Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-27

of food brought by each lady for the
dinner proved that each was cook
of the right sort and that the Acacia
district was the one to live in. The
winner, which was served in cafeteria
style, was as follows: Roast turkey,
fried chicken, meat loaf, cranberry
cause, celery, potato and fruit salads,
bread and butter, pumpkin, apple and
cranberry pies; cheese, doughnuts and
coffee. After all had done credit to
the dinner a collection was taken for
the new piano.
Case Nearing End-Before a jury
in the Superior court, Attorney Earl
Rogers, who, with Attorney D. V.
holland, is appearing for Hugh F. Da-
Wis, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud creditors in connection with the
Model creamery, is completing this
afternoon one of the most able argu-
ments ever heard before a jury in the
local court. Every available seat in
the court room has been pressed into
service, the crowd filling the aisles and
extending into the main corridor.
Rogers at the close of his address to
the jury will be followed by District
Attorney Swing, who, aided by H. L..
Welch, has conducted the prosecution
for the state. 1t is expected the case
will be placed in the hands of the
jury before the close of the after
noon. =
Educator COming-Dr. A. E. Win
ship, editor of the Journal of Educa-
ton, one of the most widely distrib-
uted and most prominent educational
papers of our country, viii visit Inn
perial county Saturday, December s.
A committee has arranged for meet
ing of all the teachers of the county
on that day. DR.. Winship will de-
liver an address to them at / o'clock
in the auditorium of the Ell Centre
High School, DR.. Winship travels
and lectures constantly in the inter-
ests of education and is indeed one
of the leading educators of the Unit
ed States. 1t is entirely fitting that
the people interested in education
should show their appreciation of the
man and the honor he is to confer
by visit to our county. The public
will be cordially welcomed to hear this
address,
Shoots Alleged Thief-Ricardo Gar
cia,, Mexican resident of Calexico, is
being treated at st. Thomas hospital
for bullet wound in his leg as a re-
suit of an unsuccessful attempt to
steal quantity of bedding from a
Calexico rooming house. Garcia, it
is said, after spending the night at
the house, made bundle of the bed
coverings, taking them with him when
he left. According to the proprietor
of the lodging house, the loss of bed
ding was becoming too frequent and
all guests were being watched when
leaving the place. Garcia succeeded
in leaving without being detected and
had proceeded some distance before
being discovered by the irate land
lord, who, after futile attempts to
stop the fugitive by hailing him, re-
sorted to a gun, with the result that
Garcia is being treated at st. Thomas
Hospital.
Grand Larceny Charge-Charged
with grand larceny on complaint pre-
ferred by S. f. Scott, Joe Lacoste, a
Holtville dairyman, is being held at
the county Jail. Ranches owned by
the two men are adjoining and ac-
cording to Scott's story when num-
ber of his cattle strayed onto the
ranch belonging to Lacoste, two
calves belonging to the herd had dis
appeared before the animals were
driven back to their pasture. A care
full search failed to disclose the miss
ing calves and Scott came to the con-
clusion that they had been taken by
/ Lacoste when the herd was on his
land Investigating later, he says, the
head and hide of one were found near
Lacoste's residence and upon inquiry
it was found that the calf had been
sold to an Imperial butcher. Scott