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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
SOCIALAND PERSONAL


Mr.. and Mrs. III. r. Gabraith aud
son. az Upper Washington avenue,
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Clint Bondurant left yesterday fer
Chicago to resume his studies for the
new year at Northwestern Medical
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Miss Erh,a Hefter, OF Centralia' has
returned home after visit OF sever
al weeks with her sister, AIRS. Charles
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A. Rubenstein, OF Alton, III. Is the
guest OF his son, g e. Rubenstein and
daughter Mrs Samuel Could OF
twentieth street.
Mrs W, r. sanderbursh, OF cape
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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
ENGINEER KILLED.

Washington. Jan. e-Philippi F.
Kramer. of Portland. Ore. a locomo-
tive engineer in t1c employ of the
Isthmfan Canal commission. was muir.
.lered at Paraiso during the night of
December le. according to informa.
fion received here. Robbery Is tie
only motive assigned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
Chocolate Custard.

Heat / quart milk. when hot add
. tablespoons corn starch, vet with
cold milk, 3 tablespoons cocoa or
chocolate. wet with hot milk or wat
er to dissolve IL. add % cup sugar.
Boil 3 minutes. stirring all the time.
Remove from stove and add / tea
spoon vanilla. Serve with either thin
or whipped cream.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
Wax From Ehruh.

A kid OF wax suitable for soap asd
candle making is obtained in South
Africa from the berry Of a shrub (my
RIGA cordifoiiab which Is used ior
binding drift sands.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
Modern strenucus Life.

II is a common saying that the
modern world Is too hurried to dream.
TO picture or TO pray. But, in truth,
= is too hurried even to think.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
TIN Schiller Club.

Tho Schiller Club was entertained
yesterday afternoon BY Mrs. H. s.
Candee at her home on Upper Wash
ington avenue. IL was the regular
meeting and 1t was a pleasant and
profitable event for all present. The
usual readings from and concerning
the great German poet were had and
refreshments were served
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

The Cairo Eagles flew high last
night Mt meeting aud banquet held
in their lodge rooms In Union hall.
Newly elected Officers were installed
and other business transacted The
banquet was most sumptuous
spread and was largely attended aud
hugely enjoyed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
,,.n n.liversd BIZ Reektts.

Mail matter for the Tonga group OF
,slaads in the Pacific is delivered by
means of rockets from passing vessels
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

Soft silk fibre braid is used to out
line the coat all around and tne
braid again appears in the wide
plaits that fall over the shoulders
and continue down to the waist where
they are lost In the lines of the coat.
The reyers are of the soutached silk
and collar of black velvet.
A pleasing note Is struck in toe
dark green and deep purple velvet
collars that are stitched upon some
of the black coats, and still another
smart idea is the collar of pale grey
or white suede. They do not nee
essarlly have cuffs to match, for
close-ftting coats, as rule, have
long, simple sleeves which are sim
ply stitched with braid about the
edge, with buttons at the back.
Finishing this coat Is quaint lit
tie French turban of pale mauve
trimmed with crushed roses and os-
trich tips.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
1--we rn,eny on corn ana scans.

Corn and beans are the staple arti-
oles of diet of the working classes Of
Mexico.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

Many Of tie POOR men coFet the
-icb MAS wceith. and most of the
rieb mea cn.et the poor mans health.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
The Woman's Club.

The Cairo Woman's Club met yes
| terday afternoon in the club room al
1.-THE Library. There was goodly at
tendance OF members and an interest
ling program under the auspices OF the
Educational Department. In the alb
|senee of Mrs. Dewey. the president
Miss Maud Loflin presided The fea
ture Of the program was a paper by
Mrs. Isabella l.. Candee entitled 'Wo.
mans Work for Women" Plans for a
series Of talks on -rArt, by Mrs. Gene
Sherwood OF Chicago, were discussed.
q decision to be reached later.
Samuel White went to ST. Louis
yesterday to transact business.
Charles Gilhofer OF Seventh street,
left yesterday for Poplar Bluff on bust
ncs'.
Gus Muthig and family have. re-
turned from their holiday visit to
Louisville. Ky.
M, and Mrs. Frank Torrey and
daughter, have returned from visit
tc Chicago and Peoria.
Miss Vela Bondurant returned yes
terday from Bardwell, KY. where she
visited friends for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p. Bates re.
turned last night to Chicago. after a
brief visit here with relatives.
David S. Lansden went to st. Louis
yesterday and will go from there to
Chicago on professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs William Dougherty. OF
Mound City. are the guests Of the lat
ter's father. James Simpkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Altman have re-
turned from Memphis. where they
spent the holidays with relatives.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

