anaheim-gazette 1928-12-20

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 DECEMBER 28, 1873 The vendors of Christmas trees did a lively business on Tuesday. We doubt whether in any town of double the size of Anaheim the demand for trees is exceeded. Nearly all the old settlers cling to the beautiful custom of the Fatherland, and there are few homes in which the time-honored Christmas tree is not beautified and loaded with gifts for the household. Notwithstanding the numberless home gatherings the Presbyterian church was crowded by the members of the Sunday school, their parents, teachers and friends. The tree was beautifully decorated with varieties of sweets, fruits and mementoes of affection. The arrangements were perfect, and the exercises of song, devotion and cheery remarks left nothing for further desire. All felt the spirit of the occasion. May such reasons of hilarity and good will often recur in the sequel of everyone's history. The baseball match on Wednesday between the home nines was warmly contested and resulted in a victory for Captain D. Fish's side. The game lasted two hours, and numerous spectators found pleasure in watching the play. The winning side was presented with a beautiful boquet by Miss Jessie Gordon of San Diego. The umpire, Charles Stone, performed his duties satisfactorily to both sides. The scorers were Fred Fischer and Joseph Des Granges. The score: Fish's nine, 21; Hanna's, 10. A Los Angeles paper says a company has been organized to build a telephone line between that city and San Gabriel. The capital stock consists of 100 shares, 60 of which have already been taken. The line will be built under the supervision of Prof. Oeker, who our readers will remember, exhibited a phonograph at Ana- was warmly contested and resulted in a victory for Captain D. Fish's side. The game lasted two hours, and numerous spectators found pleasure in watching the play. The winning side was presented with a beautiful bouquet by Miss Jessie Gordon of San Diego. The umpire, Charles Stone, performed his duties satisfactorily to both sides. The scorers were Fred Fischer and Joseph Des Granges. The score: Fish's nine, 21; Hanna's, 10. A Los Angeles paper says a company has been organized to build a telephone line between that city and San Gabriel. The capital stock consists of 100 shares, 60 of which have already been taken. The line will be built under the supervision of Prof. Oeker, who our readers will remember, exhibited a phonograph at Anaheim sometime ago. The work of putting up the wire will shortly be commenced. We have to chronicle another accident arising from that prolific cause of bruises and broken bones—the sliding rear seat of wagons. A. B. Montgomery, father of Victor Montgomery, Esq., was riding with another gentleman, and a sudden jolt of the wagon detached the seat and threw both of them to the ground. Mr. Montgomery received a severe shock, and was unconscious for over two hours. For a week he was unable to move without assistance, but he is now recovering from the effects of the fall. Joseph Hull of Sacramento, father of T. C. and George Hull, is on a visit to his sons, stopping with the former at Westminster. He will remain probably three or four months. P. Pellegrin has an advertisement on another column offering his fine lot of jewelry at a great reduction. Mr. Pellegrin's stock consists of a fine assortment of articles suitable for holiday presents and the reduction in the prices holds good only until Jan. 1st. A social gathering was held at the home of Mrs. Flora Brown on Thursday evening which partook of the nature of a farewell party to Miss Jessie Gordon, who left for her home in San Diego on Friday morning. During the weeks she has been the guest of Miss Carrie Seibert. Miss Gordon has made many friends and her departure was greatly regretted. The school trustees on Saturday paid $7000 to the contractors, being the first installment due on the school building. It is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy by the 1st of January. The "Triumph" desks, with which the school house is to be furnished have all arrived. Mrs. Browning, late of England, the lady who purchased Col. Davis' farm, has, with her sons, traveled all over California seeking a suitable place to locate. That she is a lady of discernment and good sense is evident by her choice of location. Complaint is made that a steep, dangerous water ditch crosses the road opposite to W. M. Bailey's place and we have been requested to direct the attention of the road overseer thereto. The meat market of Messrs. Look and Co. is tastefully decorated and the great beeves were good to look upon. Mary's little lamb was there, too, and a nice fat lamb it was. Let the housewife get up bright and early this morning and secure a roast worthy of the day. The ball to be given on New Year's Eve at Kroeger's hall by the members of the Anaheim Brass Band should be attended by our citizens en masse. Tickets admitting gentleman and ladies, $15 The meat market of Messrs. Look and Co. is tastefully decorated and the great beeves were good to look upon. Mary's little lamb was there, too, and a nice fat lamb it was. Let the housewife get up bright and early this morning and secure a roast worthy of the day. The ball to be given on New Year's Eve at Kroeger's hall by the members of the Anaheim Brass Band should be attended by our citizens en masse. Tickets admitting gentleman and ladies, $1.50, to be had from members of the band. Dance music will be furnished by the band and all profits which accrue will be spent in purchasing new sheet music and in increasing the band's efficiency. Reception committee: John A. Zeyn, Frank Rimpau, C. E. Leonard, C. Stappenbeck. Floor managers: Adolph Rimpau, Herman Zeyn, Fred