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Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24

day celebration. 'The crowd at
city park Saturday contained not
only ranchers and dairymen, but
city business and professional men,
and we all heard lots of things
about the trials and difficulties of
the dairymen which we did no.
know exist. The business man
learned that there are m&ny angles
to the dairy business, the same as
there is in his own line, and that
it is not simply a question of milk
ing cow and selling the product in
the city at a good profit. There
is lots more to it than that, and
the solution of the feed, breeding,
obtaining of new stock, proper test
ing and other problems, have to. be
solved by the dalryman, who must
be necessarily On the watch for de-
fects and work 1865 days in the year
Saturday there were doctors, law
yers, business men, merchants and
laborers listening to the trials and
difficulties the dairymen have to
face, and could not help but ere
ate a bond of sympathy between
them, which viii aid materially in
helping all of us to solve the prob
lens Of Imperial Valley.'
Every One Gratified.
The success of the day was very
gratifying to the men who worked
hard for several weeks, in order
that fitting celebration be put on,
and the sentiments expressed by
Mr.. Coyle were echoed by r. IL,
Cary, of the California Central
Creameries, A. II. Kellar, of the
First National Bank, c. c. Corwin,
of the Sones Lumber Company, and
chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
in charge of dairy day, Ray Edgar,
Ross r. HickcoX and others who
were instrumental in making I'm
perial Valleys First Dairy Day,
the great success that it was.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
Lugo to Open
Volcano Lake
For Ranching

The Volcano Lake area, a parcel
of land approximately six miles
wide and 10 miles long, and which,
up until the course of the Colorado
River was diverted to flow through
the Pescadero Cut, a diversion pro-
iect and flood control measure com
pletcd by the Imperial Irrigation
District about n year ago, was a
body of water and swamp land,
covered with rank growth Of
tulles, and popular shooting place
for duck hunters, is now dry land,
and project has been undertaken
by Governor Lugo, of the Northern
District of Lower California, to put
this land in shape for settlement. =
Surveyors have been working on
this tract, securing data as to the
amount of work necessary to put
these lands into such condition as
TO permit of its use for agricultural
purposes, and Governor Lugo him
self visited these lands last week
to make a personal inspection. The
survey and inspection have revealed
that this tract may be reclaimed at
but little expense, and the plans of
the governor to have these lands set,
tied up and put under cultivation
will be fastened rs much as posi-
BILE.
1t is estimated that there are
about $4,000 acres in this tract and
that the soil is some of the finest
in the district for the growing of
cotton and other crops. The fear
that the standing waters may have
left such heavy deposits of alkali on
these lands as to make them worth
less, has been dispelled, a soil test
showing that the receding waters
carried the salt deposits off.
Under what plans this area will
be thrown open to settlement has
not yet been announced, but no
doubt some plan will be formulated
in time to permit the farm
ing Of some of this land next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
DATES FOR HO ME
GROUNDS PROJECT
ANNOUNCED TODAY
Miss Miller to Start
Program at Lantana
School Soon

Miss Orpha A. Miller, home DEM
onstration agent, has announced the
following schedule for the hone
grounds planning demonstrations:
January 30, afternoon, I.sshtapa
school. ~ Tf1
Januaryes3o,, all day, East Sens et
at Harmon 8 place.
February l, all day, MRS. May.
Schoneman, Mulberry. /
January 81, all day, Heber, c. p.
Courtney s.
February 2, foreoon, Mrs. N. r..
Wendell, Trifolium.
February 2, afternOOn,i Mrs. b. e.
Davenport, Spruce.
February 3, all dax McCabe
school.
Febrnafy ), all day, All l.. Mill{r,
North Ed
February 6, all day, Mrs. Georke
H. Austin, McCabe.
February :, all day, Tamara1k
ranch, at home of Stdwart aid
Moore.
These demonstrations Dire open 10
the public and the eenterchairm@n
have been instructed TOT advertibe
them in their respective neighboi
hoods and to pelsaaally nvile
their friends TO attend. Prof Harry
Shepherd is to conduct the demot-
STATIONS and any who wish INDY
have his advice in pla1i lining their
farm home grounds foss next sch
son by applying to Miss Miller WHO
will notify them Of the flemonstrt-
tiOns.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
California Citrus
Institute to Hold
Annual Meeting

The California Citrus Institute
will hold its annual meeting in con
junction with the National Orange
Show in San Bernardino on Tues
day, February 90. The institute
sessions will be held in the auditor
ium Of the Elks Club House.
There is growing concern among
citrus orchardists that the old
groves of the state are deteriorat-
ting both as to the quantity and
quality of the fruit which they pro-
duce, and the sessions will be given
over largely to discussion of this
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
New Chickens
Makes Debut at
New York Show

