anaheim-gazette 1909-04-22

COUNTY NOTES HUNTINGTON BEACH Mrs. Alice Gillett of Los Gatos, department president of the W.R.C., has instituted an organization at Huntington Beach. The new corps has thirty-five charter members and Mrs. Adelia Gardner is president. W. E. Chilson has resigned as a director of the Bolsa drainage district, and the supervisors will probably appoint J. H. Stewart as his successor. Celery growers received all the way from 12 1-2 cents to 35 cents for their product in March, according to statements prepared by the celery growers' association. Much of the celery was damaged by heavy rains. Many of the growers will plant beets this season. A petition asking the Southern Pacific to put on a motor car between Los Angeles and the beach is being circulated at Smeltzer. The people of that locality say they are entitled to better passenger service, as about 3500 carloads of freight is shipped over the line every year. LOS ALAMITOS It is anticipated that with continued fair weather beet seeding for this factory will be completed by the end of the month. Eight thousand acres have already been planted, and 6000 acres are up showing except- FULLERTON For the week ending Monday nearly 18,000 boxes of oranges were shipped at least $20,000. were shipped here, as follows in carloads: Platia Association, 10; Benchley Company, 7; Citrus Union, 8; Dalrymple, 9; Thomas Strain, j C. C. Chapman 7, making a total 45 carloads. The last of the crop will be moved soon, this year running about fifty cars above output of last year. St. Michaels and sweets are beginning to m the last named netting the groc from $1 to $1.25 per box. The price for cabbages has fixed at $36 per ton for this week the output is increasing daily. The week ending Monday the California Vegetable Union shipped six carloads, and the Cobb house out three cars. Thomas Strain begin packing cabbages this for Pinkham & McKevitt of Los Angeles. The Orange Oil Company has ceived material for a large stock tank. Mrs. L. Abbott of the oil well gone to Topeka, Kansas. While Sam McGimpsey was working at the ostrich farm in La Brea on Sunday he sustained a broken The Phelps pumping plant of town is being enlarged. J. W. Brown has gone to Ki LOS ALAMITOS It is anticipated that with continued fair weather beet seeding for this factory will be completed by the end of the month. Eight thousand acres have already been planted, and 6000 acres are up showing exceptionally good stands and are ready for thinning. On account of favorable weather, but little reseeding was necessary, possibly 300 acres altogether. With a prospective crop practically marketed at an assured price as soon as the seed is in the ground, contractors are looking forward toward a big harvest and correspondingly fat pocket books. Some of our enterprising farmers with big acreages are: Bert Holt 100 acres, E. W. Ables 100, E. Hooker 100, Kawaga & Inonye 100, K. Kato 100, I. Koga 100, Mrs. H. E. Stone 100, A. Anderson 120, J. A. Devaul 140, J. H. Mills 110, Holt & Appleberry 165, A. L. Kavanaugh 140, Valenzuella & Co. 200, D. B. Williams 150, Frank Baeyens 240, H. Von Steenberge 110, W. A. Draper 225, H. Ike 110, R. A. Wilson 141, R. Hidaka 120 Albert Denman 129, J. A. Edwards 140, Montana Land Co. 1500, W. Goldie 120, S. Shimotsu 110, Woodin & Lent 220, Geo, Verstuyft 110, Charles Whitesell 110, K. Ikeda 110, G. DeWalgoneer 150, E. Van Aselt 150, Lawrence Agricultural Co. 250, W. R. Miller 175, Alexander Bros. 120, S. D. Sutton 243, M. J. Taylor 167, Sterling Price 120. Beets are a labor crop. While sugar is popularly supposed to come from air and sunshine it would be hard to induce the workmen in the fields to believe this, when it is considered how much labor is required to mature a crop. New machinery, fuel oil and other supplies are now arriving at the sugar factory, while repairs are in active progress. During the next few weeks labor will be in great demand and anyone seeking work needs no longer to frequent the soup houses as there is The Orange Oil Company has received material for a large storage tank. Mrs. L. Abbott of the oil well gone to Topeka, Kansas. While Sam McGimpsey was working at the ostrich farm in La Brea on Sunday he sustained a broken The Phelps pumping plant of town is being enlarged. J. W. Brown has gone to Ki dine, Canada, to look after pro interests. This is his thirty-se trip East. The engagement of Rev. H