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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22
Boar Hog for Sale.

Poland China boar hog months
old. Call 1876 or see Fountain Miller,
Butler, Mo. 1I-It
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22
For Sale

100 Sculy lease. Located on State
highway, 7 miles east of Butler. Good
set OF improvements. Terms-HaH
CASH balance ON terms. Call on
j. A. Beard,
Phone Spruce No. 7. S-tf
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22

Mems Fur Collars for overcoats.
Makes your old coat look like a new
one. .I-3 off for ten days. Black &
Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22

The Nevada Herald is out with
challenge to corn shuckers. Accord
ing to that paper young Vernon
county man shuels and eribs roo
bushels per day,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22
Money to Loan.

We have plenty OF 6 per cen.
nlnney without commission to 4iea1t
on Bates County improved farms.
Liberal payment privileges, no red
tape or delay. See us if you !esire
loan. Ben B. Canterbury.
oats Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22

Be Santa Claus--Give a good home
TO one of the fifty fine boys and
girls with the Children's Bureau.
State Board of Charities, Jefferson
City. Write Immediately. o-p
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-12-22

Come to the pie and box supper at
Star Church Friday night. Dec. 20.
SWasticka Class.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the creditors of E. H. Hansen
Company, of the City of Ell Centric,
County of Imperial, State of Califor-
MIA:
You, and each of you, will take no.
tice that a meeting of all creditors is
hereby called by the undersigned, as
trustee for said creditors of the above
named firm, for Friday the Sth day of
April, A. D. 1921, at 2 o'clock P. M. of
that day, for the purpose of electing
one or more assignees, as. you may de-
termine, from said creditors to act in
the place and stead of said undersigned
sheriff of Imperial County, California.
Dated at Ell Centro, California, this
the 1st day of April, 1921.
c.. M. APPLESTILL,
Sheriff of Imperial County, California,
Trustee.
By Chas. |. Mccormick,
Chief Deputy.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
CERTIFICATE OF DOING BUSI
NESS UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME

PERCIE C. THACKER and DUANE
D. STAFFORD hereby certify that
they are doing truck and transfer
and warehouse business in the City of
Ell Centre, as copartners, under the
fictitious firm name of Pioneer Truck
& Transfer Company, and that each
resides at the place hereinafter set
opposite his name, to-wit:
Percie C. Thacker, 624 North 10th
Street, Ell Centre, California.
Duane D. Stafford, 551 Hamilton
Avenue, Ell Centre, California.
PERCIE C. THACKER.
DUANE D. STAFFORD.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
OF IMPERIAL-ss.
On this 10Th day Of March, 1921, be-
fore me, H. E. Gleason, Notary Pub
lie in and for the County of Imperial,
State of California, personally ap-
peared Percie C. Thacker, and Duane
D. Stafford, known to me to be the
parties whose names are subscribed
to the foregoing instrument, and they
acknowledged to me that they eXecut-
ed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal on the day and year in
this certificate first above written.
H. E. GLEASON,
Notary Public in and for the County
of Imperial, State of California.
March 1926 April 1-8.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
HIGHWAY COMPLETE
CALEXICO TO HEBER

CALEXICO, April 1.-The last con-
crete has been poured on the approach
es to the bridge two miles from Calex-
leo, and the pavement is now complete
from Calexico to Heber. Two weeks
will be required to open the road fol
traffic All this, however, is depend
ent upon the outcome of the suit re-
Gently filed by August L. Taecker
through Los Angeles attorneys, anc
which seeks TO enjoin the contractors
and supervisors, as we'll as the high
way commissioners and other officials
from proceeding with the contract
The date of the hearing is April 8. In
the meantime the pavement at the gap
between Calipatria and Brawley, which
was started about two miles west of
Calipatria is going along steadily.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF SALE OF DELIN-
OUENT STOCK.

