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WISE Clerk.
BY {. Sc
Eagle River Jan. 1895 9o'ocK H. M
Ito adio
and
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Mnuteso last meeting and approved
The following Supervisor Iozier
of Villas
allowed
by the statutes
ted January 1895.
be adopted
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REPORT OF COUNTY SUP'T OF SCHO0' S.
To the BoardofS of Villas County:
the office have the
ending June 30
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Thursday, Jan. 81, 1898.
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jan. a IN.
Wise, Clerk
BY &. Er c Coman, dep
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REPORT OF COUNTY SUP

To the Board OF Supervisors of Villas County:
Gentlomen-ln compliance with the requirements Of
honor of submitting following annual rauor for thu
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season to another. At present deciduous
trees. one year from the bud, are worth
about as follows, per 100: Pears. $17. so; ;
apples, $40; apricots, SIS; peaches, $l5;
prunes, SIS.
Dscduous fruits begin to yield a fair
crop about the third year from planting.
The cost of preparing the ground and set
ting out deciduous trees varies according
to the character of the land-the amount
of brush to be cleared. leveling to be
done. etc.
The value of various horticultural prod.
ucts may be gathered from the reports
of actual yields scattered through these
pages.
The production Of wire and brandy is
really branch OF manufacturing, out the
business peing carried on largely by the
growers of grapes, may properly be men
toned in connection with horticulture.
WINE AND BRANDY.
Wine has been made Tor over hundred
years in Southern California. Originally
the Mission was the only grape grown,
but the best European varieties have
since been introduced. The chief Wine
producing sections of Southern California
are the San Gabriel and Santa Ana val
leys. Several Of the largest wineries In
the word. with cellar capacities OF mill
ions of gallons. are in the San Gabriel
valley. During the past few years the
wine business has been under cloud.
from which it is Just emerging. Every
one who had grapes went into the ousi-
ness Of making what was by courtesy
termed wine. AS result, the market
was flooded with poor stuff which was
sold as California wine, while the oest
varieties were sold under French labels,
as they unfortunately still ara. 1t takes
science. experience, time and capital TO
make and age good wine. Southern Cal.
ifornia. having about the climate OF
Spain, is best adapted for the manuiaci-
ure of ports. sherries and angelica. al,
though good dry wines. both red and
white, are also made. The pure grape
brandies of Los Angeles county have
high reputation. Brands are now being
tablished. and our wines are being ln-
troduced to the markets OF the world on
their merits. For those who have expert
ence and capital. there is much money
to be made in the manufacture end aging
of wine and brandy, which should be rs
distinct business from grape growing
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good demand. The Corinth grape. or
Zante currant. has not been raised in
commercial quantities. There is much
money to be made in growing the latter
varieties Of table grapes in sheltered foot
hill localities.
COST OF A VINEYARD.
The cost of planting irrigating and
two years care of raisin grape vineyard
is about $S5 per acre. The third year the
vineyard should yield fifty boxes per acre;
fourth year, $50 boxes; fifth year, 200
boxes, and after that a small increase.
The cost of cultivating, per acre, is Sl5;
curing and packing, 40 cents per box.
Reckoning only $50 boxes and only 81
box, the net profit, after four years, would
be $75 per acre. In many sections the
raisin grape is extensively raised without
irrigation.
The raisin product OF the state has
grown from 5000 boxes IN 1873 to nearly
8. 600, 600 in 1892. Raisins are only sue
cessiully made in the dryer interior val
leys, whe:e there is much sunshine and
no fog.
THE OLIVE.
The olive tree tiourishes in Southern
California and has come into great favor
with horticulturists during the past few
years. Pure olive oil is scarce. being
bought largely by druggists. 1t now sells
at $l.50 per quart bottle. Picked olives
retail in bulk at IS cents to 81 a gallon.
The olive is propagated from cuttings,
and grows readily on poor soil, with little
care. but, like any other tree, repays
culture.
FINE PEACHES.
The peach grows to perfection through
out Southern California, and may be
gathered in great quantity during SIX
months of the year. Fresh peaches,
which ripened in December, were recent
ly for sale in Los Angeles. and the fruit
is in the market early in June. The trees
bear very early. The second year after
setting out. trees frequently yield con-
siderable quantity of fruit, while in the
third year large profits are realized. Ten
acres of seven-year-old trees have produc-
ed fortyseven tons of fruit seventeen
trees. ten years old, four and three quarter
tons; two acres, six years old, eight and
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without irrigation. Near FL Monte, in
Los Angeles county fifteen acres of sandy
loam soil, not irrigated, cut six times, pro-
duced seventy-fiye tons OF alfalfa, which
netted $3.50. and eleven acres produced
eightv-five tons. In Eagle Rock Valley
equally good results are obtained.
Ventura county claims the honor of be-
ing the most prolific bean country in the
world, its speciality, which has developed
during the past few years, being tho Lima
hean. the cultivation of which in the
state is confined mostly to Ventura and
Santa Barbara counties. Ventura county
alone has shipped nearly 2000 carloads in
year. OF which 100 carloads went from
one ranch of 1850 acres. In average years
the profits OF bean-growing are from $50
to $50 per acre. No irrigation is needed.
SUGAR FROM BEETS.
For a number of years sugar beets have
been tested in desultory manner in
Southern California, and have given ex-
cellent results. 1t was not, however. un-
til the 2-cent government bounty went
into effect that active work was underta.
ken. The Chino sugar factory in San
Bernaroino county. which went into sue.
cessful operation in August, 1891, uvilized
the product of 2250 acres in 1891. which
amount was increased to 1000 acres last
year. This year 5000 acres are being
planted. Last season 1851 tons of sugar
were manufactured. Sugar beets at Chino
are raised without irrigation. The beets
must not be allowed to grow too large ;
about two pounds is good size. Thor
