Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-09

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Eu'icator Sees -Profes.
sor J. F. Muerman, representing the
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation, after an inspection of the I'M
perial Valley schools, stated that il
was his first experience with school
houses where wide verandas, pergolas.
summer houses and vine-clad porches
were in evidence, and that he in
tended to propagate sentiment in ia
vor of these innovations in other parts
of the country. He is much impressed
with the excellence of the county's
schools.
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Appropriate Window Display-The
Imperial Valley Hardware Company
has on exhibition a genuine hardware
attleship. The armor plate consist,
cf two crosscut saws imberred in q
sea Of fourpenny wire nails. The
tunnels are galvanized two-inch pipe
with ellis. From out cf the stove
pipe smokestacks is seen black col
ums CT black curled hair. The mcA
in the turretS are clothespinS. How
ering around the dreadnaught are sad
irons to represent torpedo boat des-
troyers.
Official Resigns-Owing to tho s.
we're illness Of his wife. Frank Ne
Gown, recently elected city trustee OF
Holtville has found it necessary to re
sign his position and move to Washing
ton for the summer. Mr.. McCown was
selected as commissioner of police anu
had not made his appointments Of un-
der officers. The board accepted his !
resignation with regrets. Walter II |
Sprague of FL Centre was not ar
applicant for the position of city at |
torney. three Holtville lawyers aspir-
ing for the office.
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Watch for Him-A fluent yOunr /
man with extreme faith in 4 self
heating sad iron has been reapin2
a rich harvest in nearby towns by
selling his product to women at S3.75 |
per iron, all of whom discovered late,
that the only way to heat the said |
iron was to place it on stove. The
salesman has told the tale so ofteE
that he believes It himself, with the
result that his arguments for a sal
are most convincing. Many com
plants have been received concerning
the fraudulent transaction.
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Pest House Occupied-After severa
months of idleneas the county pes
house is again occupied by two pa
tents whose illness has been dag
nosed as smallpox by Dir. Virgil Nc
Combs, county health officer. One
Of the men was an inmate Of 10
,al rooming house, which necessitatee
the establishment Of a quarantine
Twenty-eight guests are therefor
compelled to remain indoors, but i
S expected that the quarantine viii
be removed within a few days, as the
smallpox attacks were not considered
serious.
Theatre Tulane specialization
.wo-reel feature, "The Silent Death,
will be a treat to the many patron
# the Tulane who come tonight. I'll
story is laid in Central America Of
he big ella" a river steamer. Thc
picture is Of fine quality, with the
Jungle -bordered placid river, the semi
ropical forests and the great ol(
A grand realistic Indiar
production of that far away country
'Courting. Betty's Beau," comedy
which is bound to please all, viii alsC
De shown. Coming Friday, May Is
James O'Neill in "The Count of Mont
-ristc."
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L. & s. TheatTe-This is a specia
comedy night at the L. & S. theatre
.hree first class funmakers being o
he PROGRAM, "Sheridan's Pride,
The Slippery Spy" and "The Elk
IF Life" containing several hundre,
aughs for each person. Besides tn
,omic section of the evenings dive,
,ion. a drama, entitled "The Wheel Of
Life" will be an added attraction
On Monday evening, May II, "Wallo
Wala Frontier Days" viii be the fea
.ure. The Hanford Evening Heral'
says: "Iet 'er Buck" was certainly
the motto Of the show last night
Three reels Of the most exciting an3