Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-07

this point, The engineering corps has
moved its headquarters from Seeley to
Dixieland
Will Work for River Bridge
Senator Henry f. Ashhurst has sent
a letter to Mayor F. L. Ewing of Yuma,
pledging his earnest endeavors toward
securing a government appropriation
for the building of a bridge across
the Colorado river TO connect Imperial
county and Yuma.
Coroner Peterson Goes to Yuma
DR.. F. w. Peterson, coroner for I'M
perial county, has been called to Yuma
to hold an inquest on the body of the
man who committed suicide by Jump
ing into the Colorado river. The body
was recov cred on the Imperial county
side of the river.
New Stores Handsome Array
The New York Store. which will
open its doors to the public next Sat
urday, has arranged handsome dis
play of goods in the Hotel Oregon
block. The management has inaug-
urated campaign of publicity that
will cover the entire valley.
More Changes at Davis Store
The greater part of the glass front
age on the Fifth street side of the
Davis drug store is being replaced with
a brick wall thus providing space for
NOR shelf room in the store. tile
floor is to be laid and a general rear
rangement of the interior is planned.
with the placing Of handsome new fin
lures.
His Own irrigation Plant
v-bn iC, oiSin hnoC
and cattle on his ranch -on the Colo
RADIO river above Picacho, has pur-
chased a boiler and engine from the
old Ficacho Mining Company, and will
use it for the installation of an irri-
cation system for his ranch. He will
pump water for the irrigation of about
fifty acres.
Down the River in a Skiff
Mir. and Mrs. Marshall Bond, their
two children and a nurse of Seattle
and Mrs William X Townsend OF
New Haven. CT, arrived in Yuma last
evening, having come down the Colo
rado from Needles in a skiff. The
voyage was made for pleasure and an
outing. They left Needles February /.
The party left last night for Seattle
Yuma Sun.
Deatn or a. j. Monroy
A. J. MonrOy. an old timer on the
Colorado river district and after the
organization of Imperial county Justice
of the peace for Picacho township. died
at his home in Yuma Monday morning.
He was 80 years of age and was a
native of Sonora, Mexico. Besides the
widow hel caves a large family of
children. The funeral was held at the
Catholic Church in Yuma "Wednesday.
WHI Make Moving Pictures
Representatives of the Essanay NOV
ing picture company are in Imperial
valley to arrange for the coming of a
portion of the company to make pic
ture films here. 1t is probable thai
one of the valleys fine alfalfa fields
on which are hundreds of head of cat
tie will be used as the background for
a portion of the play to be produced,
and the bare lands to the north of
Brawley will be utilized for desert
sections of the same play The actors
will be down from Los Angeles within
a few days
Vitagraph Monthly Tonight
At the Opera House tonight, in ad-
Gition to the highly interesting Vita
graph monthly. there will be the usu-
al pleasing features, including How
Sir Andrew Lost His Vote" and The
Poisoned Arrow The Opera House
has booked two fine attractions for
the near future. Franz Rainer's Tyro-
lese warbers. singers and dancers for
the 14th and the Worlds Fair Stock
Company for the week beginning
March p in repertoire. This is one
of the stock coming organized for the
coming worlds fair
Exceptionally Fine Show
An exceptionally good program is
offered by the L. & S. Theater tonight,
the subjects being, Sins of Father, -
showing how a mans children will
take after him in his sins; Modern
Weapons for Fighting Fire" a very
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