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ARTICLE VI
 Meetings.


 Sec. l. The meetings shall consist of regular and special.
 Sec. ?. The regular meetings shall be held on the second Wednesday of each month.
 Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called by the president, and shall be called upon a written request signed by not less than five delegates, with at least three members represented. Sec. A. Regular meetings sha'. he held at the following psaces in rota- tion: First, Calexico; second, El Cen tro; third, Hoitville; fourth, Imperial; fifth, Brawley.
 Sec. 5. Five delegates, representing a majority of the local organizations srall constitute quorum
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CONTESTANT WINS.
Gets Preferential Rights to Lands
 Against the MaydoIe Heirs.

A.decision was rendered in the con tested land case of Fred G. Tender son against the heirs of Edgar L.. Maydole last Saturday by the register and receiver of the United States Land Office, whereby the contestant is al lowed preferential rights and the en- try of the Maydole heirs is cancelled.
 According to the evidence, there was a failure to comply with the law since the death of the original entryman; his family did not reside on the tract, and the necessary amount of improve ments were not made by Mrs. Maydole and her children
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WATER CLAIMS RECORDED.

Abrum c. Brown claims 5000 inches of water from the New River for ir- rigation and domestic purposes, point of diversion being third standard paral- Tel line. e
 L. M. Holt claims 5000 inches of water of New River TOT the purpose of irrigation upon tract of land, be- ing the s. w. 4 of the s. w. A of sec. 25. twp, 12 S., R. 13 B., s. B. M.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Imperial Valley Improvement Go. to D. A. Stormer, con. $10, lot 8, blk. 80, of Brawley.
 Contract between Fl Centro Land Co. and Varney Bros. & Co.,; first par ties agree to sell and second parties agree to buy lot l, blk. B, of El Cen tro, for $500.
 Myron Westover and Selah 8. Vest over to Allie Thompson, con. $1O, lots 5, 6 and ', blk 60, of Imperiai.
 Mining claims, S. F. Wiles to A. A. Snodgrass, con. $10, an undivided 1s of an undivided 1s in 1900 acres of oil locations in sections 34 and 35, twp. 15 S., R, 10 E., adn sec. 32, twp. 17 S., R. ii D., s. B. M,
 c. s. Hennon and Agnes A. Hennon to A. F. Boyce, con. $210O, s. 1s of N. w. 4 of S. w. 14 of sec. Il, twp IF S., R. IA D., s. B. M.
 c. S. Hennon and Agnes A. Hennon to A. F. Boyce, con- $5O00, s. w. A of the S. w. A of sec. Il, twp. IF S., R. IA B., s. B. M.
 c. s. Hennon and Agnes A. Hennon to D. A. Boyce, con. $5OOO, s. w. F of the N. w. A of sec. Il, twp. 17 S., R. IA E., s. B. M.
 c. s. Hennon and Agnes A. Hennon to D. A. Boyce, con. $21OO, N. 1s of N. w. A of the S. w. A of sec Il, twp. 17 S., R. IA B., s. B. M
 Ed. E, Boyd to H. B. Gillespie, con. $1O, lots and G. blk, 17, of Holtville.
 I. l.. McGee to Mrs. Emma McGee, con. $1O, lot of Vencill's subdivision of the N. E of the N. E. A of sec 6, twp. 16 S.. R. IA E., s. B. M.
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EUREKA!
Yes, | Have Fon::11 It At Last

Found what? Why that Chamber lain's Salve cures eczema and all man. ner of itching of the skin. have been afflicted for many years with skin disease. I had to get up three or four times every night and wash with cold water to allay the terrible itching, but since using this salve in December, 1905, the itching has stopped and has not troubled me.-Elder John T. Ong- ley, Rockville, Pa. For sale at the El Centro drug store.
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SUITS FILED.

