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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-05

of the whole, Senator Seaman pre-
siding. Attorney General Thatcher
and Secretary Mullin of the Indus
trial Insurance commission were in
vitcd to address the committee on
senate bill No. 80, :'appropriating S.
600 for the relief of the family of the
late Dr.. r. F. Richardson"
Committee reported senate bills 80,
1i3 and 1875 favorably.
General File and Third Reading.
Senate bill No. 143, by Lee, Amend
ing state pharmacy laws" bill made
special order for Monday at 2:30 p.
m.
Senate bill No. l35. by ways and
means committee. Creating Public
Service division at state university"
passed.
Senate bill No. 80, by Keddie, zap
propriating $4,000 from the state
funds for relief OF family of DR.. T. F..
Richardson" passed-Yeas, %.
Adjourned until 1890 a. m. Thurs
day.
ASSEMBLY, Thursday A. NJ, March 3
Assembly called to order at 1890
q. m.
Roll called, quorum present.
Goodman asked hat communica-
tons relating to Revenues" be
printed: carried.
On motion. rule was adopted that
when assembly do adjourn in the fu-
ture II adjourn to 1890 the next legis-
lative day, unless otherwise ordered.
Notice of Bills.
BY Beason-"Relating to and pro-
viding for non-partisan judiciary"
BY Walts-'RelatinE TO duties of
sheep commission"
BY Walts-"Relating to bounties
on obnoxious animals."
BY Schmidt-"Appointment of COM
mission without pay for educational
purposes"
by Elko notwithstanding sal
aries of county officers"
lfNt OuhCklOH ana THSI nCduInQ.
Assembly bill No. 1914, by White
sides, providing for education and
registration of nurses" referred to
committee on education.
Assembly bill No. 165, by White,
Providing for method of delivery of
boys to industrial school," referred
to judiciary committee.
Assembly bill No. 1877, by Mackey.
mucca:" referred to Humboldt county
delegation.
Assembly bill No. 16S, by Mackey.
Issuing bonds for school at Love
lock-" referred to Humboldt delega-
ton.
Assembly bill No. 100, by Young.
Relating to suits against tax com
mission" referred Il committee on
ways and means.
General File.
Assembly bill No. 1856, by White.
Relating to pollution of Truckee
river" passed-Yeas, A.
Assembly bill No. AZ. tax commits
slo nbill;" Schmidt moved bill be
made special order for next Monday
at 2:30 p. m: carried.
Assembly bill 1872. by Geraghty,
Providing for a high school at
Sparks, and issuing bonds therefor"
passed-Yeas, So.
Assembly bill No. 119, by Waits,
Relating TO liability of constable in
civil cases." lost-Yeas. 3; nays, AZ.
SENATE-Thursday A. NJ, March 4
Senate called to order at 1890.
Continued On Page Three)
SUMMONS
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Elko 0439
Carson City 06001
Department. Of the interior
February %, 1915.

U. Land Office at Elko. Nevada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-05

THE small boy feels tina. the high price of bread problem could east
ly be solved by handing out a large proportion of pie.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-05

SUMMONS
In the Fourth judicial District Court
Of the State of Nevada In and For
the County Of Elko.
GoLCONDA CATTLE COMPANY, n
California Corporation, Plaintiff,
VS..
J. a. 'CoNLEY, JAMES E. WALSH and
JOSEPH NJ. QUAY. surviving di.
' rectors and trustees of the Central
Nevada Livestock and Land Com.
pany, JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE,
and also all other persons unknown
claiming any right, title, estate,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
Realty Transfers
KepOfIed daily Dy FeOpIeS ADSITdt
and Title Company:
Deeds.

