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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of Im.
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August II, 1907

Ado1ph Kessling has returned
from a prospecting trip to the noun.
tains.
L. NJ. Appleby and family arriv.
cd this morning from Los Angeles
to make their home here. Mr.. Ap.
plehy is member of the real estate
firm of Thompson and Appleby. He
is bringing in a carload of house
hold goods.
With an immense crop of alfalfa
Lay and buyers in the valley an
xious to have it shipped to points
in Arizona there is no hay moving
because of the absence of laborers
to bale the crop.
DIR. Fl. J. Fuller went to Los Ang-
cles on business wnlch will keep
linn away for few days.
D. F. Coon left this morning for
L week s vacation on the coast.
Imperial has not been quick to
take up the growth of cantaloupes
and CAMDEN vegetables, greater at
tention in this vicinity being given
to grapes and the dairy industry.
This town, however, is getting ready
to take an important part in the
cantaloupe industry during the com
ing season, and farmers are now
signing up acreage to be planted
Nearly 800 acres have already been
signed up.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August II 1912

People are already searching in
vain for houses to rent and this is
only the middle of August. Abont
- carpenters have been busy erect.
ing houses in all parts of the town,
but the demand even in midsummer
has kept pace with the supply. This
city is moving rapidly to its even
tual population of 10000 or more
and this season now opening cannot
but witness greater progress than
ever before.
r. l.. Hobby and son Jack have
returned from their vacations in Los
Angeles, the senior to resume his
books with b. Solomon and company
and Jack having taken his old task
in the circulation department OF
the Press.
w. s. Nance returned this morn
ing from Los Angeles where he has
hcen buying fixtures and stock for
the new quarters of Nance and Fish
er in the Davis block where the firm
will move in the course of few
weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Company Denies
Responsibility

An answer to the civil action
brought by Alice E. Adams and 9th
ers against the Imperial Grain
Growers organization as The result
of the death of Charles F. Adams
was filed at the county clerk s of
flee yesterday afternoon. Adams
was fatally injured at Brawley on
January 81, last, when he fell from
truck.
The complaint charged the driver
of the machine, an agent of the I'm
perial Grain Growers, with negli.
gence in driving which resulted in
the accident The plaintiffs asked
Judgment in the sum of $4,000.
In answering the complaint the
defendant held that the driver was
not negligent and declared that the
accident occurred as result of
negligence on the part of the de-
ceased. The defendant claims that
the victim of the accident under
took at his own suggestion and free
will to ride in the rear body of
the truck. The answer holds that
the deceased, without notifying the
driver, arose from safe seated po-
sition in the rear of the truck just
prior to the accident.
The man is said to have fallen
from the machine as it rounded a
corner.
j. Karl Lobdell is attorney for
the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Arguments Taken
Under Amusement

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l7.-Argu'
mcnts for reversals of the convict
ion of five persons for the death
of "two gun Tom Kcrrick, motion
picture cowboy, were taken under
advisemcnt in the district court of
uppearls here today.
On the ground that the evidence
was not sufficient TO convict the
court was asked to reverse the man
slaughter convictions of Mrs. Sarah
kerrick, widow of the dead actor,
Anita Davis. Iris Burns, Henry Isa'
bell, and Joe Hunt.
kerrick was shot down at the
height of drunken party at his
home, according to testimony intro
duced at the tr.al.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
PURE BLOOD

The Duchess of Hamilton, member of the Brit
ish nobility living IN London, has always prded her
self on her farlv's pure blood" She carried the
principle so tar in practice that she became food
crank. She would eat allow her children to
eat any animal fool because it might contaminate
the blood" She barred butter and eggs because
they were Of animal origin. None of her family ever
wore furs submitted vaccination. They kept their
purity undefied.
Then, just recently, the Duchess's 12-year-old
daughter got tiny scratch the from pin and
died of blood poisoning
Pure blood in the genealogical is, of course
largely nonsense. Blue blood" most school chill
dren learn, impure. 1t is red blood that's pure. The
nobility of almost every land has survived only by alb
sorbinp from generation to generation new streams
of good red blood from intermarriage with the COM
mon people, whose manner of life made them more
vigorous and healthy.
As for food-it may be that I'VE what eat
physically, but that suggests better Judgment than
the duchess and many other food faddsts USE If her
daughter had had more nourishing food, particularly
more good fresh butter and milk, supplemented of
course by the other health requirements Of plentiful
fresh air sunshine and sleep she might have kept her
blood pure enough TO resist her fatal blood-posonng
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17

DRUNKEN BEES

The moonshine business at DEVILS Hole Creek
which is near Mddleport, O., to be playing the
devil with bees farmer there has filed complaint
with prohibition officers alleging that his apary is
being ruined by that unholy trade.
His bees start out soberly and industriously in
the morning. he says, good bees should, to round
up their quota Of pollen But they return to the hives
in beastly state Of ntoXcaton, caused evidently by
feeding on the mash at moonshine plants in the neigh
borhood There0pon the bees in the hive in righteous
indignation fall upon the drunken members and kill
them. casting their bodies out of the hive He wants
the temptation removed; otherwise, he fears, there
will soon be working bees left.
Such dcmorall2ation cannot be permitted in the
midst of the human community for which the bee
community abors. Something must be done about it.
The bees might be trained, little by little, to ac
commodate their systems alcohol human beings
have done producing honey in spite of their handicap
going through the routine of their daily life with
fair degree of efficiency. and a semblance of
morality. But that might take many generations of
bees, and then the effort might fail in the end 1t
has taken thousands of years accumulate what
resistance he has to alcohol, and that is much
Judge from contemporary evidence. 1t might be SIM
pier and easier to put the moonshine stills of bus
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Sheriff Retains
His Prisoner
ny United i'r~ss Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 17.-E
Garland Brown, former Phoenix at.
torney, wanted in Whitcvillc. y. c.,
OH embezzlement charges, was speed
ing eastward today in the ustodv
of Sheriff j. O. Ammons, the a..
tempt of friends TO rescue him by
airplane having failed.
Before leaving here Brown laugh.
ed and ioked about the efforts made
to gain his release through a war.
rant issued by the appellate court
in Los Angeles demanding the re-.
turn of Prown and dispatched by
airplane to Overtake the east bound
train.
As the limited pulled into Indie
Calf, three officers with drawn re.
Nolvers' entered the drawing room
occupied by the officer and his pris.
oner.
They said they had bench
warrant for Brown Sheriff Am.
u. ohS said, "but it turned out to be
a telephone message and told them
they couldn t have him.
ne next attempt was made AZ
Yuma where "A California officer
who arrived by airplane presented
Il warrant but it wasn't certified
and the second attempt failed, -
Ammons said.
The airplane carrying Officers
with the appellate court warrant
were unable to make a landing on
the desert sands and the train sped
across the Arizona line and ont of
jurisdiction of the California courts
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17

Longears. 81 don't see any flop
,, down. -
"You are looking right at it, >
his wife said. - mean this sun UNI
brella. Something seems to be the
matter. Every once in while this
red sun umbrella shuts up and flops
down on my head, making me jump.
That 5 why | call it a flop down
and
Mrs Longears could say no more
for the moment as, just then, the
big, red umbrella floppcd down,
shutting itself up with the rabbit
lady under it.
"Oh, my dear.'' cried Uncle Wig
gily. 1T isn't fastened properly.
Here. IN fix it.' He hoisted the
umbrella again, while Mrs. Long
cars rubbed her pink nose where it
had been hit, and her husband
said: "Now it s all right.
But he had no sooner spoken than
90 Whish.' the umbrella floppcd
down again, closing so suddenly
that Uncle Wiggily was banged on
the head and his wife was knocked
f ON her chair.
"This surely is flop down >
cried the bunny gentleman when he
had once more hoisted it. : must
call the plumber to fix it and
Just then, around the corner of
rke spice bush, ran the Fuzzy Fox
who barked:
81 can fix You, Uncle Wiggilv,
without a plumb BERT The Fox made
dash for Mr.. Longears, but the
two rabbits hoped away. In chas-
ing them the Fox ran under the open
umbrella and, all of a sudden, II
flopped down so hard that it bang
ed him head over heels, knocking
the bad chap into the duck pond.
There the salt water got in his eyes
and he could hardly see to swim out
But at last he did, wet and bed
raggled and he skunk away, very
much ashamed of himself.
"Well, the old flop down sun
umbrella saved us! = chuckled Mr..
Longcars, when the Fox had gone.
And by that time il was night and
quite COOL so everything was all
right. And if the sugar doesn t
Jump out of the glass of lemonade
Just when the canary bird wants 70
take cool drink, l III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the sad
crab
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
HOTEL PATRONAGE

The manager Of Americas most famous hotel the
figured up the other day that in the
"a years of the hotels operation it has entertained
9465 472 guests That vast number had registered
there.
They came from all over the world, but they were
mainly Americans.
We are nation of hotel patrons, just as we are
a nation OF travelers The big, expensive hostelrles
and the little, inexpensive ones alike tell the same
story. - ,.,
Automobile camping has not hurt the hotels
Motoring fills n.any public house that otherwise
would be vacant Perhaps the golden age of the hotel
is lust beginning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
right here for you.

IlSbl htIN lbA
"How can you'" asked the lady
rabbit. 3,
Easily her husband answered
ct will cool YOU off until we can
go to the real shore tomorrow. 80
Uncle Wiggily emptied big bag OF
salt in the duck pond. Then he found
sandy place and stuck up IN IT
big red sun umbrella such as yoN
often see at the beach. Then INC
bunny put an electric fan, With
long wires from his bungalow, near
a stool which he set under the sun
umbrella.
When the fan was whizzing II
made breeze and what with the
smell of salt water in the duck
pond. and the sun umbrella really
it did look like a little bit Of the
summer shore.
"Oh. this is delightful. eX-
claimed Mrs. Longears as she sat
beneath the big umbrella on tht
stool and let the salty breezes from
the electric fan cool her pink nose
81 am glad You like it, said
Uncle Wiggily. 81 will now hop tc
the station and get our tickets Sc
we can GO to the real shore tomor
row.
When Uncle Wiggilv returnec
with the tickets, he saw his VIII
still sitting where he had left her
! Iut when he asked her how she lik
/ ed II she answered:
Everything is lovely except th'
flop down.
''The flop down! = cried Mr.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Brawley Youths
Funeral Thursday

Funeral of George Nodeman, ~,
of Brawley, who was killed instantly
Saturday afternoon at Uklah, GAY.
when the machine which he wa
driving stalled on railroad crosf
ing and was struck by passenge
train will be held from the Pre 4
bvtcrian church in Brawley tong =
row afternoon. The body is expeu "a
to arrive here tomorrow morn "a
and will be taken to the undertakl
ing parlors of b. f. Lemons until
time for the funeral.
The deceased is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mart Rodeman, who cont
duets ranch near Brawley Ting
accident occurred while he was on
n motor tear in northern California
Ukiah being located about 100 miles
north of San Francisco on the coast
route. u
Burial will be in Riverview Gene
try. The funeral service is to bq
held at 2:30 o clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17

Many fields of wheat near Mil
ton, Oregon, yielded Is bushels per
acre,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Creed'S Death
Was Accidental

Further investigation into the
death of John l.. Creed, who was
fatally injured in an automobile
wreck on the San Diego highway
Sunday night, was made yesterday
following the inquest held into his
death. The jury returned a verdict
of death due to an unavoidable
automobile accident but at the time
the district attorneys office was
not entirely satisfied with the in
vestigation and a further probe
was made to determine whether or
not another car or truck had forced
the machine from the highway.
Hart Creed, driver of the auto
mobile which turned turtle, was in
terviewed. He was badly injured in
the wreck, his lower jaw being frac-
tured in two places and he was un-
able to talk. Special questions were
made out and asked of Creed which
made it possible for him to give 4
fairly clear idea of the accident by
ihSie'n houuiHS MS ieau.
Asked whether another machine
had passed at the time, however,
Creed was unable to say definitely
He intimated that the wreck had
been entirely accidental, the back
wheel of the car leaving the main
portion of the highway and getting
into the soft, dirt shoulder of the
road which caused the wreck when
he attempted to get back onto the
highway.
A funeral service was held for
the dead man at the funeral chapel
of b. f. Lemons at clock yes
terday afternoon. A Christian Sci
ence reader officiated Burial was
in Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
TEN YEARS AGO
August II 1917

R. f. Jauman and family leave
for coast points today. He has ar
ranged with G. w. Barton to look
after his real estate business while
away.
Herbert Thomas and W. l.. Jones
expect to leave tonight for north
crn points.
Miss c. +. Williford, deputy coun-
ty clerk, was reported i'll at her
home at 1876 Brighton.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Another Movie I
Couple Parted