RACK FOR KEEPING GRAPES.
apart by means of three strands OF
baling wire. The lunches Of grapes
are tied to the hoops with Irvine. far
enough apart to prevent their toncn-
Ing. They are easily examined to
pick off any grapes that start to de-
cay. and hung in cool cellar will
keep several months after picking.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
Funeral to 30 Held Today

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Jesse, the lycar.old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. G. Lender, Of zoos
Poplar street, who died Wednesday
night, will be held at the family resi-
dence today. The body will be taken
to Kentucky for interment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

May BE Kept for Long Time ~
Means OF This Device.
Grapes may be kept fr months
In their natural state. by using the
device sho IN In the accompanying IL
lustration.
Barrel hoops are suspended one
above another about s or 10 inches
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
III Entertain Matrons and Maids

Tho several young matrons and
maids who recently organized. will
be entertained this afternoon by Mrs.
f.. IT, Aisthorpe at her home Ala Tween
tyteighth street. This will be the
second affair OF the new club. The
afternoon win be spent at cards.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

Eugene M. HiIdress, Of Donglasvillc,
Ky., and Miss Ruby Jones. Of Keyil
Ky.. were united In marriage last eve,
ming by Rev. Morris, at the parson'
agc al the Methodist church.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Killed BY Electric Shock

George Clampctt, aged % years,
was killed at Wickliiic, KY. last Sat
urday BY coming in contact with q
live wire at the electric lighting plant
there, The funeral was held Monday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
ln Homo. 81 VisitoI

Mrs. Charles f. Juden, CT 9l2 Poplar
street, entertained informally Wednes-
day evening complimentary to Mrs,
John Beck and son Of St Louis, The
evening was pleasantly spent at cares
aud delightful refreshments were
scsyc'.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. II. #. Ga'braith aud
son, Of Upper Washington avenue,
have returned fro ma visit to Chicago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

Samuel White went to st. Louis
yesterday to transact business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

DR.. A. B. Nichols. formerly OF Cairo.
has returned after an absence OF sew.
eral years and viii again make Cairo
his home. He has engaged offices in
tho Gilbert Block.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
SOMETHING DOING
Significant Visit to Imperial Valley of
 Men Who Do Things

Harry Chandler, business man. ager of the Los Angeles Times and one of the owners of the California-Mexico ranch, was in the valley early in the week with a party of men whose evident in- terest in this region is significant of something doing" in the way of big enterprises. The The members of the party were: E. c. Chaddock, of Los Angeles, the largest shipper of raisins in the world; Judge M. R. King, of Corcoran, vice-president of the Security Land & Loan Co.,. Major c. D. Carr, sugar-beet and soil expert of the Oxnard sugar fac tory, who is putting in several thousand acres of beets in Ven tura; George Hanna, general su- perintendent, Roy Milner and F. P. Newport, sales agents, of the Corcoran land company, and MT. Lane, of Redlands.
 The visitors went to the end of the r-California railroad, which runs through some of the best lands of the c. M. Co.,, and on Monday came to Fl Centro and spent the day driving about the country and studying condi- tions in the district. What plans they may have in mind for en- terprises in Imperial Valley have not been disclosed, but they were not here to take the rest cure. Some members of the party are interested in a colonization proj- ect that is being organized by the California-Mexico company to bring into cultivation a large tract of fertile land on the Mexi- can side of the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

tile and one carload of lumber are on the way and another car load of tile is being loaded in Los Angeles. The iron work is all here. Six laborers have been working on the foundation this week. Next week the force will be augmented by five tile layers and several carpenters. The front and rear walls are to be of cream enameled tile and will pre- sent an attractive appearance. The side walls are to be of plain freproof tile.
 J. L. Travers, Fl Centro's pi- oneer contractor, has the new wing of Hotel El Centro well un- der way and expects to have 1t completed next month. He has also fitted up the store in the ho- tel block for the Meserve Cloth ing Co.
 Dwelling houses were started this week on Broadway for w. w. Masten and E. H. Sherman, and other houses are to be erect ed within a month or two, both in that section and south of Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
Fl Certro's New Depot

