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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-02

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Wednesday. November 9. 1910
In the Matter oi the Petition of -. -.
Rugg. for Vacation of Certain Streets
and alleys
Petition.
In the matter of tn" petition of Mary
:. Rugc and H. II. Rugg for an order
pt tn" Board of County COMMISSIONS =
Vacatng certain portions of the Grand
View Addition to the city of Ellcnsburs.
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mssoners:
Come now MARY : Rugg ana H. II.
Rugg. her husband. and show that they
are the owners i'm fee simple of am of
block eight 81 ANA the north half of
blocks ninc ,eo and eleven db in III.
Grand View Addition To- the city of I'll
lcnshurg. situate In Kttita. County
Stat, of Wa~hin.tou
That There. are mo- taxes due or dolin-
,ru,nt ON said PREMISES That tn, said
Grand View Addition To- tl, CITY of EUcus-
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hovond tine cornnr,te limit. of tine said
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value as lots ana blocks but is only val
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-02
CERTIFICATE OF ALTERATION OF
SCHOOL DISTRICT

To the Board of County commissioners
Of Kttitas County. Washington, ien"NlH
l.. BarIl"y Superintendent OF Common
school in and FOR NittitaS county stat" 81
Washington. do hereby certify that ON
the 10th day OF September, 1910. ! did IN
accordance with law. chang" tn" boundiu-
les of school Districts Nos. and : al SAID
county as follows. viz: Sections - and
"a. township II. range Is. belonging t."
school district : were transferred t" S'h"oi
district =.
Witness my hand at my office this l"ut
day Of September lHlo.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-02
Wednesday. November 9. 1917

"c"''cSUdy' TNOVeTTTUtT y T5TV'
In til" Matter OF the Petition of u. -.
Rugg for Vacation of Certain Streets
and ALLEYS
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27

good roads movement, but it is not the
one for which Los Angeles is made to
stand. What the representatives, of this
city are asking for is a route crossing
the desert north of Imperial Valley. They
represent that the road will deviate from
a straight course to drop fifteen or twenty
miles southwark into the valley AMI thence
return as far northward. That fools but
very few people in the valley for no en-
gineer would recommend such a course.
g [ have for months been doing every
thing in my power, first to get Los An
geles to realize the import of this COM
ing estimated $4,000, 0,000-a-year trade,
AMI second, to get the city to change it's
attitude from Indifference or antagonism
to the valley to an attitude of friendli-
ness and cooperation. 1t is the destiny
of this city that is at stake The COM
merce of the southwest will be built on
the productiveness of Imperial, Yuma and
Salt river valleys. That commerce will
make Il great city out o. either Los An
geles or San Diego"
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
CITRUS FRUIT DISTRICTS
HARD HIT BY FROST

Los ANGELES, Dec. 27.-There is no
doubt that citrus fruits in many districts
in Southern California have been hard nit
by the frosts of Monday and Tuesday
nights. The extent of the damage can
not be learned yet, but temperature as
low as % is reported from several dis
tricts, while some sections of Southern
California outside of the citrus districts
report as low as 16 degrees.
This is a record that has probably never
been exceeded in Southern California on
the whole, and the prospective loss will
run into millions of dollars. The harvest
Of the new crop had been but begun and
there probably was $4,000, 600 worth of
oranges on the trees. The loss will prob
ably amount to from quarter to a half
of the total, while much of the remainder
will be of inferior grade because of the
frost.
1t has been q number of years since so
destructive a frost has visited Southern
California, and few of the large districts
have escaped loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
HEART To- HEART
TALK To CHILDREN
! OF VALLEY SCHOOLS

