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Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
Part of Line From Salt Lake to Tidewater at Port
 Isabel
numor That Spreckels Road May Be Part of New System and That Line From San Diego Will Be in Opera tion Within Two Years.

There seems to be definite prospect of the building of a railroad from Yu- ma to the Gulf of California. Accord ing to the Los Angeles Times story of the project, a syndicate has been organized to construct a line from Salt Lake through Arizona and Sonora to tidewater, and engineers recently con- nected with the Southern Pacific are surveying the route.
 The controlling syndicate includes John M. Speese, L.. E. Karr, Henry C. Hester of Yuma, contractors for the Southern Pacific; N. P. Larson, who recently sold the North Star mine at North Star Camp, Arizona, and H. J. Johnson, of Brawley. The capi- tai stock is $l,OOO,OOO, which has been entirely subscribed
 Terminal sites at Yuma have been tual construction will be begun on the first section, from Yuma to tidewater at Port Isabel The line will cover eighty-two miles through a flat coun- try along the Colorado River It will cost about $10,OO0 a mile.
 As nearly the entire road will be through the State of Sonora, negotia- tions for rights of way and subsidies are now being concluded for the syn dicate by A. F. Andrade of Mexicali
 In railroad circles, it is rumored that the Spreckels road from San Di- ego may form part of new system of which the Colorado River and Yu- ma Southern, the Phelps Dodge in- terests. and the Tonopah and Tide water would form the most important links The Southern Pacific at Yuma would give connections to all import ant commercial points.
 Work on the Spreckels road is pro- ceeding actively and officials predict that within two years the line will be in operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
FARMERS ASSOCIATION
Directors Elected By Valley and Goa
 chela Districts to Hold Meeting

The following directors have been elected by the Imperial Valley-(oa- a. chella Valley Farmers Association: l.. w. Ott, Holtville; F. l.. Stahl, Braw- ley; A. l.. Storie, Imperial; Fred Full Ter, Heber; Wilbur Clark Silsbee; l. Mayfield, Fl Centro. A director from the Calexico district will be elected soon. From the Coachella district l.. G. Abbott, of Coachella, and George Beach, of Thermal, have thus far been named as directors.
 The directors plan to hold meet ing at an early date and prepare a constitution and bylaws, which they will present to the association at its next meeting, It is also proposed to present some plan at this meetin } which will enable the farmers to pro- cure seed at a less price than they have been paying. Letters from sec retaries of similar associations else where show how this has been done
 The proposition of marketing crops more profitably is bigger one and will take longer to work out, but the members of the association expect to be materially benefited along this line within the next few months.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
SEWER SYSTEM ACCEPTED
Engineers Report Work Completed According to Plans and Speci-
 fications.

TheBoard of City Trustees met Tues day afternoon in special session in order to accept the sewer system. Pearson, Brown, Pellet and Black inton were present.
 Consulting Engineer Frank Gille- len submitted the following report:
 Fl Centro, July 6, 1909. To The Honorable Board of City Trus- tees:
 Gentlemen: As engineers for the City of Fl Centro We hereby accept the sewer system completed by Prick & Ware, in accordance with the plans and specifications. To permit inspec- ton the back filling at the tank is not completed. This back filling should be done and surplus earth wasted near the tank to the satisfaction of the Board before the retained 15 per cent of contract price is paid.
 Respectfully,
 Olmstead & Gillelen. On motion of Brown, seconded by Blackinton, the report was accepted and 15 per cent was retained until the back filling is completed. The bills of Olmstead & Gillelen amount ing to $515.22, and Prick & Ware $7432.31 were allowed and ordered paid. The Board then adjourned un- til next Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10

