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Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
EyPED|T|NG PATENTS
Defective Proof Accepted in Cases In Which Certificates Have Been
 Issued

According to a special dispatch from | Washington to the San Diego Union | Special Agent Satterwhite encoun- tered much difficulty in Investigating Imperial Valley land cases where the claimants did not have sufficient water stock one share being required for | each irrigable acre of land in entry under the practice of the land office. Unquestionably many cases should have been passed, Satterwhite be- 1 lieves, although the proof showings were very poor as regards the actual amount of land in entry covered by roads, ditches, and so forth Thirty three such cases had been laid aside, and Satterwhite found about twenty additional ones. He succeeded in having the commissioner general of the land office issue the following in structions to the chief of the desert land division Division O:
 Tn cases where final certificates have issued prior to the date of this order or where final proof has been made and found satisfactory by the local office, prior to the filing of one of the official plats of the resurvey where it appears that there is not a proper showing as to the sufficiency of the water right, you are directed to waive such deficiency in these cases where the same cannot exceed ten shares of stock for each quarter sec tion, or fifteen shares for each 32O acres. However, the settler must un- derstand in the future that this ruling was limited solely to these cases in which final certificates have been is sued or final proofs have been made prior to the acceptance of the resur- vey."
 Satterwhite procured this action by urging upon the commissioner the necessity for prompt action on those old claims which had been practically passed on as satisfactory at the time the final certificate was issued.
 As far as the land office is con- cerned, all the school section cases except two have been adjudicated, and these two have been delayed at the request of Satterwhite in the hope that a pending compromise may be effected between the various parties concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12

closing of the break and restoring the flow to the bed of the river by a dam which will turn the water back to the original course. This will take about 100000 tons of material Seven miles of railroad must be, constructed to haul the rock and other material for the dam. Finally, the channel must be excavated down the old river bed, involving the removal of 10000 yards of dirt. If the million which Congress appropriated is not enough for this task, then Congress will have to give more
 Engineer Ockeson is on his way to Los Angeles to make preparations for the work which will have to be con- pleted before the spring rise of the Colorado. It is probable that Mana ger Bowker, of the C.-M ranch, who has thousand head of work stock and full equipment on the ground, will be asked to undertake the build ing of the levee.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Rev. Alfred mwood, the newly se- lected general superintendent of the San Diego Methodist District which includes Imperial Valley, has been making his first visit to the valley this week. On Wednesday evening he held the first quarterly conference for the new year in the Methodist Church at El Centro, and spent the balance of the week visiting churches, He will make arrangements immediately for minister to supply the McCabe Church, which has been without a pastor since the last annual confer enee. At the session of the El Centro quarterly conference the trustees were authorized to proceed with the church building project.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
NO WONDER HE RAN AWAY.

A fourteen-year- old boy, barefooted and scantily clothed, goes away from home in El Centro, and his father posts a notice to the public, asking for information of his whereabouts and requesting that no person employ the boy pay him any money or give him anything to'eat.' In the light of such paternal solitude. the boys req ; sons for going away may be discerned with reasonable certitude, and 1t is extremely improbable that anyone having knowledge of that kids where abouts would respond to the notice or refuse to feed the wanderer.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
TON|GHT's BAND CONCERT
Ten Selections to be Rendered in Open Air Programme in Center of
 city's Business District.

The El Centro Concert Band has provided another choice programme for public presentation tonight in an open air concert to be given at the new band stand. on Main street. The concert will begin promptly at 7:3O o'clock. Ten numbers will be given by the band, and between these num- bers selections on Columbia grafa- phone with records furnished by the Delozier Furniture Company. The band numbers for tonight are as follows:
 Maryland, My Maryland
 March, "Carolus."
 Waltz, "Angelia.
 Selection, "Amonita"
 Baratone Solo. Garden of Roses, John Norton
 Indian Idyll, "Napanee," (By re- quest)
 Selection, "Cavalliera Rustieana. "
 Intermezzo, Pretty Pauline"
 March, "Don Juan
 Star spangled Banner"
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
Republicans Win By Large MajoritieS in California
 Local Situation
County Returns Not Accessible, Owing to Negligence of Election Boards. All Republican Candidates elected Except For Office of Sheriff, Which Meadows Retains.

