. Minnie Hall. Miss Maud Bill
man and Miss Lulu BOOkWalter with
Miss Grace Mumma as an alternate.
Miss jeanette Fenimore, Miss Mar
jOrie Hill and Miss Elizabeth HOLIDAY
will represent Earlham. The presiding
officer of the evening will be the Rev.
Thomas Graham of this city. The
judges are Guy Potter Benton, presi.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
JEALOUSY PROMPTS
WOMEN TO DUEL
Butcher Knife and Red-Hot
Poker, Weapons.

Youngstown, O., April S.-POlice in
terrupted an affair of honor INDUCED
in by two women, arranged. the Off
GERS assert, according to the ethics of
the French code The interruption
came only after several wounds had
been exchanged.
Just as the patrolmen beat in the
door of Miss Nina Jackson's home, in
Watt street. thrust Of big butcher
knife in Miss Lulu Bars hand caught
Miss Jackson in the neck near the jug
uar vein. She was taken 10 the City
hospital.
Miss Barr. hands scared and hair
burned by thrusts Of a red-hot stove
poker. which the police assert Miss
jackson welded. was lodged in a cell.
The affair had its origin, the patrol
men say, in jealousy of the attentions
of a young man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
When SpectscIss Were New.

In the days when spectacles were in-i
PRODUCED the world was not all wise.
Glasses became SO fashionable that
people did not wait until necessity
compelled them TO adopt the new GUS.
tom. Whether their eyesight was bad,
or good those who would be STYLISH
were spectacles. In Spain they form-s
Ell part Of the costume OF every well
dressed person. The object Of the
wearer In putting on glasses was to in
crease the gravity Of his appearance
and render himself more directly i'm
posing. The glasses Of spectacles were
proportional in size not TO the eyes.
but to the rank OF the vearer. those
worn by the Spanish mobiles being as
large as ones hand. The Marquis ot
Astorga. viceroy Of Naples. after hav-
ing had his bust sculptured in marble
particularly enioined the artist not 10
forget his beautiful spectacles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
{. A. R. MEN Do
NOT LIKE PLAN
Think Method of Paying Pen
siOnS From One Office
Would Be Slow.
SENTIMENT is UNIVERSAL.
LETTERS OF PROTEST FORWARD.
ED TO INDIANA SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES. IN HOPE OF
SQUELCHlNG MEASURE,

Local G. a. r. men are greatly op-
posed to the proposed action Of the fed
eraI government in aboIishing branch
pension offices in various parts Of the
country and pay all pensions from the
Washington office indianapolis vet
Grams have ddressed letter Of protest
TO the Indiana senators and representa-
tives. The bill providing for the cen
trail pension bureau, has passed the
house and is now in the senate. Local
veterans are of the opinion that by the
Capitalization OF bureaus the payment
of pensioners would be so slow that
many OF them would suffer. No ac-
ton in the matter has yet been taken
by the Sol Meredith Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08

without harm coming 10 them and the
CANNES belonging TO occupants OF the
next house on each side have been
poisoned or disappeared in some mys-
FERROUS manner.
The last victim of the poisoner was
a splendid young pointer. 1t was val
ued highly by the owner. who had paid
the tax just two days before it was
killed. \ post-mOrtem examination
of the animal led the veterinary to as
sert he believed ground glass had
been the means adopted by the rois-
oner. The entire neiehborhOOd is in
censed and the police will be sulpli-
ed with voluntary assistance in the
effort TO learn the identity of the pois-
oner. Dogs alone have not been rnOs-
en- as victims but cats and chickens
have been poisoned also.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
Not Excrbitapt-


The summer resident looked sharply
at Mr.. Jameson's guiieless moon face
and then at the mihl and none too
sprightly horse he was trying to sell.
Don't you think SlJo is rather a
stiff price 10 ask for a horse like that?"
asked the summer resident. How old
is he:"
Hes only jest thutty," said Mr..
Jameson calmly.
Thirty years old, and you expect to
get $3.50 for him
Il don't know as I expect to get it."
said Mr.. Jameson without rancor. but
1t seems as if I'd ought to have full as
much as that. 1t don't come to but IS
year. and he's cost me a good deal
more'n that N ost years. youths Com
panion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
DASTARDLY WORK
Dogs and Other Animals Are
Poisoned in West
Richmond.
VALUABLE ANIMALS LOST,

