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Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
FL CENTRIC RESOLUTIONS
 CREATE BIG DISTURBANCE
Chamber of Commerce Officers Cited to Appear in Court on Charge of Contempt. Efforts to Se- cure Modification of Injunction, Possible Com promise in Salt Works Case.

know the answer to that question. AL ready some of them have waited four days for water and do not know when they will get it. If the present method of controlling water is continued through the cantaloupe season, greater injury and damage to the settlers than has been caused by shutting off power and light will be the result.
 In the meantime, the hearing of the contempt case against the c. D. Co. has been postponed for three weeks, and efforts are being made to induce the court to so interpret or modify it's order as to permit Imperial Valley industries to be conducted normally.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
UNCLE SAM'S PROMISE
 SHOULD BE KEPT
SETTLERS STAND FOR SQUARE
 DEAL TO ALL.
Southern Pacific Saved the Valley and the Government Dam at Laguna and Is Entitled to Repayment of Cost of Closing Break of the Colorado.

The following statement of the at titude of Imperial Valley settlers on the question of passage by Congress of bill making adequate payment to the Southern Pacific for closing the break of the Colorado has been signed by a number of large landholders and representative settlers and'sent to the Los Angeles Times:
 For a Square Deal.
 The settlers of Imperial Valley are informed that certain persons profes- sing to have interests here, but not actual residents of this county, are opposing and striving to prevent the passage by Congress of a bill provid' ing for reimbursement of the Southern Pacific for expenses incurred in com plying with President Rooseyelts re- quest that the break of the Colorado be closed
 No reasonable, fair-minded man in the valley can do otherwise than con demn unqualifiedly any such breach of faith. All of us know that but for the energetic, efficient work of the rail road, which was the only agency coIn-
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
TEXAS COTTON GROWERS
 TO BEGIN OPERATIONS
Will Plant Thousand Acres And Put Up Gin In Imperial Valley They Know They Can Make Better Than Two Bales to the Acre and Are Not Experimenting,

The owner puts in the land and the team, the Mexican and his family cul- tivate and pick the crop, and he gets half the cotton. So the planter gets on an average about eight dollars from an acre of land. The difference be- tween eight dollars and fifty dollars an acre is what strikes us as an induce ment to move to Imperial Valley.
 While the soil here is marvellously productive, the addition of vegetable matter or humus, which it now lacks, will make it much better. Fifteen years in alfalfa would double the pro- ductivity. Cotton is a good crop for the land, better than alfalfa, cane or corn. We go over the field after pick ing and cut the stalks into small pieces with a machine, and then blow them under. That benefits the land by re- storing the clements taken out by the stalk and supplying the vegetable mat ter needed. The cotton fibre takes very little from the soil; it draws more upon the air and sunshine.
 "There are no enemies to the cotton plant here. Rains do not come at a time when the boil can be spoiled by moisture, and the boil weevil cannot live here. The quality of cotton grown here is first class; the fibre is strong. In fact, there is no guess work about the matter at all. We know this is the best cotton region in the United States, and we are going to grow cotton and gin it right here. We in- tend to secure 1000 acres, and plant half of it each year, and we have se- cured part of the land already. There is no question that many other Texan growers will follow us. When we go back and tell what we know, whole lot of Texans will sit up and take no tice of this country, and they will be men who are able to handle the busi- ness on large scale"
 It is the purpose of the Texans to bring with them Mexicans who under stand cotton growing, and locate a family on every forty acres. These people will attract others from below the line and teach them how to culti- vate and pick cotton, and a resident class of cotton farmers will be estab- lished. In Texas a Mexican family works fifty acres of cotton with one team of mules. Because of the heavier crop here, forty acres probably will be all that one team can handle.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
WEEKS DEVELOPMENTS IN FL cENTRo, CALIFORNIA; LIVE
 LEST CITY.
BIG SALES OF REAL ESTATE
Growth of County Seat Proceeds With Amazing Rapidity-Hundreds of Men Coming In Every Week to Stay and Swell the Population.

