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Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
PERSONALS

H. c. Miller went to Los Angeles Saturday night.
 ND. G. Whiting, Hebers model ranch CT, departed Saturday for a business trip to Golton.
 H. c. Griswold went up to Banning to spend Sunday with his wife, who Is making that town her summer home
 x
 Mir. and Mrs. H. D. Noland return to their home in Riverside, Sunday, after two-months' sojourn in El Centro.
 T. A. Iasiaga, he of "Ye Smoke Shop" fame, was passenger for Los Angeles Saturday evening. He will return to Fl Centro tomorrow.
 x x *
 W. s. Ballard departed last night for Banning, where he will sojourn for a time. Billy didn'. get time to say goodbye to his many friends
 x * *
 Mrs. Woods, of Los Angeles. came to the valley Saturday evening. to visit her son, Harry Woods, a rancher in Water District No. 2, south of Holtville.
 x x k
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Rosenbaum left El Centro this week for San Jaun Capastrano, where they will remain until next October, when they will return to Imperial Valley. x x k AB. H. Lien, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was an applicant to the Ell Centro Ten Thousand Club today for special information about Imperial Valley. where he hopes to locate. N x * * Mrs. B. F. Mcleod, of Holtville, dc. parted on Sunday for a visit to her old home in Boston, where she will spend the summer. MT. Mcleod will leave on Wednesday, for San Diego, 10 spend the summer.
 X * *
 Aldred Wiley, formerly in the en- ploy of the Southern Pacific at Ell Centro, and later an employe of the Holton Inter- Urban Railroad at Holt vile, is to return to the valley from Los Angeles to become an s. P. sta- tion employe
 Otis B. Tout, editor of the Calexico Chronicle, returned from Los Ange les Sunday morning, and spent the day witk his parents in El Centro. He has been in Los Angeles for some time, experimenting ihe publishing of his special edition of the Chronicle,
 x x x Dr. and Mrs. J, c. Blackinton and family will leave within few days for an overland trip up the Coast and through the Yosemite Valley. They expect to spend the greater part of the summer on this trip, and will re- t@rn along the Coast to San Diego and thence through to Imperial Val ley.
 X X *
 MT. and Mrs. W. c. Whitescarver and daughter departed Tuesday for the north. Mrs. Whitescarver and daughter will spend the summer in Berkeley, and MT. Whitescarver goes to Los Angeles and San Francisco on a business trip. Many members of the Women's Section of the Ten Thousand Club gathered at the sta- tion Tuesday night to bid their pres ident farewell and a happy journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
sklNNER's HOMESTEAD.

Sigel B. Skinner has filed home- stead entry on lots 3, 4, and 6, sec- ton 4, township 16 south, range IS east, exercising his preference right acquired by successful contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

Recent locators of claims in the northwestern part of Imperial Valley, now termed Monte Verde district, are Claude R. Ellis, Frank Preston and George w. Allen. all of El Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

PROOF AND APPLICATION PAPERS for Government land prepared. Sam uel Marks, 442 Chamber of Com merce Bldg. Los Angeles. Cal. for merly with County Clerk mldeg cad late of the U. 6. Land OiKlDo.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

GEN. SHERWooD-S yrs. old. Race record 2:2Sh, Only stallion in val
 ley with record and the honor of winning five straight races as a three year-o old. El Centro Stables, Saturdays; Imperial Wednesdays;
 at ranch, 1 mile south of Imperial, on Dahlia. every forenoon. B. L.
 Elliott. owner 5-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

DRUE c. HARRINGTON, Land Grad er--assessment work in all parts of the valley a speciality. Imperial.
 62-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
TIE WEATHER
WATER IN THE RIVER.

Mean Daily Gage Heights and Dis charges Oe the Colorado River at Yuma, Arisnna, for the week ending Saturday. May 22. 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

FOR EXCHANGE-Moder California
 cottage, close-in location, on lots, 5Ox15O each. Will exchange for ranch land. For further particulars address R. J., Press office. 6-4tN
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
Classified Liners

Advertiss~aents published under this heading at the rate of five cents
 line per issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-4O head dairy cows. F.
 J. Bates, Heber, four miles south
 west on Main Canal. 8tf
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FOR EXCHANGE.