ouggh and careful cultivation is needed.
The tap-root of the beet grows very deep
in search OF moisture. The labor OF plant
ing. cultivating, thinning and topping"
is onerous, and expensive when it has to
be hired. On the other hand, the season
here lasts four months or more against
fifty to sixty days in Europe; and no ma
nure will be necessary for some time to
come here. while in Europe as much as
twenty-five loads of manure is put on an
acre after each crop. The growers at
Chino were paid last season $3. so ton
for beets assaying ~ per cent sugar. and
40 cents for each additional per cent. The
averagse yield was fifteen tons to the
acre. The average net profit was $3.50 per
acre to land owners.
ORCHARD AND VINEYARD.
The development of the horticultural
industry in Southern California during
tie past ter wears has been phenomenal,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-31
MRS, P|ETzEL'S TALE,
Holmes Duplicity Exposed
by the Mother Of His
Victims.
SAD SCENE IN COURT.
The Witness Breaks Down While
Speaking of Her Murdered
Children.
THE ACCUSED MAN UNMovED
Throughout the Day He Gazes Calmly
at the Woman He Made
ChildleSS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 30.-The
third day of the Holmes trial opened
promptly at 10 o'clock this morning.
Holmes came in with the half-smile that
he has worn every morning and saluted
the court officers cheerfully. More people
were in the courtroom this morning than
on any previous day, in anticipation of
more sensational evidence than has vet
been offered. Among the spectators were
several well-known society women, who
craned their necks eagerly as the prisoner
was brought in.
Holmes held long consultation with
his lawyers last night and after they left
him he worked well into the morning,
going over the notes he made of yester-
days proceedings. After he was placed in
the dock Holmes held another consulta-
tion with his attorneys.
The first two witnesses called were the
two men who should have been in court
yesterday to testify to the identity of
Pietzel. They gave their evidence quickly
and were soon dismissed. A long wait
ensued before the next witness was called,
while the District Attorney and Assistant
District Attorney Barlow on one side and
Holmes and his attorneys on the other
consulted.
The first really important witness called
was q. La Forrest Perry, assistant to the
president of the Fidelity Mutual Life
Association, the company which Holmes
swindled out of $4,000. Perry was the man
who first worked up the insurance
swindling case against Holmes and col
lected much of the evidence that has led to
his trial for murder. Mr.. Perry identified
the insurance policy for $4,000, taken out
November g. 1898, by Pietzel, and the
receipt of Jephtha D. Howe, the St. Louis
attorney, acknowledging the payment of
the money. The policy was paid the
swindler September "a, 1894, twenty-five
days before PietzePs death.
| The cross-examination of Perry de-
veloped great deal of squabbling between
Holmes counsel and the District Attorney
about the number of warrants that had
been issued for Holmes arrest. Finally
the District Attorney took the witness
stand and told of Holmes story of PietzeI
being in South America with the boy
Howard and the two PIetzel girls being in
London with Minnie Williams.
The next witness was William E. Gary,
an inspector for the insurance company.
Gary testified that he took Hedsepeth s
statement in the st. Louis penitentiary.
This statement was produced in court and
exception to the reading of it was taken by
counsel for the defendant. Gary was dis
missed without cross-examination.
During the noon recess an easel was ar
ranged before the bar, upon which the
large crayon portrait of Pietzel was placed,
fanked on either side by life-size crayons
of Holmes as he appered when first ar
rested. When court reconvened Francis
x. Quinn, notary public, identified the
signature of Holmes on document that
was shown him. The document was a
statement made by Holmes in this city to
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it TO its constituents in the West; and
thirdly, it would give the leading poll
ticians and lawmakers of the United States
an opportunity to see the country over
which they have so much control. There
is no question regarding the limit of infor.
nation that they would be able to secure,
and a trip to this coast would put more en-
lightenment into the head of public man
that to any other one section of the United
States.
In reaching San Francisco it is necessary
to traverse the vast expanse of rich and
fertile country between here and the great
Mississippi River, and upon arriving he
finds all that is rare and beautiful in ma.
ture's own garden. California is famous
all over the world for her beauty of natu-
raj scenery and her resources are without
limit In the short space of fifty years we
have built up country and people of
which the great East knows comp paratively
nothing. We have made of the Pacific
seaboard one of the greatest commercial
points in the world, yet the East has over
looked US in the mad rush for political
emolument.
Until the great convention project was
started we were almost forgotten, but our
Eastern neighbors are beginning to see
that we are just as willing to accept recog-
milton from the rest of the Republic as
they are to receive 1T.
We have demonstrated in substantial
way that we are alive to the Importance Of
our existence, and the work of less than
month has convinced the great East that
we mean business in this particular case.
Our record as entertainers of other
gatherings in this City stands to our credit
and is a lasting monument to our reputa-
ton. We have handled many thousands
of strangers at one time and the accom-
modations for all hands were of the best.
The Knights Templar conclave and the
Grand Army reunion were but two of the
many cases wherein San Francisco has
welcomed the stranger and sent him back
home rejoicing at the treatment he re-
| ceived.
| In the case of the convention coming to
this City, there is no longer any doubt
about our capacity to handle the crowd,
and as for transportation there are enough
lines coming into San Francisco from the
East to handle an enormous delegation
one much larger than the convention will
| bring forth.
| Slowly but surely the fund for the con.
vention is increasing, and there is to-day
nearly $4,000 guaranteed to the commit.
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The Eastern Press Is Surprised
to Find That We Are
So Strong.
ONLY SIX MORE VOTES NEEDED.
1t Would Not Be Strange Thing if
San Francisco Won the Con.
vention Plum.

