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NOT AS FUNNY, AS IT LOOKS
/^jERTAIN ribald writers of the weekly press have mortally
I offended the Fairbanks boom. .They treat this appalling and
\j portentous movement as if it were comedy ; nay, even farce.
They write of the vice president's bald head, unmindful of the
fate of those bad little boys impressively related on the highest
authority. They speak in a scoffing way of the buttermilk habit
with which Mr. Fairbanks is afflicted. 1 A man might. easily drink
worse things than buttermilk, which is a sound temperance bever
age, much recommended to promote longevity.
It may be admitted at once that Mr. Fairbanks was unfor
tunate in his campaign biography, which, indeed,- is suspected of
near relationship to autobiography, and by consequence he is made
to suffer for the sins of omission and commission in this queer
work. How acute is the suffering. may be gathered from the fact,
related by telegraph, that" the promoters of the Fairbanks boom
took measures to suppress or buy up all copies put on sale lin
Indianapolis of a blistering review of the biography in one of the
weekly papers that are having fun with the vice president's pre
tensions.
If one may believe these writers, the method of suppression
is a favorite weapon in the Fairbanks He owns or con
trols most of the influential newspapers in the state of Indiana and
his blue pencil is busy.
The biography or autobiography that Mr. Fairbanks has put
out in generous supply is a rather grotesque endeavor to create the
"BeTiefthat Fairbanks is 'a man built and fashioned on the -Lincoln
model. The book is illustrated, for instance, with an inspiring;
picture of a log cabin, purporting to be the birthplace of Fair
banks. The ribald writers say the picture is a fake. It is cruel
to spoil a romance so carefully coddled. The stories of young
Fairbanks' early poverty and his struggles to beat off the wolf
from the door are put in the same category .with the poetry ; of
the log cabin. Too bad ! ••
It is unfeeling thus to destroy an ideal raised and nourished
\u25a0with so much pains and care. Indeed, the Fairbanks boom is a
very unusual growth. It is purely exotic, artificial. The habitual
reader of newspapers sees it crop; up in unexpected places. A
political writer in the Chicago Tribune the otJier day spent la
column on the first page refuting and confounding the foul slander
that Mr. > Fairbanks is an icicle. Some wicked and doubtless
malicious newspaperman long ago. fixed him with the opprobrious
nickname "Senator Icebanks."" An ocean, ofjnk is. in full tide to
blot out that odious label. The Fairbanks boom is a model of
industry," and, mind'you, it will have to be reckoned with. It isn't
funny at all. , -
FIGHT OVER RAILROAD LANDS
A SHARP struggle is pending in Oregon between the Southern
•/\ Pacific and considerable bodies of; settlers or intending .set
> £ T j L tiers vyho desire to obtain title" to railroad granted land
under the terms and conditions laid down' by congress in
the original grants. The purpose of those grants was, of course;
to encourage settlement on the public domain' as well; as" to assist
the railroads. For these objects congress decreed .that the granted
lands should be sold A 'to actual settlersonjy" at a price not greater
than $2.50 an acre. The Southern Pacific now contends, tin; Oregon
and likewise in California, that, absolute title in fee simple vested
in the railroads and that. they have the right to sell in. open market
at any price they'can get: or to withhold Ihef lands and refuse to
sell for an indefinite period. - -•.:
Very .much the same policy, has \u25a0been pursued by the Southern
Pacific in California, and it retards settlement and the development
of the country. A simple; reading of the act of congress shows
that no. title in fee simple passed." It waV merely a conditional
grant for a specific purpose. The, railroad companies were made
trustees to carry out that purpose which they; nowy as always,,
ignore. They have usurped an ownership that never
granted them.
Groups of intending * settlers are co-operating in Oregon to
bring suit to compel the Southern Pacific; to sell them granted
lands in accordance with the terms of 'the act of congress: ''An
expensive and technical fight is being made by the/railroad! lawyers,
•and this burden is unjust to the settlers^ The federal go> ; ernrnen^
.through its department of justice, should take hold ? of the -matter
and bring suit to compel the Southern Pacific to fulfill the. condi
tions of its trusteeship or forfeit^thelandsf' Where theTconditibns
of the grant have been so notoriously disregarded there is no- doiibt
that forfeiture would He, and what-is true of Oregon in'this regard
is'equally true of California. . "
OUT OF DATE POSTAL METHODS
f-|~IHE movement in favor of a parcels : post gains strength, not- 1
| , withstanding the strenuous campaign waged against h~ it ; - by
j[ the express companies. Senator • Tom Platt, who represents
an express company in the senate and : rides the -state .of New
York like an old hianof^tKe sea, would prbbably'have resigned long
ago were it not that he holds on to stand guard- over hi
tion's- interest in this-regard. But Platt cannot last' forever; : He
will not go back to the senate- after his term expires.
