The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-10
TWO HUNDRED BARRELS A DAY
ARE PRODUCED
A Two-Days' Farmers Institute to Be
Held In Fullerton in
August

FULLERTON, July 9.-Manager Dahany
of the Santa Fe oil wells. five miles east
of Fullerton, informs your correspondent
that the monthly pay roll at the wells foots
up $500, and that the wells are now pro-
ducing an average Of 200 barrels of good
grade oil daily. Two new wells are now
being bored.
| The school trustees have employed A. d.
| Jones of Los Angeles as principal OF the
| Fullerton public school this year at q
salary of $50 per month. Miss Foster will
teach the intermediate department; salary
increased from $65 to SO per month and
| Miss Bray will have charge Of the primary
department, with salary increased from
$65 to $40 per month.
p Nicolas has raised $50 towards buying
500 silk flag for the new pole which was
raised last Saturday.
Miss Mary Swain and Mics Clara Smith
will teach the Orangethrope school this
year.
Apricot drying is now well under way and
the crop Is much better in this section than
was expected.
Mrs. Rutledge of Blairsville, Pa, and Mr..
and Mrs. Kelso Of Inglewood are visiting
the families of w. NJ McFadden and A. T.
Pendleton of Placentia.
On July 4th round trip tickets were sold
as follows from Fullerton: To Los Angeles,
14S; Newport, %; San Diego, IL
Vice President H. E. Huntington, Chief
Engineer Hood and Assistant General
Freight Agent Luce, all Of to Southern Pa
cific. drove over the proposed route OF the
Southern Pacific between Whittier and
Placentia a few days ago. 1t Is said the
new road, starting at Whittier, will run
east through La Habra. Placentia and on to
Anaheim. 1t is also reported that the
Southern Pacific will soon extend its road
from Alamitos to Long Beach, which would
give that company long circle track out OF
Los Angeles by way Of Rivera, Whittier.
La Habra, Placentia, Anaheim. Los Ala
mitos Long Beach, and which would pass
through some Of the richest territory In
Southern California.
Prof. A. ]. Cook Of the Pomona Agricul-
tural college was here this week and made
arrangements to hold session Of the
farmers institute In Fullerton on Aug. Sd
and 4th. The following papers will be read
at the session: "Green Manuring." s. S.
Twombly: Household Economics" Mrs.
W. M. McFadden; DETERMINATION Of
Gophers, Squirrels and Linnets," ]. W.
Mills; walnut Culture" L. B. Benchley;
pruning Deciduous Trees" Prof. E. ].
Wickson; "Olives," Prof. A. P. Hayne;
paper, subject to be selected, w. M Nc
Fadden; Home Reading" Mrs. E. S. Rich
man; "Citrus Fruits" c. c. Chapman;
Importance of Form in Cattle" Prof. e.
]. Wickson; Poultry on the Ranch" Mr..
Shiveley; Irrigation" A. s. Bradford;
cultivation" Prof. R. H. Langbridge;
Insects" Prof. A. J. Cook; plant
Growth" E. S. Richman; 1.-THE Home
Table" Mrs. S. F. Daniels; "Fertilizing,"
E. K. Benchley
| Music will be furnished by the Fullerton
band and Fullerton quartet. Committees
have been appointed as follows: Arrange
ments. Edgar johnson. H. c. Mead Of Full
| lerton, Arthur Staley, A. T. Pendleton OF
| Placentia, ]. B. Rea Of Anaheim. A. D.
Bishop of Orange, J. H. Whitaker Of Buena
Park; decoration. Rev. F. R. Holcomb, Mrs.
S. F. Daniels, S. Lenton and Mrs. J. Hol-
version: exhibits, W. M. McFaddsn. Theo-
dore staley. L. B. Benchley, &. s. Richman.
w. ]. Hole, o. NJ. Skinner, w. L. Hale.
William Berkenstock will begin fumigat-
ing the orange trees Of Placentia and Full.
lerton next week.
The Fullerton band has been rsorgan-
lied. with the following members: c. E.
Ruddock, leader; W. c. Ruddock. Guy Low
ering. James Gardiner, William McEchran,
Elmer Ford, Ed Beaseley. c. W. F. Schu-
macher. Arthur McDermont, Cornelius An
min, Oliver Schumacher.
Rev. ]. H. Scott and wife will leave in a
few days for three-weeks' outing at "Old
Badly" and Long Beach.
During the week oranges were shipped
from Fullerton as follows: Earl Fruit COM
pany, four carloads; George Key, three
carloads; Chapman Bros, three carloads,
making the orange shipments from this
point to date 414 carloads. There are yet
about fifty carloads to go out.
| Robert Mears will leave next week for an
extended visit with relatives in Ohio and
Iowa.