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GRAND RAPIDS HERALD. Sl'NDAV MORNING. AUGUST 28, 1892.
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WjMWtt A is:. "J7. Kor lower
real Caoatcrnewi aud
sliower; warm-r . .ui l.ty; Cooler Mon
day; southeast . havngion to w st wt&da.
OIK Hltl t LIB.
Kvery boneMMU m the city w;.l bo
lext to know that the interest in
birso racing will not be allowed to
want and die out. t n the ruins of tha
old association a new organ zaiion baa
ar.'Hr. Po kw, to preserve the
reputation of the oity untarnished, and
t kt-ep al.ve th em!ers of eutnu-.its!:i
st lately fanna into a bright but U I
n nting I ax. The roster of the
n-w Blab ntsdai tha names of the
men who are f.rst and foremost with
heart an 1 purse in every public e:.tr
pnae. Tby have responded gener-o-i-.y
'. - v -i . : al ..c'.p. a::-d
ilia amounts set opp-i.te their respect
ive UWSI are : i 1 c-" to the public
sp r.' ot" t ie - :f Hcr.t. r. Th.s City
is entitled to occupy an eminent
position in llM tttrl world, and
tbswe gentlemen purooso to e that it
poesssfii i. witnout contest, the distinc
t.on ..: tv. -i t.:- " -i a:. 1 tastest race
oorse m the worM. i : n 'vt:n
demonstrated un ler the most unfavcr
able conditions, and notwithstanding
li wor vi s :' - I 1 by tike W ash
ington Park trace, it is not unreason
able to expect that another year will
produce a st.l. lower ncord, and that
over the track of tne tirand Kapids
l)nv ng club. Thera yet remains a
considerable amount of stock to be
taken in the m cl ib, but n serious
difficulty w.'.l be encountoced in plac
ing it The enterprising men of this
city apprc.ato the great and lasting
benefits thatw.il follow a prompt and
satisfactory discharge of all the indebt
edness outstanding agsinst the Horse
men's taaoc 1 on, and will aid in dis
charg ng it. The new association, prof-
: c ' mistakes of the old. will
arra ig - ram for Matt year that
wul attract the attantioa of all hore
ov s. 1 all t :. M i trotters and
pacers wi 1 be entered fur the respec
t.ve vent.
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AT XI .nr.
i ' ' sir -upr re-
1 i tne contractors aro
w rk in t ie n.g.nt time un-
are of the electric lights. In
the long continued periods
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city are blocked to travel, it might he
arise to adopt a i ke rule here. Ther
i i v i : po;tion on tne part of
tbe City, and the contractors as w-U, to
procrs. i .: nn.r e work on
street imrovem- nta until late summer
or eer y fa!.. ' H-r t us practice the
treats Ma torn un, foundat.ons laid
and then work n n-.or.Jed,
g the amvai of material
In finish t is w i . Meanwhile the
street are o) sed to travel and more or
lees injury result to all concrnd.
When the material arnv me work is
j r ... : -;,' in ' t Iri.s
and
r ng
s ytiu a
kmth could be
th vsry S tile
lie contraeUT.
! lur ii tor
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t . r if
t Will
at reeen
ti t
t ai
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the deius.ve idea mat a
UCU ..caro4 4 U:'. a
exalt incir ctiM. That strike became
Sneraq extsnd.ug to Nw ora slate
m4 ind riding whole svsteius of rail-
ways. The deetTu I. :i of. property vtfes
widespread, and the kllMI sustained
' I UN ra.iwey companies were
. MDOai Ii r wit deflated
n eVi ?nd. Labor h4 been
defeatr-d .a every such contest sina
It w 11 always Uj defeated, for :t dca.-
tself the most harmful blow w
tcr xa aga.nst the majesty of tha law.
lu tne Buffalo str.ke t:ie question of
: .; t was sutord.r.ated to trie greater
c .. er:. I 1. people that order s.'.u ..a
be restored wr:ir me coupiing-pm
And flrebr in 1 created chaos and
dauber t. l.f--. In entablisaing order it
required 7,iaM) troxq and an expend i
i : many l . ..;saui a ' . '
puo.ic was in no mood to syiu
: atn.zo with outlaws and tne sink
baa ended just satiate it started. A
subaeq .: .. axaniinaWoa of the matter
teuua to conr.rm tae justaeas o: t .e
r'r Itrrs' demand. It beea estab
l.siipd that Uirv Wiire coniDelled to
! work s.-.:iig hours without utti-
c:nt r :nu:. rt;on. Had the tuea
WlaWlrslwl t i t K- evancet to t!.e
1 legally cont tuted tr.t unal created
j for trie purpose of adjusting such dtf
, ferences m NVw York state, tuat tr i--HfMkl
would have compelled t:;e
COD) nies to grant reiiel, or m
dttault thereof, to stand in the.r
true hnt us oppressors of laror. Yntn
la:..).- in.! to cuiutnarid attention by
peeeeaMt) protest, it courts a worse
lailure by ueof forca. Tins is history.
tjERriE C vkvto's Uxly will be ore
mated. It was her request that such
disposition I m Rxada of aat raflaaina.
