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Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-30
After the Deluge Comes
BreaLing of the Storm

owing to the great flood of water, and
it took much longer to lift the block
ade than was expected.
On the arrival of the mail Post
master Collins and staff set to work
on the big task of clearing up the
great stack of mail, and throughout
the afternoon have been exceptionally
busy.
Coming to Town.
For several days the bad weather
and worse roads have kept people
imprisoned at their homes in town or
farm, but with bright sunshine today
they began to reappear on the streets
and in the stores. and row that gen
tie dry breeze and typical sunshine
have appeared, it is believed the sog-
gy roads and fields will soon return
to their normal status.
Popularity of Storm.
In one respect this storm was pecu-
liar. Apparently the center of the
storm was in Southern California.
Only three or four times in a dozen
years have storms come directly on
this region from the Pacific, the usual
path being to come on the continent
in the northwest, then move south
ward along the coast and thence
cast. But this was apparently our
own storm, imported from the Orient
by Los Angeles and San Diego, and
with its influence shared with neigh.
boring districts.
Great Storm on Coast.
Los Angeles, Jan. 30.-With the
sun struggling to shine through rain
clouds, Southern California is today
taking toll of the damage done by
the AZ hours rain and wind storm,
which apparently had spent its fury
at daybreak today, with fair weather
predicted for tomorrow.
! During the night and early today
hundreds watched 40-foot-high break
ers batter Windward Avenue pier,
the center of many amusement con-
cessions and scenes Of merriment and
/ festivity at Venice, which finally be-
gan to break up under the terrific
strain of lashing waters. With
crash the outer extension of the pier
gave way and the four mammoth sea
elephants, said to be the last of their
species in the world. went to unex-
Ipected liberty in the frothing seas.
The elephants are valued at $4,000
Firemen, aided by hundreds Of vol
unteers, carried the effects of the
,concessioners to places of safety.
The animals and other property be-
longing to Barnes circus were trans
ferred to the old winter quarters for
safety. Three big whale boats be-
longing to the Los Angeles division
of the M tia We're smashed on the
davits, otal wreck.
1t is feared the cross-section of the
pier 500 fo long, built last spring
at a cost of $4,000, will collapse.
AT Pomona house was unroofed,
but the occupants escaped injury.
Landslides and washouts block the
roads to San Diego, Santa Barbara,
Ventura and Bakersfield.
Soft tracks have impeded traffic
on many electric lines and many lines
are tied up completely at times.
AT Long Beach the lowlands are
still inundated. However, the copious
rains appear to have brought much
more benefit than destruction. and
ranchers in all sections of the South
land are rejoicing at the great boor
to the crops.
Los Angeles. Jan. 30.-Forecast fol
Southern California: Cloudy, pos
sibly showers tonight; Sunday fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-30

owing to the great flood of water, and
it took much longer to lift the block
ade than was expected.
On the arrival of the mail Post
master Collins and staff set to work
on the big task of clearing up the
great stack of mail, and throughout
the afternoon have been exceptionally
busy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
High School Notes

The PathfiDders' annual trip was car
ried out last week attended, as it has been
for the past two years, by few mistakes
and few casualties. The athletic meet
with Stowe was ruined by the rain of
Saturday morning. Friday, however,
was a very successful day. A pit for the
field events was built at Lake Sterling,
as well as mile track for cross-country
and relay races around the lake. The
johnson team, or some of them, did this
up and down course, with its fallen trees
and other obstacles, in eight minutes and
sixteen seconds. The great failure of the
trip was caused not so much by the rain
as by the fact that the hurricane of a
week ago made the trail from the Lake
to Barnes camp in Smugglers' Notch al
most impossible.
The boys met Monday evening at Mr..
Davis rooms, studied the reasons for the
bad success of this trip and found means
for changing them. 1t was voted among
other things, to never hold another meet
of this sort in the mountains at this sea-
son of the year, but rather during the
first week in September. The Pathfnd-
ers refuse to believe that with three years
of hard experiences, they can not in an
other year conduct trip that will be
in every way.
The High School has voted to support
a hockey team this winter, and not at
tempt basket ball. Holmes Mobbs, '16,
has been elected manager OF hockey.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Methodist Church

