Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-11-19
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some Important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE OUR READERS
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
Occurred i'm our Midst That Cannot
Fail to Interest.

The Covina people have begun taking
subscriptions for SIC, 900 hotel.
The carrier force at the San Diego
postoffice has been increased to eleven.
Preparations are being made for the
organization in Yuma of lodge of Elks.
A celery company recently located at
Arroyo Grande has begun preliminary
work.
Street sweeping by hand is pronounced
great success at Santa Ana, financially
and hygienically.
The women of Bakersfield have Or
ganized and will do battle for the cause
of incorporation.
Hereafter bookkeeping and stenography
will be taught free at the Arizona Terri
torial University.
The school trustees of National City
have begun crusade against the Gig
arctic habit among their male pupils.
The Riverside Globe ceased to exist
on Saturday. The property has been
sold to M. R. Plaisted of the Enterprise.
There is not even a remote possibility
that work on San Pedro harbor Will pe'
gin before the next session OF congress.
It is rumored that Spreckels Bros.
have taken hold of the Yuma railroad
scheme and intend to carry it to
finish.
The Alcatraz Asphalt company Is IN
vesting $4,000 900 in improvements and
development work in Santa BARBARA
county.
Cotton is booming. It's marble quar-
ries and lime kilns are running full
blast and turning out many carloads OF
valuable products.
uBondholders of the Mt. Lowe road
have secured decree tor the foreclosure
and sale of the property from the Su-
perior Court in Los Angeles.
Bishop J. H. Johnson, with his wife
and son, has just returned to Pasadena
from England. A dinner has been
given in honor of the bishop in Los
Angeles.
searchlight paced mile in 2:O5 4-5
at Santa Ana. This entities him to be
known as the fastest three-year-old In
the world, the best previous record be-
ing 2:07.
A Los Angeles outfitting house has
issued printed list of supplies needed
by one man for years sojourn in
Alaska, and it includes only one gallon
of whisky.
The telephone company at Redlands
refuses to place more instruments until
the council rescinds the ordinance pro-
hibiting the cutting of trees in order to
string wires.
The Santa .Fe company has COM
menced preparations for putting in
foundations for the new iron bridge over
the Santa Ana river between Orange
and Anaheim.
Judge Shaw gave J. Marion Brooks
a Judgment against Congressman Bar
low for $40 without costs. Brooks
sued for $4,000 for political services and
money advanced.
Anna Hollywell of Redlands, a stu
dent at Berkeley, died of morphine poi
soning. Her parents are much mystl-
fed, but it is supposed to be the tragic
end of love affair.
The San Bernardino athletic club
has received a well-assorted supply OF
gymnasium apparatus and the athletic
ult will be in evidence among the
young men during the winter.
Clerk Frank Newly, under the direc-
ton of the town council of Ventura,
has completed a census of the town
and finds 1867 bona fde inhabitants,
an increase of 741 in seven years.
Judge York o; Pasadena has been
chosen to preside at San Diego suit in
which Masonic lodge is one of the
parties, he being the only superior judge
south of Tehachepi who is not Mason.
The Sunset Telephone company has
inaugurated a bulletin news service for
the convenience of patrons. Brief bull
letins of events in the Southern Califor-
MIA towns reached by the company are
displayed as received.
Los Angeles has decided to call an
election for December to decide the
question of issuing school bonds to the
amount of $3.50, 900 and fire bonds to
the amount of $4,000, the bonds to
bear per cent interest.
Gov. M. III. McCord and ex-Gov. l..
G. Hughes of Arizona are in Los An
geles. They have rendered to Prof.
w. M. Parker of Throop the presidency
of the territorial university, and the
offer has been accepted.
Ventura is nearing its municipal
campaign. No conventions will be
held, all candidates for office going on
the ticket by petition. The election
will be held the first Monday in Decem-
Der. Whether or not to incorporate as
y o;+y IF tho fifth class will ha ooo of