-.Rural! free delivery has proved successful and popular, among
the farming communities. This,- 'indeed,- is, J the ; first v positive
recognition of farmers' needs ? by k. the? nationals government/ Of.
c6urse,nhere! is '.] thief <iepaftment (of ra^icultur^,^ut^we>fear\tHat|it
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does not get . yery.; close to ; the : country home. The free delivery
is a distinct convenience; that 'saves time and: money. t Farmers arc
enabled to order small: packages (sent: out to them from the county
seat or, the .village store. Th€re vis no doubt that thej parcels post
would vastly increase the conveniences of . the rural free ideliy
ery system. \u25a0" '' ;\u25a0." : .' ;- : v - /-_\u25a0 ; \u25a0.-.. : ; '\u25a0: ; ' - ; . -". . ; ; .: .;. . : : '\u25a0\u25a0
The power of the express companies in . blocking legislation
lof this sort ; is shown by the fact that the IJnited States has a
postal convention \yith foreignVcountries, under which it, is much
cheaper- to send packages of merchandise - to Europe than to any
part of this i country.. It" is an anomaly of legislation that cannot
very long survive: '\u25a0\u25a0',\u25a0' ;~":
Dr. ; Long's demand for a retraction ; will prolTably get him off
the mollycoddle: list, if it does not, result in a /full membefsliipMn
the -iArianias club; " ; "
Gortelyou quite naturally, resents as an unwarranted inter
ferenceVwith^ his . prerogatives any attempt to nominate : him for, presi
dent .. before he has tried on the "[ portfolios for the navy* and
agriculture. .' i, . - 1 " : ':\u25a0".: - " \u0084\ ' \T-
THB , new v east '! and west ;bound
transcontinental' association .tariff
Is rready. for: publication and > the
California rates are all fiUed; in
and ? the proofs ' are; In the hands; of i the
printer. The • rates \u25a0 to, and from; north
Pacific; coast ', terminal; points," Portland,"
Seattle ' and Tacoma^are'; not \u25a0 yet ready
as it has * not'; been ~- : decided- just 'how
to carry J the ? rates ; to the I intermediate
territory between^ St/* Paul r and .) the Pa-;
clflc ; coast - states. XThe; members jof , the
association are discussing the best form
of ° tariff % with';? a> view^of .- taking^suoh
rates ; out .of t he t rait«con t inental \u25a0 asso
clation ?, tar Iff s'V and i usingn g y $i% separate
tariff for! thai ; territory! '^There areTalao
certain prominent, commodities whdte
disenssion • Is i being.: had -about the lad -
jj u stmen 1 7 ot t rates, '£ and li the I? members
have? not "yet 'decided Jwhat » to \ do; J and
until' they "do'de'eide^the California'; lines
cannot well / publish? their itariffs.'H be-,
cause; It ;- is ,= absolutely/ necessary,^ for
Ca lifor n !a toT; have * the 'i same % rates : as
the? north \ coast-^J- The ~\ of I the
association ; expect Hojreach ? ajflnal de
cision the <i end "! of v monthir
The transcontinental lines think that
It \ ls s going to?: be !.; the i; most complete
