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The herald., 1897-09-23
FULLERTON

FULLERTON, Sept. 22-(Regular Corre-
spondence) Mr. Dinkle. who bought Mil
Ter Bros store last week. moved his fam
lily here today firm Pomona
Jacob Yeager denies the statement pub
lished in morning Los Angeles paper say
ing he has sold his mines for $120. .OO0 but
informed your representative that he was
negotiating a sale of the mine to eastern
capitalists.
The Ladies' guild of st. Michaers church,
Anaheim. will give an invitation ball here
at the st. George hotel next Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. McDemont, who have
been visiting relatives in the east the past
two months, returned home Saturday even
ing On the return they visited relatives
in Colorado ana also stopped off in Salt
Lake City. Mr.. McDermont says during
the visit in Indiana there were as many as
ten nights that he did not go to bed, the
weather being SO hot and sultry that he
could not sleep.
DR.. William Freersan of San Diego To-
Gated in Fullerton this week and opened
an office over the bank.
Road Overseer Hunter is attaching an
engine and pump to the big sprinkler,
which will be used to sprinkle the public
highways in this section NE pump and
engine will be used in taking water from
the storage tanks along the road The
sprinklers will make the first trip over the
roads Saturday next.
c. b. Huggans is erecting building here
and as soon as completed he will put in
complete outfit for bottling soda water
mineral water, etc.
Mr. Best, assistant at the depot at this
The herald., 1897-09-23
NoRWALK
noon.

NORWALK, Sept. 22.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) The past three days have been
unusually warm. the thermometer regis
tering from 102 to 1O5.
The Junior Endeavorers gave an icecream
social at the Congregational parsonage last
evening. A large tent was erected. in
which the refreshments were served. The
warm weather made Il general demand for
ice cream. and the freezers were soon
emptied. There was a large attendance.
The tamale social given at J. Swigart's 5
on Friday evening was great success,
and the Ladies' Auxiliary stand about sl1
richer thereby.
G. W. Sayles is building an addition to
his house.
There is baby In this town that is evil
IDENTIFY intended to get along in the world.
A few weeks ago 1t was found unconscious
in a tub of water and narrowly escaped
drowning. A little later it was severely
bitten about the face by dog, and few
days ago was only by prompt action on
its mothers part saved from choking to
death on a small spoon it had swallowed.
Quarterly meeting was held at the M.
E. church south yesterday by Presiding
Elder Scarborough.
Charles Merchant is taking a course at
Los Angeles business college.
Miss Matte Settle has gone to Mohaye
for few weeks.
The herald., 1897-09-23
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA Sept. 22.-(Regular
Correspondence The school trustees held
meeting Monday evening and adopted
the plans for the new school building. Bids
will be advertised the latte part of this
week. The old NJ e. church is now ready
to receive pupils and scholars of the sec
ond grade will begin attendance there to-
morrow morning. This additional room OBJ
viates the necessity of holding half day
sessions, which prevailed during the first
days of school. which, however, was very
distasteful to school trustees and teach
ers alike, as our school now occupies an
enviable position among the educational
institutions Of the state, and all were anx-
ious to have our high standard maintained.
The Santa Monica Electric Light and
Power company has had erected 1OO0-bar-
rel oil tank in which to store crude oil
when the market is right for purchasing.
The local Good Templar lodge will hold
only one more meeting in the old hall be-
fore moving to their new quarters.
1t is said that Trustee r. C. Gillis will
accompany H. W. Keller on his annual
bear hunt UP through the northern part of
California and in Oregon. If R. c. can work
his hypnotic powers on bears as success
fully as he seems to do in matters of busi-
ness, they'll probably need freight car
in which to bril- & home the trophies.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank .. Jones, who
died quite unexpectedly Monday afternoon
after short illness, was held this morn
ing al $3.50 o'clock. Many beautiful floral
pieces were sent in by sympathzing friends
and the services, conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Jennings, were impressive and touching.
c. Idlor. j. r. Barachman and George
Rogers are about to start for the mountains
in San Bernardino county, where they ex-
pect to locate small sized Klondike of
their own.
Ex-Sheriff ]. c. Cline of Los Angeles
came down today to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Frank o. Jones.
The hearing of Crandall, charged with
the murder of A. w. Bowman at the Bal
Iona, which was to have been held before
Judge Gridinger this morning, has been
postponed until the goth inst.
A Maccabee tea is to be given on Friday
afternoon by Mrs. A. NJ Gridinger and Mrs.
f. M. Culp at the latter's residence on Sew
enth steet.
S. r. Pollock of San Jacinto is spending
few days at Ocean Park.
]. e. Dunham has returned from a two
months visit to his old home in Ohio.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gross,
who died yesterday, was buried this after
noon.
The herald., 1897-09-23
FREAK OF NATURE IN FLORIDA
Large Stretch of Land Covered With
Sink Holes

