anaheim-gazette 1901-05-09

"The Weekly Gazette. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY. HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor THURSDAY... MAY 9, 1901. "Can a water company condemn property for right of way?" asked an irrigator a day or two ago, referring to the Newberry suit against the two Valley water companies. He doubted if they could. It was not the purpose of the Newberry syndicate, he thought, to take such water as they might be awarded (and he did not believe they would be awarded any) to the San Joaquin or Los Alamitos, and it is pretty generally understood that neither James Irvine nor Ross Clark has anything to do with the suit. The La Habra valley remains as the only point where this "salvage water" may be diverted, and a sweet scented time Newberry would have in getting right of way thither. Apart from the Supreme Court's decision in the Bathgate case, wherein it was held that the flow of a stream could not be diverted from its natural waters-head, this irrigator considers the question of right of way an insuperable obstacle to Newberry. He does not consider that Newberry had a legal foot to stand upon, but granting for the sake of the argument that he has, he could not understand wherein that would-be water grabber had a ghost of a chance to make good his attempt to rob the valley irrigators of the means of their livelihood. Mr. Gilman's reference to honest measurement of water, in his communication in our last week's issue, has struck a responsive chord on the part of every shareholder in the tions to farm resources in the ten years between 1890 and 1900 exceed the value of all farm investments in 1850. As the writer referred to puts the case: "The increased wealth of our farmers, as the result of their last ten year's labor, equals the farm wealth of the nation reported as the outcome of their toil and economies from the settlement at Jamestown to the middle of the nineteenth century." Advances on the Stock Exchange fade into a small affair beside a colossal increment like that. In the United States to-day there are at least 5,700,000 farms, or about one to every thirteen inhabitants. In 1850 the number was 1,149,073. In ten years the number has increased 1,150,000 and in the same time farm wealth has expanded by not less than $6,500,000,000. The government is not unmindful of the vast import of agriculture. Congress has endowed agricultural colleges in every state and territory. These institutions represent a value of $53,000,000, and their income is $6,000,000. Their students last year numbered 31,658. The annual national appropriation for experiment stations is $789,000. When American farmers note what is going on in intensive farming, irrigation, cattle raising, improvement and preservation of products, management of soils, betterment of facilities to reach markets and new uses for waste products they will see that their industry is truly the most expansive as well as the greatest. Though the population of the country should continue to double inside of forty years there can be no doubt that the farmers of this country, the most scientific and effective in the world, will meet all demands and be the main reliance for foreign nations when their own production runs short. STATE CONTROLLER COLGAN has J. R. NEWBERRY'S ASTOUNDING OFFEET Dealing With Water Which Is not in keeping. and Probably Never Will Be From the Orange Post. The Los Angeles Times of April had an article on "Underground Storage" particularly applicable to the basin of the Santa Ana river, which was copied by the Anaheim Plain Dealer, the Corona Courier and perhaps other papers. The article itself purports to be the work of a representative of the Times; but the Plain Dealer frankly admits that it "The Newberry Side of the Mattress Of course the stockholders of the three water companies, whose interests are assailed by the Rincon Water and Power company, will question motives of these publishers and their wisdom of their helping to destroy one civilization for the sake of developing another; but this writing has to do with the arguments presented in the article and the motive of the principal assailant rather than with the motives of any accessory before the fact. The writer of the article in question seems to think he has discovered a new principle in irrigation, which others have overlooked, viz.: that water will run down hill and must be intercepted a second or third time in its downward course before reaches the sea. In his own language, "the fact that the water-will have not considered the double triple use of this water is the inspiration of this article." Most people have supposed that riparian law which have long been in existence were made to protect the lower and therefore subsequent users of stream. Where such a law requires water taken from a stream to be turned above the next lower unit "undiminished in quantity and uniformed in quality," some one evides- Mr. Gilman's reference to honest measurement of water, in his communication in our last week's issue, has struck a responsive chord on the part of every shareholder in the water company. Mr. Gilman was one of the few stockholders present at the general meeting two years ago who supported the late Mr. Fay when that gentleman, by a system of elaborate charts and maps, showed not only in what ditches loss of water occurred, but on what days it occurred. Those maps seemed to fall like a wet blanket upon the meeting. Mr. Gilman was outspoken in support of the then President of the company, and argued that the matter of this improper measurement of water be