Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-11-26
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some Important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE OUR READERS
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
Occurred in our Midst That Cannot
Fail to Interest.

constructed to Terminal island.
The Rialto district has voted to raise
$4,000 to build an electric pumping
plant.
Col. Robert Sudden has completed a
warehouse at Ventura of 10000 bags
capacity.
Apples sold in the Los Angeles mar
ket are reported covered with the San
Jose scale.
New Mexican cattle can now be sold
at prices three times higher than were
obtained three years ago.
Seventy arrests were made in
Los Angeles on Monday for violating
the new hitching ordinance.
Track laying on the Westminster ex-
tension of the Santa Ana and Newport
railroad has been completed.
Nearly 100 tons of grain are being
shipped twice each week from San
Pedro harbor to San Francisco.
San Diego physicians are puzzled over
the case OF l3-year-old boy who sees
letters transposed in his school books.
Highland claims to have made the
first Shipment of citrus fruit this season
on October %, consisting of a carload
of Seeding oranges.
Several benevolently inclined people
at Pasadena are making arrangements
to endow three beds in the local hos
pital for the use of destitute sick peo-
pie.
The Santa Ana sewer plans have been
changed so that the main line pipe will
be IL instead of 10 inches The system
will be SO, $50 feet and will cost about
100000.
The annual streak of energy has taken
hold of the Indians in the mountains,
and big parties of them are gathering
acorns from which their winters sup
ply of -four is made.
The Santa Fe road houses, freight
stations and other buildings will be
painted shortly. The good work has
begun already at Pasadena, North Po-
mona and other stations along the line.
The P. &. L A. electric railway is
preparing a 45-minute service between
this city and Pasadena. The new 500
horse power engine and generator have
been contracted for the quicker service
at cost of $50, 900.
J. S. Torrance is in charge as receiver
and manager Of the Mt. Lowe railway.
He takes the place of the three Los An
geles receivers recently discharged by
order of court. Alpine Tavern is to be
Immediately closed.
Six of the Mammoth Tank rioters
have been released from custody, four
having been held for trial. Deputy
United States Marshal Wilder, who was
wounded in the desert battle, is still in
serious condition.
Miss Isabelle Chapman, San Ber-
nardino girl visiting New Orleans, died
October % of yellow fever. Miss Chap
man was formerly society editor of the
Kaleidoscope of San Bernardino, and
an unusually bright young woman.
It has been suggested that it would
be good idea to have practical school
of agriculture in Southern California,
where the rudiments of successful agri-
culture might be taught. There is
certainly room here for something of the
kind.-Times.
The Escondido Landowners Protec-
tive ASSOCIATION has been formed for
testing the validity of irrigation bonds.
1t is charged that the $35O,OOO bond
issue of the district was not legally
made and the validity of the securities
is to be questioned in the court.
The Santa Fe railway compay paid
out $42, 900 at San Bernardino for wages
and salaries for the month of Septem-
Der. In April lsat the amount was less
than $40, 1000. This is an increase of
more than 100 per cent in five months,
and it is expected that the monthly pay
roll will exceed $4,000 by the opening
of 1898.
Here's a pointer to the man who
wants to 60 from Los Angeles to San
Francisco. Buy a ticket to Fresno,
then stop off and buy ticket to San
Francisco. By this means you can save
one dollar and eighty cents in compari-
son with what it will cost you if you
buy through ticket.
Escondido's two mills are now in full
operation. One is grinding out first
class grade of -four, the other Cat the
mines) is turning out gold. 1t is not
often that gold stamp mill and flour
grist mill are found within sound of
each other, as in Escondido.
The board of public works of Los An
geles has recommended the petition of
the Southern Pacific and property own
ers around the Arcade depot, to be
granted, compelling hotel runners,
hackmen, expressmen and such from
plying their vocation within one block