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The Washington times., 1927-09-21
Atheists Lose Fight to
Halt PAY Of ChanIains

The right of the Government to
pay chaplains Of the Army and
Navy out Of public funds Il upheld
in q brief filed in the Districf
Court Of Appeals opposing Al
appeal Of James /. Elliott, Of
Jamaica. Long Island, who Is on
posing such payments.
Elliott Is member Of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advance.
ment Of Atheism and filed suit for
an Injunction in. lower court %
prevent such expenditure Of Fed.
erai funds. The lower court denied
the injunction and he appealed.
District Attorney Peyton Gordon
and his assistants. Leo a.. Rover
and Neil Burkinshaw, inform the
higher court that the United States
Supreme Court has definitely des
cided the question in the Forthing.
ham case, that case holding that a
taxpayer cannot interfere with the
use Of public funds when such
funds are expended under authority
Of law.
The Washington times., 1927-09-21

II covers every detail of work re-
qulred for finished and decorative
interior giving special attention %
superior hardwood flooring. Mr..
May has several highly trained
wornnen IN his employ, all Of
whom uphold his ideal Of thorough
workmanship, which Is the basis Of
his success.
In order that people Of moderate
means might have the benefit Of
this home-b identifying service. Mr..
Mays organization has arranged
convenient credit terms for those
who desire to purchase on that plan.
Mr.. May ii married, and has d
son attending school in washington.
For other information regaI ding
May and Company, consult the
Who's Who Directory On next ID
the last page Of tOday's Times and
Herald.
The Washington times., 1927-09-21
Fire Prevention Week
Will Begin October 9

National Fire Prevention Week
is to be observed by the nation
the week Of October 3, President
Coolidge has decreed.
The effect of these annual cele-
brations, the President declares in
his proclamation. is seen in the
fact that in so cities OF the United
States no fire loss was sustained
during that period and in many
others the loss was greatly reduced.
The Washington times., 1927-09-21

paper hanging,
painting q n d
hardwood floor.
ing was born in
Claremont, Wyo.
He N owed to
Washington in
1907. and for IL
years was In the
electrical bust.
ness here. Four
months ago he
again established
himself in the
electrical bust.
ness At 1909 18th
sc. N. W., de.
yeloping and en-
larging his scope
Of servic e 10
nIich Axfenf that
The Washington times., 1927-09-21
WHO'S
Who
BY FRED LAMSON
Introducing
JACK MAY
Of May and Company

Jack May, Of May and Company,
2z09 14th st. N. w. specialists in
home wiring, interior decorating.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21
HOTELS
RESORTS
GARAGES
ColOred Women
M Thank Friends

Mrs. Foster Smith, president OF
the Coloredi Women s Progressive
Club, today expressed her aPpre-
citation for the support given the
club in it's efforts to raise funds fer
q recreation hall on the East Side
by serving d chicken dinner yes
terday.
H'Ths club members sincerely ap-
preciate the splendid spirit shown
by the people OF Fl Gentro, and
wish TO assure all who. attended
our dinner that we thank them most
heartily. our only regret is that We
ran short. of food, the attendance eS
cceding our expectations. If any
who purchased tickets were unable
to obtain dinner, we will refund
their money, or they can hold them
r,stil. a future date when we hope
1 serve another dinner.
We wish in particular to, thank
tie Chamber of Commerce directors
and members for their fine support.
also the Reynolds Furniture. COM
pany for the loan OF the tables and
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21

in number of the denomination of
$4,000 each payable as follows to-
wit:
Bond No. l, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run three years;
Bond No. 2, Five Hundred Dol
lars. to run four years;
Bond No. 3. Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run five years;
Bond No. 4, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run six years;
Bond No. S, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run seven years;
Bond No. 8, Five Hundred Do!-
lars, to run. eight years;
Bond No. T. Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run nine years.
Bond No. 8, Five Hundred Dor
lars, to run ten years.
The bonds herein referred to were
voted for the purpose of raising
money for making alterations and
additions to the present school
building of the Alamitos School Dis
trict, and for supplying said school
building with furniture and appara-
tus necessary for schoo purposes in
said building and its additions.
ALAMITOS SCHOOL DISTRICT
has been acting as u school district
under the laws of the State of Cali
fornia continuously since January
eth, 1909.
The assessed valuation of the
taxable property in such school dis
triet as shown by the last equaiz-
ed assessment book of said County
of Imperial. State of California IS
1860. 2U1.00, and the total amount
of the outstanding bonded indebted
ness of said school district is moth
ing. -,
Each bid must state that the bid
der offers par and accrued interest
TO date of delivery and state sepa.
rately in words and figures the pre-
MUM, if any, offered for the bonds
bid for.
A certified check or cashier
check in the sum of Five $50 per
cent of the amount of said bond
pavabIe to the chairman of the
Board of Supervisors must accom-,
pany each bid as guarantee that
the bidder, if successful, will accept
and pay for the said bonds in aecor
dance with the terms Of his bid
and said check shall remain in the
hands of the Board of Supervisors
until all of said bonds are paid for.
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and al, olu9; oS;
BL ORDER OF THE BoAhp UT
SUPERVISORS Of the County Of
imperial. State of California, made
C. G. MOUSSEAU.
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Bv. J. NJ. Stewart, Deputy siera ,s.,-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21
SAN DIEGO WELCOMES YOU q = ;5;55 ;5;$5 SS$5

