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Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Los Angeles, California, October 29, 1908.
City Clerk.

A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Robert l.. Gray, contestant, against homestead Entry, No. 10567, made June 6, 1904, for NE A Section II, Township 16 s., Range 12 East, San Bernardino Meri- dian, by Fletcher Burnight, in which it is alleged that said Fletcher Bur night has never established a resi- dence upon nor cultivated nor i'm proved the land embraced in said en- try; that in the month of March, 1907, the said entryman departed this life; that his surviving heirs at law are his children, J. M Burnight, Mrs. A. Co., tate, Mrs. Irwin Wilson, Mrs. D. Starks Mrs. Lula Bibber and Mrs. Liz zie Kramer and the unknown heirs of son of the entryman who left sur viving him his widow Lizzie Burnight who is the guardian of said unknown minor heirs; that none of said heirs have ever resided upon, cultivated or improved said land. said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evidence touching said al legation at 10 o'clock a. m. on Janu- ary PC, 1909, before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in Los Angeles, California
 The said contestant having in a proper affidavit, filed December 21, 1908, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice cannot 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, 3S-4t Receiver,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

Auction sale of live stock, Wednes- day. December 30, at the Mcbride ranch five miles west of Imperial on the Eucalyptus ditch. 100 head stock cattle, 30 head dairy COWS, II head horses and 20 head stock hogs. Sale commences at 10 o'clock sharp. Every body come. Will make terms on sale. w. H. Buck, Auctioneer. 3S-1t*
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

! efforts for the advancement of all DOT tions of our glorious State.
 x%x
 An addition to the musical circles of Imperial is Prof O. F. E. Boyer, violinist and band instructor. He comes from Santa Barbara.
 x * x
 L. w. Russell and Jacob Fritz, of Durango, Colorado, have been spend ing several days in El Centro and vicinity, looking for ranch lands x%x
 ND. A. Martin and A. M Fitch of San Diego, are making El Centro their headquarters while looking over this portion of the valley for ranch lands.
 x x x
 Irving Jaquay is constructing two four-room cottages on Fifth street, just south of his residence at the south west corner of Fifth and Brighton avenue.
 v Floyd Atkinson returned to Fl Gen. tro last Saturday, after a visit to his home in Fort Worth. He was called to Fort Worth by the death of his moth CT, November 22.
 %%%
 W. D. Lewis, of Riverside, spent sev- eral days in El Centro this week, looking after the interests of the Peo- ple's Abstract Company, in which he is one of the principal stock holders. x X X
 R. S. Stewart and wife have come from Oxnard to become residents of the valley, and are at present visiting F. G. Havens. MT. Stewart has half-section ranch east of Holtville.
 x x <
 w. R. Watkins and E. w. Rankin, stock ranchers of Deming, New Mex ico, have been spending several days in Fl Centro. MT. Rankin owns a large ranch in the vicinity of Holt vile.
 x x <
 Nc. L. Cooper, proprietor of the Franklin Hotel, went to Los Angeles, Monday, for a sojourn of a few days there and at his ranch at East San Gabriel Mrs. Cooper returned to Fl Centro with her husband, to spend Christmas here.
 < x x c. F. Emory, of San Diego, who served for four years as deputy Coun- ty Assessor for this territory when it was a part of San Diego county. plans to come to Fl Centro to locate. He will enter the real estate and in- surance business here.
 X x X
 F. A. Tetley and G. O. Tetley, or ange growers of Riverside, have been guests at the Hotel Oregon this week. | They have orange trees planted on an extensive scale near CaleXico, and be- lieve this valley is destined to be prominent as a producer of early cit rus fruits.
 < x < 1 Mrs. A. E. Selfridge, of Glenwood Hotel, Riverside, and Mrs. Margaret Wales of that city have been visiting Mrs. Wales daughter, Mrs. Yontzer, northwest of Fl Centro the past week. They were El Centro visitors during their stay in the valley and may make investments here. wv. w. Masten returned from Kla- math Falls, Oregon, Friday evening of last week for a sojourn of a few days in Fl Centro. He reports great activity in the Klamath Fall district, with the Southern Pacific building a new line and settlers opening up large tracts of virgin land.
 x < <
 J. J. Richardson, head of the Rich ardson Construction Company, which is developing large irrigation sys- tenn on the Yaqui River, in Sonora, Mexico, where the company has a holding of 550,O00 acres of land will take a party of Imperial Valley men to his Mexican holdings
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26
THE FINEST COLONY IN MEXICO.

