Whittier Daily News from Whittier, California • 1

i' i. Vk.j 'd JX. A 3b UL iv-t XX? -X, I xxxX -a X-5 HiPKIC3.cib'cl CLASSIFIED LINERS. MIRTHFUL EVENTS IN EXPLANATION apples; the Rathbone ujleri hurst in upon the masculine element all however; they were' very welcome, All thought business were- thrqwa to the and a general social time wasenjoyed. Later Mr, Weeks' and Mr.

Hooper served and fake. A large number of people present. -r -v: "GhILDRENS Mr, snd iIrs. A. Harvey-Elder entertained at their home bn North' Greenleaf -avenue with a childrens party." Many and elaborate were the costumes Immense.

of i 'yellow chrysanthemums were used in A-guetsing contest; bobbing for apples, a literary program and' dancing constituted the Entertainment'- buffet luncheon was served. 1 bearing the disposition of the proceeds of said life insurance policy. Not Until the suit now pending is concluded wilh thd. lawful right thereto be determined. -While not xn" attorney in the.

case, I have followed the proceedings had therein very closely, and 1 believe the foregoing to be substantially correcti- respectfully, GEORGE H. WOODRUFF 4 Jt r-. 1 7 Harris Succeeds Judge Greene Oakland, i Deputy District Attorney Harris yesterday received his' commission from Governor Pardee appointing him fqXfill th vacancy Jrreateo-in4h Superior bench, of Alameda 'county-- death of the late Judge W. E. He wjUjake the oath office tomor-row.

FIRTDEPARTMENT HJ'H. HOOPER Je weler and x. Registered Optometrist For Passengers aod 4." Transferred call up W. b. THOMPSON WALNUT THIEF PLEADS GUILTY --V '3, 'J- Contrary Pehlo, Captured in Act of IsBentenced to Ninety 1 Days; in the JaiL 5 -e Mr.

who lives, on the' HJidley- rSnch near Rivera, surprised a walnut thief this morning by-catching him ih the act of taking walnuts from the ranch. CidA ism Sdott. was accompanied by a neighbor; and', the. refusal 'of the intrudes, to accompany them peaces fully to: an offiter of the 1 law, they promptly emphasiked their argument by producing AshofgUn, i Th'e fellow quickly acquiesced, to their demands, and, on being presented before Justices; S. Gidley of this city, hcknowjjttggd his guilt, Hv gave his najne afXontrara- Peblo, ad said his home is in Florence.

He sentenced to ninety days'fii the county jail, and was taken to this morning by A. J. BelL HALLOWEEN GANG X- DID LITTLE DAMAGE "V'- Marshal Way: Compliments Boyi" On Their jpod Behavior ij: r-- dVy-wght am: wel pleased with the manner in which the various Hallow-e-en crowds conducted themselves -Tuesday night," sayi Marshal. Wiy "The damage done probably does not amount to fifty cents, although, thers were about, fifteen gangs of young boys for S' good time the greater portion of the the beginning, of the pranks. It looked as though a certain element was bent on and -as a result.

'about. ten youngsters found ten 139 Newlin Ave, -Emm Fhaae 272 aesr Hollys Book Store -v1'. KODAKS 117 BOUTH GREENLEAF" AVQ OP THg pRiaoNcn OTHER DAVREAD: 1ao 'ATHT'A HIM j- Liner advertlee meets lnnrti In thla -aolumn at aha rata af two and ana-half aanta par llna par laaua. Discount given whan Inserted by tha -month. FOR CALK FOR SALE A NUMBER OP FURE-.

bsed- White Brahma cockerels, J. W. Dvl, 111 S. Newlin. FOR BALE ELEGANT HILLSIDE modern, t-room cottage; elrhtly loea-.

tion; pried right. C. W. Wright Co. tf 8PECIAL BALE OF IIM AND tl.M dreaa and tailored ha la at Mra C.

