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Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FINISH. Es ITS WORK WITH ONLY ONE
 oBJEcToR AND ONE RAISE.
MORE THAN SIX MILLIONS
Assessed Valuation of Possessory Rights to Real Estate Reaches Close to Two Million DoIlars-lnterestine Synopsis of Statistics.

Assessed valuation of Imperial county, after completion of the work of the Board of Equalization, $6,227,- 759.
 Registeration of but one objection to the assessment-that of H. R. Bal com, because of the taxing of possess ory rights.
 Raising the valuation of the Holton Power Company $42,500
 This is a brief summary of the de- velopments of the week on county tax ation. Imperial county's assessor, Fred Fuller, has just reason to feel proud of the record he has made in this, the first assessment of the new county.
 The Board of Equalization finished it's labors Wednesday forenoon, and the tax rolls are now closed Their next official duty in this line will be the fixing of the tax rate.
 The Assessors report as sent to the State Capital gives many interesting figures particularly be- cause this is the first assess ment for Imperial county. The total value of real estate and Improvements is assessed at $2,777,S2 and of this amount $1,012,S23 is on city and town lots, while improvements thereon are assessed at $211,175. The $1,0S6,002 worth of country property has i'm provements thereon assessed at $458,- 324.
 An assessment of $S30,263 is placed on personal property; the assessor discovered $9,074 in taxable moneys, and the possessory rights to real prop erty are assessed at $1,804,465.
 MT. Fuller found personal property exempt to the amount of $53,400.
 The assessments on water compan- ies amounted to $60,000 and on the irrigation companies, $25,000. The Valley branch of the Southern Pacific is assessed at $713,633. The Western Union lines are assessed at $12,326.
 In the miscellaneous assessments one also strikes some interesting figures. For instance:
 In Imperial county the Assessor finds 101 watches, assessed at aver age value of $500 each. He finds 534 beehives; assessed at $1.50 each; and 2000 pounds of honey, at. 21a cents a pound. The rolls show 1000 beef cat tie, 20OO stock cattle, fifteen thorough bred COWS, 11S0 graded cows and 1900 calves, at total assessed valuation of $110,600
 The valleys herd of S2,250 hogs brought an assessed valuation of $246,-
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
DEPUTY POSTMASTER
 APPOINTED.

Congressman Smith has advised the appointment of a Deputy Post master for the El Centro office. as it is the only way in which the present Postmaster, who is no longer able to attend to the work, can be relieved. As the remuneration from this office is wholly inadequate compared with the volume of work to be per formed, only one who desires the ap- pointment of Postmaster can be in duced to assume the burden during the extremely warm weather. Of the two applicants, Mir Gibson has stated that should he be recommended he would not assume the work of the office until he received the appoint ment. 1 have therefore withdrawn my resignation and appointed MT. J. J. Colby, the other applicant my deputy.
 H. H! BROWN (Mrs.)
 Postmaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department. of the Interior, United mia, July 15, 1908.
 A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Fred w. Paine, contestant, against Desert Land entry No. 2SS9, made January 16, 1905 for the NV H of Section B, Township 16 S., Range 13, S. B. M. by James J. Penning- ton, Contestee, in which it is alleged that the said James J. Pennington has failed to comply with the requirements failed to make the required expenditures thereon for the second and third years of his entry and has failed to make proof of such expenditures as required by law, and has wholly abandoned said tract; that said tract is not cultivated by said as required by law.
 Said parties are hereby notified to ap- pear respond and offer evidence touch ing said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on Sept 4, 1908, before the Register and Re ceiver at the United States Land Office in Los Angeles, California.
 The said contestant having, in proper affidavit filed July 15, 1908, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication.
 FRANK c. PRESCOTT,
 Register.
 O. R. w. ROBINSON, 16-4t Racaivar
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
FALL CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINA.
 TONS IN SAN BERNARDINO!