Nothing more than general results of the election in Imperial County can be given this week, because the copies of returns that should have been sent unsettled, to the county clerk, were carefully sealed in the envelopes with ballots by the election boards, and are inaccessible. The instructions to election boards plainly tell them not to seal the copies and order them also to post other copies, but it ap- pears to be the custom to select the stupidest men in precinct to con duct elections, and it is useless to provide them with printed directions This year the Supervisors dug up an unusually incompetent lot, most of whom appear to be unable to read words of two syllables or to under stand words of one.
 It is known that the Republican State ticket led by substantial ma jority and that the Republican candi- dates on the county ticket were cleo ted, with the exception of Sheriff, Mobley Meadows, the democratic can didate, running away ahead of the top of the Republican ticket
 The county officers elected are: Sheriff, Mobley Meadows; District At torney, Phil D. Swing; County Clerk Major s. Cook Auditor, W. | Mccoy; Treasurer, J. Stanley Brown; Asses sor,, Wiley M. Weaver; Tax Collector. Paul Roman; Recorder, John Norton Public Administrator, E. E. Forester Supt. of Schools, l.. E. Cooley: Sur veyor, c. N. Perry; Coroner, pr. F. w. Peterson.
 Supervisors R. H. Clark and Sidney McHarg were reelected for the El Centro and Calexico districts; Ed. E. Boyd was elected in the Holtville dis trict, J. J. Carr in Imperial and Beai in Brawley. The vote on Supervisor was so close in the third and fourth districts, Qmperial and Brawley) that recount may be asked for. Beal appears to have beaten R. H. Wills by only two votes.
 It is probable that Judson is cleo ted member of the Assembly oven Messinger and that Smith is reelec- ted to Congress, although both lost in this county.
 The result in the State was a decis- i've victory for the Lincoln Roosevelt Republican ticket, headed by Hiram Johnson. In Rthe east and Middle West Democratic land slide buried the Republican party, standpatters and insurgents alike, and gave the Democrats a substantial majority in the House in the next Congress. New York, Ohio and New Jersey elected Democratic governors by large. ma jorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
WATER RATE HEARING ENDS IN AGREEMENT The Receiver Gets Oredge and AbideS By Terms of
 Contract
Mutual Companies To Advance Rental Money If Required For Operation of Canal System and Prevention of Water Shortage Next Year. satis- factory Adjustment.

Hearing in the matter of the peti- tion of the mutual water companies to the Superior Court for an order restraining the receiver of the Cali fornia Development Company from raising water rates from fifty to eighty cents an acre foot was ended last Friday, as indicated in the Press of last week, by agreement to the terms of a compromise proposed by the water companies and accepted by Receiver Holabird. Signed by the water companies and ratified by the court, the, agreement constitutes a stipulation that puts an end to the litigation over rates.
 The water companies agree to buy and lease to the receiver a hydraulic dredge for use in the canal below the heading, and the receiver agrees to purchase this dredge when he has suf- ficient surplus revenue. It is agreed that the. water companies shall pay as soon as possible the rentals falling due Jan 1, 1911, and, should it be necessary to meet an emergency, they shall pay in advance the rentals for the first half of the year 1911, such anticipated payments to draw interest at the rate of six per cent. Any an ticipation of payments is without prejudice to the. contract rights of the water companies. The contract rates are to remain in force, and the re- ceiver is to make monthly reports to the court of receipts and expendi- lures.
 The companies may make recom- mendations to the receiver concerning the use and operation of the dredge, and in case of disagreement the ques- tion snail be decided by the court.
 Before leaving El Centro last Sat urday, after arriving at an agreement with the mutual water companies, Receiver Holabird said: The result of the conference is very satisfactory and the outcome of all this dangling over relations between the water users and the receiver is better than 1 expected. We can go ahead on a clear understanding, and I shall ask for advance rentals only if the money is required 1 will use every possible human endeavor to keep the system in operation and to deliver water in sufficient quantity to the valley. I realize only too well how much hard work and worry this means, for the receivershib is no bed of roses, but having undertaken the task I mean to see it through to the end, and shall discharge the duties of receiver until the court sees fit to dispense with my services"
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12
MAXINE CHURCH HISTORY
Corner Stone for Christian Edifice at Ell Centro Placed in Building
 Nearing Completion.

Although the cornerstone of the State Street Christian Church was laid last Sunday afternoon, the building itself is nearing completion Under the supervision of w. I. Stone a large force of men rushed the construction work all of last week, and when Saturday night arrived the structure was not only enclosed but painted and the grounds were thoroughly cleaned up, ready for the next days assemblage.
 I g The cornerstone laying preliminary services were held at 3 o'clock Sun | day afternoon, in the Opera House where large congregation assembled Rev. W. G. Conley the pastor, con ducted the services. The scriptures were read by Rev. Oliver Saylor, of the Methodist Church; J. F. Tout read an historical sketch of the Christian Church, which was started as union movement in El Centro, and which was the pioneer church organization here. Mrs. Violette B. Campbell gave a tribute to the memory of the late Mrs Ida B. Tout, who was pioneer in church work in Fl Centro, and for whom memorial window is to be placed in the new building.
 John M. Eshleman, Railroad Com missioner elect for the Third District, made an address as Worthy Master of the Fl Centro Masonic Lodge, and music was rendered by the Fl Centro Concert Band and E. c. Rivinius. An especially pleasing number of the musical programme was the quartette by four cornetists, F. w. Waite, San ford Carey, H. G. Alger and H. A Richardson, who played 70 Paradise, T and Onward, Christian Soldier ' Music of this character by local men in a small city is seldom obtainable and is was highly appreciated by the hearers.
 After the services at the Opera House the congregation went directly to the church building, only half block distant, and there brief ad- dress was made by the pastor as the various articles were deposited within the cornerstone. Copies of the news papers of Fl Centro. the church papers a membership roll, the historical sketch read at the previous services and a Bible were placed within the cornerstone, and it was then put in it's permanent position by the con tractor w. I. Stone, assisted by the pastor and officers of the church.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12

last Thursday and decided to call a special meeting of stockholders on Nov. 24 to consider such amendment of the bylaws as will permit the sale of 2,000 shares of stock for cash, in- creasing the available capital to $100,- 900. This is deemed necessary be- cause the acreage is less than was expected and the sanguine estimate of 12,O00 or 14,0O0 bale crop is re- vised to something near the original Press figure of 5000 bales. The acre. age of properly cultivated average stand of cotton is all of twenty five per cent below t|e estinIaDS given out early in the season. 100 many planters put seed in the ground and then forgot it.
 w. E. Wilsie has brought from the government station at Sacaton some Egyptian cotton of extraordinary quality produced by careful selection and cultivation, The fibre is long and remarkably strong. There are ten acres in the patch, and it will yield a bale to the acre of cotton worth 35 cents pound. Indian squaws are picking it perfectly clean for $2.5O a hundred. This is the cotton that eventually will be grown in this region.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-11-12

Sidney Cain and family have come back to reside In El Centro, after several months in Holtville. and Mir. Cain is building a cottage on his prop- erty on Park avenue
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
An Old Timer Here

Joseph Emerson and wife of Lacrosse,
were in the city Tuesday, guests at the
home of Mrs. Julius Bartlett, MOntgOm,
cry street. Many of our older residents
will remember Mr.. Emerson, who came
to this city at the close of the civil war
in which he took an active part, serving
a full term of enlistment, and began
work firing on the Milwaukee road and
later served as yardmaster, and about
twenty-five years ago was transferred to
the general yard at Lacrosse, where he
served continuously until advancing age
warned him that he should take we'll
earned rest. Mr. Emerson is native of
Bristol, N. H., whittier he and his good
wife are going to spend their declining
years, but we will wager a doughnut,
tnat they will be back to Wisconsin after
a brief residence in the Granite state,
for they will not feel at home there after
spending a half century in the good
Badger state. While here, he and his
old friend Charles E. Straw, talked over
the good old times in the long ago and
thought of the old friends now gone.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Destroyed by Ri e

Fire Friday afternoon on the farm
of Herman Kuehn, who resides about
six miles southwest of here, near
Grellton, destroyed property to the
value of about $4,000 and the owner
of the premises was quite badly
burned on the hands and face while
attempting to put out the blaze,
which started in a strawstack. Before
it was under control it had burned a
large barn and contents, tool house,
hog pen and corn crib, and the hog
pen of a neighbor across the road.
When the fire reached the granary
near the house, assistance arrived
and the granary and house were saved.
District Attorney R. w. Lueck and
Rober Woelffer were driving in that
vicinity when they saw the blaze, and
with Charles Martin, who resides in
Grellton, hurried to the scene and
were in time to help save the granary
and home. But for their prompt as
sistance it is probable that the house
would have been consumed by the
fiery element Mr.. Kuehn's injuries are
not considered serious. It is said the
buildings burned were insured.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
White Paint for Letter Boxes

Postmaster H. T. Eberle is in re-
the department.:
1t is the desire of the department
that you earnestly request patrons of
rural delivery out OF your office to
paint their boxes and the posts to
which they are attached a pure white
color. This course, if pursued, will
not only result in benefit to the pa
tron in serving to protect his box and
post from damage by the weather, but
will give all boxes uniform color
and serve to fix their identity in all
parts of the country as United States
mail boxes. and will give them a
much neater and sightlier appearance
than they now possess. 1t is also de-
sired that patrons be induced to i'm
print their names and box numbers
on boxes in black block letters about
two inches high.
1t is also desirable that you en-
deavor to induce road officials to
paint upon the posts of boxes which
are located at crossroads (but not at
tach signs thereto) the names of the
towns or villages to which the cross
roads lead, with an Indicator show
ing the direction.
Posts to which boxes should be at
tached shall be set in an easily ac-
cessible position at the side of the
road and boxes securely fastened to
a projecting arm of wood, or to a
bracket of band iron about three-six-
teenths of an inch thick, or, if pre-
ferred, an automatic extension arm
may be used.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Gives Wholesome A0v:.

The urgent necessity of ascertaining
the history of dwellings Into which fam
lilies are about to move is pointed out in
b etin iss .ed by the Wiz, On5in Anti
tuberculosis association. The b. pt'n
is based on the fact that consumptint Is
communicated to great extent b, The
occupancy of dwellings previ0us!, r,e',
by families in which there is a cOnsupp-
tive or a death from tuberculosis has uc-
Cured.
"Many inn0rcnts are literally slangh
tered annually because family with 'nr
the slightest taint Of cOnsumption moves
into house which has harbored case
or in which death from tuberculosis
has occurred" says the bulletin. "The
newcomers absorb the germs b the
wholesale and soon the disease is com
municated to all members of the family.
Ultimately, there is series of thousands
of wholly preventable cases to be trace
back to one home.
I'VE ask that every family inten!iDg
to move Inquire thoroughly into tie his
tory Of it's next home. Every family
ought to be assured of whether OF not it
has been occupied by cOnsumptive or
has been vacated because of the death #
an occupant suffering from the disease.
ut is very important, even if il COSTS
Il small sum, to make such invest
tiOns, for the saving is hundred fola. Ii
a merchant considered handing t
line Of credit he would not hesitalr n
would he have much difficulty in fH ing
all information. 1t is Intimately n. ~
important to investigate when h"man
life is at stake
IF taint is found. the health d,pait
ment should be consulted at once Ii
there is no health department. tie PHI
sician is the proper person t. re IL
suited. Either will give safe and proper
directions as to what should be done be-
fore the family moves into the home.
"a person purchasing property never
fails to have the title Investigated. 1t
should not be otherwise when a family
takes possession of another home and
life and health is at stake instead of
cash."
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
JdCkSCreW Salty

In Chicago woman was run down
and pinned under a street car for an
hour and now to appease the peoples
horror, an ordinance will be rushed
through the council by a corporation
alderman for Jackscrews on every car.
The Chicago people ought to have John
1. Beggs on their hands while and they
would get used to such horrors. They
might pass jackscrew ordinances, but
Beggs would defy the city just as he has
defied Milwaukee in the matter of our
own Aid. Melms' measure for jackscrews.
Social Democrat.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Fire and Police Commission

Between the last Monday in April
and the first Monday in May, Mayor
CRUDE will appoint a fire and police
commission consisting of five mem
bers, not more than three of whom
shall belong to any one party. This
commission will have authority to
pass on all appointments made after
July 1 and may make rules and regu-
lations and conduct examinations as
to the fitness of candidates. The law
does not explicitly state that they have
the appointing power but all appoint
ments must have their confirmation at
least, and virtually gives them that
right
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
Burned UP the Outlets

Mrs. l. l.. Henry being in Milwaukee
visiting her daughter and Mr.. Henry be-
ing very fond of lamb outlets and having
an idea that he could cook the same TO
his taste, secured couple of pounds at
about 80 cents pound which he took
home and proceeded to fry the same ac-
cording to his recipe. Becoming inter
ested in reading newspaper, he forgot
his outlets and when his appetite sug-
gested to him that it was time to eat, he
went into the kitchen and found to his
~dismay that there was only few pieces
of black outlets in the skillet, so hard
that he could not eat any of the meat.
He tried to exact promise from US that
we would not publish it, but we felt
that it would be interesting reading for
Mrs. H. and the daughters Mrs. Barnes
and Mrs. Avery.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
CitV Lection Returns

In a three cornered fight for assessor
at the polls Tuesday Herman E.
Kruger was elected assessor by the
close margin of Is plurality over
Thauer The Sixth ward was the last
to be heard from and up to that time
Thauer's plurality was thought suf-
ficient to stand the Sixth ward offset,
but Krueger's home ward gave him a
handsome endorsement and the cleo
ton. D. Schweiger was the third in
the race.
Emil Tanck was reelected treasurer
over Ex-Mayor John J. Brusenbach by
a majority of 139 votes. Considerable
interest centered in this fight during
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08

the day and friends of both men
worked hard for their candidate.
EX-Mayor Herman G. CRUDE was
elected to the mayoralty without any
opposition.
In the Second ward Lutovsky de-
feated Radtke for alderman by 81
votes and Al Frattinger defeated
Herman Zickert for school commits
sioner by so votes.
In the Third the only opposition was
for supervisor and N. Murphy won
over William Lehman
In the Sixth ward G. A. Kohn republ-
ican won over Fred A. Kruger by
SO votes and John Muth was elected
supervisor over Behling by "a votes.
The vote by wards:
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
NUMBER 53
The Markets.
RETAIL BUTTER AND

RETAIL BUTTER AND EGGS
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 10 cents
Butter-Dairy, % to % cents. creamers
SO cents
The following quotations on bnttef.
eggs. vegetables and frnit r are pm nm. to.Sate %
and furnished the Leader by the best
local authorities.
VEGETABLES
Potatoes. 10 cents per peck; zoe per
bushel.
Cabbage to cents pound
Onions-30 cents peek
FRUITS
Lemons-Dozen % cents to 35 cents
Oranges-Dozen 20 cents to so cents
FARM PRODUCE
The following quotations are reported
by II. l.. Kerr, 300 West Main street:
POtatOeS-50c
Beans-$2.25
Eggs-17
Live Chickens 9 to 10 cents
Spring chickens II to 13}9 C per pound
BUTTER
Chicago, April STEADY. Cream-
ery-Extra, 30 cents; Print 35 cents.
trstS, 26 to q cents; seconds. "a to &c
cents; dairy, "a cents
CHEESE
Chicago, April 7.-Steady Daisies,
II to 1779 cents; twins, l615 to II cents;
young Americas, II to TX cents
BARLEY
The following quotations for barley Is
reported by IL. Wertheimer, Barley Head
quarters, Main Street
Barley-6S to 20
GRAINS AND FLOUR
Red winter wheat-1.O3
White winter wheat-l.03
Spring No. 1-103
Spring No. 2-1 01
Spring No. 8 so
COrn-5S cents
Rye-74 cents
Oats-40 cents
Patent FlOur-$1.60 sack; $6.40 Dbl.
Straight Flour-S6.00 per bbl: $1.50
per sack
Middlings-Per cwt., $1.3o
Bran-S1.30
Rye Feed-$1.15