J. Fischer. Messrs. Harris Bros. of San Francisco sent a box of cigars as a Christmas present to their friend, Gull Davis. It is needless to say that the quality of the cigars is superior, but their greatest feature is their length—seven inches. When inserted in a cigar holder their appearance is rather striking. During the winter months the Sunday school of the Episcopal church will be held in the afternoon, beginning at three o'clock. The change takes place next Sunday. Messrs. F. and J. Backs have a lot of little wagons and other useful articles very suitable for Christmas presents. The Anaheim Water company will elect a zanjero on January 18th, 1879. An Olympic club has been organized in Los Angeles. It is with deep regret that we chronicle the death of the wife of James D. Ott. She died on Sunday, leaving a babe which seems to be thriving despite the deprivation of a mother's care. There will be an auction sale on Saturday next at the residence of C. C. Angle, one-half mile north of Anaheim. The property to be sold consists of 2 work horses, harness, wagon, 1 set of well tools, sewing mahaine, cooking stove and a lot of miscellaneous household furniture and farming implements. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK DECEMBER 24, 1903 The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim met in regular session on Tuesday evening. Present: Messrs. Schneider, Rust and Berdrow. The finance committee reported favorably on bills amounting to $764.91. The public improvements committee reported the continuance of oiling streets and repairing gutters. The chicken ordinance was read a second time and unanimously adopted. Bids for constructing sidewalks on South Los Angeles street were read as follows: Geo. E. Phelps, grading per lineal foot, 10c; curb, per lineal foot, 35c; sidewalk, per lineal foot, 10½c. Charles Schindler, grading, no charge, curb, 35c; sidewalk, 10c. Frank Stone, grading, no charge; curb, 25c; sidewalk, 10c. The contract was awarded to Frank Stone. Before the contract was awarded, Mr. Konig, by his attorney, stated that he claimed a part of the land on which the sidewalk was to be laid, and offered to deed the same to the city if it would pay the cost of the sidewalk. No action was taken. Company E is in receipt of fifty new Springfield rifles, which have been unpacked at the armory. The old rifles, which have been in use by the company for five years, will be sent to the Benecia arsenal. The company will soon receive new uniforms patterned after those of the regular army. Under command of Captain Stern, Company E, has advanced in proficiency until it now is regarded as one of the best drilled companies in the state. The captain Company E is in receipt of fifty new Springfield rifles, which have been unpacked at the armory. The old rifles, which have been in use by the company for five years, will be sent to the Benecia arsenal. The company will soon receive new uniforms patterned after those of the regular army. Under command of Captain Stern, Company E, has advanced in proficiency until it now is regarded as one of the best drilled companies in the state. The captain has able assistants in Lieutenants Zeus and Kroeger. Harry Davis has in the window of his hardware house at Santa Ana a raw-honed horse made out of ears of corn and corn husks. Harry calls it a "funny thing," but timid people call it the most awful thing they ever saw. It baffles description. Harry says the idea came to him in a nightmare, but if this is so he must have eaten something awfully indigestible for supper. Miss Henrietta Hershfeld of Los Angeles is a guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Asher. On her return home she will be accompanied by her cousin, Miss Gertrude Asher, who will spend a few days with her in Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cayce, Mrs. Emma Polhemus and her son, Dean, are here from Los Angeles guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunter. Peter Weisel and George Boyd returned on Saturday from a three-day automobile trip up the Santa Ana Canyon to Rincon Corona and Riverside. They returned by way of the San Gabriel valley, passing through Pomona, Azusa and other places. They visited Los Angeles and report having had a way up time. Miss Virginia Noelie Nicolas, daughter of Mons. Pierre Nicolas, was married at her home on Thursday to George Francis Miles. The young people are popular members of society and have many friends who extend felicitations upon the happy event. Thy departed on a short honeymoon to Coronado and upon their return will be at home at their new residence on the Miles tract north of town. Mrs. Otto Strodthoff on Monday, December 21st, presented her husband at Jerome, A. T., with a ten-pound daughter. Mrs. Louisa Boege and Mrs. Emma Dorr have sold a portion of their home place, corner of Lemon and Santa Ana streets, to Mrs. E. A. Purdy of Illinois. The sale was made through W. C. Lymann's real estate agency. Ralph A. Glover of San Francisco Town Talk, is visiting in Santa Ana, accompanied by his wife. Mrs. Glover was formerly Miss Hattie Baker. Don Marco Forster of San Juan was a visitor in town on Monday. John Hanna and daughter, Mrs. Wrenn, of Miraflores were in town on Saturday afternoon. Wm. Fox is plastering E. W. McCullom's new residence on Philadelphia. President Tobias Larson of the Claremont Courier, was unable to attend the session because of illness. In his absence, Past President Harry S. Webster outlined the purposes and aims of the Publishers' association and the major activities of the organization as it now functions. His talk was supplemented by talks by Justus F. Craemer, Orange Daily News, chairman of the Dalles' division, and E. O. Wickizer, South Pasadena Foothill Review, chairman of the Weeklies