Announcements of the fall civil ser vice examinations have just been re- ceived from Washington. Most of these, about forty in number, includ- ing those, for stenographers, for the departmental, Isthmian Canal and for Philippine services, bookkeepers, Isth- milan canal clerks, etc, will be held during October in San Bernardino, California.
 These examinations are held in the same building occupied by the San Bernardino Business College and Civil Service Institute, being held on the first floor, which is occupied by the postoffice.
 This, of course, is a great conven- fence which will be appreciated by all civil service students who take their courses in the above school, which is said to be the only school in California making speciality of coaching for the U. s. Civil Service and assisting young people to secure government positions.
 Full particulars can no doubt be had by communicating with the school 17-1t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
FOR CITY SPRlNkLING
 AND STREET WORK.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the City of Fl Centro will receive sealed bids until noon, on Monday, the 10th day of August, 1908, for City Street Sprinltling and Street Work. The person or persons securing said contract shall furnish one man. team, harness and suitable wagon for street work, all free from expense to said City, said work to be for ten hours per day and to continue for six monoths from date of contract. Said bids shall be made for a certain sum per day upon the foregoing conditions. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 Dated July 2Oth, 1908,
 r. G. RAVENS, 1G~3t City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01

750; and 504 mules, jacks and jennies went on the roll at S21 ,000.'
 Eight thoroughbred horses were list ed at $4,000, and 400 other horses were assessed at $122,000, while 500 colts were assessed at $4,000. The rolls show 10,5S7 sheep and 1,5O3 lambs, assessed at $22,677; and the valley hens are valued at $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01

Notice is hereby given that Mary s. Fuller of El Centro, Cal, Assignee of Frank l.. Davis, who on August 8, 1904 made desert land entry, No, 2795, for the N, E. fl of Section S4, Township IS S., Range IA E., s, B, M., has filed notice of intention to make final proof, to establish claim to the land above described before Register and Receiver U. s. Land Office, at Los Angeles, Cal, on the 18th day of August 1908
 Claimant names as witnesses: Mary F. Russell, Emma B. Moore, Annis c. Perry and Francis B, Fuller, all of Fl Centro, Cal.
 FRANK c. PRESCOTT, July 1l-Aug. Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01

Edison and Zon-o-phone phono- Music House, Imperial. 13-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Los Angeles, California, June fl. 1908.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
LOUGH LAUDS
THE TICKET
Predicts That Swisher Will Re-
ceive Much Larger Major
ity Than Dawson Did

Myron c. Lough, of Fairmont, was
here Saturday, returning from the
Republican state convention at
Charleston. In a brief Interview he
said:
The ticket named by the Republl-
can state convention at Charleston Is
one OF the strongest that has ever
been placed in the field by the Repub-
lican party of West Virginia. 1t is
composed of active, vigorous, re-
sourceful young men, every one of
whom is good mixer. The ticket is
well distributed over the state.
The Scherr bolt will help the tick
ct this fall. The bolters would have
voted for a Democrat anyhow as the
dissatisfied fellows did in 1904, and,
in my judgment there would have
been more of them under regular
conditions than there will be since the
bolt has occurred.
"Swisher will win by much larger
majority than Governor Dawson re-
ceived at the last election"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
NORMAL TEACHERS
Are Dismissed by the State
Board of Regents
in Session.

CHARLESTON, July IL - The
board Of regents of the state normal
schools, in session, dismissed Miss
Eva Wright, teacher OF music, and c.
w. Littler, professor of modern Ian
guage. at Shepherds college, shep.
herdstown. The dismissal of the
two teachers was requested by the
school board. Littler is married ans
has family. Some time ago, Miss
Wright left for Chautauqua, N. Y,
soon after Littler went to Pittsburg.
Prof. Lorraine, former principal at
1Glenville, was-granted years alb
sence, and Prof. E. G. Rohrbough,
of the Fairmont Normal faculty, was
transferred TO Glenville.
The date OF the opening of the nor.
NAL schools was changed from the
Wednesday nearest the 18th Of Sep.
tember to the second Tuesday in Sep.
tember. Several other minor changes
in the faculties of the several schools
were announced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
OFFICER. FIRES.
-Four Shots in Chase for Two
Men Who Assault Trav-
cling Man.

sHINNSToN, July 11-When the
- o'clock interurban car reached
here yesterday messenger was sent
in haste for Town Sergeant smefl
stating that he was wanted to arrest
two men who had caused quite dis
tnrbance on the car by striking q
travelling man over the head with. a
beer bottle. Before the officer arriy-
ed the. men succeeded in getting away
from the car ana gave hfin lively
chase before they were caught. Mr..
Smell ordered them to stop but not
being obeyed he fred four shots. The
officer succeeded in capturing them
near the Riyerdale bridge and took
them on the return car to CIarks-
burg where they were lodged in
Jail. They gave their names as Scott
and johnson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
HEARST WILL NOT SUPPORT Mr.. BRYAN
COL. GILMORE IS
TO MAKE SPEECH
Win Explain Model Liquor
License. Plan at Grand
Opera House.