Imperial Land and Stock Company.
Location of Principal place of business
451 Fourth Street, City of San Ber-
nardino, California.
NOTICE: There is delinquent upon
the following described stock, on ac-
count of assessment levied on the 9th
day of January, 1921, the several
amounts set opposite the names of the
respective shareholders. as follows:
H. L. Peck, number of certificate,
8; number of shares, 1926; amount, $2,-
25O.00.
E. J. Eisenmayer, number of certi-
ficate, 2; number of shares, 105;
amount, 81 $4,000.
And in accordance with law, so
many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary, will be
sold at the office of the above named
Imperial Land and Stock Company, at
451 Fourth street, City of San Bernar-
dino, California, on Wednesday, the
30th day of March, 1921, at the houl
of thirty minutes past two o'clock
(2:30) P. M. of said day, to pay delin.
quent assessments thereon, together
with costs of advertising and expenses
of the sale.
H. B. HAM,
Secretary of Imperial Land and Stool
Company, Corporation.
Office of said company, and of sait
secretary, No. 451 Fourth St., Cit!
of San Bernardino, California.
March II to March 80 inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
POULTRY
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF SALE TO SATISFY
LIEN


To c. E. Mundy and all others whom
1T may concern:
Take Notice-That l will sell at pub
lie auction at 10 a. m. Monday, April
4th, 1921, in the rear of Berry's Garage
No. 761 Main street, Ell Centre, Calf.
One bort touring automobile, mod
ell Is, Engine No. 4k3120, car No.
52494, with California state license
plate for 1920 attached thereto, No.
297-7OO.
Said sale will be made under and by
virture of Sections Nos. 3051 and 1852
Civil Code of California for the pur-
pose of satisfying claim and lien for
labor, material and storage furnished
to said C. E. Mundy owner and pos
SCISSOR of said automobile by the under
signed in the repairing and storing of
said automobile in the sum of Three
Hundred Forty-one and 59-100 Dollars
together with the costs of advertising
and sale additional thereto.
f. ]. FROWISS.
Dated March 22nd, 1921.
March % to April 3 inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON A
ranch. Will pay salary and share
of turkeys and chickens. One to cook
in modern house. miles from Braw-
ley. F. M. Murphy, Brawley, r. F. D.
! No. A, Box 800.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

Classified ads run till forbidden.
Cannot be killed by phone.
Legals, SOC and 35c.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
Business Directory
ATTORNEYS
PHOTN STUDIOS

II TZEL'S PA,OTO SHOP FOL
everything in photography. 126 81
Fifth. Phone "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

Tonight "1he Windmils of Holland"
High School Operetta. Seats 40c, 60c.
Reserved at Neville's.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION BY THE
JOHN G. DONLEVY COMPANY, A
CORPORATION, FOR DISSOLU-
TION THEREOF.

CORfOkAIION, FOR DlSSOLO-
TION THEREOF.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
the John c. Donlevy Company, a cor
poration, has this day made and filed
in the Superior Court of the State of
California, in and for the County of
Imperial, application for dissolution
thereof, and that said application will
be heard by said court, at its court
room, in the courthouse at Ell Centre,
CouEty of Imperial, and State of Cal
ifornia, after the expiration of the
publication Of this notice which said
publication will be for thirty-one days,
to-wit, on the twenty ninth day of
April, A. D. 1921, at ten o'clock A. M.
Objections to said application may
be filed and presented in said matter
at any time before the expiration of
the period of said publication.
Dated at Ell Centre, California, this
twenty y-second day of March, 1921.
M. S. COOK,
County Clerk of Imperial County, and
Clerk of the Superior Court of said
County.
March % to April 27 inclusive,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the members of the
Imperial Valley Oil & Development
Association will be held at the city
hall in the city of Brawley, Calf, on
Monday, April 18th, 1921, at 1880 p. m.
j. G.. CHAPMAN,
Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

WANTED-MORE LAUNDRY AT Sc
pound; finished $1.20 dozen. 276
Hamilton st.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
WANTED MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED-TO RENT WITH PROS
pect of buying, six room house south
of Main street. Inquire SIT Main St.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP
FICTITIOUS NAME.
8TI- ON CtI IInD CnITNTTV

L
OF IMPERIAL-ss.
We hereby certify that we are part
ners, transacting business at Ell Cen
tro, California, under a designation
not showing the names of the persons
interested as partners in such busi-
ness, to-wit: Richmond Brothers.
The names of the partners are:
Frank Richmond, residing at Ell Cen
tro. California.
Earl Richmond, residing at Ell Cen
tro, California.
WITNESS our hands this 30th day
of March, 1921.
FRANK RICHMOND.
EARLE RICHMOND.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
OF IMPERIAL-ss.
On the Both day of March, 1921, be-
fore me personally appeared Frank
Richmond and EarlA Richmond, known
to be to be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the foregoing instru-
ment and they acknowledged to me
that they executed the same.
WITNESS my hand and seal this
30th day of March, 1921.
JAS. w. GLASSFORD,
Notary Public in and for Imperial
County, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

