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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
MISS FLACK TO
HOLD MEETING

Miss Hally Flack, extension spe-
cialist in child development and
parent education, will hold a meet
ing for all women interested as
we'll as farm home department
women. tomorrow morning, Tues
day, May Is, at 10 a. M. in the farm
bureau office at the court house.
Miss Flack will continue her dis
cussion on teaching the children
the value of money which was of
such interest to the women who
attended her previous discussion.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Flack
will speak at the meeting of East
side-Sunset farm home department
at the Friends church in Holt
vile.
Wednesday morning Miss Flack
will talk at the meeting of Mt. Sig
nal at the home of Mrs. c. c..
Bogue and that afternoon, at the
Jasper meeting at the home of Mrs.
John Fiala.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
SURPRISE PARTY
HONORS MATESKAS

A surprise buffet supper was Civ
en- Sunday night at the j. p.
Sweeney home in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Mateska who are leay-
ing the valley soon to make their
home in Eugene, Ore.
A large group of friends gather
ed for the occasion and delicious
supper and good music were en-
joyed. Mr.. and Mrs. Mateska, to
the regret of many Ell Centrans.
will leave this city on May rs for
the northern city. aa
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
PERUlAl
PQRnCRaPnC

Literature section of the Ten
Thousand club will meet tomor-
row morning, Tuesday, May Is, at
$50 a. m. at the home of Mrs. D.
B. Roberts. The section will review
and complete the study Of AN
thopy and Cleopatra.
Boyce Aten unit of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary will meet to-
night at 8 O'Clock in the Veterans
hall for a regular business meet
ing
Members and invited guests of
the Junior Ten Thousand club IS
Bridge section will have a Chinese
supper tonight at the home Of Miss
Lola Freeman, this event taking
the place of the swim planned or
iginally.
DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Apple en-
tertained yesterday at a Sunday
afternoon tea honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy A. Weakley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Andrews
have been spending several days in
La Jolla.
Barbara Worth golf club auxil-
iary will hold its last meeting OF
the year tomorrow morning. Tues
day. May Is, at 10 a. m. at the
home of Mrs Allen P. Nuffer, 572
Len Rey. New officers will be in
stalled.
Friends Of Mrs. Mayme P. Bald
win who were alarmed by news OF
her illness will be delighted to learn
that she is improving steadily.
Arts and Crafts section Of the
Junior Ten Thousand club will
meet tonight at O'Clock in the
club house.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Strickland
and their two sons spent Sunday
in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
NORTON TALKS FOR
CAMP FIRE GIRLS

Wadita Camp Fire girls met Sat-
urday morning in the park oppos-
ite the court house with their
guardian, Mrs. B. A. Harrigan, and
with ]. B. Norton, plant patholo-
gist.
Mr.. Norton talked to the girls on
trees and their classifications and
afterwards took them on a tour OF
the trees in the park and around
the court house. He identified Is
species for the girls for which they
won a nature honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
PRETTY WEDDING
UNITES COUPLE

The V. E. Butterworth home, 821
South Fifth, was the scene Sunday
morning of a beautiful wedding
when Miss Ruby Robertson and
Frank Gonzales were united in
marriage by V. E. ButterWorth,
pastor of the State Street Christ
ian church.
A host of friends and relatives
gathered to witness the impressive
service. Prior to the ceremony
Mrs. E. L. Bennett, Jr., sang ~
Love You Truly" accompanied by
Mrs. Butterworth.
The bride was lovely n a pink
and white linen suit with white ac-
cessories and carried a bouquet Of
pink roses and lilies of the valley.
She is a graduate Of Central high
school, class of '33.
The groom will be remembered
by many for his football career at
Central where he belonged to the
class of 81.
Their many friends in the valley
join in wishing Ilr. and Mrs. Con
zales, every happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
Schools
Churches
PRESENT DAY
CLUB MEETS AT
OSBORNE RANCH

