anaheim-gazette 1931-01-01

IN THE DAYS OF LONDON Extract: From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Centennial History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and On 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK JANUARY 11, 1906 Mrs. John and her son, Clem Sheffield were in town from Los Angeles on Monday. M. L. Rogers has returned from a visit with friends at Pasadena, Long Beach and Los Angeles. Rev. Markel went to Los Angeles on Monday to attend the meeting of the ministerial association and visit the poultry show. S. O. Walker and George Whitaker were visiting friends in town the fore part of the week. Louis Denni is said to have refused an offer of $5500 some days ago for his lot at the corner of Los Angeles and Chartres street. The property has doubled in value in a year. Judge Howard purchased a 25-foot lot on South Los Angeles street adjoining his photograph gallery from the county at public auction on Wednesday for $85. The Judge got a bargain. William Sparks, an old and highly esteemed resident of this section died at the home of Bert Annin, his son-in-law, at Placentia, Wednesday of last week, of heart failure. Deceased was in his sixty-second year. The Hamilton-Burns company of Los Angeles has purchased 200 acres of land at Nutwood station on the Southern Pacific at a stated price of $100 per acre and will set the entire tract to walnuts, oranges and alfalfa. An illustrated postcard has been received from Madame Modjeska, who is touring the Northwest with her company. She was in Montana on her way to the Pacific coast and was showing to large houses. Arthur Kemper is carrying his arm in a sling as a result of... The Hamilton-Burns company of Los Angeles has purchased 200 acres of land at Nutwood station on the Southern Pacific at a stated price of $100 per acre and will set the entire tract to walnuts, oranges and alfalfa. An illustrated postcard has been received from Madame Modjeska, who is touring the Northwest with her company. She was in Montana on her way to the Pacific coast and was showing to large houses. Arthur Kemper is carrying his arm in a sling as a result of a fracture of the forearm sustained some days ago at his home on West street. Arthur was playing in a gum tree and fell to the earth a distance of four feet. The accident will put him out of commission for several weeks. H. A. Stough died at his home on Broadway on Thursday evening of paralysis from which he had suffered for seven years. He was a pioneer resident and was engaged in the blacksmithing business here and at Westminster for many years. He was aged 64 years, and was a native of Ohio. He leaves a wife and a grown son and daughter. The funeral occurred Sunday morning. Bishop Johnson preached to a large congregation at St. Michael's Episcopal church on Sunday morning. He administered the rite of confirmation to Mr. and Mrs. Herring and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scott. After the services the Bishop and Mr. and Mrs. Deering lunched with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hatfield. He returned to his Pasadena home in the evening. George Ross reports the output of the local gas company as having doubled during the past three months. Forty thousand cubic feet per week are being delivered to customers, and Mr. Ross states the output will be more than doubled again by spring. He used to make gas twice a week, but the works are now operated every other day. Pipes are being laid on new streets and the service is being extended in all directions. Nine new buildings will be in course of erection in town in a few weeks. Included in the list is Mr. Resh's two-story brick east of the city hall, Capt. Williams' two-story residence on East Center street, Dr. Adams two-story residence at the corner of Center and Philadelphia streets, Mrs. Bentz's residence on East Center, Mr. Wisser's residence on Lemon street, and a number of others. The F. O. E. held their installation of officers on Monday evening as follows: E. L. Eubanks, W. P.; Levi Mann, W. P.; Frank Fox, V. P.; W. B. Tedford, secretary; A. Fuhrberg, treasurer; Harry Ray, chaplain; Wm. Brandenburg, conductor; Dr. Sobe, physician. Trustees, Steve Cottle, H. Stern, W. Mathews. A sumptuous banquet was discussed later and an enjoyable time spent by all. The Hollywood high school and Anaheim high school will celebrate in the opera house here Friday evening, Jan. 12. Subject resolved, That the immigration of the laboring classes to the United States should be forbidden. The affirmative will be debated by Fayette Lewis and Mary Grim of the local school and the negative by Vernon Churchill and Louise Blondeau of Hollywood. Reserved seats 25 cents. According to the area of Los Angeles report states that the acres and the public where. The Common Council be prepared giving them erected only on a lot building, and that the delegation for passage Mr. Fred Webberraisins. He will put quality promises to favorable for the drymosphere of the passage When one remembers few years ago for thousands is a ridiculous proprietor of the A thousand trees whichery, one hundred ya The Chino range Richard Gird for $2 man, Louis Phillips onan and made his poses to stock the mhis permanent home northeast of Anahe The undersigned and vicinity to meet-evening to discuss the plan of procedure to Alexander Bailey, T Hull, A. Langenberg Mitchell, Wm. Crowt Mr. T. A. Darlin week, speaks in terms Blue Light mine estavil that there is availa rebellious ore, harbeen made run all th wide margin of profit greater than ordinary The Town Trustnesday. The usual rulethe special measures The committee on Pu constructed to continue streets until every h Certain citizens have The Hollywood high school and Anaheim high school will debate the opera house here Friday evening, Jan. 12. Subject received that the immigration of the laboring classes to the United States should be forbidden. The affirmative will be debated by Fayette Lewis and Mary Grim of the local school and the negative by Vernon Churchill and Louise Blondeau of Hollywood. Reserved seats 25 cents. The American Savings Bank opened for business in its new quarters on Monday morning. A. W. Philps of Los Angeles has been employed as manager, and the officers and directors are as follows: Frank Shanley, president; H. A. Johnston, vice-president; F. H. Houck second vice-president and John Hartung, cashier. C. F. Fiderman, F. Baum, C. O. Rust, B. Dauser, A. Nagel, G. E. Miller and W.L. Hale. The German-American Bank also opened for business on Monday morning. H. W. Chynoweth is president and Charles Moore cashier. Joseph Helmsen is vice-president and the board directors include besides Messrs. Chynoweth and Helmsen, Erin Barr, W. H. Spake, E. Michod, A. Nagel of this city, Walter Sayder and W. S. Smith of Long Beach and W. A. Bonyge of Los Angeles. W. H. Spurgeon the "Father of Santa Ana," was the guest honoree at a banquet given at Santa Ana on Wednesday night by a number of the pioneers of that place. Those present beside the guest of honor were James McFadden, Robert McFadden, John Cubbon, Dan Boyd, T. J. Tichenal, San Ross, S. T. McNeil, Cole Travis, D. M. Dorman, Sam Tustin, W. B. Tedford, E. Tedford, and Frank Tedford. All of these pioneers have seen Santa Ana grow from a mustard patch to the city of importance it is today. After the banquet a committee was appointed to draft laws and undertake the organization of a Santa Ana pioneers' association. Mr. Tedford read a paper dealing briefly with the parts played by some of those present in establishing the city. His father W. N. Tedford was the first white settler on the Santiago re Santa Ana rancho. He settled at Old Newport, October 3, 1868. Spurgeon came to the place in 1869, when he purchased a tract of land and laid out the city of Santa Ana, Robert McFadden, and Mr. Dorman came in 1841, James McFadden came in 1863. If our people fail formation of a new culture, they will repent never was a more auspicious ought in justice to haunt and representative fair-minded and progress is right; and who, if so urge a measure which their power to bring them in the proposed new gentlemen named sub-friendliness, and we bestowed their confidence and possessed of a living which is called for have the welfare of the last chance. No such division will be likely OF LONG AGO In a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only issues of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK JANUARY 8, 1881 A schooner has arrived at Wilmington having on board tenton surf boat and moorings for a new landing near San Jaun Capistrano. A tract of land has been purchased at Pasadena by the Messrs. Woodbury, and they will this season plant 3500 oranges trees and 65,000 vines. R. W. Scott, Esq., has money to loan at a low rate of interest. There is not the slightest difficulty in obtaining money now if one can give unexceptional security. Mr. Claus Wilkins has sold his young 15 acre vineyard to Wilhelm Heinrich for $3,200. Bargaining for other vineyards is in progress, and the sales will probably be consummated during the coming week. The citizens of San Bernardino county are moving in the matter of annexing a part of San Diego county, near San Jacinto. As the San Jacintoites want to be annexed, the Legislature will probably make the desired change. The Colton Semi-Tropic says that the road from Riverside to Newport through the Santa Ana canyon is in an almost impassable condition the rains and torrents down the ravines having washed a large portion of the dugway into the river. According to the report of the Surveyor General the total area of Los Angeles county is 3,080,000 acres. But the same report states that the grants in the county comprise 1,201,000 acres and the public land 2,878,885 acres. There is an error somewhere. The Common Council of Los Angeles has ordered that a bill be prepared giving to the city authority to build a city hall to be to Newport through the Santa Ana canyon is in an almost impassable condition the rains and torrents down the ravines having washed a large portion of the dugway into the river. According to the report of the Surveyor General the total area of Los Angeles county is 3,080,000 acres. But the same report states that the grants in the county comprise 1,201,000 acres and the public land 2,878,885 acres. There is an error somewhere. The Common Council of Los Angeles has ordered that a bill be prepared giving to the city authority to build a city hall to be erected only on a lot or lots belonging to the city at the time of building, and that the same be forwarded to the Los Angeles delegation for passage. Mr. Fred Weber of Orange has favored us with a box of his raisins. He will put up several thousand boxes this year, and the quality promises to be excellent. The weather has been quite unfavorable for the drying of raisins this year but the warm atmosphere of the past few days is curing the grapes finely. When one remembers the big prices which had to be paid a few years ago for cypress trees he will confess that $20 per thousand is a ridiculously low price. Mr. Timothy Carroll, the proprietor of the Anaheim Evergreen Nursery, has a hundred thousand trees which he will sell at that price, at his new nursery, one hundred yards west of the railroad depot. The Chino ranch, comprising 35,000 acres has been sold to Richard Gird for $225,000. The ranch was owned by I. W. Hellman, Louis Phillips and the Mac Dougall heirs. Gird is an Arizona and made his money in the mines of the territory. He proposes to stock the ranch with thoroughbred cattle and make it his permanent home. The ranch is situated about twenty miles northeast of Anaheim. COUNTY DIVISION The undersigned hereby call upon the citizens of Anaheim and vicinity to meet at Kroeger's hall at 7 o'clock this (Saturday) evening to discuss the question of County division and mark out a plan of procedure to secure the desired legislation—D. E. Miles, Alexander Bailey, Theo. Rimpau, Theo. Reiser, H. Werder, Geo. Hull, A. Langenberger, D. F. Seibert, B. Dreyfus, E. Evey, N. H. Mitchell, Wm. Crowther. Mr. T. A. Darling, who has been up in the mountains for a week, speaks in terms of confidence of the Silverdo mines. In the Blue Light mine especially, it has been demonstrated beyond cavil that there is avast body of rich ore. It is understood to be a rebellious ore, hard to work, but as the assays which have been made run all the way from $63 to $600 per ton, there is a wide margin of profit, even if the cost of working the ore is greater than ordinary. The Town Trustees met in regular monthly session on Wednesday. The usual routine business was transacted, and among the special measures which were acted upon were the following: The committee on Public Improvements were authorized and instructed to continue the work of plowing and improving the streets until every highway in town is put in first class order. Certain citizens having asked that the water nipple be extended The Town Trustees met in regular monthly session on Wednesday. The usual routine business was transacted, and among the special measures which were acted upon were the following: The committee on Public Improvements were authorized and instructed to continue the work of plowing and improving the streets until every highway in town is put in first class order. Certain citizens having asked that the water pipe be extended through certain streets. A resolution was adopted giving the petitioners the privilege of laying the pipe, the town agreeing to furnish them with water at the regular rates; fifty per cent of the water rate to be paid to the town monthly; the other 50 per cent to be applied to the payment of the pipe. The marshal reported that the property tax had been paid up to $24. This is a marked commentary upon the improved condition of affairs and it is doubtful if any other town in the state can make such a showing. In former years the delinquent tax list footed up hundreds of dollars, notwithstanding the fact that the rate of taxation was considerably lower than that of the past year. At Wednesday's meeting all claims against the town were ordered paid and there is still a balance in the treasury which can be used to pay for the street improvements ordered. If our people fail to put forth their best efforts to secure the formation of a new county at the present session of the legislature, they will repent in sackcloth and ashes for all time. There never was a more auspicious time than the present to secure what ought in justice to have been given us ten years ago. Our senator and representatives Messrs. West, Del Valle and Crank, are fair-minded and progressive men, who honestly desire to do what is right; and who, if asked by a large body of their constituents to urge a measure which is essentially just and fair, will do all in their power to bring the measure to a favorable issue. The people on the proposed new county, moreover have given each of the gentlemen named substantial proofs of their confidence and friendliness, and we doubt not that they will find they have restowed their confidence on gentlemen capable of appreciating it and possessed of a lively sense of favors rendered. Let the meeting which is called for tomorrow night be attended by all who have the welfare of the county at heart. We regard this as one last chance. No such combination of circumstances favorable to division will be likely to occur again. Let us be up and doing. in Autos in Horses Reversed In Y In Last Years ago that small shouting "get a letter by in their there were less in the state, le 228,500 horses, were in use. actually reversed in more than 2,000,000 at $247,671,794, while only 161,000 worth $5,289,146 the state. County $12,250,000 worth horses valued at not officially rec1902. There was only the assessors mentioned saved this period for Horses Decrease specials decided that automobiles "chugwe were enough of mal nuisance that rred. ning, and within on the state list. 1912, 150,000 autos at $14,709,395. increased, reaching 477,000 in 1919 and From that time the number steadily passing the million mark ni 1923. Horses have declined steadily in numbers, although the downward curve has been gradual. The value of horses dropped much more slowly than their numbers, however. In 1902 the assessed worth of a horse was about $38, while today it is $33. Tune in KFI every Tuesday morning, 10:15, and hear National Lead Co. of Calif. (Bass-Hueter Palnts) "Home Beautiful" department program on "Color Harmony." 8-21-tf Dr. Henry C. Vogt Chiropractic Health Specialist Licensed Palmer Graduate— 19 Years' Experience Phone 1223 317 N. Los Angeles Anaheim, Calif. 666 is a doctor's Prescription for COLDS and HEADACHES It is the most speedy remedy known 666 also in Tablets. 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