AS previously announced Col. T.
M. Gilmore, of Louisville, KY, will
make a free address to the public
Monday evening at the Grand opera
house.
Col Gilmore is president of the
National Model Liquor League, which
the last few months has attracted
wide attention throughout the coun-
try, owing to the changes in the llq-
uor business 1t provides for, as we'll
as number Of corrective feature of
liquor laws in seeks.
The speaker Monday evening is one
Of the orlgInators of the league,
which was formed after careful study
of the conditions and exhaustive ex-
animation of the effects the changes
proposed. and he Is said to know his
subject thoroughly. Besides those
who have heard Col. Gilmore speak,
say he Is pleasing platform speaker
and will entertain as well as instruct
all who attend the meeting.
The subject Is one of such import
that all classes from the minister TO
the patron Of the bar may attend and
be interested. The address will oe
OhShSNe ~ HOhSs buI ls announced as
az argument and discussion all can
well afford to hear, an address that
will impart a vast amount of informa-
tion on subject all are interested IN
at this time.
Col. Gilmore's friends in this city
urge that all who can do so. attend
the meeting ana give the promise
that every auditor Will be Interested
and entertained
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
SKULL FRACTURED
By Falling Wood and Bee is in
Hospital in a Critical
Condition.

H. Bee, of Palmer. is in a serous
condition at local hospital, as the
result of fractured skull. caused by
falling wood. He was standing near
a train loaded with wood at Palmer,
when part of the load of wood gave
way and fell. striking him on the
head and fracturing his skull. He
was brought to the hospital here for
treatment, where an operation was
performed, and part of the fractured
bone removed. His recovery is
doubtful.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
ANNUAL PICNIC
Is Held by the CoIored Baptist
Sunday School on the
LoWndeS Hill.

The Mt. Zion Baptist Sabbath
school gave its annual picnic Thurs
day ON Lowndes's hall, and the af-
fair was a brilliant success in every
way. Nearly a thousand persons
pulled the hill and afterwards had a
glorious time. There were boxing
mtches with gloves, wrestling match
es, baseball, croquette, QUOT throw
ing and high sWinging, and the
young ladies' OF the school had quite
a contest between their expert rife
teams. Some very fine scores were
made. Only one accident occurred
during the entire day, when Miss
Anna Patton, who was taking part Id
girls foot race, slipped against a
tree, receiving very painful scratched
andb ruises about her head and faceI
Everybody had plenty of refreshl
ments and nothing but the finest on
der prevailed. Everything was free
as the air we breathe. No perso
was charged a cent for anythinr
whether he was stranger or friend
They did not go out to make money
but went with the children out for
good time, and had It.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
GO TO ILLINOIS
Attorney and Mrs. Fred viger
Will Locate in That
Splendid State.

Attorney and Mrs. Fred viger will
leave Tuesday for Robinson, ILL.,, to
reside. Mr.. Vlger will engage in the
practice OF law and oil development
having been interested there some
time in oil lands. He will represent
the Standard Oil Company and the
Eagle Oil Company as attorney an
has been elected city attorney OF
Oblong at a good salary. The out
look for a busy professional life there
for him Is bright as he is already as
sured OF about as much practice as lie
can handle. Mir. Viger came to
carksburg in November. 1901. and
has since been successfully engaged
here in his profession and business
During their residence here they
made many friends who regret to
learn OF their departure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
STA TEs UNION
HERE NEXT WEEK
Endeavorers viii Be in Bien-
NAL Convention for
Three Days.

