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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4 ONE YEAR IN I
; NAMENIA +
BY JUDITH UNDERWOOD


lNote.-The unfortunate settlement
OF Namenia, which was established on
social principles greatly in advance of
It's time or even OF the present age,
was situated, as nearly as surveyors
records can place il, a few miles TO
the north of New Madrid. Missouri,
the point at which its people went
down being now covered by the in
most arm Of the large bayou below
Cairo. The colonists were victims of
the earthquake of 1871, and no records
remain of their life or philosophy save
these few leaves from the wedding.
book of Flavia Lamb Half OF the
white satin back OF the book Is torn
away, and the rest is yellowed and
water-soaked, but the hy-leaf bears in
lnperishable violet ink an affection
ate inscription in Latin to Flavia and
her husband from the priest who mar.
ried them. and the brides own writing
is the same as if it had been written
yesterday. except that it is far more
delicate and precise
Resolution made by Flav,a Lamb on
her wedding-day. June H. 1909:
Since IL is the fashion OF all Giar-
les that | have seen 10 consume much
line with a bare daily record, giving
40 connected idea Of the life described.
shall avoid this folly by remem beying
Cicero, whom | love. IN every sen.
ience OF his | have a model for my |
ournal. | pass through his phrases. |
leld continually in suspense, until |
each the final verb, likewise | cannot |
Jew human life with intelligence I'M |
III all the deeds are ended YET |
nay not wait until | am dead to write |
ny diary | shall take the middle
way, and at ;he end OF each year OF
his life abou, 10 begin | shall give a
portrait Of the chief events, giving its
roper perspective to each, as Well as
am able" 1910.
When Robert and | were married. a
ear ago. the Namenians crowded
round us, after the custom. with
wishes lad multos amos" and we two
we're sure, as | suppose most brides
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-13

FiNNOhr . 1--WE "OOD SI.oU
Big load, stove size. delivered Both
phones. Clark Danforth Handle Co
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-13

Let not the shoemaker go beyond his
lsst-Latin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-13

Virtue that psrleys is near . surreD
deT.-ETench.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-13
BROWNS ARE SHUT OUT

Continued from First Psse.)
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
NOx|OuS WEEDS MUST 60
County Horticultural Commission In. sists Upon Destruction of Var ious Grass Pests in
 This Valley.

Noxious weeds, and grasses must go. This is the edict of the County Horticultural Commission, backed by a strong county ordinance and the ad- vice of the District Attorney.
 At a meeting of the Horticultural Commission held last week it was voted that all railroad companies, wat CT companies owning property or hay ing it under their control shall be notified to clean such property at once of Johnson grass, wild morning glory or cookie burr, wild asparagus or sunflowers.
 The Commission decided to send such notices to the presidents o1 the various water companies and to have postern printed and posted at many points throughout the valley,
 Advice of the District Attorney has been sought, and the Commission Is instructed that it is their duty to pro ceed at once to rid the valley of these grass and weed pests.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
NO FIREWORKS ALLOWED
City Ordinance Prohibits Shooting Them Within Area Covering Major Portion of
 Ell Centro.

It is timely to call attention to an ordinance adopted by the El Centro City Trustees on June II, 1908, in regard to the shooting of fireworks or fire arms in this city. This ordi- nance provides:
 Tt shall be unlawful for any per son to shoot, fire off or discharge any fire arm, fire cracker, sky rocket, Rom an candle or other fire works within the following described territory, bounded as follows: Brighton avenue on the south: Railroad avenue on the north; Eighth street on the west and First street on the east, in the City of Fl Centro, or any fire arm except shot gun outside of said limits in said city without having first secured a permit in writing from the City Marshal so to do.'
 The ordinance provides that the penalty for violating this prohibition shall be fine of not to exceed? !! :; shall be fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment in the city or county jail for not to exceed ninety days. or both such fine and Imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
MUST RAISE THE CASH
Plans of Number Eleven Water Com pany Not Approved by General Manager Cory of the c.
 D. Company.

