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Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

Notice is hereby given that Erwin R. Fairbanks of Imperial Cal, for one of the heirs of Della R. English, deceased, who, on the 18th day of May, 1905, made D. L. entry, No 297S-O2419, for E1g sWA Section 27, Township 15 S., Range 13 D., s. B. Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Proof, to establish claim to the land above de- scribed, before Clerk of the Superior Court of Imperial County, at Fl Centro, Cal, on the 12th day of March, 1909
 Claimant names as witnesses: George F, Ross, of Imperial, Cal, w. l.. Hart shorn, of Imperial, Cal, Peter Georgeson, of Imperial, Cal, Jerry A! Gullett, of Imperial Cal
 FRANK C. PRESCOTT, 44-5t Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

Leave orders at IEl CentrO Drug Store for W. O. WhealBs Express. 44'st'
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Los AnaeAs, California, Jam uary 20, 1909
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

WE HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THEIR "GRADE A" LAMP, THE BEST LAMP MANUFACTURED. OUR INCREASED 5S9USINESS HAS ENABLED US TO CONTRACT FOR A LARGER QUANTITY THAN IN FORMER YEARS.
 COMMENTING NOVEMBER FIRST, WE WILL SELW
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-13

WE ALSO CARRY THE NEW (eEN. ERAL ELEcTRIc) TUNGSTEN HIGH EFF FlCIENCY LAMPS. IF YOU WISH TO GIVE THEM A TRIAL, YOU GAN DO so AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
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and deeper nho sank, whlxzlng
round and round az such tremen.
dona spaced that 10 tho poor fellowa
on board, tho water seemed motion,
less.
All five mon stood erect. gazing
at each other In speechlesH terror.
hut suddenly the ship rose perpon.
dteularly, her brow went above the
edge OF the vortex. and getting out
or the center OF attraction by her
own VELOCITY, she escaped As tan.
gent from the circumference. and
was thrown far beyond. swim as a
BAH from a cannon'a mouth.
Altamont. the doctor. Johnson,
and Bell we're pitched flat ON the
pianka. When they got up. Hat.
teras had disappeared
II WAS o'clock in the morning.
For a few seconds they seemed
stupefled. and then cry OF Flat
terasl" broke from every Tip.
swept Overheard.
On all sides. nothing was visl.
bic but the tempeHtnoua ocean Duke
barked desperately. aud He'll could
hardly keep from leaping into the
waves.
Take the helm. Altamont." said
the doctor. and lot as try our III.
most 70 lind our poor captain.
Johnson and Bell seized the oara,
and roscd about for more than an
hour; but their search was vain
tiRtteres vas losti
LOST and so near the pole. tunt
as be had caught sight Of tho
goall
The doctor called. aud shouted.
and fired signals. and Duke made
plteouA lamentations. but there Was
no response. CLAW bonny could bear
up no longer: he buried his head
In his hands and fairly wept aloud
Al such q distance from the coast
II Was Impossible Hatieras could
reach Il alive. without an oar or
even 80 much az a spar 70 help
him. II ever be touched the haven
OF his desire. Il would be- as a swot.
len. mutliated corpse.
Longer search was useless, aud
nothing remained huf 10 resume the
route north. Tho tempest was d..
sng out. and about In the morning
on the ii;h OF July. tbs wind fell
and the sea gradually became calm.
The sky recovered It's polar clear.
ness. and less than three miles
away tho land appeared Ia all It's
grandeur.
Find New contlnent.
The new continent vas only an
island. or rather a volcano. flxra
like lighthouse on tile North Pole
OF the world.
The mountain wan In full actlv.
tsy, pouring out mass OF burn
ing stones and glowing rock. At
eyery fresh eruption there wma q
convulsive hcaylng within. as II
some mighty giant were breathing
High into the air wero thrown
streams Of lava tn impetuous tor.
rents. Serponts OF fire seemed
writing and wriggiing amongst
smoking rocks. and in another the
glowing liquid fell In cascades into
river 81 fire below. which smpfied
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AWAY GOES INDIGESTION, GAS
AND OTHER STOMACH MISERY,

