davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
TO TEACH SETTLERS
MODERN METHODS
SCHOOL. OF INSTRUCTION IS
PLANNED AT BEAUMONT
Advanced and Practical Horticulture
and Irrigation to Be Included In
Course--Surveyors Estab-
IIsh Grades

In Beaumont a plan is now being
formulated for a school of instruction
in horticulture and irrigation to teach
new settlers. Experience Of the past
will be published in lessons showing
proper rotation of crops, use of fer
tilizers and application of water to the
land. Success will thereby be assured
and the progress of agricultural de-
velopment accelerated.
Surveyors are now establishing uni
form grade and sidewalk lines
throughout the business section to
preserve regularity in construction and
upon Incorporation of the city a care
fully drawn building ordinance COW
ering fire protection will take effect.
Already so many of the builders are
employing fire construction that two
yards are busy in making proper
building material.
New building contracts aggregating
over $4,000 were let in the past week
by ]. C. Scott, Fifth and Euclid ave-
nue., business block; H. Hammel, We'll
wood avenue and e street, cottage;
Mrs. Joseph Deitrick, Morford ave-
nue. and D street. residence; Miss
Winter. Seventh and Chestnut streets
bungalow; Sumner Porter, Beaumont
avenue, extensive addition to resi-
dence. G.. Palm and H. McCaskill are
the sixth new firm to enter the build
ing business III Ten iIlOIILSs W. d
Kil1ion has completed plans for q
two-story cement business block at
Fifth and Grange streets, and Sumner
& Thompson are designing an $4,000
store and office building for the cor
ner of Fifth and California streets
Orders for two carloads of lumber
were placed with Los Angeles whole
salers during the week.
Labor Gets Scarce
Labor is said to be getting scarce
and high as the result of hte building
movement, coupled with the harvest
ing of late fruits and construction OF
the water system, upon which over
thirty men are now steadily employed
Almond picking is now on and the
crop will run about $3.50 an acre
Prune drying has started and al
spare teams are hauling apples from
the ranches in the north foothills.
w. ]. Baker is constructing Beau
mont's first apartment house on Sixth
and Edgar avenue with down to date
suites with separate cooking and
sleeping apartments to meet the
growing demand for rental accommo-
dations.
Steady interest in lots and acreage
is shown by sales for the week re-
ported at $500, consisting of grape and
apple lands In the foothill farm sub
division north of totwn. Many COLO
nists are coming direct to Beaumont
and the sale on last Thursdays ex-
cursion of over $4,000 worth of land was
largely to eastern homeseekers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
PLANS 100000 ADDITION TO
THE SAN DIEGO NORMAL

SAN DIEGO, Sept. ST. state de-
pertment of engineering at Sacra-
mento is now preparing plans and
specifications, at the request of the
trustees of the San Diego normal
school for the proposed new training
school, in anticipation that the state
legislature will at its next session
make an additional appropriation of
$30 900 for the addition.
II. S. Morrow, secretary of the en-
gineering department at Sacramento,
is in the city and saws that the plans
will call for building costing about
$50 900. An appropriation of $4,000
was made at the last session of the
legislature for the training school, and
favorable action by the next legisla-
ture on the request for an additional
appropriation of $4,000 will mean that
San Diego will have one of the finest
buildings Of its kind in the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
DESERT TOWN STARTS
IN PROMISING REGION
RANCHERS FLOCK TO LANDS
NEAR BARST0W
Santa Fe Builds Depot and Settlers
Sink on a BountlfuI Supply Of
Good Water for Alfalfa
Raising

TODD, Sept. 6.-This station. on the
Santa Fe railroad. five miles west of
Barstow, is surrounded by beautiful
country suitable for farming. Until re-
Gently there has been only cattle rails
ing, but now 1t is being settled by
sturdy ranchers. Though most OF the
land was only taken up last fall, there
is already a flourishing settlement,
where once only desert was to be seen.
The settlers have dug wells, have a
bountiful supply of good water, and
will raise potatoes and alfalfa for the
first paying crops.
This is said to be a fine country for
apples. There are several bearing or
chards, also vineyards, only few miles
distant.
When people first came In here the
place was simply q mark on the railroad
map. The Santa Fe will open a depot
and a freight office next week. A num-
ber of men are working here. getting
the office ready.
There is a petition out for post
office, as present residents have had
to drive to Barstow for their mail.
The ranchers are all busy clearing
and getting ready to plow as soon as
the rainy season opens.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
MANCHESTER PLACE
BUILDING LOT SELLS
FOR SUM OF $4,000