Mitchell, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Anaheim, and Miss Swerdfeger, one of the great school teachers of Fullerton, is nounced. PLACENTIA The Placentia Round Table Wednesday afternoon, April 14, home of Mrs. Morse. Roll call was answered with tations from Milton, by nineteen bers. After a pretty solo sun Mrs. Messler, who was accompanied by Miss Chapman, Mrs. Morse an interesting paper, "The Restored," written by Mrs. M. Mrs. Pendleton read an instruction paper on "The Commercial Value Our Great Lakes." Meeting adjourned to meet l weeks at the home of Miss Crowther. Dainty refreshments of ice and cake were served by the h On Friday evening the members of the Kensington club held their initiation banquet at the home Misses Lilly and May Strain victims were Misses Freda Jack of Placentia and Marie Hopk Fullerton. A great deal of merry was experienced at the expense these two courageous and good ed young ladies. Many prank jokes were played upon them they came out showering glory themselves. After the initiation honored guests were escorted in to the dining room where a ba was served. This event as a hard to believe this, when it is considered how much labor is required to mature a crop. New machinery, fuel oil and other supplies are now arriving at the sugar factory, while repairs are in active progress. During the next few weeks labor will be in great demand and anyone seeking work needs no longer to frequent the soup houses as there is plenty of thinning and hoeing to be had at good wages. A detachment of Hindus has recently arrived in the Peatlands from British Columbia. They seek employment by the day only at a low wage rate, working steadily at their own gait, any attempt to hurry them being without avail. They attend strictly to their own affairs, supplying their own provisions and may prove to be a solution of the labor problem in the beet and celery field. There is an increased demand for one of the by-products from sugar manufacture, being the molasses thrown off from the centrifugals, and which is put through a filtering process which improves its quality for stock feed. Those who had come to depend upon it being deprived of it during the last few months, appreciate its value now they have the opportunity to get a new supply of it. Horses, milch cows, hogs and chickens all thrive upon it and as it is shown to be worth as much as corn, pound for pound, and costs only one-sixth as much, it makes a great saving in fodder bills. A barrel of molasses to a ton of hay makes very nearly a balanced ration. Ground is being broken for Manager Walter M. Clark's new house. NOTES OF REAL INTEREST CELLERTON last ending Monday night boxes of oranges worth 10. were shipped from carloads: Placen10; Benchley Fruit Citrus Union, 8; H. F. Thomas Strain, jr., 4; in 7, making a total of The last of the navel moved soon, this variety fifty cars above the year. St. Michaels beginning to move, netting the growers 25 per box. For cabbages has been for ton for this week and increasing daily. For Monday the CaliforUnion shipped seven the Cobb house sent Thomas Strain will cabbages this week & McKevitt of Los AnOil Company has real for a large storage of the oil wells has aka, Kansas. McGimpsey was workrich farm in La Habra sustained a broken leg. pumping plant south enlarged. has gone to Kincar- SANTA ANA For several weeks officers have been trying to find R. A. Sporn a produce man who roomed at the Vendome lodging-house, but who disappeared on November 17th. Sporn's friends believe the missing man met with foul play. About four weeks ago, George B. Salkeld, proprietor of the Vendome, received a letter from Fullerton, purporting to be from the missing man. It stated that he had fallen in with horse traders at Tustin and had been "doped" by them, and that when he recovered conscious ness, he was alone in the mountains minus his watch and $60. He asked Salkeld to forward his trunk to him. Salkeld suspected there was something wrong and instead of sending the trunk sent a registered letter. This has never been called for, although advertised. J. W. Inman, an upholsterer who knew Sporn well, received a mysterious telephone message recently, telling him that the produce man is in a hospital at Riverside. This is not the case. The matter has been referred to District Attorney Davis. Sporn's trunk is still at Santa Ana together with a photograph of his dead wife and child. He was five feet, six inches high, welghed 160 pounds, had sandy hair and mustache and blue eyes, and was 32 years old. Clyde Taylor, convicted of stealing an automobile from Judge Towner on that the ditches are a nuisance, ditch company's answer revives some length the history of the es and the ditch company those acts that the company gave to the ditch company th mentions on the streets. It is that the right to divert the w the Santa Ana river dates b the supreme court dec Stearns against Cota in 1861877 the S.A.V.I.Co. was for 1882 Jacob Ross and others, junction with the irrigation ny, constructed the ditches. 