anaheim-gazette 1932-03-31

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 and 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 8, 1882 Judge McNealy has filed his decision in the Anaheim and Santa Ana Water cases. In the suit brought by the Anaheim Water company against the Semi-Tropic Water company he holds that the former corporation is entitled to sufficient water to fill its ditch full at all times and seasons of the year, and is also entitled to recover the costs of suit. In the case of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company against the Anaheim Water company, and the Cajon Irrigation company Judge McNealy holds that the plaintiff is entitled to a degree restricting the defendants from interfering with its use of one-half of the waters of the Santa Ana river; subject, however, to the paramount right of the Anaheim Water company to appropriate its ditch full of water. In this case the Santa Ana company recovers its costs. The gist of the two decisions seems to be this: The claim of the Anaheim Water company is recognized as superior to that of the other parties litigant, while the Cajon company's rights seem to be subordinated to those of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company. The decision is in the main favorable to the Anaheim people. It is understood that an appeal will be taken to the supreme court by the Santa Ana company as soon as the necessary preparations can be consumed. Last Saturday night at half-nast eleven the residence of Mr. J. K. Tuffree on Broadway was burned to the ground and all of the contents except the furniture in the front rooms were destroyed. The fire, which is believed to have been of incendiary origin started in a two-story addition made next to the kitchen and which was unfinished. Mrs. Tuffree was awakened first, she awakened Mr. Tuffree and together they took the children to safety. The alarm was given and the fire company arrived with their truck but could do nothing as the nearest fire plug was three Last Saturday night at half-nast eleven the residence of Mr. J. K. Tuffree on Broadway was burned to the ground and all of the contents except the furniture in the front rooms were destroyed. The fire, which is believed to have been of incendiary origin started in a two-story addition made next to the kitchen and which was unfinished. Mrs. Tuffree was awakened first, she awakened Mr. Tuffree and together they took the children to safety. The alarm was given and the fire company arrived with their truck but could do nothing as the nearest fire plug was three blocks away and the only water near the place was that furnished by a hand pump at the rear of the house. The firemen and citizens removed as much of the contents of the house as possible. Within less than half an hour of the discovery of the fire the building was in ashes. The house was one of the largest and most comfortable here and was an ornament to the town. Mr. Tuffree places his loss at $5,000, and he unfortunately had no insurance. A ride about the adjacent country shows a great change to be taking place in the condition of things, new houses and outbuildings are being built and fences put up; new vineyards and orchards are being set out. Land is being plowed and seeded that has remained unbroken for years, ditches being cut to carry water to new districts—do all these things indicate renewed hope on the part of our people and the assurance of a prosperous season? There are few if any tramps in our midst, and few of our citizens are idle. The town looks more businesslike than it has for months; except in the vicinity of one Justice's court and the inactivity there would seem to suggest the idea that our people are too busy to think of wrong doing. This is a right condition of things—long may it continue. A gentleman thoroughly well posted in the grain growing sections of the county estimates the total area planted to wheat this year at between 27,000 and 28,000 acres. He thinks the total yield will be between five and six thousand centals. The outlook for crops of all kinds was never brighter. There will be a good barley and hay crop. Grass is abundant. There will be no lack of bee feed. The fruit crop especially the yield of the vinevards will be the best ever known. Our informant declares that the present will be the best agricultural year in the history of the county.