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Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
TOM SIMS SAYS

In just few moro weeks this year
will be last year.
Potatoes are so low a. farmer who
lost money on his potatoes calls
them the roots Of all evil.
What this country needs is heavy
underwear that will not itch.
Paddock claims he ran five yards
in ome.fifth of second. Christmas,
however, comes faster than this.
Our style kick is you can't pull
these trousers on over yOuT shoes.
1t doesn't matter much but Musso.
lini, leader Of the Fascist in Italy,
sounds like a Greek wrestler.
Autos are not as thick during the
rush hours as some of the drivers
Brittom is boxer with insomnia
offering $4,000 to anyone who
makes him sleep SO we say Dempsey
can.
SO many mice live around moon
shine stills they may kill off the
eats.
/, Tennessee hunter who climbed
tI,rotIoI, n fence with !; shotgun is
learning to write with his left hand.
II
1t gets dark so early now night
schools can mold two sessions.
y ~
A fish caught near Greenland had
28, 100000 eggs inside. Go out ana
read this to your hens.
Germany sent Russia $50 locomo-
tives but Russians have no place
to 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06

One Of the officials Of an Ohio bank operated ex-
lusively by women is named Laura B. Wise.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06

an adventure. But not one could
he find, except that he saw Aunt
Lettic, the goat lady, trying to
climb up hill. The hill was slippery
with snow and ice, and every time
Aunt Lettie took one step up the
hill sho slipped back two steps.
cat this rate it will take me a
year to get home!" bleated the goat
lady.
"I'll help you," said Uncle Wig
gily. So he got some sawdust from
tire ice cave of Mr.. Whitewash, the
polar bear gentleman, and when the
sawdust was sprinkled on the icy
hill Aunt Lettie easily walked up.
"Well, that was little fora
penny adventure!' laughed Uncle
Wiggily, as once more he hoped
along. "And speaking of pennies,
reminds that | think ] II stop and
see what Peetie buys with his recess
penny. +"
When Uncle Wiggily reached the
hollow stump school, just before re-
cess, the bunny gentleman found cv-
erything in great confusion. The
lady mouse teacher and all the boy
and girl animal pupils were search
ing around on the floor and up and
down the aisies of desks.
"What s the matterP' asked
Uncle Wiggily. ''Did the Fox or
Wolf get in and hide, and are you
trying to find him?"
"No," answered the lady mouse
teacher. "Peetie Bow Wow has
lost his recess penny and we are all
trying to help him find it,
"You remember my recess penny,
don't you, Uncle Wiggily?" whincd
Pcetie, almost crying. 81 had it
when met you and you didn t take
it away in fun and hide it in your
pocket, did you, Uncle Wiggily?'
asked Peetie, thinking perhaps the
bunny had played "A joke.
"No, indeed, | wouldn't do such
thing!" exclaimed Mr.. Longears.
81 saw you lave your penny in
your paw when we met Johnnie
Bushytail, the squirrel, and you rub
bed his thick fur and"
Uncle Wiggily suddenly stopped
talking and looked at the squirrel
boy.
"Johnnic, come here, please,
asked Uncle Wiggily. And when
Johnnie had scampered close to the
rabbit gentleman, Uncle Wiggily
ran one paw down through the thick
winter fur ON Johnnie s back.
"'There it ISL cried Uncle Wiggi
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
WAITE REPORTS
BUSY MONTH AS
MUCH INSPECTED
Says $4,000 Strawberry
Plants Come to
This Valley

