The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1895, Page 4

4 . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1895. N FAIR AN BENITD, One of the Fertile Gar- den Spots of Cali- fornia. HOLLISTERAND SANJUAN Two Prosperous Communities Where Progress Is Seen on Every Hand. SOME HISTORIC REMINISCENCE. The Old Mission With Its Legends and Its Traditions of the Past. HOLLISTER, Car., June 23.—The fair and fertile county of San Benito, 70 miles in length by 20 miles in width, bounded by the Gabilan range of mountains on the west and south and by the Mount Diablo range on the east, is only just south of San Francisco's neighbor, Santa Clara. The territory of historic Monterey lying north- east of the Gabilan range, by an act of the Legislature became San Benito County in 1874. Later Merced and Fresno counties each gave a slice to their newly created sister. The majestic San Benito River drains the main valley, which is but a continua- tion of the far-famed Santa Clara Valley, and possesses all the valued characteristics of that wonderful valley of fruit. San Juan, Los Muratos, Santa Ana, Pa- noche and Bitterwater, drained by tribu- tary streams, are among the numerous valleys which with San Benito go to make up this rich county, which is as yet com- paratively undeveloped. In the early days, before ‘he stars and stripes floated over this royal heritage by the Western sea, the Spanish padres and Mexican dons were established and lived their prosperous, free-uanded, picturesque lives in the beautiful valleys which border on the Southern Pacific coast railroad that bends at Gilroy and winds off to the west and thence southward through the Salinas Valley to S8an Luis Obispo. Travelers do not realize how near they are to the historic old mission of San Juan de Bautista (St. John the Baptist) when they pass Sargents. From Sargents a com- fortable stage line of fourteen miles crosses the valley through San Juan to Hollister. The road, which is smooth and well sprinkled during the dry season, winds out through lovely hills into a glorious little valley. From Sargents to Hollister every foot of ground is replete with his- toric and romantic interest. 4 Mark Regan, the stage-driver, points out everything worth seeing. Regan is one of the observing, well-informed, interesting drivers of the old school who are rapidly passing away. The fund of information which he has gathered driving over the Western plains, and the local facts and fic- tions of San Benito County which he is able to give out, make the drive from Sargents one of interest. It will be news to a great majority of San Franciscans to know that one of the best preserved of interesting old missions is within three hours’ pleasant ride by rail and stage from Fourth and Townsend or Valencia-street stations. The foundations of this old adobe mis- sion building with its long Moorish porch fronting on the locust bordered plaza in the town of San Juan was laid in 1785. By industry and patient effort almost super- human, considering the class of labor— the native Indians—and the material at their disposal, the Franciscan fathers dedicated this mission on June 24, 1797. On 8t. John the Baptist’s day, the 24th of the present month, the people of the quiet village of San Juan celebrate the ninety-eighth anniversary of this dedica- tion. The same melodious bells which were brought from Peru in that far-away time will ring out over the fair valley on that anniversary day, which will be one of festivity. The main. portion of the old church is well enough preserved to be in use and is in charge of a kindly benevolent Spanish father, whose life hope is that the old mis- sion church may be restored. The parish is poor, help must come from the outside. It takes so much money to feed, clothe and educate the 200 orphans cared for in the orphanage, which ison the site of the Con- vent of the Sacred Heart which was located on the mission ground early in the century, that the old building is allowed to go uncared for. Many tourists come throngh the San . Juan Valley to visit the historic points of interest. All deplore the fact that the main building has a very modern shingle roof instead of the old tiles, which had to be removed in order to keep out the rain. The father points to the great pile of tiles which could be re- placed over the water-tight shingles at a comparatively small cost, but the most in- terested ones pass on and the tiles still re- main in a picturesque, ivy-covered heap on the ground. Overlooking this fair mission valley of 8an Juan is Fremonts Peak, the highest point of the Gabilan range. This peak will be