The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 8

MODESTO EVENING NEWS TUESDAY JULY 14 1914 PAGE EIGHT EKSTEINS WILLlCONTRACI GIVEN PLANT FORTY ACRES 10 PRIMARY BALLOT TO SEAR MANY NAMES Rev Ferguson of Glendora Is jin Modesto looking after property Interests and visiting friends The Rev I Ferguson was formerly pastor of the local Christian church the first day Two weeks will be devoted to Yosomlte- Miss Mary Borden who lias been a teacher in the Philippines the pnst several years is a guest at the home of Mi- and Mrs 1 Downey Monster Vaudeville Entertainment Modesto Theatre Wednesday Evening JULY 15TH 1914 For the Benefit ST STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 9 Big Acts 3 Special Films EVERY ACT A HEADLINER ADMISSION 50c Niman Son Will Build l)r-and Mrs- T- F- Slmms and m- tie daughter Marian left this morning by auto on a three camping trip to Glen Alpine Springs Bridges and George Ulrich Will Put In New At Steps Court House Walter Beard returned Inst night from a week's visit with ills family who are spending the summer nt Pacific Grove Nurserymen Purchase Two Hundred Acres of Land Near Waterford and Will Set Out 40 Acres This Fall A HoUham and four sons Frank Earl Simon and Glen have returned from a three-weeks' camping trip to Kennedys lake They brought with them a consignment of trout from Walter Seoon and Arthur Sullivan to their friends- They made the trip by into They report fishing good Miss Frances Halrgrove who Is employed at the dry goods department of the Schafer company left tills afternoon for a vacation at San Jose as the guest of Miss Ruby Cole Art inders linotypist at the News left this morning for Iake Tahoe to spend a vacation of ten days He was armed with a gallon pailful of angleworms on advice of Sidney Bird of Turlock who is already in the vicinity enjoying the sport of trout fishing Landers threatened to send a consignment of the speckled beauties to Ids friends in Modesto- Mrs Griffitli returned last night from a six visit to Butte Montanu and resumed her work at the Morris book store Miss Eioise Morris who 1ms been engaged at the store in the absence of Mrs Griffith will return to Stockton The board of supervisors spent most of today's session in considering bids for three bridges and a culvert and the bids for the construction the court house steps at the north and south entrances to the building As a result of their deliberations Niman Son were awarded the bridge contract at a price of $5570 and Geo Ulrich secured the contract for the building of the steps with a bid of $880 The plans for the three bridges and the culvert were made by County Sur-j vcyor Edgar Anneal- who estimated the total cost to be $5S2450 Two of the bridges are located on the Coul-lerville road one a skew beam bridge over the mining ditch one mile southeast of la Grange and the other located three miles southeast of La Grange The third bridge will be built near Coop- erstown while the culvert will be constructed 2M miles northwest of Wa- terford The bids for the mi MOVIES AT THE Adolph Eksteln and Hugo Ekstein of the Eksteln Nursery Company have pure1 20(1 acres of bottom land lying be! (he La Grange road and Hie rth bank of she Tuolumne river and i ca of Waterford of of 1 Mrs Almira Agnes Sperry The lend It a part of the estate of the la! David Hartman Mrs Fine and Mrs Sperry Ing his daughters The considerate in the purchase is not given The Eksteins have faith in Stanislaus county as a land for the culture of the English walnut and this 200 acres of the finest bottom land to be secured in this section was purchased for the purpose of giving the industry a trial on a large scale On taking posst ion of the property in October the now owners will begin at once the preparation of 40 acres of the land for walnuts Only XXX Mayettes pedi- greed stock propogated from the French variety by A Cover of I i P- Elias went to San Francisco last night to renew acquaintance with Fred Greonbaum of New York Mr Elias and Mr Greenbaum were nates at Stanford Lewis went to Los Angeles last night on business A I Howard of Coalinga is employed at the Lewis shoe store in the absence of Mr Lewis Scott have revacation trip to El Modesto Theatre A A RICHARDS Mgr Today July 13 the 2000 Feet First 1000 Feet Nurse and the 1000 Feet 1000 Feet Counter- 5c-ADMISSION10c Luther Benlinm of Donkin Bacon's went to San Francisco this morning on business connected with marketing a crop of peaches Rev and Mrs AY Blew and Mr and Mrs turned from a Pigmo Beach (Continued From rage 1) Howell Assessor George A Threlfall Campbell Auditor and Howard Keeley Supervisor (District No 3) R-LlttJe James Dunn Wade County Surveyor Edgar Annear County Treasurer A Downer District Attorney Brown Joseph Cross Constables Modesto George T- Hanscom Earl Adams Carmichael Cy Clark Finney Waterford Fred Volght Josiah Covey Charles Hall Turlock Dickinson It Erdman La Grange Leander Bollz James Armstrong Peter Roguct-Ceres Steward A Johnson Newman Newsome Shepherd Oakdale A Corrigan Patterson Charles Moorehouse Justice of the Peace La Grange Frank Morton T- Walden Turlock Charles Young A Sutton II Bevans Abel Carlson Howe Browder Oakdale AVJlkinson Dit-tomore Modesto William Sullivan J- Jennings Rice Tyer Gomlring Patterson Kerr