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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1918
Page
4
The massed band concert planned for Saturday is postponed to October 5 to align with camp authorities. The October 5 program will feature community singing and a forthcoming public notice will confirm details.
The Arcadia school board meets on the last Wednesday night of each month in the First Avenue school building. Officers listed include F. W. Treen as chairman, with O. D. Harris and Chas. W. Stewart also noted.
An advertisement announces services at 416 B White Oak Monrovia California including shampoo manicuring facial massage and related beauty treatments.
Advertises converting coal furnaces to gas furnaces with natural gas from oil fields. Claims no wood coal soot or cleanup and endless service at all times. States natural gas costs equivalent to coal at $8 per ton.
A kindly young parson driving home after pastoral calls picks up a farm maid in need of a ride. They converse warmly as they reach the farm, she thanks him and he warns her not to mention the incident. The exchange ends with mutual courtesy and discretion.
Arcadia items recount Bertha Schwarzkopf birthday surprise hosted by Mrs. R H Schwarzkopf and Miss Kathryn at Arcadian Acres with dancing. A Christian endeavor gathering at Miss Beatrice Smith’s El Monte home featured Arcadia society members led by Miss Smith. Local home construction on property bought earlier by W Kahnert proceeds. Ethel Grimes attended a grand chapter talk by Iva Crane Shellhamer in El Monte. Sweden doves and rabbits fined in Arcadia court. Jesus Moreno fined for cutting palms on El Monte avenue. Mr and Mrs Theo Christiansen hosted sister from Fullerton and her son Omar.
Nelson Grimes employed as chauffeur for Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker has been at home the past several days not feeling well.
City Marshal Treen arrested M. Hirata for letting water run on El Monte avenue during irrigation. Hirata paid a five dollar fine. Street crews under Treen trimmed trees on Baldwin avenue and Huntington live. Mr and Mrs R G Sanderhof occupy a new bungalow on Timarte Road.
Duarte Covina and Azusa ranchers sue J. W. Widman in superior court over San Gabriel river waters above San Gabriel canyon. They claim 30 years of irrigation use and seek an injunction to stop Widman from diverting a spring feeding the Cold Water fork of the river.
C O Monroe, a Monrovia pioneer and former mayor who helped lay out the city and assisted in its water system, died at his Long Beach residence after a long illness at age 70. Funeral services were held in Monrovia with Odd Fellows leadership. He came to Monrovia in 1884 from Ottumwa, born in Madison Indiana, survived by a widow and three daughters. a faithful bay horse accompanied him in life and was laid to rest.
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