Imperial Valley Imp. Co. to Rober
l.. Glasby, lot II, block 2S, East Side
Addition to CaleXico, Map No. IA.
Ray Edgar ct uX. to Lewis l.. Main
f y lots /, 5, 6, block "a, Imperial.
Rudolph l.. Smith, ct uX. to JOIN
f. Smith, lots 6, II, II, section 7-14-1t
and Sc 4 NE Il and NE a Sc 4
lots 8 and 9, section 12-l1-15, alsC
lot 4, block 60, Brawley.
l.. A. Title and Trust Co. to ConraC
Whiting as trustee, + e Sc 4 OF
section 36-11-l0.
Edwin Ceiling to Alice Ceiling, "
z section l6-l3-19 and all right in
state certificates of purchase; all OF
section 16-1C-19, all of section 36
17-9; all section l6-13-9; all of sec.
tion 36-11-9.
Thaddeus ID. Mccall ct uX. to Chas
w. Wheeler, + y tract 119-15-14
also 5 acres of S = w 12 of said
tract 119, also strip of land 45 feet
wide extending along entire f side
of N y We of said tract l19.
James II. Davis ct uX. to Frederick
w. Gregg, part tract 62-l6-12.
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Notice TO Creditors.

Estate of Ferdinand f. Leja, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigncd, Tyler W. Seal, administra-
tor of the estate Of Ferdinand +. Leja,
deceased to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no
ticc, to the said Tyler w. Seal, Ad-
ministlator, at his office, Room 20,
Security Commercial and Savings
Bank Building, FL Centric, California.
Dated this lst day of July, 1915.
TYLER w. SEAL,
Administrator Of the Estate Of Fer
dinand f. Leja, Deceased.
Thurs. Aug II
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No. 2356 Sheriff's Sale.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
BY SHERIFF

Fred c. Shawley VS.. w. f. Coming.
John Doe, Jane Doe, Richard Roe and
Jane Roe.
Under and bv virtue of judgment
and decree of foreclosure and an or
der of sale issued out of the Superior
court of the County of Imperial, State
of California, on the 18th day of July,
A. ID. 1915, in the above entitled ac-
ton, wherein Fred c. Shawley, the
abOve-named plaintiff, obtained l
and sale against w. f. Coming, John
Doe, Jane Doe, Richard Roe and Jane
Roe, defendants. on the 10Th day of
July, A. ID. 1915, for the sum of ST.
1875 dollars in gold coin of the Unit
ed States, besides interest, costs and
counsel fees, which said decree was,
on the 18th day of July, A. d. 1915.
recorded in Judgment Book of said
court, at Page 285, am commanded
to sell:
Tract 81, Township Sixteen 16)
South, Range Fourteen (14 East, S.
3. NJ, according to the resurvey au-
thorized by Act of Congress, July 2,
1902; together with all and singular
the tenements, hereditaments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging or in
anywise appertainin0.
Public notice is hereby given that
on Monday, the 18th day of August, A.
ID. 1918, at 10 o'clock a. m. of that
day in front of the Court House door
Of the County of Imperial, | will, in
obedience to said judgement, uecree and
order of sale, sell the above described
property, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to raise sufficient mon
ey to satisfy said Judgment and de-
cree, with interest and costs, etc. to
the highest and best bidder, for gold
coin of the United States.
Dated July 23rd. 1915.
c. NJ. APPLESTILL. Sheriff.
By II. w. ANDERSON,
Under Sheriff. FriAug1S
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MARKET REPORTS
Les Angeles Produce Market.

Los Angeles, Aug. 10.-Grapes OF
all varieties continued plentiful on the
local wholesale produce market today
and prices in general were slightly
lower New Black grapes were placed
ON the market at $1.25 lug, while
Muscats were down to $1.35. Malagas
brought $1.25 and Concords $l.65 a
lug. Thompson seedless grapes were
all cleaned off the market.
Both local and northern potatoes ad-
Nanced slightly, the former going to
$1.15 hundred weight and the latter
at $l.35. Crabappes were quoted at
the lower range of 90cm$1.00 a lug.
No. / Association Walnuts were some
what higher at 19@191@ cents lb.
Local feed and milling companic 3;
today announced an advance of from
3 to 10 cents a hundred IN the prices
on wheat and corn and feed meal,
white Kaffir corn and rye declined
10 cents a hundred. Wheat in 133-
pound sacks is now quoted at $2.10
hundred, while cracked wheat brings
$2.15. Yellow corn was quoted at
1928 a hundred-weight.
The following receipts were report
cd by the Produce Exchange of Los
Angeles: Eggs, 204 cases; butter.
$500 pounds; cheese, $500 pounds;
potatoes, $50 sacks; sweet potatoes,
SS4 sacks; apples, 2715 boxes.
Local ranch eggs, per dozen
Selected. 32c; candIcd, 30c; case-count,
2Sc.
California creamery butter, per lb.
Fresh extras, Doc; fresh firsts, 23c.
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= %0lICc to { rpdItOrs.

