Hanford Semi-Weekly Journal from Hanford, California • 3

THE HANFORD JOURNAL. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1908. B. J. Turner, proprietor of the Artesia Hotel, went to San Francisco Thursday afternoon to remain several days.

Maps of Kings County, correct and on sale JOURNAL oftice: price, 50c each. dw Inez Janette Covert has our thanks for an invitation to the commencement exercises of the San Jose Normal School, with which class she graduated Friday. Fruit tickets, for the cutting sheds, printed to order at the JOURNAL office. Call and see samples, dw Ceil Barbour, who has been attending a draughtsman school in San Francisco, has returned to Hanford to spend the summer. Printed signs, "No Shooting," "For Rent," "For Sale," at the JOUR NAL office.

dw Mrs. Mary Chadwick has been quite seriously ill with malarial trouble for the past few days, but is now slowly improving. See F. L. Beckman's samples of latest, up-to-date wall great variety.

Painting of all kinds." Firstclass work. 'Phone Farmers' 15. dw Home-made ice i is now shipped in car loads from Hanford to Fresno every other night and the company making it is also securing markets at other points in the valley. Strength and vigor come of good food, duly serve digested.a barley "Force," food, a reads no burden, but sustains, nourishes, invigo- rates. dw Chas.

Crye, of Lakeside, made a pleasant call at the JOURNAL office Friday. He says everything is prosperous down his way and a that the farmers rejoice in plenty of water for irrigation. YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN.Are you desirous, of going to business college? at the JOURNAL office, where you can secure information which will be of benefit to you. dw B. A.

Schloh, who was at one time in partnership with J. A. Zander, the music dealer in this city, has returned to San Francisco, after a visit of several days with friends and acquaintances. Marion Crye returned Thursday to his home in Lakeside, from Randsburg, where he has been for the past nine months. The mines there are all shut down but two and they are to close at once.

The fancy Japanese umbrellas for the 100 school girls who will march in the parade on the Fourth under the direction of Miss Edith Ross, were received Thursday. This feature bids fair to be a very pretty one. Six hundred feet of well casing was Friday shipped to Coalinga by Sam Shannon to be used in an oil well that is now being drilled in the field there. The casing has been stored at the Southern Pacific freight depot here for some time. Mr.

Redding and family of Wyoming, Illinois, arrived in Hanford last Sunday evening and expect to make this their future home. Mr. Redding is a carpenter by trade and will work for W. D. Trewhitt, who is at present engaged in building the woodwork of the new pressed brick plant.

Dr. W. C. Williams has decided to spend his summer vacation at Seaside and will leave for that place about the 1st of July. He will be accompanied by Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Runyon and the trip will be made overland in rigs equipped for an extended outing. Two months or more will be spent at the summer resort mentioned. Fernando Michel has gone to Tehachapi to investigate the damage done by a fire on Bear Mountain, near that city, in which locality Mr. Michel and W.

J. Newport own a bunch of cattle. The stock was not, we have been informed, injured by the fire. At the Southern Pacific freiget depot Monday there was transferred from a city train to a Lemoore freight a 2500-pound wine press to be used by the Italian Swiss Company at that point. It is a modern machiue capable of handling an enormous amount of grapes.

Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Thorp came over from Dinuba Sunday for a short visit with relatives.

Mr. Thorp returned home in the evening, but his wife will remain several days longer. The many friends of the family will be pleased to know they are doing nicely in their new home. Last Saturday Constable Adkins appointed a deputy in the person of James H. Ammerman, who was his opponent for the appointment.

These two men bid fair to make a pair of officers who will see that the peace is preserved in the territory embraced in Armona Judicial Township much better than it has been in the past. Victor Williams, who has been working at Camp No. 2, Millwood, several weeks, was taken sick a few days ago and Saturday evening came home for repairs. He says that, while he liked the work at the mills, he will probably not return, as it does not agree with him. There are now many men at the camp and jobs are by no means overly plentiful; in fact, not enough to go round.

