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BENJAMIN A. SCHONEMAN is one of the progressive ranchers of Imperial County, and has attained success in his chosen vocation. His activities have brought about a wonderful change in his place, and he is now renting 100 acres of choice land in Water Company No. 5. Mr. Schoneman came to Imperial in the fall of 1908. He was born in Capac, Michigan, March 10, 1886, a son of Gotfried and Minnie Schoneman. The family are of German origin and came to America over sixty years ago. Both parents are deceased and are buried in Michigan. The father of Mr. Schoneman was among the sturdy pioneers of his locality. Ben- jamin A. acquired his education in the public schools where he was born. He assisted his father on the home place until he was twenty-one. He then worked at farming for seven years and has made a success in growing barley and corn. He also is largely interested in the hog busi-
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ness. Politically Mr. Schoneman is independent and always votes for the man irrespective of his party. Mr. Schoneman has a large circle of friends and acquaintances in his locality. Mr. Schoneman married March 27, 1918, Miss Violet Barwise, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Barwise, residing at Ontario, California.
SAMUEL H. ATKINS .- Practical ranching has developed Imperial County from a bleak, barren desert to the thriving and blossoming oasis of productiveness which is so noteworthy today. Since the beginning of the county many hands have tilled the soil successfully. One of the mov- ing factors in the development of the Valley has been Samuel H. At- kins, the subject of this review. Colossal agricultural enterprise is what appeals mostly to Mr. Atkins. He is the owner of eighty acres of rich, loamy soil in Water Company No. 5, near Brawley, and his returns yearly are large and remunerative. He came to Imperial County in De- cember, 1909, and was born near Springfield, Tennessee, September 27, 1873, the son of J. S. and Loretta (Crutcher) Atkins. The family is of old English origin, members of which came to this country many years prior to the Revolutionary war. Mr. Atkins' father was a non-com- missioned officer during the Civil war and fought valiantly during that conflict. His death occurred July 2, 1917. The mother of Mr. Atkins passed away in March, 1892. Both are buried in the Evergreen Ceme- tery, Fulton, Kentucky. Mr. Atkins received his education at the Fulton Normal School and Bordwell College, Kentucky. He left the college at the age of 21 years with a certificate entitling him to teach in public institutions. He followed this vocation for one year, after which he came to Imperial County. From here Mr. Atkins went to Los Angeles, where he was employed for a time with the J. H. Waddingham Com- pany, starting as a laborer and finally working his way up until he was named foreman. Samuel H. remained with this concern for seven years. Upon his return to this county Mr. Atkins leased a farm in Water Company No. I, three miles south of El Centro, where he lived in a tent house. He was successful in cultivating eighty acres of cotton the first year, during the water shortage. However, he struggled along and made some money. Going over to Water Company No. 6, Mr. Atkins raised cotton for three years and all his efforts were highly successful. Later he tried out his hand in Water Company No. 5, cultivating cot-
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ton on 150 acres of land, but owing to the cheap prices paid during that year (1914), he did not come out swimmingly. At present Mr. Atkins is raising cotton on a large scale and in a most successful manner. For his own use he keeps a large herd of stock and is otherwise adding to his holdings in general. Politically Mr. Atkins is a Democrat, but when- ever he votes can be depended upon to ballot for the best man despite party choice. Fraternally he is a member of the K. O.T.M. of Los Angeles, also the Royal Highlanders of that city. He was married in Kentucky to Miss Emma Price, who died in 1899, and is buried near Bordwell, Kentucky. To this union two children were born. Hazel died in infancy and is buried in Bordwell, while Mary is the wife of G. A. Young, a gasoline engineer, residing in Imperial County, California. Mr. Atkins' second marriage occurred in Los Angeles on October 8, 1907, to Miss Edith Sharrett, daughter of D. F. and Mary Sharrett of Huntington Beach, California, both of whom reside at that place.
JAMES P. CASEY .- Prominent mention should be made of the name of James P. Casey in recording the names of the pioneers in the first history of Imperial County. His activities along agricultural lines have assisted materially in making Imperial County what it is today, the garden spot of California. James P. Casey has 160 acres of choice land in Water Company No. 5, near Brawley. He came to the Valley in No- vember, 1906. He was born in Webster County, Iowa, April 11, 1866, a son of James and Mary (Quinlan) Casey. The Casey family is of old Irish origin, members of which were among the respected pioneers and farmers of Iowa, coming to that state originally in 1856. Both parents of Mr. Casey are deceased. His father died in 1878 and his mother passed away in 1905. Both parents are buried in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The subject of this sketch received a limited education. He remained at home and assisted on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. For a time he worked on the railroads and then returned to the home place, where he worked until he was married. Mr. Casey then pur- chased a farm and there he remained until he came to Imperial County and bought his present place of 160 acres. Mr. Casey has achieved suc- cess in the Valley, the result of his own efforts, and now has one of the best appointed ranches in the county. He did the leveling on his land and erected substantial buildings and planted all the shrubbery and
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trees on his place. Mr. Casey was married to Miss Margaret Ward, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Reynolds) Ward, April 27, 1892. Mrs. Casey's death occurred March 6, 1910, and is buried at Pomona, California. Her parents were pioneers of Iowa. Her father died No- vember 21, 1917, and is buried at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Her mother is at present a resident of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Casey have four children : John Ward, born in Iowa; George V., Charles and Thomas were all born at Fort Dodge. James P. Casey has achieved success in life as a result of his own efforts. He has not had financial assistance offered him from influential friends. He is a self-made man.
JOHN EHRLICH is a man of broad, conservative views. He is one of the influential citizens of the county and is the owner of the Magnolia store, at Magnolia, near Brawley, California. Mr. Ehrlich came to Im- perial County, April 4, 1914, and was born in Transylvania, February 7, 1885. He received his early education in his native country, coming to the United States in the year 1909. Upon his arrival here, Mr. Ehr- lich took pains to complete his education through his individual efforts and without the assistance, either financial or otherwise, of anyone. Later he started to farm at Corona, California, until he left for Pasa- dena, where he did landscape gardening successfully. Still later he fol- lowed teaming for two and one-half years, following which venture he came to Brawley, having been engaged prior thereto by Dr. William Brill of Los Angeles as a ranch hand. Having keen business foresight, Mr. Ehrlich engaged with the South Mercantile Company of Alamorio for about two years and later went in with R. W. Maddox at the Mag- nolia store. In this pursuit Mr. Ehrlich was doubly successful. Business continued good and Mr. Ehrlich purchased Mr. Maddox's share on De- cember 20, 1917, and is now the sole proprietor. In conjunction with his business undertaking, the subject of this review is farming 140 acres of land which is highly cultivated property. Mr. Ehrlich received his citi- zenship papers May 26, 1917, and is registered as a staunch Republican. Fraternally he is a Joeman. Mr. Ehrlich was married in Los Angeles, September 6, 1916, to Miss Mary Drolleff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Drolleff of Transylvania. The father of Mrs. Ehrlich is buried in his native country. The mother resides at that place. To this union has been born one child-Dorothea Elizabeth-born December 29, 1917, at
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Brawley, California. Mr. Ehrlich is in every sense of the word a self- made man, as it has been primarily through his energy and progressive foresight that he has achieved success.
EUGENE S. LACK .- Prominent among the wide-awake and progres- sive business men of Brawley is E. S. Lack, whose mind has been broadened by extensive travel. Of the younger generation of business men of Brawley, none have met with a larger measure of success than that which has attended the efforts of Mr. Lack. He was born Decem- ber 9, 1873, son of Charles A. and Janie E. Lack. His father was a na- tive of Pennsylvania, and his mother was born in Kentucky. Mr. Lack's parents removed to Denver, Colorado, when he was young. He acquired his education in the public and high schools, after which he accepted a position on the road and followed this vocation for fifteen years. In 1906 he came to California and engaged in the automobile business in Los Angeles until 1915, when he removed to Imperial County and lo- cated in Brawley. He at once engaged in the same business and now has one of the best equipped and most modern places in the Valley. Thoroughly alert and progressive in modern business methods places him among Brawley's representative men. Mr. Lack was united in mar- riage with Miss Mary E. Dougherty, a native of California, in 1908.
