Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-25

I the bill of expenses will not be less
than $500 and may reach $500.
J. ". Taggart OF the Park garage
| is working out a somewhat original
idea as an assistance to automobiles
while passing over sandy stretches of
| road. A sand belt Is the name given
to the new device This in practical
| use will cover the auto tire and by a
few inches Of projection present a
broad surface and to that extent pre-
vent the wheels sinking into the sand.
The leather belt Is quickly fastened on
| by lacing together the ends. Should
the model prove successful, one made
of rubber may then be tried.
f. T. Patterson arrived Sunday
morning from Los Angeles to become
| the new chef at the Victoria cafe.
c. Morford's anniversary sale Of the
PAST week is reported as being among
| the better trade days for that store.
| Miss Verna Kane of Los Angeles,
arriving on a recent morning. has
| taken a position as waitress at the
Newton Gray cafe.
c. Amstead was among the arrivals
| on yesterday mornings train and will
ranch south of town.
Ed. NJ. Guier of Lordsburg is again
here having arrived Friday. and will
spend several days in the vicinity be
fore returning to his home.
George W. Johnson, carrier on route
No. l, began his vacation as guaran
teed him by the postoffice department,
last week. w. II. Hood is fulfilling
the duties of substitute carrier.
C. A. Blake of Los Angeles, arriving
intown during the week, is among
those viewing the valley, admiring the
development in evidence in the home
! town and dropping a word of com
mendation.
]. A. Butterfeld. whose home is On
Maple avenue but who, with his fam
lily, has been in San Diego and Los
Angeles since spring, arrived during
the week and will look after his prop
erty interests here.
Dick Jordan arrived Monday from
Whittier. Mr.. Jordan was among the
very early settlers in this locality and
speaks of himself as having been one
of the pioneers.
A letter received from Rev. F.. p
place states that he finds a large field
for his labors at Taft, his new Ioca-
ton, and that the prospects for
good years work are very encouraS-
ing.
Robert Young of Los Angeles attor-
ney for the late Governor Powers, was
in town yesterday and stated that h
had been out to the ranch. He
expressed his admiration for the val
ley and inquired concerning existing
conditions in Holtville before his de-
parture.
r. S. Stuart, one of the prosperous
ranchers of the mellow soil district
lying northwest of Holtville, reached
his ranch Sunday after an absence Of
several months at OXnard. Mr.. Stuart
being a sugar maker and also holding
a desirable position as assistant man
ager at the latter place is thus ena-
bled very conveniently to spend his va
cation outside the valley during the
sugar campaign each season. M. H.
Dean has had the ranch rented and
been in charge during the present year,
a very creditable yield of alfalfa hav-
ing been harvested from month to
is the present maturing crop Of corn.
Mrs. Stuart is visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. F. G. Havens of Ell Centre,
for few days before proceeding 10
the country home.
After one splendid crop of fruit has
been gathered during a season, il is
not always planned that further lux
urious growth will be forthcoming.
This, however, has been the expert
ence of H. 3. Hollingsworth with
grapes the present year. Following
the regular fruiting a new and second
crop has grown rapidly as to be
almost ready for gathering at this
time. Mr.. Hollingsworth, when dis
playing the beautiful clusters, stated
that the particular vine from which
he had plucked the punches probably
had on it 25 pounds of fruit and that
as much as three-fourths of the vine
yard was now well fruited.
After a brief Illness following an
attack of pneumonia, Jessie Bineta,
wife of Dick Parker, died Saturday,
November 49, aged 81 years, months
and "a days. Mrs. Parker was a low
able character and had many friends
Wherever known. Her mother, Mrs
Flora Helman, was with her during
her last hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
came to Imperial valley six years ago
from Oregon, and had made their home
at Alamorio previous to their coming
to Holtville a few months ago.
superintendent of workmen D. L.
Russell of the Walker Construction
Company was in town on business Sat
urday for the company and while here
he stated that work at the camp was
progressing finely. Grading has been
confined thus far to a section of the
ditch line three miles below that COW
cred by the contract recently awarded
to them and nearly two and a half
miles of this has been completed Those
having land adjacent to this portion
of the ditch line are gratified that the
delay on the upper five miles, occa-
stoned by the proceedings relative TO
right of way, has resulted thus favor
ably in but little loss of time and ena-
bled the contractors to push construc-