Imperial Valley press., 1910-02-12
BRAWLEY

5RAWLEY
 A mass meeting was held last week | by the citizens of Brawley to discuss the advisability of sinking a test well immediately. The question as to whether a portion of the money re- gently secured by the city through the sale of bonds for municipal water system might be legally used to sink a well was thoroughly discussed, and a committee composed of Messrs. Hovley, Akin, Jones, Witter, and Ed gar was appointed to secure from the dril!ers a proposition for putting down two-inch and four inch we'll If the funds can be used for such a purpose, it is probable that a well will be started within a short time in Brawley
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 Charles Clifford, of San Diego, who has forty acres in Imperial Valley planted to olive trees, has been in this valley the past week, making f. nal proof on his land He is pleased with the outlook for olive culture in this valley and will increase his acre. age of these trees to 160 acres. MT. Clifford is the head of the olive con- serving works at San Diego.
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 The hardware business of C. Hauck has been sold to Anderson & Meyer Company, which firm is operating stores at Holtville and Calexico. Paul F. Anderson will have charge of the business at Brawley. MT. Hauck, the retiring mercahnt, is the oldest busi- ness man in Brawley, in point of service.
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 l.. J. Bass, formerly in charge of the creamery at Fl Centro, has been placed in charge of the Imperial Val ley Milk Company's plant at Braw- ley. Cummings at this creamery are now made every other day. Cream is shipped to Brawley from the C-M ranch at Calexico and from Heber
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 Brawley has new organization the Woman's Civic League-which has as it's motive the boosting of Braw- ley and the Imperial Valley. The president is Mrs. E. A. DeBlois; Vice. president, Mrs. Philo Jones; Secre- tary, Mrs. D. c. Huddleston; Treas urer, Mrs. Harry Baum. x X < Evangelistic meetings have been in progress for two weeks at the Braw- ley Methodist Church. The pastor, Rev. A. R. Moore, has been assisted in the meetings by Deaconess San born, of Los Angeles. A chorus choir has ben furnishing music. x x State Bank Examiners Henry E. Sherer and A. L. Crandall were in Brawley last week to examine the condition of the Imperial Valley Bank. They complimented the officials of this bank on it's prosperous condition and the good showing made. < < * A canvass is in progress in the Brawley vicinity for the purpose of securing contracts for alfalfa acreage for a term of three years at $7 ton for loose hay, to be used in the al- falfa meal mill proposed to be erect ed at Brawley.
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 The Kocourek ranch has been sold to John Geder for $42O0. This ranch has forty acres, is we'll improved and is located in Watc" District No. s. The new owner will convert 1t into Il hog ranch.
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 The Civic Improvement Association has asked the Brawley trustees to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the ac- emulation of rubbish and waste pa pers about the city, X x X
 A canvass of the Westmoreland vi- cinity the past week shows that fully