Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
A LETTER FRoMTHE SUNSET.
SOME NEW THINGS ABOUT STOCKTON,
AND SOME OLD FACES,
srocNroN. California. June 6 %

SOME new THINGS ABOUT STOCKTON,
AND SOME OLD FACES,
STOCKTON. California. June 6. 90
EDITOR HERALD. This is a perfect June
day; warm bat enough breeze to make it
pleasant The weather since Preached stock
ton has beeH very cool. so cool that one was
glad Of winter clothing until ipst the last
few days 1t was very unusual for this time
of The year where we expect summer e be-
gin May lst Cool weather and ient trosts
have hurt the grape crop ard fruit some.
In some localities the grain Is very good ana
tn others very poor Harvest VIE soon be-
sin about Jaly Isl Nearlg ail tbs farmers
are through having Some new wheat mas
been shipped from Talare comfy 70 san
Francisco
stockton has changed greatly in the past
four years 50 many new buildings, mostly
residences nave been erecsee streets nave
been graded and paved and concrete side
walks laid which IS great Improvement
Everything sayors Of Improvement
a Hnc new pubtciihrary building has been
erected corner of Hunter and Market SIS.
Ills built III white marble Or. Hazeiten
Of New YORK. formerly q tnis city. left
fund 81 IS 900 To found pablic library few
years ago. Il is turnisaea with 700e vol
ume5 81 standard works aad an tue leading
periodicals
The sunset Telephone company has erect
"a 4 fine marble building. corner Of san
joaquin and Channel streets. This COM
pany has 4 large city exchange here besides
many hundred miles Of territorial lines.
just across the street from this building
stands the county Jail built in 1898 at a cost
Of ss00 00 Sheriff Cunningham OF this coun
~ has t,sIa the Sa3cs. ff,,. 80 Years
The Southern Pacific has erected a hand
some new depot which is a great improve
ment. Two other new railroads are being
built which will add much to the prosperity
Of the city The Valley r r., being built 70
Bakersfield is completed as far as MERGED
This road viii connect here with the river
steamers for san Francisco. The Corral
Hollow r. being built to the coal mines in
the Coast Range is rapidly nearing compile
zion This viii furnish coal 70 consumers
here very cheaply Most the fuelused here
IS natural gas which is employed IN Light
ing heating and cooking There are fifteen
gas wells here now each yielding from 25oGg
70 100000 cubic feet d gas a day
Stockton has two fines 81 passenger and
freight steamers running daily to san Fran
cisca. Along tile s6uth side 81 the water
'FRONT.' are four large Hour mills which have
an aggregate capacity of 903e barrels day
There rs er sieopWo invested iu mining
here. The wooden mills are the largest in
fbe state ana manufacture the finest blank
els in The world Paper mills are here also
and che Pacific tannery whcb emnioys sixty
men aud has capital stock IF }1opa Two
large lumber wards furnish the civ ard
country with the best of lumber. a large
aotei IS being erected near tho depot which
VIII be i great convenience la this travelling
punlfT There has been a due new asylum
bult too H'he grounds aow cayerone ham
dred and ten acres and the bnildiags repre-
sent am aggregate cost 81 IIoooQo The
grounds are So neautiful
on the evening III NAV 27tn had the honor
Is meeting with Homo chapter 40 80 O. f.
s ofstock ton on their fifteenth auntversary
Not woethv Grand Mafron Mrs Mary a.
Partridge 81 oakland and number Il
state oHcers were present After p very
pleasant session delicious banquet Was
SERVED N the banquet hah The Chapter
halli n the = tsoulc Peaipie which 6 ltne
hulaiag in sac beartof thccty Here mad
the pleasure 81 meeeuE GEO p lsaHgriaee
whom sen replemhef as FORMER resident
"a Lancaster Hc eHqsed an about Ian
easter ard WAS very elad ateli np what
pretty place 4 is. dnd "a prosperous Yes
ttrday met juilu HarclsuH NlS. jane INT
an their families Tires were welt 1 ex-
pect Il visit tHem ana VIII then Know more
ahaaltbem t0 tel their tclenas when J re
turn
ain havins very enjoyable tIme mcet-
ing old friends and na&ineneA eas Times
are harahere hBt t0ings are heglnnine 70
livea up aud we laak for better times to
come.