anaheim-gazette 1900-07-12

Anaheim VOLUME XXX. Dr. A. W. Bickford. OFFICE OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE. Telephone Central. Residence near Christian Church. Telephone 671. ANAHEIM, CAL. HERBERT JOHNSTON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence: Corner of Broadway and Los Angeles St.. ...Telephone 666... Office Hours 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., evenings. DR. IDA MENGES BOYD. DENTIST Metz building, Anaheim. feb24 DR. F. H. HOUCK DENTIST. OFFICE NEXT DOOR to P. O. (Federman Block, up stairs.) HOURS 9 to 5 ANAHEIM CAL. jy15tf S. G. WILSON, M. D. Office and Residence: Over H. A. Dickel's Store. CENTER ST., ANAHEIM. Paul A. Derge. Graduate in Pharmacy. OUR PIANOS shine for tone and durability with a brilliancy unexcelled, and at prices that defy competition. We buy in large quantities direct from the Eastern factories so we save you the wholesalers' profit. We also give you the benefit of our low rent. We are agents for the famous Mathushek Piano manufactured by MATHUSHEK & SON of New York, one of the oldest pianos on the market, and for seventy-five years has stood the test of artists and music conservatories all over the United States and Europe, until it has earned the reputation it enjoys today as strictly high grade and unexcelled by any piano manufactured. It is the only piano manufactured that has a duplex or double sounding board, which must be heard to be appreciated. Call and see them. PYNE MUSIC CO., Cor. 5th and Main Sts., Santa Ana, Cal. Anaheim Bakery, PETER SYRE, PROPRIETOR. FRESH BREAD CAKES & PIES FEDERMAN BLOCK, UP STAIRS. HOURS 9 TO 5. ANAHEIM CAL. jy14ft S. G. WILSON, M. D. Office and Residence: Over H. A. Dickel's Store. CENTER ST., ANAHEIM. Paul A. Derge. Graduate in Pharmacy. DRUGS, MEDICINES, Perfumes and Toilet Articles. BEST 5-CENT CIGAR IN TOWN MEDICAL HALL, KOLL BLOCK. PUBLIC TELEPHONE OFFICE. G. S. EDDY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE—First door East of Boston Bakery, Residence—The Wilte residence on Center St., opposite Catholic Church. CALLS ANSWERED AT ALL HOURS. ANAHEIM CAL. CHARLES BAUER Blacksmithing and Wagon-Making Hart block, Center street, Anaheim. A share of the public patronage is solicited, and all work guaranteed. HORSESHOEING a SPECIALTY PYNE MUSIC CO. Cor. 5th and Main Sts., Santa Ana, Cal. Anaheim Bakery, PETER SYRE, PROPRIETOR. FRESH BREAD CAKES & PIES CONFECTIONERY, ETC. Wedding Cakes a Specialty. Los Angeles and Cypress Sts FRITZ RUHMANN'S Germania Halle. BACKS' NEW BUILDING LOS ANGELES STREET Keeps on hand a Large and complete stock of liquors, wines and cigars. Cold beer always on draught Roman Wisser Favorite Saloon. Finest of Wines, Liquors & Cigars Pool & Billiard Tables Rehindler's Building, Center St., Anaheim LOS ANGELES BEER ON DRAUGHT. MEAT MARKET JOHN KELLENBERGER, Prop. Having purchased the butcher business formerly conducted by Velt Bentz, I desire to say to my friends and the public generally that I have entirely overhauled and renovated the premises, and will in future carry on the business as a first-class market. The best of meats will be kept constantly on hand, as well as Hams, Bacon, Lard, Sausages, etc. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. JOHN KELLENBERGER. L. GUNTHER. PIONEER BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Corner Adele and Los Angeles Sts. STERI Great SemiWill be a record breaker. Everybody qualities considered—are not from offers, then we will not ask you to And you all know we can prove it. We claim the original and machine. We also claim the leadership of low prices in every Yes, we are overloaded, and have decided to make a c pieces. We not only quote prices, but give you the goods at GROCERIES And you all know we can prove it. We claim the original and machine. We also claim the leadership of low prices in every piece. We are overloaded, and have decided to make a change in pieces. We not only quote prices, but give you the goods at GROCERIES 50-lb sack flour at... $100 lbs sugar... $1 lb tea, sold everywhere for 50c, during clearance sale... Various brands baking powder, sold everywhere for 50c per lb, during sale... 12 bars good soap... Corn and laundry starch, sold everywhere for 10c per lb, during this sale... SHIRT WAISTS 20 dozen SHIRT WAISTS, the best in the market, ranging from 35c to $1. Sold before from 50c to $2. 