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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03
Sheep and Sweet Glover
Sheep are Profitable-Why

Lambs and WOOl-tWO caSL
crops are produced yearly.
Sheep may obtain large part
of their living on stubble fields,
summer fallow and other rough.
ages not fully utilized at present.
A small amount of labor is in.
volved and at times when farm.
work is light, lambing and shear
ing require certain amount o1
special work. ....
With the exception of a few
types of thistles, sheep eat with
relish, at some stage in their pro
gress, nearly all farm weeds.
Sheep manure is the richest Of
all classes of farm animals, ex.
cepting poultry. They scatter il
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03
She Wanted a Change

Betty had only lately been instructed
in the matter of evening prayers, and
her performance was exemplary until
the occasion when she startled her
mother with the petition: "Bless Thy
little pig tonight
She was reminded that the correct
word WAS "lamb,' but refused to re-
turn to orthodoxy.
At last, when pressed for the cause
Of this stubborn naughtiness, she re-
piled that she was tired of being a
lamb. Every night" she protested,
sit has leen lamb, lamb, lamb So to-
night I'm going to be a pig. and to.
.tibff6w night Pam gofHg' TO BE an eqe
llhAht." 4.-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03
MOLD

Lee Smith is seeding the ]. A..
Herbert farm.
Mr.. Hartman and son Geo. G.
w., were business visitors in
Mansfield Saturday.
Will McNaught of Ontario,
Oregon, is here to see about the
seeding of his farm.
There will be the usual Easter
dinner at the Mold Sunday school.
Every one is cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Pitts and
little daughter spent Monday
evening at the Chester Edgemon
home.
Frank Edgemon drove to
Ambor Saturday to spend the
weekend with his family. He
was accompanied by his father,
S. S. Edgemon.
Miss Mabel Deatheridge and
her father Elias Deatheridge of
Neppel were Sunday guests at
the S. S. Edgemon home, the
former being Mr.. Edgemon s
niece.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03

The commercial club held it's
regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming. and while the meeting was
an interesting one, there was mot
very large attendance. The
next regular meeting will be held
April 18th, at which time the
officers will be elected for the
next year.
The marriage of Miss Zadie
Mathis to Robert Burton took
place at Occur d'Alene, Idaho,.
some two or three weeks ago..
These Young people are now at
home on the farm near Baird,
and have many friends who will
wish them ifnheh 10y in ttheir
6joutlfeyt ttKpWafhllffe.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03

SEED CORN Seven Cents a
pound, Home Grown, Yellow
Dent. | have grown this variety
sixteen years. S. C. R. |. Red
chicks, twelve and one-half cents
each. Albion G. Wilson. -Advt.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03

Primary Notes: We are going
to strive for the attendance pen
nant this month as one of the
patrons has promised to take us
for a picnic somewhere in the
hills in his truck.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03
FLOUR

We have for sale the Sperry
Flour-Drifted Snow and White
Dawn. Call and see us when in
need Of -four.
Adtt. MCDONALD lLUM BERt 60.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03
State Capitol Letter

session by Gov. Roland III. Hart
ley some time next fall, presum-
ably early in November, there is
going to be something doing ev-
cry minute, and neither the ad-
ministration nor the Legislature
are going to enjoy the sitting as
much as they did the short nine
teenth gathering last winter.
In fact, every indication at
this time is pointing to session
wherein great many pet peeves
are going to be aired, where the
opponents of the governor are to
be heard. long, loud and fire.
quent, and where those demand
ing special favors ave already
preparing to take advantage of
the discomfort which is being
fostered around the state, and
under its cover get their bills
through.
Irrespective of the merits Of
the case, and without questioning
the truthfulness or falseness of
the reports. already a story is
going through the grape vine
routes to the general public that
the old paving fight is rearing
it's head once more in the state.
and a desperate effort is going to
be made at the special session
to amend the present highway
contract act making it mandatory
in the call for bids for paving
that all types be specified by
name, the bill being so worded
that under it's provisions patent
ed paving can be used in place of
the present cement surfacing.
This is just. one of the things
that is going to cause trouble.
Then the institutions of higher
education, the University of
Washington and the State Col
lege at Pullman. are uncertain
and unsettled, and are frankly
afraid that Gov. Hartley's pro-
gram for economy is going to
seriously cripple them, so that
the alumni associations are grid
ing for battle next fall.
With good roads and institu-
tions of higher education pre-
pared for legislative fights the
special session if there was moth
ing else in sight will be a warm
one, and the summer has not O.
pened nor has the governor init
mated just what he is planning
to do in the way of curtailment,
consolidation or elimination of
state departments.
In the meantime the business
interests of the state are striving
to build up a stronger state uni
ty, to bring all sections into clos
er harmony and to wipe out any
existing geographical or sectional
lines, instead looking towards
industrial ard business co-opera-
ton for the benefit of the entire
state, and if some of the report
ed fights break at Olympia it is
going to tend to disrupt the bust
ness and industrial leaders pro-
gram.
! Owen O. Calderhead has been
named as Supervisor of Public
Utilities by Director of Public
Works Denney. Mr.. Calderhead
| has been with the state for 20
years as traffic expert and is
I recognized throughout the Unit
ed States as one of the best in
\ America. If Mr.. Calderhead
has any politics, or plays politics
because he has been with the
state for twenty years no one
ever heard of it. AS a matter of
A fact his elevation came because
4 he can deliver the goods and. not
Wa<,aISSte x, n a 4,a n fl91atiesnyo o4n+nc
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-03

