anaheim-gazette 1915-10-21

ENDS HER LIFE BY SWALLOWING CYANIDE MRS. ROBERT RIMPAU COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER ATTENDING DIVINE SERVICE SUNDAY CORONER'S VERDICT IS THAT UN-FORTUNATE YOUNG WOMAN WAS TEMPORARILY INSANE Temporary insanity was the official verdict given by Coroner Winbigler as the cause of the suicide of Mrs. Enid Rimpau, wife of Robert Rimpau, after his investigation of the matter Sunday night. Only her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rimpau, parents of Robert, Fred Rimpau and Dr. J. W. Truxaw were examined, but after hearing their evidence no other reason could be assigned for the rash act. Mrs. Rimpau ended her life by taking a dose of cyanide of potassium at her home on Zeyn street shortly before she gave way to her grief in a Center street restaurant where she stopped for breakfast and considerably started the waiters until she told her name and explained her errand to Anaheim. Mrs. Stone was forced to leave her husband within a year after marriage, and was granted a final decree of divorce early last spring. She came to Anaheim two years ago and the friends with whom she lived declare that she was always even-tempered, independent and self-reliant, and had never shown any signs of a diseased mind. Mr. Rimpau has been head clerk for the Miles Grocery company for some months past, but his connection with the firm was severed Saturday night, and Moody Lyttle of Santa Ana, has taken his place. That Mrs. Rimpau had contemplated suicide is indicated by the statement of Al Nowotny, who is agent for a life insurance company, and who was asked in Weber's book store on Friday last by Mrs. Rimpau whether his company paid a policy held by a suicide. Mr. Nowotny was in Weber's store soliciting insurance from an employee when Mrs. Rimpau asked him the question. He informed her that his company did not pay this policy until the lapse of one year, and that the only amount paid by his company to a suicide the first year after death was the amount paid in by the sui- the cause of the suicide of Mrs. Enid Rimpau, wife of Robert Rimpau, after his investigation of the matter Sunday night. Only her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rimpau, parents of Robert, Fred Rimpau and Dr. J. W. Truxaw were examined, but after hearing their evidence no other reason could be assigned for the rash act. Mrs. Rimpau ended her life by taking a dose of cyanide of potassium at her home on Zeyn street shortly before ten o'clock Sunday morning. She and her husband had attended services at St. Boniface church in the morning, and left the church together at nine o'clock. Mr. Rimpau remembered an errand and parted from her to attend to it while she went to her home. He was absent only half an hour, but on his return found his wife struggling in the agonies of death. A note which she left explained that she was taking her own life and hoped God would forgive her for the act. The distracted husband hastily called several physicians on the phone. Dr. Truxaw arrived in a few minutes, but found she was beyond the aid of medicine. He discovered a small vial containing a solution of cyanide. She had swallowed a small portion of it, but there was still enough left in the vial to kill several people. Where she procured the cyanide, and how long she had been in possession of it is a mystery. It is supposed that she had been concealing it for a long time, and had purchased it at some period for the purpose of self destruction. The body was removed to Backs & Terry's undertaking establishment, where Coroner Winbigler held his investigation Sunday night. Mrs. Rimpau was only 22 years of age. Before her marriage to Robert Rimpau she was Mrs. Enid Stone, but had separated from her former husband, Charles Stone, of Long Beach, a year after her marriage to him. Parties who knew them in Long Beach declare that she was justified in divorcing herself from him because of his intemperate habits. She came to Anaheim two years ago and made her living by working in a millinery store and at Weber's book store. By reason of her sunny disposition and pleasing manners she made friends of all with whom she had dealings. She and her afflianced husband watched the building of their beautiful home on Zeyn street for many months, and when it was completed and ready for occupancy they were married, less than four months ago. The funeral was held at St. Boniface church at half past nine o'clock Tuesday, Rev. Father Dubbel officiating. The house was crowded with friends of the unfortunate young woman, who had known her and esteemed her for her many excellent