Fl. J. Messinger. president of No, II water company, has received a let ter from General Manager H. T. Cory, of the California Development Com pany. relative to the proposition sub hitter by No'11 a couple of weeks ago As will be remembered 1t was voted that the land owners give their individual notes for water stock at $1O per share; notes to bear 6 per cent interest and be payable in three annual installments.
 MT. Cory writes that when No. Il is ready to come across with $15O,- 900 cash he will be ready to talk business with them, and not till then This will be quite disappointment to No. II and means that the district will remain dry for time-Holtville Tribune
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Prof. w. S. Edwards, Former County Superintendent of Santa Barbara County, to Come to EI
 Centro.

The board of directors of the El Centro school district have engaged Prof. w. S. Edwards, of Santa Bar bara, as principal of the grammar schools for the next school year.
 Prof, Edwards, who Is 42 years of age, Is a graduate of Alfred Univer- sity, New York, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For eight years he served as Superintendent of Schools of santa Barbara County and for eight years he was teacher in the schools of that county. Sixteen years of continuous service in the Cali fornia schools give him fine equip ment for the work he undertakes in El Centro.
 The directors have not completed their selection of teachers for the various grades. Mrs. Bradley will con
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
RID COLORADO'S FLOOD
More Than Seven Million Inches oI Water Pass and Leave Levees
 Unharmed.

The gage on the Colorado River at Yuma Friday morning at 8 o'clock showed 91 feet of water, and the river is now steadily falling. Twice be- fore in recent years has the gage height been exceeded by Colorado River floods. In 1891 the marking reached 334, and in 1905 it reached 32.4, with discharge of 115,000 cubic second feet of water. This was sud den flood, giving the river bed no time to SCOUT out.
 At Topock, about thirteen miles be- low Needles, where there is a rock bottom the measurements show that there has been a fall of four feet in the past four days. Yesterday the measurements at Topock showed volume of 150,O00 cubic feet per second, or 7,5O0,OOO miners inches, 30,000 cubic feet per second more than has been measured at Yuma, where the river has a mud bottom.
 General manager Cory, of the Cali fornia Development Company, has re- ceived reports from the Bee River to the effect that it has cut back 1 to the Colorado, and that a large volume of water is drawing off in the new cut.
 The situation along the levees is satisfactory. and the test of this work has been highly pleasing. At the lower end of the levee the water re- ceded three inches Friday morning, and the C. D. officials apprehend no trouble It is believed the fall will be rapid from this time forward.
 On the Arizona side some breaks have been reported in the levees but men are at work repairing there, and but little damage will result.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
SAN DIEGO AND ARIZONA R.R.
Construction Material for Tia Juana Section of Railroad Now Ar .
 irving in San Diego.

Vice President and Managing Direc- tor William Clayton, of the San Diego & Arizona Railroad, who is giving all his attention to the progress of work on the first section of the road, from National City to Tia Juana, in the In ternational line, says that all of the material to be used in tEe construc- tion of the railroad between tLese two points has been ordered. The na- terial for the Mexican division will not be ordered for a month or two.
 Chief Engineer E. J. Kallright in speaking to a San Diego Union repre- sentative the first of this week said:
 "The work of the contractors has so far proven highly satisfactory, Rap i'd progress is being made on all parts of the road where the contractors have men and teams at work We have nothing further to report eX- cept that the presence of a small To- cation party near the Mexican line is the only hindrance to the entire route being open for the right of way agents who have that matter In hand"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
UNCLE SAWS CERTIFICATES
Titles to Imperial Valley Lands Passed Into Hands of Settlers by United States Land
 Office.

The following final certificates have been issued by the United States Land Office to Imperial Valley settlers:
 Thomas c. Bryan for the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 3, township Is south, range IA east
 U. S. Land Office to Loretus N. Van Horn; SEE quarter of Sec 36-15- -H.
 U. S. Land Office to Lucetta N. Suydam; Sec. 10 and IS, 1913, tract 9S.
 U. S. Land Office to Heirs of Florrie Walker, deceased, Tract 40-l5-16.
 U. S. Land Office to Frank M. Bur ger; N. half of NE. quarter and SW quarter of NE. quarter of 2S-16-14.
 U. S. Land Office to Homer R, Bal com; w. half of 5-16-14,
 U, S, Land Office to Christopher c Bradford; E half of Sec. 3S-15-14.
 U. s. Land Office to Charles S. Rus sell; w. half of NV, quarter of Sec 19-17-14,
 U, s. Land Office to heirs of Alice O'Brien; NE. quarter of Sec 3l-13-15
 U. S. Land Office to Grace N. Marsh SEE. quarter of SEE. quarter of Sec. G. l4-15..
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
STATUS OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Carnegie's Ten Thousand Dollars Await Action of City Trustees and Commission Will be
 Appointed.

