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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

horrid geography"
Don't You like geography, my child?" asked her
mother abStractedly, for Mrs Phillips was checking off
her Christmas list and that moment was not deeply
interested IN her daughters educational tastes.
Deed don't" declared Peggy, so Mr.. Geogra-
phy you can just there and study yourself for
board.
Unmpeded by geography lessons. the DAYS flew swiftly
BY and in an incredibly short time it Christmas
Eve.
When 'Peggy's bedtime arrived that eccentric child
asoshed her parents by begging to be allowed to sit
Why Peggy, exclaimed her mother chow absurd!
indeed, you can't SIT up all night: What put such
thing into your head?'
4 want to see Santa Claus" said Peggy. eyeing her
mothers face closely 50
But" said Mr. Phillips, Santa Claus won't come if
there's anyone around. Don't you know, Puss he al
ways waits until not creature is stirring, not
Yes, father but want to sit up and watch for him.
If he doesn't come III have do without presents
that's all; but want TO see what happens
you couldn't keep awake" said her mother "and it's
all nonsense, anyway. Hop off to bed"
Please let ne.}tabegged Peggy 'Mayn't l, father?
| want to- awfuy.'
why, if You want TO so much" said Mr. Phillips
after glance at his WIFE Il don't know as there's any
law against it nice little girl like you ought 10 have
her own way ON Christmas Eve, il ever
oh goody! goodyp criedr Peggy, delighted at hav
ing won her cause @You San both go to bed, and ri
sit right here by the fireplace and watch nv stocking
So she had her vs and Somewhat earlier than their
usual hour Mr. and Mrs Phillips retired leaving their
small daughter curled Up in hig puffy armchair. her
from the mantel.
Several times Peggy felt quite sleepy but she bravey
bated against any such foolisfness end opened her
eyes quickly and wide when she felt their lids dropping
After she had waited long time and It scc.rel rs il
it must be nearly morning she thought she heard a
slight sound which seemed to proceed f-eu n funny
little old man who stood before her. holding large
square book.
"Who are your" said Peggy for as he had no pack
his back she thought he couldn't be the one she
waited for.
.oh, Pm Santa Claus, al right" rep'ici tie funny
little old man. but I've come Il the conclusion that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

mon; "for in the worldare good many who do not
believe i'll Santa Claus and these bound to hate
bitterly, since they have wronged you
Stuff and rubbish. cried Santa
And there others who resent your making chill
drcn happy and who you and call you foolish
old rattlepac You quite right to hate such base
sanderers and you ought be revenged upon them for
their evil words.
But don't hate emf exclaimed Santa Claus, posi-
lively Such people do real harm, but merely
render themselves and their children unhappy Poor
things I'd much rather help them any day than injure
them"
Indeed the Daemons could not tempt old Santa Claus
in any way On the contrary, he was shrewd enough
that their object in visiting him to make
mischief and trouble, and his CHEEKY laughter dsoon
certed the evil and showed to them the folly of
such undertaking. So they abandoned honcyed
words and determined to force
1t is well known that no harm come to Santa
Claus while he in the Laughing Valley for the fairies
and ryls. and knocks all protect him. But Christ
Eve he drives his reindeer into the big world
carrying scigh-load of toys and pretty gifts to the
children; and this the time and the occasion when
his enemies had the best chance to injure him. SO the
Daenons laid their plans and awaited the arrival of
Christmas Eve.
The moon shone big and white in the sky, and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

might lead him to the terrible pitfalls that ended in
destruction.
So the very next day, while Santa Claus was busily
work, surrounded by his little band of assistants, the
Daenon OF Scl6shness came to him and said
"These toys are wonderfully bright and pretty. Why
do you keep them for yourself? It's pity to give
them those noisy boys and fretf girls, who break
and destroy them so quickly"
Nonsense" cried the old graybeard, his bright eyes
twinlling mcrriy as he turned toward the tempting
Daemon; the boys and girls are so noisy and
fretul after receiving my presents and if can make
them happy for one day in the year am quite con-
tent"
So the Daemon went back to the others, who awaited
INN in their caves, and said:
II have failed, for Santa Claus is at all selfish"
The following day Dacnon of Envy visited Santa
Claus. Said he The toy-shops are full of playthings
qlitc as pretty these you making What shame
it is that they should irterfere with your business
They make toys by machinery much quicker than you
can make them by hand and they sell them for money,
tyhi,c you get potl;RG at all for your work"
Iut Santa Claus'irefu to be envous of the toy
shops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