Robert Marsh & Co. have just sold
to C. F. Thorpe 12Ox150 feet on the west
side of Manchester place. 120 feet south
of Twelfth street, for the sum OF
$4,000.
Thorpe is having plans drawn for
modern fourteen-room residence,
which he will start to build as soon as
plans are complete. Cost of improve
ments will run in the neighborhood OF
$25, 900.
Thorpe is owner of the Thorpe build
ing. In which the Title Insurance and
Trust companys headquarters are To-
Gated, and while he has been living out
of the city, he has now decided TO
move here and make Los Angeles his
permanent home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
FINAL PLANS ARE CLOSED
FOR NEW ESCONDIDo BLOCK

.IsCoNDIDo, Sept. 5.-w. B. Sim
mons, who is in the city from Los An
geles, announces that the contracts
have finally been signed for the two
story brick block to be erected by him
on the north side of Grand avenue.
The lessees of the building will be
Mrs. J. Petty of the Palomar restau-
rant and L. Casson of the Pioneer
meat market. The lower floor will be
used for a restaurant and market and
the upper floor for hotel purposes. The
structure will be equipped with modern
cOnvenieQceS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
COTTON BUILDING PERMITS
REACH TOTAL OF $4,000

COTTON, Sept. 5.--For the size OF the
city Cotton can compare favorably with
any municipality of the valley. in
amount of building under way The
permits issued last month aggregate
$94, ,0S0. The permit granted few days
ago for one of the structures OF the
ice plant totaled $S0,000 swelling the
summary immensely, and bringing the
total for the first eight months of the
present year up to $219,000, 1t is stated
on good authority. The First National
bank permit for remodeling the cor
ner room of the Union block for. their
new quarters is for $4,000, but 1t is ex-
pected that much more than that VIII
be spent on the building.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
PALO VERDE SETTLERS
TO GET TIME EXTENDED

SAN BERNARDINO. Sept. 5.-Set-
tiers in the Palo Verde valley who
have feared lest their holdings be taken
away from them upon technicality of
the government land law, have re-
ceived assurance from the local land
office that they will be fully protected
in their claims. Commissioner bennett
confirms the judgment of the local
office.
According to it's rulinp persons un-
able to complete their improvements
because of floods will have additional
time in which to comply with the land
office regulations.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
STEADY SUMMER BUSINESS
is SEEN I'M REALTY DEALS

That the usual good summer busi-
ness was done during August is seen
by the monthly bulletin of real estate
transactions in the city and county of
Los Angeles, compiled by Fielding j.
Stilson.
In total of twenty-six business
DAYS 1862 transfers were made, 317 trust
deeds executed. 1896 mortgages con-
tracted and 792 released, the amount
involved in the months transactions
heing So 049 675,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
VERMONT AVENUE PLACE
SELLS FOR $500 CASH

The Hunter Ford company reports
the sale of the southeast corner of Ver-
mont avenue and Thirty-fifth place,
from John Wollenshlager to George w.
Jordan, for consideration of $500.
The lot has a frontage of Sc feet on
Vermont avenue and 1856 feet on Thirty
fifth place, and as all cash was used
in the transaction, it is considered that
Jordan secured an especially good buy.
The Rutherford company also re-
ports the sale of the adjoining lot south
from John Wollenshlager to George /.
Banta for $500. This lot also has a
frontage of 81 feet on Vermont avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
SAN JULIAN STREET
PROPERTY is BOUGHT

The Hunter Ford company report the
sale of property located at 532-536 San
Julian street from Frank B. Veasey
and Rollo e. Goodrich to John Woller-
schlager, proprietor of the Chicago
market. Consideration, $4,000. This
property has frontage of eighty feet
on San Julian street and a depth of 125
feet, and is improved with three small
cottages, producing only a. nominal in
come. Wollenshlager intends to i'm
prove Immediately by the erection of
three-story brick building.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
EGYPTIAN LAND OWNER
BUYS GROVE AT RIALTo