immediately taken up and investigated. But nothing came of it. The directors did not deem it wise to carry out the suggestions, and finally the matter was dropped. But it will not down. It will rise up to torment the shareholders until it is finally settled for good, by some such method as suggested by Mr. Fay. Let accurate daily measurements be taken of the streams furnished zanjeros, and let similar measurement follow of the amount of water delivered to irrigators. That seems to be simple enough. That is the key to the whole situation. This thing of a stream of 200 inches of water running in a ditch for two whole days without the zanjero knowing anything about it, is propostrous. Shame upon the company for permitting it. Mr. Gilman has the correct idea: Let us have an honest measurement of water, and let these leaks be plugged up. The rain and hail storm of Wednesday, May 1st, was the heaviest ever experienced in this county, and for a time it was feared damage might result to growing crops. From the Orangethorpe section reports are to the effect that considerable damage was sustained to apricots and walnuts, the hail having knocked from the trees a part of the new crop. In town umbrella trees were denuded of their blossoms, the delicate lavender colored flowers covering the ground beneath the trees as a mat. Under the eaves of ducts they will see that their industry is truly the most expansive as well as the greatest. Though the population of the country should continue to double inside of forty years there can be no doubt that the farmers of this country, the most scientific and effective in the world, will meet all demands and be the main reliance for foreign nations when their own production runs short. STATE CONTROLLER COLGAN has been in Orange county, shaking hands with the boys and feeling their political pulse. Mr. Colgan would like to be governor of the great State of California, and would make a try for the nomination next summer, except it be for the fact that Governor Gage will undoubtedly be renominated by acclamation in the next Republican State Convention. It is the logical trend of politics that a candidate who has carried his State with one of the largest majorities ever rolled up by the party, and who has followed that up by a wise and statesmanlike administration, such as has characterized that of the present occupant of that office—the logical political trend is to nominate him, if the same be in accordance with his wishes in the premises. Gov. Gage has not yet said whether he would stand for a second term or not, but, obviously, until such time, any campaigning for that office must be considered as rather early in the season. It will take one or two more great floods of the Mississippi and the destruction of a few million dollars' worth of levees and ripraps and farm and town property to bring the people and Congress to a consideration of the fact that these floods could be prevented, according to the War Department surveys, by the building of great storage dams at the headwaters of the Missouri. The philosopher Confucius, writing of the great Chinese Emperor Yu, said that all his efforts could be summarized in the creation of canals. They were an effective means of diminishing the destructive action of torrents and avoiding inundations. Yet the people of the United States, several thousand years later, neglect to benefit by such an obvious remedy, adopted by the ancient inhabitants of the Flowery Kingdom. In almost every country in the world where irrigation is practiced at all, the water supply is subject to Government control. It is recognized that where the water is of more worth and importance than reaches the sea. In his own language, "the fact that the water-will have not considered the double triple use of this water is the inspiration of this article." Most people have supposed that riparian law which have long been in existence were made to protect the lower area therefore subsequent users of the stream. Where such a law requires water taken from a stream to be turned above the next lower use "undiminished in quantity and unpaired in quality," some one evidently must have "considered the double or triple use of this water." No only must the flowing water be returned but its use must be confined to the basin of the river that the seepage also may draw back into the stream from which the water was taken. Besides having discovered that water will run down hill, Newbern by a train of reasoning peculiar himself, assumed that all the water entering the Santa Ana river in middle and lower parts of its course is seepage returning to the stress from the irrigation higher up; thus such water, having gotten away from its original appropriators, is wet water, a sort of maverick for him catch and brand J. R. N.; and thus before such catching and branding is commenced, it becomes the sacred duty of the United States, acting through its august tribunals, to join the lower riparian users from interfering with such a laudable enterprise and to enforce obedience to such injunction by the use of them whole army and navy of said government. Let us examine these assumptions in order. The first assumption, that the conditions to the water supply of this stream, after it reaches the tillage portions of its basin, come wholly largely from the seepage from infiltration, is so absurd that its need but little disproof to show its surdity to intelligent people. The rainfall that settles into the ground on the slopes of the basin and tributaries gradually oozes into this stream all along down the channel in some measure taking