100 dozen STRAW HATS for Men, Boys and Children; worth 25c. Spent this week for 5c. 25 dozen LADIES' WRAPPERS, all colors, styles and sizes, from 35c up to $1.35. Sold by others from 50c to $2. 5 dozen LADIES' DRESS SKIRTS, sold from 60c to $9. Now 35c to 50 dozen LADIES' black and tan HOSE, formerly sold at 15 and 25c. to 10 and 15c. 25 dozen CHILDREN'S SHOES, sizes from 5 to 8; selling now at 25, 41, 83c. Sold before at 50c, 75c and $1. Our mammoth departments consist of Dry Goods, Clothing, Valises, Groceries, Provisions, Hardware, Tinware, Crocs. STERN & GOODMAN'S ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900. THE KOSTER RANCH TANGLE. An Appeal Taken from Judge Ballard's Decision Denying the Claim of $16,500 Against Koster. Some days ago J. E. Valjean, acting for and in behalf of E. P. Fowler, his employer, filed with County Clerk Beckett a bond and notice of appeal in the case of Valjean versus Herman and Charlotte Koster, to recover $16,500 for damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff, because of the refusal on the part of Koster to deliver to plaintiff a deed to a tract of 320 acres of oil-bearing land in Soquel Canyon. The case is still fresh in the memory of our readers, but a brief resume of the case will not be uninteresting at this time. On January 14th of this year Koster gave Valjean, who is now in the East, power of attorney to dispose of the ranch, the price agreed upon being $3500. Subsequently a deed to the land was placed in escrow in the Citizens' bank, but on Koster learning that plaintiff was holding the property at a figure far beyond that agreed upon, and that the sale of the property was being endangered thereby, he withdrew the deed. Plaintiff thereupon sued to recover $16,500 damages. Judge Ballard in May decided in favor of Koster, and dismissed the suit. On the stand Koster related that on Sunday, January 14th, J. E. Valjean and his son, E. P. Fowler and W. A. Newberry, accompanied by Lawyers Bowes and McKelvey, went to his ranch loaded down with liquor, both beer and whiskey. He gave Valjean power of attorney on that day to sell his place for $3500; this power of attorney running six months, expiring on July 14th. This instrument was signed only by Koster, and no money was paid down. Title to the land vested at the time this would facilitate matters, and save delay, as the owners of the ranch lived in the canyon so far from the city. Koster refused to give them a deed in hand, but some days later he placed it in the bank here in escrow. A few weeks later the oil excitement was on. Every day two or three teams passed by or stopped at the Koster place, the drivers looking for oil land. Koster and his wife were "tied down," and could not sell. His so-called friends had thrown his land out of the market by holding it at too high a rate. When the deed had been in escrow some six or seven weeks, it occurred to Koster that the instrument had not been properly executed, the property being vested in Mrs. Koster. He engaged legal talent, and in March the bank, upon the advice of Koster's attorneys, refused to deliver up the deed. Suit was then instituted by J. E. Valjean for $16,500 alleged damages. Before the trial efforts toward a compromise were made, but failed entirely. On the day of the trial Fowler asked for a reduction of $500 in the price set for the ranch, offering to buy at that figure. The trial took place on May 21st, and Fowler and Valjean were beaten. Koster offered in court to accept the stipulated sum of $3500, he being under the impression that the money was ready, as had been set forth by them in the complaint. Mr. and Mrs. Koster offered to let the power of attorney continue till July 14th, if Fowler and Valjean would give them assurance that matters would be done in good faith. But none of the Kosters' offers were accepted. They had consented to fulfill all the conditions that they had agreed to. Decision was immediately given by the court in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Koster. Mr. Koster was cross-examined as folGOOD WATER FOR IRRIGATION. Trees and Plants