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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
Friday, April 4, 1924

the survey of the said land re-
turned to the General Land
Office by the Surveyor Gene
raj, approved October Is, 1856.
excepting six co. acres therefrom
reserved for o right-of-way to be
granted to the Southern Pacific
Railway Company.
All the above property is to be
sold subject to easements, rights
of-way, reservations and restric-
tions of record.
Terms and conditions of sales:
Cash, lawful money of the United
States, ten per cent. (10%) of the
purchase money to accompany the
bid or offer, and the balance upon
confirmation of the sale by the
court.
All bids or offers must be in
writing and may be left at Room
No. JIG Pacific Southwest Bank
Building, situated on the north
west corner or Broadway and
American Avenue, Long Beach,
California, or may be delivered to
the executrix, personally, or may be
filed in the office Of the clerk OF
the above mentioned court at any
time after the first publication
hereof, and before the date of sale.
Dated: March 81, 1924.
KITTIE ELNORA ANDREWS,
Executrix of 'thv Estate of James
Burr Andrews, Deceased.
Knight, Lane e Goddard, Attorneys
for Executrix. 2Stl5
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
! STATE OF California;
| COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, )ss:
pJnU ON TIT oIr>rrrnD


CITY OF Ell CENTRO,
l, j. s. Loofbourow, CITY Clerk
of the City of Ell Centre, Calitor.
MIA, do hereby certify that The
wholes number of members of the
Board of Trustees of said CITY is
five (0; that the foregoing ordi-
nance No. 272 was passed and
adopted by q vote of two thirds of
all the members of said BOARD of
Trustees at an adjourned regular
meeting of said Board held on the
goth day of March, 1924, by the fol.
lowing vote, towit:
Ayes: Travers, Lavayea, Ander-
son, Pitzer, Faweett.
Noes: None.
Absent: Mono.
That said ordinance was introduc-
ed ut a meeting of said Board held
Mt least five DAYS prior to its pass
age and was approved by the Prcsi-
dent OF said Boarl of Trustees on
the 26th day of Marc',, 1924.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said City Of 81 Centre this 2cth
day of March, 1924.
j. s. LOOHBOUROW.
City Clerk of the CITY of FL Ccptro,
California.
(SEAL.) 4,9
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
NOTICE OF AWARD OF
CONTRACT

Section l. Pursuant to statute
and to Resolution of the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Centre
numbered 277 passed and adopted
on the End day of April, 1924, di-
recting this notice, notice is here
by given that said Board of Trus-
tees Of the City of Ell Centre in
open session on the End day of
April, 1924, publicly opened, exam
ined and declared all sealed propo-
sails Or bids for the following street
work or Improvement, to-wit:
The street work or Improvement
on those certain portions of Broad
day (Street) and of Commercial
Avenue mentioned and described in
Resolution of Intention numbered
272 passed and adopted by said
Board of Trustees on the goth dav
of February, 1924, which Resolution
of/1ntention is hereby referred to
for a description of said work or
improvement.
Section II. That the said con-
templated work or Improvement, in
the opinion of said Board of Trus-
tees of said City, is of more than
local or ordinary public benefit and
in and by said Resolution of In
tention said work or Improvement
was declared to be of more than
local or ordinary public benefit and
said Board Of Trustees in said Res
olution made the expense of said
work or improvement chargeable
upon a district declared in said Re
solution to be the district benefit
ed by said work or Improvement and
to be assessed to pay the cost and
expense thereof. which district is
described in said Resolution of In
tention in general terms and is
shown by plat on file in the Of
flee of the City Engineer of said
City, approved by said Board of
Trustees, which said plat indicates
by boundary line show thereon
the extent Of the territory to be
included in said assessment district
and which plat governs for all de-
tails as to the extent of said assess
ment district and to which Resolu,
ton of Intention and Plat refer
ence is hereby made for a com
plete description of said assessment
district.
Section III. That on the end
day of April, 1924, at a regular
meeting of said Board Of Trustees
of said City, said Board of Trustees
awarded the contract for said work
or improvement to the lowest and
only regular, responsible bidder
therefor, to-wit, I. A. Thomas, at
the prices named in his proposal or
bid ON file, to-wit:
Cement curb, per lineal
foot: $l.05
Cement sidewalk, per square
foot: "a cents.
Witness my hand and the corpor-
ate seal Of said City of FL Centre
affixed hereto this 4th day of April,
1924.
j. s. LOOFBOUROW,
City Clerk of the City of FL Centre.
(SeaD. Apr. 4, 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