qualities. There were many floral offerings both at the church and at the cemetery, and a long procession of friends followed her to her last resting place. The remains were placed in a crypt of the mausoleum in the Anaheim cemetery. The Knights of Columbus attended the funeral in a body, the pall bearers being from that order. They were C. O. Servatius, L. B. Webber, Ben Dauser, E. E. Brus, Leo Sherldan and Al Erickson. The body was removed from Backs & Terry's mortuary chapel on Monday to the residence of Adolph Rimpau on East Center street, where the remains were viewed by many sorrowing friends of the deceased. At nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, the body was taken to St. Boniface church, and was followed by many relatives and friends in autos. The parents and brother of the unfortunate woman attended the funeral. CHARLIE NEWCOMBE IS BUILDING AEROPLANES Anaheim Boy has Given up Auto Racing and Is Racing Birds Charlie Newcombe, known in auto circles as "Dare-Dovil Newcombe," has found auto racing too tame for him, and is now engaged in the flying machine business. He and his partner, Herb Hogan are at Santa Ana this week posing for the Fine Arts Film company which is staging a play known as "The Scarlet Band." Herb Hogan, of Los Angeles, will drive the bi-plane during the making of the pictures, and drop bombs on the unsuspecting Americans in the Gilbert ranch, so corporate limits of a ton, which was purged ago at a cost of $200 of a sewer farm a valuable and profitable As a sewer farm it will fore it was established citizens to the weat of fire with corporate lines, inclouse a city. To invoke the aid of these the purpose of this co-wrath of heaven became church, and to instill less the Anaheim trust their purpose. Out-of-the feelings of our nieces built/the septic tree leased the Gilbert ranch who has been farming Trustee George Wittmett a proposition which, if acted upon, cash value of the rareibly yield in a few income to pay the city government the taxpayers many dollars annually in taxes to the world that the Anaheim is self-supplier proposes to set the acres in Valencias within a few years, until unexpected slump in angues, the ranch will net income of $35,000 thermore, he says, may be purchased now at tree and the cost of chard will not be be sufficient water for poses on the place where young, afterward a plow run from the city and The city can also hireivate the ground be and thus, not only re- from it but have the benefit of without cost. Mr. Hamler states munities in Europe principally owned industry only paying the entire government but in co-annual dividends to Valencias on the Gilbrola Clares, will not only payers thousands of dollars prove a valuable ad Anaheim. The other members agreed with Mr. Hamler to go out to the rand day this week and do his intemperate habits. She came to Anaheim two years ago and made her living by working in a millinery store and at Weber's book store. By reason of her sunny disposition and pleasing manners she made friends of all with whom she had dealings. She and her afflianced husband watched the building of their beautiful home on Zeyn street for many months, and when it was completed and ready for occupancy they were married, less than four months ago. She has been clerking at the Weber store the past few weeks, teaching her friends that she was lonesome at home, and would rather be working than staying alone. Friends who saw her in the store Saturday night observed no difference in her demeanor, and many who talked with her after the Sunday morning service declared that she was in her usual spirits at the time, yet within an hour she was dead by her own hand. Owing to the note which she wrote before swallowing the poison declaring her intention of destroying herself, the coroner deemed it unnecessary to hold an inquest. It was a plain case of suicide, and no reason for the act was known to anyone. Her friends state that for some weeks past she has at times been morbid and melancholy without any known cause, consequently it is supposed she was mentally unbalanced. Mrs. Rimpau's father, W. S. Williams of Los Angeles, came down Sunday, in response to a phone message. Her mother, Mrs. Katherine Williams, is separated from her husband. Mrs. Rimpau's first marriage was contracted without parental authority and, it is said, her mother was never reconciled to the match. Mrs. Williams arrived here Tuesday morning shortly before the hour set for the funeral, and was grief stricken at the fate which had overtaken her daughter. She also resides in Los Angeles but is not living with her husband. Charlie Newcombe, known