RIALTo, Sept. 5.-Mrs. Josephine
Micaleff has purchased of John B. Mar
tin the west half Of farm lot So. This
property comprises ten acres, five of
which are planted to st. Michaels and
the remainder are 3-year-old Valencias
which were budded from lemons The
grove lies at the corner of Willow ana
San Bernardino avenues. The consid-
Grafton was $4,000. Mrs. Micaleff and
relatives also own forty acres or lano
SET to dates on the Nile in Egypt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
Work Starts on School

Work has been started on the gram
mar school building at San Fernando,
which is to cost $4,000. 1t has con-
crete foundations, and the one high
story of the main structure will be OF
brick. A large court is arranged for
childrens playground. A Los Angeles
architect is in charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
Pomona Sales

Among recent sales at Pomona was
a ten-room orange grove facing West
Fifth avenue by w. L. Tadlock to W.
r. bradley at $4,000. Another ten acres
between Pomona and Claremont, was
sold by J. M. Allen to Lee c. Pitzer for
$4,000. A twenty-acre grove in same
section was sold by ]. w. Miller to j.
I. Brady for $4,000, and a ten-acre
orange grove on Holt avenue in Po-
mona brought $1,000 from George E.
Hart to w. J. Rogers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
Sells for $2soo

The Cornell company has sold for
Henrietta C. Howard to Stephen E.
Hudson the property at 1854 East Fifty
seventh street for $4,000. The lot is 40x
1876 feet to a 15-foot alley and is i'm
proved with a five-room cottage.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
underwood. Rancho Attracts

One of the new tracts that is attract
ing attention is the Inglewood rancho
of eighty acres near that thriving city.
The land is divided into acre lots and
sold on easy payments, with water
rights. Plans are also being made to
establish a fruit packing house in that
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

day will continue until next Thursday.
The building and site cost over 100000,
ana is one of the best buildings In Los
Angeles. A. B. Benton was the archi-
tect. The building is eight stories high
and contains eleven floors, two of which
are mezzanine. The floor space Is 10000
square feet, said to be third largest in
the city. The structure is class A, fire.
proof and of steel construction with
concrete reinforcements. The founda-
ton and steel construction made possi-
BILE the addition of two more stories
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
Buvs Suburban Home

The Rutherford company reports
the sale of suburban home, consisting
Of 21a acres, well improved, located on
North Wilson avenue, Alhambra, from
c. HI. Harper to Henry Klein. Consid
Grafton $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
BUY A RANCE
Have an Income
Be Independent

town: suitable for chickens. turkeys
vegetables, alfalfa, etc; $1,000; terms;
good soil.
10 acres in artesian belt; good sandy
Ioam;. near good town; hrs from
Los Angeles; $50 per acre; terms II de-
sired. See US for other snaps
J. O. ODELL. Land Dept.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

A BOVE are views of the magnifi-
II cent Y. M. c. A. building. the
IA formal opening Of which is now In
progress. In the upper left hand is
stairway leading from lobby to mezza-
nine floor, and adjoining is an interior
view of the entrance. At the bottom Is
a general view of lobby and first mezza-
nine floor. The building, which Is To-
Gated at 715-72S South Hope street, is
seen at the upper right. The corner
stone was laid May 5, 1907, and the
grand opening which started last tues
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

when the work of the z. M. C. A. ex-
pands. The body of the building is OF
hard red brick, pressed brick, granite
and Santa Barbara sandstone. The
lobby is finished in glazed brick ana
Vermont marble, with tile floor. The
wood work is selected birch, the color
ing of which gives rich mahogany
finish. The building is replete with
gymnasium, lockers, plunges, bedrooms
and a roof garden. The detail of the
building is worked out with marked
SKILL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
SHELDON TO BOOST CORN SHOW
Governor VIII Ask Secretary of
Agriculture to Lend Fed
ernI Aid.

Governor George L. Sheldon will ask
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to urge
the federal government to participate in the
National Corn exposition to be held in
Omaha next December.
Governor Sheldon passed through Omaha
last evening on the Burlington enroute to
Washington, where he will assist in taking
the live stock quarantine matter before the
Department of Agriculture. He was Joined
In Omaha by representatives of the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange which in
cluded Secretary A. F. Stryker and JAY
Laverty The governor has met a number
OF times with the commission and represent
atives of the United State bureau of animal
Industry, seeking TO bring about satisfac-
tory relations of the federal and state gov
ernments in the matter of quarantine regu-
lations, and the matter is now up with
Washington.
One of the promises made. Omahans when
the governor left for the national capital
last evening was that he would urge
Secretary Wilson to take a part in the
corn show.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
ALL TRANQUIL, SAYS ALEXIS
President of HaytI Announces Hi.
ABILITY 10 Preserve
Order.

