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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24

Yuan kneeled before him in the. palace, the emperor ordered him to march his army to Tientsin and slaughter the Gen eral Lung Lu. the great dowagers friend. After that Yuan was to march on to Pekin, surround the imperial palace and capture the empress dowager her self. Gen. Yung Lu was the viceroy of Tientsin, and as such was commander-in- chief of the army of which Yuan Shih Kai was the general. Yuan bowed low as the emperor gave him these orders, and then begged that the command might be put in writing This the emperor refused. saying that verbal order from him was good enough, whereupon the chinese gen. eral acceded and left.
 As Yuan Shih Kai started back to his army, which was near Tientsin, he began to reflect on the respective ability and forces of the emperor and empress dow ager, and decided in favor of the latter He went to Gen. ' ung Lu and revealed the plot Yung Lu at once took a special train and came to Pekin. He drove out at night to the summer palace, where the great dowager was living. and before daybreak she had raised an army of her unuchs and servants sand sent them to Pekin and made the emperor captive Her majesty then declared that he was not fit to rule, and made him send out an edict begging her to again take the throne. He was then confined in build ing in the middle of lake inside the For bidden city, and he had no more power to the day of his death.
 How Pu Vi Became Emperor.
 In the meantime the old empress dow ager did not forget her good friends Yuan Shin Kai and Yung Lu. Yuan Shih Kai at once became the most influential man in the empire, and he remained such until the great dowager died. He has since been disgraced, but he has many friends and may again come to the front
 As to Gen. Yung Lu the dowager re- warded him by making his daughter em- press and his grandson the ruler of China.
 There is pretty story in connection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24
GADSDEN REAL ESTATE

S4000-2SS acres near Carlisle Ala A fine mountain farm with 6600 peach trees, 100 young apple trees. Three room house and barn, three wells and good spring. Ten miles of at talla- Terms IA cash.
 $750-For 12O acres of land four miles southeast of Hokes Bluff. Has log house and barn. plenty of water and is a good little farm. On easy pay ments.
 $500o-2s0 acres of land on Big Wills creek. Good grist mill and gin. Three miles from Attalla Fine farming land. Good business at mill and gin. If you want place like this and have got the dough" you will trade when you see this property. Near rail- road.
 s5000-440 acres, near Boaz; 150 acres in cultivation, two out crops of coal, lots of timber, has two springs. Coal veins are 16 and S6 inches. $4 per acre; 21o acres in St. Clair county; section IS, township IS. range east has creek running through place; near Steel, Ala. Near railroad. s700-150 acres 9 miles of Gadsden and on the Gilbert Ferry road. Two dwelling houses, land level, plenty of water; 60 acres in cultivation and produces well.
 s750-S3 acres of land seven miles of Gadsden. Good house, 35 acres in cul- tivation. Etowah county, section 28, township 12, range 5.
 $500 per acre: 80 acres near Hokes Bluff. Section 1c, township 12. range T. Near railroad.
 s30 per acre; 80 acres and Groom house. Three miles of Alabama City. Section 19, township 12, range 6 east; 22 acres4 in cultivation. $25 per acre; 120 acres of land four miles of Gadsden, in high state of cultivation. Good house, plenty or water. all level. Two miles of steei plant Get busy and do 1t now.
 Now listen: If you are going to ask all tho real estate agents in Birming- ham about Gadsden real estate before you come and look, you will not buy, as you know they will discourage you as they want all the money to stay there. Come and see for yourself and use your own judgment.
 Gadsden has the brightest future of any town in the state of Alabama, ana now is the time to get your money planted here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24
Birmingham Public Library Association Talks
 Mo-

The Library association offers channel for coopera- tive and coordnated work in behalf of the Free Public
 Library The association intended to control the Public Library always contemplated that the city should own and control and that the sole function of the association should be to upbuid the library
 To that end the association nine months ago secured the services of trained library worker-Mss Greene A result of her work and influence backed by the will ing intelligent cooperation of the Board of Education and of the City Council, remarkable transformation has oc cured in the public library situation in Birmingham cataoged working library, lodged in well lighted rooms, has been opened the Birmingham public by the Board of Education.
 Through the medium of the Library association some 500 volumes have been donated to the library by the Women Clubs of the city Nearly have been donated by private citizens and the Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail company has generously donated valuable and cost ly collection of recent technical works
 The association is engaged in raising fund of $25OO with which purchase reference and other books for sentaton to the library.
 This beginning of the task before citizens Modern industrial and social conditions demand large library in Birmingham, The present library is inadequate Books needed building is needed Why not join the
 Library association and do your part in pushing the good work?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24
FOR SALE.

