The morning call., 1891-06-27
FROM SANTA ROSA.
General News From SonOma
COunty's Metropolis.

Editor Morning Call: Things haze been
exceedingly lively in the "City Of Roses"
the past few days. A great many of our
people have hied themselves away to the
shady hooks and babbIing brooks of the
country, but enough remain to keep things
moving.
NJ. Goberbier and family, George Dolen
and family, Charles Heffer and family and
Professor Charles Nielsen picnicked at
Aqua Calente last Friday and had a per-
fectly delightful time.
A four-horse load of young society queens
and kings took hay ride to Melita Monday
evening and passed few hours most pleas
antly dancing, singing and having royal
good time generally.
Harry Belmont, the genial and popular
general agent of sewing machine company
at this point, and Miss Fannie Keatley were
married at the home of the BRIDES parents
in Lakeport Monday forenoon. They left
at once for Santa Rosa, where they have ar
elegant suite Of rooms on Fourth street.
They received delightful serenade that
evening.
Sunday the Healdsburg Baseball Club,
headed by Editor Meyer of the Sonoma
County Tribune, came down and played "A
match game with the Santa Rosa ball
tossers. The Santa Rosas beat them 80 to
8, merely toying with them, as 1t were. The
Santa Rosa team is composed entirely of
home talent and the people are encouraging
the bows. The old club had a number of
San Francisco players in it. and by their
bad behavior the club lost the confidence OF
everybody. The new players are playing
good ball and are behaving themselves in a
way to entltle them to the respect OF our
people.
The Rev. DR.. Harmon of San Francisco
delivered two interesting lectures in the
Fifth-street Methodist Church here during
the week. One was on "Diogenes and Tub
Philosophy"
A musicale was given at the residence Of
Mrs. COchrane, Friday evening, that was
attended by most all of the Santa Rosa So
eiety people. Mr.. Hall and Miss Cameron
of OAK land charmed all present with their
violin and piano music. The selections
were from Mozart, Chopin, List, Beethoven,
Schumann and MendelssOhn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Triton entertained number
of friends at their pleasant home, Thursday
evening. Among those present we're: Mrs.
NJ. Smith of San Francisco, Mrs T.. Philips,
Mrs. NJ. Z. johnson. Miss Feliz, Miss r.
Turvey, Miss NJ. Woods, Miss l.. Brown;
MeSsrs. Frank Grace, f. Brophy, G. HankeI,
E. Cummings, j. Fits, T. Fits and w. Au-
brey.
Frank Muther. a cigar-dealer and manu-
facturer, had his divorced wife arrested a
few days ago on the charge that she had
tHItdtcutU 10 XIII Ullu anu il6IT GILL;
dreD. MutheTS barn and horse were burned
not long ago and an attempt was made to
fire his house. Muther blamed his divorced
wife for both fires. She claims that he is
prosecuting her because she intends to
marry soon, while others say that she is
making life burden to him because she
thinks he wants to marry again. At the
trial she was bound over in $500 bonds to
keep the peace.
Sheriff Mulgrew took John w. Barton,
Matt Murphy and Tom Bota to Folsom
PenitentIary during the week Barton was
sentenced to serve TWO years for larceny,
Murphy got five years for grand larceny,
and B0ta two years for assault to commit
murder. Barton got drunk, ran off with
HealGs6urg mans horse and buggy, re-
turned it when he sobeTed up, was arrest
ed, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two
years at hard labor. He had hitherto borne
blameless reputation, and petition will
shortly be presented to the Governor asking
that he be pardoned.
Luiga Damica aud d. Casassa, two Ital-
ians, got into quarrel on the BaIlff ranch,
near town, Thursday, which ended in Ca
sasSa slashing Damica in terrific way with
a lack-knIfe. Damica was brought to town,
bnt refused to be taken to doctor until he
had sworn out warrant against his muir
derOus aSsailant. CaSassa is an old offender
and will probably have a chance to repent
in San Quentin for his last stroke Of enter
prise
Adolf Fraker, a lad less than IL years old,
made an attempt TO poison an old man
named Windsor Wednesday evening. He
had some trouble with the old gentleman,
and when the latter took up cup OF coffee
at supper he discovered queer taste in the
liquid. He took the c0ffee-pOt and had its
contents analysed, and found that enough
carbolic acid had been put into it to kill a
dczen men. The lad was promptly arrested,
| and will have his examination Saturday.
That HOraat and Qood mar - I'm 7 CtI
Ivan, had full house here at tue presenta-
ton of Honest Hearts and Willing Hands,"
Nearly everybody was there, from the Con-
gresham from this district to the red-n0sed
gutter-Snipe. There were counted six ply
Sicians, eight lawyers, four editors and any
number of prominent citizens and society
swells. The State Controller and other
members of the Board Of Equalization oe-
cupied prominent box, and everybody APP
plauded the big slogger. Sullivan and wife
remained here until Sunday evening, aud
most OF those VINO worship at the shrins of
brute force were given an oppOF-
tnnity Of seeing and grasping the
hand of the mighty man from BoS-
ton. The meeting of some of these
with John L.. was very touching. John
told them all that he was champion still and
intended TO be and he assured all who
spoke with him, in regard to his histrionc
abilities. that he was really very great ac-
tor and as eminent in that line as in that of
his chosen profession. Before he left he
gave little bare-foOted boy FIVE dollars
with which to buy new pair of shoes and
distributed considerable silver among tine
street gamins.
The Rev. DR.. Anderson was called to
Colusa County Thursday to preach a fun
eral sermon.
Mrs. J. F. Kessing and daughter, Alice.
Of San Francisco was the guest of Santa
Rosa friends Thursday.
Professor w. S. Monroe of Pasadena was
the guest of County Superintendent Martin
Sunday.
Mrs. Alexander Westrup and Miss Lou
Smythe are spending few days at Men
terey.
Louis Golf has returned from Seattle.
Mrs. w. p. Ink of Cloverdale was the
guest of Santa Rosa friends during the
week.
Professor C. S. Smyth Of San Rafael is
visiting old friends here. Tom RYE.
Santa Rosa, Jttge 25 1891