Estate Of Henry Clay Shropshire
deceased Notice is hereby given by
The undersigned administrator Of the
estate OF Henry Clay Shropshire de
ceased, to the creditors Of, and all
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within months
after the first publication Of this no.
tice to the said administrator at his
office in the County Court House in
the City of FL Centre in said County
of Imperial State of California
Dated July 3lst, 1915.
WALTER n. CAREY,
Administrator of the Estate of Henry
C. Shropshire Deceased.
DAN Y. holland and WALTER
E. KIBBEY Attorney for Admins
TRAITOR
Mon Aug 80
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Notice.

The assessor of Imperial Irrigation
District has completed the assessment
rolls for the year 1915, and has deliv-
cred the rolls to the secretary Of the
district, who now has them in his of
flee, where they will be open to the
inspection of all persons interested
until the 23rd day of August, 1915,
on which date the board of directors
of the district will meet and continue
in session for period of not more
than 10 days, sitting as a board of
equalization to hear and determine
such objections to the valuations and
assessments as may come before them.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT
{. N. Berry. Secretary.
Mon Aug 23
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON Pc
TI1ION TO MORTGAGE MINORS
INTV,ITIBIFCUI DEAF ECtfE ATE


In the Superior Court of the STATE
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial,
In The matter of the estate and guar
dianship of John H. Pyle and Lee A.
Pyle, minors.
It is ordered by the court that all
persons interested in The estate of
John II. Pyle and Lee A. Pyle, minors,
do appear before the Superior Court
Of the State Of California, i'm and for
the County of Imperial, on the 9th
day Of August, 1915, at o'clock p. m,
thea and there to show cause, if any
they have, why the interests in the
real estate described below should not
be mortgaged for the total sum of
three hundred and forty-four dollars
each minors interest to be mortgaged
for the sum Of one hundred and sew
cnty-tWo dollars, as prayed for in the
petition Of Alice l.. Pyle, guardian of
SAID minors, this day filed, Oh for
such less amount as TO the court may
seem meet Preference is made to said
petition for further particularly; amt
that a copy of this order be published
at least once a week for four success
sive weeks in the Imperial Valley
Press, Il newspaper Of genera circu
lation published in said County Of I'M
peral.
Each of said minors is the owner Of
an undivided one-soventh interest in
and to the following described real
property:
Tract No 143, Township 16 South,
Range 13 East, s. r. NJ. containing
240 acres, situated in Imperial county,
State Of California, according to tho
official plat of the survey of said land,
approved January 5, 1909.
Dated this 10th day of July, 1915.
FRANKLIN J COLE,
Judge of SAID Superior Court
.FriAug26
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BARBARA WORTH
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Edward II. Moreen, Los Angeles;
A. A. Goodwin, Galveston; w. j. Fal-
Ion, San Francisco; Abe Hammers,
Los Angeles; w. c. Manifold, Hop
kinsonville, Ky; Edwin E. Pearce,
Lexingont, Ky; NJ. l.. Knapp, Los
Angeles; f. d. Mott, South Pasadena /;
w d, Davis, Los Angeles; Sidney f.
Marpa, San Diego.
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Nntice To Creditnrs

Estate of John f. Adler deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the
estate of John Z. Adler deceased, t.
the creditors Of aud all persons hav,
rg claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit the same with the neces
sary vouchers. within 4 months after
the first publication of this notice to
the said William Cicero Adler, At
room 104 over First National Bank in
City of Ell Centre, California.
Dated July 31st. 1915.
WILLIAM CICERO ADLER.
DAN V. NOLAND AND WALTER
3 KIBBEY Attorneys for Exc
cutor Mon Aug 80
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New York Cotton.