NEW YORK, Jan. "a. Omitted
Press At the Madison Square
Garden poultry show, which opened
today, d new chicken aristocrat
made its appearance. The new va
riety are called Chandeliers and
now are brought forth after Is
wears of study and breeding by a
Trappist monk, Brother Wilfred, of
the National Agricultural School,
Quebec. The chickens are pure
white and have no combs or wdttles
Entries have been made by Lord
Dewar of Englsnd, who has sent
pit games and bantams, and chick
ems also will come from all over the
United States and from almost
every province in Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
DAIRY DAY SHOWS
UP A GREAT NEED
FOR cow TESTING
T0wn-Man, Too, Learns
Much of Problems of
Dairy Man

4 Although Imperial Valley Dairy
SDay is a thing of the past, the
benefits which the dairymen de-
rived from it viii remain with them
for a long time, and much was ac-
complished in the way Of creating
more interest in the dairy industry
in Imperial Valley and cementing
friendlier feeling between the dairy
man and the city man, according
to those who are in position to
know.
"In my opinion, the talilG the
dairymen heard on the necessity
Of obtaining purebred sire5 and
wedding out all scrub cattle, viii
be taken to heart by the dairymen.
and considerable good accomplished
along these lines said ID. l.. Zinn,
. practical stockman and member Of
the committee in charge of obtain
ing the purebreyl bull which was
given away at the dairy day cele-
bration. 'Too little attention has
been given in the past to this i'm
portant requisite for successful dai-
rying," continued Mr. linn, "and
the advantages of having only the
best blooded stock at the head Of
their herds Were plainly explained
to the dairymen by men who have
made a study of just these thingsS
and the talks were made in Ian
guage that the d&iryman can under
stand.
Lauds Copinri Talk.
eff any dairyman in Imperial
Valley cannot see the value of Join
ing the cowtesting association after
hearing the addresses of Professors
Crocheron and Frey, Dr. Iverson and
sDr. Grey, and practical everyday
dairymen like Mr.. Copinni of Fern
dale, l am afraid he is hopeless, -
said Vern DeTar, assistant farm
advisor in charge of dairying.
''Take the example of Mr.. Copinni.
Here is a dairyman who has been
"a member of cowteBting associa-
ton up in his county for years and
he told the dairymen Saturday that
he believed any dairymen who re
mained outside, when there was Il
cowtesting association in his c0un-
~ must w Way, VI tiSt ne NOcSu l
want to make any money. | was
mighty glad to hear Mr.. Copinni
talk, for some times there are dairy
men who hink that cowtesting may
be alright, for the dairyman who
has gone to college, or for the men
connected with the agricultural col
leges to talk about, but that the
ordinary dairyman can get along
without it. | think Mr.. Copinni
proved the fallacy of this. Not only
is he a practical dairyman, he is al
so a successful one and the things
he has accomplished up in Fern
dale, in Humboldt County, where
the climate is much more severe
than here, can also be accomplished
right here in Imperial Valley by any
dairyman. who wants to do it. |
feel greatly encouraged about the
success of our cow testing associa-
ton, since l heard the speakers or
Imperial Valley Day.
Cemerts Friendship.
"There can be little. question
about friendlier feeling between
the dairyman and the business
men,' said j. 7. Covle, secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce, who
was active in planning the dairy
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
AMERICAN SCHOOLS THRIVE

PARIS-Since the war the NUM-
Der of American artistic and scho-
lastic institutions in Paris has in
creased enormously. Recently Ed
win Wolf, late associate director of
the American Academy of Dramatic
Art in New York and stage manager
for the Theater Guild last season,
opened an American School for ORA
matte Expression.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
May Have Noted
Educator re
at Teachers Meet

The program committee planning
for the meeting of the County
Teachers Association, met last
night in FL Centre with representa-
tives from Brawley, Calipatria, i'm,
perial, Calexico, Holtville and FL
Centre in attendance.
Upon canvassing the matter it
was found that in order to secure n
good speaker for the occasion it
would be necessary TO postpone the
meeting till March,. exact date to
he announced later. An effort is
to be made to get DR.. r. j. Won
Klein Schmid of Z. S. c., Los An
geles, as the main speaker. His dates
are well filled but there is a hope
that one may be open for Imperial
Valley. Other noted speakers are
under consideration and the county
superintendent states emphaticafly
that the very best talent available
is to be secured for the meeting.
The association has not met in
special session this year and the
and committee wish that
the coming session may be inspira-
tional and in every way helpful to
the teachers, making it worth while
for them to be here. The meeting
is to be held in Ell Centre.
At the county institute held in
December, d. +. Chiosser of Calex-
leo was reelected president of the
Imperial County Association and
Miss Lura kirkpatrick was re-elect-
ed secretary-treasurer. Both at
tended the committee meeting last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24