are Very Susceptible to Deleterious Substances, and These Should be Excluded. It is not enough to secure plenty of water for irrigation; it must be good water. The requirements of the trees are not like those of the higher animals, because they thrive on waters which may carry quick poison to the animal; and yet in some respects they do demand water free from substances which are dangerous to them. One class of such substances is of a corrosive nature and they bring evil both to tree and animal. A very small amount of arsenic is ruinous to plants and a larger amount of caustic alkali or of common salt or of some other substances will bring them into acute distress. Professor Hilgard has given much attention to this subject, according to the Rural Press, and his broad studies have enabled him to reach quite definite conclusions. He shows that the very slight taste possessed by glauber salt and soda does not adequately indicate their presence, even when in injurious amounts; so that frequently a chemical test of the waters is the only definitive guide. A few general rules, however, will help enable the irrigator to determine whether or not such examination is called for. It may be taken for granted that the waters of all lakes having no regular outflow are unfit for regular irrigation use; since they must need contain all the accumulations salts from the solar evaporation of these waters that flow into them. Lake Elsinore, for example, is fed by the San Jacinto river, and in wet years sometimes overflows for a week in Temescal creek. Thus its saline content varies somewhat, from about 80% over 100 grains per gallon, of salts含 On the stand Koster related that on Sunday, January 14th, J. E. Valjean and his son, E. P. Fowler and W. A. Newberry, accompanied by Lawyers Bowes and McKelvey, went to his ranch loaded down with liquor, both beer and whiskey. He gave Valjean power of attorney on that day to sell his place for $3500; this power of attorney running six months, expiring on July 14th. This instrument was signed only by Koster, and no money was paid down. Title to the land vested at the time in Koster's wife, who refused to sign. The transfer from Koster to his wife had been made some years previously, but the instrument had not been recorded. It has since been recorded and the property sold to the Carbon Canyon Oil company, at a consideration said to be $12,000. The following Sunday, January 21st, Fowler and Valjean went to the ranch again, late in the afternoon, with a deed to the property, and asked Koster and his wife to sign it, their plea being that The Weekly Gazette. Established 1870. SUBSCRIPTION, - $1 50 Per Year. Six months... $1 00 Three months... 75 Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising rates, $1 per inch per month. The GAZETTE is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. Power offered in court to accept the stipulated sum of $3500, he being under the impression that the money was ready, as had been set forth by them in the complaint. Mr. and Mrs. Koster offered to let the power of attorney continue till July 14th, if Fowler and Valjean would give them assurance that matters would be done in good faith. But none of the Kosters' offers were accepted. They had consented to fulfill all the conditions that they had agreed to. Decision was immediately given by the court in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Koster. Mr. Koster was cross-examined as follows by Lawyer McKelvey: Q. Didn't you state at the time when first agreement was signed up that you considered the property was worth about that much for pasturage, for which you were using and occupying it (referring to the witness' statement that it was worth about $4 or $5 for pasturage purposes)? A. I don't remember such a conversation. Q. You don't remember such a conversation? A. No, sir. Q. Didn't you state at that time to Mr. Valjean, in the presence of Mr. Fowler and the rest of us, that you hoped he would make $10,000 off that property? A. I may have said that we were all under the influence of liquor more or less. You brought the liquor up for a certain purpose, I suppose. Q. Then you did make that statement? This import, anyway. Didn't you make that statement, Mr. Koster? A. I