Tne bruised and mangled corpse will
le conveyed into a !uper-heated retort
and in a brief space of tmu all that
was mater. al of the daring and reckless
giri will bo resolved into ashes.
In a lew days an urn in the parlor ot
tier sister w.W lAr an appropriate cp:
lapn to her memory, and the awful
fatal ty will be an epitaph written in
. f! iccabie 1 :ies on the minds of all
that real th icken.ng d tails of the
startling ho. ror, but the crop of bal
lon a:. is wi.. uicrtdse with unjimin
.s: ed cagjrncsb.
I bl the 13tb of eptcmber the second
annual convent. on of the Keeley liohl
cure clubs will convene in lw:gt;t.
There are ovt-r ?vcnty thousand nu ni
ben of the Keclt y clubs, represonting
'. .ii numter ot permanent euros.
The i
convention is called to ;how the
tii of ttie army of men reclaimed
by the gold cure, and to demonstrate
its et!ieacy. Among the delegates
there will be present some of the bright
est miiiils in America, and the results
of the convention will be farreaching.
Tne Keeley cure in a positive agent in
the work of temperance reform, and it
will yet be recognized as far more po
tent man all other agencies combined.
Wmex lioswell I. Flower was nomi
nated for governor of New York by the
democrats the convention adopted a
platform containing a plank which
reads, "We d-mounce the b.ilionaire
congress." This year the platform of
the national convention makes no
reference to the proihgacy of the "bil
lionaire" congress. It has a "tr.llion
aire" elephant of its own, hence the
continued pause.
It may not be generally known but
n :s a fact that Ottawa street, from
j lVarl to Monroe, has been pfacttoally
obstructed for two years, and the same
I . yf be said of Tear!, east of Ottawa.
In these days of bustle and activ.ty all
the streets should be free from obstruc-
tions and open to ail kin is of tralho.
Over in Illinois a confidence man
i etopped a farmer m the highway and
J illustrated the glamour of the three
card nionte game. It cost him $ 5,000
: a box i ontainina: a ! lock of
wool. The free t-ader is trying to
work the sain j gamo on the working
man.
If Andrew Jackson could look down
upon the democrat. c platform which is
re - m nted to oontaii an expression
of h,s denuMrracy. he would retire in
shauir-. to ton darkest corner in his
eternal abiding place and stay there
BJI til ttie last tall of night.
Ao vii the eRiciency of our fire de
partment has been shown. It's mai-
aifk
nt work in uuickly suUluing l-t
r: i -ta fire was a masterpiece
f sk II
: lextenty. Had trie fire got be
; yond tne wails wherein it was confined
the iocs wouid have been Very large.
b-- i iviN ail ( ort.ett have both
posted the final forfeits for the.r grat
siugg ig match at New Orleans Bap
teiner 7. The next act WtU b to
punch eaeh other faces an 1 then to
"lUr" the countr j .
Evrar member of the Lincoln club
bonld make it a point o lie m atten l
ance at the Ttiatlay evening meeting
.n tbr new ins. Tba first : ke
in the democratic coffin wdl be driven
Pea If. - lotieototl an 1
drees t Mi i y' a 1 rk, f aatarday.
it n a "tat;? iprs on of patrlotta
nt raents and atoundixt mi t'l gat
s g.iod in-rc.r whieh be s n !
HOMES OF THE PAST
Some of the Landmarks of the
Olden Time
STILL SURVIVE THE STORMS
Tae Chain of Fuliun Sueet Horn-rate. Js.
The Haunted llj-se Ott Jpied by
a Later of rhga.
