Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
HOltville Elated
Over Road Paving
by Press staff Correspondent

no other activity in Holtvi]le ha,
caused so much general enthusiasm
as has the commencing Of the com
plction of the Yuma highway. After
so much delay people had begun &c
think that the dream of sand hill
road had ended, but with the Os
wald brothers here and the arrival
of the trucks things will now uc
rushed
Manager Meyers of the Holtville
Orientals is not in the least dis
couragcd with the results of the
game played Sunday with the Draw
ley base ball nine. Although Holt
willie lost with a score of / to 0, the
boys did some good playing.
The district meeting of the Chris
tian Endoavorers at the Christian
Church Sunday was wonderful sue.
cess and large attendance was
present. =.
The reverend II. II. Reynolds of
the Methodist church was .busi.
ness visitor in Ell Centre Monday.
Mrs. Minta Talley was over from
El Centre Sunday visiting her moth.
or, Mrs. r. w. Ritter.
Mother Returns to Home
Mrs. Clelland, mother of George
Clclland, who has been here for the
past two months has returned to her
home again.
w. II. Barton of Yorba Lynda
was a weekend visitor in Holtvile
calling on Miss Malco of the high
school faculty.
Mrs. Jimmy .Coylc of FL Ccntro
who formerly lived here for mum
Der of years, was III H0ltvillc Sur
day calling on old friends.
The free moving picture shows
have been very popular at the high
school this winter. The show for
Tuesday night is "At the Sign of
the Jack Lantern, starring Betty
Ross Clark, and is u comedy drama
Also a traveloguc reel will be shown
entitled, "Rocky Mountains.
One More Basket Ball Game
The Holtvillc basket ball team
only has one more game to play
this season which will be played
with tho Imperial team at that place
next Saturday. This will close the
basket ball season for the entire
valley.
l.. A. Harris is in Riverside on a
business trip for a few days.
Lee Smulling was a dinner guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Ritter on Sixth Street.
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family were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Underwood in III Cen
tro Sunday at their new home.
Mr.. Williams, of the Buick agency,
was in Holtville Monday on bust
ness trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Walker of the
No. Z district have leased their ranch
and are leaving Monday to make
their home in Los Angeles. Fred
Weeks is going up with them, and
will also make his home there.
Mrs. Homer Davenport and her
mother, who has been visiting here
with her, left Sunday for Los An
gcles to remain for Il few weeks.
Sam Rankin has moved iuto his
new home, purchased from Coy
Swindlc. ell Pine street.
j. c. Hemingway was a business
visitor from FL Ccutro here Satur-
day. Mr.. Hemingway formerly lived
in Holtville.
Dr. Bardill is in Los Angeles for
q few days on business.
Tle Commercial Club members arc
making elaborate plans for their
"feed'' Monday night, and plan to
make it one that will long bo re-
membercd.
The Irrigation District has unload
cd another dredgc at lloltvillc and
is taking it out east to where the
drain work is being done. This
makes four large drcdges at work in
that district.
Mark Dent, who lived here in the
pioneer days and helped set out the
trees on the streets of Holtvillc, is
here on visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
M. p. Harris. Mr.. Dent now makes
his home at Eagle Rock.
A new transfer business has start
cd in HOltville, known as the Holt
Vile Transfer, with offices on Holt
avenue.
The Pioneer Transfer business
owned by Mr.. Blankenbeckcr, has
been sold TO j. V. Taggart, and he
will take charge of his new business
Monday. 1t was tho first transfer
business slater in Holtvillc and was
first conducted by M. 7. Harris.
MIR. and Mrs. T.. O. Buscnbcrg of
San Diego are in town on business
and calling on friends. Mr.. Busen-
berg IS the maagcr of the California
Ranch and Home Company of San
Diego.
Exchange Ranch for Hotel
One of the most important deals
in real estate in Holtvillc lately was
the trading of the A. M. Kelsey
ranch and vineyard of Mcloland for
an apartment house in San Diego.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelsey regret their leaving and will
miss them very much.
Several ears of the dancing con
tingent of Holtvilc went to Brawlcy
Saturday night to the big dance Civ
en- there!
Fred Ewes is in Los Angeles on
business in connection with the
water company No. and the In
perial Irrigation District.
Miss Oma Gillette and Miss Alice
Carpenter of El Centre were Holt
willie visitors over the week end.
Mrs. Esther Kavanaugh, of this