To-day "The Cap' has the pleasure of
announcing that the interior toOns are Begin
ming to add their financial assistance to the
big convention fund. Visalia, Fresno and
San Jose hare proved their faith an the pro-
ject by sending IN the total sum of 500.
Such appreciation on the part of the smaller
cities IN the State aUiU have beneficial effect
on thu coast generally and aciU act as stint-
utNs to those sections that have not as yet been
heard from. altogether the sum total of the
subscriptions amounts to oUer $4,000, and
San Francisco has secured twenty Uotes among
the National Committeeman. Tt0enty-sir arc
required to giUe this city the convention, and
the people of the State can ,Oin the prize By
Vorking IN a7aity.
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BELLIES FIGHT A DUEL,
Buckthongs Used to Adjudicate a
Difference Over a Love
Affair.
Daughters of Prominent People Figure
in a Sensational Escapade at
College.

WATERVILLE, Me-, Oct. 30-The in
habitants of this staid country town are at
present electrified over one of the latest
freaks of the new woman, which has
just leaked out.
Among the young ladies attending the
Ridge Academy, about two miles from this
town, were Alice Fleming and Grace An
derson, both wealthy and pretty. At the
Colby College there was young sopho-
more named Andrews. Between the
scholars at the two schools the greatest
intimacy prevailed. Miss Fleming, who
has been attending the young ladies' school
for the last three years, fell in love with
Andrews, and during the last two years
they had been very intimate; in fact,
everybody considered them engaged. 1t
was not until this September that the
apple of discord came, in the person of
Miss Anderson. She was petite and chic,
and Andrews love l.s.an to waver No
longer did he take Alice out for stroll !;
no longer did he share theater parties in
her company; but Grace was in his
thoughts all the time.
Events reached a crisis on Monday when
Andrews took Grace out driving On their
way they met Miss Fleming and the inevi-
table scene followed. Andrews extricated
himself as best he could by driving away,
leaving the two heroines to indulge in a
halr-pulling and eye-gouging contest.
They were at last separated by friends, but
the matter did not end there, and yester-
day Miss Fleming sent formal challenge
to her rival TO fight duel. Miss Ander-
son, who is from Virginia, and with all
her Southern fire, could not refuse and ac-
cepted, naming as weapons heavy buck
thong whips.
Yesterday afternoon, accompanied by
seconds, they went to a little grove about
four miles out and fought until, according
to one of the spectators, both were unable
to continue.
The affair was kept as private as possible,
but it reached the ears of the faculty to-
day and an inquiry was made, which
showed that both of the participants had
been cut rather severely, though by no
means seriously. Andrews, Immediately
after the notice of the affair left the town
for his home in New York.
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THERE is LIGHT AHEAD.
An increasing Fund and a Sincere
Population Are the Elements
That VIII Carry the Day.

