The herald., 1894-01-30
SANTA ANA.

The Supervisors Local and Fullerton
News Notes.
SANTA ANA, Jan. 29.-For come time
the section boss. Mr.. Preddo OF Tustin,
has been missing railroad ties, and has
been on the watch for the guilty party.
This morning he swore out warrants for
the arrest of two young fellows by the
names OF Walter and Charles Keller.
The hearing will be before Judge @. w.
Humphreys on tomorrow at 2 O'Clock.
Our townsman Mr.. O. @. Drake re-
ceived the sad intelligence yesterday OF
Of the death Of his mother, Sunday
morning. at Brooklyn. la.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Chiffon,
Sunday, January 18th, son. All are
doing nicely.
H. A. Peabody has taken an interest
in the Southern California Improvement
company, which is located near or ut
Daggett, San Bernardino county, this
state. He will take land near Daggett
and improve it, and says this land is as
good as can be found anywhere. This
is certainly fine opportunity for one to
get cheap farm. Mr.. Peabody has
made several trips to this locality, and
can tell you all about the land.
Invitations are out for an afternoon
reception at the elegant home of Miss
Rose Wilson on East Fourth street.
Died-In Santa Ana, January Goth,
B. F. Patterson, aged 81 years. Funeral
from the residence on West Second
street, Tuesday at pm.
The ladies' auxiliary OF the Unity
society will meet at Mrs. Watson'a to-
morrow afternoon.
Frank Wakeham's little six-year-old
boy this afternoon drank some carbolic
acid. 1t is not known how much he
took, but it is presumed he drank
enough to endanger his life.
We learn that Syl. Berry, who has
been holding a position in the state
prison has been unceremoniously
bounced.
The stockholders in the Santiago
Water company have elected the follow
ing directors: W. Holt, VIM. Smith,
Silas Bond, o. P. Chubb and d. @. Pix
ley.
The fifth lecture in the Unity club
course will be given in the society hall
in the Spurgeon block next Wednesday
evening by Prof. r. d. Wood, on the
subject Color in Nature.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The board met today and all were
present, Chairman Yoch in the chair.
On motion of Armor Jonus Harrison
was notified that he had been employed
to expert the county officers books
from June 80, 1898, to December 81,
1893.
Bids were opened as follows for sup
plying the assessor with data to correct
the maps showing transfers: w. HI.
Jamison, $85; Geo. Taylor, 500; Fred
erick Stephens, s95. The contract waB
awarded to w. H. Jamison.
Bids fol graveling the Anaheim road
were opened as follows: A. @. Elliott
ct al, rs cents; William Mills. 81; j. B.
Snodgrass, 80 cents; j. w. Damron, So
cents; McCrindle and Price, 80 cents;
E. E. Huntington, 80 cents.
The bids for Fifth-street grade were as
follows: John Devenna, 81; McCooper
ct al. rs cents; VIM. Mills, 95 cent? J.
b. Snodgrass, $1.25; Howard Travoli, 90
cents; S. P. G. Ratcliff, Sl.25;J. w.
Damron, s124; McCrindle & Price,
$l.10; e. G. Huntington. 80 cents.
The contracts were awarded to J. W.
Damron and Howard Travoli, respect
lively, at 30 and IS cents per cubic yard.
The contracts are limited az to time
to 80 days, in which 1000 cubic yards
must be delivered on each road.
The hearing of the petition of E. d.
Cook and others for q road in Ell Toro
district was postponed for two weeks.
A petition was received from A. f,
Jefferson ct al. Tor a new road in the
Newport district, beginning at the south
end OF Fairview avenue, crossing the
Banning tract and part OF the San Joa-
quin ranch, to the Santa Ana and New
port road. Referred to Tedford.