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struck beside the first, and the
shock sent the bear to its knees
The next instant it was upon its
feet. roaring with rage, and the lad
freed the third arrow Then the
bear charged him. Realizing the
folly Of attempting to stop it. he
sought safety in the nearest tree
Wolf Robe had told him that these
great mountain-b bears were poor
climbers, and White Otter depend
ed upon the assurance. A moment
later his heart filled with dismay
as the frenzied creature began to
claw the tree-trunk. The Sioux
drove an arrow into it's shoulder,
and the bear dropped to the
ground. Then, much to the amaze
ment of the excited young hunter,
1t turned and made off through the
woods
Fearful of losing his prize, White
Otter descended from the tree and
began cautious pursuit, He
heard his quarry crashing through
the underground, and he hurried in
the direction of the sounds. Then
the noise suddenly ceased, and the
lad stopped to listen. He heard
nothing but the furious beating of
his own heart, and he wondered IL
the bear was dead. Then a more
alarming possibility flashed
through his mind, Perhaps the
willy brute had heard him and was
hiding in ambush, White Offers
resolution was somewhat weak
ened by the thought. He kreW
that over-confidence had caused
the death of more than one noted
Sioux hunter, and he realized. that
he must be careful. Still, he knew
that he must face the peril, for he
told himself that to turn back
would be the act Of coward.
Determined, therefore, to uphold
the traditional bravery of his
people, the lad went forward. He
advanced few steps, and then he
stopped to listen. AS the silence
was unbroken be believed that the
bear had succumbed to it's wounds.
White Otter turned toward a
tangled thicket of aspens in which
he had last heard the bear. He
approached within short bow shot,
and then he stopped and threw
several stones in the hope of in
ducing the animal to expose itself.
The ruse failed, however, and he
felt sure that the bear was dead.
He waited a few moments and then
he entered the thicket.
The impulsive lad had not taken
five strides before he found him
self facing the wounded bear.
There was no time for flight, and
as the enraged brute rose upon his
hind legs White Otter drove two
arrows into it's breast. Then he
sprang back, and the bear plunged
to the ground and lay still The
Sioux covered it with his arrow
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Then he saw where the bear had
stopped to dig in an ant-hill, and
with that for clew the determined
young Sioux attempted to follow
the trail
Old Wolf Robe had thoroughly
instructed him in the art OF track
ing, and as a result the lad fol-
lowed the dim trail without much
difficulty, The footprints were
indistinct and far apart, but he
found other signs that showed him
which way the animal had gone,
A broken twig, dislodged stone,
some fragments of bark from a
fallen tree. all these things were
plain reading. White Otter knew
that at any moment he might come
upon the animal itself, and he
fitted one of his strongest arrows
10 his bow and held several more
IN his left hand, ready for instant
use. Where the underground was
thick he stopped and reCOnnoitered
before he yentured into the cover
He came to marshy place, and
found huge tracks filled with
muddy water. The lad knew that
the bear was within sound Of him,
end he stole forward as silently as
q shadow. Then tWig snapped,
and his heart bounded at the sound.
Tightening his boWstring, he
wheeled to defend himself, but he
saw nothing more dangerous than
a pine-squirrel, which flashed up
tree-trunk and scolded savagely.
The trail led down to an open park,
and as White Otter crawled
stealthily to the edge Of the timber
he saw the bear digging out another
colony of ants.
White Offers eyes Widened with
Amusement at the enormous size
of the beast before him He under
stood now why a necklace of bear
claws had such value. The bear
was within easy range, but the as
founded lad delayed his attack He
realized that unless he pierced its
heart the wounded beast would
charge him in blind fury The
slender fint-tipped shafts which he
held in his hand seemed utterly
insufficient for such an antagonist.
Then as the bear turned brOadside
to him he overcame his fears and
bent his bow until the head of the
arrow rested against his left hand.
For an instant he held it sighted
against the great shaggy shoulder.
and then he released the bow
string.
The arrow buried itself deep in
the. massive form, and the bear
whirled with the agility of a lynx
and snapped off the willow shaft
close to the wound Fearing that
he had missed the heart. White
otter released a second arrow, 1t
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came to a sudden stop and stared
in amazement. The piebald had
disappeared.
The perplexed lad fitted an ar.
row to his bow and looked nervous
~ about him. He saw nothing OF
the picket stake, and he realized
that the pony might have pulled 1t
loose and wandered away But
there was possibility that an
enemy had found the piebald and
had carried away the stake to de-
ceive him. The only way to solve
the riddle was to venture into the
open and follow the tracks. The
park was surrounded by heavy
growth OF bushes, and White Otter
feared that an enemy might be
lurking in ambush. He saw nothing
to confirm his suspicious, however.
and. realizing that If the piebald
had wandered away he must lose
no time in overtaking 1t, he deter
mined to crawl forward and in
vestigate.
The young Sioux crept through
the cover as cautiously as a fox,
and when he came to the end Of 1t
he stopped and listened. A bird
sang i'm the woods behind him, and
then all was quiet. He rose and
stepped into the open. For a
moment he hesitated, and then, as
he was not attacked, he went on.
AS he stopped to examine the hole
left by the picket stake an arrow
hummed past within a hand
breadth Of him. White Otter real
ICED that he had been trapped. AS
he bounded into the nearest cover
a second arrow struck the tree be-
hind which he sought shelter.
