The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-28
FROM SANTA ROSA.
Cosby Notes From SOnOma
COunty's Capital.

the California State Grange. and Miss Mar
garet Young, both of Santa Rosa, was the
matrimonial event Of the past week. 1t
took place Sunday afternoon at the residence
of the brides mother ON Second street, and
the ceremony was performed by the Rev.
| Mr.. Whiting. 1t was a very quiet affair,
there being present only the near relatives
and the Hon. Thomas j. Geary and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis are spending their
honeymoon at San Jose.
Christopher c. Farmer, the Democratic
Postmaster, still holds the fort, and will, no
doubt, for another year, when his time will
have expired. There will be a number of
Republican applicants for the place, but at
| present George A. Upper IS thought to stand
about rs good aehance Of getting the plum
rs anybody.
! 7. W. Wooley. solicitor for the SonOma
! County Democrat, had quite Il narrow eS-
| cape from death few days ago. lie Is
great bicyclist, and often regaleS the boys
with stories OF his wonderful speed and en-
durauce. While riding in Oh the Sebastopol
road he completely "winded" himself, and
| to help matters he thought himself of the
scheme to have himself towed into port by
the numbering stage that came along about
| that time. He stopped the stage, fastened
rope to the axle and then tied the other end
of the hawser to his machine. All went
well, and right meTrily did he enjoy the ride
until his machine struck Il stone and tipped
over. 1t was then that he began TO regret
his undertaking. His foot caught in the
machine, and, though he yelled murder at
every breath, the stage-drlyer did not hear
him. a teumster happened TO see the stage
going along with q queer-ioOking object IN
tow, and he shouted until the driver stopped
to see what he wanted. When Mr., Wooley
was picked up lie was the w0rSt-l0OKing in
! divldual in Sonoma County, and has never
said a word about BICYCLES since.
While on the bicycle theme we will re-
mark that Santa Rosa has lad only years
old who has beaten the record of the great
Dan j. Canary, the worlds champion bicy-
clist. When Canary was here he announced
that he would ride down the Courthouse
steps. A big crowd assembled to witness
the performance, but Canary fell both times
he made the foolish attempt. Robbie
Wheeler, bright little lad, watched him,
aud next day mounted his machine and rode
the steep steps a number of times triumph
antly.
ASsembIymen Barnett. Murphy and Yves
ton have been sharply criticised by some
Republicans for voting for the minority re-
port u the Bruner investigation. Belief in
Burners guilt IS almost universal here, and
it was thought that our Assemblymen would
sustain the BiedSae report.
The election Of FELTON, to the SenatOrship
was fairly well received here. One old pol
tician was greatly disguised, however, and
Sdlu llldb 0OAUiust OuuuLg INtpubllCdlS Gdli-
not hope for anything from FELTON, after the
way our delegation stuck to the other man.
I'd like to know what encouragement th ere
is now for US to keep Old SOnOma in the Re-
publican column. We have Just one Gov
eminent official from this county. Colonel
Byington. We have the Controller, It's
true. and one deputy, or clerk, in his Office,
but that is all tell you that the party has
got to do something for the boys or its name
will be Dennis III Sonoma County," he con-
cluded.
The Republicans are jubilant over nice
little scheme they worked on their Demo-
cratic brethren here. At the recent election
Judge Crawford defeated Judge Rutledge
for the Superior Judgeship bg few votes.
Rutledge contested, but Crawford won over
him by one vote, whereupon Rutledge ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court. In the mean
time the Republican, Crawford, has been
Judge of the court and has so transacted the
business Under the old law, ii the Su-
preme Court should decide against Craw-
ford, lie would get nothing for the time lie
acts as Judge, and it is right here that the
fine hand OF the Republicans got in its work,
though it was not seen. The law was re-
peaIed by the Legislature aud now Judge
Crawford will draw the fat salary of a Su-
periOr Judge for the time he acts as such, no
matter how the case is decided In the higher
court. He is man OF very modest means
and the Democrats were congratulatng
themselves that ii he should be knocked
out of the box ultimately, he would have
to serve the county while in office for noth-
ing and were greatly surprised when the
change in the law was published,
Sheriff Mulgrew heayed an eloquent sigh
Of relief when he heard that the bill taking
the execution OF condemned criminals out Of
the hands of the Sheriff had passed and be-
come law. This will probably save him
the disagreeable job of launching one or
two criminals into eternity during the pres
ent year. There Is one condemned muir
derer in the County Jail, while there are
four to be tried for murder in the first de-
gree. For so fair county SOnoma has
very picturesque criminal list. Four men
have been killed within its borders since
December l, 1899. Bat one of the men who
did the shooting has been tried and acquit-
| ted. Another killed an inUtfensive peddler
| at CloVerdale in cold blood. The stupid
| Justice OF the Peace accepted $1,000 bonds
| from the murderer, who lit out anu has not
| been heard OF since. " There has not been
| judicial hanging in Sonoma County since
| 1861" said lawyer this week, land l have
no doubt but that there have been over 80
| hOmicides within that length OF time, aud
| some Of them were the most atrOciOuS muir
| deTS. Some oil The guilty ones have been
| sent TO prison for life, but not one has paid
| the death penalty. great many good peo-
| pie are exceedingly weary of this record for
| lenieney and hope to see some of the men,
| now being held for trial, promptly con-
| vlcted and punished.
There is considerable talk about estab-
| fishing a high school here. 1t is a wonder
| that there has not been one here long ago
| Petaluma has one and furnishing one, too
! We have a college and half-dOzen semi
naries, private schools and so on, but no
! high school. 1t is now proposed to keep the
matter agtated until such a school is organ
! lied under the new law.
Mrs. f. Nee. Martin, County Superintan-
dent, returned from San Diego Wednesday,
| where she attended the meeting Of the State
| Teachers Association.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ed J. Lyemash, Of Heads
| burg, were guests of Mrs. Livemash's par
ents, Judge and Mrs. Oyerton, Saturday.
Colonel Mark l.. Mcdonald, Commissioner
OF the Worlds Fair. left Monday for Chicago
| to attend a meeting Of the commission.
Miss Belle Arlington, daughter of II. A.
Arlington of New York, one of the great
| landowners OF the United States, who has
been visiting her Santa Rosa friends, left
| Saturday for San Francisco to join her
| brother, Captain Arlington. They will soon
sail for trip around the world, TOM RYE.
Santa ROSd March 90, 1891.