A brand new, strictly mod ern, Broom residence in Norwood; owner compelled to sell and will accept any reas- enable offer.
 w. N. MALONE & GO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24

We want all of our friends and clients from Birmingham and Ensley who came to Qadsden to live, to be sure and see us before buying real estate. We have the cream of the market on our list. and will always treat you right as we have done in the past at our Ensley office.
 Listen: If you mean to live in Gads- den. don't pay rent. Buy at the start. We are building some swell fve-room cottages and will let you have one and allow you to pay for 1t almost like rant. and then we will make the price so that you can make profit if you cafe to speculate. We keep autos and hosse and buggy always ready to Vn1w you around and will always be at Yodt service whether you buy or not
 se0b0--z2 acres in 8 blocks of the steel plant, rod mill and furnace. Here s oh anoe to clear $60e0. See us for 1erma. Every lot is a beauty. $450o---34 lots, joins the car works. Those lots are worth today $250 each The car works Is doubling it's plant.
 s4650-Three nice new 4-room houses on lots 60x150 each, and six other beautiful lots facing Walnut street. Lots alone worth the price of all
 
 anoe one and two years. $1500-Two nice new 4-room houses one block of the car line. Will rent for $S.50 per month Can sell on terms.
 ss0oo--A s-story brick on Broad street. Can make terms.
 S350c--Lot 125x175 on Chestnut street, not far from new postoffice. Has two houses on 1t. This is snap. s2500-Lot 100x200 with 5-room houses on Locust street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. One block of the new union depot.
 $150 Each-Three nice lots at steel plant. These are special for five days. Owner must have money. They are worth $500 each. Get busy and do 1t now.
 $2400-For four Broom houses near the rod mill: will rent for $S per month. On terms of Ia cash and bal ance one and two years.
 Oh You Farmer, Look! $250-40 acres of land five miles of Gadsden. near Lagard, and near rail- road. Buy this and ask no ques- tions It's snap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24
LITERARY LIGHTS
 AND SHADOWS

Half Chance" by Frederick S. Isham
 (Bobbs-Merr Co.)
 In this book there is a hero who starts to Australia in convict ship-a criminal condemned to remain there for life. or 999 years. On board this ship are some very chaming people, none of whom the hero is able to meet he Is in the hold, chained to the rest of the convicts. but the hero does get a sight of and falls in love with little girl, daughter of one of the cabin passengers.
 There is a wreck, and all save the hero of Half Chance either are drowned got lost, picked up. or something or other. But the hero is cast ashore, of course, upon a desert island. He was q drunken utter mucker. A huge case of books, law, literature, science, etc., was also washed up by the waves upon the desert island with the hero. Thinking that possibly the case contained something to eat or drink, the hero broke open the box to find to his horror that there were only dry goods no wet goods therein.
 The discovery of those books, however, alone as the poor chap was became the making of him." for he had nothing else on earth to do; so he fitted himself to be most perfect attorney, in the hopes that in case he ever did get back to civiliza- ton, he eoul under an assumed name live , down his his having been convict and make success in life. This the chap did. On his return to Eng land, and in London, the man who fought him thought he possibly recognized him as the convict was the man whose books he had read in perfecting himself while on the island.
 The little child, now grown, comes back into the story. MT Isham Is always able to make his stories hold the interest of the reader, whatever one may think oth- erwise about them
 Half a Chance" is very good story. "A Maid and a Man." by Ethel Smith
 Dorrance. CMoffat Yard 6 Co)
 The story of "A Maid and Man" is told in the series of eight talks between the man and the maid. Unfortunately, In reading this book, you continually feel that the author, through the man and the maid mentioned, Is struggling like the dickens to get off some clever thing. And. sometimes, the author succeeds, but the trouble is the reader Is compelled to wait such a long time between sally-de- wits.
 The tale of the story is that of an in tellectualy-fiavored irritation in which the girl is secretly engaged in testing her love for another man-horrid thing!- while her partner in the game described in this book is adveAturing mainly for the entertainment he \lds in the explo- ration of a woman's personality. Judging from the book, the pair engaged in the exploration, so to speak, seem to be hay ing a mighty good time.
 Whether the reader would care for the account of an exploration of this kind, with no Dr. Cook or Commander Peary in it, is question that this scribe de- clines to decide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24

One of those heavy, well-built, cozy concerns that says: "Here you rest. " At $13.85.
 STARTING MONDAY AND FOR SAME PRICE, CASH OR TIME.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
MARRIAGES