Sunday, Oct. 10, services at 1O:3O and
1870. Young Peoples meeting in the
evening.
Thursday evening, Praise service and
prayer meeting at 1880.
Friday evening, Young Peoples, meet
ing at the Woodmen hall. Social gather
ing for the commencement of the winter
session of the Society, proceeds to go
for financing the lecture course.
Boy Scout meeting at the church Sat-
urday at 2:30 p. m.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
WOLCOTT

Raymond Golden is visiting friends in
MorrisvIle.
Jerry Golden of Albany spent Sunday
at Peter Golder's.
Mrs. w. E. Barter is passing the week
with relatives in Boston.
G. E. Nelson of Stowe was guest at
Erastus Mann's over Sunday.
John French and wife and E. w. Albee
and wife were visitors at Mortified Falls
Friday.
Mrs. Harrie Waite of st. Johnsbury
was visitor at Mrs. danes Cogswell's
on Tuesday.
L. E. Taylor is home, having COM
pleted his summer run from Newport to
Springfield.
Frank Dover ard family of Worcester.
have moved into rooms at the A. E.
Phillips house.
Archie Billiard went to Burlington the
first of the week, where he expects to
find employment.
Fl. E. Smith, who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. NJ. E. Darling, left for
Danville the first of the week.
N. E. Smith, who has been a guest of
his daughter, Mrs. Barter, for several
weeks, left for his home in Boston Tues
day.
The first number in the lecture course
will be given early in November. Season
tickets are now on sale at the Perkins
store.
Mrs. U. j. Mudgett, Mrs. L. c. U6all
and Miss Effiie Darling attended the o.
E. S. District meeting, held at johnson
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Norman Smith fell in her room
Friday, disloeating her shoulder and
breaking her arm. At her advanced age
the probability of recovery is slight.
There will be special meeting of Geo.
P. Foster w. R. C. Friday afternoon,
Oct. s. This is the annual inspection and
the department inspector will be present.
Members are urged to make special eff
fort to be present.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Methodist Church

The song service of old hymns on Sun
day night was very successful. There
was large congregation and Miss Sears
cello solos, Handels Largo" and "The
Angels Serenade" were greatly appreci-
ated.
The members of the official board are
asked to meet at the parsonage Thursday
at 1880 .. M.
A meeting OF the Ladies' Aid will be
held at the parsonage Thursday from 2
to p. m.
Rev. Lewis E. Smith, the singing evan
gelist, will commence his series of special
services next week Wednesday.
The temperance poster, exhibited out
side the church, is in connection with
scientific temperance campaign, which
has been inaugurated by the three
churches.
The Goth anniversary of the dedication
of the church and the fall meeting of the
st. Albans District Methodist Association
will be held here Nov. Z, and 9.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
NORTH HYDE PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Story were week
end visitors with relatives in Morrisville.
Rev. Mr.. Hurd of Lowell preached at
the Cong'l church last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Ernest Jones recently visited the
orphans home at Burlington and brought
home with her foe girl baby.
A corn roast was given by G. B. Story
to his S. S. class of boys recently. A
jolly good time was enjoyed by all.
Miss Bertha Page is moving from Mrs.
Sargents house to c. NJ. Griswold's
tenement just vacated by A. Fl. Jones.
Miss Josie Mudgett, who has had en-
ployment at Grand Isle through the
summer, is at home for short vacation.
Elmer Stufflebean has announced to
us that he has picked within a few days
ripe raspberries. Pretty good for Octo-
Der weather.
Mrs. Adah Holbrook has stored her
household goods and with her boys has
gone to the Valley House where she will
have employment this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Smith of Burling-
ton were here recently calling on old
friends and acquaintance. We were all
glad to see them and hope they will
come often.
A daughter. Helen Irene, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Page Sept. Both.
Congratulations from their many friends.
Mrs. Kinney, from Hyde Park, is caring
for the mother and child.
Miss Helen Croker was at home over
Sunday from her school in Montpelier.
The attraction of all visitors at the
Croker home at the present time cent
ers around the little new arrival, Miss
Elaine Croker.
Christian Endeavor meetings are being
held now every Thursday night at the
Congregational church. Officers have
been appointed and committees assigned
work. Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Gihon Valley Grange

