Imperial Valley press., 1913-01-11
srawley items
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prawiey News
Dr.. J. W. Oakley Of Los Angeles is
visitor in the city this week.
Mrs. r. Dryden and children returned
| this morning from a several weeks
visit in Pasadena.
C. Hauck returned this morning from
Los Angeles, where he has been since
the holidays.
Miss Edna Farr returned Wednesday
morning from Riverside. where she
went to spend the holiday season.
Rev. T. H. Wilkinson left Tuesday
morning for a short stay in Los An
gelcs.
Frank BileS has arrived from San
| Francisco to perform some assessment
work on his claim.
Saturday afternoon the Woman's
| club will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. ]. w Klasgye on Imperial ave-
! nue..
| Attorney Frank Dunlap of Los An
| geles has been visitor in Brawley.
Mr.. Dunlap is the owner of land in
No. 8. Jest west Of the Main street
bridge, which he has been improving.
| John f. Arnold of Los Angeles is in
the valley with party of land seek
ers. Mr.. Arnold has opened offices in
| Los Angeles and expects to maintain
an Office in Brawey as well.
w. 4. Arey, who recently sold the
| Bungalow hotel to George Gay, has
gone to Los Angeles, where he ex-
| poets to acquire another hotel prop
erty.
/ Wilbur Randall. who has been a
member of the News staff for seceral
months, has gone to Los Angeles to
enter the law school of the University
of Southern California
! J. p. Yates, representing the London
| Lancashire Insurance company. was in
town Thursday adjusting the insurano,
on the building recently burned and
owned by A. p. Higgins.
Mrs. w. II. Best and Mrs. E. r. Bart
lett attended, Tuesday afternoon, at
Ell Centre, meeting of the county
executive committee of Imperial Coun-
| ty Federation Of Woman's Clubs. Plans
We're made for the annual meeting.
which is to be held early in February
in FL Centre.
Every contracting outfit in the north
| end is working at its full capacity
| In every direction land is being lev
eled and either improved or made ready
| for the first crop. Among the busy
contractors is Thomas O'Brien, who has
! 20 fOur-horse teams and one traction
engine at work, besides another being
| repaired. In order to better cope with
the work in hand, Mr.. O'Brien recently
secured an additional carload of mule,
| at Los Angeles, which will be put OF
work Immediately. Mr.. O'Briens ex-
perience is an indication of the rapid
| ity with which development is being
prosecuted in this vicinity. Not since
the valley was first settled has there
been so many teams at work
twenty-five fOur-horse teams are
employed by l.. o. drummer, the local
| contractor, n preparing the Lewis &
Judd holdings in No. 8, for crop. More
than 900 acres are included in this
property, which was recently acquired.
1t will be leveled Immediately and a
large portion will be planted with al
falfa. Mr.. drummer now has 8S head
Of stock on the big job and expects to
increase this number to 100 in few
weeks. This development work is only
a small portion of that now under way
in the Brawley country, and with the
approaching canal construction on the
east side most remarkable era of ey
panson is at hand. While the largest
part Of the new work will appear on
The outside, both the North End and
No. districts will also be the scene
of much development.
Only one change in the board Of di
rectors Of Imperial Water Company No.