Local Paragraphs. The brick vault i is now being built for the new Hanford National Bank, which will in a few weeks opens its doors in the Daggs building. TO THE -Huron and Paso leaves Robles stage E. Orchard, Huron Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. To Dudley, Cholame, Paso Robles, $4 Saturday afternoon a license to marry was granted to A.

F. S. Forbes, aged 31 years, and Miss Artemisia McI Donald. aged 20 years, both of the Lemoore neighborhood. STRAYED OR head of cattle marked two splits in both ears; branded withd, reversed on left hip.

$25 reward forthem. Notify C. A. Stephens, Grange ville, Cal.y dw L. A.

Chamberlain, who met with an accident at the Hanford creamery nearly three weeks ago and had his foot quite badly crushed by having a piece of gas pipe thrown against it with great force, is now able to hobble about again. The wedding invitations, announcements, invitations to parties and receptions, visiting cards, printed at the JOURNAL office are very near as "swell" as the litographed work which costs a great deal more. ed Call at this office and inspect samples. dw L. Reeder, who has been working for the Maine State Oil Company at Coalinga, is in Hanford taking treatment for blood poisoning.

He had one of his hands injured several days ago and is having a pretty serious time in consequence. An instrument testifying that George Thyarks had, for the term of three years, leased to L. J. Ross the room at 120 East Front street, wasMonday placed on file at the County Recorder's office. The building referred to is the one occupied by the Buffalo saloon.

Jack Fahey is working down in Bakersfield now and he is evidently homesick for Hanford. He sent word to the JOURNAL office last Saturday, by B. S. Gurnee, to send him both the Daily and Semi-Weekly JOURNALS regularly. Copies have been sent and we hope they have relieved that feeling of being alone in the world which Jack is experiencing in a new balliwick.

B. P. Shirk has our thanks for two boxes of the finest and juiciest blackberries we have ever seen in this county. The berries are simply imtense and they taste as fine as they look. Mr.

Shirk has certainly made a good start in the berry business by securing the best varieties. When berries will grow here so fine and bear SO abundantly as they do, it would seem that there should, before long, be quite an output for the local cannery. Ben Camp, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Camp, who reside on a ranch miles west of Hanford, has been suffering greatly the past few days from blood poisoning.

The right knee is badly swollen and the afflicted part is rapidly increasing in size. The trouble is supposed to have emanated from a slight injury received while working with a harvester gang on the West Side, aggravated by the poison secreted in the dye with which his underclothes had been colored. R. M. McCreary, a pioneer resident of Kings County now residing near Corcoran, was a visitor in Hanford Sunday and incidentally called at the JOURNAL office.

In speaking of the transformation that has taken place in this vicinity since he first came to this county, some thirty odd years ago, the old gentlemun said that where the business portion of town now stands he once herded sheep, and there was then no signs of the country ever being more than a good tract of grazing land. John Cutler left for the West Side Thursday where he has been superintending the putting down of the three wells now in operation on the El Zumo property. He says the new well is the best of the three in point of yield, being also considerable deeper. The two first wells sunk were in the shallowest part of the territory. About 300 barrels a day are being pumped, the oil going into the pipe line to Coalinga.

Mr. Cutler says the work of putting down additional wells will not be prosecuted until fall. Pumping will continue, however, during the Times. The first instrument to be recorded in the County Becorder's office Friday was the acknowledgment of a release of mortgage by the American Christian Missionary Society of Hamilton County, Ohio. The mortgage concerned was the "Church of Christ" of Hanford, and the document was placed on record at the request of F.

M. Goodrich, an officer of the church organization. The building was mortgaged in April, 1896, and the debt was cancelled about the middle of January of this year, just prior to the leaving of Rev. T. H.

