The herald., 1895-06-07
SANTA ANA
A New Home for the Y. M. c. A.-A Queer
Character

SANTA ANA, June 6.-Santa Ana has
perhaps one of the oldest characters
on the coast He came here last summer
from the east to spend the winter. His
makeup is peculiar to start with. His
pantaloOns are cut for high water and
he wears long tailed black frock coat,
and across the small of his back under
his coat he carries bundle about twelve
or fourteen inches long and four or five
inches through. He carries an old satchel
in one hand and cane in the other, and
is never on the street without these al
tcles. When his wife goes with him she
always walks behind and when she stays
at home this oddity locks her in the
house and carries the key in his pocket.
He breaches sermon every Sunday
morning to his wife and spends from a.
NJ. to 8 a. m. in singing and prayer.
When he buys anything he gets it in
quantities and never pays for it uhtil he
has weighed and measured every article.
He is supposed be very wealthy and
native of Holland.
Next Sunday at 3 O'Clock will be the
formal opening of the newly ftted-up
Y. M. G. A. rooms just ACROSS the street
from The Herald branch office. The
young men have a new reading room
furnished with the latest reading matter
and tables and games for all VINO feel in
clined to play games. The exercises for
Sunday will be quite interesting. The
male quartette club will furnish the
music Tor the occasion. q. w. Jones' gen.
eral secretary of the Y. NJ. c A. of River
side Will be present and take part in
the exercises. The young men OF the city
are cordially invited to meet withlthe
Santa Ana lodge No. 241, +. and A. NJ,
will hold regular meeting Friday night,
June 7th. ALI Masons are cordially in
vited to meet with US. r. Il. Hewitt is
al, T. ,,
The debate last night on Woman Stuff
rage was decided by three Judges, J. 6.
Scarborough. Mrs. +. Sutton and Rev.
Richmond of Westminster. The speakers
on the affirmative were J. A. Hankey.
Mrs: Pc Powers M; and Miss ~ Eye Col Cole. nh The
sheldon and E. Z. Keeoh. The judges
decided in favor of the negative, much
to the disgust of the LADIES'.
Jimmy Trew will open bowling alley
in the room just vacated by Walter St.
John as saloon. The fixtures in the
Brunswick bowling, alley will be used in
this new alley and will be fitted up in
good style.
A party of gentlemen and lady cyclists
went to Olive tonight on the train ana
took their wheels with them tor moon
light ride home. The roads are in excel
lent condition.
julius Reinhaus, who has been con-
lined to his bed for the past few weeks
is reported today as improving nicely
but not able to be up much of the time.
f. Rogers has secured some, of the large
water tanks of the Spurgeon water sys-
tenn and has put them up for oil recepta
cles on French street near b is ill.
Major G. 5. Mex alvey has been APP
pointed inspector for the Ninth regiment,
n. G. c.. by Colonel f. B. Spillman.
The chamber of commerce met last
night and confirmed the election of about
fifty more new mbers. which speaks
well tor the growth of the cham ber. rhe
mem Dership grows quite rapidly, and
ere long will reach 800 at this rate.
A petition to disorganize the Anaheim
irligation district was filed with the
county clerk today.
C. G. Wall constable of South River
side, was III our city today on business.
The following otlic were elected last
night in the X. of p. lodge: James
Brown, c. c.; Dean Johnson. V. c.; 2.
$. Roper, F.. l.. Baade, M. IT,. W. W.
Swearingen, /. G.. W. G. Hannah, o. c.;
Ed Thompson. M W.
Mrs. o. P. Jones of Kern county is in
this city visiting her daughter. Mrs. G
Smith, of this city and also Mrs. Peeior
of Orange. another daughter.
Glen Talbot de parted for Kansas today
for few months sojourn.
c. c. Fife. the druggist. has put in an
elegant new French plate glass cigar
case in his store.