The Hanford Sentinel from Hanford, California • 1

)M LY Have The oumal mailed to you while away on your vacation trip during the summer. Keep informed on happenings -at home while you are enjoying yourself elsewhere. HANFORD JOURNAL ELEVENTH YEAR. HANFORD, KINGS COUNTY, CAL. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, lt8.

AVID MADE ARTESIA 11 PROCEEDINGS 1 Temperature Reached 113 Degrees This Afternoon and Continuation Of the Hot Weather Is Predicted. 4 4 'I 1 4 1 4- 'I 1 4 'I 2 -J- 4 I 4 -J- -J- -J- 4 -J- -J- -J- -J- 4 Gee! ain't it hot? Dont you wish you worked at tho ice plant or peddled ice cream sodas? At'ler (lie hot spell of last week gave way to somewhat cooler weal her, every one thought ho wouldn't have to try to sleep with an electric fan buzzing like a saw mill about two feet away from his head or work on top of a refrigerator. But the hope has vanished. The thermometer started for the heights yesterday and after a comparatively cool night continued Its upward flight. Before 1 oclock the instrument in front of Heftou's drug store had reached the 112 degree mark and everybody began to wonder if the Ice supply would last until 3 oclock.

At 2:45 a Journal representative ventured forth to find the remains of the thermometer, and after wading through the mushy pavements was surprised to find it hanging in the same old pluce and to all evidences withstanding Old Sol's attacks bravely. It registered 113 degrees then. Many predict that the torrid weather will continue, but lets hope they are mistaken in their predictions. At 4 oclock today the instrument showed 111 degrees. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 BAKER HAMILTON OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE LOWEST BIDDER, GET THE CONTRACT FOR INSTALLING THE BOILERS.

CARVER FISHER, THE LESSEES, WILL TURN ESTABLISHMENT OVER TO THE OWNER, B. J. TURNER, IN A SHORT TIME. THE ALVORDS SUCCEEDED IN GETTING INTO COURT ROTH SHOT INTO THE AIR TO FRIGHTEN THE OTHER. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN KINGS COUNTY WILL HAVE BUT THREE MONTHS VACATION DUIUNG THE ENTIRE YEAR.

WILL COST THE THE DINING ROOM WILL SUIT CASE MAN GOT SIX MONTHS NINTH GRADE BACK TO GRAMMAR SCHOOL CITY $3,185.00 BE CLOSED THIS EVENING CASELLAS TEAM CAUSES ANOTHER LIVELY TIME TWO SMALLPOX CASES IN TOWN OF CORCORAN ARGEIl OIL PUMP MAY BE SECURED CONTRACT IS SIGNED BY THE MAYOR FOR THE NEW PUMP AT THE HOLLY STATION. RUMOR SAYS THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESREY GRILL THE OPERA BUILDING WILL BE MADE INTO A FINE HOTEL, james McDowell, charged WITH DISTURBING THE PEACE, IS GIVEN A FINK OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS BY JUSTICE. COURSE IN AGRICULTURE TO BE CARRIED THROUGH GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCH OO LS DOMESTIC SCIENCE NEW BRANCH. 1 PATIENTS WERE BROUGHT TO COUNTY PEST HOUSE LAST NIGHT. TEAM WHICH CAME NEAR KILL IN'G ONE MAX MADE ANOTHER HUN.

The Artesia hotel is to change hands again soon, Carver Fisher, lessees, turning the property over to B. J. Turner, the proprietor. The dining room will be closed tonight after dinner and remain closed until the present managers vacate. Owing to the fact (hat Carver Fisher are lessees of both the Artesia hotel and the annex (the opera house building) and that their furniture and bed linen and clothing Is scattered promiscuously about both houses, it will require some time to get them segregated and the business of the Artesia settled up, but as soon as this is accomplished the hotel will be turned over to Mr.

Turner. It is rumored that the opera house building, under the management of Carver Fisher, will, in connection with the Esrey companys grill, be made into one of the finest hotels in the valley. Late yesterday afternoon J. F. Al-vord, who resides near this city, appeared before Justice J.