White Otter peered carefully
around the tree-trunk, but saw
nothing of his enemy He be-
lieved there was only one, for he
told himself that II there were
more he would have been attacked
from all sides. Then, to his amaze
ment, he heard some one chanting
~ AAONA hO
singer seemed to be in the woods
opposite him. For q moment he
mistrusted his ears, and then, as he
recognized the words, his per-
plexity increased. Several ques-
tons leaped to his mind. Had
some wandering tribesman come
TO his assistance, or was his enemy
endeavoring to decoy him into the
open? 1t was a boastful song,
which told of the bravery OF the
Sioux and scorned the weakness Of
their enemies AS he listened, |
White otter became convinced
that only a Sioux could put such
a challenge into the words. When
the singer stopped, the had spoke.
Il do not know who you are, but
I am not afraid Of you. | am tell
ing you this because am a Sioux
and you have sung the war-song
Of my people. IL you are Sioux, |
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I until the powerful muscles ceased
to tremble, and then he ran TO the
body and counted coup.
While White Otter was strineing
the great claws on buckskin
thong to wear about his neck a
! solitary horseman was riding to
ward the foothills. AS he came
within bow-shot of the timber he
stopped his pony and gaZed intent.
ly at the low wooded slopes. Then.
having discovered nothing to
arouse his suspicious, he continued
to the base of the ridge. He rode
slowly along the edge of the plain
and found the game trail which led
to White Offers camp site. Then
he discovered the tracks of the
piebald, and he dismounted to ex-
anime them. In few moments he
Strengthened, and led his pony up
the trail.
AS the horseman approached the
park the piebald whinnied, and he
grasped his pony by the nostrils
before it could reply. Then he
muzZled 1t with piece of buck
skin and led it from the trail. He
looked anXiously about as though
he feared an attack, but the pie
bald continued to call, and he knew
that it was unattended. Leaving
his own mount concealed in the
timber, the newcomer stole eau
tiously around the edge of the
park. He hesitated a moment as
he came In sight of the picketed
pony, and then he ran from the
edge of the woods and led the pie
bald away. He tied it beside his
own horse and went back to watch
for the owner.
The stranger was lad about the
age of the young Sioux. He was
shorter and more thick-set than
White Otter, but he had the same
sort of keen, unflinching eyes, and
the same type of strong, manly
face. He, too, was dressed for the
war-trail. His hair was divided
into two braids, which were bound
with the white winter pelt of the
weasel. In his scalp-lock he wore
single eagle feather. which pro-
claimed him warrior. His dress
was somewhat similar to that of
White Otter and consisted of doe
skin leggings and breech-cloth, and
beautifully tanned robe Of the
black bear. His war-shield was
decorated with a crude drawing of
flying bird and a large red orb,
symbolizing the rising sun. His
pony was a wiry little buckskin.
When he had fastened the neck
lace Of bear-claws about his neck
White Otter hurried down the
mountainside in high spirits. The
day was ending, and the foothills
were already in shadow. AS he
approached the spot where he had
left his pony he stole forward with
the caution Of lynx. Then he
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1t Is good; we will lay aside our
weapons and meet AZ brothers.
have finished"
For some moments there was no
response, and White Otter watched
carefully for he feared treachcry.
Then he heard himself addressed
In the Sioux dialect
II have listened to your words
they are good | am a Sioux, and
l sang the war-song because l in
tended to kill you. The Sioux do
not greet each other with arrows.
| will meet you with the open hand.
l have spoken"
A few moments afterward the
speaker walked to the edge of the
timber and raised his right hand In
token of friendship. White Otter
instantly stepped from behind the
tree and replied to the signal. Then
each put his bow In its case and
advanced into the open. They
stopped several PAGES apart and
looked searchingly into each
others eyes. Then White Otter
offered his hand.
"You have taken my pony; 1t Ia
good, for / know that you are
brave. | will ask you for 1t, for
my heart is peaceful toward you.
/ see you wear an eagle feather,
and | know you are a warrior.
am White Otter, the son OF Stand
ing Buffalo, who has gone on the
long trail, and the grandson Of
Wolf Robe, the war-chief OF the
Ogalala Sioux"
They clasped hands. Then the
other lad replied to the greeting.
what you say Is good. I will
give you your pony, for / see that
you are a Sioux. see that you
wear the claws Of the great bear,
and know you are brave hunter.
am Sun Bird. My father Is Rain
Crow, the medicine-man OF the
Minneconjoux Sioux. / have heard
my people talk about the great
chief Wolf Robe"
Having offered the customary
compliments and proclaiming their
friendship with the hand-clasp, the
lads returned to their ponies. Then
White Otter disappeared into the
woods, and returned with the buff
falo robes. Sun Birds eyes spark
led as he ran his fingers over the
valuable pelt Of the albino, and he
White Otter on his
good fortune.
That night they sat beside the
and talked OF their plans.
Sun Bird said that he, too, was on
a war journey. His younger
brother, Little Raven, had been
carried away by the Pawnees, and
Rain Grow had sent Sun Bird to
rescue him. Then White Otter
told his mission and they agreed
10 combine against their hated
enemies.
ITO BE Continued.)
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long time playing with his blocks:
then he remembered the tramp
the man would be waiting for him.
and perhaps as hungry as he was
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son. He was sober. and evidently
now filled with grateful pride.
So Tommy's tramp saved the
lads life and this ended In making
a new man of the outcast.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
. ECLAIMING EASTSIDE MESA.

