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Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08

CTS will be in charge, and the attend ance can scarcely be closely estimated because of the rapid growth the town is certain to have this fall.
 Prof. George A. Ragon, who comes from Santa Clara county, is to be the principal. Miss Dora Horton of Los Angeles will have the fourth and fifth grades; Miss Clara B. Johnson of Og- den, Utah, will take the second and third grades, while Miss Grace A. Cole, sister of Judge Franklin J. Cole, will be the primary teacher. Miss Cole comes from the public schools of Mason City, Iowa.
 Fl Centros schools will open on the 2Sth day of September. The board wisely selects as late a date as pos sble so that cooler weather may pre- vail before the children are compelled to begin their studies.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
TRUSTEES INSTRUCT CITY AT ToRNEY TO PREPARE CALL
 FOR ELECTION.
PLANS FOR SEPTIC SYSTEM
Amount of Thirty-five Thousand Dol lars Needed to Install Sewerage Sufficient For City of Four Thous- and PeopIe-other Units Can Be Added as E centro Expands.

A decided step in advance of every other city in Imperial Valley has been taken by El Centro this week. The city trustees have provided for the calling of an election to vote on sewer bonds, and that these bonds will car. ry by large vote is a foregone con cluSion.
 As speedily as the limitations of the law will allow, the matter of sewer ing the closely settled districts of Fl CentrO will be carried forward, and it is not improbable that work on the system will begin during the ensuing fall
 At meting of the City Trustees held Tuesday evening, at which every member was present, the plans for the proposed sewerage system, pre- pared by Olmstead & Gillelen of Los Angeles, were submitted for inspec- tion and discussion After due con- sideration, tile trustees voted to in struct the City Attorney to prepare the call for an election, and it will appear in next weeks Press.
 Thirty-five thousand dollars is the amount that will be required to install this septic tank system. The consult ing engineers declare that it will be sufficient to care for the sewage from a city of four thousand inhabitants, and that as the city expands beyond that limit, other units can be added to the septic tank system, at a cost of approximately $525 per unit, and that each of these will be capable of car ing for sewage from an additional population of 800 people.
 The district which it is proposed to sewer ill this original work is that lying between the Date canal and the Southern Pacific, and between Orange street and Railroad avenue. Plans have also been made for sewer con- nections for the factory district lying just east of the Southern Pacific rail road, so that the Holton Power Com pany, the laundry and creamery can have this service.
 The estimated cost of the construc- tion and piping is given at $30,9S7 It will be necessary to purchase a sewer farm, and therefore the trustees place the proposed bond issue at $35,000 From the temper of the business men of Ell Centro and, in fact, practically all of it's citizens, the proposed bond issue will doubtless have an almost unanimous majority.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
OVERSTEPPED BOUNDS
Chinese Cook On c, M. Ranch Got h. to Trouble by Visiting Mexican
 Side of International Line.

After spending thirty years-almOst all his life-in the United States, Leu Geow, a Chinese cook at the c. M. ranch, got himself in peck of trou- ble last week by going down across the international boundary line and visiting some friends in Mexico.
 Technically, Geow was an alien, and when he undertook to come back to the land which has been his home all these years, he was arrested by the immigration officers, last Sunday, at CaleXicO.
 He was taken to Los Angeles, but is now released on $25O0 bail, and in all probability no further action will be taken against him by the United States Government. Officials of the c. M. ranch put up the required bail for their Chinese cook, and made eff forts in his behalf before the United States attorney.
 Inspector Emile Engelcke of San Diego, being acquainted with the facts in this case, went to Los Angeles last Monday to confer with the United States attorney, and that official, it is understood takes a lenient view of the case. A favorable report has been made to the immigration officers at Washington and it is not believed that a prosecution will be ordered
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
HEARING ON WATER RATES
Suprvisors Now Considering Proposi- ton to Fix Definate Rate at Which
 Water May be Sold

The Board of Supervisors convened Thursday forenoon to consider the petition asking that a rate for sales of water for irrigation be set for I'm perial county
 The petition being found sufficient, the board ordered subpoenaed before it secretaries of the various mutual water companies, officials of the Hol- ton Power Company and Chief Engin- ger Hermann of the California De- velopment Company, and the latter was instructed to bring such books and records as would show the amount of money spent in construction and maintenance of the c. D. system on the United States.
 Yesterday morning MT Hermann appeared and declared all such books and records as were desired are kept in Los Angeles. Evidence of mutual water company secretaries was taken, bearing on the rates and total amounts paid the c. D. Company for water dur ing the past six months.
 An adjournment of the board was taken until September IA, for the pur- pose of obtaining further evidence from officers of the c. D. Co.,, as that company has asked continuance. two weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE LINE FROM REDLANDS TO
 FL PASO.
Charles A. RoIfe, and Entire Line to Cost Approximately Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand DolIars-Tra- verses Imperial Valley.

