1917 Column Page 9

September 7, 1917
- Joe Campbell of Arizona, a brother of the governor of Arizona, was in town one day last week. While here he was the guest of Joe Winkels. Mr. Winkels took
him sightseeing and they were dinner guests at the home of the Vail Brothers. Mr. Campbell was impressed with our valley and the cattle at the Pauba Ranch,
which are owned by the Vails. Mr. Campbell has a large ranch in Arizona with many hundred head of cattle.
- George A. Burnham returned home Sunday from San Diego where he spent a week's vacation. He would have stayed longer but on account of business had to
return. Mrs. George A. Burnham and daughter are staying at Ocean Beach.
- Mrs. Catherine B. Fernald, proprietor of the Temecula Valley Garage, left for Los Angeles Tuesday morning. While there she will visit her parents.
- Harry Walters, who was spending a week with his parents, returned to Hemet the first of the week to work on his potatoes. Harry expects to have a good crop
this year.
- George T. Hall, George Kamphuferer and Hans Anderson went to Riverside Tuesday to take their examination.
- Mrs. Baxter of Ethanac was a weekend visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kelly.
- Mrs. Irene Carpenter of Los Angeles was a guest for a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Hall.
- John Noble, who for the past month was at Hemet working at cutting and picking fruit, returned home the last of the week.
- Hugh Magee of Pala was in town Thursday after freight and other things for his workingmen.
- Mr. and Mrs. A. Cantarini, Joseph L. Cantarini, and Miss Angelina Cantarini left for San Diego Thursday morning on a pleasure trip. They expect to return
home some time Sunday. J. Sotilo of Murrieta was a business visitor at the bank Friday afternoon.
- Mr. Robertson and family of Lancaster Valley stopped in town for a few minutes Saturday. They were on their way to Hemet.
- Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall, proprietor of the Hall lunchrooms, went to Los Angeles last week.
- Mrs. Dean and family of Los Angeles were visitors in town Friday and Saturday. For about twenty years Mrs. Dean was a resident here. Her daughter, Miss B.
Dean, then was a schoolteacher at the Indian reservation at Pechanga. Mrs. Dean and family are great friends of the Indians, the other day they paid a visit to
the reservation, and all the Indians were glad to see them.
- Mrs. B. Bernard returned to her home in Los Angeles last week after having a very pleasant stay with her parents.
- Miss Ethel Hall left for Los Angeles Saturday morning to enter school again and expected to begin school Monday, September 3.
- Mrs. J. C. Rodriguez and children of Escondido returned home last week after spending a two weeks stay at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Banks.
- The barn of H. Bergman was burned to the ground last week on Saturday morning. A large number of tons of hay were burned and the damage is estimated
at about $1000. The cause of the fire is unknown but might have been the damp hay.
- Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chaqua and baby returned home the last of the week from Hemet. For the past three months Joe Chaqua has been employed on the
Domenigoni harvester. They were called home on account of their father, who is very ill.
- The work on the beets at the Pauba Ranch has been suspended on account of shortage of the men who do the work.
- Mrs. C. Wulst of Rainbow was in town Saturday shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Machado spent Sunday at the beach at Oceanside. There is where most of the
town people go to spend Sunday.

September 14, 1917
- Miss Grisilda Medran of Los Angeles returned home the first of the week after spending a two weeks' visit at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
Andreas Tortuga.
- Mr. and Mrs. Adrian B. Barnett and family are home again from their trip to Adrian B. Barnett's brother, L. C. Barnett (Cephas Logan) at Shafter. While
there they had a very enjoyable time.
- James P. Rawson of Hemet was in town the last of the week looking after business interests.
- Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swanguen, who were spending their summer vacation in Los Angeles, returned last Wednesday.
- Sixteen carloads of cattle were shipped to Los Angeles this week to the Cudahy Packing Co. The cattle were brought from Warren's ranching, belonging to the
Vail Bros., and were bought by Mr. Dysiert, cattle buyer for the Cudahy Packing House Co.
- Mac Machado presented an Indian basket to Mr. Vail to use for paper waste at his office at the bank. Mr. Machado bought the basket of an Indian from San
Yslido. The basket is very beautifully ornamented.
- Mrs. A. S. Baxter and son of Ethanac were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kelly.
