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Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

their usual manner, are working a
large force of mules in the grading
of the right of way and the laying
of track and they already have the
road completed a considerable dis
tance.
The people of Imperial Valley, as
we'll as many outsiedrs, are realizing
the great possibilities offered by
these North End lands with the COM
pletion of this road, and Mr.. H. H
Clark, the general manager cf the
Imperial Valley Farm Lands Associ-
alton and agent for the Calipatria
Farm Lands, has been kept exceed
ingly busy during the past few weeks
in showing this land and his efforts
have resulted in many sales.
Real Estate is showing a greater
activity than it has for years and the
great 47,O0O-acre project of the Farm
Lands Association in the North End
is rapidly being taken up, being pre-
pared and gotten ready for crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

having webbed feet. Science has
proved it.
Perhaps the people of Oregon
haven't web feet, but they might
have in a million years or more, ac-
cording to Charles Lewis Camp, whc
has made a scientific study at tbs
University of California of the web
foot question.
Toads are Camps speciality He
gathered $40 of them from all over
the Coast. They were all of the same
species, known to science as "bufo
boreaus." They were just the regu-
lar, common or garden variety of
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

Beaumont has had a season precipi-
tation of 9.93 inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13
THE PRESS COOK BOOK
Apple Snow Pudding.
Daily Recipe

Apple Snow Pudding.
2 cups strained apples
11a cups flour
" teaspoon salt
teaspoons baking powder
Milk to make thick drop batter
2 tablespoons butter.
Put the strained apples in pud-
ding dish. Mix dry ingredients well
together. Chop or rub in the butter
Add milk enough to make thick drop
batter. Pour over the apples in pud-
ding dish and place in steamer and
cook for about As minutes, and serve
at once with sweetened cream.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes.
Select potatoes of uniform size.
Wash, pare and cook until tender.
Press through ricer, season with but
ter, salt and pepper, and moisten with
hot milk. Beat until very light and
serve.
If fat spatters on the range du-
ring the process of frying, clean at
once with newspapers.
To clean mirrors and windows:
Rub over with chamois skin wrung
out of clean hot water, then polish
with dry chamois skin. This saves
much work and also strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

Of all things on earth, dress comes
first with Fannie Ward. Never does
week pass that she does not design g
new one for herself, and her critic on
all such affairs is her own husband
Jack Dean, who is quite an authority
on the question now. Passing on more
than so designs each year would nat
urally make him so.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

The Hemet-San Jacinto Growers
Association held a largely attended
meeting last week at Hemet, at which
report was made of the years work.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13
SayOregonians
Will Have Web
Feet In Time
(By United Press

Berkeley, Cal. Feb. 12.-Webfoot-
edness and Oregonians are really
linked. There's actually something in
the old saw about people from Oregon
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature providing funds for the es-
tablishmelt of university farm in
Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13
Work On Calpatria Branch S. P Is Being Rushed

The branch line railroad at Cali
patria is fast becoming reality, as
the work is being rushed in every way
to have the road completed and in
operation as far as Westmoreland by
spring or in time for the farmers
to ship their crops out over it.
The Southern Pacific Railroad, in
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

The Wells Fargo Express Company
is encouraging the raising of truck
crops in the Palo Verde Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-13

Watch for that big sale on Febru-
ary 10th of Louis Fougerouse's dairy
cows. Don't buy till you see what IS
being offered there.-Adv. 2-23
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-07

IN place all the merchandise purchased for this
on sale at one time is impossible task Every
inch Of selling space in the store has been utilized,
but still thousands of dollars worth of merchandise
yet unpacked New lots will be placed on sale each day.
SO it will pay you to attend the sale daily.
Knowing the market conditions so well. we conf
denaly urge all of our customers who can to buy now
for future requirements pay for the same
merchandise "after while" Better be here when the
doors open Monday morning. If you did not receive
mill End Sales bill, ask for it Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-07
BY 1t
ice Who Buys Merchandise at q

VX7E fore the conditions and prepared against
wv high prices and scarcity of high grade merchan-
disc at right prices by placing large contracts be-
fore the heavy advance Our mighty buying power
has enabled to land several big special purchases
within the past few months that will permit us to make
prices every bit as low in former years.
We can therefore say that you will make double
ings if you lay in supply of Yard Goods, Silks Muslins
Wearing Apparel-Women's Dresses Coats, Suits
Skirts, Blouses Undermuslins, Corsets Hosiery Shoes
Millnery-Mens Suits, Hats, Shoes, Dress Shirts,
Underwear, Hose Also Children's Wearing Apparel
of All kinds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-07

