Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-02

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ation of Architect Harris. 1t does not
open through as in most buffets.
Where the opening would come is a
large and fine mirror, while the draw
ers and cupboards are as in other
buffets, the whole giving the eff
feet of buffet and sideboard. South
of the dining room is the parlor bed
room, 12x12, with large closet; also
a large linen closet opens from this
room, There is sliding door to the
dining room throwing living room,
dining room and parlor bedroom into
one large room. The floor of the bed
room is laid quartering in such man
ner as to bring all joints from each
of the four corners to the center and
gives fine effect. Leading west from
the juncture of the dining room and
parlor bedroom is small hall, 5x9,
which opens into a sewing room on
the south, 11x12, done in white and
canary, and from the sewing room is
a screened sleeping room, 7x14, done
in blue and cream. The hall also
leads into the parlor bedroom, the bath
and kitchen. The bathroom is large,
being 6x10, done in white and blue
with built-in children's dresser with
mirror, also built-in medicine closet
with mirror door. The kitchen is
10 II, built-in sink, with woodstone,
drawers, cupboards and bins. All the
back part of the house is i'll white en-
amel and the front part paneled and
vanished in tan, with cream ceiling,
The kitchen has an instantaneous heat
er. Back of the kitchen is a small
screened porch. The house is piped
for gas and wired for electricity, and
heated by portable stoves, the chan
deliers and lights being instantaneous
lighting. The house is on ten-acre
tract and Mr.. and Mrs Berkman hope
to show that comfort and beauty of
surroundings can best be had on such
suburban homes. F. T. Harris, archi-
tect; Pollard & Pollard, painters;
Sturgis, acetylene gas; Folsom, plumb
ing; Newton, brick, and Hedrick, ce-
ment.
Miss Emma Holland was sick with
the grip last week.
Mrs. George Southwell received
pleasant visit from her daughter Sat
urday.
". F. Nixon raised eleven bales of
long staple on Is acres of the George
Southwell place, the first picking, and
there is fine second picking ready
TO harvest.
G.. S. Neasby has moved in from
No. II and has secured three years
lease on the Stockwell ranch.
A. T. Moore is building fine house
on his ranch. 1t is 36x54 over all. The
east front is an ornamental porch.
8x36, supported by pillars and orna-
mented with entrance brick half-pil-
lars. On the south is screened
porch, Sx46. The living room is
14x20, with fireplace and outside CHM
ney, and built-in bookcases. The din
ing room is separated from the liv-
ing room by an alcove effect, the din
ing room being 14x14, with a fine bow
window effect on the north. South Of
the dining room is large parlor bed
room. From the hall opens parlor
bedroom, bath, dining room, kitchen
and sewing room, the latter being
12X14 with closets, and done in white
with bow window on west. The par
lor bedroom and dining room have
chimney with thimbles for stoves. The
kitchen has the usual built-in closet,
sink and shelves. Between the kitchen
and dining room is buffet and swing
door. A back porch is screened from
the west, and lavatory is on the
porch. The second story has dormer
windows and there are three bedrooms
with large roof storeroom. Each
bedroom has closet and there is
large linen room and clothes closet.
The house is wired for electricity and
piped for gas, and a gas plant will be
put up. w. Bathrick is the contrac-
tor.
/ J. w. Berry, foreman on the G. A.
Long ranch says that they sold $50
pigs averaging 81 pounds to Fuller
Bros.