The herald., 1894-02-10
POMONA.
The City Council Purchases q Park.
Notes.


POMONA. Feb. 9.-The city council, in accord
ance with an agreement at the last meeting of
the board on their part and Mr.. Allen p Mich
OILS on the part of the Pomona Land and Water
company, met last evening in the city hall at
o'clock, and as was their intention, consum-
mated the purchase of 14A acres as a park,
subject to such reservations, restrictions,
terms, etc, as have already been published in
The party to whom the brick work on the
addition and freproof vault to built in con-
necuon with our city hall not qualifying, it
was relet to Mr.. l. N. Sanborn at his bid, $287.
The board also came to the conclusion that
before another winter theywould pave Second
street. This decision, Mayor Gallup tells us, is
positive and determined and that Pomona can
depend upon it. There being no other bust
ness before it, the board then adjourned to its
next regular monthly meeting-7;30 on the
Pomona is now receiving lumber with vim
in fact one of the yards is getting several car
loads daily and expects to continue so doing
throughout this month, as change in freight
schedule is expected after March LIST. They
are getting anywhere from to 10 cars day,
now having 80 or 40 men at work in their
yards. This shows that they anticipate as
much If not more building operations in this
section than heretofore. Besides the tempo
rary employment Of this number Of workmen
lation OF cash, as the men are paid off every
week.
Bassett has received two 'cuts" of his trade
mark, 81 sell the earth" 1t represents the
globe with these words and his address.
The Leonard-6rover company is billed for
the opera house on next Monday and Tuesday
evenings, 18th and 18th.
P. G. Smith, son of w. R. Smith of our town,
a resident of Sonoma is now in Pomona. He
thinks he will locate here
The many friends of Mr.. Walter S. Johnson
will regret to learn that he is lying in very
critical condition at his home. He was a citi-
zen of Pomona when twas mere village, and
is brother of Messrs. G. c. and James A. john
son, the former resident here for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris and little daughter, of
Clifford, Mo-, arrived in Pomona yesterday.
They are friends of Rev. A. w. Nesbit and are
now snugly ensconced at the Hotel Palomares
Mrs. Charles French boarded the 9:03
Southern Pacific train this morning for Los
Angeles.
The family of Mr. Thayer will leave shortly
for Coronado Beach.
A letter was received by Judge frey in this
office this morning from Mr.. oscar Hubbard,
assayer of the Keystone New mine, in which
he says that he had shipped out during Janu-
airy $40, lOl.o3 worth OF gold ore, and that the
expenses were only $36I3.23
Messrs. Hickey, Bowling and Walker three
Englishmen, started this morning for tramp
to the top of old Badly.
The lemons and oranges that grow up in the
vicinity of Mountain View tract have very
smooth thin skin. as well as very clean and
bright compared to those grown lower down
in the valley. Judge frey showed us some
today that were especially fine looking.
The street superintendent has been using
the road grader today in scTaping the mud
from the shady side of Second street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Christian
church is domicled at the home Of iir. AL
Mrs. Fonch, corner of Third and PaloNae YeJ
streets, this afternoon, to transact the Vsatle
regular business. The society is coIa pasg8 -
some "a active members and do gepT 1Ma
for their church and charity. Or .-.E 49,
sion a 4 O'Clock tea is to be partakcr e.
A novel manner of publishing the nooees
from the Methodist church has been eu1rtcd
by the pastor and management. 1t is TIA pub
fishing of two-column four-page weeh ly ~
s.
1t has one page OF advertisements, one of
church notes intervening, led with business
puffs, calling attention to cards, ETC.; another
the rst page is devoted to church and society
notices, the names of church and society Off
GERS etc.