W. Ferguson and swore to a complaint charging Mary J. Alvord, his wife, with disturbing the peace. The warrant was served on her and she appeared in court last evening. It will be remembered that Alvord attempted to secure a warrant for his wife Thursday afternoon from Justice Ferguson, but it was denied him on the grounds that the charge which he wished to bring wras one which would properly come under the jurisdiction of the superior court.

Says Husband Abuses Her. The afTair seems to be but one of several disturbances in the domestic life of this couple. The Alvords wore married about a year ago, but their connubial bliss seems to have been short lived. Several times their deferences have been brought to the attention of the officers, hut couit proceedings have heretofore been dispensed with. Mrs.

Alvord told the court last The city trustees met last evening In special session for the purpose of opening bids and awarding the contract for the boilers for the new fire pump. When the meeting was called to order by Chairman Beekhuls, Trustees Barney, Gamble and Dean were present, but Trustee Starkweather put in his appearance in a few minutes. Acting City Clerk B. Washburn, Street Supt. Z.

D. Johns and several representatives of the concerns which had bids in, besides a few interested citizens, were also in attendance. Eight Bids Submitted. The board got down to business right away. There were eight bids for boilers on file with the city clerk and they were as follows: Pacific Coast Mfg.

Co 3,436.00 California Hydraulic Engineering and Supply Co. 4,264.00 Hewitt Machinery Co 4,400.00 1 United Iron Works 5,475.00 James Hunter Smith, M. E. 4,505.97 Comp. Air Machinery 4,922.00 1 Smith-Booth-Usher 4,068.00 Baker Hamilton 3,485.00 Baker Hamilton Lowest.

Justice of the Peace C. D. Walker, whom County Health Officer Mother-ai has appointed his deputy at Corcoran, returned to his home In that place this morning after having superintended the removal to the county pest house of two Mexicans afflicted with smallpox. He was accompanied home by John Redmons, who made the trip with him. The two patients were brought to the county institution last night in a buggy, accompanied by a nurse.

They seem to be afflicted with a very mild form of the disease, which Is usually the case In this region, and were able to sit. up (luring the whole of the journey from the sugar beet town to the hospital. Mr. Walker says the men do not live in Corcoran, hut are transients one of lhem having come there only yesterday and the other a day or two previously. A hoodoo seems to follow the garbage wagon owned by the Casella brothers, for early this morning another runaway which for an instant threatened to put the vehicle where the hoodoo couldnt hurt it, created no little excitement In the vicinity of the Southern Pacific passenger depot Tony Cassela was driving the wagon up town and when opposite the Central Lumber company's yards a man who was cleaning out the horse trough at that place threw a bucket of water into the street.

The splash frightened the team pulling the dump cart and the horses made a dash for I lie green grass iu railroad park Cassela, believing that It. would he impossible for him to slop the animals, climbed inlo the hack of the wagon and jumped oil without nny Injury to himself, lie didnt do It very slowly, either, for he was out of (lie vehicle before it collided with the big white cross-armed sign, "Look Out for the Cars. The post was broken down and the runaway team stopped, no damage other than the breaking of one line resulting. Some of the onlookers believe (lie horses thought the sign in front of tlie tempting grass read Come in. BIG BABBIT DRIVE PLANNED FOR TOMORROW There will be a big rabbit drive evening that her spouse was in the habit of abusing her.

It is said that PEACII AND NECTARINES GROWING ON SAME LIMB held tomorrow, starting from McAdams store at the lower Kings folowInB a Bome time ag0 ghp c01liplainefi to the officers and exhibited marks of cruelty to substantiate her charge. The bid of the Pacific Coast Man- i rVcr bridge, seven miles southwest i ufacturlng company, the first one 0f j.emoore. The drivp will cover opened, was the lowest figure quot-()ie section between the old lower ed, but it did not include the erec- river bridge and the Ab tion of a foundation for the boilers, fthoads place, and promises to be river bridge, seven miles southwest i Fred Gllison, a son of 10. J. Gibson, who owns 20 acres of peach orchard of (lie old Yoakum pluce, brought Into this office tills morning a queer freak of nature.

