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Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Brawiey Takes Leading Place In Con. test of Interscholastic League
 at Final Events.

Brawley High School won the high est honors at the final event of the Interscholastic Athletic League, last Saturday, held on the Brawley fields. The points by schools were as fol- lows: Brawley, 29; Heber, "A; Im- perial, 20; Ell Centro, IT.
 It was a jolly day for the high school students of the valley, and Brawley business men showed their appreciation of the event by closing their stores in the afternoon, so that they and their helpers might witness the doings.
 In the high jump, Ragan, of Central Union High School, El Centro, took first place, leaping the bar at four feet ten and three -eighths inches. The two Tylers, of Imperial, took second and third places.
 The 1OO-yard dash was won by Brewer, of Imperial, with Shortridge, of El Centro, second, and Lee, of Brawley, third. Brewer struck the tape with his hands when he crossed the line and showed the tape away from Shortridge, who was apparently ahead. An agreement was made to run the race again, but Brewer failed to put in an appearance.
 Shortridge took the 220-yard dash his time being 25 seconds. The pole vault was captured by Arnold, of Inn perial; Connor, of Brawley, second; Fry, of Fl Centro, third; height, eight feet four inches.
 El Centro took second place in the relay race,
 Tryouts for the Central Union High School tennis team will take place soon. The new courts are in excellent condition, and the candidates for place have been putting in much time at practice.
 A series of debates is being held at the Central Union High School. Three of the teachers have charge of the squads, and the first debate took place yesterday afternoon. The two win ming teams will debate for the cham pionship
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
BOX MATERIAL COMING

Five carloads of box shook have arr rived at Heber this week for H, Woods & Company This material will be worked. up into cantaloupe crates. Box-makers are busy at El Centro making up crates for the en- suing seasons shipments. Crates are also being manufactured for the ship ment of cabbage, which will be heavy from El centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
RoALEDER RANCH SOLD.

The 32O-acre ranch of Louis F.. Rohleder, located five miles east of Imperial, was sold this week to T. J. M, Matthews and J. M. Coster for $7O,OOO. The new owners will make extensive improvements on the place, and will raise fine stock there.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
PLENTY OF WATER
Rise of the Colorado Fills The Main Canal and Suspends Work
 on Dam

Because of a rise in the Colorado, work on the temporary dam at the heading was suspended last Wednes- day. The river came up six inches in 24 hours and is still rising. The effect was felt at Sharp's heading on Thursday and today there will be plenty of water in the canals. The flow at Sharp's. is now 1000 second feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
HOME COOKING SALE

The Ladies' Guild of the Presbyter- Ian church will hold sale of home cooked food of various sorts at Scott's grocery this Saturday afternoon. A good opportunity for the bachelors to lay in supplies for the Sunday meals that they hate to cook for themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
BUYS MORE LAND

Rev. O. l.. Snow, who has been im- proving his five-acre property in the Vencill Tract, has purchased from Fred Lynch the five acres immediate ly north of this tract, and will hold it as an investment. He will set out some orange trees on this land, which Is now in alfalfa
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
COMPANY INCORPORATES

The Oakley Company has filed its articles of incorporation with the County Clerk of Imperial County The incorporators are J. w. Oakley, H. c. Oakley and H. B. Oakley. The capi- tai stock has been placed at $5OOOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-12
HANEY WAS HERE
Man For Whose capt,Te Four Thous and Dollars Is Offered Slips Through Hands of Local
 Officers.

Constable Chauncy Hubbell came so near hearing the clinking of $4OOO reward in his pockets the last week that it seemed certainty--bnt 1t was a near fortune, and the prospect has
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
DeIta-HaIey Case in Court.

The case of the City of Delta
vs.. Edward Haley, condemnation of
land Tor sewer purposes, is being
tried this week. Yesterday was the
second full day occupied and it will
probably not get to the jury before
chell and sherman are Mr.. Haley's
attorneys. Dickerson and Fairlamb
are for the city, This is the second
trial of the case, it having been
thrown out before because of some
defect OF ordinance
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
Two Special Plays at Lyric.

The pupils of Mrs. Mary Stephens
Detzer's private class will, on May
IL, 1910, present at the Lyric the
atre two plays: The first being a
remarkably funny little comedy en-
titled THE Mouse Trap" The cast
is as follows:
Mrs. Prettipet, a charming widow,
..............Miss Irma Singleton.
Mr.. Briefbag, a devated admirer.
and councillor at law,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lester Shock.
The second play which is of lon
ger duration is Unice Gray's The
Winning of Fugi-San." Il Japanese
play full of daintines ss and prettine IS
The stage will be a veritable Jap
anese garden, laden with blossoms
and flowers. The characters will
be truly japanese in their flowing
silk kimonas and hair "a la Japan"
The caste of characters in this
play is as follows:
Fugi-San. the beautiful daughter of
Gen. Matsu, Miss Nettie Uglow.
Yuki-San, her stanch girl friend,
...... Miss LYDIA l. Hughes.
Madame Matsu, Fugi-San's honor
able mother, So. Miss Ada Price.
General Matsu, Fugi-San's august
father, Miss Jewel Harshman.
Lieutenant Kito, Fugi-San's royal
lover, ........ Miss Irma Singleton.
Baron Omota. rich, elderly rival
of Kito's, Miss Cecilia Nordstrom
The play is in three scenes and a
very entertaining little story, made
ioubly interesting by the quaint
dress and manners of the Japanese.
You cannot afford to miss this
real treat. Orchestra music. Ad-
mission 35 cents.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
CEDAREDGE.

Roy Downs. wife and family made
a trip to Delta Tuesday.
Rumors are in the air of a pos
sibility of an electric road.
Sam Lovett has his machine again
in fix and is ready for business.
John Davis has installed d fine
new soda fountain at his drug store.
L. R wigram is at Cedaredge this
week looking after his ranch inter
ests.
Frank Marshall and a Mr.. Bell
were in town this week writing iu-
surance.
Mr.. J. S sherd, who has been
i'll for the past few weeks, is con-
vaiescent.
DR.. ]. C. Kinsley has just finished
planting so acres of apples on his
Cedar mesa ranch.
The auction sale at Reeves was
well attended. and the articles sold
brought good prices.
F. H Roewe. wife and family, left
Tuesday for Boulder. where they ex-
pect to make their home.
Mrs. Brown is having her confec-
tionery store altered this week to
install a new soda fountain.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
AUSTIN BRIEFS.
ily

L. X. Kohlman and family of Delta
visited at C. w. Weavers Sunday
Fay Gartner and wife are making
preparations to return to their old
home in Iowa.
J. T. Brown, representing the
Sayer-Newton Lumber Company of
Denver, was here this week
Mr. O'Rourke came Saturday from
Leadville, and will spend several
months with relatives here.
Guy Merritt and family, and Wade
Jones and family of Delta, drove
out to Austin and vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. Riha is suffering from a dis
located neck as a result OF pole vaul-
ting. He is being treated by DR..
Wheelock.
Last Friday P. P Slack and wife
and C. l.. Greenwood of Rogers mesa
with some guests from the East.
spent the day picnicing and seeing
the country on lower Surface Creek
mesa.
a number of Austin people went
to Eckert Tuesday night to attend
the regular meeting of Circle 434
w. o. W. The circle at Cedaredge
has been abandoned and the MEM
bers transferred to Eckert. The oc-
cassion was celebrated by a delight
full social gathering and banquet
after the business meeting.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29

The autoists seem to have a great
liking for Cedaredge, as cars are
coming and going every day.
The hotel men are busy thes days
but they can take care of all who
desire to visit our little burg.
Residences are going up rapidly
in town, and praiseworthy improve
ments are to be noted on all sides.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has sent out a new batch OF men to
work. This will make a working
staff of about "a men for this vicin-
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29

Ihe Gunnison river is quite high
Tor the time of the year, the water
Delng rushed down from snow melt
ed by the hot sun. There is, how
ever, no danger of unusually high
water, such as we had last year. and
the present season is more than a
month earlier than last
Many people there are who seem
TO forget their real mission in life,
to hustle bread and butter for
themselves and those dependent up
on them, and rush to the side to
save the country or reform the
world. It's pretty good old world
as 1t is, and it is its stady-going
people who make it such There
isn't an honest man in it that we
won't grasp by the hand, and there
isn't a woman in it. high or low,
that we won't raise our hat to, just
because she is woman.
BY referring to an advertisement
elsewhere, it will be noted that a
new marshall is to be appointed by
the city council next Tuesday night.
Applications are asked for. The sal
airy is $40 per month. 1t is the
plan, We understand, to turn over
the water management to Dan Wag-
oner. who has heretofore been fl
ling the office of marshall and atten-
ding to the water and street work
on the side, but the city is getting
too big and the work too much for
one man. Delta is spreading.
The fact that trout do so well
in the spring streams near Delta,
should encourage those who own
such premises in making lakes and
raising trout. Frank Waller has a
miniature lake at his residence in
Delta with nice lot of radiply
growing trout in it. The Delta Club
lakes two miles out, now contain
tons OF trout weighing up to a pound
and they just stocked them three
years ago. A. |. Cook at his place
near the club lakes, has also a good
start Of trout and 5000 more com
ing.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29

anu JOe at
farming.
T. X. Seaton returned from week
in Denver Sunday.
j. J. Durkin was down from
Hotchkiss last Tuesday
J. J. Layton was here from Den
Yer the first of the week.
Stapleton was on the sick list
"Wednesday. but is better.
Montrose has some lady minstrels.
Real artists in burnt cork.
The younger set give ball to-
night at Odd Fellows hall.
wanted.-Girl to do house work.
Apply at 247 Meeker street.
Miss Esther Curtis spent Sunday
with friends at the Roubideau1.
Mrs. Viola widney spent the week
at her ranch home near Ccdaredge.
Fred Walker is putting in the
cement sidewalk on Columbia street.
Mrs. List returned Sunday from
n short bushes trip to Grand juno
tion.
Hon. Merle ID. Vincent was down
to district court Monday, from Pa
onia.
Hot weather is here. The colum-
bines are In bloom. and II is still
April.
Mrs. Lola Carver spent the first
part of this week with friends in
Paonia.
Optional farm and business prop
erty loans at seven per cent. Miilard
Fairlamb. 80
Two years ago there was but one
one hundred.
Mayor u. p. Smith returned the
frst of the week from a business
trip to Denver.
G. 4. Yant of Rifle. spent several
days the first of this week with his
family in Delta.
Mrs. DR.. Hunter has been spen-
ding the weeek with relatives and
friends in Paonia.
Robert Sankey made short busi-
ness trip to Hotchkiss the latter
part of last week.
down from Cedaredge. Tuesday. at
tending district court.
Patent medicine advertisers have
already begun to head their dope:
Watch for the Comet"
l.. l.. Billings left the first of the
week for Guthrie. oklahoma. where
he will remain for time.
Nature has donned her dress of
green. the birds are nesting and the
quail is calling to his mate.
Mrs. Mary II. Mathers returned
last Friday from n two months visit
with relatives in California.
Delta is one OF the places where
civil service examinations may be
taken for government positions.
DR.. and Mrs. A. II. Stockham. Mrs.
l.. Smith and daughter Marietta.
leave Friday for Madison. Ohio.
II. Il. Thompson. who was visiting
Lee Jacobs in North Delta last week.
left for Lewiston Montana Friday.
VIII exchange New White Sewing
Machine for good, young saddle
horse. Porter-Obert Hardware Co
II. A. Johnson has returned to
Albany. Oregon. after spending sew
cral months at Oakland. California.
Harry w. j. Edbrook. who has
been up looking at his land on Cedar
mesa, returned to Denver Wednes-
day.
j. O. Simpson is at Versailles, Ill
inois. Haven't heard whether he per-
ished In the blizzard the past week
or not.
The post Office address of j. A.
Mcacham. who sold his ranch south
of Delta last winter. is now at Earl
ham. Iowa.
Dan Wagner's new ten-room
house on Eaton avenue is now being
piastercd. The building is of Delta
pressed brick.
MIR. and Mrs. Gus Frost have re-
Gently returned to the Uhcompah-
ere valley after visiting In Southern
California and old Mexico.
There are so very many good
things in prospective for Delta and
Delta county that 1t would be hard
to enumerate them all. but 1t Is not
amiss to live In joyful anticipation.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
"HoWdy Pan"

Lew Kennedy and Charles p. AL
bright are here from Denver to or
ganize a Loyal Order of Moose lodge.
They hope to get together 900 mem
bers for lodge of this social order
by the date that will be set for in
stallation
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
Notice.

l will move my stock of Hay,
Grain and Feed to 339 Dodge street.
on May 1st. l hope TO have all my
old friends and patrons, and many
new ones call and see me in my new
location. l want at once, 900 bu-
shells of oats, so you had best see
me before selling as well as buying.
DAVID DETER.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
Better Subscribe Now.

