anaheim-gazette 1934-12-13

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 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK DECEMBER 27, 1884 A wetter Christmas no one ever saw in this part of the globe. It rained almost continuously during the day, and reached the climax at night in peals of thunder and flashes of lightening. It rained quite steadily yesterday and when we went to press the prospects were excellent for its continuance. The record of the gauge is as follows: Rainfall in October .16. In November .62. From December 1st to 26 (at 7 A.M.) 2.45. Total for 1884, 4.32. To same date in 1883, 2.83. At noon yesterday the Santa Ana river was booming the water reaching from bank to bank, with a strong current deep enough to swim a horse. The Santiago creek did not show a proportionate rise at that hour although a strong and rising stream was running. County division is probably on the eve of another agitation. We cannot blind ourselves to the fact that so far as county improvements are concerned, especially in the line of roads and bridges, we might as well be without any county organization whatever. Our supervisors seem to think that we ought to be satisfied to pay our taxes and ask nothing in return, that the honor of being a part of Los Angeles county should entirely offset that side of the account. Our people are determined, however, never to help Los Angeles build a $500,000 court house while the Santa Ana river remains unbridged and our roads impassible in an ordinary wet winter. Our share of the tax would amply suffice to build a very respectable court house for Orange county and bridge the Santa Ana river to boot. Besides we could well afford to increase our rate of taxation when assured that we ourselves would be the beneficiaries, instead of having our money spent as now in improving the other end of the county, with which we have little or no intercourse. For months at a time Los Angeles during the winter is as inaccessible to us as San Francisco and Chicago, and communication between towns in sight. There will mas morning full choir will Dubble will preaching on of Christ, and ist. An invi The service will be of a C appropriate for sing. The sub est Calamity." The turkey shooting match, managed by J. Yaeger, was a grand success. And some remarkably good shooting was done—likewise some conspicuously poor. The successful contestants at the 300 yard range were Oscar Zeyn, who got three turkeys in succession, John Hanna two, F. S. Wallace one (and two at the glass ball shooting), K. B. Cox one, Mr. Robinson two, Parker and Wess (of the Orange rifle club) four. Shooting at chickens at 100 yards the following were successful: Julius Schneider two, W. E. Bailey two, B. F. Porter two, Mr. Robinson two, H. Padderatz one, K. B. Cox one, John Hanna one. In all 148 shots were fired. The dining room of the Anaheim hotel presented a gala appearance on Christmas day. A large tree of evergreen trimmed and loaded with appropriate knick-knacks adorned the center of the room, and the skill and taste of mine host Plummer was displayed in various decoration of flowers and trailing vines. The board of school trustees at a meeting held on Wednesday last appointed Amos W. Plummer, Principal of the Anaheim Public school for the ensuing year. Mr. Plummer is lately from Maine and is said to possess eminent qualifications for the position. All of the subordinate teachers were re-engaged. John Hanna's success at the turkey shooting match was doubtless due to the knowledge that for the first time in eight years, all his family were gathered together to partake of a Christmas dinner, and that they had the appetite which always accompanies robust health. Thirteen of them sat down at the paternal table, and it may be believed that the family reunion was a joyful one. Mr. Dreyfus who is sojourning at Bartlett Springs, and who would like to come home writes that the only way to reach the John Hanna's success at the turkey shooting match was doubtless due to the knowledge that for the first time in eight years, all his family were gathered together to partake of a Christmas dinner, and that they had the appetite which always accompanies robust health. Thirteen of them sat down at the paternal table, and it may be believed that the family reunion was a joyful one. Mr. Dreyfus who is sojourning at Bartlett Springs, and who would like to come home, writes that the only way to reach the railroad is by a long ride on horse back over a mountainous and villainous road, a mode of transportation entirely at variance with his ideas of luxury. Every rivulet in the mountains has been swollen by the rains to the proportion of a good sized river. John Landell, who has been almost at death's door for weeks past, having suffered from an attack of typhoid fever is, at last accounts, slightly better. We hope to be able soon to record his complete recovery and restoration to his wonted good health. It is a pleasure to note that the Messrs. Kraemer have decided to offer for sale some of the fine lands of what is known as the Kraemer tract in North Anaheim. In location and fertility these lands are unsurpassed and they will doubtless sell readily. The Directors of the A. U. W. Co. have appointed Messrs. Strain, Hunter and Pellegrin a committee to audit the books and accounts of the company and submit their report to the stockholders at the meeting to be held on January 10th. The regular services at St. Michael's church on Christmas day which were prevented by the severe storm will be held with full musical program tomorrow (Sunday) morning at half past ten o'clock. The little ones and even those of larger growth enjoyed themselves hugely at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening. The Christmas tree had an inexhaustible supply of good things and not one of the children were forgotten by St. Nick. The assignees of the Santa Ana Valley bank have declared a dividend of five per cent. This makes the fifth dividend and when it is paid the stockholders will have received $45,000. The Christmas festival of Rev. Mr. Bollinger's Sunday school will be held at the church tomorrow evening, weather permitting. S OF LONG AGO January and a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only Citizens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK DECEMBER 23, 1909 There will be three services at the Catholic church on Christmas morning at the following hours: 5, 8 and 10:30 A.M. The full choir will sing and the music will be of the finest. Father Dubble will address the congregation at the various services, preaching on the mystery of the Nativity of Christ, the Divinity of Christ, and on the Relation of the Incarnation and the Eucharist. An invitation is extended to all. The service next Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church will be of a Christmas character. The music and sermon will be appropriate for the occasion. In the evening the quartette will sing. The subject of the pastors talk will be, "The Worlds Greatest Calamity." Come to the services. Pupils of the lower grades at Center grammar school held interesting programs of Christmas exercises on Friday afternoon. The Fourth grade under their teachers Miss Hill and Miss Nebelung gave a program in which the following pupils took part: Mable Zigler, Ada Clabaugh, Avis Jester, Harry Shearer, Mary Owens, Alice Heinrich, Fanny Thompson, Raymond Eastman, Irene Wortman, Franklin Walker, Leonard Dargatz, Emma Wisser, Ailene Adams, Mildred Lemon, Myrtle Taylor, Theodore Kuchel, Frances Schmidt, The Fifth grade, Miss Molique teacher, pupils, Jessie Boyd, Lois Dyer, Ursala North, Edith Simpson, Ralph Kemp, Henry Chemnitzer, Fellie Daniels, Laura Knowlton. Third grade, Miss Elenora Parker, teacher, pupils taking part were Stanley Falkenstein, Tommy Kemp, Corey Weins, Alice Winney, Sophia Kolenberger, Willie Doyle, Waldo Burgess, Agnes Martens, Edna Hochuli, ErmaM ills, Charley Bustamente. Miss Renshaw, teacher of the Sixth grade presented the following pupils: Elva Starke, Gladys Seeley, Dale Quarton, George Kemp, Ida Heying, Wieva Walker, Foster Chambers, Bessie Thompson, Harry Clabaugh, Hazel Kemp, Fern Ramella, Inez Elliot, Christene Two Injured When Car Skids to Tree Because slippery pavement Friday evening caused their machine to crash into a palm tree on South Los Angeles street, Miss Ellen Chambers, daughter of Mrs. Anna Chambers of the Anaheim Sanitarium, and Miss Lopez were taken to the Sanitarium for treatment of slight injuries. Phi Beta Kappas to Meet on Saturday With Dr. Henry Lester Smith, dean of the School of Education at the University of Indiana, as guest speaker, Phi Beta Kappa members in southern California will gather at the Hamilton club, 623½ S. Grand avenue, Saturday December 15, at 12:15 p.m., for their next luncheon meeting. More than 1700 invitations have been sent to members and their guests by Benjamin F. Bledsoe, president of the Southern California chapter of the national scholastic honorary fraternity. Rev. I. N. Demy says: I have found nothing in the past 20 years that can take the place of Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. They are a sure relief for Wisser, Ailene Adams, Mildred Lemon, Myrtle Taylor, Theodore Kuchel, Frances Schmidt, The Fifth grade, Miss Molique teacher, pupils, Jessie Boyd, Lois Dyer, Ursala North, Edith Simpson, Ralph Kemp Henry Chemnitzer, Fellie Daniels, Laura Knowlton. Third grade, Miss Elenora Parker, teacher, pupils taking part were Stanley Falkenstein, Tommy Kemp, Corey Weins, Alice Winney, Sophia Kolenberger, Willie Doyle, Waldo Burgess, Agnes Martens, Edna Hochuli, ErmaM ills, Charley Bustamente. Miss Renshaw, teacher of the Sixth grade presented the following pupils, Elva Starke, Gladys Seeley, Dale Quarton, George Kemp, Ida Heying, Wieva Walker, Foster Chambers, Bessie Thompson, Harry Clabaugh, Hazel Kemp, Fern Ramella, Inez Elliot, Christene Schwenckert, George Hansen. Pupils of the Fifth grade, Miss Isabella Richardson teacher were as follows: Ruby Cassou, Alberta Hollingworth, Walter Wuesthoff, Ernest Heying, Elenor Fredrick, Fritz