place on the water diverted higher up which would otherwise flow down to this lower users. In proof of this, many old residents of the Santa Ana valley say that a quarter of a century ago long before there was any possibility of return seepage from irrigation affecting the stream, the river wrought from thirty to fifty feet wide at Boca rock crossing and belly-deep to horse in the center, notwithstanding that fact that the young settlement of Riverside took every drop of running water out of the channel. When the farmer reads that the value of the share capital of thirty-four leading American railway companies has increased over $620,000,000 within the past six months, according to Stock Exchange quotations, he may ask why farm property shows no such enhancement. The same question is suggested when the aggregate exports from the United States for nine months of the present fiscal year are reported to be $1,140,170,728, or $85,000,000 increase over last year, with a favorable annual trade balance exceeding $500,000,000. Farming is so vast an interest that its current condition cannot be expressed in figures. It is not capitalized in stock and bonds, and its values are not quotable from day to day. But any intelligent farmer can make a comparison of the general state of his industry with what it was six or eight years ago, and will then realize the immense gain that has occurred. In fact, the activity among the railways and the rapid growth of foreign exports largely rest on farm production. It is stated by the chief statistician of the agricultural section of the twelfth census that the net addi- Baseball. A picked nine of expert ball tossers of this city will play the champion baseball nine from the Santa Fe oil fields on the Lemon-street grounds on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. An exciting game is expected. The Santa Fes are the champions of the hill tribes, and the locals expect to give them the game of their lives. Sure! PICKED HIS TEETH. A dispatch received from Los Angeles yesterday afternoon was to the effect that a Santa Ana man walking along the sidewalk in the crowd held his mouth so wide open that a pick pocket came along and picked the gold filling out of his teeth. A union temperance meeting will be held in the Christian church next Sunday evening, at 8 P.M. Rev. M. M. Kilpatrick of Santa Ana will deliver the address. They were an effective means of diminishing the destructive action of torrents and avoiding inundations. Yet the people of the United States, several thousand years later, neglect to benefit by such an obvious remedy, adopted by the ancient inhabitants of the Flowery Kingdom. In almost every country in the world where irrigation is practiced at all, the water supply is subject to Government control. It is recognized that where the water is of more worth and importance than the land itself—the land being useless without the water—its control and use is a question of vital importance to the community at large. The United States is a notable exception, but in the nature of things it cannot long remain so. In the older countries it is realized that water should not be used as a speculative commodity, its value incurring to the supposed benefit of one class to the detriment of another. The sooner a system of public supervision of the irrigation question is adopted in this country, the sooner will come a general reclamation which will round out into perfect development this empire of the West. That the water in the lower channel of the river has greatly increased in volume and many ranchs have been ruined by reason of the return seepage. There may be few ranches in West Riverside and other sections, whose soil is impregnated with alkali or underlaid with hardpan, that are injured by too much water; but that "it has been necessary to tile-drain some of the oldest lands of Orange county because of the underflow which comes from irrigated districts," we denote Neither is it true that there has been an increase in the water at Rincon either in swamps, cienegas, or in the flow of the river. One of the faults found with the holdings of the two water companies, which by the way amount to about two-thirds of the entire Rincon basin, is that they are not covered with swamps where "or is continually confronted with running water, springs sending out their abundance from the adjacent hillsides, shafts bubbling up with clear water supplies and everywhere evidence that the gravel strata above have at last become so saturated by the underflow from the irrigated districts many miles above that they must at last burst forth with that irrepressible water flow that has turned alfalfa fields, orchards and vineyards into tule swamps where the traveler mires and the reed bird holds NEWBERRY'S ASTOUNDING OFFER. With Water Which Is not in His Ming, and Probably Never Will Be. From the Orange Post. Los Angeles Times of April 24 article on "Underground Stor- particularly applicable to the of the Santa Ana river, which copied by the Anaheim Plain the Corona Courier and per- other papers. The article itself acts to be the work of a repre-ive of the Times; but the dealer frankly admits that it is Newberry Side of the Matter." Serge the stockholders of the two companies, whose interests are held by the Rincon Water and company, will question the uses of these publishers and the use of their helping to destroy civilization for the sake of de- ing another; but this writing do with the arguments pre- in the article and the motives principal assailant rather than the motives of any accessories the fact. Writer of the article