Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-10
FAIR RIVERSIDE.
Happenings of the Week Among the
Big Orange Groves,

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A slight shower of rain fell last Thurs
day night here.
Riverside has already shipped l ,253
carloads this year.
Hon. w. w. Bowers, of San Diego,
was in Riverside Friday.
Mr.. Wilkes intends to start with her
daughter for Europe, to be absent about
two years.
Hon. H. w. Robinson and wife, from
Brocton, Mass, are here visiting George
w. Fullerton and family.
There are at least twenty-five build
ings in the course of construction, and
the most of them are residences.
A new blacksmith shop is in course of
corner of Eleventh and Market streets.
w. A. Barret has let the contract to
H. A. Westbrook, for building fine
$500 residence on the corner of Eighth
and High streets.
Miss Annie Finch arrived here this
week from Nashville, Tenn, to spend
the summer with the family of James
M. Drake, her uncle.
The arrests during April were: For
drunkenness, 6; for liquor-selling, 3; for
disorderly conduct, 1. The fines on the
arrests amounted to $132.
Miss Yda Adds, of Los Angeles, is
here gathering data for the ''History of
Southern California" Her writings
will be used by the Lewis Publishing
Company.
w. o. Bellaire was in the city We'd
nesday, making arrangements to supply
our orchardists with plaster, from the
Alpine Plaster and Cement Company
of Los Angeles.
Riverside has paid, during the last
year, the sum of $2,2S5.21 for water hy-
drants and sprinkling wagons, 81 400 of
which was for the wagons and the rest
was for lumber and pipe.
Mr.. M. J. Daniels, of Los Angeles,
who has recently bought the G. M. Skin
ner ranch, on Brockton avenue, expects
to take possession of the ranch May
10Th. He will bring his family here.
Saturday evening Miss Freddie
Dumphy was surprised by about twenty
four young friends, at her home, on
Walnut street. The young people had
pleasant time, and staid till nearly 12
O'Clock.
The colored people of the Methodist
building. They have already bought
their lot and are taking up collections
for the building.
Wednesday evening Prof. Twining
will give a stereopticon entertainment at
the Baptist church. There will be music
by the Eolian orchestra, and the whole
thing will be fine. The proceeds will be
given to the new Baptist parsonage, so
everybody should attend. Admission,
twenty-five cents.
While cleaning gun, at his home on
Pine street, Mr.. N. ii. Kingsley was sur
prised by having bullet come through
the window, and after narrowly missing
hind him. After looking around awhile
Mr.. Kingsley found two boys shooting
with 22,cahber rifle. The boys were
captured and brought up town.
The Y. M. G. A. had business meet
ing Monday evening, and the following
were elected to the convention to be
held here: S. E. Keller, s. w. Arm
strong, d. Mallet, w. S. Koethen. r. j.
Goodhue, c. H. Sweat, B. w. Handy,
and Moore Hesketh. The delegates
from junior departments are: Frank
Weakly, Leonard Hargrave and Joe
Berry.
A stereopticon entertainment was
given in this city Tuesday and gave
great satisfaction 1t opened with a
cloud scene, then followed the stars and
stripes, scenes from Yosemite, Min
nehaha falls, the Sierra Nevada
mountains and Niagara falls. A view of
the capitol building OF the state of New
York, the largest structure in America,
was also given. Various foreign scenes
closed the interesting entertainment.
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