The herald., 1894-08-30
SAN BERNARDINO.

SAN BERNARDINo, Aug. 29,-George E.
Burrell is now ct the helm OF the First
National bank of Cotton, and II. B.
Smith ia taking his outing at the Cotton
camp, near Squirrel inn.
District Attorney Oster has returned
from San Francisco.
Mrs. William Donald is in the city on
visit TO her daughter, Mrs. T. f. Os-
ter. Her many friends will give her O
cordial welcome.
M. A. Murphy OF Cotton has brought
suit in the superior court OF Riverside
county to enjoin Frank d. Lewis and
large ouantit OF water from the plaint-
ifs supply from the Meeks & Daley,
Aqua Mansa, Jaramillo and San SALIVA
dor bitches, and for $1,000 damages al
ready sustained from said waters having
besn diverted within the past yeer.
Jsmes Burke, who was srrested last
Saturday for beating his way and threat
ening o brakeman on the Southern
California, between this city and Bar
stow, Was to have had q jury trial in
Judge Knox'e court this morning, but
his attorney, Cramer B. Morris, asked
for change OF venue, and the case wss
transferred to Cotton, and will be tried
before Justice Burgh.
Oucsmonga potato men complain OF q
poor stand of potatoes for the fall plant
ing, although hopes are had that the
real cause lies in the unripeness OF the
seed, in which csse they will come up
later on.
Vanderbilt reports are that A. G.
Campbell's Boomerang mine is down
465 feet and the water is increasing,
which is good news. 1t is rumored in
the camp that force OF men 10 coon TO
DO put to work on the Cola Brick. Tho
weather lately has been similar to that
endured here.
Max Erkea is busy man these days,
says the Ontario Observer. Besides tax
ing care of good business OF the South
ern Pacific hotel, he is experimenting
the finishing and fitting up of the Stew
art hotel at San Bernardino. Thursday
he made arrangements to have each of
the 159 rooms OF the house connected
with the Office by telephone, q meaern
convenience possessed by no other hotel
in Southern California.
A specimen of ore from the Roee mine
hae been assayed by Wade d Wade,
analytical chemists and sssayers, Los
Angeles, and the following is their re-
port: Gold. 81 $40 ounces, valued at
s1122 So; silver, 10 ounces. value Sc;
making total OF SIPS 3S per ton.
The board OF supervisors yesterday
transacted the following business:
The resignation of P. jackson, ca jan.
itor at the jail, was received and &C.
cepted, to take effect September 4, 1894.
Warrant No. 452I drawn July IA, 1892,
in favor of the San Bernardino Oil COM
pany, was ordered Cancelled and new
warrant ordered drawn for $33.75.
John O. King appeared before the
board on behalf OF Mrs. Campbell, and
on motion Mr. King was appointed q
committee to take such action in the
matter as is for tho interest of the
county. The allowance to be made is
rot to exceed 500 a month altar the first
month.
A druggist liquor license was ordered
issued to D. w. White.
Col. Adolf Wood appeared before the
board, in regard to the Crest road, add
brought in engineers estimates OF
amount of work to be done, and after a
full statement of the case the bid of ].
3. Smithson for putting the road in or
der for 1886 was accepted, work to be
done under the supervision OF II. B.
Hedges. The amount is to be paid out
of the general road fund.