Bt John this weak and next. 113-124 fi Philadelphia street. tf FOR SALE MOTHERS BREAD 1 BET-- ter than home-made; alao butternut and other -kinda Fannin? A Chappie, tf FOR SALE-COPIES OF THE WHIT-tier City Dil jctory for 1106. Apply to lice MT wrdaaU. Whittier BiaiM- ing.

2M PHOTO MOUNTS SlZKr -CUT TO ANT -FOR SALE -DAILY NEWS FOR SALE COAL COAL COAL Black Diamond and daily-ered by tha ton to any part of tha city. Cheaper ratea If taken direct fnom car. Whittier Milling Ca tf FOR BALE A FINE MILCH COW; price Apply Winfield B. Oaorga FOR SALE-CHEAP; HEAVY WORK 1 freak good single bui 1 fresh cow, 4 heavy wagons, buggies. S' -neaa.

Woodward A Myers Livery. MRAC. ST. JOHNS ANNOUNCES A Special Sale of ItM (jid tl.M 1 Drees and Ready-to-wear Hats, ''worth 94.00 and 12S-1I4 East Philadelphia street' tf FOR SALE-MODERN 5-ROOM HOUSE and several good building loti; well kMtdr reasonable pricee. Call on or.

E. O'Brien. Whlttler.Cal. ''1. tf SALE TEN-ACRfii WALNUT FOR ranch -town.

at special bargain. -v Close to S. jW. Barton A Co. tf FOR BALE BUTPHEN 99.00 Newest fall shapes Juat received.

3P0R SALES 11500 7-room new, modern; 3 lota; sightly location; very easy terms. 1 3535 Lot on N. Bright! irtctC' barn, r. CtS-T W. WRIGHT A CO.

FOR SALE THOROUGHBRED JER- aey cow. Sea A. H. Dunlap about It. Wtf FOR BALE DROP-HEAD SEWING at cut prices; $35; stay terms.

Baal's Second-Hand Store. llltf THE STAR BAKERY' SELL'S SEVEN 4 lane- loavee-of bread fot" Her Phone No. 370. 103tf FOR SALE AT HORTONS LIVERY; .30 head of unbroken horses; some nice, small poniee, some good delivery horses. private sale at auction price.

tf FOR RENT FOR RENT A LOVELY 5-ROOM COT-. tags at the north end of Greenleaf range, bath, hot and cold water, ear- stable in reatt plgnty of rhickena; 915 par month, Harvey's residence. FOR iCENT NEW DROP-HEAD SEW. Ing machines. Beal's Second-Hand lfltf ANTED WANTED PURCHASERS FOR THE Whittier City Directory for Apply Alice M.

Birdaall, Wnittler Bank Building. tf IF YOU WANT A FOUNDATION FOR your nyw houaa see Wear A Ca' about cement tnilkHng blocks, plastering and work. Home Phone 994. tOCtf WANTED A STRONG 19 OR 13-YEAR-. old boy.

to loam tbs' mast business, a- Call atvaxy1 Market tf WANTED tWO-LADIES TO ROOM and hoard. Inquire at 3U S. Bright ays. 1 LOST, FOUND. ETC.

FOUNDTHE PLAGUE TO BUT RAIN-bew tobacco. A large shipment Just-rv celyed by Lawson Bailey. Try It tf Trylt A LOST A RECTANGULAR WATCH charm, with pink atone Finder please return to Butter-Nut Bakery. 3 LOST-RED PURSE AND MEMORAN-. dum combined; contained draft." mid 'and greenbacks; name on Inside.

A. U. Clark." Draft payable to Mrs. C. flak.

Finder return to Valdetnar Hotel, Sixth and Loa Angeles. Liberal reward. I LOST LAS' lady's hat Was di jedfle Washington leave at P. Scott F. NIGHT (MONDAY).

up In paper nag. somewhere betwen tha ofllda and 1 909 South avenue. Finder pi offlea tm. Mra. O.

tf LOST PACIFIC 'ELECTRIC? MILEAGE; made to A. C. Harvey-Elder. Finder please return to News office. 1 tf MISCELLANEOUS 8TTU8H CLOTHES.