Classified advertisements accepted
according to the following rates and
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paid CLASSIFIED or Liner Advertise.
msnts In The Imperial Valley Press is
1 cent per word each insertion, If
paid in advance. Minimum charge
rs cents.
Classified advertising CHARGED TO
ACCOUNTS will be at the rate Of III c
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eSe.
Tho Imperial Valley Press cannc :
guarantee the accuracy or assume re-
sponsibility for more than one incor-
rect insertion of any advertisement
ordered for more than one time.
Errors not the fault OF the advertiser,
which clearly lessen the value of the
advertisement, will be rectified only by
republication without extra charge on
presentation of claim within five days
after insertion. No allowance will be
made when the error does not mater
tally effect the sense or purpose OF
the advertisenc t.
Classified ads run till forbidden
Cannot be killed by phone.
Legals, SOC and 35c.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01
FOR RENT-COUNTRY PROPERTY

FOR RENT-$75 PER MONTH, A
house, barn and 46 acres of excel
lent land. Why pay rent in town
Make the soil pay your rent and give
you NET nice income, Close to town.
See owner Immediately. P. H. McAleX-
ander. Casa Rey Hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

WANTED - SECOND HAND BI-
cycle. Good condition and cheap
Apply to George at Dunaway &
Schneider Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

WANTED-TO TRADE COMPLETE
ly furnished modern room bunga
low on South Imperial Ave-, Brawley
Beautiful lawns, shrubs, trees, etc. for
similar property here. M. M. Black
Lippman's, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

WANTED-3 OR a ROOM FUR
nished house. Phone IL, Henderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

FARM WANTED - WANTED TO
hear from owner of farm or good
land for sale for fall delivery. l..
Jones, Box 551, Olney, Ill.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

Classified advertisements accepted
according to the following rates and
yalos:
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-01

WANTED-YOUR COTTON STALKS
to cut, 75c per acre; have two row
cutter. A. Richter, miles west on
highway.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
LITTLE BENNIE'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape.

Pop came home today and hung up
his hat, saying 70 ma. 1 don't know how
il is. but / feel like some F'renteh peez
today?
You don't look like them, hee hee,
hows that for a joak? sed ma.
Awfill. sed pop, do you happin by
eny strange and MYSTERIOUS coincidents
TO have Frentch peez for suppir2
No, Benny can run erround and get
a can, sed ma.
Me thinking. Heck. a errand. Think
ing rite, ma saying, Benny. run Ground
TO the grocery store and sec If you can
get a can of F'rentch peez.
Aw G., ma. there's some cans Of peez
in the kitchin closit, sed, and ma sed,
Not Frentch peez, and / sed, Well gosh,
ma. watts the diffrents, nobody heer
speeks Frentch.
Did you mother telel you to do some
thing or did she not? sed pop.
Yes sir. sed. Meening she did, and
/ went erround TO the grocer store and
the man sed. Nuthing doing on Frentch
peez. all out of them.
Well givev me a can Of the next neer-
est kind. / sed.
Rite. sed the man. And he gave
me a can saying on the label, Best
young New Jersey peez. And ] looked
at the can agen on the way home,
thinking, G.. these are German peez,
watts you know about that. And when
I got home / sed to pop, DO you still
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Joe:
The baby is on milk strike. For
the first time in his life he IS refusing
10 have anything to do with food. thus
making him take after me more than
YOU at least temporarily. oh Joe what
If il should be a tooth coming at last!
They say everything comes TO them
that wait. and heaven knows We've been
waiting more in patience than in anger
FOR over six months now. and Mrs
Brennan's baby has seven teeth now
or ZOO per cent more than our baby $
none Wen. let's hope for. the best and
be resigned to the worst, but ! do hope
rs a tooth. I've been good mother
TO him and / do hope it's tooth.
/ looked it up in the book and the
book says they always refuse TO eat
lest when they're expecting tooth. |
suppose it's such an important matter
10 them that they just naturally lose
their appetite, the same as people do
when they're about TO be married and
hia- crises like that j certainly re1nena-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
A STORY OF MARRIED
LIFE OF TO-DAY.
By KATHERINE MOORE.

