The morning call., 1892-02-04
SONOMA COUNTY.
Items From I'm and Around Pet
aIuma-BfiIliant Prospects.

Editor Nornng cal: John R. Doss Of
Petaluma las written the columns of
local paper a communication agitating the
question Of keeping in repair the county
roads, claiming that ii is to the interest Of
every farmer who uses any Of the roads
that tie road he uses be put and maintained
IN good ORDER for the better the roads the
more the farmer will prosper, and the more
they prosper the better customers OF the
city they Will become. Mr.. Doss is a man
well qualified to express sound views on
this subject, and voices the sentiments Of
the farmers throughout the county.
Mrs Bell Of East Petauma, who is owner
Of a fne residence in that section has been
unable Of late to obtain an adequate supply
Of water. although there is a we'll of good
water and fine house and tank. This is
attributed TO tie height Of the surrounding
trees. To obvlate the difficulty a windmill
rig has been placed upon her residence that
works automatically. The Windmill Is an
eght-foot steel one, bolted to ffty-foot
trussed mast This mast is pyoted at the
center to the top Of the tank-house, which
places the wheel twenty-five feet above the
roof and ffty-six feet from the ground, aud
clears the surrounding tees.
District Deputy Grand President ". II.
Porterfeid of Eagle PdrlOr, ClOverdaIe. as
sisted by Waiter Sprdge0n of the San
Francisco and North Pdc fc Railroad, in
stalled The following officers Of Bear Flag
Parlor, No. q, \. 5. @ W, F. d. Els
worth. 7. p: Henry Ellsworth, P; Frank
E. J. Cavanagh, L. V. P; f. {. West, r. S:
A. s. Newburgh, f. s.; Z. {. lie Febvre,
NJ; II. c. Matthies, l. S; ). 5. CaVanagh,
O. ).
Joseph Naylor, leading fruit-dealer Of
this city, visited the orange grove Of DR..
Burdel, some six miles south OF Petaluma,
a few days since, and concerning it he SAYS:
"Dr. BurdelPs trees are well laden with
fruit. He has oranges, lemons, lines and
mandarins. His orange crop IS certainly
superior 10 the average Los Angeles fruit"
Senator Fair has purchased through DR..
W. II. CARPENTER from Theodore Skillman
a fine Suffolk Punch stallion, three years
old imported from England, paying $1,000
for him. 1t is bis intention to breed the
stallion here.
The Two Rock Creamery is beyond
doubt a success, as up to last night $500
had been subscribed to the stock Of the con-
Germ.
The new cannery building soon to be
erected by the SebastopOl Fruit Packing
Company will be 90x40 feet. The officers of
the new company are: j. &. Holloway,
President; c. A. Perry, Secretary and
Manager; A. B. Norris, Treasurer. Work
on the new building will soon be COM
menced.
John S Bowman of San Francisco was in
Petaluma recently, He cOntempates max
ing Peta una his future home, and will
build fine residence on the corner Of STAN
ley and Post streets, on the lot formerly
owned by T. Rogers.
Miss Alice Perkins who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs William Hill, has returned
to her home IN San Francisco
al g. e.
Vallejo Junction, says that it looks pretty
dry, yet is Of the opinion that SonOma
| County will have great year and reap a
| bOuntlful harvest He is making extensive
improvements to his farm home.
John Merritt ST.. has been appointed in
spectOT OF fruit trees He is now in Forest
vile and vicinity inspecting a number of
trees imported there lately. The local
growers seem determined TO eXterminate
fruit pests and are encouraging his work.
j. G. Scott, prominent merchant, who
! has two Of the finest sheep ranches in
Humboldt County, has word from his men
! that it bids fair to be a prosperous year for
| stOckmen in that locality. They state that
! the grass is excellent, the sheep fat, and as
! the weather Is all that could be desired, a
| large increase in the flocks is almost certain.
The Electric Light Company Of this city
! have constructed a new engne-rOOm. The
| company Will have Two eight horse power
! boilers. which will produce q steady and
brilliant light.
David Chamberlain, an old and respected
citizen in Santa Rosa, died at his residence
| In that city on Thursday. Mr.. Chamberlain
! came to this State in 1849. He left Calfor-
/ MIA and lived In Oregon for few years. In
| 1857 he located on a farm seven miles south
| of Santa Rosa, and came in 1867 to this city,
| where he continuously resided up TO the
| time of his death.
TIE organ concert given by the choir of
! St Johns Episcopal Church was a brilliant
| affair. The church was filed with an APP
! precative and discriminating audience.
Each number OF the programme was well
/ rendered.
John Sales Of Two Rock Valley, sue
cessful farmer and Supervisor OF Petaluma
! Township, gives some interesting infOrma-
| ton concerning his district. At the next
meeting OF the board the question of the
! Gualala Bridge. public Improvement that
! will be of immense value TO both SonOma
and MendocinO counties, will be brought to
| an issue. Mr.. Sales further says: at is
clear to every one that the bridge is an alb
solute necessity, aud while the structure will
be expensive, when the cost is divided
up between SOnOma and MendOcino coun-
ties. the tax on the people will hardly be