The herald., 1896-08-19
SAN BERNARDlNO
Progress nade In the Search for PetroIeu um
Notes

Progress nade In the Search for PotroIe UNI
Notes
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 1S.-Mr. E.
H. Thomas. who has been absent from
this city for about five months, returned
last evening. Mr.. Thomas has been in
many Of the mining districts and lately
in the oil regions of San Tremeto canyon.
He says that as to what the wells will
be, depends greatly upon the first well
that will be bored and upon which work
was commenced this morning. At pres
ent there are about seventy men in and
about the camp. When asked as to the
political outlook he replied: you can
safely say that it will be to for silver,
as / found it nearly that ratio over the
entire country over which have trav
eled.'
The Free Press will move into its new
quarters on Court street, in the new Bar
ton block, the latter part of the week.
Supervisor Judge q. e. Otis returned
last evening from Bear valley.
Doctor Hubbel of the Penn Dental as
sociation, which is located in this city,
is q Republican, but will support w. J.
Bryan. His reasons, in his own words,
is, II am for silver Our state Repubi-
can delegates to ST. Louis were instrue
ted for silver, but when they got there
they had to eat crow and stomach Hanna
and Mckinley. That settles me- l am
silver Republican
]. j. Crowell of Corona formerly Of
South Riverside, was in the city today on
business.
Dan Hayes is in from the mines and re-
ports things as in very rustling condi-
ton.
Mr.. S. L. Grow, who has been a resi-
dent of this city for ten years past, will
make Los Angeles his future home.
Tpfn (soIIarfnr A
Fredercks of San Diego Is in the city on
business connected with his office.
The Hotel Stewart of this city is fur
nishing Revenue Collector FrederickS
considerable work. Since the first day
of May the hotel has been changing
landlords so often that Mr.. F'redericks
lost sight of them and has not collected
the liquor license for the hotel. Since
he has arrived in this city he has been
making life burden for the heads of
the institution. They did not seem to
understand that each landlord must
procure a new license and not run on
that Of his predecessor. Hence the
trouble. So far Mr.. FrederickS has
reaped in quite harvest. as he has made
the. whole list of landlords and ex-land-
lords come to time. The last owner, Mr.
Mettler, did not understand the busi-
ness, and as q result the collector fined
him $3.50 for not paying for his license
WHeH lie hTSl went 1llO the business.
G. Cohen, attended by his two chill
dren, left for Catalina Monday.
]. b. Tyler and family have returned
from the mountains
J.H. Van Duersen and family are doing
Catalina for an indefinite period.
Mrs. w. w. Blanchard of Highland,
who has been quite i'll, is reported as i'm
proving rapidly
Joe Israel, who has been to San Fran
cisco on business, is home again.
Jno. A. Lamb leaves in the morning
for New York on six weeks trip.
The meeting of the state bureau of
highways with the board of supervis-
ors will be held in the rooms of the board
Of supervisors on the 21st of this month
at 10 o'clock.
Supervisors Newburg and Randall will
accompany Assessor Kendall to Sacra-
mento to meet the state board of equali-
zation on the oath inst.
AS two members of the city board of
education are absent from the city, no
teacher was selected for the English de-
partment in the high school, at the
meeting last evening Miss Mary Pet
ers of the F street school is booked for
the place. The vote was, ayes 2, noes 1.
and as it takes three to elect, the seIec-
ton must go over until a full board is
present.