The sum of $1O,O00 has been depos- ited by the Andrew Carnegie library commission in the Mercantile Trust Company's bank at New York for use in the erection of a Carnegie library building in El Centro as soon as the necessary formalities have been com piled with here.
 It is necessary that Library Com mission be appointed, and an ordi- nance creating such body was given it's first reading at the meeting of the Board of City Trustees on Tuesday night This ordinance will be adopt ed at an adjourned meeting to be held next Tuesday night, and President Pearson will make the appointments as soon as the ordinance is published and in effect.
 Provision Is made by the Carnegie commission that the plans for the building must be approved by that body and. certain percentages of the $10,00O will be paid in installments as the building progresses.
 Architect Trimmer, of Imperial. is preparing plans which will be sub mitted, and 1t is hoped that matters will be so arranged that the struc- ture may be started early in the fall.
 As soon as the building designs are adopted steps will be taken to- wards beautifying the site, which is located on the south side of State street, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
BEAUMONT APPLE GROWING.

Beaumont bids fair to become the great apple-raising center of Southern California. From Redlands is report ed concerted movement among a number of prominent orange growers to enter the apple business at Beau mont and to plant tracts of from five to fifty acres next fall. Advance or ders for nearly eight hundred acres of apple trees for fall planting have been placed with the three Beaumont Nurseries, and the nurserymen are already engaging large crews of ex- perienced men to prepare ground so as to get full benefit of fall rains.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
More Than Fifteen Hundred Acres Planted on Valley
 Ranches
Plants Making Fine Growth and Pros poets Look Good to Men Who Know About Cotton--Experimen in Later Seeding Made By Southern Men.

Cotton seed going into the ground; cotton plants just showing their heads above the earth, cotton plants, vigor- ous and thrifty and with their tops l4sF sixteen inches high-this is the cotton situation in Imperial Valley to- day.
 Experienced cotton men say the outlook is highly encouraging. They believe that the first year of cotton growing on commercial scale will prove the wisdom of this move, and that another year will bring about the planting of thousands of acres of valley lands to this staple crop.
 The American Nile Cotton Com pany has contracted with valley ranch . CTS for the planting of 2300 acres of cotton. Of this amount more than 1500 acres are now planted, and the seed is still going into the ground. Some of the experienced Southern planters declare they will continue planting as late as the last of July as they believe from experimental plant ings of last season that late plant ing will mature in good condition. They count sixteen weeks from plant ing necessary to mature the plant.
 Most of the seed planted this sea son has been of the Mebane and Sims Improved varieties. During the past week plants were brought in from the Loftus ranch, at Meloland, which were fully sixteen inches in height. About eighty acres on this ranch have the crop thus far advanced. Two hun dred and twenty acres of the Loftus ranch have been seeded to cotton, and this is the largest single cotton patch" in Imperial Valley.
 The planting is scattered in various districts around El Centro, and from the various methods of handling the crop this season much may be learned of value for next years planting.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26

tinue in charge of the first grade; ; Mrs Horton will have the second and third grades again, and it is probable that Miss Johnson will teach here again in the fourth and fifth grades.
 Prof. Nichols, principal of the High School, writes from Monterey that he has secured a teacher to fill the place of Miss Meredith, who will not return this fall. Miss Meredith is at her home in Elsinore and is unable to return on account of her health.
 Miss Garnet Davis has been en- gagged to teach drawing and Spanish in both the High and Grammar schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
AN OBJECT LESSON
 IN SEWER BUILDING Accidental Flooding of Trench Injures Pipe Line to the
 Central Hospital
Pinheads Persist in SenseIess Criti-
 cism of System, Opposition to Con
 struction of Water Works and Vic- ious Hostility to Public Improvements