Mary A. Perry, plaintiff. vs, Charles M. Reher and Geo. c, Reher, action to recover possession to N. w. A of sec, 20, twp. IA S., R. IA D., S, B. M
 James McNair, plaintiff, vs. Imperial Water Go. No. 1. action to compel said Water Go. No. 1 to furnish water to s. E. IA of N. w. A of sec. S6, twp. 15 S., R, 15 D., s. B. M,
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COUNTY CHAMBER
 's 's's OF COMMERCE
Plan of Organization of the Body
 Representing Imperial Valley.

representing impertal NaIIey. Following are the bylaws of the Imperial County Chamber of Com. merce, adopted at El Centro, Calf, March 24, 1908:
 ARTICLE I.
 Name.
 The name of this association shall be the Imperial County Chamber of Commerce,
 ARTICLE II.
 object.
 It's objects are to foster and encour- age commerce, to assist in securing a market for our products, to induce desirable immigration and the subdi- vision, settlement and cultivation of our lands, and to promote the general welfare of Imperial county.
 ARTICLE III.
 Membership. Sec. 1. Any civic organization now in existence or that may be formed for the promotion of the public welfare of any community within Imperial county shall be eligible to membership in this Chamber, and may be repre- scented by three accredited members of said local organization.
 Sec. 2. Local organizations making application for membership in writing and approved by the Executive Com mittee may be elecee0 by ballot at any regular meeting of the Chamber. Sec. g. The dues shall be assess ments levied from time to time on the members, in which vote majority of the local delegations shall concur.
 ARTICLE ".
 Officers.
 Sec i. The officers of this associa- tioii shall consist of president, secre- tary and first, second and third vice presidents, with an additional vice. president to be added for each new member The Executive Committee shall consist of the officers named. Sec. 2. The officers shall be elected for and hold their offices for the term of one year. or until their successors are elected and qualified.
 Sec. g. Vacancies among the offic CTS shall be filled by the Executive Committee, subject to confirmation at a regular meeting of the Chamber. Sec. 4. The secretary shall give notice to the members of their meet ings in person or in writing.
 a }ea5 ARTICLE V.
 e Duties of Officers.
 Sec. 1. The president shall preside over the meetings of the association, or in his absence the senior vice-presi- dent present.
 Sec. 2. The secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings, notify members of all meetings, attend to the correspondence and perform such other duties as the Chamber may pre- scribe. N m N5'I
 F9 ARTICLE VT.
 Meetings.
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The very best at the lowest possible price. w. H. Goodrich Furniture Go,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Tents and camp furniture at w. H. Goodrich Furniture Co.'s.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-04-17
SHORT NEWS NOTES.

Fire destroyed a part of the Molsoi
warehouse, occupied by the Canadian Pa.
ci6c railway at Montreal. Loss 5000, 900,
covered by insurance.
All the passengers and crew of the
steamer Anselm, wrecked on the Cuban
coast, were saved. The ship and cargo
probably will be total loss.
The Ohio Supreme Court set aside the
indictments which had been found against
the so-called bridge trust, holding that
the charges were not sufficiently definite.
An Office building at Portsmouth, Va,
containing valuable records belonging to
the Seaboard Air Line railway, was
wrecked BY fire and water.
Six Italians supposed to be members
Of Black Hand society are under arrest
at Canton, Ohio, upon charges of having
threatened to kill Mike Attire, a saloon.
keeper, if he did not give them $50 and
join their society.
Chancellor Heiskell at Memphis, Tenn,
made permanent an injunction prohibiting
an organization of negroes styling them
selves the Improved Benevolent Order of
Elks, with grand lodge headquarters in
Chicago, from using the name "Elks."
w. X. Vanderbilt has planned a UNIQUE
apartment house for New York. The
building of two apartments will cost
$4,000. Each apartment will nave three
floors. An elevator will take motor cars
to the garage in the basement. The
building will be in Madison avenue near
Fifty-second street
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WQSEe.
vefy<scIn, mt 10 a, 4fe official grew
serious. BY a system of logical deduc-
tion from circumstances already known.
Cassagne established his theory on a basis
SO ingenious as to excite the chiefs warm.
est admiration. Subsequent search dis
covered that the state of things Cassagne
had believed to exist in theory, was really
true.
Alfred Cassagne might now possibly
have been forty years of age, though when
not disguised, owing to his smoothly
shaver face, he appeared to be younger.
He was rather above the middle height,
and though somewhat narrow across the
shoulders, the great depth of his chest
made ample amends for this deficiency.
His hair was cut very short to permit of
his more readily wearing the various wigs
by which he frequently concealed his iden-
tity. xHis mouth was well cut, the lips
thin and somewhat pursed together, as
is often the habit with men who pass
much time in thinking. His nose was
large and very prominent. His hands
and feet small and rather delicate. His
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ton from the bed caused him to glance

