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Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-25

New rules for the examination Of re-
cruits for the army have been promulgated
from the adjutant generals office. They
take the place OF the Epitome of Tripler' S
Manual, which will no longer be issued
to the army. The new regulations are
the result Of much study and research and
collaboration on the part of the various
officers who are concerned in the exam
ination OF the acceptance Of the recruits
and represent the fruits of experience.
The new regulations will furnish the most
soldierly appearing body in the world and
establish a uniformity in the examination
of recruits.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-25

Entered at omaha pOstOfnce as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-25

You'n be sorry. l knew BIN before he
ever had any beard.-Chicago Tribune
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
PARK COMMITTEE LAYS PLANS

The Park Committee of the Wo mans Ten Thousand Club was enter tained on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. John Crawford at her home on Com mercial street, and plans were dis cussed for the work of this commit tee for the coming year. Mrs. Craw ford presented each member hand - some souvenir on which was min ature park. The committee was en- thusiastic for park work and hopes to accomplish much during the en- suing year Those present were Mesdames A. w. Swanson, Mary Gar ren, Charles Jones, Virgil McCombs and Harry Hornbeck. One of the eff forts of the committee to swell the park fund will be the presentation of the drama "The Girl of the Golden West" early in the fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY

The Fl Centro Public Library To- cated in the room at the rear of the Valley Department Store. fronting on Sixth street, and formerly occupied by the Western Union and Wells Fargo Express officess, is drawing many visitors daily. Six hundred and fifty new volumes have been receiv- ed, and regular shipments of new books will arrive hereafter The reading files and tables are we'll sup piled with magazines and the dailies and weekly publications of Southern California, and the public is begin ming to appreciate this fact. Although the regular library supplies have not yet been received, the circulation of books has been started, and an av- craze of fifteen volumes per day has been taken out by library patrons. Miss Merle Whitescarver is the libra rian.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
COTTON IN BRAWLEY DISTRICT

Cotton planting has commenced in the Brawley district in a quantity that shows that the north end will be a factor to be reckoned with this year in the production of this staple, says the Brawley News. R. Malan esti- mates that over 25OO acres of cotton will be ginned at Brawley, besides considerable acreage at Wiest. A rough estimate of the returns from this crop is from S5O,OOO to s2OO,OOO. The location of the gin in respect to the railroad yards has not yet been de- termined by the Imperial Oil & Cot ton Company, which will build the oil mill at Fl Centro and operate the gins throughout the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
MINISTERIAL UNION MEETS

The Imperial Valley Ministerial Un- ion met at Calexico Monday after noon, and under the guidance of the local Methodist minister the members were taken on a tour of inspection of wicked Mexicali. Afterwards the meeting convened in the Methodist Church, and MT. Millar, of Brawley read a paper on Why the Reverend MT. Jones Never Preached that Big Sermon at Brownsville, showing the constant calls of many descriptions on a minister's time. The paper was followed by general discussion. Af- ter the meeting dinner was served at local restaurant. Ministers from all the valley towns were in attend ance at this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
SETTLERS MAKE PROTEST

At a mass meeting of the settlers of the Palo Verde Valley held last week, resolutions were adopted protesting against the attempt to have certain lands in that valley classified as swamp lands, which would cause them to re- vert to the State. The resolutions state that:
 Tt is our best judgment that the lands in question are not of the na- ture of swamp and overflow lands and should not be classed as such, since they are arid lands that need irriga- ton to make them productive.
 Resolved that we view with indig nation and alarm the attempted wrest- ing of the Palo Verde lands from the people who have made homes on them by clique of wealthy land grtpbers who have repeatedly failed in 1heir purpose; now bringing action he
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
FIRST OF ITS KIND

The first carload of sheet metal ev- CT shipped into Imperial Valley ar rived at Fl Centro on Thursday for the Art Metal Manufacturing Com pany. This shipment consists of 42,- 900 pounds of sheet metal in strips of 3Ox96 inches. and will be worked up into designs for cornices, ceilings. pillars, etc. for valley buildings. This concern has many orders ahead. and this week has completed and shipped the cornices and ceilings for the So- bieze and WhitIock buildings, at Holt vile, and the Scruggs building at Mexicali. The cornices and skyIights for the Mitchell Hotel, at Imperial
 are now being made at these works
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
WOULD GRILL FOR OIL
Men From Northern Field May Sink
 Test Hole in Vuhs Field

