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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
lroquois Story-Hour
Saturday Morning

OF the Indian nations perhaps none
were more marlike than the Iroquois.
To them belonged the "Five Nations"
the Cayueas, Mohawks, oneidas, On
ondagas and the Senecas. 1t was with
them that the colonists fought most OF
their wars. Their stories make up the
story hour this week, with perhaps one
about Massaoit who was an Algonquin,
Of special interest for his relation TO the
first thanksgiving day.
All children are invited to the story
hour at the public library Saturday
morning at $3.50
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
BEL-L-ANS
Absolutely. Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves ii. 25c at all druggists.
Lecture On Health
Insurance Tonight

Health insurance which is so much
discussed at the present time owing to
the movement on foot in so many states
including Oregon for its adoption will
be the subject of the lecture by DR..
Edwin Clyde Robbins of University of
Oregon. Dr. Robbins deals with the Eu
ropean system of health insurance, the
need of such system in the United
States and the fays and means of pro-
viding for the same. He gives attention
TO the question of what we are likely to
do in Oregon concerning this problem.
This is the question for debate in the
Oregon high school debating league con
sisting of 70 high schools.
The lecture will be this evening at S
O'Clock in the auditorium of the public
library.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
TURKEY TROT WILL
TROT OUT turkey
Cherrians Accumulate Big
Gobbler As Prize at Com
ing itney

The committee in charge of the Cher
rian turkey trot jitney Thanksgiving
dance to be given Wednesday evening
of next week at the armory announce
that the largest turkey in Marion
county has been SPOTTED and that ar.
rangements will be made for the turkey
to attend in person. Hence, the for.
tunate holder of the winning ticket will
be given the privilege Of taking the
turkey home that night. Announcement
is also made that the Cherrians viii
all be there in uniform and that a
mixed orchestra will furnish the music.
From present indications the chances
are that the dancing population of the
city will all be there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
THE LAST SAD RITES

Portland, Ore, Nov. 24.-Long linei
of men stood today at all express of
fiees, getting their last shipments Of
liquor from California. The express
company has had an unprecedented rusl
of business since the "bone dry" Law
passed. An occasional woman takes hei
place in line, signs up for two quart
package and hurries away Juggling il
under her arm.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

ten years with good
results and i have
four healthy chill
dren. This summer
i was in a very run
down condition and
theveryhotweather
seemed more than /
could stand, but l
commenced taking
your Compound in
June and from then
until Sept m ber
25th, when my last
baby was born, ] got
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
DRINK HOT WATER
IF YOU DESIRE A
ROSY COMlPLE LEXICON
Says we can't help but look
better and feel better
after an inside bath.

To look one IS best and feel one 3
best is to enjoy an inside bath each
morning TO flush from the system the
previous days waste, sour fermenta-
tions and poisonius toxins before 1t is
absorbed into the blood. Just as coal
when it burns, leaves behind a GER
tain amount of incombustible material
in the form of ashes, so the food and
drink taken each day leave in the ali
mentary organs certain amount of
indigestible material which if not
eliminated, form toxins and poisonsi
which are then sucked into the blood
through the very duets which are in
tended to such in only nourshment
to sustain the body.
If you want to see the glow OF
healthy bloom in your cheeks, to see
your skin get clearer and clearer, you
are told to drink every morning upon
arising, glass of hot water with
teaspoonful of limestone phosphate In
it, which is a harmless means of wash
ing the waste material and toxins
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels thus cleansing, sweetening ami
purifying the entire alimentary tract,
before putting more food into the stom-
ach.
Men and women with sallow skins,
liver spots, pimpes or pallid com
| plexion, also those who wake up with
coated tongue, bad taste, nasty
breath, others who are bothered with
headaches bilious spells, acid stomach
or constipation should begin this phOs
Dhated hot water drinking and arc
assured of very pronounced results in
one or two weeks.
A quarter pound of limestone phos-
phate costs very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to demonstrate
that just as soap and hot water
cleanses, purffies and freshens the
skin on the outside, so hot water ana
limestone phosphate act on the inside
organs. We must always consider tha;
internal sanitation is vastly more inn
porfant than outside cleanliness, be-
cause the skin nores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, while the
bowel pores do.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

The undersca origin of chalk is indi-
Gated by the presence OF minute sea-
shells which are revealed by the mi
eroscope.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

arez. On board were several Ameri-
cans. After fighting had started at the
south end of the city the train was
made up and started for the border.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
MOTHER OF
-FOUR CHILDREN
How Lydia E. E.Pinkham'sV sVeg-
etable Compound Kept
Her Well and Strong.