Lawson and family, who are now residing Stockton. A postal card received Saturday from Miss Rose Tromer at "'Camp Hanford," Yosemite, bears the pleasing information that the party with which she is rusticating in that pleasant valley, have reached their destination without mishap of any kind. The campers stopped over for a season at the Big Trees and since reaching the Yosemite have made the climb to Glacier Point and visited other points of minor interest. Miss Tromer says that Rev. T.

H. Lawson is also numbered among the guests in the valley and has on several occasions been a member of the Hanford party when out on a jaunt. The weather has been fine during the entire trip thus far. THE OLD RELIABLE ROYAL ROT BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Dr. Felton, eye, ear, nose, throat.

O. S. Hinton of Bakersfield was a business caller in Hanford Thursday. Philip Gebhardt has resigned his position in the Armona Market and has removed with his family to Fresno. Frank Cameron, who recently sprained his left ankle severely, is able to be at his post of duty, though the ankle is still in bad condition.

The house being built for Mrs. Minnie Neison, in the north part of town, has been almost completed and will soon be ready for occupancy. FOR A first-class camp wagon, 2 horse, very nearly new; can be converted into a good farm wagon. Price, considerable less than cost. C.

C. Knowlton, quarter mile south of Grangeville (old Sutherland place.) sw J. M. Morehead and H. H.

Brix came over from Coalingo Thursday, and have gone to Fresno, where they will remain several days on business. Frank Howell and W. G. Kerr, employes of the Pacific Coast Oil were in Hanford Thursday afternoon. They say that work all along the line is progressing satisfactorily and the system is constantly being perfected.

The Hanford JOURNALS (Daily or Weekly) have a clutching rate with the Daily and Weekly Francisco Examiner, Chronicle, Call and Bulletin, by which JOURNAL subscribers can be saved money. Call at the JOURNAL office for clubbing rates. SW G. A. Champlin, with his wife and sister-in-law, Miss Riley, who recently arrived in Hanford from the East, have rented the furnished residence of Mr.

and Mrs. T. J. McQuiddy and will there reside during that family's stay at Deer Creek Hot Springs. To JOURNAL you taking a S.

Fir weekly papers or would you like to? so, you save money by taking any S. F. weekly or daily under the JOURNAL'S clubbing offer, which is published at the head of the editorial page of this issue. We save you the agent's commission to any S. F.

paper you would have to pay elsewhere, and money saved is as good as money earned. SW Rev. Harriss and family left Friday on the Southern Pacific for Vallejo, where he will conduct a series of services. Mr. Harriss will remain about two weeks, but his wife and baby will probably spend the greater part of the summer in that vicinity.

Jose Mendoza and Ramulfo Ramez, two Mexicans, were Thusrday tried before Judge Randall in the Justice Court, on a charge of petit larceny. They were accused of stealing blankets and other personal property from one Albert Russell, a resident of Kings County. The former was found guilty and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail, where he is now doing time. The original charge against Ramulfo Ramez couldn't be made to stick, but he was given 10 days for vagrancy, and he too is now languishing in a room at the Hotel de Buckner. M.

B. Fassett, general manager of the North Ontario Packing Company, came up from Los Angeles Thursday and in company with T. B. Thompson, manager of the local establishment, took a drive over the surrounding country on a tour of inspection. The prospects for an abundance of fruit this season is flattering and the North Ontario company are making provisions whereby they will be able to secure and take care of their full share of the crop.

A force of from 20 to 50 women and girls will be employed much of the time. C. T. Walker (formerly known as Claude Wells) is to be foreman of the plant this season. Mrs.

Carrie Cummings, of Lemoore, Monday, in the Superior Court, began suit for divorce from Chas. W. Cummings on the grounds of extreme cruelty and intemperence. The defendant has, it is alleged, frequently threatened to kill his wife, and otherwise treated her shamefully. He is now confined in the Fresno county hospital undergoing treatment for a loathesome disease due to immoral habits.

He also served a term in San Quentin for assaulting a fellow man. The plaintiff desires the custopy of the two minor children, aged 11 and 8 years. J. C. C.