As there IL often some one Ia
your family who suffers an attack
OF Indigestion or some form OF
Stomach trouble, why don't you
keep some Diapepsin IN the house
handy?
Tho harmless blessing will digest
anything you can eat without the
slightest discomfort, and overcome
a sour. gassy stomach five minutes
after
Tell your pharmacist 10 let you
read the formula plainly printed on
these 50cent cases Of Paps's Ola.
pepsln. then you viii readily see
why II makes Indigestion. Sour
Stomach, Heartburn and other dis.
lress go In five minutes and re.
iieyes az once such miserieB as
Belching OF Gas. Fluctuations OF sour
undlgested food. Nausea. Head
aehes. Dizziness. Constipation and
other Stomach disorders.
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stones. whom the doctor exclaimed.
Ljetenl"
Duke was barking vehemently
some distance off. but his bark
seemed full OF grief rather than
fury.
HAS ho come on the track of
some animal. do you think2" asked
Johnson
mo. no." said Clawbonny. shud
dering "llia bark IA too sorrowfui.
II " the dogs tear. lie has found
the body Of Haticfaa.
All four rushed forward, in spite
Of the binding cindor dust. and
came to the far end of no ford
where they discovered the dog
barking round a corpse wrapped In
the British flag
Continued
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Fourth Prime.
Why We Do 1t

The corporate name Of d. S. Johnston Co.
was recently changed to Eilers Music
House In order to quickly establish this
new name and have it become as well
known household word as was d. S. John
ston Co. Is the object OF this contest.
The change is in name only. The same
square deal methods which made the John
ston Co. the largest, strongest and leading
Western piano house will be strictly adj
hcrcd TO. Selling the worlds best Pianos
for less than they are procurable elsewhere
making every customer satisfied one or
money back" and the employment OF the
strictly one price system. making It as safe
for a child to buy at Eiers as the shrewdest
bargainer-these are the methods which
will be carried out as in the past
In this contest we have the cooperation of
several of the largest Eastern piano makers,
among them the glorious Chickering, the
now famous Kimball awarded highest
honors at A.-Y.-P. exposition) the ceie-
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Some folks have tried 20 long TO
find relief from Indigestion and
Dyspepsia or an out-oforder stom-
ach with the common everyday
cures advertised that they have
about made up their minds that
they have something else wrong, or
believe theirs In a case OF Nervous.
ness, Gastritls. Catarrh Of the Stom-
ach or Cancer
This, no doubt. IL serious mis-
take. Your real trouble IL, what
you eat does not digest: instead. II
ferments and eours, turns to acid,
Gas and Stomach poison. which
putrefy In the digestive tract and
intestines. and. besides, poison the
breath with nauseouH doors.
A hearty appetite, with thorough
digestion. and without the slightest
discomfort or misery OF the stom.
ach. In waiting for you as soon as
you decide 70 try Pape'r Diapepsin.
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The


Remember any family In the
State Of Washington is entitled to
submit an answer. Nobody lie
barred. The prizes are now on dis
play, and will 90 to the winners
without any expense whatever and
solely on merit Of answers submit
ted.
Those who receive cash credits
can apply same on any new plano
at the regular established retail
price. The fairness Of this offer
appeals at once to the public from
the fact that Instruments at Ellers
are sold strictly upon the zone
price plsn---ali marked in plain fig.
ures. Winners will be notified by
mail az soon as the final decisions
are made by the Judges. Send In
your answer now--today - adj
Creased to Contest Department,
Desk 4.
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Here Are the Phrases:

u 10 universally conceded
Victor and Columbia.
the worlds most eminent
Eilers Music House
makes Including the
by thousands OF investigating
sells better pianos
award at the Worlds
such record would
purchasers from their
for less money
handling exclusively
glorious chIokerlng,
given the highest
D. s. Johnston Coz
forty stores, that
in the photograph and
and best facilities for
talking machine line, having
not be satisfied with
at the AMP. Exposition
the most complete stock
Fair, Chicago, as we'll as
at Seattlc,--an very
anything but thu best
naturally . house with
can be obtained elsewhere,
celebrated and renowned
plano, and the famous
showing the Edison,
the thirty most
lSuoeessor to
klmball which was
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Tot us go them" said clawbon.
ny, deiectedly.
He had no heart now for any.
thing Tho north pole was indeed
before his eyea. but not the man
who had discovered II.
An thoy got nearer the island.
WHICH vas not more than eight or
ten milee In circumference, the
navigators noticed tiny ford. just
large enough 10 harbor their boat.
ana made toward Il Immediately.
they feared their captains dead
body would meet their eyes on the
coast. saad yet Il seemed difficult
Tor corpse 10 lle on II. for there
WAS no shore. aud tho sea broke on
steep rocks. which were covered
with oindors above water mark.
Corpse Ia Found
AZ last the little aloop giided
gently ipto the narrow opening be
tween two sandbanks lust visible
above The water. where she would
be safe from tho violence OF the
breAkers Before abe could be
moored Duke began bowling and
barking again IN the most piteone
manner. The doctor tried 20 calm
him BY chrehscB, but In vain. The
faithful beast eprang ON shore with
tremendous bound. sending a
cloud OF cindsrs after him.
"Dukel Dukel" called clawbon.
ny.
But Duke had already diaap
peared.
After the sloop was made fast
they all got out and went after
him. Altamont was Just going TO
climb 10 tho top Of q pile of
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s~eeRd rriss.
Rules and Conditions

