anaheim-gazette 1910-01-06

HEAVY RAINS BRING FLOOD SPECTACLE PRESENTED FIRST TIME IN TWENTY YEARS Regions East and South of Town Given a Soaking and Orchards Covered With Fine Fertilizer—Santa Ana River Runs Bankfull—Family Rescued in a Wagon—Chickens Go Following the heaviest seasonal precipitation in twenty years, which culminated in a downpour on Friday night, the Santa Ana river left its west bank a short distance above the Olive bridge in the latter part of the night and swept over many miles of farm land east and south of town. People on the east side were awakened by the rush of waters at 5 o'clock. Men traveling over the Olive bridge before midnight reported the river running bank full, with every prospect of leaving its channel, before morning. The water ran into the Olive road and headed in a swift current for this city. The road presented the sight of a miniature rivet than they had anticipated. Santa Ana street caught the main flow from the flood deflected at the forks which ran down the Olive road. The 7 o'clock northbound train on Monday pulled through at 11, and in the afternoon a partial resumption of traffic over the Southern Pacific was hailed with joy by belated travelers. The Santa Fe was tied up by numerous washouts on its line, but resumed traffic on Monday, after a day's interruption. Up the river washouts were bad, and half the track in Horse shoe Bend was reported out. While rain in the valley was heavy, the torrential downpour in the mountains, and the melting of the snow by the warm rain, caused the river to leave its banks. As high as 10 inches of rain is reported from some of the mountain points for the storm. This is said to be the heaviest precipitation since measurements began forty years ago. In town 2:63 inches of rain fell, according to Mr. Dickel's gauge, making a total for the season 9:21 inches, last year to date, 4:29. One has to go back to the winter of 1889-90 to find an equal rainfall to date. In that year to date 13:32 K. OF P. ALL-NIGHT 117 MEMBERS IN NEW LODGE Order Begins With M Exceeding Two Knights Come From on a Special Train Headed by two knights of Pythias m from the Santa Fe evening shortly after Knights came on a five cars from Los Angeles braced members of that city, Pasadena, Santa Monica. They Col. Owens, chief or number of other in The parade marched hall, where the new thian lodge was to exercises lasting the one hundred and bers were initiated. Itation began at 9 o'clock until 7:30 the following initiation Olive bridge in the latter part of the night and swept over many miles of farm land east and south of town. People on the east side were awakened by the rush of waters at 5 o'clock. Men traveling over the Olive bridge before midnight reported the river running bank full, with every prospect of leaving its channel, before morning. The water ran into the Olive road and headed in a swift current for this city. The road presented the sight of a miniature river, and probably saved a more serious overflow to lands near the river. At the forks of the road east of town, the torrent plunged north and south. Mr. Whiting had water knee deep all about his house before daylight. The flood roared like a millrace and could be heard in the eastern limits of the city, where people arose to repell the oncoming rush of waters. The flood tore madly to the southward, covering many miles of ranches, but doing little damage. John Imers lost 60 chickens at the first rush of the waters, which filled his barnyard. Many were saved by prompt efforts on the part of Imers and his neighbors. L. G. Wiedekind was among the first to discover the flood. It was before 5 when he set out to warn his neighbors. He awakened the Francis household and carried the news of the oncoming flood to other neighbors. Through F. W. Champion's ranch a stream forty feet wide and two feet deep ran during the entire day and night, and was running, although in reduced volume, on Monday afternoon. Mr. Champion opened a dike to relieve the flood which overflowed the Imers place and soon had a miniature river coursing over his land. He reports a fine irrigation of his land, with fertilizer thrown in. Many of the farms east and southeast of the city were under water, but the damage was slight. The Charlie Ramella family, living east of town, had to be rescued in a wagon when the water was several feet about their dwelling. South of town there was considerable water, although the southbranch ditch of the water company carried it off bankfull during the early morning hours. The ditch broke in several places and there was danger that pumppits might be flooded. Mr. Gervais, living south of town, had to work hard to keep the water out of his pit and early in the morning the family were removed to a place of safety. Williams Bros. Kept Up With The December Procession Unusual real estate activity is recorded for the month of December, just closed. Some of the largest deals of the entire year having been consummated. Through the Anaheim office of Williams Bros., Co., in charge of J. B. Andrews, the following cash sales for Dec. are reported: The sale of the Katella 80 acre Walnut grove to James