The herald., 1898-04-05
SANTA ANA
Sewer Bond Bids-Annual Bicycle
Road Race

| SANTA ANA, April 4-Today is the day
set for receiving bids for the purchase of
| the bonds for Santa Ana's sewer. Three
had been received up to to noon, from
| eastern parties. They will be opened to-
night by the board, and more are expected
In the afternoon and evening mails. Each
bid Is accompanied by a certified check
| for $1,000. made payable to President Avis
Of the council. This Is to protect the city
| in case the bid should be accepted and the
sale not be contaminated for some reason
| or other.
The annual bicycle road race, which will
be held Saturday, April 9th, is attracting
considerable interest among bicyclers.
Many entries have been made by Orange
county wheelmen; also from Los Angeles.
Whittier and Pasadena. The prizes, which
are very handsome, were donated by Santa
Ana business men and are on exhibition in
l.. Gildmacher's window on West Fourth
street. The following officers have been
selected to officiate on that day: Referee,
]. d. Wilder; judges-H s. Peabody, F. w.
| Mansur, E. w. McCallum; starter, Ben
| Davis; timers-C. Harvey, Ransom Reed
and r. ]. Blee.
j. A. Jones, representing Los Angeles
gas company is in Santa Ana today, inter-
viewing the citizens in regard to putting
in new gas plant here. If he can secure
contracts enough to warrant him., he will
build the plant and furnish gas at 81 a
thousand feet, which is great reduction
on the price now paid by consumers.
A meeting Of the Orange County fair d.
rectors was held Saturday, at which it was
decided to hold five days racing meet
this fal IN ha T oc An
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Arhuth r. Crosse, aged q, and Eliza M.
Ames, aged II, both of Los Alamitos; Jas.
B. Kohl, aged As, of Temecula, and Ella
r. Staples, aged IS, of Ell Toro.
Maude Ballard, the morphine flend and
woman tramp, who was arrested here sew
eral days ago for threatening to commit
suicide. was released from jail Saturday
night and taken to the depot, where she
took the train for San Diego.
George Peters today received word of the
death of his sister, Mrs. O. II. Turner,
who died yesterday in San Francisco.
The young men who left here q few
weeks ago for the Needles, to work on a
railroad contract, have returned
William Rantz, an old pioneer resident
of this city. died Saturday at his home
on East Washington avenue from lockjaw.
A widow survives him. The funeral SER
vices were held yesterday, and the remains
buried in the Santa Ana cemetery.
Miss Kate Greenleaf has returned from
Yuma, Ariz., where she has been teach
ing school the past year.
Louis Emerson and James Spears left
this city today, bound for the Klondike.
Henry Neil has commenced the erection
of a new brick building on East Fourth
street, to be occupied, when completed, by
the Orange County Title company.
A special meeting of the chamber of COM
merce has been called for Wednesday even
ing, for the purpose Of ratifying the new
constitution, which has been submitted and
passed upon by the board of directors.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Patterson Of South
Bend, Ind, have returned to their home,
after visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. I. N
Everett.
DR.. David Starr Jordan of Stanford uni
versity, who is to lecture here tonight, ar
rived in town today.
Miss Lou Duford of Fort Wayne, Ind, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. N. Rice Of
this city.
The First National bank has commenced
action against John Beatty, Robert Beat
ty and Z. E. Keech, assignee Of the firm
of Beatty Bros. to foreclose mortgage
Of $780,