The herald., 1894-12-09
SANTA BARBARA.
A PROMISED SENSATION POST
PONED FOR A WHILE.
Many New Buildings-A ssrious RunA
way Aocidsnt--Locsl News and
Personal Mention Of
Intereat.

'~nNAh Ohhphhht OVSs ~ oVsASe
tionsl developments that wore promised
in the way Of an impeachment Of one OF
the city officials were not brought up %
expected at the council meeting Thurs.
day. 1t is stated that q petition signed
by the residents OF sll Of the wards has
been signed and it's only . matter Of
time before the affair will be sprung
upon one OF the city officials whose ways
are dark and unbecoming altogether.
At the meeting Mr.. MoGriff, whose
fire extinguisher has attracted some At
tsntion since its recent exhibition In
our city, was introduced to the council
and spoke briefly on the merits OF the
machine. In view Of the prospective Q
purchase of several of the machines the
council referred it to the committee on
FIRE, gas and water.
Messrs. Gaty and Dunn of Arlington
have purchased OF Mr.. McGiff 10 dre
extinguishers and 200 of the FIRE alarms
to be put in the hotel. This will insure
. greater degree Of safety to the house
as well as supply it with abundant
means Of checking any incipient fire.
The rain. which continued up to
Wednesday night, stopped about. mid.
night Thursday. The amount OF rain.
fall was 1855 for this storm and 3 76 for
the season.
A serious and nearly fatal runaway
accident occurred ct Nontioito Thursday
morning. While Mrs. Arthur Bell,
children and her mother, Mrs. Crum.
bell, were driving from the county hos.
pital the top of the surrey came in con-
tact with Z telephone wire stretched
across the road, caused by fallen pole.
The horse became frightened and after
running q short distance the carriage
was upset. throwing the occupants to
tho ground. In the fall Mrs. Crumbell
received p broken wrist and q sprained
ankle. The others were badly bruised.
1t il piece Of gross negligence on the
part of the telephone company, as they
were notified that the wire was down at
o'clock and it was past noon when
the accident occurred.
There 10 no lull in the building boom
in Santa Barbara, az will be observed by
the frequent reports in this paper of ne v
structures started and others In course
OF construction. The extent Of these
structures is simply astonishing to both
residents and visitors. 1t betokens an
appreciation of this locality.
Football is having boom in our city.
Four cubs have been organized in the
past week.
The Amateur Musical club will give
the last concert of the season at the
opera house December 21st.
The Southern California Acclima tizing
association, situated at Montscido, il
doing great deal of good for this
county.
The plan OF forming soms association
with headquarters adapted for the en-.
tertainment of young men is still being
pushed BY our citizens.
Gen. Strong and family. who have
spent the last two winters in our city
will occupy the G. A. Edwards house, or
Islay street, for this season.
DR.. Ida Stam bach has returned from
. trip through the southern rart Of the
state.
Miss Carrie Brown. of this City, will
spend the holidays in Tucson, Ariz.
Mr.. Frederick Tallant, OF San Fran.
cisco, is ct tho Arlington. He is OF the
firm Of Tallant & Co.. OF San Francisco.
DR.. and Mrs. b. 8. Stoddard have
been to Pasadena the past week on a
short visit.
Mr.. R. B. Mitchell. the popular and
wellknown firm Of Pearson & Mitchell,
10 at the Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Tenton, OF James
town, N. Y, are expected here this
week for the season.
A marriage license has been issued "a
Oscar Bartsls and Bertha Nubart.