in auto circles as "Dare-Devil Newcombe," has found auto racing too tame for him, and is now engaged in the flying machine business. He and his partner, Herb Hogan are at Santa Ana this week posing for the Fine Arts Film company which is staging a play known as "The Scarlet Band." Herb Hogan, of Los Angeles, will drive the bi-plane during the making of the pictures, and drop bombs on the unsuspecting Americans in the trenches beneath. Hogan is a young man with five years' experience in aviation, and is in partnership with Mr. Newcombe, in the Newcombe-Hogan Aeroplane factory at Griffith Park, successor to the Gage Aviation school. Both Mr. Hogan and Mr. Newcombe are in Santa Ana. The plane used is of Mr. Hogan's own design and was made in the Los Angeles factory. The company specializes in moving picture work. Saturday the movie company began taking scenes at the outskirts of the city to the north, and will very soon begin trench borbardment work near Red Hill, where one of the big battles of the movie will be staged. Director Cabanne is better, having about overcome a bad cold, and the taking of the film will be rushed to completion. J. S. Perry, of Santa Ana, Orange county purchasing agent, was on Saturday at the meeting held in San Diego, elected secretary of the California State, County and Municipal Purchasing Agents' association. G. H. Plummer, of Los Angeles county, was elected president; George Vice, of Sacramento, vice-president, and C. R. Stewart, of San Diego, treasurer. The meeting of the Five Hundred club, which was to have been held this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Al Smith at Fullerton, has been postponed until next Wednesday afternoon at the same place. The other members agreed with Mr. Hammer to go out to the ranch day this week and detain An ordinance was violating that all telephones electric light or other ornamental light zone down within 90 days must be placed under prescribed zone is by Philadelphia and Cleveland street and between Broadway on Los Angeles Superintendent Lynch Telephone company, we stated that the ordinance essary so far as his co-cerned, as he would be in fifteen days. The company, he declared, won $20,000. The limit of time given owners for cleaning weeds expired Thursday resolution was adopted superintendent of street destructive campaign Superintendent Sackett about 50 per cent of lots had been cleared still have a considerable hands. Building permits were Deutsch for a $500 cordering on West Center street Stock for a $500 corrugation on South Los Angeles. The gas bill of the cities Gas Company, ams was held up, and an increase in the company's rates will less a cheaper rate can Anaheim, California, Thursday, October 21, 1915 GILBERT RANCH MAY BE SET TO ORANGES TRUSTEE HAMLER HAS A GOOD SCHEME FOR RUNNING CITY GOVERNMENT WITHOUT COST CITY BOARD WILL ADOPT ORDINANCE ORDERING CERTAIN WIRES UNDERGROUND The city's 70-acre farm, known as the Gilbert ranch, situated within the corporate limits of the city of Stanton, which was purchased some years ago at a cost of $23,000 for the purpose of a sewer farm, is likely to prove a valuable and profitable acquisition. As a sewer farm it was abandoned before it was established because the citizens to the west of us hedged it about with corporate lines, and declared the inclusion a city. They threatened to invoke the aid of the courts to head off its possible that the power house boilers will again be fired with oil. A communication was received announcing a meeting of the State Railroad Commission at San Francisco for the purpose of readjusting telephone rates, and asking the board to communicate with that body and state grievances if they were any. It was the opinion of the board that telephone rates in Anaheim were satisfactory. E. H. Adams tendered his resignation as city electrician, but upon motion of Schneider the matter was laid on the table for consideration at a future meeting. A request for an appropriation of $500 toward the river protection work was turned down as the board is unable to appropriate money for that purpose. However the trustees favor dumping the city's refuse along the embankment, and the public improvement committee will investigate the cost of moving all the accumulated tinware from the old dumping ground into the levee. Following are the reports submitted by the various city officials: Marshal Collected for Licenses ... $1198.25 Rate Collector Col. for Light ... $2041.50 Col. for Water ... 