At 7:45 o'clock Monday the Rev.
Wilmer A. Hartman, Of Wheeling,
president of the West Virginia Chris
tian Endeayor Union. VIII call the
fourth biennial convention OF the
union to order in the First Baptist
church, and the convention will hold
sessions to July 15, inclusive.
The program for the evening viii
be as follows for the first session
Monday evening.
7:45-Servlces of pralse-Mrs. Guy
A. Pryor, Wheeling.
S:0o--Devotional service, conducted
by the. president
S:15-Address OF welcome, Rev.
William NJ. Long. OF Clarksburg.
S:25-Response, Rev. A. f. Rich
ardson, of Grafton.
S:40--Address, First Thing
Rev Henry T. Mcclelland. clarks-
burg.
Social hour.
Christian Endeavor unions from
all over the state will be represented
and 1t Is expected hundreds of yis-
itors will be here. The local unions
have prepared for their reception and
all will be well taken care OF.
Handsome souvenir programs and
badges have been procpred for the
convention and will be presented to
all who attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
KERN NAMED
BY the Democrats for Second
Place on Ticket by
ACcIamation.

DENVER Colo. July 1.-THE
Democratic national convention con-
cluded Its labor last everfng by the
nomination OF John w. Kern, OF
Indiana, for vice-President, complet-
Ing the ticket on which William j.
Bryan was made the nominee for
President, The nomination of Kern
was made by reclamation amid the
resounding cheers of delegates and
spectators. No ballot was necessary,
as the tide of sentiment had set ir-
resistibly toward the Indiana candi-
date, state after state registering its
delegations in his favor and all other
candidates Withdrawing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
OGDEN GRADUATES
From Louisville and Hospital Medical
College With High Honors.

Engraved and handsome 'inyita-
tions have reached here to the COM
mencement exercises OF the Louisville
and Hospital Medical College in
Macauley's theatre at Louisville, KY,
Thursday, July 80, at 3 o'clock p. m.
There will be 106 graduates. There
are ten West virgtnians among them.
George Roland Ogden, son of R. S.
Ogden, Sr., of Clarksburg, is one of
them. He will be graduated with
high honor. Returning home 1t is
likely he will locate in this section
of the state for the practice of his
profession.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
FOUR ARE FINED;
ONE SUSPENDED
Players on clarksburg Team
Are PenaIized for
Neglect Of Duty.

As the consequence OF the four
members of the clarksburg baseball
team falling to report at, the train
yesterday for duty at Jacksonburg,
Manager Ferd Drumm Saturday I'm
posed fines upon them. McAleese,
Fletcher and conoway were each fin
ed $40 and this being Millers second
offense of the kind. he was fined 10
and suspended for an indednite per-
iod. Manager Drumm says that Mil
Ter has displayed a disposition in this
respect so many times of late that he,
thinks of releasing him and getting
a new man in his place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
POLICEMEN OF 4.
UNITED STATES
An Able Review of His Heroism
and Devotion to Duty
by Mr.. Lee.

The Telegram publishes the fol.
lowing Interesting and instructive
article. written for it by Hon. Dabney
Lee, of the city bar and an ex-mayor
Of Clarksburg:
From the dawn Of civilization. in
all countries, and states, and in all
ages, the universal judgment and con.
science of mankind, have recognized
the necessity of the establishment and
maintainance. by the public author
ity or government, of a body of
capable persons, sufficient in number.
who shall be especially intrusted and
charged as public servants, or legal
officials, with the enforcement of the
laws of the realm, the preservation of
public peace,and the protection OF the
liyes and property of the citizens
clothed with power and authority by
law, for the effectuatiou OF these
purposes. These public officials are
styled the civil police. Whilst in
the most enlightened states and COM
munities, every citizen may feel that
he is himself part of the machinery
OF the law and government, deeply
interested in its supremacy, and
mainly responsible for social order,
yet the common sense and experience
of all has been that 1t is impractic-
able, owing to the private concerns
of the citizens, and the exigencies
of daily life, to-remit the exercise Of
this police power to the citizens them
selves as whole. Hence arises the
necessity for the institution and
maintainance of these public officials
or police.
Gibbon refers to the "aidiles" and
"quaestors" of ancient Rome, as the
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11

]. M. Mcwhorter. superintendent
OF thes alem branch of the South
Penn Oil Company, and daughter.
Ruth, were in the city Saturday.
K H. Powell, of Sardis, has remov-
ed to Mt. Glare.
Senator A. X. Thorn is home from
Charleston, where he attended the
Republican state convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael J. Francis
leave tonight for Howell. Mich. for
a visit with relatives. Mrs. Francis
Will remain there for a month hut
Mr.. Francis will return with a week
or ten days.
Columbus W. Law was here from
Salem Saturday looking after busi-
ness matters.
W. E. Livingston. Of Morgantown.
spent last night in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
CATHOLIC sAN|IARIUM.
Is Likely to Be Built and Main
tanned in This
Section.

