Daily People's Cause from Red Bluff, California • 1

VOLUME XLXL RED BLUFF CAL SATURDAY EVENIN' JUNE 24 1905 NUMBER 79 and the Stale lUc for tbe Western I A CANDID CRITIC3IM REDDING WILL BE SEEN AT RED BLUFF PLENTY OF MONEY FOR WESTERN PACIFIC HE AMUSED THE PRISONERS Sheriff Boyd returned from Tehama Friday evening with Dan Joblet an Incompetent who la about 45 years of age and locked him In the county Jail Joblet la 'a good natured fellow and amused the other prison-era all night Friday night by singing songs He will be kept In jail a few days before being examined ARSENIC IS NOW IN GREAT DEMAND THE 8UPPLY BECOMES EXHAUST ED AND RU8H ORDERS ARE TELEPHONED IN There has been such a demand for arsenic and Paris green In Red Bluff within the last few days which is being used fox' poisoning pn that the supply has run short 'and numerous orders hare been telephoned Into the wholesale houses for an additional supply This Is the remedy which Is being used most by the people who are bothered with the grasshopper plague The James Fecley Cot has a good receipt for using this remedy A mixture of one-half pound of arsenic one-half pound of Paris green and one quart of molasses stirred together In a bucket of bran makes an effective poison for the hopper A cup full of this placed oa the ground on the shady side -of a tree will kill grasshoppers Early 'in the morning it Is a good plan to shake! the trees when the hoppers will fall and will then eat of the poison It Is said that some who hive to deal with the pest have adopted the plan of havl-ig saw fast hauled and put In small plica through the or--eharda The piles of saw dust arc sprinkled with sulphur and then bnrned The fumes drive away the hopeprs hut this would seem to be vt only temporary benefit as tbe sulphur fumes probably soon disappear Pacific and then the formal ratifica-Uon of the $5o000000 of bonds was effected The announcement that Rockefeller the Goulds and the Haw-ley-Huntingion Interests bad liber ally subscribed and the sufficient funds wen- in band to pnx-ivil wifi the actual con ruction work seemed 'nest pleasing to the assemblage and was followed by a discussion of the probable rust of the building work Construction however ij a matter that will not be thoroughly discussed for at least several weeks for the reason that the surveys of the road have not yet been satisfactorily connected up by the engineering parties now in the field It is nevertheless stated that tills work will be started at various points along the route and contracts awarded to at last half a dozen prominent construction firms whose represen talives are now In this city awaiting the consideration of bids After the meeting it was said that the new board would probably hold dally sessions for at last another week In order to clear the way for the awarding of contracts Great difficulties arc ezpcrtcd in the building of the western section of the road up 1 through the Feather river canyon and out on the meadows to Beckwith Pass for it Is conceded that the territory has furnished an engineering problem that has seldom ban encountered in the construction of railroads In this country And yet whoa completed the new company will have almost an ev-en grade and will penetrate a 'section of the country where great development is certain to follow la the wake of the road building The new directors of the company will meet In ihls city on Auguat 23 for the purposo of authorizing the increasing of the capital stock from $50000000 to $75040000 BAPTIST CHURCH Morning service at 11 a topic: State Junior at 3:30 Senior at 7:15 Evening service at 8:00 subject: Back the Fine bath and buggy sponges at Grier's I Hot Weather So Have Our Hot PEERLE88 ICELAND CREAM REFRIGERATORS DETROIT The New York Sun rakes Issue tu an unnamed artist for declarin'? li -can-rut find models to fit tli- rr' ideal because tire Iliads of Aini'rh women are large for their The artist hopes rue tendency tTiri fir women may rum ft till: deficiency Imr ue Sun says he trouble is due 10 ih fad that the Greek women bad no need for mental development conseiiuenliy their heads were proportionately too small for modern women Probably the artist is on the right track physical development should keep pare with mesta! and in the California type it comes pretty near doing so REDDING FIREMEN WILL COME TO RED BLUFF Chief Keeney of the Redding Fire Department received word from IM Bluff Friday afternoon that the Fourth of July committee of that city would pay all of the