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Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
REGULAR MEETING, MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 6. 1916.

INV EMDEh D, 1910.
The Board Of Supervisors of Impe-
rial County, California, met in regu-
lar session this 9Th day of, November,
1916. at 10 o'clock a. m., and in the
absence of Chairman Beal Supervisor
P E. Carr was named chairman pro
TEN. Upon roll call the following
supervisors were found to be pres
ent:
neutrality-suspicious. P. E. Carr,
Shaw and Shepard-3.
Absent-Chairman Beal and Super
visor j. ]. Carr.
In the matter of plans for bridge
across Alamo river.
On motion of Supervisor Shaw, Sec
onded and carried, it is ordered that
the County Surveyor be, and he is
hereby instructed to draw plans and
specifications for bridge to be built
across the Alamo river, at Siphon No,
2 in Road District No. 1.
In re approval of demands for pur-
chase of lots in CalexicO.
On motion of Supervisor Shepard,
seconded and carried, it is ordered that
the following demands on Road Dis
trict No. fund be and they are here
by approved:
Bert Marvin, for purchase of Lot
II, Block z, First Addition to Calex-
leo, for $287.50.
Bert Marvin, for purchase of Lot
16, Block 7, First Addition to Calex-
leo, for $287.5O.
Bert Marvin, for purchase of Lot
Is, Block 7, First Addition to CaleX-
leo. for $2S7.5O.
Bert Mervin, for purchase of Lot Is,
Block 7, First Addition to Calexico,
for $287.50.
Chairman Beal comes in and takes
the chair.
In the matter of resignation of Coun-
ty Surveyor.
The resignation of C. N. Perry,
County Surveyor of Imperial County,
was read, and on motion duly made,
seconded and carried, the same was
accepted, and further ordered that said
office be, and the same is hereby de-
clared vacant.
In re appointment of County Survey
or.
The following named parties were
nominated for the office of County
Surveyor of Imperial County, Califor-
MIA. Henry Burke, Perry L. Hedricl1
and George R. Wade. George r. Wade
was elected for the unexpired portion
of the present term by the following
vote:
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1916,
10 O'CLOCK A NJ

10 O'CLOCK A. M,
All Supervisors present, and meet
ing called to order by Chairman Beal.
In re adding machine for office of
County Superintendent of Schools.
On motion duly made. seconded and
carried, it is ordered that the Coun-
ty Superintendent of Schools be. and
ne is hereby authorized to purchase
a Dalton adding machine from the VAL
ley Typewriter Company, for use in
his said office. Payments for same
to be made in twelve monthly INSTALL
ments, first payment to be made jan
uary /, 1917.
In re bids for vault doors for use in
Courthouse.
The bids of H. D. Field Safe Com
pany and the Valley Typewriter Com
pany, for vault doors to be used in
the County Courthouse, were submit
ted, and it is ordered, on motion duly
made, seconded and carried, that the
bid OF the Valley Typewriter Company
being for vault door Style Model "O''
Vault Door, made by the Diebold Safe
and Lock Company, delivered F. O. 3.
FL Centre, and to where doors are
to be set, at price of $115.OO each, be
and the same is hereby accepted.
Appointment of Constable of Seelev
Township.
1t appearing to this Board that the
Constable of Seeley Township has been
absent from the State for a period of
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
AFTERNOON SESSION. WEDNEs.
DAY, NOVEMBER 8 1Q1c

-
DAY, NOVEMBER s, 1916.
All supervisors present and meeting
called to order by Chairman Beal.
In re joining State Highway with Main
street pavement in the City of Ell
CentrO.
Whereas, it being the intention of
the Board of Supervisors of Imperial
County, California, that at such a
time as when the east end of the State
Highway be joined to the west end
OF the Main street pavement in the
City of Ell Centro, that the County paw
its share of the expenses thereby in
Cured; and
Whereas, it being understood that
the City of Ell Centre furnish free
inspection for said work; and further
understood that no payment for such
expenditure be demanded of Imperial
County before January /, 1917; now.
therefore, be it
Resolved, That that part of said
expenditure for pavement through the
Court House site in the City of Ell
Centre be paid out of the General
Fund, and that part outside of the
City of FL Centro be paid out of Road
District No. 2 Fund.
The above resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Supervisors Shepard, Shaw
r. +. Carr and j. ]. Carr.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
MPERIAL EVENING NOVEMBER

tendent of the Fort Yuma Indian
School, California, application for a
road, being the shortest and most di-
rect route from Yuma. Arizona, to Ell
Centro, California, across the Indian
reservation, signed by the Chairman
and members Of this Board.
On motion recess is taken until We'd
nesday, November 8, 1916. at 10
O'Clock a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21

sixty days, it is therefore. on motion
duly made, seconded and carried, Or
dered that the office of Constable of
Seeley Judicial Township be, and the
same is hereby declared vacant: and
1t is further ordered that Fred Mas
TICK be-. and he is hereby appointed
Constable of said Seeley Township.
for the unexpired portion of the pres.
ent term.
On motion recess is taken until 2
o'clock, this date.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
Filters! Filters!
Miscellaneous

Ollas, all sizes, 3 to 1O-gallon, each gal
Meyers 1rrigating Shovels, No. 1s1.25
Meyers 1rrigating Shovels, No. 2s1.25
Tungsten 40 watt Electric Globes--....--.2 25c
Desert Water Bags 1 gallon 81 90
Desert Water Bags, 21a gallon S135
Desert Water Bags, gallon 1925
Continental four-tined Pitchforks 81 90
Phoenix rs inch any point Hand Saw 75c
Disston's No. % Hand Saw, 26 inchS2.1 30
Disston's No. Hand Saw, rs inch-...-...$l.75
The Cheapest Store in the Valley on Machine
and Carriage Bolts.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
Proceedings Of the
Board Of Supervisors

First ballot
Henry Burke, I vote.
Perry L.. Hedrick, l vote.
George R. Wade, 2 votes.
Second ballot
Henry Burke. none.
Perry L. Hedrick, 1 vote.
George R. Wade, 8 votes.
In re sale of Ell Centre School District
bonds.
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors
of Imperial County, California, on Au-
gust 8, 1916, ordered that notice be
published asking for bids for the sale
of the issue of $4,000 of bonds voted
by Ell Centre School District at an
election held on July Goth, 1916; and
Whereas, said notice was duly and
regularly published, according to the
resolution of said board, in The I'M
perial Valley Press, a newspaper pub
lished at Ell Centre, California; and
Whereas, said bonds have not been
sold in pursuance of said published
notice; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Board of Supervis-
ors of the County of Imperial, State
of California. that said bonds be sold
at private sale, and that the offer of
the Security Commercial and Savings
Bank of Ell Centre, California, to pay
par and accrued interest to date of
delivery and a premium of one hun
dred eighty-six dollars ($1S6OO) for
said issue of bonds be, and the same
is hereby accepted, and said issue of
bonds sold to said bank for said
amount. The above resolution and
order passed and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Supervisors Shepard, Shaw,
P. E. Carr and Chairman Beal-4.
Nones-None.
Absent-Supervisor j. J. Carl.
On motion recess is taken until 2,
o'clock p. M, this date.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2O'CLOCK
p. M.
All Supervisors present and meeting
called to order by Chairman Beal.
In the matter of auditing county
books.
The matter of auditing the books
of Imperial County was taken up at
this time, and motion duly made, Sec
onded and carried it. is ordered that
the same be continued until Wednes-
day, November 8, 1916.
Re road across Indian reservation.
On motion duly made, seconded and
carried it is ordered that the clerk
of this board be, and he is hereby
instructed to forward to the Superin-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21

4SOCo--CIldlTHldU bcdl-l.
Absent-None.
In re claims of Kingsley, Mason e
Collins Co.
1t is, on motion duly made, second
ed and carried, ordered that Super
visor }. j. Carr be and he is hereby
appointed as a committee of one to
investigate and adjust the claims
against the County of Kingsley, Mason
and Collins Co.
In re mimeograph and newspaper d.
rectory for Publicity Agent.
On motion of Supervisor Shaw, and
duly seconded, it is ordered that a re-
QUESTION be granted to the Publicity
Agent for the purchase of mimeo-
graph and a newspaper directory. Mo-
ton carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Supervisors Shepard, P. Z
Carr and Shaw-3.
Noes-Supervisor J. J. Carr and
Chairman Beal-2.
Absent-None.
In the matter of road maps for South.
ern Pacific Co.
On motion Of Supervisor Shepard
seconded bv Supervisor P. E. Carr
|and carried, it is ordered that the
County Surveyor be, and he is here
by instructed to prepare road maps
for the Southern Pacific Company
showing proposed railroad crossings
near Bard, California.
On motion recess is taken unit
Thursday, November 9, 1916, at II
Io'clOck a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-21
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1916.

All Supervisors present and meeting
called to order by Chairman Beal.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved as read
In re contract between Imperial Coun-
ty and ID. d. Mulligan & Son.
On motion Of Supervisor J. J Carr,
CONTINUED ON PAGE FoERl
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
ance of fresh air. and absolute clean
liness is easily maintained.

ance Of fresh air. and absolute clean
liness is easily maintained.
Second. For twenty-four hours be
fore killing the bird is not fed but
is given plenty of clean water. Ii
this ,say the crop is emptied and the
favor of the flesh is improved, as
well as its keeping quality. OF
course, the bird does not weigh as
mucn when emptied of food, but it is
better to be paid for few less pounds
of poultry than to receive only q
freight bill.
Third. Killing should be done by
cutting the veins of the neck from
inside the mouth while the bird is
suspended by the feet (Circular 81
of the Bureau of Chemistry gives the
details of how to bleed and to
"brain"); that is to loosen the feather
muscles so that the birds may be dry
picked, rot scalded. Scalded birds
have their keeping quality greatly re-
duced.
Fourth. Holding the bird while re-
moving the feathers is best accom-
plished by the "frame" method. The
second best way is what is known as
the string" method, and the worst
meth DDS are the "bench" and Clap
Fifth. After the birds are bled and
picked the animal heat must be re-
moved. The best method of doing SO
is to hang them, head downward, in
a room having a temperature between
30 and 35 degrees F., where they
should remain for twenty-four hours
The temperature must not go above
35 degrees, nor below 20 degrees, and
the atmosphere can not be depended
upon 10 remain within these limits,
hence mechanical refrigeration is All
absolute necessity. If the packers last
season had adhered to this one regu-
lation, il is safe to assert that the in
spec.ors in the markets would have
had to hunt long time for green
struck" or "cff conditioned" chicken.
Putting the birds in cold water or
water and ice 10 cool them is unre-
deemably bad, and packing in fine ice
with heavy lump of ice on top Of
the barrel is q continuation of an un-
reliable and often very disastrous
method.
Sixth. Pack the chilled birds in
standard boxes twelve to the box) ol
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30

in small kegs, if they are not to be
hard frozen, and see that each bird
in the package is an exact match in
quality, size, color and perfection of
dressing for every other bird. This
is the height of the art of grading"
Seventh. Have the refrigerator car
in which the dry-picked, dry packed
POULTRY is to be shipped iced with a
mixture of broken ice and 10 to Is
per cent of salt for twenty-four hours
before loading. When loaded, the
temperature of the car midway be-
tween the doors four feet from the
floor, must not exceed 35 degrees F.
To insure the best of handling during
nsportation, dressed poultry should
lie shipped in car lots. If you can
not get the minimum quantity for a
car lot yourself, get together with
ether nearby shippers and make up a
joint car. You may have to bury
some hatchets, but that is better than
having your bank account showed
undes'. Get together.
Remember that every bad chicken
sold hinders or prevents the sale of
E number of good chickens. The
housewife remembers only that her
family did not like her choice of food.
Generally, she does not know whether
the bird was dry picked or scalded,
dry packed or iced. What she wants
il finefavored product. Your prod
uct may be good, but if your neigh
bor's is bad yours will also suffe-'.
Get together. In this emergency the
good of one is the good of all.
Circulars 81, ga, and 70, Bureau of
Chemistry, and Yearbook article No.
591, I'll dealing with the handling of
dressed poultry, will be sent on ap-
plicauion to the Department of Agri
culture as long as the supply for dis
tribution lasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
A Mistaken Idea.

That two is company, three j.
a crowd, while riding in a spring ve-
hicle, if you use one of our third
party seats, whereby three can ride as
comfortably as two, and not be crowd
ed or packed like sardines. Special
price on these seats now at our store
65 and rs cents. Former price, $1.25
A visit to our stores will convince
any one that we are cutting from 25
to SO per cent on all our lines, max
ing ready for inventory next month
Now is the time to save money, as
we ace cutting prices on all our stock
Adv. DELTA IMPLEMENT co.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
IMPORTED DRAFT HORSES
NO LONGER NECESSARY

With the exception of very limit
ed number from England, importation
into the United States of pure-bred
Graft horses for breeding purposes has
been practically stopped by the out
break of the European war. For sew
eral years previous, from $500 to
1000 stations and mares have been
brought annually into this country.
In the opinion of experts in the de-
rartment, however, the standard of
GRAFT horses in America will not suf-
fer from the interruption of these
importations. There is, it is said, a
sufficiently large amount of pure blood
already in the country to answer all
requirements and the American draft
horse will now have an opportunity to
demonstrate its own qualities. Hith
crto certain fascination has hung
over the word Imported" which has
had marked effect upon prices. For
example, an imported Percheron sta'-
lion might sell for $4,000 where an
equally well-bred American Percheron
would bring only 81, 200 to $1,000.
We no longer go to England and
Scotland for Shorthorn, Hereford and
Aberdeen Angus cattle except to a
very limited extent. The breeders of
these breeds in America have been
and are producing the equal if not the
superior Of the English cattle.
There is no apparent reason why
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
: EATHER MEDAL AWARDED.

