Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-28
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Russell Jones returned from q bust.
mes strip t. Los Angeles Saturday.
DR.. Wimp returned Saturday from a
weeks professional trip to Los Angeles
and coast points.
Louis Knapply returned Monday from
Los Angeles. where he has been for the
past ten days on business.
Frank Reading, president of the
Delta Implement Co., was in tho city
Tuesday on business.
King L. Kendle left for Redlands on
Tuesday evening to visit his mother
and look after business interests.
z. l.. Atkinson, the well-k known
lrancher. returned Thursday evening
from a business trip to Los Angeles.
Special cradle roll exercises will be
held at the Christian church Sunday
school next Sunday. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. NJ. c. Blanchard went over to
Calexico Tuesday to visit her sister.
MT Blanchard accompanied her as far
as Ell Centre.
w. G. Driver auditor OF the Holton
Inter Urban. was down from Redlands
this week looking over the affairs of
the company.
c. F. Waters has resigned his position
as warehouseman for the Inter Urban
and left Tuesday for Los Angeles. He is
succeeded by E. N. Barnett.
Mrs. Harry Hemus returned from
Los Angeles Monday. with her young
son. He has, been under the caro- of q
physician in the city for the past two
proved in health.
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home In Detroit. She has been in Holt :
willie and other parts 81 Southern Cal
ifornia for several weeks. She was Wis.
iting her son. n. A. Blair, secretary Of
No. S water company. at this point.
Ralph Reed, night operator at the
power plant. returned Saturday from
his eastern trip. bringing with him
Mrs. Reed. who has only been Mrs
Reed for about two weeks. Mr.. Reed
left HoltvilIe one m onth ago for a visit
to his home In Indiana and he and
Mrs. Reed were married In Peru, her
old home. Immediately after his arrival.
Mr.. Reed is deservedly popular and
well liked in Holtville and his young
bride will unquestionably become SO.
They will live in part of the Trow+
bridge property with w. F.. Harper and
family.
Two fine horses belonging to J. W.
Porter were stung to death yesterday
afternoon by bees at the apiary of Earl
Pearre about three miles north of the
city. A young man named Looney was
narrowing with the team In an ad-
Joining field when some Of the bees
tung them and precipitated a runaway.
The team headed right into a collec-
tion Of bee hives and was soon covered
by the little workers. Mr.. Porter and
others near threw clothes over their
heads and attempted to rescue the ami
masl but with little success. One Of
the horses died before he could be re-
moved from the apiary and the other
fingered until this morning when 1t
too succumbed.
in the city from Redlands and will have
charge of the pulpit at the Baptist
church from now until July /, and pos
sibly longer. Rev. Kinter has found
that Ei Centre will require all his time
from now on, and 1t was necessary
to find another minister for the pulpit
here. Rev. Kinter has made many
friends in Holtvilie. who regret that he
will not be with the church here any
further. Tho new pastor was In the
pulpit last Sunday. and will In the ru-
ture probably hold services twice each
Sunday instead of once. as was neces-
sary when the district was divided.
Thursday night of last week the X.
p. lodge of this city enjoyed a most
d delightful box social In the Masonic
hall About fifty were present. made up
from the ranks Of the brave men" and
their families, and a pieasurable even
ing was experienced. The occasion was
the first anniversary OF the local lodge.
While stiil a new lodge In a compare
tive sense. the Holtville X. P's. have
made a good showing and bid fair to
advance still further in the year before
them than they have in the past year.