California Correspondence Shows Southland Growth and Lands
A California travel letter from February 11, 1889, recounts a 200 mile journey from Los Angeles through Alhambra Pomona Ontario and San Bernardino area. It notes Alhambra as a bustling fruit locale with land and price ranges, Pomona’s thriving vineyards and orangewoods with prices, and Ontario with irrigation water and mining potential. The writer predicts lower land prices in six to twelve months and promises further notes on San Bernardino Redlands and new gold discoveries.
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Los Angeles
California
Dixon Sun
San Gabriel Valley
Redlands
San Bernardino County
Santa Anna Valley
Orange
Los Angeles Valley
Alhambra
San Madra Mountains
Pomona
Ontario
San Bernardino
Southern Pacific
Washington Letter on Mr Coleman and Agricultural Dept
Washington Correspondent reports Secretary Coleman serving as Commissioner of the Agricultural Department under the current administration. The President’s move to place Coleman on the Cabinet reflects strong support for his leadership and policy direction.
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Senate
Coleman
Whitney
Navy Department
Senator Plumb
Hale
Harrison
Randall
House
Ways and Means
Senate Committee On
Territories
Oklahoma
McDonald
Likly
Manderson
Congress
Cleveland
New York City
Fairchild
Col. Lamont
New York
Dickinson
Garland
Treasury
Thompson
Stevenson
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Indiana
Edgerton
Kenna
West Virginia
Washineaton
D. C
Agricultural Department
Tax Notice of Tax Sale and Redemption Details
Public notice announces tax sale by the County Collector at Dixon Court House on June 16 1887. It lists several parcels by lot, section, township and range with assignees and notes redemption ends June 17 1889. signed W P Blackistc Geneseo Ill February 20 1889.
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Court House
Dixon
Lee County
State of
Illinois
H. Simonson
Yee Ory
G. Merrell
Henry Whipple
J. H. Maxwell
Wim. Depuy
Margarett Law
R&ge
Cnak Pappnare
Nhl
Chas. Stannard
Moses Crom
W. P. Blackistc
Geneseo, Ill
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W.M. Kennedy
Dixon, Illinois
UBL
Washington
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S.G. Austin & CO
Shele Goooods
T. J. Hyde
Cos
C. C. Godfrey
Grocer
Brubaker & Carpenter
Warpat
Brubaker & Carpenter’s
Galena Street
Dixon, Ills
Frees
J. E. Pratt
van Epps
P.S
Chicago
Brorthwestern Railway
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Portland
Denver
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Black Hills
Gen
J. M. Whitman
Wicker
P. Wilson
Wasishiagion
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