The herald., 1896-12-23
ORANGE COUNTY.
Subjects Discussed at the Monday Clubs
Meeting-Notes.

SANTA ANA, Dec. 22.-The Monday
club held very interesting meeting last
evening in the office of Capt. Mathews.
Prof. Barnes reported on the subject of
Current Events, and Mr.. Wilkerson was
the storyteller of the evening. The ques-
ton for discussion was: Resolved, That
foreign immigration should be entirely
suspended for fifteen or twenty years" !"
Prof. Perham not being present, Mr..
Hanky was chosen to lead the aff1rma-
tive. The discussion was very interest
ing and brought out much information
of great value. The majority Of the club
seemed to favor restriction, but could
not we'll agree as to the line at which
the restriction should begin and where
end.
This club, as it's name indicates, meets
every Monday. Its membership is linn
tied to fifteen, all males.
There was mistake made in yester-
days report of an elopement. The par
ties came from San Bernardino to Santa
Ana. and were married here privately.
There Is an effort being made to raise
money to liquidate the indebtedness of
the Athletic Park association by form
ing a club, with admission fee of So. so
and 25 cents monthly dues. One hundred
members are needed.
The business of laying the gutter on
the south side of Fourth street, between
Spurgeon and French streets. began to-
day.
Mr.. I. N. McBeth, an old time citizen
of Santa Ana. but who has for some
years resided in Los Angeles, returned
to this city last evening. Mr.. McBeth
says he comes to reside permanently
among his old-time associates
Mr.. j. A. Booty is just home from fly
ing excursion to Los Angeles, Pasadena
and other neighboring towns and cities.
He reports that Santa Ana shows an
average business activity, as compared
with other points, but that no place Wis
tied by him shows much Improvement
over the conditions which existed a few
months ago.
S. W. Smith & Son, undertakes of this
city, report the following list of deaths
in Orange county recently coming to
their notice: Louis Masena, died De-
cember 19 in Santa Ana, aged l month
and 20 days; Dora T. Beck, died at Or.
ange December 20 aged so years; Rollin
c. Temple, from Minnesota died in San
ta Ana December q, aged rs years; the
body of Mr.. Temple will be embalmed
and. in charge of his brother ]. p. Tenn
pie, carried to Morristown, Mimi, for in
terment.
J. @. Wickham of this city, who held the
sembly, will be a. candidate for the same
position at the next session of the legis-
lature.
The street parade of the Orange Belt
minstrels today was good. The Orange
band played some elegant selections,
and a large crowd was present to hear
and applaud. This band, which is really
an organization of recent date, ranks
now among the foremost of Southern
California.
Miss Marian Thomas of Marlborough
school, Los Angeles, is spending the holi-
days with her parents.
W. r. Coils, a late employe of NJ. M.
Crookshanks and j. w. Bishop of this
city. has purchased the millinery stock
of Mrs. George Argle of Fullerton
The Orange county Berkeley students
are all returning home this week to spend
their holidays.
Mr.. s. B. Prowell from HALEY, Idaho.
has opened jew slry store in the Bruins
wick block. The business at present
will be conducted by Mr.. e. Rubottom of
this city.
The work of enlarging the library
rooms in the Hervy building is making
good progress. The plastering was com
pleted today, and three elegant rooms
have taken the place of the former two
The main room is about 42X2O feet, and
affords space for shelving sufficient to
accommodate many times the number of
volumes now on file. The two other
rooms are for reading, the larger being
32x1S feet, and the smaller (for ladies
only being about 20x16 feet. When COM
pleted and furnished, Santa Ana's IL
brary will compare favorably with those
of her more Opulent sisters.