Lincoln, Illinois. --"I have used Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

lones--Was your burglar alarm any
good' Johnson-it must haxe- been the
burglars took it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

goat of public sentiment were Warren
Booth, Harold Tobie, Edward Bolt,
Harold Miller, Clark Story, Philip Bar
tholowem, Harold Zimmerman, Oscar
Olson and Harold Dmick.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

Prof. z. f. Richards, the new extern
sion secretary of the university, will
preach in the Methods. church at Ami
ty next Sunday morning. His work is
mainly concerned with the exploits-
tion Of Willamette over the entire
northwest. The pressing demands al.
ready made for his addresses shows the
conntry's interst in tn expansion of old
Willamette.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

December II has been chosen by
Coach Mathews as the date for the an
nual interclass cross coun 'ry run. As a
silver trophy cup donated by Hauscr
Brothers is to be awarded the class
team of five men which finishes first,
rivalry is gradually becoming keener
as the men are preparing for the or
deal in nightly iogs around the track.
The freshman are known to have some
PROMISING men concealed in their ranks
which will only serve TO make the So
phomores work harder TO repeat their
success of last season. Reine Jackson,
winner of first place last year, is al
ready in good fighting trim and will
lead all contestants merry pace for
first honors this year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24

Echoing the spirit of national de
tense leagues, the members of the var
sity's S junior class have already select
ed the class play which is to be pre-
sented at the Grand in connection with
the Mayday festivities next May. Os.
Importance of Being Earnest is the
title and Judging from the riot of
mirth which this attractive satire on
the foibles of modern society, Salem
bids fair to laugh long and loud at it's
presentation. Prof. Wallace MacNIur-
ray of the rhetoric department of the
university will be dramatic coach and
Leland Austin will be manager of the
production.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR FUR
NISHING CENTRIFUGAL PUMP.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned City Clerk of the City of
Ell Centre, California, will receive
sealed bids at the City Hall of said
city up to 1880 o'clock D. m. on the
Gath day of April. 1916, for furnish
in" to said city one centrifugal cleo
trical-driven direct-connected pump
complete, with capacity of 1850 gal
Ions per minute, lift of twelve feet.
The Board Of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Bys order Of the Board of Trustees
of the said City Of El Centre, Califor-
MIA.
Dated this 10th day of April. 1916.
LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
Apr24 City Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
IIyITHDR AL.

w troops gradually be withdrawn from
evident that Villa be captured with less force
imply president has said from the begin
ming allowed develop mterVention
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
HAULING GAS OIL.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the under.
signed Clerk of the City of FL Cen
tro, at the City Hall of said city, up
to 1880 o'clock p. III. on the Goth day
Of April 1916, for hauling and deliv-
erinG the city supply, for the current
yea, Of special gas oil, known and
particularly described as "tops," from
the Southern Pacific freight siding in
FL Centre, to the El Centre City
Pumping Plant-the estimated amount
for The year being not less than 49,
600 gallons nor more than $4,000 gal
Ions, the same being shipped to FL
Centre in carload lots as required
the hau,er to bind himself to do such
hauling with sufficient promptness to
save the city harmless from demur-
rare charges.
The Board of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY order Of the Board of Trustees
Of the City of El Centric.
Dated this 8th dav Of April, 1916.
LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
Apr24 City Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

