anaheim-gazette 1935-09-26

ANAHEIM GAZETTE MRS. HENRY KUCHEL THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers ESTABLISHED 1,870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. REGIMENTING THE SPUD The humble spud has become the latest target for the bureaucrat. Under a law passed by the last Congress, the Irish potato is to have its turn in so-called crop control. Growers who produce more than five bushels a year must submit to a stringent licensing system—and if they produce more than their quota, a heavy fine may be levied against them. Opposition arguments, based on the fact that the spud is an eccentric sort of animal, whose productivity is almost impossible to control, have had no avail. The new law did not have Administration support, and seems to be regarded coldly by Secretary Wallace. It was put through by zealots who feel that nature should be regimented as thoroughly as possible. However, it is encouraging to report that various groups, led by well-known men, have announced defiance to such a liberty-destroying law—and have challenged its enforcement. The pioneer spirit, which detests any kind of dictatorship, is not yet dead and demands the right to eat spuds without political supervision. WHAT FIRE PREVENTION MEANS TO YOU The coming of Fire Prevention Week, which will be observed between October 6 and 12, makes it worthwhile to meditate on what fire prevention means to you as an individual, a taxpayer, a homeowner and a worker. Fire prevention saves lives—yours and your loved ones. Thousands of people are now cremated each year—because someone was careless. Fire prevention is the friend of the home. Without it, your home may be turned to ashes—and insurance can never replace the many intangible values each home represents. Money cannot compensate for everything. WHAT FIRE PREVENTION MEANS TO YOU The coming of Fire Prevention Week, which will be observed between October 6 and 12, makes it worthwhile to meditate on what fire prevention means to you as an individual, a taxpayer, a homeowner and a worker. Fire prevention saves lives—yours and your loved ones. Thousands of people are now cremated each year—because someone was careless. Fire prevention is the friend of the home. Without it, your home may be turned to ashes—and insurance can never replace the many intangible values each home represents. Money cannot compensate for everything. Fire prevention tends to keep taxes down. Each time a fire destroys taxpaying property, thus removing it from the tax rolls, higher taxes must be paid by all other property within the community. Fire prevention keeps insurance rates down. Over a period of years, the rate for each locality is based upon fire loss—many fires mean high rates. Fire prevention is the friend of employment. When a fire destroys a business, jobs are lost, and thousands of dollars in purchasing power is lost with them. Untold privation and misery can result. Fire prevention means progressive towns and cities. Cases are on record where a single fire, destroying a town’s main industry, has resulted in permanent retrogression, at the expense of property and all other values in the community. Prevent fire—and save lives and money. Do your part during Fire Preventing Week. HITTING THE LITTLE FELLOW Tax law designed to punish big business, under the guise of revenue producing measures, may wreak their principal damage on little business and on the little fellow—the wageearner, the small investor, the white-collar worker. In addition, they may make it impossible for the little business and the little fellow ever to go ahead—to progress, to prosper, to grow. A recent editorial in the Los Angeles Times said: “This is a ‘big’ country accustomed to doing things in a ‘big’ way. To dwarf such a heritage would be in truth to return us to the horse and buggy days. To go forward, to explore, investigate, experiment, to attain the heights by trial and error is expensive but necessary to human progress. “The small, poorly financed business or individual is often an initial stepping stone to great things. The poor man becomes rich; the small business grows and one day is a ‘big business’ boasting a worth-while heritage of accomplishment. There has been incentive all along the line. “It may be wrong, but success, business at least, is predicated upon financial independence. To rule that the small and struggling shall never grow big and aggressive is to knock the props out from under our national habit and set us back a century.” It seems that the whole aim of politically-minded persons today is to punish, to discourage and to prevent success. To dwarf achievement, to stifle initiative, to throttle ambition, to poison the springs of enterprise. We raise our taxes on “bigness” to the point where a man or a corporation, once it gets beyond the size of a corner grocery, is just working for the tax collector. We pass regulatory laws giving political rights holders not executives and stockholders the final The story of how California counties derived their names is an interesting part of the history of the Golden State of the Golden State. Believing that the thousands of tourists who annually motor over the state’s great highway system would like to know how the counties they visit came by their names, Director of Public Works Earl Lee Kelly, at the request of Governor Frank F. Merriam has had prepared from state records a series of brief stories of the origin and meaning of the names of the counties of California including a few salient facts about each county. Following are the first articles of