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Newspaper
Fresno Republican Weekly
Location
Fresno, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1889
Page
5
The issue reports a Fresno area weekly summary in 1880, noting editor J. W. Thory and J. W. Shanklin, social events, dances, and church activities. Mentions visits to Bakersfield, Oakland, San Francisco, and Reno. Includes names of locals and hometown anecdotes about family, travel, and illnesses.
Fragmented text references Unity Sooty discovery, church activities, and a Nepersburg area event. It mentions a next meeting, youth program, and expectations about establishing user type or church role. The readable portions imply a local community religious gathering and some numbers about attendees.
Fragmented report describes Seventh-day Adventists hosting a meeting at a church, a discussion of an upcoming public school event, a temperance prayer gathering, Patti Rosa’s upcoming theater appearance, and a local poultry theft incident after a neighbor misplaced four dozen hens worth about $20. The account references the Letmperines Colony house project, an estimated wall cost between 790000 and 4000, and a ranch setting with various community activities and mislaid items.
Trinl Taning began a six week western trip to report business in the San Joaquin valley and Stockton area. He is glad to leave the glassy gas for a tired journey. The visit was marked by the birth of a twelve pound son.
The Mikado Fruit Company starts drying fruit in a new dryer on Nevada Colony. The improved dryer can process between thirty and sixty tons of fruit daily, beginning with the second crop of raisins.
A sprawling reminiscence recounts 1850s Visalia and Fresno past, detailing explorers, Indian tribes, early settlers, cattle losses, climactic droughts, and the transformation from frontier outpost to bustling Fresno. The account names figures, places, and events shaping the era and notes the shift to modern commerce, schools, and infrastructure.
Fire swept a four room residence on Mastrack between Ventura and Santa Chane streets belonging to Folin Towry the Expressman. Neighbors battled flames. Towry and Mrs Towry escaped as fire crews arrived too late to save the structure. Fire officials blamed delay and hydrant distance. The Narl Fruit Company shipped two carloads of table grapes to the East last night. Theo W Borchers plans to move the fruit and confectionery store to the Helm Baker block opposite the post office on November tat.
A crowded, garbled report covers a Presbyterian women's charity meeting and a long political sermon with references to Stevens and Pender, plus local fundraising, church concerns, and scattered social events. It also recalls a firestorm of votes, legal notices, crop reports, and court proceedings involving various residents, merchants, and officials.
A fragmented account describes long Sunday night gatherings led by Professor Coombs of Indiana, with crowds filling the vestibule and proses, while a later sermon for youths draws mixed reactions. The text also references widespread fears about voodoo rumors and racial anxieties tied to African diaspora beliefs.
TB Eldridge, a pater employed on the Baker Inukding, hung his coat in the basement before work yesterday and found a cleaner, a negro, rifling pockets. Eldridge reported the incident after discovering the theft attempt.
Thomas Tlinn a carpenter working inside the new swimming baths on Wuiposa Street was struck by a scaffold that collapsed from a ladder, injuring him with a scalp wound and broken shoulder. Two other men, Wood and Wann, escaped serious harm as the scaffold fell onto cement flooring. Tlinn was taken home for treatment after his injuries were dressed by De Maxon the carpenter.
James S Kernick a farmer filed an insolvency petition in Ingelyiney with the County Clerk. Liabilities are listed at 273850 with creditors including Mrs Mary Blasmgame Peter Michaels National Bank and Farmers Bank. Thomas Pulkerth a farmer near Rotenda petitions Superior Court to be declared insolvent. Liabilities 4196 15 with real estate valued at 225 personal property 2701 exemptions 369460 and encumbrances 1660.
A Vermont land commissioner reports 200000 acres of abandoned farm land in the state. He says land values have fallen to about 3 dollars per acre and proposes inviting Swedes and other colonists to settle the diverted farms in commonwealth areas, with farms already taken in some neighborhoods.
The record describes a probate dispute over Walter B. Grady and his wife, with the widow Grady and son Walter Grady as key parties. It outlines conveyances to Clint Goads, a 1864 death, and questions of property inheritance, guardianship, and claims of dower and communal property. The filing alleges certain deeds and distributions, leading to a disputed will and estate administration after the death.
A Tangled contract saga centers on Vinasian and others over ten acres tied to Armenian claims. The case details alleged misrepresentation, attempted settlement, and eventual refusal to execute a deed. Statements praise Vinasian as industrious and lawful, with caution that bad actors exist in all nations.
Profaor Rufus Tove of Tring Hall San Francisco arranges a dancing class to be held at Riggs Theater this winter Mrs Lovers now in the city will meet parents and children today Wednesday at Riggs Theater from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 2:00 to 4:00 Thursday morning from 9:00 to 11:00.
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