Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Tuesday, 20 AUGUST 1895 ************************************ BIRTH -- CAIN -- Near Hanford, Sunday, Aug. 18th, to the wife of J.L. CAIN, a son. BIRTH -- THOMPSON -- In Hanford, Cal., Aug. 11, to the wife of Wm. THOMPSON, a son. [from Grangeville column] -- Chess NOWLAN and Hattie SULLIVAN, both of this place, were united in marriage by Justice of the Peace Randall Thursday afternoon. The wedding was a quiet one, none of their friends being present. After the ceremony the couple went to Visalia and returned home Saturday night. Their friends wish them a long life of happiness. [from Local Paragraphs column] -- Rev. J.H. WHITE, well known in this county as a preacher of the Methodist denomination and lecturer, died in Tulare last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, of consumption. He was one of the best pulpit orators in the State and the majority of our people have listened with pleasure to the voice which is now stilled in death. ------------------------------------------------------- THE WOOTTEN ESTATE -- The Property Goes to the Brother Who Resides in England -- The following Associated Press dispatch from Fresno, under the date of Aug. 12th, says: The final settlement of the WOOTTON [spelled 2 ways] case as to the civil proceedings was made by Judge Risley today. William WOOTTON, the missing Reedly rancher, disappeared Feb. 1, 1893. After all efforts to trace him had been exhausted, his brother, Thomas, of Hereford County, England, applied to the Superior Court of this county [Fresno] for the possession of the estate as next of kin. William WOOTTON having been declared legally dead, and no contestant appearing, Judge Risley today granted to Thomas WOOTTON possession of the ranch held by his brother, containing 3700 acres, of which 80 acres are in Tulare county, and the remainder in and around Reedley, this county. The value of the property is $50,000. The $3500 belonging to William WOOTTON, which passed into the hands of the Public Administrator, at the time of the old rancher's disappearance, was ordered by Judge Risley to be disposed of as follows: $1400 to the Public Administrator and $2100 to the latter's legal representatives. Thomas WOOTTON is to pay his own legal expenses. ------------------------------------------------------- SUPERIOR COURT -- In the matter of the appointment of a guardian for the person and property of A.P. BICKFORD, an incompetent person. Application having been made by the daughter of said BICKFORD, Mrs. HACKETT, for the appointment of such guardian, she being present in court, the application was granted, and J.H. DAWSON was appointed guardian with bonds fixed at $1000. W.R. McQUIDDY had previously been appointed guardian ad litem of said BICKFORD in the suit of the Farmers & Merchants Bank against said BICKFORD. ----------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- [this page is extremely blurry -- must have been bumped during filming -- I will do my best] -District Attorney M.L. SHORT and family returned last Saturday from their visit to Gilroy. -E.W. ROOT, a wealthy farmer living near Tulare, was held up and robbed about 1 o'clock on Monday morning of last week, between Visalia and Tulare. The highwayman relieved him of $30. -Louis VRAGNIZAU, of the Opera restaurant, who has been having the mumps, is now able to be about the restaurant. -Mrs. CROWSON, and Jewell, daughter of Mr.&Mrs. Geo. MURRAY, both of Rustic and who have been dangerously ill, are now some better. -F.J. WELSH is visiting for a few days in Hanford. Flav now is employed in Stockton. -M.P. LESHER has gone to Porterville, where he thinks officers BERNSTEIN and GRIFFITH have 2 horse located that he lost some 5 months ago. -Mrs. Ed. ELLIS returned to Huron last Wednesday from Merced. Her father she left much better and with hopes of his recovery, and her mother was also some better. E.W. HOGLE expects to move into Hanford this week, if his wife's health will permit, she having been very ill for several weeks. Mr. HOGLE will do the blacksmithing for Mr. FULLER, who expects to begin at once to erect a blacksmith shop just across the street from the Western lodging house. R.L. THOMPSON and Frank McGINNIS returned last Friday from a visit of a little over 5 weeks to Lake County. The health of both was greatly improved by the trip and the latter gained 10 pounds while gone. They made the trip by team. Horse feed was costly, as they paid out over $40 for that alone while gone. They visited many towns en route and they say that, outside of Stockton, Hanford is the liveliest town they visited. At Stockton there were 500 people camped and waiting for work on the valley road. They saw that part of the road already graded. They made the trip back from Kelseyville (Lake Co.) to Armona in the quick time of 6 1/2 days, showing that Mr. T. had a good team. THE SAN FRANCISCO 'Chronicle' of last Sunday announced the engagement of A. WIENER of this city to Miss Minnie KLINE of San Francisco. The many friends here of the genial Colonel are much pleased at the news of his matrimonial intentions and hope to see him launched on the wave of matrimonial bliss. Mr. WIENER and his future wife hold a reception next Sunday and also on next Tuesday. C.M. WEBSTER's father and brother, from Augusta, Hancock Co., Ill, arrived here on a visit to him last week. Mr. WEBSTER is an old California 49er and is 71 years of age. Mr. WEBSTER of this county has not seen him for 21 years. The visitors expect to make an extended visit here. JOHN McCOMBS, who arrived in Armona with the emigrant train some 10 weeks ago, is well pleased with California. He has not missed a day at working since he came here. He and his wife are now working at John WORSWICK's fruit sheds at Armona. SEVERAL CHILDREN were made quite sick recently by eating the seed of a castor bean tree. F.J. WENDLING's 2 children, W.H. MARTIN's 2 and Tom WATSON's little girl were the sufferers, and some of them were very sick. The seed of this plant is dangerous for children to indulge in and the plant is therefore dangerous to grow in a thickly settled neighborhood. A TWIN BROTHER of A.P. BICKFORD came down from Merced and visited him at the Lucerne Sanitarium several days last week, returning home on Sunday.. He was many years ago a resident of this county, and has since been farming near Merced. A.P. BICKFORD's condition has greatly improved in the past few days. THE THRESHER of W.E. FISHER and L.M. FREDERICKS of this city is now operating near Tulare. It has 3-weeks' run on grain ahead of it; then an alfalfa huller (something new for this season) will be put into the machine and it will begin to thresh alfalfa. Nearly the entire crew spent Sunday in Hanford. Among those on the machine are: Ben ALLEN Kelsey BLACK John McDADE Herbert BURNETT Joe and Jack GARNER John and Frank WORLEY J.K. BONNEY Lou CAMERON Jack McDONALD A.M. FREDERICKS John FISHER ------------------------------------------------------- GRANGEVILLE -- -Will LEVINS' infant child was buried at Grangeville cemetery Thursday. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/