In the square below will be found a
number OF phrases in irregular order.
Write these so as to make one com
plctc sentence, correctly spelled and
punctuaied as shown. Copies of the
correct manner Of writing this sem
tcnce are now in sealed envelopes, in
the hands Of the Seattle Daily Times,
the P.-I.. and the Star. The seals will
be broken only by the judges after the
close OF the contest. and awards made
accordingly.
Write plainly, on one side OF paper
only. Only one answer from family
will be considered. The decision OF the
judges to be final. Award OF prizes will
be made according to merit only. In
the event Of a tie occurring between
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EVELYN PAID FINE.
(By United Press,

\ NEW YORK. Oct. A.
= Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Is quoted
4 an saying that II was she and
\ not hor husband. Harry X.
\ Thaw, who sent funds To her
\ brother Howard. 10 aid IN his
\ release under bail after his ar.
= rest I'm New Haven. Conn. on
= a charge OF selling n bogus
\ diamond ring
\ u pawned my diamond en-
\ gagement rinE and telegraph.
; ed $3.50 10 Howard" said Mrs.
\ Thaw.
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brated Lester. the old-estab-
lished Marshall & Wendell,
etc, etc. who desire TO bring
these instruments still more
prominently before the pub
lie.
You stand just as good an
opportunity OF winning one
of these magnificent prizes
as your neighbor. Our repu-
tation is back of every word
in this announcement.
Read the rules carefully
and then send in your
answer at once-today.
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HERE IS LIST or PRIZES

Dainty Sil0 Home Organ with
Instructor.
$50 Talking Machine Outfit.
Then, in order of merit, % bona
fide credits ranging in value from
S74 10 500.
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entered The Chambers Millinery
Store. 1922 Third aY., some Time be-
tween Saturday night and this
morning. Tho burglars smashed
The transom and erawled through
The $3.50 was taken from the cash
register.
Wisdom isn't when you risk your
money on H.
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70 ksihsF-rlara 40 Fau know
y, WaA4 mans intsations a. YETI
Qkn tgrite q toksrl--So. papa.
kesplng uns eompistely IL the
arxsTrnrus@ Herald
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- he motto that the sal
I ....y i pu,.ing into practice
- and night down az the
s,.,se on Flfth and Wash.
i i life In the underworld
,A..s oad forelgn signs stick
- greasy buildings. Little
Il rhlak kids run In and out
A. srluy aoorways Ike rats IN
= s.sk, net long ago as the
.,ny corps was returning 20
s.rsrks q man. haggard and
$500 approached staff Captain
q ~ lie was q ioreigner--
s.s'ss~.snd had evidently seen
Nv 1sss He looked Intelligent
~ q bis ragged clothes
Ne Was Hungry,
/, decided foreign accent he
-.l,s asked for supper.
I. ~ given something 10 eat
81 oon. Cor the night Next day
I MA his story. His name 10
~ Isngulst and be uscd to live
1 s.sekholm. The charm Of
|lrvrlsz. the land Of opportunities.
~ Nm 10 leave a home OF
r~sS Ne wanted 60 see the
VA hls father angrlly refused
, ssr< anything 70 90 with him
/ IL lsft Ne came Ia spite of
sksssri.zncs
i fsf a. Chicago his Journey
- 4rnxhrful. There he was rob.
Il 4 vas the same old story OF
- nex friends American
-n1p--s little drink and next
na.n< b the street. pennlless.
Ne Was An In.
]. TIED to find work. but there
w hurdrsds ahead Of him. Bum.
~ rzes. working when be could
nj ID. begging much. he final
! zaiA here. humiIIated and dis
n,oei
n Array took him IN. found him
III ~ communicated with his
rz1A he was too proud TO do II
izak besides. he thought II
~ - good. The pathetic let
\ Nzsz BY the Army officer
zuSf ~ heart Of the nlother In
y Z 7xsden. and she pleaded
szt q hsher to relent. The old
~ y muken hearted. His boy
~ ~ the water. robbed and
sxxae he father forgave and
- t&rh 81 $500. Oscar Lin
- ! ~ now He II on the
~ = &ssln he r. going home
|, ~ ~ ncthsr. America is
&' nm Yoa understand Il. he
- x 3ssdss y good eaoagh for
IL
" : sns Of me few lucky ones
so ~ af'eF The fall. Hundreds
- rns 70 the lodging house have
. ~ parents IN Sweden.
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awarded 10 each. Re
member neatness, pen
manship and general
excellence in answers
will be considered.
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Employees Of this and other
music houses or any mem
Der OF their families are not
eligible in this contest. To
all others ii is entirely open.
Send in your list at once.
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KINDNESS. AND y
love TO Be
FOUND HERE
!. Behind the Desk a.
!, s',,,,ion Army Lodging
s,.,.. Has Great Work
eDo