The desire to have the Republican Con-
vention held in this City is spreading up
and down the Pacific Coast with wonder
full rapidity, and from Portland, Or, on
the north to Los Angeles on the south
there is continued cry for it.
The leading men of all the best cities on
the Pacific Coast are decided on that point,
and San Francisco has the approval of all
the States around California. The advan-
tage of holding the convention here is evil
dent to every resident on the slope, and it
looks now as though we would be success
full in our efforts to secure the prize.
There are several good reasons for our
demanding the convention. In the first
place, there has never been q National
convention held west of the city of Chi
cago. In the second place, the party owes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-31
HOT SPRINGS IN MOURNING.
Sporting Men Inclined to Inuetgh against
FifzsimmOns.

HOT SPRINGS. ARK, Oct. 3O.-Cham-
pion ]. J. CorbeUt is safely housed under a
friendly roof in Hot Springs. By the arti-
cles of agreement which bear his signature
he guarantees to be in this city tomorrow
prepared to contest for continued pos
session of his present title of champ
heavy y-weight boxer. He is here and pre-
pared TO fill his part of the bargain. On
the other hand, Robert Fitzsimmons is
speeding on his way to Little Rock in the
custody of officers of the law, acting for
the Governor, and into whose hands, if ad-
vices received here be true, he surrendered
himself, in preference to accepting the
protection of those who would have
brought him in safety to Hot Springs and
Corbett's vicinity. This is the condition
of affairs on the eve of the day of what
promises TO witness one of the greatest
pugilistic contests of modern times.
Excitement in the city reached high
pitch to-day. Little else than the pros
poets of Fitzsimmons' arrival was talked
of on the streets, about the hotels and
around the courthouse and the post
Office. Even the country folks and
mountaineers who came in for their
weekly mail seemed to have caught the
contagion, and piled the clerk at the
-elivery windows with queries as to
whether the fight was sure to come off,
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SCUTTLED BY ROvERS
Vessels in Newfoundland
Waters Sent to the
Bottom.
PIRATES FIENDISHNESS.
Captured Crews Go Down With
the Ships Sunk by the
Buccaneers.
TALES OF AWFUL BARBARITY.
Signals for Assistance Used to Induce
Schooners to Approach Their
Doom.

ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND, Oct. 3d.
The fishing schooner Carrie E. Hunt.
which arrived to-day, brought intelligence
of horrible deeds committed by the pirates
who infest the waters at the mouth of the
st. Lawrence. On the 2Sth, while off the
coast of Labrador. the Hunt was chased by
schooner with piratical appearance
The schooner hoisted signal for assist
ance, but the Hunt decided to keep on her
course. When the pirates saw that thew
had failed in their attempt to take her
unawares they fired several shots after
her, none of which took effect.
A dory with two men in it was picked
up yesterday, the men being in an ex-
hausted condition. They were taken on
board, and after they had recovered stated
that they had been prisoners in one of the
pirate strongholds near Cape Race but
had managed to escape and had been
floating round without food or water for
three days when picked mp. The tales
which they told of the doings of the
pirates were blood-curdling.
From the talk of the pirates themselves
they learned that within the month this
one band had captured three schooners
and had sunk them with their crews. The
pirates are we'll armed and have some of
the finest ships on the coast. They usually
approach some peaceable schooner with
their assistance signal pretext and when
near enough make their capture. In
this way they have secured very swift
fleet, taking only the pick of the fishing
schooners. The fishermen claim this is only
one of an organized confederation of pirates
which have control of these waters, and
that it is only by sending large land and
naval force that anything can be accom-
plished, as the pirates are kept aware of
all the movements of the cruisers.
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PRAIRJE FIRE RACES. Es
Missouri Farmers Lose Their Crops

Missouri Farmers Lose Their Crops
Through Mans Caretessness.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 30.-A special to
the Chronicle from Nevada, Mo-, says:
One of the largest fires in years has
broken out in Montevallo Township. Four
hundred acres of heavy timber and 300
acres of corn have been destroyed. The
losses will reach several thousand dollars.
Hundreds of people are fighting the flames.
A man near Harwood carelessly threw a
burning match on the ground, and the
fire that it started burned four farmers
crops, amounting to 125 acres of corn and
meadows before it could be checked.
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SUED FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL,
Proprietor Patterson of the Rocky Noun
tain Netcs Under Arrest.

DENVER, CoLo., Oct. 30.-The Denver
Tramway Company has brought suit for
criminal libel against Thomas NJ. Patter-
son, proprietor of the Rocky Mountain
News, fixing damages at 100000 Mr..
Patterson was arrested this evening and
taken before Justice Hawze, where bond
was given for his appearance on Novem-
ber Z.
The news has Tor years fought the tram
way, but the direct cause of this suit was
an article published yesterday giving an
abstract of damage suits brought by vari-
Gus persons against the company in the
local courts, upon which showing the
paper endeavored to reflect upon the
political power of the tramway to infiu-
ence courts and juries.