Kvey city his its old homes which
si-rve as landmarks to tne. younger geu
rat.oi.s and by wnose gateway me old
settler cauuol pass w.uiout bemg ai
uiosi oVc.co.uc : a !lvod of l u-r
r . ections. 1 i. t at au ear.y per.od
ut umu.c.pal hie, tney L-ear the ca-
Ptairki of pioueer days, me days whta
anna bread aad pntatnni bated m me
aaoaf were considered debcaciea. Men j
of young and tfcii ni.ddie age nave no .
ft of ttsa pi.val.on endured by
t:u r par-:its an I grand parents in the
years win u M.cu.gan was considered
i .e extreme wtai and au ox team was
treasured as a means of rapid transit. '
Be cnang. I W hi oil occur so often with j
the civiliung efl ct ot raptdlf incieai i
nig couiiiiuiuty nave near.y swept out
Of existence the primitive no.ues which j
once were conaid red tair ornameuts
of the then little village of Orand Kap- i
kde In conversing with a reporter tor j
Tun HnmajJD yesterday, W. N. Cook, I
I r 1 N- Wt" UOOk a tie is familiarly
i ailed by the oid etticr, related mucn
ot interest in regard 10 tOOM of the I
early eomet. i
A1,.t' TryatiiiK llao.
Trie Tralick house, he sa.d, which is
now being repaired was built as early
as 1843 bi W. HentT. lather of Mrs
: K. A. Alger, It was a plain wooden ,
; structure, ttie buck front liaving been
added five or six jrears afterward. The
mt stood .n tne nttdat of oak open- j
' mgs and wh-Mr Fulton street park is
, ri. w ia:d out mere ware a lew ohk anu
hickory trees. In this house ueneral
l Aler "courted Ins sweetheart, pretty
j Miss Annet'a Henry, and they were
j married in 'W or '54 with much pomp
and splendor. There was a double
! wedding, Khan Smith and Miss Carrie
Bird leing the other nappy couple.
During the days when tne general,
then an obaonra laaryer, was paying at
tention to Miss Annette, all tha wise
heads in the town decided that she MM
making a very poor match. They
thought Kussell would never amount
to a hill ot beaut, and whan tain office
was closed out on a chatttl mortgage
tiiey were sure oi it. Later his debts
pressed .o nard that hi bride's trunks
were attached when thev Wert about to
d part On thiir wedding journey,
rtx rt were plenty of "I told you so,"
but as lie Laughs baet who laughs last,
the general has undoubtedly united
many tunes over his early and turbu-
b nt experiences. Mr. Henry sold the
me war, and w.m minor improvements
it now rema ns Practical ly the eame as
When tne brick front was aided.
KM 5v I ni;slmry 1'Iaei-.
Immediately west of the Fralick
place, wnere the VendOttM UOW -taniis,
S. ). Kingsbury, father of the late
Mrs. M. A. Tinlt barn, built a home and
lived there many yt ars. Bttil farther
weet on the corner of Fulton and
South Division stn et-, where the
I 'rami Etapidl Saving bank now utands,
Jamet Wateon, in i'io, built a homo
t: at for the time Was very tine indeed.
It was entirely of wood, and the carp-liter
work was of so superior a qual
ity that it was paid for at the rate of
?") per day. Mr. Watson lived there
i nly a short time then Ui to Love 11
Moore, a prominent lawyer and justice
of the peace for many years, who oc-
... ed it up t the time of his death.
The house now ctendl on South Divi
sion street near Fifth avenue, and is
owned by Byron Morrison. The next
house Duilt on the south side of Fulton
eiret ea8t of Division street was
Deacon stone's house, which still
stands and is occupied at the corner of
I.agrave street. braatUI Hali built it
in 184o. Then the Hood aud Ruchanau
homes were built. The original homes
were exceedingly primitive and still
axial to lay though substantial im
provements have been added from
time to time. Judge Morris n then
built a small house just west of the
liood place, and later C. B. Alien built
a home on ttie corner. Both these
bousei were torn down to niako way
for the elegant new home which the
late Maj. A. B. Watson built.
Other Fulton Mroi't lloincn.
Then there was a little house on the
L, l. Futtran property on Sheldon
street and the house still stands having
been removrd to the lot betweon the
Berth and Amburg bomea. it was
built by Jules Merrian a french pattern
maker who lived bare at early as ' ! ".
i population at that time did not
1 2.u U and the principal industry
was n. eehan.es and lumber. These
buildings with one other were all that
stood in that vicinity for some time.
Further Hst on Fult. n sire, t T. S.
Wendell built a home where Mrs.
l!olert Sinclair now resides. Mr.
