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COLONISTS COMING Rush to Southern California In creases as Season Draws to Close Travel to Southern California from the middle west and the east is increasing as the colonist season draws to a close. All sec tions of the state report more ar rivals than in any previous year but the most notable inrush of settlers is to Imperial Valley. Every train into the valley has been crowded to its capacity as the new county has very justly earned the reputation through out the country of offering: more favorable opportunities than any other section. The travel coastward is bring ing thirteen trains to Los Angel es daily, and with the exception of two limited flyers the colonists are pouring into the city. The colonist season will end Oct. 30, and the rash always ex perienced at the latter end of the season has begun. Every train brings many tour ists and homeseekers. At the opening of the season the average was more than 1,400 passengers a day. At present it is 2,200 every twenty-four hours at the mini mum. Double sections are the order of the day in the effort to care for the seekers of Southern California climate. The Salt Lake overland is bring ing more than 300 colonists daily outside of the regular first-class passengers. The Santa Fe is delivering three trainloads of passengers to Los Angeles in daylight hours, . while the Southern Pacific brings seven trains of tourists and col onists to the Arcade depot over land every day. Passenger Agent Graham of the Southern Pacific reports a larger number of one-way pass- j engers than ever before in the history of the road. Other railway officials give similar testimony. Baggage and freight receipts lend proof that the rush to Los Angeles and vicinity is of the homeseeker character. This week trains brought col onists from North Dakota, lowa I UUI /o#^®v I*V/ SUNSET \**| I OGDEN&SHASU I Eastern Trip S^^ May be arranged so that yoii may travel by way of NEW ORLEANS and The SUNSET ROUTE SAN FRANCISCO and The OQDEN ROUTE Or PORTLAND and The SHASTA ROUTE Enjoying the balmy air of the South or the cooling and bracing air of the North Personally Conducted Excursions]Every Day via all Routes Without Change to Principal I Eastern Points A. D. HEDHURST, Agent, EL CENTRO^CAL. SOUTHERN PACIFIC and Minnesota, Western Illinois also recorded a score of home seekers. A Massachusetts con tingent arrived over the Salt Lake, while the Santa Fe brought in lowa and Ohio parties. New England states were well represented. The greatest rush is expected the last week of the month. The season's colonist business will record fully the 80, 000 visitors to Southern Califor nia predicted by railroad officials in the early part of the season. QUAKE AND STORM Two Shocks and a Series of Elect rical Showers Mar Serene Weather The weather is so fine in Im perial valley as a rule that when we do get a storm it seems quite an event. The monotony of cloudless skies and perfect at mosphere which has prevailed all through the fall was interrupted this week by a series of electri cal showers and on Tuesday night by two earthquake shocks. The first shock came a little after 7 o'clock Tuesday night and while not violent was per ceptibly felt by everybody. Another shock was felt about four o'clock Wednesday morn ing but this was not heavy enough to waken sound sleepers and many people were unaware of it until told later in the clay. WednesdaY night's shower was a heavy one and everywhere there was a sea of mud and wat er. The shower was accompan ied by thunder and lightning but little damage was caused except the delay of the Wednesday night train ami a slight cessation in the electric light service. Elsewhere in Southern Califor nia the storm was even more se vere than in Imperial valley. At least three lives were lost by the destructive play of the ele ments and there was some de struction of property. A fatal bolt brought instant death to two redmen working on a ranch near Hemet. In a ter rific electrical storm in Little Bear Valley in the San Bernar dino mountains, one of the engi neers employed on the great res ervoir and tunnel project for the irrigation of western San Ber nardino county, was overturned in a boat and drowned. At upland a large, partly-built structure collapsed. Several men narrowly missed death and one was injured. Land Office Decision The General Land Office has affirmed the decision of Register Frank C. Prescottin the contest ed land case of E. J. Smith against Charles Walkem and James -M. Cardiff, intervenor. The local register sustained the contest and ordered the entry canceled. The intervenor was allowed entry if the contestor did not exercise his preference rights. In the contested case of Charles F. Dearborn against Abraham L. Smith, Register Prescott has decided in favor of Smith, who, according to the finding, cultivated the land and made necessary improvements. Colorado River Gage Heights Mean daily gage heights and discharges of Colorado river at