Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Friday, 29 MAY 1896 *********************************** BIRTH -- HAMBLETON -- Near Hanford, to the wife of J.M. HAMBLETON, May 18, 1896, a son. [from Local Paragraphs column] -- The funeral of W.E. BEESON took place in Los Angeles last Sunday, having been postponed from Saturday. --------------------------------------------------- F.H. JEWETT is now aged 83 years. He was in Hanford yesterday for the 1st time in some 4 months. He is an argumentative Populist. He has little to do now except read and he is well posted on political affairs. He is down on McKinley, who is, he says, a straddler. He says the outlook is for the Democrats to adopt a free silver platform at Chicago, and if they place a good free silver man thereon, such as Senator Sibley of Pennsylvania, and will put in the platform a plank endorsing the initiative and referendum, not only the silver party, but the People's party, will endorse him and victory will perch upon the Democratic banner in November. His son Gus strikes some hard nuts to crack when he tackles the old man on political history, as father and son are almost directly opposite on all political propositions. -------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -C.L. PRITCHARD and family will leave soon for Paicines, San Benito County. -Mrs. F.M. GOODRICH is suffering considerably from an abscess in one of her hands. -Robert DOZIER and Jeff HAMES, 2 old miners, will leave Hanford next week for Tuolumne county, on a prospecting trip. -Casper HINKLE and family started for Stockton Wednesday morning, going by team. They expect to make their home there. -Miss OWENS, a sister of Mrs. M.L. SHORT, is visiting her. She has many friends here who have not seen her since she was a little girl. -Harvey GRAY is still dangerously ill. There was no improvement in his condition up to yesterday, but Dr. BOND still has hopes of Mr. GRAY's recovery. -C.W. CHITTENDEN is in Hanford today. He recently returned from the Southern part of the State, where he has been engaged in orange packing. -George BARTLETT, the contractor, scraped one of his hands on a piece of wire last Tuesday. A fly probably poisoned the sore place, as soon after he was scratched his arm began to swell and he has since been having a serious time with it. -Alberto MARQUIS gave $2000 bail yesterday and was released from jail. He is charged with having stabbed Manuel ROSA on Sunday last. ROSA is progressing toward recovery. -Mrs. Vera KIMBLE is now in Hanford visiting her parents, Mr.&Mrs. G.B. McCORD. She recently graduated, at the head of her class, from Snell's seminary in Oakland. She is an excellent elocutionist and will recite "Sheridan's Ride" at the Opera House on Memorial day. -George POTTER, of Stringtown, was taken dangerously sick last Friday with erysipelas of the jaw. While mowing he felt a rising or lump on his face, which began to swell and soon his features were terribly bloated. He is now recovering. ------------------------------------------------------ TRAVER TIDINGS -- [from the Traver 'Advocate' of May 28th] -Eustace KING, who makes his home with his uncle, R.J. KING, has gone to Kernville for a 2 months visit with his father. ------------------------------------------------------ JAMES DUNHAM stole into the house of his father-in-law, R.P. McGLINCHY, near San Jose, last Wednesday night and killed his wife, his father-in-law, his mother-in-law and brother-in-law, also a hired man and hired woman. He used an axe, 2 revolvers and a rifle to do the deadly work. The fiend is still at large. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/