Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-04
AND VIEWS IN
THE VALLEY PAPERS
HOltville Tribune.

mentS on water stock. Thursday was
to have been the day of sale for de-
linquent stock, but owing to the large
number of shares that might have
been sold the sale was postponed. II
was announced this morning by Sec
retary Kendall of Water Company No.
z that there will be no extension of
time for stockholders in that COM
pany. There was no stock sold Thurs
day, the date set for delinquent sale.
o. N. Shaw has placed on his ranch
north of town 900 sheep, which he
bought the other day.
The stork left an 11-pound son on
December 30 at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid Gravy.
New Years morning Mr.. and Mrs
E. d. Russell welcomed a bouncing
baby girl at their home.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Woman's Study Club to have
the Golden State Quartet give an en-
tertainment at the Arcade theatre
next Thursday evening for the bene-
fit of the club.
Despite its defeat on Christmas day
by the Highline team, Holtville base
ball players redeeme themselves yes
terday in game at Fiesta park with
Eel Centre amateurs. The score was
IL to 6 in favor of Holtville. The
game was a close one throughout. II
the last half of the ninth inning The
score stood 6 to 6.
At meeting of the grammar
school board Thursday evening tn,
contract for the erection of the new
grammar school was let to Nance &
Phelps of Los Angeles. for $31 1928
In awarding the contract the schoo
board cut down the specifications by
cutting out the cement walks in the
school grounds, the tile roof, the tele
phone system in all the rooms. |
was decided to have the building con
structed of tile instead of brick, al
though the brick construction woulc
be about $1,000 cheaper.
The churches will hold a union weel
of prayer next week. The meeting
will be held at the Baptist church OF
Monday and Tuesday evenings, at th
Christian church Wednesday an,
Thursday evenings, and at the Meth
odist church Friday evening. The diff
tcrent pastors will lead.
Heber Times.
A meeting of the Woman's Progress
sive Club Of Heber will be held mex
Tuesday afternoon at the colcg,
Luilding. An interesting program ha.
been arranged. All members ar,
urged to be present. The last meet
ing of the club was held Tuesday
December Is, at the old college build
ing. Mrs. Violet Campbell of tn,
Ten Thousand Club of Ell Centre wa.
the speaker of the afternoon, lead
ing the club in parliamentary drill
A short musical program was ais,
rendered, Mrs. C. w. Williams anc
Miss Emma Williams giving section
on the piano.
The Hebcr cotton gin is again oper
tatlng full blast. Every day for tn,
past week, except Christmas, the 10
cal gin has been in operation from
early morning until late at night On
several occasions the large amount o
cotton presented has neccssitated run
ming untiql midnight. The local gin i.
now receiving carloads of Mexican
cotton daily. The Cudahy ranch, al
Hechicera, the Western Cotton Com
pany ranch at Pascualitis, and the II
5. Abbott ranch, located still further
south in Mexico, are all sending cot.
ton to the 1eber gin.
Edwin W. Hullinger, editor of tn,
Times, returned Tuesday evening from
a four days vacation at Los Angeles
and Long Beach.
Miss Mabel Yoder of San Diego was
"a guest at the J. II. Tipps residence
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, returning to her home in San
Diego Tuesday morning. Miss Yoder
formerly lived in Heber.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith ar
rived Thursday evening to visit their
daughter, Mrs. j. E. Brock.
j. IL. Tipps left yesterday morning
for Los Angeles. Mr.. Tipps went with
a carload of hogs.
Willett Phiney returned to his
home in Tustin Monday evening. He
had been employed at the T. w.
Fishburn store for the past several
months.
Charles Freeman left Monday even
ing for weeks vacation at his home
at Tustin.
E. W. Tuttle returned Saturday
from a short vacation at Los Angeles
and Tustin. Mr.. Tuttle brought with
him CbindprolIa and Ionor, DL;,,o..