There has been no let up this week in the activity in business and real estate circles in El Centro. More sales of real estate have been made than in any previous week. More people have come to town; more men have become identified with the busi- ness of the town. The population is increasing at the rate of 100 a week and values have taken a considerable jump. An offer for a lot on Main street east of Fifth street at an ad- vance of several hundred dollars above last months price has been refused Nearly all of the most desirable busi- ness and residence lots have been snapped up, and buildings are to be erected at once on many of them.
 On Tuesday of this week a syndi- cate headed by c. E. Taylor of Red lands bought the 160 acres adjoining the townsite on the south and east at a high price. This is the tract owned by F. C. Paulin and is deeded land The purchasers will proceed at once to level the land and Subdivide it into small tracts, which will be sold at $25O to $500 an acre.
 The Holton Power Company build ing is completed and the inside finish is being put on the Rumsey and Good rich buildings. w. H. Goodrich, who will open his store about March 15, made contract this week for large warehouse in the rear of his store.
 The hotel annex was completed this week and the lodging house built by J. R. Garen is ready for occupancy
 J. w. Colson, formerly of Redlands, bought the corner lot on Fourth and Olive streets Tuesday and made con tract with J. l.. Travers for the erec- tion of a fine dwelling house. The next lot east has been purchased by c. F. Hayden, who will also erect a dwelling house, Other houses for which contracts were made this week are two for Mrs. SAran M. King on Commercial street F. M Burger on Broadway, and H. B. Pearson on Olive street. Mr. Pearson has purchased nineteen lots, an entire block, between Seventh and Eighth streets on Olive and later will erect several more houses. These will be erected by J. L. Travers.
 Geo. Fishbaugh of Yuma was in town this week and stated that he expected to build soon two-story fifty foot front business building on his lots on the south side of Main street. Geo. Wilkins is preparing to erect a two or story building on the corner opposite the Valley State Bank. Other definite plans for erecting build ings make it certain that El Centros building boom will last we'll into the hot weather. Enterprises of greater magnitude are now in the preliminary stages and will be consummated in the early fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22

Cotton-growing is to be one of the important agricultural industries of Imperial Valley. Texas growers, who have been here Investigating condi- tions, have determined definitely to dispose of their property in Texas and begin operations on large scale in this valley. They have seen enough to convince them that there is no ex- pertinent about cotton-growing in this region and that Imperial Valley has the best soil and climate in the world for the production of the crop.
 J. c. Lacy and w. C. Johnson, of San Marcos, Texas, are the leaders in the enterprise. They and four of their neighbors propose to secure 320 acres each, plant 1000 acres in cotton next year and put up gin. They have the capital and the experience, and they ask no assistance, organize no stock company, and need no encouragement other than what they derive from their study of conditions and their conf dence that they can make the business more profitable here than elsewhere.
 Mr. Lacy, before returning to Texas to report to his associates and dispose of his holdings there, said to the Press:
 There is no doubt at all about the results of cotton-growing here. The soil and climate are right, and the yield is so great that we shall hesitate to tell how many bales to the acre can be produced. If we put it at two bales we shall be away on the safe side, and that will look big to Texans, who get an average of one-third of a bale.
 Tt is very simple matter to esti- mate the yield. The plants grown by MT. Aten on his place near Ell Centro show an average of 200 bolls to the stalk, some going as high as 400. It takes 100 bolls to make pound. There are 3600 stalks to the acre; two pounds to the stalk; 7,2O0 pounds to the acre, one-third fibre and two-thirds seed; 1,5O0 pounds of fibre and seed to the bale. That makes four and four-fifths bales of cotton to the acre. We are surely safe in expecting half of what we know can be produced.
 "The value of cotton is fifty dollars bale The price may vary little either way, but that is the average and is considered the standard price of cotton. In Texas we arrange with Mexicans to grow cotton on shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
INJUNCTION OFF
JUDGE WELLBoRN SAYS POWER
 PLANT MAY RUN.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
 LOS ANGELES, FEB. 21.-JUDoE WELLBoRN HAS DECIDED THAT NO INJUNCTION AGAINST THE c. D. co. IS IN EFFECT. THIS MEANS THAT WATER MAY BE USED AS BEFORE, PENDING DECISION OF THE CASE ON APPEAL. POWER AND LIGHT PLANT MAY RESUME OPERATIONS.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
ASK FOR MODIFICATION.
Attorneys Suggestion Is Suspension
 Pending Appeal.

Los Angeles Times, Feb. 20.1
 The question of the interpretation of the decree of Judge Wellborn in the case of the New Liverpool Salt Com ment Company, was raised yesterday in the Circuit Court, by counsel for the defense, who held that the defend ant has right to ask for exact con- struction to be put upon the injunction issued to restrain it from allowing more water to run through it's canals than is required for the substantial" needs of the settlers.
 Numerous authorities were cited by Attorney McCutcheon of San Francis co, counsel for the plaintiff, and by Attorney John s. Chapman, who rep resents the development company
 The defendant maintains that a lib eral construction of the terms of the restraining order will allow reason able use of the water taken from the IblNCL TUT uOu1S0IlC CHu gation purposes. It is asserted that 1t is impossible to regulate the flow in such manner that none of the waste water shall reach the Salton Sink.
 Another question to be settled is whether the injunction shall be sus- pended pending appeal. Decision may not be reached by the higher court for months. If the terms of the in- junction are rigidly enforced, it is as- serted that the Imperial Valley will suffer material damage during the ap- preaching spring and summer months
 The plaintiff is fighting strenuously against any modification of the re- straining order and holds that the de- cree must be observed despite possible injury to commercial and agricultural interests.
 Possible Compromise.
 Counsel for the New Liverpool Salt Company assert that law many times works hardship to innocent persons. If the injunction is not observed, they claim that the property of the salt company will remain under water. Alp parently the only basis of compromise will be that the defendant pay the plaintiff the full value of the lands now under water and obtain the prac- tical ownership of the property.
 There are many questions to be threshed out in the courts and it is expected that the litigation will be ex- tended over period of many months. The California Development Company has appealed to the higher courts from the decision in the case heard in January, and the question of the injunction will probably be taken to the United States Supreme Court.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.

No Contempt In Comment On Case
 Not Before Court.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-02-22

[Los Angeles Times. Feb. 19l Contempt proceedings brought
 Continued on page 2)
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30

Notice of Hearing Application For
l. Druggists Permit. -
State of North Dakota, County of
Ramsey-ss: -
In the County Court.
Pursuant to an order of this court,
made on the 26th day of Oct. A. D.
1908, Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 30th day of November,
A. D. 1908, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, at the Court Rooms
of this court, at the County Court
House in the City of Devils Lake,
County of Ramsey, and State of North
Dakota, has been appointed by the
Judge of this court as the time and
place for hearing the. petition of j A.
Moran of the End Ward of Devils
Lake, in said Ramsey county, for the
granting to him of a druggists per.
NIT to sell for medicinal, scientific
and mechanical purposes, malt, win.
GUS, spirituous, fermented or: other
Intoxicating liquors at 415 Kelley Ave-,
being on Lots /, and 3, Block %, in
the End Ward of Devils Lake, county
of Ramsey, and State of North Dakota
when and where any person interest
ed in the granting of said petition
may appear and contest the same I'M
der the provisions of the law, and they
will be heard. G. x q, s!c; 49,. -. :, Y
Dated at Devils Lake, North Dakota
the 26th day of Oct. A. D. 1908.
John F. Henry,
-. Judge Of the County Court.
f. J. A. Moran, Petitioner. s..-,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
See Mann's big .ad. in this issue.

=. See Mann's big ad In this Issue.
: Mrs. JAS. Nash Of Starkweather,
died at the Mercy hospital in this city
Thursday morning Of consumption.
Funeral will be held at Starkweather
Monday. 81.
Remember the date, Nov. Z, Mann's
opening sale. is - 4 s25 !,
Mrs. Thos. Lyons of Minneapolis,
who; has been looking after her farm.
ing interests in this vicinity for some
time, expects to return to her home
in the near future. j.. !: -, so. ,s,: ~,
Carloads Of merchandise for, Mann's
big opening. sale Saturday, Nov. 18th,
Keep your hands warm-Kirchen's
genuine buckskin- gloves and mittens
are the best, See them at the Hol:
brook Mercantile Co. ,~.,, =,
Cold Weather. ,Clothing--Go rdon's
make plush, fur and lamb. lined coats
in large variety. Holbrook : Mercan
tile Co. =.
A carload of sugar, carload of boz
apples, a. carload Of choice Burbanl
potatoes at Mann's. y.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
SUCCESS,

The price of success Is diligence, In
telligence and perseverance, and you
cannot succeed without it and you
know it from experience. A satisfac-
tory piece Of farm machinery was new
er perfected except through patient,
intelligent work. The same PROPOSE
ton holds good with the farmer, or
business man, be he banker or mer-
chant. The cow dnust be fed if she
is to yield milk, and the soil must be
replenished to yield grain. The "SUC-
CESS" Manure Spreader is the per-
lection of Spreaders up to date, "THE
LIGHT DRAFT ROLLER BEARING
SUCCESS MANURE SPREADER. 3"
This is the year to use one to the
greatest advantage, and every farmer
in this vicinity should have one. Talk
the proposition over with F. H. Pros.
ser & Co., before buying spreader
Liberal terms and fair prices.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
Barney Mouse { Harry A. Kneeshaw

Hon. Chas. G. Benson of Illinois spoke
to about handful of people and as
ence was more attentive than en-
thusiastic.' He spoke for some
length on the national issues from q
democratic standpoint and the small
number of democrats present showed
that they we're not very we'll impress
ed with the talk and took little stock
in the guaranteed bank deposit cru
sade that the speaker dwelled On at
some length. "a .
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
s Election stickers-get them at A. P.
Blondes print shop, --~
=: Next to the skin. That is where
Staley's. underwear shines. 1t keeps
you warm. Holbrook Mercantile Co.
Notice Of Hearing Application for
81! Druggists Permit. r.
State of North Dakota COunfv If

Notice Of Hearing Application for
#El Druggists Permit. s.
State of North Dakota, County of
$.5 Ramsey-ss:
In the County Court.
Z, Pursuant to an order of this Court
made on the rs day of Oct, A. D., 1908.
Notice is hereby given that on Mon
day, the 30th day Of November A. D.;
1908, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon Of
that day, at the Court Rooms of this
Court, at the County Court House, in
the City of Devils Lake, County of
Ramsey, and State of North Dakota,
has been appointed by the Judge of
this Court as the time and place for
hearing the petition Of A. w. Harrison
Of Webster, in Freshwater township,
in said Ramsey county, for the grant
ing to him of druggists permit to
sell for medicinal. scientific and mech
anical purposes, malt, vinous, spirit
~ us, fermented or other Intoxicating
liquors at Lot 10, Block 7, Webster,
in the township Of Freshwater, county
Of Ramsey, and State of North Dakota;
when and where any person Interested
in the granting of said petition may
appear and contest the same under
the provisions of the law, and they
| will be heard.
Dated at Devils Lake, North Dakota
the 26th day of October, A. D. 1908.
r.. John F. Henry,
| Judge Of the County Court
| A. w. Harrison, Petitioner.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
Afraid of his Record

