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Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-17

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Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-17
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given that stale .h'
County taxes for 19l1-1912 will be 1u
and payable October 9th, 1874.
First instaument delinquent anu fif
teen per cent added November 18th, 1911
Second installment deliquent and tiv'
per cent added April goth, 1912.
Total tax may be paid when first in
stallment is due.
]. V. WACHTEf..
nov2S Tax Collector. Imperial County
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-17

DIR. G c. CleaveS. eve. ear, nose and
throat spe-ialist is now at Hotel Ri
Centre. Parties desiring to treatment
will p}aasc call early. II.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-17
Bulletin on The Date.

Doubtless numerous readers of The
Imperial Valley Press will be interested
in knowing that a bulletin has been is
sued by the Arizona Experimental sta
tion on date culture. This is belletir
No. 66 and can be secured by applying
to the bureau of plant industry, Wash
ington.. D. C. This bulletin treats OF
chemistry and ripening of the date and
other matters of interest to date pro-
ducers.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-17
SUGGESTIONS For VaIIeyites.

A Los Angeles paper says: Another
increase in the price of Contemplating
ieapfrog over the backs of those who
use the redolent berry. Californians
might curcumvent the spectators by
raising coffee down in the Imperial val
ley. They can raise anything down
there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
lew. D. die Town and dIsse Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Mrs b. G. Slade is III of appendicit
is.
Chris Sayas is passing the after.
noon in Troy.
Rev ]. ]. Culllon of East Dorset is
at his home here.
H. S. Friedman of Montreal is Wis
iting Lewis Seigal.
Mrs. Margaret English of County
street is III of the grip.
d. E. Langlois of Springfield was
in town today on business
James Kelley who has been on
the sick list is recovering.
Edward Stack of st. Adams is a
guest at the home of Edward Green
OF Dewey street.
George Hathaway OF Waterford Wis
tied his sister Miss Nellie Hathaway
over Sunday
Morris Levin and H. S. Freedman
are spending a part Of the day In
North Adams.
Miss Harriet Walbridge returned to
Boston yesterday after spending the
holidays with relatives.
There will be a joint installation of
the officers of Miriam and Stark LODI
ges Thursday evening. January 5.
Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy and grand
son, Charles Frazer of Cambridge are
guests OF Mrs. Mortimer Culliton.
T. ]. Healy returned to Colgate
University at Hamilton today after
spending the holidays with his par
ents here.
Il. Il. Bottum is moving from his
store on South street TO the one for
merly conducted by r.. Z. Hart on
Main street
+. Walllng Dewey has resumed his
studies at the New Bedford Textile
school after spending the holidays at
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mack OF Hoo
sick Falls who have been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Joseph b. Bingham, have
returned home.
Miss Eliza Hart returned to Middle.
bury college Monday after spending
the holidays with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. L. h. Hart of Main street.
The rain has considerably filled the
streams in this vicinity. The Roar
ing branch which has been practically
dry for several months Is now carry
ing a good body OF water.
The official board meeting Of the
Methodist church which was postpon'
ed on Monday evening on account OF
the Indictment weather will be held
at o'clock Wednesday evening.
The United Order OF the Golden
Cross society will hold reception
and initiation tonight at their new
rooms over +. h. Longs piano rooms
on Main street. The grand officers
from Boston are expected to be pres
ent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
LEGISLATURE WILL
Be IN SESSION
TONIGHT
Convenes at 100 After Holiday
Recess
NEARLY A MONTH MORE
Conservative Estimates Put Length
of Adjourned Session at Three
Weeks