PROPERLY' CUT and made, characterise Butphen Bros tailoring. Corea in and see -new fall styles. llltf THE INVESTMENT OF TEN CENTS i TEN CENTB- TEN CENTS- TEN CENTS rf- i TEN CENTS TEN CENTS -IN- A NEWS LIKEIV TODAT a MAY SAVE YOU- TOMORROW fi TEN DOLLARS --X- TEN' DOLLARS TEN DOLLARS' -TEN DOLLARS TEN DOLLARS 8WAPS--OF ANY DIMENSION, AT IS E. Flifladelphls it i lOOtf IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT yeq want to buy or wll, see BeML i. s.

HALLOWE'EN PARTIES' If ANY AND DELIGtiTFULv-- -'-XX XX' SPOOKY SEASON IS OBSERVED 4... -1 a Methodist Church Event' Woman.1i Auxiliary Joint in Fon-M aking-'-K. "P.a Meet Buiprieer-Other. Events in Keeping With th Season. AFFAIR.

"The basement 6f the Methodist cliurih waa.the. scene, of an unusua Spooks, witches, brownies and gypsies held entitled -the Witches' Courts fpr nished the' first part of tivening'a entertainment A procession hesdet by the-' jnasked hoodoo band. Com posed of gypsies, clownsand brown ies, inarched from' the upper part the church to the scene of the festivi ties' i Following them closely came the court 'attendants, and, lastly l'the king-and and the four- witches, train bearers for the queen After the king had been crowned wit)i Svpumpkin, in(f the witches had gathered round the cauldron and foretoli the kingdom's future, the wieri strains of the band mingling with the witches- jargon, the procession formed again and marched, slowly outX V. The" restof. 'the evening ws spek in enjoying a social; time.

Supper Cdhsistingvof Jumpkift doughnuts and hot coffee was A feature of the evening waa the' lemonade well, an artistically devised wooden well, amongst rocks and greenery, presided over bv two young girlp. A candy booth was' also in evidence. Decorations of. pepper bpngha. pnmpkins -gnd a profusion of yellow cnivsanthenlums: 'gave additional brightness to the scepeX The younc peotle netted about ao froip the affair: 'r' Vv' A SPOOKS AT COLLEGE The" yvsys and means committee of the Womens Auxiliary gave a Hal-loweeivjollification last night a fitting termination of a very 'successful year's wonX The affair, held at the new College gymn asiumr-waa-r given for the ladies, of the, auxiliary members and their masculine -friends, each lady being allowed to invite one guest.

There Were am present in all. The decoration consisted of pumpkins, cornstalks, jack-o'-lanterns; and red apples, which (jangled temptingly from the ceiling, and to the guesta -were provided they could bite them without touching, the appleswith their One corner of the roomwas dccorited with huge talks of eorn with candles set in. the tops, andJiere the 'guests supplied witn chestnuts. The fprtune-telling' camprT on the hillside afforded much sport. By the light of the campfireT tbq sable-garbed witches stirred theyseething cauldron, filled with deeds of.the auxiliary during the yegr, finalw drawing forth a cook-book, books fipr.tlje-public library and a huge pifnpkin pie.

Tepre-nenting the many banquets served by the ladies. guests then returned to rthe house to witness a ghost prizefight between a ghost of huge proportions and Bmill the ghost of small dimensions cbming oiit victorious. Next on' the program was a Goblins Will Get. Yon If You Dont Watch Out, sung by a shortly apparition and acted out by The grand finale Waa thefiheef and pillowcase dijill, headed by 'giant specter at least nine feet in height and wearing a pumpkin head on nis shouIderA The procession inarched aroundjheraLJbcAd5g-ja-hug clock' made froi cance being, a rsg-time Refreshments consisting of pumpkin pie, 'coffee, apples and nuts were served. After slipper what vestige of dignity 'remained was thrown aside and hilarious old-fashioned pump-kin-rolling wav indulged in.

At a late hour guests departed, declaring it to "have been "the time of th(fir VERY Mrl tnMrs. H. Griggs' of South Whittier avenue gtve a Halloween party; in honor of Mrs. M. Scott, sister Mrs, Griggs, and Mrs.

