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Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
ANCIENT CITY MAY EXIST
Surveyor Liehtfoot Has Recently Found Remains of Stone Houses Which Verify Reports of
 New Discovery.

For the past few weeks accounts have been published in the newspa- pers of the finding of an ancient city in one of the canons of the San Ja- cinto Mountains, in such a position that the city must have overlooked the arm of the ocean when. the Im- perial Valley and Coachella Valley were covered with water
 The city was alleged to have been found by B. F. Bond, A. c. Malone and O. P. Thorne, of Long Beach; bat the air of mystery thrown about the location, as though some one might find the city and carry it away, has caused the belief to arise that the whole affair was q fake.
 It is said that the Martinez and Tores Indians, in the reservations di- rectly below the alleged location of the find. declare they have no know ledge of the ancient city, although they have been travelling through these mountains for years.
 Last week August Albert Loomas. a graduate of the Haskell Indian School, went out from Coachella and spent four days in seach for the ancient city, but without success. He stated that he could get no informa- tion from the Valley Indians and found no traces of buildings in the mountains.
 Surveyor Lightfoot, who is con- pleting resurvey of the Coachella Valley Indian Reservations, believes that the city which Bond says he has found may really exist. He says that within the past month he has come across the remains of several small stone houses in canons of the San Jacinto Mountains, on the Goa chella Valley side. These walls are three to four feet in height and from ten to twenty feet square, laid up in wOrkmanlike manner He believes that they may be the of same origin as those of the alleged ancient city
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

County Clerk D. S. Elder has issued marriage licenies as follows:
 To John William Holybee, native of Kentucky, aged 4 years, and Matilda Bell Gray, native of Arizona. aged 20 years, both residnts of Imperial.
 To Roscoe Stephens, native of Mis- souri, aged 26 yeas, and Stella Jen- kins, native of Tennessee, aged 27 years, both residens of Holtville.
 To Joseph Bertran Morgan, native of Texas, aged 22 yers, and resident of El Centro, and Mab,l Jessie owings, native of Missouri, agcd IS years, and resident of Hebe'.
 To Joseph Bail Mardm. native of Missouri, aged 2 years, and Lida Bunk, native of Tennessee, aged "A years, both res1deats of Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
INCREASED ICE STORAGE.

The Holton Power Company has completely filled the original storage room at the Fl Centro ice plant with ice for next summers use, and has now begun the storage of ice in the new rooms recently completed. The original storage has capacity of 4OOO tons of ice, while the new rooms give storage capacity for 2OOO tons. The ice plant Is running both day and night shifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
MANY CASES FILED.

Twenty-two cases were filed in the Imperial County Superior Court, Thursday, by w. J. Doran, trustee for the California Development Company, against various owners of land in Im- perial Valley. These suits are for the recovery of money alleged to be due on contracts for the purchase of wa ter stock. Denis & Lowenthal are attorneys for the plaintiff
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

A congregational meeting of the Fl Centro Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday, April H. after the morning service Various matters connected with the new church year will receive attention, and all adher- ants and all interested in the future
 elfaEe of the church are earnestly
 Quested to be preseAt.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
TIE WEATH

The maximum temperaty ranged from e3 to 79, thd ing 71.6. The minimum Il 3S to 5s, and the mean was est daily humidity ranged 60 and the mean was 21 There were six windy days partly cloudy days, and { was .63 of an inch, bringir' total rainfall up to 2.1o ir' lowing Is the record for the en days:
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
Max. Ten. Min. Ten
WATER IN THE RIVER.

Mean Daily Gage Heights and Dis charges of the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona, for the week ending Saturday. March 27, 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
BUYS ros;N LOTS.