Il supply the little but year-on
Christmas Eve, he answered. "for the children
many, and | am but And as my work is of
love and kindness | would be ashamed to receive
money for my little gifts But throughout all the year
the children must be amused in some way and so the
toyshops able bring much happiness my little
friends. | like the toyshops and glad to them
prosper"
In spite of this second rcbaf, the Daemon of Hatred
thought he would try influence Santa Claus So the
next day he entered the busy workshop and said:
odmorning, Santa, ] have bad news for you"
Then away like good fellow" answered Santa
Claus Bad is something that should be kept
secret and never told
you cannot escape this however" declared tile Dae
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

end of it settled the ard body of Santa Claus
and drew tight Before he could resist or even cry
he erked from the scat of the sleigh and tumbled
head foremost into snowbank while the reindeer
rushed onward with the load of toys and carried it
quickly out of sight and sound
Such surprising experience confused old Santa for
a moment and when he had collected his senses he
found that the wicked Daemons had pulled him from
the snowdrift and bound him tightly with many coils
of the stout rope And then they carried the kidnapped
Santa Claus away their mountain where they thrust
the prisoner into secret and chained him to the
rocky wall so that he could not escape.
"EIar' laughed the Daen1ons rubbing their hands
together with cruel glee what will the children do
now? How they will cry and scold and storm when
they find there toys in their stockings and
gifts their Christmas trees! And what a lot of
punishment they will receive from their parents and
how they viii flock to the of Selfshness, and
Envy, and Hatred and MaIicel We have done a mighty
clever thing, Daemons of the Cavesl"
Now it so CHANGED that this Christmas Eve the
good Santa Claus had taken with him in his sleigh
Nuter the Ry Peter the Knock Kilter the Pixie and
small fairy named Wsk-his four favorite assistants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
Children Know

BY JULIET WILBoR ToMPKINs
When fathers jump up and they
holler, -
"Here Jim! you rascal, you scampP
And hustle you round by the collar,
And waggle their canes and stamp,
You can laugh right out at the riot
They like to be sassed and dared;
But when they say, flames" real
quiet
f, Oo-oo-t that IS the time to b
scared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

SHOW lay crisp dllt Sparkling on inc
ground as Santa Clans cracked his
whip and sped away out of the Val
ley into the great world beyond.
The roony sleigh was packed full
with huge sacks of toys, and as the
reindeer dashed onward our jolly
old Santa laughed and whistled and
sang for very JOY. For in all his
merry life this was the one day in
the year when he was lappiest-the
day he lovingly bestowed the treas
ures Of his workshop upon the little
children
1t would be busy night for him,
he we'll knew As he whistled and
shouted and cracked his whip again.
he reviewed in mind all the towns
and cities and farmhouses where he
was expected, and figured that he
had just enough presents to go
around and make every child happy
The reindeer knew exactly what was
expected of them, and dashed so
swiftly that their feet scarcely seemed
to touch the snow covered ground.
Suddenly strange thing hap
pened; rope shot through the moon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

ELF cried Peggy Phillips as she ran
into the house a few days before
Christmas, and flung down her bag of
school-books, thank goodness, there'll
be no more geography lessons for near
ly two weeks. Just think of it, Mother,
III have almost Il whole fortnight with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

ANITA CLAUS lives. in the Laughing
Valley, where stands the big, rambling
castle in which his toys are manufac
tured His workrnen, selected from the
ryls, knocks, pixies and fairies, live with
him, and every one is as busy as can be
from one years end to another
J.. J - j -
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
BONDSMEN WITHDRAW.
Sponsors For City Marshal Seek to Shed Responsibility and Say
 He is Inefficient.

