The herald., 1894-12-27
RIVERSIDE,
Baseball, Football, aud Blue Rool
shootlDg-Notes.

Baseball, Football, aud Bluo Rock
shootiDg-Notes.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. 26.-The baseball
.ame at Athletic park yesterday was
lotly contested. The game was played
~ the Santa Ana team and the River
de high school team. Hard playing
vas done on both sides. The visitors
on by q score of s to 3.
The football game between the River.
de high school and the San Bernardino
sam was very interesting game. Some
dissatisfaction was caused by the River
de team selecting some players outside
the school students. The game was
,Iayed as smoothly as such contests gen.
.rally are. Casualty" Edwards, of the
Riverside team. fell down aud the re-
mainder of both teams was on top OF
hlm until they saw fit to get off, when it
WAS found that Edwards had received
severe abrasion near the eye, which
closed it. The game stood 20 to 0 in
favor OF San Bernardino.
The exercises at all the churches were
we'll attended and each did much to-
ward making the hearts OF the little
folks happy.
The Baptist church made a depart
nre from its general rule. and instead
of a Christmas tres had valuable and
substantial presents to distribute among
the needy, such as -four. clothing and
such other things as are indispensable
to the poor and needy.
Several bueiness men OF this city were
victimized by one Otto Smith, young
German, who has been around town for
several years. Smith drew various
checks on a man by the name OF Ben.
son. and went to different stores and
made email purchases. getting cash in
exchange for the checks. He fled on
Monday and the officers have not cap-
tured him.
A. A. Morley OF Chicago is now at the
Rowell. He arrived in this city last
Sunday in a special car.
Mics Eliza r. Wight died last Sum
day at the home OF her nephew, S. l..
Wight. The remains we're inferred at
Evergreen cemetary.
J. I. Richey OF the Arlington hotel
sent out a carload OF oranges Christmas
day. They were shipped north.
Court Citrus, A. 0. +. OF A., Of this
city will hold regular meeting on the
evening of January Sd at Odd Fellows
hall for the election of officers. There
will be dancing and refreshments elso.
A fight between two Mexicsns occurred
near the gas works Sunday. One of
them got his jaw broken. The other wac
bruised about the head. The officers
arrested one Of them, but the other
made good bis escape.
William Fouth OF this city was mar
ried to Mise Mary E. McMullen of Gar
net, Kan. in Los Angeles last Saturday.
The shoot for the gun club medal on
Christmas day at live birds resulted in
tie between G. f. Packard and DR..
Tabor. both gentlemen killing IL birds
out of possibe 81. The tie will be
shot of later. The bluerock medal.
which has been neld by b. f. Burt for
year. was by that gentleman again put
up and contest was held by nearly all
OF the club. The shoot resulted in d
victory for G. +. Packard.
Some OF the prisoners now in jail, who
have been arrested for yagrancy. refuse
to work and tho officers have concluded
to put them on short rations, allowing
them only one meal q day, and besides
locking them lii dark cells.
James House. father OF Judson House.
arrived in the city Sunday from Illinois
TO spend the winter.