G. W. at vwhich about- forty guests were present The hpuse Was beautifully with pepper boughs, bouquets, pumpkins, etc and lighted with Japanese lanterns. 1 It is not always that guests pasa so pleasant an evening where mirth and laughter so general lypfevail, both in social chat and during the playing of diversified games. A very, amusing feattwe of the occasion irose at the suppertable, where 'a good assortment 'of refreshments wefe served, closing with the passing of red and vellow apples The corp of these had been removed and the fortune of.the guest written on a slip of papers vhich servedthe double purpose of filling the vacuum and telling the holders what the future had in store for A guide to the proper distribution of the fortunes was made bypassing the red apples to the ladies and the yellow ones to thgwntlemen.

In manycasei the ftgtnnes Wfre wide of tjie mark, but in others they suited a PYTHIANS SURPRISED The Knights of Pythias thought to have a 1 quiet meeting by themselves; at their Their wives and thought 40. garbed in sheets Snd pillowcases and festooned with strings of walnuts and MSPONDSjfROMPTLYl Answers Alarm Turned In jn Psintec Avenue lii Record Hme--Kre in. 'l'-. v.t (. iv small fire in A Maples handsome- Painter-avenue turned out theWhittier fire department in a great hurry yesterday" Within a very few moment 'from the time the alarm 'was turned in the.

hook "and ladder company'' and thehdse -companies were on the scene, and had. there been a'serioufeonflagration it would have been unable to gain great1 headway. As it happened nothing very serious was the matter snd the boys returned the apparatus to the firehouse, the blaze -having extinguished by XX tf. ai? it 4w Whittier department. growing more and more perfdbk as regards discipline and drill, and it safe toLssy.

tjiatlwere there a serious call forjheir- services, they would be on the spot promptly; 1 7 V- PLAN RECEIVE VCC.T. DELEGATES 1 1 'i Yv Si OnU. Hundreduid Fifty VUiton WiU Invade Whittier oq XVXXx Next Week On account of the M. C. A.

en tertainment tomorrow (Thursday) all Committees on arrangement for the reception to W. T. U. are requested to meet at Bartons office at 6:45 prompt One hundred and fiftv delegates signifiei theirjnteptiop visiting Whittier on Tuesday, Novembel' We' want to do our best, to entertain' them. MRS.

M. N. STEVENS WMmilii RE-ELECTED -'V' Executive Staff, With Bat Ona- Exception, Chosen for An- y- 'other Term wr. SjvfJ-1 Loa Angeles, Nov 1. With but a ihgle change the officers who have served the national U.

and ts two branches during the past year will continue jn their official capacity during the coining year. 4 -'Election of officers was the. chief msiness before the convention and it occupied pkrt of the morning and afternoon sessions, name of. MN. Stevens of Maipe was the first on the ist.in nomination for the presidency, and the handsome woman from Illinois, Miss Marie C.

nought the convention to a danger-ms pitch of excitement by asserting that T. U. is in the hands of a few the day before, was the only other nominee whQ received an number of votea 1 On the first' ballot (here' -were 475 votes': Stevens receiving 4Jv and Miss Brehm 391 Mrs; Stevens was re-elected by acclamation and the hopes of the Illinois delegation were again i. f. Stevens made -a charming sc-cnowlunnent of the flutter of hand-cerchfewthe' hand-clappings and the tributesyof flowers which greeted her, and 'placed in nomination Miss Anna Gordon, at the.

same time. that 'the: convention had hot taken iway from berhe privilege df choos-ng Miss Gordon, as would have- been the case if the proposed change in the constitution snd by-laws had been. 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 North Pole Enthusiast Seattle, 3i-DrOntoine Var-cle," projector of the International olar Institute, which proposes to send a party of the best-knou-n inushers' of the Kloridike country on an expedition to the North Pole, reached Seattle yesterday' from. Daw-ton 1 4 1 -i-V' george Woodruff gives A. HIS VIEWS IS TO VEBOICT IN HKSTON CASE -rJ- What the Decision of the Court la the Case Just Closed Means Will Ad- mitted to Probate -C Pending Relates to Disposal of 1000 Policy.