P. O'Brien for a cash consideration of $65,000, made in October, was perhaps the largest cash deal made in this section during the year 1909. However, this is closely followed by a succession of large realty deals, strongly indicating that there is just as strong a demand for large improved ranches as for the smaller ones. Deals just closed are: Monroe E. Wallace, a wealthy orange grower of Pomona, has purchased the 40 acre improved place of R. W. Eaton, just east of Anaheim, with 20 acres additional, for a cash consideration of $32,500. There are 17 acres set to oranges, balance to walnuts, a splendid 35 p.h. pumping plant, and good buildings. The crop goes with the purchase. Mr. Wallace will make extensive improvements at once, setting out more oranges. W. G. Clark of Los Angeles has purchased from R. R. Ross, a beautiful tract of 120 acres of unimproved land west of Anaheim for a cash consideration of $30,000. This is considered one of the finest unimproved properties anywhere in this section. A large electric pumping-plant will be installed, the land carefully leveled, and a large acreage set to river to leave its banks. As high as 10 inches of rain is reported from some of the mountain points for the storm. This is said to be the heaviest precipitation since measurements began forty years ago. In town 2:63 inches of rain fell, according to Mr. Dickel's gauge, making a total for the season 9:21 inches, last year to date, 4:29. One has to go back to the winter of 1889-90 to find an equal rainfall to date. In that year to date 13:32 inches of water fell. The precipitation for the remainder of the season was, however, only three inches. In that year a flood covered the districts east and south of the city and a flood ran along Santa Ana street much the same as it did on Sunday. DEEDS EXCEED $100,000 Williams Bros. Kept Up With The December Procession Huenemeyer's cafe of an all-night spread ably unique in the county. The newly tools patented of Knights were made were fed in relays menu comprised roe beans, salads, sliced tea and coffee, pies, The first to be seated of the visiting Los Angeles who sat down at 8:35 dispersal of the proceeds hall. The cafe with merriment and the visitors were taste of Anaheim's lingering the night and firing it is estimated that it were served. Early comers downgrades morning scene of festivity at the streets in the new hall where the newest Knights, all of them of their hard-night's of them happy and seses of the hospitality. Many Knights were ing the day by J. C. neered the lodge holding its moving spirits nothing by halves ment was on the usMr. Royer will South of town there was considerable water, although the southbranch ditch of the water company carried it off bankfull during the early morning hours. The ditch broke in several places and there was danger that pumppits might be flooded. Mr. Gervais, living south of town, had to work hard to keep the water out of his pit and early in the morning the family were removed to a place of safety. A rumor spread before noon that a child had been drowned on the south side, but the report proved unfounded. Another report had it that a boy carrying newspapers southeast of town on horseback had a narrow escape from drowning by his horse sinking in the flood. To the south and southwest there was little if any damage, although the waters reached Katella in the early morning hours. A good wetting of the orchards in that locality, coupled with the deposit of a heavy coating of rich silt, was the usual reply to questions whether any damage was done. The waters subsided during the afternoon, but in many places ran until the following day. In town early word was passed around that a flood was running through Santa Ana street, and hundreds wended their way thither to witness a spectacle which it was just twenty years since they had last beheld. The water ran in places a foot deep, putting the Southern Pacific railroad out of commission for the entire day. Passengers were informed there would be nothing doing the entire day, and little information could be given as to the resumption of traffic. Judging by the young river which ran in the street, spectators imagined a much worse flood existed east and southeast of town, and many drove out and rode on horseback in that neighborhood. They found little damage, the flood being of less volume W. G. Clark of Los Angeles has purchased from R. R. Ross, a beautiful tract of 120 acres of unimproved land west of Anaheim for a cash consideration of $30,000. This is considered one of the finest unimproved properties anywhere in this section. A large electric pumping-plant will be installed, the land carefully leveled, and a large acreage set to Valencia oranges. It is understood the buyer will develop and raise his own nursery stock. Mrs. Frank Walters, who recently sold her beautifully improved 20-acre ranch east of Anaheim to Frank W. Champion, has purchased the B. W. Fletcher 20 acres of improved land on east Center street, for a cash consideration of $17,500. This is considered one of the best located and choicest properties in this section; the crop is appraised at $3000, which is included