Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-02
BRIEF NOTES,


county, to reside al Stockton.
The County Clerk issued twenty-seven
marriage licenses last month. and the Su-
perior Court granted two divorces.
The programme Of the Mardi Gras dem
Onstration on the Fourth is published in
full in another column this morning.
Fire Commissioner John Conran, who
has been seriously i'll for several days past,
is convalescing, and expects TO be out in a
few days.
counties settled with the State yesterday,
the former paying in S4,1o7 80, and the
latter 81, S61 GA.
But two arrests were made yesterday
All Chun, by citizens Holmes and Nathan,
for the larceny of plug of tobacco; W j..
Beatte, by Constable French, for fraud
Robert n Cook, while doing some work
upon a building ON ranch on the River
side road Tuesday, fell and hurt one of his
| legs so badly that he will be disabled for
some time.
Residents near The corner Of Eighth and
NJ. streets complain OF the nuisance created
| by the large cottonwood trees in the yicin-
ity, and are loud in their appeals thar the
trees undergo the trimming process.
John Wagner, a man about - years of
| age was found dead near Folsom yester-
| day, with bruises on his head Justice
Anderson notified Coroner Clark who, in
response, telegIaphed the Justice to hold
| an inquest.
Constable French, of MERGED, while in
the city yesterday, happened to come across
! W. }. Beattie, q man wanted in MERGED for
| fraud, committed upon L. J. Bloomington,
and arrested him He will be taken to
! MERGED to-day.
! The town of Woodland, which boasts of
| being as prosperous as any other place in
! the State at the present time, there being
lao vacant buildings, amt enterprises sue
| ceeding well, is anxious for capitalists to
! start wooden mill there.
There passed through from the East by
| yesterdays freight train three carloads of
| Percheron stations and mares, twenty
eight altogether, consigned to II. Wilsey of
| Petaluma They are Il direct importation
from France, having left there on the 10th
of May,
| Tuesday evening, at saloon at the cor
| ner Of Seventh and l. streets, q citizen and
! ;t local officer had Il dispute that came near
| ending in d free fight. Parties who thought
! the officer was preSum;ng on his authority
| to abuse an old man interfered and made
| him desist.
The Supervisors will meet next Monday
as 4 County Board of Equalization, TO eX-
anime the assessment book and equaiiZe
the property OF the county and viii be in
session from day to day until the business
is disposed of, but not later than the fourth
Monday i'll the month.
The officers elect of Sacramento Council,
| Chosen Friends, were installed last evening
| by Grand Deputy Hewitt and Past Chief
| D,,,rtoilcY- Pro- A In installation
| the members and their guests INDUCED in a
banquet and dinner. Sunset Council will
| install its officers tonight,
a wrestling match took place at Wood
| land last Sunday night between Skinner,
| an amateur of that place, and McDermott,
a San Francisco professional. The agree
ment was catch-as-ca tch-can, best III ),
| for $50 a side and the gate money. Skin
ner won with three successive falls.
James Brown shipped yesterday TO San
| Francisco on the steamer Modoc en- route
to Portland Oregon, the fast running mare
Blue Mountain Belle, the property of Sam
Jones, of Portland, who brought her and
Forest King here last season. The latter
horse, it will be recollected, burst a blood
vessel and died.
The Trustees of Woodland, being con-
fronted by the fact that there would soon
be no Fire Department there, have under
consideration whether they viii organize a
regular paid Department or pay the present
volunteer company $50 month, and in
addition pay an engineer and fireman.
They will decide next Monday.
Last Tuesday night officer Kent found
the door of the grocery at Seventeenth and
| NJ streets open, the proprietor or clerk
having failed to properly secure it when he
left The officer went in, lighted the gas,
took a good look around to see that no
| thief had entered, appropriated a cigar and
aroused some one to look after the premises.
Inquiry made at the Office of County
| Superintendent Bishop, relative to the
school census of the county, which should
have been completed some time ago, led to
ascertaining that returns have all been in
for quite a while except those from Grand
Island. The Superintendent has written
for the latter twice, and cannot understand
why they are delayed.
The close season for deer expired Tues
| day night, and bucks may now be killed
| wherever found. The law has been reason
ably well respected this season, though the
newspapers now and again published items
regarding the success of individuals in
securing venisOn; and report has it that at
several of the springs guests found ven
ison on the bill Of fare frequently.
Elder E. B. Ware, of Sacramento was in
Lockeford the other day says the Lodi
Valley Reriew and decided on holding the
annual State camp-meeting of the Christian
Church at that place, commencing Septem-
Der 18th, with a continuation OF ten days.
The annual convention will also be held at
that time. Some twenty-five or thirty of
the most able ministers of that denomina-
ton will be in attendance.
Tuesday morning the stubble in the grain
field on the old Shelhammer place, west of
Woodland, caught fire, near the roadside.
Captain johnson discovered it first, and
commenced fighting it. being promptly
Joined by others, and the blaze was soon
extineuished. The fortunate discovery by
Captain Johnson saved over 200 acres Of
fine wheat property of William b. Gibson.
The same afternoon fire broke out in
Hank Morrison's field north of Woodland,
burning the stable and about one acre Of
grain.
Justice Post has removed his office from
Seventh street to the Atlantis building, on
! / street. between Sixth and Seventh where
nc is handsomely established. In addition
10 the large and airy Courtroom, he has an
ante-room for jury purposes and in which
ladies who may be summoned as witnesses
in Court can make themselves comfortable
Both rooms have ii cheerful carpet, the
furniture looks well in It's new paint. and
the appearance OF the whole establishment
is such as to impress one with the belief
that justice administered there will be gilt
edged and sugar-coated.
correspondent writes the RECORD
UNION from CORTLAND, under date of July
LIST " A well-known money-lender and a
lawyer from Sacramento came down the
river on Sunday To gather some fruit, |
should Judge. but both had choice as to
the orchard they picked it out of, there
being a young lady at this particular place
to help them; but on arrival they met
Not liking one another for some cause,
they concluded to see who was the better
man, the lady being willing to take the best
one They got ready, but the lawyer then
said, don't want any trouble, but if you
want the girl. take her; if not let her
alone; do
A dramatic performance, TO be followed
by dance will be given at Toronto Hall
Elk Grove, next Tuesday evening, by the
) young ladies of the Grove and vicinity
Miss Mary Mcconnell will be floor director
Misses Lizzie Richards, Laura Graham,
Anna Mcconnell, Nellie Andrews, Nellie
Brady, Cora Utter, Mary Polhemus and
Annie Doty, floor managers; Misses Lizzie
Stonesifer, Maggie Polhemus, Hattie Caples,
Bessie Graham, Georgia CASTILLO, Mary
Chalmers, Maggie Utter, Jennie Mcconnell,
Hattie Richards, AZelia Baylcss, Hattie