The herald., 1895-08-13
WAS NEARLY ASSASS|NAIED
A Spoiled Shooting Match at
Santa Barbara
LOMPOCERS ARE VERY HO'
Because Of Depredations by VandaIs ID
the Park
An Unfortunate Italian 'siDeath at Santa Cruz
lsland-Notes on the Condition Of
the Various Crops

SANTA BARBARA. Aug. ia trag-
edy was narrowly averttd on State street
in front OF the postotfice on Saturday
afternoon. For some days there has been
some i'll feeling between the family OF
G. II. keton and Nj. M. Kilgore. who,
until recently. resided with the Keltons.
At the time mentioned G. G. X elton,
son of the above named. was returning
from lunch and seeing Kilgore crossing
the street with a shotgun in his hand at
once civined that something was up. The
man with the gun took stand in front
OF the postotfice and raised the weapon as
young Kelton came up; the latter drew
his pistol and in the excitement the shot
gun went off into the air. Kelton's pistol
missed fire and he disappeared before
kilgore could make another attempt. He
was arrested on charge of assault to
marder and taken before Justice Crane.
who released him on $500 bail pending
examination.
A number OF young people assembled
this evening at the home of W. Charles
Squier for farewell party. The young
man goes to San Francisco, " here he will
resume the study OF law after a summer
vacation.
lIompoc is in an ugly IN ood over the
vandalism that has prevailed in Miguelito
grove, the grounds used by the people of
the town for recreation, picnics and cele-
brations. Parties have bsen in the habit
of stealing the benches, apIropriating
boards ana defacing the improvements on
the premises. As the park lies some dis
TN frNv H. Acks -,
have only just now come to light, and
the identity of the guilty parties has not
been esta blished, but the trustees are tax
ing precautions 70 prevent the recurrence
OF these acts.
The losses of the Santa Rita farmers
consequent upon the poor crop OF mustard
will be lightend somewhat by new style
every grain and is much cheaper than
the outfits heretofore used.
The oean fields of Guadaloupe and
Laguna are now IN bloom and the
weather is such as to insure good crops.
Fruit drying is over in Carey and
Sisquoc and results are satiSfactory
Young apricot trees gave astonishing
proofs of growth and output.
1t is authoritatively stated that the Sis
quoc improvement company received
S100. 600 from San Francisco corporation
for the privilege of boring for oil and
prospecting lot minerals. Ino purCnaS-
ers lost no time in getting to work. and
present operations seem to predict sue
cessful development.
Wheat and barley threshing is over in
several Localities on the other side of the
mounatin. Hills crew has disbanded
and Hobson's machine is on the way
.oms. Kelly and Laughlin's threshing
outfits have moved from Los Alamos to
the Santa Ynez valley, where they have
another big run.
The Los Angeles capitalists who con-
template erecting a model bath house for
the Channel city have the solid backing
OF the board of trade. which tavors the
granting by the common council of all
privileges requested in connection with
the project. AS the public also endorses
this much needed improvement. we have
reason to expect that the city authorities
will conceds lease of the site proposed
and encourage the enterprise.
News has just reached here from Santa
Cruz island that Angelo Forno, an Ital-
ian laborer. while horseback riding. fell
down AN en bankmnet and was instantly
killed. The unfortunate man leaves
widow and three children in Italy.