in the sale. Mrs. Walters will build a new modern house, and generally improve the property. E. W. Clark has bought the 30-acre Winterton place southwest of Fullerton, improved with a new 6 room bungalow, electric pumping plant; consideration, $12,500 cash. The acreage will be prepared for alfalfa, and set in the spring. Elmer Straley of Pomona, an experienced orange grower, has purchased from Mrs. Mary E. Woodward her 10 acres of 3 year old oranges located on West Orangethorpe avenue,the price paid being $8500 cash. LETTER LIST Clem Samson, Master Glenn P. Rodgers, Bernard White, O. S. Maxson, F. Watson, G. I. Shunk, George Forbes, Mr. Vincent, Miss Carrie Webber, Juana Leggis, Lock box 447, E. Felix, D. Geo. Conley, Senor Saras Ferrez, Jose Martinez, Gullerinio Lierue, Epigmenro Gallorde, Alejo Cabrel John J. Miller, Sam Dickey, Evelyn Moyer. HEIM GAZET ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1910 K. OF P. ALL-NIGHT SESSION 117 MEMBERS INITIATED INTO NEW LODGE Order Begins With Membership Roll Exceeding Two Hundred — 250 Knights Come From Los Angeles on a Special Train—Officers Headed by two brass bands, 250 Knights of Pythias marched up town from the Santa Fe depot on Friday evening shortly after 8 o'clock. The Knights came on a special train of five cars from Los Angeles, and embraced members of the order from that city, Pasadena, Long Beach and Santa Monica. They were headed by Col. Owens, chief organizer, and a number of other installing officers. The parade marched to Odd Fellows hall, where the newly instituted Python lodge was to be the scene of exercises lasting the entire night. One hundred and seventeen members were initiated. The work of initiation began at 9 o'clock and continued until 7:30 the following morning. Following initiation came installation SUPERIOR ORANGES Fruit Growers Exchange Will Ship None Other That all growers may be kept posted on the good work of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, it will be interesting to many of them to know that the following resolutions were passed at the last meeting of the Board of Directors in Los Angeles. Whereas, The trade marks "Sunkist Oranges" and "Sunkist Lemons" are the property of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, adopted the better to identify and advertise our citrus fruits, and Whereas, The California Fruit Growers Exchange has declared that said trade marks shall be used upon oranges and lemons marketed by its members or associations affiliated and of the grade of Extra Choice or better; Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the permission to use the Sunkist trade-mark be withdrawn from any member or person or association who may knowingly pack for shipment under the "Sunkist" trade mark any split, smutty, scaley, frosted, badly scarred, rough FOLDING CRATE BANKRUPT COMPANY TEMPORARILY INVOLVED IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY Adolph Thomas Appointed Receiver—Creditors Will Be Paid Dollar for Dollar—Liabilities from $10,000 to $12,000—Assets Nearly $15,000 Adolph Thomas of the German-American bank will probably be appointed receiver of the folding crate company, which has gone into voluntary bankruptcy. The company's liabilities are said to be between $10,000 and $12,000. An inventory of assets made this week shows the company owns $14,277.57 worth of property. Mr. Thomas says the company's indebtedness will be met dollar for dollar, and that a resumption of business will ensue after its affairs are settled. A. Nagel asked Judge Welborn for the appointment of a receiver. Other creditors of the company acting with Mr. Nagel are L. E. Miller, Holbrook & Rose, and T. S. Grimshaw and others. that city, Pasadena, Long Beach and Santa Monica. They were headed by Col. Owens, chief organizer, and a number of other installing officers. The parade marched to Odd Fellows hall, where the newly instituted Python lodge was to be the scene of exercises lasting the entire night. One hundred and seventeen members were initiated. The work of initiation began at 9 o'clock and continued until 7:30 the following morning. Following initiation came installation of the newly elected officials. This work was completed at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, when the meeting adjourned. The newly installed officers are as follows: Richard Melrose, chancellor commander; V. U. Simpson, vice chancellor commander; P. H. Krick, prelate; C. Idlor, master of workmen; Edgar Hartung, keeper of records and seal; Gerald Sandilands, master of exchequer; N. B. Tedford, master at arms; A. E. Barmes, inside guard; O. Lagman, outside guard; J. O. Royer, B. V. Beebe, W. M. Rose, A. S. Bradford, past chancellors. A uniform rank of 90 members was organized: Huenemeyer's cafe was the scene of an all-night spread, which was proably unique in the history of the county. The newly organized lodge took possession of the place, and all Knights were made welcome. Guests were fed in relays of 100, and the menu comprised roast meats, baked beans, salads, sliced am, vegetables, tea and coffee, pies, cakes and cigars. The first to be seated were members of the visiting Los Angeles