THE FINEST COLONY IN MEXICO. FOR SALE LANDS in SINALoA RIVER COLONY
 75,000 ACRES,
 NEAR CULIACAN, MEXICO. ON LINE OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
 )fronting on the Gulf of California; good for oranges, lemons, pineapples, Wheat, barley, vegetables, etc, etc. $1O PER ACRE, EASY PAYMENTS. INTERNATIONAL COLONIZATION
 COMPANY, Santa Barbara, Cal. Sb-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

The Woman's Culture Club meets this afternoon at Mrs. Blackintons home, at BOO o'clock. The physical culture at 2:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26
PERSONALS

H. H. Elliott of Santa Rosa was an El Centro visitor Monday
 x%x
 V. S. Libby of Oceanside has been an El Centro visitor the past week.
 *x%
 Mrs. c. Fl. Hersee has been spend ing several days with relatives at Redlands.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Lamb have returned from Calexico to their for mer home in Yuma.
 x * *
 Dan D. Shaffer left El Centro Wed nesday morning for visit to his home in San Diego through the Christmas holidays.
 l.. A. Clampitt came down from Los Angeles Monday night to look after his interests in connection with the El Centro test well.
 x x
 Leo Flynn and Mrs. Julia Flynn of Des Moines, Iowa, have been among the valley visitors the past week They have been guests of Hotel Oregon. x N Mrs. A. Fink and daughter, Miss Gertrude, have been down from Los Angeles, visiting Mr. Fink at Fl Gen. tro. They returned Sunday morning.
 %.* x D. c. Aplin, president of Water O. No. 1, is now a resident of Highlnad He was in the valley last week to attend the sale of delinquent water stock.
 < < <
 Aldred Wiley, formerly an employee of the Souther nPacific at the Fl Gen. tro station, returned here Tuesday evening to become warehouse man at this station.
 MT. and Mrs. Edgar A. Cooke, newspaper writers of Los Angeles, are in Imperial Valley for rest of a month. They will divide their time between the various valley towns.
 < < X
 Charles J. Haines, Los Angeles capitalist, and M. H. French, a con- tractor of that city, have been spend ing several days in Imperial Valley, looking after property interests here. x < <
 c. w. and E. w. Dyer, father and son. from Chula Vista, San Diego county, drove over land from that place to Fl Centro last week. They have land interests in Imperial Val ley.
 X < < u. D. Mercereau, of the Mercereau Bridge and Construction Company, of the first of the week, looking after prospective work in bridging of New River.
 # < <
 county lTedSuTeT raul BOIldD Has been visiting Sacramento, to make his annual settlement with the State Treasurer and to attend the annual convention of County Treasurers of California.
 < < x
 Charles H. Russell, now of Bisbee, Arizona, but formerly an orange grow CT at Riverside, has been in Fl Gen. tro this week, looking over the val ley with view of entering the busi- ness of raising citrus fruits here.
 x < x
 Miss Cora A. Ball, of Fairfield, Iowa, has come to Fl Centro to remain for time as a guest of Mrs. Campbell. Miss Ball is an accomplished musi- clan and singer, being graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. She has consented to act as Organist at the Presbyterian church.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALE-100 head of hogs, from
 90 to 150 pounds, at ranch 4 and a half miles west of Bl Centro. B.
 l. Difani 37-2ts
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FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGE-In Los Angeles, a modern 5-room cottage well located, also an interest in a fine grocery and meat business, and also a first class manufacturing proposition. Would like to trade for good, we'll located Valley land with water. (Amt. about $6,5O0.) For particulars address H. w. Futile, 1914 Ellen dale, Los Angeles. 3S-3t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR LEASE-Alfalfa land on Wilsie Ranch, two miles west of Fl Gen. tro. Cash rent. W. E. Wilsie, Fl
 Centro. 20-tf
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FOR EXCHANGB-Goo dairy cows.
 Want four good work animals or saddle horse. Crawford & Davis.
 Fl Centro. 23-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALB-Mesquite wood in four foot lengths delivered on board cars
 at El Centro for $7.0o per cord,
 car measurement. Address Cal-Mex- Land 6 Cattle Go, Calexico. 3o-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SAI4E-If you are in need of any kind of work, driving or sad
 dle stock go to the c. M. Ranch, Calexico 36-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALE-Cord wood cheap. G. G.
 Hussey, Silsbee. 37-4t|
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TAKEN UP-One stray red Jersey
 COW. miles west of Fl Centro. The
 owner can have same by paying charges. J. P Thompson 37-2t*
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