The editor of the Press wishes to have
heart to- heart talk with the pupils of
the schools of the valley. For ten years
he has been keenly interested in the work
and growth of these schools, and from the
earliest days he has been anxious to CO.
operate with them.
So long ago as 1902 he gave to the
schools of the valley a beautiful silk ban
ner and standard to be awarded annual
ly to the school having the best record for
average attendance. This banner for two
or three years was duly awarded but
was finally forgotten and is now in the
country school which won it years ago.
Now, the editor of the Press has de-
signed a new method of helping the pupils
of the schools. This is to give them 80
per cent of all the money received dur
/ ing the subscription contest now under
way There is not district school in
the county but can make 500 or more
from this contest. The commission will
go to the pupils of the schools for use
Just as they wish. They can spend it
| for basket ball, base ball or tennis equip
ment, OF they can buy reference books or
pictures for the school house with it. The
money will belong to the pupils.
When the editor of the Press paid for
the silk banner eight years ago he felt
that he was contributing to the welfare
of the schools, but apparently the banner
did not "just touch the spot"
There are several schools in the val
/ ley which are showing appreciation of
this new offer and which are taking hold
of the offer with zeal, but there are "a
number of schools yet to be heard from.
| The editor of the Press does not believe
| this is due to Indifference, but the hesi-
fancy of the pupils to act for the school,
and so he wishes to talk this way direct
! with the pupils. He wants each of them
to feel a personal interest in their pro-
posal. In forming the plans for the con-
| test, it was not necessary to make this
! offer to the schools. 1t is never done by
other papers. The offer was made in this
case solely because the editor of the
Press wants to see the young people enjoy
! their school life and wishes to help them
| do so.
! The pupils of the schools have a part
| to perform, and each school will share
the benefit Just in proportion as it enters
| into the spirit of the contest. What is
asked of the schools is that each of them
gets some one or more contestants in
| the field to work for the school. They
may or may not be pupils Any contest
ant can work for sHy school or can leave
| the school credit solely to the subscriber.
| Any contestant can go anywhere in the
| county. lie can take subscriptions for
! any time up to ten years at the rate of 81
| Il year in the county and 81 out OF the
county, for every dollar taken in some
| school will received 80 cents. Will it be
your school or some other one? That de-
| pends on yourself. Will YOU not get your
schoolmates together and agree on some
| contestant to work for your school and
send at once for blank receipts?
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
TALKS SOME PLAIN TALK
TO LOS ANGELES PEOPLE

Los Angeles Tribune: The editor of the
Imperial Valley Press, Il. f. Howe said
yesterday that Los Angeles good roads
promoters are making the worst possible
blunder in tactics from the standpoint of
this city
Imperial valley" said he, sis naturally
most friendly to Los Angeles. There are
hundreds of us in the valley who for years
were residents of this city and who do
not wish to be forced into alliances
against the interests of this city We
have been strugglging for years to over
come what we believe to be absolute in
difference of Los Angeles to the deVlop
ment of Imperial Valley. We have thought
at times we saw evidence of awakening
appreciation, but when we came to that
feeling along comes some event like this
good roads movement that wholly de-
stroys any hope of a better understand
ing.
."Just now Imperial Valley is buying
about So, 900, 600 Il year of Los Angeles and
selling about the same amount. But the
time is in sight when the 365, 600 irrigated
acres OF that valley will buy $4,000, 600
worth of goods and sell as much.
'"rhat trade, if taken over by Los An
geles. will be more than twenty times as
much per capita of your people as the en-
tire foreign trade of all Central and South
America is to the people of this nation.
Nor does this take into account the half
million acres along the Colorado and Salt
rivers which viii fully double this trade.
''If there ever is to be great COM
mercial city here, it must be built on the
agricultural resources of Imperial, Yuma
and Salt river valleys, and if Los Angeles
is to get that trade it ought to cultivate
the good will of the people in, those val
leys.
but that is just what your good roads
people are not doing. On the contrary,
they are compelling the people of I'M
perial and Yuma valleys to form an al
lance with San Diego against Los An
geles.
1.-The tactical mistake which Los An
geles good roads promoters are making,
the worst mistake they could make, is in
asking for a national highway route that
avoids Imperial Valley, while San Diego,
Yuma and Imperial Valley arc after a
highway that traverses the irrigated sec
ton.
'.By the policy of your good roads pro-
moters Los Angeles is not only put in a
position of asking for an all-desert route
but it assumes an attitude of direct an
tagonism to the very region on which the
city must rely for commercial develop
ment.
'"The time will come when it will be
possible for the traveller to pass through
long stretch of fields and orchards in
Salt river valley, thence down the ella
through similar fields almost to Yuma,
thence, on either side of the Colorado,
pass another oasis. and after crossing q
short stretch OF lesert drive for nifty OF
sixty miles through green fields and on
chards in Imperial Valley and thence pI
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
CHARACTERISTIC TALK
Of THE ANAN|AS CLUB
Try I-NITED PRESS ASSOCIATI

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Denouncing the
New York Evening Post for it's effort to
put him into an Analas club of its own
and explaining that he had not on this
occasion tried to put that paper in his
own Ananias club, Col. Theodore Roose-
welt today said:
you can't put a man into a club of
while he is a charter member.
Roosevelt then went to explain the cir
cumstances surrounding the publication
of letters by National Treasurer Sheldon
which passed between Roosevelt and the
late Edward r. Hartman on the finan-
ciers contribution to the Republican ma
tional campaign fund. He said in part:
"If the Evening Post had been content
to tell the truth, simply to reproduce what
[ said without asserting the falsehood
that / contradicted, there would have
been no need of my inserting the explicit
statement that, essentially, my statement
agreed with SheldOn's, but it was lntam-
Gus to omit that statement and at the same
time use sentences and headlines convey
ing the impression that | accused Sheldon
of fasehood, in endeaVoring TO support Its
false statement that I Contradicted Shel-
don. The Post is guilty of what it knew
to be Il deliberate and Wilful Wtrutu.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
PURCHASE OF PENINSULA
IS GAINING IN FAVOR

