The herald., 1897-01-15
ORANGE COUNTY
Proceedings at the Chamber of Com
merce Meeting-Notes

SANTA ANA, Jan. 1.-THE Orange
county chamber of commerce met in
the city hall last evening. The report of
the committee on permanent organiza- :
ton being rejected, ballot for officers
resulted as follows:
George Edgar, president; D. II. Thom-
as, vice president; E. A. White, secre-
tary. and John McFadden treasurer.
| The following members were chosen
directors: e. b. Smith, j. c. Joplin, w.
A. Huff, c. +. Parker. George Winter,
c. F. Brayton and w. f. Lutz.
After adjournment the board of direc-
| tors met for organization and arrange
ment of committees.
| In the superior court today in the case
of Barker vs. Barker, administrator, af-
| ter due investigation judgment was rem
dered for plaintiff as prayed for. The
| prayer of the plaintiff asked for the sum
of $1,000 insurance on the life of Victor
Barker. deceased. son Of the plaintiff,
| B. c. Barker.
| The ladies of the G. A. Il. held an en-
tertainment last evening in G. A. II. hall,
realizing $14 for the quilt, which was
won by Mrs. I. N. Everett.
The Kings Daughters will give an
oriental fete on Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week, under supervision of
1uf. anu Mis. ROCKWELL, WHO Superln-
tended the presentation of the mer-
chants carnival in this city two years
ago.
VIII and Miss Pearl Wall. son and
| daughter of DIR. W. b. Wall of Tustin,
will leave tomorrow for the north. Will
goes to attend Mt. Tamalpais institute
at San Rafael and Pearl the Irving in
stitute at San Francisco.
p T. Adams, one of the most promi-
nCnt nf TnStin &c
this years crop of citrus product super
ior both in quality and quantity to that
Of the last year Mr.. Adams states that
packing and shipping will begin in few
days.
Yesterday evening visiting stranger
named Sturtevant fell in front of Pose
ners establishment in an epileptic fit.
Mr.. Beach and others carried him to the
Star pharmacy, where the gentleman re-
manned for Sonle time.
Yesterdays Blade contains a sensa-
tioral local in regard to Mr.. Hulteen,
contractor for the Jail of Orange county.
The Blade states that Mr. Hulteen
claims that the unfinished jail is In his
posse ssion and that the supervisors can
not move finger toward completing it
without his consent. All things point
to contracted law suit before Orange
county can be permitted to realize any
benefit from the expenditures already
made. The course of the supervisors
in the matter has not as yet been made
known. Definite action will probably
be ha6i at their next meeting.
The rainfall of the present storm at
am. today was 1.3S inches. The steady
downpour of the morning has raised the
registry to about 2 inches.
Company L will change it's headquar-
ters next week to the Model bakery
building on West Fourth street.
NIA f.,tA Jt. Af Tolx No.,
joiced to know that he has so far recover
ed as to be able to sit up. He has been
confined for some weeks with typhoid
fever.
Mr.. Harker's failure amounts to only
S299.
Mailcarrier Riggs reports that New
port Beach was visited by severe hail
tiful that ice lemonades and ice prep
Grations in general were a matter of no
cost
John A. Evans, a deserter from the
United States army at Benicia, walked
into the sheriff's office here this after
noon and asked Deputy Sheriff Ulm to
lock him up, stating that at the time he
deserted his post. December 5, and since
that time, he had been trying to get en-
ployment in various places throughout
the state. Evans says he has been in
the service twelve years and that the
reason he deserted was on account of
bad company he got in at San Francisco
while there on a brief furlough a few
weeks ago. He is in Jail now awaiting
orders from officials at Benicia.
William Carriller an employe of New
port Wharf and Lumber company met
with an accident tonight that may prove
fatal. While the steamer Mexico was
making a landing at Newport the derrick
side of the wharf was knocked down and
a guy rope struck Carril1er on the head,
laying the scalp wide open and rendering
him senseless. He was picked up for
dead, but subsequently, recovered con-
sciousness He was brought to this
city on special train and placed under
medical care.