Yuma, Arizona, for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 7, 1907: Date Gage Height Discharge Oct 6 18.70 10,100 -Oct 7 18.75 10,200 Oct 8 18.75 10,300 Oct 9 19.00 11,500 Oct 10 10.10 12,200 Oct 11 19.10 12,200 Oct 12 19.70 15,900 Francis L. Sellew, Project Engineer. Worth Doing You had better buy an El Centro lot now before the prices go up. There is no better investment in the country to day than a resident or business lot in the town that does things. El Centro Land Co. See the agent at the office. ■ 22tf Afflicted with Sore Eyes for 33 Years I have been afflicted with sore eyes for thirty-three years. Thirteen years ago I became totally blind and was blind for six years. My eyes were bad ly inflamed. One of my neighbors in sisted upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve and gave me half a box of it. To my surprise it healed my eyes and my sight came back to me.— P. C. Earles, Cynthiana,Ky. Chamberlain's Salve is for sale by El Centro Drug Store. CHURCH SERVICES Catholic Services in the Imperial Val ley will be held regularly at 10 a. m. sharp on the Sundays in each place as follows, (until further notice) : El Centro— on the Ist Sunday of each month. Brawley— on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Calexico— on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Other Sunday in the valley per ap pointment. For sick calls, etc., ad dress, Rev. H. Eummelen, El Centro, California. A TREE OF ILL REPUTE. The Fresh Juice of tlie Upaa Act* an a Deadly Poison. An evil reputation has long been borne by the upas tree, Ant!aris toxi caria, which grows In Borneo and oth er East Indian islands. It is still a common belief that birds flying with in the Influence of its poisonous va pors instantly perish and that it is fa tal for animals or men to rest be neath its shade. It resembles certain rhus plants (like the poison ivy) in emitting a .volatile substance which affects the skins of certain suscepti ble persons, though others are unaf fected. The sap is very poisonous and is the chief substance used by the Dyaks of Borneo for poisoning the tips of their darts. In this process an incifjion is made In the bark of the tree and the milky exudation collected on a palm leaf and dried first in the sun and then over a Ore until a thick brown mass is left. In this state it can be kept without deteriorating, and when re quired for use it is made into a thin paste with the juice of "tuba" root, which is used to stupefy fish, or with tobacco or lemon juice, and the ends of the darts dipped into the mixture and dried. These darts are made from the middle stem of the palm leaf and art. about six or eight Inches in length and of about the thickness of a knitting needle. They are used with a wooden sumpi tan, or blowpipe, which Is about seven or eight feet In length and has an In ternal diameter of about one-quarter Inch. A bird struck by one of these little darts Is instantly killed, and n pig dies in about twenty minutes. The' fresh juice of the upas tree, whether swallowed or Injected into the blood, acts as a violent poison, causing convulsions and death.—Chi cairo News. * • | 4 * 1 ; £ f ? f 44 "Do not put off until tomorrow that £ |> which should be done today." %> J^ . If you are not already using £ * * *^ "un" i • • a $ w & I |> notify us to make the connection now g. before the rush, when everybody £, K will want work done at the J* same time. Estimates \ %. a furnished promptly. % I Electric Irons f { For Sale | * ' '* J? on Ten Days' Trial. Try one and |[ |j enjoy real comfort at small || |, expense. *' • ♦ 1 Holton Power I f Company I I; ,C. E. PARIS, General Superintendent. j| El Centro, Cal. £g» fI 1 I Jl Stopped Clock , 1 7s Higbt twice a'Day 1 \ You will be flight Every Bay if you Pay your s Bills by Check I There Is no chance of dispute over a settlement if you have a checking account and pay your obligations by check. Each check Is a receipt. The endorsement upon the back of the check Is evidence that the party received the money. A checking account Insures you from paying a bill twice, gives you a record of your business, puts system Into your transactions. You have method and convenience In your business with a checking account at the s Zlalky Stak j Bank €1 Centro, Cdl. After October 15th, 1907, we will be located in th^ Brock Si Feagans Building, 437-439-441 Broadway" X \W^ DIAMONDS MM^ We sell only absolutely flawless gems of /£^*<^sr\-^ ~"/\£2rv>^^v finest cut and color. The buying ad- 1/ . /]\£r Jfi vantages of our three large stores mean \M \\ ' (( CATALOGUE No. 22 \V J)) illustrates 80 i>aj:es of bent Diamonds Watches, Jewelry atul Silverware. It is free. Perfect Blue White Write lor it to day Perfect Blue White Diamond in 14K and nnuyruwaay. , Diainond in uK Gokl lSKGoldTitfmiy Mount- RDftPK /S>. fTITAf^ANQ hand carved Tiger Claw ing. for Ladies. DIVV/V/IY \BO V fir/*V»J*lia Mounting forCent'emen. $35.00 and upwards Jewelers S 15.00 and upwards BROADWAY AT FOURTH ST. f LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA