anaheim-gazette 1911-10-26

ANAHEIM WAS THE OASIS Only Green Spot During Memorable Drought of Early Days The loss of cattle and horses during the famine years was one of the greatest calamities that ever visited California. The assessed value of property in Los Angeles county in 1860 was $3,650,930; in 1864, $1,622,370. Over two million dollars of property was swept out of existence, a percentage of loss greater than that of San Francisco by the earthquake and fire in 1906. On the cattle there was no insurance or salvage; the loss was total. The great drought began in 1863 and lasted two years. In the winter of 1862-63 the rainfall was less than four inches and in 1863-64 it was little more than a trace. By the fall of 1863 all vegetation had been licked up from the sunbaked plains by the hungry herds and cattle were dying of starvation. As the time for the rainy season approached the rancheros anxiously scanned the heavens for signs and portents of coming storms, but none appeared. The heavens were as brass and the former and the latter rains came not. The winter passed and the hot, dry summer was upon them. Cattle were dying by the hundreds every day. Herds of gaunt skeleton-like forms moved slowly over the plains in search of food. Here and there, singly or in small groups, poor brutes, too weak to move on, stood motionless, with drooping heads, slowly dying of hunger. In the long stretch of arid plain between Los Angeles and San Diego there was one oasis of luxuriant green. It was the vineyards of the Anaheim colonists, kept green by irrigation. The two square miles of SNOBBERY BELOW STAIRS. The Way English Servants Ape Their Master's Airs and Graces. Writing on snobs in the New York Tribune, Frederick Townsend Martin, the society millionaire, says: We are all familiar with the ludicrous snobbery among English servants that existed in the time of Mr. Pickwick. Not so many of us, however, appreciate what snobbery exists today in the realms of the servants' hall. I was once visiting Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, when my valet came to me and asked if he could go to London by the morning train and get back in the afternoon. I said to him, "Why do you want to go?" He replied: "Oh, sir, as we are only stopping here a few days, I did not put in my evening suit, and last night, you being a foreigner, I found myself ranked above all the others and had to take precedence of those who were traveling with dukes, earls and viscounts. I outranked them all and took in the housekeeper to dinner. And my mortification was great when I noticed that every one of the men around the table was in evening clothes, and I alone was in my ordinary black suit. By the way, sir," he continued, "perhaps you, being an American, don't know that in the servants' hall the valets and maids are always called after their masters' and mistresses' names. They don't call them Lady So-and-so, but simply by the last name. Thus, Earl Cork's servant would be called 'Cork.' And in the servants' hall they are seated at the housekeeper's table in exactly the same grade and rank as that observed by their masters and mistresses upstairs." FRONT DOOR NIGHT BELLS. Doctors Are Not the Only Ones Who Have Use For Them. At 1 o'clock in the morning a man who was looking for a doctor found a door plate on which he distinguished In the long stretch of arid plain between Los Angeles and San Diego there was one oasis of luxuriant green. It was the vineyards of the Anaheim colonists, kept green by irrigation. The two square miles of colony ground were surrounded by a close-set willow hedge, and the streets were closed by gates. The starving cattle, frenzied by the sight of something green, would gather around the inclosure and make desperate attempts to break through. A mounted guard, armed, patrolled the outside of the barricade, day and night, to protect the vineyards from incursion by the starving herds. There was no relief for the wretched condition. There was no means of shipping the starving cattle out of the country and no feed to ship in. The small amount of feed raised by irrigation was scarce sufficient to keep a few domestic animals alive. Hay sold for $150 a ton and feed barley for $100.—Prof. J. M. Guinn, in Pacific Monthly. NO MORE CHICKEN FOR ARMY Uncle Sam Takes on Economical Streak and Slips One Over the Boys The elimination of chicken from the army menu, the limitation of turkey to Thanksgiving and Christmas, the substitution of so-called "field-bread" for hardtack and the abolition of the field ration, sum up the important changes in the army ration for the American soldier made during the last year, according to the report of Commissary-General Sharp. The elimination of chicken has resulted in a yearly saving to the government of $52,000. The daily average cost of the raions issued during the year in the United States alone was 22.75 cents; Alaska, 38.89 cents; Hawaii, 24.10 cents; Porto Rico, 28.72 cents; aboard transports, 23.52 cents; American soldiers in the Philippines, 24.5 cents; and the native soldiers in the Philippines, 14.75. The report shows the average yearly cost per man in the United States to be $105.96 and in the Philippines, $114.21. The experimental farm conducted at Camp Vicars, P. I., to determine raised beef. FRONT DOOR NIGHT BELLS. Doctors Are Not the Only Ones Who Have Use For Them. At 1 o'clock in the morning a man who was looking for a doctor found a door plate on which he distinguished the words, "Night bell," and rang the bell. When the door opened and a figure appeared in the semidarkness of the hall he said: "Hurry up, please. There is a sick woman at No. 132." The man inside said "All right," and in a few seconds both men were racing down the street to No. 132. In the top floor front room lay a very sick woman. The newcomer pulled a small table to the bedside and took from his pocket a sheet of paper and a fountain pen. "What on earth are you doing with that?" said the man who had summoned him. "You're a nice doctor, you are." "Doctor?" echoed the man. "I'm not a doctor; I'm a lawyer. Didn't you read the sign, 'Lawyer's night bell?'" "But what does a lawyer need of a night bell?" the other man asked. To enable the people who want to make wills in the dead of night to find him readily, was the reply. "Once in a while I'm called up to straighten out more serious entanglements, but most of the legal papers I write after 10 p.m. are wills. A lot of people who take sick suddenly recollect that they have never made a will and they want to repair the omission while there is time. When you said there was a sick woman here I naturally thought of wills, not medicine. There is a doctor in the corner house." —New York Times. "Magic" Cloths. Many housewives gladly pay 25 cents for so called "magic" cloths, as they are very useful for silver and other metals. Being dry, they do not sell the hands or clothing and do their work until the cloth itself wears out. To make such a cloth take one quart of gasoline, one-half pound of whiting and one-eighth ounce of oleic acid, mixing all together and shaking well. Soak pieces of woolen cloth in the mixture and hang them in the open air in a shady place to dry. When the cloths are dry the "magic" qualities have been given to them, and these they will never lose. The material must be wool. —New York Globe. "Dinner of Deadly Enemies." Lady Randolph Churchill once gave at her house in Connaught place what she called a dinner of deadly enemies. MOUNTAIN LION MEMBER Commission, Has Paid Out for the Killing of 271 Men The California Fish and Game mission concurs in the opener by experienced mountaineers hers in a position to know California lion is the chief menace to the perpetuation wild deer supply of the st policy of offering a bounty for each lion killed within it has proven very satisfactory be continued indefinitely. The following tabulation: the numbers of bounties lions each month for the year June 30, 1911: 1910—July ... 14 at August ... 17 at September ... 25 at October ... 26 at November ... 26 at December ... 30 at January ... 24 at February ... 24 at March ... 38 at April ... 23 at May ... 16 at June ... 8 at Total ... 271 at Due precaution against fraud is taken in every where claims for bounty ed. The following ruling board governs the payment bounties: Applicants for the bounty dollars ($20) paid by the Game Commission on mok killed in the State of Ca hereby notified that no consideration unless the fi requirements are compiled The entire skin, includi of the mountain lion upon bounty is claimed, must be office of the board, charges prepared. The be either dried, tanned cured before shipment, skins spoil quickly, become fensive and losing all will be returned to their expense, or destroy be directed. United States alone was 22.75 cents; Alaska, 38.89 cents; Hawaii, 24.10 cents; Porto Rico, 28.72 cents; aboard transports, 23.52 cents; American soldiers in the Philippines, 24.5 cents; and the native