! did give notice of the aforesaid de
, fault and did declare his intention
| to foreclose and sell under the power
of said deed of trust as provided in
Section 1924 of the Civil Code of
! the State of California, and did on
! the 18th day of December, 1923,
record notice of such default and
election to sell in the office of the
County Recorder of Imperial Conn
~, California, more than three (3)
months prior TO the date of this
/ notice, and
WHEREAS, the sum of Two
| Hundred Thirty-nine and 90-100
! ($239.90) Dollars principal, and in.
terest aecruing thereon, and ad-
vances made under the provisions of
said deed of trust, still remain due
and unpaid, and
WHEREAS, the said party of the
third part has demanded in writing
that said Trustee proceed to sell
said premises granted by said deed
of trust according to the terms and
conditions thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE,, notice is
hereby given that the undersigned
by virtue of the authority vested
in il rs Trustee, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for
cash in United States gold coin on
the Goth day of April, 1924, at the
hour of 1000 O'Clock A. NJ. at the
front entrance of the Court House
in the City of FL Centre, County of
Imperial, State of California, all
the interest conveyed by said deed
of trust in and to the following
described premises, situated in the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, and described as follows, to-
wit:
All of the Vest Half OVID
of the Southwest Quarter
(SWA) of Section Twenty
four (24), Township Eleven (1I
South, Range Thirteen 13)
East, S. B. NJ.
Together with all appurtenances.
water rights, and rights of way, in
cluding all shares of which Trustor
has any interest of the Capital
Stock of any Water Company, the
water represented by which stock
is used on, or is in anyway appur-
tenant to the aforesaid premises.
Or such part thereof, as said Trus-
tee shall, in its discretion, find it
necessary to sell in order to accom-
plish the objects of said deed Of
trust and to pay the amount remain
ing due and unpaid on said prom
issory note, together with the inter
est thereon according to the terms Of
said note and deed of trust, being
Two Hundred Thirtynine and 90-l00
($239.90) Dollars, with interest from
and after March IA, 1922, at the
rate of seven per cent go per an
mum, payable semi-annually; ad-
vances made as aforesaid, together
. with Trustees fees, costs, and ex-
penses of sale.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Pioneer Abstract and Title Guaranty
Company has duly authorized this
notice, by the signature of its Assis-
tant Secretary, who has affixed the
corporate seal at Ell Centre, Califor-
MIA, this 3rd day Of april, 1924.
PIONEER ABSTRACT AND TITLE
GUARANTY CO.,
By c. X. Cooper,
Corporate SeaD Asst. Secretary.
Apr II IS %
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04

Shall the City of FL Cen
tro incur q bonded debt I'M
the sum of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,-f
000.00,) for the purpose of
acquiring, constructing, and
completing II certain reve-
nue-producing municipal
improvement, to.wit, muni-I
cipal water works and wat
er system Ito be operated
in connection with and be-
come a part of the present
municipal water system of
said city, for the purpose
of furnishing and supplying
water to said City of Ell
Centre and the inhabitants
thereof, including for such
purpose the acquisition of
lands, water rights, rights
of-way, and the construction
of aqueducts, bitches, canals,
reservoirs, distributing sys-
TEN, pumping and filtration
and publication plants and
other works necessary there.
for9
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE
In the Superior Court Of the State
Of California, in and for the

