The herald., 1894-12-21
BIG IRRIGATION SCHEME,
MILLIONS OF BRITISH GOLD BE-
HIND 1T.
Details for tho Preliminary Work Arc
Now Being Arranged at
Sacramento.

SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 20.-Ons o
the biggest irrigation schemes ever pro
jscted in Southern California is know
ss the Columbian Colonization company
with capital stock Of $4.000.OO0.
j. @. Foster. an English barriste
representing the foreign capital, was il
the city yesterday periecting some o
the minor details preliminary to begin
ming work on the construction OF dan
at Victor which will impound sufficien
water to irrigste $4,000 acres of land
Ths Santa Fe road passes through th'
land, and the whole can be brought un-
der cultivation at comparatively little
cost. The parties interested are thu
principal stock owners in the Bear Val
ley Irrigation company.
woMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 20.-The merry
war which has been on in the local Wom
ans Christian Temperance union hs,
been settled by the president, Mrs. F
Gill. resigning, both as an officer and {
member OF the society.
Mrs. Gill WAS the prime mover in tht
late lamented women's political move
ment in this county, and in that capaci
ty exposed herself to great deal o
criticism. Then came the Sslter- Barnes
sensation, in which a room in her home
figured prominently. Salter kept it al
his own, and it developed that Mre
Barnes was not q stranger to it's loca'
ton.
AL of this was more than the ladiel
could brook. and two weeks ago petit
tion signed by thres-fourths of the union
was presented asking for Mrs. Gill;
resignation as president. She compiled
to the extent that che has completely
shaken the duss of the organization from
her feet.
THE LATE STORM.
SAN BERNANDINo, Dec. 20.-[Spscisll-
The storm broke just in time last nigh
to save all the threatened bridges in thil
county. By midnight the swollen
streams wers at the highest, and by
morning they were falling quite rapidly
The most serious damage done was a.
the Southern California Motor com
pauy's bridge over Lytle creek, betw eer
this city and Cotton. When the flood
began to fall it left one span of the
bridge unsupported, and suspended only
by the rails bolted together with fish.
plates. Early this morning a large
force of men were set at work bracing
up the track with cribs and false work,
and il is thought motor trains will be
able to cross tonight.
The grade which forms the approach
to the Santa Fe bridge at Csjon. and
which was washed out by the food
which swept through Cajon. is being
rapidly filled, two wreoking trains being
on the ecene, and the delayed overlands
were able to paes over early in the day.
Tho, Southern Pacific washout al
Whitewater has been repaired, and all
trains are moving on that division.
THAT SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE.
This town is again all cut up over the
Sunday closing ordinance, which has
been such perennial source of discus
sion. Rev. G. A. Westenberg, of the
First Nj. E. church and the recognized
leader of the movement which reeulted
in the passing of the ordinance, last
Sunday evening paid his respects to the
Mercantile association in what Ia pro-
nounced the most bitter sermon ever
proceeding from local pulpit.
Last night committee from the Mer.
camille association, headed by Editor
W. A. Selkirk of the Sun, appeared be-
fore the board of city trustees with q
petition urging the repeal of the OBJ
jectionable ordinance. The association
is composed Of about 100 Nom bers, rep
resenting three-fourths of tho mer.
chants Of the town. The committee
were in hopes action would be taken al
once 30 that the merchants would gel
the benefit of the Chrstmas trade next
Sunday, but the board declined to aci
until its next meeting.
MOTIFS OF THE DAY.
Company E held it's annual drill Tues.
day night for medal given by the non
commissioned officers and competed fol
by the privates. One by one the con-
testants were discarded, until Private W.
w. Faris stood alone and was awarded
the medal. A hop followed the drill
and was largely attended.
County Attorney Oster has filed an
answer in the injunction suit brought
by D. Fitzpatrick, which seeks to restrain
the board OF supervisors from signing a
contract with Riley, Loane & Thornton
of Los Angeles, for the completion of the
west extension of the court house. The
points of the answer are that the check
was uncertified and that the bid was not
according to the published advertise
ment.
The semi-annual examination OF ap.
plicants for teachers certificates is In
progress before the county board of edu-
cation. The following are applicants
Mary A. Paine, Emma L. cartridge,
Carolyn E. Tagg, Frances Waters. J..
Sidney Nee, Minnie Rehwoldt, Henry
S. Knowles, Corinne Davis. E. A. Owen,
6. B. Metkiff. Maud Smith. Avery T.
Searle. Ethel L. Pake, Madge Johnson
and hnelia M Rnvicz