It was a limb taken from a tree In the midst of an El- and it was specified in the hid thntjnne 0j and most exciting that company would erect the found-1 drives ever held In this section, ation for $130. The bid of the Baker A bis picnic will be held on the Hamilton company included the rivei. at fhe noon hour, and feed for erection of the foundation. Taklhg horses will be furnished free. No this into consideration the latter bid gunB or dogs will he allowed in this liie grass is fine, judging by the peach orchard, on which, grow-Ihcy made for it.

jing directly opposile each olher.thelr -About two weeks ago an exciting Btpm8 comng out of the limb not. runaway, in which the same outfit niorp than an eighth of an Inch apart, was the lowest by 81, and the ees decided to award that firm the Vcontract. Fired Revolver to Scare Him. According to her version of the affair which led up to her arrest, she was in the house preparing a meal when she called to her husband to bring her an article from the cooler which was in the yard and near which Alvord was. This her husband refused to do and he told her, with an oath, she avers, not to open the cooler.

She said she then picked up a small revolver and proceeded out into the yard to open the cooler and obtain the article of food she desired therefrom. Alvord repeated his command and emphasized it by throwing a stick at her. She asserts that to scare her husband and pro-1 The teachers "Manual for the Schools of Kings County has just been issued and In it are contained many facts that are of interest. At a meeting of the board of education held during the month of June It was decided that the grammar school course should again be enlarged upon so as to cover a period of nine years. Each term of every school in Kings county will be of nine months dura-tion, hence the nine year course will consist of 81 months of instruction.

Added to these nine jlears in the grammar school the student must complete a four years course in the high school in order to qualify himself to enter the university, making a total of 13 years of preparatory work. Term of Niue Months. A large majority of the schools fn this county outside of the municipalities have been open for a shorter period than nine months in the year, tint according to the new order of the board of education all will now be required 1o complete a nine months course. This will make the work of I he schools more uniform and will no doubt prove a most beneficial change. Course in Agriculture.

Another change In school work this year will lie the Introduction into the curriculum of an elementary course in agriculture. The idea of Introducing tills line of Instruction Inlo the schools has long been under consideration by many who are vital-y interested In school affairs in this community. Recently the matter was taken up hy the Kings County Fruit Growers association and a commit tPe of (he organization met with the hoard of education and discussed the practicability of tho change. As a result, the board decided to include the sdbject In the course of study of the public schools. Way Siiliji-ct, Will Be Handled.

The following excerpt from the manual is the Instructions given the teachers in the manner in which they are to treat the subject and shows the plan upon which it is to he taught: In planning elementary agriculture for the grades, it is not the intention to make any very radical chnngps at once, although some definite results are expected. The board wishes to accomplish three tilings, namely, to arouse greater Interest in the subject on the part of the teachers themselves, so that more adequate preparation will he made to meet farther requirements in the future; to supply some references and material that will lie helpful and to make the work now being done as nature study or geography much more systematic and purposeful. The co-operation of the teachers and school officials, as well as of all others interested in our schools, is sought to raise the standard of this work and to make it more profitable. "There is a growing literature on the subject. New books, circulars and bulletins are easily secured.

The attention of the teachers Is called to the fact that our normal schools, especially that at Los Angeles, are giving courses in this subject. The state university Is giving summer courses for teachers. It Is hoped (Continued on eighth page.) drive. Another additional feature of the day will be a baseball game at Stratton in the afternoon between the Le-moore team and the Lemoore Indian was involved, resulted in the dangerous injuring of Steve Cassela, brother of the driver of the team this morning. Tony told a Journal reporter this morning that his brother was improving, but very slowly, and it would be some time before he will be able to be out again.

were a peach and a nectarine. We have often seen several varieties of fruit growing on one tree, it having been grafted on, but this Is the first time we have seen two varieties growing In this way. It is probably due to the fact that an Elberta peach was budded to a nectarine root. The freak may be seen in the window of Chittenden Florys office. NIGHT AT THE HANFORD NATATOIHUM.

night was given over to la- tet hPrscl( she fired the revolver In i WILL INSPECTf COMPANY and ladies and escorts at the 1 the air. MAP OF GRANGEVILLK COLONY IS RECORDED. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Took Weapon from Her. Evidently Alvord did not scare I ISKfGADE INSPECTOR KEESLIXG SENDS OUT A IIURliY CALL TO LOCAL MILITIA. natatorium, and that place amusement presented a Jolly spec- The coo, pure water was for riajmB he then rushed enjoyed by those who went hpr and took the WPapon from her after the severe heat of and firpd The management is re- The plgto was brought to the sher-serving Friday night, from 7 to 9:30 1(rg office by and now for ladies and ladies and es- gtorpd thprft with another only, and the idea seems to be popular one, indeed, as there were ladies who took advantage weapon which the officers obtained from him.

The justice listened to the worn- A map of Orangeville colony was placed on file with the county recorder this morning by Fiory, Crittenden Viney. The tract of land comprising this colony Is what is known as the Armona orchard and vineyard tract and is located about six miles west of this city, being west of Orangeville. The tract has been subdivided and will be put on the 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ans story and decided to allow her; 4 I to go, but admonished her not to let 4 and Mrs. Kimball were passen-! any disturbances of this kind occur 4 on the Southern Pacific lines jn the future or she would he put In 1 4 May Get larger Pump. A discussion as to the advisability of purchasing a larger oil pump than the one specified in the bid, was indulged in.

A representative of the successful firm was present and in- formed the board that his firm would furnish a larger pump one 4 1x2 x4 for the additional sum of 116.30. The board seemed to think that the larger pump would be much more satisfactory since it could tacle. be used with equal facility when much either a heavy or a light grade of oil was used. Can Select Either Size. Trustee Barney moved that the bid of the Baker Hamilton company be accepted and the certified checks of the unsuccessful bidders be returned to them.

The motion accepting the hid provides that the city shall pay 3,485 for the boilers as per the specifications in the bid, but that the city may select the larger pump In place of the smaller one provided for In the bid, in which the total cost to the city will be 3,601.93. The motion was seconded by Trustee Starkweather and unanimously adopted. Pump Contract Signed. In addition to awarding the boiler contract, hut one other matter came up the signing by Chairman Beek-hnis of the contract with the Compressed Air Machinery company, the firm whose bid to furnish the new auxiliary duplex fire pump for was accepted by the board. The resolution of award provides that the aforesaid company shall give bonds In the sum of $300 for the faithful team.

LADIES Last dies Hanford of swlmmin yesterday. oclock, corts a many of it. Mr. gers yesterday city. The whose accepted, as he next of the the Monday regular claims and UNION IN LEMOORE.

for Neoia, la. 4 4 4 4-4 4. 'GRAND ARMY WILL RE- 4 4-4-4 4 4 4 4 4 At, the meeting of the Monday evening a request from the Grand that the trustees grant them of the Lemoore public park 1, 2 and 3 for the holding Grand Army reunion on Brigade Inspector Keen-ling has notified Capt. Henj. Heath that lie will lie present, to inspect Company next Wednesday evening, Aug.

12. This Is a hurry call, the notification having been received after the drill of last Wednesday night. The inspection is made In the interest of the brigade, the last one being made by the war department. 4-4-4- 44444,4444444, city trustees was received Army asking the use on of a big those dates. The request was gladly granted and our people will be pleased to have the old soldier boys with us on the ocoa- Le- sion of thPlr coming reunion, jail under heavy bonds.

4 Difficult to Fix Reqonsibility. 4 Mrs. Alvord is an elderly lady and is employed In the fruit here. She has but recently returned from a visit to her son, who resides in Kansas. She is Aivords third wife.

Attorney J. C. C. Russell represented her in court last evening. It Is difficult to judge which of the pair is responsible for the numerous domestic upheavals, but Is evident that the couple is mismated.

It Is said that Alvord contemplates suing for a divorce. 4 4 4 the performance of its contract with the To Meet Monday Night. contract with A. F. Brown, bid for street sweeping was was ready for signing, but had not yet reported his sureties the matter was delayed until Monday night.

Following a short informal discussion in regard to the improvement citys fire fighting facilities, board adjourned to meet next evening. This meeting is the monthly session, at which against the city are audited allowed. Christian Endeavor Social. The young people of the Interme- diate Christian Endeavor society of moore Leader. Christian church gave a social at the church last evening that was Harles Ashley was a passenger on much enjoyed.

Games of various the Espee flyer this morning for San-kinds were followed by a watermelon ta Cruz, where he will enjoy the feast. coast climate for a few days. A warrant was issued by Justice (Continued on fourth page.).