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Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-23
"Scotty" Russell Tells ofDry
DAYS Before Water Came

freighters hauling from Flowing Wells |
reached camp at Blue Lake half frozen.
One had to cut his horses loose IN the
snowstorm, mount one of them and re
turn to camp. After news of the snow
storm reached the outside world, some
wit dubbed the inhabitants of the val
lev snowbrds' and the name stuck
for several years.
Some of the Early Arrivals
"Among early comers after the
water was brought here, were Rev. DIR.
Shenk and his wife, parents of Judge
John Shenk of Los Angeles. The latter
was the second school teacher in I'm
perial valley. Harry Chandler, Walter
A. Bowker and George Paffinger were
also among the early settlers and filed
on what is now the G. M. ranch. VIII
Fawcett, present mayor Of I'll Centre,
was another pioneer who drove into the
valley from upstate, filed on lasd, and
has become one of the leading ranchers
in the valley. At the time settlers were
coming into the valley, George Me-
Cauley operated a passenger stage line
which started at Flowing Wells, ran
south to the boundary line near Sharp 's
heading, thence northwest to the engi-
neers' camp and back to Flowing
Wells. 1t was an all day trip from
Flowing Wells to the camp.
"Various sections of the valley were
given nicknames by the engineers
which one never hears now except when
some old timers get together. The land
around Imperial was called "the plant
ation,'' that near the McKim ranch
east of Imperial the "circus tract, "
while the "billiard table" was the
name for land near what is now Seeley.
Other sections carried titles less polite,
but fairly descriptive of the country
specified.
In the early days it was no common
sight to come across the skeleton OF
some Indian, Merican or white man
who had become last and died of
thirst, or possibly was killed in a fight
Broken Indian pottery was to be found
everywhere, and many complete ollas
were dug up from the sand where they
had lain for years. Once [ unearthed
an old u. S. army canteen, probably
dropped by some soldier when sur
veying party was sent here by the gov
ernment in the early days.
Wishes Old Boys Were Here Now
- wish the old timers could gather
at the celebration tomorrow as they
were 81 years ago, to view the results
of their handiwork. Many who were
here then have been called over the
Great Divide, others have moved to dis
tant parts, and onlp few remain to
see the child of their dreams reach
manhood s stage. The old days were
hard ones, but every oldtimer will look
back on them with pleasure, remember
ing only the joy there was in knowing
they were fighting a man sized fight
and that the work of their muscle and
Drawn has been successful. The desert
has long since been beaten, and the
cities of the valley today stand as
worthy monuments to the spirit of the
pioneers who staked their all at the
birth of Imperial valley"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-23

from Yale, seeking adventure. Billy
was the champion of all performers on
the mandolin. The sweet strains of
the instrument thrown out into the vast
expanse of nothingness would soothe
the tired campers after their arduous
day and relieved the terrible monotony
of every day life in the desert. A
spring board was erected at Blue Lake
and after the sun went down, the men
would flock in.
"EGeorge Carter operated a freight
and passenger line from Flowing Wells
TO Blue Lake, one of his drives being
Bill Reams, former mayor of FL Centre
and another Tom Falconer All sup
plies for the camp were hauled across
the desert. Residents of the valley who
desired to go to Los Angeles, were
Obliged to flag the Southern Pacific
trains at Flowing Wells, and as it was
often late, it would be necessary to stay
along the tracks for hours at a time
in the broiling sun, ,to prevent the
train from slipping past, leaving the
would be passenger stranded. The trip
from Flowing Wells to Blue lake was
a heart breaker for man and beast, and
they usually arrived at the latter place
in an exhausted condition from their
struggles with the burning sands, high
winds and thirst.
First Fourth of July
HJuly 4, 1901 was celebrated at Blue
Lake in true pioneer manner. There
were no streets to parade in, no autos
to decorate, no band to give concerts,
in oh Arf OF tn ho1 lie
| the day stand out 1t was up to the
pioneers to produce something them
selves. In the early '90s a San Ber-
nardino and San Diego corporation
brought machinery to the vicinity OF
Blue Lake to bore artesian wells. The
| outfit was abandoned and left to fry
on the desert. The men of Blue Lake
camp used the boring rod as pole
from which. to unfurl the first Amer
lean flag in Imperial valley. =
! George Hunt, of the engineer force
made trip to Los Angeles a few days
| before the Fourth, and while there hac
the highly commendable .hunch tC
bring back some beer with ice for it
When George reached Flowing Wells
three barrels of bottled beer were un
| lOdutu IIOil tIc lId1H, DuJ lO ICc. 1T
beer was freighted to camp and though
hot as the desert itself, it was used tC
drink toasts to the American flag, the
Glorious Fourth, Imperial valley, every
body i'll camp, the camp eat and every
thing that could be thought of, unit
the supply was exhausted. AS an anti
climax, the ice arrived next day in ;
! dreadfully shrunken condition, hayins
been carried on to Yuma and then bacl
again to- Flowing Wells. However
what there was of it was the first ic,
in the valley, and it served to make ice
water.
cit will doubtless be interesting t,
the people Of today to learn that I'm
perial valley was visited by snow
storm January 20, 1902. More thai
! three inches of snow fell, and it wa
bitterly cold weather. Several of the
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-23