Redding team's expenses If they will attend the celebration at the Bluffs on the Fourth and hang up a $5o puree for the tournament besides The Redding team lias di-ei! to go Free Press THE KING TASTELESS 1 GUARANTEED TO CURE Malaria Chills Fever Dumb Ague and all Fevera originating In Billiary derangement Has no equal when taken as a Toclc Once used Always Used GRIER SON Druggists RED BLUFF CALIFORNIA i I WOODMEN AND HOSE CART TEAM WILL BE HERE ON JULY 4TH Redding will be well represented at Red Bluff at tbe Fourth of July celebration Tbe Woodmen band has been engaged to assist iu the musical features of the big celebration planned by the reslderts of Red Bluff and the Redding Fire Department will send a tarn to compete in the hose cart race says the Searchlight Manager Tom Finlaym received word Friday that the terms of the Woodmen Band had been accepted Chief Keeney of the Redding Fire Department received a telephone message from Red Bluff that afternoon stating that the expenses of the hose team representing fie local fire department would be paid and a purse of 50 would be hung up for the winning team of the tournament Chief Keeney promptly accepted the offer members of the local fire department assembled at the firehouse Market Yuba streets and made several prartke runs From the membership of the entire department a taring trjim wfit be chosen to represent the department In the Red Bluff tournament A large number of citizens bare already signified their Intentions to spend the holiday In Red Bluff WILL RECLAIM ISLAND AND GROW ASPARAGUS Sulsun June 23 The owners of Joice Island have organized a company with a capital stock of $100000 0 be known as the Jolce Island Asparagus Company The stock Is divided into 1000 shares of a par value of' $100 each The company Intends to reclaim tbe land of the island and devote the came to the cultivation of asparagus and 'alfalfa NEW CREAMERY FOR CORNING Corning June 23 The Richfield Creamery Association was organized here yesterday and elected the following officers and ('(rectors: Frank Houghton president Henry Clark vice-president Marshall De Motte secretary Thomas White and A Chittenden directors The latest Improved machinery' wll be Installed and the plant will be In running order by October 1 1905 CHINESE PAINS AND PENALTIES Chira has recently issued an edict prohibiting except In the treaty ports the sale of metal-trimmed spectacles Tan shoes are also tabooed and anyone dealing In them renders himself liable to decapitation The latter drastic regulation Is due to the fact that yellow is their Imperial color to be worn by rcfcie save members of the royal family CALL NO 541 FOR FIRE ALARM Engineer Fish of the fire department requests the citizens of the town In case a fire breaks out to call up the fire department on telephone No 641 This Is the telephone In the city hall and a all will be immediately responded to The fire alarm boxes about town have been taken out since tbe new system was put In but the switchboard of the new system has not yet arrived and until It arrives the new system cannot he used The new switchboard la expected at any time In the mantime the town la without a fire alarm system and the only way an alarm of fire can be sent In at present is over the telephone Remember the number Is 541 when you want to call up the fire department 30000 BUSHEL8 OF GRAIN ARE BURNED Stockton June 23 A disastrous gruli fire causing the destruction of 30000 bushels of wheat and barley and a combined harvester occurred six and one-hatf miles northeast of Tracy The fire caught in some dry grass where the harvester was making a turn It spread to the grain and a few minutes later caught up with the harvester the heat exploding Wx casks of crude oil and sa enveloping the harvester In flames that the crew bad to flee for their lives A wind was blowing and all efforts to stay the progress of the flames proved futile METH0DI8T EPI8C9PAL CHURCH subject: "Did Christ Descend in-to Evening subject: Line of De-markatlon Between Essentials and Non-Essentials in Epworth League topic Vast Field of Southern Leader Mrs South FUMIGATE THEM ALL As a measure of retaliation the Chinese are threatening to have Americans fumigated who are entering that country Any one who can stand the odor of Chinese cilia ran experience no inconvenience from fumigation Chinese government will confer a favor by fumigating all Americans who are about to lave that country too CHURCH SOUTH Dr Vaughn editor of the Pacific Methodist Advocate