ton from the bed caused him to glance
In that direction.
He could hardly repress a cry Of sur
prise. He held his breath almost, SO anx-
iously did he await the result of an ex-
pertinent that Casagne had put In opera
ton. With his eyes closed and with his
head raised very much after the style Of
a blind man reading from a raised-letter
book, the detective was moving his fingers,
soft and delicate as a young girls, over
the cold, stiff body of the murdered wom-
an. DR.. Mason knew in an instant that
he was about to depend upon his sense
of touch to find the tiny wound that his
eyes had failed to detect.
For over a minute the two men remain
ed in their relative positions. Then the
voice of Cassagne was heard, breaking
the silence, which had grown almost pain
full in it's intensity:
II am right. Madame Roupell was
stabbed in the back"
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The Roupell Mystery
q r a n v e

voice singularly soft and gentle his man
mel, that of man entirely at ease, and of
one who thoroughly understands his bust
ness.
He sat quite still in the easy chair to
which DIR. Mason hadsmotioned him on
his arrival. 1t was not until the latter
had given him the outlines of the case
that he spoke at NIL, and then he said:
We will begin by promising a certain
state of facts. Madame Roupell has been
murdered. Who did it? Public opinion
says your friend Van Lith. always mis-
trust public opinion. The project of po-
lice Is not at all sure but Monsieur Cha
bot had hand in it. l sometimes mis-
trust the project of police"
You mean to imply that both may be
wrong!" inquired the doctor. 4.
Yes. and if I am right, it leaves us
confronting two alternatives"
"And they are?'
Either that the unfortunate woman
committed suicide while of unsound
mind, or that the crime is the act of a
third party to us at present unknown
Il can dispose Of the first of those sup
positions immediately" said the doctor.
Madame Roupells mind was as sound
as yours or mine is at the present mo-
ment."
Let us proceed to an examination of
the body. I have provided myself with a
written permit to break the SEALS" said
the detective. Lead the way, please
/ They entered the chamber of DEATH
Nothing had been disturbed since the visit
of the project. Alfred Cassagne took a
rapid survey of the room. He advanced
to the bedside, and commenced a minute
inspection of the body of the murdered
woman.
He carefully removed the bandages
from the wound In the head; he turned
the body over SO that the light from the
window fell full upon the face of the dead
woman, revealing in the strong sunlight
each line and shadow already showing
in their marked change of the lineaments
the inevitable approach of decay. Taking
out his penknife, Cassagne carefully re-
moved one of the clots of blood which had
accumulated near the entrance of the
wound, and walking to the window ex-
amined it through a small magnifying
glass which he took from his pocket.
Presently he said:
doctor, look at that blood!"
DR.. Mason took the magnifying glass
and the penknife and gazed steadfastly
upon the little red govt.
=. Do you see anything peculiar about
Si111A Cassagne. DO you not no
fnnnee of natural crys-
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Wife with a Conscience,

Billikin-What's the matter, Will
kin?
Willikin-Matter enough. You know
some time ago assigned all my prop
erty to my wife, TOTO keep 1t out
Of the hands of-of people owe, you
know.
Billikin-Yes.
WilHkin-Well, she's taken the
money and gone. off-says she won't
live with me because swindled my
creditors.
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DAVIS NOT TO MARRY.

Family Opposes Union Of Aged MIL.
nonaire and Miss Ashford.
Miss Maud Ashford will not become
the wife Of former Senator Henry Gas.
saway Davis, the multi-millionaire
West Virginian and father-in-law OF
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of that
State. The engagement between Miss
Ashford and Mr.. Davis has been brok.
en-, it is stated. There will be no breach
Of promise suit, no money settlement by
Mr.. Davis on Miss Ashford and no fur.
Their consideration Of an alliance be-
tween them. These statements, accord
ing to Washington dispatch. were
made by Miss Ashford. Rumors had
been circulated that this would be the
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He Made 1t.