In the Superior Court Of the State
Of California, in and for the
County Of Imperial
In the Matter Of the Estate Of
James Bellwood, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Edna Bellwood White
head, Administrators of the Estate
Of James Bellwood, deceased, will
sell at private sale, subject 70 con-
firmation by the Superior Court, on
or after the 9th day of April, 1924,
at the office Of j. E. Simpson, in
the Court House building in the
City of Ell Centre, County of I'M
perial, State of California, all the
right, title and interest Of the said
deceased at the time of his death
and the right, title and interest
which said Estate has acquired by
operation of law or otherwise in
addition to that of said deceased
at the time of his death, in and to
that certain real property, located
in the County of Imperial, State of
California, described as follows, to-
wit:
The east one half, (Eh) Of
Tract One Hundred Twenty
(120) Township Thirteen Q3)
South, Range Fourteen (14)
East, 8. B. M.
Terms and conditions of aafe, at
least one-fourth cash in lawful
money of the United States, ten
per cent of the amount bid to be
paid at the time of sale, the bal.
ance upon confirmation, and the re-
mainder to be paid in not less than
three, six and nine months after
time of Sale, and the confirmation
thereof by said Superior Court or
upon. such terms as shall be ap-
proved by the Court.
Bids or offers for said property
must be in writing, and may be left
at the office of said j. f. Simpson,
at any time after the first publ
cation of this notice, and before
making said sale.
Dated this 22nd day of March,
1924.
EDNA BELLWOOD WHITEHEAD.
Administrative of the Estate Of
James Bellwood, Deceased.
daily 22t15.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
CERTIFICATE OF INDIVIDUAL,
TRANSACTLNG BUSINESS UN-
DER FICTITIOUS NAME

State of California,
County Of Imperial, SIS:
T. Yamashita, being duly sworn,
says that he, as an individual and
sole owner, is doing business in the
City of Heber, County of Imperial,
State of California, under the name
of SWASTIKA PACKING COM
PANY; that the name in full of the
only person interested in such bust
ness, and his place of residence is
T. Yamashita, residing at Heber,
County of Imperial, State Of Cali
fornia; that the place where the
business of said individual and
sole owner is transacted is at
Seventh Street and the Southern
Pacific Railway, city of Heber,
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fOrnia.
r. YAMASHITA.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, N. e. Christian, notary pub
lie in and for said County of w.
perial, State of California, on this
9th day Of March, 1924.
N. E. CHRISTIAN.
My Commission expires, May 81,
1926. 2. Mar 90 A 4 IL Is
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
Great Interest in
Revival Services

The revival meetings at the Bap-
LIST church are going on with in
sreasing interests from night to
night. Decisions were made for
the christian life by a number We'd
nesday and Thursday evening.
Last night Miss Bea spensler of
Camarillo sang very effective So
10 just Out Side the Door,
This evening Mr.. Tucker of Gale
xico will render a solo. The meth
DDS of Evangelist Weakland appeal
to all who have heard him.
He will deliver one OF his unique
sermons this evening at 7:30 p. m.
There viii be on 1.-THE Greatest
Religious Surprise FL Centre Has
Ever HAD
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
No. 63686
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Los Angeles

SVu4ty Va JOo xA4A6O1OS
In, the Matter of the Estate of
James Burr Andrews, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
that the undersigned executrix of
the estate of James Burr Andrews,
deceased, will on or after the 18th
day of April, 1924, at Room No.
1116 Pacific Southwest Bank Build
ing, situated on the northwest cor
ner of Broadway and American
Avenue, Long Beach, California,
sell at private sale to the highest
bidder for cash, subject to confir-
nation by the said Superior Court,
all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said James Burr An
drews, deceased, at the time Of his
death, and all the right, title and
interest that the estate of the said
deceased has, by operation of law,
or otherwise, acquired other than,
or in addition to, that of the said
James Burr Andrews, at the time
of his death in and to the follow
ing piece and parcel Of real estate:
Lots 1S. 10, 20, 81, 90 and
90 of Section 8, and Lots 80
and AZ of Section in Town
ship 13 South of Range Is,
east of the San Bernardino
Meridian, California, contain
ing 320 acres according to the
official plat Of the survey of
the said land, approved Novem-
Der 4, 1908; being the land des-
cribed as The North Half of
Section s in Township 13 South
of Range Is East of the San
Bernardino Meridian, Califor-
mia, containing $50 acres, ac-
cording to the official plat Of
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04

Ordinance-No. 272, this o6sh lay cf
March, 1924,
x WILL $. FAWCETT,
President of the ioari of Trustees
of the City Of El Centre, Cali
fornia.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
The Weather

FOR Los ANGELES AND VICI-
NIFTY: Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday with moderate tempera-
ture. Fresh northwesterly winds.
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Fair tonight and Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION:
Fair tonight and Saturday. Mod
crate to fresh northwesterly winds.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Fair
tonight and Saturday. Light frost
tonight. Moderate northwesterly
winds.
The height of folly is doing crazy
stunts in an airDlana
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04

said bonded debt shall be printed
in the following form:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04

