The herald., 1896-12-24
SAN BERNARDINO.
Irrigators Called Upon to Meet-Too
Many Lunatics Loose.

Many Lunatics Loose.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 23.-Next
Monday night the people of the Grape
land Irrigation district will meet at the
city hall to discuss the advisability of
taking an appeal. A big meeting is ex-
pected, and persons living as far north
as San Francisco. who are interested,
have expressed it as their intention to
be present. From all indications the
case will be sent to the United States
supreme court.
Mrs. r. Woodard living on Court
street, between E and F streets, was
attacked by a crazy man today. who
threatened to brain her with an AK. Her
cries scared the fellow away, and as yet
he has not been captured. Last evening
he requested Police Officer White to lock
him up, and this morning he gave his
name as j. H. Kelley to Recorder Halle,
and said he was going to Azusa to pick
oranges. He attacked Mrs Woodard
about l o'clock. 1t was rumored that he
had lately been turned loose from the
asylum hut DIR. Campbell says that
while the description is similar ine' does
not think it possible to be the man dis
charged a few days ago by the name of
kellar, as he was taken direct to Los
Angeles.
Postmaster Boyd says that this
months business, compared with De-
cember, 1895, shows falling off of more
than one-third.
j. M. Martin, editor and proprietor of
the Highlands Citrus Belt, has taken
charge of the Cotton News and will re-
move to that city. Besides issuing the
Cotton News, Martin will also print the
Citrus Belt and send it out to Highland
for distribution. Mr.. Guy L. Frazer will
get up the news for the Highland edition.
Mr.. Arnold Atwood has gone on
weeks trip to San Francisco.
r. A. Davis, Jr., is trimming up the
big cottonwood trees on his place in the
southeast portion of the city.
j. V. Suman is building cement bitches
through property abutting on Fourth
street between A and 3 street by which
to convey more power to his mill site
on the corner of B and Fourth streets.
Mrs. H. Wolfsohn and family have
left for New York City
Work is to commence on another big
tunnel for the Arrowhead Water COM
pany. This tunnel is to be 100 feet in
length and 6xS in size. The contractors
are Haskins & Co., of this city.
A big crowd will go over from this
city Saturday to Redlapds to witness
the game of football between Berkeley
and the San Bernardino high school
team. The high school boys are hard at
work and will make an interesting fight.
b. w. Smith was committed to the
asylum at Highland this afternoon. Yes
terday he came into the city and pur-
chased a revolver at Craig's gun store
and Immediately went out to Drew sta
tion and was threatening to kill everyone
on the ranch. He was brought to this
city by Constable Ravera of Redlands.
The grand jury returned indictments
~
Hemick of the Weiss winery for selling
liquor to Indians
Mrs. Emma Anderson, colored, one of
the women who were burned out some
time ago, is making plans to erect a
sporting house on her property on E
street between Second and Third streets.
This woman is constantly defying the
police. and has been arrested several
times. She has with her young white
fellow by the name of Frank Elmers.
whose case is now in the superior court
for living In house of i'll fame.
HIGHLAND ITEMS.
Mrs. Barrett of East Highland is re-
ported as being quite i'll.
Charley Travers, who has charge of
Allen Bros. & Cos. packing house, is
visiting Los Angeles this week.
The East Highland Improvement COM
pany is building packing house. so as
" NC dblt " DdCh lIltlI OWN
Little Helen Austin Is suffering from
a broken arm
Mr.. I. Hamilton is improving his ranch
at East Highland by having stone ditch
built through It,
Miss Leasure, the daughter Of w. M.
Leasure. who has been quite ill, is i'm
proving rapidly.
Mr.. w. Ingham will pack his own
oranges this season. His son Clarence
S1lparintnnd a
j. l.. Hattery and wife have removed
to San Bernardino.
The concert given by the Redlands
quartet at the Methodist church netted
the Epworth league $35
On Tuesday, January 5, 1897. the an
nual business meeting of the Highland
Congregational CHURCH will be held
Coy q Cole, the grocers at Messina,
have dissolved partnership. The firm
name will hereafter be Coy Bros.
The grand jury returned indictments
against the two Spanish boys for rob-
bing street car and recommended that
they be sent to Whittier.
Mrs VIM. Mcdonald, aged 6S years,
the wife of William Mcdonald, the fur
niture man, was run over last evening
by buggy driven by Editor Burrows of
the Independent. She was considerably
bruised and cut about the head Mr.
Burrows says a the time he was driving
at slow gait and that Mrs. Mcdonald
tried to cross in front of the buggy be-
fore he could stop. She is resting easy.