anaheim-gazette 1931-01-08

IN THE DAYS OF Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim a 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK JANUARY 18, 1906 Neat iron pillars are being placed in the Kroeger block. Eddie Boege is in town from up the state calling on friends and renewing old acquaintances. Miss Ella Rae is spending the week with friends in San Diego. Tony Allen has disposed of his restaurant to Wm. Dyckman and will go north to take up the study of civil engineering. Ben Kraemer was in town from Placentia on Monday morning. He reports several gangs of surveyors working in his section and many strangers on the highways. Boss Crowther said on Tuesday of the approaching annual water meeting that there would probably be enough stock represented to elect a zanjero. Mrs. Richard Melrose, Miss Winifred Melrose and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Backs attended the theatre in Los Angeles Tuesday evening. G. L. Wagner received a contract for the first carload of potatoes sold to the new Alexandria hotel, which opened in Los Angeles on Monday. The potatoes bring $2.10 per sack, and the carload netted about $600. A. S. Bradford was in town on business on Monday morning. He reports a good bit of electric railway talk over his way. Engineer Pillsbury of the Pacific Electric railway took dinner with Mr. Bradford while on a tour of Placentia one day last week. G. L. Wagner received a contract for the first carload of potatoes sold to the new Alexandria hotel, which opened in Los Angeles on Monday. The potatoes bring $2.10 per sack, and the carload netted about $600. A. S. Bradford was in town on business on Monday morning. He reports a good bit of electric railway talk over his way. Engineer Pillsbury of the Pacific Electric railway took dinner with Mr. Bradford while on a tour of Placentia one day last week. Theo B. Hager writes from Niagara Falls, renewing his subscription and adding that news from this point is always welcome. Mr. Hager married Miss Addie Spoerl of this city some years ago. He is a prosperous merchant at the Falls. H. H. Gardner & Co. of Orange this week purchased the hay, grain, wood and coal emporium of C. G. McKinley and on Monday assumed control of the business. Mr. McKinley intends to remain in Anaheim and will probably go into business again in the near future. Willard E. Miller of Long Beach, a brother of L. E. Miller of this city, and Miss Grace House, were married at Long Beach on Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Miller and son, Edwin, and Miss Elenora Parker of this city attended the wedding. Ernest Phillips, a Tustin youth, who appears in amateur theatricals supporting Madame Modjeska has gone north to join her company as a professional. He will appear in "Macbeth," "Marie Stuart" and "Measure for Measure." It is said the young man's acting has impressed the great tragedienne and his stage career will doubtless be successful. Deposits in the First National Bank touched high-water mark this week when they amounted to $315,000. Deposits in the American Savings Bank, although the institution has only a few months in existence, amount to $28,000. The business of the new German-American Bank established last week is also all together satisfactory. An inch and seven-hundredths of rain fell on Saturday night, beginning at midnight and continuing until sunrise.* Showers on Monday added four-hundredths to the fall making the total for the season 6.75 inches. Last year to date 3.73. The rain was general along the coast. In the mountains the fall was heavier. The rain greatly improves crop prospects. Two years ago today the first rain fell since October 1 of the preceding year, ending the most protracted drought in the history of the state—118 days. Notwithstanding the light rains of the season crops were fairly good. A joint meeting of Directors of the Anaheim Union Water company and the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation District was held at the office of Attorney Melrose on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was in executive session. The companies are preparing to bring injunction proceedings against directors of water from general along the coast. In the mountains the fall was heavier. The rain greatly improves crop prospects. Two years ago today the first rain fell since October 1 of the preceding year, ending the most protracted drouth in the history of the state—118 days. Notwithstanding the light rains of the season crops were fairly good. A joint meeting of Directors of the Anaheim Union Water company and the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation District was held at the office of Attorney Melrose on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was in executive session. The companies are preparing to bring injunction proceedings against directors of water from the river in Riverside county. Riverside county people imagine they have a right to tap the river whenever their inclination lists, and valley irrigators propose to put a stop to the practice. A novel wedding, the culmination of a romantic courtship occurred at the Los Angeles courthouse steps on Wednesday of last week when William L. Hale, well known orange and lemon grower of Placentia and Miss Joan E. Nichols of Modesto were married. The ceremony was performed at the court house, the contracting parties standing in the rear seat of the groom's big motor car, while the nuptial knot was tied by a justice. The best man, Charles Ruddock and the bridesmaid, Miss Rebecca Bosche, both of Fullerton stood nearby. The bride was gowned in a fetching green broadcloth and wore a picture hat in a lighter shade of green. Mr. and Mrs. Hale will reside at their attractive home in Placentia after a honeymoon touring Southern California in the machine. Mrs. Konig entertained the Ladies Euchre Club and a number of other guests at her home on Los Angeles street on Thursday afternoon. The rooms were beautifully decorated, roses and carnations mingled with simlax and ferns adding brightness to the scene. A delicious collation was served at the close of the game. Prizes were won by Miss Adella Strodthoff, Mrs. Henry Kuchel, Mrs. Shanley and Miss Dora Zeyn. Those present were Mrs. Konig, Mrs. Shanley, Mrs. Strodthoff, Mrs. Beebe, Mrs. Melrose, Mrs. Grim, Mrs. F. Rimpau, Mrs. F. A. Backs, Mrs. Dickel, Mrs. Falkenstein, Mrs. A. L. Lewis, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. A. Rimpau, Mrs. Ahlborn, Mrs. Sandilands, Mrs. Henry Kuchel, Mrs. Hiltscher, Misses Marie Horstman, Adela Strodthoff, Theresa Fay, Dora Zeyn. Alice Robison. Out of town guests were Mrs. C. H. Mattay, Miss Adele Dotter of Los Angeles, Mrs. John Barre of Colegrove, Mrs. Wilmot Mowry of Pasadena and Mrs. Rich of Santa Ana. Petty determine decided to local men, women and two children there but the above Sparks was a deplored by an Anaheim Lodge in Artesia whe The follow throughout the To the Ho California. Then the proposed new honorable bodily "An Act to Crop petition call espoused new court Gabriel river, range of hills, on the southeast breadth 30 miles on 1,150 voters or 8000 of the property will leave the county is now fact and the line 15 miles of them have 3,000 more for the creation create the new litigation and spirit of exact seat is left to th The proposed Francisco and o and the interest separate and do present county ate and favorable will ever pray et S OF LONG AGO History and a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only Citizens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK JANUARY 15, 1881 Jos. Helmsen has moved into his new store and will hereafter keep a full line of groceries in addition to his usual stock. D. W. C. Cowan will this season plant twenty acres of his land in vineyard. He will plant a great many varieties of vines but the Malvoise will be in the majority. Leopold Cohen leaves for Tombstone A. T. tomorrow where a business opening awaits him. Max Cohen goes to Downey to-morrow, having accepted a position in Schlesinger’s store. Isaac Cohen will remain in Anaheim. The Masquerade committee has procured from the Delmonico club and Union Hall, San Francisco, a lot of designs and decorations for the hall which will present a brilliant appearance. Three hundred and fifty invitations have been sent out and a large and fashionable attendance of both maskers and spectators is expected. An elegant supper will be provided for gusests. A Los Angeles fruit seller is astonishing the people of that city by selling cantalopes grown in Anaheim. It may be well to explain that they were harvested late in the season and stored until the present time. It is possible that Anaheim may in a year or two send peaches in midwinter to our sister city. Mr. Pellegrin has a peach tree in full bloom. Fred Hartung has purchased the forty acres known as the Cullen vineyard, the consideration being $3000. Theodore Hartung and family will reside upon the place, and the vineyard which has been very much neglected of late years will receive careful attention. Mrs. Bessie Lawrence assisted by Prof. Arrevalo of Los Angeles, and a number of her pupils will give a vocal and instrumental concert at Kroeger’s hall in about two weeks. The precise date of the entertainment as well as the programme for the ensuing Population Grows Death Rate Less “Come to California to Live, Go Elsewhere If You Want To Die” “Come to California if you want to live. Go elsewhere if you want to die.” In brief, this is the story of a 10-year study of death statistics in this state by the state bureau of vital statistics. While California has gained population faster than any other state in the union during this period, the death rate has decreased tremendously, the survey shows. Figures for Entire State For example, in 1920 there were a total of 47,124 deaths in the entire state, a death rate of 13.3 persons per 1,000 of estimated population. Last year the number of deaths reached 65,363, but the death rate, for a number of different reasons, had dropped to 11.9 persons per 1,000. The figures for Orange county showed a total of 892 deaths in 1920, a rate of 13.9 per 1,000, while last year the deaths totaled 1,145, or 10 per 1,000. Over-enthusistic Californians might more accurately informed, however, find that the Grim Reaper is being fought back from younger lives, and that longevity is actually increasing. Nearly 36 per cent of all deaths in California are persons over 65 years of age. Baby Every Six Minutes One of the vital statisticians has figured that at the present time a baby is born every six minutes somewhere in California. The finger of death is extended once ever nine minutes in the state’s population. If longevity continues to increase at the rate it has during the last 10 years, state experts maintain that it will not be long until the expectation of life in this state will be extended from its present figure of 58 years at 1 year of age to more than 65 years. Fred Hartung has purchased the forty acres known as the Cullen vineyard, the consideration being $3000. Theodore Hartung and family will reside upon the place, and the vineyard which has been very much neglected of late years will receive careful attention. Mrs. Bessie Lawrence assisted by Prof. Arrevalo of Los Angeles, and a number of her pupils will give a vocal and instrumental concert at Kroeger's hall in about two weeks. The precise date of the entertainment as well as the programme for the ensuing will be given out in a few days. Capt. Berry of the City of Pekin, has presented to his friend, Capt. A. S. Ferguson of Anaheim, thirty-six camphor trees which he has planted on his farm north of town. It is believed these trees will grow thriftly here, as they do well in some parts of Japan where it is much colder than in Southern California. The Santa Barbara Press says boastfully," The city of Santa Barbara is entirely out of debt, and the delinquent taxes at this time do not amount to one hundred dollars. This speaks well for the promptness of taxpayers, and volumes for the management of the city fathers." Anaheim can make a better showing. The