Permits Sought and Building Ordinance Move Forward
At an adjourned city trustees meeting no quorum existed and actions were deferred. F W Alden sought basement access for a pool hall lunch room and barber shop with a sidewalk cut in guarded by an iron railing. Building permits were issued to Walter A Nunn and EK B Collier, while two other permit requests were tabled for ordinance conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuthill
Collier
Smith
F. W. Alden
Alden
Walter A. Nunn
EK. B. Collier
Sixth and
Washburn
J. T. Larrabe
W. N. Lewis
J.C. Gleason
Sixth Street
Cummins
Recorder
Lorelei Club Celebrates Bethel Barth Birthday
The Lorelei Club held a surprise birthday celebration for Miss Bethel Barth at the Barth home on Ninth and Howard streets. Members, led by instructor Mrs. Juliet Powell Rice, decorated with roses and sang on the porch before entering. Refreshments followed and several anniversary remembrances were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorelei Club
Bethel Barth
Juliet Powell Rice
Barth
Ninth and
Howard Streets
Local notes from Wineville and Pomona community
Regular correspondence reports small-town activity. Drilling advances at Seague Irwin No. 2 and connections to well No. 1, with electric motor pumping. Local residents making trips to Pomona, Riverside and Los Angeles, hay deliveries, crews baling forage, bridges and ranch work, family visits, new baby born, and various residence guests and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Rice
Seague & Irwin
F. C. Westphal
Pomona
John A. Thorn
Abouty
Wineville
W. C. Garner
Messrs. Keller and
Cunning
J.L. Chandler
Tom Cunning
Parr Ranch
Evelyn Irwin
Mr. Seague
Lawrence Turney
J. A. Chandler
W. L. Collier
Riverside
Mr. Collier
Mrs. Collier
W. O. Garner
F. M. Woods
A. H. Cavanaugh
Pioneer District
J. J. Chandler
Oscar Ford
Woods Bros
Eva
Ford Ranch
Los Angeles
J Huyck Sells Inland Iowa Farm to California Buyer
J Huyck announces the sale of his 160 acre Buchanan County Iowa farm for 12000 dollars by telegram. He notes his son may move to California with the proceeds and reflects on leaving the Hawkeye State for better opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. WH. Huyck
California
Haycek
Buchanan, County
Iowa
Uuyek
Hawkeye
Advertised Letters at Corona Post Office 1907
Uncalled letters for the week ending July 29 1907 at Corona California include Abalos Michel Adams Mrs M M Baughman Mr Bennie 2 letters Bilich Mr John Carr A L Castro Raymundo Ceja Sr Don Jose Polores Catleg W J Foledo Senor Jose Gonsales Sr Anselmé 2 letters Hernades Sr Alfonso Johnson Mr Katie Morris Mr V A Venavedes Sr Don Mateo Vidah Nich. Letters will be sent to dead letter office on nee re 1907. George Brown P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Cal
Abalos
Michel Adams
M. M. Baughman
Bennie
Bilich
John Carr
A. L. Castro
Raymundo Ceja
Don Jose Polores Catleg
W. J. Foledo
Jose Gonsales
Sr-Anselmé
Hernades
Alfonso Johnson
Katie Morris
V. A. Venavedes
Don Mateo Vidah
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsed by Bluff Mo. Businessman
C G Hays of Bluff praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healer for sores burns wounds and piles. R F Billings, a local druggist, guarantees the product and lists a price of 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hays
Bluff, Mo
Bucklen
R. F. Billings
Annual Report of City Officers Read by City Clerk
City Clerk H. A. Wood presents the fiscal year 1906 1907 summary including cash balance higher by 1100 and street department costs pushing expenditures beyond 9000 while fire department costs stay low. The report classifies expenses from mayoral salary to feather duster and lists income sources in a complete city financial statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
H. A. Wood
Wisn
Padgett
Lyman & Gaylore
Kelley
Lecotuot
TOI
Kellogg
A. Campbell
Betis
A. P. Kelley
Renee
Ferrell
Tnspector
Stansbury
Topus Sas Fey Cates
PePerevererreree
City Hall
Prin
Eec
Council
Los Angeles
Miss Taber