.klnsly aiteesloned one
~. with orothsrly love
: =, prsfsrrlns ene an
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succ c s S Il |
C O n tcstants
prizes identi-
cal in charac-
ter will b e
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Superb 5000 Kimball Baby Grand
which received highest honors at
the A.-Y.-P. Exposition.
Magnificent 5000 Orchestrelle.
Beautiful $500 Lester Upright.
Little $3.50 Simplex Player with
8 rolls of music.
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THIEVES TAKE FINE
PLUMES FROM STORE

Hat plumos valued at $500 and
$3.50 IN cash rewarded robbers who
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aTI.
i'zeii Into the soa. the waters hias.
lug and Soothing Hike a boiling caui.
dron.
Apparently there was only one
crater 60 the volcano, out Of which
the columns OF fire issued. f.lec.
trioity seemed To have something
TO do with this magnificent pano'
rama
Above the painting flames waved
an Immense plume.ahaped cloud OF
smoke, red az ita base and black
az ia summit II rose with incom.
parable majesty. and unrolled in
thick volumes.
The sky was ash color 10 great
height. and II was evident that
the darkness that had prevailed
while the tempest lasted was %.
Ing TO the columns OF clndera over.
spreading the sun like thick cur.
tain.
Enormous Rock.
This enormous rock IN the mid.
die OF the sea was. 1900 feet high,
just about the altitude OF lIscin.
II aeemed 10 rise gradually on,
OF the water as the boat got near
or. There was no trace OF vege
tatloni Indeed there was no shore
The rock ran straight down 20 the
sea.
Can we land7" said the doctor
The wind Ia carrying us right
60 Il" said Altamont.
But don't see an inch OF land
TO set our foot upon"
aeema 50 at this distance, ["
said Johnson. but We shall be suro
10 IND some place 10 run In our
boat at, and that Il all we want"
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fK,.DI,|!lNeIlEpOL,E|
4cssS~ BY JULES VERNE " s1a.nL1l


