Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-07
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INLAND, Dee. THE heaviest
automobile traffic ever seen over
the Inland Blythe highway Las been
noted during the last week. Liter
ally hundreds of ears pass through
this city during the day ald night
both going east and coming TO the
southland. Cars with licc9#e tags
Of almost every state in tie union
and Of every make, most Of them
heavily loaded, pass through the
gateway to Imperial Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Quir,, enter
tanned Mr.. Quicks' relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. y. l.. Quick and family Of
Flowing Wells at dinner recently.
Mrs. Quick is INLAND s candidate in
the Imperial Valley Press circula-
tion contest, and her friends are Civ
ing her splendid support.
New postnistress
inland has a new postmistrcss in
the person Of Mrs. Sidney p. Bur
rctt, one Of the city's most popular
young women. She succeeds Mrs.
Louise Bates Borcman, in"umbcnt
for nearly three years, who las gone
to Los Angeles to Join her son.
Simpson and Noffsinger, local
hardware dealers, are circulating Il
petition to be forwarded 10 Con
gresham Swing, asking the removal
Of the war tax on small AIMS. This
tax is now 10 per cent of the pur-
chase price, and adds quite Il little
to the price of guns.
Dir. llarburg was in Calipatria last
night to see the performance Of
" Burning sand" at the Poppy the
alter.
Nellie freeman has been promoted
from the eighth grade Of the local
school and is now a full ficdged
Freshman at c. L. II. $.
Mrs. Legge had charming little
party for her primary children one
afternoon, recently, which was also
enjoyed by some of the mothers.
j. G. Wchn was in Brawlcy ycstcr-
day afternoon and left for Los An
gcles Immediately after his return.
j. II. Wchn, cashier of the Farmrcs
Bank of Imperial Valley, has just
returned from the Angel City, where
he spent Thanksgiving with his
wife aud little son.
Andy Pruitt will be special off
GER at the Carnival at Calipatria
during the baseball 10 camp which
viii bc held Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Miss Nell Rcams, who has been
assisting Doctor Hamburg in the
drug store, has gone on visit to
relatives in Arizona.
Mr., and Mrs. George Miller, with
their guests, Mr., and Mrs. II. O.
Miller are on trip to Los Angeles
and vicinity. They went by way of
San Diego and expected to take in
all the scenes of interest between
here and the coast They will be
gone until December 10.
Big Meter Installed
The Imperial Utilities Corporation
has installed "4" water meter at
the Southern Pacific station, which
has Il capacity of 100000 gallons
every 2l hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NoffSingcr
were among INLAND people who at
tended the Soil Fertility meeting at
Calipatria Monday evening,
There viii be dance in INLAND
next Tuesday evening, at the Simp-
son auditorium.
William Glen has returned from
4 week s visit with his parents in
Texas.
Little Estelle Robertson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. j. !. Robertson, was
quite i'll and the services of DR.,
Lyons We're called in Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Todd are the
happy parents Of 4 10 pound baby
boy which arrived yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. II. Poppctt were
recent dinner guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pruitt.