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Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
Surveyors Map Three Possible Routes Through Mountains
 to San Diego.
Abundance of Good Material at Foot of Mountains Suggests Plan For Im- proving Roads Throughout the Val Iey--Commssioner Will Report to Supervisors Within Thirty Days.

Imperial County's proposed system of highways including the Imperial San Diego inter- county boulevard project, will soon be ready for pre- sentation to the Board of Supervisors and general discussion by the public.
 The County Highway Commission met at El Centro on Tuesday, audited bills and attended to routine business, and received an informal report from Engineer G. N. Perry, whose survey ing corps for several weeks has been working in the mountains to the west ward of the valley, seeking the most desirable route for the highway to San Diego.
 MT. Perry has about completed the map showing the three routes survey ed from Coyote Wells to Mountain Springs. Until his data are all work ed up, the members of the commission will not decide as to which of these routes will be recommended.
 It has been found that ample ma terial for first class road making may be secured along the proposed high way routes. Vast quantities of de- composed granite and of volcanic rock, said to be first class material for road beds, are available, and can be open ed up at slight cost In fact the ease with which first class material can be secured has brought up the ques- tion as to whether it would not be wise to adopt plan for graveled highways throughout the valley in- stead of using the system Of dividing the road into two sections and irri- gating one side at time in order 10 secure firm drives.
 It is, expected that all details of the engineers work necessary for a general report will be completed with in two weeks, and that the Highway Commission will be enabled to make it's general report to the Board of Su- pervisors within thirty days.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
"s Things What They Seem
 Or Is Visions About?"
Many Persons Think They Have Seen a Mysterious Airship Cruising ae Dusk Over saIton sea-Theory That There Is Secret Flying Machine Factory In WiIds of Sap Jacinto.

Ten or a dozen years ago thous- ands of persons in California imag- ined they saw an airship flying about at night, and the delusion spread un- til it affected ordinarily rational peo- pie and caused them to stand on the streets and gape at the Dog Star, which they imagined to be the air. ships light and which they swore they could see moving rapidly. That airship was a psychological freak, having no existence outside of the minds of the people who thought they saw it.
 For the past few days persons in the northern part of Imperial Valley have been seeing things at dusk and dozens of them are willing to make 1 affidavit that an airship has been lowering over Salton Sea As no air. ship inventor is known to be in this region and no flying machine is mis- sing from Los Angeles, someone has offered the theory that the myster- ious aviator built the machine secret ly in the wilds of San Jacinto noun tain and is making furtive experi- mental trips in the twilight The sweet reasonableness of the theory is plain to the feeblest intellect and to no other
 There are pelicans on Salton Sea, and they cruise the air at nightfalI. Also it is whispered that Imperial has not been painfully dry of late.
 One of the Los Angeles papers has been wiring excitedly for a "bis story of the flying Dutchman of Sal ton Sea with good photographs ai1d full details There are some mechan- ical difficulties about taking good photographs of airships in the dusk at distance of twenty miles
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
LAND CONFERENCES
Special Agent Sets Dates For Meeting
 Entrymen and Claimants.

Raymond H. Satterwhite, special agent of the General Land Office. gives notice that he has set June 18th, 1909, for all persons interested in the ac-
 quisition Of Government Land in T. 15 S., R. 12 E., to meet him at Fl Centro,
 June 14th. 1909, has been set aside for conference with all persons who are interested in T. IA and 15 S., R. 1S E.. and June 11th has been set aside to meet all persons interested in T. 16 S., R. 12 P. and Y IT S., R. 16 F.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
SIZES UP AN AUTHOR
Desert Tanned Man Didn't Ldok Like "Lit'ry Teller" to Traveller
 From Missouri.

