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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
3
In the Daily Evening News a terse notice shows the estate of J O Spencer with marked names and officials referenced. The fragmentary item mentions Staxacang Baron and Ger Cone Eteveur Sirceta and Pu Htack 17 as part of the notice details.
Local items report a racist meeting scheduled this evening by Golden State Rebekah Lodge. Bred Witty faces sentencing after yesterday's grand larceny conviction. Tennis preliminaries and handicap tournament progress at Modesto courts with finals due June 16. Modesto pharmacy introduces Now-rule OINTAGE with two daily delivery wagons to speed morning orders.
Mrs GP Longbridge of Nevada City is a guest at the Tynan Mee J I Kinehart tuft and travels this morning by train to Stockton to visit friends. James A Waymira and party were in town yesterday on business with the Turlock Irrigation District. Mrs JW Davison Jr, who has been visiting relatives here, returned home at Berenda this morning.
Mrs. Francia C Arnold obtained a maintenance order against her husband W H Arnold in Judge Minor s court yesterday The plaintiff s law partner Hatton represented the plaintiff Maddox the defendant The judge after assessing the finances ordered divorce pooling the plaintiff s claim the defendant to pay 60 for attorney fees 30 monthly for the support of the plaintiff and her minor children and 20 to defray rostered witness fees all due within ten days
State Rep Edward Wolfe of Ban Frevelace and Grap Chief Ranger of the Foresters of America of California arrived in Modesto to conduct initiation ceremonies at Druta Ball. Seventy new members will be initiated in Court Stanie Jane 194. An initiatory team from Stockton will arrive to expand the ritual, with the event concluding in banquet style.
A new district forms near Eimdalu station on the valley road fifteen miles southeast of Modesto. Plans include building a schoolhouse near Gimdals station for 21 school children who have attended the show stour, including Jock and Montpellier.
The Board of Education convened yesterday to review examination papers for pupils in the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. The session will run for a week with members Ho nlater V, the Banga, GE, Townes, Mt Willawe, RE. Mortha, and J. A. Wiener attending.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a land sale involving DL and M Hickman to MR Tarbert for 1000 acres in a county area. Mentions township 13 M4 and land parcels in sections 13 and 24 with references to M.D and local names, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
The Board of Directors of the Turlock Irrigation District met to ratify a contract exchanging $1,139,000 in new bonds for $1,170,000 in old bonds and settling months of litigation. The deal nets $980,000 cash for future work, with $80,000 in interest coupons and $30,000 in old bonds to be sold. The settlement ends disputes between the district, taxpayers, contractors, and bondholders.
Citizens who have placed their name on the registration roll should complete a new registration this year. Requirements include American citizenship, one year in the state, county residency, and registration thirty days before election. Unregistered voters are warned their franchise will be forfeited. encouragement is given to vote to counter political bosses.
A county tax list appears in this issue as a supplemental notice. It shows taxpayers who failed to pay taxes this year and last year. County Treasurer and Ex Officio Tax Collector Wa. Downer is praised for compiling the delinquent list efficiently.
The readable text lists various goods and places with garbled spellings. It mentions berries, carpets, wallpaper, and agents, with scattered references to health mills and excursions on a southern highway. Details are unclear and scattered but indicate trade and travel notes from the era.
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