in question so think he has discovered a principle in irrigation, which have overlooked, viz.: that will run down hill and may excepted a second or third time downward course before it is the sea. In his own lan- "the fact that the water-wise not considered the double or ease of this water is the inspir- if this article." Most people supposed that riparian laws, have long been in existence, made to protect the lower and are subsequent users of a Where such a law requires taken from a stream to be above the next lower user finished in quantity and unim- in quality," some one evident- carnival in his native element." (See the files of the Anaheim Gazette for Engineer Sherwood's account of the picnic on the Durkee ranch, where he was troubled to find water enough to make his coffee.) According to Newberry's answer and cross complaint in the Jurupa suit, he claims the right to water from the river through the Yorba ditch to irrigate his hold- ing, which is the next largest in the basin; so his ranch cannot be "that large body of land above the Rincon narrows which has lately become a swamp covered with tule growth and largely covered with water upon the surface thereof." The fact is there is no such large body of land in that basin and no more small swamps and tule marshes than there always have been. From the very nature of the case the statement that "Rincon has 1000 inches more water at the close of the dry time than it has ever had before," cannot be true. If there was such an increase in every direction at Rincon as represented, more water would come down the canyon. Why, in the early days the two water companies used to get their supply four or five miles lower down the stream! Even there the supply was so great that a company of irrigators was formed and incorporated at Olive to divert the surplus water three or four miles still farther down the stream. Now the stream, if let run down the channel, would all sink into the sand before reaching those points of former diversion. The average annual rainfall at Los Angeles since 1872, including the dry period, is a fraction over sixteen inches. This would make a yearly precipitation of 18,882,969,600 cubic feet of water on the surface of the 508 square miles, which the basin of the Santa Ana river is said to contain. Allowing fifty per cent for surface drainage and evaporation, according to the Newberry article, and there remains 9,441,484,800 cubic feet of water that seeps into the ground the Newberry article, such as the Orange county papers discussing the Rincon Water and Power company for more than a year previous to its existence, and the two water companies suing the Rincon company, when it is the reverse, need not be noticed; they do not involve any principle but only show the artful preparation of the article. The list of names of men said to belong to the Rincon company strikes no terror to the hearts of the people of the Santa Ana valley; they will resist encroachment upon their rights no matter who attempts such encroachment. The plans of the new company (on paper) awaken no interest among the lower users of the water; they haven't the least idea that such plans will ever be carried out, but if so, the drops of 61 feet and 102 feet in the canal will be pitfalls or deadfalls for the company instead of water-falls. The complacency with which Newberry offers to deliver some water, which is not in his keeping, to the two water companies, and other water, which does not belong to him, to the El Modena and La Habra lands, is perfectly astounding! It is as good as a play where nothing is real; or perhaps it is more like a number of children passing along the street and claiming the houses' as they come to them and telling each other what they intend to do with them. When Newberry gets control of the water of the Santa Ana river he can dispense it and not before. WEATHER AND CROPS. What the Weather Bureau Man Has to Say About Conditions in California. Rain has fallen in all parts of the State, varying in amount from light showers to three and four inches. The precipitation has been sufficient to greatly improve the condition of crops in all sections. Fogs have prevailed along the coast since the rain. Judge Ross' Decision Judge Ross in the United States court some days ago decided brought by the Alessandro Irri- district against the Bear Valley gation company. He gives judge for the receiver, and against therioners. The matter came before court on petition of the landowner, the Alessandro district, asking that receiver of the Bear Valley co- be compelled to supply them with gation and domestic water as ther been supplied from 1891 to 1899. ing these years the Alessandro d- received from 250 to 700 inches of from the Bear Valley dam, and count of this more than 2,000 ac- fruit trees were planted and are growing. The water was only s- water, and owing to the dry s since then there has hardly enough to supply the prior owner holders of classes A and B water- ficates. In 1899 the Alessandro o- were denied water, because ther Where such a law requires taken from a stream to be re-above the next lower user diminished in quantity and unimin quality," some one evidently have "considered the double use of this water." Not must the flowing water be so but its use must be con- the basin of the river so the seepage also may drain into the stream from which water was taken. Males having discovered that will run down hill, Newberry, rain of reasoning peculiar to it, assumed that all the water, like the Santa Ana river in the lower parts of its course, returning to the stream the irrigation higher