Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-03
NEWS FROM SANTA ANA.
THE KNIGHTS OF MACCABEEs'
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT.
Republican Convention to Be Hold To-
day Various Interesting News
Notes From Santa Ana
and Vicinity.

A large audience assembled in Spur
peon's opera house, last night, in ie-
Spouse to invitations issued by Tent 8,
Knights of the Maccabees, requesting
their presence at the first entertainment
given by that order.
The following programme was we'll
rendered:
Address of welcome-Cs s. McKelyey.
Piano Duet-Miss M. Beaver, c. W. Blanch-
Recitation-Miss Pearlie Gleason.
Vocal solo-Miss NJ. Beaver.
Address--Rev. Will A. Knighten.
Banjo Solo-Miss Pearlie Gleason:
Vocal Solo-Mrs. J. G. Scarborough.
Address-Hon. f. B. Guthrie.
Recitation--Miss Coral Harrison.
The Musical Kings-PeaK and Schoneman;
C. w Blanchard, accompanist.
Tent s has a large membership in
this city, and promises to become one OF
our leading societies.
DISCHARGED.
The highly sensational adultery case
that has occupied the attention OF the
courts of this city for several weeks, and
has been the theme for gossipers and
the subject of many columns of newspa-
per matter, was concluded, for the pres
ent, at least, yesterday, in Judge Free
mans court, resulting in the defendant,
q. Wooster Bentley being discharged.
The defendant was charged with living
in open and notorious cohabitation and
adultery with Mrs. Alameda Kidner,
and committed in this county. 1t
seems, from evidence introduced by the
defendant, that Mrs. Kidner was simply
a servant and receiving pay right along
from Mr.. Bentley for her work, and re-
ceipts for money paid her in that capa-
city, were introduced. 1t was also
clearly shown that she was not enjoying
the privileges of a wife on the Bentley
ranch, but on the contrary acted the
part of q servant in every respect, and
furthermore, that there never had been
any intimate relationship between her
and Bentley. The outcome Of this ver-
dict is awaited with interest by our citi-
zens.
SANTA ANA BREvITIES.
About 100 hands are working in the
drying houses, and large quantities OF
fruit are being handled.
There are 300 campers at Newport
beach at present.
Large quantities of wool are being
shipped from this place daily.
The Republican county convention
meets today, to nominate 3 county
ticket.
Geo. Schirm's bakery came very near
going up in smoke yesterday. Two OF
Mr.. Schirm's little girls were in the
back yard, and noticing smoke coming
from store-room in the rear of the bak-
cry, informed.their father of the fact.
Mr.. Schirm Immediately rushed to the
room and found that an old mattress
was on fire, and the flames rapidly
spreading to other articles in the store
room. He extinguished the fire with
out much trouble or serious loss and
what might have proven destructive
blaze was averted. The origin of the
fire is mystery.
W. S. Hall. recent arrival from the
east, has purchased forty acres of alfalfa
land southeast of Santa Ana from j. G.
Thomas. The consideration was $4,000.
The friends of W. d. and D. S, Halla-
day, two old Santa Ana boys, but who
are now residents of far-off Honduras,
will be pleased to learn that they are
hearty and healthy, and doing nicely in
that new country, as a recent letter re-
ceived from them by their father indi-
Gates. They have about fifty acres in
bananas, and are now planting sugar
cane quite extensively. They claim that
it is no trouble to raise two crops of corn
per year without irrigation.
Miss Carrie Jones, one of Santa Ana's
most popular and handsome young lady
school teachers, left, yesterday, for
Newport Beach, where she will enjoy a
short rest before again assuming her du-
ties as teacher in the West End school,
which will be week from next Monday.
J. Eivernash and Art Sherman, two
well.known knights of the quill,
drove down to Laguna and Arch beach
yesterday for dip in the ocean, and to
enjoy the scenes that those places afford.
What loads of sin and trash old ocean is
sometimes compelled to carry. Never
theless it is fair to presume that she
still retains her old color-blue.
M. j. Bundy, president of the street
car company, who lives in Tustin, and
runs a large hardware business in this
city, had the pleasure Of walking over
from that city, yesterday, due to the
fact that the street cars have been taken
off. He says he enjoyed the walk high
ly, and says that it is the first time he
has ''raised sweat" in many years,
and that if he should continue to take
this exercise every morning, his life
would be prolonged many years.
SOUTH PASADENA.