TO LEASE-For corn, so acres of
 land in good shape, hog fenced. w: E. WilSie. S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

FOR SALE-Petaluma incubator. 126 eggs. $15.00. F. A. Preston, El
 Centro, 7-2t"
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FOR tACHANGE-Good dairy COWS.
 Want four good work animals or saddle horse. Crawford & Davis, Fl Centro. 13-tI
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WANTED

WANTED-A competent cantaloupe
 foreman to take full charge of patch during picking season. Good wages. Call upon or phone Heber Produce Comnany. 8-2t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
MISCELLANEOUS LINERS.

PUBLIC. STENOGRAPHER--N. Black at Hotel El uentro is prepared to execute promptly and at satisfac-
 tory prices any orders for steno-
 graph or typewriting work. 3-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

WANTED-Parties to harvest on shares 200 acres of alfalfa one mile east of Holtville. Call on or ad
 dress Ed Bl;ir at ranch or J. A. Me Cause, two and a half miles south west of El Centro. 6-3t*
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

WANTED-All kinds of poultry. High est prices at all times. Fryers 20 cents per pound. Hens 12 cents per pound. Heavy turkeys, IT cents. B.
 R. Stillins, Main Street, El Centro, and Dahlia Canal. S-3t*
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

FOR SALE-Cord wood, cheap. c. G. Hussey, Silsbee. 5-4t*
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

.,ANIED - New alfalfa hay, we'll
 cured. Fred Fuller Assessors of
 flee. 5-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29
:. May 22, 1909.

FRANCIS l. SELLEw,
 Project Engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

WANTED-Woman to assist in house
 work. Call at the Press office. 4-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

and wife, man for hay baling, woman for cook. Ad- dress Chas. Hammond, El Centro.
 5-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

WANTED-Barley or Alfalfa hay to cut and bale on shares. Call on or address Chas. Hammond, l mile north of I1l Centre. Perkiss ranch.
 50-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

FOR SALE-ThorougnDred and high
 grade shorthOrn bull, from 9 to IS
 months old. Fine stock at bed rock prices. o, N. Shaw, 4. and a half miles north Hoitviiie. 4S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-29

FOR SALE-Carload mules in any way you want them, or a dozen,
 any size; reasonable terms given.
 c. F. Randolph, Meloland, Calif., Phone 496. Holtville Exchange. 3-tf
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
TO MAKE WORLD DRY.
First international Conference to Wipe
Out the Liquor Traffic.

LONDON, June 1S.-To make the
whole world "dry'' is the purpose of
the first international conference to
establish a permanent Worlds Pro-
ibition congress, which will convene
in London a month from today, in
connection with the twelfth interna-
tional congress on alcoholism
A injecting of the preliminary in
ternational committee was held today,
when the project was discussed in all
its bearings and preparations made
for entertaining the visitors It is an
nounced that delegates will come from
all over the world, including a large
representation of prohibitionists from
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
Fakes In Old Furniture,

One of the latest and most novel
frauds is the manufacture of antique
furniture. 1t is hard for the connois-
seur or the collector to tell the diff
ference between the real and artificial
articles, and practically impossible for
tbs, novice in that line to know what
he is buying.
Various specimens of furniture from
the eighteenth century have been
sought by collectors, who pay good
prices for the articles. The demand
has exhausted the supply therefore
the limitations. In most cases furni-
ture of this kind must have a pedi-
gree, the absence of which might
cause a suspicion of forgery The forg-
cries are seldom made outright, but
furniture is reconstructed and faxed
to bear the imprint of age.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
ISLAND OF PITCAIRN DOES NOT
GET LETTERS BY RURAL
ROUTES.
Between Civilized Countries and
Is Seldom Visited.