Pound -Sacre-October 20, at Pomo- ma, Earl c. Pound, of Brawley, and Emma M. Sacre of Pomona.
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 Spear Johnson - October 6, Homer A. Spear, resident of El Centro. and Miss Fife V. Johnson, resident of Washington, Texas
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 Pyle-Van Doran-October 6, at El Centro George J. Pyle and Miss Jes- sic D. Van Doran, both residents of E Centro.
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 Lorona- -Agundes - October 20, at Calexico, Joseph Lorona, of Calexico, and Sara Agundes, of Mexicali
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 Hall Radford--October 20, at San Bernardino, Wilbur J. Hall, of Holt vile, and Miss Ruth Radford, of Los Angeles. MT and Mrs. Hall arrived in the Valley Thursday, and will make their home on the Parkyns ranch, southwest of Holtville. Mr. Hall is a well known newspaper writer and writer of short stories.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
FINAL CERTIFICATES

U. S. Land Office to Heirs of Gil- leen N. Lloyd, IT.. 115-13-15.
 U. s. Land Office to Chas. F. O'Neall Assgn. of c. T. Heber, NV, quarter of 12-17-13.
 U. S. Land Office to John l.. Vein ert TT. 119-15-13. U. S. Land Office to Amos L. Cook {; TT. S2-14-14.
 U. s. Land Office to Carrie r. Car roll, Assignee of Julius M Gillespie, Henry J. Wilson, lots 1-2, 15-15-13
 United States Land Office to Henry c. Boak; Tract 23O-16-lJ, 15-13
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
BIRTHS

Villasenor-Oct 13, to Mir. and Mrs Adolpho Villasenor, at Calexico, a daughter.
 < < < Fansher-October IS, to MT. and Mrs. Robert Fansher, near El Centro son.
 * 4 O'Brien-October il, to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. OBrien, at the Upper Head ing q son.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
WEIGHT AT DESTINATION

Members of the Los Angeles Hay Dealers Association have joined in all agreement to buy hay from Sout. ,in California growers or others at Los Angeles scale weights only, They as- sert that the system heretofore fol- lowed of buying on shippers weights is unsatisfactory, as all shrinkage and inaccuracies have to be borne by the hay dealers of that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

Supervisor F. S Web5@r is back from trip to theSoaSf / MT and Mrs. Geo. E. Cpok have re- turned from their summag y6cation.
 x < X w. c. Bradford ana yrley Find1ey left on Sunday, for RoA8 8drock Texas
 * x * The U. S. Custom house IS being equipped with an eJsctric fan and lights.
 B. s. Jackson has yeturned from five weeks vacationfspent at River side and coast points
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 MT. and Mrs. SuHey from San Luis Valley, Colorado are visiting at the home Of Moses ySeRlatter.
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 The City Council has accepted the resignation of Marshal NcAlmond to be in effect on NovembSr 2.
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 Mrs. N. BAtterworth, recently of Holtville, is AoW manager of the St. Marks hotel At Yong Beach
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 Miss Hazel Crabb returned Satur- day from MacoEb, Illinois, where she has been spepding the summer.
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 Miss Clara B. Johnsp9 returned to Fl Centro Saturday, aSd will teach at the Elder school, 1Ve\miIes west of Fl Centro.
 lYhn Mareau, Of Calexico, who was operated upon at Central Hospital two weeks ago for appendicitis, left fot his home today. * x * Mrs. Geo. M. Jenffer, who has re- covered from the effects<of an opera tion, left Central Hospital yesterday for her home.
 B. F. Crockett of los Angeles. is in Fl Centro visiting his brother in law Paul Roman. He Fli remain a week or ten days
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 Mrs. Holdam Stewart\an son, who have been out of the valley for the last four months on account of Mrs. Stewards health. returned this morn ing.
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 Mrs. Albert s. Carr has received telegram stating that her mother is dead in Oklahoma. Mrs. Carr is lying very seriously i'll at her home here.
 c. R. Wores. of the Brawley neigh borhood, was an attendant at the National Mining Congrdss recently held in Goldfield. Nevada where he has mining interests.
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 Mrs. A. B. Razey of Enid ONaho- ma, who owns ranch five miles, southwest of El Centro, has beeA-~fs- iting the valley and looking after her property interests here.
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 A. l.. Cook, pharmacist at the Sol diers' Home. near Santa Monica, Is visiting El Centro, where he was for merly located, and is looking after his ranch interests near here.
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 Winthrop Pier has gdne to Boston to be present at the mdFriage /of his brother, Arthur stanwoodl Pier/ who is an associate editor of the Youths Com paniOn. MT. Pier was accompanied on his trip East by his mother, who | .ocldo. gu ugwouofNa
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
WILL IMPROVE RANCH

