The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-07
Los Angeles Letter.

The 9th district agricultural fair
SO called, is in session this week and
is to continue six days. 1t is prin-
cipally horse fair, with races every
day. A few cattle, sheep and hogs
are on exhibition. The agricultural
and horticultural fair was held last
month at Hazards Pavilion and was
very good, but owing to dull times
and want of suitable newspaper adj
vertising, the attendance and re-
Ceipts were below the average.
1t has rained one day and two
nights this month. On Sunday last
there was a constant downpour; the
basement of the Grand Avenue en-
CINE house cable line was flooded,
part of the track was under water,
and the cars stopped running. The
early rains will make fine winter pas
turage, cheaper butter and milk,
and enable ranChmen to pillow and
sow barley Immediately, or any time
during the winter. The corn and
vegetables recently planted look as
beautiful as ever seen in Wisconsin
the last of June. Early rains indi-
cate promising year for fruit and
farm products.
The cable line is building a via
duct of iron over the Pacific R. R.
tracts nearly 40 rods in length; it is
certainly an immense work for city
of this size, and is very artistic in
design and substantial in construc-
ton. AS stated in previous letter
as possible to happen, ]. c. Robin
son, Supt. of the cable line, has met
his lust deserts for his overbearlng,
insulting manner to his equals, that
may teach this scion of Johnny Bull
better manners than to attempt to
ride rough-shod over every one, for
he recently fell into the hands OF
Philistine. who polished him off in
style that placed him under the doc
tors care for week.
This is the month of ralsln curing.
The process is to pick the grapes
and place them in large shallow box
es and leave them on the ground to
dry in the sun, the boxes extending
in rows through the vineyard; they
are turned every few days by turn
ing each box upside down over an
other empty one, and taking the one
emptied to the next one, and so re-
peating the work. Wet weather is
destructive to raisin making, and
whether the rains have been severe
in the raisin districts has not come to
hand.
California is considered great
health resort, and thousands come
here from the States and from Eu-
rope to regain the lost treasure 1t
is evident from repeated trial that
this city is not a good place tor
many troubled with lung difficulty;
they may live longer in this mild eli
mate than in the place where they
came from, but to receive much ben
eft the change must be made in the
early stage of the disease, yet thous-
ands do come with hope and just
means enough to get bere, and sad
and sorrowful results often follow as
a case to the point we'll known to the
writer. A young Englishman and
his wife, both teachers in their coun-
try, both cultivated and refined,
came direct to this city hoping to be
cured of consumption. They had
little money and no relatives nor ac-
quaintances. He obtained posi-
ton as ook-keeper, but failing
in health, he had to give it up and
his wife took his place and the same
house gave him the position of col
lector, but he was unable to do that
work and his wife had to give up
her position for that of bed of con-
finement. A baby was born to them,
entailing additional expense beside
that of nurse, with no income. The
Young husband grew anxious and
desperate, and at late hour went
up town in the chill night air to OBJ
tain somethieg to do. He came
home at eleven at night and stepped
from the horse car at his own door,
but as the car passed on he fell faint
ing on the track Soon another car
came along and passed over him,
breaking an arm and leg and injur-
ing him internally. No one knew
him, nor knew where he lived; the
patrol wagon was called and he was
taken to the County Hospital, aad
not till friends read in the papers of
an injured man picked up, did they
or his wife know his whereabouts.
A humane doctor knowing he must
die, sent a closed carriage to take
the sick wife to her husband. 1t
touched sympathetic cord to hear
her say on her return, 81 would not
have known him SO great the
change, had l not been told who he
was" [ may add that indications
are that the stricken wife will receive
some substantial tokens of sympathy
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