G. w. Strang returned from visit to the oil fields of the Midway dis trict, in Kern county, the first of this week, and brings assurance that oil operators in that district have become interested in the oil prospects of I'm perial Valley and are willing to en- gage in test work here on the five sections of land which have been To- cated by Imperial Valley men at the Yuha drill hole district. A stock company is to be formed at once and it is believed that test hole can be sunk this summer Those interested in this location as oil lands are Mir. Strang, W. D. Richards, G. M. Yer milya and l.. NJ. Hazard, of Holt vile; l.. C. Thomas, of Imperial, and W. E. Morton. of El Centro. Others will be included in the new corpora tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
LAWN FETE AT c-M. RANCH

A lawn fete for the benefit of the Calexico free reading room will be given this evening by Mrs. Bowker, assisted by ladies from all cities of the valley, at the ranch house of the California Mexico Land and Cat tie Company east of Calexico. There will be booths representing the in dustries of the valley, games, re- treatments and music, and some or iginal features are being prepared. Various articles will be sold at auc- tion for the benefit of the reading room. Admission Is free and every body is invited to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
oReDeeR FOR THE INTAKE

Receiver Holabird, who was in the valley last week, has gone to the coast to make arrangements for the purchase of a dredger for use in the intake at the river heading. The in take canal from the river to the gate acts as settling basin at certain stages of the river, and the silt forms bar that reduces materially the eff ficiency of the gate and causes short age in the canals when there is plenty of water in the river above the level of the gate floor The remedy is to put dredger in the intake and keep it there, and that is what the receiver proposes to do.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
BOX CASE APPEALED

The case of the El Centro Fancy Melon Growers Association vs. F. ]. Eddy, in which suit was brought for payment for box shook used by Eddy in handling his melon crop, and for which expense Eddy alleged he was not responsible, was decided in favor of the plaintiff by Justice Tout in the El Centro Township Court. MT. Ed dy appealed to the Superior Court, and the case was heard before Judge Willis this week The decision had not been rendered up to the time of closing forms for this issue of The Press. The matter is of general in terest to melon growers of Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
SETTLERS WILL PROTEST

Settlers in the Palo Verde Valley who went on these lands with the un- derstanding that they would get pref erence rights for taking up the land when it was open to entry, are pre- pairing to secure counsel and fight the attempt to have the lands de- clared swamp lands, when the matter comes up for hearing on June 15. The hearing will be conducted by E.. H. Archer, United States Surveyor General for California.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14

name of the State of California to ac- complish their selfish ends at the ex- peuse of the tax payers of the state.
 Resolved that we respectfully urge the Secretary of the Interior to be wig liant and energetic in safe guarding the public domain, particularly the lands allotted to the people of Palo Verde valley, whose homes, even those guaranteed by title from the United States government, are now menaced as stated in these resolutions. To these resolutions we give our hearty endorsement and support"
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD

The Imperial Valley members of the Fraternal Brotherhood will be honor ed by a visit from Supreme Presi- dent James A. Foshay on the evening of Wednesday, May 18th, at the Au- ditorium Imperial. On this occas- sion the P. P. Degree will be given to a class of candidates, to be fol- lowed by a reception. banquet and ball. All visiting members in the Valley are invited to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
"GAMsLtNG AND CARDS"

Gambling and Cards" is to be the subject of a sermon by Rev. Sumner T. Martin in the Holt Opera House tomorrow evening at o'clock Mir Martin is preaching a series of Sun day evening sermons. Tn the evening of May 22 his subject will be Shall Attend the Theatre?" on May 29, What About the Dance?"; on June 5, Lying, Gossip and Profanity" on June 12, The Danger of Drink" and on June 19. "The Dec%tfuIness of Riches"
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
COUNTY CANDIDATES

F. s. Webster. now supervisor for the Imperial district and president of Mutual Water Company No. 1, an nounces that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for County Assessor. Mir. Webster has been su- pervisor since the county was organ ized and was the first chairman of the board.
 Phil D. Swing. deputy District At torney under John M. Eshleman. is a declared candidate for nomination for District Attorney on the Republican ticket. Mir. Swing is a young lawyer of ability and is qualified by exper- fence for the office that he seeks
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
ARCADE COLUMNS ARISE