head cattle; 1 Jer- sey bull, 2 years old, small slit in
 right ear; and cows. over bit on
 left ear Last seen Nov. II. Sui table reward for information by A. M. Striplin, Holtville. 37-2t*
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

WANTED-Land 10 level. No. . pre-.
 ferred. Drue C. Harrington, Impe.
 rial, Cal. 12-tf
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Buff Orpington eggs for
 setting, $1 per 13 From selected pen, $2 per setting. M. D. Witter,
 BraWley 38-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALB-Six first class work
 horses, one half mile east of Heber and mile and half north. Jacob Butcher. 36-tf.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SAAEE Thoroughbred and high grade s..3rthorn bulls, cows and
 heifers. Young bulls old enough
 for service. Fine stock at reason able prices. O. N. Shaw, AZ miles north of Holtville. S6-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALE-Rooted Vines, grown in
 the Valley-SeVeral varieties Ad- dress J. w. Lindsay El Centro. 35-4t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALE-Team, wagon and har- ness, at Geo. T. Irvin's ranch 37-2t%
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SPRAYED, LOST, TAKEN UP.

TAKEN UP--Six miles west of Fl Centro, one dark red COW, slit and underbit right ear crop on left, branded cross on right hip. Own
 CT please call, pay pasture and for this notice. F. s. Webster, 37-3t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALE-At bargain, 5 sows with fine, large filters of pigs. Two miles northwest of Silsbee. E. T. Henderson. 37-2t*
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

FOR SALB-711OO pound mare with two monthS old colt. three heifers, two fresh, one soon. Reasonable terms, MFs S. H. King, El Centro:
 36-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

WANTED-Thirty head of dairy cows.
 D. H. Coe, Holtville. 34-2t%-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

WANTED-To exchange two light mules and harness for hay. Box
 113, postof1ice. 26-tf
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WANTED

WANTED-Position by man and wife on ranch. Have one child months old. H. x. Nicholson, Gen. Del, I'm
 perial, Cal. 38-1t*
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FOR SALE-160 acres soft soil, about 40 acres level and part in barley;
 Broom house, team of mules, har- ness, and all implements go with it. Half mile from railroad, and postoffice. Price $500. Will take No. 1 Water Stock as part payment. Address l.. s. Daley, El Centro. 3S-1t* FOR SALE-30 head young beef cat tie on easy terms. Also black sad dle pony. 3 miles north of Calex- ico. Geo. D. Abrams. 3S-2t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-26

WANTED-By young. experienced farmer from the East, position on a ranch. General farming work or milking. J. H. Payne, El Centro.
 3S-1t*
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.... TURKEYS WANTED ...... See GEO. T. IRWIN.
 ...... FL CENTRO, CALF.
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3S-4t
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
New Challis Patterns.

What has turned out surprisingly at
tractive this season is the new line OF
challis They show pale groundwork
in color patterned with beautiful flow
ers or odd figures. Made up with tunic
skirts and bodices with lingerie fichus
they are the acme of chic.
Like most of the other thin fabrics,
challis have invaded the province OF
bordure materials. These follow the
effects of the mousselines, chiffons,
ETC., and in fact go them one better,
since some lovely challis have their
borders wrought in fine silk soutache
stitched upon the delicately tinted
background in Roman and Greek key
effects. The trimming Of the bodice
is then carried out in the same design
by means of lace and embroidery, com.
bined with soutache.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
THE AMERICAN CARRIAGE HORSE.
The Figures on the Lines Are the Ideal in Inches

very hard. This will also show the
necessity for having large, broad,
straight joints and legs that give the
horse the most secure footing ~
Then there are some other thing
that are desired on all kinds CT
horses. One Of these is a short bacl
that is, short from the hips down to
the top of the shoulders (the withersi.
From what We have learned of tie
hind parts we see that the horse is
really pushing the rest Of his body
along. If the back is short and
strong instead of long and weak, the
whole body will move more easily and
rapidly in obedience to the force pro-
duced in the hind parts.
Although the hind parts have most
to do with the horses travelling, we
must not forget that the front parts
are also very important. No matter
how much muscle horse has or how
strong his hooks are, il there is any
thing seriously wrong with his front
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