forever marked as being the first place in the State where the stars and stripes were raised. On the summit of this peak General Fremont intrenched himself against the Mexicans, who were under the leadership ot General Castro. But thisis all an old story. The rambling adobe house which was the home of General Castro still stands in well-kept condition. It adjoins the old hotel, facing the plaza, in the heart of the town of San Juan. It is owned by the Breeme family, who have a caretaker in charge. They keep the place in excellent repair, simply because of its historic in- terest. In the coming years those who have carefully guarded historic places from the careless and from the vandalism of the curiosity-seeker will be held in grateful memory. " San Juan has a most comfortable hotel. The building is adobe, with wide, sunny porches facing the plaza. This hotel, which is very we!l managed, makes this quiet nook a favorite point for the many tourists who come and often linger here because of the beautiful scenery and mild climate. There are many country houses scat- tered about the valley whose doors are hospitably open to strangers. Good board- ing amid very pleasant surroundings is easily obtained, The extensive grounds, pretty cottages and altogether charming home-like place of Mr. Canfield is perhaps the most notable in the immediate vicinity of 8an Juan, Very many City people have pleasant memories of this Canfield dairy and fruit farm, which has given them such & restful “outing’’ season. 2l The soil of San Juan Valley is ideal. In T thedark moist alluvial soil berries, sugar- beets and vegetables can be grown which are absolutely beyond compare. San Juan is the tiny sister of the neighboring valley of Pajaro, in Santa Cruz County,which has 1o equal on this round earth. The expert who is sent out from the . Western Sugar-beet Factory of Adolph Spreckels has this year contracted for a larger acreage of beets in both San Benito and San Juan valleys. pronouncing the soil as far above the average in those quali- ties which produce beets carrying a high percentage of sugar. Twenty to thirty acres of land will pro- vide an excellent living for a family, but as yet the land is held in large tracts. Henry Miller of the firm of Miller & Lux has the largest holding, the Sanchez tract. The Breeme family has large holdings, and the fine estatg of Dr. Thomas Flint is known by reputation far and wide. This magnificent place by the lake in the Gabi- lan foothills, with its extensive and superb view, is an ideal home, presided over by one of the most cultured, progressive women in the State. From this home Monterey and San Benito have chosen their State Senator. Their choice, Hon. Thomas Flint Jr., is proving eminently satisfactory. Dr. Flint became’ convinced that the foothills of the Gabilan range were well adapted to fruit ‘and vine culture. He cleared a large acreage of the light growth of chaparral, prepared the ground and set out about 18,000 trees, almonds, apricots and-cherries predominating. Hon. Thomas Flint Jr. has the sole direction of an equally large orchard, with the addition of 12,000 vines, which are in a magnificent condition. The large steam dryer owned by Dr. Flint, from which tons upon tons of dried fruit is sent to Eastern markets, is said to be the most complete in the State. The abiding faith of Dr. Flint, which led {o intelligent action, has proved that San Benito is a fruit-growing district par ex- | cellence. All varieties — apples, pears, peaches, plums, almonds and cherries— seem to do equally well, and all without irrigation. Dr. Flint has thousands of acres of valley, foothill and mountain pasture land, which is not being held for speculation, but is simply unsold because land in San Benito has never been advertised or boomed. The San Juan district, where the royal heritage of the Flints is located, is comparatively unnoticed at present, be- cause the Southern Pacific Railroad passed by on the other side. The owners of the land can afford to be indifferent and wait for the immigration which will surely come. Dr. Flint and other large landholders will subdivide whenever thereis a demand. Much good land can now be boughtata very low figure, as there is a general desire to develop this locality where the natural advantages for the successful growth of frunit and vegetables are unex- celled. Twenty times the present popu- lation could be well supported in this region, where the soil and climate make a veritable Eden. San Benito, the largest valley of the county, which surrounds the metropolis and shiretown Hollister, is another gem. tag’s have taken