Wildomar News: The Year 1920

Large Acreage Being Sown to Grain

Farmers Rejoice in Rain - Newsy Notes From the Valley

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Wildomar, January 8, 1920 - All the ranchers are rejoicing over the big rain on Saturday night. One of the best of New Year gifts to our community. Miss Green opened school again Monday and says no more vacation now until the close of school next spring. Miss Ellen Taylor has been ill for several weeks but began attending school again Monday. Mrs. O. C. Knox of Coachella was over at Wildomar to see how her pretty bungalow on Grand avenue is coming on without any tenants. She was a guest of Mrs. Soules while here. Fred Warner and Miss Helen Warner of Sedco were calling on friends here lately. Mrs. M. Soules gave a fine New Year's dinner to her neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor and family of four children and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Matthews, all of Wildomar. Mrs. Dean Fletcher took a car of friends to Murrieta Hot Springs Saturday last, on business. The mornings have been very cool of late the mercury down to 36 and 34 degrees. R.J. Brown had to abandon the first well he was putting down because they came to solid rock at 110 feet, but he started another in a more favorable location for water he thinks. There is a large acreage of grain already sown here and the ranchers are busy putting in more since the last good rain. NH. Nieman, road foreman is having some needed work done on Central avenue this week. He did a good job on this street two years ago.

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Freak Storm at Head of Lake - Local News Notes of Interest

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Wildomar, February 6, 1920. - A freak storm visited the lake region at the north end of Grand avenue this week. It snowed; hailed and rained very hard for about an hour Tuesday afternoon, but did not come down to Wildomar. The weather was bright and clear Thursday morning. Mr. Happe, of Elsinore, enumerator for this district was around last week interviewing the Wildomar people. A number of the school children are ill at present. Rev. Grant Smith was accompanied last Sabbath from Elsinore to church by Mrs. Hubbard and little daughter. Frank Collier and family were up to visit relatives in Riverside over last Sabbath. Fred Orvis has bought H. F. Palmer's tent house and removed it to his own lot in town to help improve it. A. L. Matthews and wife made a business trip to Elsinore Tuesday, returning home around the lake and were in the snow and hail storm, and it rained hard as well. Wm. Collier and Mrs. Collier are now riding out in a handsome new car. Miss Christine Davis of Pasadena and Archie Latter of Wildomar were married on January 31st in Pasadena and came down immediately for a day's visit with his parents at Wildomar. They are a fine handsome young couple. Mrs. Latter taught our school here two years ago and made a success of it. Mr. Latter has returned lately from Guam, where he was in the Marines. They both have many friends here who join in wishing them much happiness in the years to come. They will make their new home in Hollywood for the present at 1338 Edgemont Drive. R. J. Brown, superintendent of the Venora Well Drilling outfit is now at work developing water at Sedco. It is conceded the Venora company has the best machine manufactured and the Sedco people have plenty of water underneath and are bound to raise it to the top sufficient to supply all their needs for their fine tract of land.

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Wildomar, March 12, 1920 - Another half inch of rain fell here Tuesday night. The crops now look in fine condition for the spring. Willard Letner is getting better now from his reported flu illness. Two large flying machines passed over here Tuesday going south, presumably to the aviation field at San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Irwin arrived here this week from the east and expect to make their future home at Wildomar. Mr. Irwin owns a ranch northwest of town, but it is rented at present, so they are staying with J. C. Glenn and wife. Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Irwin are sisters. Mrs. B. F. Taylor gave one of her incomparable turkey dinners Monday noon and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Matthews had the pleasure of an invitation, which they accepted and enjoyed to the fullest extent. Mrs. Otto Beaver is still reported as quite ill at her home east of town. Mrs. M. Soules is enjoying a visit with her son, Rev. J. B. Soules of Perris, Methodist Episcopal minister there. Rev. Mr. Soules' wife has been quite ill with the flu recently. Henry Thomas was doing business with the notary, A. L. Matthews, Monday. Wm. Thomas is still at Pala, where he recently has obtained a lucrative position to work for the Pala company. The committee appointed to decide upon what would be for the best interest of our school, met at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Taylor Monday night. We hope they arrived at a conclusion of the discussion that will be satisfactory to the majority of our district. Charles Latour of Mt. Grant Villa in Wildomar, made a trip to Belleflower Tuesday for a load of lumber for F. P. Fletcher. Mr. Fletcher contemplates building a house on his newly acquired ranch situated on Paloma street, east of town. Thomas Wilks has purchased a new tractor. It seems they are all getting in fashion.

