The herald., 1893-07-14
SANTA ANA.
County Business-Barley selling-Horses
at the Track.

County Business-Barley Selling-Horses
at the Track.
SANTA ANA, July 13.-Business in the
county Offices is very quiet these days.
The county clerks office is especially go,
and County Clerk Brock AYERS he will
HE himself off to the beach to gain
flesh.
W. B. Forsyth has fled petition ask
ing that he be appointed administrator
man who died in barn at Orange. The
and an insurance policy of $4,000.
l.. B. Young has petitioned to be de-
clared an insolvent.
L. s. Aldrich has petitioned for letters
of guardianship over Clarence V. AID
rich ct al, minors.
In the recorders Office nine instru-
ments were filed for record yesterday,
and up to noon today six had been
fled.
The board of equalization has been in
was transacted.
Sheriff Lacy and his deputies have no
trouble to attend to the criminal cases,
WAACh oAO fOIy nCdfCO bhCbO uHyns
A BICYCLE RACE.
John Morris and Andrew Harris got
into discussion yesterday afternoon as
to which was the best wheelman, and it
was finally agreed that race would
settle the matter. Accordingly q wager
was made that the two men should 20
to the track, and Morrison agreed to
give Harris 100.yard handicap in a
mile.
The purse was for the Victor bicycle,
which the beaten man was riding. Nor
rison won easily in 1882. Several other
races were also held.
CAN GO A LITTLE.
Despite reports to the contrary, Silk
wood has gone this season quarters in
considerably less than 0:3O, it being
reported that yesterday he went mile
in 0: :29 fiat.
Willis Blee has 2-year-old pacing
stallion which was yesterday driven his
first mile, going the circuit in 2:44, q
very iair gait for a new horse. Mr.. Blee
thinks he has race horse, sure enough.
The fair directors believe that many
of the best horses in the grand circuit
will be seen on the Santa Ana track
during the fall races.
BARLEY SELLS READILY.
The barley crop is moving out well.
and the prices being paid for it are very
satisfactory to the producer. A HERALD
reporter, in conversation with James
Irvine, the owner OF the San Joaquin
ranch, was this morning informed that
he had sold his part of the grain crop,
in all, considerably over 100000 sacks,
at a price ranging from ~ to rs cents
per hundred. A San Francisco grain
firm purchased this large crop. Stern &
Goodman of Fullerton are also buying
large quantities of barley, and this week
have shipped out IA 900 sacks. OF this,
5000 sacks go to Arizona, and the re-.
mainder to San Francisco.
:, .aTUsTM NOTES. %, ,.,a
D. H. Thomas is spending few days
at Long Beach.
All the boys and girls in Tustin and
vicinity are at work taking care of the
apricot crop, which alter all is larger
than was expected. .osa
Mrs. ". Tubbs and daughter have re-
turned from visit to Iowa.
H. A. Allen has gone to Canada on a
business trip.
Many improvements are to be made
in the Tuetin public schools to meet the
demands of this growing place.
BREvTTIES.
VERNE May Baker, the 3month.old
daughter OF Mrs. ]. s. Baker, died yes
terday.
Marshal Nichols proposes to enforce
the ordinance prohibiting the riding oi
bicycles on the sidewalks.
The Santa Ana baseball club go to
Los Angeles nexs Sunday to play the
Boyle Height Stars.
Mrs. H. O. King of Phoenix, Ariz., is
visiting friends here,
O. W. O'Byrne and family of Missouri,
have located in this city.
H. G. Wissel has purchased Joe Rob.
erts' harness shop.
The city trustees have decided to con-
tinue the use of coal from the home
mine.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Proefke, of Orange, died this morning.
Orange county receives $9812 for school
purposes from the state, by the last ap-
norti0nment