tour o. ~cc coast VA his family
and to make the trip in comfort
he has purchased beautiful new
Mitchell car.
T. A. Iasigi is. happy over receiv-
ing the patent to his farm this
morning,
Mrs. Phil Brooks of Mclpland re-
turned from the coast this morning.
TEN YEARS AGO
July 21, 1917
Mrs. Il. L. Hobby VINO has been
roughing it" with her son Jack
on his Calipatria ranch for several
weeks is expected home in a few
days.
\. l.. Graves and family will
ststt tomorrow on two weeks
camping trip.
d. l.. Inin, auctioneel, with has
family are spending a month $ va
cation at Santa Monica.
Miss Lois Leffiugwe.i OF the III
Ccntro National bank will spend
the month OF August with her
mother at Long Beach.
T. j. Worthington and j. B. Mac
Dougal returned today from San
Diego where they attended the pre-
sentation of Battery d, light ar
tillery, to the state guard last week.
They returned in uniform of cap
tain and lieutenant and both will
likely be commissioned officers OF
the crack battery.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS OF
AI.AMIros SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed proposals will be re-
eeived up to 1000 o'clock a: M,
on Monday, August 1st, 1927, by
the Board of Supervisors Of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali.
fornia. for t.e purchase of bonds OF
the Alamito. School District in the
sum of Foul Thousand (s400o.oo)
Dollars.
Each of said bonds will be dated
June Goth, 1927 and will bear IN
terest at the rate of six (6To) per
cent per annum, payable seni-an,
nually: both principal and interest
to be payable in lawful money Of
the United States at the office OF
the treasurer of the County of I'M
perial. said bonds will be eight (e)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21

chairs and the Press for the pub
hcity given US.
Mrs. Smith. stated q nice sum was
realized for the building fund. and
that the interest shown by white
IT esidents made the club members
even more happy than the financial
success of the dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21
STAGE DRIVER ARRESTED
Nv United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, July 2l.--
A manslaughter charge has been
filed against W. j. Murrows, San
Luis Obispo stage driver, following
the death of D. J. McDougal and
James Kenneley, of Taft. of inJnr-
les sustained in an automo ooii''
crash near here Friday night. Bur
rows was driving the car, which, a
coroner's jury found, crashed due
to excessive speed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-21
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of Im-
perial vaney for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO


n. T. Cory, general manager of
the California Development Co..
will leave for San Francisco to at
tend the hijinks of the Bohemian
Club, of which he is member. This
will be his first day off duty for
a year and a half.
Clouds which came up just after
noon today and entirely covered
the sky give indications of a pos
sible thunderstorm approaching.
Mercury dropped to % with un'
usual humidity.
). Lyons of Brawley is IN town
today.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
July 2l. 1912
w. A. Van. Horn is. planning a
, 1927-07-06
NOTICE OF SELECTION OF
STATE LANDS FOR SALE PARK
COUNTY

Pursuant tt Section 239l of the
Compiled Statutes of Wyoming,
1920. notice is hereby given that
the following described state land
was selected for future sale upon
the application of the party named
herein, to-wit:
Applicant w. R. Coe. NEHSWA
Section 13, Township 81 North,
Range 102 west. 9Th principal mer-
idian.
The said land has been patented
to the State and will be disposed
of in the same manner and under
the same restrictions as provided by
law for the disposition of other
state lands. The sale when held
will be by public auction to the
highest bidder and will be adver-
tised in a newspaper at the county
seat.
Witness my hand and sea this
23rd day of June, 1927.
c. NJ. COX.
(sBAL)
Commissioner of
Public Lands.
, 1927-07-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the District Court of Park
County, Wyoming