That is the way the poetic minded
fellow saw the transformation, which
has given Imperial valley its great dis.
tinction amongst the worth while agri-
cultural regions of the world.
To the practical one who has worn
callouses ON his honest hands doing
the transforming, there is or was the
same vision, but probably an altogether
different registers of it in his manner
of speech. He very likely would say:
90 1t was SOME job, Mister, but
counting the bitter with the sweet, it
has been worth the work.
Taking it from any angle, the change
of the Colorado desert into the fruit
full, livable Imperial valley is one of
the notable agricultural epics of this
generation. 1t is a more modern edi-
tion of that conquest of the great
western plains, and it has taken place
because we have the same romance,
vision, and love of home here that
braved the boundlessness of the
prairies and peopled them with nature
loving, God fearing, American spirited
men and women.
Industy Exemplified
L IKE that thought expressed in q
recent issue of this paper-"when you
read the statement that Imperial valley
produces a carload of products for ev-
cry man, woman and child of its So,
600 population that you think of this
in the terms of the plodding industry
of these men, women and children and
not always in the number of its swift
moving freight cars" because, when
you write the history of any region you
tell the story of its human factors and
the more wonderful the product of it's
toll, the more impressive and import
ant are those who have wrought so
successfully.
1t is a huge enterprise, this reclaim
alton of half a million acres of arid,
trackless, desert waste within the span
of 81 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-23

Of the pioneers who were here when
the first water came q years ago to-
morrow, and who have still remained to
see the Imperial valley of today, there
is probably none better informed IN
its early history than ID. II. Russell,
known throughout the length ana
breadth Of the valley as "Scotty. = The
events of those pioneer days Il years
ago, when adventuresome men ana
women battled with the scorchlng des-
ert, scoffed at by people as place
similar to the internal regions and
even condemned as unfit for human
habitation by the United States gov
ernment. are as fresh in his memory
as though they occurred yesterday.
Speaking of those who were in the
valley 81 years ago and have stayed
here to grow with the country, Mr..
Russell mentioned C. AZ. Perry, who in
old days was an engineer in W. Ii.
Rockwood's s employee j. b.. Hoffman,
timekeeper and paymaster, |. w. Glea-
son, Luman G. Ferrall, now residing
in the Beech school district, w. H..
Vanderpoel of the McCabe district, Ed
Forester Leroy Holt, who was oper-
ating a store at Imperial, John Yount,
who lives near Calipatria, the Gillette
family of Holtville, and Frank Weed
of Calexico Some of the first families
to settle in the valley after the coming
OF water were the Van Horns, Bantas,
Thomas Beech, Mobley Meadows and
family, the Younts Of San Bernardino,
and the Mesten family from Corona.
Began Work on Thanksgiving
Tn mi nf tho hnilIIp0
iod "Scotty' says:
CONSTRUCTION work on the bitches
to bring the water were begun the day
after Thanksgiving, 1900, the site be-
ing about where the present Date canal
joins the main ditch. A side ditch was
constructed along the main canal to
bring water to the construction camp
and was later extended to Imperial
The overflow of the canals ran into
the Mesquite lake depression. Skele-
tons of cattle lay all around Mesquite
where they had become begged while
seeking water.
First surveys of Imperial valley
under w. III. lockwood, were made be
tween October 1892 and April 1898. c.
N. Perry and myself were members of
the engineering corps. When the first
water reached the valley proper, June
"a, 1901, there were few people here
to enjoy realization that the years
of labor and anxiety had not been in
vain. A few days prior to the water
reaching the valley, the gateway at
Hanlon s Heading was opened by John
Hanlon, on whose land the gate was
situated. Old John, who was some
thing of a character, pulled the rope
to lift the gate with the remark: "Fol
40 years | have waited for this occas
ion, and now l am ready to go to hell. ,
Entertainment Scarce
Everybody was so tired and busy
there was little thought of amusement
What the camp did have was furnished
by young man named Billy Hinkel
who was out in the west with chun
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-23

in the world-to such state of perfect
ion that $1,000 to $4,000 per acre will
be common values.
Imperial valley, while it has just
reached its twenty first year, has only
begun to find its stride in production,
the greatest usefulness of its lands is
beginning to. be understood, and the
next five years will witness a greater
profit to the grower and more even
ly balanced production.
Dream That Came True
If it is town life one seeks here, too,
do we find the same progress, for in
Ell Centre, Brawley, CaleXico, Calipa-
tria, Heber, IIoltville, Imperial, Nj
land, Seeley and Westmoreland is there
the same sort of friendly far seeing
community builders us in the valley s
rural life.
1t was the same spirit of faith, pa
tience and endurance that envisioned
out of the desert the spacious streets
of her cities, that erected the comfort.
able homes, modern business blocks,
splendid schools, militant churches and
efficient hospitals; that laid out the
parks and planted there endless rows
of friendly trees whose spreading
branches seem to hold aloft their arms
i'll alteration of work well done.
Yes, we rejoice in the poetic line of
the dreamer who expressed his vision
in the title of our little story, "From
Desert Gloom to Verdures Bloom"
There are GIL 900 public school Dunila
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-23

There are 671, 900 public school pupils
in the Philippine; 40 per cent girls.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCHES OF CHRIST,

OdUhChES OF CHRIST,
soisntist.
Branches Of The Mother Church,
The First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
Columbia road and Euclid st.
Second Church Of Christ. Scientist.
y. e. Masonic Temple, sth and n, z.
Third Church Of Christ Scientist.
Masonic Temple, 18th and n. Y. ave.
Fourth Church Of Christ Scientist.
The Arcade, I4th st. and Park road.
SUBJECT:
"Are Sin, Diseases and Death
Real!"
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETINGS, 8
O'Clock.
READING ROOMS.
1919 T ST. NV, Room COS
Hours, 900 to 9:30 teIcept wednesday,
300 to Z, and Sundays and holidays,
2:30 to $50.
COLORADO BLDG, 18th and sts.-
Hours, 10 to o wednesdays, 10 to 7. and
Sundays and holidays, 2:30 to $500.
l4s EAST CAPITOL ST.
Hours, IL to s (except Wednesdays, IL
to 8; Sundays, 2:30 to $50. Closed holi-
days).
THE ARCADE, 18th and Park road (sscond
Floor)-
10 to $50 week days; also to . p. m.
Except Wednesday,.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
The Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wisconsin Avenue and Volta Place Northwest

The history of this church. which
property in the City of Washington dates from May, when
according to records the clerks office I'VE give
Lutheran chuto have and hold the without
on OF heirs what
claiming by u.s.. This
being signed by Geo. Fraser Hawkins and Beatty The
location the selected for the church thus
number of German Luherans living Georgetown
work to build log church. the first Lutheran church
the District of Columbia nearly
George Washington attended least service
The original log building fell decay years
replaced by frame structure in 1886 Previous this time the
Maryland and General had
Lutheran Church remained separate congregation
1871 at which time taken Maryland Synod Mean
the third
1867 by the Grand Lodge Of Free and Accepted Masons
District OF Columbia with the historical George
gton laying the OF the United
Samuel Fincke D. D. OF the church time
From 1867 the history of the
story OF consistent growth Although 1896 Georgetown merged
Washington.
Church has remained unchanged In
odeed cost OF several thousand dollars and today
and is occupied by Rev. w. H. Hlbi: present pastor
rev churches Washington intimately
early history OF the Capital City and continue presntday
needs, as does this ancient religious landmark
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

CHURCH OF CHRIST
(Disciples)
18th and Meridian Place N. W.
W. s. LONG, MINISTER.
10 a. m.-Bible Study.
IL a. m. and 7:45 p. m.-Communion
and Preaching.
T:45 Thursday. Prayer Meeting.
The Home Of Strangers, Rich or PooS-
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
NEW THOUGHT.

