anaheim-gazette 1935-03-28

IN THE DAYS OF LOCATION Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Century Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and Orlando 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 11, 1885 The report is published in Chicago that Patti contemplates making California her future home. She has the Craig y Nos castle in Wales, on which she has expended some $300,000, and if she can realize anything near that amount for the property, she will invest in California. The paper adds, "And what could be a more fitting retreat to this lovely lady when she shall have said 'Good-by' to the stage. California is a paradise, and Patti on a fine estate in one of the lovely valleys of the Golden state, with no end of flowers, fruits, songbirds, bright skies and balmy air, would pass her days in a peaceful retreat which would offer natures greatest allurements to one who has known the greatest triumphs of the mimic life." Why not? Modjeska herded the untamed chicken on what is now an Anaheim orange grove, and when not looking after setting hens she studied the English "lankwich" and otherwise prepared herself for her subsequent triumphs on the boards. Patti could not do a wiser thing than to pass her declining years in this most "lovely valley of the Golden State." Work has begun on the breakwater at San Pedro harbor from Deadman's island to the channel entrance. Capt. Barce is preparing the old sea wall for the reception of the crowning stones, which are being prepared on Santa Catalina Island under the direction of Professor A. W. von Schmidt, the well-known hydraulic and hydrographic engineer. The amount to be expended this season, it is supposed will complete this important wall. Three feet five inches of rattlesnake srayed from its accustomed haunts into the cactus near John Hartung's vineyard, and was about to spring upon a workman who was unconscious of its Work has begun on the breakwater at San Pedro harbor from Deadman’s island to the channel entrance. Capt. Barce is preparing the old sea wall for the reception of the crowning stones, which are being prepared on Santa Catalina Island under the direction of Professor A. W. von Schmidt, the well-known hydraulic and hydrographic engineer. The amount to be expended this season, it is supposed will complete this important wall. Three feet five inches of rattlesnake srayed from its accustomed haunts into the cactus near John Hartung’s vineyard, and was about to spring upon a workman who was unconscious of its presence when Hartung’s diminative but pregnacious dog jumped on the snake and gave it battle. The dog was bitten several times before the snake was killed, but at last accounts was fighting death as bravely as he did the snake. The presence of one of those varmints near town is quite an exceptional circumstance. Messrs. Evans and White of Riverside were in town on Thursday. The new management of water affairs in that settlement have determined to begin improving their ditches, and the gentlemen mentioned were on a tour of observation and inquiry to determine the different question of what is the best method of improvement. They seemed to be impressed with the usefulness of the asphaltum composition of lining ditches. Wm. E. Ward is the publisher of the Orange Tribune, the first number of which was issued last Saturday. It is a remarkably neat paper, and is filled with matter pertinent to the locality in which it is published. It will doubtless accomplish much good for Orange, and we hope the publisher will find his venture profitable one. The charge preferred by Dr. Pfeninger against Dr. Bullard, of practicing medicine without a license, was heard by Justice Pierce on Tuesday, and the case was dismissed, to the evident satisfaction of the crowd which filled the courtroom. They disregarded the decorum maintained in a court and loudly applauded the Judge's decision. Public Printer Rounds believes that the type-setting machine lately invented by a Baltimore German-American, which he pronounces practical in every way will, within the next five years, revolutionize the art of printing in the United States and throughout the world. There has been considerable rain in the mountains, with the gratifying result of an increased supply of water in the river. The volume of water in the river fluctuates greatly without apparent reason. The indications are that the fluid will be very scarce in a month or six weeks. The Easter services at the Presbyterian church on last Sunday morning were very interesting, and no less so were those at St. Michael’s church in the evening. The latter church was decorated with a profusion of tastefully arranged flowers. A railroad official was on Tuesday investigating the feasibility of building a side track for B. Dreyfus & Co. and that firm is but awaiting a favorable reply from the railroad company before Representatives of of Orange county meet looking toward security associations. William meeting and A. I. Stevens upon any of the matters taken, the