1557.15 MOTHER COLONY NAME OF NEW CLUB MEN'S SOCIETY REORGANIZED AT MEETING AT FISHER HALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL HAVE ELEGANT QUARTERS IN FOURTH STORY OF VALENCIA HOTEL Fifty men of Anaheim, members of the Men's club, which has been holding meetings at St. Michael's Guild, and others, assembled at Fisher hall Wednesday night and reorganized. The suggestion of J. A. Fay that the new organization be known as the Mother Colony Club, met with the approval of the members and that name was adopted. It is an appropriate handle for such an organization, composed of representative citizens of the Mother Colony, and was endorsed by a majority of the members present. the Gilbert ranch, situated within the corporate limits of the city of Stanton, which was purchased some years ago at a cost of $23,000 for the purpose of a sewer farm, is likely to prove a valuable and profitable acquisition. As a sewer farm it was abandoned before it was established because the citizens to the west of us hedged it about with corporate lines, and declared the inclosure a city. They threatened to invoke the aid of the courts to head off the purpose of this city, to invoke the wrath of heaven because it was near a church, and to institute boycott unless the Anaheim trustees abandoned their purpose. Out-of consideration for the feelings of our neighbors the trustees built/the septic tank elsewhere and leased the Gilbert ranch to a tenant who has been farming it. Trustee George W. Hamler has submitted a proposition to the board which, if acted upon, will multiply the cash value of the ranch and may possibly yield in a few years sufficient income to pay the entire expenses of the city government thereby saving the taxpayers many thousands of dollars annually in taxes, and advertising to the world that the municipality of Anaheim is self-supporting. Mr. Hamler proposes to set the entire seventy acres in Valencias. He states that within a few years, unless there is an unexpected slump in the price of oranges, the ranch will yield the city a net income of $35,000 per year. Furthermore, he says, nursery stock can be purchased now at ten cents per tree and the cost of setting the orchard will not be heavy. There is sufficient water for irrigation purposes on the place while the trees are young, afterward a pipe line can be run from the city and furnish water. The city can also hire a man to cultivate the ground between the trees and thus, not only receive an income from it but have the trees taken care of without cost. Mr. Hamler states there are communities in Europe that farm municipally owned industries that are not only paying the entire expenses of government but in certain cases pay annual dividends to the inhabitants. Valencias on the Gilbert ranch, he declares, will not only save the taxpayers thousands of dollars but will prove a valuable advertisement for Anaheim. The other members of the board agreed with Mr. Hamler and decided to go out to the ranch in a body one day this week and determine embankment, and the public improvement committee will investigate the cost of moving all the accumulated tinware from the old dumping ground into the levee. Following are the reports submitted by the various city officials: Marshal Collected for Licenses ... $1198.25 Rate Collector Col. for Light ... $2041.50 Col. for Water ... 1557.15 Total ... $3598.65 Delinquents Reported For light ... $93.95 For water ... 213.25 Total ... $297.20 Delinquents Collected For Light ... $115.55 For water ... 220.20 Total ... $353.20 Treasurer Bal on hand ... $803.04 Collected during month ... 4956.10 Paid by warrants ... 1707.51 Bal. on hand ... $4051.63 Summary Bal. in general fund ... $4051.63 Library fund ... 305.99 Fire apparatus ... 219.64 Drinking fountain ... 500.00 Sewer fund ... 250.00 Fire apparatus No. 8 ... 149.50 Electrio Light, No. 6 ... .04 Total in Treasury ... $5821.80 Recorder Howard reported 20 cases in his court during the month, and fines amounting to $84 collected. HIGH SCHOOL PICK-UPS The Sophomore class delightfully entertained the Freshman class last Friday evening at the high school auditorium. The large auditorium was artistically decorated with flowers and greenery. An enjoyable evening was spent after which dainty refreshments of ice cream and cake were served cafeteria style. Those who helped the two classes in having a splendid time were: Prof. and Mrs. E. W. Hauck, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Witman, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goodale, Prof. and Mrs. C. R. Prince, Prof. and Mrs. Worsley, the Misses Loly, Turner, Leighton, Stechert, Gibbs, Osberg, V. Walker and Mrs. Henry. The entire fourth floor of the Valencia building has been leased by the club. It will be divided