Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22

nOlllS mere d ieCOiu VI luOoe VIII
are adding lustre to the annals of I'm
: perial Valley history, we take grea
pleasure in according Mr. Robertson
this generous mention and in award
ing him high place in these column.
as we pass in review nothing Who.
Who.
James Chalupnik, a successful
young Holtville farmer, has been {
resident of Imperial Valley years
He landed here with $15 in his jeans
worked for wages a while and ther
took a crop on shares. After cou-
pie of years he bought 100 acres o.
desert land, paying $500 per acre
This land he says is now worth Slot
per acre? Here he had COWS and
operated a dairy farm for some time,
Later he bought another farm and ha>
now over 400 acres of patented land,
which he considers worth $4,000. This
shows what a young man may grow
into with grit and go, determination
and perseverance, in growing west
ern country like Imperial Valley, the
worlds great outdoor hothouKe' Mr..
Chalupnik has 24O acres on the High
Line and 173 acres on No. ) Low Line
about 10 miles northeast of Holtville.
Men ike Chalupnik win anywhere and
on his merit alone he commands 3
high place here as we note who's
Who
Mrs. Josephine Garrett is Holtville's
popular and successful milliner. She
has followed the business 7 years ana
has been established here years.
She carries a nice stock, up-to-date
in every particular and her prices are
very reasonable. She took up a des-
ert claim years ago, which she sold
last year for a good round sum and
recently invested in the new oil wells
near here She is a born pioneer and
likes the pioneer life. She is Holt
ville's merry widow
E. ". Toney keeps toney class
of goods in mems clothing and f.r-
nishings at Holtville, h1s had - wears
experience in suiting he public taste,
came to the valley in 19o7 AID settled
here four years back $, that ne now
has the local trade " i IN hand and
is doing quite well, thank ECU. lie Is
a genial Native Son. never tirsd Of
singing the praises u California in
general and the Imp id. Valley ii
particular.
National Lumber Con pany of Holt
vile has been established L years and
handles everything in bG;ldlng nate
rial, posts. wire, cement. lath, ets.
Mr.. J. {. Allen has teen with the
company for a considerable time and
was appointed manare il March last.
Clancy & Smeral Lumber Compan!
has been an established concern at
Holtyille for the past years, car
rying all kinds of lumber and build
ing material, and has a branch yard
at Seeley. Mr.. John L. Simeral, its
president, resides in Pasadena and is
member of the city council there.
He is a native of Michigan, the lum-
Der state. Mr.. J. (. Benton, ;he see
reta1y-treasurer, has been resident
here six years.
Delta Implement Company, with
other branches at Ell Centre and Ca
leXico. has been in business IN Holt
vile six years and is con4ucted hy
Mr. c L. Downing as manager, They
carry d $4,000 stock in agricultural
implements, wagons, harness, etc.
Mr. Downing was formerly in Imper-
ial and received his promotion % c1an-
ager three monsh since. He col =
from the doubling Thomas state,
Missouri.
Alex. Cove is a canny Sect from
"Edinboro toon' engaged in business
in Holtville for the past five years
i'll cabinet work, contracting AMI build
ing. lie spends his summer o: Lake
Tahoe. He mas had y vars expert
enee and specializes in esbiner work,
store fixtures, etc. Ale, is fine
mechanic and gets lots OF business in
this vicinity
!. T. Phelan is the man VINO retaiIs
the primest beef, mutton, pork and
veal, butter, eggs and p'ultry. fish
and oysters in season in Ha!s>iIle and
has been doing it for three years past.
His shop is fitted wi refrigerators
and all modern converiences 4 Colo
rado man, Mr.. Phe'al has Teen in
Imperial Valley seven yeas His
tathsr : ore Of Colo-. . pioneers.