many prizes. The success of grape culture in San Benito County is fully assured. Mr. Palmtag has encour- aged grape planting, and the sloping sides of Gabilan will soon be one continuous vineyard. An abundance of artesian water can be obtained at a depth of from seventy t0 100 feet all through the valleys of San Benito. Many wind pumps are seen on every hand, and in consequence great fields of bluish alfalfa are to be seen on all sides. ‘Wherever alfalfa and clover grow luxuri- antly, dairies abound. Butter and cheese are among the staples of San Benito. A creamery company with a capital stock of $10,000, composed of local farmers and business men, is just now being put in working order. The company, which will be known as the Hollister Creamery Com- pany, have 1000 acres of alfalfa land which yields an average of four crops per year, withtwo and a half tons per acre. The company is arranging for a capacity for 2000 cows, the milk from which will go immediately to the patent cream sepa- rator. Everything will be managed on the which extends twenty-one miles south of Gilroy to Tres Pinos, a thriving little town eight miles south of Hollister. Hollister is made one of the most charming of places by the magnificent growth of pep- per, locust and poplar trees, which border the sidewalks of every streét. Tt is like a town in a forest. The streets are wide and well paved. An air of true pride in regard to beauti- fying the houses and lawns seems to per- vade all classes. The town will surely gain and hold a desirable class of citizens by this wise policy of making the town teem with beauty of trees and flowers. Views of the Mount Diablo and Gabilan ranges of mountains, which can be had from all parts of the town, give a perma- nent pleasure to the life of the inhabitants. Among the most notable and beautiful homes in Hollister are those of Dr. C. G. Porter, T. S. Hawkins, Judge Breeme, A. Towne, W. V. Hollingberry, ‘Warren Hawkins and David Watson. The County Courthouse, erected at a cost of $45,000 in 1887, is a very attractive build- The people of Hollister alone subscribed $50,000 toward the Monterey and Fresno Railroad, which was surveyed under the direction of a Colonel Jones of Kansas City about a year ago. The projected road was to cross Salinas Valley, pass through San Miguel Canyon, across San Juan and San Benito valleys, through Hollister and out to the San Joaquin Valley and Fresno by way of Los Angeles Pass, This pass in the Mount Diablo range is said to be the easiest grade of any pass from the main central valley. The Monterey and Fresno project was abandoned by Colonel Jones, and now the Hollister people are both anxious and hopeful that the San Joaquin Valley road will build either a division or feeder through their town. Their hopes are grounded on the fact that the president of the San Joaquin Valley road—Claus Spreckels—is the owner and president of the twenty-three miles of road known as the Pajaro Valley, which has a vort on Monterey Bay and is completed as far as Salinas. The same generous subscription [From a photograph.) SAN JUAN MISSION, SAN BENITO COUNTY, ESTABLISHED IN 1797. latest improved plans by the directors, G. S. Nash, William Palmtag, Jesse Ross, William Kelley and R. P. Lathrop. G.S8. Nash is president and A.D. Shaw secre- tary. A marked feature in regard to enter- prises in San Benito is that all stock is held by home people. At no time have they been assisted to any extent by out- side capital. They believe in helping themselves. The Hollister Irrigation Company, capital stock $40,000, is composed of local people. This company take water from the San Benito River, which they have - ZN RN ~er WY Ho *\‘:: O @ AR \ NPt .‘\‘-'n & S 3 & DAM OF THE HOLLISTER IRRIGATION COMPANY. [From a photograph.] As it is but a continuation of Santa Clara, naturally fruit is the coming industry. The apricot yield is beyond thatof any locality in the State in quality. Around San Felipe, on the borders of San Benito and Santa Clara counties, most wonderful tobacco has been grown. Itis believed that with careful culture the finest tobacco yet produced in the world can be grown here. ‘“Hollister hay” is the wonder and choice of the best markets on the coast be- cause of its nutritious properties. The wheat, barley and bay produced in San Benito County is of such superior quality—the wheat having under test 20 per cent more of gluten than that grown in other localities—that it seems hard for the farmers to abandon cereal growing, although every year the wheat-producing area of this country is steadily moving north. A leading and practical thinker on agri- cultural