Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The "CRAPs ELK GROVE EICISITT.-A
correspondent, writing from Elk Grove, says
80 How does your wheat turn out: Shrunk
auyT This is a common query nowadays in
this section. Craps is the main topic OF
conversation, overwhelming even the Chinese
question, the conuadrnn as to who viii be
the next Governor. or evan the hydraulic
mining question. Farmers faces this year
have more breadth in comparison to their
length than for several years past. hay and
grain are booming, aud they are happy. Take
this section forinstsnce. Fonr miles southwest
of Elk Grove and two miles from George
town. lives I. +. freeman. Breathes there
8 man with soul 80 dead thst he don't know
Uncle Isaac He hiss lived there for the
past twenty years, planting trees and max
ing improvements, and to-day has nice little
grove of timber, which Ia decidedly enjoys
the shade Of during this hot weather
shelter for his 200 pounds avoirdupois. Hav-
ing go acres Of land, beautifully situated, he
has for the past few years turned his stten-
ton to wheat-Taisiug, and this year relOices
in crop of 1900 bushels, his summer-fallow
yielding tweuty.eight bushels and winter
plowed seventeen bushels per acre-sll good,
tirst-class wheat. Messrs. Sparrow, john
sou, 5. w. Freeman ard others adjoining have
from sixteen to thirty-twO bushels per acre.
For from ten to fifteen square miles Of this
part OF the county the wheat will run from
sixteen to th;rty-iye bushels, of fine quality.
We have had five machines thrsshing in this
section for the past three weeks and it will
be four weeks more before they will finish.
Where wheat does not grow tbs land is being
set out in grapevinss, and We have already
several very fine vineyards here. Farmers
OH Of rIyo faIu 70 bat
their grair-at the landing Of the river below
Georgetown, and Elk Grove, on the railroad
to either of which places they can haul
two loads day and get the highest market
price. Land sells for from S28 TO $40 per
acre, aud s1o good crops viii pay for the
land. There has, moreover, never been
failure of crop through this section, render.
ing farm here far preferable TO one where
the dry season means no crop, and land is
held at twice the price of the land here
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight for Sacramento houses PASSED Ogden
on the 18th: For W. D. Comstocl. box dry
goods; Billingsley & Co., 20 bales paper W.
A. & C. S. Houghton, y boxes books Locke
L Lavensou, 5 boxes oiicloth; Capital Furri-
ture Company box dry goods Barnard Il
Co., box cigars Standard OIL Company,
900 cases oil; Weinstook d Lubin, case
drugs, 3 boxes hats, box dry goods; Geo.
.. Bates & Co, 6 boxes lawn mowers, box
lswn-mower handles; j. J. Spisker, box
drugs. 2 barrels whisky, ! bag chicory Hale
Bros. L Co., box shoes; Kirk. Gsary & Co.,
1 box, l cask and 2 barrels bottles, cases
syriuges; Holman. Stanton & Co., barrel
chain; Lindley & Co.. 50 pals tobacco +; Geo.
L. Bush, l barrel and . hoghesds lamp
shades; Elmer Bros, TO barrels whisky; "
s. Arnold Co., case and ! barrel hard
ware. / cAsk piatsdware, 2 cases spokes; {.
II. Gilman, cases boots and shoes, / case
SHORTAGES; Adams. Mcneil & Co, pals
tobacco; p H. Russell, boxes oats, 2 bar
rels meal H L. Hastings, organ; Hall.
ii. EckhsTdt, ! box guns II. Fisher, box
flowers; Booth & Co, 10 barrels whisky. 100
cases condensed milk. % tierces hams John
Breuner, s boxes chairs Huntington, Hop
kins / Co., 80 boxes hardware. sc packages
axes, packages hatchets. 3 steam valves,
box copper machinery oilers, ! roll hose,
box firearms; John I. Stoll, l case hard
ware A. A Van VOORHEES, & Co., box
names, boxes hardware, box coach lamps,
crates stirrups. The following freight
passed Deming for Sacramento on the 20sh
For John I. Sson, 2 boxes ssddlery.
DRowNED.-On the Goth instant George
W. Osborn and youth named Clark were
bathing in the river at Ten.mile Bar. about
ten miles above the city. The young men
were skylarking and playing in the water,
when Clark went ashore, and looking back,
missed Osborn. Search for him was unavail-
ing. Where the young men were the water
was shallow on the bar. Clark heard noise
behind him as he went ashore, but did not
80 % e, frsa hal lr,l
was taken with cramps. His body was
found by Mr.. Hubbard and Mr.. Clark
(the brother of the youth who was tsthing
with OSBORN yesterday, about five miles
above the city, floating in the river. The
deceased was drowned on the Sacramento
eide, bat was picked up on the YOlo side by
Homer Todhunter and Mr.. Duffy. Justice
of the Peace Hodgdon held an inquest, and
found that Osborn's death resulted from acct
dental drowning. He was aged Is years.
He had been ia the State but short time,
parents, who reside here. The remains will
bs buried to-day at 2:S0 P. H., from s. j..
Vermilya's undertaking rooms.
STREET RIoT DRILL-Nexs Monday even
ing the companies of the First Artillery Regi-
ment located in this city will give an
exhibition drill, illustrating how riotous
sssemhlages are handled in the streets OF
cities. The principal movements will be exc
cuted at Seventh and streets, and the pub
lie are cautioned TO keep on the sidewalks
and balconies, as blank cartridges will be used
by the troops. On the occasion of the last
drill the streets were completely blocked.
There will be no danger If the people will
keep on the sidewalks and leave the streets
clear. The companies viii march in 90 column
IS aFa S,rf NJ Gov
and j streets. Skirmishers will be thrown
out from each front and will be commanded
by the division chiefs. The companies will
wear their fatigue uniforms.
AUcrIoEs,-At 1890 A. Il. to-day Sher-
burn & Smith will sell by auction st $40 NJ
street walnut and marble-top and mahogany
and marble-top bedroom sets, walnut ward
robes, whatnots, extension table, bedsteads
and mattresses. bureaus, lounges, easy chair,
mirror, carpets, kitchen safes, stoves, etc.
At II A. N. to-day 1t 9l6 street, Bell & Co,
will sell by auction two good work horses.
harness and spring wagon. Also lot Of
furniture and carpets, one lot of carpenter
tools, etc.
POLICE CouRT.-Tn the Police Court yes.
terday Judge Henry disposed of the follow
ing cases: Benjamin Nelson stood up il
the dock and pleaded gnilty, and will be sen.
fenced to-day. Della O'Brien was fined SIC
for disturbing somebody's peace. John John
son for disturbing somebody's peace was fned
$40. John Monahsn was found guilty.
DoN'T MISS IT The closing sale of j. f
Heath, No. $40 street, continues, and tht
slaughter of fue clocks, watches and jewelry
at prices below wholesale, affords rare chances
to all customers and dealers.
IMPORTANT to hotel and boarding hous'
keepers. Avail yourselves of the extraor
binary reductions made in table linen, nap
kins, towels, etc., at Hale's summer clesrano'
sale.
If You want choice butter you can Away
get it at Il. Fl. Paulks Cash Grocery, S14 K
street. It is not grease, but choice solid but
ter, that keeps solid without ice. Try roi
OF it.
FINNY TRIBE.-Psrtiss desiring to make {
good selection of fresh and salt water fish o
all kinds, can find the same daily at the nab