EPHRAIM G. ANGELL is a respected and esteemed rancher and in every way a self-made man. In reviewing the lives of the men of Im- perial County special mention should be made of Ephraim G. Angell, who is considered one of the progressive agriculturists of his locality. He was born in DuPage County, Illinois, July 23, 1862, a son of Henry H. and Pauline Phoebe (Breck) Angell. Mr. Angell's father was a na- tive of Columbia County, New York, and his death occurred twenty years ago. His mother died when Ephraim was but two years of age. When he was six years old his father disposed of his farm and moved to Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, where he engaged in the wood and coal business for ten years. The subject of this review attended the pub- lic schools of Chicago and later removed to South Dakota and purchased 480 acres of land near Chamberlain, Brule County. He also took up gov- ernment land. Here he remained until 1890, when he removed to Col- orado and worked at mining for one year. He then ranched in Delta,
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Colorado, for ten years, and in 1900 Mr. Angell came to California and located in Los Angeles. Here he followed various vocations. He took up dairying and finally engaged in the contracting business. He purchased thirteen acres of land ten miles south of Los Angeles. He then for one year engaged in the hotel business. He operated a confectionery and ice- cream business for one year previous to coming to Imperial County. Mr. Angell was married April 6, 1884, to Alice E. Sherrill, a daughter of Samuel N., a rancher of Chamberlain, South Dakota. To Mr. and Mrs. Angell have been born five children. One died in infancy and their son, Ephraim, Jr., was killed as the result of a football game at the Im- perial High School, his death occurring November 21, 1916. La Verne in is school; Elsie E. is teaching school, Jennie is the wife of Harry Dodson, who has become manager of Mr. Angell's ranch. Mr. Angell will move on his 160-acre ranch one mile west of Seeley. His son who was killed as the result of a football game was held in the highest es- teem by his fellow students. He was president of his class and vice- president of the student body, and also president of the county school Y. M. C. A. boys and captain of the football team.
NAPOLEON B. HASTAIN .- The opportunities held forth to ambi- tious men in Imperial County cannot be surpassed in any section of the country. There must be tireless energy and progressive and enterprising spirit. These are the secrets that have made N. B. Hastain one of the representative men of the county. Mr. Hastain has 100 acres in Water Company No. 5, and he first came to the Valley in 1905. He was born in Henry County, Missouri, May 1, 1866, a son of John G. and Martha J. (Austin)| Hastain. The Hastain family came from Tennessee on the mother's side and located in Missouri in 1800. Mr. Hastain's father died in 1906 at the age of seventy-six, and is buried near Cripple Creek, Colorado. Mr. Hastain's mother makes her home with him on the ranch. In the parents' family there were eight children: James W., re- siding on the ranch ; Napoleon B., the subject of this review; Christo- pher C., died in 1912 and is buried near San Diego; Flora B., wife of W. E. Eli; Stella C., residing in San Diego; Harvey A., residing in Brawley ; Mary E .; Fanny D., died in 1906 and is buried in Oklahoma ; Evelina W. and Ira, both died in infancy. Napoleon B. received his edu- cation in Missouri and at the same time assisted on his father's farm
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until he was twenty years of age. He then started out in life for him- self and went to Oregon, where he rode the range and became interested in cattle for himself. Later he engaged in the livery business and subse- quently went to Cripple Creek, Colorado, where he followed mining and prospecting for about four years. Coming to Imperial Valley, he worked for Mr. Peck in Water Company No. 7 for six months. Mr. Hastain then followed mining in Nevada for one year when he again went to Colorado for a time and followed mining. Upon his return to Imperial County he purchased his present ranch of 100 acres, which he has brought up to a high state of cultivation, raising corn, barley and alfalfa. Mr. Hastain has as high as twenty-five head of horses and other live-stock. He erected a modern residence and numerous out- buildings and set out all the trees around his ranch. Mr. Hastain at present is not affiliated with any fraternal orders, but has taken an ac- tive part in the ranks of the I. O. O. F. James Austin, uncle of Mr. Hastain, fought in the Civil war. The family have a host of friends and are esteemed by all who know them.
INDEX
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Agriculture, 184. Alfalfa, 69, 188, 288. American State Bank of Brawley, 299. Anderson, G. W., 109, IIO.
Andrade, Gen. G., 4, 99, 100, 109, 112, II3. Architecture, 243. Artesian wells, 43, 65, 277.
Baker, J. M., article by, 274.
Banks: American State (Brawley), 229; El Centro National, 231; Farm- ers and Merchants (Imperial). 227; First National (Brawley), 228; First National (Calexico), 230; First Na- tional (Calipatria), 232; First Na- tional (El Centro), 231; First Na- tional (Heber), 232; First National (Holtville), 229; Holtville, 230; Im- perial Valley (Brawley), 228; Inter- national (Calexico), 230; Security Savings (El Centro), 232.
Beach, Thos., 120. Beatty, J. C., 97-103. Beatty, J. H., 99, 102, 107. Beeman, Mrs. T. B., articles by, 177, 170. Bill, W. T., 279. Bitler, D. C., 236. Blaisdell, W. H., 4, 108, 109, 123.
Blake, Dr. F. P., 210. Blake, W. P., 12, 83, 93. Bliss, A. L., 57.
Blodgett, J. H., 54. Bold, Dr. F. J., 214.
Bowker, Walter, 65. B. P. O. E. (El Centro), 24I.