Present Day club members were
the guests Saturday night Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh T. Osborns, meet
ing at their home south of Ell
Centro for dessert, a program and
game of contract.
Mr.. Osborne gave an interesting
talk based on the scrapbook of DR..
Oliver Wozencraft containing ac-
counts, largely written by himself
for the old San Francisco newspa-
per, the Alta California, relative to
his dreams of a fertile empire to
be built in the Imperial Valley.
DR.. WoZencraft visited the valley
in '49, coming with the army from
Kansas, and while the troops rest
ed at Yuma, he rode a mule into
the valley, conceiving the idea of
turning water from the Colorado
into the lower basin of the Imper-
ial Valley.
After his talk, Mr.. Osborne passed
the scrapbook around so that men,
bers might see the old clippings
and stories. This scrapbook had
disappeared for many years and
was unearthed not so long ago by
the family attorney
DR.. and Mrs. Apple and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chestnut won the prizes for
contract.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Brock. DR.. and Mrs. w. w.
Apple. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Horton,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Chestnut, Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Costello, Mr.. and
Mrs o. G Horne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mont j. Reid, Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Rice, DR.. E. o. Carter and the
hosts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
DANCE GIVEN
SATURDAY FOR
YOUNGER SET

Miss Stella Mae johnson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. john
son, was hostess to a group of the
younger set at a delightful dance
given Saturday night in the Imper-
ial Valley business college.
The hall Was decorated with
greenery and pink roses and made
a charming setting for the pretty
spring gowns worn by the girls.
Invited guess included the Miss
es Elizabeth Meyer, Barbara Hor-
ton, Kay Clements, Margaret Loud.
Lorene Linekin. Mary Katherine
Horton. Helen Dowd, Maxine Spear,
Ethel Pearl Cross. Mary Frances
Hoppin. Genevieve Hinderks. Mary
Louise Burke, Katherine Nuffer
Geraldine Johnson, Roberta Bar
ratt, Shirley Schoenburg, Georgia
Frances Damron. Marjorie Hovey.
Patricia Mexican, Dorothy Lom-
holdt, Shirley Maddux, Georgiana
Sones, Betty Surface, Kay Surface,
Phyllis Anderson, Jacqueline La
Vine, Frances Allen:
MeSsrs. Boz FOX, Leonard Carey,
Robert Burke, George Young
Herbert Lee, James Huston, Albert
Jenkins, Percie Thacker, Temple
Robinson, John King, Rodney Han
sen. Jack Morgan. Howard Hatch,
Charles Jenney, Richard Maddux,
Lee Edgar, Heath Hovey, Kenneth
Kenyon, Jim Burke, Alvin Bucklin,
Stanley Ryerson, Philip Van Slyck,
Homer Spear, William Haynes,
Dan Judd. Robert Landerman, Carl
Landerman, Pat Bush, Philip La
Vine, Rudolph Furbass.
Kathryn Surface and Jim Burke
won the prize dance and chaper-
ones were Mrs. Haynes, Mrs. Jen-
ney and Mr.. and Mrs Johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
School Children's
Clinic Wednesday

In order to detect any physical
defects in children who are 10
enter school for the first time next
fall, and so that these defects may
be treated by the family doctor
and the child be ready for school,
the county health department, with
tie school nurse, Miss Edith Eicke,
will give complete physical ex-
aminations.
These physical examinations will
be made on Wednesday, May l6, in
the Ten Thousand club house, for
children who enter school for the
first time next fall. The examina-
tions will be by appointment only
and those wishing to make appoint
ments may do so by calling Miss
Eicke telephone LOT, between the
hours Of 8 and 9 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
ST. MARY'S PLANS
SEVERAL EVENTS

st. Mary's church is holding a
card party Tuesday evening, May
Is. at O'Clock, the party to be
held on the lawn of the Mark
Magee residence, 1917 Olive avenue.
Mrs. j. P Eyer and Mrs. Frank
Nesbitt are to act as sponsors for
the party which will feature bridge,
delicious refreshments. and beauti-
full prizes for the winners The
public is invited.
On Wednesday, May l6. at ? p.
m. in st. Mary's hall Rev. Gerald
O'Keefe of st. Marys will act as
host at an ice cream social and af-
ternoon of cards for the women of
the Altar and Rosary societies.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
WILL ORGANIZE
NEW DEPARTMENT

Another home department will be
added to the growing list in Imper-
ial Valley when Calipatria center
is organized today.
Miss Florence Glenn, home dem
onstration agent, and Mrs. Charles
Hackleman, county chairman, will
attend the organization meeting
this afternoon, and Miss Glenn will
talk on textiles and clothing
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
FINAL OLD TIME
DANCE THURSDAY,

