The herald., 1896-06-26
SAN BERNARDINO
Preparations to Produce More Lumber - A
Prospector Disappears

Preparations to Produce More Lumber - A
Prospector Disappears
SAN BERNARDINO, June 25.-The
Guernsey lumber mill, which Is located
on the mountains at distance of about
ten miles, Is to have an addition which
will more than double it's capacity. c..
A. Baker. who had lumber mill in
Michigan, has removed his entire plant
to this place and entered into partner
ship with the owners of the mountain
mill. The mill is located in place where
the finest lumber available in this Sec
ton is worked. Almost the entire out
put of the mill is used in the manufac-
ture of cheap furniture.
st. Johns day was observed by the
Masons of this city with special meet
ing and banquet. The Redlands and
Cotton lodges were present in full force
and work was conducted in the third
degree. Sheriff f. L. Holcomb was one
of the initiated. The banquet which fol-
lowed was the occasion for a number Of
toasts and clever responses. J. L. Jonas,
prominent Jewish merchant of this
city, responded to the toast, 1.-The feel
In gof the Jewish Masons towards the
order" and the new member, f. L..
Holcomb, Work in the third degree"
Five thousand rhizobii were received
yesterday and were liberated among the
orchards in this vicinity. The horticul-
tural commissioners are confident from
the observations made that they will
be successful in colonizing the scale ex-
Termination.
The case of Marshall Van Dorm
against the Times Mirror company for
damages in the sum of $4,000 for libel.
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was continued until July LIST on motion
of the defendants attorney, Hon.
stephen M. White. The reasons stated
for the request were that the attorney
found it impossible to attend, as he was
engaged In another libel suit against the
Times, where $4,000 were involved.
The county court house, which is I'M
der construction, has assumed at last
the appearance of a building. The VIM
dows have been put in, the inside work
is being pushed rapidly forward and the
dials are being placed in the clock tower
The examination of teachers of the
county for certificates for the coming
year ended yesterday. 1t is understood
that 1t was very rigid one and that
many of the instructors will find them
selves in the possession of lower grade
certificates than were held last year.
A considerable increase in the number of
applications took place this year.
G.. A. Wingfield who for number Of
years was one of the most prominent
men in this city. has disappeared, leav-
ing behind him letter in which he an
nounces his determination to commit
suicide, and that it will be useless to
search for his body. After mailing the
letter he took the motor line running to
the springs, and stopped off at fruit
dryer about two miles from this city.
When the letter was received search was
made for him, and this afternoon party
was organized to conduct a systematic
hunt. They have gone to the place where
Wingfeld was last seen and will start
from that point. Wingfeld was at one
time one Of the heavy stockholders in the
motor road, as well as possessor of val
liable landed interests in this vicinity.
When financial reverses came he Sc
cured a situation as conductor on the
road which he had formerly owned, and
later resigned his place to go into the
mining business, in which he was ex-
perienced. He met with poor success,
and for some time has been respondent.
1t is thought possible from the tone Of
his letter that his mind became unbal-
anced and that the threat was not an
idle one. He was single man and had
no one dependent upon him for sup
mort