anaheim-gazette 1929-12-19

IN THE DAYS OF Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Ago. These Files Contain the Only Authentic H the Citizens of Anaheim and Orange Count 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1879 The clouds which hovered overhead all day last Friday surcharged with moisture began to relieve themselves of the surplusage about 9 o'clock Friday night. All that night and up to about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon it rained in more or less volume, and Mr. Langenberger's standard gauge registered 2.77 inches during the time mentioned. On Monday afternoon several showers increased the record six-hundredths, which makes the total rainfall for the season thus far 5.85 inches. To appreciate the situation it is only necessary to state that the total rainfall for the season 1878-79 was only 4⅓ inches. In 1877-78 when the total rainfall was 17½ inches the fall up to the first of Jan. 1878 was 2 inches. Other precedents afford a basis for the assertion that the rainfall for the present season will reach at least 15 inches. At some points in this vicinity, the fall was not nearly as heavy as in Anaheim. For instance, at Mr. Saxton's place 1½ miles north of town only 1 13-16 inches fell during the period that 2.77 inches fell in Anaheim. This is all the more noticeable because the reverse is usually the case—Mr. Saxton's gauge generally shows a fall somewhat greater then the gauges in town. In Los Angeles the last storm brought them 4.57 inches making the total for the season, 9.44 inches. At Pasadena the rainfall during the past storm was 7 inches, while at Green Meadows school district the fall was only 1¼ inches. Extremely cold weather followed the rains. The crest of the mountains northeast of here were thickly covered with snow, and the wind which set in from that quarter on Tuesday was of almost arctic coldness. Ice from as heavy as in Anaheim. For instance, at Mr. Saxton's place 1½ miles north of town only 1 13-16 inches fell during the period that 2.77 inches fell in Anaheim. This is all the more noticeable because the reverse is usually the case—Mr. Saxton's gauge generally shows a fall somewhat greater then the gauges in town. In Los Angeles the last storm brought them 4.57 inches making the total for the season, 9.44 inches. At Pasadena the rainfall during the past storm was 7 inches, while at Green Meadows school district the fall was only 1½ inches. Extremely cold weather followed the rains. The crest of the mountains northeast of here were thickly covered with snow, and the wind which set in from that quarter on Tuesday was of almost arctic coldness. Ice from one-fourth to one-half an inch thick formed on Tuesday and Wednesday nights but the dryness of the atmosphere prevented the cold from doing the damage which would otherwise have attended its visitation. Although the wind was blowing quite fresh yesterday it was sensibly warmer, and there were indications that another rain storm was brewing. The cold spell seems to have been general all over the coast. In Los Angeles on Wednesday morning the thermometer registered 24 degrees, San Francisco 29. Wells, Nev., 20 degrees below zero. Virginia City 6 below which is 15 degrees lower than ever known at that place. At Summitt station and Truckee the thermometer stood at zero. Notwithstanding the cold following weather which prevailed on Christmas eve, the Presbyterian church was well filled with old and young folks, and in the jollity bred by the season all seemed to forget the howling boreas blasts which could be heard outside. Three Christmas trees, decorated with semi-tropical and northern fruits, stood at the pulpit end of the church, and the suggestive parcels which profusely abounded about the trees no doubt made the preliminary exercises seem all too long to the eager young people. After several songs and readings had been rendered, Santa Claus personated by Mr. E. M. Ferguson, dispensed the gifts right and left, and none were forgotten by the generous old soul. Large paper boxes containing small pieces of "Taffy" were thankfully received by a number of the young gentlemen present. Fording the rivers is attended with considerable danger since the rains. Rev. Halliday met with a mishap at the old crossing of the Santa Ana river the other day. Simon Cahn, of Azusa, while crossing the San Gabriel river, had to jump from his wagon to keep from drowning, and it was with difficulty that he saved his team. Don Pio Pico's buggy was capsized in the same stream, and the ex-governor would have been drowned had it not been