Payne's prairie, three miles south Of
this city, covers an area of $4,000 acres.
A large proportion of the prairie is now
covered with water, but there are thou-
sands of acres around the borders of the
lake which has been formed, on which
horses and cattle Craze. There is no
way of estimating the number of cattle,
but there are many thousands, and they
are in fine condition. The prairie, or
savanna, which it really is, occasionally
goes dry, the water passing off through
a subterranean passage, called the sink.
Where the water goes has never been
determined When the sink is open the
lake goes dry, and when the outlet be-
comes gorged or choked a lake from five
to seven miles wide and about eighteen
miles long is formed. When the waters
of the lake suddenly leave it thousands
of alligators, snakes fish and turtles
are left with nothing but mud for their
places of abode. The fish and turtles
perish, but the saurians and reptiles
seek and find other quarters.
For miles along the northern border Of
the lake there is a succession of sinks,
averaging in depth all the way from
twenty-five to 100 feet. Subterraneac
passa ges run in every direction, leaving
the ground in the shape of honeycomh.
The ground is liable to give way at any
time. creating a new sink. Scenery
around the lake, especially on the north
side, is unique and grand, and is an at
tractive featureto strangers who visit
this city. The sink has for many years
been a popular resort for citizens or
Gainesville, who go there to fish. boat
ride and in other ways enjoy them
selves 1t is said that this vast area of
land could be drained a trf1ing expense,
and were it drained it would be the
largest as well as the richest tract OF
productive land in Florida. 1t is for the
most part bed of muck. The land IS
owned by various ndividuals.-Gaines-
VILE Sun.
The herald., 1897-09-23

was still deepening the grave. Setting
down the honored burden the crowd
surged forward and waited in silence
for Pete to finish his task. Akali Ike
and Derringer Dick, as chief mourners,
stepped to the graveside and uttered
few words of encourage cement to the pant
ing digger.
Suddenly Alkali Ike stopped over the
pile of disodged soil. He clutched the
arm of Derringer Dick. He muttered
word or two. The head of Placer Pete,
wild-eyed and staring, appeared above
the edge of the excavation. Then the two
mourners turned around and faced the
crowd. They were pale and excited.
"Gehlemen," said Alkali Ike. with diff
ficulty controlling his articulation, "this
yer funeral has got to be postponed to
some more fittin' time and place. The
sexton here has just struck pay dirt
And then the obsequies wound up with
wild yell and wilder rush. Two days
later the ex-cemetery looked like one
tremendous grave.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The herald., 1897-09-23
POMONA

POMONA Sept. 22.-(Regular Cores
pondenceD Freddie Meeks, son of Joseph
Meeks, living south of town. was bitten
by venomous little spider a few days
ago, and has suffered terribly from the
effects of the bite. For time the child s
life was despaired of, and DR.. r. r. Burr.
the attending physician. reports number
of remarkable symptoms in connection
with the case. two of which were the SWELL
ing of the entire body and the high tenn
perature. which lasted for several days.
On the fourth day after the boy had been
bitten his temperature registered 1O1 de-
grees.
T. W. Johnston received on Monday the
watch by which the identification of the
body of his daughter killed in the Colorado
train wreck. was made possible.
The Salvation army corps at this place
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NO PAY
TILL
CURED
place. is i'll at his home on Orange street.