E. w. Reynolds is the Chicago pub fisher who offered Harold Bell Wright $50,000 for all rights in his latest novel, The Calling of Dan Matthews"
 Wright met Reynolds on the Golden State Limited at Imperial Junction and went with him to Los Angeles. The author has been living on the desert for two years and spends much time out of doors, and he has fine coating of Imperial Valley tan upon his skin in place of the pallor that is supposed to be the hall of the student and the man of letters. His keen, gray eyes need no glasses, and his lean, aquiline face is that of the man of action. He looks more like Davy Crockett or Natty Bumpo than like the conventional "lit'ry feller"
 Reynolds lives in Chicago mostly in one of the caves that they call offices, wears spectacleS, is pallid, and looks like a bookish man. He stoops
 
 as straight and supple as an Indian
 The author and the publisher be- came absorbed in discussion of their affairs, leaving Mrs. Reynolds to be entertained by fellow traveller. Mrs Reynolds told the traveller-a man from Kansas City-that the man talk ing to her husband was the author of The Shepherd of the Hills" The man from Kansas City looked criti- cally at Wright and said: Huh! He don't look as if he could write a book I never saw an author that looked like that I'll bet you what you please, Mrs. Reynolds, that your husband could write a better book than the other man can. He just looks like it, and I'm betting on him every time. .
 AS Reynolds believes Harold Bell Wright to be the greatest American writer of fiction, the opinion of the man from Kansas City flattered him half to death.
 Reynolds published That Printer of Udells' and "The Shepherd of the Hills" and made a comfortable bit of money for the author and for him self. Wright's third book is so much stronger than his earlier work that Reynolds has no doubt of its tremen- dous success and is investing lot of money in its publication. first edi- tiOn of 100000 copies will be put out on Aug. 25, and already advance or ders for half the edition have been giv- en, McClurg alone takes 10000 copies for starter All three of the Ozark stories will be published in uniform edition, handsomely bound and we'll illustrated. The publishers have paid 5000 to Keller for four drawings for Dan Matthews" and the shepherd of the Hills" will have new illustrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
DAlRYMEN WILL MEET.

The Imperial Valley Dairymens As- sociation will meet at the Court House in El Centro at 10 o'clock on Tues day, June 8, and all persons interested in dairying in this county are urged to be present at this meeting. s. E. Robinson, of Holtville, a graduate of the Iowa Agricultural College, will present the subject of Feeding" and Dr. J. II. Patton. of Holtyille, will read a paper
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
HEALTH OF THE VALLEY
Sanitary Conditions Good, But Health Officer Urges Protection of
 Water Supply.

General sanitary conditions in Im- perial Valley are good. This is the verdict of Dr. w. F. Snow, in charge of the State Board of Healths sani- tatiOn car, which spent a day in El Centre last week
 Dr. Snow expressed his gratitcation i'll finding conditions of sanitation so we'll looked after as they are in Imperial County. He declared it his belief that the large amount of silt carried in the waters of the canals which supply the only source Of drink ing water is benefit to the valley as in the settlement of the silt to the bottom of the reservoirs it carries with it germs and microbes that must perish with lack of light and air.
 Dr. Snow held conference while here with Dr. Virgil McCombs, Coun- ty Physician, and F. H. Sherman, County Sanitary Inspector, and ar ranged for the sending of sample bot ties of water, taken from various parts of the valley and under different condi- tions, to the State Board of Health for analysis. He assured the local Officials of the desire of the State Board to cooperate with the county officials Ih the preservation of a clean bill of health for Imperial Val ley.
 The particular danger point, ac- cording to Dr. Snow, is the pollution AOf waters by camps of Mexicans, who do not comprehend the seriousness of allowing their camp drainage and foreign matter to reach the canals.
 He urged that these factors be closely watched and that, if necessary an example be made of the offenders. As to any pollution of the waters Of the Colorado River at Yuma. and it's possible effects on Imperial Valley, Dr. Snow is of the opinion that no fears need be entertained on that score, as the distance the water is carried be-
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
PROPOSED SEWER EXTENSION

The proposed extension of the sewer system beyond the limits of the orig inal plans calls for the laying of pipes southward to the Central Hospital and through the alleys Of the tract lying east of the Southern Pacific Railroad and north of State street. It is es- timated that the cost of these exten- sions will not exceed $2OOO,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
ANOTHER FINAL CERTIFICATE

The United States Land Office has issued final certificate to John F. White, assignee of Carl H. Wagner, for the east half of the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of section 29, township 15 south, range 16 east.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
RAPP APPEALS