the series. Editor. Del Norte County — Create March 2, 1857. The name of this county signifies “the north”, and the county being situated in the extreme north (west) corner of the state derived its name from its geographical position. This county, one of California favored spots of natural charm, is land where the waters of the Pacific wash a shoreline of raw beauty, where mammoth redwood trees, giant firs, cedars, pines and verdure-clad valleys are cut by crystal-clear streams wind through forests and rock-ribbed canyons. Del Norte is not an agricultural county as the government forest reserve covers 78 per cent of the land area. Acres suitably for cultivation aggregate 90,000 of which 36,965 are under cultivation. With no railroad connections. It seems that the whole aim of politically-minded persons today is to punish, to discourage and to prevent success, to dwarf achievement, to stifle initiative, to throttle ambition, to poison the springs of enterprise. We raise our taxes on "bigness" to the point where a man or a corporation, once it gets beyond the size of a corner grocery, is just working for the tax collector. We pass regulatory laws giving political job holders, not executives and stockholders, the final say as to business practices and operations. Whether this represents fascism, communism, socialism of any other "ism," it is directly opposed to every American tradition. And it is a threat to the future of every principle for which our forefathers fought. PEDESTRIANISM IS NO JOKE The National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters points out that of the 36,000 fatalities resulting from automobile accidents last year, 16,000 were pedestrians. Two elements of this situation are important. One is the statistical truth that by far the greater number of pedestrians involved in accidents are doing things which they should not do. The other is that a pedestrian may be in the right, but that doesn't reduce the disadvantage at which he will always be until collision-proof armor is invented. Ironically the pedestrian has become standard material for the jokesmiths and cartoonists just as the hen-pecked husband or the taxpayer. No doubt we shall have a new version of the old wheeze, making it the pedestrian, not the chicken, who crosses the road to get to the other side. The premise of many jokes, that the pedestrian is a persecuted animal, does not hold water. The pedestrian is safe from any automobile if he observes a few commands: 1. Cross only at intersections. 2. Cross with the traffic signal whenever there is one. 3. Keep children off the street. 4. On rural highways walk to the left facing oncoming traffic. 5. Avoid walking from behind parked cars. 6. Look! When Doc Townsend gets his old-age pension bill through, "Darling, I am Growing Old" won't be such a sad song any more. It is said that Great Britain will consult the United States in case of war between Ethiopia and Italy. Just so they don't ask to borrow any men or money. Pacific wash a shore line of rainy beauty, where mammoth redwood trees, giant firs, cedars, pines and verdure-clad valleys are cut by crystal-clear streams winding through forests and rock-ribbed canyons. Del Norte is not an agricultural county as the government forest reserve covers 78 per cent of the land area. Acres suitably for cultivation aggregate 90,000 of which 36,965 are under cultivation. With no railroads, Del Norte until recent years was California's last frontier. But state highways have made it easily accessible and Crescent City harbor now under construction, is destined to become the sixth major harbor on the Pacific coast. It will provide an outlet for millions of tons of copper, gold ore, lime rock 80 per cent of all the known chrome ore in the nation, silica marble, manganese, coal and billions of feet of lumber. Del North hopes that eventually an air base will be established at Crescent City as it lies about midway between San Francisco and Puget Sound making it a logical position for government-owned aircraft. Population: 4739. Area: 1024 square miles. El Dorado—Created February 18, 1850. One of the original twenty-seven counties of California Francis Orellana, a companion of the adventurer Pizarro, wrote a fictitious account of a wonderful province in South America, of fabulous region of delightful climate and never-fading verdure, abounding in gold and precious stones where wine gushed forth from never-coasting spring, and wheat fields grew ready-baked loaves of bread, and birds already roasted flew among the trees, and nature was filled with harmony and sweetness. From this description a gold-bearing belt was called El Dorado, as in later days it ha OBSERVATION FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES And now they are taking woman for president. that could come about to have to amend Section the U. S. Constitution. again. For instance, would be president, just the hullabaloo on Capitol some morning you would the paper that the prequintriplets. PUTTING HIS CARDS ON THE TABLE A high powered lawyer received a fat salary from the utility companies w questioning before a and the queries got lawyer, somewhat exsaid everybody should d by the Golden Rule. further said he was th in the bowl and could from all sides. AND OIL WORKERS OF THUMBING UP THE RI They are going to fuserve the oil in this coumillions of gallons comforeign countries almoduty. FINDING OUT WHAT? MATTER WITH FIRST Out there in Reno two divorsed their wives and married the other's w to solve the knotty proPUTTING ON THE HOBBLES The middle man, t with a large bank