delegation who sat down at 8:30 following the dispersal of the procession at Odd Felows hall. The co-ed cafe rang with merriment and good cheer, as the visitors were given their first taste of Anaheim's hospitality. During the night and following morning it is estimated that nearly 1000 meals were served. Early comers down town on New Year's morning found the cafe a scene of festivity and delight, while the streets in the neighborhood of the hall where the newly organized lodge was still in session were filled with Knights, all of them tired because of their hard-night's work, but all of them happy and loud in their praises of the hospitality of the city. Many Knights were entertained during the day by J. O. Royer, who pioneered the lodge here and is one of its moving spirits. Mr. Royer does nothing by halves, and his entertainment was on the usual lavish scale. Mr. Royer will next summer take Growers Exchange has declared that said trade marks shall be used upon oranges and lemons marketed by its members or associations affiliated and of the grade of Extra Choice or better; Now, therefore, be it. Resolved That the permission to use the Sunkist trade-mark be withdrawn from any member or person or association who may knowingly pack for shipment under the "Sunkist" trade mark any split, smutty, scaley, frosted, badly scarred, rough or coarse citrus fruits. This is very important as the Exchange is extensively advertising all over the East the reliability and fine quality of all fruit shipped through them and it is unquestionably essential in order that the confidence of the public be retained, that fruit be at all times absolutely as represented. The Exchange has taken a step in the right direction in condemning the practice of shipping frosted oranges and windfalls. In doing this they are upholding the best interests of all citrus growers and at the same time give an unquestionable reputation to the buying public of the quality and reliability of Exchange fruit. G. W. Sandilands, Mgr. Anah la Fruit Association. AVIATION WEEK Los Angeles Making Preparations for Great Meeting Preparations for Aviation Week in Los Angeles have proceeded to the stage where all the wild-eyed enthusiasts in the aviation and aeronautical world, as well as the absolute cranks, believe that it is their turn to get into the game and demonstrate what they can do, or rather, what they think they can do. The mail that comes to the desk of Dick Ferris, chairman of the committee of events, every day, is filled with offers from these people to do all sorts of impossible feats in the air during the meet, and some of these offers are positively humorous. The Portland man who has offered to fly in his new airship from Portland to Los Angeles in a continuous flight, and to charge nothing for his appearance at the meet if he fails to accomplish the feat, is discounted by the majority of the others who present all sorts of impossible stunts that they want to pull off. But, as a general thing, most of them have not started to build their wonderful tests for distance flights, high flights and flights for speed and duration, the Los Angeles meet will go much further than this in that it will have every type of aircraft yet invented, that has shown any element of success, and will afford the first opportunity for the great aviators to get together and not only discuss the streets in the neighborhood of the hall where the newly organized lodge was still in session were filled with Knights, all of them tired because of their hard-night's work, but all of them happy and loud in their praises of the hospitality of the city. Many Knights were entertained during the day by J. O. Royer, who pioneered the lodge here and is one of its moving spirits. Mr. Royer does nothing by halves, and his entertainment was on the usual lavish scale. Mr. Royer will next summer take the entire lodge, at his own personal expense, to the meeting of the grand lodge at San Jose, and will later escort them to Napa, where he formerly resided. The new lodge will meet again next Saturday evening at Odd Fellows hall THIS MAN NEVER SWEATS Joseph Helmsen is in receipt of the following letter from C. H. Sleffel of Kansas, who recently spent five weeks in this city. "Sleff" has symptoms which are diagnosed as pointing to another trip to this section, when it is expected the Never Sweat club will be permanently increased by the addition of one new member. The letter states: Brownsville, Tex., Dec. 26, 1909. To the Members of the Never Sweat Club, of Anaheim, Cal.: President Rea, Secretary Helmsen, and Brothers: I am about to depart for Kansas City, but will let you hear from me and tell you that I am still able to keep from sweating. The reason: I met the snow when about 2 hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all the way to San Antonio, Tex. There it became warmer and here the weather is fine—42 degrees today. Hope you are all right and well. Will not write much this time, so sending best wishes to the members of the club, I will remain a true member to the last. H. A. Sleffel, Norton, Kan. The Portland man who has offered to fly in his new airship from