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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
WELL KNOWN WRITER
 ABOARD NORTHWESTERN

Ruth Kedzie Wood, well known author of tourists books. is a passen- ger on the steamship Northwestern, tomorrow. bound for Seattle. Mrs. Wood has been in Alaska for several weeks on a pleasure trip and will write up her journey for the New York Herald. In recognition of her contributions to the literature of trav- el, Mrs. Wood has recently been made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain, an honor very rarely bestowed upon women.
 In May of this year she was elect ed a Fellow in the American Geo. graphical Society. Ruth Kedzie Wood has for several years been a regular contributor to the "Boollman" and articles from her pen are frequently seen in the Sunday magazine sec tions of the New York Herald, the New York Times, and the New York Tribune.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
WOMAN WHO TOOK
 LIKE IN LAKE IS
 FORMER NoMElTE

Mrs. Ruth S. Scott, saleslady in the Frederick & Nelson store, Seattle, who drowned herself in Lake Wash ington last Saturday visited Juneau last summer. and at one time lived in Nome. After a visit of two weeks here in July, last year. Mrs. Scott made a trip to Sitka Hot Springs staying there two weeks. She was the widow of a Nome miner.
 In a statement to the King County coroner. Clifford Wiley, a Seattle con. tractor, in whose charge the dead wo- man left her affairs, assigned her act to despondency and not because "heT love for a Seattle physician had not been returned" as published.
 Mrs. Scott was one of the most tireless workers for the poor I ever knew" Wiley told Deputy Coroner Frank Koepfi. "She also was a stead fast friend of the children at the Orth. opedic Hospital. the Day Nursery and in other charitable institutions, and she never was too busy to do all in her power to make their lot happier and easier to bear
 Christmas was always her big day Leaving her own home, she gathered in donations of fruit and candy and clothing and took them to the poor
 Mrs. Scott whose maiden name was Barton. was a native of Taylorsville, nl.. and according to Wiley, came from distinguished family Both her mother and sister died suddenly within short time of each other and 1t is believed this preyed on her mind bringing about ill health.
 Fatal Visit Was Second
 The following account was taken from the Seattle Times of August g.
 "She had lived at the Hotel Otis Summit Avenue and Columbia street about three years. Most of that time she had been employed in the cloak and suit department of a Second Ave nue Department store. She went out to the lake Friday night, evidently with the intention of committing sui eide, but later returned to her hotel
 "She was without money on her trip back to town. persuading the conducted of the Madrona Park car F. II. Hammers to carry her free ol charge on Q promise that she would pay him later. She returned to the lake early Saturday morning As she alighted at the end of the line she handed Conductor O. II. Hogue a let ter for Hammers. This latter was found to contain three two-cent stamps as payment for her fare Friday night
 Leaves Two Lettero.
 1.-TWO letters were found in her room at the hotel, one addressed to James F. Kane, an attorney in the American Bank building, the other to Wiley who is a member of the firm of Wiley & Morse, in the Central Building.
 "The letter to Kane thanked him for the interest he had shown in her af fairs, that to Wiley asking his to care for the funeral arrangements and her property. Wiley says Mrs. Scott own ed Q houseboat on Lake Washington and a large farm in North Dakota so that her suicide was not prompted by financial difficulties.
 "The body has been taken in charge by the Bonney-Watson Undertaking Company and probably will be sent back to Taylorsville."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

Mrs. Harry H. Williams expects to leave soon for Olympia, Wash, to spend the winter. Harry Williams. jr, will enter school in Olympia this Fall
 Miss Mayme Arnold of Seattle, who has been the guest of Mrs. Clarence Cartwright, left on the Spokane last night, for her home.
 Mrs. J. l.. Gage, of the Gage Shop, expects to leave shortly for Q stock buying trip to the Outside
 c. S. Lindsay left for Portland, and will spend the winter in that city
 Fred Hillard Of Ketchikan is regis tered at the Circle City Hotel
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
H. R. SHEPARD IS
, Io
 ALAsKAN AGENT

