The herald., 1895-09-26

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 25.-The board Of
supervisors held q short session yester-
day, all members being present. The
work disposed of was the parceling out
among the different school districts
through which raj lroads run their share
of the assessment upon such railroads.
The board acted upon the reports of the
state board of equalization, which reports
were received by the clerk recently.
According to the above reports the
Southern Pacific company has 90 60 mi es
OF road in the county, which Is valued at
S935S.44 mile. The Southern California
Motor road has six miles valued at $4,000
a mile. The Pullman car company's
rolling stock on the Southern Pacific ROAD
is valued at $685. per mile, or a total of
$7024, and on the Southern California
road the company stock is valued at
Southern California railway mas 1921
miles of road valued at $6012.67 mile.
The grand total OF assessments under
these figures amounts to $l.477, 497.
Last Sunday afternoon, just as large
crowd of people was dispensing after
listening TO the Salvation Army, the
large electric light at Main and Eighth
streets fell with q crash and without
waning to the ground. The cause of the
fall was the giving away of the old rope.
1t was matter of good luck that some
one was not injured by the falling lamp.
Some argument has arisen during the
past few weeks as to what section ship
pei the first ripe grapes this season.
The Salt River valley fruit growers
claimed the honor but the honor of the
first shipment belongs to this county.
1t appears that a carloadot Thompson's
seedless, or Lady de Covely grapes, was
shipped from Palm valley, Riverside
O,b Ia n ri
didn send out a carload until June 80
MIR. and Mrs. Prior Russell are back
from q few days soJourn to Santa Mont
ca and Los Angeles.
Frank Burt OF the well known firm OF
r. d. Burt d Bro. returned late last
evening from ten-days trip to Catalina.
John Slater returned to this city last
week from two months trip for the
Southern California Improvement COM
pany out at BarstOw.
Misses Myra and Hattie b. Wilbur re-
turned from "A six weeks vacation at
Newport during which time they visited
Santa Catalina island.
Edward w. Mcintyre, who is a cadet at
the Annapolis navel school. left here for
that place last night after pleasant VS.
it with his parents.
Mrs. J. d. McNab, Miss Anna McNab,
Miss Grace McNab, John b. McNah,
Thomas X. McNab and Miss Fisher have
nado. While there John and Thomas
McNab and Mr.. Galley swan from the
Coronado float across the bay to the Sam
ia Fe wharf distance OF two miles and
three quarters In the very remarkable
time of one hour and ten seconds.
Company G, N.G.C., of this city en-
gagged in regular semi-annual state
shoot today at the company's target
range Just north of Fairmount heights.
Claude Hancock, who has the contract
to do large amount OF the new gutter
and curb work on Main and Eighth
street began operations yesterday with
quite force OF men.
BREVITIES.
The papers of the location of the Dry
recorders office Yesterday by 7. A.
Jones. This mine is situated q Jew miles
east of the Desert Queen, the rich Nc.
Haney property. and II singular cream
stance in regard to the location is that
the locators cannot say IN which county
the property is located. TO avoid any
difficulty tina owners of the mine have
recorded their location III both this and
San Bernardino counties. This is an
other instance which points to the neces-
sity of locating he boundary line between
the counties.
The Wheelmen's club has secured the
services Of Contractor Fairchild and his
ten-ton roller to put the ground inside
the bicycle track ut the park in shape for
other athletic contests.
A. Saunders OF San Jacinto was in the
city yesterday.
i. S. Adams Of Los Angeles AID IT. NJ.
Willis of San Bernardino are ii the city
on legal business.
John McLaren, who was deputy Under
Sheriff Swope, was III the city yesterday
en- route to San Jacinto. Mr.. McLaren
intends to go on prospecting trip on
the drsnlE within q few daYs.