1899, when it was cemented, t on West Washington avenue open dirt ditch. In 1900 by ment with the city, the dit East Washington avenue was and cemented, the city payi expense of crossings. The declares that the ditches do join the "most populous por Santa Ana," but that in ditches are in districts of th rural character as found el under the S.A.V.I.Co. system irrigation company claims a way for ditch purposes and right of way is not open to purposes, that even if the should be placed underground pipes would have to be con and for that reason sidewall not be placed over the ditch final paragraphs of the ans clare that the purpose of th is to enhance the value of adjoining the ditches, that, Oil Company has resided for a large storage spot of the oil wells hasiska, Kansas. McGimpsey was work-rich farm in La Habra sustained a broken leg. A pumping plant south enlarged. He has gone to Kincardine to look after property this is his thirty-secondement of Rev. F. W.ator of the Presbyterian theheim, and Miss Daisy one of the grammar mors of Fullerton, is anACENTIA Utia Bound Table met afternoon, April 14, at the Morse. Was answered with quo-Milton, by nineteen mema pretty solo sung by who was accompanied upman, Mrs. Morse read ing paper, "The Stuarts written by Mrs. Messler.eton read an instructive the Commercial Value ofakes." Journed to meet in two home of Miss Ruby freshments of ice cream served by the hostess. Evening the members of ton club held their firstquet at the home of the and May Strain. The Misses Freda Jacobson and Marle Hopkins of great deal of merriment faced at the expense of currageous and good-naturdies. Many pranks and played upon them, but but showering glory upon After the initiation theits were escorted in state room, where a banquet This event as a whole verside. This is not the case. The mat ter has been referred to District Attorney Davis. Sporn's trunk is still at Santa Ana together with a photograph of his dead wife and child. He was five feet, six inches high, weighed 160 pounds, had sandy hair and mustache and blue eyes, and was 32 years old. Clyde Taylor, convicted of stealing an automobile from Judge Towner on March 4th, was sentenced to three years in San Quentin. His defense was that he was intoxicated at the time he took the machine. On Tuesday, April 13, there was submitted to the supreme court of the state the case of Keech vs. Joplin an action brought to compel the county treasurer to pay one of the warrants of the district. Additional briefs are to be filed within forty days, and the court will regularly render its decision some time before next October. It was agreed by counsel for both parties and urged upon the court that the two other cases of Timmons vs. Joplin, being a case brought to enforce the payment of other warrants, and Lamb vs. McMullan a case against the board of supervisors to declare the proceedings in the organization of the district void, could with little additional labor and at a great saving of the time of the court and with advantage to the parties litigant, be considered and decided at the same time, since they all involve substantially the same points. The court promised to examine the record and if they found such to be the case they would take up and decide the other two cases at the same time. This action of the court practically means that by next October a final decision will have been received from the highest tribunal in the state,sitting in banc, upon the validity of the organization of the district. That time will probably be too late, however, to allow of anything being done by the district toward the construction of works and control of the winter floods until another season has come. Rev. J. H. Scott, pastor of the Immanuel Baptist church and formerly secretary of Rev. E. S. Chapman, su way for ditch