representative journment was taken Anaheim. It is properly voting at the general meeting. That Orange county by the number of door office of County Recorder was the biggest month there were 1063 paper certificates. The fees est month was last December for March the fees can The banquet tendered day evening of last week publicans from Los Angeles candidate for governor given an impetus than August primaries. A Chapman and Richard Stanton in his speech frequently applauded. The Album club, at the first time by Mrs Chartres street on We Rimpau won first prize C. A. Clark won there were served and all had are Mrs. C. A. Clark, Fred Marsh, Mrs. O. Skinner and Mrs. Joe Wednesday of each month Conrad's. Forty couples induced whist as the guests First lady’s prize, a Gentleman’s first, cut Mrs. Geo. Hamber and A dance concluded th Gus J. Strodthoff married last evening after a brief honeymoon trip residence at Los Angeles position at the sugar belles of that locality H. C. Head of San Welborn of Los Angeles Tarver Mon The Easter services at the Presbyterian church on last Sunday morning were very interesting, and no less so were those at St. Michael’s church in the evening. The latter church was decorated with a profusion of tastefully arranged flowers. A railroad official was on Tuesday investigating the feasibility of building a side track for B. Dreyfus & Co. and that firm is but awaiting a favorable reply from the railroad company before beginning the construction of a winery of very large capacity. The capacity of the distributing reservoir on the upper ditch has been increased and in a few weeks it will probably hold all the water which flows down the ditch at night, thus doing away with the necessity of night irrigation. The Southern California Fruit Candy works have filed articles of incorporation with the County Clerk. Directors: Wm. H. Barnard, Chas. E. Benedict, L. H. DeMers, C. K. Nabrath and C. J. Culver. The Downey Review is the name of a new paper which takes the place of the Signal. The publisher is J. C. Rives, who, in the initial number has demonstrated his ability as an editor and taste as a printer. Messrs. Hanna & Keith report the following sales: C. L. Williams to J. B. Pierce—52 acres north of Garden Grove, $3,500; J. B. Pierce to C. L. Williams—house and lot on Los Angeles street, Anaheim, $750. The Shakespeare Memorial exercises of the Chautauqua Circle of Anaheim will be held at the residence of Mr. Cowan, April 10. In Los Angeles during the month of March, $67,000 worth of railroad passenger tickets were sold. The elegant crazy quilt at Rimpau Bros. will be raffled on next Saturday. D. W. Coquillett of Anaheim has been honored with the appointment of Entomologist of the Orange Entomological society. Gen. Grant is alive but his death is expected hourly. OF LONG AGO A Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 7, 1910 The many friends of the late Madame Modjeska will be interested in the following from the Chicago Tribune: At the funeral of Mme. Helena Modjeska which was held at Cracow. There were many persons present who had attended the funeral of Victor Hugo and who pronounced the ceremonies at the funeral of the famous actress as being more impressive. Among those present was a fellow artist, Michael Tarasiewicz, who just before the basket was lowered into the grave read an oration written by himself. It has been translated into English by the daughter-in-law of Mme. Modjeska, Felicie Modjeska. We reproduce a few lines: "Hail to thee upon thy return to the country whose earth is to be thy last resting place. Welcome thou for passing like an angel upon the Polish firmament of art and genius. Let Carcow receive thee in its cemetery where so many great hearts have been laid away. Thou queen of dramatic art, and queen of beauty rest in peace after thy work, thy battles and thy triumphs." Tomorrow a year ago, April 8, 1909, Madame Modjeska passed away at her home at Balboa. Her remains were taken to Poland for interment. Count Bozenta remains in Poland and is a frequent visitor to the grave of his wife. Representatives of the different Walnut Growers associations of Orange county met at Santa Ana Tuesday for a conference looking toward securing a better understanding between the associations. William Crowther of Placentia was chairman of the meeting and A. I. Stewart of Fullerton secretary. No final action upon any of the matters that concern the county associations was taken, the representation being less than was expected. Adjournment was taken to next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Anaheim. It is proposed that the associations act together in voting at the general meeting in regard to the price of walnuts. Gas Tax Continues Show Upward Trend SACRAMENTO, March 27—Continuing an upward trend begun last December, gasoline taxes assessed to California oil companies for February total $3,063,237.07, or $268,109.43 more than the corresponding figure for the same month a year ago. This is a gain of 9.5 per