Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-24
SANTA ANA.


building the dam and bitches for the
irrigation system on the San Joaquin
ranch has been discontinued, snd will
not be resumed again until next spring.
Nearly 10 miles OF bitches have been
dug and made ready to receive the
waters of the Santiago creek. Work
will be resumed on this immense job
early in March, when large force OF
men will be employed, and the work
completed before next winter. The es-
timated cost of completing the dam and
bitches is $500, 1000, but the increase that
this improvement will make in thevalue
of Orange county property cannot be
estimated.
OUR ROADS.
The majority of the roads of this
county are in fairly passable condi-
tion, but the highway leading from this
city to Anaheim is simply vile. This is
one of the main roads of our county,
and should be the best kept highway in
the county, connecting as it does the
two principal cities in the county.
There is some talk, however, of the Ana
helm Street-car company changing the
old horse-car line into an electric line,
and running it to the county seat. We
hope this report may prove to have
some foundation, and that the impro ve-
ment may be made.
BREvITIEs.
The public schools of this city closed
today for the holidays. Appropriate
exercises were held in the several de-
partments, and many of the teachers
were recipients of handsome presents
from the pupils. School will reopen on
Tuesday morning, January I'd.
Robert Hildreth of Mendocino county
is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. R. Lem Of San Francisco is visit
ing friends in this city.
Gus Crookshank has returned from
three weeks visit in Iowa.
The Unitarians and the Methodist
Episcopal churches had Christmas trees
at their places of worship tonight. The
other churches will have Christmas trees
tomorrow night.
John Kellenberger has gone to Denver
for short visit.
1t looks very much tonight as if this
section were going to be visited by
rain storm. The farmers are praying
that it will, for while we are not suffer
ing yet, rain would be very acceptable.
There is now not vacant house in
town, 30 large is the number of eastern
els in our city. Every season finds
Santa Ana becoming more popular as
place of residence, and it is wonder
that some of our capitalists do not erect
more tenement houses.
Granville Spurgeon is visiting in San
Diego.
Ali the preparations for the proper re.
ception of the editors. who will be here
next month. have been made, and the
knights of the quill who will come here
may rest assured of being royalty re-
ceived.
Annie G. Ehlen, aged 25 years, died
at her home near Orange yesterday.
The deceased young woman had many
friends in this county who deeply regret
her untimeIy end.
Nearly 400 consumers are using city
water now. The water works owned by
the city promise soon to become pro-
fitable investmen This city can safely
claim one of the beet water supplys in
the state.
M. G. Vanderbeek, he who forged the
checks, has not as yet committed sui
eide, and is still supposed to be in the
city of San Francisco. 1t is possible
that his relatives here will pay his
bills and fix up the unsettled state OF
his financial affairs.
The newly formed Christian Alliance
of Santa Ana will hold its first meeting
tomorrow, Saturday, December oath, at
2 D. M, with Mrs. Pitman, corner of
Sixth and Main streets. A cordial in
vitation is given to all who may desire
to meet with it. Mrs. E. j. Ambrose,
secretary.
On the 30th instant the Santa Ana
Masons will install their officers for the
ensuing year, the installation to take
place in their hall. when all Masons and
their wives, and all Stars and their hus.
bands are expected to be present.
Hereafter the Santa Ana barber shops
will close at s p. m.
Tent II, Knights of the Maccabees,
was organized at Orange last night, with
the following gentlemen as officers W.
H. Bowers, P. G.; H. F. Gardner, c.;
M. P. Chubb, L. G.; M. H. Peelor. R.
K; s. Sollenbereer, F. K. Rev. W. de
R. Pos, Chap. w. P. Vance, M. at A.;
DIR. w. B. Wood, Physician; 0. Handy,
Serg. X. R. Boring, 1st M. OF g.; E. 1,
Parker, I'd NJ. of g.; G.. M. Burbank,
Sem; j. F. Conley, Pic; A. B. Cauld-
well, Correspondent.