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up along the spine, one hears the deep
moaning of a woman in the distance,
mourning her departed soul-mate. While
thus entranced, the trespasser upon this
spirit domain sees the spectral form OF
two spirits return within a moment; nd,
10, one beholds the graceful form of Mrs.
Slade n her husband, mounted on their
true and faithful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bay and Old Copperbottom. She is rid
ing III the rear. and the stiffness of the
night is broken only by her sobs. In the
lead is her loyal knight and true, stern
and cold-faced. now sightless; looking to
neither to the right nor the left. his
faithful horse, true to its instinct, keep
ing to the trail; and one views the vivid,
flaming red line which encircles SHADES
neck telling to all the world Of the cruel
death that he met on the rude gallows
at Elephant Corral.
Little wonder hat the story OF this
spectacle gives anyone the horrors" and
that the road is deserted after nightfall.
Little wonder that even people not sub
ject to spiritualistic influence admit that
you "get the most peculiar feeling as
soon as you pass the old stone toll
house"
The story has been told that after the
place had been abandoned by the toll
house keepers, a breeder of horses located
there and ran quite a band IN the
mountainside range. but he seemed to
be 'hoo-dooed." In a short time, he sold
out and left the country. Even sheep
herders who tried to make their quarters
there were, by some unseen influence,
forced to give up in dismay and move
out into the open, rather than spend
their nights in the old stone building.
Tale of a Quartz Miner
One cold, dreary night, several years
ago. a miner left Virginia City, headed
for a quartz mine at which he was en-
ployed and which was located about
three and one-half miles north OF the
old dollhouse. Because the night was
bitter and the trail difficult, he had been
urged by his companions not to attempt
the trip. However. being just drunk
enough, n with a quart bottle in his
pocket, he insisted that he would report
for work in the morning"
He left town and started up the old
toll road. That was the last that was
seen of him until spring. After the
heavy SHOWS had melted, he was found
not far from the old stone dollhouse
There he lay. On his face was the look
of horror that comes only from terrible
fright; and at his side was the empty
flask. There are those today h Will
gravely tell you that he lost his way in
the binding storm and met the spirit
| of Slade."
Slade was executed by the Vigilantes Of
Montana; and it is safe to venture the
assertion that there are scores OF people
living in the West, possessing a correct
knowledge OF the events incident to the
career of Slade, who will still speak Of
the man as a perfect gentleman; who
not only lament the nature of his death.
but h will speak in the highest terms
Of his character, and pronounce his hang
ing a murder.
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thing was yours. / am a good deal Of an
Indian that way. 1 made these fellows
pay you for the life of your husband.
The money I have given you was not
mine, but yours. / nave sold the ranch
and all the stock to Ben Carron for
81 900 in gold. You get the money. Car
ron got the property for nothing. He will
make money there
"Slade presented to Mrs. Bartholomew
a free pass to the Missouri river for her
self and children. When she left, Mrs.
Slade gave her half of her own clothes.
A few weeks later, Mr.. and Mrs. Slade
were recipients of a letter from the par
ents of Mrs. Bartholomew, full of thanks
and good wishes. Mrs. Bartholomew kept
up q regular correspondence with her
friends. Slade remained for q time on
his division, looked upon as a demi-god
by everybody"
Such a man was Captain Jack Albert
Slade. He was the idol of his followers.
and the veritable terror Of his enemies
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as well as pllnu, ne
mountain miner mem
Der of the Vigilance
Committee welded the
sword of Justice for his
own self-preservation.
Thus, when Captain
j. A. Slade. while upon
one of his periodical
sprees had openly defied
the Peoples Court OF
Virginia City. the Incl
dent could not be al
lowed to pass unheed-
ed: for to ignore such
even on the part OF a
man who had not In
M o n t a committed
either murder or rob-
berry, might tend to en-
courage the dangerous
olav-ont that TIM Cnn,-
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AZ Mrs. Slade'
wv Character;
IN THREE PARTS-PART THREE
(By DAN X. CONWAY