VIZ NAAA AAV
Coulee School News
Senior Notes: The Senior class
plans on going to Spokane Frl-
day the 18th to have their pic
lures taken.
We hate to think of graduating
but yet when warm spring
weather is here we hate to think
of studying.
Junior Notes: English Ill
class is studying American Liter
ature again. We are studying
the period after the Civil War.
We noticed all the other classes
celebrating their Fool annlver-
sary Wednesday.
Latin II finished the second
book of Caesar this week. We
have two more books to- trans
late.
Sophomore Notes: We have
been studying about adverbial
clauses and their punctuation in
English II class. We are at
tempting to round up our sketch
books for study.
Since April FOOLS day comes
this week we are all getting our
share of jokes.
Freshmen Notes: Most OF us
have selected our pieces for
Declamatory.
We have finished the Merchant
of Venice and we are going to
take up The Short Story, by At
kinsOn.
Grammar Grades: Leroy
Foeelson left for Conneli Wash,
and Lloyd Lynard from Spokane
entered the eighth grade.
We lost the attendance pen
nant last month but we shall put
forth an effort to regain it this
month.
Clifford Garman of the eighth
grade leads his closest rival Jes-
sic Adams in spelling by one
head mark.
Lois Rankin and Irwin Davis
are tied so far for head mark
honors in spelling in the seventh
grade.
The recitations to be given at
the Defamation contest in the
near future are almost all COM
mitted to memory.
Opal Jenkins was absent Mon
day on account of sickness.
Third and Fourth Grades: The
third and fourth grades won the
attendance pennant again this
month. They took from 2::30, or
recess on, off on Monday and
went on hike. Everyone en-
joyed the roasted potatoes and
sandwiches so much that they
are planning on getting it again
next month.
In art class we are making
Easter posters. We have many
Easter decorations up, in our
room now.
Primary Notes: We are going
to strive for the attendance pen
nant this month as one of the
patrons has promised to take us
for a picnic somewh ere in the
hills in his truck.
SEED CORN-Seven Cents a
pound, Home Grown, Yellow
Dent. | have grown this variety
sixteen years. S. C. R. |. Red
chicks, twelve and one-half cents
each. Albion G. Wilson. -Advt.
FLOUR
We have for sale the Sperry
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01