Reports have been made to the 20
lice department of the work of a dog
poisoner in West Richmond. The lat
est depredations of the evil minded
genius have occurred on Randolph
street. Several valuable hunting dogs
have been disposed of in this way and
a number of fox terriers and otner
breeds of house dogs have met their
fate. Suspicion rests upon one OF the
residents Of the neighborhood and the
police have been so informed. The
neighbors assert is strange that this
family is able to keep one or two dogs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Proposals for supplies for the use Of
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane for the month OF May, will be
received by the Board of Trustees at
the Hospital before 8 p. m, Monday,
April IS, 1905. Specifications may be
seen at the Second National Bank, or
at the Hospital.
BY order Of the Board.
7-2t S. E. SMITH. Med. Supt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08

:
Millions use Gold Medal Flour,
LUcRsTIA-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
SUBSIDY ELECTION
IN ADAMS COUNTY
Citizens to Vote on Fl. WaVne
And Springfield Line.

Election inspectors have been elect
ed in Adams county and everything
has been made ready for the subsidy
election OF May Il, at which time it
will be decided how much the town
ships shall offer the Fort Wayne and
Springfield railway as an inducement
TO build a branch south from Decatur
10 Richmond in case of inducement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08

dent of Miami University. Geo. W.
Benton, principal of Shortridge high
school and Professor G.. y. Miller of
Cincinnati University The question
which will be discussed is "Resolved
that the United States should further
restrict immigration by an education
al trSt"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08

1t takes FIVE years to tan the hide Of
an elephant. but only one sweep of
powder puff to hide the tan of sum-
mer girl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08

Mrs, Enpeck-Yeu acted like a fool
when you proposed TO ME.
Enpeck - That wasn't acting, nv
dsar.-Brooklyn Lie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
PUBLIC AUCTION,

Household goods will he sold We'd
nesday, April Sth at 100 P. NJ. $40
South Sth. 5.3t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-07
BENNETT AND HOLT
DISTINGUISHED s"ENEERs TO
VISIT MERCER

Chairman y r. French was ad-
vscd by Geo Nral this morning
by long disanc. phone that Hon.
Louis Bennett the Democratic nom
inec for governor. and Hon John
r. Holt. OF Huntington. one OF the
finest orators In the state. will visit
Mercer county next week, address
ing the voters as follows:
Princeton. Tuesday. October 10.
at o'clock
Bluefelj Tuesday, Octobs. 10.
az o'clock
Everybody irrespective OF party
affiliations arc cord ally and ear.
nestly invited TO attend Bepubli-
cans Will hear much to interest and
noth.nE 10 offend tham
Dr Isaiah Bee. OF Princeton, who
has known Lous Bennett for nearly
so years. predicts that he will max.
the best governor West virginia
ever had
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-07
ACKCONF|DENT
GIVES HIS REASONS FOR THINK
ING BRYAN WILL CARRY NEW
YoRK-soMB REPUBLICANS
AGAINST ROOSEVELT. SOME
AGAINST HUGHES. WHILE ALI.
pRMoCRATS ARE FOR BRYAN,
SAYS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.

Chicago. Dot. Norman r..
Mack. chairman OF the Democratic
national committee. made xnown
last night the reasons upon which
hs bases his prediction that New
York stats may safely be regardei 4
90 Democratic this year. Mr.. Mack 8
statement regarding the situation
in, the Empire state 10 as. follows:
THE PARTY UNITED.
The Democratic party I'm Now
York was mover more united, nor
even In 1892, chan IL Is this year.
The state 10 never doubtful when
the Democrats stand together. with
q united party we nnd our oppn.
n6nts all shot 10 pieces: some re.
publicsns are opposing Roosevelt: :
others are against Hughes, white
another faction are set against Taft.
As An instance OF the union o.
the Democratic forces. the Natiopal
Democrstie. Club OF New York city
composed OF 400 members. made
up OF bankers. merchants and prs.
fessIoRal men opposed Bryan almost
to man in 1896 and 1900. am
told that 95 per cent OF the clubs
membership Is ready 10 support Mr.
Bryan this year and the cluD r.
Gently passed resolutions ENDORSING
him and have contributed S2.5oO
with promise to contribute a Ike
amount later. with this situation
feel that New York is not only fol
Bryan. but there will be a Demo
cratic landslide"
BRYAN AND TAFT TO MEET
William ]. Bryan will reach here
today and will spend two days I'm
Chicago. The candidate will be 4ho
guest OF the Chicago Association Of
Commerce and this evening will
speak with his opponent William
II. Taft at the banquet OF the Wa.
terusys Convention.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-07
|. kAUF MAN
NORTHFORK SALOON KEEPER
OBJECTS TO REFERENCE OF
LEADER CORRESPONDENT TO
HIS sAb@.