Montpelier, Jan, 3.-When the legis-
lators return this evening TO their du-
ties AT the State House they will find
the building in splendid order for
their reception. Sergeant-at-Arms
Ferrin has kept his entire force of
sweepers and cleaners at work dur
ing the holiday recess and a thorough
cleaning has been done in Represen-
tatives' hall, the Senate chamber, the
committee rooms and the upper and
lower corridors.
OF course 1t is idle at this time to
predict just how long the adjourned
session of the legislature will last
1t is safe to say the work will be COM
pleted some time tbs month and
those best able to judge predict that
three weeks will be sufficient to do
carefully and well all the important
work that yet remains TO be done.
Among the measures Of large i'm
portance yet to be acted upon is the
bill providing for a central normal
school, the action of the House on the
proposed amendments to the state
constitution, the consideration by
both houses of the income tax amend
ment TO the federal constitution, the
trustee process bill, the Senate's ac-
ton on the bill appropriating $780,
600 for good roads, taxation measures,
bills amending the present license
law, the bill granting the Central
Vermont railway the right to build be
tween South Vernon and Brattleboro,
consideration by the House Of the
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for ad-
yertising the resources of the state,
amendments to the weights and meas
ures bill passed before the recess,
the white slave traffic bill and other
measures of more or less importance.
1t is confidently expected that the
members will take hold OF the work
in hand with a determination TO COM
plete il as expeditiously as possible
At the same time the feeling exists
that the important measures yet
ahead Of them require the most earn
est and careful attention and that
none Of them should be sighted or
rushed through in order to reach an
early adjournment. Nearly all the
appropriation bills are yet to be act
ed upon and some of these are sure
to provoke long discussions.
Clerk Plumley Of the House has
during the sessions formulated a
statement of the business in that
body up 10 date which shows that
OF the 624 bills introduced, 80 are In
the files Of the clerk ready for action,
1866 bills are still In the hands OF the
committee. l2l have been killed, 253
have been passed and S77 have been
reported from committees. The
House has received ~ bills from the
Senate OF which 40 have been pass
ed, three killed, % are in the files of
the clerk ready for action and "a are
still in the committees hands.
Tn length Of the session will de-
pend somewhat upon whether the
House and Senate will permit the In
PRODUCTION Of any more new bills by
unanimous consent. Quite a number
are sure 10 yet come in through the
committees. and II the introduction Of
bills from the floor is allowed after
the legislature reconyenes. II is sure
to prolong the work Of the session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
ACCIDENTALLY ELscTRocuTeD
Turned on Electric Light with other
Hand on Water Faucet.

St. Adams, Jan. Edward G..
Sweeney, age % years, was electro
cuted at his home here on Lincoln
avenue Sunday night just before mid
night. 1t is believed that he had one
hand on a water faucet and the 9th
er on the ineandescent light and that
the current was short circuited
through his body
The young man reached home at
11:l5 o'clock. the balance OF the fam
lily being in bed A brother sleeping
upstairs heard an cutlery and rush
Ing below found Edward unconscious
on the kitchen floor Doctors were
hastily summoned and worked over
him for one and a half hours, but
without avail. 1t is believed that
death was practically instantaneous.
Deep holes were found burned in
the palms Of both hands and his
hands were badly blistered
Others on the same street and In
various parts of the town reported
trouble with the electric lighting
service during the night and in re-
ceiving slight shocks in turning off
and on the electric lights. On Lin
coin avenue the service wire had
made a connection with a tree and
had started 4 blaze.
The dead young man was son OF
Mrs. Julia Sweeney, widow OF John
G. Sweeney, a conductor on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, who was ia
tally injured about three years ago
He leaves three brothers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
DIX INAUGURATED
GOVERNOR OF
NEW YORK
Democrats in Power for First
Time in rs Years
ECONOMY IN ADMINISTRATION
New Chief Executive Says State Has
Been Living Beyond Its Means
and Must Retrench

