anaheim-gazette 1919-11-20

There Are Five Good Reasons Why you should come to the S. Q. R. Store if you are looking for a COAT, SUIT, DRESS, SKIRT 1st-- Incomparable Values 2nd--Distinctive Styles 3rd--Choice Fabrics 4th--Superior Workmanship 5th--Perfect Fit Guaranteed The S. Q. R. Store "Nemo" Corsets "Phoenix" Silk Hosiery 5th--Perfect Fit Guaranteed The S. Q. R. Store "Nemo" Corsets "Phoenix" Silk Hosiery WATER COMPANY Directors of the Anaheim Union Water Company met Saturday afternoon and transacted business as follows: Director Miller reported that the ditch committee had secured all but two signatures for a right-of-way for the proposed pipe line from the Gomber tract to the Cajon Canal. On motion by Dwyer seconded by Thamer, the president and secretary to sign right of way easement to the Standard Oil Company through the Gomber tract and the Cemetery tract. On motion by Beazley, seconded by Dwyer, the president and secretary to sign map of the Yorba reservoir and have same recorded. On motion by McFadden, seconded by Dwyer, the ditch committee to have power to employ extra engineering help on the Gomber tract booster line. Superintendent reported on work at the head gate and the pumping plants. The oil production reports of the Amalgamated and St. Helens Petroleum Company were read and ordered filed. On motion duly seconded the following transfers of stock were granted: 12 shares, B. G. Bascom, pledgee for Lenore Smith to John N. Ortega; 8 shares, Ben Dauser to Ben Dauser, pledgee for Owen S. and Martha B. White; one share, C. A. Brown to A. K. or Frances N. Dahl; 8 shares, D. A. Meziner, pledgee for D. R. Jones, Sarah Jones and Rebecca J. Sparks to Johanna Strodthof, pledgee for Rebecca J. Sparks; 5 shares, Frank Shanley estate to J. H. Burson and Son; 10 shares, Mrs. F. Hiltscher to Hiltscher Brothers. The Anaheim Orange Grovers Association has purchased a site at the crossing of the S. P. railroad and Lincoln avenue, west of town, and will shortly begin the erection of a new packing house. This will give the association a packing house on both the S. P. and Santa Fe railroads. The company shipped 260 cars of fruit this year and expects to handle 350 cars next season. Dr. J. W. Utter has purchased the ten-acre young valencia grove on West Broadway, formerly owned by Albert Messerschmidt. He expects to make it his home. Frank Bissett of Garden Grove is the possessor of the hide of what is believed to be the largest bob-cat killed in this county for a number of years. Bissett killed the animal while hunting with Milo Allen, also of Garden Grove, near the Orange County Park. The cat weighed nearly thirty pounds. Lillian Emmett Berns was granted a divorce Friday from Bernard S. Berns of this city. Leonard Evans was attorney for plaintiff. Wm. Stark, who has just returned from a three months trip to Wisconsin and other eastern states, says while he saw much fine agricultural country, where business is active, Southern California is realley the only place to live in. Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska are rated as being the three best farming states and some fine farms are to be seen there. Mr. Stark enjoyed pleasant visits with his relatives and met many former old-time acquaintances who were glad to The Toledo, Ohio ball team, having nothing in the Middle a challenge to the K game to be played Thanksgiving day. He to accept the challenge not interfere with a scheduled for that day men have taken up will arrange the date is open. A fall of ten feet brought death Saturday the County Hospital aged 63, of Garden was due to a broken was a carpenter at G was at work recently he slipped and fell end struck some board of the barn. Henry Rust, aged 12 Mrs. H. W. Rust of T sanitarium Sunday. the boy broke his arm station necessary. Bloom in causing his death shipped to Santa Barment. Alleging that no par rendered in his favor at Anaheim in November been paid, Henry Hus to recover $437.63 fro through a suit which file in superior court torneys Tipton and heim. The board of trade to get in touch with a preparation to prevent on wet pavement. Seeker is making inquiries something to propose guarding of autoists season sets in. Nearly 1000 acres owned by Frank and in the Talbert district leased and will be placed coming year by th shares, Ben Dauser to Ben Dauser, pledgee for Owen S. and Martha B. White; one share, C. A. Brown to A. K. or Frances N. Dahl; 8 shares, D. A. Meziner, pledgee for D. R. Jones, Sarah Jones and Rebecca J. Sparks to Johanna Strodthof, pledgee for Rebecca J. Sparks; 5 shares, Frank Shanley estate to J. H. Burson and Son; 10 shares, Mrs. F. Hiltscher to Hiltscher Brothers. Motion by Thamer, seconded by McFadden, superintendent to make arrangements with Mr. Cuttle to fix the trash remover. Motion by McFadden, seconded by Dwyer, a house was ordered built at P. P. No. 2 for the Fullerton zanjero. A report was given on the inspection trip on Nov. 4th, the following action was taken: On motion duly seconded, the superintendent instructed not to drill a third 