don't remember whether I made that statement or not. Continued on Fourth Page. Nursing Mothers dread hot weather. They know how it weakens and how this affects the baby. All such mothers need Scott's Emulsion. It gives them strength and makes the baby's food richer and more abundant. $5c. and $1. All druggists. TERN & GOODMAN'S Semi-Annual Clearance Everybody is invited to inspect our goods and not from 10 to 20 per cent lower than any other ask you to buy of us. Our business efforts have SUCCESS In the original and only department store in Southern California, for we buy any prices in every department, and every one of our various departments is filled to need to make a clean sweep right in the heart of the season of our immense stock of goods at the prices advertised, and those not named here will be sold in SUCCESS In the original and only department store in Southern California, for we buy and sell prices in every department, and every one of our various departments is filled to the need to make a clean sweep right in the heart of the season of our immense stock. You the goods at the prices advertised, and those not named here will be sold in p. 85c $5.50 35c 25c 5c ging from 35c to $1.35. en; worth 25c. Special and sizes, from 35c up to $2. to $9. Now 35c to $5. old at 15 and 25c. Cut selling now at 25, 41 and 1. A RUN ON SPRING SUITS CHILDREN'S $5 SUIT YOUTHS' $5 SUITS fo MEN'S $6 to $16 SUITS MEN'S PANTS, forme MISSES' SHOES, Regular price: 90c, $1, $1.65. LADIES' SHOES, 88c, $1.10, $1.65, $1.75, BOYS' SHOES, tha MEN'S SHOES, tha MEN'S PLUSH SL roods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gent's and Ladies' Furnishing Goods, Fure, Tinware, Crockery, Willow Ware, Stoves, Ranges, Vehicles, Furniture, HarneKillifer Cultivators, Paints and Oils. OMAN'S Mammoth Department Store STATE FOR IRRIGATION. Plants are Very Susceptible to various Substances, and These should be Excluded. It is enough to secure plenty of irrigation; it must be good the requirements of the tree because those of the higher animals they thrive on water which quick poison to the animal, some respects they do deserve free from substances which cause to them. One class of substances is of a corrosive nature doing evil both to tree and a very small amount of arsenic to plants and a larger amount of alkali or of common salt or other substances will bring acute distress. For Hilgard has given much attention this subject, according to the press, and his broad studies have aimed to reach quite definite conclusions. He shows that the very slight excess by glauber salt and saline not adequately indicate their even when in injurious so that frequently a chemical water is the only definite A few general rules, however, to enable the irrigator to determine whether or not such examina-alled for. It may be taken for that the waters of all lakes no regular outflow are unfit for irrigation use; since they must contain all the accumulations of the solar evaporation of the what flow into them. Elsinore, for example, is fed by Jacinto river, and in wet years does overflows for a week into creek. Thus its saline contents somewhat, from about 80 to grains per gallon, of salts contribute fifth of common salt and ately, it is not easy to give absolute rules to the exact figures that constitute an excess of salts for irrigation purposes, since not only the composition of the salts, but also the nature of the land to be irrigated, and the frequency of irrigation required must be taken into consideration. Broadly speaking, the extreme limit of mineral content usually assigned for potable waters, viz., forty grains per gallon, also applies to irrigation waters. Yet it sometimes happens that all or most of the solid content is gypsum and epsom salt, when only a large excess of the latter would constitute a bar to irrigation use. When, on the contrary, a large proportion of the solids consists of carbonate of soda or of common salt, even a smaller proportion of salts than forty grains might preclude its regular use, depending upon the nature of the soil to be irrigated. During the two dry seasons just past saline waters have frequently been used, exceptionally, in order to save trees threatened with death from drouth. Professor