-The following letter is self-exptan-ktory. It is published by, the News with the object of. enlightcnmg public on a much-discussed question, If anydhe fias la differehl: Version of the 'meaning of lidge Jamess decision, and desires its publication, the Nears will give if spacer the Editor V.lhe Whittier News Dear Sir: view of the Iocs interest aroused by the Preston-Clif-ford case, jrecently tried in the Supe jHpr Court of this county, and the conflicting Freporta thereof which have appeared fromtinie to time" jn the press, I deem it only fair to all parties concerned'snd just td those who have followed the case with' an impartia interest and seek to kndw the present status thereof, to make-the following brief statement of the issues tried in said action sfid the scop and effec of the judgment of court rendere therein and would request that you give space in your paper for tha publication of the -V- Sell Preston, 'deceased, Meft-' two writign instruments' purporting (6 be his wilKand a codicil thereto, in both of which he nominatVd Mr. Eva L. Clifford as executrix Of his estate; After his death iq per formance of a duty imposed upon, her by law, through her aftorneyrpre-sented said will find codicil to, th Superior Cpurt of thia.

county sn asked that' the same. be admitted to probafiras the last will and testament of Seth B. Preston, deceased. Mrs. Elizabeth J.

Preston, the mother of filed objections to the probate of said instruments as the last will and testameni: of her deceised son and alleged three grounds of opposition, -1. that the alleged will and codicil wereXnot properly -executed that the decease! was of unsound mind. and incompetent to make a will i and that the documents purporting to be his lasl; will and testament were procured to be made by duress and undue influence on the part of Dr. Levi -Johnson, the- attending Cphysicfan, Mrs. MsryT the nurse, and Mrs.

Eva case lairfsdjrtried has material CHIEP. doODNESa. GRACIOUS CHIEP, 1 1 THAT MAN DOWN HERE IMMEDIAl LY. AT LEAST. LET THE POOR UAHV QET A PAIR OP THE 9440 TROUEXK MFTY WE ARE SELLING POR 9340.

DO YOU NEED THEMf WE 4AV: SOME ESPECIALLY GOOD VALUES PALL SUITINGS AT $104L 312X6, fCX 91540 ANQ 92040, XX i i -v f- t.4; i -v a. .1 At 4 Trade at the -A-fJ A Get the 'Habit .4 i4-1 4 Bcauf and Strain their Eyes. X' XsX- 1 a waate nerve energy and proX3 mature wrinkles, because they t. glasses detract from their pcn, PrOperly-fitted slaseo tively improve the lodkt of those- defective it We pnt beauty In glasses, as lebfnd them. behind them.

Da Binfprdi; of OPTOMETRiST U0 Philadelphia Evbybody in placGTiut 'y all stylish dres: arc CLOTH to order and to' their way to the firehouse, where- they were forced to remajp-until -morning. Only three extra watchmen wereun- ject vthe determination of these three L.t lepsrste The decision of the court after hearing the evidence was' in brief simply this: That the win and codicil as to the formalities ot' Execution were properly executed; that the deceased was of. sound and -disposing, mind the time of making both the will snd the alleged. codicil thereto; that the evidence brought forward by the contestants, on the trial of the case was sufficient to create a presumption that the said. alleged codicil.

was procured to be made by the undue of Eva L. Clifford, and the evidence produced by. 'the' proponents w'ai insufficient' to remove the presumption. Tne effect of 'the decision of the court was 4o deny the probate of the codici), but to agmiLthe' will to probate. due of the therefore, a further order of court will be.

made Mrs. Eva Clifford executrix of the last will and testament of saida deceased and upon qualifying she-wilfbe empowered to proceed to administer upon his. estate. 'The queytipn as to who is. entitled to the' insurance money dne on the $tooo -policy on -the life of deceased Was not.

before the court in the action above referred to and so was not determined therein. reference to that policyof insurance -1 might say that originally Mrs. Elisabeth J. Preston was named af beneficiary therein. Later, but prior to his coming to Whittier, the deceased changed the beneficiary by making said policy payable to estate upon his death.

