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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-22
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IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
WErR,s RECORD UNINPEACHABLE
W. G. COSTELLO,
Manager

From the standpoint of what 1t be-
lieyes TO be the best interests of Imper-
ial County, the Press is glad to extend its
support to Frank G. Weir for the office
of county assessor.
No public servant in Imperial county
has made a better record IN office than
he has made as superintendent OF the
county farm for the past six years. His
conscientious attention to duty and his
faithfulness in operating the county
hospital and farm on an efficient and
economical basis, are known throughout
Imperial county.
His work has been highly commended
BY every grand jury since he took charge
of the farm, not the slightest sign of IN
efficiency or inaccuracy being revealed
BY their Investigations.
Mr.. Weir is not without experience rel
ative to the duties of the assessors OFT
ice. For 16 years he was deputy asses
sor and is thoroughly familiar with all
details of the work required. His ability
as an executive and administrator has
been demonstrated in his conduct OF al
fairs at the county farm.
His OPPORTUNITIES for making a cam
paign are necessarily limited as he is
continuing his duties at the county farm,
at least for several weeks more. HIS
appeal to the voters for support should
he given their earnest consideration. 90
little attention is given to the real merltS
of candidates. most voters casting their
ballots for reasons of friendship or polit-
ical affiliation, without inquiring into
the ability and character of the candl-
In pledging its support to Mr.. Weir,
and asking its readers to do the same,
the Press feels that it is carrying out one
of the prime duties of newspaper
showing an active interest in the polltlcal
affairs of the community which it serves.
Mr.. Weir's public and private life will
hear anv scrutiny and his excellent
standing in the community is decided
endorsement of his fitness for puplc
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-22
Tree Sitting Is
Found Hazardous

CHICAGO. july -. UP)-Trce-
sitting. the craze Of youth that has
spread from coast to coast IN little
more than week. was listed today
as one of the hazardous occupa-
tions.
Danger from live wires that loop
through trees, the hazard Of tumbl-
ing out while asleep or fatigued ana
the parental paddle were gaining the
upper hand throughout the tree-sIi-
ing belt with the prospect that many
of the endurance blights would
come to quick and ignomlnous
end.
Many youths who lad promised at
first they would sit until Septem
ber came down over the weekend
when parents read Of the hazards
advanced by scientist, and indus
trialists. Insistence that IT,. youth
full "endurances - not mis-, t'cr
Saturday night hath accounted for
a few, but parental admonlrian,
hacked up with razor straps and
hickory switches accounted for many
more.
Notable among those who made
"forced landinGs' were Jac-
Richards and Bill kearrey, Kansas
City sitters, who sat for many days
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-22
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GARR10
Copyright, 1928. BY Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S FUNNY
PIANO

Jingle and Jangle were in front
room of the hollow stump bungalow
practising their piano lesson.
Thump, Thunp, Thump. Bing,
Bang! Bong.' the music sounded
as the two little rabbit twins struck
the different KEYS with their paws.
Dear me! That's terrible!
cried Uncle Wiggily, who was try
ing to read his paper in the dining
room. What's the matter with
Jingle and Jangle' That doesn T
sound like music at all. They must
have the book upside down.
cit isn't Jingle and Janglc. .
said Uncle Wiggily'S wife as the
rabbit gentleman held his paws over
lis ears for, truly, loud and un-
pleasant noises were coming from
the music room. . 1t isn't their
fault
"Whose fault is it, asked Uncle
Wiggily, as he listened to mora
tumps and bangs.
"It's that old piano. answered
Mrs. Longears. "Tt's all out OF
tune, some of the KEYS won t play
and those that do hit the wrong
notes. II Jingle and Jangle are
ever TO learn music they should
have a new piano TO practise on.
Something ought 10 be done
that's sure said Uncle Wiggily, as
more strange sounds came from
where the twin rabbit girls were
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-22

