The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1897, Page 4

4 THE FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1897. NG HERE. cidnous fruits to the soil and climate of | sion to a CALL r;pra!agn e rvca?lly,h; lum(zufs :‘u ng?outl m; ;mm"il:girzy‘;i it:gn;i.&:;s:;n;x;z&r{m:r.:gi §:u: :1'::(;‘1)0 e &brl ntly illuminated A SUGAR KING RE. this coupty. had to state, and with a feeling of muc! great fertility of soil and the reg! 1d- hn G. Searl Arrived Last Eveni i i} satisfaction, too, that of the many thou- | its seasons, one of the largest and most | dence of the fact that the beautiful valley George T. Allender, the celebrated fie John Fr:;'o;wu“n‘ Lt ng SILINS Ty One of the Choicest Garden Spots in the State. Progress Made by Leading Mer- chants and Otkers During Recent Years. Many N:w Business Blocks and Palatial Dw:llings Alorn the City. SALINAS, CaL., March 28.—Salinas, the county seat of Monterey County, has brighier prospects to-day than any town of similar size in California. Inland towns must depend for their future aud prosperity on the volume of trade which they naturally command, and this trade is circuthscribed in all in- stances by natural boundaries, as, for example, the proximity of large towns, Much of the valley land is unexcelled for pears and apples, while the mesa land, on the west side of the Salinas Valley es- pecially, is particularly well adapted to vines ana many varieties of pitted fruits. Citrus fruits on this side or the valley have been successfully grown. Olive irees flourish’ with all the vigor they possess on the Mediterranean coast, and an orchard of almonds has been very profitable to its owner. All kinds of small fruits do well. There is in the Salinas Valley some of the finest vegetable land in the world, but owing to its distance from the com- mercial center of the State not much has | been done in this line, except in beans and potatoes. Vegetebles of all kinds for home consumption are raised. & But the comine agricultaral industry is raising sugar beets. Among the private residences there are no grand piles of masonry and brown- stone fronts, but there are some of the prettiest cottages, surrounded by green lawns, embowered by Howersand shaded with evergreens and rars tropical plants that ever wakened the dream of a poet. But then California is a land of sunshine, of flowers whose commingled fragrance fills the air with sweetest perfume, of rare plants which thrive nowhere else except in the tropics and here, and beautiful he rule and by no means the The city of Salinas 18 provided with public schools unexcelled by any in | the Siate. There are eignt church organ- | izations, viz.: United Presbyterian, Pres- | byterian, M. E. Church, Baptist, M. E. | Ckarch South, Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic. The sccieties of a traternal and social character are 100 numerous to men- tion. Among the most prominent orders the F.and A. M., . 0. 0. F,, A.0.U. W. | and the Native s of toe Goiden West | bave flourishing organizations. The peo- | ple are broad, liberal, generous, homor- | able and cuitivated. HON. JESSE D. -— want of sufficient transportation, want of tompetition in railroads or navigation, the quantity of fertile lands, health, alti- tude and so forth. In all of the forezoing Salinas will bear the closest and most minute investigation by prospective set- tlers, The industries of Salinas and.environs are almost as varied as the resources of our State. Wool, wine, livestock, fruit of all kincs, lumber, stone, marble, granite, salt, suiphur, quicksilver, coal, natural gas, iron and coal oil are among the in- dustries now receiving attention, as well as one of the greatest of all industries in the country, the raising of sugar beets. Lying west and east of Salinas are some exceedingiy fertile valleys and foothills, and which surpass in productiveness and quality many famous valleys of the State. Salinas is the haifway house of the Salinas valley. In the awakening or the latent industries of the great South she is the first to move forward. Hereto- fore content with a modicum of pros- perity, while leading all her rivals, she now rises to the grandeur and importance of the occasion. From an uninhabited grain field thirty years ago the close of 1896 found her with a population of about 2000. Costly brick blocks, stone sidewalks, macadamized streets, magnificent school buildings and courthouse, imposing churches and palatial dwellings, ail attest 10 the thrift and prosperity of the veliey. The sity is lizhted by electricity and gas. The growth of the city is steadv and of a permanent and architectural character, excelled nowhere in the interior. The Balinas Valley bursts upon the vis- ion of the weary traveler, after crossing the arid plains of Southern Culifornia, as a land of wonder and beauty, and the problem presents itself, why is nature so partial in the distribution of her gifts? Not many towns in this orany other State can truthfully claim the natural advanta- ges that Salinas and its environs can. More 0 perhaps than may other places in the valley, Salinas enjoys a climate as serene as a dream of luxury; serene in that it is robbed of all severity—balmy, bright and tranquil as a summer’s sea. The domain of wiater 13" met on the mountain slopes, where its advance is stayed by the greetings of perpetual sum- mer. Above the hoary garments of the frost kingshroud the monarchs and car- pet with its icy breath peak and platean, cove and canyon. pretty town of Salinas in the smiling val- ley of the Sacraménto, carpeted with em- erald and bespangled with flowers. Here wherever the eye s directed a new charm appears, a new delight is present, and the soft air, laden with iragrant odors, with a mere suggestion of the sea, is as a baim to the lungs. There is no more beautiful landscape in all the country than this garden spot, where the eye reaches out over thousands of broad acres of luxuriant orchards and vineyards, and the olive with its silvery sheen, the magnolia with its waxen leaves, the cypress with its burden of verdure, the stately palm, the occasional sturdy oak, the intervals'of waving grain, each a delight “In itself, and all adding their shades of color under a cloudless sky, save perchance a few white flecces ste; ing way to hide in some quiet nook in the mountains that rise majestically in their garb of many sbades of green, con- tributing greater charms and magnificent relief to tne landsca pe. 1t is a generally admitted fact that hor- ticulture is the coming industry of Cali- fornia. The State has successively passed through the stages of gold mining, stock- raising and agriculture, and is now in the dewn of a stilt brighter era, that of horti- culture. Monterey County, being behind many other Jocalities of tbe State in de- velopment, is not so far advanced in the fruit industry. The reader will bave in- Jerred.efe this that grain growing has not reached the zenith of’its glory, and it is unreasonable to expect that’ Monterey County will be covered with orchards and vineyards for several years to come. But enough has been done to demonstrate the practicability of the fruit business, and the adaptability of nearly all kinds of ds- But beneath lies the | F. H. Lang of Salinas City, one of the oldest citizens in the county of Moaterey | and probably one of ‘the best judges of | the peculiarity of the land in Monterey | County, by reason of his extensive land interests, had the following to say in a | recent interview: | “The many attractive features of Cali- fornia bave been so well and widely ad- vertised that it is suverflaous to preface a | description of Monterey County with any | general remar] boutt e State. Itisthe | special province of this work to tell of the varied resources, advantages and possibil- ities of one of earth’s most favored spots { and not to babble about ‘glorious climate,’ ‘Italian skies,” and ‘the sweet perfume in a wealth of bioom.’ These atiributes be- ‘long to most of California. But compara- tively cheap land, rich, and adapted to almost everything that grows, particularly promisizg for horticulture, which consti- tutes the great future industry of Califor- nia; immense areas of land, capable of supporting 100 families where now but one resides, soon to bs divided into small tracts and sold—these are features not so | general as ‘glorious climate, etc.’ But | they are the distinctive characteristics of Monterey County.” | AN EXPERIENCED AND LEARNED ATTORNEY. | One of the most preminent and widely | known of the lecal fraternity in California is the Hon. S. F. Geil of Salinas City. For | twenty years has this gentleman prac- | ticed “law in Monterey County, dunng | which time he has figured on either side | of most all the law cases of any import- | ance that bave been tried in the courts of Monterey County or the surrounding ter- ritory. He enjoys at the present time one of the -gest practices 1n the State. While Mr. | Geil's civil practice is most lucrative, be | bears the distinction of being one of the must able criminal lawyers of modern | times. | During his professional career Mr. Geil | bas defended no less than_thirty-six crim- inals charged with murder, only two of | whom have been convicted, and he | has during the same time defended and secured the acquittal of over 100 persons charged with felonies of less gravity. Mr. Geil at one time served as District Attorney of Monterey County, but of. re- | cent years has strenuously declined the | nomination of his party to any public of- | fice, and devotes his time and attention | solely to the interests of his many clients. “Ithink,’” said Mr. Geil, “‘that this un- | dertaking of Claus Spreckeis to place in this city a sugar refinery of such mam- moth proportions is oné of the grandest enterprises that the county comld wish for, and on its completion we can safely expect great business prospects for this section of the State.” A BEAUTIFUL VETERINARY HOSPITAL. alinas, though small at present in com- ison with many otier towns in this tate, can boast of one of the finest veter- inary hospitals in California. Dr. G. F. Faulkner, a skilled surgeon and dentist, who bears renowned distinction in his profession throughout the country, has settled in Monterey County, with head- quariers in Salinas City, and is there offer- ing his skiliec services in all the branches of veterinary surgery that the researches of science have revealed to modern times. The magnificent and extensive hospital for animals is fitted up most completely with all the latest appiiances, and is, indeed, as fine a place in many ways, and | 1ar surpassing in others, establishments of a similar character anywhere in the United States. Although ‘there are two other praoticing veterinary surgeons in the town, Dr. Faulkner is receiving the mo- nopoly of the irade of the valley, which, of course, is justly due the elegance and completeness of his establishment. In connection with the hospital and 1n- firmary, which is situated in the center of Salinas City, he has a ranch 'just on the outskirts of town, where the norses and other animals are seni: tu when they are on the road of convalescence after having been operated upon or otherwise treated in the first stages of their ailments. Dr. Faulkner has o great amount of mcney invested in this enterprise in Salina , bur, in speaking of his success in his profes- sand dollars he has expeaded in Salmas in the arrangement of this grand estab- lishment, that it was all made by him in Monterey County and its environmerts. THE POPULAR ASSISTANT COUNTY SURVEYOR. Among the more prominent citizens of Monterey County who has served the pub- lic of tue territory in many important P‘ositloul of responsibility and trust is M. . Merritt of Salinas. 8 Mr. Merritt, who is at present associated with the well-known attorney, W. 8. White, under the firm name of Merritt & White, is conducting probably the largest abstract and searchers of records bureau in California. He 1s also cnief deputy Assessor of the county. This gentleman was born and raised in Monterey County. His father was Josiah Merrttt, who had the honor of filling with eminent ability the first judgeship of Monterey. By reason of Mn Merritt’s long residence in 1his section of the State, and bis thorough acquaintance with landed interest, it has made him particularly com- petent to pass upon the titles of land throughout the territory in question. During the past fourteen years there is nota single tract that have been subd.- vided and sold in_the enure county of Monterey that Mr. Merritt has not made the search of and completed the abstract for such property. At the iast Presidential election he was honored with the position of Presidential elecior from Monterey County. Since the death of tne well-known land attorney, W. M. R. Parker, it is generaliy conceded that Mr. Merritt 1s the most competent searcher in the county to fill the sameim- poriant position. SPORTING GOODS AND HARDWARE. Salinas City is the proud possessor of the largest general merchandise and sporting goods houses of any county in the State. The establishment in question is that of the Wabrlich-Cornett Company, which concern occupies one of the most exten- sive premises in the town, and whose stock is made up of a_mosi complete va- riety of general merchandise and agricul- tural implements, including the special agency of several makes of buggies and wagons, harvesters, reapers, mowers, bi- cycles and sporting goods. Their im- mense stock would do credit to a metro- politan establishment. AN ENTERPRISING YOUNG