The morning call., 1891-06-30
SONOMA COUNTY.
Notes From Petaluma and Other
Points in That Section.

Editor Morning Call: Notwithstanding
the fact that good many Of our people are
turning their faces cityward, still Petaluma
retains its brightest smile and most win
some manners, which might be construed,
perhaps, as a greeting Of welcome to the
strangers within our gates" for this year
an unusually large number from San Fran
cisco and vicinity have selected our pretty
city as their summer resort. consequently
every vacant cottage readily finds tenant
and all the hotels are rapidly filling. Bust
ness is also brisk, the quail season at its
height, the weather screening enough TO
satisfy the most intense lover of heat, and
everybody IS happy
Every one interested in the prosperity Of
PetaIuma will be pleased to learn that the
United States Government has recently let
a contract TO NJ. j. Miller Il Co., the pro-
prietors of the Petaluma dredger, for eXeaV
atng and cleaning out Petaluma Creek.
There were several bids for doing the work.
The contract calls for dredging Of the creek
from the railroad bridge to the steamer
Gold warehouse" The bids ranged from
10 to - cents per cubic yard. Our local
company put Ia the lowest bjd-15. cents per
yaTd-the measurement to be made from
the cut. The appropriation is sufficient
t. do the work and do it in good
NJ y.
their dredgeT the difference in the cost of
doing the work would have been cents per
cubic yard. The dTedger is now hard at work.
so that IL will be possible TO open the creek
this fall for navigation purposes. The work
in the basin will be continued in order TO let
the banks Of the creek settle. But the chan
mel will be open, and many improvements
will be effected that will keep up the naviga-
ton of the creek and the shipping facilities
oil Sonoma County.
There is great activity at the park just
now. A great interest is taken in the trot-
tiers and PAGERS. Yesterday large number
from san Francisco came up TO see their
favorites exercise The stables of Lee
Shaner. Tom Murphy, Dan Miner and
Wallie Frost are full OF promising horses.
The Sonoma and Marin District Fair As
ISOLATION has obtained special rates from
the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail
way for the school children and school
teachers from the schools ali over the dis
trlet during the continuance of the fair
The days for the excursions have been al
lotted as follows All the district along the
line between and including Fulton and
CfOverdale, Tuesday; Sebastopol and
Guerneville branches, including Oak Grove
and Penns Grove, Wednesday; Santa Rosa.
Rineon Valley and Bennett Valley, Thurs
day Sonoma, Ignatio and Sausaito, Fri
day; San Rafael, the Orphan Asylum and
convent, Saturday.
w. III. Worth. Mayor OF Petaluma and
proprietor Of the Petaluma Foundry, shipped
this week to Walden ~ Co., OF Geyservllle,
a new patent wine-presS. which is conceded
TO be one of the best IN the market. This
press has pump, worked by steam or other
power. The power from the driving pulley
is communicated through a pinion to a spur
wheel on a shaft. This shaft is provided
with a cam which, at every revolution, lifts
n weighted lever attached to the pump,
which weight can be adjusted TO any power
per square inch on the cam desired. As long
as the pressure in the cylinder is less than
that due to the weighted lever acting on the
pump the lever will fall at each stroke aud
continue pumping IN the cylinder. In all
other hydraulic wine- presses made by other
manufacturers the pressure is regulated by
a safety valve. which, when the pressure
attains a certain number of pounds to the
square inch, raises a valve. and unless
person is there to stop it it will throw the
water all over, and continue to do so until
stopped. With the Worth press there Is no
safety valve and no way Tor the water to
get out and mix with the juice. The press
can be run all day without any attention,
and it is impossible to get any more pressure
than what is due to the weighted lever.
The County Superintendent of Schools
has been petitioned to call an election IN
SonOma, San Luis. Huichica, Walmaugh,
Flowery. Glen Ellen, Hawey and Enterprise
school districts to decide the question
whether a high school shall be maintained
in SOnoma.
Fred Englehart. the livestock-dealer,
shipped last week from Petalnma 207 head
of hogs. and from Marshals 70 head. He
expects to ship 200 head from Petaluma
next week.
The anniversary of the Chinese Mission
School in this city was celebrated Sunday
evening at the Congregational Church with
appropriate exercises. The church was
crowded with members ana their friends.
G. A. Coulter OF Wells, Fargo IL Co. states
that the company will increase its service
to this city. They will run at all trains, ir-
Guiding Sundays. The company will also
pm on their own wagon and have their own
delivery. The business of the company
from this showing must be decidedly on the