The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-14
SANTA ANA.

The odjeskn Entertatnms nt-A Lecture
on Beet Sugar Culturs-News Notes.
SANTA ANA, June 13.-Next Saturday
Mr.. George Easton will deliver q lecture
on beet sugar culture and illustrate it by
about 200 stereoptcon views. These
views represent the culture OF beets from
the time the seed is put in the ground to
the time the sugar is ready for table use.
Your reporter WAS shown the plan OF
the entertainment and we do not hesi-
tate to say this will be much better
than q great many entertainments tnat
cost 81 admission. This entertain ment
will be free in Spurgeon's opera house
next Saturday night and everybody,
whether interested in beet culture or
not. should not miss 1t. The lecture is
in the interest of beet culture aud the
main object is to induce the farmers to
raise sugar beets.
The Chino sugar factory, the only
factory of the kind in Southern CAL
ifornia, is the largest factory In the
world OF this kind. The capacity OF this
factory 10 now 1000 tons of beets per
day which require $50 hands to operate
the factory and one train load OF crude
oil each day to run the engine and burn
ing lime rock and one train load OF lime
rock. They have expended 100000 in
improvements this year which makes
the factory now cost 81 1926. 900. They
use 1000, 600 gallons OF water per day.
A great many facts will be brought out
at this lecture that will be of great in
terest to the people. This factory will
start up July 10Th.
The sacred concert in Neill's hall was
we'll attended last night, the house was
crowded. The orchestra of seven pieces.
led by Prof. Thomas. and the vocal
music Of 20 voices, we're very fine.
Newport beach promises to have
boom this year. Three new cottages are
now being built. The sand dunes are
being leveled off and gravel hauled in to
keep the sand from drifting. The fish,
ing from the wharf is good. Yesterday
O 25O-pound Jewish was caught. Ten
families moved to the beach yesterday,
aud more are making preparations
Mr.. J. Yoch and family went to La
guna this morning, to be gone about two
weeks. As the warm weather ap-
proaches the people begin to think of
the seashore or mountains. We may
expect to see our city almost vacated,
comparatively. during the summer.
Mics Nellie Golf of Los Angeles ia Wis
iting her parents in this city.
Oscar Whaling OF Congress, Ariz., has
bought of David Baker 20 acres of the
Vandegratf tract in Rancho Santiago de
Santa Ana. for $3.50.
The eemi-annual examination of APP
plicants for teachers certificates will be
held in the high school building, COM
mencing next Monday at 10 o'clock am.
The board OF education met last night,
and plans for the new school house were
submitted by d. D. Whitson for four
rooms, two below and two above, with
out the upper two being finished, costing
$500, hip roof and tower.
Hugh Todd Of Los Angeles submitted
plans for two-story four-room building
with four rooms, all on one floor, cost-
ing 64OO.
A. H. Bither submitted plans. but
failed to estimate the cost.
All the plans were laid over, to give
Whitson an opportunity to furnish
specifications for his plans.
discussion on the $50 month SAL
airy for new teachers was INDUCED in
for some time, and it was understood
that new teachers with experience in
other schools would not necessarily have
to teach for $50, but the board could use
their discretion about the matter.
Word has been received from San
Diego to look out for a couple of photo
graph fakirs who are swindling the pub
lie. Look out for them.
The following pastors are attending the !
M. E. conference of the San Diego dis
trc. held in Neill's hall: Revs. E. s.
Chase, presiding elder; w. A. Wright,
Riverside; j. 3. Green, Ontario; j. @.
Healey, Rialto; O. L. Libby, Orange
t. W. Lincoln, South Riverside: E. o. !
McIntire, Santa Ana; I. d. Mathes,
Cotton; N. j. Benton, Garden Grove;
A. Rooney, Arlington; @. A. Western
berg. San Bernardino; A. M. Gibbons.
Westminster; R. R. Manley, Perris; A.
L. bearing, Santa Ana, Silkwood and
Halcomb. Rev. s. A. Thompson, pre-
siding elder of the Fresno district, was
present as visitor.
called to order this morning by Presid-
ing Elder E. S. Chase. Rev. J. Q. Gowan
Was elected secretary.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
License to preach-J. B. Green, O. L.
Libby.
Examination of local preachers-Rev.
Holcom, ]. O. Gowsn and w. A.
Wright.
Committee on programme for next
viii! consist of the presiding
elder. the pastor OF the place where tho
conference is held, the president
OF the Epworth league and su-
perlntendent OF Sunday echool.
The presiding elder will dix the time
and place of the cext conference.
Rev. William Henry Wright of Cotton
was examined and his license renewed.
A special meeting of the library trust
ees was held this afternoon. Present.
Baker, French, Keech; absent-Booth
and Menger- The librarian reported
that, in accordance with the direction
of the board, she had requested Madam
Madjeska to give an entertainment for
the benefit OF the library and had sue
ceeded in getting ner consent to do 30.
The board expressed its thanks for the
kind offer and appointed @. E. French,
The librarian, and Mrs. J. s. Rice, ,