The herald., 1895-12-09
That City Likely to Get the
G. A. R. Encampment
COURT RULINGS
The Knights Templar Have an Enjoyable
Banquet
A Fund to Secure the Encempment Now Being
Raised-General News and Mat
tiers of Interest

VENTURA. Dec. 7.-Ventura is striy-
ing to secure the G. A. r. encampment
next year. Commander Boil has been as
sured that if $1,000 is ralsei the old SOL
diers will be glad to come here. There
ing that amount. Extracts from the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Bell explain the
situation:
The majority ct the comrades that
have talked with seem to favor your city
from them. As business proposition
the city OF Ventura can we'll afford to
make us liberal bid. As near as We
can canculate, without actual figures.
there was left at Santa Monica over $4,000
durins our last encampment and / am
certain that it Is not over.estim ated.
Will you and Post Commander Hobart
stir the matter up and let me know the
result at your earliest convenience what
our prospects are in that direction? We
no doubt will receive very liberal bid
from both San Diego and Santa Monica.
As far as my personal preference in con-
cerned, they are loyal for Ventura.
never can forget the kind treatment We
received at the hands OF your people at
our last sojourn there.
COURT DECISIONS.
Judge Williams yesterday morning rem
6sred several decisions OF considerable
Importance. In the case OF Mrs. Taylor
VI. W. P. McGon,sle, judgment was rem
dered in favor OF defendant. This case
has been stubbornly contested, and whilo
it is over boundary line that affects
property Of very little value, the water
right ga,neu by Mr.. McGonigle in the
favorable decision Of this suit 10 Of great
value.
In the case of Hannah Kauff man vs..
Mary Borcbard, the demurrer OF defend.
ant was overruled.
The most important decision was that
in the case of Ventura county vs.. II.
Clay, county treasurer, and +. p. Foster
and A. Bernheim, his bonGsmen. Judge
Williams sustained the demurrer OF de-
PENDANTS, with leave to the plaintiff 10
amend its complaint II so advised.
KNIGHT TEMPLAR BANQUET.
Thursday night the knights TEN plar
gave banquet in honor OF the conf erring
OF the order of the temple upon F. Il.
Davis of Santa Paula, chairman of the
board OF supervisors. There was present
at the meeting Sir Knight Florian l..
Jones, grand warder of the grand COM
mandery of California and past eminent
com mander OF the Pasadena commandery.
NOTES.
Justice Frank Hobart has removed his
Office from the room in the Masonic block
to the Anacapa hotel building.
George L. Simpson will start for Silao,
Mexico, tomorrow. where ne has secured
a good position as manager Of an Ice
plant.
M ss Alice Todd Delmar, who recently
arrived in Ventura from Berlin. Ger
many, will give a concert in Armory
ball Christmas night.
Company ID is enlisting new mem bers,
and after January LIST the company ex-
peots to have over fifty Nom bers at drill
every Monday night.
A me ting Of Flaw and order league"
is called for next Tuesday night at I'M
Dr.. George W. White of Los Angeles
delivered a very eloquent lecture on
Toussaint l'Ouverture Thursday evening
In the Nj. E. church.
Trouble has been brewing among the
rival Chinese companies in this county
for some time past. eliminating last
night in the burning Of the narns and
outhouses OF the Sam Fong vi company
at Ell Rio. Three horses, seven wagons
and harness, seeen tons of corn. 300
sacks of onions and much hny aud other
valuable farm produce and machinery
were destroyed. The fire was the work