Eugene Leeds" County Central Committees Progressive AV Killam Atodes-to Elias Modesto Mrs Adeline Childs A- Sutton Baker Fred Keller and Hoskins ail of Turlock A A Fields Kit-trelle George Freitas T-owell Gum Maze Corda Stone Wise-earver I Sherman all Modesto A Atoung Oakdale W- Murphy Salida George Macomber Turlock AAr Gray A Has-lachei- Eugene AVilkinson A Schadlich Oakdale AVangemi-heim AV Byrd W- Biddings Newman Kelley Zion Frank Cressey Jr Modesto Roy Warner AV Moffett 0 Cook Ceres FI Crant Dockham A J- Eddy Turlock Albert Morton Denair ProhlbilionlBts Mary A Reichon-bach Sarah Woodside Oakdale Mrs Rena IIuls 1 Kendall Board James Townson AA' AVebb Garrisc-n Turner Corson Local Briefs fami-niigts cut-y 0f iUBtjni nar Santa Ana were in vert were as follows: James Gnf-Modegto yesterday and called at the AVood Colony will be planted Event- Koetitz' IMRHVC Palmer eoUnty board of tI'adp for literature on ualiy they expect to cover all avail- -97 ximan 85570 ind able and suitable land in the tract tergon wilgon $M47 with walnuts Eighty acres of the The udg for 1lhe constnlction of the land is now covered with oak timber teps were frora Arnold Eaton Francis Bushman who was recently voted the most popular leading man in pictures in a contest conducted by the World" will take the lead in the mutiple feature at the Star to- day The idea of this contest was to pick out the most popular man who I would be the one to appear in a fea- I ture photoplay selected by the maga- zine This play Wonderful Night" is soon to be released and will be shown by the Star shortly after Votes in this contest were gratis and money did not count in the selection of the wianler assuring Mr Bushman that his popularity is genuine and not purchased Miss Irene Warfield who plays opposite him is a very clever actress who is fully capable of sustaining her part in the big productions that Mr Bushman is producing An Edison comedy two Biograpli comedies a Selig drama and the ever-popular Palhe Daily News will conclude today's program Next Sunday will see the first presentation of the supreme Biograph spectacle of Bethulia" a production that' required over 1000 people and 300 horses of Sen Francisco and A'ou can tell how a man treats his wife by the manner in which he says ll-i do ou do 1 presented Farmers See Shoemake and War-ner for prices for grain 73w2 $1135 Late this afternoon plans and AA'aterford bridge he present bridge GUARDIANSHIP A petition for letters of guardianship of the person and the estate ot Thomas Tonge an insane person has been filed in the superior court by Attorney Maddux on behalf of M- Trout the petitioner and father-in-law- of Tonge who was adjudged insane July 8th and committed to the Stockton hopital Tonge has a wife and two children and his estate consists of a pension of $24 per month Ulrich S80 and George Hauweil-ing County Surveyor to the board his specifications for the new which will replace over the Tuolumne be AVaterford and Hickman This bridge will consist of two 200- Mrs Robertscm and son Ken-foot steel spans and 340 feet ot tres- le and the estimated cost is $29000 1 Bernard Landers of Denver stopned over in Modsto yesterday en route to Tuolumne county to investigate min- ing investments They will go to Bagby Mariposa county They called on Secretary McCabe of the county heard of trade were passengers to San Francisco this ATTACHMENT SUIT IS FILED AGAINST SARMENTO OF CROWS LANDING Phone Main 1781 Tor meats and get the best we elaughter all our own meats The City Market Grider Van Vlear 12-2 8 af morning The other of the family will follow to spend the summer Defendant Owes a Total of $40592 to Crows Landing Merchants for Goods The balance of the session was taken up in the consideration of the various claims and several matters of minor importance including the discussion of liability and compensation insurance for the county STEALS CAMP Under-sheriff Dunlap has received word from I-ivermore stating that a camp wagon and two horses owned by Gould of Pleasanton had been stolen at Livermore recently and requesting that the local officers keep a watch-out for the wagon Winning was called to Los Banos this morning by the serious illness of a brother A Winning Miss Ruth Crawford of Ceres who has been the guest of Mrs Donovan several days left this after noon for a visit at Columbus Ohio MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY AT THE ISIS THEATER THIS EVENING McAulay of the mercantile firm of Ellis McAulay of Crows Landing has filed suit in the Superior court against Sarmento to collect a total of $40592 with interest on goods purchased by the defendant-Ten per cent fees are also asked Sarmento according to the complaint owes the McAulay firm $22797 on a note and $1275 for goods purchased owes AAr Witlten of Crows I-anding $6450 for meats Smith a Crows Landing blacksmith $3625 and Iiiwrence Crow merchandise $6445 The claims have all been transferred to the plaintiff Maddux Maddux represent NOTICE Notice is hereby given that from and after Saturday July 18 1914 the banking hours on Saturday in Modesto will be from 9 o'clock a to 12 THE MODESTO BANK MODESTO SAVINGS BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK FARMERS MERCHANTS BANK SECURITY SAVINGS BANK J-14 lw STAR THEATRE