Portland to Los Angeles in a continuous flight, and to charge nothing for his appearance at the meet if he fails to accomplish the feat, is discounted by the majority of the others who present all sorts of impossible stunts that they want to pull off. But, as a general thing, most of them have not started to build their wonderful airships yet, and only have the plans for them in their heads, and want Mr. Ferris to advance the money necessary to build the machines before they can come to Los Angeles in them. And as the lists of competitors are quite complete now, Mr. Ferris is turning down the offers of all of these as fast as they come in. He does not care to give financial aid to the man who wants to build an airship two thousand feet long that can carry twelve people, and stay up in the air for a week and travel seventy miles an hour with perfect safety and ease. Leaving out of the reckoning all of these, however, and it is safe to say that the people who come to Los Angeles for the meet are going to be more than surprised at the number of different ships of the air that will be displayed, and more so at the stunts that some of them will do. The reading the American people have done has really given them but a superficial knowledge of the progress that has been made in aeronautics and aviation, according to what the aviators already in Los Angeles say, and the actual demonstrations at Los Angeles are going to afford the people the first opportunity to learn the extent of the science. The Los Angeles meeting is to be quite different from anything in the way of an exhibition of aircraft that has ever been attempted. Whereas the European meets have been merely competitions between aviators in impossible feats in the air during the meet, and some of these offers are positively humorous. The Portland man who has offered to fly in his new airship from Portland to Los Angeles in a continuous flight, and to charge nothing for his appearance at the meet if he fails to accomplish the feat, is discounted by the majority of the others who present all sorts of impossible stunts that they want to pull off. But, as a general thing, most of them have not started to build their wonderful airships yet, and only have the plans for them in their heads, and want Mr. Ferris to advance the money necessary to build the machines before they can come to Los Angeles in them. And as the lists of competitors are quite complete now, Mr. Ferris is turning down the offers of all of these as fast as they come in. He does not care to give financial aid to the man who wants to build an airship two thousand feet long that can carry twelve people, and stay up in the air for a week and travel seventy miles an hour with perfect safety and ease. Leaving out of the reckoning all of these, however, and it is safe to say that the people who come to Los Angeles for the meet are going to be more than surprised at the number of different ships of the air that will be displayed, and more so at the stunts that some of them will do. The reading the American people have done has really given them but a superficial knowledge of the progress that has been made in aeronautics and aviation, according to what the aviators already in Los Angeles say, and the actual demonstrations at Los Angeles are going to afford the people the first opportunity to learn the extent of the science. The Los Angeles meeting is to be quite different from anything in the way of an exhibition of aircraft that has ever been attempted. Whereas the European meets have been merely competitions between aviators in impossible feats in the air during the meet, and some of these offers are positively humorous. The Portland man who has offered to fly in his new airship from Portland to Los Angeles in a continuous flight, and to charge nothing for his appearance at the meet if he fails to accomplish the feat, is discounted by the majority of the others who present all sorts of impossible stunts that they want to pull off. But, as a general thing, most of them have not started to build their wonderful airships yet, and only have the plans for them in their heads, and want Mr. Ferris to advance the money necessary to build the machines before they can come to Los Angeles in them. And as the lists of competitors are quite complete now, Mr. Ferris is turning down the offers of all of these as fast as they come in. He does not care to give financial aid to the man who wants to build an airship two thousand feet long that can carry twelve people, and stay up in the air for a week and travel seventy miles an hour with perfect safety and ease. Leaving out of the reckoning all of these, however, and it is safe to say that the people who come to Los Angeles for the meet are going to be more than surprised at the number of different ships of the air that will be displayed, and more so at the stunts that some of them will do. The reading the American people have done has really given them but a superficial knowledge of the progress that has been made in aeronautics and aviation, according to what the aviators already in Los Angeles say, and the actual demonstrations at Los Angeles are going