place. is i'll at his home on Orange street.
l.. b. and E. X. Benchley shipped three
carloads of peaches to Los Angeles yester-
day.
The annual meeting of the Placentia Or
ange Growers association will be held in
Fullerton October 3D. at which time new
board of directors will be elected.
John Gardiner has accepted a position
with Billy Connolly.
Frank Buther of Yorba has sold his
crop of wine grapes, about forty tons. to
Mr.. Rust of Anaheim. The market price
of the wine grape is now S14 a ton.
The new court of l. o. f. in Fullerton
has elected the following officers to serve
the ensuing year: II. c. Head, chief ram
ger: George Ruddock, court deputy; A. T.
Pendleton past chief ranger; William Ber
kenstock, vice chief ranger: G. c. Clark
physician; f. r.. Gardiner recording secre-
tary; j. e. Ford financial secretary: f. W.
Dean. treasurer; A. S. Bradford, chaplain
e. Johnson, senior woodward: A. j. Ed
wards, junior woodward: j. NJ Woodward
senior beadle; G. Lowering. junior beadle
T. l.. Garrisn and G. b. Key. trustees; f.
X. Benchley and A. Henderson. finance
committee. E. Johnson was elected a del
The herald., 1897-09-23
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Sept. 22.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) From present indications
it seems likely that the end of the Manuel
Fellows murder trial will not be reached
before the close of the week. There is
large number of witnesses yet to tell their
stories, and as most of the testimony has
to be taken through an interpreter, very
slow progress is made. r. o. Pryor and
Conception Guinsocheo were among the
most important witnesses for the prose-
cution today. The latter gave very direct
and damaging evidence, telling of the visit
of the accused to his home after the muir
der. and of his request to leave his rifle
there. He also swore that Fellows told
him that he had made away with Garcia.
Fred Mitchell has gone to Crawfords
vile, Ind, for a six weeks visit.
F. l.. Wood and r. H. GraS>of Orange
left this morning for the east Mr.. Wood
going to Harvard university and Mr.. Gray
to Westbrook seminary, near Portland,
Maine.
Judge e. T. Langley leaves next Friday
for Sanborn, Iowa. The judge is so we'll
pleased with Santa Ana that he has de-
cided to locate, and will return with his
family in about three weeks.
Mrs. George l.. Burger, who spent the
summer with relatives in Chicago, is ex-
pected home this evening.
c. H. Putnam will depart next Friday
for Chicago. Where ne goes for health, and
to avail himself of medical treatment.
Miss Myrtle Hare. recently from San
Diego, has accepted position with Perry
Lewis, the confectioner.
Mrs. Walter Ferguson (nee Rena Inman)
arrived from Chicago this evening, and
will remain here indefinitely.
Fred Kelley of Needles is here on visit
of ten days with his mother.
Advertising car No. 2 of Mains circus,
in charge of Dan Mckenzie, pulled into
Santa Ana today.
Charles H. Stocking, who has been Wis
itng his son at Arch Beach for two months,
left today for his home in Charlotte, Mich.
j. e. Peasants, president of the Orange
The herald., 1897-09-23
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schools will close and the children will HE
them to the orchards, where they will
make a dollar or more a day and have
money to go to the circus. The warm
weather of the last few days will cause
the hulls to stick to the nuts and 1t will
be pretty hard picking.
The association received 16. 900 sacks Nom
day, which they are having branded at the
depot.
The Foresters held very pleasant ses-
sion last evening. A candidate was ini-
tiated Supervisor Wirsching, who is c. r.
of Court Los Angeles, was present also.
DR.. Rowley of Downey and DR.. Burdick of
the county farm
Several new families have lately moved
into Rivera and there is quite a demand for
houses.
Dave Sugg and W. P. Temple started for
San Diego yesterday.
]. A. Montgomery and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Moss returned yesterday from San
Juan Springs.
The Foresters will give a dance in the
town hall Friday evening for the benefit of
a brother in need.
The herald., 1897-09-23
ORANGE

ORANGE. Sept. 22.-(Regular Correspon-
dence.) The board of directors of the San
tiago Orange Growers association met on
Saturday and organized by electing X. b.
Guthrie president. ]. A. Scarritt vice-pres-
dent O. p. Koerting secretary and the
Bank of Orange treasurer.
On Saturday evening Orange Grove lodge
293, +. and A. M, conferred the Third de-
gree. Prominent Santa Ana Masons were
present and assisted in the work. which
was followed by social time and the
service of refreshments.
A meeting will be held at w. H. Fl. Clay
tons office on Thursday evening for the
purpose q forming a Lincoln Monument
league.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Roberts of Los
Angeles have been visiting John Roberts
and family of Orange.
The ladies of Olive will meet this after
noon to organize a missionary society.
Mr.. and Mrs Mark Beale of Monrovia
are spending a week with friends in Olive.
The herald., 1897-09-23
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Smith, native of West Virginia, aged 80
resident OF SuLLmel llLd. ard Lille Eva
line Shelby, native of Illinois, aged 20, and
resident OF Santa Barbara. The gentleman
is the editor OF .edvance-Courier, while
the lady, who io petter known as Lille
kenney, has resided for many years with
the family of the late Captain j. H.
Shields.
The ladies of the Christian church will
give a cantata on October 7th and Sth.
The walnut growers report an increase
of Is per cent in this years crop as COM
pared with 1896
r. F. Skellinger of Los Angeles is in
Santa Barbara.
The herald., 1897-09-23
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