0VHE above proverb will probably not be found among
any of the old Spanish proverbs but it is fact
= that should be of particular interest to all at the
present time when the prices of merchandise of every
description mounting skyward fast. Skilled labor
is also higher and result merchandise is still going
up At the Mill End Sale you'll find reduced prices that
offset these advances
We have made some very judicious purchases for
this sale-securing surplus Stocks sample lines Cancelled
ORDERS and Mill Ends worth to S75000O0 at saving of
from third to half Were try to order the
merchandise we're offering you at this sale it would cost
lot more money than we paid for It,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
TOLD IN KINCSTREE.
A Resident Known TO all Our
Readers Relates Experience.

Readers OF The Record have been
told again and again Of the merits
of that reliable, time. proved kid
ney remedy-Doan's Kidney Pills.
The experiences told are not those
of unknown persons, living far
away. The cases are Kingstree
cases, told by Kingstree people.
w K Mcintosh, prop tobacco
warehouse, Main St, Kingstree.
says: Several years ago my kid
neys were weak and disordered and
1 suffered from dull pains in the
small of my back. l was sore and
lame and headaches and dizzy spells
tortured me. l tried different med
icines, but with no success, until
friends recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills. | took Doan's and after
a short use was cured. :"
Price 6gc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pllls-the same
that Mr. Mcintosh had. Foster
Milburn Co, Mfgrs. Buffalo, N Y.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
Mr. Bristow Highly Hoonred

The committee on the Baptist hos
pital at Columbia reported to the
State convention of that church, in
session at Rock Hill this week. that
during the past year the hospital has
paid all current expenses, made sub
stantial payments on its property,
acquired additional property. and
greatly enlarged its scope of work.
1t pays this tribute to the Rev
Louis J Bristow, the superintendent,
and his assistants:
In view of this splendid record
at time when the cost Of running
an institution Of this kind is two or
three times as great as in normal
times heretofore, we feel that too
much praise can not be given the
superintendent and his corps of eff
cient helpers for the wise, skillful
and faithful manner in which they
have conducted the hospital.
Mr. Bristow is a former resident
of Kingstree, and was the predeces-
sor of the late Mr. C W Wslfe as edi-
tor of The County Record.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
Dicky Swamp Chronicles.

Salters. 1t /, Dec 10:-Our peo-
ple are busy killing hogs. also fatten-
ing turkeys and baking cake for
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs Archie Spivey have
returned from their honeymoon and
are residing at Mrs R F Lewis.
As Mr. and Mrs R D Bradham and
two children were returning from
Forreston Sunday night their horse
become frightened near Mr. W H
Holleman's and overturned the bug
gy, throwing the occupants into a
deep ditch. Only Mrs Bradham was
hurt. whose injuries are not serious.
Mr. and Mrs Archie Spivey were
Kingstree shoppers Saturday.
MIR and Mrs Holland S Covington
visited the formers parents Satur-
day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
GuiIt of the Average German.

We should not make the mistake
of assuming that the German peo-
pie have no responsibility for the
atrocities perpetrated by their ar
mics. 1t is impossible TO imagine a
wicked government forcing the SOL
diers to barbarities against their
will. There is too much evidence
of the relish of German soldiers in
the execution of orders given them,
and the enjoyment of the license al
lowed them by their officers. For
example, Johann Wenger, Bavari-
an soldier, had in his possession
when killed letter to his bethroth-
ed in which he had written:
Il am sending you a bracelet
made out of a piece of shell. This
will be fine souvenir of a German
warrior who has gone through the
whole campaign and has killed heaps
of Frenchmen. | have also bayonet-
ed a good number of women. Dur
ing the battle Of Budonwiller / did
away with four women and seven
young girls in five minutes. The
captain had told me to shoot. these
French sows, but l preferred to run
my bayonet through them."
He is an offset to the letter of the
soldier who protested to Ambassa-
dor against the butcheries in which
he was forced to participate. There
is plenty more evidence Of a similar
character to show that it is impos-
sible to acquit the German soldiers
on the charge of inhuman practices
and fasten all the guilt upon an alb
straction like the government or on
the commanding officers. .-New Bed
ford Standard.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
Trio Timely Topics.