subjects, well versed in California conditions, recently said to the writer: “In a few years there will be a very small acreage of this State given up to the growth of wheat, for the extent of country where wheat can be grown is immense, while that whigh has the combination of soil |- and climate necessary for bountiful fruit yield is very limited.” = Judging from the size of the great ware- houses at the Southern Pacific depot at Hollister, grain and hay is an item in San Benito as yet. Think of it, 26,000 tons of hay shipped from a county whose entire population is not more than 8000. Two miles from Hollister one of the finest orchards in the State is found—‘Bonnie Brae’—owned by Cunningham, Curtis & ‘Welch of San Francisco. This fine place, under the experienced management of John A. Scholfield, is a very heavy-paying enterprise. The owners and manager of ‘‘Bonnie Brae'’ court investigation, as they haye extreme pride in the orchard and its yield. ‘Apricots and nuts grown here are simply magnificent and the peaches are of enormous size. But the same can be said of the yield from every intelligently man- aged orchard in the county. Fruit-growing in S8an Benito has passed the experimental stage. In fact, it passed that stage a hun- dred years ago, when the Franciscan fathers planted their orchard and vineyard. ‘When the missions were overthrown in 1844 the estates were neglected, but to-day the same olive and pear trees are bearing. The vineyard and winery of William Palm- tag, in the Gabilan Mountains fifteen miles from . Hollister, is a magnificent place. The wines and brandies from Palm- distributed in eleven miles of canals, ‘watering 3000 acres of alfalfa land, alfalia being about the only crop needing irriga- tion. The mineral deposits in the moun- tains of San Benito County are quite varied in character and rich in quality. The out- put at present consists of quicksilyer, antimony, gypsum, asbestos, chromite and copper, The New ldria quicksilvermine in the southern part of the county, which has been successfully worked for thirty years, comprises the largest body of cinnabar known in the world. Cinnabaris found ing, with walls of brick, stuccoed; three entrances, with granite steps and columns. A substantial brick jail of ornamental architecture stands on one corner of the fine court square, The public school buildings are modern structures, a credit to the people. The schools of Hollister are up to the highest California standard, under the director- ship of James A. Lowe, Gilbert Agnew and A. M. Hardin. Professor Armstrong and J. N. Thompson conduct private schools, which prepare pupils for the col- lege course. The sisters of the Catholic church conduct a boarding and day school for boys and girls. The fine building and extensive grounds were given them by James McMahon for school purposes. The Grangers’ Union, a corporate body, has one of the largest and best-stocked general merchandise stores in the interior of the Btate. Its sales amount to a million dollars a year. This corporation—of which Thomas Flint is president, R. P. Lathrop vice-president, and C. N. Hawkins the manager—is laying the foundation for a $30,000 brick business block, which will be a great improvement. Plans for another large building to be erected on the main street during the next few months have been accepted. The Victor flourmills of Hollister em- ploy twenty-five men, who turn out 400 barrels of extra flour per day—extra be- cause of the excess of gluten contained in the wheat grown in this locality. William Steinbeck is the manager for the Sperry Company. Two large lumber firms handle all kinds of heavy Jumber and mill work. The business firms here carry large and fine stocks, and are “up to date” in every way. Two substantial well-officered banks— the Bank of Hollister, capital stock $250,000, and the Farmers’ and Merchants’, capital stock $200,000—occupy fine brick corner buildings, thoroughly equipped with modern safety vaults and safes. Hollister has gas and electric-light plants. The streets are lighted by the arc lights. The town has a fire department which is equipped and drilled far above the average. The citizens are agitating the question of holding an election in regard to owning the water-works plant. They contemplate bringing water from the mountains. Hollister has three weekly papers. The Advance, managed by the Shaw Bros.,isthe oldest. It is the persistent faithful cham- pion of local improvement, and a valued factor in the life of the community. The Free Lance, owned by Stephenson & Piratsky, with James Piratsky acting edi- tor, is a thoroughly