w yHEN society was organizing in
M Virginia City and Bannack, Mon
w tana Territory, a little more than
sixty years ago, final. swift ana
terrible retribution was found to be the
only effective preventative for crime. In
those days, when Justice was powerless
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and all who were not numbered among
his dependents. He was truly the living
embodiment Of DIR. Jekyl and Mr..
Hyde; for in him generosity and de-
structiveness, courteous kindness and
brutal lawlessness, firm friendships and
volcanic outbreaks Of fury, were mingled.
1t has been remarked of the man that
he was born out of date. he should have
lived in feudal times, and have been q
comrade of the Front de Boeufs. De
Lacys, and Bots Gilberts of days almost
forgotten. In his day. he stood almost
alone.
The Old Slade Trail
Today. when we visit Yellowstone Ma
tlonal park, and making the side trip
up along the romantic ole vigilante
Trail; as we stand at the head of Wallace
Street and face eastward, we can discern
the outline of the old toll road winding
up the southern slope Of "old Raspberry
hill" having been blasted out of solid
lava in after years by the new toll-gate
owners, and creeping up the mountain
side for many hundred feet in the ascent
Of two and ~one-quarter miles. But few
signs are there remaining to mark the
existence Of the old Slade trail where 1t
wound along the south side Of the big
hollow, known as "Louier' gulch. We
follow the dim markings. Passing over
the divide from old "Louier," we drop
into Slade gulch, and winding down the
slope, arrive at the decaying, historic relic
of days long since vanished-the old
Slade dollhouse.
The Old Slade Toll House
In later years, this old landmark was
termed 'the haunted house" by settlers
in that locality. People have told a tale
to the effect that occasionally the ghost
of the unfortunate Slade made It's APP
pearance n this hallucination has made
It's witnesses decidedly uncomfortable.
Fol many years after an improvised gal
lows had made an end of the man who
had erected this dwelling, the Slade toll
house was used by new owners who, at
q heavy expense, in the early seventies,
built a road up the mountainside. At
one time, the road which passed this old
building was the only outlet from Vir-
ginia City to Bozeman. Montana Terri
tory, n was much used; but today, 1t
Is much like the haunted" cabin, with
q feeling that is anything but pleasant
as We pass it and cape with fear that
the ghost of Slade, or the coal-black
BILLY Bay" and his beautiful woman
rider, with long, flowing black silk gar
ments will appear.
Ghost Riders
There is always O reason for ghost
stories, and the case Of the Slade cabin
was no exception. Many old-timers felt
that Slade had been unjustly hanged;
and in such cases, the Imagination be-
comes easily influenced. md often gets
beyond control. Thus it is. that travel
ers who have gone that way after night
fall. tell Of having heard the galloping OF
fast flying hoofs, and out OF the inky
darkness energies the form OF O woman
with streaming black hair and flowing
black silken garments, riding her faith
ful, foam-fecked, black charger and
bending every energy toward the death
scene OF her lover. Then. while the hair
! stands on end" and goose-fiesh creeps
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Mrs. Susan G.. Hunter, q pioneer who
came to Montana In 1854 with her hus-
band, the late DIR. A. j. Hunter, and for
more than so years has lived in Bozeman,
celebrated her ninety-second birthday,
May %, at her home in Bozeman, where
she and her daughter, Mrs. Mary l..
Doane, have made their home for a num-
Der of years.
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Wild Ride Across the Moluta;nside to Virginia City; T
err; Houu He Saved Plantes Life and Befriended a Wido1U. I

stage hodups had become so common aOnr the viEnante Trail in thu early sixties
very lives nigh be afeguarded
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
BETTER BRITISH MOVIES

Aroused by The attempt to get bill through Parli-
ament requiring English movie theaters to exhibit
certain amount of British film every program in
der to reduce the proportion of American pictures,
group of English capitalists and literary have de
cided to take constructive that less
paternastic.
These men have organized concern for the produc-
ton of British films of high quality. They have taken
over of the great buildings of the Wembley Expos
tion to a studio Such men John Galsworthy,
Hall Caine, Arnold Bennett and Conan Doyle are
listed to write the scenarios. Undoubtedly they 60
ing into this business thoroughly, so that good di-
rector and up-to-date equipment may be taken for
granted.
American movie fans ought to wish all success. 4
little serious foreign competition in good moving pic
won't hurt the industry in this country all and
ought benefit the picture viewing public by improv
ing the literary and dramatic quality of films.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
BILL PROVIDES
COMMISSION FOR
COLORADO RIVER

