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Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
COMPANY NO. FIVE
MAY EXTEND SYSTEM
Has Under Consideration Plans for Con.
structlne New Canals That Would
Carry Water to Many Acres.

Water Company No. 5 has had under
consideration for some days the question
of extending its system which would add
several sections of land across the canal
east of Brawley, says the Brawley News,
but as yet the details have not been ar
ranged, though it is expected that it will
finally be effected. 1t would bring under
water some very desirable land which is
ready for final proof, and there seems to
be no good reason why the water COM
pany should not comply with the wishes
Of the land owners whose lands can so
easily be brought under the system. This
was sought to be effected several years
ago, but the company seemed stubborn
about 1t and refused to render service
that could not but have benefited the
company as well as those who applied
for relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26

Everybody smiles when there's q box OF
Merrimans Chocolates around. John e.
Davis, druggist. #
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
nay SHORTAGE FELT
N the COAST CITIES

LID AN0GAHop Dec. To- Lie hay
situation is becoming serious through
out California, according to hay deal
ers, and prices are higher than they
have been in q number of years. There
is shortage in both ends of the state,
and the lack of sufficient early win
ter rainfall to bring on pasturage and
insure a new hay crop has led to a
scarcity of feed in the markets and a
consequent advance in prices.
With sufficient rains to bring on
pasturage, fewer stock will need to
be kept on hay. and at the same time
the assurance of a new crop will lead
to the release of larger stocks for SALE
Otherwise, further advances in price
may be expected, and a decrease is
not very likely anyway, owing to the
shortage in the state.
THE stock of grain hay on hand in
Southern California is very limited"
said representative of the D. P. Flory
Company. wholesale hay and grain
dealers, "and most of the producers
are holding with the idea that they
will need their hay for food. This will
probably be true unless we get suf-
ficient rains soon to insure the new
crop.
sThe alfalfa market is especially
strong, and large quantities are being
shipped to outside points. For this
reason the demand is brisk. It is
necessary to ship large quantities Of
hay from Northern California, and as
the prices up there are high, our prices
are bound to go higher before the sea-
son ends. The hay shipped into this
market at the present time costs from
So to S. ton for freight, and there
fore prices here are about that much
higher than those quoted in San Fran
cisco.
1T is an assured fact that there is
not enough grain hay in the state
to feed through until the first of June,
~ WhANh tAAuO q hCW Slop oAOulu OC
ready for market The shortage in
the northern part of the state is
something more than 100000 tons, and
about 10000 tons in this section. On
account of dry weather and no grass,
more hay is being fed to stock at this
time than would be the case had there
been. the usual early rains and conse-
Quent grass-for as there is no pas
ture. all kinds of stock must be fed
hay Prices can not go lower for sew
eral months. and will continue to ad-
vance unless rains come to insure the
new crop.
Wholesale prices on different kinds
Of hay are quoted to consumers as fol-
lows: Choice tame oat hay, 1928 to $25 a
ton: No. tame oat nay, $50 to $22;
choice barley hay, $22 to $23; No. l
barley hay. SO to $50; barley and oat
mixed, $18 to $50; wheat hay, $40 to
$22; choice alfalfa, $40 to $21; No. 1
alfalfa, $18 to $19; straw, SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26

county and has the backing of large
constituency of the company for which
he is the receiver.
The transcontinental railways are MAX
ing preparations for an active canvass Of
all of the territory covered by their lines
and have given assurance that proper
representation will be made. Sections
that are not as yet strong enough to make
exhibits will be aided by the railway COM
panies.
At the meetings of the boards of SUPER
vsors Of the eight counties of Southern
California, which will be held next week.
appropriations will be made for exhibits
from those counties. Representatives
from the northern and central parts of
the state at the conference at Hotel Alex
endria, on December 16, have taken the
project UP with the boards of supervisors
and chambers Of commerce of the coun-
ties which they represented.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
|0nunty Nfnna NutrH
CALEXICO

