The herald., 1897-03-18
ORANGE COUNTY
corbstt's Friends Wish They Hadn't Backed
Him-General News


Him General News
SANTA ANA, March 17.-There was
some excitement in Santa Ana and
sporting circles yesterday and more to-
day. Yesterday arrangements were
made to receive telegraphic reports of
the Corbett- -Fitzeimmons fight. A room
in the Brunswick block was secured, and
it's front windows covered with kafsom-
ining to exclude observation. on the
east window was written: "Corbett and
F'itxsimmons dispatches on every round
read inside. Admission, 26c." On the
west window: pools on the hight here.
Today more than one hundred PAID the
two bits and passed into the room. How
many invested In the pooling is not
stated, though from the downcast look
of some of Corbetts admirers II seems
that there were some who were Wiling
to stand by Fitzsimmons. The betting
is reported to have been to 10 In favor
of Corbett, and 1t was not very scant
sum which changed owners, ana the
few who dared to stand to Fitzsimmons
as soon as the Knockout blow was re-
ported could afford to look wise and say:
II told you 30"
Two runaways occurred on Fourth
street, opposite Huffs clothing store,
one Of which was a spring wagon an1
team. the other a single buggy, winch
came out minus O wheel. Two heroes
figured in the melee. First, Mr.. Pat
Ryan, who, with great agility, entered
the rear wagon. grasped the reins and
Second, VIII Clendenning, on bicycle,
pursued the buggy, and, sprinsing
from his machine, to grasp the lines
disgracefully fell and rolled over, but
vet gracefully rose and pursued. The
runaway was brought to stand at
Sycamore street.
q. Abram Smith, who formerly taught
music in Santa Ana. is here from home,
Belyidere, Ill. Mrs. Smith will join her
husband here soon. Mr.. Smith arrived
Just in time to take part In the musical
entertainment in Surgeons hall last
evening.
Fred sexton, one of Los Angeles 1--we
real estate men, is in this city for few
days. Fred generally has something on
his string when he comes down, and
Santa Ana is always on the qui vive
when he comes
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Of Toledo. O.,
are visiting the family Of his sitter, Mrs
]. H. Williams, of this city.
While the rainfall last evening In San
ia Ana was not very great, 9-l00
inches fell at the San Joaquin ranch
house, which is few miles south Of
Tustin.
About two hundred acres Of San Joa-
uuin ranch will be planted to beets
this season. Experimental tests OF
beets raised on this ranch showed per-
centage Of from IS to 20.
Mr.. Morris, who came to the San Joa-
ouin ranch from Ventura, has been very
Ill for ten days, but Is now improving.
his wife also felJ Ill yesterday.
The San Joaquin company Is running
a four-wire fence from Signal Point to
the beach. fencing Off the hills for pas
turage purposes.
M. Hoy has sold his 40-acre orange
ranch, which lies northeast OF Orange,
to gentleman from Michigan for $50, 900.
The trees on this ranch-27 acres being
in oranges-are twelve years old.
Buyers Of oranges IN the neignpor-
hood Of Orange City are yet numerous,
the best offer still being 81 on the tree.
About one-half of the crop is yet on the
trees.
residence of Frank New, on Grand ave-
nue., in Orange.
]. G. Hyle has sold his residence on
East Chapman street, Orange: to Mr..
q. p. Cuddy: consideration, $1,000.
Canfieid and Harris are having an
eieht-foot cement sidewalk laid from
their new music hail. north to Plaza
square, about so feet.
E r. Hewett of Santa Ana, and Mr..
Mcknight of Orange, are home from
Montana. Mr.. H. states that he had
much enjoyment. sleighing on the snow.
which was arm-pit deep.
E. Harden brook, who was handling
the stock or harness and supplies pur-
chased by Mr.. Newman some months
since from A. ]. Wood into the store
now occupied by Mr.. Newman, console
dating the two stocks.
Towner has removed his stock OF
sporting goods and Tom Drury hts bar
ber shop into the store room. 207
Brunswick block.
Mr.. and Mrs. s.. B. Squires OF Olive
were in Orange today, accompanied by a
little granddaughter, who needed med
ical attention.
H. w. Mills of Los Angeles IL in
Orange looking after the welfare Of his
15-acre walnut orchard, which he is
having highly fertilized.
Henry watson of Olive has Just
emerged from q severe illness.
s MlCg True gquires Of Olive u visiting
her Mister, Nrs CSldd9back. fp QoWnie.
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