At a still later 'date he made another change ofthe' beneficiary' in said policy, this time naming Mrs. Eva as the recipient of the money to become due-thereunder iirconsid-eration of the responsibility caring for Jiim and advancing tn'dney for hint and on his behalf during tne -period of fiis illness. The arrangement made by. the deceased was nqt disturbed by. the said alleged codicil.

As a matter' of. fact this insurance policy- wak hot subject to his tectsmenjary, The codicil in so. far av it mentioned the $1000. insurance policy waS only confirmatory qf ari arrangement already made and sufficient in itself, everything ip connection therewith being regular, to carry the $1000 insurance -money to Mrs. Another suit is now pending, bamight by Mrs.

Preston 'against Mrs. Clifford to decide the. question ss to who the money due on ssid policy of life insurance shall be paid. The allegations in that case are' of a character similar to' those made in the will contest. however, on which Mr Clifford was made -the beneficiary of Jife insurance policy bring a month oc more prior to the date -of making of the codicil 9nd the surrounding circumstances entirely, didefent, it follows that the Over Three Hundred Thousand Dot lars to Be Divided Heirs-Much Property Los Angeles, Nov.

I-The final account -of-the eneautors of the will of the lata Andrew McNally, so far as it affectq -the holdings in California, was filed yesterday in the Probate Court, and Ue order, for. distribution will be made sooiu X' The total credits in favor of he "executors. amounts to which, wing from tne total charges, leaves $32504442 in readiness for distribution. The appraised valuation of the Los Angejes country property is shd the Orange county property, $25,030.00, though the ap-irsisements in many, cases ari very ow-'v The commissions allowed by iw' to thq executorr amount to $5561.76. -'There is cash 0N1 hand amounting to $503842 and the balance of the $322,044.42 is represented by real property.

There', it the place at Alta-dena, consisting of over-fwurtken acres of highly' lanowUh. the valued at $29:975, and the leautiful Windemere ranch of about 1247 acres, valued at $246,659. The orange, lemon and. olive groves on this s-anctL-sre celebrated, thewhole place being in a high state of cultivation. There are, also many pieces, af outlying as well as a large ranch, in Orange The home ilace goes to the Mrs.

Delia A. McNally, with the furniture, 'paint-rgs, all the, personal property during her life, arid then -reverts to (he son, Frederick G. McNally, and the three daughters, Helen Bel-ord, Elizabeth F. Clow and Nahnie ffeff, share and share' alike. -The.

son gets four-twentieths of the residue, Elisabeth the same and eight-twentieths are -left trust wifbk the son; for the benefit of the other two daughters during their ives, and, then td-their, A our-twentieth interest, top, is to be jeld in trust by the son for the bene-lit of his mother during her life, and at her decease, is to be distributed as provided for in the will, Pablic Printer Appointed Washington, Nov. 1. ThePresi-dent. has appointed Charles Stillings of ss public winter, to take effect November t2. Mr.

StijlUngy is manager of th Printers- Board of of New York L. The contest, therefore, which was, tried before Judge Jsmes of the Superior Court, had for its ob- City. Gives $1000 a-Dsjr Dr Daniel N. Pearsons, the-colIege mnefsetor, last week gave, $25. 000 to the Montana College School of Manual Arts at Deer Lodge, Some months ago Dr.

Pearsons informed the trustees of the school that" he would give them $25,000 if they would raise an additional -XFhey have told me the amount now practically secured, and 1 have fulfilled ipy promise, said Dr. Pearson. 'This contribution makes I have given to small ebileges this year, '(pi at closes this yeats cjple" -Milwaukee, Free Pres. 7 Try a liner" in'the News and you wit) be sure to get what you wanC Relief for French Tansy. Ciaiaaoalv la Yellow TraSe Kirv 61; Sale by Lesdirj I i s- f.

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