Life and Joy-The healing serv-
ice will be conducted at IL a. m.
by Mrs. Florence Willard Day. At
g p. m. the subject viii be The
Lords Breakfast" by Mrs. Phoebe
Halrnas 4
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
= BAPTIST
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
DR.. Henry Allen Tupper,
Minister.
Pastor. Excited

THE HOME CHURCH
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Metropolitan Baptist Church

sixth and A SITS. N. T..
Rev. John Compton Ball. Pastor
IL o'clock a. m. Sermon by pastor.
"The Joy Ride Of Jesus,
$3.50, Bible School. A class for
you.
9:45, Mr.. Sharver meets men.
b:45, three live c. e. Societies
meet. All ages.
Evening at 7:45, seImo by the
pastor. "The Three Crosses,
special musieal numbers include '"The
Palms, The wayside Cross and "out of
the Ivory Palaces
BAPTISM
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
Ea Services in tbe Gburebes Of Wasbtnston

Letting said I'VE have had the Christian religion for 1900
years Let y the religion of Jesus Christ Let add that
II alone humanis u.s. bind the nations wounds
bring the world into harmonious relation The world needs Christians
end more Christians and still more Christians"
William II. King. limited States Senator
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
EPISCOPAL.

Church Of Advent-The Palm sun
day services will be at 1880 and II
a. m. and D. m. Distribution of
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
PECK MEMORIAL

fenna. ave. at 18th So. n. w.
Rev. Irving w. Ketchum, Pastor
SUNDAY. APRIL 0. 7,45 p. NJ.
"When the Queen Walked Up"
OTHER SERVICES AS USUAL
Special services Easter Week. = PEN.
Tues, Prof. Z. L. Goonasaksra
of India.
We'd. Rev. Thomas Harrison.
Boy Preacher.
Thurs, Hon. VIII ID. Upshaw
Friday, John 8. Bennett, Life story.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08

New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church
New York Ave-, 18th and H St,.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, Pastor.
Rev. Reginald Rowland, Assistant.
$50 a. m.-Bible School. Adult
classes.
1l:OO a. m.-Public Worship.
Faith of Our Fathers"
500 p. m.-Dr. Wallace Rad
cliffe will preach.
6:45 p. NC. E. Vesper Ser
VICE,
500 p. m.-Public Worship. Rev.
Reginald Rowland will
preach, The Drawing of
Christ"
Thursday, 8 p. M. the Sacrament
of the Lords Supper.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-08
E. Her Sven

E. Hez Sven Pasn,r. Pastor. /. Excited 3
IL a. m. the Pastors 10th Anniver-
sary. subject: "A city's concealed
hand, Easy chairs (men like
them): male chorus; large organ.
Centennial Bapt. Ch. 7th & Eye n. e.
WEST WASHINGTON BAPTIST
slst and u sts. NV. (esorsetovn).
william 4. Flanagan, Pastor.
11:OO a. m.-"God's Garden"
500 D. m.-''The Publican's Prayer"
O:45 q. m.-Sunday School.
e:4S p. m.-B. Y. p. U.
Intensive Revival Meetings during this
week.
CHURCH OF THE REAL WELCOME.
PETwORTH EvANGELIsTICAL
MEETINGS
Petworth Baptist Church, 7th and
Randolph SITS.
Baptist and Presbyterian Churches
United
DR.. DANIEL l.. SCHULTZ
Labor Evangelist
Mans Man, with Christ's Message
to Men.
April 9th to 10th Except Saturday,
A cordial welcome to all services
- at PETWORTH.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13

Pa. is planning for a field day on
October 21st and invites any Will
mington troops who care to partici-
pate to como up. There will be
three place awards. LIST. frst aid kit;
second. a busle; third, . spear head
for q flag pole. Scoutmaster Provs n
says he has also invited tho Chester
scouts.
Scouts from several troops help
ed the publicity COMMITTEES OF the
Homeopathic Hospital this week in
the distribution OF circulars and
stlokers. More scouts would have
helped in this cause but the notice
for scout services came too late to
get in touch with troops meeting
the latter part OF the week. Miss
Balzer called headquarters about
1890 a. m. Tuesday and Immediate
ly after school tho scouts reported
for service.
scoutmasters and, scouts interest
ed in forming an archery club.
leading up TO practice necessary to
pass merit badge for this subject.
may call at headquarters for infor-
NATION regarding bows. arrows and
targets. The making OF bows and
arrows would furnish good winter
activity and most all scouts were In
tefested in this sport in camp.
Mr.. Robinson (oolored) sotins in
the place OF Deputy Scout Commits
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13
UNIVERSAL HOME
ANNIVERSARY PLANS

The nrst anniversary OF the Uni
versai Home and Rescue Mission,
100 South Claymont street, will be
observed in the Mission all day next
Sunday. The institution has cared
for 1900 men. women and children
during its existence.
The order OF service will be:
1890, singing by the Young Peo-
pies Christian Association; scrip
ture reading; prayer; singing. IL
a. m. preaching by the Rev. III. F.
Hazard, OF Philadelphia. p. m.
welcome address by Councilman
John o. Hopkins. $3.50 p. m. sd-
dress by Hon. Leroy Harvey.
D. m, annual sermon by the Rev.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13
THE EVENING JOURNAL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1922