F. R. Shepard has been appointed Alaskan agent for the Norwich Fire Insurance Co.,. of Norwich, England. This company filed with their power of attorney, the annual proof of incor- poration required under the law re- gently passed. Although Q great many of these proofs have reached the office of the Secretary of Alaska for filing the papers of tho Norwich Co. are the first to reach the office in the proper form.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Pacific Miid-cure Com pany, a s1O,OOO corporation whose AL asIEan headquarters are at Ketchikan. John Meyer of Seattle is president of the company, and Frank Erskine of the same place it's secretary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
UTAH COPPER SHOWS
 GREATLY INCREASED PROFITS

BOSTON. Aug. 5.- The report of the Utah Copper Company for the second quarter of 1915 shows net profit of s4.412,29S. compared with S2,- 167415. in the first quarter; surplus after dividends was S2,7s7S0S, compar- ed with S949.O4S in the previous quar- ter. The cost of production was 6.57 cents per pound, low record. The earnings were at the rate of S11 per share per annum.-(B (Boston News Bu- reaul
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

F. E. Parsons. of the Schonacker Brokerage company, left for Seattle on the Spokane.
 A. shyman returned from Hoonah on the Al-Ki this morning.
 The Misses Ida Par and Mary Mar tin. who have been the guests of Mrs G. T. Jackson of Thane, left for Seat tie this morning on the Spokane.
 J. Fl. Long took passage on the Al Ri for Seattle. on his way to Port land.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
SPOKANE" SAILS.

The steamship Spokane. Captain Thomas Johnson. sailed last night for Sitka. and win steam to Seattle from that point. Her passengers for Seat tlo included che Misses Ida Parr. Mary Martin and Mayme Arnold. Fred E. Parsons and W. Fl. Kiylan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

F. Robert Plate or New York, Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Burbridge of Denver, Robert Young Of Tacoma and R. J. King of Tonopah, Nevada, form group of mining men which reached Juneau yesterday. They are staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
GRAND THEATRE.

A complete change of pictures to- night, as follows:
 For the Family Honors," tworeel Rex drama, with Bob Leonard in the lead.
 Ranch Mans Double, "a Frontier drama, a sure good one.
 Animated Weekly-all latest events from all the world.
 "Too Much Married" Powers com edyy. Q"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
FREE SHOW TICKETS.

Thane laundry will give c ticket to the Grand theatre with each bundle of laundry brought to our office in Arctic Barber Shop, phone 175. s1-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
MRS. PRATT BURIED.

Mrs. Pratt. 2S-year-old daughter of Mrs. J. W. Salisbury. who died here Thursday morning, was buried in Ev- ergreen cemetery this afternoon. The funeral was held from the Presbyter- ian church, the Rev. J. B. Stevens oni- ciating.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
MATERIAL TO REBUILD
 cANNERY IS TAKEN

The barge Bonanza, in tow of the big tug Richard Holyoke, is on it's way to Koggiung with material to rebuild the burned Libby, McNeil & Libby cannery at that point. The cargo on the barge is identical to that which the steamship Bertha had in her holds, when she was burned to the waters edge on Kodiak Island three weeks ago.
 The Richard Holyoke called in at Douglas yesterday, to take on water, leaving the barge at anchor in Young's Bay, Admiralty Isalnd.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

YOU HAVE tried the rest. now try the best. For French dry cleaning, steam cleaning. dyeing and pressing Capital Dye Works, phone TIT. 19-n
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
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COURT NoTEs.

John c. Boyle, 1f woOdshopper Creek, has been granted notary's commission by Goveriior Strong.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

New Fall hats, Iust arrived, and they're beautles-eoldsteln's Empor- Ium. s-14-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

"Kendrick" commercial sign-wrlter and bulletin board advertiser 7-23-ti
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Having been appointed administra- tor of the estate of Giacomo Brondini, deceased, by the Commissioner for the Territory of Alaska, sitting in Probate in Juneau Precinct, by order issued July 27, 1915. all persons hay ing claims against said estate are required to present them, verified as by law prescribed. within six months from the date of this notice. to Fl. B. LeFevre, the attorney for the un- dersigned administrator. at room number 21O in the Seward Build ing, Juneau, Alaska.
 CONSTANT PELLEGRINu.
 Administrator. IT. B. LE FEvRE.
 Attorney for the Ad-
 ministrator, Juneau. Alaska. First publication July S1. 1915. Final publication August 21, 1915.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