"Love," said the fair maid, "is the
greatest thing in the world"
"Don't you believe It," rejoined the
young man in the parlor scene. 81 am
greater than love-"
"How do you figure that out?" quer-
led the fair party of the prelude.
"A manufacturer" explained the v.
M, SIS greater than the thing he manu-
factures-and I make love. SeeT
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YOUNG KING OF PORTUGAL.
Manuel II, at Age of Eighteen Takes
His Murdered Fathers Place.

Ills murdered Fathers Place.
Very Unexpectedly boy of 10 Is
raised to the responsibilities of King Of
Portugal. Young Prince Manuel natur-
ally felt that the burdens and dignity
OF that high place were far removed
from him. His royal father was in
the prime Of life and his elder brother
stood between him and succession. But
the bullets Of the assassins removed
the King and the crown prince in a
twinkling and upon an unframed boy
develops the tremendous duties and
cares Of Kingship.
Manuel H., who was proclaimed
King the morning after his fathers
death, has served his country in the
navy. He Is a blonde, tall, we'll edu-
Gated and considered good looking. He
is said to possess the Qualities which
go toward making a determined ruler.
Fortunately for him, in the present
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Dull Season for tho Hobo,

"June is me favorite MONTH" said
the poetical hobo, as he scrubbed an
ode on the back Of a tomato can label
"Tain't mine," sighed Sandy Pixies.
'lugubriously. 81 always have to go
barefooted troo dat month"
"Barefooted? Why, how is that,
palT'
"Why, you see people throw all DER
old shoes at de June brides"
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A FelIOyv-FeelinH.

"You were very lenient with that
conductor" said the first passenger.
"O!" replied the other, we're all liza.
BILE to make mistakes"
"Ah! perhaps you were a conductor
yourself once"
mo, sir; I'm a weather forecaster. !"
Catholic Standard and Timea
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CHAPTER vI.-tContinued.
B y A u s t y n

CHAPTER Wit Continued.
The doctor and Emily Weldon contin-
ued to slowly promenade up and down
the terrace. United by that secret bond
Of sympathy which ,ofttimes brings two
natures together unconsciously, they ex-
perienced an indefnable comfort in each
others society.
A solitary figure, that of some worthy
burgher of Paris attracted, doubtless, to
Villeneuve by the sensational reports in
the newspapers, was the only living OBJ
ject that was in view. Looking at him
the doctor observed:
There is no gauglng the depth of hui
man curiosity
THAT is SO. There have been several
here since" and she glanced up to the
darkened chamber above, with a shud-
der. They walk in and out as If they
owned the place. He looks like retired
tradesman of some kind. He is pretty
cool fer trespasser. See, he has seat
ed himself on the turf, and is throwing
bread to the swans"
Don't disturb him." said the doctor.
"See with what care he spreads that red
handkerchief over his knees. He has tax
en- out some sandwiches, and is evidently
enjoying them
Miss Weldon again smiled. 1t was
really quite ludicrous to watch the old
gentleman from Paris. He appeared to
be totally oblivious of the presence of
the people on the terrace. Having eaten
his sandwich, he presently arose and
threw the crumbs adhering to his hand
kerchief to the expectant swans. The
doctor laughed outright; so loudly, indeed,
- to apparently attract the attention of
the old gentleman who, glancing but once
In their direction with an indignant air,
walked away and disappeared among the
trees. ,A&N
A half hour more elapsed and still NJ.
Cassagne did not some. Hardly able to
conceal his irritation at the delay, DR..
Mason at length retired to the library,
where he busted himself in some scientific
calculations in which he had been abrupt
ly interrupted by the startling news Of
the murder of Nine. Roupell. For an
hour he remained oblivious to all else
save sines, cosines, tangents, secants and
cosecants. An abtruse trigonometrical
problem was before him, and to its solu-
ton he was devoting himself heart and
soul, when suddenly he became aware Of
an obstruction Of the light from the win
higher
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MANUEL II.

disturbed condition of affairs England
Is bound by treaty not only to prevent
an invasion of his country but to main
tain the present dynasty on the throne.
Any effort, therefore, to place a pre-
tender in his place would lead to arm
ed Intervention on the part of Great
Britain.
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Holland butter is being imported
INTO Chile and sold at As cents United
states gold pound, while the Chilean
product is sold for 60 cents a pound.
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Olive oil Is injured by being kept
in the light. When used at the table
it should be removed to a cool, dark
place after each meal.
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Inc longest airship voyage on record
was made by Count Won Zeppelin, 22O
miles and back, last year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-04-17