The candy bazaar given by the Calex-
leo high school was decided success.
After the entertainment at the churches
the crowds went to the school affair and
bought up the entire supply of confec-
tions made by the students. The patron
esses for this affair were Mesdames A.
c. Baskin, A. s. Carr S. Emerson Fees
Geo. e. Glidden, F. Hair, Geo. Hummel
o. p. Hyde, w. Jones, r. J. Mitchell T
II. Parker, o. M. Prewitt, Jas. Ruther-
ford, II. J. Rich, M. Schlatter, Il. c
Scott, j. f. Steintorf and H. c. Theobald
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

mot Coal Lands-05005)
Department of the Interior. u. 8. Land
ONCE at Los Angeles, Cal, Noven-
ber %, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that ALEX
ANDER WHOM, of Ell Centre. Cal.
who on February II. 1908, made Desert
Land Entry No. 05005, for NE SEN
sen SEA, Sec. 81. NEN NEK. Sec
ton "a. Township 16 s. Range IL g..
s. B. Meridian, being Lots and 6, Sc
Y SEM, Sec. 27, NEA NEN, Sec. "a,
T. 16 S., r. IL E., e. B. M. Resurvey,
has filed notice Of intention to mako
Final Proof, to establish claim to the
laad above described. before the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Imperial
County. at Ell Centre. California. on
the 5th day of January. 1919.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
August Anderson, William Pool
Benjamin Jones, Alice Pool, all Of M
Centre, Cal.
FRANK BUREN,,
Dec 81. Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Off1ce at Los Angeles CAL, Dec. a.
1911.
Illus D. ]. EHMKE. of FL Centre. CAL.
who on January 2. 1908 made Desert
Land Entry No. 4423. Serial No: 02s24,
B. NJ, being Tract SO. Section 49,. Town
ship is s, Range IS E., s. B. Meridian by
the resurvey. has filed notice Of intention
to make Final Proof. to establish claim to
the land above described, before the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Imperial County.
at FL Centre, California, on the 25th day
Of January, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses:
Carl w. Ford. of Mobile. CAL. Grant 0.
Blair. of Mobile. Cal. James F. Pitts OF
Eel Centre. CAL: Luetta II. Pitts, OF El
FRANK buren,.
| Jan 10 Register
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
Ladies' Tailored Suits
10 PER CENT OFF

now until sprns samples arrive will take orders
prices We have still splendid samples to select Iom
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
Is Improving Ranch Property

IS Improving NaUCU TToPcTty
J. s. Brooks of Santa Ana has come to
Imperial Valley to superintend improve
ments on his ranch located mile and
quarter northeast of Seeley. Mr.. Brooks
is erecting substantial ranch house on
this property, and will divide the land
into several fields and fence it with hog
fencing. He has shipped to Seeley car
load of material for use on the ranch.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09

the door at once. "Are you afraid
to let me carry you down those stairs,
after-Tuesday night2" he asked.
very low. you still think did that7"
! had never been less sure Of II
than At that moment, but an imp OF
perversity made me retort, YES"
He hardly seemed TO hear me. He
stood looking down at me as leaned
against the doorframe.
Good Lord" he groaned ITO
think that l might have killed you'll"
And then-he stopped and suddenly
kissed me.
The next moment the door was
open, and he was leading me down
into the house. At the foot Of the
staircase he paused, still holding my
hand, and faced me in the darkness.
I'm not sorry" he said steadily,
Il suppose I ought to be, but I'm not.
Only-I wanted you 20 know that !
was not guilty-before didn't IN
tend to now. I am-almost as much
surprised as you are"
was quite unable to speak, but 1
wrenched my hand loose. He stepped
back to let me pass, and went down
the hall alone.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art Is considered a huge Joke. except to
himself. IL he asked people to dinner eV-
eryone expected a frOlc. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together n year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
OF his divorce. The party Is I'm full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive I'm four hours
e, visit him and his wife. He neglects TO
teil her or his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
into his confidence. He suggests that Kit
R5ay Ihe hostess for one night, be Mrs.
Wllson pro TEN. Aunt Selma arrives and
We deception works out as planned,
inns jar. servant is taken H. Bella,
Jlmmy.s divorced wife, enters the house
ana ana asks Kit who Is being taken away in
Lhe ambulance? Belle insists Il Is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim Is we'll and is in the
mousse; HARRISON steps out on the porch
anu dlscoVers man tacting card on
Ihe door. He demands an explanation
The man points 10 the placard and Har-
bison sees the word "Smallpox" printed
on II. He. tells him the guests cannot
nfted. After the lifting Of the quarantine
several letters are found In the mail box
undellxered, one Is addressed to Henry
iL-ieiwellyn. Iquique, Chile, which was
nutely OF their Incarceration. also Of his
ihIatuauon for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
- tihen III with IN grippe. Betty acts as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
Eoot: She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
Downstairs when suddenly she is grasped
IN the arms Of a man who kisses her sew
eTal times, She believes that HARRISON
qid it and Is humiliated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpln and
other articles OF JewelTy have been stolen.
She accuses Betty of the theft Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings. but she persists in suspecting
Betty OF the theft OF her valuabIee
HARRISON demands an explanation from
Kit as to her conduct towards-hin she
tells him of the incident on the roof he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation
one OF the guests devises a way to escape
from the house. They set fire to the re-
cepuon room and attempt to leave the
mouse from the rear. The guards dis
cover the ruse and prevent them from
escaping Max finds Annes pearl clasp |
pm In Jimmy's studio in a discarded coat |
Jimmy is suspected of the theft but de- |
mes the accusation. Kit finds a watch |
hanging to a pillar in the basement and |
with initials T. II. H. engraved upon n |
herself that had been clipped from a |
newspaper. Kit shows Harbison the |
watch. He explains that he had been
,o9oklng Tor 1t and believed It had been |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09

