anaheim-gazette 1928-05-31

IN THE DAYS OF Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century Ago. These Files Contain the only Authentic History of the Citizens of Anaheim and Orange County. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1878 One hundred and ten votes were polled at the Democratic primaries on Saturday. It will be seen from the following returns that Messrs. McFadden, Rimpau and Scott were elected delegates to the county convention which met in Los Angeles yesterday: Theo. Rimpau, 65; R. W. Scott, 65; W. M. McFadden, 66; E. W. Champlin, 45; W. J. Smith, 40; E. F. Cahill, 46. The three trials of Wong Chu Shut, the Chinese murderer, are said to have cost the county about $2500. Of this amount about $1800 was paid to jurors, three venires of 75 each having been made. Public indignation at the great cost entailed on the county by this murderous Mongolian should be modified by the knowledge that the bulk of the money was paid to the 225 citizens from whom a jury was selected. It is certain that none of this band of 225 are disposed to quarrel with the system which put an average of $8 in the pockets of each of them. The jury in this case, that of the People vs. Wong Chu Shut, rendered a verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life. When the verdict was interpreted to the prisoner he fainted and did not recover consciousness for fully 10 minutes. Mr. Isaac Cohen has returned from San Francisco, bringing with him a very large and fine assortment of dry goods, etc. In a circular sent out with this issue of The Gazette will be found a list of bargains which he offers. knowledge that the bulk of the money was paid to the 225 citizens from whom a jury was selected. It is certain that none of this band of 225 are disposed to quarrel with the system which put an average of $8 in the pockets of each of them. The jury in this case, that of the People vs. Wong Chu Shut, rendered a verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life. When the verdict was interpreted to the prisoner he fainted and did not recover consciousness for fully 10 minutes. Mr. Isaac Cohen has returned from San Francisco, bringing with him a very large and fine assortment of dry goods, etc. In a circular sent out with this issue of The Gazette will be found a list of bargains which he offers. County Assessor Ryan says that the whole tax on the property owned by Chinamen in this county in the year 1877 reached the magnificent sum of $78.60. We learn from Democratic sources that Richard Egan, of San Juan Capistrano, has persistently refused to be a candidate, in the interests of the Los Angeles ring, for the constitutional convention. He is a living illustration of that apparent paradox of a man being honest in politics. He had pledged himself to support another man for the position and he stuck to it after unheard of pressure had been brought to bear to induce him to act otherwise. We admire his shrewdness as well as his honesty. He is aware that the ring ticket put up in Los Angeles months ago will be defeated at the polls and he, consequently, has no desire to be identified with them in any way nor to share with them the inglorious defeat that awaits them. Several citizens are complaining of drunken Indians who are constantly prowling about their places and lying drunk in the roads to the great annoyance of women and children. It is, of course, to be supposed that they buy their liquor in Los Angeles or some out of the way place, where there is no law preventing the sale of liquor to Indians, and bring it here to drink. It is said that some parties are in Los Angeles looking for a proper site, supplied with water power, on which to erect a tannery. We desire to draw their attention to the splendid opportunity offered them by the power created by the cajon ditch. This locality offers every inducement for such an enterprise, and we doubt not our citizens would do all in their power to help the matter along. Dr. De Courcey Morris, an eminent London physician, is now on his way here to take charge of the establishment and practice of Dr. James Ellis. The settlers on the Las Bolsas will hold a meeting at the Arbor this morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Van Dyke, their San Francisco attorney, will be in attendance. The pupils of the public schools had a perfectly jolly time at Santiago canyon on Saturday. The weather was delightful and the youngsters enjoyed themselves to their hearts content. The Anaheim Literary Society met at the usual hour at Magnolia hall, on Thursday evening. The president being absent, Fred Rimpau was chosen president pro-tem. Messrs. Montgomery and Guinn gave declarations. Messrs. Grimshaw, Shafer, and Fred McKinnie were appointed a committee to decide on the merits of the debate. The question, "Resolved, That the general government should run and operate all telegraph lines," was discussed by Messrs. Henderson and Austin in the affirmative, in the negative by Messrs. 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The president being absent, Fred Rimpau was chosen president pro-tem. Messrs. Montgomery and Guinn gave declarations. Messrs. Grimshaw, Shafer, and Fred McKinnie were appointed a committee to decide on the merits of the debate. The question, "Resolved, That the general government should run and operate all telegraph lines," was discussed by Messrs. Henderson and Austin in the affirmative, in the negative by Messrs. Stephenson and Payne. The committee decided in favor of the negative. The program committee reported the following program for the next meeting: For declamations, Henderson and Grimshaw. Question for discussion, "Resolved, That military schools should be encouraged." Affirmative, Montgomery, Beebe, and Rimpau; negative, Guinn, Kellogg, and Mendelson. The second meeting in June being the anniversary of the formation of the society, it was decided to appoint all the old members present at the