Trio, December l2::-Mrs McDon-
aid is visiting her daughter, Mrs j L
Graham.
Miss Sarah Bailey spent the week
end in Charleston.
Mrs Mary A Welsh is visiting Mrs
John Rowell.
Mrs w T Rowell is the guest OF
relatives at Andrews.
Mrs ] w Lockliear is out again,
after an attack of measles.
Messrs j W Register and H E Og-
burn are convalescing from severe
cases of grip.
The many friends of Mrs j B Files
were glad to see her out again Sun
day, after a sickness ef several weeks
A box supper given at the school
building about two weeks ago for
the benefit of the school was we'll
attended. Everyone seemed to en-
JOY the evening, and $3.50 was re-
allied.
:. A goodly number of our people
attended The Birth of a Nation
in Kingstree last week.
Mr. and Mrs W E Graham spent
last Sunday at Andrews with Mr.
Waldron and Mrs Mcdonald, who
have been very sick but are now i'm
proving.
Miss Minnie Bryan, who teaches at
Lydia, spent Thanksgiving at home,
accompanied by one of her pupils,
Miss Stokes.
Mr. Geo w Baker of Lancaster is
the guest of Mr. B M Welsh.
Messrs w N and R E Register
have purchased new cars.
Rev D A Phillips was in the city
Monday. shaking hands with his nu-
merous friends, who are always glad
to see him.
The Methodists are greatly pleased
with their new pastor, Rev. E Clark
They hope to start working for a
new church the first of the year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
Greelyville Mission Study Class.

Greelyville, December 2O:-The
Mission Study Class of the Greedy,
Vile Methodist church has recently
come to successful close. The topic
of study and discussion was An
African Trail which proved to be
most beneficial and interesting to
the class of ten ladies. The class
will take up new book immediate
lv after the holidays.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to express to the good
people of Andrews our sincere thanks
for the many acts of kindness and
expressions during the illness and
death of our little child. 1tp
Mr. AND MRS ] C KELLAHAN.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13

Have you seen the, big stock of
House Furnishings at the big Furni-
ture Store, next to postoffice?
9.6.tf KINGsTREE FURNITURE Co.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic.
GROVES TASTRLKSS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria cnrches the blood and builds mp the sys-
tenn. A true tonic. Fcr sdults and children. o0e
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-13
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works of the Cold.
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure.
T. W. GROVES signature On each box, 3oc
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
READY
FOR ICE PLANT
At MEX|CAL|,

Mexicali is to have an ice plant
of it's own, according to announcement
made in that city this morning. The
plant, it is estimated, will cost about
$4,000 and will have a capacity OF
80 tons per day. The ice will be dis
tributed in Mexicali, no effort being
made to sell it on this side of the
line.
It is understood that B. Barreirc
closed a contract yesterday with the
Parker Iron Works. Mr.. Barreiro is
the leading wholesale merchant ir
Mexicali and has had refrigeratine
plant in his establishment for severa
years, but this was deemed insuffi
cient to care for the growing trade
in Mexicali.
In addition to the manufacture Of
lice, Mr.. Barreiro is expecting to pro
vide cold storage for packers ant
vegetable growers.
Construction of the new plant is t.
begin Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
DEMONSTRATION
COLONIZATION
PLANNEOFOR
THEVALLEY

Shall the Imperial Valley be chos-
en- for demonstration of the land
colonization system recommended to
the state in the recent report of the
state commission of which DR.. Elwood
Mead is chairman?
That the Valley should make every
effort to secure one of the 5,O0O-acre
demonstrations, which will turn the
eyes of the nation to it as the scene
of the first experiment of the Aus
tralian land settlement plan in Amer
lea, is urged by w. E. Packard and
P. I. Dougherty of the County Farm
Bureau, and it is probable that some
action relative to the matter will be
taken at the. second annual Agricul-
tural Assembly to be held in Impe-
rial on February 10.
Those arranging the Assembly plan
to make this years session like that
at Brawley last year-a place for the
discussion of topics vital to the in
terests of the Valley and it is planned
to discuss the possibility of the VAL
ley being selected for colonization
demonstration with DR.. Mead, who
will be in attendance.
The legislature has been asked to
provide for the purchase of 10000
acres for the demonstration of the
plan recommended by the state COM
mission on colonization and it is pro-
posed by members of the commits
sion to select equal units of 5000
acres in the northern and southern
parts of the state. 1t is probable
that the Farm Bureau will unite with
its allied bureaus in other parts of
the state to work for the passage of
the bill.
Among the many advantages point
ed out by Messrs. Dougherty and
Packard which would result to I'M
perial Valley should it be selected
for one of the demonstration units
would publicity worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars in the press of
the country.
The plan of colonization and its
value will be explained at the Agri-
cultural Assembly by DR.. Mead him
self, although it is not expected that
he will touch upon the prospects OF
the Valley being selected as the loca-
ton of one of the experiments.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
Mrs. Bentel Discusses Topic
Before Club In Able Manner

Hawaiian songs by Miss Avolon
Bryne, a Spanish dance by Mary
Larey.
Mrs. Bentel had prepared most de-
licious refreshments, which she as
sured the ladies was a balanced lunch.
She was assisted in serving by the
hostesses of the afternoon, Mesdames
Davis, McDougal, Walker and Poston.
Music during the social hour was fur
nished by Miss Aiken, Mr.. McMann
and Mr.. Bentel.
The receiving committee appointed
for the county convention of Feder-
ated Clubs to be held Saturday con-
sists of the following: Mesdames Bit
ler, Gill, Ritz, Conley, Nowlin and
Sprouse.
New members elected were Mrs. Ga
len Nichols Mrs. Harry Roud Mrs.
Franklin j. Cole Mrs. Charles M.
Skinner
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
|SANGU|NETT| IS
GIVEN CONTRACT
FOR ERECTION Of
NEW POWER LINE
HOltville to Be the Principal
Place Where Shipments
Will Be Consigned East.
TELEPHONE LINE
IS ADDED FEATURE
Power to Be Used at Han
Ions Heading for Dredg-
ing and Other Work.

A contract agreement was filed to.
day whereby E. F. Sanguinetti of
Yuma is to construct a 55,O0O-vOlt
transmission line between the Holton
Power plant at Holtville and Han
Ions Heading. This contract is tc
provide power for dredges necessary
to remove silt from water brought
into the valley and also to cater to
the needs Of Yuma residents.
In connection with the power line
there will be telegraph and telephone
lines running across the sandhills to
the Colorado river.
The distance to be covered by the
electric line and telegraph wires is
given as 43.5 miles, IS 45-foot poles
and 10 4O-foot poles being required
in the specifications.
The peculiar conditions prevailing
in the sandhill district make it neces-
sary to have long poles so that drift
ing sands will not interfere with the
service.
The distance to be traversed
through the sandhills amounts to 6.5
miles, some of the poles reaching a
height of 60 feet. The most of the
material is to be shipped from Holt
vile by motor trucks and teams.
Holtville will care for 20 miles of
the construction, and Cantu, station
on the er-California, will provide
for about 2 miles. Knopp will be
the shipping point for another 20
miles.
Some of the material used in the
construction of the line has been sal
vaged from dismantled electric plants
in Nevada, the property of the South
ern Sierras Power Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
EXPLANATION OF
BOND ISSUE
IS TO BE
GIVEN

The first opportunity of the ranch
ers Of the Valley to hear explained by
one Of the consulting engineers Of
the Irrigation District the various i'm
provements and betterments planned
under the proposed bond issue of
$2,400,O00 will be afforded by the
second annual Agricultural Assembly
to be held at Imperial on February 10
under the auspices of the County
Farm Bureau.
c. E. Grunsky, one Of the consult
ing engineers, is on the program to
discuss needs of the Valleys water
system. These needs have been in
cluded in a report made to the dis
trict directors and the talk that he
will make at the Assembly will be
in the way Of elaboration and more
extended explanation. He is also ex-
pected to give authoritative informa-
tion on the water prospects of the
Valley for the coming summer.
Another feature of the program for
the Assembly announced yesterday
was a convention of growers and
prospective growers of dates in the
Valley. This will held on the As
sembly day under the, auspices of the
Imperial Valley Date Growers Asso-
citation, of which w. E. Wilsie is
president and w. E. Packard secre-
tary. Despite stores circulated from
other sections that date palm culture
is a failure here, officers of the as
sociation declare that the adaptable
ity of the palm is above question and
prophesy that the Valley will become
the chief date producing section of
America within a decade. The chief,
and practically only, obstacle to the
expansion of the date acreage now is
the prohibitive expense of importing
condition which will be
relieved with the close of the war.
One of the matters to be discussed
is a plan for the cooperative impor-
tation of offshoots to reduce the cost
to members of the association.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
ARE URGING CALMNESS.
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
New York, Feb. "A movement
to bring about impassioned considera-
ton of the present is being urged
upon President Wilson, Congress and
the leading newspapers of the land.
Half-page advertisements in the big
Eastern papers are being run along
this line. One feature of the cam
paign is a request that all who in
dOrse the views telegraph Presi-
dent Wilson to that effect. The ads
express confidence in President Will
son and say the people who elected
him will support him in his future
acts, but that it will be necessary
to use extreme measures to keep out
of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02
ELECT FULLER
AS HEAD OF
CHAMBER
Local Banker Succeeds Mr..
Richmond and Three Di-
rectors Are Returned.

F. B. Fuller, president of the El
Centre National Bank, was last night
elected president of the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce to succeed A.
L. Richmond, who has served the past
year. Mr.. Richmond declined to &C.
cept the nomination for the office
again this year, declaring he believed
the office should be passed along. The
directors individually expressed ap-
probation for his services as presi-
dent. The election of Mr.. Fuller
was made unanimous. Other officers
chosen last night were:
First vice president, C. w. Bar
ton.
Second vice president, M. o. King,
Treasurer, T. T. Cook.
Executive secretary, Joseph F. Sey-
mour, Jr.
C. w. Barton, M. O. King and Jo-
seph F. Seymour, Jr., succeed them
selves in office. T. T. Cook was
one of the newly elected directors and
succeeds F. B. Fuller, who was
treasurer for the past year. The
election of each officer was made
unanimous.
Those attending the first meeting
of the new board were A. L. Rich.
mond, F. B. Fuller, Clifford Coggins
Joseph F. Seymour, Jr., E. E. Glenn
ents, J. L. Travers, C. w. Barton
T. T. Cook, Will S. Fawcett and M
o. King. George w. Anderson, th'
= eleventh member, was unavoidably
prevented from being present.
The directors discussed plans fol
active work for the Chamber of Com
merce for the coming year. New
projects of great Importance to tn
city and valley were brought to tn
attention of the directors and com
mittees named to investigate and re
mort to the board. Commercial Sec
retary D. C. Bitler made a report t.
the board regarding the reseults o
the Convention of Commercial Secre
taries at Sacramento last week, to
gether with other information oh
tanned at the state capital and Sal
Francisco Of interest to the Chambe
of Commerce work here.
The directors adopted resolution
endorsing the return of Leroy Hol
to the office of director in the Impe
rial Irrigation District, declaring tina
it was their belief that this move wa
for the best interests Of the city an
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-02

"Home Economics" was the subject
of the program ably handled by Mrs.
j. E. Bentel at the regular meeting
of the Woman's Ten Thousand Club
held yesterday afternoon at Davis
hall. Mrs. Bentel said in part:
"Woman's greatest field will always
be the home and mans success or
failure depend largely. on the manner
in which his home is conduced. While
the European war is large factor
in the present high cost of living, the
housewife should not delude herself
with the belief that easy times will
return after the war. Students of
economy assure us that we cannot
hope for cheaper living, therefore we
must learn to live more cheaply by
studying economy, for even saving in
ways that look little to us now will
be forced upon u.s."
Mr.. Waite gave an interesting pa
per upon weights and measures. He
urged women to make an intelligent
study of buying, weighing and meas
uring carefully so that the buying
may be done in a businesslike way.
Mrs. Stevenson drew the attention
of the club to the necessity for birC
conservation.
Mrs. Bentel urged the members t.
attend the Sperry demonstration tt
be given in Ell Centre next week.
Many names were given on the lis
of those desiring to see the demon
stration in meat cutting to be givel
soon.
Other features of the program wer
a song by girls Of the grammar school