to afford the people the first opportunity to learn the extent of the science. The Los Angeles meeting is to be quite different from anything in the way of an exhibition of aircraft that has ever been attempted. Whereas the European meets have been merely competitions between aviators in impossible feats in the air during the meet, and some of these offers are positively humorous. The Portland man who has offered to fly in his new airship from Portland to Los Angeles in a continuous flight, and to charge nothing for his appearance at the meet if he fails to accomplish the feat, is discounted by the majority of the others who present all sorts of impossible stunts that they want to pull off. But, as a general thing, most of them have not started to build their wonderful airships yet, and only have the plans for them in their heads, and want Mr. Ferris to advance the money necessary to build the machines before they can come to Los Angeles in them. And as the lists of competitors are quite complete now, Mr. Ferris is turning down the offers of all of these as fast as they come in. He does not care to give financial aid to the man who wants to build an airship two thousand feet long that can carry twelve people, and stay up in the air for a week and travel seventy miles an hour with perfect safety and ease. Leaving out of the reckoning all of these, however, and it is safe to say that the people who come to Los Angeles for the meet are going to be more than surprised at the number of different ships of the air that will be displayed, and more so at the stunts that some of them will do. The reading the American people have done has really given them but a superficial knowledge of the progress that has been made in aeronautics and aviation, according to what the aviators already in Los Angeles say, and the actual demonstrations at Los Angeles are going to afford the people the first opportunity to learn the extent of the science. The Los Angeles meeting is to be quite different from anything in the way of an exhibition of aircraft that has ever been attempted. Whereas the European meets have been merely competitions between aviators in impossible feats in the air during the meet, and some of these offers are positively humorous. The Portland man who has offered to fly in his new airship from Portland to Los Angeles in a continuous flight, and to charge nothing for his appearance at the meet if he fails to accomplish the feat, is discounted by the majority of the others who present all sorts of impossible stunts that they want to pull off. But, as a general thing, most of them have not started to build their wonderful airships yet, and only have the plans for them in their heads, and want Mr. Ferris to advance the money necessary to build the machines before they can come to Los Angeles in them. And as the lists of competitors are quite complete now, Mr. Ferris is turning down the offers of all of these as fast as they come in. He does not care to give financial aid to the man who wants to build an airship two thousand feet long that can carry twelve people, and stay up in the air for a week and travel seventy miles an hour with perfect safety and ease. Leaving out of the reckoning all of these, however, and it is safe to say that the people who come to Los Angeles for the meet are going to be more than surprised at the number of different ships of the air that will be displayed, and more so at the stunts that some of them will do. 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H.Sleffel of Kansas, who recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into San Antoni, Texa. There it became warmer and here we weather is fine—42 degrees now. Hope you are all right and well. Will not write much this time,sending best wishes to members of this club, I will remain a true member to last. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan.. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan.. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan.. H.A.Sleffel(Northland),Kansas, which recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into San Antoni, Texa. There it became warmer and here we weather is fine—42 degrees now. Hope you are all right and well. Will not write much this time,sending best wishes to members of this club, I will remain a true member to last. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan.. H.A.Sleffel,Norton,kan.. H.A.Sleffel(Northland),Kansas, which recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into San Antoni, Texa. There it became warmer and here we weather is fine—42 degrees now. Hope you are all right and well. Will not write much this time,sending best wishes to members of this club, I will remain a true member to last. H.A.Sleffel(Northland),Kansas, which recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into San Antoni, Texa. There it became warmer and here we weather is fine—42 degrees now. Hope you are all right and well." Will not write much this time,sending best wishes to members of this club, I will remain a true member to last. H.A.Sleffel(Northland),Kansas, which recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into San Antoni, Texa. There it became warmer and here we weather is fine—42 degrees now. Hope you are all right and well." Will not write much this time,sending best wishes to members of this club, I will remain a true member to last. H.A.Sleffel(Northland),Kansas, which recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into San Antoni, Texa. There it became warmer and here we weather is fine—42 degrees now. Hope you are all right and well." Will not write much this time,sending best wishes to members of this club, I will remain a true member to last. H.