Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-26

Judge McCollum and F. A. McCul
ilom were among those who represent
r ed Calexico at the county seat to
t day.
United States Customs Inspector
/ |Parris of Calexico passed through E
4 Centre today en- route from the Nortf
End to Calexico.
Sammy Iseman left this morning fol-
Calexico, where he will attend to bus
mess for few days and then return
Ito his home in Los Angeles.
Judge Franklin ]. Cole, who sat on
the Orange county bench last week
while Judge B. West was holding
court in Imperial county, returned and
is hearing cases here today.
Superior Court Stenographer Mrs.
Leta Bryan has completed the B. c.
Lytle transcript Of the second trial,
wherein Lytle was convicted and sem
fenced to serve % years at Folsom
for throwing acid on Thomas Potts,
Holtville druggist. The transcript con-
sists of 700 pages.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Richmond of the
Barbara Worth accompanied Mrs. Ne
vii Bailey to Los Angeles last night.
Mrs. Bailey expects to leave for her
hom elm New York the last Of the
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond will
return home in a few days.
The suit of the Yuma County Wa
ter Users Association upon the appli-
cation for permanent injunction to
prohibit the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict from constructing weir across
the Colorado river below Hanlon head
ing, which was to have been heard
today before Judge Baxter in Yuma,
has been continued until April 2.
An inventory of property belonging
to the late Mobley eMadows shows
that in Calexico real estate and i'm
proved property to the value of $780,
500 existed. Five parcels were ap-
praised by Fritz Kloke, D. A. Leon
ard. Dan V. Noland and Edward Dool.
The property consists of five lots in
Block 81, valued at $4,000, and Block
4, valued at $45O0. Mrs. Rebecca j.
Meadows is administrative. -
City Engineer H. L. Sherman of
Calexico was made chairman of the
new rifle club formed at the border.
Colonel Wilbur E. Wilder, U. S. A.,
is aiding in the movement and will
provide facilities for training of the
squad.
The Rominger bill comes up in the
state senate next Wednesday for final
passage. The House committee re-
rorted it back without a change. 1t
went through first and second read
ings in the Senate without an amend
ment. The only recommendation the
senate made was that it be passed.
The Assembly passed the Hawes bill
last week, which provides an assist
ant for deputy sheriff who escorts
prisoner to the penitentiary, refor-
matory or insane asylum, the pay to
be SO, in addition to the SIS and ex-
penses allowed the deputy sheriff
Much opposition is being heard re-
garding this measure.
Roy Holsapple was brought to the
county Jail Saturday afternoon from
Imperial and is being held pending the
arrival of officers from San Diego
II is said that young Holsapple is
wanted on the Coast in connection
with the disappearance of Hupmo'
bile, the car being discovered hidden
lat Imperial. Two companions are
said to have made the trip to the
valley with Holsapple.
Miss Grace Standing of Los Ange'
lies, daughter of the veteran motion
picture actor Herbert Standing, is q
guest for two weeks at the home Of
} Miss Cecille Thatcher on Hamilton
avenue. Many jolly affairs are planned
Ihy Miss Thatcher to make her friends
visit a thoroughly enjoyable one.
Harry Edwards and Jim Hughes, ar
rested last week by Deputy Sheriff
Henry Gonzales, will be taken to Ca
, lcxico today and given q hearing be
8 fore Justice ]. B. Hoffman. Tho twt
men are charged with stealing tw'
!, horses from the r. n. Isom livery a
}. Calexico. Edwards and Hughes arr