and ; up^ to'date ,of anyi tariff ; in^Atnerica*
arid X may/come % nearer| to'j the % require
ments of the 'interstate ; commerce ; com
misslon;';than?ln^anysother"section'|of
tbe^country.^.Tho transcontinental . tar-
Iffs "cover; all! the '-territory^ lnfAraerica
east v';of;\the'l Rocky With
ttie new tariff -will: be. a. list of •point a
onr all- ? rbad«;itOfiarid| 4 from*,whichv;the
tariff applies and the rate basis which
each "point : : takes, and * the T railroad Yon
I jwhich _ ; it jis^ located"t_so/that '.'.to'], flnd^v
rate- f rom; ariyjeasterh^ point fto"iCail£
fornia\ you ilook^fqr^thejJ point? in§ the
llsttand'.wlll? find] reference j-tdJtheTrate
it. takes, Any j merchant I canSlookgnp
his own rate 'i and ibe I perfectly fcertain. 11
If^ there Is T noSrate|fromithelpoirit|it
will ; be, shown, v and -\wherit the*: railroad
ls'[shbwn<;opposite^the (point
dicate?thatithat|roadjis;arparty,Uofthe 5
tarjff/i : NoErallroadsiwlll|be|Bhowh v *as
servlhgl 'the ' jioints; unless -they." are
parties to .the tariff, y; '.' * - •
•••'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0/- •','?' v-:-"-';.*:/rv>.: : : •;•,.%:- ':\u25a0\u25a0:"'- -:^'" \u25a0
f iCraWr*Lake*fraili
road rS in \u25a0: souther nl£Oreg6n,'n 1 £Oreg6n,'^ l which|Si Was
built 1 20 {miles £east|of( Medford |*throujgli
.thecß6gue«rlver > .\.valleyJby a |the)cltisenB
[ot & Medf ord \(and g operation f" suspended
owing to^ lack^of f capital,^ has % been
bo ugbt ; by, -bankers connected lwith '% the
Oregon! trust company represented
by) G;V Kf( EstesV^:The^ same 7 syndicate
Isn't It Peculiar?— No. 3;
NOTE- AND COMMENT
In Railway Gireles
has purchased the ; narrow-gauge line
f tjora ; Medf ord ?, to i Jacksonville V and j In^"
tends- to extend', the ; road 'east ! to, a'» vast
body, of pine"*timber/i haying ; more thah
laAbllliori j feet;; along; the lwestern^ slope
of the Cascade mountains . and] eventu-f.
ally,; to approach! nearlfenbughHb; Crater,
lake to make the lake and surrounding
country; a \ resort ; country.'f Active's con
struction will be 'begun' at once and: 30
miles 'of road be > completed i within
a^yearJ '\u25a0^\u25a0'~.' '\u25a0 ' •' .; \u25a0"..\u25a0\u25a0"-'\u25a0.'\u25a0'/.\u25a0\u25a0,"'•'. \u25a0."\u25a0 r -?v v .'\u25a0" \u25a0 :.
iv- H. M.McCartnej', assistant- chief en
gineer-: of . ; the ..'-Western ?- Pacific, , says
\u25a0there has! been ] no \ track I laid ; as ; yet] in
the/ Beckwlth ; pass fto JChilcoot, I *nor./Js
there Vany \u25a0 likelihood?of v electricl power
being used: on! this: portion'oflthe line?
- :-- ".' * .'=;;\u25a0 ;\u25a0'•'•\u25a0'. - ; v~-'--'* : : i i-- '-:'- \u25a0;*.;\u25a0 . \v
• CiThe ' Southern Paci flc ~ \u25a0 has / arranged
to : build va : second ; . track j between : Rose
.yille;and\Lbomis,ffiyelmiles.^4This .will
give a continuous *double,track between
Sacramento '; and '\u25a0 Loomis, . aya v dis tance -of
25 miles/ : ; ;> ;: .;. .;',\u25a0 ;.'} -: ' ' \u25a0 \u25a0,'.- v - \u25a0'\u25a0-'ir^.
