Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-04
Seeley Sentinel.

dock family are stopping at the He
her hotel.
Seeley Sentinel.
Quite a number of Philip Zimmers'
friends gathered at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. George w. Incl Monday
evening to tender him a farewell re-
ception. Mr.. thinner leaves Seeley
January / to enter a theological
school in Los Angeles. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Griz
zle and family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Young and family, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
II. Connett and daughter Ruth, Mr..
and Mrs. 7. A. Howard Mr.. and Mrs
R. W. Gray and family, Mrs. Hopkins,
Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. John Hogan,
Misses Bernice and Mildred Leasure,
Ada Robinson, Rosa Miller, Messrs
Philip Zimmers, A. A. Moody, r. NJ.
McLain, Francis Toler, William
Schultz, John Mitchell, Charley Mitch
ell, Elmer Wilmer and Rev. and Mrs.
Incl and family.
CaleXic0 Chronicle.
The year 1914 witnessed building
and municipal improvements to the
extent of approximately $500,000, in
cluding sidewalks, curbing, grading,
Oh nxyfnn
made for filtration plant, provision
for 100000 paving contract, build
ing of $65,000 high school structure,
immense cotton industries such as
the CaleXico Compress and the Pa
cific Cotton Companys' gins and seed
mills, the construction of many fine
buildings in which are included the
Virginia hotel, the Harris block, the
Russell house, the Masonic Temple
and scores of handsome residences.
According to one of the city's most
enthusiastic boosters, the year 1919
will reflect even greater strides in
municipal improvements, in extensive
building and other investments. Ca
lexico residents will likely witness
completion of plans for an artificial
gas plant and perhaps provisions for
election power, also an ice plant, the
latter having been promised in the
future by the CaleXico Compress com
pany.
According to announcement made
by A. f. Andrade, depositario for the
Sociedad, water users on the Mexican
side hereafter will be compelled to
pay in advance, the Mexican receiver
explaining that the 1914 water col
lections did not recommend further
extension of credit. "Owing to the
many delays and difficulties we have
encountered i'll the past year in Sc
curing payment from water users of
their accounts, it has been found
necessary to adopt a different sys
tenn announces Andrade in a circu-
lar sent out to the ranchers and other
consumers oh thS 4ueAlCdH Sluc Oh Ine
line. 1t will be necessary for any
person requiring water after January
|, 1918, to pay into the Sociedad of
flee the amount essential to cover the
cost of the water required. Water
will then be delivered as desired un.
til the amount paid has been. ex
hausted, when the water delivery will
be discontinued and another payment
made. Water users in arrears will
not receive water until back payment
is made. 1t is probable that good
many families will be without aqua
pure temporarily.
The old, old story was enacted again
in MeXicali this week. The treasury
was depleted and the saloon and gam
bling men were asked to contribute,
and, as is customary, the purveyors
of wet goods and dealers in "chance"
refused, sending a delegation to con-
fer with Colonel Cantu, hoping to
effect some standard schedule for as
sessments. Pending an adjustment
the saloons, gambling houses and
other places have temporarily closed,
the propretors stating the tax inn
posed was prohibitive and until rca
sonable reduction is made they will
refuse to come through, eiciting an
ultimatum from the Mexican officials
that business would very likely be at
q standstill unless the concessionaries
Earl Hoffman and Fred Murray,
youthful burglars captured in the I'M
perial Valley Hardware store Sunday
were bound over to the Su !
perior court Tuesday afternoon by
Justice of the Peace J. 3. Hoffman.