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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
4
A short masthead announces the successor to the Press and Horticulturist with Friday publication and Independent Publishing Company incorporation. It lists a yearly subscription of 82.00 dollars.
City officials and trustees listed include Mayor H A Wood City Clerk J J Merriam City Treasurer G R Freeman City Attorney U S Cummins and Recorder C D Lyman as Corona politics move toward unity. A speech urged reconciliation and better justice administration while criticizing the recorder’s legal acumen and calling for competent oversight.
The Independent hopes harmony will follow after opponents of Mr Collier compromise to arrange the delegation. Both sides must halt the long contest and unite for the party’s good.
The board fills key posts with trusted men including a high attainments attorney and a respected engineer while Randall Harrell and Hall assume roles. The Independent urges support for home industries and rebukes outside bargain ads as harmful to Corona merchants and the community. It argues journalism should back local trades and condemns serial advertising.
A garbled note reports a debate on state school poll tax at Sixth and Main, with mentions of G. Serae and M. Browning. The fragmentary text suggests a local discussion on taxation and schooling funding, but details remain unclear.
Barker and Westerfield, Banning bankers, plan a Coachella branch and a Thormnd bank. May 1 notes Redlands Yucaipa Electric Railway extension toward Hemet, operations expected within three months. San Jacinto Register sold to M L Sherpy as Captain J C Martin retires. Independent greets new editor. Elsinore band uniforms arrive and impress with a growing brass and reed sound.
A digest of historic Chicago stats notes 1847 factory origins, 1905 and 1906 counts and values of city industry. It cites 241,984 workers earning 136 million dollars and wholesale trade reaching 1.7 billion. Quirky items include Louis Gill’s egg record, turkey attacks, and social comments on law and society.
Corona ix to host a Coronado Tent City Orchestral Concert Band evening show at the opera house on Wednesday June 10. Admission by invitation. W L Brown, agent of the A T & S F Ry, handles arrangements. New soloists John Hughes and Vaclav Jiekra join returning stars Franz Hele W H Reitz Herman Rosenblum Frank Badallet and Frank K Lott for a complete program of popular and classic music.
Mrs. Jack King and Mrs. Erskine were riding in a family Oldsmobile when a yellow cur ran across the car at Fifth and Washburn. The auto skidded and toppled, injuring Mrs. Erskine lightly and pinning Mrs. King briefly. The dog arrived home with an oil slick and fur mussed, seemingly eager for another run.
Col Orville A. Huxsaw resigns from the Corona Home Telephone and Telegraph Company. He plans to open an auto garage on Weert Sixth street next to the United Harness Company's lot. J T Burton of Los Angeles will own the property and build the garage and machine shop. John Alexander, a machinist from Los Angeles, arrives to run the back room.
Post Office Coroug Gal lists uncalled letters for the week ending May 18 including Jose Acosta Theo Brower Marcos Castro Miss Valentina Domeningoni Miss Maude Gallabm Austin Oruene Antonio La bra S Melannet Ed Middleton Alber to Pagliasotti Francisco Ruiz Mrs D Beatt George W Stovall Librado Venegas and others. Letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office May 18 2083.
John Gilman a well known land agent and townsite promoter left Corona for Idaho in January saying he will reside there now that outlaws have been driven from the state. He owns property in Idaho but preferred Corona until now due to outlaw depredations. He warned that if forced to leave the northern country again he would return to Corona.
Mr H H Smith who bought an Orange grove in the colony visited the Independent office and said after a careful look at conditions in and around Crown City he decided to stay. He plans to open a real estate office soon to join the city’s business interests. The Independent welcomes him and wishes success.
The Episcopal Church held its annual officer election last Sunday evening. Elected as officers were War den H. T. Sinclair Secretary C. T. Booth and Treasurer John P. Key. St Johns will be represented at the upcoming Diocesan Convention in Los Angeles by H. T. Sinclair James Watson C. T. Booth Cuthbert Gully and John P. Key.
Corona Laundry Manager Vail announces a new delivery wagon with horse and harness. The upgraded rig keeps pace with modern standards. He reports strong business growth as local patrons return to have their laundry done in town rather than sent elsewhere.
A retrospective portrait of Bardstown Nelson County noting its rise from a famed educational center with Jesuit colleges to a small county seat known for Nelson rye. The piece highlights early leaders and the town’s grand cathedral see transferred to Louisville in 1841, with references to Main Street, St Joseph’s Church, and local historic figures.
Bardstown preserves its cathedral and the royal gifts given by Louis Philippe in 1830. Efforts to remove the paintings to Louisville failed as townsfolk defended the heritage. Bardstown, settled in 1774 and incorporated in 1778, grew into an Episcopal see with Jesuit missions and the Sisters of Nazareth seminary shaping education and culture.
Bardstown marks its upcoming centennial with restrained celebrations. The town’s founder’s stories highlight its past as it built a courthouse, brick stores, and an electric plant over generations. The narrator notes Bardstown’s small size yet enduring hospitality.
The line urges readers to use the liner column to disclose what they have to dispose of and what remains, stressing the value of informing the public about available items via the liner.
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