\The Great . Northern \u25a0 lias ; 10 -"carloads
of ; coffee ; from-. New r York •' on Uhelri.way
ito tthis \ city and j has i.the i firm
to"^which| It lis * consigned a service Vof
20 x days viromS^w^Yorki^;:,The Jcars
.were 'delivered to the Great Northern~at
St.rpaui.v:,.:- ;;-\u25a0;. \u25a0-': ; .:\u25a0 :\u25a0-
yZ TI. ;H.-; Ingram^ . general superintendent
of 'the; southern idistrict?of (the] Southern
kaciflc,^hass.withUheSchlefrstatistician
fortthatidiylslonitAnM.^Smith^lefttfor
Chicago on^ business 'of . the 'company. ;y:s
:;;•- V' "• -.•\u25a0V.:" i 'v-.v-'t-* \u25a0:'\u25a0.\u25a0•\u25a0.\u25a0..'• : - ; «;-f *\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0.-•'\u25a0:/•: 'A-":- ••> -~:
members ;ortheiPress; aai-
Boctatloniwlll I leavel toni ghti f orja^brief
stayJatlLakelTahoer'and .wilHbe ?enter£
tainetl^atithetavern. v ".' \u25a0:• '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0 \u25a0 ''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0;
\u25a0A\ F: W.iMcDohald,'-, accord ing; to '[ rumor/
is Ito ; leave J the ! SantaJFe T and 'i enter) Into
the^lnsuraVcelbusinessA'/JMcDonaldlhas
been£industrial; : ;commlssioner^'bf^the
Santaf Fe"S f or £several* 3^ears,f and/J It Jis
understood gthat^ on 1 " ' the '; first toffiext
mbnthjhelwillltake^ri'iimportaritsposi:*
tlorilwlttflt^eXEqUitabletonXtftliiCOast/
McDonald^ is^ a|brbther^ln^lawfbf^Paul
Morton," ; the : *of ? the* corpora-"
tlon:^-,'-,-:]:^- v -; 1 v^ r--; :-V:.-f -,-'\u25a0-,--. Tr'.;>-
\u25a0. \u25a0\u25a0; - \u25a0. - 1 ,' - \u25a0\u25a0-,-: <•'; 'i »• • '\u25a0 • -- \u25a0 .
;,"\u25a0:: J. S.'iLeeds'lmanager.'ofithe;Refriger
ator^ Despatch.^'and Dun?
generalf agent ton*: this Jcoast,*S lef tglasj
night } f or^thels SacVamenta>,yalleyJ oh| a
tourjofJlnspectlonfof/theifruitfdlstricts
sofas] to]biTableUo7arriverat^bmelesti?
mate of {what the; c j^M§lM
Personal ifflention
.*; : ;...'.,*.!. ~,.,i[ : \u25a0';";'',.. .'-..'.'-'.'\u25a0'-'\u25a0\u25a0'^.\u25a0-^--•'t'
A^'rW: L. Cox of Reno' Is at the Fair
mont. \u25a0;-.."- : "•\u25a0'.-' '\u25a0*•"'
'-S.M. Busby of Spokane is. staying si
the^Hamlln,';. V>;* ;
;.'E. P. ; Marshall of \Troy Is staying at
the Hamlin>"-:: ' - .
: Lesly;A. Johnson of Boston Is a guest
at -the Palace.. ..
MrB.Jc cV- Willey of Chicago is a
guest at ;the. Fairmont.
V. ciarence A. .Lang of is stay
ing r at . the '; St. \ Francis/ % x \u0084
Miss L. C. Price' . : 6f West -Virginia
Is a guest at.the" Jefferson., -
A. H.' Rohrer, a.merchant of -Portland,
Ore., is staying ;at- the Savoy.
: J. H. : McGuire, a-• mining ; man - from
Austin, Nev.", Is registered at the Palace;
(<fE.\Y.\ Ponieroy, a young, businessman
'of Alto, "1»- registered at the
Hamlin:;' / ' ,; -\u0084.;/• '\u25a0\u0084** .^ \u25a0 :;>;: ;>;
B. C. Howard, r the Tokyo : representa
tive ? of > the ;: Toyb ; Kf sen : Kalsha, Is ;: at
the ;• St: Francis. - ;,- \u25a0*/:•\u25a0 \\ \u25a0'. Cv-V.
Charles E.'Gosenheim. a businessman
of ..- New > r .York,i registered : . at " the ,< Jef -,
fcrson . yesterday.
-..'Judge Emery, ;C. Gesford of the.:su-'
perlor : bench \u25a0 of] Napa" county is staying
at the: Baltimore. '{ - . \u25a0
' C. ',• B. Younger.i a ; prominent attorney
and s financier,; of \u25a0 Santa* Criiz,': is" a*, guejt
atUhe;st.;Francis.f,' ; ;
Ifi S. X.' Palmer' and son, prominent biisi -
nessmen or New^York, registered at the
Hamlin -yesterday.
L. H. ; who is connected ; wi th
the '-\u25a0' United y States i geological survey
.work >in i Nevada,**; is^ staying.' at : the St.
Francis^; '>, ; i r;'\'.- : :^' '."\u25a0'.]\u25a0 \/--- '•\u25a0''-. -V',c\
;'. George', Ll4-Mcponough,\colonlxins
agent* of Uhe 'i Central Pacific^ company,
' oftlces in Omaha, lisa' guest at the
Hamlin..;;' ;<..;': ; , ; \u0084. -\u0084-.; r :. ;.-;--: ; '^ ->•\u25a0
\u25a0vJohiil'F: Elliott "\ and ,W.'*E. ! Weed of
Ne Wi'York; ( officials f of \ the ) Singer sew
ing -machine company, . are staying : at
thejFalrmont. • . ''',/.",:\u25a0; •'. -P^-^'
\u25a0 J.vW.ißlodgett, a" millionaire lumber
man :' of .^Grand \ Rapids, ~* Mich., accom
panied by E. H."- Cox: of the] same? city, !
registered fat '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 the > Fai rmon t % yesterday:
s^AmonßTthe fat: .the , Baltimore
are' a party of weal thy Fresno residents
who ;. are making: an I extended * tour of
;. the '; state ln« an* automobile.'^: 1 Those Jin
! the 5 par ty i ar e ; Mr,' s and \u25a0 Mrs. : : O.~i O. - Cod£
i dington, ; JL ' P.> McAfee and i Mrs.*.: Leo
nora White. , \u25a0 \u25a0' ''\u25a0 / --. ; >; \u25a0\u25a0.:.-\u25a0
Hpwi Dolores
<ame^
Editor;. Call^-Sir:. ;'.- The* lnsider, iwho
wrote bo feelingly in regard to histor
leal accuracy, ; makes many mistakes] in
his article on city nomenclature. I will
ohe'l statement.yi|livS giving Ji the
"origin"? of ; the'iname^ Dolores " as -applied
; toHheimlsBl6n/|h«|'B'tates T thatiWhen^the
first, soldiers made their 'appearance i on
jtlie 'l hillsjtheyl camel upon '.\ a.\ number! of
Indian |womeii f wash 1 n g (at t a lake. The
iWOmenllwefel so~2 terrified | at \ the % sight
of Hhe'isoldierslthat jtheyibegah"to;cfy
;andf lament* and • the ! In Vconse£
quence [named j the; place; La giina de-los
Dolores., '^'- '-""'. v ,"
|g|l iwill I offer j this correction :l In t March^
;1776,^Col6nel .iAuM"[rodeliip*f f rom j Mon -
'teteylwithTaf small fescort | f or j the j'pur
pose|of|Belectinglsltes^for^thej presidio
and 3 mission Tfof | San] Frahclsco.^Ojni|Prl
day,*jM»>cHl29,l he ; came (to } &} beautiful
llttlefrivulet^flowingjjdowhf fromSthe
hlllsltoJailake'lnj'alfertUelvaliey.^Here
jhe determined : to plant the mission, and
| thefdayibeingithe?Prlday I |of| Sorrows
; ( Vierhes^de^j polores^-Good f* [Friday ),*\u25a0
<; he]namM^hefefeekyArroyo|de}l6sfDb"
lores^The^misslonJbf^anjFra^icisc^i^e
The Insider
Tells how Mrs. Will Irwin inapersonated^an
earthquake and how the late; D. McFarland
helped to dig Poker Flat from a white grave
>\u25a0'•"." _/•..„ \u25a0.\u25a0.:•'•. \u25a0-, ;....'\u25a0. - rr*HE literary. Irwins have done a bis:
Buildings Sh&ke. v -i: I . s hare in • making San "Francisco knpwn
. \ tb Music \ i- ; j n X ew^ York. What :with Will Irwin's
work oirthrSun;;iatef asfmanaging editor of McClureX and now as an
event^ specialist 'for Collier's, and Wallace Irwin V pointed verses that put
a : quiver even in 'the side 'of the staid east, good things -that come out of our
NizVreth are taken more' and more as a matter of course. But ..this is a
stofy^of : clever; doings not of a male .Irwin. but of Mrs. Will Irwin, who.