faculty and many new students present,
besides large showing of old faces.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Sayre and family left this morning
for Topeka Kas.
A. w. Armstrong and family are at Ter
minal island.
J. c. Bryant left today for Champaign,
III.
Miss Lockett is confined to her home by
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Brown and family
have returned from San Diego and will
live on Marengo place during the winter.
F. E. Biles has returned from the ISL
and.
Miss Greenleaf of Grand avenue leaves
next week for an eastern visit.
Miss Gertrude Ralston has returned from
Catalina.
Mrs. Benjamin Hahn and son spent the
day at Long Beach.
The herald., 1897-09-23
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 22.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Yesterday the board of
supervisors fixed the rate of taxation in
SaLta Barbara county f. ths year 1856. at
S1.95 on the 800 of assessed valuation.
l'n'ess the supreme court favoraby de-
cides the bond case within the next two
weeks the city council will levy direct
tax of $50,00O for water purposes, to be
raised this year.
Today Mamie E. Aubrey was granted a
divorce from Richard Aubrey on the
grounds of cruelty and desertion.
A license to wed was issued to William H.
The herald., 1897-09-23

expect Staff Captain and Mrs. Dunham to
be present in this city Friday evening. The
occasion will be made jubilee. The cap
tain and his wife, assisted by brass band,
will conduct services at Armory hall on
the evening in question.
The Pomona Times office is undergoing
a necessary remodeling in order to accom-
modate the extension of Judge McComas
store rooms, fronting on Second street. to
the alley.
Mrs. John Wasson, wife of Editor Was
son of the Pomona Times, is visiting San
Francisco, and will remain two weeks.
Editor A. X. Tate of the Minonk Ull.)
News is visiting at the home of George w.
Webber in this city.
Miss Aagie Farnsworth is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Simpson
The herald., 1897-09-23
POSTPONED THE FUNERAL
Sexton Had Struck Gold While Dig
ginr a Dead Comrades Grave

He had died with his boots on, and his
brethren of the pick and pan were giving
him a bang-up funeral. They had SET
aside worthless tract as a cemetery
and now they were about to inter the
departed with all the solemnity that
Klondike camp could muster When the
siow-paced cortege, the pine box in its
midst and Alkali Ike and Derrirger Dick
at its head, reached the cemetery on the
lone hillside ii was found that Placer
Pete, who had Just been elected sexton.
The herald., 1897-09-23

The firemen of Boston are planning to
commemorate in some acceptable way
the twenty-f1fth anniversary of "the big
fire" in that city, which destroyed mil
lions of dollars worth of property No.
vember 9, 1872. One feature suggested
is a banquet at which those men who
were members of the fire department
at that time and still survive shall be
hOnOred guests
The herald., 1897-09-23
ORANGE COUNTY

County Fair company. was down from his
home In Santiago canyon today.
William Ross-Lewin and bride are pa ss-
ing their honeymoon in Los Angeles.
Frasure Edward Grower of Trabuco
aged Il, and Emma Baxley of RichIand
aged is, were today licensed to wed.
The herald., 1897-09-23
RIVERA

RIVERA, Sept. 22.-(Regular Correspon-
dence) There was some walnut picking
during the past week-soft shells. The
work will begin in earnest next week. The
The herald., 1897-09-23
DR.. nEYERS

egate to the high court, which meets il
Santa Rosa next month.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22
A. Kahn, No. 212 Texas Street.

Is not giving away any goods, but he is
giving with each cash purchase of 50
cen!S coupon, which will, on June 26th :.
coupons TO one of the following articles:
Cne nnesAiaska Hardwood Refrigerator
with water cooler 800
One four-quart White Mountain Io.
Cream Freezer.
One two-gallon Fine Stone Filter.
One Fine Hammock,
Mr.. A. Kahn is daily receiving new and
se.sonAbie good. He is sole agent for the
ceiebrsted Charter Oak and Bucks stoves
and ranges, also Bucks Steel Ranges. the
best in the world. Quality of goods guar
call and be convinced.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22

ress this week. From the small
amount OF study given the subject
we would favor it, and believe it
would be good thing, fixing the
hour, as suggested by him, at 10
O'Clock. We must take care Of
our boys.
While The Big Five are bother
ing their brains about how to keep
Mcclellan down, it is. to be hoped
that they will not entirely over
look the city's interest.
The Big Five certainly did not
act careful legislators when they
refused ty suspend Civil Engineer
Kane. 1t was the city they were
nghlng there, not the m ayor.
1t may be only difference q RI
opinion, but The Progress thinks
1t is, to say the least, an indicate
position to occupy-to be mem-
Der of the City Council and at the
same time take contracts fsom
corporations which are continually
asking privileges from that some
city.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22
Nice House For Rent.

