The herald., 1897-03-28
VENTURA COUNTY

unoocupied house on California street.
| The fire department quickly responded
and saved the adjoining residences The
| building burned was old and dilapidated,
| owned by Mrs. Olives. The Are is sup
| posed to have been the work of an in
cendiary.
The residents Of this county have con-
tributed 115 sacks of beans and $50 in
coin to the famine-stricken people or
India
The tennis tournament came Off at
Nordhon yesterday. and was largely at
tended by players from this place and
Santa Barbara. large coaching party
went from here to witness the pleasant
sport.
Good growing weather prevails, the
| nights are getting warmer, the indica-
tions favor rain and the farmers are
| jubilant.
number Of Ventura people attended
the barbecue at San Pedro, ana are
loud in their praise of their hospita BILE
r, r,ception and good time, despite the in
clement weather which prevailed.
new and elegant high school build
| ing, on commanding site, overlooking z
tne ocean, is being erected here.
r. +. Shaw returned on Thursday last
from business trip to Rand sburg Quite
a number of our citizens have made in
vestments there In town lots while Others
nave located In business. writing back
tnat they are doing we'll, and that money
Is plenty, but that the climate and sand
storms are something terrible, and no
doubt the Mojave desert can discount
even Yuma for terrible heat during the
summer. But man will risk eyerything q
for the golden fleece.
Inere are f1ve prisoners confined in the
county jail, all of whom are serving
snort sentences. This speaks volumes
| In behalf Of this county.
On Thursday last the steamer South
Coast loaded at this port HOO sacks of
barley, "a sacks of apricots and so sacks
| OF lima beans for San Francisco.
Inc California Asphaltum company of
flttsburg on Thursday last paid $4,000 for
the Mitchell property and received deed
Tor the same. AS they will soon erect
plant and supply a large number of
nands with work, It will prove blessing
| to our town.
.. w. Leonard, formerly Of the New
orleans Times-Democrat and Panama
star, and more recently connected with
the local papers here, is afflicted with
paralysis. and has been in the county
hospital for the past eighteen months.
cushing post, G. A. R.. holds two reg
ular meetings each month The member
ship Is large, as there are many old men
| and veterans Of the war who reside
| here.
DR.. Bard has returned from a profess
sional trip to Los Angeles.
marriage license has S,cen issued tn
| D. g. Snavely and Miss Annie F.
| Margue, both residents of Santa Paula.
Mrs. Agnes Anderson of Santa Bar
bara, who has been visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Selby of this plac =.
returned home on Thursday, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Charlotte
Selby.
Miss Della Hoppin came up from Los
Angeles last week, and will spend a few
days at home with her parents.
| Mrs. d. e. Clark is in Santa Barbara
visiting relatives
w. r. N. Weldon, who met with a sc
we're accident some time ago, has re-
| turned home from Santa Barbara. much
| improved in health.
| c. F. M6rehouse, who was formerly
connected with the Ventura Oil COM
pany, and who married a Los Angeles
LADY one month ago, died last week
from typhoid fever in South Dakota.
f. I. Warner has recently returned
from Randsburg, where he has been en-
gagged in mining.
e. G. Burnham of Bridgeport Conn.
is stopping at the Rose hotel.
Mrs. r. G. Bonestel Of San Francisco
is visiting relatives in this city,
| Miss Lulu Gary Of this city, who fs
| studying vocal and instrumental music
| at Los Angeles, sang at the Cathedral
! there on Sunday last