Ii. Ii. Poston hal purchased from Leroy Holt lots 53 bnd 54 of the El Centro Addition No.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
PERSONALS

NDan E. Shaffer has been spending several days in Los Angeles this week
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 Raymond Boyd left, the Central Hospital, where he has been a pa- tient, Sunday, for his home in Braw ley.
 s. T. Hedges, owner of large acre age of Imperial Valley lands. has been down from Los Angeles this week, looking after his interests here.
 R. r. Lynn, who was operated on at Central Hospital on Tuesday, Is mak- ing a good recovery and expects tb be able to leave the hospital in week.
 August Pfost has returned to the valley, after a visit to various points in Arizona and New Mexico, satisfied that he can find nothing better than this great American Nile country.
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 Miss Geneva Turner, who has been seriously i'll at the Central Hospital, of ptomaine poisoning, left the Hos pital on Monday for Los Angeles. She was accompanied by. her mother.
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 Harry Chandler, business manager of the Los Angeles Times, and l.. c. Brand, capitalist of Los Angeles, spent several days on the c. NJ. ranch the past week. They visited Fl Gen. tro and went to Yuma Tuesday.
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 John A. Princen, Los Angeles in- surance man, spent several days in Fl Centro recently looking over ranch lands with view of purchasing. MT. Prinsen has gone to Arrowhead Hot Springs to spend several days, after which he will return to the valley.
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 Bert Huff went to Yuma this week, to inspect the Laguna Dam and the Yuma orange groves. MT. Huff has planted 1000 eucalyptus trees on his ten-acre tract south of Fl Centro, and plants to set the balance of the land to oranges and lemons next spring,
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 Ar,oro ,ho M Cox4,o to the Laguna Dam opening celebra- tion this week, were MT. and Mrs. w. E. Wilsie, E. E. Forester, C.. l.. Brown, William Buck, F. c. Havens, H. A. Ravens, J. R. Ravens, MT. Faulk. c. E. Smith and ]. NJ. Whenter
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 Edward Chapman, the Southern Pa weilc brakeman whose leg had to De amputated as the result of his be- ing thrown under train in the Fl Centro switch yards, is doing well at the Central Hospital and will prob ably be sent to the Southern Pacific | Hospital in Los Angeles within few Mays.
 | l Charles Norton, who is drilling a we'll for the Southern Pacific at Clam l is. spent two days with Fl Centro friends the past week. If the first we'll is successful at Glamis it is 1 probable several others will be sunk in that place While the drill has reached water, it has not been deter mined whether it is brackish, and the hole will be sunk much deeper.
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 w. A. Farmer, of Winnipeg, Mani toba has been spending several days at El Centro, and has been looking after his property interests in Water District No. 9. He was here last winter and purchased deeded land In that district, which ne intends to highly improve, and it is probable he win make other purchases during his present visit. MT. Farmer is enthus-, iastic over the Imperial Valley and has done good missionary work for the place in his far-off northern home. He believes that many people from that region will eventually come to this valley to reside and that very soon many people will be attracted here to spend the winters.
 DISCUSS EMMANUEL" MOVEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

FOR SALE-Just treceived-Carload mules. If you want good big 1000 to 1900 ID. mules see c. r, Ran-
 dolph, Meloland, Calf. 52-2ts
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
Classified AdvertiSer1ents
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-5000 one-year- old rooted
 muscat grape vines in quantities to suit. Geo. D. Duncan, Harrison St., Arlington, Calf. 52-3t*
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

FRANCIS l.. SELI4EW,
 Project Engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

FeR SALE-Rhode Island Red eggs;
 $1.00 for fifteen. Also few thor oughbred cockerels at $1.50 Two and & hals miles straight west of Heber. r. s. Paris. 52-4t"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

FiOTsheiu Shoes B. Solomon s Co.
 k2-It
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-To exchange two light
 mules and harness for hay. Box
 113, postofiice. 26-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-Live man who will con sider hrst-class proposition to put in 100 acres of cotton. Land is To- cated half mile from Keystone sta ton, has 200 shares of water stock and is in perfect condition. Soil is first'class, Inquire of Stone Bros. at ranch, Keystone, or c. p. Stone
 Riverside. 4Q.4t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
FOR EXCHANGE.
= EXCHANGES WANTED --K-

lAst your property immediately. Have sOsd trades in Coast property.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-Land to level and grade
 can handle contracts of any size or description and will go to any part of the valley Addres A. c. Dominguez, Fl Centro. 51-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-100 head horses to work
 on combined harvester. SIPS per
 day. w. H. Hawes, Imperial 532t,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-Good driving brse De-
 loZler furniture Co. 52-1t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

buy an assignment of 8 good homestead or desert entry in Imperial Valley. Write me full particulars of what you have to of
 fer. mean business. Edward
 Durham, King Edward Hotel, Los Angeles. Cal, 51-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WkETED-Experienced farmer S work 70 acres on shares. Crop all
 in--everything furnished. Address
 farmer, Box A, El Centro, Cal. 52.tt
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
FOR RENT
MISCELLANEOUS LINERS,