the blossoms he had started out
after. At first he saw none, but
finally he found some early violets,
dandeliOn or two and some trocus
flowers, which ho put in thc basket
together with some soft, green grass.
Then Uncle Wiggily set his May
basket down on the ground 10 hop
around and get bit of soft, green
moss to cover over the flowers. and
while he was out of sight for a
moment, along flew big Bundle
Bee.
"Ah." buzzed the Bee as it saw
the basket of May posies. Those
blossoms are just what l want to
get honey from. I'll snuggle down
inside them and suck out the sweet
juice. Whoever owns them will not
mind if | do that"
The Bundle Bae flew into the
midst of the flowers, and after he
had gathered as much honey as he
vented he began to feel drowsy
and, before he knew it, he had fall
en- asleep.
While the Bee slept, back came
Uncle Wiggily with some moss,
which he covered over the bee. flow
ers and all, and then the bunny
gentleman took the May basket to
bis new wife.
'Oh, how swect,' exclaimed
Mrs. Wiggily, lifting off the moss.
"Oh, what lovely blossoms, Uncle
Wiggily. 1t was good for you to
bring them TO me the first day of
May" Then she put her pink nose
down amid the blossoms, and she
happened to touch the Bundle Bee.
so quickly was the Bee awaken
cd that he didn't know what he
was doing and, thinking some one
was trying to hurt him, he stung
Mrs. Wiggily on her nose.
"Ohi Oh!' she cried, flinging
the May basket from her. "That
was an unkind trick, Mr.. Lobgears,
to put sharp pin IN my May bas-
kct!"
"PinH" cried Uncle Wiggily!
"Pin! L didn't put a pin in. II
must have been some of those mis-
cheyious little rabbits of yours.
They are always up to tricks!"
"No one put a pin in the flow
crs." cried the Bee, who did not
want to make trouble. cit was 1
who stung you, Mrs. Wiggily. But
| didn't mean 10, and II get you
some soft mud to put on your nose
and that will take away the pain Of
my sting"
And so he did, and the pain soon
stopped, though Mrs. Wiggily's nose
was swcllcd up like a little balloon
for two days. But She was very
glad to get the May basket, and,
later on, the Bundle Bee brought
her some honey. So everything hap
pcned for the best.
And if the door mat d0csn I
come up stairs in the night and
tickle the foot of The bed, III tell
you next about Uncle Wight and
tho queer bird.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
AUTO INDUSTRY
AT HIGH TIDE OF
PRODUCTION

DETROIT, May Right now the
the automobile industry is at the
high tide of the years production.
Factory wheels are turning at the
fastest clip this year.
That the spring selling season has
arrived is definitely indicated in
orders that are pouring into Detroit
factories. An especially interesting
fact is the manufacturers state
ment that the demand is general
throughout the country. There is
nothing spotty in the automobile
buying map.
Chevrolet has boosted daily out
put to 1000 day. At the present
rate of going Chevrolet will pro-
duce its two millionth ear eraly in
the fall. 1t will then be the first
manufactures of three speed, gear
shift type of ear to attain that to-
tai. Chevrolet Motor company
shipped in March a total of 4S,3O6,
the largest monthly total since Oct
ober 1928.
Ford production has been stepped
up to Zoo ears and trucks daily,
partially through the establishment
of new low payment plan, recently
instituted.
Dodge Brothers is making about
1900 day, with WHY'S Overland
and Hudson Essex close behind.
Rickenbacker at present is putting
out seventy day. Nash has shat
tered records in nearly every month
in the last ten.
The cry that is being heard
throughout the United States right
now is: Prepare for the tourists, -
and from the reports being received
at the Detroit Automobile club from
various parts of the country, 1925
is destined to be the greatest tour
ing year in history. All recrods are
expected to be smashed and millions
of dollars will be spent on the trav-
elcr intent on Seeing American
First
The vast sums of money to be
spent by tourists will be we'll
spread over those sections of the
country that will prove most at
tractive from both highway and
scenery standpoints. The far west
will see more ears carrying more
Licenses from eastern states than
ever before.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
EVERYBODY,S FORESTS

Who suffers when careless camper starts a for
est fire?
The railroads suffer after destructive forest
fire. because they have less freight to haul The COM
muny suffers because it loses its beautiful forest
and its tourist traffic Nature suffers for wildfowers
killed and wild creatures driven away when
their forest homes burned The city manufacturer
suffers for he has less market for his produce in fire
ravaged district. His employees and his customers
sort has to be paid for in the long rum And every
body who lovse beauty in nature suffers deprivation
and loss. 4 Il
The utility and beauty of the forests belong di-
recty indirectly to every citizen Their destruction
every citizens loss Their protection should be every
citizens responsibility. The for woodland
rambles and camping and picnickng is fast approach
ing. Must it always usher in a Of forest fires?
"Will the Farmer Bring Us Prosperity" inquiries
the less Literary Digest. Perhaps that depends
on whether bring the farmer prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARIs
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S MAY
BASKET