soldiers in the Philippines, 14.75. The report shows the average yearly cost per man in the United States to be $105.96 and in the Philippines, $114.21. The experimental farm conducted at Camp Vicars, P. I., to determine whether potatoes could be raised successfully in the Philippines, has proved the unfeasibility of such a project. The yield averaged 22 bushels to an acre, but only 14 were fit for consumption. HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND Pat had been seized with violent pains and was hurried to a hospital. The physician in charge, after diagnosis, informed him that he had appendicitis, and that an operation was necessary as his appendix must be removed immediately. Pat had not the least idea of what an appendix was, and so informed the physician, who laughingly told him that after the operation he would the appendix in the window so he could see it when he was able to sit up. Some days after the operation old Pat's curiosity got the better of him, and he raised up in bed to take a look at his appendix. To his amazement a monkey was sitting on the windowsill, and when he saw Pat he began to make faces and chatter at a great rate. The astonished Irishman gave the monkey a long, hard look, and then exclaimed: "Dont do that, me boy, dont do that. Can't you see your mother is a very sick man?" HALLOWE’EN PARTY Given by the Woman’s Guild of the Episcopal Church, at Knights of Columbus Hall, Anaheim Friday Eve., Oct. 27 Everyone welcome to see the Hallowe’en Games and spend a social hour. ADMITTANCE - - 25 CENTS MUSIC STUDIO Thorough Systematic Instruction on PIANO and VIOLIN By Prof. Henry and Miss Pearl A. Tiedemann—both Teachers European Grad ANAHEIM GAZETTE "with strength and ease they always please" TWO HORSE OVERALLS MADE BY LEVI STRAUSS Q. CO. STOP WORK With the Old Washboard TRADE Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. MARK ELECTRIC LAUNDRY COMPOUND Washes Clothes Without Rubbing. SAVES TIME, LABOR, CLOTHES. Will not injure Finest Fabrics. 8 WASHINGS 25 CENTS From your grocer or by mail. Electric Compound Co. 211 W. 16th St. Los Angeles, Cal. TULARE COUNTY LANDS For Sale or Exchange Tulare, Tulare County, California, the home of the dairy, the alfalfa, hog, MOUNTAIN LION MENACE Commission Has Paid Out Rewards for the Killing of 271 In One Year The California Fish and Game Commission concurs in the opinion held by experienced mountaineers and others in a position to know, that the California lion is the chief predatory snake to the perpetuation of the deer supply of the state. The policy of offering a bounty of $20.00 per each lion killed within the state is proven very satisfactory and will be continued indefinitely. The following tabulation displays the numbers of bounties paid for lions each month for the year ending June 30, 1911: 10—July ... 14 at $20 ... $280 August ... 17 at 20 ... 340 September ... 25 at 20 ... 500 October ... 26 at 20 ... 520 November ... 26 at 20 ... 520 December ... 30 at 20 ... 600 11—January ... 24 at 20 ... 480 February ... 24 at 20 ... 480 March ... 38 at 20 ... 760 April ... 23 at 20 ... 460 May ... 16 at 20 ... 320 June ... 8 at 20 ... 160 Total ... 271 at $20 ... $5420 Due precaution against possible hailstorms is taken in every instance where claims for bounty are presented. The following ruling of the board governs the payment of lion counties: Applicants for the bounty of twenty dollars ($20) paid by the Fish and Game Commission on mountain lions killed in the State of California, are hereby notified that no claim will be considered unless the following requirements are complied with: The entire skin, including the scalp of the mountain lion upon which a county is claimed, must be sent to the office of the board, all carriage charges prepared. The skin should be either dried, tanned or otherwise preserved before shipment, as the green skins spoil quickly, becoming very offensive and losing all value. Skins will be returned to the claimants at their expense, or destroyed, as may be directed. STANTON MUSIC STUDIO Thorough Systematic Instruction on PIANO and VIOLIN By Prof. Henry and Miss Pearl A. Tiedemann—both Teachers European Graduates. Only the best technical studies and the highest classical music taught. Phone or address Iowa House, : Anaheim. Boston Bakery and Confectionery STEPHEN KISTLER, Proprietor Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies daily. Chris Topher's Chocolates and Bonbons always fresh, on hand. E. Center st., opposite City Hall . . . Anaheim Notice to Well Borers The Trustees of Placentia School District will receive sealed bids for the boring and completion of a 10-inch well on the school grounds at Placentia. Bids must be sealed and filed with the Clerk of the Board on or before the first day of November, 1911, at 1 o'clock p.m., at which time bids will be opened at the present school building in Placentia, Orange county, California. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. (Signed) GEORGE B. KEY, Placentia, California, Oct. 17, 1911. Clerk, oct. 19-12 soon, has been a very successful one to the growers. Many farmers are now cutting the eighth crop of alfalfa, due to the warm, sunshiny days. Walnut harvest is in full swing, and will be for the next three weeks. The crop is above the average. TO REFOREST STATE Sacramento, Oct. 25. The first step to reforest the state will be the establishment of a state forest experimental station in San Diego this winter, according to State Forester Homans. Homans' decision to establish the station was made after a conference with Max Watson, city forester of San Diego, which already has 7000 acres devoted to forestry purposes and which are being developed on plans similar to those in vogue in Europe. The station will try out hardwood and other rapid-growing species to determine the advisability of growing them for commercial purposes. RUINS OF A GREAT CITY Adjoining Lake Titacaca, in Peru, TULARE COUNTY LANDS For Sale or Exchange Tulare, Tulare County, California, the home of the dairy, the alfalfa, hog, fruit, and raisin grape. Five crops of alfalfa raised per year without irrigation. We have lands to suit purchasers of any size tracts on any terms, and we sell to please homesekers. We make a specialty of exchanges. Tulare lands for city property, also country. We have choice lands well located for exchange. Do you want to take advantage of the great opportunity to get hold of a good tract of land? Write us for particulars. Iden & Gwyn Tulare, California Commercial Hotel FIRST-CLASS DINING ROOM AND BAR Handsomely Furnished Rooms Everything neat and clean A home for the Traveling Public A trial will convince. JOHN ZIEGLER, Manager Dr. W. S. McFarlane VETERINARY SURGEON AND DENTIST Diseases of Horses, Cattle and Dogs a specialty Office and Hospital corner of Oak and Lemon streets Phones—Home 1253; Pacific 424 ANAHEIM FREE DISTRIBUTION We have the following books on the use of Cement of the mountain lion upon which a county is claimed, must be sent to the office of the board, all carriage charges prepared. The skin should be either dried, tanned or otherwise purified before shipment, as the green skins spoil quickly, becoming very offensive and losing all value. Skins will be returned to the claimants at their expense, or destroyed, as may be directed. STANTON The Stanton City Improvement Co. filed articles of incorporation this week and formerly organized by electing the following board of directors: W. A. Zimmerman, John A. Anderson, J. C. Meyers, J. N. Bell, R. Holtby Myers, P. A. Stanton and F. C. Beecher. The officers selected are W. A. Zimmerman president, P. A. Stanton vice president, R. Holtby Myers secretary, and John N. Anderson treasurer. Mr. Zimmerman is also president of the Orange County Savings Bank of Santa Ana, and this institution was made the depository of the company. The company has acquired 100 acres at Stanton station, with frontage on both the Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific railways, and will at once proceed to lay out model, modern town. A number of lots have already been spoken for and several business firms are negotiating for sites. Within a short time people will be able to patronize home industries. The city trustees have decided not to levy a tax for the ensuing year, the income from county road tax being sufficient to defray expenses of the administration and build several miles of roads in addition. The beet season, which will close RUINS OF A GREAT CITY Adjoining Lake Titacaca, in Peru, lie the ruins of a great city, whose origin was as much a matter of conjecture 900 years ago as it is today, according to the records of the Incas. The stone walls of the largest buildings were of excellent workmanship, and the gateways were elaborately carved. Evidence in abundance exists that the inhabitants were skilled maisons. At present the origin is cold and arid and entirely incapable of ripening cereals. It is inhabited by a few hardy