+. W. Waite, county horticultural
commissioner and sealer of weights
5nd measures, had a busy month
during November, according TO re
port on file today with the board
Of supervisors.
Mr.. Waite and his deputies in
spected fruits and vegetables as
well as seeds, plants, etc, coming
into the county i'll efforts to keep
cut pests. Many scales were also
inspected and tested. Some were
condemned.
The report of the commissioner
follows:
The following goods were inspect
ed and passed into the county dur
ing the month of November, 1922:
Fifteen ears mixed fruits and veg
ctables, six ears apples, one ear
corn, 1860 sacks potatoes, GAG boxes
apples, 20 boxes oranges, 27 boxes
lemons, 70 boxes tomatoes, 40 boxes
grapes, 56 boxes prune, 13 boxes
persimmons.
Nine hundred and thirty-two
sacks alfalfa seed, 120 sacks pea
seed, 90 sacks cantaloupe seed, II
sacks watermelon seed, u sacks
garden seed, ~ sacks bean seed, II
sacks garlic, go sacks oats, six sacks
onions, two sacks lettuce.
Ten packages bulbs, J33, $50 straw
berry plants, 700 artichokes, 81 orn-
amental plants, 4S ornamental trees,
60 raspberry plants, 4S ferns, 81
roses, 10 boxes mixed ornamental
plants.
Five ears cotton bagging from
Texas, one car sour clover infested
with Johnson grass went out of the
state, 50 boxes oranges were reject
ed on account Of purple scale.
Weights and Measures
Ten computing scales tested, 10
gas pumps tested and sealed, = gas
pumps out of order, one wagon scale
sealed.
Besides the regular inspection
work which seport herewith shows
the large volume of business, the
control of noxious weeds has been
going on vigorously. 1t has only
been necessary TO enforce the weed
law on four ranches, all others hav-
ing complied with requests from this
| department to clean up.
Frank A. Thackery and A. j.
SlIamblin, of the United States bu-
reau of plant industry, visited the
department during the month in the
interest of their work. Also, Il. II.
kaufman, Z. $. agricultural stats
tiean, w. G. Jacobson, superintend.
ent Of rodents and weeds, Ethcbert
johnson, bureau of pest control, and
II. j. Hansen, Of the u. s. biological
| survey.
II is gratifying TO note the inter
est that has been taken throughout
the county in regard TO the proposed
Y. s. experiment station on the land
Offered by the board of supervisors
for that purpose, and the proposition
is being worked out through the
proper channels at Washington.
In regard to the Variety" tests
plots for dates, more applications
have been received than can be
used.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
IMPERIAL FARM
CENTER TO HEAR
SOIL FERTILITY
Adair, Waite and Other
Leaders to Talk
Tomorrow Night
Hy Press Staff COrrespOndeut

IMPERIAL, Dee. 6.-Under the
auspices of the Imperial Farm Cen
ter, soil fertility meeting will be
conducted in conjunction with the
regular center meeting at Imperial
tomorrow night. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged and will in
clude short talks on soil fertiliza-
tion by Clark w. Adair of Seeley,
chairman of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce soil fertilization
committee, +. w. Waite, county hor-
ticultural commissioner, George
Wright of Holtville, Roland Reed of
Imperial and Il. w. Cuff of Brawley,
president of the Associated Cham
bers.
Following tomorrow night S meet
ing, there will be only one more
previous to the soil fertility con-
vention in FL Centre January II, IS
and 10. This last meeting will be
held at Brawley, December IA.
Members of the soil fertility com
mittee are devoting a great deal of
their time and energy in bringing
DtIOTt lllc IduCAtIo VI lliptildi di-
ley, the necessity of giving attention
to their soil in order that it may be
kept in fertile condition and not
be allowed to wear out. Meetings
have been held for the past two
months at various farm centers and
public gatherings and the members
of the committee have been success.
ful in arousing public interest in
this subject which has a direct bear
ing on the future prosperity of I'M
perial Valley.
Shipping Improving
Business is growing rapidly in I'm.
perial district, as shown III ship
ments from the local railroad station.
The Southern Pacific reports one ear
each of grapefruit, milo maize, cot
ton seed oil, and two ears of cot
ton seed cake, shipped since the first
day of the month, less than "a week.
Eight ears of cattle, l6 cars of
sheep, three cars of cotton seed, two
ears of fertilizer and one ear of
lumber are the receipts i'll the first
five days Of the month. The an
nual shipments of sheep and cattle
to feed in Imperial Valley is indica-
tive of growing prosperity, local
dealers declare.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
Ten Years Ago
December 6. 1912

Imperial Valley cotton growers
are happy; they have sold five car.
loads Of cotton ranging from 1925
cents to 1880 cents. This is about
two cents a pound higher than tho
season opened last year.
Born-Decenbcr /, 1912 to Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Hartigan' ut st.
Thomas Hospital, sou.
George II. Maxwell is in the val.
ley speaking in the interest Of an
appropriation of $5,000,000 year
for impounding the storm waters of
the headwaters Of the Colorado riv.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
Twenty-one' Years Ago
December 6, 1901

Two hoboes wander into Imperial
the first of their tribe to come to
the valley.
Men more or less acquainted with
rice growing in other countries, visit
the valley and are convinced that
rice could be grown here at good
profit, especially on the low lands
such as that surrounding Mesquite
Lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
Fifteen Years Ago
December 6. 1907