Right on the route of the thousand mile telephone line which is to ex- tend from Redlands to El Paso lies the Imperial Valley. The Redlands Review of Thursday announces that a contract has been awarded to Charles A. Rolfe of that place for construct ing this line, which is to cost approxi- mately $250,000. Mr. Rolfe is identi- fled with the Southwestern Home Tel ephone Company, which has it's head quarters in Redlands. The Review says:
 ''The work is to be done for the Con- solidated Telegraph & Electric com pany, controlled principally by east ern capitalists, who own large part of the telephone systems in Arizona, of which Epes Randolph is president.
 Although the contract held by Mr. Rolfe reads to Redlands Junction on ly, the objective point of course will be Los Angeles, reaching from there to points up the coast, probably as far as San Francisco.
 "The undertaking will be no small one. Building a telephone line across the Colorado desert is in itself a diff ficult proposition, and for reasons of the excessive heat it is not to be begun until later in the year. Through to Yuma, and from there to Tucson and to Fl Paso, there will be branch lines which will take up the 1909 miles, the straight distance through from the To- cal point being only about 750 miles.
 This will be the longest single tele- phone line in the West, and because of the extra quality of material to be used, it will be perfect insofar as the transmission of sound is concerned. Extra heavy wires, weighing 435 pounds to mile, are to be used, mak- ing the double wide line, a total of 201S miles of wire, weigh S77 ,S30 pounds, which, MT ROlfe says, will be strung on about 50,000 poles.
 This is the first time such pro- ject has been undertaken in the West The present termination of long dis tance servlce is at Beaumont. With the new system of the Consolidated company the East and West will be directly connected by the use of tele- phones. Wire to be used will be of much heavier quality than any other on this coast,
 Tn addition to tapping the main points en route, there will be branch lines to some of the important cities in towns such as the Imperial Valley Phoenix and several of the mining centers.
 Tn addition to the contract entered into with MT. Rolfe, the company pro poses to connect it's line with points in Colorado where it controls many of the systems.
 With regard to which company the Consolidated will connect with in Los Angeles, the United or the Sunset, MT. Rolfe says he knows nothing, if such has been decided. It is a mat ter to be arranged at later date"
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
VISIT THE HEADING.

Messrs. Cory and Hermann of the California Development Company took a party of directors of the various water companies on trip of inspec- tion to the heading on the Colorado River the first of the present week. In the party were Messrs. FarnswOrth, Wilsie, Hovely, Stewart, Allen, Mans field and Witter. They were shown the extensive riprapping which has been done along the canal at the intake and the other protective work the Com pany has had in progress for the past few months.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
FL cENTRo DISTRICT MUST BUILD TO PROVIDE FOR REMARK
 ABLE GROWTH.
SEVEN ROOMS ARE NEEDED
Proposition to Issue Twenty-Five Thous- and Dollars in Bonds for Site, Build ing and Equipment to be Voted upon the Last Day of August-Proposed Special Tax Levy.