for the timely assistance of a countryman who witnessed the accident. A. E. Parker attempted to cross the Santiago creek on Saturday evening and his buggy capsized. The vehicle was badly damaged, and Mr. Parker was dampened somewhat. In attempting to cross City creek, near old San Bernardino, Judge H. M. Willis was thrown out of his buggy and had to swim ashore. At a later hour on the same day three Chinamen attempted to cross the creek in a two horse wagon. One of the Chinamen and the two horses were drowned. At a meeting of Anaheim Lodge No. 207, F. and A. M., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A. W. Steinhart, W. M.; T. S. Grimshaw, S. W.; C. S. Miles, J. W.; M. L. Goodman (re-elected), Treasurer; W. M. McFadded, Secretary. A special meeting of the lodge will be held this evening for the purpose of installing the newly elected officers. Mr. H. Cahen will begin to take account of stock on the first At a meeting of Anaheim Lodge No. 207, F. and A. M., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A. W. Steinhart, W. M.; T. S. Grimshaw, S. W.; C. S. Miles, J. W.; M. L. Goodman (re-elected), Treasurer; W. M. McFadded, Secretary. A special meeting of the lodge will be held this evening for the purpose of installing the newly elected officers. Mr. H. Cahen will begin to take account of stock on the first of February, and until that time he will sell everything in his store at a great reduction for cash. This is no humbug, but a bona fide announcement. Mr. Peter Hansen will plant most of his farm to rye this season, but like a prudent man he will also plant fifty acres of Anaheim wheat. The jury in the case of Lawrence vs. Lawrence, last evening brought in a verdict for the defendant, Dewitt C. Lawrence.—Hearld (L. A.) Dec. 25th. The wife of Rev. H. H. Messenger died in Orange on Monday. Mr. Messenger is somewhere in Arizona Territory. On Thursday afternoon a drunken Indian entrenched himself under the front stairs of Mr. Seibert's house, and for some time defied all attempts to remove him. He had as weapons a pile of brickbats which he hurled at the Messrs. Seibert and Sorenson, but he was conquered after a struggle and lodged in jail. This is not the first or second time that Mr. Seibert's family has been seriously alarmed by drunken Indians, and Mr. Seibert desires to warn those who sell these people liquor that he will prosecute them on the recurrence of any such incident as that which occurred on Christmas day. The Anaheim baseball club having accented a challenge from the school boys to play a match game on Christmas day, it was held by members of each team that they should try power in spite of the high wind that prevailed, which of course, greatly interfered with the playing. In a game of five innings Anaheim club was successful by a score of 17 to 5. Members of Anaheim club are Des Granges, Fish, Zeyn, Rimpau, Kellogg, Shaffer, Marsh, Clark, Parker. School boys: Barham, Higgins, Voight, Kellogg, Evey, Rimpau, Campbell, Parker, Jacquay. DAYS OF LONG AGO State Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Century Daily Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK DECEMBER 22, 1904 The city trustees at a special meeting on Tuesday morning sold a gas franchise to B. V. Beebe and L. E. Miller. Their bid being $10. Chas. H. Treat and W. E. McKay, of Los Angles, representing a gas syndicate of that city were present but did not bid. All the members of the board were present, Mayor Rust and Trustees Darling, Tyler, Fletcher and Bredrow. Beebe and Miller announced later their company would begin immediately the work of putting the gas plant in operation. It may be some weeks before work is actually begun but the plant will be pushed to speedy completion. On Wednesday, December 14, the Anaheim High School held its preliminary debate to decide who should represent it against Downey January 21. The subject was: "Resolved that the Senators of the United States should be selected by popular vote." Seven pupils contested and the judges awarded their decision in favor of David Chisten and Leslie Swope. The judges were Rev. Johnson, H. W. Chynowith and Miss Carrie E. Roberts. Invitations have been issued by the Spanish club for a social hop at the Opera house on Saturday evening, December 31st, when one of the most enjoyable gatherings of the season is anticipated. The committee in charge of the festivities is composed of Antonio Gaxiolo, Ed. Bustamente, M. F. Andrada, Pascal Daniels and Portillo. Mrs. Tapia will serve a turkey and tamale supper and a feast of good things is looked forward to. Dances given by the Spanish club have been uniformly success- Girl Workers Ask for Increase Unable to Continue on Stipends Allowed by State It isn't always the woman who pays. In nearly every case there's a man—some man—who has to help her "break even." A survey of incomes and expenditures of the average girl worker at California's state capital discloses this fact. It takes a lot of feminine cleverness plus business ability to keep off the debit side of the ledger at the end of each month. Salaries of women employed by the state government range from $70 to $150 per month. A few girls are paid more than $125, and the average is around $90. But the girls themselves admit that they can't live on much less than $110 per month. In proof whereof, a representative group of 75 permitted their monthly budgets to be examined for the purposes of determining "what it costs to keep her." Room and two meals $40.00 Lunches 12.00 Carfare 5.00 Laundry 5.00 Shoes (5 pairs a year) 4.00 Silk stockings 5.00 Hats (5 a year) 3.00 Lingerie 5.00 Dresses (4 or 5 a year) 10.00 Coats (one a year) 5.00 Entertainment 4.00 Vacation fund 6.00 Beauty upkeep 6.00 Total for month $110.00 The foregoing leaves "Miss Independent Person" just about $20 "off the board" when the postman brings those cheery little first-of-the-month notes from creditors. Quite a number of girls solve the problem by getting married. Then it's friend husband who helps foot the bill. Sometimes, however, it's big-hearted Dad who sends along a little check to place out the deficit. Senators of the United States should be selected by popular vote." Seven pupils contested and the judges awarded their decision in favor of David Chisten and Leslie Swope. The judges were Rev. Johnson, H. W. Chynowith and Miss Carrie E. Roberts. Invitations have been issued by the Spanish club for a social hop at the Opera house on Saturday evening, December 31st, when one of the most enjoyable gatherings of the season is anticipated. The committee in charge of the festivities is composed of Antonio Gaxiolo, Ed. Bustamente, M. F. Andrada, Pascal Daniels and Portillo. Mrs. Tapia will serve a turkey and tamale supper and a feast of good things is looked forward to. Dances given by the Spanish club have been uniformly successful and largely attended, and the coming hop is looked forward to with anticipations of great pleasure. Asher and Falkenstein made a very fine display of toys as well as a more substantial line of merchandise appropriate for gifts for the Christmas season. Santa Claus has made his headquarters at the establishment an dthe children have looked over the comprehensive display and rare delight. The establishment and its stock of goods will well repay a visit and judging from the crowds of purchasers filling the store they have doubtless caught on to the idea that bargains are offered in all lines. Paul Ortega and Miss Bertha Wintter were married at the county courthouse in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon of last week. The happy couple went to Santa Barbara for a brief trip after which they will make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ortega in Placentia. Miss Wintter is one of the best known young ladies of the Orangethorpe avenue district being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wintter, and numbers her friends by the score. The Anaheim High School track team at their last meeting elected Leslie Swope captain and Percy Bradford business manager. The team had first practice last week and made a strong showing. It is well represented in all events and is 21 strong a pretty good starter. Uncle Jake Everhardy returned this week from a three months visit to points of interest east including his old home at Leavenworth, Kan., and the World's Fair at St. Louis. The Fair he pronounces the greatest exhibition he ever saw. His daughter, Miss Anne Everhardy remains with relatives in Leavenworth. Fred B. Tuffree has offered to donate half an acre of land on the rancho Buena Vista to a new school district if one should be formed by the supervisors. The overcrowded condition of the Placentia schools is given as one of the reasons for Mr. Tuffree's generosity. A meeting of the citizens of the vicinity will be held to consider the offer. The Masonic Lodge on Monday evening elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: P. H. Krick, W. M.; F. H. Houck, Senior Warden; George Boyd, Junior Warden; I. Asher, treasurer; Jas Helmsen, secretary. Rev. Markel went to San Diego on Monday in response to a telegram received the day before summoning him to attend the funeral of a former parishioner. Rev. Markel conducted the funeral services on Monday afternoon. He returned last evening. Misses Lydia and Ella Gross, Mrs. and Miss Bertha Mahlstedt, Total for month $110.00 The foregoing leaves "Miss Independent Person" just about $20 "off the board" when the postman brings those cheery little first-of-the-month notes from creditors. Quite a number of girls solve the problem by getting married. Then it's friend husband who helps foot the bill. Sometimes, however, it's big-hearted Dad who sends along a little check to piece out the deficit. But what of the single girl? Well, she's forced to draw heavily on her cleverness in order to "get by." If she's blessed with even a slight natural advantage, the item of beauty upkeep, including marcels, manicures, hair bobs, powder, rouge, etc., does a lot to promote luncheon dates with an admiring boy friend. If she "hooks him for a steady" she may even cut the board and room contract to one meal a day and take chances on the other two. Even with a small range of acquaintances, it isn't so hard to clip "$4 for entertainment" off the budger. In Sacramento it's hard to find a girl who hasn't seen all the "really good shows" in town. If she can't keep going in one of these ways, it's simply up to her to "walk to work and wash her own." But they get by, as a rule," insist the officials who employ a large personnel of girls." There's not much turnover in the girl workers. The result is, it costs the young man nearly $20 more to live. But then, they usually are paid that much more than the girls—so it's just about an even break." RIGHT-OF-WAY The age-old question of "who has the right-of-way" has been decided by the supreme court of the state of Washington, according to the state division of motor vehicles. In the latest decision on this subject the Washington court held that the right or preference at a crossing does not arise "except when drivers are approaching at the same time and approximately the same speed." In this event, the car on the right has the right of way, and it is no excuse to say that trees obscured the way, for this should only increase the vigilance, the court ruled. No. 412 B Mother! Watch Child's Tongue The Masonic Lodge on Monday evening elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: P. H. Krick, W. M.; F. H. Houck, Senior Warden; George Boyd, Junior Warden; I. Asher, treasurer; Jas Helmsen, secretary. Rev. Markel went to San Diego on Monday in response to a telegram received the day before summoning him to attend the funeral of a former parishoner. Rev. Markel conducted the funeral services on Monday afternoon. He returned last evening. Misses Lydia and Ella Gross, Mrs. and Miss Bertha Mahlstedt, Miss Adella Dotter and Mrs. Mattay, all from Los Angeles, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Konig on Saturday evening and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sparks celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary, December 11. Thirty friends and relatives gathered to wish them happiness and to partake of good cheer, which is one of the characteristics of the household. Supper was followed by games and dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Sparks were presented with a set of beautiful Haviland china dishes by relatives and near friends. The biennial election for captain and first and second lieutenants of company E will occur next month. Orders for election will be issued this week by Col. Finley. Capt. Stern will in all probability be honored by re-election, he being conceded to be one of the best officers in the service. First Lieutenant Zeus goes to Sacramento to take a position in the state printing office and his position will probably be given to Second Lieut. Kroeger, who has earned promotion. For Second Lieutenant Sergeants Young-bluth, Bush and Kellenberger, each is well fitted for the honor. Company E had target practice on its range on Sunday, firing 200, 300 and 500 yards. Good scores were made. John Selinger made highest score at the first shoot, scoring 57 points. At Sunday's shoot Kellenberger and Hatfield tied with 50 points. Mrs. J. H. Clabaugh is spending the week visiting with relatives at Whittier. J. B. Neff will attend the Santa Barbara Farmers' Institute January 3 to 6 and will read a paper upon Walnut Culture. Ralph McFadden went to Los Angeles to play football with the Olympias against the Penis Indians. The latter, however, took Ralph's scalp along with those of the other palefaces to the tune of 16 to 0. 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