Call in and look at the swellest line of HATS ever shown In Juneau eoldstein's Emporium. S-14-f
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

New Fall hats, Just arrived, and they're beauties-eoldstein's Empor- lum. S-14-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

EmpIro vant aas. vOrl aII the tImo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-14

Everybody reads Empire "ada."
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22

into all the needs of advance construc-
ton have made possible the satsfac-
tory results he has achieved since The
time when the present toWnsite of FL
Centre was a mere spot ON the des-
ert. All the contracts fulfilled by Mr..
TraVers have been notable for high
class workmanship as well as for the
faithfuness and accuracy with which
the specifications have been followed.
and he is prepared to furnish esti-
mates on short notice for constructions
work of any description anywhere in
the Imperial Valley. II may he add
ed that Mr.. TraVers has served
couple Of terms as president and mem
ber of the school board, covering =
period of -four years, and was recent
ly reelected 10 that position. He has
also served ON The city council. Mr..
TraVeTs is one of the many "men
from Massachusetts who have cut for
themselves a successful career in The
West. He has officiated ON our city
council and is a present member oil
the school board, on which he has
served four years.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
RILEY'S MILLINERY
5l2 Main Street, Ell Centre

Riley's Millinery Store at 5l2 Main
street is building up successful bus
mess in trimming and making ladies'
and chldren's hats. Mrs. Marian Car
penter is its pleasant manager and
has charge of the trimming depart
ment, in which she exhibits great
taste and style. Her mother former
ly owned a store in San Diego and
their services as expert milliners are
much sought after here. Mrs. Car
penter is native of Riverside, Cal,
and Il live, businesslike lady to meet.
She is building up a good business by
her painstaking endeavor and cour-
teous attention to the wants of her
customers, and must not be omitted in
this review of the people who are add
ing hstre to the annals of Imperial
Valley history.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
Ell CENTRAL STABLES
Oliver Taylor, Proprietor
Owner of the Flying Coli
Velvet.

A concern which has achieved sue
cess through the application of sound
business principles are the above liv-
cry stables, owned and conducted by
Mr. Oliver Taylor and located on
Broadway near Fifth street i'm this
city. The constant aim of the propri-
etor has been to give satisfaction, and
to this end he has gradually stocked
his stables with a high class of horses,
fashionable and stylish rigs, etc, and
IS at any time prepared to offer the
public superior class of service.
In addition to the main branch of
his business, he has installed every
facility for the proper stabling and
feeding of boarding stock, which arc
placed under the care of skilled and
able horsemen. These barns are spa.
clous affairs, well lighted and ventil-
ated, perfect sanitation being assured
and boarding stock is given every care
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
Ell CENTRIC HOTEL
One of Ell CentrO's Leading
Hotels, Conducted by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles G.. Rouse

During the past few years it has be-
come universal custom throughout
this country for travellers and also
local people to live upon the European
plan, renting rooms in modern hotels
and obtaining their meals elsewhere
El Centre Hotel is one of the good city
hotels which cater entirely to people
IN this manner, and this excellent hos
telry is located conveniently centrol on
the corner of Fifth and Main streets,
and may be placed among the fine
commercial hotels in the valley. l.
has 90 large and wel-ventilated
guest rooms, with electric light. show
er baths, ventilators and modern con-
Venlent features to add to the COM
Tort Of its patrons. A specially en-
gagng feature of this house is the
long sleeping porch running the full
length of the balcony. Here guests
will not only find an ideal stoppinr
place, but will be extended every cour-
tesy and attention to be found in only
the leading hotels, and so popular with
the public is this house becoming, un-
der the new management, that the
guest rooms are almost always full
ana waiting list is necessary. Mr.
Charles G. Rouse, who recently pur-
chased the hotel, has been a resident
OF Riverside for twenty-five years AMI
over and will continue his interest in
the dry goods business of G. Rouse
d Co. in that city. Mr.. Rouse was
one OF the directors of the Riverside
Chamber of Commerce and a member
OF the Elks there. Mrs. Rouse makee
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
PEOPLES ABSTRACT
AND TITLE COMPANY
Incorporated in 1897 With
Authorized Capital Of
$3.50, 900, Operating in El
Cnntr0-

The certificate of title, as it wa
originally evolved, and all matters re.
lating thereto, including this com
pany's abstract plant and the facili
lies necessary for accurate and eX-
peditions work. have been carefully
studied out and improved from time
10 time until the Peoples Abstract and
Title Company has reached a high de
gree of efficiency which Is fully ap-
pfeciated by the public, as evidenced
by il unparalleled growth and success
since lis Incorporation on December
-. 1897 The company is prepared
to issue unlimited certificates of title
and complete abstracts of land, wa
Ter and mining titles in Imperial coun-
ty, which keeps the property owner
posted on the condition Of his title
and enables him to sell his land on
borrow money on short notice. The
Peoples Abstract and Title Company
also conduct an escrow department, a
necessary adjunct to the title bust
ness, and by putting complicated or
confidential transactions through this
department parties avoid fraud and
error, placing all responsibility upon
the company, and in addition save
themselves a great deal of annoyance
and inconvenience at a comparatively
small expense. A general business III
real estate, loans and insurance is also
transacted, the property of non-resl-
dent owners is cared for and kept in a
paying and saleable condition, safety
deposit boxes are rented at reasonable
rates, and, in word, the Peoples Abb
straet 4 Title Company is one of the
essential and vital business institutions
Of this locality, and is known and rec
ognized as such throughout the state.
The company has a very strong board
and its business is manager by Mr.,
W. IL. Lavayea, the secretary, who is
one of the best informed abstract men
in the West, and it is largely due to
his efforts that this company has
reached such a high state of efficiency
during the past years. He is always
identified with all movements designed
for the advancement of the city where
men of mature judgment and expert
ence are needed to insure success, and
is recognized as one of El Centres
most loyal and publicspirited citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
FARMERS PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION.

He rises with the days sun and works
well into the night,
And who shall say he gets the all that
is his own by right?
The labor of the fact'ry or the forest
or the field,
Each calls to able workmen that they
give an honest yield;
But who among the toilers is more
worthy, pray, than he
Who plants and tills and harvests. and
then trades to you and me &?
And why is he the victim of the "bus-
mess man" who "loans,"
And unjust taxes on the land that he
believes he owns?
This new field, our fair valley, is a
stamping ground, indeed,
For a lot of business vultures who
upon the farmers feed.
Can't we get legislation, or the right
to shape their ends,
by organizing fair play boards that
try to make amends,
BY giving safe protection from the
sharks with sleek, smooth
tongue,
And putting in their stead the creed
that "Christians' long have
sung:
"rhey had all things in common and
no man lacked anything"
This is cooperation and a plea with
righteous ring!
This is the creed the new race needs
before it can get by"
This is the faith" to legisate and
racially apply
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
HETZEL'S PHOTO SHOP
l26 South Fifth Street, FL
CentrO.

None Of the arts come nearer 10
our hOems and affections than that Of
photography, for by its means the
poor as well as the rich are enabled
to preserve the pictured sembance Of
loved ones and to adorn their walls
with pleasing reproductions of the
best works of the masters.
Prominent in this line in FL Centre
is Mr.. Hetzel, the photographer, ail
artist of talent and attainments, whose
heart is in his work He has followed
the profession of viewing and port
raiture during the past 25 years, es-
tablishing here a little over a year
ago. In the combined field Of port
raiture and commercial work Mr.. Het-
eel has kept pace with the steady de
velopment of the art of photography
and his reputation for high grad
work is widely known. The Hetzel
Studio is modern in every respect,
having the latest and more improved
cameras, enabling Mr.. Hetzcl to Sc.
cure artistic and original effects in
portraits of the better class.
A speciality is made of viewing and
commercial photography, also o.
flashlight photos of banquets, parties,
weddings, etc. Enlargements and
lantern slides are, in addition, exc.
cuted with dispatch, and kodak deyel-
oping and finishing are done for anna
teura. Hr Hetzel has the reputation
Of doing the finest kind of portrait
york and prides himself ON always
putting forth his best efforts, and d
cordial invitation is extended to the
public to cali at the Hetzel studio on
South Fifth street and inspect some
of his portraits and panoramic views.
Families or individuals desiring
group photos or view work of amy
kind will make no mistake in callinp
on him during the summer vacation or
at any odd moment Persons wishing
an appointment should ring him up
His number is 34J.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
Ell CENTRO'S
PIONEER BAKERY