Wendell was a merchant but he became
diatifid v. tn t. e outlook here and
returned to Detroit. I nit house
will in tn ua aiier mi wvirawii
lext t :r ur. 4 nuge ssunay inovca inio
it. It wits aft- rward burned by a tire
BWppoeed to he incendiary started for
f t ; 11 ef d -troymg valuable
pi;-: 1 , ; i us-. 1 ' w i .pute
a pretentj u 1 tee On tbe lot where
the Geo. Wi 4,ay reeKlence now stands
E. B. Boetwick buill a home to i"b.
Mr. Boetwicfc was a prominenl public
mar, sr.d was on. a m 1 d it for Iieu
U nan! governor on the whig ticket.
He WVS ffSlo l A
wh"-i the gold
in 1850 ia oora
th an t others be
si t a ( au for nia
s M r 1 m I r- k
Y it I aram . .
started acro the p
ed of the ebol
'al y. west of
Previons to tb California Inn Mr.
I'...twiea l ad anld see to I "ii ,s
Csmpau, Who lived ka it msny yars.
Mr Beetedefc then boiltontbe Morris
t oasaetaadi OI I bl rry street, and h.s
old bom rCmedcled mt a ne I or 1
eottage staiet far ing t i t, en
Mori avenue, being 00 opted ef the
Morns coachman. When Mr. p.ost
wick want Mrs. Hoetwicft retained t
hsr b. m 1 th- r.a.t ID-r brother.
:ve;,.le p.toers by would put
thc.r capers to their ears,
tr.c.r ey.s would stand out nJ '.'-"
WOUl J - K lsl , ac ; ats
bsvrn ri.-or. Au iuvestigai-oii was mad
aud tbe origin uf i eeases d.K-overed.
It wet fo and that an old wnite sow had
made ber usst .u the heues and was
: r.g a la .v 1 ue soanJS
i cte momer-.y c.-d. -g to her
ba
John Bali house wa sundrug in
'IS aifiioet opposite the wooden iruc
ture oocup ed t-y an Eniaoopa n. u.
Ur It was afterward purchased by E.
. ftgglesaea end moved l t!c t : .er
ot Fonatain and Ptoapect, wnere iienev
StitUtea a pait of mc tioine ul J. Fred-
et i haais. The aenth trout, u.o
gat'lc, is practically as it stood on Kul
t n strtel. These build Oftl w.re a.i
ttiat stood on trie p. at letween Division
i i tic avenue up to the year
lsl".
Hi the west side of Kuiton street the '
ii dtrey nonet was erected in '44 by j
Henry l'mlhriek, wno died in . alitor- :
Die. Th.s house n - . tant.ally as it
was IkiiH. Dr. John H li ster, brottier
of Harvey J. Hotliater, built on ttie
MXt corner east. On ttie corner of j
Kan sow street William 1. Blakeley
bunt, and where A. J. Bowne's tine
residence now staiiu- mere once stood
a -man school htrnee,
I here are other old homesteads still
standing, and eoiumns of interesting
read.ng m:gtl le written about them.
Kvryday brings changes, lul in ail
t:u o yeen the c.ty of Grand Wanide
hee experienced a ah ady, hcalttiy
growth.
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr. Smith Has an Exciting Expsricnco
Jumping Off a Train.
V. K. Smith of Cedar Springs had a
narrow etcap.1 from what might have
been a ser.ous accident I riday noon.
He was coining into lown by the G. K.
.v I. and desired to get oil' the tram at
Waterloo street and save the extra
walk from the Fnion depot to the
K.ig.e hotel. He had lowered himself
to the ground and his feet struck a
projecting tie. Mr. Smith was thrown
violently to the ground and received
evert bruises about his head and face,
which were filled with ooal dust and
l re. He was picked up by byetand
ers and taken to a doctor's oilice, where
his wounds were dressed. He was able
to be around yesterday and left for
home last night, tilled with more
knowledge of jumping oft' moving
trau. s than he poeaeateu :" lore.
Driving Club Incorporated.
Articles of association of the Grand
Kapids Driving Association club were
tib-d with the county clerk yesterday.
The capital stock of the association is
(100,000, divided into 100 shares ot J10
each, and any person who shall pur
chase one or more shares In the corpor
ation shall be a member of the corpor
ation The following persons are in
corporators: Don J. Leathers, George
D. niseom. Homer C. Briffbrm, Francis
Lilly. James D. Lacy, Mitchell J.
Smiley and Benjamin W. Putnam.
Stand Up Martin?