Captain Kelly, author of "Califor-
MAS Dixie" an old and well known
writer and newspaper man, arrived
here in the fall of that year, becoming
editor of the Imperial Valley
Press and late" organizing the
Ten Thousand Club, made UP
Of male meml ership. E. H..
Hartman, shortly before his death and
on the occasion Of his only Xisit to
El Centric. was made life member
and wore the 7. T. button when he
stepped from his private train at Pas
ndena. The men lost interest and fell
by the wayside. Their failure and
ending was the beginning of our CLUB.
During the first year of my resi-
Gence in Ell Centre | first met Harold
Bell Wright, then minister Of the
Christian church in Redlands. AS an
author he was then practically un-
known, THE Shepherd of the Hills
not being published until later in the
year. He, with DR.. Shepherd, pur-
chased 320 acres of land near what is
HOW Meloland. The 40 acres on which
his house now stands was filed on by
Mrs Wright as a desert claim All
that we have felt to be important hap
renings of the years that followed are
too numerous for me to mention to-
day.
The closure of the first break iii
the Colorado, the second break and the
great work of closing it, all occurred
during the first months of my resi-
dence in this section. but in spite Of
al obstacles and beginning immedi-
;.tely after the county seat election, or
athel as soon as the weather became
}earable in the fall of 1907, our little
city commenced to grow and the re-
suit is as you now see it, In the short
space Of nine years we have passed
from the crudest living conditions to
ell or nearly all the conveniences OBJ
tainable in larger cities.
| am one of many proud Of El Cen
tro, proud of the great Imperial Valley
and still more so Of the men and wom-
en- who have done their share in its
making.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
NOTICE.
County Warrants PAYABLE.

tVIIHy " aI ILaIIIS dydDIP-
County warrants d. avn on The Cen
eral Fund and registered prior to Feb
ruary II, 1916, Registered Nos. 1914
to 221l, inclusive; drawn on Road Dis.
trict No. I, and registered prior to
January 10th, 1916, Registered Nos.
1872 to 27. Inclusive: drawn or Road
District No. 5 and registered prior TO
April 10th, 1916, Registered Nos. 1
to 8, inclusive; drawn on County Ii
brary Fund, and registered prior to
February 9th, 1916, Registered Nos.
to 8, inclusive, are now payable.
j. STANLEY BROWN,
County Treasurer.
April goth, 1918.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
LAWYERS
CIVIL ENGINEERS
l.. IL. JONES

l.. ii. JONES
civil, Irrigation and Construction En-
gineer
Land Surveying Reports
S47 Brighton St. 20. Box 500 Ell Centre
IlNIGIiTS ENGINEERING COMPANY
. Civil and Construction Engineers
Bluepripting Patent Drawings
p. W. knights Gicensed Surveyor
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
THE CALEXICO HOTEL
s3a Sixth street. san Diego. Cal.

n.utrally located. Large, airy, nice
" furnished rooms, soc and 75c per
dav. Special weekly rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

great extent brought about by his
efforts and interest
The first county fair was held in
the fall of 1908 The agricultural and
horticultural exhibit was in the build
ing on Broadway near Fifth now oc-
cupie6 by c. B. Folsom and c. II,
Smith. The exhibits were all, or pTac-
tically all from he ranches of Ira
Aten and f. f. FORESTER, who can
always be depended upon on such ot-
casions. The livestock was shown on
what was then a vacant lot on the cor
Ter of Fourth and Main. now owned
hy Sam Sterner. the blacksmith Mr.
Bowker Of the C.-M. ranch and Mr..
Forester were, | believe, the only
exhibitors.
l. l.. Wilson, pioneer real estate
agent of Imperial whose ADVERTISE
ments were ali headed See Wilson
About It," was the owner of the first
automobile to make its appearance on
cur streets.
E. Centre Addition No. /. consist
ing Of that portion Of the present in
Corporated town from Orange avenue
to the city limits, was barley field
and land on the south side of Orange
avenue could be bought for $500 an
acre, this quarter section being sold
by Leroy Holt and w. 7. Bill at
prices ranging from 500 to 5000 an
acre. That part of the present town
site north Of Park avenue was owned
by Mr.. Adams, who, becoming diScour-
aged at the time Of the break in the
Colorado river, was about to abandon
his land. He would have done so had
rot W. F. Holt advised him to hold on.
and this he did. selling land that is
now covered with comfortable resi-
dences to Arthur Shepard and others
at a price of 500 an acre. The half
section that is shown on the map as
Addition Ne. 3 was the desert filing
CT Ray Balcom. w. T Bill and Leroy
Holt at one time held an option on
This land at price Of $40 an acre,
but ewing to discouraging conditions
the deal was not consummated. ". 7.
Bill. buying the land ) or years later,
paid not less than $3.50 an acre.
The original townsite in 1906 was
absolutely bare of vegetation Of any
lind, with the exception of q few eu-
oalyptus trees. not TO exceed > feet
IN height, on Brighton, corner Of Fifth
Mrs. Newton's place. and on the
Webber property, corner Of Sixth and
: Brighton. People waded in sand up
to their ankles in passing from the
,ailroad en- Main street to the El Cen
tro hotel. sand and dirt having blown
over the cement sidewalk to a depth
of six inches and over. The only build
ing between the railroad and the ho-
tel, when l came here, was the sm2ll
frame real estate office which still
stands near Egerer's bakery.
Duflhg the year I9O ana prior 70
the county seat election, which was
heId in August % that year, there
was practically no change in conditions
no drug store, no vegetables to be
purchased. Speaking of drug stores re-
minds me Of my first valley purchase
cf poudre-de-ris. A druggist at I'M
perial paid little attention at that time
TO such demands, but as an accom-
modation obtained this article for mo.
charging the modst price Of S1.z5, an
increase of only 70 cents over the price
I had been in the habit Of paying in
Salt Lake City. Needless to say |
.sed it very sparingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

