The herald., 1896-12-05
ORANGE COUNTY.
Barley Raisers Will Occupy Athletic
Park-Local Notes

SANTA ANA, Dec. 4.-Athletic park in
this city will be seeded in barley this
season. 1t seems that the 5000 rent has
not been paid, and the forfeiture will re-
suit in the tearing down of all improve
ments, which cost originally between
$500 and $1,000 Unless the rent is Sc
cured in some way soon MrM ansur
who is agent for the owner of the prop
erty, Will obey instructions and the work
OF demolition will 10 begun, and the
Orange County Wheelmen will have lost
not only their park, but all moneys ex-
pended in improving the same.
j. <. Galloway, assistant cashier of
the Commercial bank in this city, is au-
thority for the following statement: on
the evening of Wednesday last, from
MS home on Spurgeon street, he saw,
at considerable elevation in the north
west heavens, two lights near together
the one small light. the other appear
ing thfee times the size of the surround
Ing stars. These lights, maintaining
thelr relative positions to each other,
moved in northeasterly direction.
seeming to approach the earth. He
watched them until they grew indistinct.
me same lights had been seen by Frank
GalloWay t,'1a III the southwest an hour or
Two previous. Mr.. Galloway does not
ciaim TO have seen an airship. He saw
nothing but the light: heard no sounds
OF any character, but says he knows the
IiShts We're not ordinary meteors. for
several of these lights flashed past the
TWO, Wnlch appeared so mysterious both
IN appearance and in motion The same
OBJECTS were seen by other citizens
also. NO one can explain their character.
"A oense volume of smoke rising in the
southwestern part of the city, supple
mented by the fire alarm. caused much
excitement on the streets at II a. M.
today. The fire company RESPONDED
promptly, but found but little to be done.
the burning of strawpile near an old
5table being the only property involved
in the coniiagration.
The c. L. Torrey company shipped
10000 pounds of peanuts at one time last
week This is the largest shipment of
thls nut ever made in Orange county.
Mrs. Rosemeyer. the lady who suffered
so severe an injury from the mad bull
at Bo!sas this week, is still doing well
and Dds fair to make prompt recovery
The number of real estate transfers
recorded in Orange county for the week
ending December 4 is eighteen, with
values regating s12 706
A dance given by the Native Sons and
Daughters is advertised al Anaheim for
Christmas night in the Opera house
The Gun club is having an eleven-room
house nicely furnished on the duck pre-
serve northwest of FairvieW.
football contest for Christmas day
is advertised. The contestants are the
High school team and the Orange County
Business college team.
Sam T. Shaw's theatrical combination
is billed for q weeks appearance in
Santa Ana, beginning Monday next.
The Santa Ana Standard has a long
article exhibiting the total product OF
the walnut industry in Orange county.
which shows that this single product has
brought or Will brin" to the growers
thereof SITS 600 of which amount Fuller
ton and Piacentia receive s65. 600 Orange
s24,750, Santa Ana and Tustin getting the
remainder. Prices of this nut ranged
from to cents this year.
DR.. Carl a. Beck of Santa Ana. Central
America. is visiting his sister, Miss En-
ma Beck of this city.
Miss Phoebe Jones contemplates ac-
companying her father. Senator Jones
to Sacramento, to remain during the en-
| tire session of the legislature.
Count BoZenta and Nine. Modiaska
were guests of Mr.. ard Mrs. Rice of Tus-
tin this week. They also attended the
| YaW concert.