Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-06
Gttu ann nallry

Storm Conditions
A strong wind and partly cloudy
sky here this afternoon gave token of
the new storm on the coast.
Joe Smons Buys Ranch
The south half of the Heber ranch,
adjoining the town site of Heber, has
been purchased by Joe Simons of the
Simons Brick Company for $4,000.
Final Certificate Issued
The United States land office has
issued to the heirs of Alice G.. OBrien,
deceased, a final certificate to tract
81, township 13 south, range Is east.
Creamery Is Reopened
| After having been closed down for
several weeks, the creamery at Ala
morio has been reopened. 1t has been
leased by A. P. Evans of Los Ang-
eles.
Ten Thousand Club
The Woman's Ten Thousand Club
will meet Thursday, March Z, at the
home of Mrs. Charles H. Hersee. The
program is in charge of Mrs. G. S.
Helms.
Thanks for Assistance
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church desires to thank all
who assisted in making the banquet
for the MasOnS a success. The ladies
realized a handsome sum from this
affair
Probably Had Rabies
, A dog at the Clark livery stable at
Brawley developed symptoms of rabies
last week and was promptly shot. The
| dogs of Brawley are being kept
chained up until results of the mad
dog scare are determined.
Shipping Asparagus
| Daily shipments of asparagus are
going out from all the valley towns to
! the coast and eastern markets. About
thirty crates day are being sent out
from the McPherrin ranch. Several
new fields are coming into marketable
bearing this season.
Will Use Great Register
The belief seems to prevail that the
great register of last fall will not be
available for use at the coming city
| elections. AS matter of fact, the old
great register will not be destroyed
until September, and it with later reg
istrations will be used at the city elec-
tions.
Buy Valley Property
l
ed to Imperial valley by it's abundant
supply of water at all times and it's
ample feeding grounds for stock are
Aaron Beaucheim of San Juan Cap
istrano and Bert Heminway of Ell Toro,
San Diego county They have made
investments in the vicinity of Cal
exico.
Coming to FL Centre
| A 70 do Dr.
was convicted in Imperial of selling
liquor illegally and was sentenced to
| pay a fine of $50 and to serve ninety
days in Jail. The latter portion of
the sentene was held over him to get
him to leave town. He was in Ell
Centro yesterday and announced that
he was coming here to live.
Imperial County's School Money
| State superintendent of Public In
struction Hyatt has just made the ap-
portionment of state school money to
the various counties. imperial county
gets $12,551.05 for it's elementary
schools. The total amount apportioned
| to the counties of the state is $291.-
60O.41 for the high schools and 81
440, ,79490 for the elementary schools.
Brings Back Gold
H. C. Barfell returned Thursday
morning from the Arey mines, 50
miles northwest of Brawley, with a
handsome showing of placer gold,
mostly very coarse. A pump and gas
| oline engine are now being installed.
and the company, which is composed
of local men, expects to be in active
| operation before the hot weather.
Brawley News.
The Military Air Scout
Tonight at the Opera House will be
shown the remarkable moving picture
of THE Military Air Scout" This is
dramatic showing of the possibili-
ties of air craft in times of war. The
air is shown full of aeroplanes and
the maneuvers are remarkable. In ad-
dition the program will show THE
| Voice of Child" and "An Interna-
tional Heart Breaker.
Bad Checks Alleged
Charles Maguyre, formerly cook
in Ell Centro, but who has been stay
| ing in Holtville and vicinity recently,
was arrested at Holtville last evening
by Sheriff Meadows and brought to the
county jail He must answer to the
charge of issuing forged checks on
Monroe Edy, which were cashed by
HOltville business men. Four checks
were issued, it is alleged, and about
$3.50 is involved
Suffragettes on Strike at Heber
There will be great excitement at
Heber next Friday night, March s.,
when the suffragettes of the Heber
Dramatic Club put on the suffragette
play which made such sensation in
London recently, "The Winning of the
Vote" This play will be succeeded
by the clever society comedy, "A Box
of Monkeys" Between the two plays
a popular vaudeville performance will
| be presented. The Heber people are
looking forward with keen anticipation
| TO this entertainment as the Heber
Dramatic Clubs evenings are always
| huge successes.
Fig Wasps Are Out
Francis Heiny, the local horticulture
| ist, is elated over the fact that the fig
wasp appeared on his trees Febru-
airy %, several weeks ahead of all
known records in this state. A num-
| ber of the thriving insects have been
| sent to various government officials
of the agricultural department. Mr..
| Heiny's work in connection with the
Blastophaga has become of national in
| tprpSt and his discoveries in relation