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THIS "JUICE"
SO SHOCKING
Charged Pole In San Bernardino Does
Vengeance to Man and Beast
A dispatch to the Times from San
Bernardino dated Dec. 1, says:
"Three horses and several citizens
were shocked by an electric pole on
the principal business street to-night.
An orange grower from Rlalto had
hitched his horse to the pole when the
animal commenced to show signs of
nervousness.
"In stroking Its neck the owner was
severely shocked and removed his
horse with difficulty. . A short time
later a Redlands man hitched a span
of horses to the pole with a chain.
They struggled violently. Edward
Paine, a youth, attempted to loosen
the chain and taking hold of it scream
ed In agony, unable to release his hold
until he fell and the weight of his body
broke his grip.
"Several men tried to assist Paine
and were also shocked. The horses
finally, In frenzied plunging, broke the
chain and rolling over wrecked the ve
hicle. Paine and others had their
hands seriously blistered. Insulated
wl'e and the dampness of the pole
were the causes."
Wilson says he has calls for
Imperial lands and especially for
exchange for good orange and
lemon groves, Los Angeles city
property, also Riverside, Pomona,
Pasadena, alfalfa lands in Downey
and Compton. Now Mr. Farmer
you want to 1 see Wilson about it
Thelma Hotel, Imperial, Cal.
Silsbee Sayings
From onr regular Correspondent.
Geo. Bulard, of Calexlco, made
Silsbee a visit last Sunday.
Roy Rumsey was over from El
Centro the first of the week.
Since the road west and across New
river was repaired travel is increasing.
.Mr. J. H. Carter came down from
Calexlco the first of the week and was
looking for teams to level and put in
cultivation his 80 acre tract which joins
the townsite on the east.
The duck hunters are having fine
sport shooting around the sloughs west
of New river.
Holiness meetings are being held In
a large tent one block south of Camp
bell's store.
Geo. L. Campbell has returned from
the coast. He came via Campo and
reports a heavy fall of snow in the di
vide between Jacumba and Campo.
Last Friday Oscar Coon, Geo.
Campbell and P. J. Storms took a
trip over south of New river In Imperi
al water district No. 6. They report
the country over there badly damaged
by large washes. Settlers are return-
Ing. They saw a number of teams at
work preparing ground for crop.
John Webb and Jim Fequay have
returned from the mountains with a
six horse wagon load of household
goods.
Wm. Hart, of Portreav, has been
looking around for a location, .vtr.
Hart expects to move down here soon
and make this his home in the future.
List your lands with the Ira Aten
Land Co. They can get you best re
sults.
I have four 40 acre tracts of the
finest kind of grape, asparagus and
melon land. This Is patented land and
Is close to El Centro. Don't miss It.
Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal.
40 acres fine land and 40 shares
No. 1 water stock, 1-2 mile from Slls
bee, only $25.00 an acre. The water
stock Is worth that much. Bert R.
Chaplin, Imperial, Cal. It Is no trou
ble to answer questions.
MEADOWS ELECTED
CONSTABLE
Second Balloting Resulted In favor
of the Present Incumbent
The special election held last Thurs
day In Imperial township resulted in
the election of J. D. Meadows, the
present Incumbent, by a majority of
23. At the election of Nov. 6th the
vote was a tie, Meadows and CHrfe re
ceiving 84 votes each. In Thursday's
ballotlngs Meadows received 98 votes
and Cllne 75, as follows:
Meadows Cllne
Imperial City 67 45
Imperial outside 11 10
El Centro 20 20
98 75
There was considerable effort made
to get out the vote, especially In Im
perial. fact that this vote ex
ceeded that cast In the general elec
tlon at Imperial testifies to that fact.
Holtville Happenings
From Our Regular Correspondent.
C. P. Lyndall, general agent for the
New Zealand Fire Ins. company, was
In Holtvllle, Friday, In the Interest , of
his company, which Is now represented
here by J. N. Patton.
F. M. Ferguson was unfortunate In
having a runaway Saturday. The
team started from the National Lum
ber compahy's yards and ran about a
half mile north of town before they
were stopped.
J. S. Bridenstine has returned k to
Holtvllle very much benefited In health
and will remain most of the winter.
A. B. Griffith suffered a severe ac
cident last Saturday In falling from the
railroad bridge, where he was at work.
He Is Improving as rapidly as could be
expected.
Old Mr. Curtis is quite sick and is
under the doctor's care.
The ladles of the M. E. church will
meet on next Wednesday afternoon
Dec. 12th, for the purpose of organiz
ing a ladies aid society.
Hon. R. C. Powers and wife have
taken rooms a* the Alamo hotel for
the winter and Mr. Powers will spend
his time looking after his large inter
ests In district No. 5, where he is
ranching a large amount of land, j
The rain last week, though disagree
able at the time, has improved the
roads and vegetation greatly.
Irving P. Sllliman returned Thurs
day from Los Angeles, where he has
been spending a few days on business.
The chamber of commerce held its
regular meeting on Saturday evening,
at which time G. M. Vermllya resigned
his office as secretary and Ed. E.
Boyd was appointed to fill the vacancy
Dr. Greenleaf and Ed. Boyd were gap
pointed a committee to meet the rep
resentatives of the other chambers of
commerce In the Valley to form a
Valley chamber of commerce.
imperial water company No. 5 held
their regular board meeting on Wed
nesday, at which time general matters
of business were discussed, the month
ly bills were audited and the meeting
was adjourned until Dec. 22nd, ' at
which time the delinquent stock will
be sold.
W. E. Clark, of Los Angeles, was
doing business in Holtvllle, Tuesday.
F. B. Anderson, of Los Angeles, au
ditor for the National Lumber com
pany. Is checking up the company's
books at this place this week.
F. McCown and wife, of Waltsburg,
Wash., arrived In Holtvllle. Wednes
day.
H. C. Webster, of Calexlco, was In
town Monday.
* Kelly has a grape advertisement
some where In the paper. He wants
you to read It.
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