That one active civic and commer- cial organization is enough for El Centro was the decision of those who attended the meeting called by the Chamber of Commerce and held in the City Hall last Tuesday night.
 The Ten Thousand Club, having got itself into shape to resume active work for the good of Fl Centro, had pro- posed a conference of the two bodies for the purpose of arranging a practi- cable plan of cooperation or amalga- nation, and the conference commit tee had found the Chamber of Com merce hospitable to the idea. Presi- dent Brown of the Chamber of Com merce presided -at the joint meeting. stated it's purpose and presented his resignation.
 The question of the feasibility of maintaining the two bodies, one to deal with commercial matters and general promotion and the other to elicit and give expression to public opinion on city affairs, was debated by Messrs. Swing Hayden, Eshleman, Carter, Roman, Noland and others and on motion of MT. Swing the meet ing determined that one body would be more efficient than two. MT. Swing said it was not so much question of reviving either of the organiza- tions as of arousing the merchants of El Centro to activity in public af- fairs.
 President Kelly, of the Ten Thous- and Club, said his attitude had not changed since the attempt to reorgan- iZe and revive the Chamber of Com merce last December At that time he said he would be in favor of merg- ing the two bodies if the Chamber of Commerce should prove to be really and Club had given that body clear field by ceasing to collect dues, and after six months trial had found 1t necessary to resume operations be- cause the Chamber had relapsed into it's old somnolent state. He agreed with other speakers that one live or ganization was better than two half dead bodies, and he hoped the meet ing would result in the formation of a civic body that would do something and keep at it. In that event he be- believed the Ten Thousand Club would gladly dissolve and it's mem- bers would become active in the new body at all events iis officers would resign and clear the field. The Ten any spirit of antagonism to any other body. It was brought into existence for the purpose of doing work for the community that no other agency at the time seemed willing or able to do It had done that work eTtective- ly during the period of it's active eX- istence and had accomplished many things for the public good. The main thing was to get the work done, and if the citizens of El Centro would get together and attend to public af> fairs diligently and mtellIgently, the name under which they were organ ized was matter of no importance. The chairman was authorized by unani- nous vote of the meeting to appoint a committee of three to meet with a similar committee of the Ten Thous- and Club and formulate plan for the organization of one body. Presi- dent Brown appointed, to represent the Chamber of Commerce, Geo. A. , Garter, Phil D. Swing and Dan w. No
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
TAKEN TO LOS ANGELES

Florencio Dumont, who has been in the county jail for the past ninety days, under sentence from the Unit ed States District Court to serve six ty days and pay a fine of S1O0,00, for selling liquor to Indians, was taken to Los Angeles yesterday, where he will appear before the Commission CT and take the pauper oath, which will release him,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
Report of Commission Awaits Results
 of Experimental Road Building

The Highway Commission has de- cided to postpone until cool weather the construction of sample section of road on Imperial Avenue, and un- til that work shall have been done the commission will not be prepared to make it's final report to the super visors.
 It is not likely that the commits sion will advise the County Supervi- sors to waste money Ill making mud roads. The scheme of dividing I road with a bank in the center and food ing the two sections alternately is regarded by engineers as only make shift and not a method of permanent road construction. Gravel, decompos- ed granite or oil treatment will he recommended, and the cost of 16- foot roadway solidly built would ap- proximate $10,000 a mile.
 At that rate the countys present bond limit would not permit the con- struction of a complete system of highways in the valley. It might be possible to build main road from Brawley to CaleXico and a road to connect with the San Diego system Other roads could be provided for by subsequent bond issues.
 The Highway Commission probably will make it's report about October 1.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10

land President Kelly immediately named the same men to act for the Ten Thousand Club.
 The committee was instructed to report to a meeting of citizens in the Palm Roof Garden on Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10

Farmers who grew cabbages at the urgent solicitation of agents of the Semi Tropic Fruit and Produce Co, of Redlands, and turned their product over to that outfit for sale on com mission, are complaining loudly of the company's ways of doing business. In plain English, the growers be- lieve that they have been buncoed.
 During the shipping season in.April. the local agent of the Semi Tropic represented that cabbages were sell ing at prices netting from $3S to $46 q ton to the grower, and growers were urged to keep on loading cars and making money After all the cab bages were shipped, the growers eX- pected returns. No returns were made, no answers given to letters asking for statements. For two months the Semi Tropic company ignored de- mands for settlement, and it's local representative professed to be unable to get any information from head quarters.
 Within the past few days statements have been received by some of the growers, and they are angrier than ever and talking about bringing suit against the concern.
 On April "A the Press published a statement of the condition of the cab ! bage market based upon information supplied by the Semi Tropic outfit This is a part of the article:
 Imperial Valley has struck it rich 1 in cabbages this year While the total i shipments may not reach the original l estimates, the maintenance of high l price is of great benefit to the cab bage growers of Fl Centro and vicin- l fly.
 The market price this week has | been S3S per ton. net to the grower. The price during the season has reached $46 per ton.'
 Statements rendered to growers in July more than two months after the
 