apparently, is ingenious enough -to find:time for .things besides the careful
uprearing of the heir to.. the Irwin fortunes. .Mrs. Bill has. come to Cali
fornia for a brief visit, and the^^ come with her the story of 'her recent
appearance at an authors' and artists* dress ball as an earthquake. Fancy
it! And the point to the story is. that she looked . and was the part and
needed- no 'label. ,';.,s\u25a0»;•
\u25a0 Vr'Mrs'. I^v'in.came upon the scenein a costume draped into many broad
surfaces/ .This "for the^ purpose of .-better showing the flames -that leaped
up toward her harmonious hair with a vividness ;that almostj: siztled their
own paint! lurid tongue of .fire mounted her 'back. All this
spoke eloquently of the second stage of San Francisco's .disaster. But how
would you \u25a0 tone down a number nine earthquake to 'make" it ; presentable in
a ballroom? .This is how it was done: ; Pending from' the ; costume on strings
and rising tier over tier 'were' flimsy . card miniatures of 'manyof San Fran
cisco's best known buildings— skyscrapers, churches * and the Bohemian
club. 'When, Mrs: Irwin strolled about or waltzed the card buildings vibrated
with the gentle motion in, most amazing fashion. The* bright flames height
ened the effect. ; But on her head was the crowning triumph of the ingenious
costume'! Her head piece was a tall reproduction 1 of The Call building, also
of light cardboard. When spectators who had been in San Francisco at the
time of the disaster-saw the wrigglingand sinuous convulsing of that familiar
skyscraper it was only the assuring grace of the lady who wore, it that kept
them from bursting into the shout: "To the hills for your life!"
'\u25a0n/'/gr • -r j Will \u25a0''•Irwin, who is now^ connected with
Will irwin Jpins Collier's, the same weekly which secured ;his
Collier's Staff brother Wallace on its staff some- time since,
never" r did like -desk work. When he was taking care of the- Chronicle's
Sunday page the labor was irksome to him, and he was always looking out
for.'something that would take him away from the paste-pot and'shears.
He was doing splendid work for the New York Sun when. McClure lured
tiimvto the editor's chair, he has just . vacated. He really should give up
newspaper^work and v devote himself to literature alone, for what he has done
in the latter' line is ; of Al quality, and whatever; may be said to the, contrary,
good work-in! letters does notperrait of good work in journalism from Ithc
same person. at the same time.. *
Banker HelpeitO fDavidS.McParlan^.^ pioneer .banker of
, D * Vf ' Poker and Howland fiats, who * recently
Hesurrcct IOWn . passed away in this city at an advanced age.
once told me ""a story of a curious experience he had in Sierra county: in the
fifties. Howland. and Poker Flat were only a few miles apart, and he was
living at thefetter/place. He had been; in Howland and was detained by
a heavy snowstorm. When the flakes ceased to* fall he took the ski route
home. Skis, I may explain, for. the benefit of the unlearned, are Norwegian
snowshoes.rand up .in the mountains of our state, as welt as -in Canada
and Alaska and.theriorthern states, they are; always in use in the winter.
McFarland : pursued his ', journey . until jhe arrived; at what': should ;haye ..been
Poker, Flat, but there no trace of the town, to be^seen. r He^imagined
hejmust jhayeilost (his ,way, ;but could not s'ee;how it happened to Vuch an
old; voVageur ; himself. 1 - Just ;a'7ew stumps and one or two logs appeared
through- the' snowdrifts.- He tripped over one of the "stumps" and found it
was a chimney. The "logs'* were the ridge poles, and^Poker Flat was
certainly ; far; below, snowed under. 111 1 was some time before he managed
to locate": his own .chimney^ Her said it was an^experience never to: be for
gottenJhowhe.helped to dig iipthe town from its white grave.
The Smart Set
AS a great but indeed a pleasant
surprise to -their .many \u25a0 friends
comes . the announcement of the
- . engagement of Miss Elizabeth B.
Sheehan- to* Bernardo jShorb, which has
been told 'informally within the ; past
few,; days.- Miss Sheehan, who is'tho
daughter, fof . John Sheehan, . Is a . New
York* 1 girl f who- has 'made "her home fin
San -Francisco^ for A the past year, bnt
who has : in Uhat: time, becomes great
favorite '^socially.: She ' 18 : a tall girl,
very' handsome," with i decided brunette
coloring. w ; She 'is > clever C and - accom
plished ; and -r has - traveled -extensively
both in^thlßi country In * Europe.