At the meeting of the City Trustees last Tuesday night, w. R. Carey and l. A. Morgan presented notices of their withdrawal from the official bond of City Marshal Bradford. The notices were not in proper form and were returned to them. It will be necessary for them to serve notice on the City Marshal and to present affidavits that such notice has been served.
 MT. Carey says that he and Mr. Morgan desire to renounce responsi- biIity for the Marshal's acts because they consider him incompetent and inefficient and because he seems to be colsely associated with persons whose conduct is not that of desirable citizens. MT Carey asserts that the Marshal does not perform his duty as an upholder of the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
IMPERIAL

Directors of the Imperial Valley Business Mems Protective Associa- tion held a meeting in Imperial, Mon day.
 * X *
 Six lots in Imperial were sold to six new corners, last week, who in tend to erect cottages on their hold ings.
 * * ' A. H. Bartlett, son of L. E. Bartlett, has come from Los Angeles for a soioun in Imperial for the benefit of his health
 < X :.
 Imperial Woodmen made a big. hit in their minstrel entertainment giy- en at the Imperial Auditorium Thurs day evening of last week.
 < X *
 Rev. Amos Robinson, district mis- sionary for the American Baptist Home Missionary Society, has begun regulr public services for the Bap- lists at Imperial. He will preach on the first and third Sundays of each month in Woodmen's Hall.
 x * x
 Miss Bertha M. Sumner of Port land, Oregon, general organizer for the Women of Woodcraft, and Miss Pearl De Cana deputy organizer, are working in Imperial Valley to organize circles of the order of each of the valley towns. They have instituted cir cles in Imperial and Holtville and eX- pect soon to organize in Fl Centro Brawley and Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
County Notes

by the observation of the Govern ment station located here.
 * * x
 H. Woods & Company are shipping asparagus from the Brawlcy district to eastern markets.
 * x x
 w. H. Whelan, of the Brawley News staff, has been appointed notary public by Governor Gillett.
 < x * J Mrs L. P. Abbott is a delegate this week to the district convention of the Fraternal Brotherhood, in session at Riverside
 X * x Brawley is to have an odd Fellows lodge. Twenty-Five odd Fellows have signed the petition asking for the in stitution of lodge.
 X X *
 Otis Clement and T. D. McKeehan have dissolved their partnership in the livery stable business at Brawley and Mir. McKeehan will continue the business.
 A large speciman of the California lynx was shot on the DeMoulin ranch near Brawley, last week, by Curt Holland. The animal weighed thirty seven pounds.
 * x *
 Brawley Baptists will erect a church edifice in the western part of town Rev. T. l.. Taylor is looking after the work here, and the building is to be started this spring.
 * *
 The Brawley baseball team was given a banquet at the Hotel Bunga- low on Tuesday evening by Mrs. Holmes of Santa Monica, who is spending the winter here.
 x * x
 Stahl Brothers are preparing land for the planting of sixty acres of the Peerless and Early Ohio varieties of potatoes. J. F. Roth is planting fiji teen acres to potatoes on the Pear sail ranch. Several other Brawley ranchers will plant from two to five acre tracts this spring. Potato plant ing is stimulated here by reports of the damage to the crop in the Sacra- mento valley by floods.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
NOTICE OF THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS FOR THE HEBER
 SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, will receive sealed bids un- til six o'clock P M. of the 23d day of February, 1909, at his office in the Court House of Imperial County, Cal ifornia, at Fl Centro, California, for the purchase of the following de- scribed bonds of the Heber School district, duly and regularly issued by the Board of Supervisors on the Sev- enth day of January, 1909.
 Bond No. 1 for one thousand dol lars, to run five years, due and pay able on the seventh day of January, 1914 with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond No. 2. For one thousand dol lars, to run six years, due and pay 1 able on the seventh day of January, 1915, with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually
 Bond No. 3. For one thousand dol lars, to run seven years, due and pay able on the seventh day of January, 1916, with six per cent interest from \ date of tissue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond No. 4. For one thousand dol lars, to run eight years, due and pay able on the seventh day of January, 1917, with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond No. 5. For one thousand dol lars, to run nine years, due and pay able on the seventh day of January, 1918, with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Said bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder or bidders therefor by the County Treasurer of Imperial County Treasurer of Imperial, Coun- ty, California, for not less than par All bids shall be for the purchase of said bonds as soon as they shall be ready for delivery. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check, certified by responsible bank, for five per cent of par value of bonds, payable to the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, as an assurance that the bidder will take so much of the bonds as he shall bid for, and will pay the price therefor should the bonds be awarded to him. Upon the delivery of and payment for said bonds to the amount awarded to such bidder, his certified check or checks will be returned to the bidder.
 By order of the Board of Supervis ors of Imperial County.
 PAUL ROMAN,
 42-5t Treasurer of Imperial County.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
HoLTvlLLE

