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Newspaper
Fresno Republican Weekly
Location
Fresno, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1889
Page
5
Readable items cover local clergy, businesses, and legal notices in Visalia area. Mentions include the Seventh Day Adventists church dedication, Mis Viors Mocsiit Secretiurs meeting, Tulare City court cases, and local trades such as lumber and jewelry stores with multiple names and places noted.
The Superior Court assigns criminal docket for November and December with cases involving larceny murder counterfeit activity and various warrants. Judges set trial dates including November 17 and November 19 for multiple defendants and note calendar priorities and scheduling constraints.
The suit cites separation and requests a divorce from Sagual Young on grounds of cruelty. The plaintiff claims the respondent abused and swore at her while drinking, and notes the couple’s Fresno residence and business ties.
A rough transcription describes Revival Services at Chusthin Church with pastors and crowd hoping for rain blessings despite a storm. Professor Coombs preached a humble discourse and plans were made for nightly services through next Sunday. A hunting party returned from a five day trip to Tin e Gold and vanity reporting eighteen downed quarry and noting old mine shafts along their route.
Miss Ida M. Teenfey will give a reading of Tennyson in the city on October 21 to benefit the public school library. Proceeds will fund book purchases, and Fresno citizens are urged to support the event after successful engagements in Oakland San Francisco San Jose Berkeley and Alameda.
Cyrus Merman Clifton, bald headed and accused of assault to murder, was held to answer by Judge Wolcott in Mariposa County court after a chaotic hearing. Witnesses clashed, Clifton contradicted them, and the defense pressed alibi and motive while the courtroom erupted in scattered testimony and interruptions.
John Burns, a wealthy inebriate, escaped from jail after a drunken night at the Grand Central Hotel bar. He carried a silver watch and $100 in gold, consumed fusel and various substances, attempted to attack the barkeeper, exited via a window, and was found by a policeman near the scene before being placed in a cell.
Manager Riggs spurs theater growth in the Queen City with plans for a grand Humpty Dumpty pantomime at the Opera House. Forty Nick Roberts players will perform with a 2, 10 and 7 cent admission, featuring a reconstructed stage and clown acts. Rosa troupe booked for next week amid advance notices for the Patt. Rogy Company.
In The Colony Ray White hosted a house warming at his new packing house with many friends attending a lively event. Guests listed include Mecca Dudley Roberts Whitt Olney Weaser Daniels Lives Gribbs Otto Swing Coons Cony Messy Lomby Tombert Phillips Marble Loud Anderson Simpson Macy Reals Margin Grom Paaneté bieree Uismingar Walt Nichels Kelloge and others.
A fragmentary report describes a night scene at a store and saloon, with references to a crowd, a local judge, and an aggressive lecture on singing. It mentions drug and chemical goods, a prescribed department, and a storefront open to the public, inviting visitors to view the interior.
Are Coming Hurt Ao Webster of the city cong store is mn receipt of a telegram from his brother Mark dated in October stating he expects to arrive in Tresno on the 24th inst. Mr and Mrs Webster have been visiting England the 44 accompanied by his wife and a party including a brother and others who will stay permanently in Tresne. During their absence the Donahoo block fire destroyed the Webster Bros drug store. The firm has rebuilt at the same site. The city’s new buildings will impress the absentees.
A mortgage license notice reveals William Smith Watery of Los Angeles and Mira NeHe Viisten, 18, of Biesno, were married by Rev C Stele on October 20, 1889. The brief item reflects contracting trends observed in local home papers.
Deputy constable Hunter attempted to arrest Francisco Estado on a disturbance charge last Sunday. Estado drew a butcher knife and tried to stab the officer. the deputy knocked him down and disarmed him. Hunter pressed assault with intent to do great bodily harm charges and Estado was remanded for examination.
