The herald., 1897-01-23
ORANGE COUNTY.
Two Small Boys Seeking Their For
tunes-Political and Personal.


+ SANTA ANA, Jan. 22.-Two boys,
Byron and Clarence Thompson, aged IA
and IL years, stepsons of Mr. Courtrignt,
who lives near Ocean View in this
county, on last Sunday left their home
riding horse which is the property of
one of them Efforts have been made
to trace them. Reports say they were
seen at Whittier and were probably
aiming to reach Azusa, where they once
resided. Distaste for school is the
cause which led to their leaving home.
The Oriental fete In Surgeons hall is
pronounced by those who witnessed it,
|, decidedly entertaining presentation Of
eastern life.
Several citizens took advantage of the
reduced rates and visited Los Angeles
today.
The executive committee of the Or
ange County Chamber of Commerce a.
it's meeting on the evening of the 20th
instructed the secretary to draw up a
resolution favoring the passage of the
Chynoweth bill reducing salaries of the
Orange county officials, but failing TO
unanimously agree thereon postponed
RI Iteration until more fully informed
thereon.
- orange County Poultry associa-
ton at it's last meeting passed resolu-
tions requesting all other Pacific coast
poultry associations to unite with them
in demanding the buying and selling Of
poultry and eggs for market purposes
by weight. r. o. Shivley of Bolsas was
appointed egg inspector. The assoca-
tion will meet the second Wednesday in
February.
The case of Dr.. Pfeninger, charged
with rape, will be called in the superior
court in this city tomorrow.
The following call for meeting of the
citizens of Santa Ana and vicinity has
been issued today. The call is signed by
many citizens: We, the undersigned,
citizens of Santa Ana call public meet
ing in the city hall this city. Saturday
evening, January Esd, 1897 at o'clock
for the purpose of considering the mat
ter Of endorsing resolutions sanctioning
the action of Assemblyman H. w.
Chynometh in introducing assembly
bills Nos. 254 and PSI relative TO the re-
ducing of the salaries of county officers
in counties of the twenty-fourth class,
and reducing the force of attaches of the
state legislature.
An interview with oliver Stewart of
Ocean View gives the following interest
ing information in regard to the celery
business of this county: There are
about 300 acres of peat land planted in
this vegetable this year. Each acre pro-
duces about ten tons a car load of
trolled and marketed by three CON-
panies, as follows: The Smeltzer, the
Barlin & Morrison and the Westminster
Each company controls about a one
third interest. Celery eighteen inches
high is regarded as prime, but a major
ity of the punches of many fields will!
measure from twenty-five to twenty
four inches. This crop is at present
the most remunerative for the peat land
farmer, but falls far short of what the
Irish potato used to be, and until
vegetable adapted to peat land soil and
yielding an equal income, and which can
be raised and marketed with less trouble
and expense than this can be found the
production of celery in the peat lands
will continue and the acreage increased
annually. But the competition which
has arisen has begun to bear its fruits,
as late information states that the
Smeltzer company had cut prices in the
east b5 cents on the dozen, and the prob
able result will be that If cuts are per-
sisted in and there be no reduction in
transportation charges the celery cul-
ture. like that of the potato and of
corn, will be suspended in self defense.
The Unitarian church in this city has
instituted Sunday evening concerts.
Died, al Bolsas. on last evening" Mrs.
Susan Mills, aged 66 years. Mrs. Mills
was q lifelong member of the M E.
church, south, Her funeral Will be con-
Quoted at the M. E. church at Bolsas
tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m.
The real estate transfers in Orange
county for the week ending January
22d were seventeen, the expressed con-
sideratipn aggregating $679450.
Mr.. T. H. Mitchell from Bloomfield,
Indiana, is In our city to spend several
months with his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. Rankin.