purposes and right of way is not open to purposes, that even if they should be placed underground pipes would have to be confined and for that reason sidewall not be placed over the ditch final paragraphs of the ans clare that the purpose of tha is to enhance the value of adjoining the ditches, that, the petition of the compli granted, the vested rights o rigation company in the right way would be destroyed. The case of Ed Reinert wih on bonds for shooting C. N. C been continued until Thursday 23d. S. Q. Conkle had a surprise other day. He was returned from his aplary in the foot his wagon was an empty b He stopped for an hour Ana on business, hitching to a rack on Broadway at of the business section. We returned to go home he fo a swarm of bees had taken p of the empty stand. Conkle home with his new friends, them in his backyard getting on the season's business. A. H. Lyon and W. D. two Santa Ana men, are terested in a case that wasted to the Judge of the t circuit court at Yuma, Ariz and Halladay bought 132 arthe Colorado river a year they believe additions to t chase give them 400 or more. When the land was in 1874 the river cut off two acres from a 160-acre piece then the Colorado river has ling away from the land, al now a mile and a half w year adding a strip of 200 more. The law has it that river washes away a part o land he is loser, and when i is the gainer. Lyon and think they are gainers about Attorney H. J. Forgy re them in the trial at Yuma. Weary of waiting for thof the law in Los Angeles and Marle Hopkins of the great deal of merriment passed at the expense of courageous and good-naturedies. Many pranks and played upon them, but but showering glory upon them. After the initiation the acts were escorted in state room, where a banquet was. This event as a whole to be remembered by all Such fun and merry-makest hour the club adjourned again Wednesday after Miss Mable Dunham. Mrs. Phillips spent Sunday father in Tustin. Patina Hansen was the sister, Mrs. H. C. Head, the past week. Mrs. C. Lee went to Redford of the week to visit her Mrs. O'Kelley, return- They made the trip in Mrs. E. Hutchinson and Mr. and Mrs. Dennett Sunday at Long Beach. Wagner visited in the city park. Wagner was a delegate of C.C. convention at Pasadek. Mrs. N. F. Morse, Mrs.Pilliss Sturdevant spent the delightfully in Santa Ana. H. Post and daughters, Ms. and May, of Wilkesbarre off on their way from Los Angeles Saturday short visit with their old Sturdevant home. They the coast. Rev. J. H. Scott, pastor of the Immanuel Baptist church and formerly secretary of Rev. E. S. Chapman, superintendent of the anti-saloon league, was elected probation officer for Orange county. The probation committee, recently appointed by Superior Judge West organized by the election of Carey R. Smith as president; Mrs. Josephine Tedford, vice president, and A. J. Visel, secretary. The answer of the Santa Ana valley irrigation company in the superior court, action of the city of Santa Ana, in which the city seeks to compel the irrigation company to place ditches on East Seventeenth street and West Washington avenue underground, has been filed by Attorney Keech for the irrigation company. It will be remembered that the procedure adopted by City Attorney Heathman was first to declare all open ditches within a district bounded by Seventeenth, Grand, First and Baker, to be nuisances. With that ordinance passed the action against the S.A.V.I.Co. was begun. The complaint claimed that the ditches were menaces to children and travelers. The answer filed contends that the fact that in all the years an open ditch has been maintained on the streets in question no child has been injured and no user of the streets damaged by the ditches is a refutation of the claim of the city now a mile and a half year adding a strip of 200 more. The law has it that river washes away a part of land he is loser, and when it is the gainer. Lyon and think they are gainers about Attorney H. J. Forgy reed them in the trial at Yuma. Weary of waiting for the of the law in Los Angeles were entirely too many to ardent affection, Walter C. and his sweetheart, Gertrude both of Los Angeles, and 17 years old, secured a marriotticate and were married by of the peace. In Judge River in Los Angeles, Mrs. George asked that she be appointed of Miss Ogden, who wished Herrick, a barber. The recgranted, but there was a some kind in the proceeding license