against the door-frame. From miles
away heavy voice was saying, 80
I've got you!" and then the roof gave
from under me, and / was floating out
on the storm, and sleet was beating
in my face, and the wind was whis-
pering over and over, open your
eyes, for Gods sake!"
did open them after a while, and
finally made out that 1 was lying on
the floor in the tent. The lights were
on, and had cold and damp feeling,
and something wet was trickling
down my neck.
l seemed to be alone, but in a sec
ond somebody came into the tent, and
saw it was Mr.. HARRISON, and that
he had double handful of half melt
ed snow. He looked frantic and de-
termined, and only my sitting up
quickly prevented my getting another
snow bath. My neck felt queer and
stiff, and was very dizzy. When he
saw that was conscious he dropped
the snow and stood looking down at
me.
DO you know" he said grimly,
that very nearly choked you to
death little while ago."
1T wouldn't surprise me to be told
So" said. DO 1 know too much, or
what is it, Mr.. Harbison?" l felt ter
ribly i'll, but would not let him see
it. 1T is queer, isn't it-how we al
ways select the roof for our little
He seemed to relax
at my gibe.
Il didn't know it was you," he ex-
planned shortly. Il was waiting for
some one, and in the hat you wore,
and the coat, | mistook you. That's
ALL Can you stand?"
mo-" | retorted. / could, but his
manner displeased me. The
sequel, however, was rather amazing.
for he stopped suddenly and picked
me up, and the next instant we were
out in the storm together. At the
loor he stopped and felt for the
Knob.
Turn it." he commanded. 'T can't
'each it."
I'll do nothing of the kind" said
Let me down; can
walk perfectly we'll"
He hesitated. Then he slid me
slowly to my feet, but he did not open
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
American Golf.

Certainly you are in good luck as
golfer if you 60 to America at all,
for they are gloriously hospitable in
that land, and, so far as could see,
the idea that some have here, that
the Americans notion of the object
Of playing a game is purely to win it
not to enjoy the playing is perfect
ly mistaken. l never had the impress
sion more strongly anywhere OF being
in the company of men who were
playing the game for pleasure, not for
the mere sake Of winning the match;
but then it is certainly true, as hear
one Of their judges q mean legal
Judge, though he was a judge OF golf,
too) say In an after-dinner speech,
that it Is "the cleanest sport in Amer
Hutchinson, IN London
Telegraph.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
Built the First Pavement

certain just when the work did be-
gin. Holland was not paved until
1417, though it was frequently impas-
sable from the depth of its mud.
During the reign Of Henry VIII. many
Of the streets were very foul and fun
of pits and sloughs very perilous and
noXious, as wen for all the kings sub
jects on horseback as on foot, and
with carriage" Smithfeld was with
out pavement until 1914.
The now beautiful Berlin allowed
its streets to go without even clear
ing or cleaning until the middle Of
the seventeenth century; and until
1851 It was a popular practice to place
pig pens Immediately beneath the
front windows of the houses. Every
kind Of filth and dirt was thrown into
the streets Of Warsaw up to the COM
paratively recent year Of 1928.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
Street sayings Are Short Lived.