1 hereby approve TIE foregoing
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22
BARAGA NEWS NOTES

City Engineer d. J. willands Of
lshpeming was in town Tuesday.
Peter Clyne, who has been work.
ing at o'Toole's camp at Assinins
returned to his home in L'Anse Tues.
day.
A regular meeting Of the BarAgs
Rebekah lodge. No. 465, will be held
next Wednesday evening at eight
o'clock at the Star of wasa hall. All
members are expected to attend.
Mrs. William Connor returned tc
her home in LAnse Tuesday after a
few days visit here with her parents
Her sister accompanied her.
Mrs. Herbert Manninen of Pelkie
was a L'Anse caller Tuesday.
A daughter was born last Satur-
day to Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Dreager.
Carl Cook has purchased the large
ice house in the railroad yard from
the Farm Bureau and had it filed
this week with ice by Fred Clisch.
Miss Bertha DeLude Of Houghton,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22
leld services Sunday in Keweenaw

held services Sunday in Keweenaw
Bay.
Rev. Olsen of Calumet held serv-
ices Tuesday evening for the Swed-
ish-Lutheran denomination.
w. C. O'Brien spent the week in
the iron country on business.
Robert Wilson is doing the inter-
ior decorations in the new Claussen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Zimpelman'
furniture arrived Wednesday from
Milwaukee. They will start house
keering after March /.
Mrs. Charles Drake spent a few
days this week in Houghtan a guest
of Mrs. Fred Jones.
Miss Florence Schwalm left yes
terday for an eight weeks visit in
Hancock with her sister, Mrs. Leo
McKindles.
Messrs. Christensen and Ham
mers of the General Lumber COM
|pany were business callers in town
Tuesday.
Bert Deschaine and wife left We'd
nesday for Muskegon where they will
reside.
S. G. Fountana of Ircn Mountain
spent Tuesday looking oyer opera
tions at O'Toole's camp.
The Lady Foresters enjoyed pleas
ant meeting at Mrs. Hands home
Tuesday evening. Luncheon was
served.
On Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Z
meeting will be held at the Star Of
Wasa hall by the Swedish Lutheran
society for the purpose Of securing
a minister. They will appoint com
mittee to see the members Of th'
L'Anse and Skanee charges to get
them to assist in perfecting the or
ganization. There are enough fam
lilies in the three places to have |
minister to care for them.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22
wArToN NOTES

Mrs. Elias Koskenmaki was Mar
quette caller the first Of the week.
Mrs. Nels Santti visited with her
parents at Ishpeming the first Of the
week.
william Pihlaja was business
caller at Bruce's Crossing Saturday.
Alfred Ollila was weekend Wis
itor At Three Lakes.
George Hartwick was business
caller 1t Trout Greek Tuesday.
The Perch Greek Cedar company
has already shipped about Z million
fest Of logs. They hope 70 Anish
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22
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kAGA DEPT.
|uIIIlIIIIlllIIlIllIlIliIiliI'IIlIIllI
RARAGA TICKET.

village caucus held Monday
here was only one change
the personnel of the village
Of Baraga, M. L. Coon sue
A. E. Funke for treasurer,
az served two terms.
cket as nominated Is as
ent-H. J. Falk.
~. P. Falk.
|,rer-M. L. Coon.
kor-G. E. Ibbotson.
kes-C. o. Holmes, ]. E. st.
!, F. M. Ennis.
Coon was chairman, James F.
In was secretary, and Mrs.
LaCourt and Edward John
Re tellers. About fifty people
attendannce.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22
New on the Wire.

He was newly arrived in this coun-
try and was none too familiar with
the use of the telephone. So he took
the receiver and demanded:
"Aye want to talk to my wife"
Central's voice came back sweetly:
Number please?"
"Oh," he replied, perfectly willing
to help out, "she bane my second
vun." :
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22

Two statesmen were swapping tales
On the relative faults Of two Of our
prominent railway systems. The
first traveller finished up by saying,
"On my last trip through here ii
was so smoky that we had to leave
the door at the rear Of the coach
open in order to let the smoke out
THAT'S nothing" cacme back the
second. you get SO covered with
SCOT on our line, that the last time
got off the Pullman one Of the ladies
on the platform handed me her suit
case and tipped me a quarter!"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-22

spent last Saturday and Sunday at
Newton, a guest Of his sister, Mrs. r.
C. Kotila.
Evening star., 1924-08-10
CLARENDON.