PORT AU PRINCE March 22-President
Nord Alexis in an interview at the palace
today. declared that conditions in the re-
public were absolutely tranquil. He said
that he did not question his ability to pre-
serve order and protect foreign interests
here. Should the powers. however. decide
to keep the warships In this harbor. he
would not object, but he added that there
was no necessity for such thing; there
was no possibility Of a popular outbreak
against the foreign residents.
The government, continued the president.
did not intend to take further action look.
ins TO the prosecution OF the participants
in the recent revolution. except IN the case
OF the disloyal soldiers. who are subject
to military punishment
The government. he said. gave proof of
It's good faith in permitting the embarkation
at GOnaives OF General Firmin and his
fellow eonspiretors without exactinE anv
pledges from them He thought the ref,,-
gees in the legations here should welcome
return TO their homes to resume their
avoeationE
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
American Liner st. Louis Beats
French Ship La TOuraine in
Exciting Contest.

NEW YORK. March 22-Swinging by
Sandy Hook Saturday with it's propellers
ohurning foamy wake that laid the fol-
lowing course for its beaten rival. the
steamship st. Louis OF the American line
defeated the French liner La Touraine in
one Of the exciting ocean races in trans
atlantic steamship travel
La Touraine left Havre, France, about 8
o'clock last Saturday morning, and the St.
Louis departed from Cherbourg eight hours
later on its voyage across the Atlantic The
American slowly crept up on La Touraine,
and on Thursday afternoon the two steam
ships raced along PROV and PROV. For six
hours the steamships hung together, the
cutwater of one and then the other forging
out ahead. Greetings were exchanged by
wireless between the passengers OF the
liners and several wagers were laid as TO
which vessel would make port first. Toward
nightfall the ST. Louis edged its wav 10
the front and began slowly TO draw away
from La Touraine, but it was not untl
nearly 10 o'clock that night that the for
ward watch on the Frenchman saw the
lights OF the St. Louis disappear behind
the rim Of the western horizon.
La Touraine hung tenaclously to the
Americans trail, and though the smoke of
the St. Louis was generally visible the mas
sengers on the Frenehman did not again
catch a glimpse of the St. Louis until Ia
Touraine passed Sandy Hook this after
noon, just one hour and thirty-six minutes
behind the American steamer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
CHINESE ARE INDIGNANT
Mass Meetings Mt Canton Protest
Against Abject Surrender
to japan.

CANTON, March 22.-The greatest indg-
nation prevails here against the government
for yielding to the Japanese demands IN
the Tatsu Maru case. it being considered
that the governments action in this matter
has brought disgrace upon this province.
Tho self-government society OF Canton has
organized several monster Indignation
meetings, at which resolutions were
adopted that the addiver anniversary Of
the release of the Tatsu Maru may be OBJ
served as a day Of public mourning. The
resolutions also declared a boycott against
Japanese goods.
More than $1,000 persons attended the
mass meetings held yesterday, buildings
were draped in mourning and twenty or
more orators delivered denuncuatory
speeches. Among the speakers was T.
year-old boy, whose defamation against
the Japanese caused the greatest enthusl-
asm. A great number among those who
had assembled thereupon divested them
selves OF Japanese made garments, inciud-
ing caps and handkerchiefs, and made a
huge bonfire OF them. One dealer IN Japa-
nese goods offered to sacrifice his entire
stock
The meeting recommended the impeach-
ment Of Yuan Shi Kai Of the Board of
Foreign Affairs for weakness in yielding
to the Japanese.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
UMSTEDS FROM OVER THE SEA
Return to Omaha Two Months from
Date of Their DeDRFture to
Europe.