Her i brothers -came * Calif ornia; soon
alter * the v flrel and In ; business
here and she came out shortly after and
furnished, a? home, for: them. .She be
came! so pleased, with' life here that she
decided > to v ; remain J: permanently^- and
this spring -her father rand .the? rest of
her ;^ family/ lef t \u25a0 their ; Eastern *: home
and cam© here to live. : Bernardo Shorb
Is | named I for' his grandfather, Don Ber
nardo Wilson, a Tennesseean, who came
to California before the American oc
cupation aad , for I whom \ Mount -Wilson
in southern California*. was named. He
married ; Ramona Yorba, a ' member of
the^ great ;? Spanish - family :of f YoTba,
whose grant was from Riverside to tha
sea. .. - Riverside; was the Jurupa rancho,
and was ' their sheep rancho.',,;Don.Ber
nardo's daughter was "; Senorl ta - Jesus*
Maria Wilson, and j she married J. 'le
Barth i Shorb,^ Who , came ;? of f Ta ' i distiaf
guished ; Maryland family.' He > and ; his
brother, .: Dr. r J.V. Campbell 1 Shor b,v. were
always popular in this state and promi
nent In the exclusive' southern set.' Ber
nardo i Shorb "is the.'? youngest Saon of
the / late . J. ; de 1 Barth ;.Short> and ; Mrs.
Shorb, who j has made ] her ' home'; in this
elty»? f or > several ,' years.">t~ He i.was born
at \u25a0 San Marino, "the j country home of
the Shorb family,^, in ; the j San :: v Gabriol
valley ,%whleh> is ; considered i one " of i tho
most beautiful. places in California. He
is } popular and 3 shares % the 'charm ?. of
manner.vjwhlch ':'. has "£ made -'. the ',1 family,
such ;* great here t- and \u25a0 ; else
where. V" The wedding of Miss < Sheehan
and . Mr. Shorb will , take place on July
2, f but I , the details of the affair have
not as yet been, arranged.
The ushers at the i_ wedding Tof Miss
Aslsi . wasv.establised 'on the *.19th;.of
Octobersof |the) same iyear"s>n£ the site
selected \u25a0byJ : Auxa.' i 1 Promliti | location it
became known as ; the Mission Dolores.*
and when \ the* pueblo f. which Jgr«w;^up
around ;Athe?;iniasion ;! expanded^ lnto *a
clty.^the; Mission vDol6resibecame;the
official \ designation of ; that = portion \ ly
in*,f |n'i general^terms,;, between "Thir
teenth* and 1 Twenty .-sixth " streets. " Cas -
tro7 street^; and'4thellPotrero.w Respect
fully. :'" - -zobth;s.^eldridge.* <
: Sah Franci3CO, t iMay,;26,U9o7.* f '
©briciitipr.s in^aiilgi^!^
San Fr«iiciK«,buUdiii» i^r«lt.''for- Jm« 5: ..••-«*«u« -«• • .
.;\u25a0\u25a0 ~: : Preliminary j ttepa ha.r* fcienl UkwTti trtiHUi"^^^ '-'. ,* "^ "/' **' * *•
jJiOTE 6, 1907
Louise Reddinrton and Dr.-A.',W. Hew
lett, which is to take place on Wednea
\u25a0« «™?? t '" at Trln "y church, will be
Dr. E. E. Brownell. Dr. Morton Gibbons.
George Whipple. Knox Maddox. Allan
Chickering and Arthur " Redln«ton.
Snf k * .? ce T lett th «-«rbom-s brother,
will be the best man.' As has been al
ready announced Miss Marian Huntlng-
S^fi.r 1 ™' 6 *'- 111 * ™aW of honor and Mia*
SH^. tr^v*?* Mlas Gibbons
will be the bridesmaids, lowing to th»
recent^death of , Dr. Hewlett's uncle, A.
W- Whitney, the reception which ' was
to have followed 4he ceremony has been
given up and only, the bridal party and
fu f e T very lntlm »t« friends will g o to
the * home of- the . bride's . parents on
Scott street afterward. The Invffilon,
to the church have not' been recalled
though, and a throng . of; guests • will"
be present at the ceremony at J' o'clock
: 'Mrs. Henry ..Alston- WlllUms.' Is ! in
aduc ' who haa mado ncr home
there for some months past. •
Captain and Mrs. Louis Brechemla
Jr are among.the popular »my ? Sik
pmii 2, VlCl . nltyiWho arft to 8«,,(o the
Philippines in the near future. as orders
are jout that Captain Brechemln la to
sail on' August 5. He and Mr a Breche^
mln (who was formerly Ml,- r^k
thi!r r) ha J e Uved at "«V-BSivSSS
their marrlagre last year, and they will
be I missed greatly from both ' sldVs^f
• ""•
mmmim
f Captain land: Mrs. 8.j3 Ed Ker»h
have j visited here .quit*' a bit *so t "h^r