was issued in Los A. In his statement to the local clerk, Herrick stated that his sweetheart were both range county. W. D. Junkin and M. L. Kucers of Garden Grove, were with a violation of the seafood law, in that they sold ed candles. The candy was one of the pure food inspector Keeler pleaded guilty and paid $25 to Justice of the Pea-wick. It is understood that grocers will be reimbursement wholesalers, from whom they were purchased in good fashion Garden Grove grocers. The similar to cases brought against Santa Ana and Newport Bucers recently. REST catches are a nuisance. The company’s answer reviews at the history of the ditch-ditch company citing that the company claims the ditch company the ease-the streets. It is stated right to divert the water of Ana river dates back to some court decision against Cota in 1868. In A.V.I.Co. was formed. In Ross and others, in con- with the irrigation compa-cted the ditches. Until it was cemented, the ditch Washington avenue was an ditch. In 1900 by agree- the city, the ditch onington avenue was staked it, the city paying the crossings. The answer that the ditches do not ad-most populous portion of it,” but that in fact the in districts of the same factor as found elsewhere in S.A.V.I.Co. system. The company claims a right of ditch purposes and that the day is not open to street that even if the ditches placed underground, stand- have to be constructed, that reason sidewalks could face over the ditches. The graphs of the answer de- the purpose of the action since the value of property the ditches, that, should A call has been made for a special election for May 12th to vote on seventy-five thousand dollars bonds for improvements for the city schools. The money is proposed to be spent for two grammar schools and the purchase of grounds and the building of an addition to the present high school, twenty-five thousand dollars of the amount named to be spent for the latter purpose. The bonds will bear four and one-half per cent interest and will run twenty-five years. It was decided to have two polling places for the election, one at the city hall and one at the building on Sycamore street just south of the post-office, formerly used as the city fire hall. H. G. Nolan, agent for a firm that enlarges pictures, paid a fine of $25 to Justice of the Peace Smithwick on Tuesday, after he had been found guilty of disturbing the peace of Mrs. Etta Greenfield by calling her a liar and using offensive adjectives with it. Nolan conducted his own defense. Fifty women were in court on subpoena, but none were allowed to testify, the justice ruling that the fact that Nolan had treated other women with respect had no bearing on his treatment of Mrs. Greenfield. Nolan denied having used the words. Dr. W. R. Wall, a pioneer physician and orange grower of Tustin, was taken suddenly ill at the Sunset club on Tuesday, and was removed to the home of Dr. J. L. Dryer, where he is very low. Dr. Wall is 79 years old. Santa Ana, April 14.—The Los Angeles United Presbyterian presbytery; including all the United Presbyterian match purposes and that the day is not open to street that even if the ditches replaced underground, standard have to be constructed, that reason sidewalks could be placed over the ditches. The graphs of the answer define the purpose of the action since the value of property in the ditches, that, should be vested rights of the ir-company in the rights of it be destroyed. He of Ed Reinert who is out for shooting C. N. Gary, has returned until Thursday, April Conkle had a surprise the day He was returning home to搬lary in the foothills. In it was an empty beestand. And for an hour in Santa business, hitching his team on Broadway at the edge business section. When he go home he found that bees had taken possession to stand. Conkle drove on his new friends, and has this backyard getting start-season's business. Lyon and W. D. Halladay, Ana men, are much in a case that was submitte judge of the territorial court at Yuma, Ariz., Lyon today bought 132 acres on Colorado river a year ago, and have additions to their purse them 400 or 450 acres when the land was surveyed the river cut off twenty-eight on a 160-acre piece. Since Colorado river has been moved from the land, and it is ville and a half west, each being a strip of 200 feet or one law has it that when a man's loser, and when it adds he gainer. Lyon and Halladay are gainers about $20,000. H. J. Forgy represented the trial at Yuma. of waiting for the delays row in Los Angeles, which on his treatment of Mrs. Greenfield. Nolan denied having used the words. Dr. W. R. Wall, a pioneer physician and orange grower of Tustin, was taken suddenly ill at the Sunset club on Tuesday, and was removed to the home of Dr. J. L. Dryer, where he is very low. Dr. Wall is 79 years old. Santa Ana, April 14.