The herald., 1897-12-03
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

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SANTA BARBARA. Dec. 2.-(Regu.
lar Correspondence.) The city has en-
countered considerable difficulty in
drifting the water turned in Cold Spring
drifting the water tunnel in Cold
| Springs canyon. The rock has been
very hard. and the average for the past
month has been but one and one-half
feet per day.
The meeting of the common council
this afternoon was extremely brief, av
very little business was on hand DIR.
H. w. Moore was allowed permission to
grade Chapala street in front OF his
property near Islay street. Claims were
allowed, and the council adjourned.
TRAMP EXODUS
The threat of rock pile service, to-
gether with a few arrests and long SEN
tences. have had the desired result. and
the tramps have LETT town. The officers
state that there was not. one of the gang
in the city this morning. except few
who are serving time in the chain gang.
They all headed southward, and unless
the towns between here and Los An
geles harbor them they will strike the
IuctEOPClIS WllHIu d lew UdyS.
ELECTION TALK
The spring election OF city officers 10
already causing considerable comment.
and candidates are plentiful. unless
their names have been used without au-
thority. For mayor. the present incum-
bent. Frank NJ. Whitney. is thought to
be a probability on the ticket. H. II.
Brastow is also said to be casting coy
glances at the office, and the younger
Republicans are urging Councilman ID.
F. Hunt to run. AS the election is not
held until April. there is time for addi.
tions to the list.
A WEAK-KNEED LAW
The state board Of pharmacy ran up
against snag in the law regarding
registered pharmacists today. The case
of the People vs. J. T. Crane was called
for trial before jury in Justice Gam
mills court. Crane Is a druggist, in
business here, but is not a registered
pharmacist, and was arrested for viola.
tion Of the act that provides that none
but registered pharmacists shall pre-
pare prescriptions. His attorney, C. A.
Storke, confronted the court with an
obscure clause in the act that weakenS
the entire law. 1t provides that 1t ID
necessary only to have supervising
pharmacist who is registered, and any,
one else connected with the store may
mix drugs. The district attorney
thought the point was worthy of investi-
cation, so the case was continued. It
will probably be dismissed. It leaves. IL
sustained, the pharmacy regulations in
condition that any one can handle and
sell poisons II a physician or some one
authorized to mix prescriptions makes
his headquarters at the store, though It
does not imply that he shall be present
at all times, nor with any regularity.
The board OF pharmacy will no doubt
ask to have the act amended. There
have been many convictions under tha
law during past years, and Crane him.
self paid two fines for similar violations.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
c. D. Patterson, who recently left
Santa Barbara for Alaska, will purchase
a band of Oregon cayuses at Seattle, and
will take them to Dyea. He intends go
ing into the business Of packing over the
pass to Lake Lindeman.
Adolph Kohn, a Stockton corn doctor.
who made a foolish wager on prize
fight and lost, is now fulfilling the con-
ditions Of the bet by walking from
Stockton to Los Angeles. He is due hero
tomorrow.
The new proposition Of the Union
company for sugar factory near Santa
Maria includes these prices for beets:
Ten per cent beets. $225 per ton; II per
cent beets, $2.75; 12 per cent beets, 1925,
and for each additional per cent above
12 they will pay Is cents; or they will
give $3.50 per ton without test II the
producer desires.
The usual predictions of dry year"
are heard again. There is. however, no
special hurry for rain: the pastures
need moisture, but two weeks more will
not kill them; the farmers in general
will be satisfied If rain holds Off till
The 5000 required for the completion Of
the mountain boulevard have been
raised, and the drive will soon be opened
10 the public
Demand suitable for apple culture is
active, and good nursery stock Is also
sought after. The production Of apples
8 the most promising opening in this
horticultural line at present in this Sec
ion.
DR.. H. L. Stamback, Charles Fl.
Mower, Clio L. Lloyd and G. A. Land
Will send several cages of birds to the
Riverside poultry shown, opening De-
,enrber 9th.
Antonio Ruiz and Rosie Peabody were
married by Justice Crane last night.
A live pigeon show is proposed by the
Iportsmen Of the Santa Barbara Gun
.lub, and is being opposed by the Society
or the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
Ind others.
Kate M. Neal, only child Of Orrin 8.
md Lydia l.. Neal, died at her Montecito
,ome Wednesday, aged IA years. The
unernl will take place Friday from tho