IL recming the East Side still up for cond
committee irrigation LlStct
to confer with the Water
development plan
The irrigation has been extended to the
railroad land being extended
Mexico and there plans for extend
these has word been spok
right been raised in instance
ImperaIaguna Water Company from the first there
willingness the priority Of rights to the district
the concession priority
open question: which residents Of the valley will differ whether
be brought the district But even
the probably better for that pacu-
project heIor being admitted
familiar with district cffairs will concec
their shoulders without
burdens.
what the people Of the district have do
the
allowed the settlers the lands this valley
the The people here all they
asked
has another 100000 Of lard ard
reclaim land the that the dis
and where the district Off
as outside the district between the
settlers who seek reclaim land
Company bring
wholly soil who do
the No that would be
whole Of the valley New aAmecan
canal built There who done and those
who dispute it. But those who deny the pacca of the
called o help for it
We the whole valley devc pednoh south
and but depore effort that made bsuc proceedings
the rights of the prior protected
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
NE ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES OPERATED
At LITTLE EXPENSE

The American kitchen needs reno
Nating. Hundreds of old, wornout
utensils should be thrown out and re-
placed with a few efficient electric
appliances.
"Oh," exclaims Mrs. Housewife,
they cost more"
In answer to this, electrical experts
say the appliances last longer, they
are portable, quickly available, re-
quire no matches, and they offer i'm
munity from fire risks. While the
first cost may seem excessive, it is
said, the efficiency and practicability
are assured in a good device.
1t is claimed that electric heaters
continue to do efficient work for some
minutes after the current is turned
eff. Many Of the appliances are not
used for more than an hour at time.
and the prime economic advantage
Of all electrical devices is that when
they are Idle the hands Of the meter
halt.
The Society for Electrical Develop
mcnt, New York, points out that an
electric washing machine equipped
with one-fourth horsepower electric
motor-a usual size-can be operated
Tor an hour at a cost Of bat 3 cents.
II is assumed thai all appliances arc
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
NOTICE TO BUILDING CONTRAC-
TORS
EEL CENERO. CAL.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Trustees of the Central
Union High School District, County of
Imperial, State of California, will re-
ocive bids for furnishing all labor and
material for the electric light and
power wiring and fixtures, in the new
High School builIing now in con-
struction, corner of Brighton and
Tenth street. Each bid to be in ac-
cordancc with plans and specifica-
tons on file with Mrs. Viola G.. Faw-
cett, clerk of the said Board, and at
the office of the architect, Samuel 3.
Iimmer, Room 8, Ell Centro National
Bank building.
Each bid shall be made out on
form to be obtained at the said archi-
tect's office; must be accompanied by
g certified or cashiers check or bid
der's bond ISSUED by a surety COM
pany accredited by the Board of
Trustees) for per cent of the amount
of bid, made payable to the order of
the Board of Trustees; shall be sealed
and filed with the Clerk of the Board
on OF before the 25th day of April,
1916, and will be opened on or about
10 o'clock a. m. of that day, at the
High School building.
The above mentioned check or bid
ders bond shall be given as evidence
that the bidder will enter into contract
if awarded the work. and will be de-
clared forfeited if the successful bid
Ger refuses to enter into said contract,
after being requested to do so, by the
said Board of Trustees.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish certificate from
his insurance carrier that he Is car
rying unlimited compensation insur-
anco, and will be required to furnish
the bond Of surety company salts
factory to the Board of Trustees COW
orlng an amount approximately equal
to IS per cent of the contract price.
The Board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
By order of the Board of Trustees
CT the Central Union High School Dis
trict of the County of Imperial, State
Of California.
Ell Centre, Cal, April Sth. 1916.
VIOLA G.. FAWCETT,
Clerk Of the Board of Trustees.
MondayApr24
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
NOTICE..