will preach at the 11 service The pa? I or being absent there will be no evening church service The Epworth Lague meeting at 7 will be led by Rev Howe Shirts EVERYTHING NOW IN READINESS FOR THE BUILDING OF THE ROAD San Francisco June 23 With the session held today the Western Pacific Company directorate has completed the mart important meeting so far in its nlstory The transactions hare Included the electing of a number of new directors the choosing of a new set of officers and the transaction of such business as will make possible the Immediate construction of the road from Baltimore to Oakland which Is to make good the threat of the Gould interests to make toe Harrimau roads fight their very hardest for the traffic of tbe west The new officers are as follows: Jeffery president Bart nett vice-president Dslzell Brown treas urer Bradford serretdryand Rush of New York assistant tec-rriary Among the new directors arc ex-Maypr Warren Olney of Oakland Yard Valle Cutcheon Shotwell and A Calef Rockefeller is In Fottmal rauucaiaon was made at yesterday's meeting of a $50000000 bond issue It was announced that the company's bonds had been several millions over-subscribed end that among the prominent subscribers are John Rockefeller Edwin Hawley nd the Goulds These men It is stated had each subscribed 10 per cent of tne necessary capital for the construction of the new road Engineer Virgil Bogue furnished estimates snowing that It would: cost $45000000 to build the line between Oakland and Salt Lake City and properly equip It end of this amount It was announced that $15-0000Q0 would be expanded in the construction of tbe mat difficult part of the road from Orovllle to tbe point where It will pass beyond the border line of California Take Over Properties Immediately after the election the directors took over the Yard properties the Indian Valley and the Butte and Plnmas railroads which will form the connecting link between Orovllle The grocer would be toe comfortable if all his goods were like Best unJ backed by the maker as they are Money back Bring It Right In TICKETS SOLD DAILY Tbe railroad company has changed ii plan of selling excursion tickets to the Portland fair These tickets were for awhile only sdld once a week good only on the weekly excursion 'They are now sold dally good only on nha 4:20 afUnfnooa raty This Is done to divide the trafllc as moat of the travel north ndw la on the early morning train COOKS 8PRING8 Cobka Springs Is one of the popular resorts of Northern California Twenty thousand dollars were expended last year li Improving this resort run dally from Williams and Maxwell to these springs CHRISTIAN CHURCH Regular services at the Crrlstlan ihurch Sunday The pastor will preach morning and evening Public cordially Uvlted LAWN FESTIVAL The Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church will hold a lawtS festival Tuesday evening June 27th at the residence of Mrs Mayhew Joffereon and Hickory streets Ice -ream and rake 25 cents Everybody v-elcome Has Arrived Weather Goods FREEZERS RELIABLE GASOLINE 8TOVE8 WATER COOLER8 HAMMOCKS AND LAWN 8WING8 Our stock of Hardware Tin and Agate Ware Universal Stova and Nason's Paints and Oils la complete Our new locality la 515 Main Street LEON BEAL Furniture Repairing CHOTHING INSURANCE Calamities and accidents of almost every kind are made easier for the sufferer by some kind of insurance offering new protection Clothing Insurance The Insurance on our Clothing is in the nature of an endownment policy for we say if any thing goes wrong We Take the Risk If insures you fyom any loss tfirough imperfection in cut make or material It secures you the style and appearance of the Custom high price garments It guarantees you full satisfaction for every dollar left at our store Try Our Insured Clothes We take all the risk and protect you in every way Shrewd buyers will look into this proposition The new blouse waist made like a shirt with soft turn down collar is sensible garment loose and comfortable Air -warm weather It coiucb in White and Ecru Pongee and in White Silk at prices from $150 to $500 Ask to see them at MORRIS 6AMPBELLS 1 wliat wc want you to do if you have Furniture Bedding and Lounges that need Repairing Painting or Overhauling wc are sure we can please you with the Repair wirk we do as well as with the New Work we do I have a first class Upholsterer and can do first class work promptly Undertaxing end Embalming Carefully Attended to WARD Main Street FICKERT- The Clothier.