up; that water, having gotten away from original appropriators, is wild a sort of maverick for him and brand J. R. N.; and that, such catching and branding enhanced, it becomes the sacred of the United States, acting with its august tribunals, to en- lower riparian users from bring with such a laudable endeavor and to enforce obedience to conjunction by the use of the army and navy of said govern- Let us examine these three options in order. First assumption, that the ad- to the water supply of the after it reaches the tillable mass of its basin, come wholly or from the seepage from irri- is so absurd that its needs little disproof to show its ab- to intelligent people. The fact that settles into the ground slopes of the basin and its tries, gradually oozes into the all along down the channel, he measure taking the place of deeper diverted higher up which otherwise flow down to the users. In proof of this, many incidents of the Santa Ana valley at a quarter of a century ago, before there was any possibility from seepage from irrigation af- the stream, the river was thirty to fifty feet wide at Bedcrossing and belly-deep to a center, notwithstanding that the young settlement outside took every drop of the water out of the channel at The second assumption, that it is the duty of the United States government to assist him in getting possession of the Santa Ana river, is just as illogical as the other two. It is never the duty of a sovereign government to do wrong, to assist an avaricious person in his efforts to overreach others. Prior to the civil war, it was made the duty of the officers of the government to appro- possible to give an accurate estimate of the damage by frost or of the probable quantity of fruit to be gathered, but nearly all reports agree on the excellent quality of the young fruit, and that the extent of injury has been over-estimated. Grapes and fruit have been benefited by the rain, and there has been but slight loss from the cracking of cherries and the rotting of early strawberries. Citrus fruits are in good condition. WEATHER AND CROPS, What the Weather Bureau Man Has to Say About Conditions in California. Rain has fallen in all parts of the State, varying in amount from light showers to three and four inches. The precipitation has been sufficient to greatly improve the condition of crops in all sections. Fogs have prevailed along the coast since the rain. Late sown grain has probably received greater benefit from the rain than any of the other crops, though the condition of all has been much improved. In places where it had been feared that the late grain would be cut only for hay, the outlook is now so much better that it is estimated a fair crop will be harvested. In portions of Southern California the late wheat was past redemption before the rain. Early grain is in excellent condition, and will yield a good crop in nearly all parts of the State. Grain and hay were slightly damaged by rain and wind in some sections. The soil is in excellent condition for cultivating. Sugar beets, beans, hops and garden vegetables are in good condition. Green feed had become scarce in some sections, but its condition has been improved by the rain. The reports on condition of deciduous fruits are so conflicting that it is im- court on petition of the landowner the Alessandro district, asking the receiver of the Bear Valley county be compelled to supply them with gation and domestic water as they been supplied from 1891 to 1899. In these years the Alessandro district received from 250 to 700 inches of from the Bear Valley dam, and a count of this more than 2,000 acid fruit trees were planted and growing. The water was only sour water, and owing to the dry soil since then there has hardly enough to supply the prior owner holders of classes A and B water floats. In 1899 the Alessandro district were denied water, because there no surplus to give them, and brought action to compel them to sell them the water he de- Taxes. The second payment of taxes being delinquent on Monday, since time Tax Collector Robinson has busy getting his reports ready turned over to the Auditor andurer. The reports show a deal from last year in the number linquents. During April of last year the Tax Collector took in $600. The collections this year during same month were $69,215.82. Piano For Sale. Decker Bros. upright: in evo spect as good as new. Price Apply to Prof. Ludwig Thomas, 15th St., Los Angeles, or this office. For sanitary plumbing see Strehle, Anaheim. SHIRTWAISTS Positively the newest patterns. No last year's styles, everyone a BEAUTY Call and inspect them AT STERN BROTHERS Straw Hats New Line Felt Hats Water diverted higher up which otherwise flow down to the rivers. In proof of this, many residents of the Santa Ana valley at a quarter of a century ago, before there was any possibility from seepage from irrigation affording the stream, the river was thirty to fifty feet wide at Bedrossing and belly-deep to a ten in the center, notwithstanding that the young settlement outside took every drop of the water out of the channel at one, as she has continued to do irrigating season since. The long statement also disproves by phrase of the assumption that the water in the lower half of the river has greatly increased in volume and many ranches have ruined by reason of this seepage. There may be patches in West Riverside and sections, whose soil is impregnated with alkali or underlaid with lime, that are injured by too water; but that "it has been easy to tile-drain some of the banks of Orange county because of the underflow which comes irrigated