progressive, spicy paper appropriately named. The third or- gan is managed in the interest of the People’s party, and is working with zeal and earnestness. Nearly all tines of religious thought are in abundance all along the Mount Diablo range. Some prospects in silver and gold have been located, but littie attempt has been made to develop quartz ledges. Petroleum has also been found in the southern part of the county. Lime rock deposits have been located in the Gabilan range, which carry 99 per cent pure lime. The Cienega lime works, about five miles from Hollister, ship the finest lime rock of any locality in the State. There are two or three lime works at other points in the county, but none on so large a scale as Cienega. Hollister, with its 3000 inhabitants, is the principal town of this county of won- derful . prospects. - It is situated . on a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, i THE HIGH SCHOOL AT HOLLISTER. [From a photograph.] represented by church organizations. The W. C. T. U. maintains a neat little free read- ing-room, where almost all the best maga- zines and papers are on file, They are gathering the nucleus for a library, having at present several hun- dred books. The social life of the community is wholesome, as there is a generous open friendliness between rich and poor. . The prospects of San Benito County, and particularly of its metropolis—Hol- lister—are truly marvelous. When its possibilities are generally. known its val- leys, where land can now be boughtatsuch @ reasonable figure, will be tilled like a garden. More railroads are boundto be built in San Benito in the near future. made the now defunct Monterey and Fresno scheme will be cheerfully given to any other company that will give Hollister further transportation facilities. SELMA DISTRICT CONTEST Landholders to Decide by Ballot the Question of Irrigation. Opponents of the Disorganization Scheme Are Confident of Victory. SELMA, Car.,, June 23. — An impor- tant election will be held Tuesday in Selma Irrigation District, comprising the voting precincts of Selma, Sanger, Mendo- cino, Kingsburg, Fowler, Wildflower, Mon- roe and Chicago. Selma Irrigation District was organized April 19,1890, when aggressive action of the claimants of the waters of Kings River had aroused the people to combine for self-defense. It was among the first or- ganized under the Wright irrigation law, but the object of the organization was never accomplished. Though there was little opposition to the formation of the district, action being practically unanimous, there has been an unalterable opposition to bonding the district. July 14, 1890, tHree months after their election, the directors subwmitted a proposition to bond the district for $1,000,000 for the purchase of irrigation works. The proposition was defeated. A similar proposition was again defeated December 17,1890. November 16,1891, a proposition to bond the district for $600,000 was defeated, and there has been no subsequent attempt to make the organi- zation effective, though officers have been duly elected and the required monthly meetings held. A recent amendment to the Wright irrigation law provides for the galling of an election, when the directors are prop- erly petitioned, to decide whether the district shall abandon further operations. Such petition was received by the board at its regular meeting in May, and an election has been called for June 25 to detefmine whether the district shall dis- organize. Much quiet work is being done on both sides. It is believed that many former opponents to the distriet are now in fayor of continuing the organization, believing it to be the only safeguard against the exactions of the water monopolists. Even so long ago as the date of the last bond election this tendency was notice- able. The gain of the bonders was 224, while the gain of the anti-bonders was only 56. The result of the election will be anxiously watched by owners of property in the district all over the State. Two thousand acres of land are included in the district, the assessed valuation of which is $5,000,000. —_—— OLYMPIA TEST CASE. A Washington Woman Endeavors to Se- oure the Right of Suffrage. , OLYMPIA, WasH., June 23.—A writ of mandamus has been issued by the Su- perior Court to compel City Clerk Robert Graham to issue a certificate of registration as a voter to Mrs. Bessie,I. Savage. She claims to have been a legal voter of the State at the time of the adoption of the State constitution, and hence is one now. The case is a test one, made on behalf of the suffrage element in the State, R R, Validation Fails at Tacoma. TACOMA, WasH., June 23.