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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
The Word "Anecdote"

Today we know that the word san
ecdote' simply refers to a pithy &C.
count Of any incident, usually short,
entertaing narrative.
Originally, however, an anecdote
was a secret history, sort of a SUBJ
rosa story of unpublished events, this
significance being indicated by its
root source.
1t is in this sense that it is used,
for instance, by Procopius in his por-
trayai of the private life Of Justinian
and Observation-Disclosures City Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Get in First and Last Word

The female Of the species actually
gets in the first and the last word.
According to the magazine Good
Health girls learn to talk six weeks
sooner than boys, while recent studies
in Illinois show that women live longer
than men. OF the 46 centenarians who
died there last year, SO were women.
Above so the female deaths were more
numerous than the male, below so
less numerous, showing teat more
women pass eighty than men.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
SCHEDULE 20"

SCHEDULE 20"
Contract Work, Material and Miscellane
Gus Labor
To Whom Issued Amount
Blomberg & Malone, Job No.
30:o3. County Aid Road No. 1884, 5
3O:O4 County Aid Road No. 4 1I1.36
Blomberg & Malone Job No.
3O:o6 County. Aid Road No. 3 2.475sO
Blomberg & Malone, Job No.
30:07, County Aid Road No. S 846 95
Blomberg & Malone, Job No.
30:08 County Aid Road No. 1,632 IS
Blomberg & Malone, Job No.
5000, County Aid Road No. 6 274528
Blomberg & Malone. Job No.
1910, County Aid Road No. 8 2,43S.4O
Blomberg & Malone Job No.
30:11. County Aid Road No. 10 1,72822
LANCE Tractor & Equipment Co.
Tractor and pull hook .... 1853 70
Austin Western Road Machin-
cry Co., Grader ..... 2,735.O 90
J.. D. Adams & Co.. Grader,
blades, repairs, etc. .......... 2125.33
Borchert- Ingersoll Co., Scrapers 5000
Pine County Farm Bureau, Ag-
voorhees, Oil Co. Lubricant az %
culverts ................ 5,44s.sO
Hans C.. Jepsen. Wagon chassis 1900
Standard Oil Co., Gasoline -. 1887
George Kolaski, Planks ....... 800
Pine City Hardware Co.. Dyna-
mite, fuse. etc. ............... 11.65
J. E. Hennessy & Co.. Fuse,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Sportsman Honored

The Jockey club says that the With.
ers horse race is named after one Of
Americas great sportsmen, D. d.
Withers, as the Belmont, for instance,
is named after a famous racing fam.
lily, and as is the derhv of England.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Mankind's Failings

We are so presumptuous that we
wish to be known to all the world,
even to those who come after us;
and we are so vain that the es-
TEEN Of five or six persons imme-
diately around US is sufficient to
arouse and satisfy us.-Pascal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Danger in Hatred

Virulent hate distills an actual poison
In the body. which affects the nerves
and heart and sometimes leads to brain
trouble. Don't nurse a hatred. It's
the hater. and not the hated, who
suffers.-Exchange
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Both Bad

Another thing that it must be hard
Tor many a woman to decide is wheth-
er her husband's singing at the bath.
or his growing at the table is the
most disagreeable noise.-C Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Immortal Writer of Tales

Hans Christian Andersen was born
In 1905 and died in 1875. He was
thirty years old and had written plays
and novels before he began to set
down his fairy tales. He had been In
the habit Of entertaining groups of
children with them, and as adults
Joined the groups he adapted them to
the understanding Of both.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
The Pastor SAYS:

we used to get our exercise by taxi
Ing It in person, but now we hear r.
over the radio from d man EMPLOYED
to watch it for us.-John Andrew
Holmes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Amount

To Whom Issued Amount
North Branch Milling Co.,
Merchandise .,,,. 1910
Elmer Barton, Fixing boiler -. 51.55
A.75S.Ss
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A.75S.8S
SCHEDULE III"

Attending Assessors Meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
WOMANS MIGHT
W. c. COSTELLO,
Manager