At the regular meeting of Gihon Valley
Grange last Saturday evening the LIST ana
End degrees were conferred upon a class
of ten by the ladies degree team. At
the next regular meeting the 3rd and 4th
degrees will be marked.
A practice meeting for members the
degree team, marching team, choir and
orchestra is called for Saturday evening,
Oct. 9th.
The committee having the arrange
ments for the Harvest Supper in charge
is composed of the following, G. M.
Hogaboom, G. M. Griswold and o. E..
Bailey. We are looking for bang up
good supper.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Eden

Mrs. o. B. Stone visited relatives in
Montgomery recently.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stone has returned from
a visit of several days in Newport.
Harlan Tucker has returned and is
at the home of his son, Charles Tucker.
Mrs. Bertha George of Albany visited
her mother, Mrs. Frank Morgan, several
days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Sanville of Lit
Teton, N. H., visited their parents the
first of the week.
Miss Lena Shufelt found. Sept. 81,
strawberry blossom and green and ripe
berry on the same plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Temple of Wor-
cester, Mass, are making two weeks
visit with friends in town.
Miss Abbie McGookin, who has been
at home the past week, is visiting at Mrs.
John Gray's in Hyde Park.
Col. ]. F. Scott started Saturday for an
extensive western trip. lie will visit the
exposition and other points of interest.
Mrs. Belle Adams has returned to her
home in Providence, r. l., after stopping
several weeks here at her summer home
Rev. Mr.. Hurd of Lowell gave very
interesting address at the church last
Sunday. He will preach at Eden Mills
next Sunday at $3.50 p. m.
Miss Gladys Shufelt is at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Shufelt |
She has been employed at hotel in Enos-
burg Falls for the past year.
About forty friends aud neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker called on
them last Wednesday evening to remind
them of their 26th wedding anniversary.
All of their children came home for the
occasion, which was a complete surprise.
The time was passed in visiting, card
playing and singing Cake and coffee
we're served. T. l. Whittemore. in be-
half of the company, presented Mr.. aud
Mrs. Baker with a generous purse of
money.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

Treasurer and one-tbird ownet at the
West Coast Box aud Veneer Co.,, winch
manufactures AL kinds of boxes, crat :
and fruit packages, aud is doing -four
ishing business. Miss Bertha is to be
married at San Diego, CAL, on the 7th of
October to MIR. Whilacre, manager and
owner of the Wesco Seed Co., which has
trial grounds in Oregon, Washington and
California MT. Whitacre Is also Presi.
dent OF the West Coast Box d Veneer
Co. and is connected with tho Produce
Reporter Co. of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitacre will visit Panama and other
places south on their wedding trip.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
The Delphian Society.

The Dolphian Society is fortunate in
beginning dramatic work this fall under
the direction of an instructor who has
had thorough training and a wide ex-
perience in coaching plays.
w. III. Siple, who has come TO take
charge of the work of this department, is
a graduate of Harvard University and of
the Empire Dramatic School in New
York. During the year he intends to
have the society give some of the best
plays that have recently been produced
in colleges and the larger Normal schools.
These plays will be given in closed
meetings first, and the most successful
ones will be given before the public. In-
cluded in the list are Yeats Land of
Hearts Desire" Master Patelin," and
Indian summer" Johnson may be
congratulated upon the oppol tunity of
seeing not only some of the old classical
plays, but some of the best modern
french comedies and farces.
With the prospect of such plays to
work upon, the society enters entbusl-
astically upon the years work. The first
performance, the last act of "Mid-Sum-
mer Nights Dream, was given last
Tuesday evening with the following
cast:-Pyramus, Miss GIenua Libby;
Thisbe, Miss Helen Swift; Wall, Miss
Marion wilkins; Moonshine. Miss Violet
Bussemey; Presenter. Miss Lena John
son; Prologue, Miss Nellie Perry; Lion,
Miss Mabel Henderson.
CARD OF THANKS. - We thank our
friends for their kindness rendered dur
ing the illness and death of our beloved
husband and father. Also for the music
and beautiful flowers.
MRS. CELIA A. GROW.
Mr.. AND MRS. ARTHUR L. GROW.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Ernest Mudgett is quite ill.