Under the terms of a bill intro.
duccd into the assembly by Assem-
tlyman Witter, provision is made
for the creation of E, commission TO
he known as the Colorado River
Commission of California for the
purpose of comforting with rerrescn
tativcs of other states or of the fed
cral government on matters relating
to agreements, compacts, water
rights and similar items with re-
spcct to the Colorado river.
The bill provides that the commits
sion shall consist of three persons
appointed by the governor and hold
ing office at his pleasure. The chair
man would receive compensation of
$l5 per day when actually engaged
upon work of the commission, and
the other two members $40 per day
each, when similarly employed.
For the purposes of carrying. out
the provision of the act, the sum of
$4,000 VOID be appropriated. The
commission would hold office until
September |, 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD e. GARIS.
UNCLE WIGGILy AND THE
FAST DOOR

When Uncle Wiggily ho17ed vi
tho front steps Of his hollow stump
bungalow one afternoon, and tried
to omen the door he found that IT
would not swing ba1H. That is he
could put his key in the hole, turn
the lock and twist the knob, but
that was all.
The door could be pushed back a
little. way and there it. stuck, bcing
open only about. an inch or perhaps
an inch and half for good luck.
The crack was very small.
II never can crawl in through
that crack thought. the rabbit
gentleman to himself, there being no
ne.in sight to whom he could speak.
II wonder what is the matter with
my door,
Again Uncle Wiggilv pushed, bat
the door would only open little
way not enough for him to get his
pink, twinkling nose inside his bun
galow, to say nothing of his whole
body.
"What can be the mattcr'' ask
cd Mr.. Lougears, and this time he
spoke aloud.
IL know what s the NATTER an
Swcrcd voice up in a tree. Uncle
Wiggily turned around to look and
saw an early spring Robin sitting on
i branch.
"Wcll, Mr.. Rohin''' asked the
bunny gentleman "what is the mat.
ter with my door,
"'lt is fast, sang the Rsbin.
Your door is caught fast, so it
must be a fast door.
ola Ha' laughed Uncle Wig
gilv. "lt is fast door all right.
But what makes it fast | know it
is stuck, but why.
THAT ism for me to say an
swcrcd the Robin as he trillcd an
other song. "All I knew is tnat
your door is stuck fast and you
can t open it.
''You are telling me no news, =
said Mr.. Longears, sitting down on
the top step to think what he had
better do. "If you could tell me
how to make my door so II ism t
fast YOU would be helping me a
lot. -
The Robin sang with his head on
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
San Diego Bandits
Are Sought Here

Imperial Valley police have bccn
asked to, cooperate with the San
Diego police in II search for three
men who late last night staged two
holdups in San Diego, shooting and
seriously woundiog one man. The
men are said to, have entered. II
rooning house where the occupants
were lined up and the place ran.
sacked, and then went to another
place whore Il. second hold'up was
staged and in this instance Il man
who failed to obey commands of the
visitors was shot.
The three made their get way
in Nash sedan, the police were in.
formed, and it is believed that thcy
took the valley highway on leaving
San Diego.
The men were described as fol-
lows: No. |. Age about - years
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Auto Is; Taken
BY Mistake

Mrs. Pete Williams lost her auto
mobile on Saturday for short
time. 1t had been parked across
from the Barbara Worth MOTEL ON
Main street and a short time after
she left it there was man seen
to get into the machine and drive
it away. Mrs. Williams notified the
authorities of the loss and an in.
vestigation was begun. The car
was located in used ear establish
ment nearby.
1t all happened because man
had driven up to the curb beside
Mrs. VILLAS car in another ma
chine, resembling to n great extent
that of Mrs. Williams. The mar
then proceeded to sell his ear to
the used ear dealer and when an
emplovc went after the car he
climbed aboard Mrs. Williams ma
chine and drove it away. The mis-
take was rcctifiod.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