Brawley, 21, 43, 44, 127, 272. Brawley Woman's Club, 251. Breckenridge, D. W., 49. Brickmaking, 58. Britten-Cook Co., 51. Brooks, Dr., 215. Brooks, P. W., 51 ; article by, 293. Brown, Mrs. J. S., 177. Bumgarner, Dr. G. M., 214.
Caillard, A., 62. Calexico, 21, 43, 126, 269.
California : acquired by United States, 91; admitted to Union, 2; discovery of, I; early maps of, 86; origin of name, 1; Spanish expeditions to, I.
California Development Co., 4, 6, 37, 38, 39, 96, 97, 107, 112, 113, 118, 119, 12I, 122, 123, 124, 129, 130, 131, 135, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155.
Calipatria, 22, 287. Calipatria Woman's Club, 255. Camels, experiments with, 93.
Cantaloupes, 10, 17, 72, 194, 273. Cantu, Gov. Esteban, 296, 297, 299. Cardiff, J. M., 56.
Carnegie Library (Calexico), 183; (El Centro), 182; (Imperial), 177, 178, 179.
Carr, J. E., 34, 96, 159.
Chaffey, George, 4, 117, 118, 121, 124, 128, 129, 155.
Chambers of Commerce, 233.
Churches : All Saints' (Brawley), 169- rectors and officers of, 169, 170; First Baptist (Brawley), 173-pastors of, 173-175; First M. E. (Calexico), 168 -pastors of, 168, 169; Free Metho- dist (Brawley), 175-pastors of, 175; M. E. (Imperial), 167-pastors of, 168; Sacred Heart (Brawley), 175- priests of, 175, 176; St. Mark's (Holt- ville), 172-rectors of, 172; St. Mat- thias' (Imperial), 172-rectors of, 172, 173; St. Paul's (El Centro), 170 -rectors and officers of, 170-172.
Clark, H. H., article by, 287. Climate, 22, 23, 184, 185, 217.
Coachella Valley Ice and Electric Co., 283. Coe, D. H., 49.
Colorado Dessert, II; discovery of 86; formation of, 82; origin of name, 84; surveys of, 98, 120, 133.
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Colorado River, I, 2, 4, 13, 28, 29, 30, 82; ascended by Spaniards, 85; break of 1905, 136; ferries across, 92; wa- ter analyzed, 14.
Commissions : Horticultural, 42; Inter- national, 41.
Compton, Wayne, article by, 233. Conser, W. D., 63.
Cook, Dr. A. P., 214. Cooley, L. E., 159.
Cory, H. T., 141, 146. Cotton, 67, 68, 190. Cottonseed oil, 68.
Dairying, 72-74. Delta Investment Co., 123, 124, 125.
Dixieland. 22. Diaz, discovers Colorado River, 86. Dorcas Society (Calexico), 77. Dutcher, Lee, 55.
Dutcher, S. B., III.
Early settlers, 4, 24, 95. Edgar, Mrs. W. A., article by, 177.
Edinger, F. S., 142, 143, 144.
Edinger Dam, the, 144. Editorial Association, California, visits Imperial Valley, 34, 96.
El Centro, 20, 127: chamber of com- merce, 236; fire department, 284. El Centro Mothers' Study Club, 256. El Centro National Bank, 231. Emory expedition, the, 91. Erickson, E. H., 63. Eshleman, J. M., 62.
Farm adviser. See Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau, Imperial County, 198; activities of, 202; officers of, 198, 206, 207 ; organization of, 206. Farm centers. See Farm Bureau. Farm Loan Association, 204.
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Impe- rial, 227.
Farmers' Institute, 96. Federation of Women's Clubs, 246.
Ferguson, S. W., 4, 97, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 116, 121, 122. First National Bank of Brawley, 229. First National Bank of Calexico, 230. First National Bank of Calipatria, 232. First National Bank of El Centro, 231. First National Bank of Heber, 232. First National Bank of Holtville, 229. First National Bank of Imperial, 227.
Flowing wells, 24. Forbes, H. W., 109, 110. Fort Yuma Indian School, 163.
Fraternal orders: B. P. O. E. (El Cen- tro), 241 ; Knights of Khorassan, 241 ; Knights of Pythias, 239; Masonic, 238; Pythian Sisters, 24I. Free Lance, the Daily, 220.
Fremont expedition, the, 90.
Fremont, John C., 90, 98.
Fruit culture, 71, 192.
Fruit pests, 194, 195.
Fuller, F. B., 61, 237.
Fuller, R. M., 64.
Gardner, Chas., 220. Gonzalez, Hector, article by, 296.
Good roads, 65, 66.
Greenleaf, Dr., 215. Griffith, Dr. T. R., 210.
Hamlin, Garey, article by, 291. Hanson, Joseph, 65. Hardy expedition, the, 89.
Harris, I. J., 55.
Hartshorn, W. H., 48.
Hatch, Jessie H., article by, 177.
Havens, F. G., 220.
Hay, Rev. J. C., 20.
Heber, 21, 43.
Heber, A. H., 4, 36, 106, 107, 108, 113, 114, 122, 123, 131, 134, 135. Heber Collegiate Institute, 44, 48.
Heber Progress Club, 254.
Heffernan, Dr. W. T., 4, 20, 95, 104, 105, 123. Heiney, Francis, 64.
Herrin, W. F., 151, 152.
Hind, Thos., 147. Hind Dam, the, 147.
Holland, J. H., 48.
Holmes, Garnett, 132.
Holt, L. M., 4, 219.
Holt, Le Roy, 20, 24.
Holt, Mrs. Le Roy, 32.
Holt, W. F., 20, 24, 45, 95, 127, 220, 226, 279, 280.
Holton Inter-Urban Railway, 224, 226. Holton Power Co., 22, 47, 281, 283, 284. Holtville, 22, 43, 44, 127, 274. Holtville Bank, the, 230.
Holtville Women's Study Club, 251. Horticultural commission, 42.
Horticultural commissioner, functions of, 196.
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Horticulture, 192.
Hospitals, 215; Jordan, 216; Sisters of Mercy, 216. Howe, A. W., 220. Howe, C. F., 220. Howe, E. F., 21, 219, 220, 221 ; articles by, 154, 264, 279. Huddleston, José, quoted, 24. Hudson, M. F., 20, 95.
Indians, 25, 26, 27, 44, 45, 212; attack Spaniards, 88; conflicts with, 92; schools for, 163; Yuma Reservation, 44, 45, 164. Ingram, R. H., 135. International Bank of Calexico, 230.
International commission, 41. Imperial (city), 20, 44, 264. Imperial canal system, 6, 7.
Imperial County Farm Bureau, 198- officers of, 198.
Imperial Ice and Development Co., 283. Imperial Irrigation District, established under state laws, 8.
Imperial Land Co., 5, 6, 95, 96, 118, 121, 122, 123, 125.
Imperial Valley: description of, 2; named, 119; population of, 9; prod- ucts of, 9, 16, 17, 70, 71, 72, 184; sur- veys of, 98, 120, 133. Imperial Valley Bank of Brawley, 228. Imperial Valley College Women's Club, 252. Imperial Women's Club, 252. Irrigation, 3, 6, 98, 187; in ancient times, 10; rates for, 8; statistics of, 9.
Jacobson, Nels, 64. James, Wharton, 84. Jordan Hospital, 216. Journalism, 219.
Kearny expedition, the, 11, 90, 154. Knights of Khorassan, 241. Knights of Pythias, 241. Krutschnitt, J. K., 134.
Laguna Dam, the, 31, 44, 130. Larsen, John, 65. Libraries, 177; Calexico, 182; County Library (El Centro), 179-branches, 179, 180, 182-trustees of, 182; Impe- rial, 177. Lindsey, Wm., 49. Live-stock, 293.
Long, G. A., 52. Lower California, 296. Lyons, Steve, 50.
McCombs, Dr. Virgil, 215.
McDonald, B. F., 50. McPherrin, Roy, 48.
Mail service, early, 93.
Manahan, W. L., 64.
Mansfield, W. J., 52.
Masonic order, 238.
Mead, Edwin, 64.
Meadows, Mobley, 19.
Medhurst, A. D., 222.
Medical history, 209.
Medical society, 216-members of, 216, 217. Messinger, H. J., 52.
Mexico, conflicts with, 90.
Miller, Mrs. C. A., article by, 257.
Miller, Dr. J. A., 213.
Moore, W. S., 55.
Mormon battalion, the, 91.
Morris, B. F., article by, 272.
Nelson, A. M., 235. New Liverpool Salt Co., 94, 149.
Newspapers, 219. Nichols, George, 48. Niland, 289.
Oakley, H. C., 125. Oakley, J. W., 125. O'Neil, Thomas, 53.
Packard, W. E., article by, 184. Parent Teachers' Association (Calexi- co), 78.
Park commission (Calexico), 77.
Parkyns, G. A., 135.
Patten, Dr. E. E., 215.
Paulin, E. C., 6, 125.
Pellett, D. D., 220.
Peterson, Dr. F. W., article by, 209.
Peterson, H. H., 58.
Perrin, Bert, 222. Perry, C. N., 119.
Poston, Mrs. Ernest, article by, 246. Potts, J. M., 54.
Poultry industry, the, 74, 75.
Press, the Imperial Valley, 20, 24, 33, 46, 95, 220. Prim, J. M., 57. Progress, the El Centro, 222. Pythian Sisters, 241.
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Railroads, 224. See Southern Pacific. Rainfall, records of, 185.
Randall, W.T., quoted, 162.
Randolph, Epes, 135.
Raymond, W. C., 49.
Reclamation, 61, 67, 104, 129-131.
Reid, H. C., 20, 33, 46, 95, 220.
Reservoirs, proposed, 79. Richmond, A. L., 236.
Roach, F. W., article by, 269.
Rockwood, C. R., 4, 37; article by, 97; letter written by, 151.
Rockwood Gate, the, 145, 147. Roosevelt, Theodore, 38, 39, 40.
Salton Basin, 3.
San Diego and Arizona Railway, 224, 225. San Diego County, division of, 2, 18, 94.
Security Savings Bank of El Centro, 232. Seeley, 286.
Seymour, J. R., Jr., article by, 284.
Schools, 34, 78, 96, 159. School districts, 160, 161.
School teachers, 161. See Schools.
Shenk, J. W., 159. Shibley, A. P., article by, 159.
Silsbee, 22, 126.
Sisters of Mercy Hospital, 216.
Sociedad de Terrenos y Irrigacion de la Baja California, 112. Soil survey, 132. Southern Pacific Co., 9, 15, 94, 134, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 157, 224. Spanish expeditions, 85.
Srack, L. E., 50. Stage routes, 93. Standard, the Imperial, 220.
State highway, the, 67. Stevens, Dr. D. A., 216. Stroven, Henry, 65. Sturgis, J. R., 57.
Surveys, 98, 120, 133.
Swine Breeders' Association, 58. Swing, P. D., 177.
Transportation, 224. Travers, J. L., 59. Trumbull. See Warner.
Toler, J. B., article by, 286.
Tompkins, S. C., 56.
Tout, O. B., 222.
Tout, Mrs. O. B., 178, 222.
Valley Year Book (1902), quoted, 24. Van den Heuvel, Harry, 53.
Van Horn, F. E., 50. Varney, George, 60. Volcanoes, mud, 291.
Waite, F. W., article by, 192. Walton, C. H., 63.
Warner, Juan José (Jonathan Trum- bull), 89.
Water companies, 7, 121.
Watermelon festival, 96.
Webster, F. S., 19.
Williams, Dave, 51.
Williamson expedition, the, 12, 83, 93. Wilsie, W. E., 47.
Whiting, D. G., 64.
Wofford, Bessie H., article by, 182. Women of the county, 31, 76.
Women's clubs: Brawley Women's Club, 251; Calipatria Women's Club, 255; El Centro Mothers' Study Club, 256; Federation, 246; Heber Progress Club, 254; Holtville Women's Study Club, 251; Imperial Valley College Women's Club, 252; Imperial Wom- en's Club, 252; Improvement (Calex- ico), 256; Progress, 247; Ten Thou- sand Club (El Centro), 246, 248; W. C. T. U., 257-branches, 258-263.
Worthington, H. S., 13.
Wozencraft, Dr. Oliver M., 3, 4, 12, 94, 98, 155.
Young, W. A., 49. Yuma Indian School, 45, 163. Yuma Reservation, 44, 45, 164.
Zanjero, the, 22I. Zimmer, S. B., article by, 243.
ILLUSTRATIONS AND PORTRAITS
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Bannister, Leslie O.
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Beach, Sanford E.
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Blue Lake
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Bothwell's Camp
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Boundary Line
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Brackney, Otto C.
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Brooks, Philip W.
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Brite, William L.
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Bullis, C. Orsmond
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California Development Co.
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Campbell, Walter S.
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Cantu, Colonel Esteban 299
Clark, Harry H.
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Daly, Harry E.
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Daly, Thomas P.
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Davis, Charles L.
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Donley, George W.
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Emert, Newton O.
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Farr, Hon. F. C.
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Ferguson, Allen R.
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First School, 1900-1901
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Fuller, Henry J., M. D.
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Gonder, Roy E.
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Goza, John W.
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Hems, Albert R.
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Henderson, Raymond H.
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Hess, Frederick C.
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Howe, Edgar F.
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Imperial in 1901
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Johnson, Charles F.
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Kemp, Grover C.
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Kessling, Adolph
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King Cotton, The first bale
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Krueger, George E.
47I
McCollough, Harvey 397
Main Irrigating Canal
I3I
Merriam, Edwin A. 447
Messinger, Hernando J. 441
Milligan, James
459
Palmerlee, Forrest F. 321
Peterson, F. W., M. D.
209
Phelan, Hon. James D.
329
Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
465
Pioneer Home
77
Robinson, Edward H.
483
Rockwood, Charles Robinson
97
Rosson, John E.
393
Ruth, Charles H.
405
Seymour, Joseph F., Jr.
377
Shank, Mr. and Mrs. George
373
Shenk, Adolphus M.
325
Sims, Perry N., M. D. 381
Sorghum, Fields
185
Stanley, Frank H.
345
Starner, Richard C.
429
Toler, John B.
409
Urquhart, Guy
49I
Van Horn, William E.
433
Voting Place on the Desert
35
Ware, Frederick B.
425
Wiest, John Alfred
421
Wilson, Ira L.
389
Withrow, Frank
417
Zimmer, Samuel Blair
243
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
PAGE
Allatt, Horace E.
371
Allen, Edwin J.
366
Allen, Frank
418
Allen, George W. 323
Allen, William C.
367
Allison, Charles W.
.318
Anderson, George
.347
Anderson, George W.
.324
Anderson, John Trent
.458
Angell, Ephraim G.
.514
Antholz, Herman
360
Apple, William W., M. D.
492
Atkins, Samuel H.
.5II
Bannister, Leslie Oakley
385
Baskin, Andrew C.
344
Bates, Marcus W.
.348
Beach, Sanford E.
479
Beal, Willis F.
439
Beale, Harry Robert
.395
Belendez, Ceyetano
347
Berry, Charles M.
393
Best, William Henry .332
Bishop, Vern M.
376
Blodgett, Oren A.
.477
Boarts, Charles F.
456
Brackney, Otto Cloyd
317
Bragg, James William
403
Brandenburg, William
486
Breon, William H.
440
Brite, William Longstreet
475
Brooks, Philip W.
482
Brown, Charles W.
35
'Buckel, George Richard
454
Bullis, C. Orsmond
333
Campbell, Walter Scott
.353
Cantu, Colonel Esteban
. 299
Carr, Philip Edward
.346
Casey, James P.
.512
Casey, Walter P.
436
Cass, James W.
315
Cech, Frank
483
Chowning, William Henry
466
Clarahan, David C.
449
Clark, David Walter
481
PAGE
Clark, Harry H.
390
Clark, Wilber
464
Clarke, Clarence K.
339
Clay, Henry E.
438
Colson, James William 500
Compton, Wayne H.
.320
Cooper, Cary K.
388
Covington, Walter A.
343
Creel, Salvador
354
Daly, Harry E.
349
Daly, Thomas P.
357
Davis, Charles L.
313
Davis, John E.
374
De Blois, Edward Arthur 488
Denny, Clarence P. 471
Dieffenbacher, Henry
364
Donley, George W.
337
Dool, Donald
319
Downing, Charles
399
Durand, Austin J.
354
Dyke, Harry N.
314
Eaton, William C.
358
Edwards, Josiah W.
420
Ehrlich, John
513
Elmore, Robert Graham
499
Emert, Newton Oliver
40I
Estudillo, Joseph A.
491
Evans, George W.
473
Ezell, Berkley V.
321
Farr, Hon. F. C.
iv
Ferguson, Allen R.
.361
Ferris, Isaac Wesley
427
Finley, Archie B.
424
Fleming, William
380
Folsom, Charles B.
397
Ford, Janus R.
414
Fuller, Francis B.
394
Fuller, Henry J., M. D.
493
Fuller, Preston B.
326
Gates, Harry E.
318
Glover, Herschel
.444
Goff, Arthur G.
.423
525
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
PAGE
Goldman, William L. 446
Gonder, Roy Eugene 501
Goza, John W. .341
Griffin, Edgar D. 508
Hall, Almon A.
381
Hammers, Aylmer J.
460
Harcleroad, J. C. .322
Haskell, Sylvanus G. 437
Hastain, Napoleon B. 515
Havens, Felix G.
489
Havens, John Robinson 476
Hawkins, James Holliday
463
Heil, George Clinton
463
Hems, Albert Richard 365
Henderson, Raymond H.
437
Hess, Frederick C.
487
Hodge, James E.
.379
Hodges, Walter L.