Ernest Mudgett is quite ill.
Frank Chaffee is nursing a bad cut in
the wrist.
Eddie Adams returned from Barre
yesterday.
Alden Hurlbut made his friends here a
call Saturday eve.
E. A. Wedge is entertaining a brother
from Bolton, p. @.
Haven Billiard and his sister Ruth were
in town Saturday.
G. L. Foss and L. L. Eastman were in
Burlington Saturday.
L. P. Butts is attending the Encamp-
ment at Washington.
A. j. West from Hardwick was guest
of Rev. Selby recently.
G. G. Foss is at home, taking a week off
from his lumber job in Stowe.
B. F. Williams has lost a valuable
horse; it was found dead in the pasture.
G. b. Allen returned last evening from
Burlington, where he had a professional
call.
II. F. Hurlbut has been in Morrisville
for few days, looking after his city
property.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

A. FL. Jones and family have moved to
Barre, where Mr.. Jones has a position in
market.
Mrs. Lucretia Sargent has sold her
farm and is moving into her tenement on
lower Main street.
Miss Gertrude Bennett has completed
her work at the Hotel and has gone to
her home in Eden
Mrs. Adah Holbrook has moved to the
Valley Hotel, and will have charge of
the cooking department.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
High School Calendar

The following is the Calendar for j John.
son High School, for the year 1915-16.
First term opened Sept. Y.
Pathtinder's trip Oct. /.
Interclass Debate Oct. 80
Thanksgiving recess Nov. 22-27.
Term closes Dec. 81.
Middle term begins Jan. 4.
Easter recess. March %, April A..
Junior Exhibition, date open.
Senior Exhibition, date open.
Senior Examinations, June /.
Baccalaureate Sermon, June 4.
Alumpi Banquet, June 5.
Glass Day, June 6.
Senior reports completed, June 9.
Graduation, June 10.
Undergraduate Examinations, June
9-13.
The above schedule is provisional and
may be subject to slight change.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Congregational Church

A good number Of people responded to
the invitation to observe Everybody at
Church" Sunday. For it's Rally Day SER
vice the Sunday School used the pro
grams of the Temperance Poster Cam
paign, in which the three churches unite.
The attendance was 1873.
The monthly missionary meeting will
be held Thursday afternoon at O'clock
with Mrs. Seth Hill.
The c. E Society will serve a Harvest
Supper Friday evening from $50 o'clock
until all are served. Price Is cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
The Everett

Hotel Johnson in name is in the past.
"The Everett is the new name for the
much improved hotel in every way. One
would scarcely know the hotel since the
improvements have been made.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Normal School otes

The Hike Club made very successful
journey TO Cooks Lookout on Monday.
All report most enjoyable day.
DR.. Peaks was in Burlington Monday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
THE LARGEST BANK IN THE
WORLD IN A COUNTRY
VILLAGE