one side, and then he sang with his
lead on the other side, and then he
chirped:
IF you cant go in the front
door because it is fast, why don i
YOU 60 in the back door? Perhaps
that ism t fast.
" IIa, Ila!' laughed. Uncle Wig
gily. "i never thought of that.
'Tis good advice! III try it!'
He was hopping around the path
to the back door when Jackie Bow
Wow, little puppy boy, who had just
come along, barked out:
"Oh, wouldn t do that if l.
were you, Uncle Wiggily.'
What wouldn t you do, jack
ie?"
~ wouldn I 90 around TO the
back door tp get in the bungalow
when the front door is fast, Uncle
Wiggily."
Why not, Jackie
"Wcll, you see if the front door
is fast il must mean that there is
somebody inside your bungalow
holding il. Perhaps it is one Of the
bad chaps; the fox, wolf or bob eat.
Il wouldn t be Nnrsc Jane. you
know, or your wife, holding the
door, would it -
No, answered Uncle W'iggily,
twinkling his pink nose, . don t
believe 50. And | hardly think any
of my forty 'lcvcn little bunny boys
or girls would play such a trick on
me as to hold my door fast. As yon
say, it must be one of the Bad
Chaps has gotten in. must call
the police dog. He II 60 in. the back
door and arrest who ever is in my
bungalow -
But the police dog could not be
found, 50 Jackic bravcly said ne
would 90 in the back door with Tn
clc Wiggily and help him drive out
any bad chaps who. might be in the
bungalow. Slowly and carefully the
rabbit gentleman an ddoggic boy
crcpt in the back door which was
not fast. And VIXEN they tiptocd
through the hall 10 the front door,
not a bad chap did they see. But
ouEhi 'Hi't tHt lOhtt tbSt VI lut
door, holding il fast so it could not
oPcn, was Boppy, the funny little
wooden man who lived nearby in his
bunglcump, with his wife I'm and
six wooden Wogglciig children.
why, Roppy." cried Uncle
Wiggily seeing his little friend.
- SO you held my door fast
yes. y answered Boppy, rolling
out Of the way, for he had no legs
on which TO walk. {" / came in here
TO wait for you and fell asleep in
the hall and ! guess | rolled under
the edge Of your door. / have a
great favor to ask you, Uncle Wig.
gily."
"Wcll, ask t, - said the jolly, old
bunny gentleman. But what favor
Boppy asked, and whether Uncle
Wiggily granted it or not you shall
hear in the next story, if the dining
room rug doesn t flop over and up
set the table ON top of the pussy
cat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 2S,:laC7

One of the. biggest land deals
pulled off in the history Of the val
ley occurred when D. r. Crawford
bought $40 acres of land from DR..
J. c. Blackington. The tract of
land lies to the east Of III Ccntro.
The sale WAS made through ]. l..
Wilson, and the price paid was in
the ncighborhood of 500 per acre.
1t is understood that part of the
land will be divided into acre plots
and sold for vegetable growing. in
Another year refrigerator ears will
he brought to the valley and run
to nearby cities with valley prod,
ucts. Mr.. Crawford already owns
land in different parts of the val
ley and has been connected with,
this locality for number of years.
+. +. Forester went north for IA
few days stay. On his return, he
will be accompanied. by Mrs. For
restcr, who has been making an
,r,cif
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Pair Arrested
On Suspicion

Walter Robinson and 4. T.. Baker
were arrested hy ratrolman George
Pryor last night and arc being held
in the county Jail pending an in.
vcstigation.
According to the report of tn
officer the two were riding. in an
automobile in tc street when he
first noticed tnem. Their actions
aroused his curiosity and he start
ed toward the ear. AS he did q
bottle which had contained liquor
was thrown from the machine, the
officer said.
An empty whiskcy flask was also
found in the machine.
The men had been drinking but
were not intoxicated, the officer re-
ported. AS Pryor began questioning
them, they grew offensive, he said,
Baker making a move as though to
draw a gun. The officer thereuppn
searched him but found no weapon.
The men were taken to headquar.
ters and then removed to The
county Jail where they were locked
up pending an investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
BODY PARTS

What the human body needs according 10 DR.. Serge
Voronoff the gland specialist, is spare parts. Some
organs out than Others If they could be
replaced like tho WORKOUT parts of automobile, ne
suggests the life of the whole body could be prolonged
until it finally went to pieces all once, like the ia
"one-hoss shay" Thus the physical machine, he
thinks might last much $50 years.
That may be true, though it remains to be proved
The idea is easily grasped by Americans who invented
the spare parts system 1t has been made familiar too
by the work of DR.. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller In
sute who has shown to be possible to preserve hu
tissue alive indefinitely in saline solution. That
suggests icebox full of bodily material for grating
or substitution.
1t will take time, however, for the general of
peope-especially the old people for whom such ben
efts are intended-to accept this innovation. And If
it is generally accepted in America, it will prob
ably be the Carrel system rather than the Voronotf
system that wins
1t seems questionable enough to transplant part of
somebody elses body into your 1t is hard to tell
in any what the result will be on the general
works There far question about fitting animal
parts into the body, DR.. Voronoff does.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Liquor Charges
Against Japanese