Once upon time Uncle Butter,
the funny old goat gentleman, was
hopping through the fields. going
to visit Mr.. Twistytail, the pig,
when two big, long ears popped up
out of the bushes.
"Baa.a-a! Baa,aa, should
know those earsl'' bleated Uncle
Butter. "lf they don t belong to
Uncle Wiggily II never eat another
bit of brown paper!
"Yes, those are my ears" said
Uncle Wiggily. bobbing up from
the long grass where he was almost
hidden from sight. "You guessed
right, Butter!' -
"What are YOU doing here7" the
goat gentleman asked. "Have you
lost anything?' For he saw that
Uncle Wiggily was looking down in
the grass an amid the weeds behind
the bushes, as though searching for
something.
Il am out here trying to find a
few early blossoms to make Il May
basket for my new wife, said
Uncle Wiggily, who had scarcely
been married Il week.
"Oh, ho.! A May basket of flow
ers!' cried Uncle Butter. "'Why
don't you take her basket of
eggs, or a basket of cabbages or
something like that'
"You aren't at all poetical!"
laughed Uncle Wiggily. "Don I
YOU know that this is May Day
and that always, on May Day, You
must take a basket of flowers to
some one you love-
lis that so'" cried the goat.
''Then l had better be looking
around for flowers to take to Aunt
Lcttic, for l love her. That s what
III do, Uncle Wiggily. III make
a May basket also.
So away ran the goat gentleman
to get basket in which TO put
some early spring flowers, and I'M
Gle Wiggily continued to search for
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
CORRECT ROAD NAMES

A joint committee on highways, composed of state
and federal Officials called together by Secretary of
Agriculture Jardine, is meeting for the purpose of
"unscrambling' highway in various parts of
the country.
AS trunk highways have been built across the con-
tinent and from north to south, confusion of
has appeared. Several instances are record of
stretch of trunk highway which is known to local resi-
ent names
The committee will sort out the various routes,
trace their and assign them their right and
adhere.
A similar service might be done in many locali-
ties for lesser roads. And when the names fin
ally settled they should be designated by adequate
signs, neat easily read and placed where they do not
have to be hunted out among lot of advertisements.
These improvements primarily beneficial to
motorists passing along the roads, but it is we'll known
that what helps the tourist is also beneficial the
communities he into.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
SOLITUDE FOR MR.. WELLS

H. G. Wells one of the most celebrated of living
authors, is living hidden in isolated farmhouse
somewhere in France"
Wells has not soured on the world He simply ex-
plains, when unwelcome interviewer ferrets him
out that he has important piece of literary work to
do and needs several months of absolute solitude to
complete it. The world, he finds is too noisy for him
to do important work in
1t not always Most of the worlds great
literary works have been written its great music COM
posed its great pictures painted, in cities and towns
with the familiar currents of life flowing around
But this modern world of railroads, steamships,
arplanes newspapers telephones, telegraph and radio
and all its industrial and political confusion is other
wise The currents and whirl around the head of
the poor author artist until he scarcely realize
his identity and give forth clear message. What
wonder that men of talent so seldom produce
great work?
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
UNUSUALLY fine
PROGRAM AT HIGH
SCHOOL TONIGHT
All High Schools of the
Valley in May Day
Musicale

The following splendid program,
has been prepared for the eighth
annual Imperial Valley Intcrscho-
lastic musical festival, which will
be given tonight at Central high
school auditorium. The occasion is
an annual event, bringing together
all the high schools of the valley in
a May Day program of song and
music. AS each school only contrib
utcs what it considers its best num-
bers and the ones on which it has
spent the most time and practice,
the program is sure to be of much
interest and highly enjoyable.
A largo attendance is urged to.
night by Prof. House in view of the
fact that FL Centre is acting as
host on this occasion, the affair hav-
ing been held at Brawley last year.
Holtville Union high school.
1.-The Mason :, Wheeler. High
school orchestra
Down in Mobile
"Get Away from dis Co 'nfield y
Old Southern songs. Boys quartet
Welcome Pretty Primrose !,
Pinsuti.
Lovely Spring" Coenen. Girls
Glce Club.
Imperial Valley Union high school
1.-The Red Man Sousa. High
school orchestra.
Piano solo, Victor Prericc.
BrawlCy Union high school
"Stars and Stripes Forever >,
Sousa.
National Emblem, Bagley. High
school orchestra.
"Nightfall in Granada Bucno.
"Spring 5 in the Air, Gardner.
Boys and Girls Club.
Calexico Union high school.
"West High, Zanecnik.
"Flower Queen =, Wcidt.
"America 5 Finest, Zanecnik.
High school orchestra.
Calipatria Union high school.
Sparkling Sunlight" Luigi Ar
diti. Girls Glee Club.
Nightfall in Granada Bueno.
Senior double quartet.
"Lassie O'Mine," Edward j.
Walt.
dat Watermillion. Boys Glee
Club.
Central Union high school
Jolly Roger Candish.
"Winter Song. Frederic Bullard
Boys double quartet.
William Tell ., Rossini.
High school orchestra.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
THE RADIO MUSHROOM