yo county bank, Deputy Sheriff Don
Clair and others, was issued upon
statements of four Los Angeles WON
en- that armed men had prevented
their assessment crews from visiting
the claims 10 comply with mining
laws. a stage load Of guards ac-
companied the women To the mine
when the papers were served, and
federal officials were prepared to
meet a serious situation.
The women, Mrs. Mary Thompson,
Miss Harriet Thompson, Miss Orpha
Hart and Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, told
the federal court that two of their
men had been killed in an explosion
when they started work, Sheriff \.
B. McAfee later said coroner s
Jury decided the men were Indians
unskilcd in the use of explosives.
The temporary order will hold
good until the permanent Injunction
is argued.
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hollow tin tubes and through these
tubes they were blowing hard beans.
The beans hit the empty tin cans
and, as the cans were of different
sizes, each one made different
noise when hit.
When Jackie blew a bean at Il big
tomato can it sounded like BUNK,
or a note far down on the left-hand
end of piano. And when Pectie
Bow Wow blew a bean at a middle
sized can that had held corn the
noise was like blink, or a note in the
middle OF the piano. And when
Billie, the goat, blew a bean at 4
little can that had held fruit salad
the noise was like the tink. or such
q sound as one of the keys on the
right hand end OF the piano would
make.
why. those animal boys are
playing a regular tune ON those
empty tin cans, said Uncle Wiggi-
", as he listened to the beans strk-
ing and making sounds like BUNK,
bing. tunk, tink. The beans came
from the blowers very fast as the
animal boys blew them, rattling n
regular tattoo and sounding very
jolly.
"Now ! know what can do,''
cried Uncle Wiggily. "I'll make
my own piano. | have a lot of
empty cans of all sizes back at my
bungalow. III not spend 200 or
even 100 carrots for the new piano.
III make a funny one myself.
So he got lot of empty tin cans
and fastened them on a board, The
big tomato cans made deep, low
notes when hit with a bean. The
middle-sizcd cans made middle piano
notes and the little cans made high,
shrll notes. 1t was a regular musi-
cal scale the way Uncle Wiggily
fixed the cans. Then he bought
bean blowers and beans for Jingle
and Jangle, and after little prac-
tisc the rabbit gil twins were able
to play some very nice tunes on the
tin cans. Animal folks came from
Tar and near to hear the funny
piano, and everybody said Uncle
Wiggily was very smart to have
thought of it.
So next, if the lollYpop will lend
the clothes basket its stick 10 keep
the line with the sheets on up out
of the mud, [ II tell YOU about Uncle
Wiggilv 5 mysterious ride.
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Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post office, Ell Centre,
Calf, as Second Glass
Matter.
4 JUVENILE DIVERSION

The fact that a good many boys in
their early teens have taken up tree-sit-
ting in q serious way, in various parts of
the republic, is probably a good deal
more significant than it appears on the
surface
Tree-sitting in case you don't know, is
a new sort Of endurance contest The
lads get up in trees and see who can
stick there the longest. On the ground
are their young friends, ready to serve
as ''refueling crews and sandwiches
and bottles of pop Ap to the contestants.
In one case in Milwaukee the neighbors
Clipped in 25 cents apiece and made up
a pot of something like S13 for a lad
who stayed in his tree for SO hours. Now
the habit is spreading, and every city of
any size has its tree-sitters, perching in
the trees with an ataViStic reverSion to
Darwinian type.
This, we repeat, is significant. For it
brings this whole business of endurance
records-airplane flights, flag-pole sit
tings. marathon dances and what not
down to its proper level, the level of the
juvenile.
These youngsters, in other words, are
acting normally. They have found new
stunt and they are playing with 1t for
all it is worth. They are having a swell
time out of it, and everything Is as II
should be.
But what peculiar light it places all
these adult endurance contests IN! 1t
assails one with the dreadful suspicion
that these other things are, likewise,
really diversions for children. They are
childish forms of amusement, and the
country would not get so het up over
them if the majority of us were not still
pretty childish in our mental processes.
What is the chief difference, anyway,
between these youngsters in their trees
and grown men circling about, week after
week, in an airplane? The grown men
are risking their lives little more per-
haps; but otherwise the two stunts are
much the same. Both appeal to undevel-
oped minds. 5o;a
So these juvenile tree-sitters are dong
Ms a service. They are helping us to get
back our sense of proportion.
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Auxiliary Caucus
In San Clerrente

Local delegates have returned
from the Fifth Area Corps caucus,
Of the American Legion Auxiliary,
held sunday at san Clcmcntc. Ac-
cording to those in attendance, the
affair was decided success and
well attended, about $50 being
present for the various sessions.
Auxiliary members were guests at
breakfast served at the golf club
and following the busiues, session
were taken on drive over scenic
trails in and around the city.
Local delegates included Mrs.
Marcia Farrell, Mrs. Florence Con-
ger and Mrs. Edith Cameron.
Among those attending the Leg
ion meeting were Charles Farrell,
Pat TAaanum and " NJ Mcintyre
and Jim Allen Of Imperial.
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Air Travel Is
Unusually Heavy