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Wildomar, April 9, 1920 - P. T. A. will give a supper for the benefit of pupils sometime next week. Rev. George Cocking and wife and Mrs. Gailey of San Marcos were calling on A. L. Matthews and wife Wednesday. R. F. Taylor made a business trip to Rialto last week to see D. D. Boyce. Frank Collier and family, who have been away on an Easter vacation, are now at home for their harvesting, which begins in good earnest next week. Mrs. V. Gibbons and daughter, Miss Dana, of Los Angeles, were visiting relatives and friends here recently. Mrs. Hubbard and daughter of Elsinore were down Easter and helped with the church exercises and Sabbath school that day. A number of boys went up the mountain, south of town, Saturday to get flowers for decoration on Easter at the church. Rev. Grant Smith's children and Miss Keith of Elsinore helped the Sunday school with its Easter program. Thanks. Miss Prudence Green invited some of her friends from Wildomar to dinner on Good Friday, at the beautiful home of her father on Grand avenue. The dinner table was centered with a large bowl of crimson roses and the guests found their places by hand painted place cards. Those present were Mrs. Soules, Mrs. Wilks and two children, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Matthews, Miss Ellen Taylor and Miss Helen Green, also Mrs. Green and Miss Prudence. The dinner was fine and daintily served. Miss Green gave several numbers on the piano in the afternoon and a most enjoyable social visit was had by all before returning home. Mrs. John Derbyshire was a guest of her father, R. Wilks, Sr., last Sabbath. Mrs. Derbyshire has a host of friends at Wildomar. Mrs. Mary H. Matthews of 15 Central Avenue entertained the Cunningham's, eight in number, for dinner Thursday.

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Wildomar, May 14, 1920 - These cool cloudy forenoons without rain make first class days for harvest. The hay harvest is mostly cut now and baling is going in earnest soon. Rev. John Soules from Perris M. E church was a guest of his sister, Mrs. B. F. Taylor recently. James Stewart, assessor, of Elsinore, was here doing business last week. Mrs. Mary Soules is home again from her Los Angeles visit. Her friends Miss Rayner and sister brought her down in their new sedan car and several others with her. Mrs. Mary Fletcher has the finest vegetable garden in our village that we know of. They have plenty of water to irrigate. Mr. Webber, of Perris, was here on business with A. L. Mathews, last Saturday. He was looking over the valley wishing to locate. Mr. and Mrs. Lester, of Los Angeles, relatives of Mrs. Soules, who are here for a brief visit lately, with Mrs. Soules' and Mrs. Taylor's family. Wm. Collier and wife are away at present in Riverside. Mr. Collier has been unwell of late and wishes to be near his physician. Mrs. B. F. Taylor now has 900 young chicks of her own hatching and a fine flock of young turkeys. They also have nearly one thousand old chickens. They are the largest poultry raisers in our valley that we know. Miss Veola Brown a former school teacher here was an over Sunday guest of Mrs. Soules. She now has work in the San Bernardino high school as a music instructor.

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Wildomar, June 4, 1920 - Messrs. Corwin and Irwin are busy this week at carpenter work on Wm. Collier's addition to his cottage on Central Avenue. Mrs. J. B. Soules and small daughter Gail from Perris were recent guests of relatives here. Miss Alida Pearson of Pasadena was calling on Mrs. Matthews, an old friend of her young days, here recently. Dr. Louise Harvey Clarke, of Riverside gave a lecture at the last P.T.A. meeting here on "Child Welfare." It was good and much enjoyed by a large audience. F. M. Irwin and wife joined the M. E church here a week ago last Sunday. Mr. McAvey of Elsinore was down.

Murrieta

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Murrieta July 9, 1920 - Rev. N N Bormose, having bought the Powers home on the hill east of town, is moving it onto his 40-acre ranch adjoining town. Dean Fletcher of Wildomar is running a power hay baler in the valley. Miss Sylvia Miller came home from Los Angeles in time for the Fourth and has taken her place as deputy postmistress. Many of the Murrieta people went to Oceanside for the celebration on the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon James and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tarwater went to San Diego the Fourth. Hattie Hale and her brother and James Wicher and wife went to Venice for the Fourth. Rev. and Mrs. George Cocking are here, living in their cottage until Mr. Cooking's health improves. Mrs. Cooking's niece and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fehnel of Seattle, visited them here. Mrs. Purl Miller and daughter, of San Francisco are visiting relatives in Southern California and they are expected to arrive in Murrieta. Miss Dorotha Chesley of Santa Ana is visiting her sister, Mrs. Orpha Miller, this week. Albert Baughman is a very sick man, John Walter went to Camp Kearney Wednesday for son.

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Wildomar, August 5, 1920 - Good Crops for the Big Wildomar Valley

Yield Per Acre of Hay and Grain is Above the Average - Water Development Brings Many to Valley.

