Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-05
MAINLY PERSONAL

e. L. Siebert spent yesterday in
Brawley.
Wade Nance spent yesterday in I'm
perial on business.
w. f. Holt left for Redlands in his
private car yesterday.
Ben Wagner. a prominent cattieman,
was in town yesterday.
Roy d. Scruggs OF Calexico was an
Ell Centre visitor yesterday;
B. c.. for a brief business trip.
Mrs. C. Leyson of Imperial was in
Ell Centre yesterday shopping.
Carl Brown %, G Of the &c: en-. ranch passed
c. w. Barton of Holtville spent yes
terGay in Ell Centre on business.
r. 3. Wells will move into his new
home on North Fifth street tomorrow.
Ray Edgar was out among the
ranches on real estate business yes
terday.
Arthur d. Hardy of Atchison, Kas..
L. A. Worden, a rancher of the west
side, was in Ell Centro yesterday to
attend a mule auction.
Miss Elizabeth Stover of Whittier is
visiting with her brother, Murray Sto-
yer of Brighton street.
ottor storm, cashier Of the Farmers rs
confined to his home by illness.
Fred w. Waite has sold his prop
erty on state tate street r. & west st, OF Sh SiSth to
Miss Lammer, formerly stnographer
at Hotel Oregon, left yesterday for
Los Angeles to remain permanently
l.. H. Folsom of Garden City, New
is a new arrival in the valley. Mr.
Folsom is looking for a ranch location.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Kline have re-
turned temporarily. from San Diego
where they plan permanent residence.
w. B. Gibson has been sent to lmpe-
rial by the Holton Power Company to
take charge of some of the companys
work.
AT Imperial the social club of the
Order of Eastern Star will meet at the
home of Mrs. C. K. Standlee this after
noon.
the Los Angeles Examiner, is spending
several days in the valley looking over
conditions.
Dent Copenhaver, recently badly
burned, was on the streets short
time yesterday and was greeted by
host of friends.
The Continental Casualty Company
of Chicago has its representative in
the valley preparatory to establishing
q branch office.
Work on the construction of the new
Buick garage is progressing rapidly
and it undoubtedly will be ready for
occupancy by the last of the month.
Richard Hobgood, postmaster at I'm
perial Junction, has been appointed
custodian of the newly established
branch of the county free library at
Mrs. George Moran and Miss Ruby
Carmen, who have been the guests of
left this morning for their home in
Seattle, Wash.
A. D. Friedheim of Denver. Col, is
spending a few days in the valley max *.
firm. He says that he is meeting with
unexpected success.
that a new business block will be
erected on the lots north of the clty
hall. The new building will extend to
the corner of Broadway.
S. R. Kohn of Chicago is making his
first business trip in the valley. Mr..
Kohn IS more than pleased with re-
suits and states that he is doing more
business here than in other towns of
$4,000 to 10000 population,
Mrs. j. F. Seymour Jr. and son and
daughter, Eldridge and Katherine, ar
rived this afternoon from Los Angeles
and will make Ell Centro their future
home. Mr.. Seymour is connected with
The Peoples Abstract and Trust Com
pany.
Claude Henschel. a prominent shoe
manufacturer of Chicago, accompanied
by his wife, spent few hours in FL
1ects e1s to snend the remainder of the
winter at Palm Springs on account Of
his vife's health.
The popularity of Ell Centre and its
hotel Accommodation is well illustrat-
ed by the fact that most of the com
mercial men coming into the valley
endeavor to cover the other towns dur
ing the day and get into FL Centro for
the evenings relaxation and rest.
The Woman's Ten Thousand Club
will hold it's regular meeting at DAVIS
hall tomorrow afternoon. Miss Thomas.
teacher of dom estic science at the I'M
perial high school will give lecture
on culinary art and will illustrate her
talk with chafing dish demonstrations
The second excursion of land seekers
from San Diego conducted by the
standard Investme Company of Los
Angeles is expected in Ell CentrO the
middle of the week. The following
week the same company will conduct
q similar excursion from Los Angeles.
Both excursions will be under the per
sonal supervision of L. A. Carter, the
companp's representative
Hotel Oregon arrivals: c. w. Cor
don, A. A. Foster. E. c. Jinks, Carl
Wilson. A. NJ. Hamburger. c. G.. Beard,
c. S. Johnson, c. A. Clark, c. c. Cole.
A. NJ. Widomen, A. Hammer c. d.
Sexsmith, w. F. Schemley. A. w. West
and John Gaber, all of Los Angeles;
NJ. l.. Meano, Frank Hulett, A. B. Tay-
lor, aPsadena; P. S. Burgess, Berkeley
George A. Mansfield, Ell PaSo; B. Bor-
denheimer, Chicago; F. Sherman, AL
hambra
KING GEORGE IN FEAR