town is out of debt, has several hundred dollars in the treasury and the delinquents tax list foots up about twenty dollars. A land sale of considerable local interest was consummated last week. The following is an extract from the report of the transactions of the County Recorder's office last Saturday. Arcadia B. de Baker (former wife of Abel Stearns) and Robert S. Baker, her husband, to Moses S. Hopkins of Sutter County—one-eighth interest in contract recorded in book 9, page 624 of deeds—also one-eighth of contract book 38 deeds, page 351—also one-eighth contract, book 61 deeds, page 371. All said contracts being made to Alfred Robinson, as trustee and relating to the ranchos Los Coyotes, La Habra, San Juan de Cajon de Santa Ana, Las Bolsas and La Balsa Chica, consideration $110,000. About two or three months ago Messrs. Decker, Sparks, Petty and others, with their families, left Artesia for some point in New Mexico, traveling with their own teams and taking with them all their household goods. The relatives of one of the party received information a few days ago of a horrible tragedy befelling the party of emigrants. It appears that the party kept together until they arrive at a point on the border of New Mexico, where water was so scarce that it sold for fifteen cents a gallon. This and other discouraging circumstances induced Decker and others of the party to return towards Arizona, but Sparks and Petty determined to push forward to the place where they had decided to locate. When within fifteen miles of the place they were surrounded by Indians and after a siege were massacred—men, women and children. Sparks was accompanied by his wife and two children while Petty had a wife and two grown daughters. There are a great many rumors in regard to the matter but the above version appears to be the true one. Mr. Oliver Sparks was a highly respected man and his death will be greatly deplored by a large number of friends. He was a member of Anaheim Lodge A. O. U. W. Mr. Petty was likewise well known in Artesia where, it is said, he has some relatives. Baby Every Six Minutes One of the vital statisticians has figured that at the present time a baby is born every six minutes somewhere in California. The finger of death is extended once ever nine minutes in the state's population. If longevity continues to increase at the rate is has during the last 10 years, state experts maintain that it will not be long until the expectation of life in this state will be extended from its present figure of 58 years at 1 year of age to more than 65 years. There are all sorts of people in the world. For instance, there is the follow who is willing to work and can't find the job, and then there is the fellow who has work to do and just dreads having to do it. H. V. Weisel ATTORNEY-AT-LAW CIVIL & PROBATE MATTERS ONLY PHONE 2237 or 2238 607 Bank of America Bldg. Anahim, Calif. Ability ENROLL ABILITY, not personality, is the thing that counts in the business world. The question is—what can you actually DO? Enroll with us and start right. "Consider Your Future" Mc CORMAC SCHOOL of Business and Secretarial Training 706 N. Main St. Santa Ann, California Phone 3610 ACID STOMACH Petition To the Honorable, the Senate and Assembly of the State of California. The undersigned taxpayers or qualified electors of the proposed new county of Orange, respectfully petition your honorable bodies to take favorable action upon a bill entitled "An Act to Create the County of Orange," and in support of this petition call especial attention to the following facts: The proposed new county, bounded on the northwest by the new San Gabriel river, on the northeast by the Puent and Santa Ana range of hills, on the Southeast by the San Diego county line and on the southeast by the Pacific ocean, in length 60 miles and in breadth 30 miles will contain ample territory, to-wit, 1800 square miles on 1,150,000 acres of land, ample population to-wit, 1600 voters or 8000 people and ample wealth, the assessed valuation of the property within its limits being $6,000,000. Its creation will leave the county of Los Angeles, of which the proposed new county is now a part, with ample population—over 24,000 in fact and the lines of the new county will in no case pass within 15 miles of the present county seat, while the new county will have 3,000 more population than required by the Constitution for the creation of a new county. The object of attempting to create the new county is to lessen taxation, decrease cost of litigation and promote the comfort and convenience of all. Is a spirit of exact justice and fairness, the location of the county seat is left to the vote of the electors of the proposed new county. The proposed new county has direct communication with San Francisco and other points by rail and from two ports by steamer, and the interests of its inhabitants social and commercial, are separate and distinct from those of the northern part of the present county. For which reasons your petitioners pray immediate and favorable action upon said bill. And your petitioners will ever pray etc. The following petition is being circulated for signatures throughout the proposed new county of Orange. Acid Stomach 666 is a doctor's Prescription for COLDS and HEADACHES It is the most speedy remedy known 666 also in Tablets. Dr. Henry C. Vogt Chiropractic Health Specialist Licensed Palmer Graduate—19 Year's Experience Phone 4223 317 N. Los Angeles Anaheim, Calif. Atwater Kent FEARN— The Set With the Golden Voice 113 So. L. A. Anaheim Guardian of the Family "My father, who is past 75, shares our bottle of Syrup Pepsin with his little great-granddaughter aged three. And when I feel constipated, with headache and biliousness, I also get my share of Syrup Pepsin. We would as soon think of being without salt and sugar as not to have a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in the house." (Name and address will be furnished upon request) Constipation Always a Danger "Always something," says mother. 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