Yoern, Freda Bolz, Hazel Rose, Irving Quarton, Ethel Elsworth. Ten pupils participated in the preliminary debate at the high school to select two representatives to meet Polytechnic high in debate January 28. Leland Lewis and Cyril Tipton were the winners. The subject to be debated is, Resolved That California should be divided into two states. Anaheim takes the affirmative. Anaheim Lodge No. 207, F. & A. M. on Monday evening selected the following officers to serve the ensuing year: A. L. Porter, master; J. A. Knapp, senior warden; W. W. Adams, junior warden; D. R. Brown, treasurer; Joseph Helmsen, secretary. This is the seventeenth consecutive year that Joseph Helmsen has been chosen secretary. The Odd Fellows elected the following officers at their last meeting for the coming year: W. G. Mason, past noble grand; W. I. Wilson, noble grand; Frank Tausch, vice grand; F. S. Gates, recording secretary; F. C. Spencer, financial secretary; O. T. Cailor, treasurer; N. F. Steadman, trustee. Rebekah Lodge elected the following officers: Miss Hanna Horwitz, past noble grand; Miss Vera Gade, noble grand; Mrs. Goodrich, vice grand; Mrs. Quarton, recording secretary; Miss Lizzie McAulay, Treasurer. A lodge of Knights of Pythias was organized at the Masonic hall Thursday evening. Fifty members of the order greeted Col. Owens of Los Angeles, chief organizer when the meeting was called to order. The following officers were elected: Richard Melrose, chancellor; P. H. Krick, prelate; C. Idlor, master of workmen; Edgar Hartung, keeper of seals and records; Gerald Sandilands, master of exchequer; N. B. Tedford, master at arms; A. E. Barnes, inside guard; O. Lagman, outside guard; J. O. Royer, B. V. Beebe, W. M. Rose, A. S. Bradford, past chancellors. Jake Kline, Stuart Cargill and several others were hunting in the Capistrano hills the other day. While seeking game Jake came across an inoffensive-looking square box, his curiosity was at once aroused he overturned the box to look underneath a swarm of bees appeared. The boys say Jake broke the record in making his getaway, yelling "bees, bees." Frank Nemetz will move his second-hand store into the new Bushard building east of the water office in a few days. The house now occupied by him at the corner of Emily and Center will be moved to make way for the new block to be begun early in the Jake Kline, Stuart Cargill and several others were hunting in the Capistrano hills the other day. While seeking game Jake came across an inoffensive-looking square box, his curiosity was at once aroused, he overturned the box to look underneath, a swarm of bees appeared. The boys say Jake broke the record in making his getaway, yelling "bees, bees." Frank Nemetz will move his second-hand store into the new Bushard building east of the water office in a few days. The house now occupied by him at the corner of Emily and Center will be moved to make way for the new block to be begun early in the year. C. L. Horton of Los Angeles has purchased from Wm. Wagner thirty acres on the East Side for $8,500. He will devote his attention to raising poultry and vegetables for his Los Angeles restaurant. Henry T. Gage, former governor of California, was on Monday appointed by President Taft to be minister to Portugal. Johnny Walls will make a couple of dents in the ceiling with that jettisoned champagne on Christmas day at dinner. A general invitation is extended to the public—to see the dents. Rain to the amount of 1.05 inches fell on Monday night, bringing the total for the season according to Mr. Dickel's gauge to 4.91 inches. Last season to date 4.29. Harry Whitaker has moved his family over from Buena Park, and has taken up his residence in the Frank Baum cottage on N. Los Angeles street. Alexander Henry has begun the erection of a $3,000 residence at the corner of Broadway and Philadelphia streets. Edw. Marion leaves tomorrow to spend Christmas with his relatives there. Harry Bowen is helping at Yungbluth's during the holiday rush. Frank Dyer and his little daughter took in the toy sights in Los Angeles on Sunday. Crowds of shoppers have been in town since the rain and merchants report the biggest business on record. Huge Trophy Wins Continued Interest Members and directors of the Anaheim chamber of commerce this week continued to eye with pleasure the new 12-inch silver cup received last week for winning first place in the civic division of the annual Armistice day parade, held this year at Huntington Beach. The cup first was received by the city council Tuesday night and turned over to the chamber of commerce. Social Legislation Inevitable, Claim Social legislation such as unemployment insurance and old age pensions is inevitable, and the wise course of business, therefore, is not to blindly oppose these various plans, but to study them carefully, declared Henry L. Harriman, president of the United States chamber of commerce in an address to directors of the California state chamber of commerce, meeting in Los Angeles. 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