If some London slang has Il short
life, the street sayings current for a
time pass away even more quickly.
Most Of these, such as Has your
mother sold her mangle?" who shot
the dog?' and How are you off for
soap?" survive only in the pages of
contemporary novelists.
Some, however, have a long life.
Does your mother know you're out?"
has been traced back to 1910 and may
possibly have been current before
then. Others are revived, with slight
alterations. Ten years ago rude little
boys would shout, Where did you
get that hat?" when their grand
fathers would exclaim, What the
same old hiatt" And the expression
Of dissent emphasized nowadays by
mot in these trousers" used to be
conveyed thirty years ago by the tag,
mot in these boots!"-London Chron-
lcle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
MENTAL ACCURACY
Greatly Improved by Leaving Off Coffee

The manager of an extensive cream.
cry in Wis. states that while a regu.
lar coffee drinker, he found it injuri.
GUS to his health and a hindrance to
1 the performance Of his business du.
ties.
1T impaired my digestion, gave me
a distressing sense Of fuIlness in the
region Of the stomach, causing a most
painful and disquieting palpitation Of
the heart, and what is worse, it mud
died my mental faculties so as to seri.
ously injure my business efficiency.
Il finally concluded that something
would have to be done. l quit the use
of coffee, short off, and began to drink
Postum. The cook didn't make it
right at first. She didn't boil it long
enough, and 1 did not find it palatablO
and quit using it and went back to cof-
fee and to the stomach trouble again.
Then my wife took the matter in
hand, and by following the directions
on the box faithfully, she. had me
drinking Postum for several days be-
for l knew it,
w neu 4 happened TO remark tn9t
I was feeling much better than had
for a long time, she told me that I
had been drinking Postum, and that
accounted for it, Now we have no
coffee on our table.
MY digestion has been restored,
and with this improvement has come
relief from the oppressive sense Of
fullness and palpitation of the heart
that used to bother me so. note such
a gain in mental strength and acute
ness that can attend to my Office
work with ease and pleasure and with
out making the mistakes that were SO
annoying to me while I was using
coffee.
Postum is the greatest table drink
Of the times, In my humble estima-
ton" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich
Read the little book, "Tbe Road to
Wellville, In pkgs There's a reason"
Bver read tbe above letter. a nets
one appears 4rom alane ~ tisnr. BhRv
are. nnminr. fEaIa. nmn NaI a hs4tssa
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
NO REST FOR THE DOCTOR

The express train on which we trav-
eled had not much more than pulled
out of the station when I saw a por-
ter enter our car and come running
post haste down the aisle When he
got alongside Of me he stopped and
said:
Dar's a lady dyin' in de mex cyar,
sab! | see you is a doctor VIII you
please come right along, sah?"
In the face of such an appeal what
could ! do?
It's your horrid goatee, Albert
my wife whispered. as I rose and fol
lowed the porter.
THE sick woman was in very bad
shape, and it was two hours before l
dared to leave her AS l bade her
goodby she almost wept with graft
tude-said she could never repay my
kindness, etc, and asked what my fee
was. told her that there was no
fee, but she insisted that there must
be, so l named a small sum- Pulling
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
WHEN .AMAN
MARQIES %1
RYElklaH9 [2OIB[5LE1IS. [alEl[[EIlAlT lSl
c1AIIZHCR.%esTfE.C CIRCULAR eSLAlRCASE-
ca!ll11E;,r Tit rANlN n I y lCyER len ETC.
/9o2kSI mr. Bo665-rzETPyXL...iOoMAqNis

