The morning call., 1891-08-31
HEALDSBURG,
The Hop Pickers to Start In This
Week-SOciety Notes.

Editor Morning Call: After several
days OF the hottest weather Healdsburg has
ever experienced we can appreciate the
almost perfect days that have followed.
Our heated terms are usually of short dura-
tion, and always followed by such pleasant
weather. We are glad TO forge. our past
discomfort in the enjoyment of The present
blessing.
We do not realize that the summer days
are nearly past until it is announced that
hop-picking will begin next week.; then
we awake to the fact that September 1st is
close at hand. A few hop -pickers were at
work IN the smaller field of John Born dur
ing this week. but work will begin in all
the fields of this vicinity next Monday.
Hop-pickers are said to be In demand, but
there is no doubt but that there will be
enough workers in the fields. Work in the
canneries is becoming light, and very many
who have become tired of the close confine-
ment Of the cannery work will be glad to
avail themselves of the opportunity Of work
ing in the hop fields. Some of the young
folks say they can make more picking hops
than working in the fruit But these must
be quick workers, for II takes q good many
hops tu make a pound, and one cent and a
Quarter is all that is paid for picking pound
OF hops That there is more fun in hop
picking is generally accepted fact. The
hop-pckers can do pretty much as they
please, within certain bounds OF course, and
they are only paid for the work they do. In
the cannerles the rules are necessarily more
stringent, and less liberty of action is
allowed. The hops are looking fine in all
of the hop-felds, and the crop promises to
be one of the largest ever raised in this
vicinity. There are thirteen hop-felds
within distance of one and half miles of
Healdsburg. The largest comprises thirty
nine acres, and Is owned by Mr.. Reddng.
This Is situated about one mile south OF
HealdsDurg. The hop-fieids of Mrs John
Grant and John Barn cOutaln twenty acres
each, and the others contain from three 10
twelve acres. 1t is said that Sonoma County
was the first county in the State to turn its
attention to the raising of hops, and the
prosperity OF the hop-gr0wers and the in
creased acreage devoted to hops attest to
the success of this most important industry.
Mrs. b. ID. Morrill, Of Livermore, Alameda
County, former resident of Healdsbu is
the guest of Mrs. John Favour of this city
Her many old friends are pleased to meet
this lady again. Her presence among us
recalls many "reminiscences of auld lang
syne.
Miss Janet Cooper, after a pleasant visit
with her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Hall
and family. has returned to her home in
Sonoma.
The many friends of Colonel ]. S. Y oung
are pleased to note his safe return from a
trip 10 Los Angeles,
Mrs. A. Nj. Strict anj son and Miss Mamie
p. Strict, OF Marysvillr, were the que sts OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gilbrie last Sunday.
Miss Fannie Couch of San Francisco and
Miss Minnie Dennison of Sacramento have
returned to heir homes after an enjoyable
time spent at Camp Fairm0nt, near Heads
burg.
Mr.. l.. Joffe has returned from trip to
Seattle, Wash, to his beautiful home on
Dry Creek, near this city.
Miss AWE Thornton, after delightful
visit to Monterey, GilToy and San Jose, has
returned to her home in Hcaldsburg.
Miss Annie Mclean is welcomed home
after very pleasant visit to relatives in
Santa Cruz.
Mrs. W. II. Matthews and Mrs. b. S.
Wood of Santa Rosa were In Healdsburg
last week visiting their relatives and many
old friends.
Miss Catherine McGrew of Honolulu is a
guest at the elegant home Of Mrs. j. III.
Paxton.
Mrs. Laura w. Bass of Martinez is enjoy
ing pleasant visit with her mother Mrs.
Hall. Of Healdsburg.
Mrs. G. Y. Mulligan and. family are in
San francisco enjoying a pleasant visit
with relatives and old friends.
Oar public schools will reopen for the fall
term September 7th, after an unusually long
vacation. A full attendance can hardly be
expected, for there will be so many childre
at work in the hop-telds, but the schools
will have to begin at this time, otherwise
they will be unable to be in session the ten
months required by law.
Cook q Langley have shipped twenty
eight carloads of peaches, plums and pears
in refrigerator cars this season from
Healdsburg to Chicago and other Eastern
cities.
The first excursion to the Mechanics FAIR
on the San Francisco and North Pacific
Railway took place this morning and
large number of our town folks took advau-
tage of the reasonable rates to attend. But
there will be great many more 60 on the
next excursion. for, as great many have
said, 1--WE all intend to go, but are not quite
ready yet. After so much work, we oil need
q little play" PAN.
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