Twenty-Five thousand dollars are needed immediately for new public school building, site and school equip ment. This is the estimate of the El Centro school district trustees Messrs. R. E. Jauman, H. N Kinne and w. O.. Hamilton, after having given the sub ject close attention, and in this they are warmly seconded by the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. E. Carr.
 Present school facilities will be en- tirely inadequate for the ensuing year in El Centro. If the town is to have it's school development keep pace with it's marvellous growth in other lines, then it must make provision at once for more school room.
 An election of voters in the El Gen. tro school district is set for August 31, between the hours of 1 and 3 o'clock D. m., for the purpose Of yot- ing on a proposition to issue $25,000 in bonds for purposes mentioned above.
 It is proposed to issue these bonds in the denomination of $l,000 each and that they shall bear six per cent interest, payable. annually. The first of these bonds would become payable seven years from the date of their is- sue, and the last one would run for thlrty-one years.
 At the same time, a special election is called to vote upon the question of levying a special tax of $2000 on the Fl Centro school district for providing ad ditiOnal school facilities and mainten- ance.
 If the $25, school bond issue car ries, and here is little question on that. score, every effort will be made by the board of trustees to get the bonds marketed so that actual con struction of the new building may be started by October l5.
 The qUestion of site for the new building Is an unsettled one. Some pa irons of the school, and one member of the board at least, favor its location on the half block where the present school building stands-the north side of Commercial street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. Others believe that a location should be secured where the children will have larger recreation grounds.
 The purpose of the school board is to erect a modern building of seven or eight rooms and to have it in read mess for occupancy by the schools by the first of February next, provided the bonds carry. The present building may then be rented to the El Centro Union High School trustees.
 Fl Centro's public schools for the ensuing year will take an important place in the cOunty's system of edu- cation. An entire new corps of teach
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
PRICES ON LUMBER AND OTHER MATERIALS MUCH LOWER
 THAN LAST YEAR.
SAVE QUARTER IN COST
Many EI centro Men Takina Advan. tage of the Big SaVine-Advance all Along the Line Predicted for Next Winter.

Many El Centro men are taking ad. vantage of the big drop in lumber and other building material to erect homes at a considerable saving The Build Now campaign which was recently inagurated in the East, has spread all over the country and the Pacific coast appears to be benefited fully as much as any other section. Now is undoubt- edly the time to build, as all indica- tions point to an advance all along the line by next winter.
 The Imperial Valley man who con templates building a house this sum- mer or early fall has the following comfortable situation to help him out A year ago the price of Oregon pine in small lots was $4S per thousand feet. This month the Blinn Lumber Company is quoting price of $35 in small lots and will even do better in large lots for building purposes. This reduction in the price of pine is a fair indication of the reduction on most kinds of lumber
 Lath and plaster work has also drop ped perceptibly Work that could be obtained for 50 cents yard a year ago can now be improved upon at only 5 cents per yard. Builders hardware is about the same but the saving of a small percentage can be made. Labor is from 10 to 121A per cent lower. On the whole the man who builds a house now in Fl Centro is making a saving of 20 to 25 per cent over the cost of a year ago and probably saving of ten per cent from the cost of a few months hence. The argument in favor of building now in Imperial Valley is strengthened by the fact that the builder is not only get ting the full benefit of the general re- ductiOn ill lumber but also of slight reduction in the freight rates.
 A Southern California lumber con cern warns prospective builders that the present low prices cannot be ex- pected to continue a great while
 The two facts that appear to be brought out most prominently by the build now" campaign, and as to which there is virtual agreement, are: First, that construction now costs from 15 to 30 per cent less than at any previous time for several years; and second that this decreased cost will be succeeded by a much higher one. Precisely how soon the advance in ma terial, and consequently in the cost of construction, will come, cannot be pre- dicted. Many good authorities be- lieve that the autumn, now close at hand, will see an advance all along the line, and that in any event the ad- vance will not be delayed far into the winter.
 Without speculating as to how long the present builders opportunity may continue if may he suggested as tO one matter there will be no difference of opinion, and this is that the person who contemplates building cannot ex- pect that construction will ever cost less than at present-when the change comes, it will be in the direction of higher prices for material.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
STANDARD DRILL WILL SOON
 START A DEEP HOLE HERE

E signed contract with the Campt expert ders the oil fields district whereby the Camptts to bring their Standard and sink hole to depth determine wh ther be Ob
 
 loaded Los Angeles and within will be the location of the proposed the south side of Railroad ear
 and is believed that at least the period that the drill is operating formations The hole will be ennch one
 Campi have with marked in their They sunk Southern Pacific between Nogas and Guaymas and supplies of water in every instance
 Centro $ importance the city deep section of Imperial Valley as it will be the deepdr in this region
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT

Wiley M. Weaver, one of the origin al sheep raisers in Imperial Valley, and owner at present of one of the largest sheep herds in this county. was overcome by the heat on Thurs day of last week, and on Saturday morning was taken to Los Angeles for rest and medical treatment He had been Over-exerting himself in looking after the dipping of sheep, as required by the State laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
VALLEY RANCH HANDS ROBBED

The Cotton News gives an account of the robbery of two Imperial Val ley ranch hands, as they were sleep ing in the willows at that place. The ranch hands not only lost all the cash which they possessed, but the thieves got away with their coats and shoes which they had taken otf while they slept.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08