FOUND--A purse containing some money, on Dogwood, owner can have same pioving property. A. F. Wag-
 ner, Fl Centro. h2.9t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-A live, up-to- date News.
 paper man; must be a writer and a business getter, address, Pictorial Amercan, Los Angeles, Cal. J1 -2t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
WANTED

WANTED-Girl or wonan to do cook
 ing. Phone 292. ElVentro. 521t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

WANTED-Position on anch, either as foreman or milker,- ly two com-
 petent young men. Adress H. A. Williams, Fl Centro. 52-1t#
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03

PROOF AND APPLICATION PAPERS for Government land prepared. sam uel MarEs, 442 Chamber of Com meroe Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal, for merly with County Clerk Elder and late of the u. s. Land Office.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27

OF all methods % making aEoth-
or person angry ard disagreeablc
the worst is To tell him that he viii
have 20" DO something. How often
10 We hear. "lou viii have TO "a
10 the other window" "lou Will
have 20 go into the other car.
"lou viii have 20 wait an hour.
you viii have 10 write the genera
passenger agent or superintend
emit and the like, Primarily We
are al free agents and don't "have
to- DO a darned thing. We may
lind il eNpedient Or necessary TO a
certain end, bat we don't even
nave 10" cat III We don't want "a.
How easy to pat the direction in
a.ataer manner. such as, "Thc 9th
er window. please OF "Win YOU
kindly take the car ahead" or "The
rules require a short, very short.
explanation Of why a certain thing
j. necessary viii always work won
lers in avoiding trouble Railroad
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27
The Old Constitution.

The Constitution originally car
ried forty-four guns. \ particular
ly interesting history is connected
with this ship During the Wal
with the Barbary powers in 1908
she was Commodore Prebe's flag
ship in the Mediterranean and
played a conspicuous part during
the whole war. Lieutenant Wads-
worth, who was blown up before
Tripoh in the Ill fated Intrepid,
was one of the officers of the Con-
stitution. In the course Of the war
with England in 1912 the English
papers laughed at the Constitution
and spoke Of her as "a bundle Of
pine boards sailing under bit Of
striped bunting" But when under
Captain Hull she captured the
English frigate Guerrero, vessel
Of nearly equal force, the people
who had before ridiculed her called
her zone Of the stanchest vessels
ahoat" A few months after this
victory the Constitution, then com
handed by Captain Bainbridge,
compelled one Of the finest frigates
In the British navy, the Java, to
strike Its colors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27

a clerg while going 10
/ church One Sunday morning lost a
poe ihoot containing valuable M
lpcr>. Nfter the service he made
known ms loss and said that who
ever found the pocketbook and re
stored it 70 him would be well re-
wardej.
An old man immediately rose up
al the back Of the church and cried
OUT
ITS found. sir"
"Oh. thank you, thank YOU. nv
man" said the clergyman. Have
Won got . with YOU.
No. sr." answered the man.
"bnt | coined that way myself after
you ala. and il wasn't there then.
London Answers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27
An Indefinite Number.

Three year-old Andrew was in a
rather petulant mood. and in order
to restore his customary good hui
NOR his mother promised him some
pre- eryed straw berries if he would
be a good boy Calling a servant,
she said.
Jennie, please give Andrew
about four strawberries.
Jennie proceeded 10 fulfill the
wish Of her mistress and counted
ont the berries, "One, two, three,
four
II want five" protested the child.
But your mother said four"
said Jennie
Mamma said about FOUR" re-
Piled Andrew.
And he got the ffth.-New York
Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27

81 a dinner one day. says .
writer in the Philadelphia Pablic
Ledger. some men were discussing
the merits ~ different kinds Of
game birds One preferred canvas
hack dues. another woodcock, and
still another thought a qu4,' the
most delicious article of food. The
discussion and the dinner ended at
about the same time.
"Now, Frank" said one Of the
men 20 the waiter ~ his elbow
what kind Of game do You I.ae
lests"
"Well, sinh, TO tell the truf, az
most any kind OF game suits me.
blt wtat ! Ike be- is an Americas
eagle served on "A silver dollar
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27
Trouble In Store For John