United Spanish War Teteralls
and Auxiliary are to sponsor one
of their successful old time dances
on Thursday of this week, May II,
which is to be the last of the sea-
son unless there should be a.
change In the weather.
A six piece orchestra will supply
the music for the old time dances,
the waltzes, the fox trots and since
this is the final dance, record
attendance is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
M. E.. MISSIONARY
SOCIETY MEETING

Members of the Methodist Mis-
sionary society are asked to bring
mite boxes and pledge cards to the
meeting tomorrow afternoon, Tues
day, May IS, which will begin at
230 p. m. at the home of Mrs. w.
w. McEuen on West Main
Those wishing transportation are
asked to call Mrs. M. j. Dowd, tele-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
MEETING
TO BE TOMORROW

Meeting of the faculty for the
proposed vacation Bible school has
been postponed one day according
to announcement made to The
Press.
The meeting was to have taken
place tonight and instead will take
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
GIRL MISSING

PASADENA, Cal, May IA. <U.H-
Police began searching today f0'
Elaine Russell, 18, VINO disappeared
yesterday, four days after her arri-
val from st. Louis to visit a cou-
sin. The girl took a suitcase with
her to a picnic for an undisclosed
reason, but the bag was found
under a picnic table.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

place on Tuesday, May Is, at the
same hour in the State Street
Christian church.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

phone SOS, or Mrs. j. D. Foss, tele-
phone 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
! OF Interest to Women
Social Calendar
TONIGHT

Junior chamber of commerce,
$50, California hotel.
Bridge section, $3.50, Freeman
home.
Arts and Crafts, Junioc. I,
10000 club.
Ell Centre lodge No. 3S4, F. and
A. NJ, I. Masonic temple.
American Legion Auxiliary, s,
Veterans hall.
Baseball, 8, Wilson field.
Citizenship class, Z, court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
TOMORROW

Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Flack meeting, 10, court house.
NJ. f. Missionary society, 2;30,
w. w. McEuen home.
Golf club auxiliary, 10, 572 Len
Rey.
Eastside Sunset home depart
ment, Friends church.
Literature section, $3.50, d. b.
Roberts home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14
and. they do
something like
that to mellow
good tobaccos


VV|HERE THE RARE WINES come
w from they know that the two
most important things in wine-mak-
ing are the selection of the grapes
and the long years of ageing in the
wine cellars. 80
IT'S VERY MUCH THE SAME in
the making of a cigarette. You have
to get the right tobaccos, then put
them away to age and mellow in
wooden casks. dom,
You can't make a good cigarette
like Chesterfield in a day. 1t takes
over two years to age the tobaccos
for your Chesterhelds-but it adds
something to theG taste and makes
them milder.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-14

@ 1894. Lieesrr & MYERS TosAcco co,
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yards of remnants from present pat
terms. The book did not receive wide
circulation in Lewis and Clark county
but a few are tucked away today on Ii
brary shelves and read.
The final contest came November 6,
1894, when Anaconda received 25,118
and Helena 27,024 votes. The first re-
ports gave Helena a wide margin which
was reduced as figures came in and it
was late at night before the crowd at
the auditorium, where reports were re-
ceived by wire, was satisfied that Hell
ena had won. When it was decided an
impromptu celebration was organized
which threw any set blowout into the
shade. But Anaconda was always ad-
mitted to be a good loser and so the
state capital was permanently located
at Helena with the provision in the
constitution that it will take two-thirds
of the vote Of the people to o it.
Over thirty legislatures have come
and gone with some extra sessions
thrown in as in our territorial days.
We have had all sorts of senatorial
contests, some of which will be for
gotten and some of which will be re-
membered. One of the most beautiful
state houses in the land graces the
northern slope of Mount Ascension or
Stanley, the bonds for the original con-
struction of which were taken over by
the late Col. Thomas Cruise and beaut-
iful granite wings have been added to
provide quarters for the ever increas-
ing force of state officers and boards.
Several clocks have not survived the
adjournment of some legislative ses-
sions which had to sit till daylight in
order to elect senators.
The building is located only about
a mile from the northern boundary of
Jefferson county and from its portico
is to be had n of the finest views in
the world. The lights and shadows
over the Belt range across the Prickly
Pear valley are never the same and
nearly north in full view are the rocky
crags of the Bears Tooth named by
Lewis and Clark lit years Ago..
Vermillion, Butte and Mount Edith
rise to the east, the latter wrapped in
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PACK TRAIN
IS DESCRIBED