The Star would like to ask I.oen
necker of the News if she did not pur
chase the intercut of II r. Cuddy in the
prison contract for making brooms? it
would like to ask him if he did not say
to a prominent cituen here, when he
asked him how lie could do so, as a
People's party advocate, "I might at
well have the plum as any one some
body will have it." Please stand up,
Martin, and answer as straight as you
can, yes or no, and don't quibble.
Jackson Star.
His Leg Was Injured.
Gerrit Johneon, a boy 15 years old
residing at No. 353 Bheperd street and
employed at the Shgh furniture fac
tory, w.ts injured yesterday by being
run over by a small lumter car. The
car run over his right leg and he was
taken to Dr. Locher's office, on Ells
worth avenue. After his injuries were
attended to he was taken to his home
in the city ambulance. His injuries
were not considered serious.
McDonald Made Treasurer.
Alexander McDonald, a delegate
to the National Letter Carriers conven
tion at Indianapolis, was elected treas
urer of that association by acclamation.
The local earners of Grand Kapals are
highly elated at the high honor which
has been accorded one of their number.
Picicle in a Pickle.
John Pickle was arrested last night
on a warrant for disturbing a religious
met '. ng. The warrant bad been out
for tome time, the complaint charging
him with having been disorderly at
tne services in P.areun Mission church.
Lowell District Fair.
October 4 to 7, 1801, premises to bo
tin- beet exhibition yet given bv the as-
ociation m charge. The citizens of
Lowell are active 111 aiding the man
agement, and it goes without saying
that tne usual success will ba scored
by the aasoCintaOa this year. A tine
program of races has been arranged,
good purses o tK red and an excellent
tra ;k provided, assur.ng the attend
annce of Brat class hoseee. Many at
tractions in tne way of amusements
ure be.ng secured, the several depart
m-: -i ot exhib it will le unusually
Well tilled, aud ail in all, the fair will
be one long remembered by tboee at
tend ng. Officers ere Hon. I . H. Hunt,
president: F. D. Eddy, secretary, D. O.
Look, treasurer.
Western M.chignn Kennel Club.
Last winter, at a meeting held in
P.attic Creek, a state kennel club was
formed. At labseqaeo! aieetings rules
w. re adapted and preparationi made
for theif first annaal baneb show,
Which Will lx- held at the tune of the
Western Michigan fair, m tins sfty,
Eugene Glam of Battle Craek is pi ' -dent
of tbe cl nb, George B. Thomas of
laraaaoo, eecretary, end M. Byers
ll e ty ;s one of the vice ; rr.
dents. 1! . Dale Adams ot k slams 700,
tlio superintendent, has hung up a
moat liberal hMule of pr os for the
coming show.
leofge "traiiM of N ies tas the lei d
elevator v.ctin. 11m was k ,e 1 .11
Thursday,
rtday's Dase BeJL
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F Al If Afi A HAWKS
Napa and Its Valley of Bud
ding Wealth.
VACAVILLE THE FRUIT CENTER
Anotner Interesting Letter on Califumia
Fioin the Facile Hen of
Piof. Sive.ibbcig.
unensii. xvni.J
Sacauieiito Saturday morn
SL but before leaving the
We left
ing, May
good citeus gave us a 6 o'clock break
fast, sxm a last fan we... trce-w.ll, as
well as good-will offering. Our trip
was through the nsjdad aca valley.
We arrived at Vaeav.lie about 7 a.
UV Our party was most roya.iy wel
comed, liauis of two and four n s--had
haati brought in from tweive miles
out, from every point of the compass.
Ttie hur.es and h ies were trimmed
w.m tiower
We were driven through j
a number of the many elegant orchards
for which the 'aca valley is noted,
s. vera! hours were consumed by tne
dr.ve. Although the weather was ex
ceedingly hot, our party of seven or
tignt hundred was tret! N paid.
Vaca Valley is Mild to be the hottest
place in Oeiiforn a. it prod ocas the
earlieat fruit of the season some twenty
or thirty days ahead of any ot'. r
fruit region and the rece.ve the
tnghest pr.ca iu the maikei. BoatO of
the improved truit lauds ell as high
as 13000, to 3000 an acre. Tins valley
is but twelve miles iu length and is the
-eeiie . f earthquakes, evidences of the
recent, as well ns of year? ago were
apparent here. 'lh:s scene was of in
tercut to our party perhaps more so
than to thoe present at me time f
tbe OCCuranee. Several business blocks
and res. deuces were undergoing repairs.
i)i 1 w Ttr"j;i Use esvUey,
A drive througli this valley was some
different from anything elbe ueen and
enjoyed bet ore,
Loads of great big luscious Spanish
cherries were brought on board of the
cars for tne enjoyment of our party,
the fact is, there was o much to be
enjoyed and so iittie timo to enjoy it
in, that some sixty of our happy jour
nalists forgot theniselvi s aud were left,
to be gathered in on our return.