into six rooms and will probably be ready for occupancy within three months. The board of trade will rent one room—possibly two, and the balance will be furnished in elegant style for the use of the members. There will be no regular meetings except the annual ones, but nicipally owned industries that are not only paying the entire expenses of government but in certain cases pay annual dividends to the inhabitants. Valencias on the Gilbert ranch, he declares, will not only save the taxpayers thousands of dollars but will prove a valuable advertisement for Anaheim. The other members of the board agreed with Mr. Hamler and decided to go out to the ranch in a body one day this week and determine the cost. An ordinance was introduced providing that all telephone, telegraph, electric light or other poles within the ornamental light zone must come down within 90 days, and all wires must be placed underground. The prescribed zone is between North Philadelphia and Clementine on Center street and between Cypress and Broadway on Los Angeles street. Superintendent Lynch of the Pacific Telephone company, who was present, stated that the ordinance was unnecessary so far as his company was concerned, as he would be at work within fifteen days. The cost to his company, he declared, would be close to $20,000. The limit of time granted property owners for cleaning their lots of weeds expired Thursday night, and a resolution was adopted directing the superintendent of streets to begin his destructive campaign immediately. Superintendent Sackett reported that about 50 per cent of the designated lots had been cleared, but he would still have a considerable job on his hands. Building permits were granted to H. Deutsch for a $500 cement building on West Center street, and to G. J. Stock for a $500 corrugated iron building on South Los Angeles street. The gas bill of the Southern Counties Gas Company, amounting to $568 was held up, and an investigation of the company's rates will be made. Unless a cheaper rate can be secured it An enjoyable evening was spent after which dainty refreshments of ice cream and cake were served cafeteria style. Those who helped the two classes in having a splendid time were: Prof. and Mrs. E. W. Hauck, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Witman, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goodale, Prof. and Mrs. C. R. Prince, Prof. and Mrs. Worsley, the Misses Loly, Turner, Leighton, Stechert, Gibbs, Osberg, V. Walker and Mrs. Henry. When the time for parting arrived all expressed the utmost regret that so enjoyable an evening had come to a close, and all declared they had had the best time ever. The members of the Senior class are proudly displaying their new class pins. A call for basket ball practice by Coach Henry, has brought out quite a team. Prospects look good for many victories. The first league game will be played with the Huntington Beach team on December 3. The entire student body and faculty will be out to witness the game. SUGAR FACTORIES NEARING END Sugar factories all over Southern California are nearing the season's end. In fact, one of the factories, the Southern California Sugar company of Santa Ana, has already finished the run. The Santa Ana Co-Operative Sugar company has about two weeks more work before the last of the beets will be in, sliced and made into sugar. The Anaheim Sugar company will probably not close before the middle of next month, and the chances are that the Los Alamitos factory will be even later than that. The Holly Sugar company's plant at Huntington Beach will finish the campaign at about the same time the Santa Ana Co-Operative finishes. The Chino factory closed Tuesday, and Oxnard will close tomorrow. CHECK FORGER HELD TO SUPERIOR COURT J. W. Ellison Must Answer to Law for Floating Bad Paper J. W. Ellison, the young man who was arrested recently charged with passing a number of worthless checks, had a hearing before Judge Howard Saturday. L. E. Tripp, who had cashed one of the checks, was the complaining witness, and District Attorney Koepsel prosecuted. It appeared that Ellison had floated checks to the amount of nearly $40. He had also secured a watch and chain of Theodore Roberts, valued at $29, on which he made a small payment, and had ordered a $30 suit of clothes from H. E. Carter. The checks were drawn on different banks, and Ellison represented COLONY OF NEW CLUB REORGANIZED AT FISHER HALL DAY NIGHT GANT QUARTERS STORY OF A HOTEL Aheim, members of which has been holdit. Michael's Guild, obled at Fisher hall and reorganized. J. A. Fay that theobe known as thejob, met with theappers and