oc-plain-dealer 1919-02-03

BRADFORD GETTING READY FOR EXHIBIT PHACENTIA, Feb. 3 (Special) Chairman Bradford, notwithstanding the fact that he is not fully recovered from his recent illness, and has about 9 million other things to look after, is busy preparing the county exhibit for the Orange Show. He has his plans perfected and the material arrived this week. C. E. Hoffman and Percy Bradford will have charge of the construction work, which is a pretty good guarantee that it will be ready on time. Miss Nell Trammel of Williamsburg, Ky., is visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Bennett. She will remain indefinitely. C. H. Bronillette has returned from Orange, where he spent a week caring for his daughter and her two children, all of whom had the "1 u" at once, but are now pretty well recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Yost paid Placentia a brief call Tuesday, being up from Escondido on a business trip. Mrs. H. E. Lewis and the Misses Nelly and Emily Lewis came out from Los Angeles Tuesday and spent Hoffman. They are Mrs. Hoffman's mother and sisters. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Fitch, Mrs. Harlan P. Sweet and Miss Clara Bailey accompanied them. John T. Cox, who was operated on last week for hernia, was brought home Saturday and is improving. L. V. Steen walked down town enoids and enlarged tonsils, and late has not been able to attend school regularly. The Elks, hearing of his condition, and knowing that Mr. Marrs had not been able to work for a long time on account of ill health, volunteered to pay for a operation. They had it performed last Friday, and the boy is settling along very nicely. E. R. Shong has arrived from Wichita, expecting to remain in California. His wife and two daughters have been here several months but he was engaged in railroading and could not get a release until after the war. Dana Walden of Los Angeles, Tomato Growers Association, was in Placentia Tuesday, getting in touch with some of the growers of the vicinity. He expects to return in the near future and hopes to form a branch of the organization here. M. E. LEADER'S MEET Friday night over 100 Methodist leaders and workers of Orange county sat down to a fellowship dinner in the First M. E. church, Santa Ana. The occasion was the planning of the Centenary Campaign for this county. Every Methodist church in the county was represented but Olinda and Westminster. Dinner was served at 7 o'clock and following the meal, Chaplain Frank Stevens told the story of the church at Antioch, and drew vita spiritual lessons from it for the inspirational and investment of lay men in the modern program of the church. Edgerton Shore, a prominent lay Mrs. H. E. Lewis and the Misses Nelly and Emily Lewis came out from Los Angeles Tuesday and spent Hoffman. They are Mrs. Hoffman's mother and sisters. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Fitch, Mrs. Harlan P. Sweet and Miss Clara Bailey accompanied them. John T. Cox, who was operated on last week for hernia, was brought home Saturday and is improving. L. V. Steen walked down town Wednesday for the first time since he arrived here from Texas. His dropsy is disappearing and he is recovering nicely from the effects of his recent attack of pneumonia. T. W. Edwards has sold his restaurant to W. J. Robinson and has taken a job at fumigating. S. W. Niman has gone to Anaheim to visit his father who fell from a hay mow a few days ago and was quite painfully injured. John Marrs and family left last Monday for Ontario where they will spend a few days and then go on to Kansas. Mr. Marrs has been in ill health for some time and is returning to his old home. Gifford Farrar surprised his folks by dropping in on them Wednesday morning. They knew that he had returned from France, but did not expect to see him so soon. He went on to Camp Kearney in the afternoon and will remain there until discharged. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Nelson and family spent last Sunday in Anaheim visiting Mrs. Nelson's parents, while there Mrs. Nelson's brother, Frank Mauerhan, who has been in France for several months, came home and surprised them. Frank M. Anderson, who has been in the aviation service at Mather Field, has received his honorable discharge. Little Bertha Clyde had to leave school Tuesday. She was thought to have in anenza, but her trouble now seems to be only a severe cold. E. O. Hazzard transacted business in Los Angeles Monday. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. time from a very severe case of ad Every Methodist church in the county was represented but Olinda and Westminster. Dinner was served at 7 o'clock and following the meal, Chaplain Frank Stevens told the story of the church at Antioch, and drew vital spiritual lessons from it for the in spirational and investment of lay men in the modern program of the church. Edgerton Shore a prominent lay man of the church and for two years president of the Laymen's Association of the Southern California Conference, spoke passionately and eloquently of the Centenary call to lay leaders, putting special stress on the work of the Minute Men. The meeting closed with a world survey of the work of the church and the opportunity for the investment of life and money in the affairs of the Kingdom. It was an indie and a deep interest was sustained till ten o'clock when the gathering adjourned. Over 50 minute men were assigned by Chairman A. J. Lasby to speak in every Methodist church in the county yesterday. The leaders also plan to interchange services, and to repeat the service of Friday night in each church of the group. TEST TAX SALE DEED A tax sale deed to a valuable lot at East Newport is to be tested in an action to quiet title brought by Dr. P. V. K. Johnson of Los Angeles against W. A. Cornellus. The sale occurred last spring County taxes had not been paid on the lot for some years. It now develops that the city taxes had been kept up. The lot was put up for sale last spring and Cornellus secured the tax sale deed for $40 or $50. The owner now asserts that he was in France when the sale occurred, and kenw nothing of it. Tax Collector Lamb has a registered letter receipt for the official notice sent to the last address in the hands of his office. This receipt was signed by some one in Dr. Johnson's office. BOSTON OPERATING Grand Musical RECITATION Thursday Evening, At the Anaheim Union High School THIS COMPANY was the leading on the New York and New Etauqua Circuit last season aud is musical attraction of the Redpath season. Adults 75c, Children INFLUENTIAL BREA MAN PASSES AWAY Mr. W. E. Hurst of Brea, for five years owner of the Brea Boller Works, passed away Thursday night at 11 p.m. Mr. Hurst was one of Brea's most influential business men and was held in highest esteem by all his fellow cliffsens. Several days ago, Mr. Hurst contracted the flu which terminated in pneumonia. He was 41 years, 6 months and 20 days old. He leaves to mourn their loss a wife and son, three brothers, Fred, Lace and Floyd, a father and mother, all of whom reside in Brea, and a sister in St. Joe, Mo. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. from McAulay's undertaking parlor at Fullerton. The Masonic order had charge of the services. BREA, Feb. 3 Special—J. E. Colson, of the Birch Oil Co., is reported confined to his home with the flu. Mr. Morse, of Venice, visited his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Kinsler, Tuesday. R. E. Beckwith was called to Pasadena Tuesday on account of the illness of his father. B. M. Hixon, of San Antonio, Tex., visited with C. E. Hart Sunday. It is reported there will be a public dance held in Sewell hall Saturday night. C. C. Kinsler and family spent Sunday at Long Beach. Mrs. G. E. Fentress, of Los Angeles, spent Saturday with her sister, the Union Oil Co. in the Brea field, is the happy father of a baby daughter. The little Miss and the mother are getting along nicely. Vernon Russell, Brea's skilled tonsorial artist, has purchased the Sanitary Barber Shop. Mrs. G. W. Speer has gone to Taft, where she will join her husband in making that their future home. Mr. Speer is an employee of the Wallace Refining Co. Andrew Anderson dropped a boiler on his left foot Monday and is now on the repair rack. The boiler was not damaged in the least, but Anderson's foot was pretty badly mashed. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Guard have recently moved from Compton to Brea. M. E. Baird and G. W. Black, of the engineering staff of the Union Oil Company, are in Ventura county this week. The boys are doing some surveying work for the Union in the Ventura field. Milton Vernor, who has been in war, received his discharge last week and returned home Tuesday. During his absence he has been doing service in one of the northern spruce camps getting out timber for government ships and airplanes. W. P. Ashton, residing on the Hole lease, returned Thursday from across the ocean, where he has been "doing his bit" toward putting down militarism. He was a member of the First British Columbia Infantry and got as far as England, when the armistice was signed. He returned via Panama canal on the S. S. Empress of Asia and was discharged last Friday. and Pea Harbor three horses heretofore having ing of the beaver. It is not a bean cutter a present methane vines are cut rows, and is shock the vine. Leck's Bed this with one dition elimine being scatter der the preseting. The machine makes it light and can be put GRUSSING Despite the company of Evangelical Emily street pay their last ory of little F old daughter as Grussing streets, who p morning. Thin in charge of little girls, dry pallbearers beautiful. For at the church terred in Anale Private A.home with his H.Bowen,f signal corps a R. E. Beckwith was called to Pasadena Tuesday on account of the illness of his father. B. M. Hixon, of San Antonio, Tex., visited with C. E. Hart Sunday. It is reported there will be a public dance held in Sewell hall Saturday night. C. C. Kinsler and family spent Sunday at Long Beach. Mrs. G. E. Fentress, of Los Angeles, spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Rosalie Rankin, of Brea. Wm. Klassen, of the Hole lease, is rapidly recovering from the flu, and expects to be back to work in a few days. Mrs. K. E. Nethaway left Tuesday for San Diego to visit some friends recently from Kansas. C. C. Taylor has