MAN. W. M. Vanderhurst, a young man ot much prominence in Salinas, conducts one of the largest furniture and carpet establishments in Salinas, as weil as one of the most complete and modern under- taking embalming parlors in all the country. Most of the furniture and carpet stock of this firm is purchased direct from the large factories of the East. In the line of housebold furnishing articles everything that might be wished for can be found at this establishment, as good in quality and cheaper in many instances than in the stores of more pretentious cities. In all the details of the undertuking business Mr. Vanderhurst and his corps of assistants are most proficient. AN INFLUENTIAL CITIZEN. The foremost of Mouterey County’s citizens, whose success in life has been marked with adventure, coupled with vicissitudes which would have hopelessly wrecked the average mortal, and one who nas been finelly crowned with success which has become famous throughout the country, which is the justreward of hou- asty, industry and perseverance, is the Hon. Jesse D. Carr. Mr. Carr was born in Sumner County, Tennesses, in 1814, and although now &3 years of age he is nevertheless more active and energetic than the msjority of young men of the present date of less than half his years. Tue gentleman has always been one of the most progressive citizens of Monterey County, always readily lending his aid and his vast riches to any of the enter- prises that might further the interests of that section. He is one of the largest land-owners in California. To him is due the organizing of the Salinas Bank, and for more than fifteen years he acted as its president. Many of the more influential and prot nent citizens of Monterey County, who are depositors of the Saiinas Bank, have expressed themselves since an election of bank officers two years ago, as being greatly averse to the working of the officers of the bank in question, who, unappreciate ing the vaiuable services of Mr. Carras president of the institution, failed to re- elect him in the capacity which he so ably managed for nearly two decades. Mr. Carr is not only a conspicuous man in this State, but is well known all over the Pacific Coast, and has been intimately acquainted with every administration at Washington since the incumbency of President Taylor. Heisa man with considerable influence at the National Capital. DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR. One of the most important and exten- sive industries in this State is the manu- prosperous farmers and wno stands one of the foremost to-day among the successful tillers of the soil of California is Duncan McKinnon of Salinas city. Eleven hun- dred acres of land, some of the most pro- lific in the valley, situated on one of the finest roads leading out of Salinas, is the ranch of Mr. MeKinnon, and on which be has made a fortune in 'a few years. itis rumored that he will shortiy offer his place for sale and retire from business. WHERE CIGARS ARE MANUFACTURED. Not many towns in this or in any other State of the size of Salinas can boast of an establishment for the manufacture of cigars. Since the Cuban troubles have be- gun, however, and good tobacco has be- come scarce this place has gained more rominence than heretofore, not_saione in onterey County, but all over the State, by reason of the excellence of workman- ship and the superior quality_of the Ha- vana tobacco used in these cigars, which are all white labor and hand made goods. S, Hauser, the popular young proprietor of this up-to-date manufactory, is one of the fow who has an 1mmense quantity of Havana tobacco in stock. One of tue most prominent citizens of the Salinas Valley and one to whom the county of Monterey is greatly indebted for his indefatigable enterprise and zeal in the interests of that section:sJ. B. lverson. Until recently sr. Iverson was engaged actively in business in Salinas under the firm of Iverson Bros. He re- tired, however, from the act.ve manage- ment of this establishment a few years ago and bas since then been attending to his individual interests thronghout Mon- terey Couniy, where he is interested ex- tensively in real property. Mr. lverson owns some of the finest and most productive land in the State, among it being several large holdings in and around Salinas City, much of which property be has recently put o the market for sale. In speaking of the prospects of Sulinas on the compie- tion of the sugar factory of that city Mr. Iverson had much of encouragement to say. He thinks thatin the course