Mr.. lreende - Why. what ar,
you CRYING about
Mrs. Newwedde-Wel!. you know
John is away from home for week
on business.
"Nes"
He writes that he gets out m,
photo and k-k-kisses it every day."
We'll. that's surely nothing for
You TO cry about"
~ q il was Just for a Joke !
took my picture out OF his bag be-
fore he started and put one Of
n-m-mothers in its place. Ion
don Scraps.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27
Glass Polishing.

Glass grinding is effected by tho
use of emery powder of various de
grces Of fineness. But it has been
shown that this grinding cannot be
carried beyond a certain point.
however fine powder may be used
In fact, a continuation of it undoes
the work and breaks the surface up
again. The most finely ground
plate, if largely magnifed, is shown
to be covered with tiny bits which
no grinding will remove. The work
is therefore continued with rouge
carried on a pad Of rosin, which
gradually smooths down the eleva-
tons betweel the pits. Hydro
fuoric acid gas corrodes glass very
rapidly, but 8 weak solution OF it
melts away the roughened surface
and leaves a fine polish underneath.
This method is used where very
fine adjustments of the surface are
requires--as. for instance, in lenses
fvr Telescopes ana MICROSCOPES
a Baking Hint.
II YOU want perfectly round
cake that will rise high without
running over and bake perfectly. try
baking it in an iron spider The
thickness Of the iron prevents the
cake from burning on the bottom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27
Breeein..arng c@nnon.

The breechloading cannon were
among the earliest used. We find
them on English and other ships as
early as the last quarter Of the four
teenth century. and therefore much
before the time Of the buccaneers
The cannon was a mere tube. bound
with heavy iron rings, and was load
ed by the insertion Of the "gonne
chamber" an iron pan containing
the charge. which fitted into and
closed the brecch. These guns we're
very clumsy affairs in comparison
with the modern breechloader, but
the principle was the same
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27
An Old Story.

Once when Rudyard Kipling was
boy he ran out on the yardarm Of
a ship.
Mr. Kipling," yelled a sailor,
"your boy is on a yardarm, and if
Ike lets 90 he'll drown"
All" responded Mr. kipling,
with a yawn. but he won't let 90"
This incident also happened TO
John Burns, Horace Walpole. Ma
poleon Bonapartc, Dick Turpin.
Julius Caesar and the Kai6
McTooki. Presently il will hap
pen" again.-London Answers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27

Swell If that amt the limit -
unused tie postman as he came
down tho steps Of a private resi-
dence.
What's the trouble:' queried
the passing citizen. who had over
heard the postman's noisy thought.
Why, explained the man in
gray. "the woman in that house
sGvs If don't come along earlier
shell got her letters from some 9th
or carrier. Chicago News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-27

The longest day Of the year a,
New York is u hours; at London.
iO12; At Hamburg, IL; at Stock
holm. lSl2; at ST. Petersburg. 10;
at Tornea, Finland, %; at spitzber-
gen. "a month";
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-18
WEST END STREETS
 ARE A SEA OF MUD
BIRMINGHAM MAY GET SOME MORE RAIN TODAY TO ADD TO THE DISCOMFORT OF THE PAST WEEK.

Not content with the manner in which he has soaked Birmingham for the mast two weeks, Jupiter Pluvius looks as if he intends to rub it in, according to the weather forecast for today. which is
 cloudy with variable rains"
 The constant rains of the last few days have almost demoralized traffic exeent those paved with brick. oobble stones and sbitulithic. West End in particular is In a terrible predicament
 The work of paving the streets in this suourb is under way and number of the streets are partially graded and ready for the laying of slag and tar-cap paving. It has been impossible to proceed with this work for two weeks on account of the weather, and the heavy rains have turned the graded roadbeds Into mud. Tusea- loosa avenue, which the West End cars traverse, is a sea of mud Third ave hue has not yet been graded, but the scrapers used in hauling the dirt from the various street crossings it passed along Tuscaloosa avenue with their loads. Each scraper would leave a trail of dirt behind it, and it took but a few days for the roadway to be covered with a coat of soft dirt. The rain turned this into a mass of mud. Automobiles and wagons have mired up in it, and their owners have been forced to leave them by the roadside. It Is impossible for a person to get on or off the street cars anywhere in West End without getting muddy to his shoe tops, and the residents there are praying for sunshine and constant dry weather until the paving is completed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-18
ANOTHER HENRY
 KING CAPTURED

