Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-09

=, church service. The theme of thc
meeting is Fruit Bearing and al
the speakers will speak on this line
There will he lots of special music. A
few of the speakers are Carl Tyler
Nelson Weld, L. C. Hausmann, Mrs
Smith, f. Matlick and Mr.. Hollings
: worth. All are invited to come out
and hear what the Young People are
doing and planning to do.
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Insanity Charge Charging him
with insanity, the district attorney to-
day filed a complaint against John
Doe, a Mexican, who is being held at
st. Thomas hospital. Mute to all
questions, the Mexican refuses to dis
cuss his case, which is shrouded in
mystery, and Officers have been un-
able to determine any of the circum-
stances connected with his discovery.
Wandering along a county road in
the HoltVille district. seantily clothed,
his body scratched and torn by con-
tact with brush, the Mexican was tax
en- into custody some three weeks ago
and after short incarceration in the
county jail he was taken to st. Thom-
as hospital, where he was placed un-
der the care of local physicians. The
man will be examined by the county
insanity board.
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To Install Officers-The new off
GERS of the Eastern Star will be in
stalled Friday evening. Mrs. Eva Nc
Combs, present worthy matron, pre-
siding as installing officer, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Gibson as installing mar
shall. A banquet will follow. The new
officers are: Worthy matron, Gene
We've C. Norton; worthy patron, John
Norton: associate matrOn, Cora Sha-
fer; secretary, Ella Ross; treasurer,
Lucy McDowell; conductress, Effie
Swanson; associate conductress, Har-
riet Timmons; Adah, Iona B. Camp
bell; Ruth, Nina Luckett; Esther, Nj
ma Douglass; Martha, Florence Stew
art Robinson; Electa, Lavinia c,
Northcott; chaplain, Mary Atkinson;
marshal, Elizabeth Gibson; organist,
Agnes Lien; warder, Mamie Hamil-
ton; sentinel, DR.. 7. O. Luckett.
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suance of a warrant charging him
with threatening J. w. Breedlove re
suited last night in the arrest of Will
liam Brooks, dairyman, of this city.
Following his arrest Brooks was re,
leased after furnishing bond for ST.
coo. According to a version Of the
story being circulated here the arrest
last night was the elimination of a
series Of disagreements between the
two men. Brooks, it is alleged, sent
word to Breedlove Yesterday declaring
/ that it was imperative that he see
/ him on a matter of importance and
designated the court house as the
/ trysting place. Instead of keeping the
appointment, it is said Breedlove went
Immediately to the office of the dis
trict attorney, where he swore to a
warrant resulting in Brooks arrest.
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"The Shepherd of the Hills"-Har-
old Bell Wright, who is said to be
the most popular of the younger
American novelsts, with the assist
ance of Fishery w. Reynolds has
made a dramatization of his most
widely-read novel, "The Shepherd OF
the Hills" and its second presenta-
tion in this city will take place at
the Opera House for an engagement
of two nights, commencing Friday,
December II. Mr., Wright is man
with mission and a message-he is
a story teller, and when the story
ends we begin a better life "along
the sunlit fields-Where the light lin
: gers even when the sun is down." We
start this journey on "The Higher
Trail Among the Hills" because the
gifted writer puts into our hearts the
benediction of a renewed faith in men
and women, vital love for truth and
beauty, and a deathless hope in tn