The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-25
Los Angeles Letter.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 7.

commend it the beautiful weather
and healthy climate would be sutfl-
cient. The summer has been unusu
ally hot, thermometer ranging from
90 to Io2 Q many days, but every
night is cool and invigorating; the
sea breeze seldom fails to pays its
ever welcome respects twice each
day. 1t has been a fairly prosperous
year for the ranchmen. The hay
barley, wheat and corn crop is good
and prices are fair. Barley hay
baled is So per ton, not quite enough
to be profitable; alfalfa and oat hay
about the same.
Local and State politics re at
boiling heat. There are three par
ties in the field, the two old ones,
the Prohibition and some prospect of
the Nationalist. or Labor party put
ting in a set of candidates, depends
whether its leaders can sell out to
good advantage to either of the old
parties. The Republicans have en-
tered the field with boom. The
Democrats are more intent on secur-
ing the Legislature SO as to elect
Stephen White u. S. Senator than to
elect the Governor; they have a
strong man and will make hard
fight. The county politics are in a
muddle. The county tax collector
is under cloud. as are several other
Republican officials, and on this
ground the Democrats are looking
for success Corruption, embezze-
ment, fraud and general dishonesty
is charged, and with too much truth
against both county and city officers,
including the justices Of the courts,
The Court House, costing $780,
900. was TO be completed Sept Ist.
It will not be for months, yet the
county is paying $4,000 per month
for rents for Offices, court rooms,
etc $4,000 bonds we're raised to
furnish it; it is claimed there is fur
niture in the various Offices and
court rooms to furnish the new
building, yet the head Of the largest
furniture establishment in the city
has been appointed to designate the
furniture, style, &c, to furnish the
building. 1t is presumed the $50, 900
will be used up somehow. The
school board are charged with ex-
travagance in spending the 100000
bonds for new buildings and repairs,
also in employing several Principals
with large salaries, who do no teach
ing, and the last, a deal Of nearly
5000 for lead pencils at SO cents per
dozen, which the auditor refuses to
allow, claiming suitable pencils can
be purchased for IS cents per dozen.
The directors of the city library are
also in the swim. 1t is maintained
at a cost Of SIS, 900 per annum. 1t
is called Gree Library" yet each
person who takes book outside to
read must pay 81 per year, and give
S. security to make good any loss or
damage to book; it is said $4,000 is
realized in this way, and the query
is, where does it go to? The Chief
Librarian is lady; she is paid
large salary, and has paid vacation.
She just presented bill, allowed by
the board, but set down on by the
auditor, for $25o, travelling expenses
and catalogueing. No matter how
large the appropriation for anything
here, there is always shortage on
settlement. The Council after once
rejecting it, have granted franchise
to a new Railroad to enter the city
on the east side. The County prom
Use great things, among others, that
of cheap coal some day, as inferior
soft coal has been ST. per ton all
summer. Such promise fulfilled
would be blessing to this tax-ridden
politically Doodle cursed city. 1t
has been a prosperous year to fruit
growers, owing to scarcity Of the
same east. Prunes sold for $50 per
ton; Peaches, one and a quarter cts.
per pound; Pears, two cents: april
rots, $50 per ton, and grapes are sell
ing Tor S2o per ton. these are
prices paid producers for the crop.
Potatoes, both Irish and sweet, are
1t cents per pound. The bean and
peanut crop are both good, and if
rains hold off, will yield fine rev.
enue to the producer; these are gen.
orally more profitable than fruit.
Azusa, IS miles by rail in the San
Gabrial valley, situated at the base of
the foot hills on the Santa Fe r. R.,
is section containing some of the
finest fruit and grain lands in the
State. In the heart of this Garden
of the Gods" four miles southeast Of
the village of Azufa, resides J.. D.
Woodwork, formerly of Bristol and
Pleasant Prairie, and his son-in-l law,
L. Vincent and his brother. Mr..
Woodwork has one of the most