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The herald., 1897-10-16

bes. man. The church was filled with
friends After the ceremony reception
was held at the home of the bride on
North Moline avenue Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rill will live in Los Angeles. where the
groom is IN business.
Company l held its fall semi-annuai
shot at the San Rafael range today.
A free bus was run hourly from $50 a. m.
to $50 p. m. between the armory and the
range. The best scores We're made by
Private Coiston, 61; Private Sears 60;
Private Case. "a; Captain w. L. Lippen-
cott IS; Sergeant Keyler, 46; Lieutenant
Thayer. 40; Private Cook. As; Private
Gilks, A; Private Mcneil. AZ; Private
Hubbard, AZ. Private Hubbard, while
cleaning a winchester, was hit in the
eye by coil spring. which narrowly
missed losing him his sight.
The twenty-eighth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr. ard Mrs. l.. S. Roberts of the
Casa Grande was celebrated last night
With dancing and music. An original
poem entitled The Charms of Casa
Grande,' was read by Harry Andrews
Refreshments were served and about
thirty guests were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roberts received many handsome pres
ents
Dr. and Mrs. Mortimer Ayres have is
sued invita- tons for the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Dora Olive Ayres, to Ju-
Illus Richard Jacobs, at the home of the
bride on North Marengo avenue at 4
o'clock in the afternoon of the 2Sth inst.
The bride and groom will be al home
after November l1th at No 205 Montana
street.
Arthur Vervoot was arrested this
morning for peddling soap without IL
cense. He appeared before the recorder
and was fined So.
The trial of Fred Wall for stealing q
harness has been postponed for one week
from today a the request of the defend
ant.
The A. o. U. w met this evening in
G. A. r. hall and initiated two candi-
dates in the Third degree.
The three hobos arrested yesterday by
Corst BILE Wallis were senteCced as
follows by Justice Merriam: Frank Ed
wards, five days for begging; James
Carroll, seven days. and Charles Cook,
nine days for vagrancy.
The Epworth league helG social this
evening at the home of Isaac Bailey, on
East Colorado street
PERSONAL
George Doty has returned from an eX-
tended eastern sojourn. Mr.. Doty was
oyse of the Throop faculty at the time Of
his departure.
Mr.. and Mrs W T. Ball of Chicago
have again. taken the Jones place on
North Moline averue.
Walter Wotkyns is in San Francisco
on business.
w. S Melck is in Antelope Valley on
business.
julius Ludovici and daughter re-
turned yesterday from Santa Barbara.
Frank Lowe and family have returned d
from the islard.
Hon. James McLachlan has returned
from San Francisco.
]. Blackwell Phillips has returned from
the east
A. e. Nash has returned from Red
lanes
The herald., 1897-10-16
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There was some damage in. the city
from the rain coming in through un-
expected places. The largest damage
was al Posener's dry goods store, Where
, the rain came through the roof at one
coUaer in, torrents and badly fiooGed
that portion of the store, while through
defective back door steady stream
of water from the back yard poarec
| into the basement, where carpets ana
other heavy gooGs were kept.
The Baptist program for the aeanuai
meeting of the association is being car
ried out with ar enthusiasm the weather
does not affect. The doctrinal SER
mon by Rev. G.. A. Cleveland of River
SIDE on the "Relatio of Religion to the
Nation" was pronounced, great effort
and in his best vein. A paper reao by
Mr.. Sandrord of Redlands, on the MS
tory of the Baptist Young Peoples
urion. was very fine. Miss Shephero
of Fullerton read an excellent paper IN
this department on What Books Young
People Should Read" Rev. c. W. ller
of Santa ACa spoke most eloquenty on
the good work being done by the late
Christian Endeavor convention at san
Francisco During the evening Mrs.
| Clark Alberti of this city. sang rear
Ye Not, o Israel" in magnihcent
voice. The fisl,ale of the meetings is an
nounced for topight with Grand Hai-
lalujah wird up" as Rev. Dr. Frost, IN
his enthusiasm, puts it.
| Those in attendance on the Baptist
meetings placed too much faith on those
on the outside. Miss Bertha Davies left
a $40 macintosh in the carriage While
inside, agad. It was taken before she
came out.
The effort to secure judgment against
homestead has been on trial ir the
superior court for some time The II.
b. Clahin company is the plaintiff, and
H. H. Marean. a wealthy rancher at
Highland. is the defendant. Judgment
was obtained agaiGst tie defendant al
the Santa Barbara court, but Valuaple
homestead was held as exempt Inc
case here is to secure cinch on the
homestead. The triai is over, and the
judge took 1t und der aovisement.
Suit has been commenced by L. A.
Demens of Cucamonga against Emil
Firth and wife of Minneapolis, to whom
Demens leased the Brunswick hotel of
that city.
for the Ontario-CucamonSa Fruit eX-
change. in which the principal place OF
business is named as North Ontario, the
capital stock 49, in shares of 81 each,
and the stockholders ard directors are
as follows: James L. Paul, San An
ionic; W. T. Leeke w. b. Stewart ana
C. L. Harwood, North Ontario; j. w.
Freeman, Os1;ario; C. c. Warren. Glen
cora: L. W. Reid, Iowamosa; W. c.
James and j. A. Beattie, Cucamonga.
The object is to transact a general frult
business. and especially the marketing
of citrus fruits.
Joseph Ed,es Wiltshire and Melissa
Meeks procured a marriage license ano
called upon Judge Oster TO marry them,
which he did. and the happy coupe
started for Los Angeles on the next
train Both groom ae.d bride are We'll
known residents Of Redlands.
Mrs. Roy Numan Of Indianapolis, lrG.,
is visiting her brother, j. E. Rich.
The herald., 1897-10-16
SAN RERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERN ARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 15.-(Res-
ular Correspo spondence.) Coroner Keat-
ing was called to the desert by the re-
port that brakeman had fallen from a
train, been run over and killed. This
was at a station called Ludlow. After
his departure. District Attorney Daley
received the following from the wire:
"Remais,s of one John Madden a miner,
discovered on prairie Tuesday. five
miles northwest of Needles. supposed TO
have died from natural causes. as he
complained of being sick when last
seen, about three morths ago. He was
travelling in the direction where re-
mains were found" 1t is probable tha (
the coroner will go on and investigate
the latter fisd, after the inquest on the
brakeman. If not seen for three
months ard found within five miles of
Needles there may be need, of inyes: ipa
tion especially in that country Of num-
erous murders
The fall of rain has been so unprece-
dentedly early that it has dov.e consid :
cradle damage to the fruit growers who
had peaches on the trays ard grapes
drying for raisirs. Previous to the
storm, at which there fell 1862 ir,ches OF
water, making total for the season of
1.sI. there had been two weeks of prepa :
ration for the event in the matter
of gathering clouds and moisture, and
little fruit crying could be done liz that
time. Many grapes are still on the
vines. With poor prospect OF ever being
picked unless a hot norther comes along
to assist the grower.
The herald., 1897-10-16
AVALON