New York, Aug. 10-Following are
the closing quotations: January
$981@9.82; March, $10.0lml0.05
May, $1O.26@1O.29; August, $1OO6@
1908; October, $9.41@9.42; Decem-
ber, $970@9.71.
Spot cotton quiet; mddling up
lands, $9.45. Sales, 400 bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
PASTURE AND PRODUCE

RECLAIMED ALFALFA SEED. free
from doddcr and Johnson grass;
high termination; excellent color;
1Sc per pound, f. o. b. your railroad
station. Send for sample. +. f.
Sanguinetti, Yuma. Ari2. los
PASTURE for horses and mules; all
woven wire fences; clean running
water in every pasture w. /. Rich
ardson, , miles east and Il mile
south of FL Centre on Alder ditch.
XS7
FOR LEASE First-class pasture,
corn land for sheep or other stock,
sheep preferred; low rates for big
herd; quick action desired T. y.
Mccall, Imperial. Phone i30F12.
MEXICAN JUNE CORN for seed a.
Kelly's Nursery.
FOR SALE-Corn in head. G. G. Hus-
seV, Scclcy, Cal
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7 y I'I'7'
ARTHUR CHRISTIAN RATH,
LOUISE MARSHALL.

State of California, County of I'm
perial, SIS.
On the 25th day of May in the yeal
one thousand nine hundred and fif
teen before me personally appeared
Arthur Christian Rath and Louise
Marshall known to me to he the per
sons whose names are subscribed tc
the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged to me that they exc
cuted the same.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
my office this 25th day of May, 1915
DAN. V. holland,
Notary Public in and for the County OF
Imperial. State of California. Ny
Commission Expires June 10, 1917
(SEAL)
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%, 900; native beef cattle, $1,000
1918; western steers, $6.7omS.6o;
cows and heifcrs, $3.1O@920; calves,
/ $750@11.25.
Sheep market slow; receipts, $1,000;
sheep, $6.2O@710; lambs, $7.25@
$50.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIA~

t04N-
Notice is hereby given chat, in pur-
suance of resolution and order of
the Board Of Directors Of the Masonic
Building Association, corporation
organized and existing under the laws
of lie State Of California unanimous
ly adopted at a regular meeting Of
said board duly held ON the 9th daY
of July, 1913, at the office of said
corporation in the City of El Centre,
State Of California, a meeting Of the
stockholders Of said corporation Is
hereby called for and will be held at
the office Of said corporation at tn
lodge room in the Masonic Temple in
said City Of FL Centre (said place OF
meeting being the principal place Of
business Of said corporation and at
the building where the Board of Di.
rectors usually meeO, on Monday, the
20th day of September, 1915, at 7:30
o'clock p. m. of said day, for The pur-
pose of considering and acting upon
the proposition to increase the capital
St0rA of SAID corporation from twenty
five thousand ($25,000) dollars, divided
into one thousand G,000) shares Of
the par value of twenty-five ($251
dollars each, to thirty-five thousand
($3J,000) dollars. divided into four
teen hundred 0,400) shares of the
par value Of twenty-five ($25) dol
lars each.
4 The amount which it is proposed
to increase the capital stock is ten
thousand (%l0,000) dollars.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors
Dated this 18th day Of July, 1918.
PHIL. ID. SWING,
Secretary Masonic Building Associa-
/ ton. WedSeptl5
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San Francisco Grain.

San Francisco, Aug. 10.-Whcat,
steady, no trading. Cash. $1.75@
1.7712. Barley, firm; December,
$1.28; May, $1.37; cash feed, $L22l2
ML2712.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
WANTED-WDRI[ w
LJIktAN LAROR RIREAI.

hUKtAN LABOR BUREAU.
WANTED-Positions for men to do
all kinds of work; ranch or city; all
have had good experience in house
work and kitchen or garden. S. +.
KIM, II. +. y. No. ,, Box 101, III
CcntrO, Cal.
WANTED Work by boy rs years old
On ranch or in city; good mixer.
! q. Box 81. El Centre, Cal. roo
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FURNITURE