Crop yields in the Wildomar valley this year are large, according to reports reaching the Riverside County Farm bureau. The yield of hay and grain per acre will be about two tons and the total will he about 30 car loads. There will be a yield of about five car loads of alfalfa hay and the same amount of first cutting containing fox tail. The latter is sold for fertilizer at from $12 to $15 a ton. There is a lighter crop this year. The prospects are good for a heavy seed crop of alfalfa and there will be about three car loads from the district. So far 30 cents per pound is the only price offered. The wheat yield is reported to be about 4,000 sacks or about five sacks to the acre. About 3,500 sacks of barley will be the yield, the production being close to 15 sacks to the acre. There are 400 acres planted to Egyptian corn and the prospects for a medium crop are announced. With the development of water in the Wildomar and Murrieta sections, many new families are moving in.

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Wildomar, September 7, 1920 - Rialto Fragments

Mrs. May Nealey and son Sam motored to Wildomar on Sunday where the day was spent with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Glenn.

E. A. Randall, Willoughby McKinley and son Randolph are expected home this evening from a two days' hunting trip in Swarthout canyon.

Mr. and Mrs. George Dreese of San Bernardino are spending today with Mr. and Mrs. Al Kingman.

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Frisbie left this afternoon for their home In Garden Grove after a visit of several days with relatives.

Mrs. A. D. Litts. accompanied by Miss Winifred Litts. Miss Claudia Crowder, and Maurice Harper of Ontario left this morning to enjoy Labor Day in Los Angeles.

Murrieta

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Murrieta, October 22, 1920 - Wm. Collier of Wildomar spoke to the club women at their regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon on the most important amendments, to be voted on November 2. Speakers from Los Angeles and Riverside will address them at the auditorium when the convention meets here October 27. All women are invited. Harry Smohl and son Leonard, Wm. Thorne and Melville and Paul Thompson, are camping on San Jacinto mountain, hunting squirrels. W E Miller and wife, who attended the fair, spent Sunday with George and Emma Tower of Arlington, and Will and Sadie Tower of Corona. Arline Miller and wife and Ross Rail and wife are sporting a brand new machine since the fair. A. F. Woodill's father from Massachusetts is here visiting him. Carl Jorden of Texas is visiting her old boarding place, the Fountain home. Miss Verna Rail had a surprise party for her cousin, Rex Parker, Thursday night of this week. Peter McDonald has bought one of the Oliver freeman cottages.

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Murrieta, November 20, 1920.- Beginning Monday, November. 15, the Santa Fe train runs as a mixed train from Temecula to Elsinore Junction. No change in time to speak of; departure and arrival a few minutes later, however. The new pastor will preach in the Methodist church next Sunday. Rev. George Cocking has been preaching until Dr. Rasmus could find a suitable man for this place. Murrieta and Wildomar are united as one charge as before, last year. P. Clinedence and wife of San Diego county, B. F. Taylor and family, and Wm. Collier of Wildomar were in Murrieta to church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown have returned from a visit with relatives and friends at Brea, Fullerton, Los Angeles and Riverside. Kemp Berry has been building a new house for Juan Sawtella in Murrieta. Earl Tarwater has bought a new tractor and disk plow to farm with. Charles Hadsall, Clifford and Blanche Anderson and Elwood and Lela Wickerd were in Riverside on business last Saturday. Mrs. Bruns and daughter, Alice and Charlotte Tarwater went to Claremont last Sunday to visit relatives. W E Miller went with Archie and Orpha Miller to Riverside last Saturday to pay taxes and do some trading. Mrs. K. E Sleeper, Mrs. Nettie Lloyd and the Misses Hale Sykes and Lillian Lambert were in Riverside on business Saturday.

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Wildomar, Doc. 23, 1920. - A thoroughly appreciative audience of over a hundred attended the community Christmas entertainment at the church last Saturday night. A collection of $15 was taken for the poor of Europe. Credit is certainly due the teacher, Miss Steiner and members of the Parent-Teachers' association for the success of the affair. J. C. Glenn and wife, E M. Irvin and wife and Mrs. S W Corwin were Christmas shopping in Riverside Tuesday. T.H. Wilks was in Riverside last Thursday having dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and family of Riverside spent the weekend with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Collier and family. Frank Fletcher and family left Thursday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Fletcher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Long of Bellflower. Miss Marie Steiner left Sunday for Riverside, where she will spend it few days at the teachers' institute, before going on to her home in San Luis Obispo to spend her Christmas vacation with her parents. Her school here will reopen on Monday, January 3. Miss Merle Newel of Farmington is spending the week with her aunt Mrs. A. J. Morgan. Frank Ireland is having two rooms added and the entire house repainted. S W Corwin is doing the work.