Of the northwest corner of Fifth and
Broadway. True Venclll was the first
cashier and transacted business be
hind a chicken netting guard between
his patrons and himself. Any of you
who recall True's smiling countenanle
can imagine my impression Of Imper-
al Valley banking the first time l
transacted business at the Valley
State Bank. Almost adjoining the
bank building on the east was the real
estate office of Aten & Fuller In
this building all meetings of a public
nature were held. The Ell Centre can
taloupe Growers Association and the
Imperial Valley Creamery were dis
cussed and organized in this building
and many more pretentiOus Undertak-
ings discussed, which in some cases
did and in other cases did not mate
rialize. Church services were held in
the school room or west room of the
Franklin hotel.
Mr.. Croco, the Presbyterian minis
ter, and Samuel Letson, who was
holding down a homestead where the
town of Seeley now stands, but now
g chiropractic physician, conducted
services on alternate Sundays until
the fore part Of 1908. With one eX-
ception there were no business build
;DCrS m Mo:o c+roo+ f,7r+ n, ,,,o-+ ,L~,-
what is now the Imperial Valley Hard
ware Company's store on one side, and
the store now occupied by Oldham's
barber shop. The frame building now
occupied by the Imperial Valley Seed
store, 80 feet west from
Sixth street on the south side of Main
street, was the postoffice and hard
ware store, Mrs. J. Stanley Brown be-
ing postmistress. 1t was Mrs. Brown
who obtained and placed in This build
ing travelling library, giving out
books to applicants and taking entire
charge Of the library in addition to her
duties as postmistrcss, living in a part
frame and part canvas room in the
lear Of the store.
The grammar school was opened in
September, 1906, in the room | just
now mentioned in the Franklin hotel.
The faculty consisted of one teacher,
Mrs. Tuttle, and the scholars, as you
may imagine, were not very numer-
Gus.
At this time there We're % habitable
tructures by actual count on the
townsite. ! know this to be correct,
for | had ample time 10 make the
count. These consisted Of five small
frame and the rest tent houses.
In October, 1906, Mrs. Tongier, state
organizer Of the w. c. T. T., came to
FL Centre to start the temperance
work, with the result that Mrs. Aten
f.. organized local union. The meetings
were held in the old State Bank build
ing with an enthusiastic membership
and practically every woman in the
town joined in helping the good cause
along. The first thing to arrange for
i was w. c. I. U. reading room. Book
of al kinds, not to exceed 40 in num-
ber, were donated and the room was
well patronized as soon as opened. Mr.
Durham was the custodian and the
success and good attendance was to
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
A COMMERCIAL STUNT.

n by the Chamber special
which all business houses will
land a hand.
FL business houses have lines Of
which remarkably and which metropolitan in
But feel that of the merchants
esvc people valley the trading opportu-
tina arep
Prosperity hand
areaching
the program is
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
Infancy of Ell Centre Is
Recited by Mrs. c.. E.. Paris

