Smith College, a branch of the University of Southern California, flourished in Tulare in the late 1880s. It was a combination business college, Methodist seminary, and general liberal education school.
Tulare's crack fire department hose cart team. Members of the team were: Leader, Thomas R. James. Left side runners: Bud Kincade, Ritchie Ham, Charles Cantwell, Tomkins, Henry Whaley. Ride side runners: Mark De Witt, Fred Velie, Walter A. Ray,…
Rebuilding proceeded swiftly after the 1886 fire. The following were erected on South J Street : a restaurant, Dan Miller's Retreat and Frank Willie's Barber Shop.