that nameis an appropriateorganization, comtative citizens of theand was endorsedthe members preself himself as an employe of the sugarfactory. He had worked there a dayor two but gave up his job. JudgeHoward bound him over to superiorcourt and placed his bail at $1000which he was unable to furnish, inconsequence of which he was takento the county jail. EARLY MORNING FIRE DESTROYS A COTTAGE Unoccupied Residence on BroadwayBurned at 4:30 O'clock Thursday Fire early Thursday morning destroyed a cottage and its contents belonging to Mrs. Hurtardo on WestBroadway. The fire was discoveredat half past four o'clock, and hadgained such headway that the departmenton arrival could only turn its attention to the saving of adjoiningbuildings. The loss is estimated atnear $1000. The Hurtardo residenceadjoining was considerably scorched. The origin of the fire is unknown.The house has been unoccupied forsome time, and Mrs. Hurtardo hasbeen accustomed to sleeping in it forprotection, but on Wednesday nightshe was away from home. Another alarm; at 11 o'clock Fridaymorning, called the fire boys into thesame neighborhood. This was foundto be less serious than the other. PYTHIAN KNIGHTS ARRANGING PICNIC WILL ENTERTAIN ORANGE ANDLOS ANGLES COUNTY BROTHERS NOVEMBER 14 MANY NOTABLE MEN TO BEPRESENT AND ENJOYANA-HEIM'S HOSPITALITY Arrangements are being made bythe Knights of Pythias for a picnic onSunday, Nov. 14, which promises tobe equal in point of attendance and enjoyment to anything hitherto undertakenby that order, and since itsorganization they have given some pretty entertaining stunts here. WalterAmstutz, Frank F. Davis and FrankGoodrich, a committee from the locallodge, were in Los Angeles Mondayextending a formal invitation to LosAngeles Knights and arranging forthe affair. At Gen. J. O. Royer's officethey met a committee from Silicon Valley UNABLE TO JOIN ARTILLERY BRIGADE Mr. Falkenstein's Nephew Called, but Finds too Many Men Ahead Of Him William Falkenstein has received advice from his family at Nordhausen, stating that two of his younger nephews have been called to the colors. These men are aged about eighteen or nineteen years, and are brothers to Mr. Falkenstein's nephew who was wounded in the right elbow in the assault upon Lemberg, and from whom he recently received a letter written with the left hand. One of the new recruits was assigned to an artillery brigade, but upon reporting at headquarters was unable to receive an assignment, owing to the large number of young men offering their services. He will await the formation of another artillery brigade, and will then probably be enabled to go to the front. OIL MAN IN EXPLOSION Joe Hoskins of Olinda, who works for the Columbia Oil Co., had a narrow escape from instant death Tuesday when gas exploded in the furnace at which he was working. The flow of gas under the boilers had been shut off by other workmen who were making repairs on the line. Hoskins lighted a small fire in the furnace to ignite and consume the gas when it was again turned on. This fire went out and Hoskins proceeded to start it again, not knowing that the buildings. The loss is estimated at near $1000. The Hurtardo residence adjoining was considerably scorched. The origin of the fire is unknown. The house has been unoccupied for some time, and Mrs. Hurtardo has been accustomed to sleeping in it for protection, but on Wednesday night she was away from home. Another alarm, at 11 o'clock Friday morning, called the fire boys into the same neighborhood. This was found to be less serious than the other. It was caused by Joe Des Granges burning weeds at the corner of Broadway and Lemon in obedience to the mandate of the trustees. The fire got beyond his control and communicated with some outbuildings, and he promptly turned in an alarm. The damage was slight. All the knights in Orange and Los Angeles counties are invited to be guests of the Anaheim lodge, and the attendance is expected to be large. Los Angeles will run a special train to Anaheim over the Santa Fe, which will bring not only hundreds of Knights from that city, but a long list of notables. Silver Star lodge, which is composed exclusively of policemen and firemen, will round up the Los Angeles county membership, while Anaheim lodge will look after the hundreds of Knights in Orange county and arrange for their attendance. Among the men of note who will be here are Gen. J. O. Royer and his staff, Mayor C. E. Sebastian and Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe of Los Angeles, Col. Shaffner, Col. Murray and Col. Crowley of San Francisco, Grand Chancellor Crogan of San Diego, and Judges Hart