In a Northfork special OF Monday
speaking OF the Republican mead
quarters and the place OF reslstra-
tion. l.. Kaufmans saloon was men
toned as a place "patronized large
ly by negroes" Mr. Kaufman takes
exception to the statement and says
he does not run a negro dive, tha:
ne has been in business eighteen
years and runs as reputable places
9s any saloon keeper in Mcdowell
county.
The Leader cannot see that Mr..
Kaufman has any cause to complain
Ills place IS not called negro dive
nor is z classed with them. The
negroes are IN large majority and
the best patrons Of the saloons.
Their trade is welcome. no doubt
in every saloon In that county. Nj
Kaufman says he IS not poli4 lciaa
and does not think he ought TO have
bis name mixed up I'm political mat
tors. His name would not hays
been mentioned possibly ~ his sa-
loon had not been used ss a place
Of registration 'and for Republi-
con headquarters" 10 was necessary
to mention his name IN order to
locate the place. Mr. Kaufman has
two saloons AT NorthforE ono pas.
ronized mostly by whitcs. and the
other patron ned by white and
colored, with thr negroes n tbs
majority. and this latter saloon =
Republican hcadquartcr
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-07

power 10 deliver the labor vote
TO any candidae? Does he iSnow
that upon every occasion IN This
campaign I have emphatically de-
ciared that I did not presume eitf~r
20 dictate to, or deliver the vote Tel
any citizen or the entire eoun.-
and, having known this fact. Is Il
fair for Mr.. Taft to declare and re-
iterate SO palpable an untruth?
WARNS JUDGE TAFT. II
The Republican party and ass
candidate. Judge Taft. have spoken
so have the Democratic party and
its candidate, Mr.. Bryan. and the
people have made their choice. and
know for whom they will vote. The
mel OF the American labor move
ment have DECLARED that they will
stand faithfully by our friends, op-
pose and defeat our enemies. whetf-
er they be Candidates for president
f)r congress, or other offices whs-h-
er executive, legislative. or judicial.
Candidate Taft. take notice"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-07
HON. SAM'L
WAL TON
NAMED IN THE PLACE OF CAPT.
ID. III. BARGER AS THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINEE FOR HOUSE
OF DELEGATES-I1= SELEC-
TION A WISE ONE.

At a meeting OF the Democratic
executive committee OF Mercer
county held at Princeton on yester-
day. the resignation OF Capt. d. H..
Barger was accepted. and Hon. Sam
uel Walton was named in his stead
After II was ascertained that Capt
Barger eould not make the race the
question arose as TO who should be
named in his stead. The opinion
was unanimous that Mr.. Walton
was the one man in the county who
was peculiarly fitted for this honor
and who could add every element OF
strength TO the party. An effort
was made 20 get In communication
with Mr.. Walton out 70 was learned
that he was away from his home
attending the Virginia State Fair at
Richmond. The committee unani-
mously endorsed him and delegated
Hon Writ A. French. the Demo
cratic candidate for county court
20 wait upon Mr.. Walton and inform
him OF the committees action. Mr..
French left for Richmond last night
and saw Mr. Walton at the JeRer-
son Hotel about nine O'Clock this
morning and advised him Of the
fact that he had been named I'm tho
place OF Capt Barger. Major wal
ton did not desire the honor. but
Ike the public spirited man that he
iS answered his party's call and de-
cided TO make the race.
The selection Of Major Walton IS
an assurance OF victory. There IS
not more popular man in Mercer
county. This public spiritedness
has endeared all people TO him.
Major Walton stands ssluarely
upon the Democratic National. state
and county platforms. He IS an
ardent advocate OF the lily white
planks IN the Democratic platform
When the committee met on yes
terday a. Princeton the question:
was asked from all sides whether
Major Walton could be Induced 20
make the race. Each committee
man declared that he was the one
man would meet the universal
choice OF Mercer county