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Newspaper

Corona Independent

Location

Corona, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1908

Page

8

City Officials Hold The Fort In Riverside Stande Off Tuesday

Riverside city trustees gathered on Wednesday with all but one member present to review monthly stipends and warrants. Only Collier attended as chairman. other members were away on various duties. The meeting adjourned with no action on warrants while residents watched a lively street scene and a runaway team injured Boyd Ferguson.

Corona Gmti Collier ReGaye Afr Holmes Orange County Kingdom of Riverside Smith Inspectlor Savery Welly Gaully Clearman Callier Colliers Sixth Street Tenth Street Boyd Ferguson Ferguson

Groceries in Danger Amid Delivery Wagon Mixup

A Tuesday incident near Nonna raised concern over staple groceries as George Fergue and his team faced disruptions when a delivery wagon carrying supplies collided with local horses. The event disrupted orders and prompted brief safety checks by local officials.

Nonna George Fergue

Sutherlands Take Ownership of Glen Ivy Hotel

The Sutherlands have formal possession of the Glen Ivy Hotel and plan to entertain guests. Mrs. Sutherland visited the springs Tuesday evening while Mr. Sutherland prepares the Buick used for freight and passenger transport along the Lee Lake Temescal and Glen Ivy trail. The new chauffeur shows early learning but is not yet a skilled driver, hoping goggles will improve performance to a Barney Oldfield level.

Sutherlands Glen Ivy Sutherland Springs Lee Lake Temescal Barkis Barney Oldfield

Oranges Set to Grow in San Jacinto Valley After Grove Sale

The Redlands Junction sale of the Whittier orange grove for a quarter of a million dollars has spurred local interest in orange culture. About 3,000 acres in San Jacinto valley are suited for citrus, and ranchers are planning plantings and fees for a potential early stage of a multi million dollar expansion.

Whittier Redlands Junction San Jacinto

Reward Offered for Lost Fox Hound in Orange County Park

Mr J A Turner cashier of the Farners and Merchants Bank of Santa Ana offers ten dollars for information leading to the recovery of a black and tan female fox hound described as having white feet a white tail tip white nose and forehead white on the breast and neck and tan head and ears with some tan on the ears. The dog wore a name plate reading J A Turner Santa Ana Cal. on the collar.

Orange County Park J. A. Turner Farners and Merchants’ Bank of Santa Ana Santa Ana

Grover Conatser Shot by Own Pellet in Arlington Neighborhood

Shortly after 10 pm Tuesday residents near Washburn and Irirert streets heard three pistol shots. Grover Conatser, shot in the left chest by a Homeopathic pellet from a .22 pistol, was taken to Arlington Hospital. Doctors removed the bullet. authorities suspect the shot was self-inflicted amid a “gay” prank gone wrong.

Washburn Iriret Grover Conatser Grover Arlington

Surprise farewell party for Miss Mabel Baldwin

Last Friday evening March 27 a crowd gathered at Miss Mabel Baldwins home to surprise her before her move to Alvord. The dining room table was laden with packages containing candy and cake. Attendees included Mabel Baldwin Ava Arborn Nettie Fisher Claude Ross Jessie Fisher Ellie Tucker Ruby Branch Pearl Fisher Will McCarty Walter Ross Lewie Moss Bernis Kirby Nic Branch Ellis Toucker Conger Francisco Casper Slaten George Nickel and Will Swank.

Mabel Baldwi Alvord Mabel Baldwin Ava Arborn Nettie Fisher Claude Ross Jessie Fisher Ellie Tucker Ruby Branch Pearl Fisher Will McCarty Walter Ross Lewie Moss Bernis Kirby Nic Branch Ellis Toucker Conger Francisco Casper Slaten George Nickel Will Swank

Trading as a Fine Art in a Nelson Grocery

A Nelson Lancashire shopkeeper, left in charge by his wife with strict weighing instructions, weighs a customer’s request for two pounds of pickles and cheekily promises to give him one or two jars. The anecdote, cited by the Liverpool Mercury, highlights comic misinterpretation at the counter.

Nelson Lancashire Compeed Liverpool Mercury

The First American Duel in the Seventeenth Century

In 1630 Edward Doty and Edward Leister, servants of Mr. Hopkins in New England, fought a duel over a trifling quarrel. Wounded in the thigh and hand, they were punished by the governor who ordered their heads and feet tied and left without food or drink for twenty four hours. They were released after one hour due to severe suffering.

Edward Doty Edward Leister Mr. Hopkins New England

His Apprenticeship Makes a Jocular Hint at Family Roles

In London Answers a speaker recalls Mr Pater explaining apprenticeship as binding one person to another by agreement. The tale ends with the youngest son quipping that the father must be apprenticed to his mother, provoking amused reaction from the audience.

Rascal Mother London

Herbert Spencer and the Puddles

The London Caterer recalls Herbert Spencer as a cautious man who avoided riding to dinners and carried a bundle of old newspapers to drop into mud puddles along his path. He used the pages to keep his shoes clean and wore muddy shoes only on the return trip, seemingly unconcerned with the mess.

Herbert Spencer London

Banking reserves should be used in emergencies not for show

The Wall Street Journal compares banking reserves to an emergency hospital bed noting reserves exist for use during crises. It highlights a parable where an injured patient is refused shelter because the emergency bed would then be unavailable. The piece argues reserves must be usable, not merely ceremonial.

Wall Street Journal

A Clever Scheme

A child explains how he improved arithmetic by dividing homework with a classmate and swapping help with another pupil to share the teacher’s aid. The tale reflects a cheeky but harmless classroom ruse reported in Harper's.

Tommy Eric Jones Harper's

Impartial man described by quotes and shooting anecdote

A passage recalls Mr Scatterton claiming strict impartiality. An amiable man confirms a past outing where Scatterton shot at a rabbit dog or even a friend, seemingly indifferent to whom he hit.

Dangerous Case Highlighted by Surgeon’s Pick

A hospital surgeon asks Trisl to judge the most dangerous case among many. Patrick points to a case of surgical instruments as the riskiest, while a wrinkled man’s face appears as the original timepiece in the Dallas News item.

Patrick Man Dallas News

Telegraph Saves Man From Poison on Montreal Train

A Montreal druggist misprepared a prescription for William Brady, a passenger on the Mohawk and Malone division bound to New York. Telegraph alerts at Bonaventure and Tupper Lake warned train crews, enabling Brady to discard the lethal dose moments before boarding, narrowly averting death.

Utica N.Y William Bridy Malone Montreal New York City Brady Mtistake Bonaventure Nvde Grand Tupper Lake Adirondacks

Lehnberg Buys Wrieht Alfalfa Ranch for 83500

A. T. Lehnberg purchased the Wrieht alfalfa ranch located about two and a half miles northwest of town for 83500. The property includes a 1 horsepower pumping plant and a windmill supplying water for domestic and irrigation use. He plans to move soon and continue operating his paving block quarry with eight workers.

A. T. Lehnberg Lehnberg

Grove Sale Under Consideration In Corona

Mr. M. Gue of Redlands was in Corona Monday to discuss selling a two and a half acre Orange grove on West Sixth Street near the Boulevard.

M. Gue Redlands Corona West Sixth Street

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