Hilgard has even advised that this should be done, with the proviso that the salts so introduced must be washed into the sub-drainage by heavy irrigation, whenever practicable, even if the same saline water should have to be used for the purpose. For few such waters are sufficiently strong to injure vegetation until concentrated by evaporation, as can be seen from the vegetation growing close to the margins of alkali lakes, with its roots immersed in the water. The irrigator can determine for himself whether or not his water is of doubtful character, by evaporating a tablespoonful or more in a clean silver spoon (avoid boiling). If the dry residue should form simply a thin powder looking film on the polished metal, he may be assured that the water is all right. If, on the other hand, an obvious saline crust should remain, which will dissolve in water, he should seek advice upon its character. Written in blood is the record of Hood's Sarsaparilla—the pure, rich, health-giving blood which it has given to millions of men women and children. It is all the time cur- diseases of the stomach, nerves, kidneys STATE SCHOOL MONEYS. Commanding Position of Orange County Among the Other Counties of the State The footings of the school census returns of the several counties in the State were recently turned over to Controller Colgan by State Superintendent Kirk, and the former has completed his figures showing the apportionment among the counties, of State school moneys. The money on hand, subject to apportionment, is $1,104,202.24; the number of children of school age, according to the school census returns, is 350,124, and the amount for each child is $3.15. Orange county with its 5667 children will receive from the State $17,751.05. The apportionment to the several counties is as follows: Counties Children Amount Alameda $66160 05 Alpine 93 292 95 Amador 2800 8848 35 Butte 4272 13519 80 Calaveras 2912 9172 80 Colusa 1972 9271 90 Contra Costa 4581 12858 15 Del Norte 622 1969 30 El Dorado 2201 6933 15 Fresno 7975 25121 25 Glenn 1341 4224 15 Humboldt 6718 21161 70 Inyo 1059 3335 85 Kern 3352 10458 80 Kings 2448 7711 20 Lake 1613 5086 95 Lassen 1179 3770 55 Los Angeles 44215 189287 25 Madera 1361 4287 15 Marlin 3061 9642 15 Mariposa 1192 3754 80 Mendocino 5104 16077 60 Merced 2138 6734 70 Modoc 1606 5088 90 Mono 382 1283 30 Monterey 5337 16815 55 Napa 3441 10839 15 Nevada 4137 13031 55 Orange 5667 17751 06 Placer 3393 10867 95 Plumas 984 30090 60 Riverside 4799 151168 88 Sacramento 8807 277420 05 San Benito 1826 575190 San Bernardino 6616 2084040 San Diego 8629 262365 San Francisco 75292 2371080 San Joaquin 7338 2211470 San Louis Obispo 5156 1654140 AN'S rance Sale goods and prices. If our prices—an any house in Orange County efforts have been crowned with for we buy and sell anything from a pin to a threshing ments is filled to the brim with STAPLE and FANCY GOODS. or immense stock of seasonable goods, and have cut prices to will be sold in proportion to prices quoted. CLOTHING for we buy and sell anything from a pin to a threshing items is filled to the brim with STAPLE and FANCY GOODS. For immense stock of seasonable goods, and have cut prices to will be sold in proportion to prices quoted. CLOTHING CHILDREN'S $5 SUITS for $2.50. $3 Suits for $1.65. BUTHS' $5 SUITS for $2.50. N'S $6 to $16 SUITS now from $3.85 to $10.50. N'S PANTS, formerly $1 to $4, now from 58c to $2.48. These pants are guaranteed not to rip. MISSES' SHOES, sizes from 8½ to 11; selling at 50c, 71c, 88c and $1.37. Regular price: 90c, $1, $1.25 and $1.85. Sizes 11½ to 2, cut to 71c, 83c, 99c and $1.65. Regular price, $1.10, $1.25, $1.50 and $2. LADIES' SHOES, that were $1.50, $1.75, $2.25, $2.75, $3 and $3.50, are now $1.10, $1.65, $1.75, $1.93 and $2.48. Ladies' Oxfordes, formerly sold from 80c to $3, sell now from 61c to $1.93. BOYS' SHOES, that were sold formerly from $1.35 to $2.25, we will dispose of from 94c to $1.65. GEN'S SHOES, that sell anywhere in the State from $1.25 to $4, are reduced from to 83c and $2.75. GEN'S PLUSH SLIPPERS, which are well worth $1, go at 25c. Finishing Goods, Fancy Goods, Notions, Blankets, Quilts, Trunks, Furniture, Harness and Implements, including the celebrated Cent Store, Fullerton, Cal.