roll cold storage plant, whi the price to the proc- SOMEWHERE IN OCTOBER name of his companion traveler, Bonpland, a noted botanist. Later Lake Bonpland was changed to ANING OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY MES FROM THE STATE RECORDS The story of how California counties derived their names is an interesting part of the history of the Golden State. Being that the thousands of tourists who annually cover the state's great way system would like to know how the counties visit came by their Director of Public Earl Lee Kelly, at the rest of Governor Frank Riordan has had preparations state records a series of stories of the origin meaning of the names of counties of California including a few salient facts each county. Follow-me the first articles of stories. Editor. Norte County — Created 1857. The name of this signifies "the north", and being situated in the north (west) corner of derived its name from its geographical position. County, one of California's spots of natural charm, is where the waters of the wash a shore line of rare where mammoth redwood int firs, cedars, pines and clad valleys are cut by clear streams winding forests and rock-ribbed Del Norte is not an agrigcounty as the government serve covers 78 per cent and area. Acres suitableivation aggregate 90,000, 36,965 are under culti-with no railroad Del bee been called Klondike. So, when the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Coloma in January, 1848, became known to the world, California, and particularly that part where gold was discovered, was called "El Dorado," and it was from this fact that the county was given its name upon its creation. The county embraces 1,111,680 acres, the El Dorado National Forest covering 251,000, while total timber lands have an acreage of 586,645. For approximately 40 miles the topography changes, ascending to 10,020 feet at Pyramid Peak, then sloping to an altitude of 6225 feet at the Nevada line. Picture a beautiful mountainous country carpeted by almost one sweep of pine forest, with shimmering lakes, including the incomparable Lake Tahoe, and sparkling streams, and you have El Dorado. General John C. Fremont with a party of pioneers, following directions given by Indians, reached Lake Tahoe February 14, 1844. Population: 8,325. Area: General Fremont gave the lake the 1737 square miles. Amendments Offer Greater Chance To Milk Dealers, Specialty Growers The recently enacted amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act offer greater opportunity to growers in the milk and specialty crops industry to promote orderly marketing of their products and to increase their income through utilization of marketing agreements, according to W. M. Conv., Assistant Farm Advisor. "As amended, the Act provides hearings on a proposed marketing agreement and its supporting order." Methods that may be used in orders are clearly stated and set forth as follows: Allocating the amounts of the commodity, by grade, size or quality, if necessary, which handlers may market in the current of interstate or foreign commerce; elimination or control of surpluses, and equalization of the burden of the surplus control. FINDING OUT WHAT MATTER WITH FIRST Out there in Reno two diversed their wives and married the other's wife to solve the knotty problem. PUTTING ON THE HOBBLES The middle man, with a large bank roll cold storage plant, whit the price to the producer, he is the only late. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS As near as a fella cares out the social security man get to work in 1950. Now 65 will be under the dew and the grape now will be grandparent. PLEDGES FAITH When the president executes his office the following oath: "I swear that I will faithfully cute the office of President United States and will try of my ability preserve, defend the constitution United States." PATIENCE CEASES TO BE A VIRTUE People all over the nation watched the experiment and go and had faith; but seems there is a marked opinion and the people are for a new pilot for the state. TURNED ON THE HEAT The American Bar At its recent convention demagogues, those who aded to constituted author-ziling castigation. HIT AND RUN The campaign promises candidates for high sometimes as hollow as in a doughnut. After elected they cross their smile and then go fishing. THE OLD GRAY MARK AND THE WHIFFLETRU When the supreme conviction knocked the collector's NRA for a row coops the president felt where the waters of the wash a shore line of rare where mammoth redwood firs, cedars, pines and clad valleys are cut by clear streams winding forests and rock-ribbed Del Norte is not an agrig county as the government reserve covers 78 per cent and area. Acres suitable aviation aggregate 90,000, 36,965 are under culti- With no railroads, Del Norte recent years was Caliast frontier. But state have made it easily ac- and Cresent City harbor, or construction, is destin-come the sixth major harne Pacific coast. It will an outlet for millions of upper, gold ore, lime rock, percent of all the known ore in the nation, silica, manganese, coal and billet of lumber, Del Norte that eventually an air base established at Cresent City about midway between California and Puget Sound, it a logical position for rent-owned aircraft. Pop-1739. Area: 1024 square Orado—Created February One of the original twen- counties of California, Orrellana, a companion ofnturer Pizarro, wrote a account of a wonderful in South America, of a region of delightful clime-fading verdure, abound-old and precious stones, fine gushed forth from existing spring, and