NOTICE.
In the Superior Court of the State
of Imperial.
Kate Parker. eXecutrix of the estate
of Eva l.. Rockhill deceased plaintiff,
VS.. Imperial Water Company No. 6, a
corporation, defendant.
IN pursuance of an order of this
court heretofore made, notice is hereby
given that an action has been COM
menced in the Superior Court of the
state of California, in and for the
County of Imperial by the above
estate OF Eva J.. Rockhin, deceased as
plaintiff, against Imperial Water Com
pany No. q, corporation, defendant,
for an order directing said corporation
the same being the corporation who
issued the stock and certificate there
for) to issue new certificate to and
in the name Of the Eva l.. Rockhill, for
twenty 600 shares of the capital stock
of said defendant corporation, being
in place and instead of Certificate No.
twenty (2O) shares of it's capital stock
issued to and in the name of Eva l..
Rockhill Cnow deceaseD, which GER
tificate the plaintiff alleges has been
lost; and all persons claiming said
shares, or any of them, or any interest
or lien therein or thereupon, are here
by notified, directed and ordered to
appear before the Court at it's Court
Room in FL Centro, California, on the
5th day of May, 1916, at the hour of
10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that day,
then and there to show cause why a
new certificate should not be directed
to be issued in the name of Eva l..
Rockhill, as is prayed for in plaintiffs
petition.
Dated this 31st day of March, A. D.
1916.
(SeaD NJ. s. COOK, County Clerk. J
by " j. ELLIS, Deputy. SatAl-,'
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
CASE CLEARING.
OF ATTACK.

in Angeles been received there b!
eNco WI"
attack Sunday OF II TINS Sho
prove true and call for volunteers
could expected Immediately incredible however tina" Mexico
complete occupation OF that country
for many years.
duty toward Mexico would
bentor
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
NOTICE no CREDITORS.