А.SLEFFEL,(NORTHLAND),KANSAS, which recently spent two hours' ride out of Los Angeles, and rode through snow all way into ZETTE 10 NUMBER 12 BANKRUPT RARILY INVOLVING DIFFICULTY Pointed Receiver—Paid Dollar for from $10,000 to nearly $15,000 Of the German-Amprobably be appointholding crate connec into voluntary company's liabillity between $10,000 Inventory of assets ows the company worth of property. The company's inmet dollar for a resumption of after its affairs STATE'S MINERAL WEALTH Orange County Shows Up Well In Oil Output The annual report of the State Mining Bureau gives the total value of the mineral products of the State for the past year as $66,363,198. This is an increase of over $10,000,000 over the previous year. In making this estimate all petroleum products are classified as minerals and that makes it possible for Kern, the banner oil county to lead the entire state in the value of mineral products. Shasta, the great-copper county, comes second, while Fresno, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, all oil counties, come next. The counties reporting mineral products in excess of $1,000,000 are as follows: Kern $10,896,912, Shasta $6,983,657, Fresno $6,055,389, Los Angeles $5,978, 464, Santa Barbara $4,946,670, Butte $3,162,472, Orange $2,575,106, Nevada $2,372,793, Yuba $2,060,233, Calaveras $2,038,888, Amador $1,983,197, Sacramento $1,481,795. The total value of the mineral products of the Southern California coun- SHOPLIFTERS GET 90 DAYS STOLE TWO PAIRS OF TROUSERS FROM ANAHEIM FIRM Three Mexicans from North, Thought to Have Criminal Records, Convicted of Petty Larceny—Ride Brake-beams of Owl from Los Angeles to Fullerton—Tramping Through Jose Gonzales, Carlos Commanho and Tomas Cosio, three Mexicans arrested for stealing two pairs of trousers from Yungbluth & Kroeger the evening of Dec. 23, were on Tuesday sentenced by Judge Howard to ninety days in the county jail. The men are supposed to have records as criminals in the north. They were brought over from the county jail, where they have been held since their arrest, by Deputy Sheriff Cervantes and Officers Heard and Gilbert. District Attorney Davis prosecuted the case. L. Z. Kroeger was the first witness. He recognized two pairs of trousers taken from the prisoners when they were arrested at Santa GROWTH OF POWER PLANTS Development of Gas Engines as Reported by Geological Survey More than 500 producer-gas power plants, ranging in size from 15 to 6,000 horsepower, are now in operation in the United States. About 88 percent of these plants are running on anthracite coal, a few on anthracite or coke, and the remainder on bituminous coal and lignite. In a bulletin on the recent development of the gas-producer power plant in the United States (Bulletin 416), just issued by the United States Geological Survey, R. H. Fernald, consulting engineer, states that the internal-combustion engine has already become a serious rival of the steam engine in many of its applications, and that the development of the large gas engine within the last few years has been extremely rapid. Only nine years ago a 600-horse-power engine exhibited at the Paris Exposition was regarded as a wonder, but today four-cycle, twin-tandem, double-acting engines of 2000 to 3500 horsepower can be found in nearly all well-equipped steel plants, and some plants in this country contain several units rated at 5400 horsepower each. This rapid advancement of the large gas engine was made possible by the improvements in the production of cheap gas directly from fuel by means of the gas producer. A few scattered producer-gas plants were installed for power production in the United States before 1900, but the application of engines of this type to the production of power in any general sense has been developed since that date. During the first years of this period of development anthracite coal, coke, and charcoal were used almost exclusively. It no day sentenced by Judge Howard to ninety days in the county jail. The men are supposed to have records as criminals in the north. They were brought over from the county jail, where they have been held since their arrest, by Deputy Sheriff Cervantes and Officers Heard and Gilbert. District Attorney Davis prosecuted the case. L. Z. Kroeger was the first witness. He recognized two pairs of trousers taken from the prisoners when they were arrested at Santa Ana the night following the theft, as his property. He failed to recognize the men, but said three Mexicans in overcoats resembling them were in the store the evening of Dec. 23. He could not say whether they had