Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The overland train from the East yester-
day was six hours late.
The man of importance to-day is he who
resides in the Fourth Ward
Jones, Fisch & Watson will give social
dance at Turner Hall to- night.
A milk wagon outfit was stolen Thurs
day night from n and Fourth streets.
A clerk in one of the offices of the State
Capitol has one of his eyes in mourning.
Matt. Karcher announces himself ss an
independent candidate for Chief of Police.
During February License Collector Do
Ian gathered IN licenses amounting to
So, 2S5 so.
The Board of Supervisors will meet to-
day at P. NJ. to open bids for refunding
expired on February LIST.
Ticket No. 81 won the painting, Trout
Stream in the Sierras." The holder of the
lucky number can get the painting by call
ing at the School of Design.
In Department Two of the Superior
Court yesterday Phoebe E. Cozzens was
Cozzens, on the ground of desertion.
Twelve citizens of Nevada county are in
attendance before the Land Office in this
proving mineral on odd sections of agri-
cultural lands.
Yesterday the following amounts were
paid into the State Treasury ]. C. L.
Wadsworth, Insurance Commissioner, S444:
Theodore Reichart, Surveyor General, So
060 So Theodore Reichart, State Land
office, $557.
VIM. Oberg, with C. Shultberg IL Co., of
Sioux City, Iowa, writes to Chief Dlllman
to know the whereabouts of his uncle,
William Willie, locksmith, who came to
Sacramento from Hanover, Germany, in
1857 or 1859.
young man named George Herr was
caught in a setscrew machine at the rail-
Dad shops yesterday and was badly bruised
on the right side. His right arm was
broken. He was taken to the railroad hos
pital for treatment.
Let every Republican voter in the Third
and Fourth Wards cast their ballots at the
primary this afternoon in the interest of
cleanliness in politics and against " boss"
domination. The delegates selected in the
Third Ward by the caucus presided over
by G. N. Post, and in the Fourth Ward
that presided over by John Funston, are
opposed to old-time "lings and are in
opposition thereto. If they are elected the
downtown patriots will not have an
opportunity to dictate who shall be voted
for at the coming election.
Charles Croker Thursday said to Call
reporter: have recently purchased a
tract of land outside of Los Angeles he
said, and large shops will be erected
there. There is no truth in the statement
that the Sacramento shops are to be re-
moved from there. On the contrary, we
propose to increase our accommodations
there one-third. Plans for large addition
are being prepared. We are also cramped
for room in the offices here and plans are
being prepared for a large addition, either
In the shape of another story or of another
wing"
THE QUESTION OF CLEAR WATER.-The
Water Committee of the Improvement
Association held a meeting last night, L.
L. Lewis in the chair. "A. Caldwell,
representing the Hyatt Pure Water Com
pany of New York, was present, and the
merits of his system fully discussed by the
committee. The question of purity of our
river water after liberation received most
of the attention. A motion was made by
Major Weinstock and carried, THAT this
committee recommend that the Executive
Committee refer the Hyatt Pure Water
System to the Board of City Trustees for
1urther consideration.
To IMPROVE THE EARTH.-Wm. H. III.
Hart, B. f. futile, J. K. Luttrell, P. D.
Wigginton, John P. Irish, ]. A. Johnson
and J. " Ellis have organized themselves
into the California d Mexican Improve
ment Company, and have filed articles of
incorporation with the Secretary of State.
for the improvement of harbors, lakes and
rivers, constructing canals and railroads,
retaining lands, etc, in the United States
and Mexico They have thus far SUBJ
scribed $4,000 of the capital stock of S10,-
coo 900. Articles of incorporation were
filed yesterday.
EvANGELIsrIc UN1oN.-Mr. Hammond
inaugurated last evening an Eyangelistic
Union, with Rev. DIR. Wheeler as President,
Rev. Mr. Needham as Vice President, and
Rev. Thomas Filben. Secretary. The OBJ
ject of this organization is to carry this
work into the adjoining towns and TO fur
nish helpers. Any who are willing to
assist in this work will give their names to
Rev. Mr.. Filben, and towns desiring this
work are asked to correspond with him.
A LIE NA1LED.-The Bee of last evening
said 1T was reported to-day that the
anti-ring Republicans of the Fourth Ward
had held reform meeting last night in
Parkers Hall, over which George P. Roys-
ter presided and which was addressed by
Charles Dodge" Mr.. Parker called at this
office last evening and said the above was
malicious lie and he believed the Bee
knew it was a lie when it published it. No
meeting whatever was held at his place.
-Four dollars and fifty cents buys a cord
of No l black willow wood at Mendis
0'Neal & Sons, 1905 Second street.
MATHUsHEK PIANOS are the best. See
first page. J. F, Cooper.