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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
4
Slogan style notice states the Corona California newspaper is published weekly by the Independent Publishing Company, incorporated, with second class mail entry and Riverside County focus. Subscription priced at 1.50 dollars per year.
At a Riverside banquet retiring trustees member W L Peters extolled past achievements and future electric rail hopes. He spoke of a route from Pomona northward to a cement city and rail links to Corona Santa Ana and Riverside, with feeder lines east and north. The article notes speculation on Huntington’s plans via Temescal canyon and Elsinore, and mentions potential resorts at Coldwater canyon as part of a developing transport network.
Work of vandals Andrew Wheaton and N Stevens cites graveside thefts at Sunny Slope cemetery with flowers moved between graves to blame relatives. Authorities hope culprits are caught and punished. Similar vandalism reported in Riverside with efforts under way to identify offenders.
List of uncalled letters for week ending June 3 1907 at Corona California including Bostrum Camacho Chavez Du Juan Enderely Farley Gomez Fliciamo Grijalara Lemus Clemente Marcos Pohlman Roberts Rodriguez Sefa Duluzes Sullivan Taylor Gillermo etc. Letters to be sent to dead letter office on June 1 1907. Also scratch pads advertised for sale at Independent office.
J B Gooch recounts a 1907 railroad voyage from Riverside to Plainview via Indio El Paso San Antonio and St Louis. He describes wrecks at Lobo a near-miss amid firefight of desert scenery and a fatal engineer accident near McAlester. Gooch reached his Illinois home May 28 1907.
Florence Gertrude Gleason died May 30 1907 from hepatic abscess at the Gleason residence. Her husband Guy C. Gleason died twelve hours later from cerebral hemorrhage. They were Corona residents connected with M E and First Baptist churches. Funeral at the Baptist church featured large attendance, l isted pallbearers and a solemn procession to the cemetery with fraternal and civic fraternal groups in attendance.
To all the kind neighbors and dear friends who expressed sympathy with loving remembrance in words deeds and in flowers we extend heartfelt thanks. Mr and Mrs J A Jonnxston and Family. Drs Gleason and Family.
Features of the forthcoming 44 page La Corona commencement edition, with emphasis on Redlands and Riverside interest in orange groves on frostless Coachella Valley slopes. Reports note promising yields and late year markets around seven dollars per box, plus investor interest from Redlands and Riverside capital. Also mentions Wm. M. Noble visiting from Stuebaker to inspect six acre grove, and local church Ladies' Aid meeting hosted by Mrs. A T Hoffman, plus Fashion Stables new Embree-McLean bus in service.
A Sunbury Ohio reader J H Walker reports long standing indigestion and loss of appetite, claiming Burdock Blood Bitters cured him and improved his digestion.
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