formation of the society still in active membership to deliver short addresses on that evening. The following members were appointed to deliver ten-minute addresses on that evening: Montgomery, Austin, Henderson, Guinn, Henderson, Payne, Beebe, Mendelson, and Grimshaw. The anniversary meeting will be held in Magnolia hall, Thursday evening, June 13. The public is invited to attend. The exercises will be quite interesting. The Presbyterian church in Santa Ana is rapidly nearing completion. It is the only church in that town that did not solicit the public for aid. The South Methodist church is finished; the Baptist church nearly so. Both are located on Fourth street, between West and Main streets. The Presbyterian church is located on the north side of Fourth street, east of Spurgeon street. Rev. F. D. Bovard, a member of the examining committee of the Los Angeles Academy, reports that institution to be in a healthy condition. About 70 students were enrolled last year. A class of eight or ten will graduate next year. The closing exercises were very highly satisfactory to the large audience present on that occasion. For thoroughness in all the branches the committee on examinations are prepared. We commend this institution to all who are looking out for a good academic course. C Moran was in town from Palacentia some days ago on business. He reports navel orange trees putting out few blossoms. Miss Gladys Cahen has been in town during the week, the guest of Miss Lillie Zeus. YS OF LONG AGO Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Century Only Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1903 Theodore Staley died at the California hospital in Los Angeles on Thursday last from the effects of a surgical operation undergone some days previously. The body was brought back to his Placentia home, and the funeral occurred on Friday afternoon. Burial services were conducted by C. C. Chapman, an old-time friend of deceased. Interment was in the Santa Ana cemetery, the funeral passing through this city. Mr. Staley was a native of Missouri and was in his sixty-fourth year at the time of death. He came to California in 1856, and was married at Santa Rosa in 1869 to Miss Drusilla Teague. Three children were born to them, Arthur, Myrtle, and Walter, all of whom, with their mother, survive the deceased. Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Cowan, of Highland, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Elizzabeth, and Emil Julius Ragos, a young business man of San Bernardino. Rev. Cowan was formerly pastor of the Fullerton and Anaheim Methodist churches and is held in high esteem hereabouts. Miss Pauline Vetter has presented us with a basket of fine beets and lettuce, grown from the government seeds distributed from this office last fall. Pauline is a sweet, bright little miss, an dshe shall have some more seeds when distribution time comes. H. A. McWilliams went to Los Angeles the latter part of Yuba Citrus Land Attracts Investors Orange County Men Buy Large Tract in That Region Recent acquisition of 7620 acres of fine orange and fruit land in Yuba county, between Marysville and Oroville, by the Orange County Bond and Mortgage Corporation of Santa Ana presages an era of new development in the northern part of California, and is the forerunner of what many wiseacres predict as the next boom section of the state. While this concern is essentially what its name implies, its entrance into real estate and into a selling campaign is expected to be the beginning of a general prosperity movement from the East to California of land-seekers hungry for acreage. The Santa Ana concern, which has some 600 stockholders in all parts of Orange county, is putting its Yuba land holdings on the market at $350 an acre and will give them a gross return of nearly $2,500,000. As most of this land is in the thermal belt, lying in a stretch 100 miles long and 20 miles wide, between Sacramento and Oroville, as indicated in a report just made by A. D. Shamel of the United States Department of Agriculture, it is a foregone conclusion that it will be eagerly purchased by orange growers. As the belt mentioned is ideal for raising Washington navels, a crop of citrus fruit that can only be grown in the Riverside and a few other sections, and as this orange is always in great demand, it can readily be seen that not much difficulty will be encountered in selling the land in question. That the Orange County Bond and Mortgage Corporation of Santa Ana made a wise selection in securing such a body of high, drainable land, in the heart of the thermal belt goes without saying and should be of passing moment to its stockholders in this section. In addition, the entire tract has ample water rights, the contracts for irrigation canals and appurtenances for the Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Cowan, of Highland, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Elizzabeth, and Emil Julius Ragos, a young business man of San Bernardino. Rev. Cowan was formerly pastor of the Fullerton and Anaheim Methodist churches and is held in high esteem hereabouts. Miss Pauline Vetter has presented us with a basket of fine beets and lettuce, grown from the government seeds distributed from this office last fall. Pauline is a sweet, bright little miss, an dshe shall have some more seeds when distribution time comes. H. A. McWilliams went to Los Angeles the latter part of the week to procure plate glass for the new Yungbluth block building on Center street. Mac says that if nothing unforseen happens, more building will be seen in Anaheim the next six months than at any previous time in the history of the town. Fred Backs will shortly begin the erection of a $3000 residence on Adele street, adjoining that of R. Melrose. McWilliams & Dunn have the contract. We are going to have a nice little item about Fred pretty soon, but we mustn't say anything about it now. Prof. Ed Crowther, assisted by