been ordered transferred to the gas department at Taft, and expects to depart this week. F. Richter has exchanged the Brea Hotel property to J. E. Livesey of Santa Ana, or some ranch property. Mrs. Adrian Scott and little son Claud, of Los Angeles, were in Brea Friday and Saturday, the guests of Miss Mabel McGee. Forrest Hurst, who is stationed at the submarine base, at San Pedro, spent Sunday with his father and wife in Brea. J. Reid, of the California National Supply Co., has moved his family here and are temporarily located in the Delaney rooming house. Ed Varye, an old resident of this city, but now of Anaheim, was in Brea Sunday looking for a house with intentions of moving back here. The following are added to the list of Brea's honor roll: Thomas McGraw and Earnest Robinson, the latter having had "over seas service." Frank Stewart left Wednesday for Simi, Ventura county, with a big truck loaded with casing and cement for Union Oil Co.'s well at Simi. Guy K. Irwin is now with the was here Tuesday. R. W. Phelps, field geologist for spruce camps getting out timber for government ships and airplanes. W. P. Ashton, residing on the Hole lease, returned Thursday from across the ocean, where he has been "doing his bit" toward putting down militarism. He was a member of the First British Columbia Infantry and got as far as England, when the armistice was signed. He returned via Panama canal on the S. E. Press of Asia and was discharged last Friday. James Pickering had the misfortune and all the excitement attending the theft of his big Hudson Six in Los Angeles the other night. Mr. Pickering and his family motored in to the big city to see the show and on coming out of the theatre discovered that the only show they had of getting home was on the White bus. Police authorities and officials of the Automobile Club were immediately notified and the car was recovered early Saturday morning. Everything that could be taken off the machine was being removed when an officer happened along and made a capture of the men who stole the car. NEW BEAN THRESHER Adoption by bean growers of California of equipment that John Leck of Santa Ana has invented and patented will save them millions annually and relieve them of all worry as to efficient labor to handle their bean crops. known on the market as Leck's Bean OPERA CO. Musical CITAL Evening, Feb. 6th High School Auditorium was the leading attraction in New England Chauseason aud is the leading the Redpath Bureau this Children 50c and Pea Harvester. One man and three horses will do the work it heretofore has taken five men and five horses to perform in the harvesting of the beans, according to Leck. It is not a bean thresher, but a bean cutter and gatherer. Under the present method of cutting beans, the vines are cut and thrown up in windows, and later men follow and shock the vines. Leck's Bean Harvester does all this with one operation, and in addition eliminates waste from beans being scattered over the ground under the present method of harvesting. The machine is on wheels, which makes it lighter, easier to handle, and can be pulled by three horses. GRUSSING FUNERAL Despite the heavy rain, a large company of friends gathered at the Evangelical Lutheran church, N. Emily street, Friday afternoon to pay their last respects to the memory of little Frida Grussing. 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grussing, Santa Ana and East streets, who passed away Wednesday morning. The funeral services were in charge of Rev. Schmelzer. Six little girls, dressed in white, acted as pallbearers. The floral pieces were beautiful. Following the services at the church the remains were interred in Anaheim cemetery. Private A. U. Bowen is back home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bowen, from service with the signal corps at Camp Maryland. damage to the car was one of the hubs being torn off. The offending car kept right on its way, never stopping to see what damage had been done. United States Food Administration License Number G-29177 Sam Hill Cash Grocery and Meat Market SEVEN STORES THREE MEAT MARKETS ONE BAKERY Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange And 110 E. Center St. ANAHEIM Sam Hill's Bran Bread, 24 oz. loaf 9c Hill's Quality Bread, 24 oz. loaf 10c Visit our bake shop and see how bread is made with automatic machines. Puree Tomatoes 2 cans 25¢ Quail brand Corn, per can 15¢ Standard Peas, per can 14¢ Hominy, 2 cans 25¢ Federal brand Milk, Service SERVICE will characterize our new establishment. We have spared no expense to give our customers every convenience. Under one roof will be SERVICE will characterize our new establishment. We have spared no expense to give our customers every convenience. Under one roof will be found practically every make of phono-graph and the leading makes of pianos, player pianos and grands. WE have just secured the agency for the renowned Schiller piano. Nothing finer can be built. Musically and artistically it is the height of the music master's achievement. We open for business in our new store today, Monday, February 3rd, where we will be glad to meet all our old friends and make many new ones. Schmidt Music Company 136 W. Center