Russell attorney for plaintiff. Mrs. K. E. Jacobs is in receipt of a letter from her father, Major T.

J. MoQuiddy, wherein it is stated that he and his wife have reached the Deer Creek Hot Springs after a pleasant journey, and are now comfortably installed in a nice cottage fitted up with all the modern conveniences. Mrs. McQuiddy is well pleased with the place and will probably remain there the rest of the summer, but the Major expects to return to Hanford within a week, there being matters of business here that require his personal attention, 'The Major speaks of meeting Mrs. Hammond, formerly a dress maker of Hanford, who has many friends here.

Many other acquaintances were encountered both along the way and at the springs. Rev. R. A. Sawrie, aged 63 years, an old minister of the M.

E. Church South, died at Selma Thursday after 2 years of intense suffering. Geo. Ritchie has added a new department to his cyclery, and there is now kept in stock a fine line of pocket knives. The largest single shipment of these articles ever received in Hanford was unpacked Saturday.

Milch cows for sale. H. T. Stridde. 24 miles NE of Hanford.

SW At the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stone near this city there were Friday evening entertained about sixty guests, complimentary to Mrs.

de Camp, a daughter, who recently arrived in Hanford from Chicago, Illinois. The function was very pleasant. An electric fan, one of those big vertical ones with wide, sweeping blades, was Saturday installed at the Catholic church, and hereafter the congregation that weekly assembles there will better enjoy the hour of worship they are accustomed there to spend. The superstructure of the annex to Charles Flemming's blacksmith shop has at last been completed and a force of men is now engaged in putting on the corrugated iron roofing and walls. The building is a commodious one, and, when finished, will be quite an adornment to East Front street.

S. S. Holman, of the Pacific Coast Oil Company, went down to Corcoran again Saturday to inspect the progress being made in the work on the line there. Mr. Holman has for some time been making his headquarters in th's city and is now contemplating leasing property in the northwest part of town and there making his home.

Mrs. Sarah Ann Troxler, assisted by her daughter, Miss Sallie Troxler, entertained the Girls' Club Thursday afternoon at her home a few miles east of town. It was a delightful event at which there were present besides the hostesses, Mrs. Sybella Farnsworth, Mrs. Mary E.

Ladd, Anna Kettle, Angeline Boyle, Elizabeth Waite, Emily Taylor, Mrs. John Troxler and Mrs. J. D. Biddle.

W. J. Lee and family arrived in Hanford from Chicago, Illinois, Friday evening and for the present are stopping with Mr. Lee's brother, Joe Lee, who has been making his home in this city some time. The personal effects of the new arrivals reached their destination Saturday and have been transferred to the Lee home.

W. J. Lee is a carpenter by trade and expects to go to work as soon as the family is comfortably located. The big dredger with which the work of excavating the Lemoore Canal and Irrigation Company's ditch northwest of town is being done is now running both night and day. Two shifts are employed, the first being kept on duty from noon until midnight, the second completing the cycle of hours at noon.

Nearly a mile of the ditch has been completed and for several days the men have been working in water that seeps from Kings River but half a mile away. Wm. Thomas has gone to San Frarcisco to attend a meeting of the Portia Oil Company, in which organization stockholders in the McCoy Oil Copany are interested. The move w. made in compliance with an action taken by the latter company at a ing held in this city Thursday night.

A plan proposed by the Portia Company is to increase the number of shares from 130 to 400, to which proposition the McCoy people are opposed, and Mr. Thomas has been delegated to fight the adoption of the objectionable clause. Ben McDougall, of the firm of McDougall Son, archeticts, of Fresno, ih company with Attorney Wells, legal representative for the party who recently purchased two lotr belonging to the Bateman estate on Seventh street, arrived in Hanford Saturday. The former is taking measurements preparatory to drawing the plans for a threestory building to be erected on the lots, while the latter is perfecting the title to the property. The building is to be exceptionally substantial, being provided with 17 inch walls.