FOR Refrigerator, 100 lbs.
capacity; new; also folding bath
tub, unused. II. A. Shaub, 125 S.
9th st.
WANTED-Wc pay highest prices for
second hand goods McCune Furni-
iure Go.
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FOR SALE-Young dairy cows or
yearling heifers. Terms half cash,
balance on time. f. J. Blaschko, 3 y
miles southeast Silsbee. Phone
23F32, CaleXico
FOR SALE-10 to 80 dairy COWS;
terms; will rent 40 or rs acres
choice alfalfa ranch y mile south
Meloland store. W. +. Hancock. XS6
FOR SALE-30 head of cows and d
bull. M. l.. Madruga, miles east
and i mile north of FL Centric. X85
FOR SALE-1O good milch COWS. E.
r. Stillens, , miles ives. Main St,
El Centro. Phone 113l6.
FOR SALE Brood sows; will farraW
Oct. /, 1918. &. l.. Willoughby &
Sons, CaleXico, Cal.
FOR SALE-Thirty to fifty feeder
hogs. G. d. Willoughby & Sons,
CaleXico.
FOR SALE-10 choce Holstein dairy
COWS. Kicst, near McCabe church.
X89
FOR SALE-One span good gentle
work mules Box 395, Calexico, Cal.
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WANTED-LINE STOCK

WANTED-To buy 30 to 40 head of
good dairy cows on terms. Frank
kienzle, HoltviIle, Cal. 81
WANTED-To buy horses and mules.
Imperial Valley Mule Market, 345
Olive st.
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MALE HELP WANTED

WANTED-EXpericnced carpenter for
: months; correspond with NJ. K.
Merccrcau, lloltvillc. f85
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livestock.

Chicago, Aug. 1O.-Hog market
slow, Sc above Saturdays average;
receipts, $4,000, bulk, $6.3O@6,90;
light, &685@I65; mixed, $6.I5@745;
heavy, $5.95@6.9O; rough, $3.50
G.1O; pigs, $6.5O@15O.
Cattle market weak; receipts,
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Patents.

u. S. A. to John w. Jones, tract
145-1G-11, 52.S5 acres.
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Certificate of Observation-Disclosures

Name.
State of California, County of I'M
perial. SIS.
We hereby certify that we are part
ners transacting business at FL Centre
in the State of California under a
designation not showing the names OF
the persons interested as partners in
such business: to wit, Rath e. Mar
shall.
The names of the partners are:
Arthur Christian Rath, residing at FL
Centre, Cal; Louise Marshall, resid-
ing at FL Centre, Cal.
Witness our hands this 25th day OF
May, 1915.
ARTHUR CHRISTIAN RATH,
LOUISE MARSHALL.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
FOR RENT-REAL ESTATE
MONEY TO LOAN

LOMBARD & SON, INC, loan agents
for The Union Central Life Insur-
ance Company, have money TO loaE
on first class farm security; long
time loans, annual interest, with
liberal prepayment privileges. S. }.
Montgomery, Mgr, Room ,, Secur-
ity Bank Bldg, FL Centro, Cal.
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WATER STOCK

II YOU WANT some No. / water
stock, inquire at Bank, f. Is. Fuller.
vS7
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SPECIAL NOTICES

FOR SALE-Bates Steel Mule, track
laying tractor; guaranteed 8-horse-
power on drawbar; 20-horsepower on
belt; price $3.50 f. o. b. El Centre,
Inquire of A. c. Van Derpoel, 435
South Tenth St, I1l Centre.
FOR SALE-Mortgage Of $l362 on
alfalfa ranch; condition and location
first-class; occupied by owners.
Harry Cross, Heber. Nj
FOR SALE-Dwarf milo maize, re
cleaned seed. PIC per pound; anv
quantity. &. &. Hussey. Seciey, Cal.
WILL BUY city and county warrants
at discount in any amount. j. Du-
man, $40 Main st.
WANTED-Air compressor. Hamm
Worthington Co., 452 Main. Phone
73. tfS6
FOR SALE-BicycIe, in good shape.
Call Ramona Rooms, l2O Broadway.
xSS
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5 Mu'es for Sale
or will Trade for Grain
A. w. ROGERS COMPANY
III Centro

THE ONLY BRICK STORAGE
FL, CENTRIC TRANSFER ~ STORAGE
COMPANY
Tbs leading dray company E2ggaZs
a speciality Office at the yellow Front
Main street. Phone 15J.
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POULTRY