Eight years ago, when El Centre
was Just emerging from her swad-
ding clothes and taking on city
growth, as the chysalis evolves into
beautiful butterfly, William Egerer
took np his residence in the valley and
started the "Pioneer" Bakery-on
much smaller scale, it is true, than
at present conducted, but when he
launched his ship with hope at the
PROV and ventured into this port IL
was with a firm conviction he had
sailed into safe haven for successful
trading with the natives And so it
has proven, for the Pioneer Bakery
now holds foremost place in the
commercial life of the city and Bill"
/ is bv no means sorry he steered his
/ little bark up the mighty Colorado and
landed his stores in the Imperial Val
/ lev. Having followed the trade for
quarter of a century, one may be sure
that the bread, pies, pastry, cakes,
etc, he unloads on the public are un-
surpassed in quality, quantity and
price.
Mr. Egerer is somewhat of COS
mopolitan, with the broadness Of in
tellect accruing to man who has
seen the world and not had his brain
cramped from his youth up in any
two-by four environment In short,
here is man with sincerity of
thought it becomes a delight to hold
converse with, even if some of his
social progress views are too far ahead
for the present generation. Though
. German by birth, Mr.. Egerer abhors
war and, could a practical solution
be found, his idealistic arguments for
the abolition of this evil, together
with those of crime injustice ana
poverty in the world, would stand the
tests and tend to Il condition of things
not dreamt of in our philosophy of
this capitaistic age. "Co-Operation"
and deficient service" il all thing
are Mr.. Egerer's maXlms in life, and
it would be hard to improve ON those
The Pioneer Bakery. has become Il
flourishing and liberally-patronized
establishment in the efficient hands of
Mr.. Egerer, who admits he made no
mistake in locating in the Imperial
Valley. He is a member of the fire
and police commission and takes a
lively interest in the upbuilding Of
the city and county and is thorough
ly worthy of distinctive remark as
one of the makers of Imperial Valley
since its transformation from a silent
and brooding desert into a community
of prosperous citizens.
The Pioneer Bakery is located ut
476 Main street
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-22
J. l.. TRAVERS
''The Man Who Built FL Cen
fro.

In these days of rapid progress,
when buildings are erected to endure,
they must be designed along ad-
Vanced lines to stand in the class of
those structures which are to be the
buildings of the future and not i'm
the class of those which in few de-
cades will be looked upon as relics of
an imperfect past. The buildings of
today and tomorrow not only must
be safe and permanent investments
for their owners, but should prove the
merit and insight of their builders.
Such is the nature of the work done
by Mr.. J. l.. Travers, the pioneer con
tractor of Imperial Valley, who came
from Redlands in the fall of 1905 to
start construction of the first build
ings erected here for FL Centre Land,
Townsite and Hotel Company, and
who since that period has a record
to his credit of over thirty-six blocks
and public buildings in the city and
vicinity built under his direction
From a barren desert he has wit
messed the thriving city grow to its
present proportions and prove itself
to he the most rapid-growing city in
the Southwest Mr.. Travers has en-
ployed large force of men continu-
ously all the year round on his large
and small contracts, sometimes hav-
ing had as many as nearly $50 men
on his payroll. He undertakes prac.
tically everything in the building line
and has to his credit such structures
at the city school houses, the Oregon
and Ell Centro hotels, the cold stor.
age and ice plants, the Rumsey block,
and theatre building, the Holy blocks
and number of other equally i'm
portant edifices constructed under hi.
guidance in the past ten years. Mr.
TraVers' work has long since won foi
him a most desirable reputation
among architects and other classes Of
men in the building line, as well a.
those for whom he has fulfilled con
tracts. Up-to-date equipment, a thor
ough knowledge of modern engineer
ing and sanitation, and a clear insigh