cent. Fred E. Stewart of Oakland, State Board of Equalization Member, revealed this here recently when the Board completed its assessments of motor vehicle fuel taxes for the past month. Expressing gratification at the improvement shown in the yield from this source, Stewart said: "California gasoline tax returns for 1935 already surpass those for the same period last year by mort than $670,000. This marks a gain of 12.5 per cent. If such a ratio of increase is continued throughout the remainder of 1935, the gasoline taxes collected this year will exceed those for last year by $4,950,000. This would make a total of $44,500,000 for the year." Cautioning that there is considerable fluctuation in the tax from month to month, Stewart warned that the increase may not continue to be so brisk. He predicted, however, that the yield will be larger for the year than ever before, saying, "From eight years experience in gasoline tax administration, I am convinced that the current year should bring the highest tax returns ever realized. This unexcelled revenue for road purposes ought to bring substantial tax relief to California property owners. With so much money from the gasoline tax, property taxes for road or street work should be practically unnecessary." Representatives of the different Walnut Growers associations of Orange county met at Santa Ana Tuesday for a conference looking toward securing a better understanding between the associations. William Crowther of Placentia was chairman of the meeting and A. I. Stewart of Fullerton secretary. No final action upon any of the matters that concern the county associations was taken, the representation being less than was expected. Adjournment was taken to next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Anaheim. It is proposed that the associations act together in voting at the general meeting in regard to the price of walnuts. That Orange county is growing, and growing rapidly, is shown by the number of documents recorded and the fees paid at the office of County Recorder G. E. Peters. The month of March was the biggest month the office has ever had. During that month there were 1063 papers filed, exclusive of death and marriage certificates. The fees taken in came to $1244.35. The next largest month was last December with $1184 fees. Fifteen years ago for March the fees came to but $317.65. The banquet tendered Speaker Stanton at Levy’s Cafe on Tuesday evening of last week drew an assemblage of 500 leading republicans from Los Angeles and neighboring communities. The candidate for governor was heartily received, and his candidacy given an impetus that cannot fail to land him a winner in the August primaries. A number of speeches were made and C. C. Chapman and Richard Melrose of this county made addresses. Stanton in his speech spoke forcibly and to the point and was frequently applauded. The Album club, a new whist card club was entertained for the first time by Mrs. Joe Wagner at her mother’s home on Chartres street on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. Miss Agnes Rimpau won first prize, a set of bread and butter plates, and Mrs. C. A. Clark won the consolation a flower vase. Refreshments were served and all had a thoroughly good time. The members were Mrs. C. A. Clark, Mrs. F. C. Conrad, Mrs. Joe Hessel, Mrs. Fred Marsh, Mrs. O. A. Mullinix, Miss Agnes Rimpau, Mrs. M. Skinner and Mrs. Joe Wagner. The club will meet the last Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Conrad’s. Forty couples indulged in a delightful evening at progressive whist as the guests of Lois Rebekah lodge on Friday evening. First lady’s prize, a vase, was won by Mrs. Wm. Schumaker. Gentleman’s first, cuff buttons and scarf pin, fell to Ed Zeus. Mrs. Geo. Hamber and Bird Beebe came in for the consolations. A dance concluded the evening. Gus J. Strodthoff and Miss Una Watts of Los Alamitos were married last evening at the Van Nuys hotel in Los Angeles. After brief honeymoon trip to beach resorts they will take up their residence at Los Alamitos, where the groom has a responsible position at the sugar factory. The bride is one of the societyelles of that locality. H. C. Head of Santa Ana has been appointed by Judge Olin Welborn of Los Angeles to be referee in bankruptcy for Orange County. Tarver Montgomery, Santa Ana, was also an aspirant will be larger for the year than ever before, saying, "From eight years experience in gasoline tax administration, I am convinced that the current year should bring the highest tax returns ever realized. This unexcelled revenue for road purposes ought to bring substantial tax relief to California property owners. With so much money from the gasoline tax, property taxes for road or street work should be practically unnecessary." U.S. 99 BEING WIDENED Soft shoulders are being widened and oiled on U.S. 99 for six miles between Cabazon and Whitewater. Careful driving is necessary. ELECTROLUX We Are S Orange County Distributor On the Highway Between Anaheim GAS WATER HEA A dance