AS was given out In the issues OF
Saturdays Devils Lake Journal that
the democratic candidates had issued
a challenge to@the. republicans of the.
county to joint debate and that the re-
publicans lodged the issue is false and
we will prove to the voters of the coun-
ty that the statement made in the
Journal is not correct and that the:
parties interested, are willing at all
times to meet Mr.. Serumgard and dis
cuss any issue that he may choose and
at any place. ~ -, :
: r. A. Nestos and F.sJ. T,raynor and
Judge J. F. Henry were billed to speak
at Lawton last Thursday evening and
Silver Serumgard also had an address
booked for that place on the same
night. All four gentlemen met in the
Office of the ~Lawton Leader and Mr.
Serumgard suggested a joint meeting
between the four of them and this the
three republicans agreed to. Mr.. Ser
umgard suggested that they all conf1ne
themselves to national issues and to
this Mr.. Traynor said that he was will
ing. but Mr.. Nestos, who is a law part
ner of G. A. Johnson, spoke up and
said that his main mission In the field
was to. further, the candidacy of G.. a.
Johnson and he wished to talk on state
hot 1,n ole h a
Mr.. Traynor and Mr.. Henry wished to
discuss the county and state. issues as
well and that they were perfectly will
ing to debate these questions with the
states attorney, but Mr.. Serumgard
got cold feet and dropped the matter.
Then the party split and decided on
holding separate meetings and Mr..
Henry, yTraynor' and &Nestos held a
meeting in a vacant building. Con:
| trary to the statement of the Journal
had more at the meeting than MIR.
l:Serumgard did, and besides those at
tending the republican speaking were
all voters while. those at the demo
cratic meeting were practically all
women and children and here The
states attorney had q chance to pose
as a reformer and prey upon the in
nocence of the feminine set and tel
them whole lot Of rot that they were
not familiar with and cared little OF
nothing about. sg.s7tI Il ;l55. { ,,@ss, -
The reason for Silver not wishing te
| discuss the county issues is very
plainly seen and to avoid this he: frs
promoted the: discussing Of nationa
tissues, thinking that he would side
track Mr.. 6Traynor and Mr.. Henry OF
the local issues, but they were not t.
/ be sidetracked and were there at Law
ton TO- tell the people what was doini
In the county at present and what hal
Ibeen doing in the past. u Mi. sive1
Eserumgard did not want to have then
tell what he has done in the past an,
he was perfectly willing 70 have then
hold meeting Of their own or forge
about the county issues. His own re
cord would not stand discussion, an,
Inc did mot want to give these two gen
tlemen the portunity Of showing hin hin
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
Gil eat Reduction id /
NiilliiIleII')

555s5 We are s oyersto ked, ana feeling that
1t is better % aacrifl ice On the goods
than &c Iii to carry over stock We have
decided TO make o bic clearing aales OF
millinery next week This sale viii
commence Wednesday and continue
Throughout the week. During this time
Ne Ne win sen our stock of high grade
millinery 81 Il siiaeosliat o 775 per cent.
rf you are still Adj need of hat you
cannot aigord II, miss this opporlsln.
ity ID procare u nice aeaBonahls has al
;lsaa than cesstt,
cad Ter AS ilIinery store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
BIG |! Time at Bethany
Chapel I.

One OF the finest times of the sea
son was the tea party which was Civ
en- at Bethany Chapel west Of this
city Wednesda evening The fune-i
ton was under the direction of The.
men of the chapel and that they did
the thing up brown there is not the
alightast question. hose who were.
present Ray Il was The best thing of The
kind thar they have he'd the pleasure
at being I'd IN q long Time.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
| Former Devil ad,,
Mari gillistOIl

Thursday, Oct. I'D, as illston.
rather Assenault said the words that
.aade man and wife NJ MulhoI-
land formerly of this city ana John
Esivertaon, o Ionss Iunlds Williams eouna,-
ty and MRS. ss5ivertaon went att
once I'd the farm nom 81 the room
where they Win AL at home TO their
many friends he bride has MANY
friends iii Devils whose hest
wishes are extended % them. sssssS