V. Rapp, who was arrested, tried and fined $25 for practicing his pro- fession as an attorney without pay ing his occupation tax, has appealed from the judgment of City Recorder Havens to the Superior Court His appeal was filed yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN

The Fl Centro Woman's Christian Temperance Union has plans for the erection on Main street of a sanitary public drinking fountain to be sup piled with filtered ice water
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
PosTMAsTERs' SALARIES RAISED

The salaries of postmasters in Im- perail Valley have been increased as follows: Brawley, $500 to $15OO; El Centro. $17OO to slSOO Holtville, $14OO to Sl50O; Imperial. s17OO to $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

Miss Fern Campbell, who has been seriously i'll with threatened appendi- citis, is recovering. Her sister was called here from the State Unlver- sity by Miss Campbelrs Illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
VINEYARDS FIRST CROP.

The eighty-aore vineyard of V, H
 Azhderlan comes into bearing this year. The vines are set with heavy crop. which will be ready for ship ment the latter part of this month.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Sale Register.

Saturday. October 2. wagon. harness, cultiyator
plows. cook stove. gun, carpets, chairs. dishes.
Incubator, brooder. &c. Robert l.. Shipley. ad-
minstrator Francis Carroll Herring deceased. at
Meadow View Mills. on road leading from Wesley
Chapel TO Hanover Turnpike road.
Friday, octoberS, 25O cords Of Of oak and hickory
wood. A. NJ. KaIbach. on the late DIR. Clotworthy
Birnes estate. the road leading from Taney-
town to Westminster. about "a miles east Of
Taneytown.
Friday. October i5. / p M. 5000 Feet Boards
Plank and Scantling, full edged; 150 Cords Oak
and Hickory Wood. A, NJ Kalhach on the prem
ises Of Il. Thos Cofel IN the 9TH district Of Balti
more county. Md. on the road leading from the
Black Rock Road 20 the Falls Road.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Can't Help Rnt Work.

"A couple of weeks ago ! was on
the Isthmus OF Panama and started
out 10 see for myself n shs work on
the canal was being pushed so Wig
ofousiy aud the dirt was flying with
the CELEBRITY that the printed reports
declared" said Mr.. Judson NJ Mler.
OF Kansas City. az the Stafford. Bal
timore.
My doubts on this head were nat
uTal. for had In times past seen the
sioth and lazy ways Of the Jamaica
negroes, who constitute the bulk OF
the working force on the canal Well,
the dirt was flying all right and the
duHky Jamnicana were working like
beavers. and for the best OF reasons.
they couldn't loaf or soldier II they
wanted 20, for all the operations are
carried on by huge machinery and the
men must time their actions to that
Of the machines. The inanimate con-
cern makes the human instrument
labor nolens Yoleng, and the most
indolent creature ever born has 10 do
his share or get on the job instanter.
After noting this went about to
see II could find mesquite, but not
one did I run across In a days hunt
They have simply exterminated the
pest. 80 far as the isthmus IL con-
cerned, and Il was all done by clean
Ing up and by q liberal use of Cali
fornia oil"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Too Much Monotony.

In regard to the mistakes of nature
in making all living creatures unlike
In many ways, DR.. Willard Watson,
in Medical Queries and Notes, says:
II In community of animals or
men all the young we're always born
exactly alike, children like parents,
there could be no progressively ut
ter sameness. The hope and frui-
tion OF progress must then lie In the
birth OF unlike, and while many OF
the unlike may be useless and dan
gerous, still among them must be
the valuable and the hope of coming
ages. Not all men who profess to
preach the doctrine Of dissent from
present conditions are to be regarded
as dangerous heretics in religion OF
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Ants Are Slx Earea.

In the matter Of some Of their sense
organs the ants are more than ordi-
narily endowed. Strange as 1t may
seem, each ant has at least six ears
Aside from this multiplicity of ears
they are located In Just about the
queerest place imaginable--on the
legs. They seem deaf to all sounds
made by the vibration OF the air, but
detect the slightest possible vibra-
tions Of solid material. This is sup
posed TO be to their advantage in that
such things as approaching footsteps
tell more OF the possibility of danger
than such sounds as are transmitted
Through the air SO sensitive are
their feet that they detect the impact
Of small bird shot dropped on the
table from height OF about six In
ches and about fourteen feet distant
from an artificial nest placed at the
other end Of the ta5le.--St. Nicholas.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
OIL THE ROADS.
Lays The Dust and Protects the Sur
face OF the Highway.