—The official canvass of the votes cast at the recent election to validate county indebtedness was held to-day. Validation failed to carry, lacking sixty-eight votes of the ne- cessary majority. The proposition was to validate about $70,000 indebtedness already incurred. It Tdentified at Stockton. STOCKTON, Cav., June 23.—A man fell from the deck of the T. C. Walker while at Bouldin Island and was drowned on Wed- nesday night. It was learned to-day that the man was Thomas Gifford, who has rel- atives in this city and in Santa Barbara. S e S Won by Santa Rosa. PETALUMA, Cax., June 23.—The Sono- ma County High School field sports were contested at Agricultural Park yester- day. Teams from Petaluma and Santa Rosa participated. The latter won by a score of 57 {0 51 REVIEW OF REAL ESTATE, Supreme Court Decision Upon Builders’ Contracts and Liens. BUSINESS OF THE WEEK Usual Summer Lull in the Realty Market—Building Contracts Recorded. With few exceptions, business was quiet last week, but‘this is always the quiet time in realty affairs. There were 116 deeds recorded during the six days. Among them was one from Hazie and Mary -B. Martin to Louis D. Ridgesky of the property on the west line of Valencia street, near Twenty-second, 65x114, subject to mortgage for $9000. There were seventy-one mortgages re- corded for $224.559. Among them were the following: By the California Title In- surance and Trust Company, $10,000, for one year at 6% per cent, on the northwest corner of Geary and Devisadero streets, .| 100x125; by the directors of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum of the State of California, $16,000 for one year at 6}4 per cent, on the south side of Pacific street, 137:6 feet westof Stockton, 187:6x137:6; by a private party, $13,000 for one year at7 per cent on the property on the east side of Fillmore street, 50 feet north of Jackson, 50x112, The releases recorded numbered fifty- two and represented $558,005. Among them were the following: $30,000 on the property on the south side of Geary street, 68:9 feet west of Leavenworth, 44x137:6, and the southeast corner of Geary and La- guna streets, 120x91 :1; $30,000 on the rorth- west corner of Jackson and Kearny streets, 37:5x137:6; $15,000 on the property, 44x75, on the southwest line cr Tgird, 23:4Y4 southeast of Howard; $18,000 on the south- east corner of Fillmore and McAllister streets, a fifty vara, with the exception of a lot 50x100 on McAllister next to the cor- ner; §$12,500 on the south line of Ellis street, 180:6 east of Buchanan, 75x120; $10,000 on the north line of Washington street, 137:6 east of Octavia, 37:6x127:817; $320,000 by the Lick trustees on the south- west corner of Montgomery and Sutter Streets; $15,000 on the northwest corner of Maple and California streets, 257:6x132 $9000 on the north line of Post street, 176 east of Jones street, 40x60. BUILDERS’ CONTRACTS AND LIENS. There is nothing of greater importance to the development of the City and to the real estate agents than that people of ordi- nary means should be induced to build homes and that capitalists should improve vacant property. A drawback in the past few years to the improvement of property has been the danger of litigation over building contracts and. the foreclosure of liens. The law relating to mechanics’ liens as it now stands in California is just and equitable to all if it is properly under- stood and the proper safeguards taken by having legal contracts recorded in the Re- corder’s office, and todo so not_only must the contract be recorded, but likewise with it the plans and specifications for the build- ing. Persons intending to build should have their contracts drawn by competent attor- neys. The late decisions of the Supreme Court in the cases of Adams vs. Burbank, 103 California, 646, and the case of Clancy vs. Plover, decision filed May 23, 1895, fully exemplify t! In the first case there was a provision in the owner’s contract that the owner would actept and pay orders to ub-contractors from - the contractor. The owner failed to pay the orders that were given upon him when the money was due, and the court held, in a suit by the contractor against the owner, that the owner could only set off the amount of the order and not the costs and attorney fees, which tbe owner had to pay upon the sub-contractors’ closing theirliens. In the latter case there was no provision in the contract that the owner should pay orders given by the contractor to sub-contractors, and the contractor failed to gny a sub- contractor an amount of $100, but gave to him an order on the owner, which the owner refused to