"Fifty million Frenchmen can't be
wrong, and apparently neither can sev-
eral thousand California women.
Assemblyman Dan Emmett. author of
the bill which would prevent married
women from holding city, county or
state jobs, announced in the legislature
yesterday that his bill would not be taken
out of committee.
This bill, the most publicized in the
present legislature, drew a storm OF pro-
test from women in all parts of the state,
who were quick to show what aroused
femininity can do toward putting mere
man in his proper place.
The merits or demerits of employing
women could be argued for long time
without getting any definite result, but
there is no room for argument IN discuss
ing the power which women WELD in po-
litical circles.
Hardly was the ink dry on Emmett's
bill when women throughout the state
arose in protest against it. But they
were not content with merely arising.
They went out and acted. Petitions were
circulated all over the state and were
signed by thousands of women and by
many men, who do not favor the restrlc-
tions the bill would place on women.
When these petitions began to arrive
in Sacramento, Mr.. Emmett and others
who felt as he did, We're wise enough to
know that the Jig was up. They could
shove the camel through the eye of the
needle quicker than they could get this
particular bill through the assembly.
Mr. Emmett shows considerable po-
litica sagacity in allowing his bill to
die in committee. He will have to show
considerable more in our opinion, to put
himself over the hurdles if he seeks re-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
THE JUNIORS SCORE

I'll Centro'S Junior chamber Of COM
merce is to be congratulated on its splen-
did handling of the sixth regional con-
vention held here over the weekend.
Scores of young men from various
parts of the west have returned to their
homes with an intimate view of Imper-
ial Valley which cannot help but make
new friends for this community.
The visitors not only were thrilled by
the material signs of progress here, but
they could not help commenting on the
hospitality shown them and the energy
displayed by the local organization. And
it might be mentioned in passing that
the visitors did more work than play
while they were here.
Like others who come here they eX-
pressed surprise when told that a few
decades ago the bustling cities they now
see existed only in the imagination of the
determined pioneers and that actuallty
then was a grim and forbidding desert.
Telling these things to visitors makes US
realize that all too often many OF our
own residents fail to appreciate what has
been and what can be accomplished here.
The Junior chamber of commerce has
an important niche in the city's affairs.
The youngest of our civic organizations.
it has all the spirit and enthusiasm OF
youth. 1t has demonstrated before that
it can do things and the recent conven-
ton clinched the argument IN its favor.
1t can stand a greater interest IN its
affairs by the older organizations IN the
city and it merits their support and CO.
operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGnY'S FAST RUN

Uncle Wiggily was up in the bath
room of his hollow stump bungalow
with Buster, one of his little boy
rabbits, and they were soaking wet.
The reason they were wet, as I told
you in the story last night, was be-
cause Uncle Wiggily tried TO fix Bus
ter's toy boat.
The rabbit gentleman wound up
the spring of the boat, put it in the
bath tub full of water and, all Of a
sudden, the propeller OF the boat
whizzed around and sprinkled wet
ness all over Buster and his father
And as they stoood there, all drip
ping, Nurse Jane called:
Hurry, Buster, or you II be late
for school!'
Ibid you hear that, Daddi-
cums?' asked Buster.
did I hear wat?' asked Mr.
Longears, wiping some water off tht
end of his pink, tWinkling nose.
did you hear Nurse Jane say {
have to hurry if I didn I want TO bt
late for school, and I don I. -
( Don't what, Buster?' inquired
Uncle Wiggily as he watched hi!
little bunny boy squeeze some drops
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
MRS. MARGARET KIRBY
Press Staff Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Givers and
Mrs. John Phillips of Nogales visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Fahring over
the week end and attended the goli
tournament.
Leslie Henderson left this morn
ing for Los Angeles TO attend the
convention of the Chevrolet sales
men Wednesday.
Mrs. Bessie Seeley of Venice vis-
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bechtel the
past week.
Mrs. Carl Morford entertained
Thursday with a bridge luncheon.
A color scheme of purple and yellow
was carried out in all the rooms.
The first prize was won by Mrs.
Frank Taylor, while Mrs. o. c.
Harris was given consolation.
Mrs. George Mills. Mrs. John
Hartzog and Mrs. W H Kirby were
the guests of Mrs. CharlesBarrett OF
El Centro Friday Mrs. Clarence
Hendirks who formerly lived in
Holtville was also invited.
The flower section of the Woman s
club met Wednesday afternoon and
made plans for the Flower Show
which will be held at the Civic Cen
ter in April
w. L. Dresser left for Los Angeles
Tuesday TO visit Mrs. Dresser and
will be away for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Mcleod
and family returned from Pomona
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mills are en-
tertaining this evening with q
birthday dinner honoring Mrs
Charles Barrett of FL Centro and
John Hartzog. The decorations will
be in the ST. Patrick colors and the
dinner will be in the green ano
white. The guests invited are,
Messrs. and Mesdames Charles Bar
rett. John Hartzog. WILDER Garrick
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