]. W. Brown.
Z p. m. address by DR.. Conwell
Banton. 1880 D. m. address by the
Rev. DR.. stunstel; address by Rob
ert ]. Nelson. editor OF The Advo-
cate; address by Charles II. Col
bourn; closing address by the Rev.
L. r. Ferrel. president and manager
OF Rescue Mission, and president Of
Y. p. c. A. s D. m, preaching by
the Rev. McFryer. d. d.
All pastors and congregations. all
evangelistic ministers, both men and
women, are invited. The Christian
Order OF Good Samaritans win at
tend.
The committee IS composed OF the
Rev. L. r. Terrell, president; Mrs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13

sioner Clarence Jones. who died very
suddenly during tho latter part OF
July, re-registersd Troop No, 10l
(colored) located at School No. 22,
Second and Justison streets.
Jack Hare. a life and star scout,
OF Troop No. rs. J. Allen Williams,
sooutmaster, left for Turkey with
the feet OF destroyers from Hamp-
ton Rhoades. Jack entered the
navy during the summer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13
lI ::.'.l,,|''

School No. rs, Miss Schultz, prin-
lsipal. Is to have a scout troop
While accommodation are not ex-
ictly what could be wished Tor
scouting, there are hopes that ar
Engagements will shortly be made 10
AXE care OF a growing troop. This
troop will be known as No. rs. Or
yanization was started on a troop
With Mr.. william Grier as scout
master, but no definits meeting
place could be obtained. 50 Il was
3pcided TO place It IN the school.
Miss Schultz Is highly Interested IN
having scouting introduced In her
school and expects great results In
Connection with the boys work.
Father and Son Day at Second
Baptist Church last sunday was un-
der the auspices OF Troop No. 81 and
y hey attended the church service
accompanied by their fathers. DR..
Allison delivered most wonderful
sermon to the boys and their dads.
About 80 boys from the troop were
present with their fathers, Mr..
Frank MARITIME Heal visited the
troop last Friday night and spoke
about Camp Pinnacle and mountain
climbing. giving a short account OF
Canadian forest fires.
An effort Is being made TO re-or-
zraize a troop OF scouts m the Boys
Division OF the Y. M. c. A. Mr..
Ballantyne has called a meeting for
announcing HIS plans and TO hear
suggestions from the boys. A strong
troop should be at the ~" since the
bovs' director and assistant are for
.1ferly old scout men with good rec
ords.
Messrs. Quinn, Grier. Fritz and
chief Greenhawk spent the past
weekend at North East and visit
I the site OF last years camp. So
called improvements OF the new
owners has robbed II OF all its de-
sirable qualities. A 35-foot road
has been made directly in front Of
the flag pole, taking the best Of that
part OF the campus used fer games
and all Of the thicket back OF the
mess shack has been out on and
burned. You would not know the
Old place.
Troop No. 1, OF Booths Corner,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13

william Terrell. Mrs. NJ. Walker.
James Cephas. cNas. Clark. James
Price. A prize OF $40 will be given
70 the one bringing in the highest
amount over $50. A free will offer
ing viii be taken.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13

Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop a little
"Freezone" on an aching corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
shortly you lift It right of with fin
gers. Truly!
Your druggist sells tiny bottle OF
"Freezone" for a few cents, suffi-
Gent TO remove every hard corn. soft
corn, or corn between the toes. and
the calluses, without soreness or r.
r.tation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-18

course is very small and a large num-
Der of students is expected. The state
department of education is cooperat-
ing with Lander college in arranging
the course.
The court of general sessions for
this county adjourned yesterday aft
ernoon, after having been in session
since last Monday, says n Gaffney dis
patch of Friday. A large number Of
cases were tried, the majority Of them
being for violations of the prohibition
laws. Without exception, Judge Sease
sentenced the defendants to terms on
the roads without the alternative of
fines. Mrs. Matte Bostwick, an aged
woman, was sentenced to four months
in the county Jail. A large number of
cases where the operations of SEN
tences had been held up pending ap-
peals. will be required to serve their
sentences, the appeals on motion of
Solicitor Blackwood having been dis
missed. For the first time in many
months two cases where liquor law
violations were charged resulted in
acquistals. Lancaster Elmore. ne
gro barber who has been confined in