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The Temecula Gossip Column & Newspaper Articles |
1916 December |
December 22, 1916 Mrs. Preston V. Swanguen is helping this week at the lunchrooms in the absence of Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall, who was taken to Los Angeles sick. Henry Hamilton of Cahuilla was a business visitor in town the first of the week. Frank Ramos, who is attending school at Riverside, came home Saturday night to spend the holidays. Mrs. Carl Wust of Rainbow was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Allen. Mark A. Robertson and sons of Aguanga were in town the first of the week buying lumber. J. S. Feliz, foreman at the Pauba Ranch, and who has been a faithful employee of the Vail brothers for the past seven or eight years, left last week for Santa Barbara, to be foreman at one of the Vail ranches there. Mrs. George Simon arrived Monday from Los Angeles and will be in charge of Lizzie M. Hall's lunchrooms. The pool hall of John B. Kelly is undergoing repairs. The building had to be raised and props put under it. Angel Ledisma returned to the Pauba Ranch Wednesday night from Riverside where he went last week to transact important business. Albert Golsh and wife returned Sunday from Pala, where Mr. Golsh has been working. Vail Bros. shipped eighteen carloads of cattle to Santa Barbara Thursday, where they will be fattened for market. They were in charge of Pat Speziali. Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall, who was on the sick list a few days here, was taken to the hospital in Los Angeles where an operation was performed. Word has been received that she is improving. Her daughter, Mrs. Swanguen, accompanied her. James Higgins of Pala was in town the last of the week doing some trading. Paul Thompson was in town Tuesday selling winter pears and oranges. Miss Florence Willits, who teaches school at Fellows, is visiting Miss Irene Vardy, the teacher here. They are school chums. Miss Mary Cazas, who has been away for the past year, returned last week and will spend the holidays here. H. C. Hind was business visitor from Murrieta, Friday. P. Alvarez and family have moved to town. The Misses Vardy and Willits left for San Bernardino the last of the week, where they will spend part of their vacation. December 29, 1916 Mr. and Mrs. Al Knott and twins left for Westminister to spend a few days visiting his parents. Mr. Knott is our blacksmith and during his absence Jay Abbott will be in full charge. Albert Banks and wife and daughter, Mrs. J. C. Rodriguez motored to Riverside Saturday in bring their daughter, Esther returning the same day. Last Saturday night a dance was given at Johnny Cantarini's residence in which many from here attended. They all say that they had an enjoyable time. Rollo Brown has two teams hauling stone from Pat Quinn's quarry to his place near Murrieta where he is going to build a storehouse in the very near future. The Christmas exercises at the Temecula Union School by the children were a grand success and enjoyed by all with the exception of the accident that happened to Felipe Magee, who was playing Santa Claus. While distributing the presents the cotton on his clothes caught fire from a burning candle. His arms were burnt in trying to put the fire out, but not seriously. The credit of successful Christmas entertainment is due to the Misses Vardy and Alma Friedemann, teachers, who take great interest and have much patience with the children. Many people from Pala were in town Saturday doing Christmas shopping. Domingo Morro of Pala was in town one day last week buying lumber. He is building a handsome bungalow for his family. James Crew, potato planter at the Pauba Ranch is plowing more land, getting it ready for the potatoes for next spring. HE says that he will plant more than before. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tripp and son spent Christmas in town, returning home Tuesday. Word has been received from Los Angeles that Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall, who was taken there two weeks ago sick, is improving very nicely. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Juan Munoa and Frank Golsh made a business trip to Murrieta the last of the week. Angel Cantarini, a very successful farmer of Moreno valley went by town one day last week to one of his ranches about two miles south of Temecula. Elvetzi A. and Paul Cantarini made a pleasure trip to Riverside Saturday afternoon returning home Sunday night by way of Winchester. Al L. Otto of Aguanga was in town the last of the week buying lumber and cement. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lobaugh of Happy Valley Ranch and Mrs. Tortuga of Pechanga motored to Los Angeles last Friday morning. They will spend Christmas there. Mrs. A. Tortuga will spend Christmas at home of her nieces the Medrans, Mr., and Mrs. Lobaugh with friends and relatives. Mrs. J. C. Rodriguez of Escondido arrived the first of the week and is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Banks. Last week F. Austin of Rainbow had a runaway, the horses running about three miles before being caught and scattering vegetables all along the road. Lucien Snyder left last week for Corona, where he has secured employment as operator on the Santa Fe. Snyder was telegraph operator here for the past year. Miss Esther Banks, who is attending the Riverside Business College, arrived home the last of the week where she will spend part of the holidays. Wong Gar, potato Bug, is spending a few days in Los Angeles looking after business interests. Angel Ledisma made a business trip to Riverside this week. Mrs. Eliza Alvarez and son John of San Marcos are in town spending a few days looking after business interests. Mrs. Alvarez says that she has over 200 acres planted to barley and wheat and expects to put in more in the next three weeks if it doesn't rain too much. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Machado spent Christmas day at the Cantarini's farm. James Rawson, teacher at the Temecula School spent the holidays abroad. Robert J. Magee who for the past two months has been doing some stone work at Cahuilla was in town one day last week arranging his business interests before leaving for Los Angeles where he will remain a few days getting pointers on stone business. |