D. w. Schneider and wife have come from Kingsley, Iowa, to look after their ranch property near Heber. MT. Schneider will improve the property this winter and expects to put 1t all into crops as soon as possible. They will make their headquarters in El Centro and will spend the winter here.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
MONEY IN HONEY

George Jenifer, who is located on part of the Forester ranch has se- cured seventeen tons of honey from 215 to 250 stonds of bees With hon. ey at from four to five. cents the pound, this is a money making prop Osition
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
DEATHS

Ballard-Octber 13, at Santa Rosa, California. w. s. Ballard, aged 30 years. MT Ballard was well known in Fl Centro and Imperial Valley, hay ing spent about three years at El Centro. He leaves a widow and in fant child.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
loWANs MAY ORGANIZE

Plans are on foot to organize an Imperial Valley Iowa Association for the purpose of holding reunions and boosting this valley. Persons inter- ested are requested to write to either II. N Dyke, at Imperial, or c. w. Ryan, at Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
STATE PATENT ISSUED

The State of California has issued to Paul Roman patent for section thirty-six, township thirteen south. range twelve east.
 The State of California has issued to Charles Irwin patent to section 36, township 13 south, range 10 east, s. B. M.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
NEW BASEBALL GROUNDS

The Central Union High School baseball grounds east of the school building have been completed and will be used soon. The baseball team will be organized during the ensuing week.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

SOMETHING NEW AND PRACTI-
 GALA complete portable bath ap-
 paratus for S7. Sanitary, durable. You will be pleased on trial of one. Agents wanted. Send for descrip- tive booklet Geo. T. Wilson, Rivera, Cal. 2S-2t%
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
WATER STOCK ASSESSMENT

An assessment of fifty cents per of the North End Water Company. and unpaid assessments will become delinquent on November 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

USE CLASSIFIED LINERS in the Imperial Valley Press for all your wants. This department is the peoples market If you have any thing to sell, or want to buy, The Press brings results.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
THE WEATHER
V
WATER IN THE RIVER

Mean daily gage heights and dis charges of the Colorado River at Yu- ma, Arizona for the week ending Sat urday, October 16. 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

HAVE YOU A BOY? If not, let us send you one We want country homes for boys of all ages. Ar engagements to suit. Children's Home Society, 2414 Griffith Ave-
 Los Angeles, Calf 2S-13t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
k7ISCELL NEOuS.

HERD OF HOLSTIEN Cattle-Offers until Dec 1st. few choice bulls fit for service at bar gain prices, $75, f. o. b. Fresno. Herd tuberculin tested for past twelve years. Tested May, 1909, none con- demned The only cows holding the world records came from our herd. More A. R. o. sires and dams pro duced here than in any herd in the State. Breeders for twenty years. Full pedigree furnished. All stock registered and transferred to pur- chasers. Mrs. M p. Sherman, Fres- no, Calf, 29-4t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

are now ready to con tract for loose alfalfa to be deliv- cred in November. Will make req
 sonable cash advance. The I'm
 perial alley Alfalfa Meal Milling Company 29-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
Advertiser r11Snts
 each insertion

FOR FENT-2OO acres land on the Little Willow in No. 6. Liberal terms. Barley hay and seed, for sale. c. M. Preston, and one
 half miles southeast of Silsbee 2
 miles northwest of Calexico 29-2t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

FOR RENT--The south so acres of the soutneast quarter of Sec. 20, town
 ship 15, range IA, miles north of El Centro, on Date canal. For par
 ticulars see Ira Aten in nl Centre z,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

FOR EXCHANGE-Dozen heifers com ing two years old for pigs weigh
 ing 50 to 70 pounds. For terms see Cannon, Wells Fargo, Imperial, or ranch. 29- 2t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

FRANCIS L. SELLEW,
 Project Engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

WANTED-Hay to bale, extra low
 price on large lots. Weights and satisfaction guaranteed. Sidney cain, ieber 26-4t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
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Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

WISH TO HEAR INFORMATION re- garding Frank Clark, IS years old, last heard ot going to Imperial Val ley over mountains from Lakeside
 San Diego county about Sept, G.
 Please write to Thomas Scott, 1880 N Vermont Ave, East Hollywood
 Los Angeles Calf. 29-6t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

WANTED-,-Eighty stock hogs. Ad-
 dress l.. r. Pitt, Silsbee. 28-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

LAND LEVEL .ING--Is my business. Raw land Ievelled, bordered, ditch
 ed and put in shape for water on
 the best terms See or address A. c. Dominguez. Silsbee. 27-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

acres .Kafir corn. w.
 c. Whitescarver. 2S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

