Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-24
ELK GROVE NOTES.
The RECORD UNION correspondent at ELI
Grove says:

The RECORD UNION correspondent at Elk
Grove says:
A petition to be presented to the next Leg
islature was circulated here last Sunday by
Rev. a. j. Compton. Its objects are: To
sustain the Sunday law and aid its enforce
ment, and to enact law prohibiting the
manufacture of spirituous liquors. 1t was
not numerously signed, however. A great
many people, while opposed to the repeal of
the Sunday Law, still deem it not best to pro-
hibit the manufacture OF liquors from the
surplus grain and fruit in the State.
Thirty-three years ago last week our genial
Postmaster arrived in this State from the
East on the steamer Oregon. He located in
Sacramento, where he entered the tin and
hardware business. He lost all he possessed
in the fire of 1852, and Immediately theresf-
ter he left Sacramento for the mining dis
tricts, where he again made a start and
opened up store of general merchandise.
While away on business, his partner disposed
| OF sil the stock, fixtures, etc., and when MIR.
Andrews arrived home he again found him.
| self a ruined man. He returned to Sacra.
mento and began work again, and his indie
fatigable pluck and energy was again re-
warded. About eight years ago he began
merchandising at Elk Grove and has sue
| ceeded. He is q living example of what
man. Mr.. Andrews and G. W. Chesley, Of
your city, are now the only survivors of the
passengers of the ship Oregon.
Improvement in and around Elk Grove is
now the order of the day. Mr.. Bowers is
having his large warehouse removed to a point
adjacent to the railroad track both hotels
have been recently thoroughly renovated, re-
papered, painted, ETC.; farmers are digging
wells and building windmills; Thomas Nc
Connell has had erected substantial and
commodious barn on his place, and several of
the boys are building up boss reputation as
crack shots. Bath-hcusss built under or be-
side the tanks of windmills are all the rage
now. Considerable summer-fallowing has
been done around here this season, and farm
srs find it always pays. June apples are
ripe. Camping parties are beginning to Or
gsnize; fishing, ticking, and getting eyes
bulged out of position by the grandeur
OF mountain scenery, will soon be the
lot of quite a number of our people.
Qlite heavy dews every morning, which are
proving very beneficial to garden truck, corn,
etc. Its the last rose of summer that
blooms here now. Rarely, if ever, has the
delicate plant known as the Wandering
Jew been seen to bud and blossom. Mrs.
Mary Kerr has among her flowers two of
these plants, which are now covered with
beautiful white blossoms. Is it the climate
that did it? Elk Grove climate can do most
anything. Several of Sacramento's citizens
have been out in this vicinity blackberrying
the past week. A large band of gypsies
csmped here for several days last week, and
spent their time telling fortunes aRd swapping
horses. Several of the boys know all about
the future now. Upwards Of $4,000 grape
cuttings have been nurseryed in this vicinity
this season. While some of these cuttings
are destined for the market. the great bulk of
them will be set out in this locality, and ere
ten years this section of Sacramento county
will be one great fruit and vineyard. 1t is
said that over 500 windmills can be counted
in the immediate vicinity of Florin and Elk
Grove. What hog.killing time Don Quixote
would have in this county fighting the crit
tars