The herald., 1894-01-04
SANTA ANA.
An Editor Robbed-Clty Trustees'
Meeting.

An Editor Robbed-Clty Trustees'
Meeting.
SANTA ANA, Jan. 3.-Last night about
7 o'clock as DR.. W. j. Thompson, editor
Of the Westminster Star, was going
home from this city he was held up
near the Fifth street bridge and re-
lieved of everything he had with him.
He was driving in cart, and without a
moments warning three roadagents
stepped out in the road and shouted to
holG up, whereuron MIR. Thompson
gave the whip to hie horse, but he ran
into a chuck-hole and broke the single
tree. The horse was going at terrible
rate and when the singletree broke Mr..
Thompson was pulled out OF his cart
and dragged some distance, when he let
90 the reins the horse ran away and
has not since been heard OF. Mr..
Thompson says he was 30 stunned by
the fall that he was partially un-
conscious for while but as soon as the
break k-down occurred, the three hobos
came running onto him and took what
they could find, consisting OF ak bits in
cash, silver watch and all his papers
and letters. No clue has been had as
to who the robbers were.
r. B. Palmer, who has had carload
of blooded horses at the livery stable of
Carter Brothers for the past week, has
moved his horses to the race track for
training as soon as the track will admit
of driving.
Mr.. @. Laramie, who has conducted
sample room in our city for the past
year or 30, has closed up his business
and assigned his goods to j. H. Woolla-
colt of Los Angeles.
We had quite a shower last night,
lasting for nearly three hours. The
precipitation was about 0.25.
The Berkeley Boya' Glee club will give
a concert Friday night, January 5th, at
Spurgeon's opera house. The way the
seats are selling the house will be
crowded. Bristol & Rowley are selling
tickete at 30 cents.
telegram was received by Sheriff
Lacy today from San Bernsrdino to ar
rest two men, giving their descriptions,
and in short time the sheriff had both
men spotted, and arrested them. They
had taken rooms in the Chandler build
ing.
Mr.. A. q. Baglev recently bought 40
acre ranch near Buena Park, and today
he moved to his new home.
g. S. Buck has bought out John Daw-
sons butcher shop, and Thomas King
will run the old Buck shop.
Marie Errecca, wife of Miguel Errecca,
has petitioned for letters of guardianship
OF Miguel Errecca, who is in the insane
asylum.
The Orange county fruit exchange met
in Orange yesterday and transacted
some very important business. Appli-
cations for a bookkeeper were read, and
after hearing from some of the candi-
dates who we're present the matter was
placed in the hands OF the president,
who was authorized to secure a book
keeper and stenographer.
1t was thought best to order carload
of wrapping paper and carload of nails.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
January 9th.
Some OF the New Years HERALDs
were stolen from doors last Monday
morning before the proprieters came to
the stores.
The rainfall for the past "a hours is
reported as 40 OF an inch.
The committee that were throughout
the county this week grading the or
anges OF the county, report that the
oranges OF this county are superior in
every respect to those of Riverside, ex-
cept in Brightness of appearance. This
is what every orange grower in this
county knew before, but it has been a
difficult JOB to make our upland neigh
bors believe it, much less get an ac-
knowIedgment to that effect.
James McFadden returned from trip
north last ey ening.
The board OF supervisors, when they
came to Judge Freeman's bill for SER
vices rendered the pact two months,
Electric Bitters.