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 1S.-His
Majesty's Ship Flora, of the British
navy. is scheduled to sail from Co
quimbo tomorrow for Pitcairn Island,
and will carry TO that little country in
the distant Pacific the first mail it
has had in nearly two years. The few
citizens of this British dependency are
accustomed to infrequent mails, but
the cruiser is later than usual this
trip, and it's arrival will probably ere
ate an unprecedented commotion.
Pitcairn Island is out Of the track
of ships of the civilized world; the
rim of the horizon is ever clear, save
perhaps, when some drunken wind
TANNER wanders from the road" and
appears like ghost ship in the even
ing hall light passing by to the bustl-
ing centers the other side of the Horn;
or when there creeps up this cruiser,
sent by the British government to
| "show the flag and to see that all is
well with the exiles in this lonesome
| corner of the sea wilderness. "the
world forgetting, by the world forgot
| More than a century ago the good
| ship Bounty was in the waters of the
! Southern Pacific when the crew mu-
tinted, and ten of them, led by
| Fletcher Christian subsequently muir
dered by natives), made for the island
| of Pitcairn. This was in the year 1890.
With them the mutineers took six
native men and eleven women from
! Tahiti as servants and wives. Once on
| the solitary island they thought they
| were safe from the consequences of
I their action; that they would never be
! discovered
| For "A years that was so. Then one
/ day, when the mutiny fingered but
/ family in the worlds memory, and
1 Christian and his fellows had been
reckoned as dead ship CHANGED to
/ put in at Pitcairn for shelter On land
ing TIE captain was astonished to be
/ addressed in English by men who
were obviously OF European origin.
Then out came the whole story Since
then the exi,es have had many visits
/ and received many kindnesses from
/ "ships chat passed" and through all
onists are long ss--ce dead, their des-
cendanrs preserve the English tongue,
and as far as possible, in view of their
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17

For the past school year, in that they
have been neither absent nor tardy
Much credit is due the following, who
have been on time every morning fo1
the past ten months, and have not
missed a day since the opening OF
the school year:
Edna Wilson, Mary Sexton, Por-
tia 3cGrew, Helen Kelly, Edith Hail
Lulu Reborn, Jessie McRae, Jennie
McRae, Bertha Hackney. Catherine
Elliott, H5len CaUvil, Edna Carts.
Margaret BruntOn, Ida BachtOld, Anna
Rachtold Harry Shank, jesse Robert
son, Edwin Copeland, Horace Berg,
Ralph Shepherd, Byron Sappington,
Leroy Holderman, Frank Cox, Elmer
Brunton, Harry Armstrong, Victor
Anderson.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
SALOON MEN Arrested;
CHARGE is NO SCREEN
CoIfax Proprietor Will Try Conclusions
With New Law.

COLFAX, June 1.-THE first arrest
in eastern Washington and so far as
known in the state for violation of the
new anti-screen law, was made in
Sprague Saturday morning, when Dep
uty Marshal Fred Miller arrested c. E.
Bones. proprietor of the Hotel Sprague
and the Palm bar.
All of the other saloons in Sprague
had removed all the partitions in their
saloons, including those which were
between the bars and the street. but
Bones removed only the one in the
front of his bar, leaving the one be-
tween the bar and the billiard room in
the rear, and while he had posted no.
tees prohibiting drinking in the
apartment and had notified his bar
tenders not to serve drinks there, the
officer construed the law to cover all
partitions and made the arrest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
DAYTON CIGARETTE
SMOKER IN TOLLS
Law Will Be Enforced in Dayton
Says Sturdevant-Smokers Said
to Violate Law.
to Violate Law.

DAYTON, Wash, June 17.-(Spec-
iaD-O. G. Beeler, proprietor of
Beeler's chop house, was arrested
yesterday for violating the new
criminal code applying to the unlawful
manufacture of cigarettes. Beeler is
the first victim here of the new anti
cigarette law The complaint was
made by Prosecuting Attorney R. NJ.
Sturdevant. He said:
Il was standing on Main street
early this morning talking to two old
soldiers, J. H. Cough and ]. NJ. Ken
dali, when Mr.. BeCler passed by roll
ing a cigarette. One of the men re-
marked jOkingly to the restauranter
that he had better keep an eye open
for the law. Beeler's answer caused
me to swear cut a warrant immed-
ately. Perhaps l should not have
noticed the cigarette mad not the re-
marks been interchanged."
Beeler was arraigned in Justice
Holman's court and the minimum me
of 81 and costs, amounting TO S4.o}
was imposed. The amount was palu'
There has been considerable specua-
ton here as to who would be the LrS'
to be arrested under the new act as
the veteran "cig" smokers OF Dayton
include men prominent in business
The statement was made this MORN
ing that several violations of the ne"
law had been made here since 1t Went
into effect and other arrests are eA-
pected TO follow. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Sturdevant said that since wv
law was made he intended IL sh0u'U
be enforced here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
s!q, 10 q5nou9 les noA on
REV. MOOR OF BOSTON TO
SPEAK HERE ON SUNDAY
international Secretary of Young peo.
Pes Forward Movement Com.
ing to CitY.