pay, and the sub-con- tractor foreclosed his lien and obtained judgment for $100 for labor and materials furnished, $3 25 costs of recording lien, $50 attorney fees and $75 50 costs of suit, in all $22875. This the owner was compelled to vay, because his property was about to be sold for the same, but when the contractor foreclosed his lien against the owner the owner was allowed to set off the full amount that he had paid the sub-con- tractor, thus saving the owner $128 75in this case, because his contract did not pro- vide for his accepting of orders. § It will thus be seen that the owner by a proper contract can protect himself from the shortcomings of an original contractor and with an improper contract the short- comings of the original contract will be visited on the owner. If the c tween the owner and the tractor is not properly filed and recorded with the plans and specifications the owner, although he may pay the contractor in full, is still liable for all materials fur- nished and used in his house and all lzbor performed thereupon, but late decisions of the Supreme Court show that the owner can, by a properly drawn and recorded contract with the plans and specifications attached, save himself from loss even though the contractor abandons the con- tract or absolutely fails to pay the sub-con- tractors and material men. A very important point to be remem- bered is that it is illegal to reduce the con- tract price by forfeiting a portion thereof for the failure of the contractor to com- plete the building within the time pro- vided in the contract. The law provides that the full amount of the contract must be paid and that no deduction can be made therefrom on_ any account, and this ap- plies to a per diem forfeiture for non-com- pletion of buildings within a specified time. o 3 BUILDING CONTRACTS. During the week seventeen building con- tracts were recorded, amounting to $92,- 914 50, as follows; Builders’ Contraots, Richard E. Queen with Mahoney Bros., two- ;lwry ;zgsemem Q{Bm: h\luld:l;;lelnl residence on N ne of Sacramento street, 6 Wof 68:9 by N 127:8%4 §27,085. Fasume, W Henry Robling with William Stevenson, brick work, N“fih ccmentlng, etc., on Sline of Bush street, 55 E of Laguna, S 137:6 by E 60: $1600. Patrick Lally with W. A. Mulier, 2-story frame containing 2 flats, on S line of Fulton street. 150 ‘W of Broderick, W 25 by S 100: $3035. ‘Chnle‘: ngél‘lkllnll‘l' wsl‘:‘l} G. G. Gl}l!lfllpl@. altera- tions and tions, on corner of ai Fillmore streets, S1x49: 84500, K ead %l. l‘éo .run Wélhsel.l And,exa:n.blo de_rect a three- story building on S line of Lombard stree B E of Fillmore: 86250, b Premier Cyg\a_‘g‘ampmé uw“h J. M. Weir, to erect & frame buil on ne of Baker sti N of Fell; $1749. o fens W Eliza Potter with W. W. Rednall, to erect a 114 story frame building on 8 line Point Lobos avenue, 50 W of Thirty-third avenue; $2000. E. F.and Nellle Sautter with Salsbury & Em- bury, to erect a 1-story frame building on Richland avenne: §1700. fl-B':oFl:"k WLlh"dJ;ohn BEJ“MUH:;P; I‘D erect a story frame building on 8 line acific street, 115:6 W of Leavenworth; 83194, i "Jn;s: K‘;“%Mfllfll m:n\.v‘;nh Hood & Watson, altera- jous on ng at NW corner of Eighteent Gyerrero treeta’ $1807. sl Sdwal . Hinds with Geo: ‘Haub, to erect a 3.story building on N line of treet, 157+ i N “Flue street. 13756 1 . Tul Wwith Anderson & Greig, to erect a 2- story building on N line of J e ‘13.‘36‘2. ackson street, 75 W of oraard B Raribo with W, . & H. Whartt to -story bui on the W line of street, 40 N of V-llejo?“fluo Jouen James Cra with William Chatham, alterations and additions on SW corner of Pennsylvania and Bute streets. 550 by W 100; $1963. o 2555 Henrsouville with's. &, Ammolt,to ereat 'g On the ne of TTero 105 S of Fitteenth: $6985. SHe s ‘William Forbes with John !’lnhertyi to erect two cottages on Sagamore street, Ralifond Homestead s $1560. 7 o POk By S &:fiumm NOTES. illis Po! ill let deneray et the contracts on the a ond house this week. Mr. Polk is making the working plans for thre residence of W. B. Bourn, to be built on Webster street, between Broderick and Pacific, The style of architecture will be similar to that of the Colton house, now the property of H. E. Huntington, which is the residence that all the artists a short time ago voted to be the prettiest in the City. ’I%]e well-known residence of Mrs. Berada on Buchanan street, between Sacramento gnd Clay, is to be remodeled at considera« le cost. 8 Mahoney Bros. are under a contract to erect a residence to cost $27,095on the north side of Sacramento street, 137 feet west of Laguna, for R. Queen, president