 early in Apri lnetted $2O instead of S46 a ton; that cabbages marketed on April 19 and 20, when the price reported was $3S ton, were "sold for freight" leaving the growers in debt to the Semi Tropic; and that a car load sold on April 22, only two days later, brought $3S ton.
 Arrived in bad condition;" re jected on account of aphis," are some of the excuses made for discrepancies between verbal reports of agents in April and written statements in July.
 A grower who has looked up the rating of the Semi Tropic Company after instead of before handing over his cabbages to that concern-asserts that the commercial agencies credit the concern with no assets at all pr Hes asserts that the head of the Semi Tropic company made a verbal con tract with Mrs. Russell in the presence of witnesses to buy all her cabbages outright at $40 a ton ana paid various small sums in pursuance of that agree ment But statements have been sent to Mrs, Russell following many ig nored demands for settlement, show ing red ink charges and alleged losses on sales for freight. Dr. Hes says Mrs Russell will sue for accounting according to the agreement
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
DAlRYMEN'S MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the Imperial County Dairymen's Associa tion will be held in Holtville Tuesday, July 18th, 10 a. m. at Imperial Water Go. No 7's Office.
 A paper on balanced rations will be read by s. E. Robinson, of Holt vile.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10

to over five thousand tons, and it has been necessary to ship ice in from Los Angeles for refrigerating purposes. Next season, with double this amount on hand, it expects to be able to fill all demands
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
RANCH HOUSE BURNED

Fire destroyed the house on Bert L. Young's place, seven miles west of El Centro, last Tuesday night. All the furniture, household goods and personal effects of the family were lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
HELD ON SUSPICION

A negro resembling Dave Woods. suspected of being the murderer of two persons at Hiawatha Kans.. is detained in jail at Imperial pending investigation as to his identlty'
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
FOR PUBLIC GOOD
 CITIZENS UNITE
 X AmaIgamation of Chamber of Commerce and Ten Thousand Club

Joint Committee From Both Bodies Appointed to Present Plan of Effec- tive Organization For Promotion of Progress of County and of City of El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-10
GARBAGE RETURNS
 EVOKE LOUD ROARS
Growers KeenIy Disappointed In Final Statements of
 Seasons Sales

Instead of Profits Verbally Reported, Accounts Show Shipments Sold For Freight and Red Ink Charges Against Growers-Suits Against Commission Outfit Threatened.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27
ALEXANDRIA OFFICERS.
Primaries Complete Roster Of Democratic
nominees for aFuture Greafs" municipality.

The secoud primary for aldermen
in the first and second wards of Alex
andria was held on Tuesday Of last
week, and Geo. g. Seaman was elected
10 the first and Irwin McGinnis in the
second ward, the latter landing By !
majority Of five votes.
The Democratic ticket complete ID
as follows:
For Mayor P. Turregano.
For Chief of PoIice-F. N. Bless
ing.
For City Clerk. n. Hunter.
For City treasurer. B. Chase.
For Alderman at Large-P. W.
Harrison.
For Aldermen First Ward-Geo. Al.
and Geo. G. scallan.
For Aldermen Second Ward-W.
B, Naehman and Irwin McGinnis.
For Aldermen Third Ward-M. e.
Alexander and j. Norman Kramer.
For Aldermen Fourth Ward-Thos.
E. Murphy and N. B. Atkinson.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

To the Hon. Judge Of the Sixteenth
Judicial District Of Louisiana:
The petition of intervention Of @.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

~ -
TO the Hon. Judge Of the 18th Judi
cial District Court of Louisiana:
Now comes into this Honorable
Court in their own proper persons
Henry LastraDes, Jr., Edward &. Loeb
and j. ]. Stage, members Of the Board
of Supervisors of Election Of the par
ish Of st. Landry, La, made defend
ants herein, averring their impartial
ity and neutrality in the issues in
volyed herein, and desiring to avoid
any unjust criticism to be heaped
upon them, respectfully ask that this
Honorable Court put the proceedings
at issue in this cause in order that
same may receive a Judicial determi-
nation, and further that they may be
directed as to whether or not they
shall proceed with their legal duties
as Supervisors of Election as set forth
in this cause.
They accordingly SO pray, and for
general relief.
HENRY L. LASTRAPES, JR.,
EDWARD &. LOEB,
J. j. stage.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Interesting DsIngS at OpeIousas' Noted Educa.
tlOnaI Institution.