ot the next decade Salinas City should grow to be one of the largest and most fiourish- ing towns in Calijornia. “The completion of this grand enter- prise in our midst,” said he, “'wid prove to be & great thing for this section, but it should be borne in mind by the masses that while Salinas now offers some rare inducements to capital for investment it has not yet begun its extensive manu- facturing and producing enterprises, and therefore is not yet offering inducements to the great army of mechanics and labor- ersat the present time in prospects of what is to coms. +I think that the proposed electric road from Salinas to the new beet-sugar fac- lory will be built by Salinas property- owners, and, in_short, I am saiistied in saying Sulinas Valiey isat presnt on the eve of an era of great prosperity.’” A BIG BEET-RAISER. James Bardin of Salinas City, who has up to the present time been the largest sugar-beet raiser in Monterey County, bas met with a phenomenal suc:ess in his beet-raising, amassing thereby an im- mense fortune in but a few years. Mr. Bardin owns 500 acres of land about three miles from Saiinas, near Bianco, and rents from 5J0 to 600 acres more, the greater | part oi which 1s planted out to beets this year. He 1s an experienced and compe- | tent farmer, whose judgment regarding | beot-raising as well as ail other branches | of agriculture and horticulture is always | being sought for. At a recent pubic | meeting of farmers in Salinas City Mr. Bardin delivered quite a lengthy and able speech on his exjerience in beet-raising, coples of which have been circulaied broadcast throughout the country asan illustration of the profits there s in this particular line in Monterey County. A PROMINENT CITIZEN. The Counzy Surveyor of Monterey County, Lou G. Hare, a gentleman of great learning and ability 1n his pro es- sion, is among the enterprising and_ ener- getio citizens of the Salinas Valley who have lent much by their unuring efforts and eminent ability to place the county of Monterey in the position that it ocoupies to-day as one of the foremost sections of onr State. 1n counection with Mr. Hare’s officiul duties to his county as Surveyor he has inaugurated an extensive department | in his office for the compiling of surveys, the drafting of maps and the subdivision and laying out of tracts. BERGES AND GARRISSERE. One of the finest business blocks in Mon- terey County and without doubt the larg- est wholesale liguor establishment south of &an Francisco is that of Berzes & Gar- rissere of Salinas City. The arrangement and axpense of the big wine cellar which is stocked with only the finest brands of wines and liquors, as well as the other arrangements of the interior of the large building of this tirm make it an equal of any establishment of the kind in Cali- fornia. The Central Milling Company Drifted Snow Flour Is Manufactured., at Salinas, Where the Famous facture of flour. Sltuateu at SBalinas City is the Sperry Flour Company, one of the Iargest mills of itssort in this country. At this establishment there is manufac- tured an article which every housewife on this continent is well and " favorably ac- quainted with by reason of its superiority over all other brands—and that is the Drifted Snow Flour. The capaoity of this enterprise is the manufacturing of 600 barrels a day, equal in other words 1o the grinding of 25,000 tons of wheat a year. The many features of superiority in the Driited 8now Flour over any other kind are too well known to require extended commencation. It has become a recog- nized fact that the material is far in ad. vance of any other make of flour and that it will not be many years before the “Drifted Snow" will so far have gained precedence over all others by reason of its superiority that it will be the one brand in use to the exclusion of almost all others, Mr. W. D. Black, a director of the company in question, 1s the manager of the association’s business throughout the southern portion of the State, with bLis headquarters in Salinas City. *Our objzct,” said Mr. Black, in a recent interview, “in cstablishing tue princival branch of our agency at Sulinas is because it is throughout the Balinas Valley that the finest quality of wheat in the couniry is raised. In the manufacturing, therefore, of what has been generally recognized to be the nnest flour that is produced inthe country it was necessary for us to locate our works where the finest cereals could be produced, and this we claim is in the Salinas Valley.” A PROSPEROUS RANCHER. In