The herald., 1893-12-24
ESCONDIDO.

Irrigation District Lsnds-New Build
ings-The Gold Mine.
EsCoNDIDo, Dec. 23.--The directors of
the irrigation district have received an
offer Of S3 cents ON the dollar net for the
bonds from San Francisco parties, so re-
port says, the remaining cents (neces-
sary to make up the 80 cents required
by law to be used upon commission,
surveys, etc. That seems to be the gist
of the matter when it is eifted down,
though the bid made awhile ago was
nominally 80 cents.
Another load Of Palomar oak came
down from the mountains few days
ago, this time for one of our local black
smiths and wagon maker. This tim
Der 10 gaining great reputation for
use in repairing and making wagons.
being superior to any OF the Eastern
woods for this purpose.
A number of ranchers to the north OF
Escondino are making improvements
that show up well in the course OF q
drive between here and the San Luis
Roy river. Among them We noted the
following: NJ. E. Ormsby, ei2ht-roo,m
residence, just completed; John Strait
ton, eeven-room residence; Mr.. Stevena,
large stone building at Fairview post
Office. At Valley Centre postoffice W.
B. Ferguson is making arrangements to
build an eight-room residence at once.
1t will be built of Palomsr noun
tain lumber, sawed at the Steph-
ems mill. This home lumber is
being used quite extensively now.
The trustees of the public library have
added 81 volumns to the library, con-
sisting Of the works OF Sir Walter Scott,
]. Fennimore Cooper and Washington
Irving.
Psul g. Heffleman has rented the Git
izen's bank building and opened real
estate Office this week. He has recently
purchased . handsome surry and drives
two good roadsters, 80 that if the strang-
ers fail to see the good points of the val
ley it will not be his fault.
At the entertainment of the Laurel
Circle few evenings since the audience
were delighted with the singing of Mrs.
O. B. Clough, who has recently come
among us from Chicago, where her voice
was trained. She is one of the best vo-
calists in Southern California, possess-
ing rich soprano voice OF considerable
power and compass, and singing with
An artistic finish, and last but not least
lin the estimation Of the average audi
ence), with q very clear enunciation.
Rev. H. M. Vorhees and family have
moved into their new residences ct the
head of Lime street. and DIR. F. III. Saw
hill has rented the Lindsay property
just vacated by them.
Mr.. Frank e. Walsh ef Los Angeles,
manager of the New Zealand Ineursnce
company, and E. j. jolly. fire insur-
ance adjuster OF San Francisco, were in
town for few days this week.
Among those who have come to re-
main all winter, and perhaps perma-
nently, We note the following: H. 7.
Sapp and vile, Nebraska; ]. H. Meyers,
wife and son, Denver, Colo. @. H. Al
len, Calaveras county, Cal. the Misses
Msstick, Alameda, CAL; O. G. Van
Ness. Minnesota.
The Clovsrleaf club will give q grand
ball Christmas night, and the Odd Fell
lows will do likewise on New Years
eve.
G.. w. Frederick, superintendent of
the Escondido gold mine, has returned
from Los Angeles with the assurance
that the necessary machinery for prop
srly operating the mine will soon fol-
low, 80 we may expect that neighbor-
hood will soon resound with strokes of
the stamp mill and pumping plant.
The ore 10 said to be turning out very
we'll.
Duncan Burnet and Harry VOORHEES,
have returned from Pomona college to
spend the vacation at home.