for school. And Uncle Wiggily hop
ped into his room TO dry himself.
Here, Buster, hold up your left
foot and III put this dry shoe and
stockingl' cried his mother
And hold up your right foot and
II put a dry stocking and shoe on
that" squeaked Nurse Jane. Poor
Buster tried to hold up both feet at
once but this made him fall down
kerplunk
Never mindl We can dress him
quicker if he is flat on his back, -
said Nurse Jane. He doesn I wob-
Bile so much. -
After a while Buster was dressed
dry again, only in her hurry, Nurse
Jane got his little knickerbockers
on upside down and they had to be
changed. But at last he was ready
and so was Uncle Wiggily.
Nov for fast run to the Hol-
low Stump School" cried Mr.
Longears as he tucked little Buster
under one paw and hoped out into
J the cold air with him. Along
through the woods and over the
fields ran the rabbit gentleman
with his little boy. None of the
other children was to be seen fol
they had gone to school some time
before
But I'll not let you be late, Bus
ter! . said his kind father. 1T was
my fault you got splashed with the
toy boat, so l must get you to school
on time Faster and faster ano
faster Uncle Wiggily ran and hop
| ped and at last he reached the Hol-
low Stump School.
u hope 1 am not TOO late with
| Buster painted Mr.. Longears as
the Lady Mouse Teacher opened the
door.
No" she squeaked, "school has
not yet started, but where is Bus
ter?'
| 4 Uncle Wiggily looked beneath his
| paw where he had tucked his little
boy when he started his fast run
But alasl Buster wasn't there.
"Oh, must have dropped him or
the Way!o cried Mr.. Longears. Anc
what happened next you may reac
in the story tomorrow night. II
case the milk doesn't turn soul
when the clock makes funny faces
at it, l shall tell you about Uncle
Wiggily's IS Buster hunt
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
DAIRY DAY TO
BE- OBSERVED ON
NEXT THURSDAY

Dairymen of the valley are busy
with plans for the annual dairy day
which is to be held this year on
March II, Thursday of this week, at
the Walter B. Havekorst ranch near
Meloland.
This annual dairy day is an out
standing event of the year for agri-
cultural interests and many fine
dairy cattle are entered by local
ranchers.
In addition, dairy specialist,
Prof. j. Gordon of the extension di-
vision, is to be present and will
speak before the gathering. Every
effort is being made to assure the
success of this years day, and the
dairy committee of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau Cow Testing
association has outlined a fine pro-
gram
Beginning at 1920 a. m. Thurs
day, Prof Gordon will conduct q
judging demonstration in which he
will bring out the relative value of
points considered in judging dairy
animals.
AT IL o'clock a class of four cows
will be judged, and the half hour
from 11:30-12 will be used to ex-
anime a class of four COWS of known
production on which everyone will
have the privilege of placing a guess
as to production.
During the noon hour, luncheon
will be served by the creameries and
the Swiss band will furnish music.
The program will begin again at
1890 and the group will inspect
the Havekorst dairy building and
equipment which were designed in
cooperation with the University of
California and which are models.
AT / o'clock Prof Gordon will
speak on the advantages of testing
and culling the low producers. and
from 1:30-230 the time will be used
in presenting ribbons and medals TO
winners in dairy COW competition
classes, also in announcing winners
, of the judging events in the morn
ing. The sweepstakes cup will be
presented to the holder Of the mos
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
HOLTVILLE NEWS BRIEFS