AVALON, Oct. 15-(Regular Core
spondence) The weather cleared up
beautifully after the rain, but the wind
blew rather strongly, causing little
swell. The sloop Violet, which set GU.
for San Clemente Island yesterday
morning, found it advisable to return
about noon. Capt. Jim Gardner said
that though he could easily have ac-
complished the trip. it would have been
au unpleasant wet one.
The Fleetwng made two trips during
the day to Church rock and Goat har-
Dor. Among the passengers were JuGge
a. T. Gunnell and John K Vanatta
prominent lawyers of Colorado Springs.
who have been staying a the MetroDole
They leave on today's steamer, after a
pleasant visit
j. w. Whicher and wife of San Luis
Obispo are guests at the Metropole.
Lieut. A. a. Cabaniss of the Twenty
fourth infantry, U. S. A, and Mrs.
Cabaniss leave today for Los Angeles
Lieut. Cabaniss has spent two months
of his furlough at the Metropole. and
speaks very highly of the benefit he has
derived from his visit. He Will spend
another month in and about Los An geles
previous to returning to his regimen. a.
Fort Douglas, Utah
Ihe party of hunters from Avalon re-
turned from Antelope Valley in Kern
county yesterday. after a successful
th'ee weeks trip spent in the TehachaDi
range OF mountains They shot five
puchs, besides wildcat and large
quantity Of small game. They also
reused grizzly from his lair. but failed
20 XIII MIN, although he has a remem-
nrance of their visit in the shane of q
puiiet from Mr.. Clark's rifle. The marty
consisted or Messrs. Mugrage, Miller.
clark Hayden and Baughman.
Mr, ana MRS. Frank Roller and daugh-
/ ter OF Berkeley and ]. Baker. ir. eniove,1
a fishing excursion YESTERDAY hnt ware
unsuccessful in landing any fish Their
j stay had not been long enough in Cata
Ina for their consciences to becoma
hardened, and they have gracefully con-
The herald., 1897-10-16
EAGLE ROCK