12-foot well at P. P. No. 2, but to drill a 24-foot well west of P. P. No. 1, at location designated by Director Sherwood. A six foot raise ordered on the top of the head gate an da six foot wing to extend south. A survey ordered from the division gate to the head gate and from the sand box to the Bixby Pumping Plant. On motion by Dwyer, seconded by Thamer, the action of the board on this inspection trip was ratified. The Anaheim Walnut Association closed the packing house Saturday after a run of five weeks. The nuts shipped this year totalled 550 tons, being practically double the shipments of last season. The price received was higher than ever before, consequently the growers are not losing much sleep over H. C. L. WOOD FOR SALE—Good quality of eucalyptus at $12, orange at $10, and a good quality of walnut at $7.50 per cord, at ranch. Charles C. Chapman, Fullerton. 11-20-4t WANTED—Address of person having machine purchased of Auto Knitter Hosiery Co., Buffalo, N.Y. M. O. R. Rt. 2, Box 225, Anaheim. Oct.-23-3t BOYS WANTED—In every city and town in Southern California, a bright, active High School lad over sixteen years of age, with executive ability, to organize and manage a business in his home town after school hours. A wonderful opportunity to gain valuable experience. Very profitable. Make application by letter in own handwriting to Cirulation Manager, "California" Magazine, The Examiner, Los Angeles, California. 10-16-t10 Local Notes George B. Greder today filed an auxiliary petition for letters of administration in the estate of George Greder, who died in Nebraska in May, leaving, in addition to his Nebraska property, a seven-acre wainut ranch near Anaheim. The petitioner in June was granted letters covering the eastern property. Ralph McFadden was in town this week from Sierra Madre. He states that in traveling about Southern California he finds no city making such progress as Anaheim, which he says is the best appearing city of its class in Southern California. He still inclines to his idea that Anaheim should have a city park. Many of the cities visited by him have parks, and he says this city should have one of these beauty spots. Fullerton high school defeated Whitier at football at Fullerton on Friday afternoon by a score of 38 to 7. Fullerton wins the county championship for the fifth consecutive year, and will enter semi-finals for the championship of Southern California. The Toledo, Ohio, high school football team, having conquered everything in the Middle West, has issued a challenge to the Fullerton team for a game to be played at Los Angeles Thanksgiving day. Fullerton is eager to accept the challenge, if it would not interfere with any league games scheduled for that day. Los Angeles men have taken up the matter and When $5,000 per acre was paid for orange ground in the neighborhood of Anaheim it was supposed the limit had been reached, but the supposition was incorrect. J. P. Hatzfeld sold ten acres northeast of town a couple of weeks ago for $50,000 and now it is reported a neighboring ranch can be sold for $6000 per acre. We are also told that E. J. Hartung has refused an offer of $6000 per acre for his twenty-acre ranch on the Olive road. Mr. Hartung paid $3400 an acre for this ranch some months ago. The motor craft of the Orange County Automobile Trades Association Friday inaugurated a new departure by instituting a monthly luncheon for the craft in Orange county. The first of the luncheons was held at James', Santa Ana, with a large representation of the car dealers of the county in attendance. The affair will be repeated every month. The next meeting will be held at Anaheim. George Dunton of Anaheim, was luncheon chairman Friday. The noon hour was devoted to greetings among the dealers and discussions of matters pertaining to the craft. The car dealers are furthering the objects of the trades association in bringing men engaged in the same line of business into touch with each other for an exchange of ideas in the interest of mutual advancement and improvement. The value of this free and friendly intercourse among men who are engaged in competition has been so fully demonstrated in the auto industry in this county that the majority of the dealers are keen to be Personal Mention Col. B. T. Beale has been confined to his room with illness for several days. W. E. Duckworth and family and F. E. Barth and family visited Los Angeles Sunday. W. J. Cole was a business visitor in town a few days ago from his home in Stanton. Gerald Simpson came up from Kingman, Ariz., the first of the week on a business visit. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sheridan and little daughter drove to Sierra Madre on Sunday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McFadden. Raymond Andrade and family have arrived from Maricopa to reside here. Mr. Andrade is an expert driller and has taken a position in the oil fields. Pete Foye is engaged with the mechanical force now building the new Methodist church. Pete says the new structure is going to be one of the finest in the Southland. Henry Krieger of Wayne county, Nebr., is in town, a guest of Theodore Dietrich. Mr. Krieger owns an 800-acre ranch in Wayne county, and raises large crops of corn and other grain. He is looking for a location in California, and may decide to settle here permanently. The Toledo, Ohio, high school football team, having conquered everything in the Middle West, has issued a challenge to the Fullerton team for a game to be played at Los Angeles Thanksgiving day. Fullerton is eager to accept the challenge, if it would not interfere with any league games scheduled for that day. Los Angeles men have taken up the matter and will arrange the game provided the date is open. A fall of ten feet a few days ago brought death Saturday afternoon at the County Hospital to Alonzo Brown, aged 63, of Garden Grove. Death was due to a broken back. Brown was a carpenter at Garden Grove. He was at work recently on a barn when he slipped and fell through the roof and struck some boards on the floor of the barn. Henry Rust, aged 12,'son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Rust of Tustin, died at the sanitarium Sunday. Some days ago the boy broke his arm, making amputation necessary. Blood poisoning set in causing his death. The body was shipped to Santa Barbara for interment. Alleging that no part of a judgment rendered in his favor in justice court at Anaheim in November, 1915, has been paid, Henry Husmann will seek to recover $437.63 from W. A. Franz, through a suit which was placed on file in superior court Saturday by Attorneys Tipton and Cailor, of Anaheim. The board of trade is endeavoring to get in touch with a firm making a preparation to prevent cars skidding on wet pavement. Secretary Whitaker is making inquiries and may have something to propose for the safeguarding of autoists before the wet season sets in. Nearly 1000 acres in three tracts, owned by Frank and Leo Borchard, in the Talbert district, have been leased and will be planted to beets the coming year by the Anaheim Su... on wet pavement. Secretary Whitaker is making inquiries and may have something to propose for the safeguarding of autoists before the wet season sets in. Nearly 1000 acres in three tracts, owned by Frank and Leo Borchard, in the Talbert district, have been leased and will be planted to beets the coming year by the Anaheim Sugar Company, it became known Saturday, following recent rumors to that effect. The Borchard ranches have been leased to the Walberg-Dozier Land Company of Los Angeles for a cash rental, and it is presumed that the entire tract will raise beets for the Anaheim sugar mill the coming season. Superior Judge Williams has found in favor of the plaintiffs in quiet title suits brought by J. B. Petrie and by L. Fred Edmiston against W. C. and Pauline Heffern, according to judgments filed Saturday. The property involved in the suits is located northeast of Anaheim, in the Golden State Tract, in which the Heffern oil well was drilled. The Standard Bank of Orange County, a new Fullerton financial institution, opened up Saturday. L. H. Smith is president and S. W. Smith cashier. The capitalization is $50,000. Miss Sue Amack, chiropractor, is opening an office in the First National Bank building for the practice of her profession. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. Anaheim firemen are arranging for a ball to be given at Odd Fellows hall Thanksgiving even. The proceeds are to be added to the firemen's relief fund. This will be one of the best dances of the season, and if you like dancing don't miss it. The Metropolitan block, one of the oldest brick buildings in the city, is now sporting a new up-to-date front. It corresponds to the front of the new Roberts block on the corner of Lemon and Center. This building is going up rapidly since the mason resumed work. The first class of nurses to graduate from the Orange County Hospital was turned out Saturday evening. There were only two persons in the class. They were Miss Mary Stroka and Mrs. Annie Jones, both of Anaheim. Mrs. Jones was Miss Annie Laura Semner of Los Angeles up to the first of October, but it was announced Saturday evening that she was married six weeks ago to T. M. Jones of this city. Frank Edison of Santa Anita, a cousin of Thomas A. Edison and a playmate of the great inventor when the two were boys, passed away Tuesday at his suburban home, where he has resided for the past ten years. Far from following the scientific bent of his favorite cousin, Frank Edison was all his life a farmer or rancher, having lived in California for more than a quarter of a century, engaging in ranching at Ontario and Anaheim before going to Santa Anita. Frank Edison was the proud possessor of the first Edison phonograph, presented to him by the inventor as a memento. Chilly Fisher denies that he recently purchased an orange grove on South East street, the lucky man making the purchase being another Charles Fisher. Chilly is now in the real estate business in partnership with George Weatherby and declares the way real estate is advancing a man is safe in paying almost any price for it, but he has not yet made an investment, although he probably will in a short time. Sam Levin, who went into the army from Anaheim on Nov. 12, 1917, was granted citizenship papers Wednesday by Judge Williams, just two years from the date of his entering the service. The funeral of J. N. Harmon, a pioneer carpenter of the Garden Grove section, was held in Los Angeles Monday. Mr. Harmon arrived in Garden Grove in 1875, settled three-fourths of a mile west of Garden Grove, and moved to Los Angeles about thirty years ago. He died at the age of 83. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. First Church of Christ, Scientist, corner Philadelphia and Chartres streets. Sunday service 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. A meeting Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. at which testimonials of healing are given. Free reading room at the Church, open daily except Sundays and legal holidays, from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is cordially welcome. Mention has been confined lness for several and family and family visited Los business visitor in from his home up from Kingf the week on a eridan and little ferra Madre on ests of Mr. and and family have to reside here. pert driller and the oil fields. d with the mebuilding the new e says the new be one of the Wayne county, est of Theodore owns an 800county, and corn and other for a location decide to settle Falkenstein's 20th Anniversary Celebration NOW ON From every department The most important event in all our history Falkenstein's The most important event in all our history Falkenstein's Department Store Robert McKee of Placentia was transacting business in town yesterday. Mr. McKee has leased 21 acres of his ranch to oil companies, getting $500 per acre cash for it. Tuesday he invested part of his money in a new Mitchell car at the Walter & Day agency. Edward Bennerscheidt is negaged in the plumbing business here and is kept on the jump by his rapidly increasing list of customers. When Eddie finishes a job it's finished. At the last meeting of the Elks lodge at Anaheim, it developed the order has attained its objective of 400 members, the total number being 404, and a new objective of 750 was set up. MUST BE EIGHTEEN With increased pay in the navy now practically assured, a change in the age limit has been made and hereafter no man under 18 year of age will be accepted, according to advice just received by J. F. Hedrick, local navy recruiting officer. This will be the minimum age for any branch of the navy service. "The change in the age limit is due to the 50 per cent increase in pay that is now assured," said Hedrick today. "Word has just been received that this increase is almost certain of being passed by Congress in a very short time. The increased scale will make the pay of the navy man superior to that of the average civilian wage, and in addition to this the navy man has many advantages offered in the way..." "The change in the age limit is due to the 50 per cent increase in pay that is now assured, said Hedrick today." "Word has just been received that this increase is almost certain of being passed by Congress in a very short time. The increased scale will make the pay of the navy man superior to that of the average civilian wage, and in addition to this the navy man has many advantages offered in the way of trade education and travel." "The young man who enters the navy is given a free outfit of clothes upon first enlisting. He also receives free medical attention, good food and lodging and a chance to take up the trade of his choice, with some of the best experts in the world as tutors. Promotion is rapid as many opportunities are offered." CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends sincerely for the kind expressions of sympathy tendered us during our recent bereavement. Also for the many beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. MARTHA E. FINNEY MISS EVELYN FINNEY MRS. ROGER C. DUTTON CARD OF THANKS To the friends who rendered us such kind assistance during the illness and burial of our daughter and sister Jennie Kraemer, we desire to extend our heartfelt thanks. Their many kind acts and expressions of sympathy will always be gratefully remembered by us. BENJAMIN KRAEMER MARY P. KRAEMER AND FAMILY. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. C. B. Hatch, Pastor Next Sunday's services: Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Morning sermon at 11 o'clock. Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:30 p.m. Evening sermon at 7:30. Count Bernstorff says the Kaiser scoffed at American intervention early in 1917. Maybe he had seen some of those "He Keeps Us Out of War" posters. A Dakota college professor says he can make sugar from corn cobs. Let us hope this is something more than a rough joke. The president of the Shoe Manufacturers' Association declares that there is no truth to the report that shoe prices are coming down. Once again our hopes are kicked in the plats.