The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-16
Marshal COvarrubias at Work
in Santa Barbara
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH
The Channel City's Schools Close With
Interesting Exercises
The Question Of Incorporating - Per
sonal nention and General
News Notes

SANTA BARBARA, June 14.-United
States Marshal N. A. Covarrubias returned
to this city Thursday from San Luis
Obispo. having in custody 5. Sorten. Ed
ward Wilson and James Brown. The pIis-
oners were today brought before United
States Commissioner H. S. Day on
charge of forgery. and were by him COM
mitted to the county jail to await the &C.
ton of the federal grand jury. The mar
shall endeavored to arrest two others,
man and woman, on the same charge,
but they got wind OF it and paffled the
official by hurrying before the San Luis
Opispo authorities and pleading guilty to
some state offense, for which they were
sentenced to serve terms respectively of
five and one year.
1t seems that the committee on arrange
ments for the Fourth of July celebration
have mind of their own, and are not
disposed to act in accordance with the
ideas of Colonel ]. l.. Fernandez, who an
nually advances multitudinous spread
eagle suggestions. The colonel will prob
ably be satisfied if permitted to deliver
Hezekiah Ssubbins' Fourth of July ora
ion.
Sheriff Thomas h. Hicks has just re-
nrned from Shuman's canyon. where he
sold at auction the personal property of
Ramazini u Brothers. The effects all
brought good prices, cattle selling for
1880 head.
.sCounty Tax Collector M. F. Burke re-
urned Thursday from the northern part
of the county. He visited Santa Inez,
Los Olives, Los ALamos and Santa Maria
and reports things quiet generally. eX.
cept in Santa Mara. where strong SEN
timent is manifested against the incor-
poration of the town. Inc merchants
will put forth all their efforts to defeat
the movement at the approaching special
election. threatening That II the lncor-
porators win the business houses Will 10.
cate outside of the town limits.
The public schools OF this city closed
yesterday with appropriate exercises in
the class rooms. Commencement day
house by the scholars of the high school
as follows: The young men. Monday
evening, June oath; the young ladies,
Wednesday evening, June 18th. The
scholastic year now closing has been
most prosperous, and reflects great credit
upon both the pupils and the efficient and
painstaking teachers.
The Ethel Brandon troupe has success
fully filed a one weeks engagement in
this city. The opera house was crowded
every night. The performances were
good. the audiences appreciative and the
engagement entirely satisfactory.
County Assessor Frank Smith and City
Assessor IL. A. Higgins are displaying
great activity in winding up the collec
ton of personal property taxes. State
poll taxes road poll taxes and tine taxes
on personal property not secured by real
estate must be paid by July LIST.
Arrangements are being made for a
gorgeous pyrotechnic display at funta
del Castillo on the 4th pIox., and no
pains will be spared in making the occas
ion the day of days in the channel city.
G. W. Bates and family are back from
. camping trip over the mountains. The
party Con sisted of twelve persons. They
spent two weeks at the ola Hatch bee
ranch, near the Santa Ynez river, and
are in good trim to unfold fabulous tales
OF hunting and fishing episodes.
A Los Angeles couple yesterday Sc
cured marriage license here-Fred Cor
liss and Hattie Cutter.