Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-09
HIGHER PRICES FOR
 IMPERIAL VALLEY LANDS
BUYERS NOT DEFERRED FROM SECURING IMPROVED FARMS.
Another Increase Expected at the End of the cantaloupe season-Activity In EI Centro City Property Which Is Held at a High Figure.

prices, fully fifty per cent higher thar few months ago. This increase in price has not had the effect of deter ring purchasers, although a greater di ination is being shown in se- lectins the best soil and location. It is expected that improved ranch prop erty will take another jump about the end of the cantaloUpe season, and next winter still another highwater mark will be made in acreage prices.
 El Centro city lots are being held at slightly higher prices this week, prin- cipal activity being in choice business for investment, have listed their lots for sale, at an increase, with stop or ders for August 1, at which time they will increase the selling price ten to twenty per r,cent.
 w. A. Root and Josephine T. Root and P. D. Carr and Alice Carr to John M. Eshleman, con, BIO, lot 2, of P. b. Carr's subd. No. 1, of part of sec. g, twp. 17 S., R. IA E., S. B. M., except rights for roads.
 Fl Centro Land Go. to w. D. Cox, con. $1O, lot 1, blk. 20, of El Centro.
 Imperial Valley In1prov Go. to Samuel Gordon Ingle, con. $1O, lot 16, block 26, of Holtville.
 Imperial Light, Water and Power Go. to Samuel Gordon Ingle, con. BIO, lots 4, 5, 16, IT, blk. 39, and lot B. blk 3S, of Holtville.
 Carrie M. Crawford to Clifton Pat ton, con. $1O, w. 1a of N. WA of N. B. A of sec 13, twp. 16 S., R. IA B. s. B. M.
 Contract Henry H. Seley to Will Cook Franklin, con. $950. First par ty agrees to sell and second party agrees to buy lot Il, blk 25, of Park addition to Imperial
 Contract Bl Centyo Land Go. to L. Bouttier, con. $2OOO First party agrees to sell and second party agrees to buy lot aad 6, blk. 23, of Fl Gen. tro.
 J. R. Harris to John G. Fries, con. $10, lot 3, blk. B, of Imperial.
 M. V. Butcher and Ethel Butcher to J. B. Bracket, con. $1O, an undi- vided one-third interest to lots 1 to 12, both inclusive in blk 5, of I'm perial
 John U. Jones claims that certain public land situate in Imperial coun. ty described as follows: E. 1a of N. w. 4 and s. w. Guar of N. w. 4 of sec. 1, twp. 16 S., R. IA D., s. B. M.
 c. S. McWhorter to James Corish, con. $1O, lots and 7, blk 8, of sec ond addition to Fl Centro.
 Adele Dyke to Imperial Valley Im- provement Co.,, to lot Il, block 91, Park addition to Imperial.
 Fl Centro Land Go. to c. E. Taylor, con, $10, lot 30, blk 18 of Fl Centre
 H. H. Peterson and Edith Peter son to l.. M. Appleby, con. $10, lots 1, 2, 3, T. 8, and g, blk IF, of Inn perial
 Brawley Town Go. to T. A. Iivesley and John J. Roberts, con- $25O, lots 1, 2 and 8, block 100, except w. 50 feet of said lots in Brawley,
 w. G. Driver to Earl M. Whitson, con. $10, lot 16, blk. 6, of Holtville.
 Earl M Whitson to Louis Knapply, con. $1O, lot 16, block 6, of Holtville.
 w. H. Paulin to Walter Tender shott, con. $1O, all of blk. 42, of Braw- ley.
 Walter Hendershott to Henry Ramsdell, con, $2,OOO, all of blk. 42, of Brawley.
 Imperial Valley Improvement Go. to Sarah D. Abbott, con. $10, lots 8, and 5, block 69, of Brawley.
 A. D. Bumiller to c. M. Laub, con. $1O, lot IA and 15, blk 10 "B" of re- subd. blks. 6, z, and 10 of Calexico.
 Ed T, Off and Merle s. Off to c. M. Laub, con $1O, lot 16, blk. 10 ''B" of re-subd. blocks 6. 2. and 10, of Calexico.
 T. P. Banta and Carrie A. Banta to