Superintendent H. V. Platt, of the Southern Pacific was in the valley this week taking observa- tions of the march of progress and asking questions about things in general. He said he was ready to begin construction of the Ell Centro depot as soon as he should get the word from G. M. O., and he also said the depot would be the finest in the valley and an to the county seat.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
DOLEZAL-LEJA
We'll Known Young People United in
 Marriage at Catholic Church


 Marriage at Catholic Church Henry Dolezal, a well known Ell Centro farmer, and MissMarie Leja, a deservedly popular Im- perial maiden, were united in marriage Saturday, January II, at the Catholic church in El Gen. tro in the presence of a number of their relatives and friends. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. Eummelen, the witness es being MT. and Mrs. Donald, MT. and Mrs. Jacobson and Albin Dolezal.
 After the ceremony the we'd ding party proceeded to the ranch of Anton Panek, two and half miles southwest of El Centro, where a bountiful dinner had been prepared by Mrs. w. V. Baker and Mrs. J. w., Laird. MT. and Mrs. Dolezal were the recipients of many beautiful and useful gifts, among them being the following: Handsome rug by MT. and Mrs. Jacobson; two bedspreads and two elaborately ornamented wedding cakes by MT. and Mrs. Donald; bedspread and bureau scarf by MT. and Mrs. Williams; $2O cash by Albin Dole-, gal, brother of the groom; lace curtains, embroidered slippers and $10 cash by Mrs. A. Panek, of San Diego, aunt of the groom; purse by MT. and Mrs. Heiny, of Brawley. MT. Anton Panek pre- sented to the bride a handsome gold watch and chain.
 The bride was becomingly at tired in a white null silk gown with an orange blossom wreath and white silk veil. MT. and Mrs. Dolezal are now happily sit uated on their own ranch two miles southwest of El Centro. I V RYOvy,o aEoc Tooly ToYon
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

sugar beet culture may not seem large compared to some returns from cantaloupes heretofore ob- tained, but the whole Imperial Valley cannot be devoted to can taloupe growing. Sugar beets will grow in land that is not suit able for other crops, and they give sure, steady returns.
 It is the opinion of MT. Hay hurst that at least two crops a year are certain and three are more than possible, and if that proves correct the returns per acre per year would equal if not exceed the returns from canta- loupes. Sugar beets are now grown successfully in small quan- titles by experimenting farmers in Imperial Valley, and the per feet adaptability of soil and eli mate has been demonstrated be- yond question. Ira Aten has a patch of beets, planted last Sep tember, which shows unusually fine growth, and later plantings on the Myers ranch are equally successfully.
 EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE
 If the farmers of the valley encourage the project and the establishment of sugar factories is assured, experimental cultiva- tion of beets will be necessary to ascertain the proper seasons of planting and cutting and to work out the theory that crops can be so regulated as to keep mills in continuous operation.
 The promoters of the project, according to MT. Hayhurst, will carry on experiments at their own cost, planting beets every ten days throughout the year and carefully observing results in growth, maturity and sugar-mak- ing qualities.
 There is very little absolute waste from a beet sugar mill. The pulp is utilized as fattening food for cattle, and stock yards are maintained at the factories. Beet pulp is fed to stock as mix ture with alfalfa, and the stock yards furnish a market for hay. The pulp from a mill of the ca pacity contemplated would keep from 1, 500 to 2,000 steers in the stockyards of the factory through the season, and an area of 160 acres would be required for the yards. The usual charge for pulp to feeders is about thirty cents a ton. Directly and indirectly, sugar factory is of great industrial ben eft to a community and a stimu- lant of development of it's re- sources.
 Investigations of the sugar beet possibilities of Imperial Val ley are being made by others than MT. Hayhurst. Major c. D. Carr, soil expert of the OK nard company, and others inter ested in that factory, have been here recently, and there are indi- cations that their survey of the ground is preliminary to the in- of a big enterprise.
 President Brown, of the El Centro Chamber of Commerce, has called a special public meet ing of the Chamber, to which all persons interested are invited, for this Saturday evening in the school house, to give MT. Hay hurst an opportunity to present and explain his project to the people of the valley.
 H. w. Brimmer, of Cotton, has II
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
H0LTVILLE WHITECAPS
Throw Prodigious Scare into Mir.
 Phelps tor Reasons Unknown