The commissioners OF Baltimore
county have found the uge OF oil on
the public highways so satisfactory
that they recently placed an order for
$4,000 gallons with the Standard oil
Company for use on the roads imme-
diately north of Baltimore. which, per-
haps, are the most travelled OF any in
the State. They are az present using
on the old maeadam roads light as
phalt OIL which costs 3 cents per gall
Ion delivered. The dust is swept from
the roads and the oil sprlnkled on the
surface with a Studebaker Distributor.
This covering costs about cents per
square yard and lasts from ~ TO IS
months, absolutely laying the dust and
preserving the roAd. In other places
he scarifies the road for depth of
two 10 three inches, heating the oil
and putting 1t on from 2 TO az gal
Ions per square yard, binding the
stones together. He is also building
number OF tar macadam roads, which
cost about 1 1-3 cts. per square yard
to cover
Oil Is being satisfactorily used by
other communities on their streets
and roads. We are going to try Il In
Carroll county-some day.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Didn't Want Justice.

A well known attorney OF this city
had a client whose case presented a
mass Of technlcaiities. Of which his
lawyer took every advantage Before
the flnRl argument and handing down
OF opinion. however. the client was
forced to take journey of some hum
dredS Of miles and was compelled 10
be absent for several weeks He ar-
ranged with his attorney TO fash him
by telegraph the result OF tho trial OF
his case. but told him to so word the
telegram that the addressee alone
would comprehend itH import,
The result was the awarding OF n
verdict In favor Of the litlgant In
question. and his delighted counsel
sent him the following message.
Justice and truth have trf-
nmpheds
What was his amazcnent al re-
celying few hours later telegram
from bis client which said
Yours received. Hard luck Ap-
peal Immediately Philadelphia
Times.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24

anarchists in social problems; they
have but taken the first step in pro-
gress, the revolt from the tame level
OF life in which they live. the tug at
the chain Of custom and convention
which fetters them and we kill them
when we can and deride them as
"cranks" when they escape our grasp.
II Ia a noticeable fact that where the
gate OF progress lies wide open, as
In physical science and medicine, there
is no revolt, no anarchist to alright,
only. steady progress and rapid adj
vance.
Thus II appears that science revolts
at uniformity and praises nature for
having made human beings unlike.
Monotony and uniformity are ex-
tremely tiresome and diSpleasing
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
A shlp,s Medicine Chest.

An old ship captain said he sailed
all around the world some Is times
and the only medicines he allowed
aboard were castor ile" and whip
picac." II they we're sick below the
belt castor oil did the work; II above,
the ipecac was sure to do the trick
New York Press.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24

The Office boy looked az the type
writer girl She was quite pale What's
the metter?r he asked Twelve
just had bad spell, she answered.
You ought TO go to night school for
that" said the horrid boy.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Business Locals.

Celery Plants, large supply; low
prices. Westminster Nursery.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
Personal MENTION

Persons who contemplate going away. on have
friends visiting them. and desire publication Of
same. viii please send the names to this ofice.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-11
ARE CLEARING UP SITE
OF New intcrurban Station on Com
mercial--Laying and Tearing
Up Tracks in City.

The site for the Interurban station
on Commercial avenue opposite Ninth
street is being cleared, the work hav-
ing gone on for number of days. An
other gang has been busy excavating
for the track inside the lot and ma
terial has, been placed on the ground.
The track win connect with the belt
line in front Of the station.
The Traction Co has also torn up
the ira TX on Walnut street. between
Eighth and Twentieth streets and
also the track on Eighth street which
connects with the track on Washing
ton avenue. The crossing will also
be torn Up and the curves laid there
when The street was paved will be
removed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-11
COLLINS WINS
FROM M0AT0UR
INDIAN AGREED TO THROW WILD
MAN TWICE IN HOUR BUT
FAiLED-SEWARtD AND FOX
DRAW.