—Extract from the San Diego Union. Saturday we were shown a cluster of fifteen very large and beautiful oranges plucked from a budded tree that was set out a year ago last July, and which was only one year old when set out, by the Wright brothers of Orange. This is really a miracle of vegetation. It is only right that we should add that this hardy, precocious and prolific bearer belongs to the Mediterranean Sweet variety. "Moore & Dearin's Troubadours" are announced to perform in Kroeger's hall next Thursday evening. Mr. George Moore and Miss Kittie Moore will be remembered as having performed here with the "Mirror of Ireland" troupe last summer and Mr. Moore's rendition of "Simple Simon" and his "hoss" composition were highly appreciated by his large audience. Mr. Sam Dearin, in his character personifications, is simply inimitable. All those whose "Moore & Dearin's Troubadours" are announced to perform in Kroeger's hall next Thursday evening. Mr. George Moore and Miss Kittie Moore will be remembered as having performed here with the "Mirror of Ireland" troupe last summer and Mr. Moore's rendition of "Simple Simon" and his "hoss" composition were highly appreciated by his large audience. Mr. Sam Dearin, in his character personifications, is simply inimitable. All those whose health and constitution will permit of their indulging in a two hours hearty laugh should not fail to attend. The rain gauge recorded a fall of twenty-two-hundredths of an inch for Sunday night and Monday, and the total for the season is increased to 6.61 inches. This rain was general all over the county, and was of great benefit to the grass and grain crops. With another shower at the end of the month the late grown grain will also insure a heavy crop. The season's prospects for our farmers are indeed bright, and we rejoice with them at the unexpected turn for the better affairs have taken since the March rains. Mayor Tobeman on Monday approved an ordinance granting to the Los Angeles Telephone company the right to erect poles and run wires along the streets of that city for a period of ten years. There is a report that Riverside, Colton and San Bernardino will soon be joined together by a telephone system, and that rail and telegraph connection will follow shortly thereafter. Mr. Waterberg desires us to say that a meeting of all those interested in the forming of the anti-horse-thief association will be held at the truck house (adjoining Back's furniture store) tomorrow (Sunday) at 3 o'clock p.m. Alberto Rimpau, the registry clerk in the county clerk's office, has had his salary raised $15 per month. He is a painstaking official and well deserves the advance in salary. Governor Stanford has just planted 600,000 vines in the upper country which will do very well for that part of the state, but for real vineyard planting come to Los Angeles county where Mr. Remi Nadeau has planted 1,500,000 vines this year and in a few days, if cuttings can be secured will have 1,800,000. B. F. Seibert has resigned his position of cashier of the Bank of Anaheim, and will devote all his time to his Santa Ana bank, Mr. G. B. Shaffer has been elected secretary and will have entire management of the bank here. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 11, 1907 One hundred and sixty votes were polled at the election for school trustee on Saturday, resulting in the choice of W. H. Spake to succeed J. H. Enearl as member of the board. The vote stood spake 117, Enearl 43. Considerable interest centered in the election, and supporters of each candidate were early in the field in support of their favorite. At noon Mr. Spake's election was practically conceded. The successful aspirant to the office takes his place upon the board immediately and will without doubt make an admirable member of the school board. Fullerton growers have organized a new association for the handling of walnuts the coming season, and it will probably have between ninety and one hundred members. The directors for the first year will be H. H. Hale, C. Paulsen, Greenough, Clarence McFadden and George Miles. The organization is to incorporate and will be a member of the Southern California association and will probably be known as the Fullerton-Placentia Walnut Growers' association. The local crop sold for about $170,000 last year. Prices for the coming crop will be fixed the last of this month at a meeting of the Southern California association to be held in Los Angeles. A change in officials has taken place in the Kelso Mining company and local people have been chosen to take the places of gentlemen recently resigning. George McIntyre, the Los Angeles capitalist succeeds John E. Nelson as president. C. C. Chapman of Fullerton has been chosen as vice-president, John R. Gardiner as treasurer, and W. H. Spake, secretary. These gentlemen with Frank Baum constitute the board of directors. Energetic operations on the mine are now-in progress. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICERS FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN SAID CITY TO BE HELD APRIL 11, 1932. RESOLVED by the City Council of the following named persons be named and appointed election officers to serve for the general municipal election to be held on the 11th day of April, 1932. CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "A" Louis C. Blake, Inspector John Eley, Judge Minnie Dutzi, Clerk Kate M. Quarton, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "B" Lewis A. Fisher, Inspector Mabel H. West, Judge Hazel R. Royalty, Clerk F. B. Morley, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "C" Albert D. Erickson, Inspector Elizabeth A. Hatfield, Judge J. P. Probst, Clerk Grace A. Tremer, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "D" John W. Wallop, Inspector J. H. Enearl, Judge Henry Heying, Clerk Catherine Brandt, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "E" William H. Hunt, Inspector A change in officials has taken place in the Kelso Mining company and local people have been chosen to take the places of gentlemen recently resigning. George McIntyre, the Los Angeles capitalist succeeds John E. Nelson as president. C. C. Chapman of Fullerton has been chosen as vice-president, John R. Gardiner as treasurer, and W. H. Spake, secretary. These gentlemen with Frank Baum constitute the board of directors. Energetic operations on the mine are now-in progress. Messrs. Carnes and Maskew this week liberated several colonies of the newly imported parasite for red and purple scale in Wm. McLaughlin's orchard at West Anaheim. Other colonies will be liberated this week and the work will be followed up and other colonies liberated in other orchards as fast as the flies develop. It is confidently believed the parasites will immediately begin their work and that good progress in scale extermination will be made. The championship debate of the Southern California debating league will be held in the Los Angeles Polytechnic high school auditorium on Friday, May 24 between Anaheim and Pasadena high schools. The subject under discussion will be, "Resolved That the child labor laws should emulate from national rather than state government." Anaheim was given the affirmative and will be represented by Roy Firebaugh and John Smale, the same team which recently defeated the Pasadena high school tam at Pasadena. The judges agreed upon are President Bovard, of U. S. C., Judge Wilber of Los Angeles and President Millspaugh of the State Normal. Marshal Steadman's luck is so proverbial that even the number 13 has no terrors for him. He secured thirteen comps to the circus, when he only expected an even dozen. On March 18th he sat a hen on thirteen eggs, and the other day she came off with a fine hatch of thirteen chicks. The marshal is on terms of friendliness with the hoodoo number, but sidesteps when it comes to twenty-three. Prof. Fruh has received a letter from Fritz Martin, who went to Beatty, Nevada, last week with a local party of sight seers. Martin writes that he will open a butcher shop in the mining town. Gade and Fiedler, who started with the party, left the train before reaching Beatty. They will probably locate at a new mining camp near Goldfield. The Walnut Growers' association on Saturday elected the following new board of directors to serve the ensuing year: Sherman Hayden, Frank Shanley, Sam Kraemer, Alex Johnson and W. L. Finney. Mr. Hayden was elected president, W. L. Finney vice-president, Frank Shanley treasurer and T. W. Phelps secretary. A numerously signed petition has been filed with the supervisors asking appointment of L. Z. Huntington as horticultural commissioner for this district. The office is held by Max Neblung, who has also many supporters among orchardists. The supervisors will make the appointment on Monday. J. P. Probst, Clerk Grace A. Tremer, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "D" John W. Wallop, Inspector J. H. Enearl, Judge Honry Heyling, Clerk Catherine Brandt, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "E" William H. Hunt, Inspector Pauline Kroeger, Judge Allce M. McCann, Clerk William H. Aupperle, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "F" Hannah L. Horwitz, Inspector William P. Webb, Judge Clara M. Quarton, Clerk Eva Merritt, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "G" Catherine B. Adama, Inspector Victor L. Curran, Judge Elizabeth Clemmer, Clerk Madeline Maas, Clerk CONSOLIDATED PRECINCT "H" Ethel Chamberlain, Inspector Frank Borth, Judge Veda M. Dutzi, Clerk Ida Chapman, Clerk That each of said persons shall receive compensation for their services of $500. That said polls shall be open at 7:00 A.M. on said date and shall remain open until 7:00 P.M. The City Clerk of the City of Anaheim is hereby directed to notify the above named persons of their appointment and give them such other information as is required by law. (SEAL) L. E. MILLER, Mayor of the City of Anaheim. Attest: EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. A numerously signed petition has been filed with the supervisors asking appointment of L. Z. Huntington as horticultural commissioner for this district. The office is