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Newspaper
Fresno Republican Weekly
Location
Fresno, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1889
Page
4
Fresno’s social whirl features lawyers, farmers, and visitors recounting trips to Tresne and San Francisco. Notables include sheriffs, bankers, and merchants from Lin Joaquin, Yolo, and Tulare counties, while crime reports note an opium den case and a robbery inquiry.
Homer Wilbur and associates from Stockton and Southern Pacific press for a Fresno route. They outline costs, surveys, and backing needs while pledging to move quickly once funds are secured. The West Side project aims to connect to New York interests via the Southern Pact.
The note urges concerted effort by top growers to stage a county exhibit in November at Stesno. It argues the display will raise the county’s statewide profile and require carpet and display cooperation to showcase quality produce and gain substantial local support.
Citizens of Carterville plan a May to April public celebration with parades rides prizes and outdoor sports. A grand opening includes a grand parade along the Sao Frigum river, with fair tickets and entertainment for families and spectators.
A morning report from Visalia Limes notes a worm infestation on pumpkin vines and grape vines south of the city. Worms strip sprouts and leaves, with over 20 vines affected and numbers rising daily. Attempts to drown or burn them failed. some specimens will be sent to Professor Hilgard for study.
An observer lauds a grand exhibit of flowers and fruit at the state convention for fail growers. The room features dazzling color in arches, jellies, oranges, lemons, cabbages and beets of surprising size, a four foot cereal display, a giant cornucopia, and a spinning water fountain ball demonstrating a playful jet.
A framing of Friday proceedings in Long Beach reveals Professer and Rev. teaching on soil purity praised by Fresno residents. The court hears multiple charges against James and his alleged acts, including adultery and fraud. Witnesses depict threats and jealousy as police pursue a horse theft connected to Clement. Court actions shift as arrests unfold, with Clement detained on grand larceny charges after a chase from Central colony to town. The day ends with Clement held in default for examination under Justice Wolcott.
In conversation yesterday a gentleman close to Moore and Smith, prominent lumbermen, said their firm now employs about 250 men on the Kings River canyon flume. Several miles are completed, and the large workforce pushes ahead on the project toward Sanger.
Reedley held an auction of town and colony lots amid a throng of 300 or more people from Fresno and distant stations. Prices ranged from 100 to 200 dollars as 20 to 30 lots sold, reflecting Reedley’s growth following the Porterville branch development and the Tresno division.
The article recounts a staged five mile four race at Riggs theater with stakes of 00, involving Morgan and Vining as backers and Harkins as referee. Mining sues Wilcox for 200, the case goes to superior court, Wilcox offered to alter records, Judge Harris investigates, and Morgan Wilcox faces possible disbarment while Wilcox disappears. The outcome hints at potential prosecution and prison.
A large audience gathered at the Y M C A rooms on South P Street to hear Rev VT Trost of San Bernardino speak on a familiar topic. The program included a gymnastic display by the club, music, and readings, with a Friday evening lecture by Bolton on travels in Germany, Kane, and Sweden. Admission is 30 cents for nonmembers.
Mongis Gould A Morrisses boot and shoe firm on South Street offers patrons a chance to win a Fischer grand piano valued at 4150. Tickets issued with 43 purchase. Piano on display near Farmers Bank. Information from Messrs Baume & Drury who supplied the instrument.
Will close their businesses Tuesday April 0 1889 all day. The order of Odd Fellows marks its seventieth anniversary with a grand ball at the Unger opera house in Selma this evening. Members from the city will attend the celebration.
A scanned partnership certificate fragment shows messy OCR with names and places across multiple lines. It references CEERNEY LELAK and Guttelt Phuc with vague roles, mentions Mar hos 88 and a Notary Pub. The readable bits point to a filed agreement among partners with signatures and a county clerk reference.
Fragmentary OCR item lists various names and phrases about a coal shipper, including Van Dyke Coal and scattered personal or firm names, with garbled text. The readable content is insufficient to confirm a coherent event or outcome, yielding a cryptic, incomplete notice.
An unclear historical clipping lists scattered terms including names, places, and numbers with no coherent event. It mentions Brown Wogan and a variety of fragmented words, suggesting a damaged archival page with many unreadable segments and partial sentences.
A garbled OCR style notice references Passivation, heresy, fuel, and military terms with scattered phrases about committees, dates, and places. It mentions Me ocomety with Pot city and Caboun in a nonsensical context plus distorted names and events. The readable fragments suggest a disrupted public notice or editorial snippet.
Notice announces creditors must present claims within four months and lists estate details, heirs, and local officials. It also notes an upcoming meeting at Fresno Lodge No 186 on May 13 1889 to elect trustees for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows local lodge with members urged to attend.
The Superior Court of California County of Tulare issues probate notices for the estate of Thomas Coughran deceased. The administrator is authorized to continue court proceedings, with final distribution anticipated after May and within listed deadlines. The notice assigns rights to real property, including parcels in Tulare and Fresno counties, with specified boundaries and terms.
A public sale action is ordered for property belonging to Mayes County with multiple tracts noted. The notice outlines the sale date near mid May, details of parcels including four lots, and mentions court authority and supervisory officials. Oil and land tracts are implied to be sold under court orders with dates and involved parties referenced in the notice.
Fragmented OCR text reveals a public sale notice in Stockton California with references to a May date, witnesses Dr MCCill and others from Selma Tresno and Hoverdale. It lists claimants and filing deadlines and directs interested parties to file within a specified period at a county office or register.
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