C. II. Bradshaw, George Long
and ID. II. Williams form realty
company to deal in Imperial county
lands.
Prominent officials of the South
ern Pacific are in the valley TO
study situation wit ha view to i'm.
provement Of transportation ser
vice. A refrigerator freight SER
vice to carry the products Of the
valley to the markets is under, con.
sideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06

What are you going to give your
husband for Christmas? Let us sug-
gest about $40 worth Of matches.
Nothing makes the holder OF fake
oil stock madder than reading about
these big Standard Oil dividends.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06
CITY NOISES

The Merchants Association of New York City is
conducting anti-noise campaign directed especially
against motor noises 1t has succeeded already in tam
ing the shr blasts Of mail truck sirens and is going
ahead hopefully.
There is a good beginning A soft pedal on traffic
racket would certainly improve the metropolis though
it is far less Objectionable in that respect than Chicago
Nearly all American cities unnecessarily noisy and
citizens pay corresponding penalty in and tear
on their systems. There might not be half so
many nervous breakdoWns if it not for the din
to which city folk continually subjected
Our cities have done pretty well in the matter of
eliminating ugly smells and beginning to eliminate
ugly sights Noise is next on the program. And the
first evil to be assaied everywhere is the blatant mo-
horn which usually far too loud shrill and is
nearly always footed with needless frequency.
When complete success has been achieved in Chi
cago and elsewhere reformers may try their hands on
the E Centro fire whistle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-11
*. S. 7. A.-13,232 MEMBERS
Membership Campaign Being Con-
dncted hy County Sunerintendent.

Membership Campaign Being Con-
Quoted by County Superintendent.
The membership of the Kansas
State Teachers association will prob
ably be nearly 1880 by December
/, according to Frank L. Pinet, secre-
tary. A quiet membership campaign
is now being conducted by the county
superintendent of schools. Each
county is being asked to secure ten
members for the association. When
the drive is completed the association
will have 1000 new members.
The membership returns to date
this year show that 1922 teachers are
enrolled in the association as COM
pared with 1891, last year. This is
a decrease of sixty-nine. However,
the complete returns have not been
received and the membership is ex-
pected to show substantial increase
over last years figures when the COM
plete returns are received the latter
part, of the month.
The membership indicates very
closely the attendance at the recent
state convention. Sixty-two counties
reported increased membership this
year. When the complete returns are
citation membership will be the larg-
est to date. One hundred and three
persons residing outside of the state
hold membership in the association -
The association membership in
Shawnee county is 527. Sedgwick
county leads in the number of mem
berships with 633. Wyandotte coun-
is third with 5S4.. Only two of the
105 Kansas counties. Greeley and
Stanton, have no enro11T9ents in the
association.
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boy went to school and suffered no
ill treatment at the hands of the older
pupils.
Josiah Jordan Was Teacher.
Tho late Josiah Jordan, former
county superintendent of schools. was
one of the first teachers at the brick
school, and Mr.. Morrow toad of a
period of several days when, owing to
some sickness attacking the pupils, he
was the only child at school. During
this time Mr.. Morrow said, he would
study and recite his lessons and then
pupil and teacher would enjoy a game
of ball
Bird He believed the proper posi-
ton for a teachers desk was at the
ba ok of the room, as allowing peter
opportunity for watching his pupils.
Woe betide the child who giggled or
whisnered. Whiz-z-z would come 4
ruler or book, and not infrequently 1t
would hit its objective
A teacher of a different type, men
toned by Mr.. Morrow. was E c. ShuH-
He had the faculty of bringing out TN
best traits in a pupil, according to
Mr. Morrow. and also could lmpart
his knowledge to those in his charge.
Mr.. Shull later entered the service OF
the government at Washington ana
lost his life more than twenty-five
years ago IN the collapse or the Ford
theater in use for government offices
HIS widow is now living in Oakland
d. F. Hoover. 217 Elmwood' was
another of the instructors in this
school and was we'll remembered by
a number of his former pupils who
were present
L. T. Gage was another principal
of the brick school days One of his
Clay Teacher and pupil fell in love
in true story book style, and were
married.
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Mr.. Morrow decided to become a
teacher and applied for a position in
the brick school where he had gone
as a boy. AT this time Sherman
George, William Raemy and Mrs.
William owen composed the school
board. After elaboration they decided
to let CLAY try it. While Mr.. Nor
row was principal Miss Ethel Lewis
became teacher in the old brick, and
later became Mrs. c. NJ. Morrow.
The discomfort suffered in this
school house was told by Mrs. Nor
impossible to heat the building and
it was necessary for the children to
wear their overshoes to keep their
feet from freezing. Teaching was diff
ficult under these conditions, Mrs.
Morrow said, and in the spring, dur
ing the high winds, it was useless to
try to teach arithmetic. as the wind
cracks in the wall that the figures
were blown off the blackboard.
One interesting reminder of early
years of Rochester school is a hack
berry tree planted in 1875 by John
McNown, that still stands in the school
yard.
In 1899 the brick school house was
torn down and a frame one built. This
was in use until last spring when it
been replaced by a neat concrete and
stone building of the standard two
room type, and this building was COM
pared in talks by former pupils, to the
three school houses that had preceded
the present modern building. This
more than sixty years from the time of
the building of the first frame school
house in 1859.
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HOMECOMING HELD OCT. 20
Many of Older Residents Attend
School Dedication.
"reminiscences Were Chief At
traction at the Celebration.
BY ELEANOR KIMBALL.