Win Ballard has returned from a visit to Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-08
CLIFFORD coeelNs suVs RANCH

Clifford Coggins has purchased from Ed Fletcher the east 13O acres of the southeast quarter of section 1, town ship 15 south, range IA east Rights of way for wagon roads and trriga- ton ditch are reserved by Fletcher in the transfer of this property,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26

the contestants in the national tennis
tournament in womens singles. doubles
and mixed doubles which has been I'm
progress since last Monday. Mrs. Barger-
Wallach found her way to the semi-finai
round very easy going as she defeated
Miss Bonda i'm straight sets. 6-3, s..
In the only match played in the semi
final round somewhat of a surprise was
in store. 1t was thought Mrs. Barger-
Wallach and Miss Edith Rotsch would
be well matched, but such did not prove
to be the case. Mrs. Wallach winning.
81. g.. Summarizes:
women's singles. first round-Miss Edith Rotsch
Boston, defeated Mrs. ". II. Pouch. EngeNood
Newport defeated Miss honda. fhilsdelrhia.
feated Miss r. Cohen. Marion. SIS. 90: Miss
Marie Wagner. Hamilton Grange. defeated Miss
Nsely , Chicago II; 81 d.. 10 ao,o,t.,
Miss Rotsoh 60. g.
womens doubles second ro.nd Miss Nicely
and Miss St"ever defeated Mrs. Weaver and Miss
Third round-The Misses wildey defeated Mrs.
Miles and Miss Marcus. O.. -: Miss Sears
Miss Smith. 50. e..
Mixed doubles. second round-Mrs. Miles and
F. Johnson. 80. "a. IS; Miss Ro,sch and
n. ". Niles defeated Miss Little and ]. X. Car
Third round-Miss Rotsch and n w Niles de-
feated Miss Sears and l.. s. Dabney. 90: 6.l;
Miss Hammond and 4. d. Little defeated Miss
Fourth round-Mrs. Miles and /. c. Wright de-
feated Miss wildey and d. Mathey. 3-6. Cd.
81.
Mems singles. third round w. H. Tromer de-
feated d. Mathey SIS o-6. 6-3; Or. +. h.
Dewhurst defeated ]. B. Barlow. so. 6--3.
H. Tromer. 50. Ell: Dr. Dewhurst defeated
H. NJ. Tilden SO. rs. 10. withdrew.
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LOCAL GOLFERS IN
WILMINGTON TOURNEY

WILMINGTON, Del. June 26-Beauti-
full weather favored the annual invitation
golf tournament of the Wilmington Coun-
try Club here yesterday. Golfers from
nearly all of the eastern states were
entered and the list totaled 112. all of
whom started. A dozen withdrew during
the day.
The play consisted of a qualifying
round thirty-six holes medal play, the
first sixteen lowest scores qualifying for
the Wilmington cup, the second sixteen
for Vice Presidents cup, the third six
teen for the Brandywine cup and the
fourth an added cup.
r. Wier of the Wilmington club cap
tured the gold medal with a total of 15s
for the thirty-siX holes Going out he had
the remarkably good score of seventy
four. but coming in added ten strokes TO
his previous total. H. M Taylor. also of
Wilmington, was one point behind Wier,
his full total being 159.
W. s. Hardin of the Columbia Golf Club
found the going somewhat difficult in the
morning round. when he totaled eighty
five for the eighteen holes, but in the
afternoon round he proved that he had
mastered the intricaces of the course
by coming in seventy-eight. giving him a
full total for the thirty-siX holes of 1853.
Summary:
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KING COBALT WINS
THE SWIFT STAKES

