Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-27
ORANGE COUNTY NEWS.
THE AUDITOR's REPORT SHOWS THE
RICHNESS OF THAT SECTION.
The Tax Levy-No Law Library Wanted.
The Political Situation = Santa
Ana News Notes and
Brevlties.

SANTA ANA, Sept. 26.-The board OF
supervisors met today in regular ses-
sion, and transacted their regular rou-
tine business.
The Yorba school district bonds, OF
$4,000, were sold to M. X. Luber, of
Los Angeles, for $2l53. This money
will be used in building new school
house at Yorba.
The board concluded that Orange
county did not need law library, and
go the district attorney was ordered to
draw up an ordinance repeating or
dinance No. IA, which provides WAYS
and means for establishing such Ii
brary.
The tax rate for the fiscal year '92-'93,
was fixed at 81. 80 on the $100. Orange
county, according to the auditors re-
port presented to the board, contains
AIS, 1902 acres OF land, which, with it's
improvements, is valued at $8,112,9 900.
The total value of real and personal
property is 10000, 100. There is over
$60, 900 in the treasury, Democratic
board of supervisors in power, every
thing pointing to the election of Demo-
cratic county officials, and so Orange
county is safe.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
Politics is quite muddled in this
county, and it would take prophet, or
at least the son of prophet, to predict
the outcome, although the Democrats
are sanguine of electing majority of
their county ticket. That Theodore
! Lacy will be elected sheriff is foregone
conclusion, and even the most radical
Republican will hardly deny this. Scar
borough, for district attorney, and Fin
ley, for surveyor, have straight roads
into their respective offices, and both are
straight Democrats.
The balance of the county offices are
in doubt, with the Democratic candi-
dates having fighting chances. The
Peoples party candidate for the as
will, without doubt, receive endorse
ment from the Democrats. Welborn,
for congress, will carry Orange. county,
easily overcoming the Republican ma
jority here, by receiving support from
broad-minded members of that party
who want to see honest, able men in the
halls of congress. For the present pol
itics are superseded by the fair. but next
week the campaign will be actively COM
menced, and Democrats are hopeful of
being able to bring Orange county into
line as Democratic county.
SANTA ANA BREvITIES.
There are 20 teachers employed in the
Santa Ana public schoole.
The street cars resume operations to-
morrow.
Telephone communication is soon to
be established between this city and
Arch Beach.
E. o. Mcintyre, who had charge of
the M. E. church of Fresno last year,
will fill the pulpit of the M. E. church
OF Santa Ana the ensuing year.
Diphtheria is prevalent in the Bolea
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Sexton have re-
turned from visit to San Diego.
E. James of Iowa is in Santa Ana, and
will probably locate in this section.
L. Bagley of Pasadena is in this city,
and will remain until after the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Higbie, of San
Francisco, are visiting friends here,
Rory O'Moore, owned by George
Kinds, OF Wilmington, and Tono, owned
by Nick Covarrubias. of Los Angeles,
two horses of considerable speed, ar
rived in this city today, and are entered
in the races this week.
The Peoples party OF Orange county
intend to have big picnic and blow
out about the 10Th of October. They
intend to have a good time, even if they
don't get anything else,
R. G. Whitson had the thumb and
end a his forefnger of his left hand cut
off this morning, in planer, at Grifith's
planning mill.
A large number of Santa Anans will
attend the celebration at San Diego this
week.