383
Holmes, Jacob Alson
451
Hopgood, Harrison Payton
448
Howard, Thomas Allen
355
Howell, Henry Hartwell, Sr.
434
Howland, James F. S.
485
Irvine, Ben Dyer 502
Jauman, Rufus E. 382
Johnson, Charles Frederick 453
Jones, Howard T. .450
Jones, Philo
334
Kellerstraus, Roy
484
Keeline, William F.
370
Kelly, William 398
Kemp, Grover C.
413
Kessling, Adolph
36g
Kincaid, David Roy 348
Kinney, Roland D.
399
Kramar, John W.
480
Krueger, George E.
471
Lack, Engene S.
514
Larew, John S. .402
Laughrin, James
455
Lavayea, William H.
396
Lien, Burre H.
349
Linekin, Roger Merritt
327
Long, Arthur E.
448
Loud, Henry L.
376
Lund, Pear Z.
442
Lyon, Harry
479
Lyons, Thomas W. G. 509
PAGE
McCollough, Harvey 397
McConnell, Foster 505
McCune, William A.
352
McIver, Frank H.
400
McLachlan, Argyle
McLane, Omar E. 377
372
McNerny, Thomas J. .340
McReynolds, Earl -331
Masten, William W.
407
Mastick, Baron B.
Mayer, August
Meier, Chris H.
361
Merriam, Edwin A. 447
Messinger, Hernando J.
441
Miller, Joseph A., M. D. 330
Milligan, James
459
Morin, Noles James
328
Morse, Fred C.
406
Nichols, George W.
.426
Noland, Dan Voorhees
410
Norrish, Enos J.
316
Ohmstede, Otto E.
408
O'Neill, John Edward
378
Packard, Walter E. 497
Paddack, Benjamin F.
386
Pain, Walter M.
454
Palmer, Fred C.
392
Palmerlee, Forrest F.
321
Park, Clarence John 409
Peacock, Frank J.
370
Perrins, J. W.
404
Pellet, Denver D.
Peterson, F. W., M. D.
478
Petree, Carl
356
Phelan, James Duval
32
Phillips, Thomas
465
Phillips, William J.
342
Pickens, William M.
419
Pidge, Elmer D. 430
Pruitt, William H.
414
Pulliam, George L.
.462
Purcell, William J.
404
Reed, Leslie
340
Reed, Roland
503
Richards, George Clifford
504
Richmond, Alexander L.
495
Robinson, Edward H.
483
435
Meagher, William John
387
Marshall, Cyrus Chalmers
.41I
355
359
526
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
PAGE
Robinson, Sebe T. 362
Robison, James A. 406
Rockwood, Charles Robinson .3II
Rogers, Linza B.
.506
Rosson, John E. 393
Ruth, Charles H. 405
Sawyer, Egbert M. 431
Schaniel, Nicholas 461
Scheibr, Joseph M. 422
Schelling, Ernest C.
338
Schitterer, Herman J. 328
Schoneman, Benjamin A. 510
Seymour, Joseph F., Jr. 377
Shank, Benjamin
497
Shank, George J. 373
Sheffield, James A.
363
Shenk, Adolphus M.
325
Shores, Howard .336
Sims, Perry N., M. D. 381
Smith, Virginia Tenny, M. D. 415
Sneath, David W. .350
Stahl, Charles N.
368
Stahl, Henry A.
313
Stanley, Frank H.
345
Starner, Richard C. 429
Staub, Harry A. 365
Stehli, Alfred
474
Stephens, Mrs. Elizabeth 35I
Stilgenbaur, Roy R.
.342
Strieby, Loyal A. 498
Stuart, James C.
469
Stump, Arthur D.
452
Sweet, Will S.
335
PAGE
Swink, Herman C.
468
Swink, Stewart D. 466
Thayer, Winfield A. 469
Thomas, Walter C. 384
Tilly, John R. 457
Toler, John B.
409
Tout, Otis Burgess 416
Travers, Jasper L. 494
Tyner, Charles M.
442
Urquhart, Guy 491
Van Derpoel, Andrew C. 478
Van Derpoel, Weston Randall 470
Van Horn, William E. 433
Walker, William K. 363
Walton, Alfred Park 485
Ware, Frederick B. 425
Way, Vess Goodrich
430
Weed, Frank L. 472
Wells, Don W. 367
Wiest, George E. 443
Wiest, John Alfred 421
Wilkinson, Hugh P. 389
Williams, Edward E. 330
Wilson, Ira L. 389
Withrow, Frank 417
Wulff, August V. 467
Young, Thomas I.
462
Zimmer, Samuel Blair
374
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