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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08

Defendants.
Under an Order of Sale and De
cree of Foreclosure and Sale issued
out of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, of the State OF
California, on the Goth day of Oct
ober, A. D.. 1922, in the above en-
titled action, in which L. C. Turner
and Harriet ]. Turner, husband and
wife, the above named plaintiffs
obtained Judgment and Decree OF
Foreclosure and Sale against Mrs.
IIilda M. Fleming. now known as
Mrs. Hilda NJ. Richards, and Wong
Yen, two of the Defendants, on The
osth day of September, A. D., 1922
for the sum of S1,177.S3 in lawful
money Of the United States, besides
interest. costs, which said Decree
was. on the Goth dav of September
A. d. 1922, recorded in judgment
Book Q Of said Court. ut page l56, |
am commanded to sell all that GER
tain piece or parcel of land, Siiuate,
living and being in the Coanty of
Imperial, State of California, and
bounded and described as follows:
That part of Tract One Hundred
Thirty-one (131l, Township Fifteen
15) South, Range Thirteen Q34
East, S. b. NJ. Imperial County.
California, containing forty (40)
acres, according TO the Govern
ment Survey as per plat of the re-
survey authorized by Act of Con-
gress July LIST, 1902. approved
March 18th, 1909, and filed June
18th. 1909, in the United States
Land Office at Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, formerly known at the time Of
making entry as the Northwest
(NWA) Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter (NWl4) of Section Twenty
eight (2S), Township Fifteen tl51
South of Range Thirteen (l3) East,
s. B. NJ, Imperial Comfy, Califor-
mia, and now known and better des-
cribed as the Northwest (NWH)
Quarter of Tract One Hundred
Thirty-one (131), Township Fifteen
15) South, of Range Thirteen (l34
East. s. B. NJ, Imperial County
California, together with all AMI
singular the tenements, heTedlta-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08

! GIGANTIC, recorded in book Il
! page 1863, Mining Claims; :.
FRACTION, recorded in book u
page 500. of Mining Claims;
ARGENTA, recorded in book y
page IS, of Mining Claims;
KENT, recorded in book 81, page
36s, of Mining Claims;
CLAIMS. recorded in book 81
page Sol, of Mining Claims;
COLORADO, recorded in book %
page 20, of Mining Claims;
RED QUARTZ HILL, No. 1:
RED QUARTZ HILL, No. 2;
RED QUARTZ HILL, No. 3;
HAZEL and PRESIDENT, (some'
times known as the Queen.)
All located in the Poor Man s
Mining District, County of lmper'
ial, State of California.
Therefore notice is hereby given
that on Saturday, the 10th day of
December A. ID. 1922, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. of that day, in front of the
Court House door, of the County of
Imperial, / will, in obedience to said
Order of Sale and Decree of Fore
closure and Sale, sell the above des-
cribed property, or so much there
of as may be necessary to raise
sufficient money to satisfy SAID
Judgment, with interest and costs.
etc. to the highest and best bidder
for Lawful Money of the United
States.
C. NJ. APPLESTILL, Sheriff.
Bv Chas. f. Mccormick, Chief De-
putty.
Dated at FL Centre, Calf, this
oath day of November A. ID. 1922.
Nov "a Dee ! 10
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
Landslide Makes
Many Homeless
Nv United Press Leased Wire

MODENA, Itay, Dee. Six
hundred persons fled today from
the little town of Piandegalli, where
a hundred houses already have col
lapsed in a landslide and complete
destruction is threatened. The
town has been deserted and its in
habitauts are homeless.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust
dated April %, 1920, and recorded
Nav s, 1920, in Book 1872, Page $50
of Deeds, Records of Imperial Coun-
tv, California, Marian A. Gray and
Robert w. Gray, her husband, did
grant and convey the property
therein and hereinafter described to
C. f. GREASER and RUSSELL X.
PITZER, as joint tenants. trustees,
to secure, among other things, the
payment of one certain Promissory
Note in favor of the HOME-BUlli1
Frs LOAN ASSOCIATION, and .
WHEREAS, the said c. f. GREA-
SER is now deceased, and under and
by virtue of the terms of said Deed
of Trust, the said RUSSELL n
PITZER, is the sole surviving Trus-
tee, and vested with full power I'M
der the terms of said Trust, and
WHEREAS, there has been a de-
fault in the payment of the month
" installment ofsprineipal and in
terest due and payable on said Note
for the month of January, 1922, and
all subsequent monthly installWents
of principal and interest, and the
fines levied in accordance with the
provisions of the. BYLAWS of said
HOME-BUILDERS' LOAN ASSO-
CATION, and by reason of such
default said HOME-BUILDERS
LOAN ASSOCIATION, the owner
and holder of said Note and Trust
Deed, on, towit: August 10, 1922
exercised its option and declared
the full amount of the indebtedness
secured. by said Trust Deed imme-
diately due and PAYABLE; there being
the total sum of Thirteen Hundred
Sixty-seven and 40-100 Dollars
(sl367.4O) now due and unpaid, and
WHEREAS. in accordance with
the provisions of Section 1924 of
the Civil Code of the State of Cali
fornia. said HOME-BUILDERS
LOAN ASSOCIATION, the owner
and holder of said Note and Trust
Deed. on August 10. 1922. caused to
be recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of said Imperial
County, California, a notice of such
default, and OF its election to cause
the property described in said Trust
Deed to be sold in accordance with
the provisions thereof to satisfy said
obligation, which notice of default
and election to sell was duly re
corded IN Book 9, Page 38 % Mis-.
cellaneous Records of said Imperial
County, California, and
WHEREAS, said Trust Deed pro-
vides, that if there is default in
the payment of any Of the sums
secured thereby, upon application OF
the holder of said Note, the Trustee
shall give notice and sell so much
of the property as shall be necessary
to satisfy the Indebtedness secured
thereby, and
WHEREAS, said HOME-BUILD
Frs LOAN ASSOCIATION, by
reason of the default in the pay.
ment as stated, has requested the
surviving Trustee under the terms
of said Trust Deed, towit: RUSSELL
X. PITZER, to give notice and ia
sell said property, or so much there
of as shall be necessary to pay all
the Indebtedness secured, and the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
No. 75s5-Department 2
DECREE OF FORECLOSURE
Notice of Sale Of Real Estate
Foreclosure

SHERTFF'S OFFICE
COUNTY or IMPERIAL )ss.
STATE or CALIFORNIA
L. c. TURNER, ct al, Plaintiff,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08

MRS. HTLDA NJ. FLEMING, ct, al
Defendants.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
CARTHAGE MERCHANTS
WILL BE PROTECTED

Carthage, Mo-, Aug. 14.--ATF ordi-
nances now on record here pertaining
to the collection of city licenses will
be revised with view to giving added
protection to business men and mer-
chants of the city and at the same
time increasing the city revenue, ac-
cording to motion unanimously
passed by the city council tonight.
The ways and means committee Of
the council, together with the mayor
and city attorney, was assigned the
work of revising the ordinances.
The motion to revise all city license
ordinances was made by Councilman
Mallory following complaint made
to the council by Jay Corby, secretary
of the Carthage Chamber of Com
merce, that local bakeries were not
given protection frcm outside bread
wagons. According to- Mr.. Corby,
local bakeries are compelled to pay
a city occupation license and mer-
chants license while outside bread
wagons can sell bread in opposition to
local bakeries without paying a
license,
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
FAIRVIEW PICNIC
HEARS LIME TALKS

The lime, clover and prosperity
campaign in Newton county was fur
thered yesterday by picnic held in
the city park at Fairview The at
tendance was large and farmers took
a great interest in the progran>pro-
posed by L. j. Wormington, county
agent, P. F. Schowengerdt, soils
specialist, and C. E. Carter, specialist
in farm crops.
Many samples of soil were tested
and the prairies of eastern Newton
county most uniformly need lime.
Prescriptions vary but in most cases
two tons is the uniform requirement
per acre. Ground limestone will be
used on many farms this fall and
winter if plans made yesterday by
many of the attending farmers ma
terialize.
Clover is, necessary in the crop
rotation and one acre Of every five in
cultivation should be constantly in
that crop, the crowd was told yester-
day. This is the program determined
upon by the Missouri College of
Agriculture to maintain and increase
the fertility Of the productive fields
of the state.-Joplin Globe.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
o MEETING AT JOPLIN

A meeting of the Republican con-
gressional committee of the fifteenth
district was held on the roof garden
of the Connor hotel at Joplin Tuesday
Harry j. Mead, chairman of the
Jasper county Republican committee
was unanimously chosen chairman of
the congressional committee and Mrs.
T. ]. Franks, of Joplin and Harry
0zee, of Nevada, were chosen mem
bers of the state committee. A. c.
Maher, of Joplin, was named vice
chairman and secretary of the con-
gressional committee. There was
consiGeragle discussion concerning the
naming Of state committeeman. When
the question of nomination came up,
Mrs. Charles D. Glenn and Miss Net
tie McComb, both of Lamar, and Mrs.
Tracy, of Neosho, demanded that
women be given fifty-fifty represen-
alton, /
Mead assured Mrs. Glenn that the !
party would take care of the wom-
en-, but that in view of the statute he I
was powerless to grant their request.
When the question of allowing
to be represented on the COM
nittee was put to a vote, Jasper
county delegates voted solidly against
t, being backed by Lawrence, Vernon
and Barry counties. !
Newton, Barton and Mcdonald
representative were in favor of the
demand of the women being granted,
tut Jasper county backed by the other
hree turned them, back.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
BROTHERHOOD OF TRAINMEN
AND WIVES HOLD PARTY

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Bro
therhood of Railway 1ralnmen and
their husbands held a delightful party
last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Bass. They made ice
cream and served it with delicious
home made cake. The evening was
spent socially.
Those enjoying this social affair
were Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Pinnell, Mr..
and Mrs. Buster Ash, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harman Gray, Mr. and Mrs. George
Harman and son Murrel Ben, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Rittenhouse and son, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Fenton and baby, Mr.
and Mrs. w. R. Breese, Miss Ruth
Breese, Mrs. Raymond Kirby and two
children, Mrs. Paul Boyer and three
children, Mrs. Alma Mcintyre and son
Mrs. A. C. Ebright, Mrs. Charles Lee
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bass
and two children.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
REED WON BIZ 5,s42,
OFFICIAL VOTE SHOWS

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 15-Sen-
ator James A. Reed wen the demo-
cratic nomination for United States
senator over Breckenridge Long, third
assistant secfetary of state in tie
Wilson administration by plurality
of 5,942 votes in the recent Missouri
primary, according to the official
count which was announced tonight
by secretary of state. The vote was:
Reed, 1875, 1856; Long, 190,013.
~- The other democratic candidate,
Robert /. Young, of st. Joseph,
polled only 9,979 votes. H..
In the republican contest, R. R.
Brewster of Kansas City had plu-
rality of nearly $4,000 over his clos
est opponent, William Sacks, Of St.
Louis, who ran on beer and light
wine platform.
The republican vote for United
States Senator was Brewster, S9,52S;
Sacks, 67650; Attorney General Jesse
W. Barrett, st. Louis, 39,542; John
c. Mckinley, Unionville, 32,124;
David M. Proctor, Kansas City, 49,
675; Col. John H. Parker, St.~Louis,
{, 9,794.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
DOUBLE WEDDING TAKES
PLACE AT PURDY

A very pretty double wedding took
place at Purdy, Saturday evening
when the two daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Burg became brides. Miss
Charlotte Burg became the bride OF
Charles E. Devers, of Carterville, Mo.
and Miss Bertha Burg became the
bride of Thomas Holtzclaw, of Mo-
nett. The Rev. Sherman Erickson
read the wedding ceremony at $3.50
o'clock. Only the relatives witnessed
the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devers left for Car
terville, Monday morning, where they
will be at home. Mr.. Devers is en-
ployed in mill at Webb City. Mr..
and Mrs. Holtzclaw will make their
home in Monett. Mr.. Holtzclaw is
employed by George Baldridge, con-
tractor and builder.
A wedding dinner was served at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Burg, Sun
day.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
STATE BONUS TO $4,000

Jefferson City, Aug. 14.-Up to the
closing hour today, the state bonus
commission had allowed and issued
checks for the payment of 10000
claims. The total number of appli-
cations filed stands at 137,491, but
this number will probably be increas-
ed to 145,000 or close to this figure.
There is still more than $4 million
left in the appropriation of SIS mill
lion, but not enough to meet every
claim by somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of $5 million and proposition
to issue additional bonds to pay every
claim will be submitted by the state
constitutional convention.
There are Approximately 100000
claims that can be paid without de-
lay in sending for records and gather
ing up information lacking in the
original claims filed here. When
these have been disposed of the COM
mission will take up the claims re-
quiling close inspection and investi-
cation and this work will necessarily
proceed slowly. The department is
now carrying a payroll Of 10S, most
of whom are girls.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
; FLAT WOODS

ROLAND Wormington of Mcdowell
visited Elzie Henderson and family
Friday.
School will begin at Arnhart Mon
day August 18th with Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Loftin as teacher.
Most everyone in this neighbornood
attended the. Cassville reunion last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bandy visited
L. A. Bandy Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Edwards visited
the latters parents Mr.. and Mrs. ~.
F. Terry Sunday.
Jasper Anderson and wife Of Monett
visited Jake McCraw Tuesday night
and attended the reunion at Cassv1lle
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Jess McCraw visited at Wiley
Photographs Friday and helped them
can peaches.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
JIM STEWART GETS IS YEARS
Alleged Member of $2O,5OO Bandit
Gang Found Guilty at Spring
field. Case Appealed.

Springfield, August 16.-Jim Stew
art, confessed bootlegger and rum
runner Of Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas, was convicted of robbery in
the first degree, in connection with
the $20,5O0 payroll robbery here May
Is, when Tom Watkins, Jr., of the
Citizens bank, was held up and De-
tective Ben Lamb was shot, and was
sentenced to serve 25 years in the
state penitentiary, by a jury in
criminal court late yesterday after
noon.
The jury deliberated an hour and
As minutes, returning the verdict at
5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Attorney Lloyd Martz, who defend
ed Stewart at the trial, said last night
an appeal would be taken to the state
supreme court.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
CONTRACT LET FOR REMODEL
ING BROADWAY HOTEL

Charles Bertalot, owner of the
Broadway Hotel at the corner of
Broadway and Fifth street, has let the
contract to- M. E. Gillioz, contractor
and builder. for extensive improve
ments ON the hotel. Work will COM
mence Immediately.
The north wing of the hotel will be
torn down and will be replaced with
a three-story building which will exA
tend the entire half block on Fifth
street. The first floor will be the
banquet and ball room, the floor OF
which will be of maple wood. The
SECOND and third stories will be for
bed rooms and each room will be
equipped with bath. There will be
twelve rooms on each floor. The main
portion of the present building will be
remodeled and the main entrance to
the hotel will be considerably chang
ed. The front of the building will be
constructed Of hollow tile and brick,
and the remainder of the building will
be succeed.
The architects are Heckenlively &
Mark, of Springfield.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
PLEASANT DALE

Misses Mayme and Ruby Miller who
are making their home with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Hayse entertained as guests
Miss Florence Timmons and Miss
Geneva Powers at the Cassville re-
union Wednesday.
V. J. George will attend Federal
court at Kansas City Tuesday.
Mrs. L. Chastain, Mrs. H. C. Cooper
and Mrs. J. M. Gray, of Monett, and
Nick Christian Of Colorado, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hayse
Saturday.
Geo. Mcintosh has sold his peach
orchard to John Mulkey they picked
and shipped the fruit this week.
Mrs. Mat Durbin has been sick the
last week.
C. C. McCracken had horse badly
cut on the wire Tuesday night.
Miss Geneva Powers spent Satur-
day night with Ruby and Mayme Mil
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayes and children of
Monett visited with Mr.. and Mrs. ".
J. George Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown spent
last week visiting Mr.. Browns parents
at Lamar.
Sidney Timmons spent Sunday in
Joplin with his aunt Mrs. F. M. Mack.
Miss Nell Mccormick and Mrs.
Chas. McCracken were shopping in
Monett Saturday.
Dewey Parker and son are baling
straw in this neighborhood.
Mrs. A. Hayse who is threatened
with typhoid is reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Powers attended
the funeral of Pauline Vermillion Sun
day afternoon.
Mildred George spent Sunday night
with Eunice Mccormick.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
INSTALLMENT OF ROAD
FUND ORDERED SOLD

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Tht
state fund commission today ordered
the first installment of five million
dollars of the S6O,O0O,OOO road bond
, issue sold September L.. when con-
tracts for the sale of the bonds are
to be awarded. The commission re-
serves the right to reject all bids. To
days order means the launching of
the big road program. The order was
issued at the request of the state
highway commission.
Though the bonds win be dated
September 1, they will not be deliver
ed to purchasers before September
20. They will be of $1,000 denomi-
nations and will bear Az per cent
interest. Two millions of the bonds
are payable September /, 1926, and
the remaining three million Septem-
Der /, 1927.
The highway commission has mott
fled the fund commission that it is
prepared to let road building con-
tracts in fifty counties, when the
road money will become available.
L. D. Thompson, state treasurer
and member of the road commission,
stated today that he anticipates
ready sale of the bonds and that the
bond markets should yield premium.
The bonds, he said, should sell at $1.O2
The five per cent soldier bonus bonds
sold at 1.037. He has received forty
inquiries from bond houses.
"The day the bonds are sold, there
will be about 100000 in the present
road fund to retire Them" Mr..
Thompson stated. "By January II
the sinking fund should be one and
1ne half millions. On August /, the
surplus in the road fund was S4,S71,-
)11. However, about $3,000,000 have
been set aside by the highway COM
mission to complete the Morgan
Mccullough road project required by
aw."
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ANNUAL PICNIC