Southwark the march of empire-only
in this case it's the republic that is look
ing in that direction 1t may be remem-
bered that in his Imperial Valley letters
recently the editor of the Sun referred to
the strongly-held opinion there that Mex
lean territory as far south as the Gull
of California, must soon come under the
flag The sequel is now published, for the
delegate in congress from Arizona an
nounces that, as his last official perform
ance, he expects to induce congress to buy
from Mexico the land on both sides of the
Colorado river to which it empties into
the gulf.
This will accomplish two things: 1t will
give Arizona "a seaport-there are good
liarbors near the head of the Gulf of Cali
forna-and it will place all the Imperial
valley canals under American control.
The delegate says he has talked the mat
ter over with Secretary of State Knox,
intimating also that the subject has even
been broached to Mexico and not unfa-
vorably considered. He declares that
there are no Mexican constitutional OBJ
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY EVENING, 27,

| staces. The Sun thinks he is mistaken
I'm this, for the Mexican constitution dis
| tincty prohibits alienation of any Mex
/ lean territory. But it may be the Mex
| lean authorities are going on the basis
! implied in a joke on this side of the line:
whats the constitution between
| friends?'
If it can be done, it ought to be done,
| particularly for the control of the Imper-
| ial water supply, and the added and very
| important fact that it will double the
available area of that matchess valley s
| arabic land Even now, the land is owned
| by citizens of the United States, who
would not object to the flag following
| their purchases.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
TO PERsEcUTE JEWS

[BY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICE1
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27-Fresh
evidence of the determination of Russia
to exclude all American Jews from the
country, despite the protest of Americans.
was given in the Douma today by q bill
introduced by leaders of the Nationalist
party, which controls the assembly.
Ex-premier Guchoffs bill, raising the
duty on American goods 100 per cent,
was also introduced. The action is be-
ieved to have been taken at this time In
order to give warning that the Russian
regulations for the exclusion of Jews will
be maintained, even though it results in
complete severance of all relations with
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27

worked on the county roads, and were
placed under arrest. They are Jack Hol-
len and l.. II. Lynn.
This now makes a total of nine !. w. w.
men held in the Imperial county Jail to
answer to charges to be preferred against
them for stock stealing, resisting officers,
etc The men held here are p. w. Blanc,
e. +. Lefferts, Myron Marshall, Y. M.
Dodson. j. w. Stanford Fred Niles,
James Roberts, Jack Hollen and l.. Il.
Lynn.
j. w. Stanford, leader of the gang, who
was shot in the hip by the officers when
he resisted arrest last Sunday, has pain
full. but not necessarily serious, wound.
Sheriff Meadows and his deputies are
determined that the lawlessness that has
been going on at Holtville and in that
vicinity shall be stopped and it is probable
that further arrests will be made within
a short time.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
PROCLAMATION

Whereas, the valley supply of water
will be smut off at Sharp's Heading during
the week of January 5, 1872 and whereas
the settling basins for the city of Ell Cen
tro are inadequate to supply the demand
for water for said city for domestic and
irrigation purposes, now therefore, pub
lie notice is hereby given that under pen
atty of law, under the water ordinance of
the city of El Centre, all water for irri-
cation purposes during said week of
January ), 1912, shal lbe shut off and not
used.
Signed JOHN NORTON,
Attest: Pres. of Board.
w. II. SPRAGUE. 1Oi
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
ANOTHER BUSINESS
BUILDING FOR THE
CTYS MAIN STREET

Work was begun today on another busi-
ness building for El Centro's main street.
J. =. He'll has awarded to Harris IL Gil
rard the contract for the erection of a
cement block building, 25x65 feet ON the
south side of Main street, adjoining the
court house garage on the west.
This structure will have plate glass
frontage with center entrance. 1t will
be finished in attractive style and will be
ready for occupancy within thirty days.
1t will be occupied by Mr.. Green. who
will open a new meat market in this CITY,.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
NINE ARE HELD IN
COUNTY JAIL ON
|. W. VI. TROUBLES

Two more members of the /. w. w. at
Holtville that has got i'll bad with the
county officers and that must answer to
the charge of stealing stock, We're brought
to the county Jail last night from Devils
canyon. These men found their way to
the county road camp maintained in the
canyon, after the battle south of Coyote
Wells, in which four men were captured
on Sunday by Sheriff Meadows and his
posse.
They reached the county road camp in
the night time. and Were heard by the
night guard for the prisoners who are
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27