HOLTNlLLE
 The Anderson-Meyer-Rust building on Fifth street is completed and ready for occupancy.
 x * %
 M Sargent has plans completed for the construction of a cottage on Orange avenue.
 * x *
 A series of evangelistic meetings to continue three weeks was begun Mon day in the Holtville Methodist Church.
 * * *
 Mrs. John Fl. Armstrong has re- turned from the Central Hospital, El Centro where she has been for a month
 The Delta Implement Company will Immediately construct one-story brick building, 25x75 feet in Holtville For it's branch store.
  Ernest Edwards has completed the erection of a cottage on Orange av- Fnue. J. H. Armstrong is building q tottage on this street. x x x Fred S. Bourne and Zula Cuin were married at the Methodist parsonage in 11oltville, by Rev. c. F. Seymour, on Thursday of last week. * x < Col Stratton, who has completed a fOttage on Orange avenue, has ma 1erial on the ground for the erection Bf another cottage on this street. x x * E Miss Grace Cole, of El Centro, has been serving as substitute teacher in he Holtville schools during the ab- ence of Miss Yarnell in Los Angeles. x x * A local Woman's Christian Tem- erance Union has been organized in Ioltviile with Mrs. Hattie Hoyt, pres Bent; Mrs. Richards, vice-president; Iiss Myrtle Coshow, secretary; Miss ena Henderson, corresponding secre- hry, and Mrs. Walter Clancy, treas Ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
RRAWLEY

Al Peck and family have come from fesno to reside in Brawley.
 X X * H. c. Parker has been down from fegon the past week, renewing Braw- y acquaintances. x * < John Brady, a banker of Pomona, Rs purchased a section of new land lar Brawley and will bring it m |r cultivation. < X x Philo Jones, acting secretary of the lperial County Chamber of Com |erce, is sending out among other Hey literature, a report of the weath- for the current month as shown
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William J, Wallace deceased, Notice is hereby given by the under signed, Administratrix of the Estate of William J. Wallace, deceased to the cred itors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, with in four months after the first publication of thIs notice to the said Administra- trix at the Law Office of T. M. McNa- mara, Opera House Block, in the City of El Centro, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate in said County of Imperial.
 EMILY WALLACE,
 Administratrix of the Estate of William J. Wallace deceased
 Dated SEl centrO this list day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1909.
 First Qualification February G. 1908. G4-4t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
NOTICE OF THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS FOR THE CALEXIco
 SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Notice is hereby given that the County Treasurer of Imperial Coun- ty, California, will receive sealed bids until six o'clock F. M. of the 23d day of February 1909, at his office in the Court House of Imperial County, Cal ifornia, at El Centro, California. for the purchase of the following de- scribed bonds of the Calexico School district, duly and regularly issued by the Board of Supervisors On the 7th day of January, 1909
 Bond No. 1. For two thousand dol lars to run ten years. due and pay. able on the Eth day of January, 1919, with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond No 2. For two thousand dol lars, to run eleven years. due and payable on the seventh day of Jan uary 1920 with six per cent in terest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond Mo- B. For two thousand dol. lars, to run twelve years. due and payable on the seventh day of .Janu- ary, 1921, with six per cent interest from date of issueN payable semi-an. nually.
 Said bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder or bidders therefor by the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, for not less than par. All bids shall be for the pur- chase of said bonds as soon as they shall be ready for delivery. Each bid shall be accompanied by check, certified by responsible bank, for five per cent of par value of bonds, payable to the County Treasurer of Imperial County, California, as an as- surance that the bidder will take so much of the bonds as he shall bid for, and will pay the price therefor should the bonds be awarded to him. Upon the delivery of and payment for said bonds to the amount awarded to such bidder, his certified check or checks will be returned to the bidder.
 By order of the Board of Supervis- ors of Imperial County.
 PAUL ROMAN, 42-5t Treasurer of Imperial County.
 (Note-In the publication of this notice on January 23rd, 1909, by error the rate of interest was made to read seven per cent)
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
cALExIco.