An interesting sidelight on military
campaigns against the Sioux Indians
in Montana in 1876 is told by David T.
Mears, chief packer for General Crook
in the expedition against the noted
Chief Crazy Horse.
Mears who was a packer by profess
sion and a trooper by adoption tells in
his own words a few of the kinks in
making up a pack train:
my particular business was to Or
ganize pack trains. Right here is a
good place to describe a pack train. 1t
consist of a lot of medium sized mules
on which to carry supplies for the army
when W cut loose from the wagon
trains. We could then keep up with
the command, let the soldiers go when
and where they would or travel as fast
as they wished. The pack train was
right at their heels, with their provi-
sions, blankets, ammunition, tents or
feed for the horses.
"A pack train generally consists Of
about 60 pack and 10 riding mules, led
by n bell horse. An army horse will
do, just so he is gentle and is a good
kicker. Mules are very playful and
the horse that kicks, bites and fights
them most is the horse that suits them
best. Keep the bell horse in hand and
Indians will get very few miles in case
of a stampede"
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selling to know that the transfer to
Sheol will be so slight that they would
never notice it. This of course caused
some laughter. He said he had never
been to Anaconda but desired to go
to see its hotel, said to be grander in
magnificence than the Temple of Sol
ONION.
Many of the orators took humorous
filings at Helena and among them Judge
William Writ Dixon, afterwards to be-
come a supreme court justice. He said:
When you come to touch the inter-
must say nothing, take off thy shoes
from off thy feet for the ground
Whereon thou standest is holy ground
The world would not 60 to pieces
If the capital is removed from Helena
nor Helena will not 60 to pieces either.
I have a great respect for Helena. I
admire its perseverance, persistence and
the unanimity with which its people
stand together in everything that re-
lates to it. I am proud of it as a city
of Montana and I admit that it has all
the virtues in the calendar except one,
now somewhat gone out of date but
still entitled to be considered OCCASION
ally, the virtue of modesty."
Robinson of Deer Lodge, one of the
pioneer lawyers of the state said Helena
was a noble city, aye, sir, an ignoble
city. Those who had summed up her
eXcellency had certainly overlooked the
excellency of her bourbon, to which he
could testify himself. The school chill
dren were taught that Helena was a
great city of the United States, with
which he agreed. They had added the
eleventh commandment to the deca-
logue and taught in the Sunday schools
None of thy shekels shall fly to the
west side of the mountains"
And so the long controversy closed
after having been waged fiercely for
three weeks, or as Helena would have
had it had she had her way, but as re-
suits go very satisfactory to her people.
During the period much acrimony had
been displayed but now all was forgot
ten and forgiven.
Major Maginnis closed the discussion
with the statement that while the fight
had been a warm one, Helena and the
Lewis and Clark delegation recognized
the right of every county in the state
to go before the people for the CAPT.
tai.
IT think that the men who climbed
these mountains, crossed the plains,
and braved the dangers of savage war
fare in order to make way for those
who came after should see the dome of
this state house rise in the blue noun
tain air before they die"
At the election in 1892 seven cities
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When Seven Cities Fought for Location of Permanent
Capital of Montana and Helena Was Victor; Former Gov.
Joseph K. Tooe Championed Cause for Present Capital