Tenants have been notified to vacate by the last of next month. CORRESPONDENCE LATON LOCALS. (From the Argus of Thursday The Laton Hotel changed hands Wednesday, Dr. and Mrs. Sifton retiring, and Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Windsor assuming control. A gang of men and teams have commenced work on the streets of Laton, preparatory to oiling roadways. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company have had the grounds graded at Lillis and the hole where the old depot stood filled in and in the near future will begin the erection of buildings for their growing freight and passenger business. We understand two separate buildings, one for freight and a six-room depot building for ticket office, waiting rooms and quarters for the agent, will be built.

William E. G. Saunders had a den of pet coyotes, but he hasn't got them now. In some unaccountable manner the animals made their escape, but being so young when captured they had become partially domesticated in their habits. While they SO strenuously objected to being kept penned up they do not object to returning to Mr.

Saunders' well-stocked barnyard to gorge themselves on ducks, chickens, while the family are enjoying the peaceful midnight hours, wrapt in the arms of Morpheus. Mrs. L. E. Babcock and Miss Mae Card left Tuesday morning for the fruit orchards near Armona to assist in harvesting the fruit crops.

Mrs. Shepherd and two children and Miss Hampton, of Camden, were thrown from a buggy near the Laton school house last Tuesday, as a result of the span of mules Mrs. Shepherd was driving becoming scared at an automobile which was coming toward them at a fast pace. Mrs. Shepherd was very seriously injured, but Miss Hampton and the children escaped from the wreck of the vehicle with nothing worse than bad bruises.

The chauffeur of the automobile gave his name as Hill, of Camden, but a search among the residents ol Camden discloses the fact that there is no person of the name of Hill at that place owning such a Inachine, and none of the residents there know of any one, of whatever name, owning an automobile. J. W. Herbert spent the greater part of the week in San Francisco on business and pleasure. Kings River District Monday, June 15, 1903.

The neighborhood was very much pleased to hear of Mrs. H. L. Parker's improved condition yesterday. She was able to sit up a little and all sincerely hope that she will soon be among us again.

Miss Lillie Waltz, of Kansas City, arrived Saturday on an extended visit to her cousin, Mrs. H. H. Lowe. Mrs.

E. Johnson and children, of Upland, arrived at Hagerman the latter part of the week. Mr. Johnson has been here several months and has decided to make this his home. Miss Kneppie Hall is very sick at the home of her sister, Mrs.

J. J. Cortner. The home of J. T.

Brooks came very near being an American Venice last week. A weak place, in the Riverside Ditch gave way and Mr. Brooks' home was surrounded by water. Some harm was done to the gardens and berry patches, otherwise none were the worse for the break. Fruit cutting is all the rage in this community.

Every rancher is busy putting up the large crop of fruit seen all ound. The young people of the Kings River Epworth League have been very slow in publicly acknowledging the royal time they had at the ice cream social given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Railsback last Tuesday, but it has been due to the indisposition of their correspondent rather than a lack of appreciation of the kind hospitality exteuded to them. The two large camp wagons and private rigs that held the twenty young folks, held about the livelist crowd of young people that has been together chis spring.

To say they had a fine time going would be doing justice to it, but the pleasant time they had while at the social is one that will not soon be forgotten by any. Mrs. Railsback just opened her heart and home to the strangers, and the hospitable manner in which the Grangeville League entertained our young people was very highly appreciated. It was a late hour before the young people thought of wending their long way home, but when they did start, all left with the feeling that few could excel Mr. and Mrs, Railsback in true hospitality, and the Grangeville League in friendliness and good will.

ARMONA ITEMS. By the Journai's Special Correspondent. ARMONA, June 22, 1903. Phil Gebhardt has accepted a position in Fresno at Evenger's City Meat Market. Miss Irma Fisher gave her parents a pleasant surprise Saturday by returning from school a day before she was expected.