Throw Prodigious Scare into MT
 Phelps tor Reasons Unknown
 Constable Harris, of Holtville, was awakened Tuesday night by excited citizens, who reported that a man was being either held up by bandits or hanged from the railroad bridge by night-riders. Harris, never having seen a lynching and being naturally thirsty for knowledge, loped down to the bridge with only one shoe on to see how the thing was done. All was quiet at the bridge, nobody was dangling from the stringpiece and no sinister forms were lurking in the shadows.
 Near the creamery Harris found the body of a man, and it seemed to be very dead. Men gathered about, and Harris looked them over to see if there were any murderers in the crowd. Hearing a feeble groan from the body, Harris examined it and found that it was alive but gagged and badly scared. He removed the gag and thereby uncorked a stream of frantic appeals to be taken away and saved.
 The scared body belonged to a man named Phelps, who has been around Holtville for a year or two and has filed claim on a school section of alfalfa owned by F. N. Chaplin. Phelps ayers that the attack upon him was made by persons who fear that he will succeed in getting that alfalfa field, and that they were going to throw him into the Ala mo river when they were fright ened from their nefarious pur- pose. He says he recognized one of the vigilants as an em- ployee of Chaplin and proposes to prosecute him.
 There are other theories to account for the hazing of Phelps, and there are persons who scout at the notion that it had any re- lation to his land jumping opera tions. Phelps was not injured, except that his nose was slightly abraded, but the constable says he was scared prodigiously.
 Water company number 7 has a mutual telephone system of it's own, number 5 is preparing to put in a similar system, and mum
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
FL CENTR0'S BUILDING BOOM
 STARTS WITH A RUSH
Brick Blocks Going Up All Along Main Street Contracts For Seven Business Structures Let By w. F. Holt Corner Lot Sold at Highest Price Yet Paid in Valley.

Activity in building operations in El Centro continues with no prospect of a letup for many months to come. Brick and tile
 business structures are going up as rapidly as men and materials can be secured, and yet the de- mand for store buildings is far from being satisfied. This de- mand for new buildings becomes more and more insistent as the wonderful possibilities of the town and of the valley are de- veloped. Business men of many cities are seeking opportunities here, and as rapidly as possible buildings will be provided for them. El Centro's growth in a few months is greater than that of most places of it's size in years, and there is every prospect that the rate of growth will continue indefinitely.
 SEVEN MORE BRICK STRUCTURES
 The south side of Main street will soon present an unbroken front of brick buildings. On Thursday afternoon w. F. Holt made final arrangements for the immediate erection of five more brick buildings between the Rumsey and Goodrich buildings. Each will be 100 feet deep. Two have already been leased and it is certain that the other three will be spoken for long before they are completed. MT. Holt will also have erected at once a brick building, 40 by 50 feet, on Sixth street, to be used as an uptown office by the Wells Fargo Co. and the Western Union Telegraph Co. Temper arily while this building is being put up the Wells-Fargo office will be in the new Holton Power Go. building on Main street. MT. Holt has also given the order for the erection of a brick warehouse in the rear of the Rumsey building.
 This week a deal was closed whereby Thomas Wilkins of Los Angeles acquired the corner op- posite the Valley State bank, the purchase price being the highest ever paid for a lot in Imperial county. MT. and Mrs. Wilkins were in El Centro a few days ago and were favorably impressed with the prospects here. They propose to erect on the lot in the near future a three story room ing hotel.
 A contract was made this week for the erection of a fifty foot brick addition to the building on Main street, owned by w. F. Holt and occupied by 1. B. Cas- ner. Work on this building will be begun in about two weeks.
 Good progress has been made on the three brick buildings which are being erected on Main street by w. F. Holt. The Holt on Power Go. building is almost ready for occupancy. The Rum sey building is so far advanced that Contractor Cooper expects to have it ready for Mir. Rumsey by February 15. Work on the of the building to be occupied by the w. H. Good rich Furniture Go. is also we'll advanced and this building will be completed by March 1.
 PROGRESS ON COURT HOUSE
 Long and Newman have the foundation for the court house three fourths completed and ex- pect to begin laying tile Monday. U. o. Long, who is personally experimenting the work, states that the building will be entirely finished and ready to move into in sixty days. Two carloads off
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