Rev John NJ. Moora, or Rostor
secretary Of the international Yonng
Peoples Forward Mission Movement
will speak TO the federated voung
peoples societies of WaIa WaIa at
tie First Congregational church NEXT
Sunday morning. On account of This
meeting the regular morning services
of the church will be dispensed with
The sOci-ties of the First Baptist and
the Park Street Baptist churches will
attend the meeting in a body, ana
large numb7r Of young people are ex-
pectld from the other societies Of the
city
Mr.. Moore is on his way to attend
the annual Northern Baptist conven-
ton which meets in Portland fr,m
June % to July >.
Among the members Of the Park
Street Baptist chUr, h who will attend
the Portland convention are Rev. ].
II. Beaver, Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. jay
cox, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Fargo. J. E.
Booker, Mrs. B b. Sanborn, Mrs. H.
Hoffman, Miss f. I. Allen and Miss
Grace Beaver. Mr.. Peaven will leave
Sunday night and go by way Of Ia
coma, while the rest of the party ex-
p5ct to leave the following Friday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
CONTRACTS AWARDED
FOR VETERANS HOME
Construction and Furnishings Arranged
by Board of Control.

Construction and Furnishings Arranged
by Board of Control.
OLYMPIA, June 1.-THE state board
of control today opened bids and
awarded contracts as follows for the
Washington Veterans home, at Port
Orchard.
To Lance & Peters, Seattle, at $685.
500, general contract for construction
of the administration building. To Sc
attic Heating & Plumbing company, at
s22,25O, general contract for power
house and heating plant.
The other bidders on the buildings
were: Robert Brown, E. j. Rounds &;
Co., Phil E. Dunnavant & Co. and
Thomas E. Young, of Seattle and c. L.
Fey, of Port Orchard.
Other bidders on the heating were:
L. A. Vanmueller Company and William
A Pope of Seattle. The two contracts
nearly exhaust the entire appropria-
ton. SO none of the cottages for which
bids were received will be built.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
FREE CAMP SITES
FOR LEGISLATORS
Country Club Has Plan to Make
Things Easy for Extra Eession.

country Club has Plan to Make
Things Easy for Extra Eession.
OLYMPIA, June 1.-THE Olympia
Country club, which has a lease of a
beautiful water front natural park a
few miles from Olympia on the bay,
announces that it will furnish Tree
camping sites for all members of the
legislature and their families who may
desire to bring camp equipment and
enjoy an outing here during the SEES
sion.
The camp site has an abundance of
shade trees, fine beaches filled with
CLAIMS, good bathing and boating, plenty
of fresh water and an abundance of
wood. Launches make frequent trips to
and from the city. The club is limit
ed to 100 members of the best known
people of Olympia and annually about
rs families spend the summer months
camping. A dancing pavilion with
photograph music is used for the sum-
mer evening dances.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
HAD IT'S HMAIL
TWO YEARS AGO

isolation from the centers of fashion.
hold to European modes of dress.
On their last trip the officers of the
Flora found their hosts wondrous con-
tent with their lot. Not once did they
hear desire to quit tbs shores Of the
island for the lift of the great world
beyond. In their own simple way the
Pitcairners were prospecting; they had
none of the warped and frenzied ambi-
tons of crowded cities and no desire
for wealth or position.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17