Albany, Jan. with impressive
ceremonial, John Alden Dix-second
of that name to be clothed with the
dignity and responsibilities of the
governorship of the empire state
was formally inducted into office yes
terday
His first official utterance, sound
ing the keynote Of his formulated po-
Icy. was received with close atten-
ton by an audience comprising all
the higher state Qfficials-executive
legislative and iudicial-and as many
others as could crowd into the Assem-
bly, chamber, where the function oc-
CURED. That keynote was business
and economy
We have been living beyond our
means" said Mr.. Dix I'VE have been
recklessly extravagant, and in order
to soften the effects of that extrava-
gance have resorted to expedents
that would not be tolerated in well
regulated private business"
Applause greeted the new governor
when he said weighing every syllable
with almost painful deliberation, Il
assume the responsibilities Of this
great Office without the fetter of a
single promise except my oath to
obey constitution of the state and
the nation and to serve and protect
the rights of all the people of the
state"
Men and women stood up and the
applause was so prolonged that the
rfgf D., a,s.I
Applause also greeted the an
nouncement of his projected policy
and the remarks of retiring Cover
nor Horace White, who spoke just be-
fore his successor. Embroidered
with compliments to the incoming
executive the essence Of Mr.. Whites
address was that, whatever mistakes
may have been made by the Republi-
can state administrations during the
past sixteen years in which they had
been In control of state affairs, those
mistakes have been far more than
counterbalanced by the benefcient
legislation enacted in that period.
Immediately after the ceremonies
in the Assembly chamber, Governor
Dix, walking beside former Governor
White and followed by members Of
their stats, filed into the executive
chamber where public reception
was held.
Governor and Mrs. Dix held a re-
ception Monday afternoon in the exc
cutive mansion Assisting Mrs. Dix
in receiving were many of the wives
OF members of the governors staff
and friends of Mrs Dix
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
PUSHING ROAD TO ST JOHN
Grand Trunk Pacific to Have Trains
Running on Line in May

st John n. b., Dec. William
Pugsley, minister Of public works.
says that the Grand Trunk Pacific
railway in New Brunswick which was
so nearly completed last fall, will
have trains running in May.
This confirms the statement made
by the president, c. NJ Hays, that al
most before the people of St John
realized it the trains OF the new
Transcontinental would be running in
and out of the Union station. These
trains must come over the rails of
the lntercolonial from Moncton If at
the outset they come through TO this
city.
The line opens up some hundreds
of miles of new territory in the pro
vince with valuable resources.
Mr.. Pugsley also stated that he
hoped to see work begun early in the
spring on the terminal facilities for
the Grand Trunk Pacific at the head
of st. John harbor east. With regard
to the dry dock, while there was a
hitch in the negotiations with the
British contractors, the minister hop
ed to see satisfactory arrangements
made at an early period for the con
struction of the dock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
AS A PROFESSIONAL ACTOR
Joseph J. Daley Appears at eenning.
ton opera House.


Monday evening at the Bennington
opera house, Joseph J. Daley, Ben
nington's most recent emigrant to
the land Of the footlights. made his
first professional bow before an au-
dience In his native town. Mr..
Daley's reception as professional
Thespian was even more cordial than
at any Of the performances that have
charmed Bennington theatre-goers.
A similar audience has never before
greeted an artist here. Il being made
up almost wholly of Bennington peo-
pie and while at first the play was
felt too incidental II soon proved
worthy of so large and appreciatvie
an audience.
Even the play was fitted for Mr..
Daley's home-coming The Old
Homestead MIR. Daleys parts while
meagre were those Of finished actor
and notably free from an embarass-
ment justihable at the welcome he
received at his first appearance on
the stage. In the first place Mr. Daley
led the farm hand chorus which was
forced to respond to repeated encores
with the pleasing old melodies. Mr..
Daley rendered the only solo Of the
play, Rocked In the Cradle OF the
Deep. In the second act in the part
of the Judge he did a perfect piece Of
acting which in smaller way was
quite as clever a hit of character
drawing as William Laurence as
Uncle JOSH
THE Old Homestead" In all the
old.fashioneduess of It's New Hamp-
shire dialect and its whole-souled
Quaintness. is the simple story OF a
mans love for his son and is one Of
the few American plays without a
love story. With very little plot, the
play which delineates the adventures
OF Uncle Josh In search Of his son,
has with its sweet simplicity gripped
more hearts than any other American
I play. Every one Of the scenes and
each Of the characters In the old
! Homestead" Is as close as home to
the average New England audience.
The personal interest which is felt
7 In a home performance and the keen
delight in the finished performance OF
professionals were strangely united
in the audience last evening and II
was the common opinion that the en-
tire cast as well as Mr.. Daley de
served their audience.
A hearty wish that Mr.. Daey may
succeed In his chosen profession u
the common wish OF every Benning
ton theatregoer and all his personal
friends. There Is small doubt tha'
he will succeed In the mind Of any
who Witnessed last evenings perfor
nance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
MAKING TIE HOME PAY
The Business Side Of the Country
Home