We bade a pleasaut adieu to the hos
pitable people of Vacaville with a
promise of long remembrance and con
tinued our journey to Bt. Helena,
where a feaal wa- prepared for our
party at their exposition tia.il. Tha t.
Helena wotue 1 did all that could be
done to make I'tir short stay as pleas
ant as possible under the circumstances.
'1 he hall was beautifully trimmed and
tne decorations showed skill in art. St.
Helena lays claim to the largest wine
cellar in the world. A wonderful won
derland, a wine tuunel over three
fourths of a mile iong. made of cut
stone and very handboine, containing
over 3,000,000 gallons.
M. Helena to Nnpa.
From St. Helena we returned over the
same road to Napa, where we were met
by a t rass hand and thousands of peo
ple ttiat had come great distances to
welcome us. A great feast of every
thing ttiat one could wish for was
spread under these immense live oak
trees.
Napa lies fifty mile northt s-t 1 I -a-.
Francisco. The valley is about twenty
miles in length and has an average
width of about fifteen miles lying in
the eastern part of the Coast range. It
is a region of hills and valleys, rich
and productive and largely under
cultivation, yielding bountifully with
out -.negation. Pope niies valleys
lies to the eastward, virtually forming j
one valley with a combined length of
about twenty-five miles. There are '.
manv
Other .-mall valleys a few miles
in length, out proaucuve. Along me
eastern line of Napa county lies Ker
royessa valley, ebout twenty miles long
and from one to throe miiee wide.
Napa valley axtendl from the hay at
the south to Mount St. Helena at the
norm, a distance of about forty m.les,
and varies in width from one to live
miles. It is level, very rich in soil,
and yields bountifully without irrita
tion; all sorts of fruits end vegetables
tlourish.
Nnpit stiver,
Napa river rises in the mountains to
the north and traverses the entire
length of the valley, being navigable
from Napa City to the lay of San
Francisco. Putah creek pa-s. s through
Hie center of the Berry ease valley.
There aie numerous other small
streams throughout the country.
There is an abundance of pure, whole
some witer from irounta :i pr ng.
no irrigation is required lor crops of
any kind. There is something pecu
liar in this irrigation business. In
seme portions ot t Si t rnia it rains to
irrigate, 111 other parts the dew i sulTi
cient for ur.gatian, m other parts
there is neither rain nor dew, yet
everything) growa; fat othot parts noth
ing grows without irrigation, but ae
000 as water touches even the desert
sands everything n spono s and grows
as if bv magic In other portions
water irrigation would stop the growth
of everything. California is certainly
a wonderful stat. It has every
climate that every other antff ems
to bare and growa everything all 1
counti ies teem I to grow.
While other -ndustnes have thrived
in Napa, viticulture is said to have
bo-;, from the earliest of osrerabadow
: log importance. Nowhere StM can
' there be sren in California m so rnall
a space suet, an immenM are of wine
i grapes, and there :s a very large capi-
t- in reeled m cellars snd dn 1
Many of the chotceet varieties 1 wine
' are produced m the fertile valleys and
j on the sunny si .p,. of ttie Napa huls.
j Viticulture is tiie one paramo ; -1 1 m
I tereet in thai valley. We were told
: that over t000,OM gallons of wine are
made annually ia Nap valley.
1 ,f are 1 arge wne OS I ars.
j Tbe list 0 fi nt produetioni are
. grape, v. ves. orange, em one, French
prune,
apples, p
'ea.. 1
t lei of I
a 1 a
; s . s , - its, 1 inns,
ars. almonds, wainnts, fig,
aetehle. etc. Anvlb nc the
:
tv.
Nn' al si Is Wsii
tbe su'ii
ia. elevation 4.4
:tv yoars the tiolel at H
are two ma.u stmugs, one w th a teta
prraUire Oi Jegiaes, used fOJ di Bk
ng vvatet.tUc other at lot degrees. UeU
i i bething purposes. Tha tai.sioga
springe have twenty-two different
springs, w.Lh trmneramrs a harh ae
pigs we
of the
uate .-us
r C iretive propel t r?