James u. Sanders, the historian,
wrote an interesting narrative ove
the fight for the permanent lOca-
ton Of the capital of Montana, which
started back in the territorial days
and was continued in the. early days
of statehood, Helena finally winning
over Anaconda in the election of
1893 with q majority of 1906 votes.
The fight started in the constitution
al convention, and, centered around
proposition 10" provided that the
third legislative assembly should con-
slider the matter of the location of the
submitted to the vote of electors;
the two cities receiving the highest vote
should become candidates at the next
general election, and after this vote
there should be no change in the loca-
ton of the capital except by two-thirds
vote of the electors Of the state.
Former Senator w. A. Clark of Butte
was the chairman of the constitutional
convention, and sitting as delegates
we're the stalwarts of those good old
days. These men, in words of burning
%eloquence, put forth the claims of var
ious centers for the capitol. General
Charles S. Warren spoke for the can
didacy of Anaconda; Burleigh of Gus
ter was the champion of Billings; Gov
ernOr j. E. Richards of Silver Bow ad-
vocated Butte; Peter Breen, then a
miner with the gift of %eloquence that
was to win him fame and place later
in life, was the advocate of the little
town of Boulder; David G. Browne of
Chouteau was for Fort Benton; Walter
Cooper of Gallatin was eloquent in his
sponsorship of Bozeman's candidacy,
which town he characterized as "dimple
on the fair face Of nature; Governor
Joseph K. Toole and Major Martin
Maginnis, ably championed Helena,
and Simeon Buford of Madison pre-
sented the claims of old Virginia City;
John r. Toole came forward with an
offer to furnish accommodations for
the temporary capital at Anaconda free
of cost to the state until such time as
the voters made their decision; Field of
Park suggested Livingstone; Marion of
Missoula county was for the city of
Missoula. There was a fight over the
temporary location and finally it wa
agreed, and written into the constitu-
ton that Helena should remain the
temporary seat of government until the
electors could decide by vote.
One of the humorous talks at the
convention was that of Burleigh of
Custer, the advocate of Billings. He said
Billings was a beautiful city, a place
where a gentleman a go and stand
erect upon both feet and look up to-
ward heaven with ease instead Of be-
ing compelled to stand on one foot and
put the other against the side Of a bill.
Helena's delegation said he meant Butte
and Butte's delegation said he meant
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entered the race with the following re-
suit: Anaconda, 1913; Boulder, 295;
Bozeman, 1855; Butte, 7,752; Deer
Lodge, 983; Great Falls, 5,O42; Helena,
14,O10.
The A-B-C game was not played but
it was rather peculiar that with seven
entries Helena fell to the bottom of
the list but it did not affect her for
tunes so disastrously as it has later
victims.
With the final contest RENTED to
the general election in 1894, between
Anaconda and Helena both cities Or
ganized early with state committees in
their behalf and county committees and
local clubs wherever such could be Or
gained and as the time approached
the contest became strenuous. The
panic of 1893 interviewed and several
of Helena's banks were closed and Hell
ena's sinews of war were limited. Poll
tics were forgotten almost in the CAM
paign. The wheel horses of both and
all parties were enlisted in the capital
contest and in addition Helena sent out
a glee club which became very popular
and effective. Oriental songs were
composed which pleased every audience
and the organization went into the
enemy's country.
Helena distributed maps showing the
center of population of the state was
at her door as was the fact certified
by the director of the census of 1890,
then tabulated. A map with a radius
Of 100 miles was on the back of every
private letter sent out. The Anaconda
OCtOnI1S lost n0no If tic taptaclaS nv
the work of Helena's draughtsmen and
orators. The same campaign was car
ried on by Anaconda and also a little
gem Of a publication was given wide
distribution entitled "Helena's Social
Supremacy" by Senator Eggleston of
the Anaconda Standard, which made
delightful reading outside Of Helena.
All Of Helena lived at the Montana
club. The attire of Helena ladies was
shocking although it would have left
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some day will probably see a railroad,
also Lewis and Clark pass, and nearer
are seen the Scratch Gravel hills, where
mining has been prosecuted for so years
off and on. Beyond them is Silver
City, n original county seat of Edger-
ton, later Lewis and Clark county.
Major Maginnis always said that the
surroundings of Helena reminded him
OF Rome. I will now repeat the lines
Rome which sat on her seven bills
and from her throne of beauty ruled
the world"
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snow a great part of the year. As you
swing to the right one can see the Grow
creek divide, and to the west beyond the
city which survived three disastrous
fires and innumerable capital contests
can be seen the beautiful outline Of
Mount Helena originally known as
Mount Cowan, and from whose summit
can be seen the current of the Mis-
souri, river. Beyond is the range of the
Rocky mountains and Mulan pass; q
title to the northwest are the mountains
in the vicinity of Cadottes Pass, which
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Helena. It had the finest water in the
world, there was no inducement, no in
centive, no necessity for a man to slake
his thirst with whiskey for fear of be-
ing poisoned by the water that per-
colated through the poisoned soil. Bill
lings had the finest stone quarry for
capitol building material. He had been
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to Butte, where the air was laden with
the fumes from the smelters till he
couldn't see the electric lights. At
court, his friends advised him to leave
the COW counties and come to Butte.
He told them that their liking for the
atmosphere must be a little forced and
at the same time perhaps it was con-
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Eskimos are feasting on the ptarmi-
gan, n Of the few birds found in
Greenland at this time of year.