FOR EXCHANGE-l00 shares at Sl00 each, in a prosperous wholesale and
 retail lumber firm. carrying with it good salaried position to compe-
 tepb man. for deeded land in Inn .Perial Valley. Joseph R. Loftus Go. .El centro or 12S w. 9th Street, l.. A. R. B. Main or r 551S. 29-3t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

FOR EXCHANGE-For Imperial Val ley property, forty-flve acres of rich, fertile soil near Escondido, paying good income Portion in vineyard Price $6500. Will exchange all or one-half for good Imperial Valley property Box ST, Escondido, Calf.
 29-2t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

contract for the plant
 ing of 160 acres of land. w. C.. Whitescarver El Centro. 2S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

SGDcIdJOT' NOllG tdItJ dlu BtJ III bt l choice of these bargains. c. N, Reinbach one mile east of Silsbee.
 29-tf-1t% | FOR SALE-100 head of dairy cows i This is the cheapest buy in the val
 ley. See D. F. Goode, with Joseph | R. Loftus Co 29-2t | FOR SALE-A-1 seed barley, large,
 plump grains, perfectly clean. Miss Prestons ranch, 3 1-2 miles south east of Silsbee, on the Little Will low in No. 6. See sample at Camp bells store, Silsbee, and Reynolds Barber Shop, CaleXico. 2S-4t FOR SALE-Bed, refrigerator, stoves
 and table and mess goods. c. M. Hoyt Brighton Avenue, between , and 6. 2S-2t" FOR SALE-6O shares No. water stock S2500, on time. Nothing down. r. !. Eddy. Pasadena, Cal.
 2S-2t FOR SALE-Either so or 160 acres of my ranch on Brawley main ca
 nal. Call at w. A. llayer's five miles southwest of El Centro! Mrs. A. B. Razey Io-6l FOR sALE-8O acres Milo maize fenced for cattle and nogs Enquire s. T. Hedges, Franklin Hotel, El Centro. 2S-2t% FOR SALE-Close in uuimproved 40, fine soil, all under ditch. Cheap for cash. Address Box 382, Bl Gen. fro. 27-tf TOR SALB-2O0 head of first class dairy COWS just received, On req sonable terms. Howard and Dye, 3 miles northwest of Ca!exico. 26-4t* FOR SALE-Motor cycle w. H. Sprague, Insurance. Fl Centre Ma tional Bank building. 26-tf FOR SALE-Forty-f five milk COWS, Jersey and Holstein. One Jersey bull cheap $40 each. c. l.. Stetson, Lankershirn, Los Angeles County, Calf. 25-tf FOR SALE-Thirty good COWS at F. J. Bates ranch, about 4 miles south west of Heber, or write c. Z Bates, Fl Centro, Cal. 27-4t* FOR SALE-Full- -blooded Barred Ply mouth Rock cockerels. Your choice for $2. Mrs. Stella Ferguson, Holt ville Cal 27-tf FOR SALE-Registere Poland China boar, one and a half years old, has had but little service. Was shipped from the best hog raising part of Okla. None better in the valley. E. E. Bennett, four and half miles Cf HaI fn1nnnnnn
 24-tf OR SAI.E-We have for sale 400 head of dairy cattle, consisting of the finest herd ever brought to the Imk periaI Valley. Prices and terms ae right. Crawford and Davis, Fl Cen tro. 24-tf FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-for San Diego city property, 80 acre stock farm in cultivation, with water stock; U. s. title clear; miles south of Fl Centro, Imperial Co.,; i; commission to agents making sale or exchange. W. J. Mossholder, First National Bank Bldg, San Di- ego, Cal. 24-tf FOR SALE-Free Stone Peaches. Ik cents per pound; Cling Stone peach es, 2 cents; Kelsey PiNms, 119 cents; grapes cents; pears 213 cents; sulphured and unsulphured Apricots and peaches. F. O. B. Banning, Cal. Mrs. W. P. Morris. Banning. Cal. 22tf FOR SALE-Thoroughbred and high grade shorthorn bull, from g to 1S months old. Fine stock at bed rock prices. o. N. Shaw. four and half miles north of Holtville. 4S-tf DRUE C. HARRINGTON, Land Grader. Assessment work in all parts of Val ley a speciality. Imperial. 5z-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23

The Palms bakery goods have the quality. 29-lt
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Three horses, harness and wagon and springs, one-half mile west, one quarter mile south
 of El Centro at Theodore Chesseys ranch 2S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-10-23
WANTED.

WANTED TO know someone bring
 ing cattle to valley from los An
 geles or near Will pay good price to get one COW here Mrs. H. l.. Hindmarch Silsbee. 2S-1t*