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Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11

These warm days things need plenty of water. You will find a good supply of garden hose in our hard ware department.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
HoLTvILLE

The Pioneer blacksmith shop caught fire last week, but prompt action of the bucket brigade saved the building
 The ditch-cleaning machine for Wa ter Company No 2 has arrived from Los Angeles, and will be set at work on the ditches next week.
 
 An addition is being erected at the Holtville creamery. The business of the creamery has increased twenty five per cent in the past two months.
 Fred Rehloff and family, who have resided in the valley for the past seven years without leaving for the summer seasons, have gone to coast points for the heated term.
 Twenty thousand pounds of strained honey has been stored at Holtville by bee-keepers nearby, who hope to get a higher rate than present prices, which have advanced a cent pound the past month.
 Del Trager, known to Holtville peo- pie as member of the Holtville base ball team last year, writes from Visalia to friends here to announce his mar riage to Miss Dollie Jones at Tulare, sister of Editor Jones of the Tulare Advance. MT and Mrs. Trager expect to return to Holtville in the fall to re- side
 Holtville city trustees have placed the salary of their city clerk at $50 per month; the city attorney is get the same, and the .city recorder is to re- ceive $5 per month. The treasurer is to receive as his salary one per cent of all the money received and dis bursed The city marshal is to re- ceive S75 per month. Regular meet ings hereafter will he on Monday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
Beaumont Facts
 Eclipse Dreams
Engineer Reports Endless Water Sup ply-Watershed is Very Porus and Absorbent
RUN.oFF AVERAGE 260 INCHES YEARLY-soRE HOLES TO 300 FOOT LEVEL DEMONSTRATE
 ENORMOUS FLOW.

In the rich region of Beaumont, Riverside county, where almost every thing will grow without irrigation, is now being installed a large and com plete water system, capable of bring ing the land up to the highest state Of cultivation. assuring settlers against dry seasons and crop failures and giv- ing to that region perhaps the best irrigation equipment in Southern Cali fornia, say the Los Angeles Herald. To this end Gervaise Purcell, the noted engineer, who is associated with Lieut.. Randolph Miner in the San Pedro Harbor development has just completed a report on the Beaumont water supply, showing greater possi- blities, it is believed, than ever dreamed of before.
 It was found that the watershed of Beaumont IS very porous and absorb ent, and for that reason will carry off underground in the gravel interstices a large portion of the run-off, which is an important point at issue ill every irrigation project. The rainfall was found to be higher than that of Los Angeles, being 1872 inches for the average year. This average was taken at the Southern Pacific depot, an ele- vation of 2556 feet. At the 5000 con tour where the Beaumont Land and Water Company is diverting the stream in Edgar canyon, the rainfall averages over 21 inches. At the high
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
County Notes

exico on Sunday. Purses for all riders who stick to the saddle.
 Workmen have been engaged the past week in ballasting the new tracks of the Southern Pacific and those of the Inter-C California Railroad.
 Telephone and telegraph companies have had workmen employed the past week in sheathing the pole guy-wires, to conform with requirements of the city ordinances.
 Otis B. Tout has purchased the building wherein is located the Calex- ico Chronicle office, and has remodeled the interior, so as to provide quarters for the city officials.
 F. C. Herman, chief engineer of the California Development Company, with his family departed last week for summer resort points on the coast. H. T. Cory has been spending a week at outside points.
 Forest fires have been burning in the mountains to the west and south of Calexico, in Mexican territory, and at times smoke has hung heavily over the mountains, almost cutting them off from view.
 Plasterers are at work on the new Thing block. It will be ready for oc- cupancy in September. The Woodmen have leased the hall on the second floor, and will have it fitted up for lodge rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
FAR MFRS ATTEN- TON!

Here's the Greatest Land Bargain Ever Offered in Southern California Splendid 5-Acre Fruit Ranch at Beaumont for Only $425-$425O Cash, Balance $16 Monthly.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
BRAWLEY.