Elmer E. Adams Of Fergus
Falls, Minnesota, is one of the
ablest and most progressive Of
the many bright young men that
Vermont has given to the West
to aid her in building up her new
and prosperous cities.
His early life was spent on
wlat is known as McKinstry
Hill in Hyde Park-one of the
highest occupied areas in town,
and we might add truthtully, one
Of the bleakest, coolest, windiest
spots in town.
Adams is the editor and pro-
prietor Of the Fergus Falls Jour
nal, thcleading daily of that city,
and President of the First Nat
ional bank, the leading bank of
that city.
A few months ago Adams hap
pened to discover the fact that
Hyde Park, his former home, en-
joyed the unique distinction of
having within its borders the
largest bank in the United States
in a country village, and he so
wrote his old friend, Senator
Page.
The Senator ~ who, counting
his hides, skins, banking, fertil-
izers and poultry food is pro-
badly the largest advertiser in
the world in a country village
was quick to see the value of
Adams suggestion from an adj
vertiser's standpoint.
He reasoned, however, that it's
value would be substantially in
creased if it should prove on in
vestigation that Hyde Park had
the largest bank not only in any
country village in the United
States, but IN any country viii
lage in the whole world, and the
Senator at once started an in
vestigation as to the banks of
other countries.
He found from reliable data
that it is only in the large central
cities that the banks in other
parts of the world have their
homes, the banks in the outlying
districts and villages being only
branches of the large central
banks.
AS illustrating this fact it may
be said that there are only %
banks in Canada holding Domin-
ion Charters, but these banks
have 3,245 branches. =.
The Senator's Investigations
were convincing and showed
that Hyde Park really is the
home of the largest bank in the
world, in a country village.
Vermont is not slow in herald
ing the fact that she produces
more and better marble, more
and better granite and more and
better scales than any other
state. =.
May she not now take a jus IL
liable pride in the further fact
that she takes the lead in the
natter of country banks?
We think this question may be
safely answered in the affirma-,
i've.
Further than thisi it may safely
,e assumed that so long as the
1yde Park bank maintains its
veil known reputation for con-
ervatism; so long as it retains
is policy of seeking only the
ighest possible grade of invest
1ents; so long as it can truth
ally claim as it does to day, that
hasn't a single dollar of poor
ssets, it may rest assured that
he good people of Vermont will
ee to it that this proud pre-emi-
ence which Vermont now enjoys
l the banking line will be main
aimed.
To do this means ofcourse that
epositors throughout the state
aving no local or especial pre-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
UNEQUAL ASSESSMENTS.
(Mansfeld Enterprise.)

(MduSH6lu EuI6IpIlS0.J
To demonstrate the utter absurdity,
and absolute unfairness of our present
system of assessments, Gov Hall shows
that the following parishes in this state
positively receive more money from the
state for school purposes, than they
pay to the state for all purposes and
therefore those parishes are absolute
pensioners on the taxpayers of the
other parishes. These pauper pension
parishes are AYoyelles, Claiborne, Iber-
vile. Lafourche, Red River, st. Martin,
Union, and Lincoln. These eight pauper
parishes get more money for schools
from the state than the total sum they
pay to the state, to the extent of ex-
actly $19,69710, which the other tax
payers have to pay for them, and it
does seem that some means might be
devised to at least make them pay
their own board bill,
Gov. Hall did all that mortal man
Gould do, to rectify these conditions,
but the people voted down his consti-
tutional amendments, and then defeat
ed the proposed constitutional conven-
ton. both of which were intended to
rectify these horrid conditions, which
may indicate that they want con-
tinuance of the same.
Our principal reason for not support
ing Col. Pleasant for governor, is be-
cause he opposed these measures, and
hence must have favored keeping these
eight parishes on the pauper list, and
maintaining them largely at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers of the other
parishes, and it is significant that one
of them is his native habitat. We be.
lieve in equal justice to all, and special
favors to none.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
A GOOD CROP FOR LOUISIANA
TRUCK GROWERS.

Louisiana truck growers, who are
looking for new crops, should try bell
peppers" says George l.. Tiebout, Hor.
ticulturist, Experiment Stations, L.S.U.
"The common impression that there is
a very limited demand for this vege.
table is erroneous. Peppers are a
staple crop in Florida, which ships
many carloads to the northern, eastern
and western markets. Texas is finding
out that there is money to be made in
raising this vegetable. Louisiana should
also enjoy her share of these profits.
ITO one experienced in the manage
ment of hotbeds, peppers ars an easy
crop to grow. There is no pruning or
stalking required, and no special skill
is necessary in the cultivating, picking
and packing of peppers. This can all
be done by common labor.
"In this latitude (Baton Rouge pep
pers should be planted in hot beds
about December Is to early January,
and transplanted to the open field in
April. The Ruby Ring is the most
popular variety"
Professor Tiebout has had fifteen
years of experience in the growing of
bell peppers and will be glad to help
any grower to get started in this
industry.