The police authorities in New Orleans have captured another Henry King, ac- cording to adviees received by Chief of Police George H. Bodeker.
 A telegram from the New Orleans police states a negro filling the de- scription of Henry King, the alleged murderer of Patrolman Mullin, is being detained in the Crescent City. Chief Bodeker has wired the police in New Orleans that there is a $500 reward for the Henry King who killed the Bir- mingham officer.
 Policeman Mullin. It will be recalled, was shot and killed in Buzzard's Roost several years ago. MT. Mullin was driving the patrol wagon at the time, and after King had been arrested for beating up a negro woman and was about to be placed in the patrol he shot the officer and escaped.
 Since that time a dozen Henry Kings have been captured. One was captured in Colorado another was captured in Florida and was shot on the train on his way to Birmingham when he is said to have attempted to escape from the Florida officer who had him in charge. Others have been captured elsewhere, but none have proven to be the right negro. Hence it is very doubtful question whether or not the negro now being detained in New Orleans Is the negro wanted here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-18
.COMER SAYS THEY
 WILL CL|NCH LAW Significant Statement At Yes terday's Mass Meeting SEAB WRIGHT IS SPEAKER He Says the Country From Maine To California Is AfIame With Prohibit
 ton sentlment-ls Proud
 of South's Initiative.
SEAB WRIGHT IS SPEAKER

The feature of the big mass meeting held by the young peoples societies of the Birmingham district in the Jefferson the atre yesterday afternoon was the state ment of Coy. B. B. Conner: "They may talk about proving the prohibition laws unconstitutional" he said. but from the day the judge makes the decision within ten days we'll have a new legislature as- sembled." Here the crowd went wild with cheering, lasting several minutes. And we'll give you a law forged as strong as human mind can make it."
 The theatre was crowded from dome to pit. Even the gallery was filled to over flowing and the crowd was unusually en- thusastic. President Whatley of the Bir- mingham Barraca union presided, and the meeting was opened with a prayer by the Rev. A. R. Moore. Miss Carrie Wolfe then sang 'The Holy City," after which MT. Whatley explained the purpose of the meeting as intended to show the old people that the young men and women stand behind them and are going to help in the enforcement of the law.
 Hugh o. Locke addressed the meeting and with fine voice discoursed upon the land of "F'ine horses, fair women and prohibition" He called upon the young men to talk, work and do all they can for the enforcement of the laws of the state and country. The Rev. L. c. Brans- comb, with joke and fun, started a col lection for the use of the young peoples fight against blind tigers.
 After Governor Conner had made his short talk, commenting the fight for solid principle" and assuring them of his willingness to aid, MT. Whatley intro- duced Seaborn Wright of Rome, Ga.
 MT. Wright delivered one of his char acteristic anti-saloon sermons. He has just returned from an 1S-months ceaseless campaign through dozen states in the union, and was weak from much exerton, but he soon warmed to his subject Seat ed while giving his arguments, but rising and stamping his feet during the climaxes, he made quite figure on the stage, and his words were all driven home with tell ing argument. After speaking of the wonderful change in the south, where nearly every state is or soon will be pro- hibition, he declared that the republic from Maine to Washington is afiame with the splendid spirit He told of the great victories in Ohio and Indiana, and then took up what he considered the one issue before the American people today-law enforcement. He arraigned "a system which capitalizes misery and sin for mak- ing money and farms out the right to destroy virtue and character in men; 8 system inherently evil and wrong, the source of terrible poverty in our cities, the birthplace, nursery and rendezvous for all crime and corruption in politics and government"
 He took up the conditions of affairs in Chicago quoting appalling figures and closed with a display of his pride in the south for the lead which it has taken in the overthrow of the sale of hquor. After a benediction the meeting adjourned.