President Wkitclaw, of the Ei
Centre Chamber of Commerce, has
been asked by officials of the West
crn Air Express to announce that,
on account of the heavy summer
travel over the air lines, FL Ccntro
and Imperial Valley people who do
not want to be disappointed in
securing reservations should make
them early, either at the airport or
through the FL Centre chamber of
commerce or Mccormick Taxi com
pany.
c. NJ. Sproulc, local agent for the
Western Express, states that lie has
been forced to turn down rcscrva-
tions for the last several days, due
to the fact that the prospective pas
sengcrs came too late to get seat
on the daily plane. AS he communl'
Gates with other agents as to the
number of passengers each morning,
there would always he accomoda.
tions for local passengers If they
were made day, or preferably seNe-
raj DAYS, in advance, but seats
which are not taken during the
morning are sold by other agents
to their passengers, with the result
that local passengers cannot get
space at the last moment.
Owing to the heavy traffic on all
divisions of the Western Air EN-
press, the company is unable to
operate II second plane, and up until
the past few weeks, business did
not warrant another plane, bat i
is the belief of the local chamber
that the company will find it ncccs-
sarv to use a larger plane over this
route if the passenger traffic grows
as it has since the beginning Of
summer, or even remains as large
as il is at the present time.
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'Deor me This terrible!
cried Uncle WQgdy

trying to practise duet. " guess
ia better get new piano. -
"'That would be loyeiy.' said
Mrs. Longears. "'Pleasc do''
I'm hop right down 70 the store
and order one now, went on the
rabbit gentleman, laying aside his
paper. Jingle and Jangie are
worse than the radio full Of static
the way they have to play that old
piano. IN get new one.
Uncle Wiggily hoped 20 one
store and asked:
How much are pianos this morn
ing ?"
'sTwo hundred carrots, > mewed
the pussy cat lady who kept the
music place. And some even
more.
'sTwo hundred carrots arc too
much for a piano, asid Uncle Wig
gilv. "I'll try some other store.
So he did, Sopping to one kept by
nice old dog gentleman.
How much are your Pianos|'
asked Uncle Wiggily.
"Three hundred carrots" barked
the dog.
"gOh. my. That's too much!' said
the bunny uncle. - II 90 TO the
next store This was one kept by
very stylish gold fish daddy, And
when Mr.. Longears asked her how
much the piano cost she said:
"Four hundred carrots'and a head
Of lettuce.
son, my!" sighed Uncle Wiggily.
~ guess | can't afford new piano.
Yet Jingle and Janglc should have
something better to make music on
than the piano in my bungalow. !
wonder
Just then Uncle. Wiggily saw
Jackie and Pcetie Bow Wow, the
puppy dog boys, with Curly and
! Floppy Twistytail, the pigs, and
pillie Wagtail, the goat, having fun
by blowing beans at lot OF tin
cans they had set up on top of "a
renee. The animal Loys had long,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-22
Declare Truce
In Mine Fight

LOS ANGELES, July %. U.P)-
Rival factions in a fight for posses
sion Of the Ballarat gold mine, To-
Gated in an isolated section of lnyo
county. today declared truce un-
iii a federal Injunction is heard IN
court here July %. ,
Deputy United States Marshal
Martin Finn returned from the mine
and said that restraining order
he served there had been accepted
without comment.
The order, directed against an In.
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Valley Shipments

Total carlot shipments Of melons
for the season TO date, according 20
figures on record at the southern
Tactic office are: -Cantaloupe, IL
s29: watermelon, 4oo3; honcydews,
1911; mixed melons, 1929; honey,
balls. 1868; japanese, i; Casabas.
I3 Pcrsians. 10, with y cars Of
grapes.
Yesterdays shipments were di.
vided: Houeyballs: Brawley, 2S; Fl
Centre. -; Sandia, 5; Heber, 3;
Holtyille. 3; Calipatria, >: CalcXico,
:; Nerdant. !. Honeydews: II Cen
tro. -; Rrawley, l9; Holtville, =;
Calexico, ); Heber, >; Imperial, !,
Calipatria, !. Watermelons: CaleXi-
60. Is; Holtville. l3; Fl Ccntro, IL;
Imperial, 1; Brawley, 1. Cantaloupc
CaIeyico. IL Mixed melons: FL Cen
tro. g. Heber, >; raleXico, ,; Holt
yiIl.. ]. Grapes; Holtviile, /; Mclo-
land. ].
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and laid claim 10 tho world s
record
in El Paso, Tex, Cecilia
Sctwartau. 1c, remained in her tree
u the fifth day and claimed the
"world's record for girls
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
,JulV %, 1915