lost as the famine grew more and
more insistent, For famine II was,
They worked the rest OF the eve
ming but the telephone refused to
revive and every one was starving.
Individually our pride was at low
ebb, but collectively 1t was still form.
liable. So we sat around and jim
played Grieg with the soft stops on,
and Aunt Selma went TO bed. The
weather had changed, and Il was
sleetlng, but anything was better than
the drawing room. l was in mood
to battle with the elements or TO cry
or both-so ] slipped out, while Dal
was reciting Give me three grains or
corn, mother" threw somebody's over.
coat over my shoulders, put on a
mans soft hat-Jlm's think-and
went up to the roof.
1t was dark In the third floor hall,
and had to feel my way to the foot
of the stairs / went up quietly and
turned the knob Of the door TO the
roof At first II would not open, and
l could hear the wind bowling out
side. Finally, however, / got the door
open a little and wormed my way
through. 1t was not entirely dark
out there, in spite of the storm. A
faint reflection Of the street lights
made 1t possible to distinguish the out
lines Of the lockwood plants, swaying
in the wind, and the chimneys and
the tent. And then--a dark figure
itself from the nearest
chimney and seemed to hurl itself at
me. remember putting out my
hands and trying to say something,
but the figure caught me roughly by
the shoulders and knocked me back
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
Man of Medicine Must Always Be In
Readiness for AlIeviatlon of
Suffering.

Take day off," said a friend Of
the doctor, seeing that the man of
medicine looked tagged
What is the good?" was the reply.
Whenever l go off on a holiday some
one is sure to be taken i'll and call
upon me for medical advice can't
get away from my profession"
We'll" suggested the friend, you
profit financially, that's some consola-
ton"
That's the way 1t strikes you"
grunted the doctor, and continued;
''The summer before last l thought I'd
go away for a few days with my wife
to camp know of in the mountains
The morning we left town got my
self up to look as non-professional as
possible, and we set out full of hope
and as jolly as two schoolchildren.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09

on one side that wave back and forth
when l walk. l always thought the
hat rather nifty, and so did the pat
rons of this beer garden. Every time
l passed through the garden caused
a great sensation. The men tried to
be polite and stife their giggles, but
one day real fat one lost control Of
himself as l was passing, and almost
choked over mouthful of beer. |
turned around an gave him a grin like
a Cheshire cat.
But the wonderful excellence of the
Central hotel does not. lie in its beer
garden, but in the dining room beyond.
for In this room is served the most de-
Iicious food cooked on earth.
We arrived at this place late on Sat.
urday night, and decided to 90 to bed
at once. We could not sleep for the
clatter OF the cafe below, which kent
up until 3 a. m. Hardly had this
noise died down until other sounds
commenced.
There was the shout of the milk bow
and the unmusical sound of scrubbing
looked out of the window. Dav was
Just beginning to break. In the street
below were milk boys with dogs hitch
ed to their carts, filed with gllstening
milk cans. The scrubbing was being
done by the women Of the house Oh
posite. They were polishing the win.
dows, the sills, the steps, the pave
ment, and even the street in honor of
the Sabbath.
l saw the reason for all this cleanly
showing when the people commenced
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
The PASSING Of the WIZ

We have known for some time that
the wife would have to go. We have
held off as long as possible the in-
eVitable moment, but it might Just
as well be over at once.
The wife was a very desirable ar
ticle while she lasted. She mended
the hose and did the housework when
necessary and sat up patiently and
waited for hubby's return. useful
person certainly-one to love, to hon
or and obey.
Now the suffragette age is upon US
and the wife is rapidly becoming ex-
tinct, says Life.
In few more years she will be ex-
hibited in museums
Adieu, madam! We respect your
memory!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09
Cordova, in Spain, Was First City to
improve Its Roads-Streets Of Lon
don Not Paved In nth Century.

The oldest pavement of which
there is any record in modern cities
Is that of Cordova, Spain, which was
paved with stones by the Moors in the
middle of the ninth century, The
Moors caused water to be conveyed
to the city in lead pipes.
Paris was the next city to pave its
streets; but this civic betterment did
not take pace until the year 1884, on
which occasion, says Rigard, the his
torian of Philip H., the name Of the
city was changed from Lutetia which
it had been previously called on ac-
count of its hlthiness." Those old
streets must have been very bad in
deed, as 1t was the general practice of
the citizens to keep swine, which
roamed at large and wallowed In the
mire Of the public way.
The streets Of London were unpayed
II the eleventh century; and Il Il ia.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-09

a visiting card out of her satchel she
requested that / would send my bill
to her in New York. agreed to dc
SO and went back to my wife Just as
the train drew into our station"
Have you seen your patient since p
asked the doctors friend.
Il often see her riding in her auto
mobile"
But did you send your billY' the
friend persisted.
"Eh-oh, yes, I've been sending Il
regularly every month for the last
year"