The herald., 1896-03-08
BOUGHT BY A SYNDICATE
A Reported Sale OF the Great Chino
Ranch
San Bernsfjin Clothing Firm Pushed to
the Waii-Esstern Capitalists Buying
Land - General News

SAN BERNARp1No, March L. Follow
ing the fling here a few days ago of an
option held by Easton, Eldridge 4 Co I,
comes the news from Los Angeles that
the Chino ranch has been sold to q
syndicate of foreigners, aud that the
trade is completed.
Attorney William Gird, who repre-
sents Richard Grd in the deal, said TO-
day that it might be possible that the
sale had been closed, but If go he had
not been informed, and hardly thought
it pro bable, since Richard Gird has
been in San Francisco all the week. He
admitted however, that there was
reasonably strong possibility that the
sale wonl be made to the syndicate,
and said that his belief that the sale
had not been consummated WAS not to
be interpreted that it would not b..
PUSHED TO THE WALL
At o'clock last night it was an
nounced that the big clothing store OF
A. Jonas & Bros. in this city would not
reopen this morning. At that hour
Sheriff Holcomb and two deputies were
in charge by virtue of an attachment
firm of A. Jonas Il Bros. of Oakland.
The local institution is one of that
firms three storus, and of course WAS
attached along with the rest. No siui-
lar announcement was ever received in
San Bernardino with expressions of
such genuine regret.
The attachment which was filed in
Oakland is for $l4,43111, and Is the
claim of Neustadter Bros. Il Co. of San
Francisco.
At noon today another attachment
was placed in Sheriff Hole ON b's hands,
being on a suit brought by Lewis
Jacobs as manager of the Bank of San
Bernardino. The amount sued for Is
$3546
TOLEDO CAPITALISTS HERE
A party Of wealthy Toledo people,
headed by w. B. Taylor Of that city,
have been at the Stewart for several
days, and the result Of their visit may
be the purchase of the Kansas City
tract, including about 700 acres north
east of the city, and the establishing
there of an aristocratic colony.
The party has now broken up, come
of the members going east, while Mr.
Taylor went to San Diego this morn-
ing, but will return Monday and spend
the rest Of the season here. But he
has already seen enough of the tract
mentioned and of the valley to know
that he would like to make his winter
residence here, and also to make an
investment by the purchase and i'm
provement of that particular piece OF
land.
Mr. Taylor contemplates the sub
division of the tract into say 2O-acre
lots, and these will be purchased by
wealthy people who will build there
permanent or winter residences.
NOTES OF THE DAY
A marriage license has been issued
to John f. Browne and Evangeline
Warren, both of Needles.
District Attorney Daley was in On
tario yesterday nducting the prelim-
mary examination of w. g. Sheckler
and Frank Sheckler, alias Hall, who
are charged with burglary, and who
we're both bound over to appear in the
superior court.
jackson Rros. reopened their d
street cigar store at noon today, all the
suits which followed the levying of the
original attachment having been dis
]
an agreement arrived at between jack
son Bros. and their creditors. This in
cluded the suit and attachment Of
Haas, Baruch & Co. OF Los Angeles,
the petition in involuntary insolvency
/ and the suit of Mrs. There sa Jackson
against Sheriff Holcomb in which she
claimed damages for the levying Of the
attachment.
County Assessor Kendall has his
deputies in the field, beginning the
work of the assessment for 1896. Dep
uties for all districts except Rsdlands
have been appointed. That appoint
ment will be announced within day
or two. The other deputies are: 9. F.
Ward. Ontario; c. w. Allen, Cuca-
monga; H. B. Gurley, Etiwanda; E. A.
Bemis, Rialto: d. Johnson, Cotton; G.
L. Merrifield, East Riverside; +. L. Van
Leuven, Mission; j. +. Stern, Highland
William Mcneil, the desert; jeff Nc
Elvain, San Bsrnardino; A. J. Eddy,
Chino, and W. Roberts, Lytle and
Brooke.
Eleven employees of the Southern
California Improvement company have
joined in filing suit for about $3.50 al.
legged to be due for labor on the canal
leading out of the Mojave river, be-
tween Barstow and Daggett, upon
which they have been employed during
the winter The work was completed
February Sth. The plaintiffs and their
claims are as follows: J. H. McPike
$29S; A. G. Davis. $245.13; 0. A. Miller
$l35.56; Joserh Closson, $12222; Will
lam Mccall, $685.; Frank Bellinger
$S771: Charles Bowers, $3.50 A. Pfeif
fer, $l63 90; Peter Bohis, SILL s. s
Tinker, $67 50; William New, $8S.53.