With 100000 worth of improve,
.mcnts in the shape of bridges, and
a county Jail added to the regular
expense budget of Imperial county
the countys next tax rate viii be
"out of sight on account of its al
titude. according to Chairman Shcp'
ard of the board of supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-22

The III Centre Fire Department
certainly showed the visiting fire
bows from the other towns of the
valley a good time tuesday evening
when banquet at the Barbara
Worth hotel wound up the evening.
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TEN YEARS AGO

chief of Police Dave Marlock
and sheriff Charles Applcstill last
night conducted meeting Of all the
prominent business men of the
Eastside.
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NJ. o. King returned this morning
from Los Angeles, where he has
spent the last few days on bust
ness.
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POULTRY

tons:
POULTRY
Hens, Leghorns, under 3A lbs,
l3c.
Hens. colored, lbs. and up, 26e.
Fryers, colored "a to 3 lbs. eacn
Csc.
Roosters, soft bone, lbs. up Csc.
Ducklings, Pekin, 312 lbs. up lSc.
Geese, 25c.
Young Tom turkeys, Il lbs, and
up Sac.
Old Tom turkeys, CSC.
Small hen turkeys, under 8 lbs.
l5c.
Hen turkeys, 5 lbs. and up 2Sc.
Small Tom turkeys, under Is lbs.
l5c.
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BUTTER
Wholesale price 3ic.
Price to retailers 4uc.
EGGS

Extra poe Fresh flfsts, = =.
Medium, 20c. Small, l1c.
The local price on eggs, furnish
ed through the courtesy of Zurcher
Bros, is as follows: Medium or
pullet, pc. Select, ,25c.
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Los ANGELES, July -. (U.P -
Hogs. 300; load lj6pound Colo
RADIOS with freight benefit, Sll.0o;
local fed, $l0.35; top Monday
$11,00.
Cattle, 200; holdovers 1l47; very
little done; few sales about steady
with Monday pc to SOC lower trade;
. loads Colorado fed mixed year
hngs. $1,000; California grass steers
$3.50, few medium COWS up to 500;
top steers Monday, $ll.25. Calves,
%; holdovers, 40; no sales; under
tone lower.
Sheep. 900; lambs, weak to 23e
lower; 6 decks northern lambs,
$1sJ-8.60; top Monday, 5000.
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Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July %, 1910

The newly organized chamber of
commerce held a meeting last eve
uinn at the city hall with President
Reading in the chair and Secretary
Collins present.
G, f.. Paris left last evening to
ioin his family at Long Beach for
Il few days.
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Herbert LOWdermilk. Gen'I. Insurance

Successor to Rule q Sons Inc, Ell Centre Branch.
We write all kinds of Insurance and you will receive
the same uninterrupted service at the location,
626 Main Street. Phone 1894.
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@daIke9

LCS ANGELES, July -. up
Following are today's market quota
tions:
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Imperial Valley Sheet Metal Works

-515 Broadway. Tanks, Skylight Cornce, Gutter
Dairy and Restaurant Work and General Repairing
Res Phone 1923. Bus. Phone 1177.
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Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture, stoves linoeums, hardy
We buy and sell every thing for less M. Marcot, +
$50 Main St.
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 u E 5 ION of fHONOR i" n LN f
hM Ruth O4oA1 ]

manding tone. Its only the blast ing in the tunnel and no more damage done than a few broken lamp chimneys.'
 The heavy tram of scurrying feet subsided and Anne breathed a sigh of relief when the lamps were lighted to further calm wrought nerves. The panic stopped as sud- denly as it had begun.
 But merriment was forgotten. A profound and sullen muttering surged through the room and rose to an angry murmur.
 Still standing in front of her Anne's companion spoke again.
 Here, light those other lamps. then to give further assurance You can see for yourselves the window panes are not even broken I'll warn them not to make the charge so heavy next time"
 Anne was conscious of a tense- ness in the room as the men and women pressed forward. and in front was the giant of Douglas &C., quaintance. It was he who spok- next.
 "Jes' you warn 'em from us not to make no more charge a-talll" he shcuted. in menacing tone, and in that moment Anne knew as weil as she did her own name that he. companion was Scott Glenn.
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% come to her rescue.