The following officers of the Liter
airy Society were elected to serve the
remainder Of the present school term:
President, Miss Pearl Dejeaa; Vice
President, Oscar DevilIiers; Secretary,
Miss Hilda Evans, and Treasurer, Miss
Mamie Walker. They took the oath
of Office at the next meeting which
was held on Friday the 18th.
Mr.. Hilton Sandoz was elected Sar-
geant-at-Arms.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

The following program vas rem
dered at the last meeting:
Roll CAN.
Instrumental Solo, Antoinette Close.
Debate: Resolved, that California
was justified in excluding the Jap
anese. Affirmative: Edwin Ber-
cier and Anna Dupre. Negative:
Charlie Thompson and Louise Els
forge.
Vocal Solo, Erin Blaeksher.
Paper on Mr. Roosevelt's African
trip, Harvey Phillips.
Instrumental Solo, Lucille Castillo.
Journal, Marguerite Brand.
Return of our Fleet, Betsy Dupre.
Report of the Critic, Mi. Amberg.
The debate was decided in favor Of
The negative in the debate.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

b. GuilIory,. DR.. John a.. Haas, j. J.
Landreneau, JAS. I. Stewart, Z. Cor
ell, DR.. Jules G. Vidrine, a. Coreil, b.
Il. PaYy, Arthur Dardeau, Robert
Harry, Paul Fnsilier, G. B. Andrus,
Rene =. Derouen, r. Lee Garland, r.
Z. Fontenot, Dr.. Z. Lazaro. Fl. Cur
RE and L. ]. Dossmsnn, with respect
represents:
That they are residents, taxpayers
and electors Of the parish Of ST.
Landry, and that they have an in
terest in the issues herein involved;
that they beg leave TO intervene in
this suit for the purpose Of contest
ing the rights and standing Of the
plaintiffs herein, and TO that end they
move that this their Intervention may
be allowed, and that the Writs Of in
junction be dissolved for the reason
that same issued without warranty of
law, improvidently and prematurely.
They accordingly pray that their
Intervention be allowed, and that the
said writs OF injunction be dissolved.
D. L. GUILBEAU,
A. Fl. GARLAND,
ROBERT HARRY,
r. LEE GARLAND,
J. R. PAVY,
B. II. PAVY,
L. AUSTIN F0NTEN0T,
Nj. Il. THOMPSON
LEON S. HAAS,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

The st. Landry High School Ma
rooms Baseball Club has been organ
lied for the coming season. They
are anxious to arrange games with
all Of the neighboring towns. The
following are members Of the team:
Charlie Thompson, G. Deiean, j.
Chachere, N. Pulford, Il. Sandoz,
Bradford Thompson, Ed. Bercier, II
Littell, 3. Littell and J.. Brown. Those
desiring to secure games should adj
dress Mr.. r. L. Amberg, Manager,
.0pelousas, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-27

A tennis court has been erected and
3 club has been organized With the
following members: Grady Childs,
Anna Dupre, Edwin Bercier, Pearl
Dupre, Betsy Dnpre. Sidney Roos,
Charley Evans, and several others.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-02
EIower POTS and Thelr Care.

= Flower pots themselves should be
protected, from the summer sun. which
destroys the young, tender roots by
oVerheatiug. Nor should the roots
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-02
SERMONETTE.