and Stafford of Sacramento. The Los Angeles visitors are expected to bring a band with them, and the locals will also have a band. The special train will be met on its arrival in the morning by the Anaheim lodge and all the visiting members who have previously arrived. They will form in line at the depot and march directly to Columbia Gardens, where the picnic will be held, and where everybody will turn himself loose and have a good time. It is promised that the cooks in charge of the kitchens will furnish an ample supply of eatables, no matter how large the crowd. There will be dancing at the pavilion all day, and a baseball game will be played in which Knights who used to be popular on the diamond, are expected to shine. The Anaheim lodge has offered a $100 prize to the visiting lodge having present the greatest percentage of membership. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, a number of Pythian Slaters will come down from Los Angeles and exemplify the Joe Hoskins of Olinda, who works for the Columbia Oil Co., had a narrow escape from instant death Tuesday when gas exploded in the furnace at which he was working. The flow of gas under the boilers had been shut off by other workmen who were making repairs on the line. Hoskins lighted a small fire in the furnace to ignite and consume the gas when it was again turned on. This fire went out and Hoskins proceeded to start it again, not knowing that the gas had been turned on. A terrific explosion occurred. One of the heavy doors of the furnace was blown off and struck Hoskins, throwing him violently against the wall. One shoulder was fractured, a gash was cut in one side of his fact and he received a bad scalp wound in the back of his head, besides having his hands and arms badly burned. Had he been further away from the furnace when the heavy door struck him he would have been instantly killed. Hoskins is recovering, but it will be a long time before he is able to resume work. At their cosy bungalow on Placentia avenue Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Pomeroy entertained Mr. and Mrs. Al. Nowotny, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tausch, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. H. Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Max Nebelung, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Duckworth, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Porter, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Barmes, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schindler, Mrs. Amy Wisser and Miss Minnie Kaufmann. Yellow and green was the color scheme of the decorations. The popular game of Five Hundred was indulged in during the evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Schindler first, Mrs. Harrison second, and Mrs. Porter third. Herman Schindler won first gentleman's prize, Mr. Schneider second, and Mr. Nebelung third. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. An ample supply of eatables, no matter how large the crowd. There will be dancing at the pavilion all day, and a baseball game will be played in which Knights who used to be popular on the diamond, are expected to shine. The Anaheim lodge has offered a $100 prize to the visiting lodge having present the greatest percentage of membership. On Wednesday, Oct. 27, a number of Pythian Sisters will come down from Los Angeles and exemplify the work of the order, and Saturday night, November 13, the evening before the picnic, Marathon Lodge of Los Angeles, will be here and administer the third degree to forty candidates for membership. The first and second degrees will be given in Los Angeles. Most of these new members are Los Angeles people, but some of them reside here. C. R. Alling has leased the California National Bank building, corner East Fourth and Bush streets Santa Ana and on removal of the bank to its new location in the new Dibble building will install a good confectionery store. This will be known as the Cherry Blossom, and will be modern in every respect. The Cherry Blossom is no new name in Santa Ana, for an establishment of that name was located there for several years. Mr. Alling will move from Anaheim to Santa Ana about November 1st and will conduct the business there, while his father, W. T. Alling, will conduct the Cherry Blossom in the Mother Colony. Mrs. O. A. Mullinix and Mrs. B. Hartfield were hostesses to the Star Whist club which met at Masonle Temple Friday evening. Twenty ladies were present, and spent an enjoyable afternoon. In the games Mrs. Zitzmann was granted first prize, Mrs. W. E. McCann second and Mrs. W. P. Quarton the consolation.