wheat now ready-baked loaves of birds already roasted among the trees, and nature lived with harmony and. From this description, bearing belt was called El has in later days it has The recently enacted amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act offer greater opportunity to growers in the milk and specialty crops industry to promote orderly marketing of their products and to increase their income through utilization of marketing agreements, according to W. M. Cony, Assistant Farm Advisor. "As amended, the Act provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into marketing agreements with handlers, producers and associations of producers for the purpose of increasing to parity, or fair exchange value, prices received by growers. After a marketing agreement has been perfected and accepted by a majority of the industry, 'orders' may be issued under certain specified conditions to make the agreement binding on the entire industry. The term 'license' has been discarded and 'order' substituted to confrm with general procedure used by the Federal Trade Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission. "The operation of orders is rigidly limited to interstate commerce, and the interstate commerce clause is redefined to bring it into line with language previously used by the Supreme Court in decisions on this question. "To eliminate any question of improper delegation of legislative authority, the Act now enumerates the commodities to which orders may be applicable. These are as follows: Fresh and dried fruits, except apples and except all fruits for canning other than olives; vegetables, including canned asparagus, but no other vegetables for canning; pecans, and walnuts, naval stores, soybeans, milk and tobacco. "Orders can be issued only after hearings on a proposed marketing agreement and its supporting order.' Methods that may be used in orders are clearly stated and set forth as follows: Allocating the amounts of the commodity, by grade, size or quality, if necessary, which handlers may market in the current of interstate or foreign commerce; elimination or control of surpluses, and equalization of the burden of the surplus control among all growers; filing of price schedules by handlers; and establishment of reserve pools of commodities. Except in the case of milk for which minimum producer prices are authorized, no authority is given for orders to fix either minimum prices to producers or minimum resale prices. "The Secretary of Agriculture can issue an order after 50 percent of the handlers approve a marketing agreement, and after two-thirds of the producers, by number or volume, favor issuance of an order. One exception to this is California citrus fruits, in which case 80 percent of the handlers must sign the agreement, and 75 percent of the growers must favor issuance of an order. "An important feature of the amended Act is the provision that in the case where more than 50 percent of the handlers are unwilling to enter a marketing agreement, but where at least two-thirds of the growers desire to have an agreement, the Secretary may issue an order containing the terms of the agreement, if such action be approved by the President, and the Secretary has determined that two-thirds of the producers favor the issuance of such an order. When 80 percent of California citrus handlers refuse to sign an agreement, the Secretary may still issue an order, provided that 80 percent of the pro-ducers favor issuance of an order and such order is approved President. "Orders may be term- end of a marketing ythe Secretary finds that or a provision of an o structures or does not tend to date the purpose of tha when a majority of the o of the commodity favori tion of the order. "For violation of or mediate injunction may against violators, and provided that a fine o to $500 may be imposed. The Act as now ame not affect those marketing mentions and licenses no but it is believed that ne ments supported by or be substituted as rapidly sible. OBSERVATIONS FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES And now they are talking of a woman for president. But before that could come about they would have to amend Section Three of the U. S. Constitution. And yet again. For instance a woman would be president, just think of the hullabaloo on Capitol Hill if some morning you would read in the paper that the president had quintriplets. PUTTING HIS CARDS ON THE TABLE A high powered lawyer who had received a fat salary from one of the utility companies was up for questioning before a committee and the queries got hot. The lawyer, somewhat exasperated, said everybody should be guided by the Golden Rule. And he further said he was the goldfish in the bowl and could be seen from all sides. AND OIL WORKERS GO THUMBING UP THE ROAD They are going to further conserve the oil in this country. And millions of gallons come in from foreign countries almost free of duty. FINDING OUT WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH FIRST ONE Out there in Reno two husbands divorsed their wives and then each married the other's wife, trying to solve the knotty problems. PUTTING ON THE HOBBLES The middle man, the fellow with a large bank roll and a big cold storage plant, who dictates the price to the producer and through lands wherein he is interested or by reason of the waters flowing therein, or because of the use of said waters by the party of the second part; then the damages thus sustained shall be paid by the party of the second part; provided of course that if such injury or damage be caused by