the Balinas Valley, which has become LEADING HOTELS OF SALINAS. The Jeffric House of Salinas City is known all over the coast as one of the ieading and best kept houses in thewest. F. W. Schroder is a pioneer of Monterey County and is a thorough hotel man. Burke & Hawkins, the well-known sporting goods and hardware dealers, al- though comparatively a new firm in Mon- leref County 18 nevertaeless doing ene of the largest sporting goods and hardware of Salinas is one of the most prolific sec. tions of the State,since it has called to that section for the support of its many and prosperous citizens one of the largest es- tablishments of its sort in the country. SOCIETY WILL SEE THE KENNEL SHOW Two Hundred Dogs to Pose Before Admiring Eyes at San Jose. Most Valuable Canines on the Coast in Competition for Prizes. J. Otis Fellows of New York to Pass Upon the Merits of the Four- Fcoted Bautizs. SAN JOSE, CAL, March 28.—The ken- nel show of the Santa Clara County Poul- try and Kennel Club, which opens at Turn Verein Hall Wednesday morning, wiil includs the largest and best collec- tion of dogs ever seen on the Pacific Coast. There will be about 200 entries, and they embrace all kinds of canines, from the toy- terrier to the massive St. Bernard. A con- servative estimate places the combined value of the dogs to be exhibited at $50,- 000. Entries have been received from all over the coast, and fanciers from the principal cities of California will attend in force. J. Otis Fellows of Hornellsville, N. ¥., a noted dog expert, will judge the exhibits. The judging of the animals will commence as soon as the show opens and will con- tinue upon the stage unlil all the prize- winners have been tagged. The show will continue from March 31 to April 3. A force of carpenters has been at work for the past few days building kennels about the side of the hall. The place will be beautifully decorated by the Kennel Ciub and an effort made to win the prize offered for the best decorated ball of the California circuit of kennel shows to be held this year. Among the great dogs on exhibition here will bs Grand Master, the rough- coated St. Bernara dog, valued at $10,000, Thomas H. Browne of San Francisco is the owner of this dog. Among the num- erous prizes that he has won for the best American bred dog ot his class are in- cluded firsts at Boston in 1892, at Akron in 1893 and Columbus in 1894, and at San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton in 1896. Melrose, the best smooth-coated St. Ber- nard iu America, will bs exhibited by Charles R. Harker, Meirose has a match- less record in the showroom and is the sire of a long list of prize-winners. As Mr. Harker is secretary of the Santa Clara Pouitry and Kennel Club, the dog will compete for the kennel prize only. Dr. Taylor’s Koxie Savage Taylor will also be here, and the mammoth Reglor Jr., thought bv many fo be the coming dog, has been entered. Reglor Jr. is now only thirteen months old, but weighs 200 pounds, and is as activeas a cat. F. H. Bushnell will send his Le Prince Jr. One of the most notabie exhibits will be Alia Berna, believed to be the finest roughcoat St. Bernard bitch in America. She is of the challenge class, having won four first prizes at shows in_this country, inc'udinz Denver in 1893, Des Moines in 1894, Omaba in 1895 and Chicago in 1895, "This bitch won the American St. Bernard Club medal at Chicago and the shows in 1894 and. 1895. She weighs 170 pounds, and is perfection in every point. Alta Berna is now owned by C. R. Harker in this City. The celebrated dog Cid, a rough-coated 8t. Bernard owned by J. D. Foot of Sacra- mento, will be on exhib.tion. This do, weighs 200 pounds, and attracted muc! admiring attention at the Sacramento show. The owner is an enthusiasiig ken- nel fancier and lavish in his xpansmm in making an exhibit. Cid’s kennel at trial handler, will show his pointer Jill, which won first at Los Angeles iast year, and Mrs. McCracken has entered Juno, the only bitch that ever beat the great Bally Bras. v "a” fine lot of Eoglish, Irish and black and tan or Gordon setters will be shown. . T. Payne's Countess Noble is the hand- somest and best setter in America. bar none. and her two daughters, Silver Piate and Queen of Counts, and her son, Har- old, are nearly as good. Nimrod and Charm, both prize-winners, will also be on exhibition. ¢ W. L. Prather of Oakland will exhibit his famous foxhounds. In the Irish selter class there will be the best on the coast. Chief Jr., now owned by C. M. Barker of