"There can be little. question
about friendlier feeling between
the dairyman and the business
men," said j. 7. Coyle, secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce, who
was active in planning the dairy
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24
"FRITZ THE sTRTPPER'

BERLIN" Fritz the Stripper, -
a kind of criminal rivaling the fam
Gus Jack the pepper, Jack the Snip
per and other oldpolice characters,
has made his debut in Berlin. A
night prowler, still at large, knocks
his victims in the head, strips them
of their clothes and leaves them to
the mercies Of the elements.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24

Plans are now under way for re-
opening the asbestos mines near
Globe Arizona. Competition with
asbestos shipped in from Africa has
been so keen as to make. impraetie-
able the mining of this product.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24

/ South African fruit gfowers ate
calling for refrigerated space IN
steamers. The 1921 shipu3ents from
the Cape amounted tb S06,O9l
boxes. principally to England.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-24

Fat cattle in the Salt River Valley
have advanced 'one-half cent re-
Gently. They are now selling at
seven cents for choice steers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-15

were efi1pved ana oain.y rs.r ,.a,. NEIL
OF tea, assorted CAKE anu lancy "o .ne
ra9n cookies were serVea ny 'n'
hostesses. ~
On Tuesday afternoon OF TINS Weeh
occurred me mrs. . ssw,ns =, I'm wo.
cordlng to one calendar OF ,ne We
mans Working League OF tne evn-
gregational Church. tine mee.lns pe.
Ing held at the nome OF ME- oons
Nrssell: .x. la.
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Many friends LII this vicinity will
be sorry to learn Of the death OF DR..
George A. Fuller of Greenwich VII
lage, Feb. 2. DR.. Fuller was a
speaker for many years at the Madi-
son spiritual Gampfneetins. He
also served as president of the Asso-
citation.
Miss Doris Robbins and Nellie
Green who have been home for few
days returned Monday to the high
school at Madison.
Hot lunch at the Twelve Corners
was Monday, cocoa; Tuesday. salmon
stew; Wednesday, vegetable soup;
Thursday. beans; Friday. corn starch
pudding.
Dana Robbins is confined to the
house with tonsilitis and laryngitis.
Or. J. O. Piper was called Sunday to
attend him.
Mrs. Nellie Drawn OF Wlnslow Is
spending a few weeks in the neigh
borhood visiting friends.
n. Fl. Hood Ia putting In his Ice.
r. D. Clark Ia confined to the house
with bad cold
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Sharon Saturday where she was call
ed by the Illness OF her daughter
Mrs. Frank Hooper who has the grip
Ernest B1aisdell WAS business
caller in Oakland Saturday.
Isaac Howell returned to Dover
Thursday after being employed by FL
win Kelley for several weeks making
shovel blocks.
Mrs. Pearl I.add is visiting friends
in Belgrade.
Carolyn LeBaron. student at New
Sharon high school, is i'll at her board
ing place there with the grippe, she
heing unable 10 return home.
Mrs Laura Frost Is visiting rela-
tiyes in Oakland.
George Tibbetts il hauling shovel
blocks to Belgrade depot.
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postponed. three times during the past
six weeks. The chairman of the
news division, George e. Foster. and
the community leader of the ladies
branch, Mrs. Emma Hight, have set
Friday, February 1s as the date for
the planning meeting at the hall. 1t
In hoped that all will attend that can.
All those who have not been solicit
ed from to bring beans and brown
bread, will please bring pastry.
WEST ooRNvTLLE
VI. l.. pugh who has been employed
at Frank Adams in South Scion for
the past three months has returned
to tho home of his brother, James
Pugh.
George Oulton of Skowhegan was In
town Monday soliciting orders for fer.
tilizer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Drawn returned
from Scion Sunday where they have
been employed.
Frank Pugh visited Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Wescott in Skowhegan Sun
day.
Joseph graWf was home over San
day from his Work In Skewhe9ah.
Fred Tuscan was III Augusta last
week whore he went to ACCOMPANY
Felix Vincent who was cofnfakted to-
the state asylum.
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EAST POND