districts," we deny. It is it true that there has been base in the water at Rincon on swamps, cienegas, or in the river. One of the faults with the holdings of the two companies, which by the way is about two-thirds of the Rincon basin, is that they are ered with swamps where "one usually confronted with runoff, springs sending out their face from the adjacent hillshafts bubbling up with clear supplies and everywhere eviating that the gravel strata above last become so saturated by overflow from the irrigated discharge many miles above that they last burst forth with thatsible water flow that has turned a fields, orchards and vine- to tule swamps where the mires and the reed bird holds. A number of little inaccuracies in possible to give an accurate estimate of the damage by frost or of the probable quantity of fruit to be gathered, but nearly all reports agree on the excellent quality of the young fruit, and that the extent of injury has been over-estimated. Grapes and fruit have been benefited by the rain, and there has been but slight loss from the cracking of cherries and the rotting of early strawberries. Citrus fruits are in good condition. Rain has fallen in all parts of Southern California, and in some sections the precipitation has been unusually heavy. Hay has been considerably damaged, but late sown grain and other crops have been greatly benefited. In some places a fair crop of late wheat will be harvested, while in others the grain was past redemption before the rain came. Early grain is in good condition. The prospects for good crops of beans and sugar beets have been greatly improved. Deciduous fruits were slightly injured by rain and hail in some sections. Grapes and citrus fruits are in good condition. Excessive Freight Rates. A Santa Ana correspondent says that at a recent meeting of the Trustees of that city some caustic comment was made relative to the excessive charge for freight on oil by the railroad companies. Bills for three carloads of oil from Bakersfield, which arrived a few days ago, were audited, and the figures which go to make up the cost of the oil, and the expense of getting it to Santa Ana, form a striking contrast. The oil was purchased at $1.10 a barrel, but the figures show the railroad company gets two-thirds of this amount per barrel for hauling it less than 300 miles. For the first car the city has audited a bill of $158.71, of which amount $113.01 is for freight and $45.71 for the oil. The bill for the second car is $158.52 and of this amount $113.12 goes to the railroad and $45.40 to the company furnishing the oil. Out of the $158.06 for the third car the railroad demands $112.37 for freight, which leaves $45.69 for the oil company. Thus out of the $475.29, the amount the three carloads of oil cost the city of Santa Ana, the railroad company gets $339.51, leaving $136.78 to the company furnishing the oil. Birth—To the wife of R. N. B. West Anaheim, Sunday after May 5, a son. Wanted to Trade. I will trade improved or unimpaired property in Los Angeles for rain Orange county. JOHN HANNA, a St. Peter—Did you ever do any very bad? Fair Arrival—I—smuggled laces through the custom-house. St. Peter—Oh, well, come in can't get along without women. Wanted to Go to One of His dings. The Rev. Dr. — , a prominent gymman, relates with much gusto following story about himself present wife, by the way, is no wife of his youth nor yet of his manhood, but the lady of his choice, and as a consequence thor's set of olive branches spring divers maternal ancestry. "Such a condition of affairs," the doctor, "might at times be embarrassing except for the thoroughability of all concerned. I can however, to a slightly discount feeling when shortly before my marriage I was approached by one called my second wife mother, the question: 'Papa, will you let me go to see you married? I have been at any of your weddings.'" Philadelphia Feline Duplicate It was during the natural hour. "Give me," asked the teacher example of the alleged deceitful act of the cat." In restaurants it is sometimes to pass itself off for a rabbit," and ed the head boy.-Philadelphia T Divining Rods. The only trustworthy divining that has ever been made is fortune cheap. It has a steel head and a wren handle and is shaped something an anchor. Any man who wants should go to a hardware store and for a pickax.-Youth's Companion. A fool forms an alliance with straws driven by the wind; a wise forms an alliance with the wind.-cago News. The first savings bank in the U.S States was established in 1810. AVE your eyes accurately fitted by M. BARBORKA, Scientific Optician, OPPOSITE CITIZENS BANK, ANAHEIM, CAL. ADOLPH LUEDKE Watchmaker and Jeweler Center Street, Anaheim. NEW and well-selected stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. New additions to the stock expected from the East in a few days. Call and inspect my stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere. Judge Ross' Decision. Judge Ross in the United States circumstance some days ago decided a suit right by the Alessandro Irrigation District against the Bear Valley Irrironment company. He gives judgment the receiver, and against the petiters. The matter came before the pet on petition of the landowners in Alessandro district, asking that the river of the Bear Valley company compelled to supply them with irrironment and domestic water as they had been supplied from 1891 to 1899. During these years the Alessandro district divided from 250 to 700 inches of water in the Bear Valley dam, and on account of this more than 2,000 acres of trees were planted and are now swine. The