this City, who has won many prizes; Nemo 11, Gienmore Bultan, Lad ‘of Glenmore, Mike T, Queer: of Kil- dare and Lightning Maid are allin the front rank. The spaniel class will also bave the best in the State—Irish, field_and cocker span- iels of all colors, Nora W, an Irish water spantel, has won wherever shown. In cockers, Viscount, Bronta, Pittsburg Tom- my and Royal Dandy; in dogs, Judge, Pastime, and Lady Etta in bitches are as zood as if they were made to order. Rex is also a fine field spaniel. The collies class wiil be the largest in the show. Miss Della Beach will exhibit Gold Dust 1], Juanita and Doc. O.J. Al- bee of Lawrence will enter six prize-win- ners and the Verona kennels will be rep- resented by four dogs. A grandson of Champion Christopher, the best collie that has ever lived, has been entered from British Columbia. Besides the regulation club prizes over $600 will be given in special prizes. o e Santa Clara’s loung Christians. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 28.—The Junior and Intermediate Endeavorers of Santa Clara County held their annual meeting in the Congregational Church yesterday afternnoon. The meéting was well at- tended and a fine programme enjoyed. The Junior Society of tna Second Piesby- terian Church was awarded the county banner for the largest gain in membership since January 1 The following officers were elected for the coming year: Presi- dent, Edna Waltenspeil; vice-president, Mabel Whitmore; secretary, Mabel Drayer; trea:urer, Frank Burdick. e Rebekahs Chuose Delegates. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 28 —Stella Re- bekah Lodge, I. 0. O. F., has elected the following delegates tu the Grand Assem- bly of Rebekahs, which convenes in San Francisco May 11: Mrs. Effie Travis, Mra. Alice Blakesiee, Mrs. Tilne Ward, Mrs. Olive A, Welch and Mrs. Flora Z. Kelsey. POMONA P.ONEER GONE. William Islip Lived in San Francisco More Than Three Score Years Ago. POMONA, Can, March 28.—Old Wil- liam Islip died at his foothill home at Azusa last night at the age of 83 years. He was the oidest American settler in Southern California at the time of his death. He came to San Diego in 1833 and lived in San Francisco in 1834 and 1835. He was a witness of the battle of Los An- geles in 1847, when Fremont and his troops took down the Mexican flag and raised the stars and stripes there. He left valuable orchard property, but hiad no heirs in this region. No one knows whether he had any relatives. He left no wiil and died without telling what should be done with his est —— SALINAS WANIS TIHE LINE. Eleotrio Railway to Conmect With the New Sugar Factory. BALINAS, CaL., March 28.—At an in- formal meeting of prominent business men last evening the proposition to con- struct an electric road between Salinas and Claus Spreckels’ new beet-sugar fac- tory was earnestly discussed, arid all were unanimous in the opinion that the road should be built, and that 1f Salinas City was to share in the great benefits derived from the factory in the degree to which she was entitled the electric-car line must connect her with tbe factory. The spirit manifested at this gathering and the earnest convictions expressed leave no doubt that a stron, nd concerted action will immediately inaugurated to force the project to maturity. A mass-meetin; will be held in a few days to this end. The road must and will be built, so say the business men of Balinas. 15 yours a Stomach Cough ? Dr. D. Jayne's Ex- pectorans will cure that. Getit from your drug- gist. For Headache take Jayne's Painlebs Sanative Pllls —_——————— Three times as many herrings are con- sumed as of any other kind of fish. NEW TO-DAY. “Red Letter Day” Blankets. No question about it, Cali- fornia sets the pace in blanket perfection. Even Easterners brag of California blankets. With such a chance to get good blankets at home, it's a pity dealers hunt the world over for blanket trash to palm off as “all wool.” None of that here, you may be sure. The meanest blanket we business in Salinas City, where they are located, This honze has the reputation of being thoroughly reliable and honest,and it is to this fact as well as to the superiority of the line of goods they deal in that they niay attribute their success. At their bookstore on Main streetis also the agency of THE CALL. THE VANDERHURST-SANBORN COMPANY. Probably the most flourishing estab- lishment in Monterey County is that of the Vanderhurst-S8anborn Company of Salinas and King cities. The reputation of this establishment is well and