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 FULLERTON For the week ending Monday nearly 18,000 boxes of orange at least $20,000 were shipped here, as follows in carloads: tia Association, 10; Bench Company, 7; Citrus Union, Dalrymple, 9; Thomas Strauss C. C. Chapman 7, making a 45 carloads. The last of the crop will be moved soon, this running about fifty cars and output of last year. St. and sweets are beginning to the last named netting the from $1 to $1.25 per box. The price for cabbages fixed at $36 per ton for this week ending Monday the ninth Vegetable Union shipment carloads, and the Cobb house out three cars. Thomas Strat begin packing cabbages this for Pinkham & McKevitt of Angeles. The Orange Oil Company received material for a large tank. Mrs. L. Abbott of the oil went to Topeka, Kansas. While Sam McGimpsey was ing at the ostrich farm in La on Sunday he sustained a broo The Phelps pumping plan of town is being enlarged. 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. Devault 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 fre- The Orange Oil Company received material for a large tank. Mrs. L. Abbott of the oil went to Topeka, Kansas. While Sam McGimpsey was ing at the ostrich farm in La on Sunday he sustained a brood. The Phelps pumping plant of town is being enlarged. J. W. Brown has gone to dine Canada, to look after pet interests. This is his thirty trip East. The engagement of Rev. Mitchell, pastor of the Presbychurch of Anaheim, and Miss Swerdfeger, one of the great school teachers of Fullerton unounced. PLACENTIA The Placentia Round Table Wednesday afternoon, April 14 home of Mrs. Morse. Roll call was answered wittations from Milton, by nineteen bers. After a pretty solo sundress Mrs. Messler, who was accompanied by Miss Chapman, Mrs. Morss an interesting paper, "The Restored," written by Mrs. Morss. Mrs. Pendleton read an insti paper on "The Commercial Va Our Great Lakes." Meeting adjourned to meet weeks at the home of Miss Crowther. Dainty refreshments of ice and cake were served by the h On Friday evening the member the Kensington club held their initiation banquet at the home of Misses Lilly and May Strain. victims were Misses Freda Jack of Placentia and Marie Hopkirk Fullerton. A great deal of merriment was experienced at the expanse these two courageous and good-ed young ladies. Many pranks jokes were played upon them, they came out showering glory themselves. After the initiation honored guests were escorted into the dining room, where a 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 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 it in 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 FULLERTON A week ending Monday night 10,000 boxes of oranges worth 20,000 were shipped from follows in carloads: Placenation, 10; Benchley Fruit 7; Citrus Union, 8; H. F. Lee, 9; Thomas Strain, jr., 4; Spman 7, making a total of 15. The last of the navel be moved soon, this variety about fifty cars above the last year. St. Michaels is beginning to move, named netting the growers at $1.25 per box. Price for cabbages has been 6 per ton for this week and it is increasing daily. For ending Monday the Californate Union shipped seven and the Cobb house sent years. Thomas Strain will making cabbages this week from McKevitt of Los Andge Oil Company has reservial for a large storage Abbott of the oil wells has Peeka, Kansas. Tom McGimpsey was worknostrich farm in La Habra he sustained a broken leg. Lips pumping plant south being enlarged. 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 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. that the ditches are a new ditch company's answer to some length the history of es and the ditch company those acts that the company gave to the ditch compa-ments on the streets. that the right to divert to the Santa Ana river date the supreme court Stearns against Cota in 1877 the S.A.V.I.Co. was 1882 Jacob Ross and other junction with the irrigation ny, constructed the ditch 1899, when it was cemented on West Washington avenue open dirt ditch. In 1900 ment with the city, the East Washington avenue and cemented, the city p expense of crossings. T declares that the ditches join the "most populous Santa Ana," but that ditches are in districts o rural character as found under the S.A.V.I.Co. sys irrigation company claims way for ditch purposes and right of way is not open purposes, that even if t should be placed underground pipes would have to be c and for that reason sidew not be placed over the di final paragraphs of the clare that the purpose of Auge Oil Company has re-ereal for a large storage Abbott of the oil wells hasapeka, Kansas. Tom McGimpsey was work-strich farm in La Habrahe sustained a broken leg. Lips pumping plant south being enlarged. Down has gone to Kincarola, to look after property. This is his thirty-second engagement of Rev. F. W. pastor of the Presbyterian Anaheim, and Miss Daisy, one of the grammar teachers of Fullerton, is an LACENTIA Montia Round Table met afternoon, April 14, at the Ms. Morse. was answered with quo-Milton, by nineteen mema pretty solo sung by or, who was accompanied sapman, Mrs. Morse reading paper, "The Stuarts written by Mrs. Messler.leton read an instructive the Commercial Value ofakes." Journed to meet in two the home of Miss Ruby freshments of ice cream served by the hostess. evening the members of on club held their firstquet at the home of the and May Strain. The Misses Freda Jacobson and Marie Hopkins of great deal of merriment acted at the expense of courageous and good-naturlies. Many pranks and played upon them, but it showering glory upon After the initiation the were escorted in state room, where a banquet sage 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, 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 irrigation company claims a way for ditch purposes and right of way is not open purposes, that even if they should be placed underground pipes would have to be closed and for that reason sideways not be placed over the final paragraphs of the clare that the purpose of it is to enhance the value of adjoining the ditches, thus the petition of the commission granted, the vested rights irrigation company in the new way would be destroyed. The case of Ed Reinert on bonds for shooting C. N. been continued until Thursday 23d. S. Q. Conkle had a surfer other day. He was returned from his apiary in the forest his wagon was an empty one. He stopped for an