water was only surplus water, and owing to the dry seasons there has hardly been enough to supply the prior owners and owners of classes A and B water certities. In 1899 the Alessandro people deemed water, because there was Honey. Bee men throughout Orange county are jubilant over the late rain, and say that what otherwise would have been a very medioere honey crop will now in all probability prove to be the largest of any previous year's output. Bee keepers in Soquel canyon are putting in more storage tanks for the crop. There are between six and seven hundred colonies of bees, divided among five apiaries, in the hills, while nearly every hill rancher has from one to twenty-five hives for his own supply. Ranchers in general, except those who had recently cut their hay, are pleased with the prospect of materially increased crops. The rain was of great benefit to late sown barley, wheat and other cereals, as well as to beets and cabbage. FAKE OIL COMPANIES. WASHINGTON, May 4.—The postal authorities are going to investigate MONEY SENT WITHOUT DANGER OF LOSS. ABSOLUTELY SAFE. MONEY ORDERS ARE ISSUED BY THE CITIZENS BANK OF ANAHEIM Payable in all parts of the United States. Do not send money in a letter by mail; purchase a BANK MONEY ORDER. This way of remitting money is absolutely safe. The purchaser of a Bank Money Order may feel confident that the payment of the amount named therein will certainly be made to the person for whom it is intended. Bank Money Orders are cheaper and more secure than any other method of sending money. The Government is not responsible for loss of a registered letter, so purchase a Money Order. If a Bank Money Order is lost in the mails, we issue a duplicate without delay or charge. See schedule of fees below and compare with others. We pay a license tax—others do not. THE COST OF BANK MONEY ORDERS IS AS FOLLOWS: For Orders for sums not exceeding $10.00...5c Over $10.00, not exceeding $20.00...10c Over $50.00, not exceeding $100.00...15c Over $100.00, not exceeding $500.00, 15c per $100 Over $500.00 and up...10c per $100 Also Bank Money Orders for sale on all Foreign Countries. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. The Company's steamers leave as follows: FOR SAN FRANCISCO, calling only at Santa Barbara. Leave REDONDO — SANTA ROSA and QUEEN, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. Leave PORT LOS ANGELES — SANTA ROSA and QUEEN, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. Arrive at San Francisco, Thursdays and Sundays, 1 p.m. For SAN FRANCISCO, calling at Ventura, Carpenteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Gavolta, Port Hartford, Cayucas, San Simeon, Monterey and Santa Cruz. Leave EAST SAN PEDRO — CORONA and BONITA, Sundays and Thursdays, 6:25 p.m. Leave SAN PEDRO — CORONA and BONITA, Sundays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. For SAN DIEGO. Leave PORT LOS ANGELES — SANTA ROSA and QUEEN, Mondays and Thursdays, 4 p.m. Leave REDONDO — SANTA ROSA and QUEEN, Mondays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change steamers, sailings days and hours of sailing without previous notice. W. PARMIS, Agl., 124 W. Second St., Los Angeles, Goodale, Perkins & Co., Gen. Agts., San Francisco. In more storage tanks for the crop. There are between six and seven hundred colonies of bees, divided among five apiaries, in the hills, while nearly every hill rancher has from one to twenty-five hives for his own supply. Ranchers in general, except those who had recently cut their hay, are pleased with the prospect of materially increased crops. The rain was of great benefit to late sown barley, wheat and other cereals, as well as to beets and cabbage. FAKE OIL COMPANIES. WASHINGTON, May 4.—The postal authorities are going to investigate California and Texas oil companies which are advertising extensively in eastern papers, trying to sell stock to the public and guaranteeing heavy dividends upon exceedingly small investments. Several such companies which have been advertised lately are known to have misrepresented facts, and the postal authorities believe that there is a fair percentage of companies now advertising that do not possess merit and are plain frauds, which, in the interest of the public, ought to be excluded from the use of the United States mails. The department has already set its agents at work upon companies that carry flamboyant advertisements in eastern papers, and if it is found that any of them are of a fraudulent character, fraud orders will be issued against them and their mails stopped. Great care, of course, will be taken to exclude from this classification any reputable concern that is engaged honestly in the business of producing oil, rather than in the business of selling engraved certificates to the public. Money to Loan. In sums to suit. Apply to F. A. Backs, Jr., Secretary Building and Loan Association, Anaheim, Cal. 10-tf NOT VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION. "Uncle," said the dusty pilgrim, "how far is it to Sagetown?" "Bout a mild and a half," replied the farmer. "Can Iride with you?" "Sartin, Climb in." At the end of three-quarters of an hour the dusky pilgrim began to be uneasy. "Uncle," he asked, "how far are we from Sagetown now?" "Bout four mild and a half." Great Grief! Why didn't you tell me we were going away from Sagetown." Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go thar? Go to C. A. Strehle, Anaheim, for galvanized iron tanks, pumps and windmills. Members Company E. tonight's drill will be postponed until Monday, May 13th, on account of Fiesta. J. Frederick Ahlborn, captain. AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE. "You are sure you can support my daughter in the style to which she has been accustomed?" asked the Heavy Father. "Sure Mike," answered Our Hero, with the assurance of youth. "Well, I'm glad to hear it. It's more than I can afford any longer." Wanted to Trade. will trade improved or unimproved property in Los Angeles for ranch in large county. JOHN HANNA. apr18-tf Peter—Did you ever do anything bad? Air Arrival—I—1 smuggled a few through the custom-house. Peter—Oh, well, come in. We get along without women. To Go to One of His Weddings. The Rev. Dr. —, a prominent clereman, relates with much gusto the following story about himself. His present wife, by the way, is not the wife of his youth nor yet of his early childhood, but the lady of his third vice, and as a consequence the docutors set of olive branches spring from hers maternal ancestry. Such a condition of affairs," said doctor, "might at times become harrassing except for the thorough ability of all concerned. I confess, never, to a slightly disconcerted man when shortly before my third marriage I was approached by one of daughters, a girl of 9 and one who had my second wife mother, with question: 'Papa, will you let me see you married? I have never seen any of your weddings.'"—Fun. Philadelphia Felline Duplicity. It was during the natural history alive me," asked the teacher, "an example of the alleged deceitful charter of the cat." Restaurants it is sometimes said miss itself off for a rabbit," answerme head boy.—Philadelphia Times. Divining Rods. The only trustworthy divining rod has ever been made is fortunately so. It has a steel head and a wood-handle and is shaped something like an anchor. Any man who wants one and go to a hardware store and ask pickaxe.—Youth's Companion. Fool forms an alliance with the drivers driven by the wind; a wise man is an alliance with the wind.—ChiNews. The first savings bank in the United States was established in 1816. AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE. “You are sure you can support my daughter in the style to which she has been accustomed?” asked the Heavy Father. “Sure Mike,” answered Our Hero, with the assurance of youth. “Well, I'm glad to hear it. It's more than I can afford any longer.” Bicycles and Sporting Goods. A full stock of bicycle supplies. Bicycle repairing of all kinds promptly done. All work guaranteed. Also agent for the Santa Ana Steam Laundry. I run a laundry wagon that will call for and deliver your laundry twice a week. Laundry coming in as late as 9 o'clock Thursday morning will be delivered to you Saturday at 5 o'clock. Money to Loan From $5,000 to $10,000 in sums to suit on real estate or approved security, Apply to Richard Melrose. dec-23tf Hotels and Trained Nurses. Trained nurses are not welcome guests in New York hotels, and in fact in many they are expressly forbidden to appear in the dining rooms in their uniforms. The hotel keepers object to their presence in their working dresses because any indication of the existence of disease in a hotel is disadvantageous. Under these circumstances they are compelled to go through as much, preliminary labor before they go to meals as if they had been invited under formal circumstances. Yet the wisdom of the rule on the part of the hotel proprietors is admitted, as in some of the large hotels up town occupied chiefly by families there are frequently 10 or 12 trained nurses employed. The sight of so many would not be reassuring to guests.—New York Sun. Do Not Drink While Eating. Liquids at meals if taken too often or too carelessly are liable to dilute the gastric juices. Take no liquid of any kind when food is in the mouth. Take as little as possible till the close of the meal. The digestive agents themselves being fluids, it is reasonable to suppose that an excess of liquids taken with the food will have a tendency to dilute and thereby weaken the digestive juices.—Ladies' Home Journal. Residence for Sale Seven-room cottage on Broadway; Hard finished; All modern improvements; Electric lights; Sanitary plumbing; Screen porch; Barn and outhouses; Large lot; on clean side of street; Situated in the pick of the residence portion. On easy terms. A snap. Apply at this office. Southern Pacific Coast Line will be open for traffic Sunday, March 31st, with following schedule: COASTLINE LIMITED. SUNSET EXPRESS. Lv. L.A. Arr. S.F. Lv. L.A. Arr. S.F. 7:45 a.m. 10:45 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7 a.m. RETURNING. Lv.S.F. Arr. L.A. Lv.S.F. Arr.L.A 8 a.m. 10:50 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m Coast Line Limited is a daylight train with Parlor Car, Chair Car and Grill Car. Uniformed passenger attendants will be at Oakland Pier, Ferry depot, Market street, and Third and Townsend streets, S.F. They will wear blue uniforms and bright red caps with black band bearing inscription "S.P.Co. Porter," and their duty will be to assist and direct passengers and show all kinds of attention to the traveling public. Sunset Limited Leaves Los Angeles for New Orleans and East every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7:45 a.m., until further notice. Equipment consists of composite car, smoking and reading-room, writing desk, buffet, barber shop and bath. Ladies' parlor car with maid in attendance. Stationroom section car; as many Pullman standard sleepers as are necessary; also a dining car. Vestibulated, steam-heated, gas-lighted, and runs through without change. Southern Pacific ticket office, corner Los Angeles and Santa Ana streets, Anaheim, Cal. dec6-tf