In the matter of the estate of
WILLIAM EMERY BILLINGS, De
! Notice is hereby given that let
,ers testamentary were on the End
day of July, A. D. 1927, granted
and issued to the undersigned in
the above estate. and all persons
having claims against said decedent
are hereby required to file them
with the necessary vouchers in the
office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Park County, Wyoming.
at Cody. Wyoming. or to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers
to the undersigned at their place
of residence in Park County, Wy
oming, near Ishawcoa, Wyoming.
and II such claims are not so filed
or exhibited within ten months
from the date Of the first publica-
ton of this notice that they shall
be forever barred.
Dated July 5th, A. D., 1927.
ERNEST II. BILLINGS, q
Roy w. Howe,
Executors of Estate and vii
of William Emery Billings. de
ceased.
Ernest ]. Goppert,
Attorney for Executors.
July 6-13-20.
, 1927-07-06
T
OF FINAL PAYMENT

Under the provisions OF Chapter
ISL, Session Laws of Wyoming
1921, notice is hereby given that
the State Highway Commission is
advised that the work on Project
No. $50, the same being the work
under contract by Allen and John
son in the County of Park, has
been completed, and that the Con-
tractor is entitled to final settle
ment therefor.
All persons. firms or corporation
who have any claims for work done
or material furnished on such work
shall. within thirty (30) days from
, 1927-07-06
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Default exists on a mortgage.
containing power of sale. securing
a note of 100000 executed by
Louis L. Ruhlen and Mary E. Rub
len, his wife, mortgagors, to Peters
recorded July %, 1920, in the
County Clerks office of Park Coun-
ty. Wyoming, in Mortgage Book
80. page 456, mortgaging farm unit
FL, Lot AZ, being Lots 42-D, ALE,
42-L. and NhNh of Lot 42-M all
in Township Fifty-five (55N)
North of Range Ninety-eight (9SWJ
West of the Cts p. NJ. An assign
ment of said mortgage to Mre.
Emma l.. Barrels, dated September
4, 1920 was recorded December IS,
1920, in Mortgage Book 43 page
535 of the records of said county;
and no suit or proceedings having
been instituted at law to recover
the mortgage debt or any part
thereof, and the said Mrs. Emma
L.. Barrels, assignee, having elected
to foreclose same,
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given hat said described premises
will be sold at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash to make the
amount due on said mortgage and
note with costs. by the Sheriff OF
Deputy Sheriff of Park County
Wyoming, at the front door of the
Park County Court House, Cody,
Wyoming, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, July 81, 1927.
The amount due on the date oil
the first publication of this notice
is principal %$2000.0O; interest
$650.0o; attorney fees provided fol
in said mortgage 5000; Take,
paid $297.SS; total. %$2997.8S.
Dated June 4, 1927.
MRS EMMA l.. Barrels.
Assignee of mortgage.
Everett Taylor, Torrington, Wyo.
Attorney for Assignee.
First publication June 8, 1927
Last publication July 10, 1927
, 1927-07-06
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Ernest j. Goppert,
Attorney for Executors.
July 6-13-20.

Notice is hereby given of the in
corporation of the Ydoc Petroleum
Exploration Company under thy
laws of the State of Wyoming.
The corporations name is "Ydo'
Petroleum Exploration Company
it's object is: to purchase. produce
Nstore and sell crude petroleum and
natural gas, and their products,
and to aid other companies and
parties in the production, storage,
manufacture and sale of the same.
and also to transport any and all
oil and gas that may be purchased.
or acquired. by it; also to acquire,
hold. manage and dispose of any
stock. shares. bonds and other in
terests in. or issued by any corpora
ton. stock company, partnership
or association engaged in or aiding
the production, storage. refining
and selling of crude petroleum and
natural gas, or their products. or
any business Incidental thereto, pro-
vided such corporation, stock COM
PAM partnership OF association
shall be subsidiary to or tributary
to, and does contribute to, the OBJ
jects and purposes of this corpora
ton. To acquire by purchase, or
otherwise, to sell. leasc and other
wise dispose of, either within or
without the state of Wyoming, oil
wells, gas wells, leases, lands con-
cessions, grants. rights, powers and
privileges which may seem to he
company capable of being turned
to account and to prospect for Pc
troleum or natural gas and other
mineral oils and to mine. quarry,
manipulate and prepare for market
metals, ores and mineral substances
of all kinds; it's capital stock is
Fifty Thousand 100000 Dol
lars divided into five thousand
$4,000 shares of the par value of
Ten $4,000 Dollars each; it's
term of existence shall be fifty
(50J years; it's directors shall be
eight CD In number and the names
Of those who shall manage the af-
fairs of the corporation for the
first year, are: r. C. Trueblood.
G. w. Trueblood, NJ. L. Starr, j.
E. Forrest, Arson p. Howard, Earl
b. Smith, K. e. Anderson. Walter
e. Bartlett; it's operations shall be
carried on at the town of Cody.
Park County. Wyoming, and else
where both within and without the
State of Wyoming and it's principal
office shall be at the Pioneer Build
ing in said town of Cody, and the
agent in charge thereof shall be
G.. w TruehIood
, 1927-07-06
OF FINAL PAYMENT

