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Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
GALAPAGOS CREAMERY PROJECT.

At a meeting of those interested in the establishment of a creamery in Calexico, held Monday, the Calex ico Creamery Association was formed, constitution and bylaws were adopted, and officers were elected. J. M Ed munds is the president; Benjamin Vlier, vice. president; F. T. Miller, secretary; First National Bank, treas urer. A building committee was ap- pointed and consists of Sidney Nc Harg and Thomas Miller A Mir John son, from Oakland, has been secured as manager. It is expected that the creamery building will join the cold storage plant recently erected by W. F. Holt.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
WATER TANK COMPLETED.

The 100,000-gallon sheet steel tank for the municipal water system stands completed today. Work was finished on it yesterday, although it has been in use since December IF. The en- tire municipal water system is work ing to the satisfaction of the superin- tendent. The Samson engine at the pumping plant has been in use for thirty days and in that time but twen- ty minutes time has been lost by it's delays, which is considered a remark able record by engine users. The city at present is using about 100000 gal Ions of water per day. Service con- nections are being made as rapidly as possible, but the old plant has been kept in operation by the Holton Power Company to supply those who were unable to get their service con- nections made.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
BUILDING AT IMPERIAL
Business Structures and an Episco- palian Church to Be Erected in
 Oldest Valley Town.

The first of the new year is to bring considerable building activity to Inn perial. George Long, during January, will begin the erection of two-story pressed brick building at the corner of Imperial avenue and Ninth street The lower floor will be divided into storerooms and the upper floor will be leased by the Karnak Club. The building will cost about $16,000.
 During January work will be started on the edifice for St. Matthias Mission of the Episcopal church. A 5000 building is projected and the funds are all subscribed. The Mission chap el will be located at Seventh and H streets. It will be of Mission style of architecture and hollow tile will be used for the walls.
 Stevenson Brothers are planning for an addition to their store building and erection of a warehouse, 25X100 feet, on the property adjoining the zimmer building. All of these struc- lures have been planned by Architect s. B. Zimmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
NEXT TO LOS ANGELES
Ell Centro's Freight Traffic Shows
 Great Increase Over Last Year.

Freight shipments in and out of Fl Centro show an increase of business over last years record corresponding to the increase in express and post office business. Last week 92 car loads of freight were received at El Centro, about 60 per cent increase over receipts for the same period in 1909, and exceeding the receipts at any other station in Southern Califor- mia except Los Angeles. Outgoing shipments of produce amounted to 52 carloads and 112,O0O pounds in less than carload lots.
 Figures for the entire valley are not available, as the agents at some stations are secretive and refuse to give information. It is evident, how ever, that the valley branch of the Southern Pacific does a big freight business and is one of the best traf- tic producers in the system.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
MO CABE CHRISTMAS SERVICE
New Pastor Has Arranged Interesting Program for Tomorrow Morn
 ing at "Stone Church"

A special Christmas service will be held in the McCabe Methodist Church, southwest of Fl Centro, at 103O o'clock tomorrow forenoon, Rev F. s, Converse, the new pastor win have charge of the services and the pro- gram includes;
 Organ voluntary, Incarnation Mrs. H. J. Wilson; song, Joy to the World" choir; prayer and Christmas address, Rev F. s. Converse; carol, White Shepherds Watch" Sunday school; Prophecies Superintendent J. II. Wilson; song, Holy Angels" Sunday school; song, Holy Night" Miss E. Haggerty; recitation. '"The Birth of Jesus" Dorothy Nichols; recitation, An Angel Appears primary class: song, Cradle Hymn,' Dorothy Mich ols; song, Peace On Earth" Sunday school; hymn by the congregation; Benediction
 The MeCabe Sunday schOo will have Christmas entertainment this Saturday evening in the church, the program to include a Christmas tree and the appearance of Santa Claus.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
Chamber of Commerce Shows Signs of Life and New
 Activity
Illustrated Lectures On the Valley to Be Given by Col. HoIabird. Termi- nal Freight Rates and State Expert mental Station Discussed by Local Body.

The Fl CentTo Chamber of Com meTce meeting held at the City Hall on Wednesday evening was well att tended, and as one of the practical results an advertising booklet will be issued within the ensuing fifteen days for general use by business men of this city. The booklet will be of convenient size to insert in an ordi- nary-sized envelope, and will contain views of El Centro and the valley and special articles on various phases of ranching and business in this val ley.
 The Chamber accepted the offer of Col w. H. Holabird to deliver lec- ture here and show colored views of the Imperial water system and val valley views. Saturday afternoon, Jan uary IA is the date selected for this lecture, which will be given at the Holt Opera House It will be adver- tised generally throughout the valley.
 President Reading notified the Chamber that he had secured the display of goods made from the first crop of Imperial valley cotton, and the matter of placing these in a perma- nept. exhibit was discussed. Sugges- tions were made favoring the division of these articles into displays for Los Angeles and San Diego, with possibly an exhibit at Indio, where Southern Pacific trains stop twenty minutes, or at Imperial Junction.
 D. G. Whiting presented the matter of assisting J. J. Carr in his efforts to secure terminal freight rates for this valley and the Transportation Com mittee was instructed to confer with similar committee from the Mer- chants and Manufacturers Associa- tion in this matter.
 Phil D. Swing presented the matter of endorsing the movement to secure an appropriation of $25,000 for a State Experimental Station in Imperial val ley, and the president and secretary were instructed to prepare and sign such a resolution and have it pre- scented to the State Senator and As semblyman from this district.
 J. V. Wacntel, Jr., was elected treasurer of the Chamber.
 Short talks were made by various members on the theme of town and county advancement.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
SLUGGED AND ROBBED
Citizen Attacked by Thugs at the
 Door of His House.

Two thugs knocked down and robbed Frank Preston, of the firm of Preston & Mccartney, on his own doorstep last Wednesday night. Pres ton lives in the Hamilton addition in the south part of Fl Centro. Return ing home late at night, he was about to unlock the door when he heard steps behind him. and he turned only to receive a heavy blow from club full in the mouth. He was knocked out, and was barely conscious of hands exploring his clothing after he had fallen. There were two robbers, as Preston noted when he turned, and they went through him thoroughly, re- taining the small amount of coin they found and casting aside his papers and such effects as might be identi- fled
 Presten was severely bruised and
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
HOLT BUYS ICE PLANT
CoachelIa Outfit to Be Operated In
 Connection With Valley Plants.

It is probable that w. F. Holt and his associates will take over the ice factory at Coachella and operate it as an auxiliary to the big plant at El Centro in supplying ice for refrigerat- ing fruit cars during the shipping season in addition to supplying the local demand in Coachella valley. MT. Holt recently inspected the Coachela plant and virtually closed the deal, and doubtless the factory will be re- modelled and put into operating shape in time for use during the coming season.
 The increasing use of ice for re- frigerating shipments of fruits and melons from Imperial and Coachella valleys has outrun the capacity of plants that were designed to be ade- quate for several years to come, and every season it has been necessary to supplement the product of local fac tories with shipments of ice from Los Angeles. The capacity of the El Cen tro plant has been doubled within the past year, and yet the demand exceeds the supply
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
HARRIS LOSES APPEAL CASE.

Several week ago M. Harris, mer- chant at Calexico, was convicted in the city recorders court of that town of violating the Sunday-closing ordi- nance and was fined $75. He ap- pealed the case to the Imperial Coun- ty Superior Court where the judg- ment of the recorders coIrt was sus- tained. Harris then took an appeal to the District Court of Appeals, and this week this court denied his peti- tion for the issuance of a writ of pro- hibition.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
HOME INDUSTRIES.

In accordance with conclusions reached at a recent conference of the advocates of promoting home indus tries of California, State Mineralogist Lewis D. Aubury has mailed to the President of the United States strong protest against the discrimina- tions against California that have been made by the Supervising Archi- tect of the Treasury Department. The Home Industry League of California is cooperating with MT. Aubury in the fight to have California structural materials used in the construction of Federal buildings in this State in pre-
 ference to those produced elsewhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
WATER WITHOUT STOCK
Rancher Asks to Have Practice Le-
 eaIized by Decision of Court.

The case of Thayer vs. the Califor- mia Development Company, in which the plaintiff seeks to compel the com pany to supply water at the rate of fifty cents an acre-foot for use upon land upon which no water stock is located, and without the interV ention of a mutual company, came up on demurrer last week, and the demurrer on a technical point was sustained. Time to amend and to answer has been granted, and the case will be hard on it's merits later.
 The suit was instituted to bring up the question of the right of the canal company to require the purchase of water stock and to fix, if possible, the status of the C. D. Go. as public service corporation. Thayer has not suffered through lack of water. His attorney says he has been getting water directly from the c. D. canal for land for which he holds no stock, but the water retal has been charged to Mutual Company No. and Thayer has paid the c. D. Go. through the mutual. Thus the c. D. and No. 1 have been supplying water to land for which no stock is held.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
LARGE WAREHOUSE COMPLETED

The large warehouse of the Hamil- ton Supply Company located at State street and the Southern Pacific tracks, is completed and is being filled with produce and a stock of groceries which this firm will wholesale to val ley merchants. Six carloads of po- tatoes and three carloads of mill stuffs have been placed in the new building. An office building and tsOre will be erected later. At present the offices of the company will be maintained in the warehouse building.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
From Mutal Company No. 1 S39. .736. .25 1

No. 5 paid to w. J. Doran for water sold in December, 1909, after appoint ment of the receiver, $4,670, and the receiver reports that the Southern Pacific has refused to turn that money over to him and that he is trying to enforce collection.
 The report shows that the deliver ies of water from Dec 13, 1909, to Nov. 30, 1910, amounted to 553,936 acre-feet gross, or 4S0,S51 net, the rentals for which aggregate $240,- 523.95. As the ordinary operating ex- penses under economical manage ment have been only $16O,044 it ap- pears that the c. D. Go. must have been badly managed heretofore to get into practical bankruptcy.
 The alleged extravagant expenses of the Los Angeles office of the c. D. Go. under the receiver, including rent, salaries and rent of offices for attor- neys, which item has been cut off since the retirement of Mir. Ives, have amounted to $10725.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
SEEK CITY HALL SITE
Special Committee Appointed by City Trustees to Investigate Plan for Purchase of State
 Street Lots.

One of the most important matters that came before the Fl Centro Trus- tees at their meeting last Tuesday night was a proposition to secure a site for a City Hall. Messrs. Whites carver and Dan V. Noland, City At torney, were made a committee to in vestigate a proposition to purchase two lots on State street west of the Carnegie library for a City Hall site
 The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance requiring property owners to connect their pre- misses with the sewer system.
 Lester Laughlm was granted per mission to erect lath nursery house at the rear of his greenhouse on Main street.
 The City Clerk was instructed to purchase from II. A, F. Thenberg three city maps, showing the munich pal water and sewer systems and gen eral information needed by city of ficials.
 The City Engineer was empowered to employ an inspector of cement con struction.
 The proposed occupation tax ordi- nance was given it's first reading.
 The Board approved the election of officers by the El Centro Fire Depart ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24

lost two teeth, but he was not injured seriously.
 Fl Centro has been remarkably free from lawlessness heretofore, but the races attracted predatory criminals to the valley, and the dregs appear safe to leave doors unlocked, and it is unwise to be unobserving while walking in the dark.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
LAKEWOOD IS ITS NAME.

Hazelwood is the name selected for the new postoffice in the heart of Wa ter District No. 2. It is located about seven miles southeast of Holtville. c. P. Grandfield has been appointed postmaster A general store is main tained at Hazelwood and there are ambitious plans afoot for laying out a tOwnsite
Imperial Valley press., 1910-12-24
CATTLE FROM MEXICO.

Within the ensuing week 1900 head of cattle will be grought over the in- ternational line from Mexico to the Imperial valley, passing through the port of CaleXico
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28
TURNED Joke ON THE JOKER
RsS Vsrk Was o~eustisss csavinsss
That That O. . Care I've
Car Play A.

A bright voaaan tuuaei the lsb'cs
on a Wcl-knovn New York society
maa Who is known as o practical
Joker tho other night aud his frisnds
have not lR him hear the last Of IL
For = Christmas prcseat The vag
sent a cousin % his a woman, who
has $ TAD Of collecting pictures, =
cheap chrome ct himself n an
ornate gilt frans. A frrni Of hca
saw the picture, and As she vas CIV
ing a dinner al which the joker vas
10 be present che borrowed t. Whea
TIE latter entered her dining-roola
he almost rsged AZ seeing the Pi-
ture Of himself prominently dis
played on the wall opposite.
~WheFc dill you ges it, he
gasped
THAT" returned The hostess care
lessly. sob. I picked i up the ether
day in a ehesp picture shop |
thought il hooked like you.
Ho was covered WITH coaiusion,
bat 3ha neat morning be hurried
around 10 the houe Of his cousin,
and there be found the picture look
ing as II il bad not been moved No
BODY woald explain 10 him how L
/ happened Tor q few days, bat his
hostess had sent tbs picture back in
the morning bsforS be reached his
cousins house.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28
HER EARLY MORNING VISITORS
Result 81 siespf-s r. LC@er EerTA
a.h tee ssin1sW o5sc Proved
kheF Embarrassing