CaleXico young folk are suffering from an epidemic of tOnsiltis.
 x x x
 Work has been started on the con- structiOn of cement sidewalks in the business part of Calexico.
 x x *
 The Calexico Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting held last week elected as directors for the ensuing year; H. T. Cory. A. M. Shenk, E. H, Rockwood, J. B. Hoffman. H. J. Rich,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

Sidney McEarg, F. C. Hermann, J. F. Giles, O. B. Tout II H Griswold and Fritz Kloke.
 % @
 Rodney Clark, formerly with the i'm migration service at Calexico, has been stationed at jacumba
 % # #
 Five thousand circulars advertising Calexico will be issued at once and distributed by the local Chamber of Commerce..
 < @
 New lantern slides, depicting scenes in Calexico, are to be made for use of Miss Rose Clifford in her lectures giv- en daily at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
 < < <
 Antonio Lopez, who was shot by a companion in quarrel, over on the Mexican side, few days ago, died this week. His assassin is held at Mex. icali awaiting trial.
 x * <
 Burley Sears of Calexico, sustained serious injuries about the head and face and in his back by jumping off a moving Salt Lake train at Cotton. which he had boarded thinking it was a Southern Pacific train.
 x x <
 J. r. Giles, president of the County Chamber of Commerce, has been spending several days in Los Angeles, as assistant at the Imperial county lectures and at the county exhibit in the Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce.
 < < x
 Water Company Mo- 6 has elected officers for the ensuing year as fol lows: President, Edward Dool; vice president, H. w. Butterfield; treas urer, J. A. Morrison; secretary E. H.. Redwood. Frank Weed was re-elect- ed superintendent. Cash on hand at IHe DeS IIIlIlS Ol 1JU0 ana reCG1DCS for the year totalled $13,036SS, and the disbursements reached $93S3 .55, leaving a balance of $34S2.S9 in the treasury and $17O.55 due from stock holders.
 x X *
 It Is announced that Mexicai is to be made a military post by the MeXi- can government and that company of fifty soldiers will be stationed at the border town. Since the establish "ment of a court of the first instance at Mexicali it has been decided to To- cate a district jali there also, so that prisoners may receive their punish ment as well as their first trial at Mexicali. Governor Vegas is expected from Ensenada during the ensuing week to make arrangements for the court and prison and the troops will arrive within a few weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
WEST.

Business at the Wiest postotfice has shown a steady increase the past three months.
 * X x
 J. K. Lloyd has sold twenty acres of his Wiest holdings to Los Angeles men at the rate of $50 per acre. < < < A A. o. Wagoner has returned to Wiest after doing assessment work on his copper claims in the Chocolate Mountains. He brought back some fine specimens of copper ore.
 X x x
 A Sunday Scf ool has been organ ized for the northern end 0f Water Co., District Mo- ), and meets at home of MT, Thompson. Public preaching services will be held every two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
SILSB E E..

Prof. James is the new principal the Silsbee school, vice MT. Eggles- bn, who resigned on account of i'll ealth. < x * Will Randall ran a mesquite thorn to his eye last week, but under the ervices of Dr. McCombs the sight las saved. X X * Mrs. Charles Dearborn has as her |iests her father and mother, Mir. bd Mrs. Mcfarland, from Nebraska. hey may locate here.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
EARLY CANTALoUPE VINES

John Snyder planted little more than an acre of land near Brawley to cantalOupe5 on December 26, and the plants have made a remarkable growth, having been uninjured by frost. They have sent forth four leaves and are dark, healthy green color, with good-sized thick stocks It is possible that Snyder will have can taloupes a month ahead of the usual early market period in this valley
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
Ask Yourself the ouestIon.

Why not use Chamberlain's Lini ment when you have rheumatism? We feel sure that the result will be prompt and satisfactory. It has cured others why not you? Try it. It costs but a trifle. Price 25 cents; large size, 90 cents. For sale by Dunaway & Lowe. Druggists.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

Charley Potts enjoyed his breakfast better than ever because his wife served him Filger's Golden Gate Cor
 fee, ground just before using. 45-1t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

Texas Umbrellas. Blackberries and figs at Imperial A'alley Nursery, El Centro. 44-tf