Irrigation water on the land of Wal ter Hamilton, in the southern part of El Centro, escaped from it's borders on Tuesday night and found it's way into the sewer trench being construct ed from Fourth street to the Central Hospital. The results were disastrous and demonstrated the correctness of the theory of the sewer contractors and constructing engineers that the trenches should be filled without be- ing soaked after the pipe was laid. The water caused the ground to sink in some places and to swell in others until the pipe line is badly out of po- sition and will have to be taken up and relaid MT. Hamilton has been in viting those who have objected to the manner in which the sewer trenches were refilled to go down and look at the result of flooding.
 The object lesson, however, makes no impression on the nearminds of the village busybodies, who persist in their senseless antagonism to pub lie improvement for no better reason than their personal animosity to mem 1 bers of the Board of Trustees. ]. w. Colson, the most vociferou5 of the faction that made vicious charges against the sewer contractors and then dodged responsibility for them and failed to show up at the trustees meeting still insists, not withstanding the positive assurances of Olmstead & Gillelan, that the sew CT system is no good because the letter of the specifications was not adhered to in every detail. Colson maintains that the trenches should have been flooded because the specifications called for flooding, even though the result would have been utter ruin of the pipe line as demonstrated by the accidental flooding of the hospi- tai sewer extension.
 And because the contractors did not ruin the sewer system, this same Col son goes about proclaiming the utter depravity of the Board of Trustees and declaring that he and his kind will defeat any effort to issue bonds for a city water system.
 If there are enough pinheads of that sort in Fl Centro to deprive the city Of a water system out of sheer petty spite, the city may as well dig a hole. crawl in and pull ill the hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
RUNAWAYs ARE CAPTURED

Leo McAnally, aged IS, and George Watson, aged 12, who recently made their escape from the Detention Home at Los Angeles, were taken into GUS tody at Imperial this week, and were sent back to Los Angeles on Wednes- day in charge of Probation Officer Allen, who came to the valley for the runaways. The boys had crawled to the top of passenger coach and by this means had reached Imperial Val ley where they had expecte dto pick cantalOupes and make small for tune
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
eRAWLEYs NEW OFFICIALS

Brawley has made almost clean sweep in city officials. Since the re- cent shake-up in that city all but one of the original board or City Trustees has resigned. J. D. Bennett was appointed trustee at q recent meeting, followed by the appoint ment of w. L. Dunn. At a meeting held the first of this week, Earl c. Pound was appointed a trustee, and w. H. Whelan, formerly of the Braw- ley News staff, was appointed City Clerk and Recorder.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26

July 1, and with his family will go to Los Angeles for two months rest. Mrs Leta Bryan, Court Steno- grapher, will go to Seattle. County Clerk D. S. Elder and Mrs. Elder will go to Spokane, Washington, later in the season. District Attorney J. M. Eshleman will go to Spokane as a delegate from Imperial County to the National Irrigation Congress. Miss Beatrice Carr, assistant Superintend- ent of Schools, will go to her former home in Nevada City for the summer. Supervisors Porter Ferguson and Geo. Wade will go to the Alaska Yukon Ex- position. Elks' week in Los Angeles will attract about all of the other of ficials who can possibly get away from their duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
TRUSTEES MOVE
 FOR CITY WATER Ordinance Calling For a Bond Election Is Passed to
 Second Reading,
Board Will Appoint Commission to Es-
 tabIish Free Public Library-Dam
 age Claims For Sewer Right Of Way Adjusted-New Bridge on Main Street

The City Trustees of El Centro met at the City. Hall at o'clock on the evening of June 22, all being present except Trustee J. Stanley Brown.
 The minutes of the meeting of June s were read and approved
 The City Attorney reported two or dinances, one calling for an election for the purpose of supplying the city of Fl Centro and it's inhabitants wat CT for domestic use and for irrigation and manufacturing purposes; and one providing for the appointment of a Library Commission and the establish ment of free public library.
 Both ordinances were read by the Clerk and passed to their second read ing by unanimous vote.
 Sewer Commissioner Hamilton re- ported that he had adjusted the dam age claim of Prick & Ware, referred to him at the meeting of June s, for the sum of $500, and had arranged with
 