HAVE COT second hand buggy to
exchange for chickens Apply Mrs.
A. Lullcs, Box 81, T. +. y. No. ,,
Imperial. X8S
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AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE-Ford roadster body. V
n Thompson If
WILL BUY County warrants. G33
Main st. 103
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FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

" UNA LODGE NO. 476, Benevolent
and Protective order of Elks,
meets every Wednesday evening
a. Elks' hall. Visiting brothers are
heartily welcome. Meeting hour, s
o'clock. A. N. KELLEY, Exalted Rul-
er. J. r.. STILSON, Secretary.
III NITRO LODGE. No. 3t5.
r. knights of Pythias, meets every
Tuesday at X. Of r. hall, corner
Fifth and Main streets.
j. STANLEY BROWN G. c.
Fl g.. WEBB. X. of II. e. $.
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FEMALE HELP WANTED
WANTED-A girl for general house
work. Phone Smith, 1876. f89
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FOR RENT-ROOMS AND APTS.
FOR RENT Room with board i'm pri-
Vate family. 3S2 Hamilton, corner
1ta and Hamilton. XS6
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STRAYED-From Poole's ranch one
blldiaccd roam horse. Notify L.
AshdoWn on Poole's ranch. X85
LOSF-Automobilc tan lamp and Ii
ccnse number (80S83). Reward.
Palmcr-Loud co.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10
FOR SALE-LIVE STOCK

FOR SALE-3500 HEAD BREEDING
EWES ON TERMS IN LOTS TO
SUIT APPLY BRITISH q AMER
IGAN MERCANTILE CO, 227 n.
7TH ST, Ell CENTRIC. PHONE
Dol.
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LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN

STRAYED OR STOLEN-From my
place, 2I2 miles S. +. of El Centre,
on Dogwood Canal, l light red Jer-
seV COW and heifer calf weeks
old; a rope was on the calf. Will
Cline, zanjero on Dogwood, IIeber
If
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-10

California creamery butter, per lb.
Fresh extras, Doc; fresh firsts, 23c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-26

Chittenden County has an unenyia-
hle record for the present term 81
county court. as the calendar shows
IS divorce cases. A stranger might
be led to suppose Vermont to be in
competition with the state of Nevada,
whose legislature is contemplating re-
turning the state to its former plan Of
lending itself to the breeding OF diyor
ces.-Northiield News.
The Banner believes in divorce
when married people find that they
cannot get along together without
fighting so much as to disturb the
whole neighborhood We haven /,
much use for The theory that whom
man hath joined together God isn't
willing to have put asunder, but we 40
feel that there is something wrong
with the moral atmosphere in Burling-
ton Go over to the state prison at
Windsor. to the House of Correction
at Rutland or to the Industrial school
at Vergennes and you will find tina.
the city of Burlington is supplying in
mates for these institutions out of all
proportion to the population of the
city. At one time within few years,
if our memory serves correctly. the
city OF Burlington with population
of less than $4,000 furnished nearly
or quite one quarter of the entire en-
rollment al one OF these institutions
Particularly is this condition true in
reference to crimes against virtue and
chastity When the recent agitation
for aud against equal suffrage was at
its height lev weeks ago we noticed
that Burlington women were promin-
ent and active in both camps Now
that the suifrage issue is temporarily
laid aside. The Banner would suggest
with all due respect that the good
ladies' OF Burlington get together and
see il they cannot bring about a little
cleaner condition OF affairs in Burling-
ton. Nov we don't mean for Mis-
ute that they nave lot OF unfortunate
women arrested and sent to jail or
prison for few weeks or months but
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TODD and supposedly respectable citi-
zens who are renting houses for i'm
moral parposes. Then they might try
to find honest jobs at living wages
for a few girls who are perhaps not
perfect In this conviction. though Il
is not exactly part of the same sub
ject. we want 10 urge that an associa-
ton of some sort be formed TO furnish
work and places to live for those par
oIed from prison or released on the
expiration of sentence. We should
like to see our Vermont governors
much more generous than they are III
granting paroles but no man or wom-
an should be paroled unless a place IS
provided TO which they may so and
become honestly self-supporting