In these days when so much promi-
hence is given to the affairs of the
present and coming generations, it IS
refreshing to attend a gathering such
as that of the Homecoming service and
dedication OF the new Rochester school
house given Sunday, Oct %. under
the direction of Mrs. J. F. Cecil. when
the older people, with their remIn-
iscences, were the chief attractions.
Among the earliest settlers of this
district were the families of F!eischer.
Rambo, Cohee. Russell. Milne, Nc
Nown, Packard, Wendell. owen, and
several others whose names are not
recalled.
Town Had Many Names.
A city on the hill was the dream
of some of those early day pioneers.
The military road from Fort Leaven-
worth to Fort Riley passed thru the
district and these men who dreamed
dreams, saw a railroad following the
same course. Believing that the early
bird would get the worm, they pre-
pared for the building of the city that
was to follow the coming of the rail-
road. A location was selected, laid
off in lots and each person who took
up a homestead was given lot in
the prospective town provided he
would build a house thereon. At one
time the community boosted as many
as "A dozen houses, and the town al
most as many names. Among them
were Whitfield. Delaware, KansopOlis
and lastly Rochester. This name is
all that remains of the dream city,
which in truth was never more than
a dream.
Mrs. william owen came as young
girl in 1857 to what is now Rocnester
district. She recalled many interest
ing events connected with those cary
days. Her father. George Packard.
was an abolitionist. one of the first
of that party in the United States.
With his strong anti-slavery convic-
lions it was not surprising that ne
became acquainted with the noted
abolitionist, John Brown.
Depot for Escaping Slaves.
The Packard house became n pace
of refuge or a depot" for escaping
or night while resting and awaiting d
chance to be taken TO placeiof safe
ty. One instance in particular Mrs !
owen recalled. One evening John
Brown brought a wagon load of run
away slaves from Missouri to her IA (
theirs house. He asked for food for
the refugees and permission for them /
TO sleep in the hazel brush back of /
the house. One of the members of
this band OF negroes was a baby who Z
had been born on the journey and I
named John Brown after the famous /
liberator. =
Mrs. owen told how she helped her I
mother make corn bread for the ne
groes' supper. and again in the morn /
ing for breakfast. after which they I
were hurried away before daylight (
on their way to HoltOn. While the /
negroes were eating at a long table, I
the younger children of the family 4
watched them from the room above /
thru a stove pipe hole When dis
covered by their father he cautioned /
them to say nothing of the proceed ,
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gene Fink. Earl McNown. Roy. Grace
and Lucille Lukens. Edith McNown.
Children Had Good Times.
Mrs Alice Owen Neiswender. daugh-
ter OF Mrs William Owen told of the
good times the seven Morrow children
and the six Owen children had playing
together both at school and at home.
She related one incident that nearly
proved an accident. On the Owen
farm was a well, sixty-five feet deep.
1t had been dug near the road for the
better convenience of the passing
traveller, as wells were not common
in those days, and drink of cold
water was always welcome. Neigh
bors also came from some distance to
get water from this well. and its vi
cinity was favorite playground for
the children.
One day one-armed boy. a nephew
of Mrs. Tice, came for a bucket Of
water. The children were playing
around the well, and E!ma owen, now
Mrs. D. L. Button. 919 North Van
Buren, street, and Lily Morrow. a sis
ter of c: NJ. Morrow, were walking
around the well curb. Lily lost her
balance and in trying to regain it,
grasped the well rope. AS she started
on a sixty-fivc foot dive down the
well, the one-armed boy grabbed her
by the foot and held her until she
could be lifted to safety This well.
is on what now is the Douglas farm
and still furnishes refreshment to the
thirsty wayfarer.
Mr.. Morrow, or "Clay" as he Is
known among these old friends, told
of his first day at school. In some
way he had become imbued with the
idea that the big boys of the school
were going to get" him should he
put in an appearance at the school.
He decided to settle the matter by
staying at home. His mother thought
differently. and enforced her opinion
with corporal punishment. The little
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Announcement is made today by
Clyde r. Faris. manager of J. W.
jenkins Sons Music company. thai
Topeka is again to have the Oppor-
tunity of attending a concert by the
eight famous Victor artists.
TO the hundreds who crowded the
auditorium on their appearance last
ysar these artists need no introduce
ton
Unlike the artists of the opera or
concert stage. their appearance be-
fore the public is a rarity, for tho
they have all had experience as con-
cert artists. or on the stage. they have
become even more famous thru their
photograph records. The program is
given in English thruout, and has been
described by one critic as two de-
lightful hours of music, mirth and
melody"
Henry Burr, whose real name. by
the way. is Harry McClaskey. is known
the world over for the records of his
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tenor voice. He was born far in the
East of Canada. but early, came to
New York and took lessons in singing
with John Dennis Mehan. He soon
became famous as church singer,
but gave this up when his records
won him a foremost place among the
artists of the day. His versatile talent
has found many outlets. but it is pro-
baby as singer of tuneful. heart
interest" ballads that he is most widely
known.
The exact date of their appearance
which will be soon after the first OF
the Yer. will be announced later. The
artists are:
Henry Burr. tenor
Billy Murray. tenor comedian.
Albert Campbell. tenor.
John Meyer. baritone.
Frank CroXton, bass
Monroe Silver. monolosist-
Rudy Wiedoeft. saxophOnist.
Frank Bantas pianist
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A medical school to cost approXi-
niately 100000 is about to DE estab-
ushed in Shanghai, China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-07