The success of the Women's Ten
Thousand Club today is largely due to
the untiring efforts of the charter
members. In those early days the
women gave the club so much of
their time and effort that the organ
i7aticn still is dear to them ever
though they have moved away from
81 Centre. This was evidenced in the
many letters Of greeting received by
the club from those who could not
be present at the Founders meeting
held last week. One charter member,
Mrs. Denver Pellet of Brawley, find
ing at the last moment that it would
be impossible for her to attend, sent
a special delivery letter of greeting.
Such loyalty is greatly appreciated
by the club of today.
FL Centres Infancy.
By Mrs. c. T. Paris
The original townsite of El Centre
consists of 320 acres. A desert fill
ing was made on this land by c. A.
Barker, who was a stockholder and
the first secretary Of the Holton Pow
Ell Company. Wheb the Holton Inter
urban Railway was built a siding at
the same time was built at this juno
t,on point and named Gabarker Siding,
Icing a combination of the initials and
surname of the owner Of the land.
The plat of the townsite Of FL Cen
tro was filed and made a portion of
the records of San Diego county in
September, 1905. It is bounded on the
north by Park, then Railroad avenue,
on the south by Orange avenue, on
the west by the Date canal the east
crn boundary being the present east
ern boundary of the fair grounds.
The first building in Ell Centre was
the Franklin hotel, which was moved
from Imperial and still stands on the
northeast corner of Fifth and Broad
way. 1t was the only place where
food and lodging could be obtained un-
Ill the opening of the Fl Centre no.
tel i'll September, 1906.
All the water for cooking purposes
was dipped from a ditch where the FL
Centre National bank now stands.
There was no "ailroad station, one
boxcar serving the purpose for freight
office, ticket office, Wells-Fargo d.
Company Express and Western Union
Telegraph Company.
The first building operations, in
Guiding the building of the El Cen
tro hotel, the Holt opera house and
ice plant were not started until the
spring of 1906. Work on the ice
plant was rushed and few tons of
ice made prior to August IA, 1906. On
the evening of that day, the ice plant
which consisted of substantial brick
building for ice manufacturing anc
creamery purposes, was entirely de
stroyed by fire, and in addition ;
large quantity of expensive electri'
apparatus was also destroyed.
The first bank was the Valley Stat
bank, located in small frame build
ing which was moved from Imper
;al and which is the building which
was recently destroyed by fire, being
when destroyed the property of Mayor
Agerer and located about rs feet west
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
TIME COLLARLESS DAY.

call attention the
city wearing collars after April 30 and
before October l.
make
should be called I in advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

Dr. Edward Metzger, Dentist,
Rooms 8 and 4, FL Centro National
Bank building.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
FOR EvENTUALITIEs

/ All reports effort made
shape eventualty with Germany
thought there still hopes that be avoided
reply will be received before WedneS
will oncede the demands made
Yet possibility adjustment of the differences
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

am one of many proud of FL Cen
tro, proud of the great Imperial Valley
and still more so Of the men and wom-
en- who have done their share in its
lnaking.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

Big shipment Overalls, CSC and S1O5,
at Golden Rule Store, 534 Bdwy. 305
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24

Ladies Shirt Waists, $1.50 values at
9Sc Golden Rule Store, 534 Bdwy. .3O5
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-24
HOLTON TNTER-URBAN
RAILWAY COMPANY

Hctucen TI Centre and Holtyille
Fare 30 cents. Round trip fare, 60
cents.
kenYe lei Centre
1880 am. HS11:30 am.
$40 pm. S6:55 pm.
GSundaYs leave El Centre, $50 a. m.
Won Wednesdays, II m.
Leave lEOitViilc.
ZOO am. sS:15an
4:45 p.m. $3.50 pm.
$DO not run Sundays.
Between III Centre, SccIey and Dixie
land.
IV. LY. I.y.
FL Centre Seeley DiXieland
$50 am. 1920 am. t10:00 am.
$40 p m. $50 pm. 6:15 PM
tOn Wednesdays leave Dixieland.
20:45.
Train service between Dixieland and
Coyote Wells every Wednesday,, Nos.
/ and 2.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-16
10 CENT "~CAsCARETS"
IF BILIOUS OR C0STIVE
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach
Sluggish Liver and 6oWels-They
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, 1ndiges-
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undt-
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in a swilI barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
g~estion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your c~onst1pated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
~straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 1O-cent box
from your druggist will keep you feel
Ing good for months.