Don't quit subscribing. Keep the
good work going. The Independent
is worth all it costs you, for your
self at home or your friend or rela-
tive at a distance, and its going to
be better
The Delta independent., 1910-04-29
For Rent.

Ten acres of potato ground on
Garnet mesa Two-room house and
barn. Inquire at Cooks drug store
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-23
SNAP SHOTS.

From the Dallas News
Even ihe girl with a rosebud mouth
can act like a cabbage head.
It doesn't take much OF q mathemati-
clan TO figure in a divorce suit.
Probably there never was a woman too
good to tell a white lie at a pink tea
About the last thing in the world a
widow expects to marry is a model man.
Very often it IS the crooked man who
is in the most straitened circum-
stances.
There are some fussy mortals who
cant even bury the Ratchet without rails
ing sand.
Our idea OF a snob is a grown man who
would rather live on Tony avenue than
Easy street.
How would 1t do for somebody TO start
a sort OF veterinary school for the teach
ing OF horse sense?
AS q general thing. those who have
the most respect for the opinions of
others. haven't any OF their own.
Ordinarily. the poor girl who marries
for fine home is prouder of the push
buttons than OF the head OF the house.
It has Just about gotten so in some
prohibition precincts that a man can't
bottle his wrath without exciting sus-
picion.
Another thing. how can the woman
who is a slave to fashion ever make
anybody believe she could be independent
in politics?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-23

| To-day is the anniversary Of Patrick
Henrys famous speech. delivered before
the Virginia convention. which he ended
with those memorable words, give me
( liberty or give me DEATH" The young
Virginia patriot was only twenty-nine
years of age when he delivered his IA
nous invective against the mother coun-
try His words rang from end to end Of
the colonies. They Ared tho hearts of
patriots, inspired the strong. and gave
courage to the doubtful. They were the
war cry of the inevitable conflict that
was to make a free nation.
The virginia convention assembled on
March %, IT'S, at Richmond. One after
the other Of the delegates arose and de-
livered a fiery denunciation against Great
Britain. Patrick Henry listened atten-
lively. On March % he arose to address
the assemblage- AS one writer puts Il,
il was Patrick Henrys individual decla-
ration Of war against the mother coun-
try" He was in his courage somewhat
IN advance Of his associates. and 1t need
ed the spur of that opposition to rouse
him to his greatest efforts. His resolu-
ton left no loophole. once adopted. and it
was a virtual declaration Of war. With
his prophetic vision he saw that war
must come and he was for making I'm
mediate preparations TO meet the issue.
The effect of Henry's speech was over
whelming and tragic. a clergyman who
heard the speech says: His voice rose
louder and louder. until the walls of the
building and all within them seemed to
shake and rock with its tremendous VI
brations Finally. his pale face and gIar-
ing eyes became terrible to look upon.
Men leaned forward in their seats. with
their heads strained. their faces pale.
and their eyes glaring like the speakers.
His last exclamation, Give me liberty or
give me DEATH was like the shout of the
leader who turns back the rout Of bat
tie
Another hearer gives a thrilling account
of Patrick Henry's delivery of the clos
ing words OF the speech-for it must be
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-23
Eiihu Root-A sketch.