She has been attending school in San Francisco and has made rapid progress. Mrs. O. Black of Hanford came over Saturday afternoon to spend that evening and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. A.

P. Dickinson. They are making preparations to go to Santa Cruz soon for their summer outing. Mr. and Mrs.

Alden Coats received a loud call last Wednesday evening from about twenty young men of the town. They were unexpected, but were, however, made welcome and treated to a warm supper. All had a pleasant time and left about midnight after wishing the newly married couple long life and happiness. Joseph Rickles of Collis gave Armona one of his running calls last Saturday. The social given at the reading room Thursday evening was well attended and a pleasant time was had by all who were present.

L. S. Smith, accompanied by his wife, took an automobile trip to Tulare Sunday. Late Wednesday -afternoon as J. F.

Chrisman was taking to water one of his young mules the animal became frightened at something and started to run, the rope got fastened around Mr. Chrisman's arm and be was dragged as far as the reading room before his weight stopped the mule. Mr. Chrisman's arm was badly sprained and also swollen from where the rope cut into the flesh. E.

C. Wallace and wife are visiting at Coalinga. Prof. Falkenstein of Fresno was a business caller in Armona last Thursday. FOR -A large gasoline stove, with oven; beat make; used only one summer.

Will be sold very cheap. Inquire at JOURNAL office, dw Largest and Most Complete Stock of Harness and Saddles In Hanford. The original and 8 only place in this city in which to secure first-class work. New Arrivals Fresh Stock of Whips. Latest Designs in Summer Lap Robes.

Bruner's Harness Shop Next to Postoffice. HOTEL ARTESIA The First-Class Hotel of Hanford Rates, $2 per day and Upwards All modern conveniences and the best of service. EW The Hotel Artesia's handsome court and fountain are one of the noted features of the San Joaquin Valley. Pony Harness Shop 108 N. IRWIN STREET.

HARNESS, SADDLERY, CARRIAGE TRIMMING The Only First- Hand Made Work in Hanford. J. W. McCord's Breeding Stable at the Hanford Fair Grounds For Season of 1903 Suffolk Punch Stallion- the great horse of all work. Gold Bug Age Extra 6 heavy years; bone color, and chesnut muscle, sorrel: with the weight, best of 1450 feet, tbs.

and is remarkable for his fine disposition. Gold Bug can't be hitched. sure breeder of large, stylish colts. Terms where he is not a good horse. An extra $10 by the seasons Eli Le Bon English Shire, 3 years old; weight 1500: dark bay; heavy bone.

Limited to a few approved mares. Mammoth Jack, "Tennessee Bill Hank Sears, Groom. J. W. MCCORD, Owner LUMBER BER On or about the 20th of Jure we will be in the market with a complete stock of Building Material, and quote prices as follows: Mountain Pine Scantling $20 Oregon Pine Flooring Per thousand Per $35 Mountain Pine Redwood Per thousand $21 Per $25 Oregon Per $23.50 Per Redwood Board $28.50 YARDS NEAR SANTA FE DEPOT All who contemplate building wait for us.

We will save you money. B. A. FASSETT Fassett Lumber Co. Manager dir Hanford Flouring Mill NOS.

225-231 W. FIFTH ST. Manufacturers of Two Superior Grades of Cream of Wheat and Hanford Family ALSO WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, GRAHAM, BREAKFAST GEM AND CORN MEAL BARLEY ROLLED TO ORDER AND ON SALE AT THE MILL. Tel. Mill at Main 263.

Tel. Electric Light Works, Main 261. H. G. LACEY Props.

G. Himmelsbach (the Traver peddler known as was in Hanford Friday, peddling a lot of that fine cider vinegar which he makes. He says it takes him three quarters of an hour longer to drive to Hanford now than it used to, owing to the plains all being fenced up, which does not permit of cutoffs. He says nearly all of Traver will be here to celebrate the Fourth..