division. Craemer and Wickizer are vice-presidents. John B. Long, executive secretary, was present with files to answer questions regarding the functions of the central office which is in his charge. Joseph Knowland, publisher of the Oakland Tribune, presided. For Pink Certificate Dollar Additional Motorists who have completed the payments on their cars during the current year will be expected to forward an additional $1 with their applications for 1929 license plates to cover the cost of making the transfer of the pink certificate. This was announced today by the Division of Motor Vehicles in connection with instructions issued to motorists for making application for their new plates. The legal fee for making the transfer of ownership is $1; it was explained, and the registration fee is $3, making a total of $4 in all for both transactions. In applying for both license renewal and transfer the pink and white certificates should both be forwarded to the division. The applicant should be careful to see that the dealer or person from whom the car was purchased has signed the second line on the back of the pink certificate. Owners of commercial vehicles were also urged to acquaint themselves with the new weight and fee schedules set up in the Wagy bill, approved at the recent election, before remitting their fees to the division by mail. The new not makes radical changes in these schedules. Applications for the new plates may now be mailed direct to the Sacramento offices of the division. The fee, remitted by money order, bank draft or certified check, should be accompanied by the white certificate of registration and changes of address should be printed carefully on the certificate. Over 300 Beekeeper Register in County County bee inspector, R. K. Bishop of Orange, reported to the annual fall meeting of the Orange County beekeepers last Saturday at the Farm bureau office that 323 beekeepers were registered in this county, with a total of 14,114 colonies of bees. He said that there were 10,000 registered in the state, with a total of some 325,000 colonies. 75 Orange county beemen were present and elected officers for the coming year as follows: L. B. Bell, Orange. Ralph A. Glover of San Francisco Town Talk, is visiting in Santa Ana, accompanied by his wife. Mrs. Glover was formerly Miss Hattie Baker. Don Marco Forster of San Juan was a visitor in town on Monday. John Hanna and daughter, Mrs. Wrenn, of Miraflores were in town on Saturday afternoon. Wm. Fox is plastering E. W. McCullom's new residence on Philadelphia. Walter Eymann has moved his real estate office from his former location in the Koll block to the premises formerly occupied by Max Nebelung next to Martin's market. Ralph McFadden is home from Oregon where he has been engaged in coaching a college football team. Paul Turk and E. Conrad are home from their electrical studies for the holidays. Arch Hollingsworth has taken a position in the art department of the Los Angeles Examiner. Mr. Hollingsworth is a young artist of promise and is to be congratulated upon securing employment in an office where he may come in contact with some of the best artists in the country. Nine artists are employed upon the Examiner. Jonathan Bayha on Friday in the Superior Court renounced his allegiance to the Emperor of Germany and became a citizen of the United States. Mr. Bayha is one of our best citizens and it fitting and proper that the elective franchise be bestowed upon him. Woodmen of the World elected officers at the last meeting follows: B. V. Beebe, council commander; L. C. Hiserodt, advisor lieutenant; J. M. Backs, Jr., clerk; L. C. Kroeger, banker; George Ross, escort; W. E. Morse, watchman; W. W. Scott, sentry; C. E. Holcomb, J. H. Clabaugh, A. Sheldon, board of managers. Installation will be in January. S. O. Walker and Harry Whitaker were in town from Buena Park this week. County bee inspector, R. K. Bishop of Orange, reported to the annual fall meeting of the Orange County beekeepers last Saturday at the Farm bureau office that 323 beekeepers were registered in this county, with a total of 14,114 colonies of bees. He said that there were 10,000 registered in the state, with a total of some 325,000 colonies. 75 Orange county beekeepers were present and elected officers for the coming year as follows: L. B. Bell, Orange president; Joe Holtz, Orange, vice-president; M. J. Pickering, La Habra secretary; and R. K. Bishop, Orange, director to the Orange County Farm bureau. P. L. Crump of Santa Ana was the retiring president. Mr. Crump explained the advertising value of the county fairs to the honey industry and was authorized to appoint a committee to make plans for next year's exhibits and make recommendations for a revision of the premium lists. The committee consists of L. B. Bell, C. E. Lush, R. K. Bishop and L. B. Crawford. A resolution was passed by the group urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish an apiary experiment station on the Pacific Coast to take care of the many problems confronting the western honey industry. Similar action was taken by the State Beekeeper association recently held at Stockton. Farm Advisor Wahlberg urged the encouragement of 4-H Junior Bee clubs in Orange county, stating that a good membership is already apparent. He stated that the highest winner of 4-H Agricultural club contests this year made a profit of $345 on honey this year. R. K. Bishop, county inspector, has agreed to direct the junior club in its project next year. Other speakers were A. L. Boyden, Alhambra, who discussed marketing, and Wm. Atchley, Upland, on queen rearing. Nothing so eobers a man and gives him an idea of his true importance as being defeated for office. In eye-filling size... 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