The herald., 1893-10-24
SANTA ANA.

Proceedings of tho Board of Supervls-
ors-LooaI Affairs.
SANTA ANA, Oct. 23.-The board OF
supervisors met today and completed
their sitting before noon.
w. H. Gimes was before the board in
reference to the cleaning out OF certain
ditch In the vicinity of Westminster.
The matter was referred to Supervisor
Hawkins.
The contract for hauling lumber for
river improvements was let to Il. u.
Huntington for $1.45 per thousand feet
for all lumber delivered within one mile
of the Olive bridge road, and $1.20 per
thousand for ell lumber delivered south
of the Santa Fe bridge, near Orange.
The amount to be delivered is between
10000 and $4,000 feet and ia to be taken
from the Santa Fe depot at Santa Ana.
Surveyor Finley submitted report,
the substance OF which was published
In yesterday mornings HERALD.
The hauling of the brush for the levee
near the Olive bridge has been let to
Felipe Yorba and M. A. Baker, at 4
cents per bundle Of feet long by feet
in diameter.
The surveyor was directed to correct
the country road maps to conform with
the line OF the travelled road to the
Trabuco cafion-
After the usual allowance for indi-
gents the board adjourned until next
Monday.
MIDwINTER FAIR.
The business men of Santa Ana held
meeting at the Office of w. S. Taylor
this morning for the purpose of listening
to talk from ]. 8. Slauson OF Los An
geles, on the contemplated midwinter
fair.
Mr.. Slauson stated that it was the in
tention of the southern counties to erect
a building at San Francisco which
would cost about $4,000, and each
county would be allowed space in the
building to correspond with the amount
OF money it put into the building.
He thought that Orange county ought
to put in about $500. He was sure it
could not afford to be left out.
John McFadden and w. II. Spurgeon
were appointed as q committee to wait
on the board OF Supervisors and the city
trustees and ask them to appoint q
committee of three by each body to
wait upon the people of Orange county
and ascertain how they felt in
regard to donating money to be
used in making an exhibit at the
midwinter fair. The chamber of COM
merce appointed committee of three
for the same purpose. III. A. Peabody,
Capt. s. w. Smith and Frank Ely were
appointed as such committee. There
will be an adjourned meeting of the
chamber Of commerce next Wednesday
to receive report from the committees
appointed.
In the superior court today the follow
ing cases were reset for trial: Bartley
vs. Harper, and Dibbel vs.. Bradford,
October Goth; People vH. Parcels, No
vember 9TH. The greater portion of the
day was consumed in the case of the
People vs. Funk, for forgery. The case
was not finished today.
BREvITIEs.
Carl Kendall, G. E. UT and R. H.
Sanborn, Of Tustin, have returned from
visit to the worlds fair.
O. F. Brenot has brought suit against
Constable Robinson for $3.50 damages
alleged to have been sustained by him
by the unlawful seizure of certain bar
ley belonging to him.
Orange county has organized fruit
exchange. In other words they have
combined to try and devise ways and
means OF successfully marketing their
crops.
Orange county's pet, the famous silk-
wood, was brought home from Los An
geles this morning. He 10 looking ex-
ceedingly well.
There will be an excursion from Santa
Ana to Mt. Lowe next Tuesday. The
Maccabees will go up in the morning
and return in the afternoon.
Miss Gussie Ferguson, of Fayetteville,
Ark, arrived in Santa Ana Saturday,
and is the guest Of Mrs. @. A. Preston.
The Z months old child of Ed. Stonner
died at the Glenwood Sunday morning.
The funeral took place today at p. m.
The Epworth Leagueof the IA. @. church
furnished the flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dean OF Orange
were in the city today.
The funeral services of Effie Nav
Field, aged about 20 years, will take
place from the Christian church ct Or
ange at 10 q. m. tomorrow. Miss Field
was particularly bright Young ladv.
and was graduate of the high school at
Orange, class of '92.
Judge I'll. A. Pearce visited Los Ange.
les today on professional business.
Marshal Nichols arrested Orville
Cline today for being drunk and disor-
derby.
Mrs. Martha w. Thompson Of San
Francisco csme down Saturday to visit
her two children, whom she had not
seen for nearly two years. Her hus.
band has resided in Santa Ana during
that period and the children have lived
with their grandparents in this CITY.
Mrs. Thompson returned to San Fran
cisco this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Fife returned this
evening from visit to friends in San
Diego.