Alton Rowe and George Tuttle are
saving wood for John Stanley IN Bel
grade.
Joe Dudley was business caller
in Skowhegan Saturday.
Mrs. o. II. Stevens who has been i'll
with the grippe is much better At this
writing.
LINDSAY Stevens Is hauling hay
from his place In Oakland to the Mar
ten Farm.
John Morrow OF Munroe was calling
on friends and relatives In this Wei
nifty one day last week.
Frank Marston Is In very poor
health.
Harry Gilman was a business caller
in Ookland Monday.
in Oakland. Monday.
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CORSYn.I.E

w b. Whittier of Skowhegan was
in town Saturday evening to install
the officers of Wesserunsett Grange.
He was assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Pere-
gulne White, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tus-
can and Mrs. l.. G.. Stevens.
The CofnvilA Farm Bureau Will
meet at Grange hall Friday. February
10th.
ffowafd Chapman OF Athens was In
town Saturday evening to attend the
regular meeting OF Wesserufsett
Grange.
There VIII be a box social at
Grange hall Friday evening, Febrn-
afy 18TH. Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Paul Of Scion
attended the installation ceremonies
of Wesseruhsett Grange Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Bell Mathews who was called
here by the death OF her father, JOS
eplt Judkf4s, returned to her home In
South Manchester. Conn, Friday of
last week. Mrs Mathews was ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Judkins who will spend the remain
der of The winter at the Mathews
home.
Bert Folsom OF Skowhegan was Ia
town Saturday evening to attend in
stallatfon at Wessefnhsett Grange.
Herbert Thompson was In SHOW
hexan on business last Monday.
NORTH CORNvfLLE
Mrs. George w. Bates and Mrs. F.
p. Collins are both quite sick with
the prevailing disteh1per. DR.. Ell
lingwood of Athens is the attending
physician.
The X. Federmah and Sons Wall
Paper sample books for 1923 have
beer, received by Mrs. B. J. Robinson.
Palmer French Of Eolon, a popular
Guernsey breeder OF that town, was
an over Sunday guest at George r.
Fosters.
On account of bad travelling and
sickness the Farm Bureau has been
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ROME

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Meuse are vis-
iting at James Forbes for few days.
Dell Kelley was about town collect
Ing snow bills the last OF the week.
Sewe'l Foster is hauling cord wood
to belgrade Lakes.
Mrs. Phffip Bacon and SOB Wesley,
spent the week end at J. w. Bacor's
of Mercer.
Mrs. Leota Tibbetts and ina Tracy
attended the lee Carnival ut Belgrade
Lakes Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kelley and
grandson were Sunday callers at
Frank Kelley's Of Mercer.
Elbridge Foster. Levi Wentworth
and Leon Watson are working with
their teams at Belgrade Lakes haul
Ing ice.
Mrs. Ralph French went to New
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News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

Tuesday the members OF the Marshall
p. Hale Circle and Bates Post will
observe Washington and Lincoln s
birthday with appropriate exercises
in the afternoon. Mrs. Winniffed
Burgess has been invited to have The
members OF her school furnish part
OF the entertainment All members
of the Cree who have not been per
sonally solicited to furnish for the re-
freshments, please bring candy. This
meeting IL only for members OF the
two orders and Mrs. Burgess school
OAK HILL
Amos Holt was In Augusta last
week to visit his son Amos Holt at
the hospital where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis recently and
is getting along quite nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Owens and Mrs
W. C. Fletcher and little daughter
End were afternoon callers last Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Anderson Mrs. Anderson Is not
so well owing to an attack Of the grip
the past week. Mr.. Anderson, like
many others has been suffering with
a severe cold but is improving at this
writing.
William Smith was In Skowhegan
last Saturday to visit his brother-in-
law Thomas Cammaek at The kefine-
bee Valley Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Tracy and little
daughter of Mercer were guests last
Saturday at the home Of Mrs. Tracy 3
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Sonle.
Mrs.. Edwin Francis Is recovering
from a very severe attack of neuritis.
Atwood Frederick has been assist
Ing his brother e. c. Palmer, the
past few days as Mr.. Palmer has
been quite Ill with rheumatism.
Colby futile has been helping saw
wood for Byron Lambert this week.
Rev. J. F. Taylor recently bought
n horse of Irving Parlin OF New Shar-
on to take the place OF the one he
lost a few weeks ago.
Mrs. E. H. Bates is nursing In Nor
ridgewock at present.
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MRS. JANE A'fnEARN

