Big irrigation plant planned near Kern City water system
A Kern City developer led by Mr. Chas. Offer plans a 125 hp dynamo powered irrigation system for 1900 acres. A 32 ft well and 18 in pipe will pump water to two reservoirs 60 ft high, using electricity to drive a large turbine pump. Grand jury adjourned to Feb 1 1898. county records still being finalized.
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Chas. Offer
Kern City
East Side Canal
Offer
Brower
Grand Jury
Bakersfield
J. W. Mahon
Superior Court
Kern Country
California
H. H. Fisu
Property Tax Rolls by Road Districts and Roof Paint Stain
Tax collector Day tallies show $11,649,439 in county taxable property divided among road districts: No 1 $387,147 No 2 $1,673,313 No 3 $1,632,289 No 4 $5,804,799 No 5 $2,151,891. The courthouse roof paint stain washed by rain leaves greasy streaks on outside walls.
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Court House
Be Baking Powder and Best Tea Adette Savings
An old ad style snippet promotes Leadfire’s baking powder and Scher ling’s Best tea with claims of cost cuts and better cake quality. It urges readers to save cents on baking needs, highlighting improved results for cakes. The fragment references typical brand names and a promotional tone of the period.
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Scherling
Cuban rebels reject Spain autonomy offers in field
New York dispatch reports Cuban leaders insist on no autonomy talk. Emissaries bearing olive branches are hanged if found and 75 percent of rebel sellers are kept ignorant of liberal terms. Some rebels, weary of war, would desert if home rule were guaranteed, but Gomez and his generals forbid any autonomy discussion.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Spain
Gomez
Contemplated Water Lines Extend East of Chester Avenue
As the western area gains a connected water system, property owners east of Chester Avenue largely favor extending the lines into their section to align rates with the new system. The gap between the old and new rates underpins the push for expansion.
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New Water Company
Chester Avenue
Tariff Tales and Wage Concerns Across Parties
A letter from Omana Nebraska discusses burlap bag tariffs under the Dingley bill versus the Wilson bill, insisting foreigners bear price increases. The World Herald cites Champ Clark on tariff finance speeches. Senator Elkins links wage declines to coal trade and immigration. He argues protective duties raise costs and lower wages, reflecting McKinley and Dingley effects.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Omana
Albion Milling Company
Albion
Neb
Bemis Omana Bag Company
Perens
Champ
Clark
Missouri
World- Herald
Elkins
Cincinnati Enquirer
America
Europe
West Virginia
Along the Mountains News Roundup from Havilah and Kernville
The storm has passed leaving heavy snow on the mountains and cold weather. Local residents include S Barton of Isabella on the sick list, A Cannell away at the county seat, and Holbert from Los Angeles seeking cattle. New homes, schools, and social visits mark the town scene with several relocations and a ten pound daughter born to C E Pettypool of Onyx.
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A. Cannell
Holbert
Los Angeles
Hollingsworth
Havilah
Peck
Keysville
Longworthy
Pasadena
Havilah Society
John Hooper
C. KE. Pettypool
Onyx
Two boys plead guilty to petit larceny in court
Two about nineteen year old defendants pleaded guilty in Superior Court to petit larceny. Attorney Smith argued for mercy, citing their good character and lack of criminal record. Judge Mahon imposed sixty days in county jail after noting their apparent remorse and misfortune. The pair had hired bicycles, got lost, and planned to abandon the bikes to Tulare before fleeing, but were arrested.
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Smith
Mahon
Tulare
City Attorney Candidate Gains Support Across City
J. E. Patten, the Citizens' nominee for city attorney, is developing strength in every quarter. He possesses all qualifications to be a good official and is poised to win by a handsome majority.
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J. E. Patten
Digesting Cod Liver Oil Emulsion for Easier Digestion
Many cannot digest plain cod liver oil as it upset the stomach. Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil with Hypophosphites digests the oil into small droplets using machinery, delivering the beneficial effects immediately. Available as 50c and $1.00 at druggists.
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Scott
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San Francisco
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
South Fork
Mrs
Bert Hight
Kernville
Charles Beatty
Johnson
M. Smith
Harry Noyer
Morgan Wallace
J. M. Wallace
Weldon
Marry Bros
Isabella
Scott & Bowne
Stirling
Flassware
Miller’s Famous
Standard Oil Co
Pearl Oil
Arbuckle's
Lyon's
Royal Savon
Battle Axe Tobacco
Bakersfield’s
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