The first of the columns to be used in erecting the arcades along the Holt buildings on Main street were placed in position at the southwest corner of Sixth and Main streets on Wednesday and today the arcade for this building is so well advanced that the general plan may be clearly seen. The placing of these arcades the en- tire distance on Main street from Fifth to Sixth street will transform the appearance of Fl Centro's main highway
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
JUDGES EXCHANGE PLACES

Judge Franklin J. Cole has been sit ting in a department of the Los An geles County Superior Court this week while Judge F. R. Willis, of that court, has been sitting as judge of the Imperial County Superior Court. Judge Willis is accompanied on his Imperial Valley visit by his wife. Judge Willis is a brother of Mrs. F.. E. Dutton, and they have been visit ing at the Dutton ranch during their sojourn here.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
BROOM CORN FOR HOGS
Communication

Communication
 To the Editor of the Press: Sir:
 Sometimes see in your paper items about farming and stockraising, and perhaps you can give me some in formation. Broomcorn is said to do we'll in the valley, but I understand that it did not fetch the big price that was expected last year. Now would like to know if broom corn is of any value as feed, either straight or mix ed with alfalfa. Has anyone tried 1t? How about feeding it to hogs?
 A Hog Raiser. (We know nothing about it. Apply to the Alfalfa Meal Mill people. Pos sibly they have made experiments and can give the information. Ed. Press.)
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
BOOSTER WILL VISIT VALLEY

J. w. Erwin, who Is featuring throughout the Southwest for the Southern Pacific Railroad will visit Bl Centro Monday, accompanied by his photographer, Frederick Swan hauser, and will gather all available data as to Imperial Valley progress and development. It is expected that numerous photographs will be taken during this visit for use as lantern slides in Illustrating Imperial Valley in lectures to be given by MT. IT, win.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
MEETING OF THE socIEDAD

The annual meeting of stockholders of the "Sociedad," the Mexican branch of the irrigation company that sup plies the valley with water was held in Mexicali last Saturday. The pro- ceedings were of a formal nature in compliance with the Mexican law c. K. Clarke was elected a director in the place of F. c. Hermann
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
FIRST MELONS SHIPPED OUT

The first cantaloupe shipment for the season is to be credited to Braw- ley. A crate of nineteen cantaloupes was sent by express from that sta ton on Wednesday night by Stahl Brothers to Crutchfeld & Woolfolk, at Chicago. The first melon shipment last year was on May 23.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
PREPARE FOR VACATIONS

Ladies of Imperial Valley are in vited to come at once to the Ladies' Toggery, Fl Centro, and select their outfits for the summer vacations, and thus avoid the rush. We have a fine line of made-up garments, skirts and waists, fine lingerie, etc, and can please you. 6-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
sALToN SEA OIL COMPANY

The Salton Sea Oil Company has been incorporated, with Los Angeles as it's principal place of business and its capital stock placed at $10,000. The directors are: Mendal Meyer, P. w. Heller, Thomas Fellows, J. w. Newman, F. E. Dunlap and F. H. hamilton.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
RANCH SALE AT WEST

A. N, Heath, of Los Angeles, has purchased from J. E. Arnold 16O acres of land in section 20, township 13. range 15, near West paying $50 an acre therefor MT. Arnold will make extensive improvements on the place this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
STOCK AUCTION TODAY

The second monthly auction of stock at the Imperial Valley Stock Market, Fl Centro, will take place today. The offerings will be 15O cows, forty horses and mares and fifty work horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
McKELLER SENT TO WHITTIER

Harry McKeller, a 16-year- lad who robbed the office of Shaw & Dyke, at Imperial, of a twenty-d dollar bill last week, has been sentenced as a delinquent child to four years term at the State Industrial School at Whittier.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
ORDER AT ONCE

A few copies of the Progress and Opportunities edition of The Imperial Valley Press are still available Or der at once, and send this paper to your friends. Price, five cents per copy.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
PETTY OUT ON BOND

w. R. Petty, who has been held in the Imperial County Jail on charge of assault with deadly weapon was released the latter part of last week on furnishing a bond of 5000. He will be called before the Superior Court for trial on May 27m
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
LECTURE ON THE COMET