Oll.rt Allraitiwut
1 a rv n one ot the most
tent .ndustri.es, end is exteiiMwly en
gaged in, the eapitai aeeeetad - t
amounting to several thousands of d .-
r.
The ti aud mounta.ns a v
w m a growth of cdar, p.ne, fur, oak,
Buadrona ae t other aaenteaj wt.. - :.
va..t y atx und with hie oaks aud other
growth. '1 he life oaks form one 1 the
most pleasing features of tne land-
cPe- . .... .
in 1101 av .'Jiu juuuutu f
try. Silver and c.nninar are found .u
me northern part. Qniekwleer. chrome
copper, irou, load, ooal and other
metals have been found, but POl .11
large paying quant. ties.
Napa county is oue of ttie favored
sections of the Stale, with wealth of
oil and wenery, its gen.al skies and
beautiful landscapes, us ey . van retreat.
and beautiful homes are the pride of
her people and the admirat.on of her
sojourners. Fright and balmy days,
cool and pleasant nights, ail ttiat the
heart of man can desire is to be found
there.
Napa, ttie county eeat, is situated
at the head of navigation, forty I I
miles from Sau Franoeo. M. Helena
ranks second 1:1 population m the
county.
We now bid adieu to Napa valley
and write next of Santa Kosa.
C. G. S,
Jumped From a Car.
Mrs. Edward Walters of No. 565 j
Seribner street jumped from a moving
!; reet car on Canal fret : .-1 u.ght
with her baby m her a: .: ..efell on j
the pavement aud tier baty's face was ;
considerably bruised.
btaie News in Brief.
Oliver U. Cole, aged 1'J years, died at
his home m Jackson on r riday of
bronchial consumption. He had l.ved
l in ttiat c:ty suic Is oom Qg there
j from Onesda, N. Y. He was lor many
I years connected with tbe prison, and .
I and was a highly esteemed ttUasa
Tne po-t m 11 1' m examination of the
I remains of Johti Daley, w ho was found 1
dead iu his barn at Saginaw, indicated
organic disease of the heart. He was
oontfortabiy otf and was a man g' ner
ally liked. His sudden death was s
great shock to his wife
one day last weet J. P. Warner d is- j
tilled a little over sixty-two pounds of !
peppermint oil in one day, the laig st I
record of a single 1 e. atur still, lie 1
brought some stalks of mint to this !
office that measured a little over four
feet in height.
The soldiers and sailors of the conn
tea of Mam-tee, Keu.e, Lee, a:. aw,
Wexford, Missaukee and orand Trav
erse, owill hold their reuniou in Copem
mish 011 the let end 2d of Septeuiher
(ireat preparations are le.ng made lor
their reception.
The Grand Traverse Republican, re
cently started as a semi-weekiy, an
nounces that owing to the not suflu lent
support the ?enu-weekiy edition will be
discontinued and hereafter the paper
will appear as a weekly on Fridays.
Ttie Cedar Springs DniOO Agricul
tural and Horticultural BOCeitf will
hold their annual meeting and fa r
September 13-1G. The secretary, J. B.
Calahan of Cedar springs, has pre-
pared au attractive premium list
James Anderson. 17 years of age. wa-
drowned in Shay's lake, near Mayheld,
on Tburaday. H.s father, m tt.er and
s.ster were rowing on anotner part of
the lake, bill could not reach him in
time to ssve his life.
When F. E. Wood of Chsrlevo.x
went to bed Thursday D ght he bad
1100 in his pantaloons pocket. During
the night the pautaloons went into aa
adjoining room and lost the money.
The barn of Charles D. W est of Mad
ison caught fire it is supposed from
spontaneous combustion Wodnoadey.
H .s wheat and oat crop were destroyed.
Losi, S4000j insurance, f j.700.
Matthew Milhvan, a former re:dent
Whom parents reside at Ann Arbor,
was murdered in Chicago fhUntdey
11. ght by unknown persons and his
body brought home for burial.
James Anderson, aged 17 years, was i
drowned in 9hayl lake, near Mayv
while batiung. His father, mother
and sister, who were in the boat, w
ncs !!:., ie.it.
! v ni re I nt A Pere Marq iMte
conductors have pen discharged with
no reason a gned for their removal.
Bavaral ef them are old am af
the r ad.
The Kcv. .1. w. Totuag of the e
man Presbyterian church has teen I
forced to n hnquish his pupit on ac-j
count of ill health. Me w II remove
to Holly.