The event featured Senator Stanford and Senator Morvin of Alabama in a reception committee addressing irrigation and forest preservation on the San Joaquin watershed. Delegates discussed flood prevention, timber and sheep concerns, with remarks praising the dignitaries and pledges to support regional development and forestry protection.
The 8900 Serial Club expects 75 to 100 members with rapid growth as new applicants from ten men arrive this week. The club anticipates doubling membership by the next regular meeting and several late members search for partners for the forthcoming dance. Some longtime members sought partners for a third time, hoping to secure a station for favorite Lady dancers.
Fragmentary, transcribed story of a wage dispute in a printer’s shop. Several workers quit after a confrontation with a boss figure who threatened and threatened violence. The piece blends dialogue with garbled narration about pay, threats, and personal ages, framed as a reminiscence from Sante Gaus’s printer to his mother in the city.
A garbled police account notes a Sunday raid in Chailewa district. It mentions six Clune players involved, various officers, and a tense scene with arrests or detentions. The fragmentary text references the Per Comnt and labored attempts to answer questions at the scene.
A chaotic day in Portland ends with a court fine of 750 for Beatty and 10 for Streator after a crowd brawl near a saloon. Reported street bands plague the main avenues while the county carries 70 500 in outstanding debts, including 31000 held by the State of Calllaraia.
A lively debate among women on dancing and propriety in a rural community sparks a mock Congress scene. Women activists clash over etiquette while a humorous, chaotic show of speakings and veering opinions captures the era’s social theatre and the public’s wit.
Fragmentary speech argues over Agnosticism and religious controversy as an ironclad ship named Philosophy faces storms. The speaker defends reason, truth, and resilience against destructive forces, urging calm analysis of both sides before action.
Readable parts describe a September to October period involving arrests and a probe connected to a crime at a city location. Names and places are garbled, but references hint at a legal proceeding, police activity, and possible sentencing or charges. The legible fragments point to a notable case with multiple characters and dates blurred by OCR errors.
A partial OCR shows a complainant alleging issues with general delivery service and property sale details. The fragmented text references a loss of property, delays, and a court or sale action with timelines and a potential public sale context.
A late 19th century report notes Saute monto and partners preparing to ship tens of carloads of great trible grapes to Chicago and New York, with experiments to attract buyers in two to three years. shipping houses doubt fruit quality but express confidence in future market success and lower prices.
Cupid's aim targets Jesu Stong and Voss Nannie Duncan who plan marriage at the bride's Linden residence in San Joaquin County then move to Fresno. Hoag sells furniture. W L McVey praises the groom's industry. Ekarmer Rawson of Red Bluff sold a lot of stock at auction last week, boosting his bank balance by $15,000.
A fragmented regional item speaks of a man drinking amid rain and ruin, his hopes sinking as he watches nightfall, a sermon, and a hard fall. Needy townsfolk and lawless chaos surface as a wolfish crowd closes in and the scene ends in a rough upheaval.
A tangled Nevada case involves Mathews, commission merchant, and Colusy Byers owner of a Gumd Islaid firma. Mathews used a wheat receipt as collateral for a loan to fund Byers stop, borrowed about 10000, and defaulted. The Nevada Bank sought repayment from Mathews while asserting no direct pass through to Mathews. court progression includes Superior and Supreme Court decisions. The story highlights a courtroom dispute over wheat value and interest, with Byers seeking damages and a divorce connected to the turmoil.
A garbled OCR passage recounts a curious episode involving a dog, a cat, a boy and various objects. The narrative weaves through odd phrases and nameless actions, hinting at a domestic scene with animals and a boy amid misunderstandings and comic mishaps. Entities are poorly legible, with scattered names and places.
The piece notes French exhibit grandeur and compares a proposed iron tower for Philadelphia to the Eiffel design. It highlights Scotland’s cantilever bridge over water as a greater feat and recalls a rejected $1,000,000 Philadelphia plan. It cites Fourth of July centennial papers and Cincinnati conservational gazette as parallels.
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