Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-15

They visited the famous Peglcg mine
in that district and had very in
teresting trip.
j. X. Griffith, C. c. Hoober,
Dolph Kreutz, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Konrad Busch were among Calipat
ria people who attended the meeting
of the stockholders of the Imperial
Valley Vegetable and Melon Grow
ers' Association at Brawley Tues
day.
George Bailey is vaccinating 400
little pigs on the BalfourGuthrie
ranch, making the porkcrs immune
from all the ills of pigdom.
Still the alfalfa and barley acre
age is increasing in the north end
of the valley, until there is scarcely
an acre which is not under crop.
Gus Berry, of the White garage, of
Brawley, has just planted $40 acres
of new land to alfalfa, which will be
used for pasture as soon as it is
high enough. Laurence and Ansel
Sharp have put in so acres, and T.
j. Poe has planted a 40-acre tract.
This land is all in the North End dis
trict, near the Milligan place.
Elmer w. Head was a visitor at
the county seat yesterday.
Interest in Glass Increases
The subject of the Brotherhood
Bible Class at the Union Congrega
tional church next Sunday is "Jail
Sentences or Parole?' This class is
getting large membership on ac-
count of the interesting questions
propounded and the able manner in
which Mr.. Hoober leads the mem
bers to express their individual
opinions.
II is persistently rumored that Vic
tor r. Sterling is closing out his
affairs in this city, and will leave
about the first of the year for Santa
Monica, where he will enter the real
estate business with T. A. johnson
and Carl Schader. When asked as
to tho truth of the story, Mr.. Ster-
ling refused either to confirm or
deny the report.
The Calipatria high school basket
ball team is in readiness to meet the
border city team on the local court
today, and although they suffered q
severe defeat last Friday at Holt
vile, they are confident of regain
ing their lost reputation. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Prince anG
Mrs. Eda Prince were dinner guests
at the home of Professor and Mrs
Jehiel Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Linklettel
entertained Miss Josephine Macken
zie ut dinner last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Kupferle were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Mclaughlin Tuesday evening.
Miss Ruth johnson attended the
French class which Professor Davis
is holding informally at his home.
Mexican Fined $40
Mariana Cantuas, the Mexican
who stole shirt from Varney Z
store Tuesday, entered a plea OF
guilty in Judge Myers court ycster
day and was given fine of $40
with the alternative of ten days il
Jail He paid the fine.
William Hamilton, one of Cali
| patria S star baseball players, is do
ing nightwatchman duty at tn,
Standard Oil sub-station.
at was great trip" said Mayo
Farmer yesterday, returning from
Los Angeles, where he attended tn,
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
banquet and convention at the Alex
andria hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Marshall ar,
expecting visit from Mrs. Mar
shall s sister and brOther-i in law, Mr.
and Mrs. r. ID. Christy, and thei
three children, Mary Ellen, Jack
and Russell, of Topeka, Kansas. TIL
visitors have been on motor tri
through Idaho and Washington, an,
Prof. c. Paschall, of the State Uni
may spend the winter in Calpatria
versity, Berkeley, was loud in hi
praise of the personnel of the facul
ty of the Calipatria high school, an,
gives Professor Prince credit 70
splendid results obtained here.