At the opera house last night Chief
Montour, the Blackfoot Indian
wrestler, agreed to throw Wild Joe
Collins, the local favorite, twice in
one hour. but he failed. After AZ min
utes of fierce struggling the Indian
succeeded in putting scissor hold
over Collins head and pinned the
wild mans shoulders down, but in. the
remaining eighteen minutes of the
hour, the Indian was unable to gain
fall and therefore lost the match.
The Seward-Fox boxing match was
a draw going six full rounds, and
this leaves the honors between the
two fighters still even. The battle
royal was as funny as ever.
The next athletic entertainment at
the opera house will probably be held
next Wednesday night. Jimmy Hull
and Tim Mccarthy will be matched
for glove contest, and Bob Douglas
Is looking for a match Then there
will be a boxing match between two
colored men, and the battle royal
This will, if the show is arranged,
make one of the best boxing programs
Of the season.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-11
FINAL NOTICE TO BARRIERS.

At the last session of the board 1t
was decided that all BARRIERS in the
state of Illinois must register with
the BARRIERS State Board Of Illinois
before Dec. /, 1909 in accordance with
the new barber law, approved June
Il, 1909, and in force July /, 1903.
After Dec. /, 1909. all persons en-
saged in the occupation of barber who
have not registered, will be required
to pass an examination with the ad
ditional cost of $500.
Blanks for registration may be had
from your supply house, local union
county clerk or direct from orr office
Address all communications to Bar
hers State Board Of Examiners oil
Illinois, Room 40 Chicago Opera
House Block, Chicago. Illinois.
CHAS. Z. EVANS.
President.
E. F. WIEGEL,
g4q, Sec. and Treas.
- fssCs g. RUSSELL
BARRIERS State Board.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-11
PROVEN ECZEMA CURE.
A Trial Bottle of Oil of Winterqreen
Compound is offered at rs
Cents.

BY a special arrangement with the
d. d. ID. Laboratories of Chicago, we
can at present offer the d. Dt d.
Prescription for eczema in a special
trial bottel 1T one-quarter of its usual
price. This oil of wintergreen com
pound will surely convince the most
skeptical With the first application
you will get instant relief from the
itch and soon you will see signs of
cure. ..a
NO matter how many salves and
other so-called skin remedies have
failed, this oil of wintergreen liquid
(unlike salves) will penetrate to the
inner skin, killing the eczema germs.
Will you n0t-on our special recon-
at our store ?-and
get rs cent trial bottle of D. d. D.
Prescription
Herman c. Schulz, Druggist.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-11
A BUILDING FILL
Yesterday Morning Occupied by Heb
sacker's Drug Store --- Done
About $1,000 Damage to
Stock.

Defectively placed jackscrews un
der the building at Thirty-fourth and
Sycamore streets occupied by Carl
Hebsacker's drug store let the house
down about four inches yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock and demol-
ished everything on the north side of
the store. The building was left a
trifle higher than the new concrete
walk placed there recently and the
owner Mrs Lovelace decided to low,
er the building.
At the time of the accident Mrs
Hebsacker was alone in the store.
Mr. Hebsacker being in the yard in
the rear of the store Mrs Hebsack-
or escaped injury but her dress was
ruined by the liquid drugs spilled on
it. The wall cases and shelving on
the north side of the store fell over
on the cases and broke them and
spilled liquids and powders all over
the floor. Just few of the bottles
on the south side of the store left
their places in the shelves.
The damage done is about $1,000
which probably will be repaid MI.
Hebsacker by the owner of the build
ing. The street at that point was
crowded yesterday viewing the acct
dent and making their own estimates
of the damage
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-11
PROMOTION A LOTTERY.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 10.-Three
officials of the Rock Island Town
Company. of Memphis, were today ar
raigned in the United States district
court on indictments charging them
with using the mails in advertising
lottery. They were: J, f, Walls,
president; w, w. Rains, vice presi-
dent; and j, L. Ellison, general man
ager. The first two were fined $500
each, and a fine of $50 for Ellison is
ben considered. IT is alleged that
the men promoted townsite at Go
tho, Okla, and conducted drawing
Of lots, advertising matter for which
was sent through the mails to people
in Hot Springs and other places.