fellows putting up this money oral or
written?"
"Oral, with the banking house, and
also with the trustees"
The contention of the defendant is
that Strahorn has no capacity to in
stitute condemnation proceedings for
the North Coast road.
During the examination Strahorn
stated that over $3,O0O,000 had already
been expended in the North Coast en-
terprise.
IF the city council refuses to grant
the North Coast a franchise without
the conditions of terminal rates and
concessions for the use of the line to
other roads, will the company go
ahead and build the road?'
This question was asked by Attorney
Frank Post of Strahorn.
THAT would be a question for flu
ture determination" quietly answered
Mr.. StrahOrn.
do you know Of any writings show
ing for whom the banking house was
acting when you delivered the stock
to them?'
81 don't know of any"
Did you have a receipt or writ
ing of any kind showing your rela-
lions in whole or in part to this
stock?"
Il did not"
ibid you have an understanding
with some one as to how this money
was to be used?"
yes, with the banking house. and
also with the trustees of the road. A
G. Smith and myself, also z. D. Doyle,
a stenographer and private secretary
in my office"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
FALLS THREE STORIES
BUT LIVES To TELL
TALE OF HIS DESCENT
La Grande Man Loses His Balance and
Falls Into Court of Hotel.

ais tnIO SCufC OF T7OCcI.
SPOKANE, June 17.-Falling three
stories from a window ledge of the Rid
path hotel and landing in the court be-
low, P. CARRIER Of LaGrande, Ore, was
seriously injured.
CARRIER was sitting in an open Win
dow of the hotel about o'clock, when
he lost his balance and fell to the
court. Whether he sustained a faint
ing fit or merely lost his balance is
not yet known. The injured man was
conveyed Immediately to the Sacred
Heart hospital
DR.. G. M. Doland stated this after
boon that unless complications set in
the man would live His injuries con-
sist of a fracture of the left elbow
a scalp bruise and a conclusion of the
brain, which is not thought to be
serious. The patient was sober when
he lit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
STRAHORN EVADES
REVEALING OWNERS
Says His Agreements With Railway
Builders Are Oral

SPOKANE, June 17.-Robert E.
Strahorn, presids mt of the mysterious
North Coast road, again skillfully
evaded betraying its ownership, in
spite Of close questioning in court
during condemnation proceedings. He
testified that the New York banking
house, of Harvey Fisk & Sons held the
put up the money for it. Asked if he
did not know this money was provided
by the Canadian Pacific, he replied: 81
don't know it."
Was your understanding with the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
Queer Superstitions.

Many noted men have had peculiar
superstitions which have chung to
them throughout their lives. One of
the most peculiar was that of Presi-
make public engagements on Friday
He also refused to sign documents on
this Gay. Bismarck had a great venera-
ton for the mineral three, often d.
viding his work, his duties and every
thing possible in three parts Emile
Zo!a, the novelist, always carried a
small piece Of coral about with him
to ward off Ill luck. He also carried a
bloodstone.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
TWENY SIX WERE
ALWAYS PROMPT
Report of Principal Klemme of the
High School, Shows Large Num-
Der Neither Absent
Nor Tardy.

. Professor E. ]. KIemme, of the To-
cal high school, has just completed the
annual report, showing the names of
those pupils who have q clean record
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-17
ENGINEER FOR STATE
CONVICT CAMP CHOSEN
w. D. Shannon to Take Charge o.
Rock Crusher in Deception Pass


Rock Crusher in Deception Pass
OLYMPIA, June Nv. D. Shannon
an experienced civil engineer, who had
been highly recommended, was today
employed by the state board of con-
troll as engineer in charge of the state
convict camp which will install and
operate the state rock crushing plant at
Deception Pass Rush orders have
ing company, of Chicago, and the Allis-
Chalmers Co., of Seattle, successful
to make shipment at once. Mr.. Shan
non will establish a temporary camp
victs and clear and grade the grounds
and erect a temporary bunk house and
victs will construct the permanent
buildings, and fix the foundation for
the crusher. When the machinery is
installed, about forty convicts will be
employed in the operation. Only con-
and who have records for good conduct
in the prison will be detailed for the
work. 1t is expected the plant will be
in operation before fall.