—The Los Angeles United Presbyterian presbytery; including all the United Presbyterian churches in Southern California, in session here today, elected commissioners to attend the general assembly of the church to be held at Knoxville, Tenn., the latter part of May. The commissioners chosen are: Rev. John M. Ross, Huntington Park; Rev. P. L. Welsh, Redlands, and Rev. W. L. C. Samson, San Diego. Alternates, Rev. J. F. Floss, Harvard Heights; Rev. S. J. Shaw, San Diego, and Rev. E. S. McKiterick, Pasadena. Dr.J.M.Ross was elected to sit with the committee on missions. Rev.J.S.Cole of River-side presided as moderator at the conference here. Twenty-five delegates were present at the conference. This afternoon they were taken on an automobile ride through the groves and orchards of Tustin, Hewes Hill and Orange. The conference closed tonight. The delegation of Orange county men who appeared in the office of Capt. Amos Fries, United States engineer at Los Angeles, were much encouraged by his statement that he would recommend to the War Department that the application of the Newport Land company to fill in portions of Newport bay be denied. The company will narrow the channel to 600 feet. Capt. Fries said he would recommend that the channel be kept 1500 feet wide at the point where the fill is proposed. The Board of Education has called a school bond election for May 12th to consider $25,000 for high school purposes and $50,000 for grammar school purposes. The bonds will bear 4½ per cent. The polls are to be open from 8 o'clock in the morning until sundown. Santa Ana, April 18.—Chio Egawa wife of Y.Egawa, a celery grower and wealthiest Japanese in Orange county, died shortly after midnight last night as the result of strychnine poisoning. She had been mentally deranged for a month. Yesterday afternoon Egawa relaxed his watch of her of waiting for the delays now in Los Angeles, which rarely too many to suit their fection, Walter C. Herrick sweetheart, Gertrude Ogden, Los Angeles, and both but old, secured a marriage cerdid were married by a justice ace. In Judge Rives' court Angeles, Mrs. George Burzell at she be appointed guardian Ogden, who wished to marry a barber. The request was about there was a hitch of rail in the proceedings, for no was issued in Los Angeles. Statement to the local counHerrick stated that he and heart were both from Ornty. Junkin and M. L. Keeler, groarden Grove, were charged violation of the state purin that they sold mis-labelings. The candy was sold to the pure food inspectors. Mr. headed guilty and paid a fine. Justice of the Peace Smithis understood that the will be reimbursed by the ars, from whom the goods chased in good faith by the grove grocers. The case was no cases brought against the ma and Newport Beach grontly. Santa Ana, April 18.—Chio Egawa wife of Y. Egawa, a celery grower and the wealthiest Japanese in Orange county, died shortly after midnight last night as the result of strychnine poisoning. She had beer mentally deranged for a month. Yesterday afternoon Egawa relaxed his watch of her and when he returned an hour later she was in convulsions. The woman evidently took a dose from a bottle of squirrel poison. Friday afternoon, at the invitation of the teacher, Mrs. A. E. La Moreaux, the patrons of the Delhi school had a picnic on the school grounds. After the basket luncheon and exercises by the children, the men plowed up the entire grounds, leveled them and aided the children in planting trees of forty varieties. County Superintendent of Schools R. P. Mitchell, who was present, hopes to get other school districts in the county to follow Delhi's example. ORANGE Mrs. Anna Wilkens of Orange was committed to the insane asylum at Patton. She has strange religious hallucinations. (Additional County News on fourth page) FOR EXCHANGE 10 acres fine soil 4 miles west of Anaheim, 3 room house, barn and well, want Anaheim residence to $2,-500. H. Vossbeck. For Sale cheap if taken at once, a 3-room house at Cypress. H. H. Corell, Cypress station.