any act or omission of the party of the first part, then the party of the second Water Story (Galley 2) part shall suffer any damage or injury for which the party of the second part is or may be responsible under this agreement, and if said corporation shall fail or refuse within 15 days after demand made upon its President, Secretary or Board of Directors to pay the damages so incurred, then said party of the first part may recover whatever reasonable attorney fees he may have incurred in enforcing payment of the amount due for such damages. Provided, however, that if the party of the second part shall within said last named time tender to the party of the first part the amount which it deems sufficient compensation for the injuries sustained, and if the party of the first part shall not recover any greater sum than that tendered, provided a tender be made, then he shall not have any claim upon the party of the second part for such attorney's fees, but shall pay said party of the second part such reasonable attorney's fees as it may incur in making its defense against such claim of said Yorba. Nothing contained in this agreement or in the deed before referr FINDING OUT WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH FIRST ONE Out there in Reno two husbands divorced their wives and then each married the other's wife, trying to solve the knotty problems. PUTTING ON THE HOBBLES The middle man, the fellow with a large bank roll and a big cold storage plant, who dictates the price to the producer and consumer, he is the one to regulate. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS As near as a fella can figure it out the social security measure will get to work in 1950. All those now 65 will be under the sod and the dew and the grandchildren now will be grandparents then. PLEDGES FAITH When the president enters on the execution of his office he takes the following oath: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States." PATIENCE CEASES TO BE A VIRTUE People all over the nation have watched the experiments come and go and had faith; but now it seems there is a marked change of opinion and the people are looking for a new pilot for the ship of state. TURNED ON THE HEAT The American Bar Association at its recent convention gave the demagogues, those who are opposed to constituted authority, a sizzling castigation. HIT AND RUN The campaign promises of some candidates for high office are sometimes as hollow as the hole in a doughnut. After they are elected they cross their fingers, smile and then go fishing. THE OLD GRAY MARE AND THE WHIFFLETREE When the supreme court's decision knocked the college professor's NRA for a row of chicken coops the president felt sorry and entered into with Prudencio Yorba by the president and secretary, in behalf of the Anaheim Water Company, be and the same is hereby ratified and approved; and that same agreement be spread upon the minutes of this company. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Barr and was adopted—Messrs. Korn, Barr and Hartung voting in the affirmative. The Secretary was instructed to have the deed referred to above recorded in the County Recorder's office. Mr. Dreyfus offered the following resolution. Resolved:—That an assessment of ($2) two dollars per share be, and the same is hereby, levied upon the capital stock of this company, payable on or before November 16th, 1881. Delinquent stock to be sold on December 10th, 1881. Mr. Korn seconded the resolution and it was adopted—Messrs. Korn, Barr and Hartung voting in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Barr, seconded by Mr. Hartung, J. D. Stern was employed to superintend the construction of the new ditch at a salary of $3 per day. The agreement referred to in the foregoing minutes is here given: This indenture made this 13th day of October, 1881, by and between Prudencio Yorba of the second part a right of way over his land and the land in which he is interested in the Rancho Canyon de Santa Ana in said County and State for the purpose of a water ditch to convey the waters of the river Santa Ana to the town of Anaheim and vicinity. Now, therefore, said Corporation in consideration of the premises agrees that it will not use or in any manner intrude or enter upon any more land of said Yorba than the strip 55 feet wide mentioned in said deed, and that if said party of the second part shall at any time desire to construct a road for the purpose of better enabling it to care for said ditch and attend to the working thereof, said road shall be constructed as far as practicable upon the north side of the strip so conveved. The party of the first part shall have the right to water the sheep and other stock grazing and which may graze or be union his, said Yorba's portion of said rancho from and at said ditch, and the grass, grain, or other product growing or being Nothing contained in this agreement or in the deed before referred to shall in any manner affect either of the parties hereto in so far as their claims and rights with relation to the waters of the said river Santa Ana are concerned, but the rights of said parties with relation to said waters and to the use thereof shall remain entirely unaffected hereby. This agreement shall bind the executors, heirs and assigns of the party of the first part and the successors and assigns of the party of the second part. In testimony whereof the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and the said corporation has hereto affixed its corporate seal the year and day aforesaid. ANAHEIM WATER COMPANY By