concluded the evening. Gus J. Strodthoff and Miss Una Watts of Los Alamitos were married last evening at the Van Nuys hotel in Los Angeles. After brief honeymoon trip to beach resorts they will take up their residence at Los Alamitos, where the groom has a responsible position at the sugar factory. The bride is one of the societyelles of that locality. H. C. Head of Santa Ana has been appointed by Judge Olin Welborn of Los Angeles to be referee in bankruptcy for Orange County. Tarver Montgomery, Santa Ana, was also an aspirant for the position. Head succeeds Homer G. Ames, who recently removed from Santa Ana to this city. Walter Wuesthoff and party of Pittsburg capitalists were in town on Saturday negotiating for the purchase of 500 acres of land belonging to Sam Kraemer at Placentia, for which, it is reported, $275,000 has been offered. Their purpose, according to report is to lay out a new townsite. The following sales of touring cars are reported by M. W. Skinner during the past week: Ells Bros. Two Mitchell touring cars; I. E. Gould, Mitchell touring car and Mrs. Babbitt of Union Hill wells a Reo 30. Two hundred and fifty twenty year old walnut trees in Sam Kraemer's orchard at Placentia were taken out this week to make way for the new Santa Fe road bed on the Fullerton-Richfield cutoff. A mile of roadbed has been graded. Zanjero Brunworth reports fifty feet of water in Yorba reservoir. He has had a force of men at work cleaning 3½ miles of main ditch east of town and will today resume delivery of water. Mrs. C. E. Holcomb, Miss Dora Zeyn, Mrs. P. H. Krick, Miss Alice Robison and Miss Renshaw made up a theatre party to Los Angeles Saturday evening. They saw "The Garden of Lies" at the Belasco. Final papers in citizenship were granted by Judge West on Monday to Wm. F. Bonkosky and August E. Straehle of this city. City Clerk Merritt reports building permits issued last month to the extent of $8600. Misses Zeigler, Schindler and Meineke attended the theatre in Los Angeles one evening last week returning on the Owl. Three Big Dredges Now Working At Newport Beach To Improve Harbor Three giant dredges are now at work east jetty because of the topography in Newport Harbor lifting sand totaling fifteen million tons, three times the weight of the Boulder Dam, from the bottom of Newport Bay and placing it on the ocean front where it will add to the bathing beach sim miles in length. These machines are the "Los Angeles," a 24-inch hydraulic dredge electrically operated, the "Point Loma" of equal size and the "John McMullen" another hydraulic, but diesel operated dredge. United States dredge, of the sea-goining hopper type will arrive April 1st from Oregon to work on the outer part of the entrance. This dredge, "The San Pablo," takes sand from the bottom of the entrance, puts it in tanks in the hold of the vessels, steams out to sea a few miles an dthere dumps the sand into the deep water of the ocean. The hydraulic dredges thru 24-inch discharge lines carry the sand out to the ocean front where it is discharged a mile or so from the pumps. Pumps will have to be relined five times, according to the dredge engineers, as the sharp and heavy sand wears greatly on the pump machinery. This sand friction also will wear out three sets of discharge pipes, built of toughened steel. When present work is complete the lower area of Newport Harbor will have 700 acres of water with a minimum depth of ten feet at low water, 35 acres fronting the Newport Harbor Yacht club will have 15 feet at low tide, while the main channel from the entrance to the west end of the bay will have twenty feet at low water. This channel will be 500 feet in width in the entrance and 200 feet bottom width throughout the bay. At the harbor entrance jetties are required only a length of 1673. Ocean ends of both jettles stand at a minimum depth of 25 feet. Newport Harbor will be a yacht haven and also will be available for light draft naval vessels, when the work is complete. Federal appropriations totaling $1,195,000 are already included in the financing of the program with $685,000 added by Orange county. When present work is complete the lower area of Newport Harbor will have 700 acres of water with a minimum depth of ten feet at low water, 35 acres fronting the Newport Harbor Yacht club will have 15 feet at low tide, while the main channel from the entrance to the west end of the bay will have twenty feet at low water. This channel will be 500 feet in width in the entrance and 200 feet bottom-width throughout the bay. At the harbor entrance jetties are being extended with Riverside granite, upper sections being built of rock, 50 per cent of the pieces each weighing ten tons and over. The West Jetty has a total length of 2830 feet while the ROLUX GAS RANGES We Are Showing the 1935 Models HARRY I. HORN LIQUID FUELS APPLIANCES Orange County Distributor Eway Between Anaheim and Fullerton—Phones: Anaheim 4407, Fullerton 456-W ATER HEATERS HEATING Now! 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