found an empty bench. Thierry fol-
lowed me.
lis there anything more to tell me-
asked, dropping down Imply on the
seat | seemed To tire SO easily.
Nothing" he said. II would not have
told you this much, If l had not been
so sure of you." he added simply.
/ felt q slight tug of my heartstrings
at his remark. But my feelings We're
too benumbed for great responsiveness.
You're not, not wishing ! hadn't told
your he asked, doubt creeping into his
voice.
''No, Thierry, l had to know--some
time,'' | answered weakly.
| The boys shoulders slumped, detected
| ~. L almost forgot my own suffering
/ as | looked at his young face with the
early stamp of melancholy upon II.
! | must show some response. /
! thought Yes | hated having TO put my
painful feelings into words. II was
| like turning a knife around in my heart.
What you have told me today is news
la terrible shock to me. lt--it Is worse
even than / had thought--but ! have
| known--a little, for sometime l had
to stop and swallow hard TO force down
! the lump that had risen in my throat.
II had hoped---but something a few days
ago-and now what you have told me"
IL could not go on but sat staring in
front of me as if my eyes sought some
| thing staple TO catch hold of.
Don't go on. pleasel" Thierry plead
ed with a masterful understanding IN
his young voice. You'd better go home
now
We get up from the bench and az
my suggestion boarded 5th Avenue
Bus. Thierry fairly lifted me up the
little curving stairway to the top. The
fresh air felt good on my aching head.
i IL helped a little to blow away the
| tangle of deadly thoughts that were
assailing my tired brain.
By the time we reached i2nd street
and crossed to the Grand Central sta
tion | had collected some semblanee
of self-control.
| stood a minute and tried feebly TO
thank Thierry. and then / bid him q
hurried goodbye and went down the
ramp to my train. 1t was only little
after 3 o'clock. All that agony had
happened in few hours.
Tomorrow--After-T
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
THE SANDMAN STORY
Protected by George Matthew Adams.
BY Abbie Phillips Walker

the fete would not be worthy OF the
notice OF their lovely Queen.
IF your Queen only knew how hard
YOU work and how well you care for
the field flowers" said Butterfly. Il
am sure she would not only accept the
gift you offer but would give you her
sweetest smile"
but our flowers are so plain / am
afraid she has never noticed them, "
said Yellow Toes. and a teardrop rolled
down her cheek.
Butterfly was a very sympathetic
creature and he was really sorry for
his little friend. Your flowers are
/ very pretty and we Butterflies greatly
admire the bright color SO many OF
| them wear-not even a Queen could
help noticing gold, / am sure"
| Yellow Toes stood thinking a mo-
ment ard then she began to dance up
and down and clasp her hands.
You have given me wonderful
| thought about my gift she said !;
thank you again, good Butterfly, for
| the lovely ride, and now / must run
and find the rest Of my family and
| tell them al out the 5ift ! have thought
| OF for the Queen"
Then away she ran and Butterfly
| few down. the road wondering what he
/ could have said that had given Yellow
/ Toes an idea.
| Yellow Toes found her family wor-
| rying over the gift, just as she had
/ done, and when they Jaw her they all
! ran toward her crying: What shall we
/ do, Yellow Toes? We have only our
| field flowers to offer to the Queen"
But Yellow Toes happy face soon
/ put an end TO their fears, and when
/ she gathered them all around her and
! said, Listen" every little fairy in the
/ family got as close as they could that
they might catch every word she had
| TO whisper.
The moon grew bigger and bigger
i and the fairies practised their dances
/ and made ready for the fete, and Vel
| low Toes and her family worked over
their gift for the Queen, but TO no one.
not even to Butterfly. did Yellow Toes
/ hint of what it was to be.
Continued Tomorrow,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18

every want, for the sympathy that never
fails them
Ii tekes some poor little homeless chap,
who has never had a mother To tuck him
into bed. or a mother breast to weep out
his sorrows or or q mothers cookies t.
eat. to thrill at the touch Of a Woman s
hand. and to follow like lost puppy any
woman who will show any mothcrliness
TO him.
Men 50 almoSt universally prize love IN
proportion 10 the difficulty Of winning ii
that they may almost be said that the
average man never wants the woman
who wants him. and that the more a
woman cares for him, the less he cares
for her OF course this is . little eNgggera-
ton Of the situation, but It is . fact that
nothing makes woman SO desirable ta =
man. either before or after marriage, Is
for him to be never quite certain whether
he has caught her or not.
This is why the women who want to
marry. and who are frankly and boldly
out on husband hunt, nearly all die old
maids, Once let man realize that q
woman desires him for mate, and IS
| determined TO have him, ard its all of
/ with him. The woman may be pretty,
/, and attractive. and intelligent, but the
mere fact that she Is pursuing him, iu-
/ stead of him pursuing her, puts him on the
I defensive and makes him Use every ruse
i to escape her.
/ Everywhere you see girls who never
/ have any beaux, who have never had any
attention from men, whose only lack OF
/ charm is that they want the attention
1 of men too much Their mothers scheme
/ for them too openly, and try to bribe
men to come to see them, and take them
about by feeding them and automobiling
them, and the girls themselves are TIC
/ pleased, and too grateful when men
/ notice them.
/ Their trouble is that they are too willing
/ They sre not difficult enough Any mar
| knows that he can have one Of them when
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18


A correspondent writes:
~Do you think man appreciates his
wife more il she was hard 70 win, than he
does if she did the wooing?
Surely. The more difficult thing is 20
get. the more we estee m IL 1t is one Of
the cardinal principles Of human nature
that we setlittle value or things hat come
70 as easily. and il II only that for which
we have toiled, and agonized and strIven,
that we prize
II the peach that hangs highest on the
tree that allures rs, not the over-ripc one
that i ready to drop irto our mouths. If
diamonds were the same price as soft coal,
and we could buy them by the ton, We
should never think Of setting them IN a
ring. or adorning our neeks with strings
OF carbon.
People who arc born with full pocket
book In their mouths, so to speak. Pre-
nearly always wasters ard spenders. They
do not know how hard il IS to earn dol
lar. and 50 they do not value it. II takes
the men and women who have worked,
and ninched. and scrinched, who have
gone hungry and shabby to rake together
one by one. the pennies IN their savings
account, to know how 10 appreciate
money.
So II is with everything IN the world
/ Easy come. easy go, seems 70 be tbs
universal ruling. The more thing costs
Us. the more we value il. and the more
carefully we cherish it Its the price tags
we have written with our blood and sweat
before which we knock our foreheads on
the ground in reverence.
This is as true m matters of affection as
Il is in material things You see it exem-
plifed every day in family relationships
The children who have had adoring and
sclf-sacrificing mothers, take their mother
affection for granted. They are not crate
ful for the ceaseless care that broods Over
them. for the labor that ministers to theil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
1 o We
l THANK THE.
CHAPTER As.

Chapter 4S.
found unexpected satisfaction III
the cigarette which THE had given me-
Ii gave my nerves something to WORK
on, Even i'm the midst of my agitation
| smiled little as | wondered II I
we're in danger of getting the hapit..
After all. what did it matter? No one
would care very much.
| could not seem to frame my
thoughts into words. Thierry looked
al me with fear in his blue eyes. l
pressed my hand on his arm reassuring-
iy'
~rm all right. boy" l said trying TO
smile. Don't ask me 10 talk just now,
will your"
More people were coming. into the
small restaurant 1 finished my
cigarette and the smoke from 1t mingled
with the. already stale blue cloud that
curled around the ceiling, growing
denser and pressing down on the heads
OF the diners. The oppressiveness of
the atmosphere added to the befuddled
feeling OF my brain.
| found il difficult TO breath. j un-
consciously pressed my hand against
my chest as IL l thought | could lift
the ton weight that rested there.
THE watched me, ana ne must nave
caught the distressed look in my eyes.
He rose quickly and leaning over help
cd me rise TO my feet.
Let's get out OF here" he echoed
my thoughts.
We picked our way past the little
tables where now sat a strange medley
OF long haired boys and bobbed haired
girls Life seemed so very mixed TO
me Just then. Everywhere l looked
found the same distorted tendencies. /
longed to get away from humanity, to
walk the paths of fresh air and clear
yisior Ny grief needed the broad ex-
panscs Of nature, open fields and the
simplicity OF the country.
We reached the side walk. out there
under Gods blue sky it was little
better. In Greenwich Village spring
seemed 10 make a special effort. In
every studio window freshly painted
window boxes offered their floral tribute
20 the warm sun.
We walked on the silence until we
reached the west side OF Washington
Square. / turned toward the center and