More thna 50,OO0 trees have been set out on the Brawley townsite and in the immeditae vicinity of the town the past few months.
 C. A. Frederick last week suffered the loss by fire of his house on his ranch in District No. s. An outfit of surveyors tools was also destroyed.
 The tent house of P. Nelson, an III. valid, whose wife is also ill., was burned with all their belongings, last week. The owners barely escaped with their lives.
 The first executive meeting Of the in Brawley last week Reports of committees were received and plans for fall work were discussed. The next session of the county executive board will be with the Alamo Union, near Holtville, next October.
 
 Proprietors of the Bungalow Hotel, at Brawley, intimate that unless the stringent fire ordinance recently pass ed by the city trustees is modified so that metal lath and plaster may be used for building materials, they will have to abandon their plans for a large hotel to take the place of the Bungalow, and that only much small CT building will be created
 A good story of the prolific nature of Imperial Valley farm lands comes from West, where Charles Fisher is threshing eighty acres of barley and getting twelve sacks to the acre. The field is three years old, never having been seeded except the first time, the other crops being volunteer MT. Fisher has pastured from 200 to 450 head of hogs on this barley all through two winters, and has been harvesting crop US noted above.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
HEBER.

MT. R. B. Pierce, an architect re- gently from Oakland, who is superin- tending the construction of the new hotel at Heber, says that the hotel will be ready for occupancy in six weeks. MT. Pierce will have permanent of flee at Heber He is already busy on plans for several residences to be erected next fall-one of them, at least, to cost about $5000
 MT. Jacob Stover of Corona was in the valley this week looking after his Heber property. He recently refused S15O per acre for his half-section of land southeast of Heber.
 MT. Glover, a nurSeryman of eXperi- ence, who recently located at Heber is interesting the ranchers in a fall to- mato crop. He believes that the big profits here will be made on fall and winter products.
 Moorehouse and Powell have just procured an important lease and op- tion on the 160 acres adjoining Heber on the south, owned by Jas M. Kenyon of Los Angeles. They expect to have it planted to orchard and vineyard and subdivide it into small home tracts.
 MT. Joseph R. Loftus of the Loftus & Burnham Company returned to Les Wednesday after short stay in the valley. He closed two large deals while kere-one, the sale of 16O acres of the old Three c ranch south
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
Free Trip to Beaumont.

Free transportation to Beaumont and return with dinner and carriage rides goes to the buyer of this remark ably acreage bargain. You can go next Sunday, July 12, or Thursday, July 16. Wire or phone us long dis tance-Home F. 4S6S or Sunset Main 3215-our expense, and have the land held until you can see it. Do it now or somebody else will get ahead of you.
 It's Sure to Enrich You
 The land adjoins the thriving town of Beaumont, is on an S0-foot platted street with SAP feet of frontage and as it is only 10 minutes walk from the business center is sure to come in later for city property. Will make 25 full-siZed city lots and is sure to yield a whale of a profit Within a stones throw lots are now selling at $150 each. Soil is rich, mellow, deep, de- composed granite. ideal for apples, pears, peaches or grapes.
 Don't let the sun go down on your intention to write today for map show ing the location and advantages of this splendid investment.
 Cut out and mail coupon below to- day.
 Beaumont Land & Water Go. <
 226 Mercantile Place Lecture Room,
 544 s. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
 l am interested in knowing all about this Beaumont property and would like to have you send me maps, prices and facts, backed by actual conditions on the ground. If the information sup piled is satisfactory, I may want to go to Beaumont on one of your Thursday or Sunday excursions, so please give railroad rates from here.
 Address .................
 (Imperial Valley Press)
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
SUDDEN DEATH.