MIN tENIh LlMENT.
nut the hurricane had fortunate
" turned point toward the south
and left the vessel free TO run he
fore the wind straight toward tho
polo, There was Imminent danger
Of her sinking. for she sped along
At trcnaicd speed. and any sudden
collision with rock or iceberg must
have inevitably dashed her 20
pieces.
But not a man on board counsel.
ed prudence They were intoxicated
with the danger, and no speed
could be quick enough 10 satisfy
their longing impatlence to reach
the unknown.
AZ last they began 10 near
the coast, Strange symptoms we're
manifest Ia the air: the fog sud.
denly rent like a curtain torn by
the wind. and for an instant, like a
flash OF lightning. an immense
column Of flame was seen on the
horizon.
The volcano, the yolcanol" was
the simultaneous exclamation
But the words had hardly pnsaed
their lips before the .antaatlc vision
had vanished The wind suddenly
changed 10 southeast and drove the
ship back again from the land.
"Confound IL" said Iatteraa.
we weren't three miles from the
coast
However. resistance was impos.
sihle. All that could be done was
to keep lacking. but every few
minutes the little sioop woald be
thrown on her side. though she
righted herself again immediately
obedient 70 tho helm.
As Hatteras stood with DISNEY.
eled hair. grasping the helm as Is
welded Ia his hand. be seemed the
animated soul of the shlp.
All at once a fearful sight met
bis gaze.
Danger Ahead.
Scarcely 20 yards In front was a
great block u Ice coming right 20.
ward them. mounting and falling on
the stormy pillows. ready TO over.
turn at any moment and crush them
In lts descent
But this was not the only danger
that threatened the bold nayigntors
The iceberg was packed with white
bears. huddied ciose together. and
evidently beside themselves with
terror.
The iceberg made frightfui
lurches. sometimes inellnirx At such
sharp angles that the animals roll.
ed pelimell over each other aud set
up q loud growing. which mingled
with the roar Of the elements and
made a terrible concert.
For a quarter OF an hour. which
seemed a whole century. the sloop
sailed on In this formidable com.
pany, sometimes a few yards dis.
tant and sometimes near enough TO
touch, The Greenland dogs trem.
BLEED. but Duke waa quite lrnpcrtur.
able. Al last the iceberg lost ground
aud got driven b. the wind farther
and farther away tiil II disappeared
IN the fog. only At Intervals betray.
Ing It's presence by the omlnoua
growis OF It's passengers.
Storm Breaks Again.
The storm uow burst forth eth
redonbeld fury. The little bark was
lifted bodily out OF the watsr and
whiried round and round xish the
most friKhtful rapidlty. Mast and
sail were torn or and went flylag
away through tho darkness. like
come large white bird A whirlpool
began to form among the waves,
drawing down the ship gradually
by It's irresistible suction Deeper
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A FEW or THE BIG PRIZE
OUR PREVIOUS CON

Lillian f. Field l402 Second Avenue West Seattle Wash
Mrs. G f. Kampf 1908 East Thomas Street Seattle Wash
Mrs F. Rogers, 1918 Eighth Avenue West Seattle Wash
J. W. Greb, N w Business College Block, Spokane Wash
Maude Taylor Corss and Fity-nnth Street Seattle Wash
i. d. Harmon. 1901 Street, Bellngham. Wash
j. J. Lund, F. O. Box 909 Boise, Idaho
Mary Sadler, 705 Summit Avenue North Seattle, Wash
Mrs. John w. Wood, oS North Cakes Street Tacoma Wash
AND MANY OTHERS.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-02-19

nominations Presently, when he be-
gan breathing, she gave him some
chica, and shortly afterward he open
ed his eyes, sighed slowly and deeply,
and then, in a weak voice, tremulous
with a never-to- be-spoken misery, he
said: II thank you, my dear friends. y
That was all.
There was a point on the rim OF
the little lake where its dark, deep wa
tiers were confined by a mighty wall of
rock. 1t spanned a chasm a hundred
feet wide, and from its top one looked
down into a ravine that lost itself in
darkness, and at the bottom of which
two of the slopes of Ell Tres Diablos
came together and found common
base
For weeks a huge drill had been Dor
Ing its way down through that wall of
rock to the level Of the bottom of the
lake. Two days after the drill had
been finally withdrawn the poems were
directed to gather up the mules and
drive them into the corral at the camp,
and to remain there until further or
ders. When all had reached the camp
Harry, with pale face and set features
with Frank at his side, uncovered an
electric battery and pressed a button,
A terrific explosion followed. A column
Of fire and smoke shot toward the zen
18th. A sound like a crash Of many
thunders rent the shuddering air.
The mountains rocked and trembled
as though smitten by a mighty cata.
clysm. Wild beasts forsook their cav
erns and ran aimlessly through the
brakes and jungles. The poems and the
mules in the corral staggered and trem
bled with fear. The old Indian WON.
an turned her face to the sun and
threw herself upon the earth with alb
1ect terror. Harry fastened to her
side, and, raising her up tenderly
said: ut Is all over. There is nc
danger; come with me and see the cat
aract that is rushing down the gorge
The following morning disclosed al
empty basin where the water had been
and now 1t is known among the In
dams as "the place of the lake OF
gold"
In addition to clearing the lake OF
water, the explosion had opened a pas
sage in the rock that led to a system
Of galleries that extended far back into
Frank" said Harry, as he saw the
look Of amazement in the face of his
friend, 1--WE are standing in the midst
Of the lost mine, with wealth enough in
sight to enrich a nation"
When Frank and the old Indian
woman were leaving FL Tres Diablof