The morning call., 1894-12-27


geles visible in daylight. The few other prop.
erty-holders down there thought the best way
Tor them to retrench municipal expenses was
10 place their meager holdings under Mr..
RAIDERS supervision, so they selected him Mayor
Ii is said that Mr. RAIDER has held Office back
in his native Stale. Many years ago Clyde had
big flre. which, as is usual in such cases. and
when Inc application of remedy comes toe
late, caused the authorities to vote au outlay
for fire department. combination hook aud
ladder ana bucket wagon was purchased, a
company organized to operate IL and Frank
was chosen chief of the department. During
Mr.. RAIDERS term of office. however. the CHIEF
utility OF the company was of an ornamental ma
ture and consisted in coming out in dress pa
rade on the Fourth Of July and OTHER patriotic
days of celebration
Miss L. W. Sullivan. formerly OF Dayton, Ohio,
MISS Z. M. Sullivan, sisters, and Miss L. a.
Downing, also OF the East are at til Occidental.
All OF these ladies are missionaries, and have just
returned from India. having been stationed at
Lucknow. The first named has been about six
years, the second one year and the last ten
years. They are back on years leave of
absence aud go from here TO Los Angeles and
thence TO their homes, and then will return to
India at the expiration OF their vacation.
North India, they say, Is populated by both
Hind0os and Mohammed ans, the former being
much the easier to work among because they
are not so rigdly bound by their religious
tenets. In LucknOw the Methodsts sustain a
large publishing-houSe il which several
hundred natives are employed aud where
bibles. text books and other periodicals are
printed.
E. o. Morton. of San Bernardino, says that
another story is going the rounds in the south
ern portion or the State regarding the Chino
10 hn rhnf III
of San Luis Obispo holds the property as
trustee subject to an Indebtedness OF S525, 900
due the San Francisco Savings Union. that
an agreement has been made between the two
parties mentioned, by which, II Mr.. Phillips
succeeds in selling enough OF the property o
pay off this claim and also TO pay Mr. Gird the
difference between that sum and an estimated
price on the lands. if there is any remaining he
is to be given deed for the same.
A very fine life-size profile of the late Edwin
Booth has for several weeks hung behind the
counter OF The California Hotel. 1t is crayon
work, done by Miss Minnie Nc Dewitt and has
attracted much attention because OF its faith
full portrayal Of The features of The dead TRACE
dian. Saturday night chance contest for the
possession of the picture, which took place in
The hotel bar, resulted in its capture by George
Cohen, the wholesale grocer, after spirited
hight with Chairman Gould of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
w. A. Jolly of Baltimore arrived on the ship
j. B. Walker from New York, and yesterday he
called on Henry Peterson, the oarsman, and had
a consultation relative to arranging match
with Jake Gaudaur for the championship of
America. MT. Jolly agreed to give Peterson
backing to the amount OF $500 for three.
mile race with turn
One OF the prettleSt sights on the streets
Christmas evening was San Mateo line elec-
trio car. 1t bore Oh its top a small tree about
Jour feet high, upon the branches OF which
were affixed numerous varicolored electric
lights, producing unique and pleasing effect
as the car moved over the line.
Beverly L. HOdghead and wife have returned
from their wedding tour, which consumed sew
er / months. spent in he East. While in Wash
ington Mr.. Hodghead was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court OF the United States
Messrs Adadorndoif and SOholoff, the Rus
sian engineers, started East last night They
will first visit Chicago, where they will inspect
the Pullman works aud other points of interest,
aud will then proceed to other Eastern cities.
GOvernor-elect Budd passed Christmas In
Stockton with his family and will not return TO
the civ for some days