A. J. Brett, 35 years of age, a la borer employed at the El Centro ice factory, died suddenly at il o'clock Thursday night. The immediate cause of death was not apparent but the fact that the man had only recently recovered from an attack of typhoid indicates that in all probability it was weakness of the heart resulting from the fever.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11

Dr. R. P. Shepherd and John Moser left El Centro Thursday evening to drive across the desert and the noun tains to Pomona via Carrizo creek. Travelling by night they expect to make the journey without serious dis comfort
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
WRECK NEAR HEBER.

The Thursday morning freight train ran into a flock of sheep one mile north of Heber and killed about sev- enty-fve head. The accident caused che derailment of the caboose, and it was necessary to send to lndio for the wrecking car and crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
CHAPTERS STANDARD OF HON.
 ESTY.

County officers have continuously made profit on supplies furnished by themselves for their offices, and with full knowledge of this the supervisors have passed the bills. The Standard does not believe there has been dishon- esty in these transactions-Impe Standard
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
IMPERIAL.

Arakelian Brothers have been send ing out three carloads of water melons per day from the Keystone Siding. The melons are loaded in open stock cars and consigned to coast points, so that refrigeration is not considered necessary. The melons have been selling from S11 to $15 a ton f. o. b. Imperial Valley.
 A force of twenty-two men has been engaged in working on the new audi tOrium.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11

of Heber. and the other, the purchase of a 2S0-acre ranch at Meloland
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11

est elevation of the shed $500 feet Purcell shows an average precinita. tion of over 54 inches or general average over the shed of 376 inches of rain.
 Run-oH is 2eo Inches.
 The amount of water available for use after the natural demands of plant life and evaporation have been satisfied, known as the runoff. is 260 inches.
 Concerning underground reservoirs. Purcell in his report states:
 Tn this connection I have made A careful reconnaissance of Edgar can. yon and find it to be all underlaid by water gravel deposits which in many cases are so super-saturated with wa ter as to percolate over the surface. Notable instances of this are the War ren cienega, that on section 10. and the one towards the mouth of Edgar canyon
 You have already proved by your bore holes that the lower of these cienegas is 300 feet deep and no one knows how much deeper, as the bore hole was stopped in water gravel at the depth of 300 feet, and as the work on section 10 shows it to- be of the same class of material it is but fair to suppose it is of equal depth
 Large Amount of Water.
 The amount of available water that can be pumped out of the cienegas in Edgar canyon is very large, as the interstices in the gravel that are now full of water will run from p per cent to 33 per cent of the entire mass, and as you will have to pump only for period of ninety days each year this depletion will be amply compensated for by the water per. colating in during the remaining three fourths Of the year which period will include the wet winter season.
 Tt is well to mention at this poiut that up to date I have not made any examination of Noble canyon, where, no doubt, similar opportunities exist. Judging from the relative quantities of flood run-off in these two streams. I will hazard the opinion that the floor of Noble canyon is much more ahsorn- tive than that of Edgar canyon, and for that reason it may prove to be even more productive as pumping proposition than Edgar canyon.
 In conclusion Purcell states
 As far as your present wells now show, you can calculate on being able to safely pump during the irrigation season some 25S inches of water, and if as I expect will be the case, the con- tinued development now in progress shows equally good results you could during the irrigation season pump a very much larger volume.
 Your developments to date are three wells in Edgar canyon near the mouth, and 6XS timbered shaft now being sunk on section 10, through which the same canyon passes"
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
cALExIco.

Prizes are offered for the best riders in a broncobusting exhibition at Cal
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-11
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO
 PARTNERSHIP.

The co-partnership heretofore exist ing under the name and style Green & Casaubon, in the City of El CentrO, County of Imperial, State of California, is this End day of July 1908. dissolved by mutual consent; A. w. Green hay ing sold his entire interest in said business to Alfred Casaubon All accounts owing to said firm are payable to said Alfred Casaubon. who. will pay all outstanding obligations of said firm.
 ALFRED CASAUBON,
 A. w. GREEN. 13-1t.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
GEN. JAMES Is. RICKETTS,
And battery c, 1.t U. S. Art.