She was a vey pretty Eir- and
SIZE Ez On Der vzy from NeT YORK
to Chicago. The night vas s0ltry,
and she told the porter 10 make up
only the lower berth Of her section.
and 10 open the window. Az the
latter order the porter demurred,
but the hdy vas firm. and te u1n-
dow vas Sp-re6- With thu air fan
ming Der temples, aDd tine steady,
monotonUus rosr Of the train for =
lullaby the gid fell into a dremless
Lumbar. from which shs vas aroused
al lAss bv something falling uith 4
dull, soft thud upon her chest. she
felt sleeply for the object found
her fingers closing sbout something
cool and moist. sid, opening ner
eyes. san that il vas bright day-
light. and that she held in her sHi
q bouquet Of vild roses
As she wondered dre1E whore
this tribute had come from, size sud
denly beuzmc awarc that the tram
had stopped. and, turning 10 the
window, Aw. 70 her horror. a group
formed Of three ~Erzve-fsced Indiana
and sous COWBOYS, gaming IN AZ her
with Interest from the platform q
the little way station
Good morning they called Ia =
chorus: "liko the foWcrsE
"Vey much. thank you, she ~
spondei. and closed the vtndow and
/ drew the shade hastily.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28
County Officers

Representative. l. Al. Grimth.
Circuit Judge. G. A, Denton,
Probate Judge, J. A. silvers,
County CLERK. C. & Weeks.
Circuit Clerk. u. I. Embpe.
Recorder. I, NJ. smith.
Sheriff. w. J. Bullock.
Prosecuting Atty, W. a. Dawson
Treasurer :. L. Coleman.
school Com'r. T. NJ Allison
Road a Bridge Com. X. n RoFrOn
Administrator, John Hayes,
Coroner, Or, g. A. Luck,
Presiding Judge, J. r. HarpeN
A@oSfates, l. s, Psdd0S A. y hyds
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF
CnUNTT OF RATEa

STATE OF MIsSOURLl.
COUNT or BATE
In the Circuit Court of BATES
county. Missouri. Nay Term, IsbO
TN Vacation March. 2. 1901
Myra z. Kithcart, Plaiutin.
We.
William 4. Kithcart. Defendant
The State OF Missouri TO the above
named Defendant greeting.
Now at this day comes the Plain
TIL herein ny her Attorneys and nLes
her Petition aud affidavit. aliegiEg.
among other things that Defends ut
William A.. Kithcart. ha@ ab~conSed
or ab-ented himself from bis ne ual
place ~ abode in this state. 90 that
thr ordinary PROOFS ufiaw can not
l- served upon him within this sc ate.
her-nPon Il H. ,rd-n-d by the
Cierk, IN vacation. that said lie
fendant be uouh-I by pabNes ton
that Plaintiff ha- commenced = suit
against him. the said deirI,dunt 10
this Court. Ia which suit plAntln al
i"g,- that on the 18th day Of June.
l>>9 90 the city oi Rich Hin, IN tho
county Of Bates, in the state Of Mis-
souri, she vas lawfully married 20
tb. defendant. William A. Kithcart.
tlal plaintiff continued so i've with
]rfrndsut a. bis wife. fro m and after
I, lua and year Aforesaid. until the
gu utt ut March, 1901 hatduTing
ala tuH7 uur pIlintiH faithfully de
a.tu,d urr-rt aud discharged all
urr dutir az THE Wic % the defend
,ut, and at all times treated him
18th kiEducss aud &C rctiou: but the
said defendant, Wh,lly disregarding
ais duties "a The husband OF the
plaintiff, bas abseisted himself with.
Hut "a reasonable '.ausr for the space
& IA wear ext before the nltug 81
hi- p,titiou; III at aurinS all tire said
prrud OF time last Aforesaid the said
ir'cudaut a contributed nothlns
toward the support and maiuta tain.
ance oi the plaintiff OF family o.
plaintiff.
tlaiutin further stairs that ther
"rnr barn - the marriage afor usait
tour chiidrn. thru % whom ar,
minors and Of tender years, to-yTtt-
Thomas kitbcart aged sixtccn sc ars
Alma kithcart. aged eicven ye airs
aud Wallace kithcaft. aE~d eIEhr
years.
: Plainun states that she l. no . /,
resident al Rates county. la thi- sss q
aud has resided Within this state ,pss
whole year HcNt tsiore thv aiiuE a.
this petition. The prcmIs- tSl q.
considered, she plainun thrnS au
prays 10 he divorced irom the tsa ~
{ matTimony h-rnctut,sne e ptrac g..
r asaioresRid with thcd, sac. tlfA
the plaintiff hAvr Jte csJe a,,d co
tody 81 Der sal iptsal ca,s.rru. an
that the eourg MAKE sa,h 0thrr "a.
ders and -ladgensruUs Jouoh AK IN
premisos as may D. Frag~F
Aud that uuir@ To- saba Williams
A. hitbcart h. sud apl~-ar ~ shi.
loourt at the 8vNt trrm thereof. O.
be hcguR and huldra az the cow
hou~e m the ciO az hathcr. ia sati
county On ID GJs, ,s az nrxt
aud 900 0r tNi tl,i .iss ulssi.
term answer , te the txtitiou
Ia said caas, ,n -aua viii be takes
= as coutvsred 4aI ears.t win y
urudcrcd accooii
; And bcW turthcr onlru~i. that.
copy hru0i ~ puUaad. aceordi a.
, % law IN tho Rich aul TwnCNn.
weekly n~ewepara-r tei and r. A,
h-hcd So hatr~ ,sl NJ, 80 A..
weeks sneccsslvcV, tnl ns "a,
r 10 he At teast thlr aa t-ka "a
hrst day u the q a tes.a ~ Al 80
cult Court
= To E@sOeN OrvsN ,lsss
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28