SHEEPSHEAD BAY. n. Y, June 26.-
King Cobalt, running to his best form and
conceding weight to his entire field. easily
won the Swift stakes. seven furlongs. on
the main course yesterday. defeating Fire
stone and Hessian.
Eight fast sprinters went to the post
for the race. King Cobalt won by two
lengths, while Firestone beat Hessian a
head for the place. Hessian could not
make up lost ground. but was running
very strong at the end. Summary:
First race. nree-year-olds and upward: 81, 81.
quet: Ioa lshreyei; to $. 2 to and out. second;
third. Time. 1.19. Timber also ran.
Second race, steepieehase; selling; about two
and even. won; Banner. 13s dynch). G to 1.
Heiderl: { to j. s to 5. to 5, third, Time.
ran. Locked Out and Jig Music fell.
Third race. the Rosebnds: FLIES two-year- ODDS
Dusan,. 20 to- i. to l. 8 to 8. second; Golden
View View ios aorne5; g.. rs to to L. to l. third nS
Fourth race. the Swift: three year olds: seven
stone. Ill NInier). 10 to 1. to 2 and even.
second: Hessian. zig tE. DuganD: 1 to z. to
and out third. Time. 1.25 As. Live Wire,
Spooner. Nimbus. Fond Heart and Notasulga
also run.
Fifth race. three-year-olds and upward; sell
ing; mile and a quarter; turf course: the
Kinley-Mack stake-Crack Shot. 80 (E. Dugan,.
s to 1. 8 to and even. won; Temaceo. ZIG
(Notter), to 10, l to and out, second: Long
Ball. S. Leach. 20 to 1. to 1 and to 1.
third. Time, 2.06 3-5. Chantilly. Lally. Sailor
Girl and Tenancy BY Coutesy also ran.
Sixth race. the Bannockburn; maidens two
year-olds; selling; five furlongs: Futurity course
-Waponocs, los tNotterl. TO 2. even and to
2, won; Star thistle. 1o2 NIcCarthyI. 10 to /.
s to l and 10 5. second: watervleit. 10i IL.
Dugan). 10 to ], TO and to 1. third. Time.
/ minute. Primrose League. Tavidermist, Yer
batm. Century Boy. Nedlim. CoQueta, Yankee
Tourist. Clef Snif. ETHEREAL. o. U. Kid. Gar
land. Take Ore. Newbury. Eliza and Wamboro
al
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News of Leesburg and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence OF The Star

LEESBURG, Va. June 26. 1905.
A meeting Of the Leesburg Telephone
Company was held here last Wednesday
to perfect organization. Charles p. jan
ney was made chairman Of the meeting
and William A. Metzger secretary. After
Mr. Church had stated the object OF the
meeting and the method by which the
organization would be run the officers
and directors were chosen as follows
President. Charles.P Janney: vice presi-
dent. w. S Jenkins and secretary-treas-
urer. Charles II. Shipman. The ofncers
were elected members Of the board OF
directors. with ". E. Garrett and NJ. Z.
Church.
state corporation commission. and the
company will take charge OF the old plant
July / Arrangements are being made
to rebuild the plant as soon as possible
and install a new up-to-date switchboard
and central Office equipment. All sub
scribers will be given local and long
distance connections, which VIII enable
them TO get direct communication with
Washington and other outside points.
Mr.. Church will have entire charge OF
rebuilding and installing the new plant.
E. W. Lacy has purchased from Cecil
Common. n. c. Nichols and William z:
Garrett, commissioners, the house and
ten acres belonging to the estate OF the
late Amelia A. Campbell for &l.l2o.
Lieut. B. F. Rittenhouse, USING. 10
erecting a bungalow on Cornwall street
adjoining the home OF Mrs. Haddie Cia-
gett.
The Leesburg base ball team defeated
the Bluemont nine on the local diamond
Wednesday afternoon by the score OF
IL to g. The local team will cross bats
With the National Athletic Club OF WASH
ington. D. c.. tomorrow.
The Cannon estate near here has been
sold. through A. c. Van Devanter OF
Paeonian Springs. 10 Mr.. Bushong OF
Warren county, Va, for $4,000 The
property which belonged to the late e.
A. Cannon, contains DOG acres.
Mrs George W. Survick Of Washington
is visiting Leesburg.
Walter Harrison has returned from the
University Of Virginia and william L.
Tebbs from the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute at Blacksburg, We
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Whereabouts of River Men.

Capt. 8. II. Larmore Of the schooner
Grace G. Bennett has his wife and family
with him aboard the vessel at this por;
They will go to North Carolina with him
before returning home in southern Vir-
ginia-
appointed mate of the steamer River
Queen, engaged in colored excursion work
on the Potomac. Capt. Green has entered
upon the discharge Of his duties
a. NJ. Thistol. mate Of light vessel No.
40. on the Cape Charles station. has been
promoted to master and assigned to the
command of the ship. He succeeds Capt.
William Moody. transferred as keeper to
the Point Lookout Light station at the
mouth Of the river
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