Nj, Okamoto, residing at 437
Broadway and S ishima"r con
ducting restu,ant at 53I Broad
way were arrested by III Centro po-
lice over the weekend. Both face
charges OF. Illegal possession of in
toXieating liquors. They were 70
leased under bail of Si0p each.
Okamoto was the first to fall into
the hands of the policc, Patrolman
Roscnquest apprchcndng him m
the eastern part of the city. He
had about half-galion of alleged
whiskcy in his possession. He was
brought To headquarters.
Ishimarn was arrested following
n visit of Chief Oswalt and Patrol
nan Millikin to his restaurant. .\s
tho police entered tie restaurant
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March %, 1912

County Supervisor II. II. Clark is
visiting in Los Angeles.
Nels jacobson, who recently sold
his plant at Imperial at a handsome
profit, purchased 40 acres of land
from +. Il. Baker in thc Mesquite
district.
a ticket designated as the "Busi-
ness Men s Tickct' was announced
at Imperial today: u. II. Clark, NJ.
'. butcher, Charles W. Fcrnald, &.
W. DonlcX, and Fred Waters for
trustees, and Miss leila Foster for
clerk.
The program at the opera house
tonight Includes "Thc Secret Mar
riagc, The Cow Boys Sister, =
"IIcn House Hero" and Newton
Kelly S song. - Rapttmc Violin,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Monday, MarcH

Ishimarn and his
do away with a
liquor, the police
was cmpticd into
water. The chief
some of the water
the evidence will.
gain a conviction.
Ishimarn was N
quarters but appcI
and was released
posted 800 for
later date.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

8 feet, 4 inches tall; dark hair;
medium complexion; grey hat alG
suit; has broad nose and carries an
automatic.
No. >. Aged about % years /;
height about ) feet, inches ;
weight about l4o pounds, wearing
light grey suit and grey cap.
No. ). Age, height and weight
not given, light complexion and
wearing blue gray topcoat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
TAN YEARS AGO
March %. 1911

The first meeting Of the newly
dominated county Y. NJ. G. \. COM
mittcc was held at the Farmers and
Merchants bank, Imperial. l.. !.
Thomas was elected chairman, G. 4.
kagan, vice chairman; Il. II. Powers
clerk; II. u. Paulin, treasurer. Five
hundred dollars has been subscribed
for the work Of the organization.
j. G. Scott, prominent Calcxico
eroccryman, was an Ell Centre vlg-
itor.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Thieves Ransack
Parked Autos

Thieves continued their petty
thefts from parked automobiles
over the weekend, reports at police
headquarters show.
Charles 4. Fehlcv of Az South
Eighth street was the first to make
Il report, saving that spare tire
and rim had been taken from his
machine. The lock holding the mis-
sing articles was broken.
The front and rear cushions were
taken from the touring car owned
by IL. L. Daulton of 46l Lcnrcy
street, he reported 10 the police.
The machine was parked near his
home at the time.
\ tire and rim were stolen from
tho car owned by Joe Kirkpatrick
while the machine was parked in
Hamilton street, he reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
PRIVATE ARMAMENT

The carrying of side arms says a state prison re-
port was the privilege of gentleman for thousands
OF years, and 1t continued down to time, on the
frontier. Old practices die hard, and the wearing of
weapons, concealed continues to be vexatious prob
lem. The appearance of the gunman and street rob-
Der made the problem ACUTE
Congress recently, after much proddng, enacted
law forbdding the shipment of firearms by mail. Sew
eral OF our states regulating the distribution of
pistols and revovers. But still have far to 90 in
this direction before making the country safe for
and honest citizens.
Canada may take far more drastic action though it
has no crime wave like A submitted to
the Canadian Parliament recently would regulate the
sale and possession of all kinds of small weapons,
Guiding knives and slingshots
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

Mouey VI LOAF. +,
Sterling SccuritIcss
Cros s. Mgr. 660 A .
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

Effect Of noises on the nerves of
girl typist was tested by scicn-
fists. Next they ought to test the
olfert Of gum.cracking on the boss.