Sena Nore Eee
Vey Arie Veoh
Coronaman in Windy City Chronicle of a Western Traveler
A travel note from July 25 1907 describes a Chicago arrival after a Salt Lake Route journey delayed by a derailment. The writer recounts sights from Pomona to Las Vegas and a misread hold-up fear on the train, praising mirages in Arizona and recalling Corona resident George W. Vankirk’s rattlesnake encounter near Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chence
Independent
Los Angeles
Chicago
E&g
Salt Lake
Wrecc
Overland Limited
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Pomona
Roa
West
Angel City
Arizona
Las Vegas
George W. Vankirk
Corona
Chicago trip reveals vast Swift & Co stockyards and White City visit
The writer tours Swift & Co stockyards covering forty acres with six hundred cattle and five hundred sheep processed hourly, and visits the White City near the 1893 World’s Fair site. They ride a tense miniature railroad with a wary companion, view Luzon Torrotes dwellings, and weigh Western stereotypes against Eastern views while praising California and Corona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Plains
Chicago
Swift & Co
White City
Venice
California
Pam
Cujose
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Tae Qian
Sam
Missouri
Corona mineral resources spark prospect of new industry
Reports from Corona indicate promising mineral tests and potential cement deposits. Hl. A. Prizer notes high quality rock tests from the city and calls the resource nearly unlimited. The Board of Trade has received inquiries from English parties about Corona cement deposits and surveys cite vast potential output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Maire
Hl. A. Prizer
Board of Trade
Aroun Corona
Eastlological Survey
Wells Fargo Moves as Coast Developments Unfold
Warehouse and express operations shift as the Wells Fargo office relocates to new quarters on Sixth Street. The Coralina Jewelry Company plans a September opening with Phos. bh. Sox as manager, prompting the Wells Fargo move. A permit request by Win Ms Lewis for a two story cement block building on Sixth Street and Washburn was tabled pending the new building ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Corona Jewelry Company
Phos. Bh. Sox
Mmanager
Wells‘argo Express
Win
Lewis
Washfarn
J.T. Larrabee
Coron Pressed Brick and Termi Cotta elect officers
At the annual meeting on Tuesday G Generenax was named secretary. New directors include B Kennedy Riverside and G Dean vice president. C B Kennedy Riverside and Newnan Exssick assistant cashier join the board alongside N Stowell Los Angeles and MW Findley Coromit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coron
G. Generenax
B. Kennedy
Riverside
G. Ff. Dean
Cle. Kennedy
Newnan
Remedy for Cholera and Diarrhea in York County
Jesusx of Spring Grove York County Pa testifies five years use of this cholera and diarrhea remedy and recommends it highly. The preparation is marketed by R Billings and claimed to cure every instance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johuave
York County
Jesusox
Spring Grove
R. Billings
Westerners Meet In Offhand Frontier Exchange
The narrator recounts meeting two rough men who boast of taming the land and claim improved order, though their truthfulness is doubtful. They joke about the narrator living farther west and politely bid farewell, leaving a wary impression of frontier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Corona
West
Towa
Iowa
Montana
J.D. M
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alden Block
Juliet Powell Rive
HW. H. Holmes
Sherman
I. B. Newkirk
T. O. Andrews
W. J. Pentelow
G.A. R
R. D. Barber
Geo. L. Spining
A. J. Nichols
Shoneman
George Austin
Masonic Hall
Wm. Corkhill
John Brown
Chester Ferrin
Abe
B. E. Savery
Jurupa Rancho
J. H. Huyck
Iowa Farm
Merriam’ S
John L
General Fund
Ofstee Bal
Coronaman
Windy City
OUR
Board’ of Trade
England
Wells-Fargo
West Sixth
Brick Company
E. J. Genereux
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