ture hats. are responsible for the
modification of this mode of hair
dressing which is already observable.
1t may be that women have gradual
ly found out that the heavy elabora'
ton of the early winters style of
hairdressing was not becoming to n
majority of faces. However it came
about, certainly change for the bit
ter in the adoption of more natul al
styles is to be noted in the coiffures of
women who are entitled to be confid-
cred leaders of fashion.
Stiff, fussy arrangements are
avoided The marcel wave is no long
er fashionable. The hair is curled
and then combed out in graceful,
loose waves, as shown in the illustra'
ton. Little curls are made around
the face, if becoming, especially for
an evening couture, but stiff rows of
curls and puffs, such as are bought by
the yard, are not considered in very
good style unless the elaborate Golf
fure chances to be most becoming to
the individual. If artificial hair is
used an attempt is made to conceal the
fact, and therefore it is not used in
such quantities as could possibly be
furnished only by a growth as phe'
nomenal as that of the hair advertise
ment signs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
HINTS FOR THE HOME SEWER
How Time May Be Saved and the
Patience Preserved.

Many i'll humors and wrought up
feelings are created at the machine.
A great many steps may be saved by
equipping yourself at the start with a
few helps.
If you are working on fine white
goods, have two spools of thread the
same size, so if your bobbin sh.uld
run out it will not necessitate I'M
threading the needle to refill. This
will save a great deal of time, especial
ly if you should be at the middle Of a
tuck.
Another time saver is to have the
upper right hand drawer empty, to use
for clippings and basting threads as
you remove them while sitting at the
machine, otherwise they are bound to
get scattered.
Have small pincushion attached to
the machine in some convenient place
within reach, filled with pins and
needles. Have three or four needles
threaded with basting thread and
'knotted, ready for use.
A suggestion recently seen was a
small vial for holding broken needles
and also for pins without points, as
you come across them.
OF course machine needles, thread,
pins, needles, binding tapes, ETC., all
careful sewers keep on hand.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
DOCTORS REMOVE
PORTION OF SPINE
REMARKABLE OPERATION ON
MINERS BACKBONE PER-
FORMED AT ST. LOUIS.
PATIENT LIKELY TO RECOVER
Victim Buried Under Tons of Rock
and Coal Which Crushed Bones
of Vertebrate Which Are
Taken Out.

st. Louis.-Joseph Pittoria, a miner
from Bush, ILL.,, will be walking about
and doing his regular work minus a
portion of his backbone if he RECEIVERS
from an operation performed on him
at the Evangelical Deaconess' hospital
a few mornings since.
Pittoria, who had recently come
from Italy, was working in mine at
Bush when a cave-in occurred. He
was buried under tons of rocks and
COAL which broke his back in the lum-
bar region. The mass of rock fell on
his head, doubling him up and crush
ing the transverse and spinous proc
esses of the first, second and third
vertebrate.
The crushing of these bones imme-
diately affected the network of nerves
which branch off from the spinal cord
at the point of injury.
The motor tract of the spinal cord,
or those nerves which control loco
motion of the lower limbs, were dead
ened so that he was paralyzed in the
lower half of his body. The sensto
ry tract, or those nerves which gov
erned the senses, were rendered acute,
so that the man suffered intense ag
ony constantly, making it necessary
to keep him under the influence of
opiates So great was the agony that
he would have succumbed soon unless
relieved by an operation.
According to information obtained
at the hospital the subject was on the
operating table three hours.
1t was believed to be necessary to
remove the arches of the three verte
bra, take out the crushed bone and
reach the spinal canal, through which
the spinal cord runs to the brain, in
order to remove the mass of clotted
blood and splintered bone which was
pressing on the sensitory nerves and
causing the man such intense agony.
Another difficult factor in the opera
ton was the excessive hemorrhage
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