A lecture on Halley's Comet will be given on Sunday night, May 2S, at the Holt Opera House. by B. R. Baum gardt under the auspices of the Ten Thousand Club.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
COME NOW

AND HAVE YOUR PHOTOS TAKEN as I will close for the sum- mer as soon as my present material is exhausted Welnert, Photograph
 CT, Imperial 5-2t
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
BUILDING COTTAGE

F. A. Preston, of the firm of Pres ton and Mccartney, is building a five room cottage for his own home in the Burke Tract, between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14
MARRIAGES

Garcia Quintanir-May g, at El Gen. tro, Clemente Garcia and Jose Quin- tanir, both residents of Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14

Garden and field tools at Valley Hardware Store. 6-1t
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-14

Lamps-large and small-at Valley Hardware Store. 6-1t
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-06-16
WEAVER FOR STATE SENATOR

Mr.. Walter Weaver was asked
by a Commercial reporter yester-
day if he would be a candidate
for the state senatorship next
year. 1t has been currently re-
ported on the street that he
would. He replied that unless
physically disabled he would be,
and would make his formal an
nouncement to the public at the
proper time"
1t is gratifying to know that
Mr.. Weaver considers seriously
of announcing for the senate,
for Lowndes county could have
no better representative than Mr..
Weaver, who is noted as a man
of business ability, and whatever
he undertakes he is sure to carry
through. We need strong men
in both the house and senate to
represent the interests of the
county, and the /. |. &c c.. and in
Mr.. Weaver will be found rep
resentative who has the interests
of both at heart.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-06-16
DEATH CLAIMED
DIR. ]. B. HARRINGTON
LATE LAST MONDAY EVENING
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF CRAWFORD
PASSED AWAY At HOME OF MS SIS
TER, MRS. CHARLES kerr

DR.. J. B. Harrington. a promi-
nent citizen of Crawford. died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Chas.
Keir in that city on last Monday
evening. His health had been
poor for sometime but he
was seriously i'll only a few days.
DR.. Harrington was born in
South Carolina and came to this
state when quite young. He
lived in the Trinity neighbor-
hood, near this city for several
years, and later he went to Craw-
ford, where he engaged in the
drug business and also had a
large medical practice. He was
at all times interested in the
political affairs of the state. and
one time represented Lowndes
county in the legislature, and
made one of the best representa-
tives this county has ever had.
He was noted for his courtly and
genial manners, and had the
faculty of making friends He
was married to Miss Ella Murrah
in December, 1886, a sister Of
Bishop w. B. Murrah. She hav-
ing passed away several years
ago.
The relatives who survive are.
a brother, Mr.. Hugh Harrington
of Fort Worth, Texas, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Keir of Craw-
ford.
Among those who attended
him in his last illness were, his
stepson DR.. l.. A. Vaughan, of
the Dunbar neighborhood, and
Mr.. Ledyard Vaughan of this
city.
The remains were brought to
Columbus on Tuesday afternoon
and the funeral was held from
the M. and o. depot at 5 80 p. m.
conducted by Rev. w. A. Hewitt.
Interment took place in Friend
ship cemetery. The pail bearers
were: DR.. r. S. Curry, DR.. N.
w. Broyles. Messrs. ID. A. Flour
ney, N. F. Scales, G. II. Hairs
ton and J. S. Parrish.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-06-16