The Business SIDE OF the Country
Home
Marketing home products advan.
tageously is of paramount impor.
lance" says Kate V. saintMaur In
Woman's Home Companion for Jan.
uary. and seems TO be the point on
which many beginners fail. Com
mission men and Wholesale markets
should not be resorted TO, because
homegrown products OF all descrip-
tons excel In quality and not In guam
tity; therefore appeal TO high class
private custom, who desire the very
best, regardless of price.
Il have never sold through any OF
the ordinary market channels yet
have always had more orders than
could al and received a little more
than the ordinary prices. Naturally
the location OF the nome aud the
quality OF the wares must influence
the returns to some extent but not
half so much as the method OF pack.
ing and shipping. Nicely In these
respects captures the favor OF Gus
toners aud they take pride In exhib-
iting things to their friends-which
Is the very best sort OF advertising
a home business can have.
When I had reached the point
where knew that could depend on
a certain number OF eggs regularly
wrote to a doctor friend In the city
and told him that could promise to
deliver six dozen strictly fresh.laid
eggs twice a week for the whole year.
at uniform price OF forty-hve cents
dozen. customers to pay the eN.
press charges. which would be TWEEN.
ty.five cents on each six dozen. lex.
press companies return empty pack
ages free of charge.) Within a
month he had found four customers
for me. who would take two dozen a
week each, the box to be delivered at
his house. where the other three Gus.
tomrs were TO call every Saturday
and Wednesday.
"All poultry.supply houses have
wooden boxes for sale with divided
trays. made to hold three. six or
twelve dozen eggs for about two dol.
lars apiece. Before the year was out
each OF the three other customers
had interested one or two friends.
with the result that three six.dozen
boxes we're shipped three times a
week. and the following winter | had
orders from the same people for but
ter and table poultry"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
n. Y. ON
F|RE,NOWATER TO
FIGHT FLAMES
Loss Early This Morning Esti-
mated at 100000
BUSINESS BUILDINGS BURNED
Delaware and Hudson Railway sta.
ton and Main Street Bridge
Also Destroyed

Troy Jan. 3.-The entire village OF
Granville, Washington county, was
threatened with destruction by fire
at 1880 a. M, The confiagration at
that hour had already razed several
blocks and, the village being practic-
ally without water, the firemen were
making little or no progress In check
ing the flames. An appeal for assis-
lance had been sent to Salem and
Whitehall, Albany and other places
The fire, which started at IL O'Clock
midnight. has been famed by a brisk
breeze. 1t started in the clothing
store Of Barney Lovitz, but the origin
could not be determined The loss
at 2 a. M, was estimated at 100000
From the Loyitz store the flames
spread to the Troy Clothing company
store, the Cash Clothing store, the
Rowland drug store, SulIivan's hard
ware store, A. B. Wellers grocery
store, Dooleys meat market, large
furniture store, two restaurants. the
public library, the Vanderwerker
block, the Hayes block, the Delaware
and Hudson station and the Main
street bridge all of which, together
with several dwellings, have been en-
tirely destroyed.
The bridge was burning briskly at
2 a. m, despite q desperate effort on
the part Of the village to prevent the
spread of the flames to this structure
and 1t was destroyed.
AT $3.50 a. m, the fire showed no
sign of abatement. On the other
hand 1t was burning more flercely
than ever. AT that hour all hope Of
saving the business part of the vii
lage had been abandoned, and it was
feared. little or none OF the residential
section could be preserved.
The fire was discovered by the Hud-
son River Telephone company's oper-
ator, who turned in the alarm.
The water shortage was caused by
the intake pipe of the waterworks de-
partment system, being out of order.
All efforts 70 open IL we're unavailing.
Owing to the ccndition of the roads
the fire companies of whom help has
been asked, have telephoned that it
is impossible to get help to the scene.
At $3.50 the flames were still spread
ing and many pitiful scenes were be-
ing enacted. Men and women, many
of the latter sobbing and moaning,
stood in the streets and watched their
homes burn. Many removed their
household effects to places of safety
but others lost everything they poss-
essed.
Shortly after $3.50 the wind shifted
and drove the flames back toward the
business section again. This led to
the hope that the fire would not COM
municate to the residential portion
of the town, which is still unscathed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
EVIDENCE FINISHED
Vandeveer Case Has Attracted Con
siderable Attention