Bidl have been opened for the foun
dations of tbe new city hall in Kay
City. The tower of the building win
be the loft. est structure in ttie citv.
John imiK" barn, graner e and
shed. w:th all their contents, in Better,
Breach o onty, were but I ETrtdey.
Loss, fflhl 0 I insurance, i.l 90,
r,l "let :i a-. 1 w V hare Imrr
arrested and bound over to the circuit
court to awa t trial for keep ng a house
of 1 1 r ; ne r.r r open
The state convent m oi pr--dents of
- " " et es w:ll be held
w th the F;rt Lsptist church of Jack
son. Septem'-er
A trn, the season's rop of gra n
and three horses bebng'ng to Charles
Elder of Mt. M.-rrie were desirored '-y
fire i'.or.day.
A rumor is afloat in Bey C tv to the
r!e. t t at tt.e Rebeweiug 1 el com
penys mine t'as been sold ion bicago
1 (
8 1. Johns
The Mo
race on its tot
The Hoibrmen's Association
Gives Way
TO THE NEW DRIVING CLUB
Which Will Continue the E
t '.i fcbaha.Ped ux the New
AasociaUoti.
The boreemeu's
r . i d UV the I.
cinema. lbs new aasocat..; . has
issued me feesewuej pledge: We u.c
nntJirsignsd hereby subscribe fee Use
numUr.f sbai.ana me amount of
sux k as 1 tie Gfejsd laaaesdnesaej etsth,
set cq posle oar names k.f aad
agree st pay the same uku c b
tne directors or treasurer of said I nh
pu ded tt.a; we M.a.. n t te
j faith for stock .n ask
: amount of 15,U00, au
t. 1 .! A to U d ft.'l k.
j stand .tg that me aha
I pauy shall pun has- o!
ids Horsemen s aeeocii
I assets, rig:. is and U
e:.d that .1 may pay a
D l PU JU SS lO lb
! pelrd tor li. J urses
WtUl Ibc Uudtl
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Articles of incorporation
forward, d to ! g .,
of officers WiB be he d in tt
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LAWN TFNN1S CONTtbTS.
Tbe Country Club W... HJ.A Iu First
Annual Thuisday.
Ttie Country club will hold ite first
annual lawn tenis tournament on tbe
club grounds, U-g:nnu,g Ti.uralav,
; isepU-nilt-r I, at 4 p. ns,
! for the hrst contest wdi
C. Kob.UBon and A . ' . 1 1
i ond, Clay 11. H Uatei
Ttie entrief.
f Kenjaui.n
se -
snd AiU.ur
Hatch.
Fi ,dav. epti : : r
j McDonnell and J. W. 1L oomb; W. A.
I Marliudale ami John t rosby.
Saturday, epteniler S Kntnes,
rr;u A. Wa d d s-..
w.th, John A. Seymour h
Wot.
Monday, September 5 E:. tries. Cern
C. Ooodwin and John C. Avery; Wood
Leal and Edward Avery.
Wednesday, tvpteinber T Bntj s
wiuner of numtier four aca net w.nner
of number seven; winner of number
: Uiret aga.nst w.nner 01 numbei
, Thursday, entries Winner of num-
uer iso against winner 01 numner
eight; winner of number on aa it
w.nner of numlier eicht.
Friday, exitnee W nnsr of nomfsaf
thirteen sgau.st wu.ner of nu: .tr
nine; winner of number ten aga .st
number twelve.
Saturday, entries Winner of num.
tier thirteen aga.nst w.nuer of nuDiUr
lourte n.
A gold medal w 11 be prevented to
the winner d a majority of the events
The medal will be exhibited in Herk
mer's jewelry store window alter Wed
r.esd ay.
Will Start V; A. x t
Bat CkVV, Aug. 17. Th I ay City
plow works was sold fir the second
t.me bv lieceiver .ati ney th mo: .
t he purchaser being Samuel l air, one
of the former nroDrietora. I he con.
tO aOOSpt the Lid. ordering the plant
r ,d. Now that Mr. Fa r ba
te, ned naeeesamn of the mtlsnhty it s
j e t d .t .0 resume bustt.t-,' as ha
1 a practical man. The works were
le t tn. am , h ,v rid-ar'sih d. It whs
nrnply aa- of disagret u.eut beta.ir
the partner.
Second Distort Teef-teteea.
As"K tsims, Aug. 1 fiv men. tmn
ladies and two I 1 n arms n
th cent' house u dsv as the prohfta
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tghs
rt a v
was "2
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a New Lamasr
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