Word has been received by relatives
OF the death of Mrs. Jane Weston
Athearn which occurred at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Grace Thomp-
con in Rockland Center, WIS. at the
age of rs years. Mrs.. Athearn was
a native of this place, one OF the nine
children of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
than Weston, among the early set
tiers OF this town. Her early life
was spent Id this place and After her
marriage to the late John Athserfi OF
Starks they moved To the weat where
the greater part Of the remainder OF
her life was Spent, She 10 survived
by the above mentioned daughter. one
son Lester OF Oshkosh, Wis. two Sis
ters, Mrs. Emily Johnson Of Industry
and Mrs. Annie weston Of this place
but who went last summer tor Visit
with this sister and who has assisted
In the care of her during her last Ill.
ness. four brothers, T. 3. Weston OF
this place, Everett OF Boulder. Cal,
willard OF Houlton and Georges OF
Norridgewock.
TWELVE CORNERS
Cleveland Dean IL home from the
Somerset Hospital, whore hs has bs4n
for seven woeks. He L. abIe to do
some work. Mr.. and Mrs. beas and
son are stopping at the home 6f bis
fathsr, rbsn Dean
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without any obligation on your
part whatsoever. send n this
toupcs ID issfp Why lhss seeur-
sty u I safS sna abrasive 10
vsstuest.
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CENTpp

Eugene Paine OF North Ans.-
out this way looking for Won, 0a
and beef cattle, Wednesday, ana y
day of the past week. He a,,.a n
a fancy Hereford steer ON ~ "
Booker. "
). John Brown has sold two no.
cows 10 one of the Madison min
Corridor Mosher was n wa.s
guest Of friends here.
Albert Parlfn is hauling dr., i
wo6sf to NORTH Arson and III
'Ncfsoif Ia hanlIhg eofdwood =, y
same place. They or rathas
loads are undoubtedly a ra,3
sight to th0S4 whose supply ~
had got too shall for the sesss
Omar Gates has Just finished =
ing his pulpEood, and white |,
out to the Vailey toad.
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NIKE

Mr.. and MIS-. G. Brown Of onS,
were callers &C Ill. FORKS reess s
A. D. Brooks az Lafone ia hay
sawdust from Edgar Murravs. 's :,
at the siding to paek Ms Ice.
Mrs. Edward Niefstead was a !.
Ia Fairfield tAd1&4ly.
MIS- J. ". 16sk Mas eallist q.
iatives n wsttrvftle one day al
week. -
NAllacs B16dkett Vas q cats
Norttdke*oct MoAdas.
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Banks close Sundays and do stores; the grocer says
I'VE have ordered" the coal tells you wait
awhile" the merchant can shut up shop and move 70
another town; the manufacturer may retire. industries close
down for slack periods,
But the power company, serving all the people all The time
with all the electric energy they NEVER closes
down, NEVER moves away.
And because is serving all the people oil the time with
product they are never willing be without, earnings
come steadily in
Steady and adequate earnings continued dividends
Central Maine Power Company has ALWAYS paid its
dividends 1t has paid 65 without interruption
The Winslow mail., 1923-05-04
MISSIONARY MEETING

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Christian Church held it's re-
gular monthly meeting on WedneS-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
J. E. Murphey, 1923 w. 4th st. The
business session was in charge Of
Mrs. L. J. Bennett, the president Of
the society. The society member
ship is divided into two groups with
division leaders, the present leaders
being Mrs. H. J. Fouts and Mrs. G.
F. Cunningham. The past three or
four months, the society has been
carrying on reading contest be-
tween the two groups of, members
to determine which group would do
the most reading in the World Call,
which is the national magazine of
the organization and said, by many,
to be the finest missionary journal
in the world. This contest will be
completed next Wednesday when
final reports must all be in. Mrs e.
J. Marty was the leader of the meet
ing and the program dealt with the
work among the negros. Mrs. E. E.
Berkeley and Mrs. c. F. Cunningham
spoke on different phases Of the
work, as did the leader, Mrs. Marty.
Mrs. O'Neil, Child Welfare worker
was present and spoke briefly of her
work as a nurse among the negrOs
in Indianapolis. Rev. W. L. Martin
told of a remarkable work of Thomas
B. Kalane, who went as mission
airy to his own people in Northern
Africa just few years, where he
has had wonderful success in win
ming his people to Christ. Several
others smoke of interesting things
they had read in the World Call, or
that they had seen among the color
ed people. Mrs ]. e. Murphey and
Mrs. G.. G. Franklin served refresh
ments at the close of the program.