IL soemnty John Foster Man
beautifully embossed with the head If
donkey who could brief time as he in capacity OF
the affairs of the Valley Chamber Of Commerce
making brilliant farce of the agricultural
fair fitting testimonial of appreciation
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
GOVERNMENT ADVICE
TO POULTRY SHIPPERS

The Department of Agriculture
gives the following warning:
The fact that it will soon be one
year since the calamitous dressed
poultry season of 1913 wrecked many
handlers of poultry. sent tens of thou
sands of pounds of chickens. turkeys.
ducks and geese to the crematory. and
left the consumer with such strong
aversion to the taste of the poultry
that reached the market in "of' con-
clifton that sales have suffered ever
since, is being used as the text OF the
sermon which experts in poultry
handling in the department are pre-
pairing to poultry shippers all over
the country.
Shippers agree that the spoilage OF
dressed poultry during the autumn Oh
1913 was unparalleled, and that the
rest of the year has been, financially,
one If the worst on record despit .
the scarcity of meat. Specialists il
the department consider that the
blame rests chiefly upon the man who
killed, picked, chilled and packed the
poultry, and sent it to market. This
man bought the birds alive, hence they
were not decayed when he got them.
The railroads, in general, have worked
diligently ut their refrigerator lines,
end il is well known that shippers who
packed their goods properly found the
railroad service last autumn sufficient
ly satisfactory to deliver the product
in good order. The receivers Of
roultry were hunting for stock that
could be sold to high class trade
but the inspector did not have to look
far scr poultry that was absolutely
unfit tor food.
The department accompanies It's
words of warning with words Of ad-
vice tc the poultry dressers, telling
them how to handle the birds to insure
high quality and a minimum change
in composition.
First. The packer, as soon MS the
birds are received. should transfer
them to "holding batteries" which
are really coops so constructed that
cnly few birds are in the same
compartment. All have an equal
ohAncc TO get food, each has an abund-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30

the same thing should not take place
in the case of draft horses. The prin-
cipal breeds of these are now thor
oughly established in the United
States. Their various characteristics
and merits are discussed in new
lulletin published by the United States
Department of Agriculture under the
title of Farmers Bulletin No. 619,
Breeds of Draft Horses. This bulle-
tin deals with the Belgian, Percheron,
French Draft, Clydesdale, Shire and
Suffolk types.
Of these the Percheron probably
outnumbers, in this country, all other
Ireeds combined. Grade Percherons,
the product of pure-breed stations
crossed with ordinary mares, have
proven very popular on our markets.
of late years the Belgian has also
made great strides, but this breed
is still comparatively new in America.
1t is found chiefly in the Middle West,
where the heaviest types of draft
horses are prevalent. During the past
ten wears approximately 100 Clydes-
Gales have been imported each year.
This type is particularly well liked
by these who want style and action,
and in consequence is used to a great
extent in cities. The Shires, though
similar to the Clydesdales, are mas
siye ard less active. They are popu-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
LESS BOWEL TROUBLE
IN Ell CEk!RO

Ell Centre people have found out that
A SINGLE DOSE OF simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc, as compounded IN
Adler-i-ka, the German bowel and
stomach remedy, relieves constipation,
sour stomach or gas on the stomach
INSTANTLY. This simple mixture be-
came famous by curing appendicitis
and it draws off surprising amount
Of old foul matter from the body. 1t is
wonderful how QUICKLY it helps. j.
E. Davis, druggist.-( ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30


lar Oh the Pacific coast and in the
Central West.
England now permits the exporta-
tion for breeding purposes of Clydes'
Gales and Shires, but it is not likckly
that under present conditions the i'm
rortation of these breeds will be car
ried On to any considerable extent.
AS has already been said, however,
experts in the department believe that
importations are no longer necessary.
The bulletin describing, with illustra-
tions, the breeds already introduced
will DC sent free on application to the
department as long as the supply
lasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
nUMOR In SAN BERNARDINO.