favor- atly known throughout the entire State and is one of those leading enterprises of our community that Salinasand Monterey county can well feel proud to possess. In the extent of the workings of this great concern it might be stated that few other firms in this State carry such a long and varied line of goods. Dry goods, fancy goods, groceries and provisions, as well as stoves, hardware, crockery, fum- ber, boots and shoes, doors, windows, oils and paints represent only in part the extent of tne concern. To Wiliiam Vanderhurst, L. Sanborn and Dr. Charles Ford is due the organi: tion of the establishment a little thirty years ago, and which b growing continuously since the inaugura- NS - SO ESU S S SNSRI sell is California made and a goodly portion of it is Cali- fornia wool. To-day you have the pick of our whole blanket store at “Red Letter” prices. Ahint of the easy-priced ones follow : Ten-quarter (medium) white blankets, 4 Ibs., to-day $3.20—were $5. Eleven-quarter (large) white blankets, 53 Ibs., to-day $3.90—were $6.50, Extra heavy, ten-quarter white blank- ets, 734 Ibs., to-day $4.50—were $7. Extra large white blankets, 7 Ibs., to- da‘); ugfio——were $8. ery fine white blankets, extra large, 8 Ibs., to-day $7.50—were $10.50. e California Furniture (N P Cole & Co) Company 117 Geary Stroet Ri Mattiigs John G. Searies of Brooklyn, N. Y., sugar king. and secretary of the sugar trust, came in on the belated overland last evening and went at once to apartmens previous!y engaged at the Palace. Mr. Searles came out irom the East in his private car. In h's party_are Miss Searles, Mrs. B. Chapman, Miss Chap- man and his private secretary, A. J. Ox- enheim, all of Brooklyn. Mr. Fearles re- fused to be interviewed, and would 1ot teil why he is here nor Sow long he will W hhy Do you feel that it is impossible for you to get back that great rosy manhood of which you were once so proud? 16 is because you have been fooled oftea and often—now isw’t it 2 Think ! IN Ot A single inch of you feels as well ay it onght to at this moment, and yet if you would but by wise, instead of trying to see how very foolish you can be, thinzs would he very different. ary What memory you have ; what vim is there ; how much sleep do you get; these tell-tale spots hefore the eyes ; and that eternal fear of an asylum er a grave. Do you persuade yoursell that you are weli ? rhe Man who won’t try fo get well ought to bs let alone perhaps, but the grand doctors of the Hudson Xedical Institute have patience w.th all p-ople. Go there, ask what has heen done for others by CREATAUDTAN Circulars and testimonials as free as air to you, and if your blood is out of order ask or write for ““30-day Blood- cure truth.’” Hudson Nedical Institute Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. GET HUDSON DOCTORY' ADVICE FREE. muomomomug Q“";‘gwif' V5 W o\)fia‘ OFR THE AGR A FAMLY NEDICI Which is an external and internal romedy without an equal. NOT A NEW PREPARATION, EOT ONE THAT HAS ST00D THE TEST OF OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Thousands of persons all over the United States gratefully praise Dr. Mar- tin’s Pain Curer and are never without it. The Curer is free from all injurious snd polsonous properties, and is enm- tirely vegetable in its composition. It tones up and strengthens the system, purifies the blood, expels bad matter from the organs of the body generslly, promotes digestion, regulates theappe- tite and secures a healthy state of the system and its various functions. Taken occasionally as a proventive of disease, it keeps the mind cheerful and heppy by promoting healthfal action of the skin, heart, lungs, stomach, pancress, , kidneys, bledder, spleen, m, and the whole nervous t is also especially always WOMAN'S FRIEND, and is unequsled FOR THE PREVENTION AND GURE —OF— REeumatism, Neuralgis, Paing in General, Bowel Complaints, Dys- s, Dysentery, Cholera Mor- ia, Sore Throat, Diabetes, Nervous Complaints, Di of the Stom- ach and Bowe! erally, Liver Complaints, Kiduey Complaint oughs, Poeumonia, Local and General Debility, Head- ache, Earache, Toothache, Slek- ness inStemach. Backache, Burns, Realds, Wounds, Cestiveness, In- digestion, Skin Diseases, Exces- sive Itchings and many other complaints too numerous to name here. In a word, the great Pain Curer of the Age is an unequaled family remedy. Price: 25¢c, 50c, $1.00 per Bottle, L_CALLISCH, Wholcsale Agent for the Pacific Cosst, Ssn Jose, Cal. For sale by all druggists. 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