to come to her rescue.
 "Ill be glad to discuss this mat ter with you at my office tornor- row" Glenn said to Burkhalter, "cr as many of you as care to come this with glance including the whole group.
 There was a tense silence in the room. Every eye was fixed cn the two men who stood in a little circle like ring cleared for a fight. Burkhart stepped nearer Glenn who made no move as the giant ap- preached.
 Suddenly, Anne put her ear close to the crack of the door. She had detected a familiar sound, drowned hitherto no doubt by the uproar. Her face lighted with a joyful in- spiration
 Just as Burkhalter lowered his head to charge, she flung the door wide. Instantly the piercing walls and lamentations of some three score scions of strong -lunged noun taineer parents spilled over into the room.
 The panic caused by the expio- sion was as nothing to the wild delirious rush which the mothers made to get to their-presumably- maimed and suffering offsprings.
 They showed the men back; they swept Burkhalter ingloriously and rather ludicrously aside; pushed by Anne and Glenn When they had scothed their babies, they came crcwding around Anne, showering her with thanks and blessings, as though she had been the savior Of their innocents.
 She laughingly disclaimed any such credit. Glenn made his way to Annes side and steered her safely to the porch -5T,y didn't you clear out when I told yoa t1e" he demanded. Anything migh. have happened"
 Anne laughed, still a little eX- citedly. T guess that was why but 1 do wish you would go now Mir. Douglas will find me in a few minutes" Sho laid an urgent hand upon his atm.
 "Oh. it's all over for tonight" he
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SYNOPSIS: Leon Morse, rail- read magnate, wants Anne Will net as his wife and the beauti- ful girl is resigned to a lovclaS5 marriage to recoup the family fortune. Anne and her Aunt Emily are Morse's guests in the Sierras. There Anne meets Scott Glenn, young engineer, whose critical and derisivc manner arouses Anne. War between Morsc and Glenn is declared when the engineer refuses the formers bribe to stop construc- ton of an irrigation dam that blocks the right of way for a line to the coast. Morse and his attorney, Douglas, plot for Glenn's downfall. Anne goes to a dance with Douglas and de- clares a truce pro tenn" with Glenn. A panic halts their dance.
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She noted the cool manner in which he faced their host. Burk- halter struck an unconsciously pie turesque attitude, knees wide apart His big shaggy head was lowered ike bull about to charge. His right hand rested menacingly on his hip pocket.
 ! Well, reckon you heard me?'' he went on truculently to Glenn who stood silent with folded arms regarding him thoughtfully.
 The latter nodded. "Yes, I heard you" he said evenly. Then in an undertone to Anne, Get out of here-quick." Anne drew back a little, but did not obey.
 T low" Burkhalter proceeded this is a good time fer you to agree to call off this here irriga- tion project O yourn. We ain't aimin' fer to have our farms an homes swep' away some night like nuther Johnstown flood!"
 "Theres not the slightest dan- ger of such catastrophe, Glen cx- plained patiently. Cries of, Down with the dam" We don't want no dam nohow-we got our own water rightsl' warned Glenn of the tenn 1 per of the crowd.
 Glenn glanced around and dis covered Anne still at his shoulder. For Gods sake get out of here, he ordered, giving her a shove to- ward the closed door almost inn mediately behind them.
 Anne put her hand on the door knob, but she did not open it at once. She caught a glimpse oi Douglas outside one of the windows opposite, he looked up and caught sight of her and started with un- feigned surprise-but made no move
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assured her, thanks to your bril- liant coupl That grand footbal rush for the youngsters was th' funniest thing I ever saw in my life. but I'm mighty sorry I ex- posed you to the danger.
 "Oh, that was why I came" sh; laughed, remembering of a sudder to take her hand from his arm MT. Morse said there might b. some gun play or something!'
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'Less f an 10 mile
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Chapter 10 ANNE TO THE RESCUE

Above the tumult Anne recog- rized the quiet authoritative voice of her dance partner as he sought to stem the tide of the frightened wards the door.
 There's not particle of danger, he was saying in a calm but con- merrymakers, as they surged to-
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NOTE-Ooevatlons Eagle at 8. m. and D m,
 high overlyng the North Pacific, Western Southern slowly Aeuans following it's wake Western influence, light precipitation at above
 very reported from and this the last 24 place the Interior considerably colder of eight degrees below Portland with inches of falling yesterday the latter place
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STORE HOURS

Goldstein's Emporium will be open until NINE P. M, Friday, January 10th. ---adv.
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lCcntinued Tomorrow
GoRDONs

For your accommodation, this store will ha open the evening of January 10th until g p. m. adv.
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sTORE nOuRs

Goldsteins Emporium will be open until NINE H., Friday, January 10th. adv.
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Weather Conditi ons As Recorded by the U. s.
 Weather Bureau

Forecast today:
 Friday increasing coudiness; moderate westerly winds becoming souheasterly.
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STORE HOURS

For the accommodation of the trade, this store will be open Fri day evening, January 10th.
 adv. B.M. BEHRENDS, CO, Inc.