hour at Ana on business, hitching to a rack on Broadway at of the business section. Returned to go home he fled a swarm of bees had taken off 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 circuit court at Yuma, Ariad Halladay bought 132 at Colorado river a year they believe additions to 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, and 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 rep them in the trial at Yuma. Misses Freda Jacobson and Marie Hopkins of the great deal of merriment faced at the expense of courageous and good-naturals. Many pranks and played upon them, but it showering glory upon After the initiation the was escorted in state room, where a banquet This event as a whole be remembered by all much fun and merry-making hour the club adjourn again Wednesday after Mable Dunham. Ms. Phillips spent Sunfather in Tustin. Nina Hansen was the sister, Mrs. H. C. Head the past week. S. C. Lee went to Reddit of the week to visit Mrs. O'Kelley, return They made the trip in S. E. Hutchinson and Mr. and Mrs. Den-Sunday at Long Beach.erner visited in the city Wagner was a delegate convention at Pasa- N. F. Morse, Mrs.Pil-Sturdevant spent the nightfully in Santa Ana Post and daughters, and May, of Wilkesbar-off on their way from Los Angeles Saturday visit with their old Sturdevant home. They coast. 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, 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 Weary of waiting for the law in Los Angeles were entirely too many to secure ardent affection, Walter C. and his sweetheart, Gertrude both of Los Angeles, and 17 years old, secured a marriage certificate and were married by one of the peace. In Judge River in Los Angeles, Mrs. George asked that she be appointed guard of Miss Ogden, who wished to Herrick, a barber. The request granted, but there was a huge some kind in the proceedings license was issued in Los Angeles. In his statement to the local city clerk, Herrick stated that his sweetheart were both from ange county. W. D. Junkin and M. L. Keecers of Garden Grove, were with a violation of the state food law, in that they sold medicated candies. The candy was one of the pure food inspectors Keeler pleaded guilty and paid $25 to Justice of the Peace wick. It is understood that grocers will be reimbursed wholesalers, from whom they were purchased in good faith Garden Grove grocers. The case similar to cases brought against Santa Ana and Newport Beachers recently. REST The ditches are a nuisance. The company’s answer reviews at length the history of the ditch and the ditch company citing facts that the company claims to the ditch company the ease on the streets. It is stated the right to divert the water of Santa Ana river dates back to supreme court decision of against Cota in 1868. In the S.A.V.I.Co. was formed. In Jacob Ross and others, in con- with the irrigation compa-structed the ditches. Until when it was cemented, the ditch at Washington avenue was an art ditch. In 1900 by agree- with the city, the ditch on Washington avenue was stakedemented, the city paying the cost of crossings. The answer that the ditches do not adhere in districts of the same character as found elsewhere in the S.A.V.I.Co. system. The company claims a right of ditch purposes and that the way is not open to street traffic, that even if the ditches were placed underground, stand-ould have to be constructed, that reason sidewalks could be placed over the ditches. The paragraphs of the answer de-att the purpose of the action. 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. The S.A.V.I.Co. system. The company claims a right of ditch purposes and that the way is not open to street that even if the ditches be placed underground, stand should have to be constructed, that reason sidewalks could be placed over the ditches. The paragraphs of the answer denote the purpose of the action enhance the value of property by the ditches, that, should action of the complaint be the vested rights of the ir-company in the rights of would be destroyed. Case of Ed Reinert who is out for shooting C. N. Gary, has continued until Thursday, April Conkle had a surprise day. He was returning home on a plaque in the foothills. In town was an empty beestand. Used for an hour in Santa business, hitching his team on Broadway at the edge business section. When he to go home he found that bees had taken possession empty stand. Conkle drove on with his new friends, and has his backyard getting startle season's business. Lyon and W. D. Halladay, Ana Ana men, are much in a case that was submitted judge of the territorial court at Yuma, Ariz., Lyon today bought 132 acres on Colorado river a year ago, and gave additions to their purpose 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 mile and a half west, each gang a strip of 200 feet or law has it that when a sees away a part of a man's closer, and when it adds heiner. Lyon and Halladay are gainers about $20,000. H. J. Forgy represented the trial at Yuma. 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 beer mentally do Colorado river has been moved from the land, and it is mile and a half west, each gang a strip of 200 feet or one law has it that when a man goes away a part of a man's closer, and when it adds he ginner. Lyon and Halladay are gainers about $20,000. H. J. Forgy represented the trial at Yuma. of waiting for the delays in Los Angeles, which likely too many to suit their selection, Walter C. Herrick sweetheart, Gertrude Ogden, Los Angeles, and both but had secured a marriage certificate were married by a justiceice. In Judge Rives' court Angeles, Mrs. George Burzell she be appointed guardian Ogden, who wished to marry barber. The request was that there was a hitch of in the proceedings, for no issued in Los Angeles. Statement to the local councillorrick stated that he and heart were both from Orskin and M. L. Keeler, groden Grove, were chargeditation of the state pure that they sold mis-label-The candy was sold to pure food inspectors. Mr. led guilty and paid a fine justice of the Peace Smith-understood that the case be reimbursed by the from whom the goods used in good faith by the grocers. The case was cases brought against the and Newport Beach groschool bond election for May 12th to consider $25,000 for high school purposes and $50,000 for grammar school purposes. The bonds will bear 44 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 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.