mountaineers. It is evident that the climate is entirely different from what it was when the plateau was the center of a large population. TO PROTECT ALFALFA To protect alfalfa from the weevil which is ruining crops in Utah, the state commissioner of horticulture of this state has declared a quarantine. Structured to maintain a careful watch Forty-five deputies have been instructed to maintain a careful watch on all imported seed and confiscate any under suspicion. To warn the farmers, Commissioner Jeffrey has had prepared an exhibit of the destructive weevil, which he will distribute so growers may recognize the weevil on its first appearance. FREE DISTRIBUTION We have the following books on the use of Cement No. 18—Reinforced Concrete Chimneys. No. 19—Cement Pipe Construction. No. 20—Mixing and Placing Concrete by hand. No 26—Concrete in the Country. No. 27—Concrete School Houses vs Fire Traps. Call and get the book you are interested in. It's free. YES, WE SELL COLTON CEMENT. GIBBS LUMBER CO. Broadway and Vine Streets ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Anaheim Bakery Peter Syre, prop. Fresh Bread Cakes and Pies Confectionery, Etc. Wedding Cakes a Specialty Los Angeles and Cypress Sts. Thursday, October 20 SATISFACTORY RETURNS Is that what you want? Then sell by the pound to the Benchley Fruit Company And receive your money at once, not 90 days later. WE give BIG CASH returns, not promises. Benchley Fruit Co, Fullerton, Cal. Both Phones. Reduced Fares EAST Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo . . . $ 55.00 Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas City, Dallas . . . 60.00 Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo $ 55.00 Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas City, Dallas 60.00 St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans 70.00 Chicago 72.50 St. Paul, Minneapolis 73.50 New York, Philadelphia 108.50 Washington, Baltimore 107.50 Boston 110.50 Proportionately Low Fares to Many other points SALE DATES Oct. 12, 13, 14—Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs only. Going limit of above sale dates 15 days, return limit Oct. 31. Oct. 17, 18, 19, return limit Nov. 15. Oct. 25 and 26 to St. Louis only. For full information regarding additional fares, sale dates, diverse routes, train service, stop-overs, side trips, etc., call or write J. M. PICKERING, L. B. VALLA, Anaheim, Cal. Santa Ana, Cal. SOUTHERN PACIFIC. Business College Fall term now open. Enroll immediately. Five experienced instructors. Attendance limited to 100. Tuition, including books, 40 weeks, $100. Tuition, including books, 80 weeks, $150. J. W. McCormac, Pres't, 117½ E. 4th st., SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Germania Halle A splendid Lunch every day. Best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars for those desiring them. Cold Beer always on tap. Your patronage solicited. We make a special Fall term now open. Enroll immediately. Five experienced instructors. Attendance limited to 100. Tuition, including books, 40 weeks, $100. Tuition, including books, 80 weeks, $150. J. W. McCormac, Pres't, 117½ E. 4th st., SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellows' Block, Center Street Anaheim, Cal. The Best Cuts of MEAT Can be had here any time. We don't reserve them for a favored few and compel the others to take what is left. First come is first served in this market. We believe in giving everybody a square deal. Also in selling the very best meat we can get hold of at the prices possible. Try us with an order. CITY MARKET F. W. FLEISCHMANN, Prop. Odd Fellow's Bldg., Center street Phone: Pacific 201 A. BELTRAN J. FIGUEROA Beltran & Figueroa CEMENT CONTRACTORS Foundations, Pipes, Flumes, Walks, Curbs, Steps, Floors, Etc. All work guaranteed. Estimates furnishad. 310 Los Angeles St. - Anaheim, Cal. every day. Best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars for those desiring them. Cold Beer always on tap. Your patronage solicited. We make a specialty of Kentucky Dew Whiskey. J. D. Heitshusen OLIVER HILL City Livery Stables Fashionable Outfits at Reasonable Rates. H. V. Weisel Roger C. Dutton WEISEL & DUTTON Attorneys and Counselors at Law SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN PROBATE MATTERS German Language Spoken Notary Public 2d Floor Mullinix bldg Pacific Phone 1106 Anaheim, Calif Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars, at Roman Wisser's Favorite - Saloon Schlitz Beer on Draught