W. w. Umsted. manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph company in Omaha, and
Mrs. Umsted, reached Omaha yesterday on
their return from Europe. They arrived
home two months to the day from the
time they left.
I'VE spent our time chiefly in Italy,
Sicily and southern France" said Mr.. Um-
sted, "and certainly had an enjoyable visit.
Our return was pleasant the weather on
the water being ideal for the voyage. A.,
I'VE saw no Omaha people in Europe.
American travel is much smaller because
of the recent money furry and those Euro
peans are much concerned over It. too
They make eager inquiries about the times
and conditions in this country and when
things will be normal. Many of these in
quiries come from Americans who compose
about Is per cent OF the population in some
European countries. and. of course, they
get anxious to see folks from home.
II found business conditions in the east
very quiet and was afraid they were the
same out here. but I am told they are not
and Of course this makes me happy"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
WHAT PHYSICIANS MUST BE
Dr. A.. G. stokes Tells Philosophical
Society of Essential QuaIl-
ffcations.

Before the Omaha Philosophical society
yesterday afternoon, in an address on the
Essential Qualifications of a Modern
Physician" DR.. A. G. Stokes declared that
outside of electricity no other science has
made so much progress as has medicine.
and that medicine is now as near an ap-
piled science as any.
"Of course theoretical science is abso-
lutte, but no applied science ever is abso-
Lutte" said Dr. Stokes. mo man ever
made perfect sphere, and 1t takes at least
the most delicate instruments possible to
make anything near a perfect square,
though while theoretically perfect IL is
never absolutely perfect Applied science
is far more difficult than theoretical sci
ence, so with medicine 1t is very difficult.
In detail will say, first of all that the
physician should be educated in every sense
of the word, and, further, that he should
be student. and keep himself always up
to the times by constant study. The physi-
clan of the present times must be honest /;
the day OF the buffer in medicine is fast
passing away. and the physician must be
interested in his work aside from a pecuni-
airy motive. He must also be moral man. ;.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
Hardin Democra1- o1 wa.

IOWA FALLS, Ia. March 22-(special)
The second gun In the battle OF democracy
In Hardin county will be fired Monday.
when regular convention will be held to
select delegates TO the Cedar Rapids and
Sioux City conventions. This convention
will be held at AclSleY and has been called
by the officers Of, the democratic county
central committee who are recognized as
the regular officers OF the party In tfis
county. The faction that will meet Monday
is said TO represent the Bryan wing OF the
party and poses as the exponent Of true
democracy. Il is claimed that the conven-
tiOn held at Fldora several weeks ago was
instgated and held In the interests OF the
Hearst Independence league. II is claimed
by the Bryan democrats that the Eldora
meeting was calld by the leader OF the
Hearst forces in the county and by a man
who openly bolted Parker In 1904 The
democrats that meet Monday claim that the
delegates then selected viii be the only
ones recognized at the state conventions
and that the Eldora convention delegates
will be left out in the cold ~ tAs san,-
mittee on eredantalA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
Fear to Attempt to Raise Crop
Because of Threats.
MANY ARE LEAVING STATE
Tenants Say They Cannot Make
Living on Other Crops.
MURDER INCREASES ALARM
Many Farmers in Vicinity of Mount
Sterling Receive Letters Con-
tanning Powder, Matches
and Poison.

LEXINGTON, KY, March 22.-Because Of
warning letters and visits from night riders.
many farmers in nearly all OF the forty
two counties in the while hurley tobacco
district are busily destroyiRg.th their tobacco
beds and at the present time less than one
third OF the number usually planted nave
been started. In many counties huge signs
have been erected on buildings and in high
places nearby declaring the intention OF
the farmer not to raise a crop this season.
Realizing the difficulty of making a living
for their families In case the decision to
raise no tobacco Is adhered to, many tenant
farmers are preparing to move to other
states while many farm owners have placed
their property on the market, with the
avowed purpose of leaving Kentucky
The murder of Farmer Hedges In Nicholas
county yesterday and the raids In Woodford
and other counties last week have increased
the alarm. In announcing their determna-
ton to 60 elsewhere, the tenants declare
that 1t will be impossible to subsist from
the proceeds of crops of hemp, wheat and
corn.
In the neighborhood Of Mount Sterling
many farmers have received threatening
letters with which we're matches, powder
and poison, and in both farm districts and
tobacco towns armed guards have been
placed at threatened points. Conditions
throughout the state are declared to be
worse than at any time since the tobacco
war began.