ferent kinds of horses. A horse Is of
no particular value except for what
he can do. To fulfill his mission he
must travel. If he can draw buggy
containing one or two persons at the
rate of ten miles an hour he is valu
able as roadster. Another horse,
that can draw his share of a load
weighing upwards of a ton, even
though he moves slowly, performs an
equal amount of actual work and is
just as useful to his owner as is the
roadster. Since all horses are valu-
able because they travel, although at
various rates and under widely vary
ing conditions, it will be interesting
to make a study of those parts of the
horses body directly connected with
his lOcomotion.
1t is not difficult to understand that,
with the horse as with ourselves, all
motion is the result of the action of
the muscles. About 40 per cent. of
the weight of an ordinary horse is
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
THE GOOD HORSE AND
HOW TO PICK HIM OUT
He Work and Must Have Good
Prof F. r. Marshall, Department
of Animal Husbandry, Ohio Agricultural College

that in buying horses to draw heavy
loads we look for large and heavy
muscles; while in roadsters we must
attach importance to the length of the
muscles.
The most of a horses muscle is in
the hind quarters. This may be a
surprise to you, but the next tins you
have an opportunity to see a horse
pulling a very heavy load, study him
carefully. You will be impressed
with the idea that most Of the work
is being done with the hind legs.
When the hind foot is moved forward
the toe rests on the ground and the
leg is bent at the hook joint; if the
toe Goes not slip and the horse is
strong enough for his load the mus
Giles above, pulling on the tendon fas-
tened to the back and upper point of
the hook, will close to the joint, or in
other words, straighten the leg and
cause the body to move forward. 1t
is by the performance of this act at
every step that the horse moves, al
though, of course, the strain on all
parts is much greater when pulling
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

1t is almost impossible to imagine
that people could live without horses.
Certainly living in horseless world
would be a sorry experience in con-
trast to our present enjoyment of
comforts and conveniences.
In the United States there are about
one-quarter as many horses as people.
Three-fourths of these horses are on
farms although, of course, there are in
the country great many colts that
are to be sold to go into the cities.
To the horses that do the work on the
farms we are Indebted for the produc-
ton of most of what we eat. If we live
in the city, even though we do not
keep horses of our own, we are de-
pendent upon those of the grocery
man and the coal dealer to bring TO lis
the necessities of life. Who has not
noticed the butcher boy, jerking and
whipping his poor, thin horse in or
der to avoid the scolding he knows
he will receive if the housekeeper
does not receive the meat at the prop
er time?
Different kinds of work require diff
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
Reisen Was Compelled to Keep Con
stantly on the Move.

pieces, until Reisen was compelled to
keep constantly on the move, jumping
from one crumbling, slippery raft to
another
Once he fell into the lake, and after
swim which deprived him of al
most all the strength and energy he
had in him he caught another cake.
He hung for some time in the icy
waters unable to muster strength to
climb upon his refuge. After he had
climbed up his clothes froze solid, and
he was compelled to keep constantly
running and jumping over the treach-
erous, shifting field to keep the chill
from overcoming him.
He was seen about noon from Gary,
and a message was sent to South
Chicago asking for tug. For hours
throngs of people lined the shore Of
Gary watching the frantic struggles
of the man to keep alive and watch
ing eagerly for the expected tug
About 230 p m. Chief Charles Bow
ser of the steel companys guards, is
sued a call for volunteers to go out
in a rowboat after the man. The
trip through the rough waters COW
cred with shifting ice which could
crush the rowboat like an egg shell
was dangerous, and for some time no
one responded.
At last j. P. Frederickson and
Christ Christensen offered to make an
attempt at rescue. They reached
Reisen shortly after three o'clock in
the afternoon, when he had been on
the Ice and in the water for more
than ~ hours. He fell unconscious
in the boat and was not revived for an
hour. 1t was announced that he will
recover.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
vIcTIMIZED BY A VISION.
Dream Induced Rich Doctor to Give
Away His Wealth.

Rochester Mass.-Robbed, he says,
of his fortune by a vision that told
him he would die in six months, DR..
John Wesley Sill, 81 years old, former
ly a prominent physician here, with a
$4,000 estate, has been taken to the
poorhouse.
Sill says that a year ago a vision
appeared to him and told him he
would die in six months. He gaze
away all of his real estate, several
farms here and in Canada, business
block, and his library to nephews and
nieces. He saved just enough to live
on six months.
Now the six months have passed
and Sill's money is all spent. He says
the nephews and nieces refuse to give
him back anything.