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.-Th'
marital troubles of Evelyn Brent
motion picture actress and Bernar'
Fineman, studio executive wcr'
legally at an end today.
Charging cruelty the actress
" hose real name is Mary Elizabct'
Riggs Fineman, secured divorc.
through the aid of testimony oft4H
ed by Priscilla Dean, also scrccl
star.
A property settlement was anil
ounced bv Miss Brent s attorney
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1897, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FLOP DOWN

|
"When arc we going to the sea
shore, Wiggv'" asked the rabbit
gentleman s wife of him one hot day
when the sun was fairly sizzling
down even in cool Woodland.
"Whv | think we shall take :
E;tle trip down to the ocean tomor
row. was the answer. "There arr
very few more adventures left in
these woods, so must look for some
new ones at the shore.
Il wish we could 60 today
sighed Mrs. Longears who sat or
the porch of the hollow stump bung.
allow using big, green burdock
leaf as a fan, Hopping it to and fro
81 wish YOU would use something
else to cool yourself with, my dear,
spoke Uncle Wiggily, gently.
Why'' asked his wife.
because, answered Mr.. Long
cars rubbing yellow egg spot off
his vest, 1.-the sight of that leaf re-
minds me of what happened yester-
! day when | kicked away my old
hat. =
"Ha. Ha! laughed the lady
rabbit. THAT was funny, To see
YOU standing on the porch, all drir-
ping with the whites and yellows of
eggs! Oh, my dear! Such a sight!
Eut it's too hot to laugh!''
However, Mrs. Longears could
not help laughing a little. And those
of YOU who read the story last night
know why. Those of YOU who wish
to GO, may now he excused for n
few minutes to read the tale
But all this did not make it any
cooler around Uncle Wiggilv's bun
galow, and as he saw his wife sit
ting there, painting for breath, the
rabbit gentleman said:
81 will make a little seashote
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-17
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Thursday with
moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:-
I'air tonight and THURSDAY; moder
ate temperature; moderately high
fire hazard in the mountains.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-17
High Point

Earl LynXwiler spent Saturday night
and Sunday with friends near Middle
brook.
Herbert Dalton has moved near
Glaze Creek to farm next year
Mrs Belle Green has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. JEFF HILL at Manson
the past week.
owen Dalton visited Elmer Scheme
man Sunday.
Emmett Marlett and family spent
Thursday night with |, f. Marlett and
family.
Uncle Bud Green is visiting his son,
George, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamm and Miss
Ruth Johnson were in our community
Friday. They came after Miss Opal
Brown. who closed successful term
of school here Visitors at the closing
of school were Mrs. Grace LynXwiler,
Mrs BERTHE Palmer, Mrs. Emmett Mar
lett and babe, Maudie Quertermous,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamm and Miss Ruth
Johnson.
II. b. McClintock visited Sidney BaX-
ters Saturday night.
Mrs Henry Scheneman and daugh-
ter Miss Minnie, were shopping in Poy-
II nor Saturday.
Mrs NJ. b. Grissom is visiting rela-
tives here. .
Sylvester Lynxwiler has been doing
some carpenter work for Tom OdOm.
Several attended the dance at Bee
Hunts. All reported nice time.
Carson Pitman and Ed Hagood visit
ed special friends here Saturday night
and Sunday.
John Hunt is visiting Bee Hunts.
Mrs. B. ID. Hall and daughter spent
Sunday evening with Mrs. J. II. Moore.
Mrs Anna Wagner has been on the
lndisposed list.
Ted Green has been working near
Johnston Chapel the past week.
A. l.. Grissom is back in this CON-
munity.
Woodrow Grissom visited relatives
at Maynard Saturday night and Sun
day.
Ernest Grissom, Cromer Hinton and
A. l.. Grissom had business at Maynard
Saturday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-17
Cedar Ridge

A light snow fell last Wednes'ihy
night
PRAYER meeting at Joe Scotts We'd
nesday night was we'll attended.
Our school is well attended. Miss
Mary Pettyjohn is teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milliard Sloan ana ~
tie son. Fill, spent Wednesday VISIT
ing relatives in Walnut Ridge.
Miss Maggie Cox and brother, Sner.
man. were Saturday night guests nc
Sommie Martins of Richwoods.
Miss Anna Belle Scott called on Mrs.
Opal Ferguson Tuesday
Miss Mary Pettyjohn visited hon'e-
folks at Birdell last week end.
Among those who took Sunday diu-
ner at Mr.. and Mrs. Joe SCOTS were
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hulse OF Hub
BILE Greek, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Tyler ana
Mr.. and Mrs Lester Rowland and chill
dren.
Come on. Rlchwoods. with your
school news. We are always glad 70
read them.
Lester Scott is visiting his brother
at Birdell this week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-17
Blackwellden

Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Bellah and ron,
Vondolee, of Datto are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Billips.
Mrs. Jim Cato, children and Mrs.
Dewey Bellah spent Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Carter.
VIII Carter and family visited his
son Clarence, the latter part of last
week.
John Cato of Success moved a load
out for Miles Nettles and spent the
night with his brother, Jim.
John Stubblefield spent Sunday after
noon at Lee Billips'.
Glendon Vermilye was at Jim Cato's
first of the week looking for some
hogs.
Mrs. Cora Hilyard, her little daugh-
ter Inez, and Gladys Billips spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Delmo Mars.
Cutting and hauling bolts seems to
be the order of the day with most of
the men around here.
Jehu Billips, Dewey Bellah and Reu-
ben Owrey recently enjoyed a good fox
chase. They have some real fox
hounds
We notice that a lot of the men
amuse themselves playing marbles at
Tom Bellah's.
Dewey Bellah and Lee Billips are
hauling bolts this week to Warm
Springs,
We sure will be glad to see the roads
get good again. they have been muddy
and bad for so long.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-17
Biggers

The ground hog sure saw his shadow
Monday If he was out
Atty. Joe II. Johnson had business
al Corning Monday.
Mrs. Josie Johnson, who has been In
ST Louis the past few days attending
the bedside of her cousin, Will Nell
row. returned home Monday She re-
norris that her cousin is seriously i'll.
Ben woodruff, the shoe cobbler, and
his family have moved into the Myrt
Bennett store and dwelling combined,
Rev. Porterfield of Imboden filed the
stand at the Christian church here sun
day.
S. C. Tipton had the misfortune of
breaking his right arm one day last
week. Or. r. o. Smith set the injur-
ed member and he Is able to go about
Two excellent sermons were deliver
ed at the NJ. H. Church Sunday by Bro,
Marlar There was a good crowd out
20 hear him hut there are quite a few
more that ought to 60 ,sre.r
Heck and Warren Segrayes of Cape
Girardeau are here attending the bel
side of their mother, Aunt Caroline
Segraves. who Is reported suffering
with a stroke Of paralysis.
Henry Davidson and wife, and SON
Rosco, Of Elevenpoint were visiting
relatives near here the first Of the
week.
b. II. Hawkins Of Portia was seen in
Biggers Saturday.
Miss Susie Poe of ElevenpOint visit
ed friends here from Saturday until
Monday.
Ed Hill, who is suffering with L. B.,
left Monday for the M. w. A. Sanator-
ium at W0Odman, Colo.
Hulen Farr0w and family visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edgar FarrOw,
at Peru Sunday night.
james Randolph Of Paragould is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
dolph here this week.
Mrs. Cleye Gazaway, who has been
seriously III for some time, is reported
no better.
Durell Hufstedler and Chas. Saulid-
ers of Detroit, Mich, are here visiting
the formers mother.
Mrs A. l.. Byrd of ST. Louis is here
visiting her mother Mrs. Forest.
Mrs Sylvia B0wden, who is attead-
ing business college at Poplar Bluff,
spent the week end here with her moth
er, Mrs. Deal johnson.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-02-17
Union

Mrs. Mary Smith has had the flu
the past week.
Miss Lena Hagood of MiddlebrJ0k
visited Cassie Spencer Saturday night
and Sunday.
A. Il. Swindle and family were sun
day guests of Greeley Swindle and fam
lily.
Hassel Murrelrs visitors Saturday
night and Sunday were Edith Murrell,
Oleda and ElnOra Magruder.
Noel Luter spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his sister, Esta Swindle.
Refer Lindsey passed through here
Sunday en- route to PoynOr, Mo .
Little Thurman Swindle spent Sat
urday night with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arcus Swindle.
Greeley Swindle and family and Os-
car Owens and family had business at
POynor Saturday.
Tom Roberts, wife, daughter and
granddaughter, visited Mrs. Zelma Glib
son one day last week.
Otis Spencer spent Sunday evening
with Greeley Swindle.
Mont Poor happened to an accident
one day last week by cutting one Of his
finers with an AK while splitting stove
wood
Tom OdOm and family and Della
Magruder and children spent the night
with their mother, Mrs. ]. l. Smith.
Several boys Of this community went
to NJ. W. A. lodge at Middlebrook last
Thursday night.
Miss Edna Murrel spent Saturday
night with LOrine Smith.
Mrs. Bel Green visited her daugn-
ter at Manson few days last week.
Ted and Harold Green made a trip
to Doniphan Saturday.
This writer has White Leghorn
hen egg measuring 1-2 inches around
the short way and 8 1-2 inches the
long way. Can you beat itf
Ray Johnston and family are moving
TO his dads at Albertha.