B. Dreyfus, President. Attent. Richard Melrose. Secretary of said Company: PRUDENCIO YORBA. Witness to signatures: Stephen M. White. Town Hall, Oct. 22, 1881. The Board of Directors met in regular weekly session. Present a full Board. The minutes of the meetings held on October 8th and 15th were read and approved. A deed from D. Kramer, conveying to the Company land for a reservoir, was read and accepted and ordered recorded. The Secretary was ordered to prepare suitable resolutions and spread them upon the minutes and publish them in the Anaheim Gazette, expressive of the appreciation of Mr. Kramer's gift. The following bills were ordered paid: F. J. J. Schmidt, bill 68, $66.66; R. Melrose, bill 69, $16.00; H. Rogers, bill 70, $14.00; F. C. Tvler, bill 71, $11.25; F. W. Tvler, bill 72, 027.00; H. Knapke, bill 73, $12.25; Judson, Gillette & Gibson, bill 74, $7.60; J. Rennerscheidt, bill 75, $74.54; J. P. Zevn., comm.. The campaign promises of some candidates for high office are sometimes as hollow as the hole in a doughnut. After they are selected they cross their fingers, smile and then go fishing. THE OLD GRAY MARE AND THE WHIFFLETREE When the supreme court's decision knocked the college professor's NRA for a row of chicken coops the president felt sorry and said it took us back to the horse and buggy days. Giddap Dubins! SWAPPED HORSES IN MIDDLE OF STREAM When congress turned against the former president before he warmed the chair in the White House, they unloosened a lot of bolts in the economic machinery, and one thing piled up against the other and the voters thought there should be a change and then came the Brain Trust. Producers favor issuance of the order and such order is approved by the President. "Orders may be terminated at the end of a marketing year when the Secretary finds that an order, or a provision of an order, obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purpose of the Act, or when a majority of the producers of the commodity favor termination of the order. "For violation of orders, immediate injunction may be had against violators, and it is also provided that a fine of from $50 to $500 may be imposed." The Act as now amended does not affect those marketing agreements and licenses no win force, but it is believed that new agreements, supported by orders, will be substituted as rapidly as possible. time desire to construct a road for the purpose of better enabling it to care for said ditch and attend to the working thereof, said road shall be constructed as far as practicable upon the north side of the strip so conveved. The party of the first part shall have the right to water the sheep and other stock grazing and which may graze or be upon his, said Yorba's portion of said rancho from and at said ditch, and the grass, grain, or other product growing or being upon the land covered by said right of way shall be the exclusive property of the party of the first part and may be pastured or otherwise used by him; provided however, that the Zanjero of the Anaheim Water Company when engaged in taking care of or repairing or otherwise attending to said ditch shall have the privilege of pasturing the horses used by him when engaged in said business upon the land so covered by said right of way, but nowhere else. Whenever and wherever it shall be come necessary for said Anaheim Water Company, in constructing its said ditch, to break or pass through any fence of the party of the first part, it shall be the duty of the said corporation and said corporation hereby agrees to place proper gates and make proper repairs at such places. County of Los Angeles, California, the party of the first part, and the Anaheim Water Company, a corporation, the party of the second part. Witnesseth, That whereas the said party of the first part has this day and as a part of this transaction conveyed to the party of so that the sheep and other stock of the party of the first part cannot escape through the openings thus occasioned. It is further agreed that if said party of the first part shall suffer any injury by reason of said ditch passing spread them upon the minutes and publish them in the Anaheim Gazette, expressive of the appreciation of Mr. Kramer's gift. The following bills were ordered paid: F. J. J. Schmidt, bill 68, $66.66; R. Melrose, bill 69, $16.00; H. Rogers, bill 70, $14.00; F. C. Tvler, bill 71, $11.25; F. W. Tvler, bill 72, 027.00; H. Knapke, bill 73, $12.25; Judson, Gillette & Gibson, bill 74, $7.60; J. Pennerscheidt, bill 75, $74.54; J. P. Zevn, comm., bill 76, $9.80; A. Smith & Co., bill 77, $7.45; W. Brown, bill 78, $2.90; B. Smith, bill 79, $2.00; H. Knapke, bill 80, $87.62; Bicknell & White, bill 81, $20.00; Total $359.07. The receipts of the meeting were: For sale of water, $12.00; borrowed from F. & M. Bank at 10%. $1000.00; total, $1012.00. Adjourned. R. Melrose, Secretary. Minnesotans Plan Reunion Sept. 28 Former residents of Minnesota are all included in the call to rally for annual fall picnic reunion. It will be held in Sycamore Grove Park all day, Saturday, September 28th. All the usual picnic attractions will be offered. Hot coffee will be served and silk souvenir badges provided. The program of music and addresses will follow the basket dinner hour. Judge Marion C. Spicer, President of the Minnesota State Society will be in charge of the day and will extend the welcome to the picnickers. Mr. R. G. Hunter, President of the San Diego Minnesotans will tell of the plans for our state day at the Exposition. Tourists from the "North Star", state are especially invited to meet their old friends.