Under the provisions OF Chapter
151. Session Laws of Wyoming
1921, notice is hereby given that
the. State Highway Commission is
advised that the work on Project
No. 1884 the same being the work
under contract by Taggart Construc-
ton Co. in the County of Park, has
been completed, and that the Con-
tractor is entitled to final settle
ment therefor.
All persons, firms or corporations
who have any claims for work done
or material furnished on such work,
shall, within thirty 500 days from
July 9Th, 1927 file with the State
Highway Commission a verified
statement of his, its or their claims
and if he, it or they shall fail tt
file their claim within the time
prescribed by this notice, the State
for which said Commission is acting
shall in no wise be liable to anv
such persons, firms or corporations
for n claims he. il or they may
have for material furnished or work
done in connection with such COLI
struction. and if such claimant shall
fail to file his, its or their claim
for such work done oil material
furnished within a period of sixty
(60) days after such work is finally
completed, he, it or they shall be
deemed to have waived his. its or
their claims for payment of such
work or material furnished the
State of Wyoming.
At the expiration of 80 days from
the time of the final completion of
the work on this project all moneys
due to contractor must be paid to
the contractor unless claimants
against said money shall in addition
to filing claims commence an APP
propriate legal action against said
attaching any money
held by the State Highway Com
mission, or secure an assignment
from said contractor.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
First publication June %, 1927
Last publication July G, 1927
, 1927-07-06
NOTICE OF SHERIFF"S SALE
ON FORECLOSURE OF LIEN
In the District Court of Park
County, Wyoming
Fertile Valley Canal Company. a
corporation, Plaintiff.

Fertile Valley Canal Company, a
corporation. Plaintiff.
VS..
James Kearney, Lakeview Canal
Company, a corporation, and The
First National Company, a cor
poration, Defendants.
State of Wyoming, County of
Park, SIS.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale on decree of foreclosure
issued out of the above entitled
Court on the 18th day of June. A.
D.. 1927 in the above entitled ac-
ton wherein Fertile Valley Canal
Company. a corporation, Plaintiff,
obtained decree of foreclosure
against James Kearney, Lakeview
Canal Company, a corporation, and
The First National Company, a cor
poration, defendants on the 18th
day of April. A. D., 1897 which
said decree of foreclosure was OF
the 18th day of April, A. D., 1927
duly filed and on the End day OF
May, A. D.. 1927 duly recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the above
thlitlta SOu''s WlCitOy Il III 1Oht-
manded to sell all of the right.
title, equity and interest of the de
PENDANTS, James Kearney, Lakeview
Canal Company, a corporation, and
The First National Company. a
corporation, in and to that certain
piece or parcel of land situate In
the County of Park and State of
Wyoming, and known and described
as follows, to-wit:
Lots 46-A, 46-F, 46-G, 46-L,
and Lots Three CD, in Section
T~wenty-eight C2S), Township
Fifty-two (52) North, Range
One hundred two (1O2) West OF
the Sixth Principal Meridian,
Wyoming. together with the i'm
provements thereon, and the wa
ter rights and ap~purtenances
thereto or in anywise belonging,
containing 1850 acres of ir-
rigabIe land to satisfy and make
the sum of Seven hundred fifty
one and no 100 (S751.00) Dol
lars with interest. costs and ac-
cruing costs due plaintiff on said
decree.
Notice is hereby given that o
the 4th day of August, A. D.. 1927,
at the hour of Ten (10) o'clock, a.
M, at the front door of the Court
House in the Town of Cody, in the
County of Park. State of Wyoming,
II will in obedience to said order
of sale oil decree of foreclosure,
sell the above and foregoing des-
cribed property. or so much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy
Plaintiffs judgment with interest,
costs and accruing costs. to the
highest bidder for cash.
Appraised value Nine hundred
thirty-two and no 100 G932.O0J
Dollars.
Dated this 21st day of June, A.
d.. 1927.
FRANK BLACKBURN,
Sheriff of Park
County, Wyoming
Ernest j. Goppert, Cody, Wyo.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication, June 22nd. 1927
Last publication. July 27th. 1927
, 1927-07-06
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
ON FORECLOSURES OF LIEN
In the District Court of Park
County, Wyoming