Estate of William III. BOvce, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Fl. G.. Thomas, administrator of
the estate of William II. Bovee, de-
ceased, to the creditors Of and all per-
sons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit the same, with the
necessary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of this no.
tice to the said administrator or his
attorney at Room 1OS First National
Bank building, in the City of El Cen
tro, County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia.
Dated March 3lst, 1916.
II. G.. THOMAS,
Administrator.
JAS w. GLASSFORD,
Attorney for Administrators.
WedMay3
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

POPULAR CALENICO
COUPLE MARRIED

Louisa Katherine Anderson and
Harry Scott Abbott, popular young
society people of Cadexico. were unit
cd in marriage yesterday evening by
Justice of the Peace l. Mayfield at his
office in the court house.
Following the wedding, the happy
couple. with a number of friends, par
took Of a wedding supper at the Bar
bara Worth hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Cash or terms. all OF
part of business paying better
than S125 a month. Address G. H..
care Press. X304
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

Furnished Housekeeping Apart
ments, SO per month. G38 CONNER.
cial. Ed Royce.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

DR.. Edward Metzger, Dentist,
Rooms s and 4, El Centre National
Bank building.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

Get your Ladies Home Journal, Sat
urday Evening Post and Country Gen
tieman at Brad's Smoke Shop.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

DR.. ". E.Lyons, Osteopathic Physician,
1916 Dunaway Bldg. Phone 145.-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

DR.. H. c. Atwood, Osteopath, FL Cen
tro Bank building.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
LAWYERS

JAS. ". GLASSFORD
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW
107-8-9 FIRST NATL BANK BLDG,
Ell CENTRIC, CAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
CIVIL ENGINEERS

E. IL. JONES
Civil, Irrigation and Construction En-
gineer
Land Surveying Reports
S47 Brighton st. P.O. Box 500. Ell Centre
KNIGHTS ENGINEERING COMPANY
Civil and Construction Engineers
BluepriptinG Patent Drawings
Z. w. Knights Uicensed Surveyor)
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

operated by current which costs 10
cents per kilowatt hour. This is a
little higher than The average charge
for current, so that whatever differ
cnce may arise in actual practice viii
be in favor of the devices.
An ordinary electric ircn costs only
: cents an hour to operate. 1t saves
countless steps. A household expert
recently stated that the average
housewife walks 234 miles a year if
She uses the old time sad iron. a sin
gle disk stove six inches in diameter
consumes 2i2 cents worth of current
per hour. a bread toaster uses 3
cents worth Of current per hour. The
average cost is cent for the morn
Ing's toast, as it takes but Z few
minutes to prepare it. a portable
Vacuum cleaner used in the home viii
dean more thoroughly than the old
broom at a cost of from , to 3 cents
per hour.
The following table gives d cleaI
idea Of average COS. Of various e,ect-i-
cal home appliances, hours used per
month and amount Of current con-
sumed:
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15
PROFESSIONAL CAR DS
PHYSICIANS

PHYSICIANS
DIR. n. d. LUCKET"r
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
office, Davis Building
office Hours, 10 a. m. to II M; p. m.
to p. m. Phone S7W.
DIR. W. =. HETFERNAN
Specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
office in Davis Bldg, El Centro. Cal.
Teleph one 233.
DIR lynn Il. BLA1<ESLEE
Chronic and Nervous Diseases
Diseases of Women
X-Ray and Electro Th erapeutics
Hours, to IL, to
Calls made to any part of the valley
Rooms 1927, Sec. Bank Bldg. Tel. 199.
DIR. A. E. ELLIOTT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Opera House Building
office hours 10 to 12 a. m; 2 to p. m.
Residence, Barbara Worth Hotel
DIR. II. a. BURGER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
1? and 1S Opera House Bldg.
Hours: 10 to IL, to
Phones: office SOW Residence SCR.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-15

lpIIIaICta.
Hours use per
month ........ ........
w dlLdge. ...........
Cost per month
at 10c per XIV