The radio industry may be regarded about five
years DID, The Radio Corporation of America in 1920
sold 900 worth of receiving SETS Last year its
sales were $3O0,000,000. The industry employs
1000 persons. 1t may be assumed that one family
out of every 100 is supported by it. There 4000
600 receiving in use, with 600 broadcasting sta
tions furnishing information and entertainment to per-
haps 10000 900 Americans.
Never has any other industry had such growth.
Other industries developing with mushroom speed
have collapsed There is sign of the collapse of
radio. 1t is probably only at the threshold of its
may start and give both radio and motor industries "a
run for their money
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Nav /, 1906


Mrs. Laura Waters went 10 Old
Beach yesterday and met her daugh.
ter, Miss Flora Waters, who has re.
turned from her study of music at
Berkeley.
w. ID. Conser yesterday, Ieceiv-
ed a large consignment of fall
goods, making his stock larger than
ever before.
Simeon Holland and daughter,
Miss Florence, who have been visit
ing j. II. Holland, son and broth
er have left for their home in San
Jose, stopping for a short time in
Los Angeles
Barney Bracket is advertising a
clearing-out sale of his stock of
goods, and he is anxious to have
the fact understood that he aims to
retire from business.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
Santa Fe Wreck
= Still a Mystery

LOS ANGELES, May l-Officials
of the Santa Fc railroad have ord
cred a complete investigation of the
wreck of San Diego bound train
in Sorrento Canyon Tuesday night.
John Warbovs, engineer, was kill
ed, and three other trainmen may
die from injuries received when the
engine and two coaches were my
steriously derailed.
"Our first examination disclosed
no reason for the wreck w. X.
Etter, general manager of the Santa
Fe declared today.
consequently, wa will have to
make thorough study of the en-
gine and cars that jumped the track
before we can satisfy ourselves of
the cause
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav 1. 1918

This afternoon at 2:30 the road
committee of the Imperial Valley
Chamber of Commerce will meet at
the offices of the chamber. The
following are the members of the
committee: \. n. Machic, Imperial,
chairman; Frank Reading, FL Cen
tro; II. II. Clark. Caiipatria; w. S.
Fawectt, Hcbcr; w. ii. Best, Draw
ley; Dave Williams, Holtville; F. l..
Richards, FL Centro; Robert Gorcc,
Calexieo and Frank MoorS Silsbcc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
Marsh Has No
Authority Over
u. s.. Mail Trucks

SACRAMENTO, May /. - The
state. department of motor vehicles
has no jurisdiction over government
mail trucks in the matter of head
light regulation, it was ruled today
in an opinion by State Attorney
General l.: s. Webb.
The question of jurisdiction arose
when Will Marsh, motor vehicle
chief, attempted to apply the law
to the government mail trucks in
his recent campaign of law enforce
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
SHEEP HERDER
LEAVES FORTUNE
BY United Press Leased Wire

RENO, New, May John Bar
randcgui, 81, basque sheep herder,
died apparently without wealth but
authorities today are attempting to
explain $4,000 in securities, silver
and gold found hidden in the bed
of his cabin at Pyramid Lake. Rela-
tives in southern France will get
the money, il is believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
1Istel!s,s!:sts' &c.,
Postal Officials
To Bar Bi-Sectirl
One Cent Star
ny United Press Leased wi1

NEW YORK, May Third h
mail bearing a one cent stamp id
half of another has been dclivd
here. Failure of the postofficc|
partment to deliver supplies of
new half cent stamp to many off
of the country on the new reg
tions, gave stamp collectors an
portunity to bisect the one 4
stamp and get away with it.
Postal officials mate it III
however, that in the future sta
which had been subjected to mi
operations would not be recogni|
Alimony is paving the notes al
the auto is stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav /, 1910

Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Robinson have
moved frim Brawley to FL Centre.
Guests of DIR. William II. Carl are
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Lindgren of
Moline, Illinois.
II. c. Griswold, formerly real
estate dealer of FL Centre, is now
located with his family in Los An
geles, but expects to spend the sum
mcr months at either Beadmont or
Banning.