duly, making a move as though to go. Then, man-like, he blundered. 'If you want to forget the past, I shan't again remind you. l suppose it was very presumptuous of me. I I'm sorry"
 It seemed to his listener as though the man himself were only too an xious to write "finis" to their TO- nance. Her head went up a shade higher
 Please don't refer to 1t again"
 He hesitated. about to turn away. And then, as though he couldn't help it, he spoke again.
 Camille. Miss Westbrook let us, at any rate, be friends? I shall be glad, and honoured. If you will. |"
 She forced her eyes to meet hts own. Was 1t possible that she had been mistaken, and that, after all, his feelings were as real and strong as those eyes of his betokened?
 There's no reason, is there, why we should not be--friends?" It was scarcely gracious reply, but it sufficed. Perhaps, Inexperienced as he was in the ways of contrary woman-kind Elliot Glyn read be- tween the lines? Perhaps he saw some hope behind the curt question
 Camille and Elliot were interrupted at that moment by a sailor whose duty it was to chalk lines on the deck for tennis, that most strenuous of boardship games, played with rope quolt instead of ball. Tomorrow-DoIly Greets a Friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-07

you care for me? That night at Gilchrenan lodge, during the dance ... you were so anxious to believe the worst of me-. and when I'd explained everything as best l could, you ran off and consistently avoided me.
 Hope that there might be a quick denial shone in his vivid eyes.
 Camille misunderstood Reggie and Dolly between them had made her feel a fool She blamed Elliot Glyn for giving them that dance He had acted badly He must pay. Yes, even though she cared for him.
 "You men are all the same" she said in a lighter tone, and even managing a cynical little laugh that was quite foreign to her. You take us so seriously. always imagining that you yourselves are the prin- cipal interest in the world. Isn't that so?"
 The light of hope flickered, and then died, Camille was not in love. She didn't even care. She just fam eied that her pride was hurt.
 These things Glyn told himself, with an ache at the heart that he determined she must never fathom.
 Pm sorry I intruded," he said