held by Max Neblung, who has also many supporters among orchardists. The supervisors will make the appointment on Monday. A petition from the Anaheim Gas company asking for a franchise for a gas line along the county road between this city and Fullerton was received by the county supervisors at their meeting this week and was referred to the district attorney. J. B. Rea on Monday received notice of his appointment as a member of the advisory board of the Development Society of California having headquarters in Los Ageles. C. C. Chapman of Fullerton is also a member of the advisory board as are also James McFadden and John N. Anderson of Santa Ana. A meeting of the board will be held in Los Angeles in the near future. Mrs. Gustave Hansen entertained friends at a farewell card party yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen have disposed of their home place and leave soon for a tour of beach and mountain resorts. Otto Zeus and bride arrived from San Francisco on Saturday on a brief visit to relatives and firends. They departed on Monday for the Grand Canyon and will later return for a more extended visit. Subsequently they go north and will make their home in San Francisco, where the groom is employed in the Passenger department of the Santa Fe. Mrs. Wilmot Mowry sang a leading part in an Easter cantata at the First Universalist church in Pasadena on Easter Sunday. Mrs. Mowry possesses a mezzo-soprano voice of great strength and melody. Rumors were current yesterday that two new brick buildings will be shortly erected on East Center street. Should the water office be located at the corner of Emily and Center Mr. Nemetz will erect a brick building east of it and it is said another brick building will be erected opposite. Chas. E. Jones and A. O. Horn left on Saturday for Kelso, where they enter the employ of the mining company of that name. Mr. Jones acts as superintendent of the mine and Mr. Horn as engineer. Notice of Election Notice is hereby given that a general municipal election will be held in the City of Anaheim on Monday, the 11th day of April, 1932, for the following officers: Two members of the City Council, City Clerk and City Treasurer. There will be eight (8) voting precincts for the purpose of holding said election consisting of a consolidation of the regular election precincts established for holding State or County elections as follows: Consolidated Voting Precinct “A”, comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 1, 5 and 6," and the polling place thereof shall be at the Soap Factory, 911 North Los Angeles Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct “B”, comprising State and County precincts. Consolidated Voting Precinct "A", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 1, 5 and 6," and the polling place thereof shall be at the Soap Factory, 911 North Los Angeles Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct "B", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 2, 3 and 4," and the polling place thereof shall be the L. A. Fisher Garage, at 709 North Philadelphia Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct "C", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 7, 8 and 10," and the polling place thereof shall be at the Anaheim Union High School, at the Northwest corner of the intersection of West Center and Citron Streets. Consolidated Voting Precinct "D", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 11, 12 and 14," and the polling place thereof shall be at the Ford Garage, at 320 North Los Angeles Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct "E", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 15, 16 and 18," and the polling place thereof shall be at the Gibbs Lumber Company, at 801 East Broadway. Consolidated Voting Precinct "F", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 13, 19 and 20," and the polling place thereof shall be at the City Hall, at 204 East Center Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct "G", Consolidated Voting Precinct "F", comprising State and County precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 13, 19 and 20," and the polling place thereof shall be at the City Hall, at 204 East Center Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct "G", comprising State and County Precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 17, 21 and 22," and the polling place thereof shall be at Stueckle-Millings Electric Shop, at 613 South Los Angeles Street. Consolidated Voting Precinct "H", comprising State and County Precincts, "Anaheim Precincts Nos. 9, 23 and 24," and the polling place thereof shall be at the J. A. Planting Garage, at 924 West Broadway. The polls will be open between the hours of seven A. M. and seven P. M. Dated this 23th day of February, 1932. EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim.