The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
IRVINGTON.
The Tricks of the Small Boy in
Country Town.

Editor Morning Call: Last Tuesday
night the small boy was king of Irylngton,
and verify his was a reign Of terror. With
zeal worthy of a better cause and an in
genuity that would have done credit to older
heads he made a night of it, and so, per-
force, ia Difference to his majesty. did every
body else. When morning dawned the evil
dences of his industry were everywhere to
be seen. If any parental decree had SEN
fenced the boys of Iryington to do in the
same time one-half the amOuntof work they
had performed there would have been wall
ing and crashing of teeth over such I'M
heard-of cruelty. Every wagon, buggy and
cart to be found within a mile or two of
town had been captured and dragged TO the
little square about the flagstaff. All the
gates in town had been mysteriously spirited
away. agricultural implements had taken
to the mselyes wings and fed. Signs had
become widely alienated from the business
places where they had long been at home.
Horses had been turned loose and con-
fusion reigned everywhere in true All
fools day" style. lrviagtOn boasts proudly
Of the possession of the tallest and hand
soonest flagstaff in the county. Its slender,
graceful height on holidays and the birth
days of public men bears alott the flag OF
our country, and inspires all sorts of pa
lllOLlC lIblllSS III tiit minus VI Jul ptOpAJ'
On this particular morning an object APP
peared at the very tip Of the broad staff
that at once attracted general attention. 1t
was large double signboard.
Later in the day there was general as
semblng of the people to claim their prop
erty and take 1t home, all of which was
good-naturedly done, as April 1st comes but
once year.
la the matter of opening up OsgoOd
avenue, which has heretofore had now
forbidden outlet across the railroad CON-
pany'S property, the viewers appointed by
the Supervisors have reported in favor of a
50-foot road from the present terminus of
the avenue to the Mission road, and assess
ing $1,000 damages TO the GallegOs Winery
Company, non cUnsenting land owners.
This avenue has now been opened up TO
the point where it intersects the Warm
Springs road, and when an outlet is pro-
vided for it at this end ii will be beautiful
street. Already several handsome residences
have been erected at this end, and it Is
rumored that Professor 81. c. Ingram will
ere long add one more to the number.
H. d. FOrd's handsome new drugstore is
completed and occupied, and the vacant lot
next 1t now looks so very empty that Mr..
Mowry, the owner, has decided to put up
another neat store and residence there,
which, when completed, will be occupied by
Observation-Disclosures
The Gailegos Winery is still under control
of a representative of the Government,
pending settlement of the charges unter
which the plant was last week seized by ln-
spector Kennedy. Senior Gallegos and Mr..
Musser have been very busy ever since the
seizure preparing statement Of all opera
tons of the company. which is to be for
ward ed to Washington. They claim that
the whole affair is great injustice to the
Gallegos Company, arising out of great
misapprehenson on tile part of the revenue
officials. Everybody hereabouts was sur
prised at the development, aud wishes the
Gallegos Company speedy and pleasant
emergence from the trouble, of which it
really seems as if they had had more than
their share.
Washington College has changed hands
and at the end of the present term Presi-
dent J. Durham and Secretary II. c. In--
gram will retire from the management of
the institution which they have brought TO
such a prosperous and floursiug condt-
ton. Professor Keith, formerly OF Pierce
College, Colusa, will assume charge of the
school, and, it is reported, will make it a
strongly UNCONVENTIONAL institution of the
Christian (Campbellite) persuasion. G. e.
hvuaGton, Apr u, 1891