Fertile Valley Canal Company, a
corporation, Plaintiff.
VS..
Frank Lavender, Lakeview Canal
y Company. a corporation. and The
First National Company, a cor
poration. Defendants.
state of Wyoming. County Of
Park S.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale on decree of foreclosure
issued out of the above entitled
Court on the 18th day of June, A.
D.. 1927 in the above entitled ac-
ton wherein Fertile Valley Canal
Company, a corporation, PLAINTIFF,
obtained decree of foreclosure
against Frank Levander, i-akeview
Canal Company, a corporation and
The First National Company. a cor
poration, defendants. on the 13tn
day of April. A. D.. 1927 which
said decree of foreclosure was on
the 18th day of April. A. d., 1877
duly filed and on the End day OF
NAV. A. D., 1927 duly recorded
in the office of the Clerk of the
above entitled Court. whereby !
am commanded to sell all of the
right title, equity and interest OF
the defendants, Frank Levander'
lLakeview Canal Company, a cor.
poration, and The First National
Company. a corporation, in and te
that certain piece or parcel of land
situate in the County of Park and
State of Wyoming, and known ano
described as follows. to-wit:
The South half of the North
half (shNM) of Section Five
(5) Township Ffty-one t5l)
North, Range One hundred Two
1O2) West of the Sixth Prin'
cipal Meridian. Wyoming togeth'
err with the improvements there
on and the water rights anf
appurtenances thereto or in an
wise belonging, containing 1874
acres of irrigable land, to satistl
and make the sum of Six hund
red s~eventy-five and no io'
H675.o0) Dollars with interes'
, 1927-07-06
G. w. %Trueblood,

First publication June 10Th. 1927
Last publication July 18th, 1927
, 1927-07-06

F. G. ostland, Bodley Hougn. Anna
D. G. Hough, S. c. Ferdig, Wis
eonsin Holdings Corporation, a
Corporation. b. G. Edgerton, Hen
ry B. Hitz and W. o. Taylor,
defendants.
To Anna D. G. Hough. one of
the defendants in the above en-
titled cause whose last known
place of residence is 143 Northeast
IL Terrace, Miami. Florida:
You are hereby notified that r.
j. Wallace. plaintiff in the above
entitled action has filed a petition
against you and the above named
defendants in the District Court OF
the Fifth Judicial District within
and for the County of Park, in the
State of Wyoming, in the above
entitled action. the object and pray
er of which said petition is as fol-
lows: to secure a temporary re-
straining order and injunction re-
straining and enjoining defendants,
F. G.. Ostland and S. c. Ferdig,
their agents, servants and employ
es, and each of them, from in anv
manner operating under a certain
agreement made and entered into
by and between the said F.. G.. Ost-
land and S. c. Ferdig on the lands
described in the petition during the
tendency of the action and until
the further order of the Court and
porary restraining order and in
junction be made perpetual, to
adjudge the plaintiff to be the
owner of an undivided one-fourth
interest in and to the permits des-
cribed in the petition, the assign
ments made Hereunder and in and
to the lands described in the pc
tition, to compel the defendants.
Wisconsin Holdings Corporation, a
Corporation, B. G. Edgerton and
Henry B. Hitz to set forth in their
answers their respective rights, title
and interest, if any they may have,
in and to the permits and assign
ments mentioned and set forth in
the petition and in and to the lands
therein descr. bed and that said
rights. title and interest, whatever
they may be. be adjudged inferior
and subject to the right, title and
interest of the plaintiff in and Il
said permits, assignments and th-
lands described in said permits
assignments and the lands deserib
ed in said permits and that thu
plaintiff have such other and fur
Their relief as to said Court ma!
be deemed just and equitable. Thaf
said permits, agreements and land,
are fully described in the petition
filed in this action.
And you are hereby further mott
fled that you are required to an
swer the said petition of plaintiff!
filed in said action on or before
the 9th day of August. 1927, OIL
judgment will be given, made and
entered against you as prayed for
in said petition.
Dated June 18th. 1927.
R. j. WALLACE,
Plaintiff.
Z. E. Enterline,
Johnson Colman johnson,
h His Attorneys.
First publication. June 18th. 1927
Last publication July 20, 1927 ,