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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
5
At Tuesday night’s meeting the city trustees discussed calling a bond election for 140000 to fund road building 96000 city hall 25000 park site 13500 and fire equipment 5000. Officials also planned road access to Meal Mill, plans for a new city hall, and bids for garbage removal while adjusting speed limits and traffic enforcement.
After the school year ends teachers head home for the break. A Berkeley summer school will host many, including Miss Boudinot Miss Gilbert Miss Whitmore Miss Twomey and H J Priestley. Miss Whit ed will travel east to stay with relatives in southwestern Michigan. Miss Clark departs next week for Madison and Portage Wisconsin. Miss Kimmel plans a visit to her aunt in Dayton Ohio.
Watkins will spend the summer at Forest Home. Miss Conway will be at her home in Los Angeles. Miss Wycoff and her sister Agnes will return to Laura to remain there where Agnes will attend high school and Miss Wycoff will study domestic science with a view to teaching it. Miss Wallace will spend her summer with relatives in San Diego. Miss Beebe and Mrs Beebe will be at Berkeley. Miss Moore will be on her father s ranch at Temescal. Miss Boling, Miss Smith and Miss Unger will remain loyal to Corona for the summer months. Miss Lillie Martin leaves Corona to teach in Riverside. Her departure is felt by patrons. Miss Wilma Lord will leave Saturday on an European tour with her sister Miss Charlotte Lord accompanying from Los Angeles High School.
The closing meeting of the Teasday Musical Club season was held at the Riverside High School auditorium. Fern Sode strom performed piano and two vocal numbers, with Anna Platt and others providing an eight hand piano piece. The program included flute and violin solos and a descriptive fantasy, plus a ladies chorus.
Stacey and Walker, local fumigators in business over a year, announce the purchase of 60 double‑pointed duck tents to be used next season. The existing tents were redipped for efficiency, enabling two outfits during the busy timing. They plan to start around July 20 with over 600 acres booked and report a 98 to 99 percent scale kill on last season’s jobs.
Miss Hazel Mae McNeil daughter of Mr and Mrs C D McNeil married Roy Marvin Browning Monday at 2 30 p m The ceremony took place at the McNeil home on the Boulevard Rev R T Maxey officiated witnessed by the immediate family The bride wore a cream serge suit The couple will reside at 912 Washburn Street after a beach trip.
The second annual celebration of the Knights and Ladies of Security Corona council 1723 was held Tuesday in Glass hall. Cards and dancing entertained guests, with 350 invitations issued. Members from Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Arlington councils attended, along with district deputy Mrs. M. A. Merry and two deputies Mrs. Florence Bates and Elinore Neal.
At the Eighth and Ramona intersection a Veile machine driven by H R Case collided with Elzie Veach Buick twenty, wrecking the latter and injuring no one seriously. Veach and Hallie Martin escaped with minor injuries. Case feared but unharmed. Witnesses point to speed and view obstruction. the incident spurs a call for a 15 mph boulevard limit and stricter enforcement.
Mrs J P Rice hosted a large gathering Wednesday afternoon to honor Mrs Lulu Main vice principal of the grammar school. After sixteen years of service she will teach at Alvord school next year. Sixteen girls in white danced on the lawn representing her years of service.
Andrews & Son sent a second car of honey to Chicago this week after a prior shipment to Trinidad Colorado. Owner L L Andrews noted the oddity of sending to a honey producing area yet said willingness to ship wherever orders pay per pound.
Arrangements by the joint committee keep the reading room open for two more months at Sixth and Ramona streets. It was once feared summer may reduce attendance, but the decision to extend this civic adjunct should be welcomed by all.
Final exams mark the school year with the grammar and high schools concluding work. Friday night features the Class of ’11 graduation program in the high school auditorium. Separately the Miller case ends with a discharged jury, a shooting by Miss Verge, and Kohl in a private sanatorium pending his recovery.
Mr J W Gilmore of the Model Tailoring Works reports Rhode Island hens produced 447 eggs in April and May. He sold eight settings at one dollar, set hens for 32 chicks, and had 2344 dozen eggs left at 25 cents each, with feed for two months totaling 3 50, leaving a net profit of 15 20. The Independent invites others to share chicken business data.
Charles Frederick Kohl, Riverside millionaire and clubman, was shot and likely fatally wounded outside the San Francisco Superior Court after testifying in Adele Verge’s alleged false arrest damage suit against Frank Miller of the Glenwood Inn. Five minutes earlier he had been present as a witness.
The Corona City band earned over 50 dollars net from a Thursday night concert at the opera house. Proceeds will fund new instruments. The program included The Lover of the Mandolin, Apple Blossoms, Rhapsody No. 1, Camp Overture, Honeymoon Serenade, Cornet Duet, and Adelaide Waltz, ending with America. Tickets were available at Pattonas.
Miss Harriet Bates entertained Monday evening with a 500 party honoring Miss Fern Sode strom and Leroy Simms of Riverside. Guests included Elizabeth Andrews Elizabeth Rudesill Mattie Singletarry Reuel Cooper Walter Clayson Julius Humphrey with pink and white decorations and hostess pen and ink drawings as favors. First prizes went to Miss Rudesill and Walter Clayson with silver articles. booby prizes to Miss Singletarry and Julius Humphrey.
Members of the Honeymoon Whist club enjoyed an evening with Mr and Mrs Earl MacDonald in Riverside last Friday. The event used Glass Bros auto truck for transport and featured three tables of play. Mrs Harding and L L Andrews won first prizes while F J Mueller and Mrs Blair earned consolation awards. refreshments followed. Present from here included Mr and Mrs L L Andrews Mr and Mrs F J Mueller Mr and Mrs Geo M Blair Mrs C M Harding and Mr Perle Glass.
The Anaheim Orange Growers association has shipped 240 cars of Navels and will ship about 100 cars of Valencias.
Corona players Walter Dean and Edwin Birdsell defeated Riverside’s Trivelyan and Irving 2 1 in a weekend tennis meet. Hemet and Corona teams added to the field with mixed results as Casa Blanca grounds prepare for July 4 events and a local club tournament with weekly matches and finals at 2 pm.
Miller Brothers purchased the Basket Grocery on Main St from Mr. Benj. Walker and will continue the business in the same location one door north of the post office. Walker considers his next move but friends hope he remains in the city.
The Fraternal Brotherhood held its Monday night meeting electing Elmer Page as president Will Fletcher as vice president and Mrs H E Roberts as R S A Provensall and Mrs Provensall named M at A Mrs Cornell chaplain Albert Black I D J Pearson D D and Inez Kirby as musician Two candidates were initiated About 80 members plan a Riverside visit District lodge duties were noted with F J Dunham as N G and Chas Fernald V G Oscar Findley secretary and Robert Brown trustee
At Starlight Rebekah Lodge No. 231 a meeting elected Mrs. E Bergeot noble grand and Mrs. Dunham recording secretary. The vice grand will be elected next meeting. A social followed the business. Installation for the new officers is set for the first meeting night in July.
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