Beet sugar manufacturers are Investigating Imperial Valley with a view to the establishment of factories and encouraging farmers to grow sugar beets. w. T. Hayhurst, of Los Angeles, has been in the valley for some time, studying soil and climatic conditions and talking with set tiers about the prospects of in troducing the new industry. MT. Hayhurst says there would be no difficulty in securing the capital necessary to install a large fac tory if the people of the valley take sufficient interest in the project and agree to produce the raw material. He says there is no doubt of the perfect adapta- bility of Imperial Valley lands to beet growing.
 BEST BEET LAND
 It is MT. Hayhurst's opinion, based upon long experience in beet culture and observations in this region extending over per iod of about year, that the val ley is the best sugar beet land in the country, and judging from results obtained by farmers in cultivation of other vegetables, it is more than probable that the sugar beet can be made a contin- uous crop and the factories kept running all the year round. The production per acre should be from thirty to fifty per cent. greater than that of the Chino lands. A general average taking the failures with the successes, should be not less than twenty tons of beets to the acre.
 Beets are like cantaloupes in that the yield per acre depends chiefly upon the man who plants and cultivates them. Intelligent care and diligent cultivation gov ern the results and produce the dividends. The soil is all right and will respond generously to proper treatment.
 PROSPECTIVE RETURNS
 The farmer receives $5 a ton for beets delivered at the mill or at gathering points, and the max imum cost of planting, cultivat- ing and delivering the crop, in cluding the farmers time and all incidental expenses, is $50 an acre, leaving an average net profit of $70 an acre. It is quite probable, says MT. Hayhurst, that the yield from well cultivat- ed land would be largely in ex- cess of twenty tons per acre, but he figures on that basis to be well on the safe side.
 The beet sugar mill at OXnard, Ventura county, the second larg- est in the United States, repre- sents an investment of about $2, : OOO,OOO. MT. Hayhurst talks of a factory of at least equal capac- ity for Imperial Valley, and ayers that the necessary capital will be ready when the people of the valley give assurance that they will support the project and en- ter into agreements to produce the beets required to keep the mill going.
 Ninety per cent. of the sugar consumed in the United States is imported, and the rate of con- sumption increases ten per cent. per annum. More than 600 sug- ar factories could be operated proftably in this country, but on ly 60 are in existence. At least half a dozen could be maintained in Imperial Valley, giving steady employment to about 2,OOO men in the mills alone.
 CONTINUOUS CROPS
 Tho vNrOSraotiua T0rOfitS from |
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

H. w. Brimmer, of Cotton, has bought 160 acres of the Blair farm near Imperial and will plant orange trees. Expert citrus growers agree that this valley is the best orange land in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18
BEET-SUGAR FACTORIES
 FOR IMPERIAL VALLEY

Soil and Climate Are Best In the World For Grow ing Sugar-BeetS, Two or Three Crops Year Insure Continuous Operation of Mills, Capital Ready For Establishment of Enterprise,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

J. T. Brown, alias Jack Temp lar, charged with an infamous crime, was acquitted by a jury yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-01-18

Water company number 7 has a mutual telephone system of it's own, number 5 is preparing to put in a similar system, and num- Der is considering cooperation with number 5.