MARTIN Mgr TO-DAY (Matinee and Night) Francis Bushman and Irene AAtorfield in "A MAN FOR THAT" Two Reels Essanay Drama "THE LUCKY VEST" Edison Comedy "TAINTS OF Selig Drama "HOP HEAD'S Biograph Comedy "ALONG CAME A CITY Next Sunday and Monday The Supreme Biograpli Spectacle "JUDITH OF BETHULIA" The third episode of the will be shown at the Isis theater this evening This series of pictures -the story of which was TRADES FOR The transaction was closed yesterday whereby Charles W- Barrage of Oakland traded residence property in that city for a ten-acre ranch on the Tully road north of Modesto of A McCarthy and A Weast The ranch is improved with house and barn and is ceded to alfalfa Mr Burrage has token possession of the property and lis family will arrive from Oakland next Sunday to make their home on it Warburton formerly local -gent for the Postal Telegraph went 0 Stockton this morning to take the Southern Pacific examination for telegrapher He has been in the em-oloy of the Espee at Chowchilla re 'enOy as clerk Lollich Modesto O- Blizzard written! by Harold McGrath features Terrell Denair Sundquist AV some of tte most Popular motion pic-Kendall Andy Thorsen Grace War- ture actors and actresses known to ring Albert AV Persson Lynn Col-! tllc movle staSp todar- is a Mona Botlmn Turlock I tory from 6tart to nnish 118 thoBe Isis Dun-a-phant Patterson patrons who have seen the two Mrs E- A Wilson and little daugli-(or Marian returned to their home at Ixing Beach this morning after a visit of several days with Mr mother Mrs Schultz on Kansas avenue HALF HOLIDAY FOR Commencing next Saturday the bamks of Modesto will be closed at twelve o'clock on Saturdays Heretofore these institutions have made no distinction in the closing hours on that day but following the custom of other banks all over the state a half holiday will be declared- preceding episodes know and the program tonight will undoubtedly be greeted by a large audience In addition to the leading films Sharps" a two-reel drama and a Royal comedy will also he shown Confidence in the efficacy of this thoroughly tried home remedy is never misplaced In every in health strength spirits and in women find themselves better after timely use of PSLLS Sold evarywhero In boxes 10c 25c MISSIONARY MEETING POSTPONED The meeting of the Missionary society of the Presbyterian 'hiirch which had been -announced for Thuisday evening at the home of Mrs Campbell lias been indefinitely postponed Notice of the postponement is given by the president Mrs Galloway WATER BY FIRST Reports from the Turlock Irrigation district are to the effect that rapid progress is being made on the new canal to take the plaoe of the old one washed out HACKETT The funeral of Bethel Marcella Hackett the tenh daughter of Mr and Mrs Dennie Hackett residing south of Cores whose death occurred yesterdav evoning at the family home will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the chapel of Bowker Wood-The services will be conducted t-v Rev Reed of Ceres Interment will be made in the Modesto Citizens' cemetery Mrs Keith returned last night from Oakland aecomprnieidi by her 'laughter Mrs Ivan Keitli of San Francisco who will accompany the family on a trip to the Yoseniite leaving Modesto tomorrow morning The Griswold and Hadley fam-j iiies will also make the trip It is planned to go as far as Coulterville Irrigate Nights with ECONOMY 7 ORE Lanterns Special this week No 2 first class Lanterns 50c No 1 first class Lanterns 40o See our display of Souvenir Novelties at 150 CARMICHAEL NOTICE take this means of notifying the public that I will no longer lie responsible for any bills contracted by my wife Herbert Harper 79w News AVant Ads Bring Results csss district not later than August fir I The lower half mile of the canal tonstructed by the district itself a til the men and horses that were I work on this part have been mov and are now assisting the contract jin building Ills pant MEET The Rebeka will meet tills evening in Odd Ft lows Hall There will be installatli of officers followed by a banquet GOOD FOR BUSINESS YOUR BUSINESS I very Man and Woman in California Has aPocketloik Interest in the Nomination and Election of FRANCIS KEESLING ONE HUNDRED TONS OF PEACHES Representatives of the Hyde Er Company Contracts for fills Am-onnt at $27511 to Republican Candidate for GOVERNOR It will pay you to hear him discuss State and National Conditions AT MODESTO Cor Tenth and Sts Opp Hotel Hughson WEDNESDAY JULY 15 at 8 He will disclose hv proofs who is responsible for national incoinpetency and state extravagance which has made empty dinner pails for California workmen and emptied the tills of California merchants Ralph A Hyde junior memb the 'Hyde Fruit company of Campnell spent Saturday and yesterday in Mo dcsto and vicinity contracting for can and Phillips cling peacheB shipped to the cannci Campbell He purchased about hundred tons at 827 to $30 ranchers principally in the vicinl Ceres from which point the'- will bo shipped Mr Hyde bad made a pre vious visit hero at which tiro he con trjicted for 135 tons of (he some varieties It is probable that ho will return again to secure more contracts as lie expressed himself as very much pleased with Stanislaus peaches Mi Hyde made (lie trip here iir auto.