book repositories and collecting
$50 in advance on the first order
for books. At the time of his
arrest he claimed to represent an
Atlanta paper house, but last
year, when the offense was COM
mitted, the name signed to the
contracts was 6. w. Hackett.
Attorney General Hudson con-
strues literally that section of
the code which prohibits the let
ting of contracts for stationery
and blanks by supervisors to par
ties outside the state, and holds
that contracting for outside
blank books by inside printers
is equivalent to contracting with
the outsider through the local
man.
Chas. w. Thatcher, the good
roads apostle. on his return
from New Orleans, is working
along and near the line of the
New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad to Meridian and will
make speeches in various Sec
tions of the state. He has ap-
peared in all the important towns
along his route.
The Gulf Coast Strawberry
and Truckers Association of
Hancock county has just been
formed at Bay st. Louis with
eighteen members who, among
other things, will cultivate 72
acres of one variety of straw
berries.
B. f. Howard, a tobacco and
wheat expert of Gulfport, is
stimulating interest in those
crops along the Gulf & Ship Is
land railroad by personal visits
to the towns it that section. He
declares that superior grade of
tobacco can be grown there, and
it is we'll known that wheat and
tobacco make ideal alternating
crops.
Efforts are being made by a
group of capitalists to arrange
for the erection of a rice mill in
;; Vicksburg, much of the delta
and upper Louisiana section near
there having been given over to
rice culture. This is particular
ly true lin the neighborhood OF
Lake Providence. La.
Aberdeen gets a $35. 600 mill
ing and manufacturing plant.
Preparations are being made
for the meeting of Mississippi
postmasters in Jackson on July
18 and 10. Something like SOC
of them are expected to attend.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-06-16
PROCEEDINGS OF
CITY COUNCIL

At a regular meeting of the
council this date present, E. S.
Donnell, mayor, and councilmen.
Weaver, Smell, Vaughan, Moore
and Steen.
After the reading and adoption
of the minutes, the following pro-
ceedings were had:
Officers of the Columbus Busi-
ness League were before the coun-
Gil in the interest of a line of tele-
phone connecting Columbus with
Fayette, Ala, and asked the coun-
Gil to grant to Mr.. Beasley, mana
ger of the Fayette Telephone Co.,
the right of way into the city for
his company, and were assured
the matter would be given due
consideration at the proper time.
The monthly report of the mar
shal and tax collector was read
ordered spread on the minutes
and is as follows:
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-06-16
Senator Percy Accepts.

Meridian, June 13.-united
States Senator Leroy Percy has
reeonsidered his determination
not to speak from the same plat
form or on the same occasion
with State Senator Theodore Bill
DO, as will be seen by the follow
ing telegram received from him
tonight by J. M. McBeath. chair
man of the invitation committee
of the Lauderdale picnic and po-
litical rally July L:
Washington, June -13, 1910. n
81. M. McBeath, Meridian,
Miss: Il was not aware, until
receipt Of your wire that the
date of the Lauderdale Springs
picnic had been changed on my
request. In view of this | am
unwilling to disappoint my
friends and will be there.
Leroy Percy, -
This relieves the committee of
considerable embarrassment and
now the picnic and speaking
gives promise of being the big
gest event in the state for some
months.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1910-06-16
IMPROVEMENTS ON
BIG SAND CREEK
BY SOUTHERN R. R. IN MISS.
THE CITIZENS OF CARROLTOH HAVE
GIVEN THE MATTER CONSIDERABLE
ATTENTION AND THOUGHT.

1t was learned froman authori
tative source yesterday that the
Southern Railway Company in
Mississippi had taken an inter-
est i'm the drainage proposition in
and around Carrollton. Miss,
and that it win cooperate with
the citizens Of the town in the
effort they are making to check
the encroachments of Big Sand
creek upon the property there.
The company. it was said, has
has made a generous donation to
the fund being collected for the
building of wings to catch the
drift sand and prevent the creek
from eating out its present
banks.
The Carrollton people have
been alarmed for some time
over the encroachments of Big
Sand creek and have given the
matter considerable attention
and thought. The stream has
gradually shifted its bed from
west to east until it now threat
ems several pretty little homes in
the town.
A solution of the proposition
was reached a few weeks ago by
a committee of Carrollton citi-
zens when, after a conference
with an expert engineer, it was
decided to build wings out from
the west bank, which would Of
fer the necessary resistance to
the ravages of the stream and
prevent its further divergence
from its present channel.
To carry cut the scheme, how
ever, a considerable expenditure
will have to be made and conse-
quently it was necessary to make
financial provision. According
ly, Messrs. w. II. Neil, w. L.
Roach and d. B. Turner were
appointed as committee to at
tend to this feature.
The Southern Railway Com
pany in Mississippi is among the
first to respond and that too with
one of the most liberal donations
said to have thus far been made.
A travelling man who was in
Carrollton few days ago stated
that the people there are con-
tributing freely to the fund ano
that in short time it was
thought there would be a sufi.
cient sum raised with which to
do the work.