Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-04
LOCAL BREyIVIES.
Almond trees are in bloom.

Almond trees are in bloom.
The farmers are beginning to pray for
mere rain.
The willows along the river are putin
forth their leaves.
The Mcneil Club will have rehearsal
and business meeting tonight.
The Prison Commissioners will meet at
San Quentin next Monday morning, the
18th inst.
The Street Commissioner has several
teams engaged in hauling gravel upon ]
street, from Sixteenth to Twenty first.
The salmon season has opened with but
ordinary prospects. An average of ten to
the boat per drift is thought very good.
The last Chinaman employed in the
Woodland Wooden Mill was discharged the
other day, and the mill is now run as il
started, entirely with white labor.
In the Police Court Saturday Charles
DAILY, drunk, was discharged. John
Riizenger, on a similar charge, failed to
answer to his name and his IS deposit was
declared forfeited.
The elegant pearl ring aud gold thimble
to be given to the young lady receiving the
largest number of votes at the Carnival of
Nations were awarded to Miss Maye Kewen
| and Miss Phoebe Brown.
W. T. Davis ard others have rented about
LOCO acres Of land in the Whitaker, Raw
| d Miles tract, some nine miles east of
Gait, for wheat-raising purposes, and will
begin summer fallow blowing to-day.
At meeting of the Directors OF the Odd
Fellows Library Association, held Feb
ruary lst, 8. A. Wolfe was elected Presi-
| dent P. f. Dolan, Vice President; a. J.
Ven Zandt, Secretary, and n. w. Robbins,
Treasurer.
There will be meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Sacramento Improve
ment Association this evening at 7:30. As
large number of citizens have been in
vited to be present to consider the subject
of new charter for the city, the meeting
will be held at the Courthouse.
L. U. Shippee has eight or ten youngsters
out at Agricultural Park, which under the
able management of Alb Stemier, are Great
ing sensation among those WHO have
seen them work. Report hath it that Mr..
Shippee will, before long, have a stable
second 10 none in the country.
Announcement of the Sacramento Lee
ture Association is made in another
column, concerning the lecture of William
Jackson Armstrong, tomorrow evening,
and that season tickets for the remaining
five lectures of the course can now be had
at Houghton's and Hammers, for ST.
Several horses passed through the city
Saturday belonging to Fred Gebhardt, and
which were en- route to his new stock farm
in Lake county. Among them were Green
back, Friar Tuck, Miss Josephine, Lizzie
Hampton and Peri. Greenback is said to
be one of the finest ihoroughbreds that has
ever crossed .hc Atlantic
Theodore Winters is busily engaged pre-
pairing his horses for q hard seaso. s cam.
paign. In addition 70 GARLIC, he has also
engaged the services of Casey Winchell, at
least this clever light weight jockey is at
present in the Washoe country looking
after some of Mr.. Winters stock. The
stable is being trained under the super
vision of William Mccormick.
1t seems from present indications that a
sna spring circuit will be built up, With
the Blood Horse Meeting as nucleus. The
San Jose Jockey Clu6 will give weeks
racing, commencing probably on April Sth.
The BLOOD Horse Association will begin
their season about April 20lh. lasting nine
or ten days. They will be followed 5y the
Capital Turf Club of Sacramento, who will
give week of the royal sport, commencing
on Tuesday, May 9TH. They will offer
$1,000 in purses, besides other interesting
features.