Kerosene oil was first made In the
United States for Illuminating in
1926.
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Inc Japanese will never sleep with
their heads to the north, but their
dead are always buried that way.
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A new Italian express service
makes the trip from Genoa to Buenos
Ayres in 16 days.
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SuAnOt soy tAaS nave, IN
ed DR.. Mason.
"It is an instrument made of tough
sned glass, no thicker than a knitting
needle. When plunged into a victim, it
can be broken short off in the flesh which
closes around it, SO that it is hard to tell
how death supervenes. Many such deaths
nave undoubtedly been charged to apo
plexy, and other causes"
us 1t possible?" calculated the physi-
clan.
mot only possible but more than prob
able. Let us instantly begin our search
for such weapon. There will not be
drop of blood visible. Death generally
ensues from internal hemorrhase, unless
the stiletto reaches the heart, when, of
course, the victim dies instantly. Turn
her over on her face" said the detective.
"Shs may have been wounded !, in the
back"
This was done, and they carefully ex-
amined that portion of the body. For the
first time DIR. Mason's blind faith in the
skill of the man he had employed began
to show signs of wavering. He little
knew Cassagne's marvellous resources.
The doctor had left the body and was
standing over by the window, again ex-
amining the blood on the penknife through
the magnitying glass. A slight e1clama-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-17
A Free Trip to Switzerland

arriving at the tor Tifthorn,
another of the high Alpine noun
tains and Mt. Blanc, the tallest of
all, are to be SEEN. The old fash
Toned church, a cottage or two, and
the hotel Zermaterhoff, all loom up.
Snow is to be seen everywhere.
While the design is that of Mr..
Halo, A. r. Bacon deserves a great
deal of credit Tor its execution, for
he did the landscape painting. Take
a look at this appropriate window.
The Mitchell store has come right
to the front and has established a
nice trade during tie year that 1t
has been in existence. The store Is
classy, and the window is but one
example of the many innovations
which have been sprung from time
to time. The Swiss window is
ORIGINAL with Mr.. Halo and large
crowd are attracted by it.
The work required about weeks
time
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Who would not take a trip TO
Switzerland and enjoy the magni'
f,cent scenery Of the Alps? Frank
T.. Halo, of the Mitchell clothing
store, who can pretty nearly finish
anythin gthat he ever attempts, has
just completed the most beautiful
window display OF Its kind ever
shown in Minot, which may be seen
at the Masonic Temple block. Its
a Swiss scene, showing the quaint
old village Of Zermptt with it's high
mountains to- the rear. Mr.. Hano
designed the window himself and
having spent two seasons in Swift
xerland with Capt. Marsh OF the U.
8. army, Is fully able to give cor
rect impression OF the beautiful
country. Away in the distance may
be seen The Matterhorn, the noun
tain which so many people have at
tempted 20 climb to IT'S summit,
only to meet with death. It is said
that no one has ever succeeded In
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OPENS GREENHOUSE

plants, wreaths, and the like for
funerals, weddings. or any kind Of
social events. He knows the floral
business from to z, having spent
some years with the Minneapolis
Floral Co. where he had charge of
their design work. 'Every flower
a story unfolis" is the keynote to
his advert sing, and George intends
to make his flowers tell a lot of
stories that will not only mean dol
lars in his pockets, but happiness
in the homes. Give George an order
and he'll do the right thing.
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Richie Won His Contest
Greer Who Wanted His $4,000 Claim Dropped Case When
Witne.ses Had All Been Summoned

that land, II it takes leg thinks
Greer to himself. and brot a contest
against it. All Of Ritchie's neigh
bore were aroused, for they believed
in the man and they came to his
rescue last Friday when the case
was to have been tried. Among
those who came to Minot to testify
in the mans behalf, were F. H.
Helsel, ]. w. Riley, VIM. Dunbar,
Ed. Nelson, G. A. Chamberlain, Ole
slanies, Ed. Berg. When Greer saw
that Ritchie had him where the
wool is sort he gave up the fight,
and the case did not even come to
trial.