N Editor Harrison of the San
humorist and following newspaper illustration
Of kecnhu humor o the absurd
LET GO OF THATNAME!
Police police! San Diego and Ell Cen
arice state aid for trans
highway they prated in which
interested If they 100000 out Of the hardshes
will them but when they begin to
DiegoEl Phoenix route the Southern
Highway the laws against larceny must be invoked
Fletcher Diego boomer and booster has been
Sacramento during head Of delegation which
from Imperial county, Yuma and
pull the latter visitors might have in
of 1916 distance and rapidly
getting farther understand But the
delegation controland Sacramen
dispatch the board has practically promised to recommend
from Ell Which would really expend
than that for the state highway is to be built
FL Cenro $OOcOO 10 De
beyond El Centric
rhe Sun the slightest objection and all the
highways that be buihe the better But the
ebarng riot of road building
might raise the whether San Ber
county build of the real national highway
$4,000 bridge at Needles
while other roads with less to
mend Highway only available the
around but the only that reach the Grand Can
of Arizona"
Having failed editorial there those who may
not perceive glance at history
figured planned highway
from Pacific passing through Phoc
with San Bnardno in effort to divert .
the would encounter
winter weather. reaching altitude mile above level
but the ud travel in California over 2Oe
miles desert would be but about
fifty stretches of twenty and
thirty miles.
To build highway by imply Of
miles utility the would reach the
settled Arizona the Ell Centre route
highly cultivated valleys of southern Arizona
the
value from tansconnental tourists
Considering should eastern Southern Cal
forns why SHOULD follow the southern route
that is the through Phoenix Yuma and El Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
We Teach You How.

We don't just show you dance.
Maddens, Masnic Temple, Friday
evenings, 1880 to 8. Six lessons,
.$5.OO.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-30
ViOlets.

Fresh Violets at Ell Centre Floral
Shop, 1876 North Fifth street. Phone
235.-Adv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-11
Dwells on Dangers
Of 0vereating
By Samuel G. Dixon.

Pennsylvania Commissioner of Health.
The children of the Iriquois Indians
it is said, were trained to eat frugally
and taught that overeating was far
worse than undertaking. They were
warned that gluttons would be caught
by monster known as Sagodakwus,
who would humiliate them in most
terrible manner if he found that they
were gourmande.
Most people eat more than they
need. This is particularly true of
that class of individuals engaged in
scdentary occupations.
Perhaps you do not feel that you
come under this head, but suppose you
try few experiments. Make some
slight investigation of the nutritiye
values of the different foods, cut your
excessive allowances, eat slowly, and
drink plenty of water but not at meal
time.
Certain it is that an increasing per-
centage of our population succumb to
degencrative diseases and the consen-
sus of medical opinion is that over
eating is an important casuative
factor,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-11
Coal High, Prosperity
Did Il, Say Dealers

New York, Nov ll.--Prosperity may
yet ffeeEc New Works population to
death.
Such at least, was today the explana-
tion the coal man, ladled out with each
order coal-$l0 to $le ton and still
going up.
The mills and factories are so busy
that their demands for coal is stupend,
Gus, is the unanimous averment. They
have simply grabbed everything in
sight and are aching TO get their hands
on more, OF course demand like that
pushes prices up and the prices for
domestic follow. Then, too, cars are
scarce, storage is at an almost prohibit.
tive figure and wages for all workers
in the coal mining and handling activi,
ties are hifgh. That's ALL
"Wifc, the mahogany center table
goes into the fire next. We can put y
piece OF coal in the drawing room in
its place and folks win believe we are
tremendously wealthy" Such may be
the solution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-11

'Eet ees heem dat she gat fool no.
. ticn from. I feeS heem."
His lips, parting in vicious grin,
showed his cleaning teeth as he
strode down the corridor, lingering
his knife and growing inwacdly. a
sudden light step catae up the stairs.
With a suppressed hiss, Guido shranle
into a shadow and waited, 4 cruel
CLINT of aroused jealousy IL his pas
sionate eyes.
Carlotta laughed In her r,irroc, and
slipped on the split ring tenderly
just as her lover darted into the shad-
ow to await the approaching steps.
Suddenly her ears became attentive.
She made out the sound OF a scuffls
in the hall. Her eyes nashing, her
lips pressed in c. firm line, slis sprang
to the door. threw it open, and stood
for q moment in the doorway. Her
{ form 5wayed. and suddsnly she
grasped the door for support az tho
sound of falling body reached her
terrified ears.