Miss Estelle Catherine Heartt, Miss Ruby Crowther, and Miss Mable Bishop gave a concert at Fullerton Friday evening. Professor Crowther comes of a musical family and his talents have been highly developed. Miss Crowther and Miss Bishop favored the audience with numbers on the piano. Miss Heartt is well known as a contralto singer. The entertainment was largely attended and was an artistic and financial success. Mr. Chapman's palatial new residence on his Placentia orange plantation is nearing completion and will be one of the finest residences in Orange county. It will cost upwards of $15,000. One of its conveniences will be a private electric lighting plant. Mr. Chapman is noted as the orchardist who secures more for his oranges any other man in California. His profits last season were phenomenal and prospects for the coming crop are of the record-breaking variety. J. C. Joplin, recently appointed as one of the Orange county commissioners for the St. Louis World's Fair, has begun the work of collecting the Orange county exhibit. Among articles sent in is a sample of loquats from Sam Tustin, which Mr. Joplin says are among the best specimens ever seen by him. He will prepare an exhibit representing the beet sugar industry, which will show the beet from seed to sugar, the plants from time to time being furnished by Senator Jones. Mr. Joplin is making the courthouse his headquarters for the preparation of the exhibit and the place for receiving products. Samuel Kraemer is enhancing the value of his Placentia tract by setting out 300 acres of additional orange orchard. He was some time ago offered $75,000 by President Ripley of the Santa Fe for a portion of this property, but declined to sell. He has erected a fine brick residence, which is one of the most elegant and commodious in this section. Thomas Strain had the misfortune to have two of his fingers caught in the cog wheels of his gasoline engine last week. The fingers were badly lacerated but amputation will not be necessary. A. Pierotti was in town from Placentia a day or two ago. He reports orchardists out his way busier than ever attending to their orange and walnut crops. That the Orange County Bond and Mortgage Corporation of Santa Ana made a wise selection in securing such a body of high, drainable land, in the heart of the thermal belt goes without saying and should be of passing moment to its stockholders in this section. In addition, the entire tract has ample water rights, the contracts for irrigation canals and appurtenances for the water, which comes from the Yuba river, carrying an inexhaustible flow, having just been signed. This is claimed to be the largest single irrigation district agreement ever awarded in northern California, the job to construct $1,000,000 worth of works being given to Robert P. Easley, prominent irrigation contractor of Antioch. Keen interest by Orange county citizens has already been manifested in the recent sale for $25,200 of a tract of land near Oroville to Anaheim, Santa Ana, Buena Park, Fullerton, and Huntington Beach people who are planning to develop the land. The tract includes an orange grove of more than 100 acres. Owing to the high price of land in this county and its difficulty of purchase at even prohibitive figures, scores of ranchers are evincing deep interest in the Yuba county section as shown by the numberless inquiries coming in to the offices of the Orange County Bond and Mortgage Corporation. E. A. Wood is president, Albert Rohrs vice-president, and John O. Reed, secretary-treasurer of the concern. The annual meeting has been called for June 5, to be held in Santa Ana. Thomas Strain had the misfortune to have two of his fingers caught in the cog wheels of his gasoline engine last week. The fingers were badly lacerated but amputation will not be necessary. A. Pierotti was in town from Placentia a day or two ago. He reports orchardists out his way busier than ever attending to their orange and walnut crops. Nick Hugo, the Placentia blacksmith, is building a new barn. Mrs. C. E. Raley and little child of Riverside, daughter and granddaughter of Ben Snodgrass, are visiting with their father and grandfather, brothers and uncles on the Jungle ranch. Postmaster Littlefield is wearing an expansive smile as a result of the increase in his salary by the postoffice department from $1400 to $1500 per year. The raise takes effect July 1st. H. Schwentker has purchased from George Boyd the property at the corner of Broadway and Philadelphia streets. He will move there with his family to reside in the near future. Mrs. Max Nebelung has departed for Oregon to spend the summer with relatives. She was accompanied by her daughter, Violet, and her son, Ray. Col. J. K. Tuffree was a business visitor in town on Monday. The colonel prophesies extensive railroad building in his section before the year is out. Mr. and Mrs. Auschen, recent arrivals from Minnesota, have purchased the Dr. Hardin property, for which they paid $2000. William Mauerhan has purchased the nine-acre Finley place, south of town, for $1500. Miss Pauline Kroeger is entertaining Miss Emma Nauman o' Oxnard. Judge J. S. Howard has as his guest Robert Maxum of South Dakota. District Attorney Head last week moved his family from Fullerton to Santa Ana, where he will in future reside. Anaheim, Calif., May 31, 1928 THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS When you build and allow us to furnish the materials, we are as proud as you of the completed structure. We know the quality therein and know it has a tangible value and one that will last. Quality materials that will stand the test of time has become our hobby. There is nothing in materials you will need that we cannot supply. Consult us in regard to your plans. We can both help and save you money. Now is the time to start action. Adams-Bowers Lumber Co. “BETTER SERVICE” H. M. Adams A. C. Bowers E. L. 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