Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1913-12-27
CITY AND VALLEY.

CITY AND VALLEY.
Cotton at $I2.25-The Imperial Val
ell Cotton Growers Exchange offers
lS12.25 for short staple cotton today
and for the Durango $500.
To Open Box Ball Alley. Burns
of Catalina Island will open box ball
alley in the new Jones Investment
company building opposite the Theater
Tulane next Monday evening.
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White Rose Case-Harry Carr,
charged with differing silverwear from
the White Rose Cafe, appeared to-
day before Justice Mayfield for hear
ing. Carr was bound over to the SUI
perior court.
At the Tulane Theater-On Monday
next at the Tulane Theater, in addi-
ton to the regular program, will be
seen "Ott, his Happy Family and
Trained Dog Daisy" "Why Girls
Leave Home" comedy of marked
success will be shown on New Years
night.
Weather Condjiions-A slight frost
covered the ground early this morn
ing, just enough to nip the most ten
der vegetation. Clouds prevailed dur
ing the day and the valley is evidently
under the influence of storm con-
ditions prevailing on the coast.
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At the Opera House-Manager Saw
yer announces that Esculante Broth
ers show will appear at the Opera
House for three nights, next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. The show
contains twenty people and among
the features is an Indian circus.
BARRIERS Shorten Hours-The barb
err shops of Ell Centre have reached
that degree of. prosperity where they
may shorten the working hours of
their employees and as a result be-
ginning January the shops will open
at 1880 a. m: and close at Z D. M
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Harry and Lettie-Out of the thous-
ands of packages handled at the local
postoffice, there is but one from which
the address is missing. Inside is the
message "For Harry and Lettie," and
Postma ster Collins is in hopes he will
vet be able to locate them from this
clue.
Off for the Hills-Mr. apa~ Mrs,
Thomas Beeman and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Edgar will leave tomorrow morning
for a weeks vacation in the hills of
San Diego county, leaving c. w. Bar
ton in charge of the Edgar Brothers
Realty company offices. Mr. Barton
spent last week in San Diego.
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New Business Block-The Jones IN
vestment company today started work
on the 25-foot addition to its business
building on the property on the west
side of Sixth street just north of the
corner of State. This construction
will leave but one vacant lot on that
block. it also being the property of
the Jones Investment company.
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At the L. & S. Theater-At the L.
& S. Theater tonight the Lord and
Meek company concludes its engage
ment with the presentation OF the
laugh producing sketch, midnight in
Chinatown" The photoplay program
tonight consists of the following num-
bers: Bride of the Sea- Granny"
Love and Gold" and "The Henpecked
Burglar" 4
Rest at the Oregon-The holidays
have brought temporary rest to
George d. Armstead and his assistants
at the Oregon Hotel, where compare
tive quiet prevails for a few days be-
tween two periods of the greatest &C
tivitv. Within another week the
crowd there will be the greatest ever,
without another period of rest until
summer.
At Hotel Oregon-C. c. Jenkins,
Brawlev: G. W. Linger and son, Leon
ard Knudtson, La Mesa; Jay R. Ty-
son, a. H. Bryson, Mrs. D. White, r.
Shearer, F. w. Barker, F. Lance Boil
ton, Los Angeles; T. F. O'Connell, /.
+. O'Connell, jr., J. J. Cayanaugh,
Ocean Park; j. A. Bishop, Spokane;
Dave Kallmeyer, Toledo, o.; E. A.
Sanborn, San Francisco.
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Cox VS.. Thompson-In the suit OF
Cox VS.. Thompson brought by T. A.
Cox to recover on claims for leaving
land belonging to S. V. Thompson the
basic claim of s134 for material about
which there was little or no dispute
was awarded to the plaintiff. The bal
ance of the claims were denied by the
decision. Attorney James w. Glass
ford represented the defendant and
Attorney Dan V. holland the plaintiff