made any purchase. Harry Bowen, an employee of the store, said he had sold some underclothing to one of three Mexicans in the store the evening of Dec. 23d. They resembled the prisoners, but he could not positively identify them. District Attorney Davis asked how near the other two men were when the one was being waited upon. Witness said they were beside the trousers, which were piled up on tables running crosswise of the store. Officer Heard testified that he arrested the men on suspicion the evening of Dec. 24 while they were standing in front of a restaurant near the Southern Pacific depot at Santa Ana. They were acting strangely and he ran them in. He found three pairs of pants in their possession, in addition to those they wore. Ed Yung, a waiter employed in the restaurant, testified the men tried to sell one of the pairs of pants to him for $2.50. The men entered the restaurant and called for three fifteen-cent meals. He served them and after they had made away with the repast, Gonzales asked: "Is this all we get?" Yung told him he had no further guess coming. Gonzales, speaking good English, said he had purchased the two pair of pants from a man in the Santa Fe depot in Los Angeles. He took a fancy to one of the pairs, and was taking the other as a Christmas present to his father at Ensenada. The trio had beat the Owl to Fullerton, riding on the rods of the rear coach. After getting breakfast at Fullerton they walked here, and bought sandies, cheese and crackers for dinner. They did not come up town, he said, from the depot, but sent one of their number up to make the purchases for the larder. 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How the need is unknown. The was reset, and the setting along as well affected. large gas engine was made possible by the improvements in the production of cheap gas directly from fuel by means of the gas producer. A few scattered producer-gas plants were installed for power production in the United States before 1900, but the application of engines of this type to the production of power in any general sense has been developed since that date. During the first years of this period of development anthracite coal, coke, and charcoal were used almost exclusively. It remained for the United States geological survey, in its testing plants at St. Louis and Norfolk, to demonstrate the possibility of using in such plants practically all grades of fuel of any commercial value, without reference to the amount of sulphur or tarry matter they contain. The tests made by the Survey, 168 in all, included 138 on bituminous coals, 9 on subbituminous coals, 10 on lignite and 11 on miscellaneous fuel. The average consumption of fuel for a brake-horse-power hour was 1.36 lbs of bituminous coal, or 1.99 pounds of lignitic coal, the minimum consumption being 0.84 pound and 1.48 pounds respectively. Comparative tests of 75 bituminous coals under a water-tube boiler and in the gas producer showed that the average fuel consumption per brake horsepower in the steam plant was 2.7 times that in the producer plant. FREE CITY DELIVERY Business men of this city should not give the overlook to the possibility of establishing free city delivery of mail here next summer. If the proceeds of the postoffice aggregate $10,000 for the year ending March 31, free delivery will be inaugurated. While holiday business at the postoffice was large, there is still a long pull before us. Those who want to see free mail delivery, should get busy. Fe depot in Los Angeles. He took a fancy to one of the pairs, and was taking the other as a Christmas present to his father at Ensenada. The trio had beat the Owl to Fullerton, riding on the rods of the rear coach. After getting breakfast at Fullerton they walked here, and bought sandines, cheese and crackers for dinner. They did not come up town, he said, from the depot, but sent one of their number up to make purchases for the larder. They continued counting ties to Orange and sat in the plaza. Afterward they rode on the dummy to Santa Ana. Officer Heard did the rest. Deputy Sheriff Cervantes spoiled Gonzales' story by telling the court what the men had confided in him after a mild sweat. One told the officer he bought the trousers in Anaheim. When informed that Gonzales claimed to have bought the trousers in Los Angeles, Cosio said that Gonzales lied. Judge Howard found them guilty of petty larcony and sentenced them to ninety days in jail. UNFOUNDED RUMOR A rumor was circulated on the streets on Monday afternoon to the effect that the Bear Valley dam had gone out as a result of the heavy rains, which caused floods in the upper valley. Wm. McLauchlin immediately telephoned Francis Cuttle at Riverside regarding it, and was informed by that gentleman that nothing was known regarding it at that place. Mr. Cuttle added that the rumor was in all probability accurate. Tuesday morning Mr. Cuttle telephoned the reservoir was intact. It was filled with water, but the dam showed no evidence of breaking. The Bear Valley reservoir holds one of the largest bodies of water in Southern California, and a break would mean a flood of low lying lands in this valley.