EAGLE ROCK. Oct. 13.-(Regular
Correspondence On the evening of the
11th large party of Eaglets asse mbled
at the residence of Ed d. Goode to cele-
brate the crystal wedding of mine host
and his fair and popular bride. large
tent was pitched on the lawn to accom-
modate the young people, while every
room on the first floor was filed to over
flowing with those who had solved the
problem of whether marriage is fail
ure. with just few interspersed who
hadn't, as terrible examples. Rev. Jen-
kins. former pastor Of the little church
was present and was welcomed by all
Those who assisted in the literary part
of the entertainment We're: Miss Waters
teacher in the school, who sang some
solos in a sweet clear sopranos; Mr.
Wall violin solo, accompanied by Mrs,
Emmett Meyers. was very much en-
joyedl: Miss Lena Frackelton recited
Miss Perkins Call" with realistic ef-
feet; Miss Matte Brierly was a true
"culled pusson." for the time, in giving
a tongue lashing, in nanny" style,
to her ina ginary offspring, a ''water
million" thief: Ray Goodies Pants"
with variations, was recited in his usual
good manner.
There were two tables filled with crys-
tai presents of every variety, useful and
ornamental.
The herald., 1897-10-16
REDLANDs

REDLANDS, Oct 15.-(Regular Core
spondence) DR.. A. o. Goodhue, re-
tired physician, drove to San Bernardino
to attend the Baptist annual association
meeting. and Thursday night, while in
the church, left his horse and carriage
hitched ir front. to find the outfit gone
when he came out. The tracks turned
to the west, but that is the last trace to
be found of the rig. The police were
notified at once and took up the trail,
with but slight chance of success.
On returning from Los Angeles, j. p.
Scott, a real estate dealer of San Ber-
nardino. residing near Mound City. go;
off the train at Redlands Junction, where
he was met in the evening by his car
riage and started for home. The horse
became frightened and ran off the end
of a culvert, throwing the occupants out
and breaking one of Mr.. Scott's ribs.
The release Of the tied-up works in
the tunnel on the Phelan contract is a
matter for rejoicing here, and work will
be at once commenced by the new firm
of contractors. Messrs Fairchild & Gill
more. increasing the force by at least
200 more men, if they can be obtained.
The company paid over to the assignee
OF the board of trade of Los Angeles the
$40 900, and everything, is released and
the construction will now go on. This
will give business revival that all
merchants will feel.
A boy named Charles Lawson. of San
Bernardno, has been cutting names and
otherwise disfiguring the Grafton school
house. He was caught at it ard fined
80 which his father says he will pay
and repair the damage to the building
besides.
DR.. Wynne has been shooting ducks
at Bear Valley lake, at which he is more
fatal than in his profession, to judge by
results
Miss Dora Kerns of Millersburg. Ohio,
is visiting her friend. Mrs. I. L. Hites.
Herbert c. Ives of Redlands and Nina
c. Jones of Pasadena were married al
the latter place Tuesday.
L. S. Graham, brother Of H. L. Gra-
ham. having viewed the landscape
DER" will send for his family and set
tie in Redlands.
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fessed their failure in the columns of the
Metropole game book
POMONA

POMONA, Oct 15.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) A resident of Glendora, who
was in town this morning. states that
he rainfall of Wedne sday night
amounted to almost a flood in the sec
tion where he lives. the precipitation
amounting to ca inches. In Azusa 1t is
said the rainfall was about two inches
less At this place 202 inches fell; at
Glendora. 81 inches; at Azusa, about
inches, and at Chino less than an inch
is reported. The intensity of the storm
was felt along the foothill re gion. Glen
dora property suffered considerable
damage, numerous orange orchards be-
ing reported badly washed. The Covina
country also sustained injury. The
Southern Pacific Covina branch was
washed out a few miles west of Covina
and the Santa Fe had a. break in its
track at Glendora that delayed travel
for more than three hours. The foothill
region northwest of Pomona suffered
more or less also. the precipitation being
much greater than at this place. Chino
escaped lightly. otherwise the beet har-
vest would have been materially dam
aged.
1t is given out here that Miss Ellen
Beach Yaw will be unable to sing to-
night owing to sickness. and for that
reason the concert which was to have
been given tonight has been postponed
until October 22nd.
The orange growers If Glendora, Azu-
sa. Covina and tributary country are
learning the value Of fumisaiion In
that section already there are nine sets
of tents at work DR.. Dunn of this place
has been in that part ot the county for
weeks past with force of about twenty
five men. while an Azusa man has had
four outfits continuously at work at
fumigating for about the same length Of
time.
OF such Importance is this matter of
fumigating that in the Glendora coun-
try buyers are paying 10 cents per box
more for the fumigated fruit.
The ladies of Pomona are all smiles
today because the clearing weather is
enabling them to attend the several
millinery openings in progress
The herald., 1897-10-16
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

| SAN DIEGO. Oct. 15-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The Chula Vista water
rate petition, asking the boad of super
| visors to establish the rate to be col
lected by the Land and Town company.
has entered upon its second week of
hearing. The point at issue between
the consumers and the company is the
basis of money invested upon which the
| supervisors are to establish the rate
The company maintains that it is upon
the original cost of the entire system
that the rate must be established
while the consumers insist that the rate
must be established upon the amount
| invested in the property by the present
company and shown in the receivers
deed.
| Dearborn & Co., the big shipping firm
of New York, announce that the next of
their dispatch line of clipper ships be-
tween Atlantic coast ports and San
Diego will be the ST. David, which is
advertised to leave Philadelphia. She
will bring a cargo of general merchan-
disc for Los Angeles and San Diego
merchants The first ship to arrive here
belonging to this new line was the.
Jabez Howe, now discharging.
There were only two applicants for
positions at the civil service examina-
ton conducted in this city yesterday.
The funeral of the late William
Guerker was held yesterday afternoon
from the Masonic hall and was attended
by large number of members of the
Masonic order. Deceased had been
thirty-five years on the police force in
New York. and was retired, on a pen
sion.
The total rainfall registered in this
city during yesterdays storm was .67
of an inch.
Henry Cowell, the lime and cemen.
dealer of San Francisco, added to his
property here yesterday by the pur-
chase of a lot 5Ox14O feet, for which he
paid $4,000.
A soldier belonging to Company H, U.
s. A. has incurred the wrath of his su-
perior officers and violated the rules of
the army by getting married
The total receipts for the first thre :
days of state and county taxes were
$4,S91.63. For the same period, last yea r
| the receipts were $4 309 55
The herald., 1897-10-16
ETIWANDA

ETIWANDA Oct. 15.-(Regular Cor
respondence) W. S. Davis of Cotton
was in town Saturday, the guest of MI
and Mrs. j. c. Jones'
W. H. Gilbert of Los Angeles was in
Etiwanda from Sunday to Tuesday buy
ing grapes for the winery.
H. Bauers has the lumber for new
residence on his place and will start
building as soon as the weather will per-
nit.
Mrs. Walker, nee Wilkinson, formerly
of this place, now of Phoenix, Ariz., is
visiting her parents.
Walter Henderson will start for
Randsburg tomorrow to attend his
brothers wedding.
The cloudy, foggy weather, with last
nights rain, have injured the grapes
very much. Many are rotting on the
trSys and also on the vines; $2500 dam
age would be a low estimate, and the
raisin growers feel very blue.
The herald., 1897-10-16
NEEDLES

NEEDLES, Oct. 14.-(Special Corre-
spouedce.) The Mojave population in
and about the Nee edles has been consid'-
erably stirred up for the past few days
over the action of the Indian police. The
police have been arresting drunken
Indians, putting them in the town Gala
boose and when they were sobered up
they levied an assessment of IS each for
board and lordging. the money being
divided among the policemen as perqui-
sites of the office.
This was submitted to until one of the
jolce man got drunk and was not ar
rested. The talk about this brought the
trouble to the notice Of some of the older
Indians and they took the matter before
the captain. They stated that the in
crease of drunkenness among their peo-
pie was very bad thing, but they did
not think that this fning business was
the way to stop it.
After much discussion they recon-
mended the cutting Of the Indians hair
instead of a fine as punishment as to
wear the hair short among the Mojaves
is considered disgrace for any one eX-
lcept school child or a policeman
To this they all agreed, but could not
settle the question as to who had author
ity to infict the punishment 1t was
finally agreed to submit the whole
trouble to Judge James Carroll, who
presides over the town justice court at
the Needles.
Judge Carroll met the Indians on his
lawn and listened while the captain
| eloquently laid the whole matter before
LIT, hot !,
alone was authorized to levy a fine. and
that the police did not do right and must
not collect airy more money from
| drunken Mojaves He told them he was
sorry, but he had not the power to pre-
vent the white man from selling the
Indians liquor
| Mr.. Frank Howard, who is mining
some thrtytive miles north of Ibex. on
the A. & j. railroad. while returning
to the railroad from his mine Tuesday Of
this week. discovered near the trail the
body of Jim Madden an old-time desert
prospector. The body was in very
much decomposed state.
Madden left the Needles in the latter
part Of August to go to his mine in the
vicinity Of Howardfs property, and was
not heard Of here unit. his remains Were
discovered as above stated.
Frank Cronin, a brakeman on the
Santa Fe water train. fell between the
cars near Bagdad today and was run
over and instantly killed.
Tom Ewing. one Of the big mine oper-
ators of Arizona. California and New
Mexico, spent a day in the Needles this
week.
Elmer Kane. who Is interested in some
good property in the Plumosa district.
Arizona, about twenty miles from En-
enberg, returned from a summer trip
to the mountains of Eagle county, Col
orado, and has been in the Needles for
several days. He built a boat here and
leaves tomorrow morning with his sup
plies for the winter. He will land at
Ehenberg and transport his supplies
from there by team.
Mr. Kane has been seven or eight
years on the river and has abiding faith
in the mining outcome. He has seen
many dark and discouraging days, yet
says the mineral is surely there, as will
be shown as development work is done.
John Gerritt of Kingman, owner of
the Oro-Plata mine, one of the best div
1iGend paying mines in Mojave county,
The herald., 1897-10-16
ORANGE COUNTY
ORANGE

ORANGE, Oct. 15.-(Regular Core
spondence) There was good attend
ance at the meeting held in Music hall
on Thursday evening for the purpose OF
organizing a Lincoln monument leagru
Mr. Charles Edelman was elected pres
ident and Mr.. w. H. H. Clayton sec
retary The speeches were all interest,"
ing, and in addressing the youth tha
speakers emphasized the fact that
honesty Of purpose would stand them in
as good stead today as it did Lincoln in
years gone by.
A. Jacoby and Will Bower of Los An
geles are in town.
Mrs. John Martz left for her former
home in Riverside today. Mr.. Martz
will leave for the same place in the near
future
The herald., 1897-10-16
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE Oct. 15.--(Regu!ar Cor
respoudence.) The inch and quarter OF
rain which fell in this county on We'd
nesday night put a great deal of the land
in shape for the plow. and many of the
rarchers have already began getting
their land ready for early fall sowing
The rain was very general all over the
county. and in some sections the storm
was quite heavy Some fear was felt
on Thursday that the rain had done
the drying raisins considerable damage,
but later reports are to the effect that
the raisins were in almost every case
stacked up so that the shower did them
no harm. Some hay, which had mol
been properly protected, has been dam
aged, but the loss will not be great.
The Odd Fellows of this city, espec-
tally the uniform division of the order,
are making great preparations TO attend
the grand encampment, which conVenes
in Los Angeles Tuesday next. The uni
form company will &C down twenty
five strong on Monday. and Gen. c. c.
Sherman, state commander. and his
adjutant. E. H. Gruwell, will go down
Sunday. so as to be on hand to take
charge Of the camp. During the prog
ress Of the camp several members of thu
order not members of the uniform di-
vision. will go down to witness the par
ad.a and take part in the grand encamp-
ment proceedings
At a meeting of the newly organized
chamber of commerce, held late yester-
day, the following officers were elected:
George Frost. PRESIDENT Capt NJ j.
Daniels, president; L. v. w. Brown
treasurer, and d. A. Correll. secretary
Thess gentlemen are among River
SIDES most enterprisng and energetic
citizens An executive committee of
five was appointed by the president to
prepare the bylaws and rules for the
chamber This committee consists of
G. B. GLADDEN., w. Sandercook, w. A.
Hayt, A. 8. White and President Frost
Recently William Irving, the manage /,
of the large orange growing interests
of the Riverside Trust company, put in
| operation an electric pumping plant with
which to raise water for lands, higher
| than the Gage canal, and now that the
plant is in full running order Mr.. Irv-
ing has extended an invitatio2@o the city
| officials, newspaper men and severa.
| prominent citizens to go and witness
| the working Of the plant Tuesday next.
| The movement in real estate has been
brisker here for the past few weeks
! than for any similar period for two year.
The herald., 1897-10-16

Arizona, was in the Needles this week
and left Wednesday evening for Los
Angeles.
Charley Bashan, from the Rincon dis
trict, fifty miles down the river, is in
town. Bashan has had a severe spell of
sickness, but is convale scent now.
M. H. Horn, who knows every trail
and water hole on the California desert,
was in town this week and again started
on the trail, saying he had no time to
lose this fine weather.
Will Bailey of Bailey Bros. came bck
from Kingman this week. where he
marketed some ore from the San Diego
and White Cloud mines.
Joe Curtis of Adams & Curtis came up
from the Black Metal camp and went
to visit his brother in Midland, Tex,
the latter part of last week.
Il is rumored that work will be re-
sumed on the Gold Stone group at En-
pire Flat before November 1st.
Indian Agent Chas. S. McNichols of
Parker agency came up several days ago
to meet his family, who arrived on last
nights train from the east and left with
Mr.. McNichols by boat today for the
agency