Editor National Tribune: viii you
kindly give me short history of Capt
Ricketts,, of Co. c, 1st U. s.. Art? l
am particularly desirous of knowing the
companies he was in or commanded,
also the battles. Was he not in COM
mand of Co. C, when they were after the
Mexican Cortinez, in, 1 think, 1859?
What ever became of FraEk Reynolds.
who was First Sergeant in the company
at Fort Macon, N. c., and was promoted
to Lieutenant for saving the casson in
that skirmish of 1859? Do you know
anything about man named Leahy, of
the same company?-Cooper Thorburn,
74O Tenning ST., New York City, Bronx,
Gen. James b. Ricketts, was born in
New York, and appointed from that
State to the Military Academy, from
which he graduated July 1, 1889, and
was commissioned a Second Lieutenant
in the 1st U. s. Art. He served first on
the Northern boundary in the troub. IS
with Canada, and then, being promoted
to a First Lieutenant took part in the
W"r with Mexico, being engaged at
Monterey and during the battle of
Buena Vista. After the war he became
Quartermaster, was promoted to Cap
tain, and from 1854 to 1860 was on the
Texas frontier. He commanded a bat
terry at the first battle of Bull Run,
where he was wounded and captured
He was promoted to Brigadier-General
to date from July 81, 1861, and on re-
covering from his wound was put in
of a brigade, with which he
served in Pope's campaign ard at An
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
why Craven Was Right.

Editor National Tribune: Speaking of
the frigate Niagara, you say that Com
mander Craven was severely criticized
for declining TO engage the Confederate
ram Stonewall at Coruna. Spain, in
March, 1865, where the Niagara and
Sacramento lay watching the Stonewall,
and that the rebel was allowed to es-
cape. Craven was right. The Niagara
had previously been fred at by Belem
Castle at Lisbon, Portugal, on attempt
ing to follow the Stonewall to sea. as
an order to the Niagara to remain in
port "a hours after an enemy had sail
ed. The rebels having been allowed
belligerent rights both Portugal and
Spain would have refused subsequent
harbor rights to his ships had Craven
followed to sea at once or had at.
tackled the Stonewall in port. Other
Nations would have criticized such an
attack in a neutral port as on a par
with the British attack upon the Essex
in the harbor- of Valparaiso or of firing
broadside after broadside at the Le-
want, prize of the Constitution, after
they had chased the Levant into the
harbor of Porto Praya. The British
didn't hit his ship, but the commander
of the prize crew of the Levant hauled
down his flag for fear the enemy might
hurt somebody aShOre"-Naval Veter-
an, Paio Alto, Cal.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16


tetam. He was promoted to the COM
.mand of q division, ind took part IN
the Wilderness campaigp and in the
defense of Maryland against Gen. Early.
In the Shenandoah campaign he was
badly wounded, ana wage brevetted a
Brigadier-General. Ee' s:aA.. for gall
lantry at Cedar Creek arid'a Major-Gen-
eral for gallantry dttfirgs the rebellion.
He was mustered outs of sshe volunteer
service April 80. 1856, and retired Jan.
3, 1867, for disabilities from wounds re-
ceived in battle. He .diedESept. 22, 1887.
Francis Reynolds was birst Sergeant
of Co. until Nov.s50. as62. when he
was promoted to Secondly Lieutenant;
was cashiered Marrif 29s 1854, rein
stated and then dismissed the next year.
Michael Leahy, WIN WIS First Ser
geant of the battery forf10 years, was
promoted to Second Bieutenant Oct. 81,
1868, rose to be a Captain, was brevet-
ted for gallantry at Oiustee and for
Darbytown Road. He was retired Nov.
8, 1SS9.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
Chief Surgeon Sem Dead.