- B. J. Smith of Elsinore has the contract for the building of the new school building in Wolf Valley. Mr. Smith is a good mechanic. He built the new Catholic
Church here last year and judging by the work he did, he will no doubt do as good work on the schoolhouse, which will be a credit to himself and the
community in the valley.
- Miss Alma Friedemann, who was teacher at the Union school here last year, is back again to do teaching again.
- Neal Fernald, son of Mrs. Catherine B. Fernald, is in Los Angeles, where he will attend school this year.
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Nichols were business callers in town Saturday evening.
- Last Thursday Pat Speziali was stranded near Aguanga, about 20 miles east of here. He was on his way to Warner's when some of his bearings on the engine
of his flivver were burnt and the consequence was that he had to be towed into town by the Fernalds.
- Service was held at the Catholic Church Sunday. Rev. J. J. Burri officiating, and there was a large attendance.
- One day last week Joe Winkels made a pleasure trip to Rainbow, Fallbrook and Oceanside, returning home the same day.
- A large number of the boys from here spent Sunday at Warner's Hot Springs where a big three days' celebration was going on.
- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kolb left for San Marcos to visit with Mrs. Kolb's parents. They will be gone for a few days and when they return home Mr. Kolb will
resume his work as clerk at the George A. Burnham & Son's store.
- Hugo Guenther and family, proprietor of the Murrieta mineral hot springs were visitors in town the last of the week.
- In about four or five days a new school building will be started in Wolf Valley, for the old school house is too small to accommodate the large number of
children who attend. The new building will be of wood and will cost $17,500. It will be quite an improvement to the valley and a good educational institution
of which the community ought to be proud. For the past year the trustees have been working to have the new building and at last they have succeeded. James
P. Rawson, who is teacher there, has done much toward the new schoolhouse.
- The biggest forest fire that has been seen here for years started Friday afternoon at the Dripping Springs, along ten miles east of town. Many of the ranchers
who are living there have not lost anything yet. Two of the ranchers close to where the fire is burning are in danger of having their ranches burned. At the
present writing the fire is going up Smith Mountain. Sunday evening the fire warden took a number of men from town to fight the fire. They fought all night
and were getting the fire under control, but almost noon the wind came up and started the fire again. Monday all day they were fighting but couldn't control
it as the wind was strong and there is plenty of brush and dry grass that helps the fire to burn with more force. The cause of the fire is unknown. It seems that
it started by the road.
- Mrs. Peter Mouren who was staying at Warner's Hot Springs for the past two weeks returned home Sunday.
- Mrs. C. Welker, daughter, and Mrs. L. Welker spent a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian B. Barnett. Mrs. C. Welker was a teacher here a year ago.
She is now teaching at Riverside.

September 21, 1917
- Ground has been broken for the new school building at the valley. In a day or two all the necessary material for the new building will be hauled.
- Tony A. Tortuga is staying with his grandparents in the country.
- T. F. McCormick, Indian agent at Pala, was in town the last of the week looking after the shipping of his furniture to Tucson, Arizona. Mr. McCormick has
been Indian agent over several reservations in Southern California and has now been transferred to Arizona where he will have charge of a reservation 5,000
Indians with a substantial increase in salary. All his friends regret to see Mr. and Mrs. McCormick leave but wish them success in their new field.
- Last Monday, the Union school began its session for the coming year with Miss Alma Wilson, principal, and Miss Alma Friedemann, assistant. There was a
good attendance.
- Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall returned home from Los Angeles the first of the week, after a pleasant visit with her sister.
- Mrs. Preston V. Swanguen has been appointed janitor at the school and no doubt she will keep the schoolrooms neat and in good order.
- Mr. Bergman of Aguanga brought down a fine bunch of steers, which he sold to the butcher.
- Last week the John B. Kelly had a close call to going up in smoke. A fire was discovered in the back yard, but it was put out before doing much damage.
- One day last week A. S. Escallier went to Los Angeles and while there sold his fliver. In the near future he is going to buy an automobile that is worthwhile.
- Albert Banks and his father James Banks motored to Oceanside Thursday.
- W. H. White and wife, George Simon and wife, and H. Wilson and wife, all of Los Angeles came into town Friday afternoon from San Diego where they had
been spending part of their vacation. Saturday afternoon they stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swanguen, and Sunday morning they hunted game.