The Monett Knights of Columbus
entertained the local and neighboring
knights and their friends with a
basket picnic at Marbut Springs near
Verona, Sunday, and it estimated
that more than five hundred persons
from Monet and nearby towns at
tended. After partaking Of the well
filled baskets that were everywhere
in evidence at the noon hour, an i'm
promptu program was given, con-
sisting of music, speeches and read
.ings. The young folk amused them
selves With swimming, foot races and
other sports, while Others preferred
social visiting and occasional refresh
ments which were served on the
grounds.
-The Rev. Father McNamee, Of Mo-
nett, and Rev, Father Ernsweiler, of
Billings, made excellent speeches, and
the short talk by District Deputy j.
j. Gees, of Springfield, was much ap-
preciated. Readings by Miss LaReta
Randall and Mrs. ]. W. Patterson, Of
Monett, and a solo by Miss Margaret
Larkin, of Peirce City were enjoyed
Dy ali present. Lees Concert Band
furnished splendid music throughout
the day, and as usual everybody was
made welcome.
The entertainment committee of the
local Council is to be congratulated
on the efficient manner in which
everything was arranged for the sue
cess of the picnic in every way.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness extended
to us during the sickness and at the
death of granddaughter ad niece,
Pauline Vernli1lion. We extend
thanks for the many beautiful flowers
and blessings upon the Baptist choir
for their beautiful music. We
especially thank Rev. Smith for his
words of sympathy, and the Brad
ford Undertaking company for the
kindness shown us.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Spain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Spain.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Harold Spain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Kennedy.
Jeff Spain.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETING OF DEMOCRATS

The Democrat congressional com
naittee meeting was held in the Japan
ese room of the Connor hotel in Joplin
Tuesday j. f. Osborne was chosen
chairman of the committee, d. E. Nc
Dowell, of Joplin, secretary and Rob-
ert Russell, also of Joplin, treasurer.
G. F. Newburger, of Joplin, and Eu-
gene McNS+t, of Aurora were selected
state commitl>emen.
Early in the democratic meeting it
was apparent that the Reed issue was
stumbling block in the way Of per-
feet accord between the men and
women.
An of the men county chairmen
called upon by L. E. Mitchell of Ne
osho, retiring county chairman, had
glowing reports of prospects for dem
ocratic success. All of them report
ed that sentiment among the men
against Senator Reed had cooled and
the entire ticket would be supported
without a scratch.
Reports of women were equally as
roseate, with the exception that they
indicated there had been no change
in their sentiments regarding Sena-
tor Reed.
AT 1:30 O'Clock the mems commit
tee went into executive session in
the Japanese room and the women's
committee held an open meeting on
the mezzanine floor.
Mrs. Virginia Hawkins of Nevada
was elected chairman of the women's
congressional committee, Mrs. Rene
Mayer of Barton county vice chair
man, Mrs. w. R. Shuck of Webb City
secretary (relected) and Mrs. Rice of
retiring chairman was chosen
treasurer
Mrs. Thornton L. Brown was placed
in nomination for state committee
women by Mrs. W. G. Porter of Jop-
fin ard the name of Miss. Katherine
Halterman of Mount Vernon was pre-
sented by Miss Gertrude Williams of
Sheldon, retiring committeeman. Both
Mrs. Brown and Miss Halterman were
elected by acclamation.
The men and women then met for
a joint session.
Discussion of Senator Reed at the
morning session was only foretaste
Of that at the afternoon meeting.
and McNatt, the newly
elected committeeman, spoke in behalf
Of harmony and urged that the women
support the entire ticket. Frank H.
Lee, democratic candidate for congress
added plea for soIidity, making a
appeal to all women present
and called them by name.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
APPEAL TO DISCONTINUE
TRAINS TO BE HEARD TODAY

Application of the Frisco railroad
TO discontinue six trains operating in
southern Kansas three into and
three out of Wichita, will be heard to-
day. The industrial court Saturday
granted the Frisco priority right to
thirty carloads of Kansas coal daily.
In case this is approved by the federal
coal distribution authorities at Wash
ington it may not be necessary for
the Frisco to discontinue the trains.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
SALES DAY SEPTEMBER 9TH

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee the date set for next Sales day
will be Saturday, September 9th.
Monday being a holiday it was
thought best to try one Saturday.
In connection with Sales Day we ex-
pect to run a ''Ford Special" Prizes
will be given in connection with
Fords.
A COMMITTEES Of seven will canvas
the rural ter sorry for goods and
stock for aut dion. With the cooper
ation that should be given Septem-
her, Sales Day will long be remem-
bered.