Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-07
DlxlELAND AFFAIRS

'iAtidIH HUN hdS ihulltN oFuPr
p0stoffice.
At The school election Friday after
noon q. w. Nichols and r. :. Ienn"!t
we're elected trustees.
Mrs. \. C.. Whiteman was in FL Cen
i~o shopping and attending to othc"
business Tuesday.
Isaac Laird and family have moved
temporarily to near Ieher. where L.
haS taken charge of an apiary.
Wild ducks, quail and young rabbit.
7sre plentiful. and an occasional rattlec
is seen along the Main and FoXglova
canals near town.
piNieland is promised a new cotton
an This season provided it backs the
proposition with plantations amounting
"a a grand total of 5000 acres. on"
planter expects to plant 2t0O acres.
q the other 900 ought to be easy.
j. r. Collins culored who lost a
good horse and new harness about six
weeks ago. has never heard of the
property. The horse broke away from
the hitchinS post and being frightened
ran at his highest speed toward Super
>tition mountain. Diligent search failed
20 find him and he no doubt perishcd
On the desert.
q. F.. Burton, who has q I60-acr"
desert claim onr and a half miles north
east of Dixieland is in Los Angeles ne
-dtiatins for an engine. pump, etc, for
irrigation purposes. Mr.. Burton eX
poets to lift water from the FoXglovc
aver the main canal and irrigate 1870
acres Of his land. The other 30 is
under irrigation.
Oil excitement ls prospernS south
and west OF Dixieland, about half way
between town and the mountains. \
number Of men have been here lately
from distance and some camps arc
established and many new claim stakes
driven within the last few days.
W. II. Trenchard and two other gen
ncmen from San Diego We're in town 4
few days ago. They are members of
the Marble mountain quarries company,
located i3 miles west of DiXieland.
c. II. Walton has planted fine five
acre orchard OF apricOtS on his property
N the east part of town.
The workmen are laying pipelines
S,rer town west of the canal and orna-
mental shade trees will be planted
along the lines of pipe.
j. T. Wight, manager Of the West
side Land Company, had number of
prospective investors from NortherA |
California in town recently.
The cotton planting machines will |
i,.. clicking for the next eight or t.? |
weeks
Walter Moore is experimenting the |
erection Of his brick block since his |
contractor went away, and 50 far has |
not returned. Mr.. Moore shows he is ,
equal to his task.
H. Neach who succeeded II. T. Alsip !
a. manager Of the East sore, has moved !
his family to DiXieland.
L. C.. Orth. the barber, has gone to /
arizona. his health not improving since
he came here last fall with lung trou /
hie.
County Engineer C.. y. Perry and |
deputy +. II. Gaines now are located
with their highway camp near the raj!
road al the city limit west Of town. |
where they and their men are build |
mc some fine road. Two 65,O00-ga! !
ION oil tanks are placed beside The
.ailroad. where oil can be unloadcd !
easily. Worms of gas pipe have been
rllt in the tanks and a furnace built 4
iur heating The oil, as it must be put
IN the road hot The road building
implements belonging to Imperial
county. are the latest improved and
there are many Of them. The high
way, it is expected, will be completed
lu less than two months and be one
of the best natural material and oil
reinforced auto and other vehicle thor
,,t,erY, Trr4-. ir California