Charles II. Williams of Bellows
Falls special master in the case OF
the National Metal Edge Box COM
pany of Readsboro against Jean Van
deveer, finished hearing the evidence
Wednesday afternoon at Brattleboro.
Some time ago the company brought
a petition in chancery to foreclose
mortgage OF $4,000 and to recover
5000 which the company claims to
have paid in taxes to protect the pro
perry
The defense maintains that Mr.
Vandeveer was insane when he execu
ted the mortgage January 10, 1903
and has been at the Brattleboro re-
treat for several months Part OF
the testimony was taken two days
last week in Readsboro and the re-
mainder has been taken the past
three days. II. s. Barber and c. T.
Butterheld are counsel for orator.
Chase and Daley and Il. w. Gibson
appear for Mr.. and Mrs. Vandeveer
North Adams National bank and
others made a party to the suit
North Adams Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
KILLED IN ELEVATOR
Shocking Death Of Prominent Mont
peIler BUSINESS Man

pelier Business Man
Montpelier, Jan. 3i.-A shocking
death which saddened the whole COM
munlty occurred In Montpelier sun
day forenoon, when Roswell X. Peck
member OF the mercantile firm OF
Peck Brothers. was instantly killed
by being caught between the elevator
and first floor OF the Peck store on
Main street
MIR. Peck was one OF Montpeliers
most esteemed citizens though he
lived quietly and mosientatiously. he
was born In Montpelier 81 years ago.
the son OF William n. and Julia Clark
peck aud always lived In that place.
His father was also native OF Mont
heller. He married Miss Ada Pettin-
ril aud they have two children, Mar
tin and Julia. Other near relatives,
who survive. are John aud George
Peek. Another brother, James ).
Peck. ne one time postmaster In Mont
peller. died several years ago.
Before becoming a member OF the
firm of Peck Brothers Mr.. Peck enter
cd the frm OF Peck q Cummings who
conducted tannery, but several
wears ago, with his brother John form
cd the Arm OF Peck Brothers, which
has since carried on business on Main
street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
WOULD LEASE WATER POWER
Rutland County Senator Makes Prop.
position to City of Vergennes

Vergennes, Dec. Ex-senator III. b.
Barden of Wallingford has submitted
a proposal to the city Of Yergennes
to develop its unused water power,
furnish the city all the power it needs
for pumping purposes and as soon as
possible induce industries to locate
there and use the electrical power he
will have developed.
Senator Barden stipulates in the
proposal that the term of the lease
shall be for 25 years and that he and
his assigns shall be given the right
to erect and maintain on and over
lall highways and street poles and
wires, and that he is also TO have the
right and privilege of erecting addit-
ions to the buildings now owned by
the city and OF installing such addit-
ional machinery as he may deem nee
essary from time to time.
In the contract submitted with the
proposal, Senator Barden agrees to
within reasonable time put in oper-
alton a manufacturing plant that
will give employment continuously to
at least 25 persons and will increase
the number from time to time as the
business warrants or requires.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-03
KIDNEYS WILL ACT FIVE
sackache and Bladder Misery go AZ
ter Taking a Few Doses

The real treachery and danger in
kidney trouble is because the first
symptoms are always seen in other
parts of the body before anything
wrong is noticed with the kidneys
themselves
The moment you suspect any kid
ney, bladder or urinary disorder or
feel dull, constant Backache or the
urine is thick, cloudy or offensive or
full of sediment, irregular of passage
or attended by scalding sensation,
begin taking Pape's Diuretic as direc-
ted, with the knowledge that there is
no other medicine at any price made
anywhere else in the world, which is
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and prompt a cure.
Put an end to kidney trouble while
1t is only trouble-before it develops
into Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
Pape's Diuretic acts directly upon
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Your physician, pharmacist, banker
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