Bishop P. ]. Donahue, of Wheel
ing, is prominent visitor in the city.
His mission here is to procure a lot
for the erection of church for Ital-
ian.members OF the Catholic denom-
ination. 1t is the intention to- erect
an edifice costing six or seven thou
sand dollars.
A mission Of wider Importance
Bishop Donahue also has is the selec-
tion of a site for a sanitarium for In
digent members of the denomination.
Terra Alta was chosen by him but
physicians tell him the altitude is toe
high. and the sanitarium will likely
be located in this section.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
GOING on A PICNIC.

Several young people of the city
are going TO the mineral spring near
West Milford on a picnic tomorrow.
The party will take several baskets
of picnic good things and after the
lunch spend the afternoon and even
ing in picnic diversions. The guest
of honor will be Miss Anna Williams,
of Morgantown. The party win in
clude Misses Rose Heenan, Beatrice
Morgan. Nellie Mulligan, Floried
Manley. Blanche Hursey and Emma
Kyle, and Messrs. Charles and Frank
Gill, viii Mulheran. Ule Jarvis, John
Cupp. Pierre Rapp and Clifford Hill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
DOG DUG UP.

A ghastly find was what men ed
cavating at the Episcopal churcI
grounds thought about it, when theI
ran across bones in box. The coro-
ner Was sent for. The bones were
taken out carefully until most Of the
skeleton had been recovered and then
they brought out the skull OF a dog,
The box was about four feet deer
and a heavy layer OF lime was over
it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
BIG PICNIC
Is to be Held at Union Park by the
Lodge OF the Golden Seal

All members of the Golden Seal
are requested to be at the lodge meet
Ing in the hall the third Friday night
Of this month to make arrangements
for big picnic to be held soon at
Union Park by all the members and
certificate holders Dancing and
amusements of all kinds will be en-
gagged in. The lodge says: go
and be sociable."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
CRITICALLY ILL.

Joseph Johnson. colored, employed
as a cook by DR.. ]. B. Payne for the
last twelve years. is in critical con-
dition with iaundice and has been
taken to a local hospital. He went to
Baltimore a week or so ago to visit
relatives and was taken Ill there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
ExoNERATEs CLIENT.

The Rev. C. w. w. Jenkins, color
ed, pastor of the Trinity Methodist
church, returned last night from Bal
timote, where he had an ecclesiastical
case before the judiciary committee
of the Washington conference. He
exonerated his client.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
NAV Bridge
Fairmont People Rushing to Com,
plete New Structure.

FAIRMoNT, July 1O-Fairmont
people are rushing work on the new
bridge across the Monongahela and
expect to have IT open by the first OF
September. The new bridge will be
vast Improvement and Will mean
much for Fairmont. The old struc-
ture was torn down last fall and was
unsafe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
DELEGATES RETURN.

"A number of delegates returned
this afternoon from the Republican
state convention at Charleston. In
the number were John o. Brooks, j.
G. Lang. Thomas Jarrett, John NJ.
Knox and Major Smith, the latter
from Lost Creek.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
ANNIVERSARY OF FLOOD
Old Settlers Readily Remember Dam.
age Done I'm 1888

Friday was the goth anniversary OF
the great flood of 1885,, which win
long be remembered in this section of
the county because OF the damage 1t
did to the property interests OF this
section.
Old settlers in this district will re-
member that on July 10. 1888, oc-
CURED the trcsaet which swept down
the river here and did much damage
not only here but as far as Cincin-
natl. where the damage was great.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-11
Bryan is Pleased.

F'AIRylEw, LINCOLN, Neb., Jul,
lin a speech to the returning
members OF the Lincoln Bryan Mena
club and Nebraska Travelling Mems
Bryan club today Bryan expressed
highest admiration for the Demo
cratic platform and Kern and declar-
ed publicity of campaign contribu.
tions would give the people chance
to elect their choice to office. Kern
and members OF the national com
mittee will call upon Bryan here Mon.
day. H