The disagreeable part Of
Spring which was somewhat be
lated this year mas arrived. Our
portion vas mid compared to
that which was deled cuta lit
tie further north. So Iet uS be
thunknL
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28

y L Richardson was a bust
ness in Better Friday afternoon.
Elmer Grown, formerly ofth s
c,ty, late OF Springfield, IN. WIS.,
tea luonds Ia this city the latter
part on lass wevs.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-28
Local News.
Personals Telling the Doing
People You Know.

Sheriff Bullock OF Boiler vas
here on Official business Friday
Considerable painting and re-
pairing il going on IN the r@si
dence district AZ present
Mrs.. r. r. Bsckeridge d mart.
ed Thursday night m 3 visit N
Illinois relatives.
Mrs. Edith Moore is visiting
h this city, the guest 81 her sis
ter Mrs. Kittie Creasey.
Miss Ola Fryer Of lola Kans.
spent Sunday with Miss Ger
t-ude Sheppard of this city.
Mrs. Frank Gench, Of Butler,
visited relatives in tAis CITY last
Friday afternoon.
Percy Tyler and Miss Stella
Dale of Butler visited friends 10
this city Sunday.
Paul Delsmater delivered a
Ford touring car TO J. A. Trim
bic Of Butler Sunday.
Try US on Cream Delivery or
dsrs. Thy receive our me-,
prompt attention W & C.
Mrs. L-tha Ruchaber and Mrs.
Bert Insley visited friends in
Nevada Thursday afternoon.
In spite Of the inclemency Of
the weather q large crowd trad
ed with our merchants Saturday.
Mrs. Jas. Nafus, OF Fl Dorado
Springs visited with relatives in
this city the first OF the week.
Miss Matilda Shultz Of Kansas
City is visiting her mother in
this city.
]. J. March and family 6epar
ted Saturday for Nevada where
they will make their future home.
Rev. W. NJ Howell who mad
been attending 3 meeting OF the
Presbytery IN Kansas City, ar
rived home Friday night.
Miss Cor Yelca visited sever
al days last veekwith friends IN
Rich Hill and attended the
Bobby Fountain show.
Homer d i.ti. a Rs- ,
City visito F'ridsy, called 20 g.
by the seriun~ iln - az lis -
Ter Mrs o q MHlsr
who kno -" "Sp KIN 49,
WHAT" That 3 chs clor I g..
es sre the be in The cry W
son & Grimm BE- th, xcuslN.
sale. Call nd -nmp'" It.
Mr. Crsus of Plcss oi"r.
Rans. is in chrrs" OF ihp Fi.rn
depot in Tn sh>rucs Of the r"-
ular agent, Gen y. Conover
Prosecuting Airy W B DIV
son Of Butler, was a bu~iur,s
visitor in this city Friday after
noon.
Oh You kid! II you want TO
please the "Bahbie" take her a
box OF Beieh's chocolates
Watson & Grimm
Ed Pemherton. OF Muskogee,
IOSla. who had been visitinp
friends aud relatives in this CITY
and Butter departed Friday nnnu
for Nevada, where he Vill con
tinue his visit.
Elder j g. ChreRtensen ~ IA
Lrvor Day Saints chur' IA, Nh.
frmrrly resided here and WNc
~ rove locAted IN the Joplin d.,
lNric, made = short visit herr IN,
latter part I last week.
To RENr-For $500 m Mt
a Eve romed house ard tw,
acres OF goud ground. Som,
small fruit Inquire ot A. K
Bclser one mile west Of Carbon
Center,