J. D. Anderson and David Good
rich.
Misses Doris and Delma Denny
and Clark Butler attended the Jun
ior chamber of commerce dance at
e. Centro Saturday evening.
The Valley hospital reports Mrs.
Z. D. Lee who was seriously hurt
in an auto accident as getting along
nicely. Mrs. Y. B. Pace who under
went major operation Tuesday IS
getting along as well as could be
, expected. Clyde Bailey who was SC
badly burned about a month age
was able to leave the hospital last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A Willard are in
San Diego for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo RauenZahn OF
El Centro were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. c. P. Denny, Sunday.
The Altar society will have their
bridge party at the Legion hall
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Guidotti
will be hostess.
The Womans club will have their
bridge luncheon Saturday at the
Civic Center. These parties have
been very much enjoyed and large
crowd is expected.
The Guappo club met at the "a
partments Of Misses Nina Emery
and Nell Griggs for pot luck dinner
Wednesday evening. After dinner
they formed al Inc party and took
in the show. They will have then
regular meeting at the Legion Hal
Thursday evening. Miss Bette
Shontz will be hostess.
Miss Maryal Meadows of El Cen
tro visited Miss Doris Denny Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Mills have az
their house guests Mrs. George Am
. berson Of San Diego and Mrs. Rufus
: burden of Live Oaks, sisters of Mrs
, Mills
b James R. Brown, father of Mrs
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
GAS COMPANY is
MAKING PROGRESS
ON IMPROVEMENTS

Work is reported as progressing
very nicely on the rehabilitation OF
the Ell Centre system for the Ma
tural Gas Corporation of Califor-
mia, and this should be completed
at an early date, officials state.
Following this some extensive i'm
provements are scheduled for the
gas plant, which will make this a
truly up to date system and assure
ample capacity for the future
growth and development expected
in the Imperial Valley properties of
the company.
Miss Elmer Martin, home econo-
mist for the Natural Gas Corpora
ton of California. has also been
spending the past few weeks in this
territory in assisting housewives in
the proper operation OF their gas
appliances. Miss Martins services
are absolutely free of charge, and
any consumer on whom she has not
already called should feel at liber-
ty to request her services, or she will
be only too glad to call back on
any who may desire her to do So
Additional gas plants and distrib-
ution systems are being rapidly
completed in various portions of the
Pacific Coast by Natural Gas Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
Now for q fast run to school,

out of his little coat pocket which
was filled with water from the
splashing toy boat. "Don't what?''
- don't want TO be late for
school, Buster explained.
"And I'm not going to let you be
late" cried Mr.. Longears, shivering
a little as some water trickled down
the back of his neck. "You must go
at once"
"But I can't go to school all wet
like this said Buster.
mo, that's SO, you MT, !"
agreed his father. "But I'll tell you
what to do. Quickly put on some
dry things. I will do the same and
then will run fast with you to the
Hollow Stump School and the Lady
Mouse Teacher will not mark you
late'
"That will be nice, Daddicums, "
spoke Buster, squeezing some more
bath tub water out of another pock-
ct. "But you are all wet now and
so am I. We must get dry before
can go to school,"
"Quick, Get some dry clothes! "
shouted the rabbit gentleman. And
from down below Nurse James
called:
Buster, are you going to school
today? What is going on up there?
All the other children have gone
long ago. Mr.. Longears are you
keeping Buster from school so he
will be late?"
~ am not keeping him, Nurse
Jane, > answered Uncle Wiggily, pa
thetic like and sad. "We had a
little accident We are both wet
but I am going TO put on dry clothes
and so is Buster and then l will
take him in my paws and run fast
with him to school so he won't be
late
THAT will be loVely,p squeaked
the muskrat lady housekeeper. "Bui
dear me! All wet And you must
change in a hurry. Well, you dress
yourself, Mr. Longears, and youl
wife and I will help Buster TO put
on his dry clothes. .
So the lady rabbit and the lady
muskrat housekeeper ran TO gel
some dry shoes, stocking, knicker.
bockers, waist, underwear and ev.
erything needed TO get him ready
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS
Don't Take
Pills For
patton