of the Californis Fig Syrup Company. The Germania Building and Loan Assos ciation will hold its annual meeting next ‘Wednesday. A contract has been let to the General Construction Company of this City for the construction of municipal water works for the town of Santa Clara, to cost about ,000. MISCELLANEOUS IT J. J. O’Farrell & Co. having practically closed out ome block in their tract at the end of the Mission Electric road, have just put the second block on the market at the same terms. : Parties hayving in view the selection of tracts for colonization purposes have made favorable reports upon lands in Monterey County, owing to its climate, rich soil and good transportation facilities by rail and water. Anticipating this movement the firm of Easton, Eldridge & Co. some time ago se- cured 7000 acres of the well-known Gabilan ranch and subdivided it into patcels from ten to 200 acres each, which are being sold off at private sale. . A. M. Speck & Co. report sales as follows? Two flats on Liberty street, and lot 30x114 feet, $4000; five-room cottage on Ellis street, near Devisadera, and lot 25x137:6 feet, $3250; two flats and cottage on lot 25x90 feet on Scott street, between Ellis and O'Farrell, for $7000; two houses and lot 105x220 feet on Piedmont avenue, Oakland, for $15,000,and two and a quarter acres imgrovcd fruit ranch adjoining the town of Sonoma for $2000. The business of this firm has increased to a point necessitating a change to larger and more commodious quarters. A WOMAN BADLY BURNED, The Explosion of a Lamp Comes Very Near Proving Fatal to Mrs. He. EMS. She Would Now Be Dead but for the Prompt Action of Andrew McKinstrey. Mrs. Ly He is at St. Mary’s Hospital, as the result of burns received Saturday night. Her condition at a late hour last night was considered very precarious, though the attending physician said that she might recover. But for the prompt and heroic action of Andrew McKinstrey, Mrs. He would have been burned to a crisp, and should she re- cover she will have to thank bim for her tife. McKinstrey will be remembered as the sailer who has a claim against the Chilean Government for injuries received at Valparaiso in 1891. “About 12 o’clock Saturday night,” said Mr. McKinstrey last night, *‘I was walking alonz First street, near Mission, when % looked ug and saw a house brilliantly lighted, though I did not at first think it was on fire. In afew moments I heard a woman screaming at the top of her voice, and then Mrs. He rushed down the stairs literally a mass of flames. I began tearing her clothes off, and in doing so I was very badly burned myself. I believe that my prompt action saved her life. though as it 1s she is horribly burned from' the waist down. Her husband stopped upstairs to put out the flames, which he finaly snc- ceeded in doing.” Mrs. He's injuries are due to the explo- sion of a lamp, most of the burning oil falling on her. Mr. McKinstrey’s hands are severely burned, 0 much so, in fact, thot he will be incapacitated to do any sort of work for several weeks to come. HENRY VARLEY’S ADDRESS, The Evangelist Believes That Christ’s Return to the Earth Is Near at Hand. The auditorium in Association building was filled with men yesterday who asseme bled to listen to the last afternoon address of Henry Varley, the evangelist. Hissub- ject had reference to Christ’s Coming Kingdom, and was an exposition of Luke xix:11-27. Mr. Varley maintained that the Scrip- tures teach that the sovereignty of Christ over the whole earth is about to be in- augurated in power and great glory; that the presence and competency of the Great King over the entire habitable earth is the only solution of the political, social and governmental complications which every- where exist. He said: “If I was appealed to and asked ‘what is the world’s greatest need to-day?’ I should answer a competent ruler. Given such a king and ruler as Christ, who is revealed in the Gospel, and war would cease to the ends of the earth. The 2,000,000,000 of dollars which are now spentin Europe every twelve months for naval and military armaments would be henceforth freed for legitimate commerce for the welfare of the national life of the Continent.” The speaker maintained that the time for the return of the Lord to the earth is all but exhausted, and that when he comes with angelic power he will put down all existing rule, authority and power which is opposed to and prevents the spread of right and good and truth. —————— Mrs. Robinson’s Benefit. On Wednesday evening, July 8, & complie mentary benefit will be tendered Mrs. G. 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