The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-30
POMONA
A Welcome Rainfall-Some Interesting News
Notes


POMONA, April 29.-The rainfall of
this present storm up to o'clock this
morning is reported at .8S of an inch,
thus running the aggregate of rainfall for
the year in round numbers to % inches.
This rain has been very apropos both
as to tim and manner of its precipita-
ton, as regards the best interests OF the
grain and hay crops herea bouts. While
it has caught but little hay on the
ground. 1t has been the very thing for the
filling out of grain heads and pushing
forward the later sowing for either grain
or hay purposes, as the case may be.
Then again. it is thought the wind has
not been sufficiently strong. to cause even
the most advanced crops of barley, etc.,
to fall and clap"
OF course, it will prove OF almost meal
culable value In the matter of vegetables,
beets, to say nothing of it's worth to
ranchers in the way of irrigation savings.
Upon the whole it seems to have been
Just what the farmers-a majority of
them at least-wanted.
If you want to give IN your own prop
erty instead of having it assessed from
tho records you will have to do it before
May 18th, as then the deputies here will
close their books.
Mrs. Ellen Mccullough and her daugh-
ter, Lily, have left for their home, New
months with the parents of the former,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allen. of Fourth and
PARCELS streets. Miss Laura Campbell of
Los Angeles has been the guest of Mrs.
j. J. Osmer on Second street, this city.
W. p. Craig, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church of Pomona. who was one of
the eight commissioners selected to repre-
sent the Southern California churches at
PittsbuTg, Pa, leaves this afternoon via
the Santa Fe for st. Louis and Chicago.
on his way to the said general assembly.
The officers say the town is full of
hobos. One stole, bundle of several
things from the old Central hotel this
morning.
Also a peddler, Nathan Charmetz. for
plying his profession without license. got
two days in the jug. as he didn't have
the "tin.'
The ladies of the Guild of the Episcopal
church will give one of their Thursday
evening-the first since the Lenten inter
mission. They will be glad to see their
friends.
The Salvation people held forth in the
Baptist church last night
The past few days have made many
pull their stoves from their hiding places
where they had been consigned, it was
thought for the summer.
Pomona has deciduous fruit growers
meeting tomorrow-thc Claremont asso-
citation two weeks later 1t has been said
that the newly elected city officials of
Pomona. upon their discovery day before
yesterday that in spite of the fact that
they had filed their itemized statements
and atfidavits of their election expenses
as required By the purity of elections act
with the city clerk. they were yet dis
qualified for not having filed the same
with the county clerk within the statu-
tory time. Their only remedy being to
obtain leave from a court of competent
jurisdiction to remedy this omission. they
filed petitio is yesterday. at a cost it is
said, of $50. some of which were held by
Judge Shaw, and others by Judge Smith
with the result that all twelve. including
defeated Candidates as we'll. were granted
leave to file their statements with the
county clerk as though the time for doing
so had not yet expired.
Eastern arrivals at the different hotels
are as follows:
Keller-R. W. Berry and wife, Wood
stock Ontario; Henry Culwell, Auburn,
Neb., and Levi Smith. Denver. Col.
Palomares-F. J. Howell. st. Louis, Mo-
Charles H. Baldwin, Boston, Mass. w.
d. Blatt and wife, Detroit, Mich, and
W. G. Goodrich, Chicago.
Pacific-A. NJ. Sands. Charles Conner
and o. Caldwell, Sparta. ILL.,. Charles
Gibbins. Indiana M Long and s. Rider
England. ana }. l. LumaS, oregon.
City Clerk Garthside says the inquiries
for city bonds are on the increase. Every
few days he receives letter asking if
we have any for sale. If those sewer
bonds were only ready we could acc ON
modate some of these people. Beacon.
Teoflo Satello. an cd Mexican. IS
years of age, who has made his home
with Marteo Reavis. near the park, died
Thursday evening, apparently from old
age. His funeral took place from the
Catholic church yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Wiley headed the World Fair jury
that found DR.. Prices Baking Powder