Ordinary pills taken to relieve con.
stipation merely force movement or
the bowels without making the liver
disgorge its excess bile. That's why
the trouble returns in day or two
and you have TO swallow more pills.
What every constipated person
needs is a good liver tonic like Plant
lax to thoroughly cleanse the diges-
tive system of all foul secretions and
at the same time restore the torpid.
lazy liver TO proper working order.
When this is done you will no longer
have frequent headaches. coated ton
que, sallow skin, sour stomach. gas:
bilious attacks or other symptoms OF
constipation and liver trouble.
Plantlax is made from the juices OF
harmless medicinal plants - Nature a
own remedes-that act in a mild, easy
way without weakening or irritating
the organs. Try 1t tonight. Large
bottle 81 at any good drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
WOffOrd'S Estate
Entered In Court

Bessie Wofford, former wife Of
John Wofford, was appointed spe-
cial administrative of his estate by
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson yes
terday afternoon, under $4,000 bond.
Wofford committed suicide III a
Holtville hotel Friday afternoon
Matrimonial troubles and financial
reverses are thought to be the cause
of his act. He left sealed note tc
the wife, who divorced him about
five months ago. The decree OF d!'
Vorce was not yet final.
In Mrs. Wofford's petition for ap-
pointment as administrative o.
Wofford's estate was listed as being
composed of a stock Of groceries a
539 Main street here, an automobile
and insurance money due from
store in Winterhaven that burned
to the ground. The insurance COM
pany contests the claim for insur-
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

Jeff Mills, was given a lovely birth
day party Sunday, it being his 18th
birthday. Those present were j. D.
Brown and family, G. P. Drinkard,
Mrs. Sallie Mills, Mrs. George Am
berson and Mrs. Rufus burden. At
ter the sumptuous dinner all de-
clared it a lovely party and wished
him many more happy birthdays.
J. T. Wight of San Diego was a
business visitor in town Monday.
Bob Standal Of Seattle was a
Sunday visitor Of John Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Carson Of e
Centro will be host and hostess TO
a dinner party Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor viii be
Holtville guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
Witness Decides
Not TO Testify

Sudden reluctance of material
witness to testify yesterday after
noon brought stormy scenes into
Judge I. Mayfield IS court, where b.
Bascadillo, Filipino, was brought Tor
preliminary hearing of evidence on
a charge of attacking l6-year-old
Mexican school girl.
Refusal of the Mexican girl TO
give evidence against the Filipino
finally resulted in continuance Gt
the case until March II.
Statements by both the Filipino
and the girl are in the hands OF tie
district attorney. The girl s sudden
change of attitude brought a dec
laration from d. II. Wolford, dep-
uty district attorney. 81 want To
get to the bottom of this thing
REAn THE Cl.ASHIEIED ADS
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
TEN YEARS AGO
March 10. 1921

One of the largest real estate
deals made in the valley during the
last year was closed yesterday when
Stephen and Edward Lyons decided
the we'll known Lyons brothers
ranch, to the John Mcclure Estate,
Inc, of Los Angeles and Burbank,
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 10. 1911

A new guest at the Tecolote Ran
cho is F.. Graham Cootes, one of the
foremost illustrators OF the country
and a portrait painter of high re-
pute, who has peer commissioned
by Harold Bell Wright's publisher
to make the pictures for the desert
story, THE Winning of Barbara
Worth"
Mr.. Blackwell, a Redlands capi-
talist, who recently purchased prop
erty on the north side OF Main
street, about midway between Fifth
and Sixth streets. has decided to
erect business building thereon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. James Scofield are
leaving today for Long Beach to
make their home. Mr. Scofield has
been connected with the Boyce Aten
post American Legion in the city as
adjutant for the last two months.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

poration of California and affiliated
companies, which is bringing gas
service to numerous consumers who
have heretofore been denied this
comfort and convenience.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, Ell Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

election two years hence. The men in his
particular district will certainly have to
stick together if they hope to get him
anywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 10, 1916

In spite of the urgency of many
friends. Mayor A. W. Swanson has
decided not to be a candidate for
reelection, reaching this decision
definitely this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

Mrs. Lavinia Northcott, city clerk,
this morning showed her skill as a
builder by driving four nails in the
new fire department building
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

Sutter County has l,200 cling
peach growers who cultivate q 926
acres Of orchards.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-10

points in the cow competition by
the president OF the Ell Centro
Chamber of Commerce.