Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-25
CITY AND VALLEY.

Cotton $12.4O Here.-The Imperial
Cotton Growers Exchange offers
$12.40 for cotton today, following a
drop at New Orleans to $127S.
Extend Night Service.-Commenc-
ing tonight the Southern Pacific COM
pany will add three standard sleepers
to the evening train between FL Cen
4 tro and Los Angeles.
~ Bought Another StOre-F. S. Wing,
who already owned stores in FL Cen
tro and Holtville, has bought the fur
niture business of C. T. Gibson of I'M
perial, adding third to his chain of
furniture and implement stores.
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Gets Suspended Sentence.-Arthur
Arbold. colored, appeared before City
Recorder Spragde this morning tc
answer to the charge of allowing the
sale of Intoxicating liquors at his
home. Arbold received suspended
sentence of ninety days during good
behaviour.
Cotton Still GrOwing.-1n spite of
the fact that there have been a num-
Der of cool nights, there has been no
weather yet sufficient cold to check
the growth of cotton, which continues
to develop finely. The time of year
has come, however, when frost is pos
sible.
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Los Amigos Dance Thursday.-The
Los Amigos club will entertain those
holding its cards Thursday evening
at Masonic Temple, and in addition
has invited each member to bring
friend This is the second of the SER
les of dances the club has scheduled
for the present season. The first
dance was given October 80 and prov
ed a social event of much merit.
Pouring the Cement.7Three car
loads of cement have thus far been
used in the mixture being poured for
the foundation of the Barbara Worth
hotel, and many more carloads will be
required before the foundation and
pillars are brought up to the street
level Until the building begins to
appear above ground the work that is
being done will hardly be appreciated
by the public.
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After 1t All.-After the most sue
cessful of county fairs, with great
throng of people here Saturday, and
after the highway convention here
yesterday, continuing the throng, Ell
Centre is today endeavoring to get
down to normal conditions, though
this will herdly come until after
Thanksgiving day, which comes this
week Thursday. In spite of the fact
that everybody within many miles of
town was here Saturday, the streets
today presented the usual great ac-
tivity.
Gospel Tent Moved IThe gospel
tent has moved on Main street across
the street from the postoffice, where
the course of free night lectures on
Bible topics will be completed before
the holidays. "The Magnificent New
Earth" wilPbe presented tonight by
Snodgress. Wednesday, Knox gives
the "Secret of Abraham's Success"
Thursday, Brown unfolds the puzzle
of the erich Man and Lazarus" and
the "Thief on the Cross" Friday,
Knox, "The Witch of Endor and Spir
itism." Saturday night, Snodgrass,
the Great Controversy of Rev. H."
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More Rain on the COast.-The pres
ence of another storm on the coast
today increases the assurance that
that country is to have favorable crop
conditions this year, and the owners
of ranges and pasture fields there may
be expected to become bidders for
beef cattle this year, instead, as in the
last two years, seeking to get rid Of
their live stock. This may have the
effect also of increasing the demand
for dairy stock, and practically limit
the development of the dairy bust
ness here to the normal growth.
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Marriage Licenses Issued. - The
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