The herald., 1896-12-20
SAN BERNARDINO.
Suit for Price Paid for Railroad Land.
Local Notes.


SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. ia suit
was yesterday filed against the South
ern Pacific by John Flanagan to COL
lect $640, which he alleges he paid to the
company for a quarter section of land
which had not been patented at that
time, but to which the company prom
ised to give deed as soon as the patent
was issued. The land was declared for
feited and Mr. Flanagan never got his
money back, though the company prom
ised by contract to refund the money
If the patent was not issued The land
in question has long been in dispute, be-
ing overlapped In the grants to both the
Southern Pacific and the Atlantic and
Pacific and subsequently forfeited. Mr..
Flanagan says he has made several
demands for the money. The land Is sit
mated In Devil canyon, and Is valuable
timber land.
The merchants Of San Bernardino have
decided to have more light in front of
their places of business and accordingly
they have made an agreement to hang
arc lights across the streets. Men were
at work today hanging the lights. In
the distance of half block four strong
arc lights will be swung, and others will
follow down Third and up d and e
streets, SO that the business streets will
be brilliantly lighted.
Fred Ester has left for the Virginia
Dale mining district on mining busi-
ness.
Ed. Roberts will open his new drug
store in the Katz block on Monday.
Asa Green, the Barstow constable,
came in this morning with hobo.
George Kenyon of Randsburg was in
the city today and has in his pockets two
receipts, one representing $4,000 and one
for $4,000, which he received from Wells,
Fargo & Co. for gold bullion shipped 10
San Francisco, and his sons have one Of
the richest mines in this portion of the
state.
William Van Leuven, son of Sydney
Van Leuven, died Friday night at his
home corner of Sixth and Sterling
buried tomorrow at 1870 p. m. Mr.. Van
Leuven was about 20 years of age, and
has been i'll for some weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Mcdonald says she will
make a strong fight for her child when
the case comes up in court. Mrs. Nc
Donald, alias Mrs Flint, says she did
not abduct her child from Minneapolis,
but got possession of her on habeas cor
pus proceedings, and that the state
ments of her ex-husband are misleading
and untrue. She says she has been li-
vorced from Mcdonald about four
years. That Mr.. Mcdonald stole the
child from lady at Calico and took it
to Montana, and afterwards wrote to
her that the child was in Wisconsin and
told his mother that his wife was dead
She says she went east, and that she
spent $500 in trying to gain possession Of
her child. and after bitter legal fight
did so. She says when the case comes
up that she will make it interesting for
her eX-husband.
oil
rive in this city from The Needles on
the 26th or 9th inst.
Attorney William Gird is quite sick at
his home.
Frank Searcey, charged with murder,
was arraigned today in the supervisors
court and given until Wednesday to en-
ter his plea. In his arraignment he was
represented; by Attorney George r.
Cole. The officers are inclined to believe
that Searcey will confess, and save the
trouble of a trial.
D. H. Wixom. Randolph Seeley ana
Will Nye have returned from their
Bear Valley hunting trip.
Charley Whitmore, city editor of the
Times-Index, left today on a ten days
visit to San Francisco and Palo Alto.
Sam Baird Of Holcomb Valley is in the
city.
1t is reported that the Mound City ho-
tel has been sold to two Los Angeles
men. who will convert it into a resi-
dence. The building Is located on a
knoll and overlooks the entire valley.
The Websters held an interesting
meeting last evening, and large num-
ber of ladies' were present. A very in
teresting literary program was render
ed. The next meeting will be held on
the evening of the last day of the month
In an old street car that has been in the
sheds for nearly six years Superintend-
ent Curtis found in the cash box $14 g.
The merchants on Lower Third street
are putting up private arc lights
Magnolia Rebekah degree lodge held
an interesting meeting last evening in
honor of the grand president, Mrs Ma
rion Greenwood Of Stockton. A tally -ho
party of nine came from Redlands and
fifteen from Cotton We're present. Ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. Miller, Mrs
Arbuckle and Mr.. Frame of Redlands
After the addresses refreshments were
served. followed by a social program.
The original embroidery club met
this afternoon at the residence of Mrs
A. H. Koebig on Seventh street.
A Mckinley club was formed in this
city yesterday at the rock pile with
thirty members, Jarvis Hockings, the
deputy in charge, was elected president
The boys claimed that before Mckinley
was elected they had no work, but now
they have plenty, some being sure of
job as long as SHY days ahead. The
membership is growing rapidly.
The game of football between the San
Bernardino high school boys and the
Berkeley team will be played at Red
lands on next Saturday in place Of
Riverside. The boys are hard at work,
and. while they are not claiming that
they will beat the visiting team, they
are claiming that the Berkeley boys
will not beat them so very badly
Mrs. F. NJ. Johnson, who has been
visiting her daughter in Missouri will
not return for Christmas. as was ex-
pected, but will remain with her daugh-
ter for the holidays
j. d. Cochrane was taken with a re-
lapse on Thursday night and Is quite ill
again.
Charley Thomas of San Jacinto was in
the city yesterday on business.
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