offer for rent my present resi-
Gence until Christmas. 1t is 92S
oPnng street, has five rooms, part
~ furnished. Has good cistern
water on premises. Possession
given atonce. Price S22 per month.
MRS. N. T. WRIGHT.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22
many other things than painting

!. many oCneT Cnlngs than "paintin
q town red.
Il The citizens are beginning t,
bank more on Mayor McKellar.
Rev. GIN. Harrell, of Minden
filled DR.. Pencik's pulpit Sunday
and preached two excellent ser.
mons. The Progress has a very
high opinion of this popular di.
vine, and knows at him to be q
pure Christian and a noble leader.
Rev. Mr.. Harrell takes his religion
everywhere. He never leaves it at
home. In business transactions.
in public meetings or in political
gatherings or at the polls, it is al
ways with him, and he votes as he
prays.
Glad to see Rev. w. S. Penick
out on the streets again early this
week. He had been confined to
his bed with a severe attack of neu-
ralgia, for about two weeks.
No, The Progress never expects
to tire of talking cotton mill. All
admit that Shreveport needs one:
is absolutely suffering for one: |
there is plenty capital hire to in !
duce foreign investors to take the
of the srock. The Prog
ress will publish the charter, free.
The Progress extends its kind
est and .tenderest sympathy to its
Messrs Louis and Aaron
Levy in the loss of their mother
whe died in New York City. the
family home, Monday. The news
came by wire and was a great
shock to the gentlemen, for the de-
mise of the dear mother was sud-
len. To show their full respect.
he store of M. Levy & Son of this
'ity was closed and remained SO ,
Until yesterday. /,
A tour through Jewell street
eads our perambulator to suggest +,
nat Street Commissioners Wise
ould well employ his time thereon ls
or day or two. {
It Is none of this papers fight
no 1t Is taking mo part in it, but i
can see only grave error in the \
trske OF the telephone men, in {
nese times of financial depression. l.
iranted that the wages-$2 Is per
ay-may appear too small, it
Mould not be lost sight of that a
he Citizens Company is making r
ut a small profit, but few, if any \
the ofticer are under salary, and n
he Progress, in kindness would
lggest that the men return to o,
cir work. For, aside from the it
CT that 1928 per. day is not star D,
lion wages, there may be some b.
~ II
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22
DRIFTING NEMsnETs.

W A<AS NGMSAE1 -
Our roundsman took ride
through q number of alleys We'd
I. nesday morning and this sugges-
j. tion came to him, clean up.
! The Progress tips its hat to CHIEF
Nelson, Lieutenant Basch, the pa
: trolmen who were retained and the
+ city; that as many of the faithful
ones as there were, were permitte3
by grace of the immaculate Big
rive, 70 remain on the force.
The Shreveport Mill and Eleva-
tor Company is doing successful
business this season.
Let the street paving commence.
Our trade needs the money that
will 30 spent in the work.
The Progress is taking no ones
part, Is replying to no one, is not
taking any one to task for express
ing his opinion; nor is it referring
to the suit between Lieutenant
Basch and Jordan & Booth: but.
as principle, we think that any
0fncer has the moral and legal
right to, not only claim q reward.
but to sue to recover the same. if he
complies with the conditions there
OF. In relation to the Jordan &
booth burglary, Mr.. Jordan told
onr editor at the time the negro
pleaded guilty burglarizing his
hrm's store, that the clothing the
accused had in his posses sion had
never been in their stock: and we
always thought that Mr.. Jordan
ought to know. II
road that is iackass-able, is a t
new phrase in this locality and 9
time, but 1t is by no means a yul- /,
gar one. It meant-when in USE
one that could be travelled by an | !,
ISIS, that being the animimal US |. !,
aally ridden. This information
vas given by one our leading at :,
orneys. =
Fhe old reliable Charles Hayes a
has opened jewelry and general it
watch and clock repair shop at the s,
tove and crockery store of Messrs Il
!. Martel 4 Son. Glad to see the G
ID gentleman start out for him. d.
elf. :,
Nj. w. T. Colquitt is shipping til
caches to New Orleans. He is b'
ne Of the best and most progress OF
hxens in North Louisiana. II
4 would be q good idea to pro- -
lae Sheriff Young with blood :.
ounds. This suggestion is SUBJ
ll1.eo TO Our police jury and no :.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22

When it comes to oysters, the
Llttie Cem is strictly in the market
opposite the union depot.