From tie Cleveland Leader.
The hurried pilgrimage OF Senator Root
TO New York state. big stick in hand. TO
beat State leaders into line. recalls the
fact that not so long ago Elihu was Sec
rotary OF War As pilgrimage. Il re-
calls smiling pilgrimage OF peace Elihu
took through South America. assuring
peoples there that peace is a sweet thing.
and that We should all love one another
as brothers.
For all Of his pllgrimages, warlike one
day, peace breathing the next. Elihu is
neither wariike nor peaceful. Mr.. Root
is legal machine Emotions have little
10 do with him. Some have asserted that
he wars benevolenty and makes peace
wrathfully. For instance. that he VIII
insist on harmony in New York State II
he has TO hit every head In sight TO get
peace.
For quite q matter OF fact, this Is not
the way OF Elihu. His way is 20 make
war or peace just as one would brush
ones hair-carefully, precisely, and with
out prejudice. He spreads on peace with
loving precision. His interest is all for
and in the precision. None OF It is for
the peace.
You can see how Il started EHhu's
father was a college professor OF math-
ematics. Elihu learned rules OF higher
geometry at his fathers knee SO he
grew up. progressing from mathematics
to law, measuring life and all It contains
up to rules OF evidence.
1t has come about through years OF
thinking law that Elihu walks like a
lawyer. looks Ike one. feels Ike one, and,
OF course. is one Others may look like
lawyers. but none so much as Elihu.
Others may walk Ike one, but none so
much as he Elihu is the most lawyerIy
lawyer there Is. He Is the standard. IN
this all others must he measured up 10
him
One important item OF Mr.. Roots law
yerly makeup is his bangs They are
grayish. and slightly parted in the center.
New York chorus girls, Elihu Root, and
very few others very legal. very law
yerly lawyers. wear bangs. That is all
Mr.. Root and the young ladies of the
chorus have in common.
Senator Root sits with hands together
on the table in front OF him, his finger
tips held precisely together. He let's his
head go back until his face Is upturned.
Then, with his eyes closed. he thinks
deeply And let it be said here that there
are few at the Capitol who can think as
deeply as Mr.. Root.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-23
suit sevcnty years old.

Prom the New York Tribune
Justice Newburger has appointed a
referee 20 determine the claims of sew
eral lltigants IN an action that was be-
gun IN the Court OF Chancery in 1870
wherein the original claim OF each Hti-
CANT amounted TO $l055. The five claim
ants to-day prosecuting the action are
the at-grandchildren and their col
lateral relatives
The action was brought by Charles
Marvin against Theodore L. Mason and
others 1t was over some lots in Brook
lyn, and after some years the money
was paid into court On January a,
1905. the claim. with interest on the
original S521 amounted TO $3.50. The
whole amount was then turned over TO
the State comptroller. and the great
grandchildren are now trying 10 collect
II from that official.
Justice Newburger said that on ac-
count Of the small amount of money in
volved he would send the case to a per
manent referee. so that there would be
no further expense.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-23
A Massachusetts, Slogan.

When a Congressional district changes
front so startlingly as the Fourteenth
Massachusetts has done by reversing a
Republican plurality of 14000 in 1903 into
a Democratic plurality Of over 5000 in
1910. it is evident that the country has
come upon abnormal times politically
Such an upheavaI is fun OF significance
that cannot be explained away or min
imized. Giving fun consideration 10 the
adverse local conditions besetting the Re-
publicans of the district. the result Is
still startling and ominous. and quite
eOnfrmatory Of the uniform reports we
have been hearing from all quarters of
a state of political unrest and discomfort
OF course. it does not necessarily fore
cast a corresponding reversal all along
the line in November. but it does un-
mistakably tell the party in power that
its forthcoming days are to be fun Of
toll and trouble. and that it must be
prepared for the worst. Seats in the
Senate. as we'll as the House. are i'm
periled.
The tariff may possess all the virtues
its champions proclaim. It is a good
revenue producer. all must admit II
may, in its benefcent provisions. be Ill
timately promotive of unequaled pros
perity. But the cost Of living is high,
and the ultimate consumer, who may he
a myth. but is some millions strong, is
bound to ascribe IL TO the tariff.
It is not what it really IS, it Is what
the masses think it is, that makes the
tariff the mischievous factor it is to-day.
1t is not a theory. but a condition, that
now eonfronts the Republican party.
History but repeats itself in this pre-
nminary lesson from New England And
build be heartless, indeed, to begrudge
Democracy, so long in the wilderness.
Of the comfort and joy It can get
of so signal victory.