 Fourth street to the Central Hospital as a part of and at the same price as the original contract. The report was accepted and approved by unani- nous vote
 The bill of Claude King for dam ages from sewer crossing his alfalfa field on the Crawford ranch was found not to be in proper form, and was referred to the Sewer Commissioner.
 The bill of F. B. Fuller for S152 for damages from sewer crossing his land was presented, approved and or dered paid
 A communication was read from Crutchfield & Woolfolk complaining of the flooding of street crossings at Fifth and Sixth streets and the Hol- ton Power Company and Water Com pany No. 1 canals, and the situation was discussed Street Commissioner Blackinton was authorized to nave a suitable bridge built across the Water | company NO. Cdlldl dt IHe center Ol Sixth street
 The matter of the bridge at the western end of Main street was dis cussed and the suggestion was made that a different type of bridge would permit lowering the crossing and greatly improve the road at that point. The matter was referred to the Street Commissioner with power to act. ! The application of w. B. Gibson for appointment as plumbing and sewer inspector was read and placed on file.
 The matter of appointing night watchman was discussed by the Board decided to appoint deputy City Mar shall whose duties shall be the pa l trolling of the city from 7:30 D. m to a. m.. at a salary of $65 per month. A. Havens was apointed as such deputy City Marshal, to begin his duties at once and continue foI 1 two months from date of apointment
 The Board adjourned to meet al & o'clock on the evening of June 20
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
Simon Company Secures Site For Factory Close to
 Fl CentrO
Building Material Will Be Supplied to Settlers on Easy Terms-Cotton Gin and Compress Will be Located Close to New Tile Factory.

Some weeks ago the Press an nounced that one result of the visit of the last party of Los Angeles Cham Der of Commerce excursionists to Im- perial was the determination of thte Simon Brick Co.,, to establish tile factory at Fl Centro and supply to the settlers at reasonable prices the best material for building in this re- zion.
 Arrangements for establishing the new industry have been perfected, and the company has obtained a suitable tract of land upon which the plant will be placed early in the fall.
 It is the intention of the company to sell it's product to landowners on long time contracts, requiring no cash payment and calling only for interest payments at reasonable rates while ownership of the property remains in the hands of the purchaser. This Is equivalent to making long term loans to settlers who desire to improve their farms.
 Adjoining the tract selected as a site for the tile works, the American Nile Cotton Company will put cot ton gin and compress to handle the cotton crop planted this year in the vicinity of Fl Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
HEeER DISTRICTS NEW SCHOOL

The walls are enclosed for the new school house for the Heber school dis trict. west of Heber. The building will be ready for use at the begin ming of the next school year. Found ations are being laid for the new school house in the Deal school dis trict. which includes the town of He Der. This building also will be com pleted by the opening of the school year next September.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
VALLEY BUSINESS COLLEGE

Profs. c, l. Jenney and F. w. kel- sey, of the San Diego Comercial Col lege, have decided to open business college for Imperial Valley the nrst of. September and have secured the Auditorium building at Imperial as their temporary location. They VIII be prepared to teach all the commer- cial branches.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
COUNTY OFFICIALLY VACATIONS

Officials and attaches of the Court House are planning their summer va cations, and 1t would seem that the next two months will give the county's official residence the appearance of Lonesome Town" Judge Franklin J. Cole will adjourn. the Superior Court for the summer vacation on
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
DUNkARD REVIVAL

The Dunkard revival, which has been in progress for the past two weeks, will close Sunday. Consider able interest has been manifested, and two conversions are reported. Sub iect for Sunday morning at II o'clock, "The Three Heavens"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26
SELLS MESQUITE LAKE LAND

Tappe Brothers, of Pomona, have purchased from | l.. Wilson a tract of I6O acres in the Mesquite Lake Dis trict, paying therefore s1OO per acre. MT. wilson takes in part payment a ten acre orange grove near Pomona.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-26

D. c. Epler, of Glendora, owner of ranch property near El centro, has been spending several weeks here this week.