CLARENDON, Va, August (Spe-
|cial):4-The regular semi monthly
meeting of the Clarendon Citizens
Association will be held Monday eve
ming at Clarendon Citizens, Hall The
proposal to bond Arlington district
Tor roads and matters pertaining to
sewerage are expected to be the chief
topics. All citizens, members of the
association or not, are invited. j.
Ihomas Manning, president of the s.
sociation addressed residents of the
town who assembled Thursday eve
ming to enjoy the weekly concert of
the Community Band, urging support
Tor the musical organization, which
ne saiu was playing big part in
making Clarendon a live community
He pointed out that the band was
strictly a volunteer organization. and
could not endure unless the people
contribute moral. and financial sup
port "A. Frank Snyder, manager of
the band, announces that concerts
Will be continued every Thursday
night throughout the summer. pro-
viding the people show the proper
interest
rolioWlng a protra cted illness, Mrs
Emma Newman, died at 1 o'clock this
morning at the home. of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Sunderman of Strfckler avenue.
The body. will be taken tomorrow
morning to New Bremen, Ohio. the
former home OF the deceased, for
burial
At meeting of the Northern Vir-
ginia Odd Fellows Association. held
last night in Alexandria, E. III. Allen
or Accotink was elected president to
succeed Wilbur G. Hail of Leesburp
resigned, Mr.. Hail.; who is the. Demo.
cratic elector for the eighth Virginia
district, vacated the association Office
Evening star., 1924-08-10
BLADENSBURC.

BLADENSBURG, Nd, August 9.
Especially The following were added
to- the constantly increasing list of
paid-up members at the regular meet
ing of the Bladensburg Volunteer
Fire Department held in Browns
Hall: William c. Constantine. ! w alter
S. Magruder, o. H. Taylor, J. M. Cobb,
William F. Tucker. c. I. Beall. II. r.
McDermott. G. Aebersold, A..D. Pleit-
ner. G. &C. Bailey, N. e. Stanton,
Joseph A. O'Neill, H. S. Payne, J.
Edgar Smith, e. A. Radke and J. Vim
cent.
1t was announced that total re-
ceipts from the. carnival held last
month were $532.S3, and expenses
$18776. making a net profit of $345.17.
Frank Mace, treasurer, reported
that the fire department at present
has $61661. Eleven 81 subscriptions
were secured from members attend
ing the meeting toward the fund for
fire siren. 1t was decided to make
a payment of $3.50, on the hose leav-
ing about 5000, owing for this equip
ment.
Evening star., 1924-08-10
SO that he could give mis- entire time
to assisting in the prediction cam

SO. that he could give mis- entire time
to assisting in the prediction cam
paign of John. w. Davis.
The annual meeting: of the Odd Fell
lows Associatiun, 1t is announced,
will be held October II at Quantico.
Addresses will be made by Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur, Gen. Lejeune,
Odd Fellows of Virginia Samuel
Rogers. The Rebekah Assembly, of
which Mrs. Clara Nevin of Clarendon
is president, will meet at the same
time and place.
Plans are being made by the newly
organized Holy Name Society of
Arlington County for participation in
the national convention of the Holy
Name Society, to be held in Wash
ington next month. Joseph L. Dugan
president of the local society, an
nounces that Arlington County will
be largely represented in the big pa
rade. A. A. Moore of the local So
ciety has been named a member of
the executive committee of the gen.
eral committee on arrangements for
the convention.
Clarendon Citizens Hall was packed
to overlooking with children Monday
evening on the occasion of the enter
tainment given by the library COM
mittee of the Woman's Civic League
in interests of the new community
library. fedluTeS Oh tHe program IN
cluded songs by Mrs. Nancy Harrell
and william L. Bragg, and readings
by Mrs. Herbert Soper. A motion pic
ture, THE Development of the Bell
Telephone System" was shown.
Virtually all members of the new
Presbyterian Church of Clarendon
turned out to greet their first pastor,
Rev. N. S. Shelling, and Mrs. Shelling
at public reception rendered them
at the church Thursday evening. The
and flags, and refreshments were
served