DR.. Nicholas Sem, who during the
Spanish War was Chief Surgeon of the
Sixth Corps, died at Chicago, ILL.,, Jan.
1. He was one of the most widely
known surgeons in the United States.
He was born in Switzerland in 1874.
and his parents came to this country n
1853, settling in Fond du Lac, Wis. He
was a professor in numerous medical
colleges and the author of many works.
He was regarded as one of the fore
most operating surgeons in the coun-
try. He died from heart disease
brought on by visit to the high South
American mountains.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
TahIecIoths unIess III

Tablecloths. unless the breaks are
quite small, should be patched when
holes appear. First haste a square of
the same material under the hole, then
cut the edges of the hole even, turn un-
der and hem down TO the patch as neat
ly as possible. Then turn the cloth on
the wrong side and hem the patch down
to it in the same manner. This adds a
neat finish to both sides, and the cloth
will he fiat when ironed. If there Is a
figure. stripe or any given pattern, try
and match 1t when patching. Always
mend before washing. for you cannot
do it so well afterward, as the washing
and ironing stiffens the edges of the
tears.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
The 24fh Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the cath 1nd.-W. D..
Waid, Cameron, Mo.
The Gath Ind. was organized at Vim
cennes July 81, 1851, and at the ex-
piration of term of service the veterans
and recruits were consolidated into a
battalion of five companies, to which
was added, Dec. 81. 1854, the 9th Ind.
1t was commanded by Col. Alvin p.
Hovey, who was promoted to Brigadier-
General April %, 1862, succeeded by
Col. William T. Spicely, discharged July
81, 1866 1t belonged to Hovey's Divi-
sion, Thirteenth Corps, and lost So
killed and 2O7 from disease, etc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
Stories Fmneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
saee - in the Great National Struggle.
COLES MARYLAND CAVALRY.
1t Led the Way and Then PiIOted the
Column Out of Harper's Ferry.

Editor National Tribune: I have read
with great interest your excellent arti-
Gle, entitled Surrender of Harper S
Ferry" published in The National Trib-
une Dec IL, 1907. 1t is certainly a
chapter in the history of the civil war.
1915, which should be fully under
stood and appreciated by the present
and future generations, in that whilst
the event was truly the most disgrace
full affair during the most gigantic civil
war in all history, and war the most
far-reaching in its effects; nevertheless,
it exhibited that splendid heroism, in
dividuaiity and submission to discipline
SO essential to ultimate success that
characterizes and predistinguishes the
The National tribune., 1908-01-16

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The National tribune., 1908-01-16

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water, an ounce of butter and salt and
pepper to taste in a saucepan and bring
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Drop a spoonful of this batter into hot
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Drain and serve on a folded napkin.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
AvERILL AND CEDAR CREEK.
The Cavalry Got in Some Magnificent
Work After the Battle.

Editor National Tribune: In your
Sept. issue C. P. Hays, 1st w. Va. Cav,
finds some fault with the article of J.
ID. Mullihan, 18th Pa, on the battle of
Cedar Creek. The ground of this COM
plant is the omission of Comrade' Null
lfIlan to make mention of the service
rendered by Gen. Averill and his cav
airy. Comrade Hays fails to state why
Gen. Averill and his brigade should be
selected by special mention for the part
taken by them in the battle. The cav
airy eager as they were to participate,
really took but little part in the battle
at all 1t was only when the Confed-
crates gave. way that they were able to
render service worthy Of note. When
The National tribune., 1908-01-16
Want. Senator Foraker.

J. II. Fox, Little Meadows, Pa, wants
The National Tribune to boom Senator
Foraker for President. He is the last
comrade of the civil war that we can
elect COmrade Fox was one of tn,
young soldiers, having enlisted in tn,
109th N. Y. before he was 81. and sery
ed under Gen. Isaac s. Catlin, who
still hale. hearty and full of vim.
The National tribune., 1908-01-16

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The National tribune., 1908-01-16
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A Discovery That Has Startled The
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