Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
PIONEER DAY TO BE BIG
FEATURE OF THE FAIR

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day appointed big committee Of men
and women who were here prior to
| 1908.
In November. 1902, the first Farm
ers' Institute in the history of the
Valley was held in Imperial City. W..
f. Whsle of Ell Centro was chairman,
erd he kept a roster Of those pres
ent.
1t is appropriate that all of those
now living who attended the Institute
should be upon the committee of the
Livestock Fair. the most recent edu-
cational effort of the county, although
the Fair committee hopes that the
pioneers who did not sign the roster
will attend the meeting Tuesday.
Among the names of persons, there
ere some still in the Valley, many have
| removed to other parts, and also
there are many who have passed to
Great Beyond.
Among the names is that of ]. Gar
| nett Holmes, author of the government
soil report.
The full list is as follows: c. A.
Frederick, Ray Edgar, E. c. Utz, Mrs
| Il. N. Dyke, James B. Hoffman, Rob-
ert Harwood, Mrs. Matte Gardner
Mrs. Leroy Holt, Mrs. Annie Young
w. F. Holt, E. l.. Eggleston, j. II
| Free, P. H. Wales. w. J. Mitchell, S
A. Adams. John C. Hay, Mrs. L. E
Srack, l.. E. Srack, R. w. Mcintyre
James Healthy, H. N. Dyke, r. f. AL
latt, G. NJ. Young, Z. L. Gardner
James Boyd, w. E. Whsle, John Els
lee, O. Y. Darling, D. D. Pellet, EN-
lily Seegmiller, Mrs. Kate Brooks. Johr
G.. Brooke, E. A. Slane, Mrs. S. R
Adams, Rosalia Meadows, Olive
Thayer, A. C. Gaines, Margaret S
Clark, Jean Grove, Walter Evans, LIE
roy Holt, Daisy Grove, Mamie Ev
ans, Earl L. Banta, Mrs. S. w. Mitch
ell, S. w. Mitchell, Fred Wales, Veal
! Mitchell, w. A. Edgar, Mrs. w. A
Edgar, Wilton P. Holman, Frank II
Stanley, William Elmensdorf, Ralph
w. Hughes, Thomas H. Hughes, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Manning, A. c. En-
sign, T. P. Banta, H. C. Groswold, V
K. Brooks, R. w. Still, J. w. Shenk
L. L. Ranney, John Clary. W. A. Var
| Porn, Mrs. w. A. Van Horn, Susie
and Ora Van Horn, Alice Gillett, Au
| gusta Gillett, Angie Mitchell, Emma
Mitchell; Lottie, Hester, Edith, Ray
mond, Eva, Mandie, Walter and AL
fred Adams; Hattie Gillett, Rena Var
| Horn, E. n. Adams, f. j. Starks, Mrs
| Starks; Elsie and Mrs. E. M. Adams
Mrs. Alice f. Duman, d. Nicolls, W
II. Horne. w. T. Horne, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. P. Grove, f. L. Wales, l.. M
Dougherty, f. B. Lyons, Mrs. l.. c
Vickery, l.. M. Van Horn, Jessie AM
Jennie Holt, Rena Elliott, A. c. Fer
guson, Mrs. Ethel Ferguson, A. W
Cook, Mrs. A. w. Cook, S. A. Smith
Mrs. Hector White, Roscoe White
Archie Priest, Edwin Irwin, Guy II
win, Tell Stephen, Ray Stephen, Ere
Miller, Ray Van Horn, Hubert Va
Horn, Ernest Mitchell, Charles Gil
lett, De Witt Young, George Harris
Evert Van Horn, Roscoe Beach, Roml
Mitchell Daniel Webster, ]. R. Adams
Eugene Wales, F. Blackburn, j. /
kutter, Carl Huddleston, Romaldo Bal
lage. Jean Irene Stacks, Frank Blak'
Walter and G. w. Dom, John Youn
w. A. Daggs, John Daggs, Ed /
Moore, Ernest Van Horn, Mrs. Ed
Moore, Albert Hart, Mrs. D. I
Straight, Mrs. E. A. Dundon, j. N
and J. d. Huston, T. N. Kellogl
Charles Toney, DR.. and Mrs. j.
Blackinton, F. T. Thing, l. A. Mere
9th, ]. A. Williams, II. J. Cross, I
N. Chaplin, A. T. Plath, J. S. Snyder
]. H. Holland, L. F. Farnsworth,
M. Cooley, M. C. Mitchell, j. E. Hous'
8. w. Utz, c.. B. McCollum, Harr
Willard, J. r. Harris, A. H. Carrie
E. X. Carriere, J. X. Thomas, Sena
tor l.. Adams, J. D. Dunovant, v
Pusby, Mrs. D. c. Huudeston, Mr.
G. E. Miller, Rev. G. T. Welcome,
A. Hammers, w. H. Hartshorn, D.
Copenhaver, c. J. schenck, II. I