The herald., 1896-12-09
RIVERSIDE
Pleasant Words from Granddaughter"
sonal and Political Notes

| RIVERSIDE, Dec. "a. Davis maze
a trip to Randsburg last week, return
| ing Sunday morning. He says that
Randsburg is not overestimated as to
the fabulous wealth of the mountains
Of gold; that, unlike most new mining
camps, it is very orderly and the people
of a much better class than those usu-
ally found in mining camps. There are
about 1900 people in Randsburg, not in
| cluding the large numbers in the hills
prospecting and working up the ore.
! Almost every line of business is repre-
sented there in a small way Provis-
| ions are as cheap as in Riverside, with
| freight added. Water, whisky and
| beer brought good prices-water 81 per
barrel, whisky and beer 121a cents per
drink. On Saturday, just before he left,
a good order league was formed by the
citizens, and twenty deputies were ap-
pointed to prevent jumping of claims
| and lots.
The Santa Fe company has taken up
a body of school lands, or lands given
in lieu of school lands by the govern
ment near Kramer and has staked 1t
out to town lots, which are selling rapid
| ly at $100 each.
There is some question here as to who
will have the Influence to secure fed
| eral appointments for applicants. Most
acceptable plum to be given out. of
course, is the Riverside postoffice, and
next comes San Jacinto. and then a num-
| Der of others, to say nothing of consul
ships, etc. At the county convention
| those who are supposed to be nearest
| President-elect Mckinley were so short
sighted as to oppose resolutions indors
| ing Senator Perkins for reelection as
| United States senator. They expected
that Congressman Bowers would with
| out doubt be reelected, and bent all
their energies to that end. But now that
| Mr.. Bowers failed of an election, it is
not difficult to see Just where the push
! is at
The Masonic lodge of this city have
elected the following officers for the en-
| suing year: G.. d. Cunningham, w. NJ;
son, j. W.; M. S. Bowman, treasurer.
and r. P. Cundff, secretary. The in
| stalla ton will occur the first regular
meeting in January.
The Independent Order of Foresters:
Josephus Hudson, chief ranger; H. A.
Jacques. V. c. r.; Fred N. Hawes, r. S.;
G.. A, Skinner, +. s.; Myron M. Milice,
treasurer; c. NJ. Shiels, chaplain; La
i mont Skinner, S. w; H. Larsen, j. w;
George Oberschmidt, S. B.; T. Scott j.
B.. w. j. Post, court deputy; w. J.
! Post and Judson House. trustees; c. M.
Shiels and L. Skinner, finance commit
| tee.
I The knights of Pythias will elect Off
GERS this evening.
The Odd Fellows lodge, than which
! there is no better nor more thrifty lodge
of the order in Southern California or
! the state. will add to it's numbers again
| tomorrow evening
| The Uniform Rank of the X. Ps. are
keeping right up with their drilling. They
| expect to win some prizes at the next
! encampment. There is not finer look
ing body of men in in this portion of the
state when logged out in their fine uni
forms.
The Earl Fruit company has shipped
! eight carloads of oranges from their
packing house in Riverside. They eX-
pect to ship fifteen or sixteen carloads
more this week They complain of a
scarcity of packers and remarked, incl
dentally. if they should ship in China
men they would be criticised for it,
| Work on Macadamzing Fourteenth
street between the Santa Fe tracks and
Main street is progressing as rapidly
| as the men and teams can do it. and that
is not slow. The whole of the south
| side as far west as Lemon street is COM
pleted, and the grading is going forward
| on the north side. If the rains keen
off for a few davis this whole street will
be finished. The work of putting the
| street car line on grade is finished and
| there Is no more changing of cars for
! passengers
| Workmen are patching up other de-
fects in the asphaltum paving on Eighth
street. The number of these defects is
growing pleasingly less.
| The Southern Pacific has made several
rods of extension to their track on the
east side and to the south end, thus CIV
| ing room for switching cars.
| The Riverside County Poultry asso-
| citation will hold a meeting tomorrow
evening at the office formerly occupied
by the East Riverside Land company
in the Rowell hotel for general business
There will be a general discussion on
feeding. There will also be an exhibit
| tion of coop of silver laced Wyan-
dottos, and a talk on. the same
| F. r.. Lindenberger, assemblyman-
elect, is in from Winchester today He
| the legislature convening January 4th.
| John Drake missed his horse and bug
gy Saturday night or Sunday morning.
which got away from him in some mys-
| terious manner, and after invoking the
| aid of the city marshal's office, found
| them in the ditch near the Methodist
church, which was dug for sewer. The
morse had to be dug out. The vehicle
was in badly dilapidated condition.
! a new packing house has been opened
up in the old Fashion stables, opposite
the Arlington hotel. Those in charge
are buying for H. p. Stanley G. Co. of
chicago. Will and Fr'1 Dinsmore are
busiiy engaged in making boxes A
small grader has been put in the place.
AS f. I. Lindenberger, his brother, H.
H., Frank Woodman and Robert Will