How perfectly In Psalm ~ the
PsaImist's picture of the apos-
tacy Of the people of Israel in
his time perfectly fits the condi-
tions which prevailed in the
time of the Maccabees.
"The fool hath said in his
heart: There is no God. They
are corrupt, they have done
abominabIe works, there is none
that doeth good.
"The Lord looked down from
heaven upon the children of
men, to see If there were any
that did understand and seek
God.
"They are all gone aside, they
are all together become filthy;
there is none that doeth good,
no not one.
"Have all the workers of lni-
guilty no knowledge? Who eat
up my people as they eat bread
and call not upon the Lord.
"There were they in great
fear; for God Is the generation
of the righteous.
aye have sF7amed the counsel
of the poor, because the Lord is
his refuge.
"Oh, that the salvation of Isra-
ell were come out of Zion! when
the Lord bringeth back the cap
tivity of his people, Jacob shall
rejoice, and Israel shall be
glad"
Paul quotes part of this Psalm
In setting forth the depths to
which man falls when he ls a
stranger to God.
But the brighter side is the
picture of the very few who like
Mattathias and his sons remain
true to God and refuse to con-
form to the sinful practices
about them, even though it
would mean ease, and influence
and riches. To them
"God was buckIer."
They could say during all that
terrible war which they waged:
ait is God that girdeth me
with strength, and maketh my
way perfect.
"He maketh my feet like
hinds' feet, and setteth me upon
my high places.
"He teaeheth my hands to
war, so that bow of steel is
broken by mine arms.
} ~ have pursued mine enc
mics and overtaken them;
neither did turn again until
they were consumed.
II have wounded them that
they were not able to rise; they
are fallen under my feet. For
thou hast girded me with
strength for the battle; thou
hast subdued under me those
that rose up against me-"
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-02
THE STORY.

MRATTATHIAS and his sons had not
Vk been many months in the noun
tain Businesses after his flight fol-
lowing the killing of the apostate Jew
upon the heather altar and the COM
missioner from the king, before it was
noised all through the land what he
had done and how for the sake of his
religion he had rejected the offer of
riches and honors and intimate fell
lowship with the king. Now this
caused those in whose hearts there
burned the true light and who de-
SIRED to serve the true God to rejoice
and day after day there went out
from Jerusalem and the surrounding
country those who preferred resi-
dence in the wilderness near the
champion of their God and the true
religion than a place amidst the sin
full indulgences of the apostate Jews.
In this way it came to pass in time
that a large number Of people found
dwelling places in the wilderness, and
they were content, for they were able
to worship God after the command
ments of Moses and no longer suf-
fered the prosecutions and trials
which had been their portion when
dwelling in the cities.
Now when tidings of this thing
reached the ears of the king he was
wroth. and ordered that his armies
should pursue after those in the will
derness and either bring them back
and compel their worship and serv-
ice of the heather gods, or utterly
destroy them. And when these sol
dfers came upon the people, they were
for giving battle at once. but one of
their number, who was a Jew, spoke
up and said:
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-02
WondrouS Love,

Davids piteous wall over the death
Of his traitorous son, Absalom, touches
all hearts, Would God I had died for
thee, o Absalom, my son, my son!"
He would rather have lost his throne,
even his life, than his son. He was a
true father and his wall expresses the
feelings of the universal father heart
The true father stands ready to die
for his children. God is a true Fa.
ther. AS Absalom rebelled against
his father, so have all men rebelled
against God; and God has demon.
strated his love for his rebellious
children by laying down his life, in
the person of his son, to save them.
And as one after another rushes on
in his rebellion, the Father in heaven
grieves for his erring ones even as
the Man of Sorrows grieved over sin.
full men while in bodily presence
among them, and the voice of his
wondrous love is ever calling after
them, "Oh, my son, my soE!"
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-02

invisible pins for these and also
keep the remaining ones in the proper
position.
The Psyche" shows a parted Golf
fure arranged with smaller puffy
fluffer at the front and a full cluster
of Psyche curls at the back. Arrange
the natural hair and pin in the front
piece as for the Daphne" In combing
the front hair back part the natural
hair in front at the forehead and pin
little of it over the almost invisible
foundation of the puffy fluffer. Pin
the hair securely about the knot at
the back and lastly pin on the cluster
of curls. They are very easy to adjust
as they are made fastened to a foun-
dation. These dancing cur1s make
this very youthful and fascinating
coiffure. The beret or long band, in
Greek key design, and the little tri.
angular headpiece may be had in
rhinestones or in other designs. A
beret of some sort is an essential part
of this coiffure. The little headpiece
may be omitted, but on a wel1-shaped
head it adds superb finishing touch.
1t is shown in pearls and in jets also
The quietest and stateliest of these
beautiful coiffures is the Diana" If
one has a plentiful supply of natural
hair the front will not need the founda-
ton, otherwise the hair should be ar
ranged as described for either of the
two preceding styles. Instead of orn-
aments, however, a Diana" braid with
curled ends is pinned about the head,
the curls pinned in at the knot in the
back. The Diana" and the Daphne
styles are most suitable for those
whose heads are less shapely than
that pictured in the Psyche" Coiffures
from E. Burnham, Chicago.