Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-14
0mr Auah elm Letter.

EDIroRs HERALD The sale OF the
Northam ranch was even better than
was supposed, for $4,000 was re-
ceived for one hundred and two acres
instead of that amount for one hun
dred and seven acres as was first re-
ported. Mr.. Northam reserved the
winery and five acres for his own use.
Work ON the new Methodist Church
has been resumed, after a delay OF
some weeks for want of material.
There have been number OF
strangers in town looking for houses
to rent or buy on the installment
plan, and If some one would come
here with a few thousand dollars
capital and erect dozen or more
neat little cottages, he would
find ready purchasers or tenants.
Everything is looking so lovely now
and delighting the eyes of the tourists
who are making their appearance
from the East and who will continue
to come in greater numbers from
now on. They could not help
being very agreeably impressed
with our delightful climate, good soil
and picturesque Surroundings. There
are also some of our old citizens who
would get residences built for them
selves at once on the installment plan,
to cost from 81 900 to $1,000 each,
and make monthly pay ments will,
good interest.
Additional school room is neede d
here owing to our great growth. In
the primary department many of the
pupils can attend but half day
some going in the morning and others
in the afternoon. There are in this
department 104 pupils under one
teacher, and it is hoped before next
term that we shall have new school
house in the western part of town
which will relieve the present over
crowded school.
Oscar Luedke is erecting house on
Los Angeles street. 1t is to be two
story. r. Menzel is making extern
sive Improvements on his cottage.
The Tvroleers received sixty mus
kets this week and great number of
the people went to see them drill last
Thursday evening. 1t was a
novel sight to see the men for the
first time in the history of old Ana
helm parading the streets with arm s.
They have rented the Masonic
Hall where they will drill hereafter
and they have suitable place in the
hall for storing their new Springfield
rifles.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
Church will give Bell concert on
Tuesday evening, May 22nd. Ice
cream and refreshments will be served.
DIR. GARDENERS little daughter Jessie
died last Thursday morning of
bronchial pneumonia. She had
been sick for some weeks, and
at one time was thought to be
getting better, but was again taken
worse and died. The funeral was
from the Presbyterian Church and
was largely attended by sympathizipg
friends and acquaintances. A long
procession of carriages followed the
funeral to the grave. The family has
the sympathy OF all in their great
trouble.
The graders on the Anaheim,
Olinda and Pomona road are still
camped at Carlton, and are not able
to complete their labors until the
right OF way through the Kraemer
ranch is obtained. 1t is thought that
a condemnation suit will be
brought against the owners of this
ranch to bring about the desired
result, 30 that work may be continued
and the road completed. The South
ern Pacific construction train has
been engaged repairing track here
during the week. The grading on the
y. Z. line from Polhemus to Tustin has
reached Burrell Point, and the stakes
are set as far as the Santiago creek,