The herald., 1896-01-15
SIR KNIGHTS At RIVERSIDE
Receive an Official Visit OF
Grand Officers
A FEAST Of REASON, ETC.
The Old Soldiers Meet and install |
Their Officers
Clerks Hold Public Meeting to Discuss the
Early Closing 1ovement-personaI
Notes and Social Doings

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 14.-Riversde COM
mandery, Knights Templar, was yesterday
evening honored by an official visit of
number of grand officers and a fraternal
visit from a number of other visitors,
among whom were ELS. .Lippett of Petalmua,
right eminent commander of Knights
Templar of California and Nevada; Robert
NJ. Powers of San Diego, eminent grand
captain general; Florin L. Jones of Pasa-
dena, grand warden; Sir Knights Revs
Arthur Brook man and w. w. Tinker of
Los Angeles, an d Sir Knight James S.
France of the France Ranch, Moreno. ex-
grand treasurer of Nebraska; Col. T. j.
Wilson of San Bernardino. After the
beaut ful order of the temple had been
conferred upon prominent citizen of Riv-
ersiue in q very impressive manner by
the grand officers, ably assisted by Emil
nent Commander John T. Jarvis and his
excellent corps of officers, the knights re-
paired to the banquet hall, where they dis
cussed ION the Triangle the good things
with which the tables were loaded, the
banquet tables having been appropriately
arraigned in that geometrical figure of
three equal sides. 1t was feast of good
things indeed, for both mind and matter.
All of the visitors were called on and re-
sponded. Among the Riverside sir knights
contributing q to the good cheer in speeches
VETERANS MEETING
Among the many places of attraction in
the city yesterday was the meet ing of the
old soldiers at Odd Follows hall, and the
members were out in force to witness the
induction into office for the present year of
their new officers, who were elective and
appointive: Oliver Burrell. commander;
J. q. Woodward, Sr V. c.. N. C. Twning,
Jr. V. c.; Ad. :. Alkire, o.; G. M. Dexter,
surgeon; j. j. Zeakle, chaplain; Frank
Coolidge, o. D.; George d. Jones, o. G.;
Charles A. Lantheauer, adjutant; daniel
!. MILAN, sergeant,major; VIM. Carr, o:
Ser. This done, and the members followed
the crowd to the clerks mass meeting at
the Y. M. G. A. hall.
THE CLERKS MEETING
Everything went with the clerks of the
city last night. Not only were resolutions
endorsing the early closing movement
passed by some organization, but business
was shortened in many societies with rsgu-
lar sessions last night. and in others hasty
adjournments were taken by unanimous
votes without transacting any business, all
because OF the mass meeting called by the
clerks of the city to discuss the early clos
ing movement. In bodies where it was ab-
attended to that evening only enough re-
NAMED for quorum.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN
Officer John Baird today received word
from Sheriff Stiles of Fremont county,
Iowa. stating that L. III. Davidson, recently
arrested in Riverside by Mr.. Baird for
murder committed in the Iowa county
named, sometime ago, aud who was taken
back to that county for trial, had been con-
victed of manelaughter and sent to the
penitentiary for eight years. The Cover
nor of Iowa had offered a reward of $500
for the apprehension of Davidson, and Mr..
Baird has applied through Judge Potter for
the reward.
Great preparations are making for tho
joint installation of the officers of the local
lodges of 1. o. q. f. and Rebekahs tomor-
row evening, and pleasant time is in an
ticipation for the members of the two Or
ganizations and their invited friends.
There will be a called meeting of River
side hive No. 5, Ladies of the Maccabees,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O at Masonic
hall.
The ordinance granting the right of way
to the Southern Pacific railway through the
city, was adopted by the city trustees this
afternoon without opposition.
A marriage license was yesterday after
noon issued to o. A. Arbom of South Riy-
erside and Francis Hunt of Temescal, and
one today to James Wallace and Bessie l..
Gibbs, both of South Riverside.
An action has been commenced by j.. G.
Tibbets ct al. against the Riverside Water
company, praying that a certain mortgage
on north half OF northwest quarter section
"a, township 2 south, range west, be ad-
judged void.
j. II. Holmes of Riverside was one of the
passengers on the wrecked train between
Elsinore and Perris yesterday morning,
and received a cut behind one of the ears
by a scat falling on him. 1t is said that
the two cars are total wreck.