The stopped at Mrs. Hall's the ladies of the party being her sisters. They left for Los Angeles Sunday evening.
- Merrill Kolb and wife have returned home from their trip and Mr. Kolb has resumed his position in the store of George A. Burnham & Son.
- Last Sunday morning Eli E. Barnett had the misfortune to lose his automobile by fire. Fire was discovered about two o'clock in the morning in the place where
the machine was kept, but it was then too late to save his car.
- Mr. and Mrs. Mac Machado motored to Hemet Sunday morning and spent the day.
- Mrs. R. Garbani of Winchester died last Thursday at her late residence. Interment was made in the Pechanga cemetery last Saturday.
- Waldo Swanguen, who is working in Riverside, paid a visit to relatives and friends here Saturday. He was driving one of the big demonstration cars of the
garage where he is employed. George T. Hall left for Los Angeles Sunday afternoon where he expects to spend a few days visiting relatives and friends.
- James Thomas of Pomona was around here Saturday buying cattle for his firm. He bought and shipped five carloads.

September 28, 1917
- Joseph M. Nicolas and his mother Mrs. Nicolas and children made a business trip to Los Angeles the last of the week.
- John W. Carr of the firm of Kelly and Carr returned from Los Angeles Saturday evening. He went there to see and bid farewell to his son who left with the
rest of the Liberty boys for Camp Lewis.
- George T. Hall who was visiting relatives and friends in Los Angeles a few days last week returned home Saturday night.
- James P. Rawson of Hemet was in town the last of the week. Mr. Rawson is interesting in the building of the new schoolhouse in the valley. He has the position
of teacher. School will begin when the new building is finished. At present Mr. Rawson is engaged in planting potatoes at Hemet.
- T. Wilson of Los Angeles came over Saturday night and is visiting his daughter Mrs. Lizzie M. Hall. He expects to stay about ten days before returning home.
- Mr. Talley who is buying horses for Uncle Sam was in town one day this week. He bought twenty-two head from different farmers around here. He expects to
return soon again to buy more.
- Ole E. Larsen, proprietor of the poolroom and barbershop here, made a business trip to Los Angeles last week returning home the first of the week.
- Mrs. Frances McCarrell of Tripp Valley was in charge of the barbershop in the absence of Mr. Larsen who was in Los Angeles on business. Mrs. McCarrell is a
good lady barber and is capable of taking care of Mr. Larsen's customers.
- Albert F. Nienke proprietor of the Temecula Valley lumberyard is furnishing all the lumber for the new schoolhouse in Wolf Valley.
- Seferino Mojado, a carpenter from Pala is doing carpenter work for Mr. Friedemann.
- Market M. Robertson of Aguanga came down the other day with a bunch of steers, which he sold, to the William M. Friedemann meat market.
- Mrs. Grant Howard returned home Monday night from a trip to San Bernardino and Los Angeles and other points.
- Charles Swain left with Mr. Sheriff for Pauma to look over some land that Mr. Sheriff is interested in. Mr. Sheriff is well advanced in age and wants Mr. Swain
to look after his property and stock. Mr. Swain is the right party for it.
- Paul E. Clark of the Pauba Ranch and a large planter of sugar beets left the last of the week for Santa Ana to look for more men to do the work in the beet
fields. Help is very scarce here. Mahlon Vail and Cal Waggoner are spending several days in Los Angeles.
- Mrs. Tom Kolb and son Harry of Rainbow were business callers in town Saturday. In the near future they expect to move to Pauma Ranch where Harry is
employed and doing well. Mrs. George A. Burnham and daughter Ethel who are spending a few weeks at Ocean Beach are home again.
- Walter Chapin who was employed at the Temecula Valley Garage left for his home in Corona and recently left for Camp Lewis with the rest of the Liberty
boys who are going to show the Kaiser where to head in.
- Mrs. G. W. Liebman of Medford, Oregon is spending a short time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith at the ranch of Adrian B. Barnett.
- Eli E. Barnett left on the 6:30 a.m. for Los Angeles Tuesday. Mr. Barnett went there to buy himself an auto a week ago last Sunday Mr. Barnett lost his car by
fire.
- Monday school began in the valley with James P. Rawson as teacher. The old school building is being used but in a short time they will move in the new
building. A carload of lumber arrived here for the new school in the valley.