SEVERAL INDICTMENTS FOUND

GBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONs1
Los ANGELES, Dec. 27.-The federal
grand jury reported to Federal Judge
Wellborn this morning and returned sew
eral indictments, none of which, it is un-
derstood, refers to the dynamiting cases.
The report was flied and the investigators
immediately returned to the investigation
of the dynamiting cases
The only witness to appear before the
federal grand jury today was Paul Shar-
renburg, secretary of the California Fed
eratoin Of Labor. He arrived this morn
ing from San Francisco in answer to a
subpoena and immediately went before
the lnquisitors. He refused to give an
inkling of the nature of his testimony be-
fore the probers. After hearing Sharren-
burg's testimony, the grand jury ad-
journed till 10 Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
DISCUSSING POLITICS

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-Divided into
two factions as result of Chairman Lees
statement that President Taft cannot
carry Indiana. the state Republican COM
mittee met today. The first test of
strength will come this afternoon when
organization of the committee. The ques-
ton of presidential primary will also be
discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
RIVER STEAMER SUNK

LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATlONSl
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Stluck
squarey in the middle by the Southern
Pacific ferry steamer Encfnal, the river
steamer Napa City, was sunk in the har-
Dor early today. The river steamer was
in tow of a tug when sunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
DYNAMITE EXPOSE IS
IN THE EASTERN AIR

BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
MONESSING, Pa, Dec. 27.-Collapsing
in his cell here today George Bridges
arrested on suspicion of having been i'm
up the Monessen Mills declared he will
make complete confession in which he
will furnish the names of everyone con-
nected with the plot
Il am going to clear myself I won't
take all the blame. The rest of them
must take, their medicine, just like me-
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
franklin GIVEN HEARING

Los ANGELES, Dec. 27.-Bert RI.
Franklin, former chief investigator in the
Mcnamara defense, charged with bribins
Permanent Juror Robert Balm, today was
held for action by the superior court by
Justice Young. In this case the defend
ant is on his own recoSnizance. He Is
out on $4,000 bail on the charge of at
tempting to bribe Prospective Juror
Lockwood. The defense rested the case
without submitting any evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
TOURIST TAKES HIS LEE

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
Los ANGELES. Dec. 27.-Selectina the
lonely Silvorwood mountain top 10 kout
drive for the scene of his last act, Jo-
Seph M. Vincent, Il graduate of Columbia
University, d tourist from Brooklyn N
Y. today committed suicide by blowing
out his brains. No reason for the act is
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
SEATTLE Dec. 27.-Whle standing
awaiting street car O. II. Ballou,
wealthy lawyer, run down and in
Stantly killed by an automobile early to-
day. The police are trying to find the
driver of the machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
BUILDINGS IN SIGHT
FOR EARLY ERECTION

Such is the way the building interests
of El Centre will stand at the beginning
Of the new year These structures are
now either under way or about to begin,
and tenants are at hand for the entire 225
feet frontage.
1t will be a most encouraging opening
for the new year, indicating somewhat the
great stride El Centre is making city
ward
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-27
WARMER AND RAIN

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIAT!ONSl
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.--The weather
prediction today is ::Cloudy, warmer to-
night. rain Thursday with light south
wind
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-06-10

vict labor In ahead of us, and that 1t
will be impossible to get any Of this
labor until next spring or summer.
6econd-That on petition Of NUM-
bsr Of our largest taxpayers (which
will be had at the proper time) our
board of county commissioners will
make special levy in aid Of the pro-
Iect.
Third-Thst the people here are
universally In favor Of the road rs
outlined; that our county authorities
have their end of the present Meeker-
Rifle road In much better condition
than the Garfield end of the same, Is
atakemen and freighters can testify.
And finally-That The HERALD
has been and will continue to be In
favor of graded, macadamized road
between Meeker and Rifle, and will
be found with the Telegram in work
ing to that end.-Editor HERALD.J
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-06-10

Committee to investigate extension
of water mains was given additional
time.
Report Of H H Joy, water COM
missioner, read and fled.
Additional street grades were made
and ordered recorded.
Marshal reported t9o.75 poll tax,
and $500 dog tax collected.
Fines collected 1000.
The clerk was instructed to render
Issac Baer bill for A pieces tiling.
The question Of raising the saloon
license was discussed but nothing
was done.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-06-10
Notice Of Final settlement

In the matter Of the estate Of George w.
Gfllis, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that on Monday,
the 18Th day of June, A. d. 1911. being one of
the regular days OF the June term Of the
county court OF Rio Blanco county, in the
state Of Colorado, i, C.F. Brown, admtnis-
TRAITOR Of said estate, will appear before the
Judge Of said court, present my ftnsl settle.
proval Of the same. and will then apply to
be disc charged as such administrator. At
which time and place any person in inter-
est may appear and present objections to
the same II any there be.
Dated at Meeker, Colorado, Nay Bird, 1911.
c. r. BROWN,
Administrator Of the estate of George W.
Gillis, deceased. 1874