The herald., 1897-09-26
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO Sept. 25.-(Regular
Correspondence.) The value of water as
preserver of roads and the making Of
good roads Is we'll illustrated on Fourth
street extension from San Bernardno to
Rialto. 1t is the main Travelled road be-
tween the two places and the city super
intendent Of streets keeps his end of the
line In excellent shape with the sprinkling
cart, making 1t pleasant drive and good
course for bicycles or pedestrians. For
short distance from the city line this is
kept up by the county. Then comes about
a mile that Is for some unaccountable rea-
son unattended to. Beyond this the sprink-
Ter takes hold again, and runs to Rialto
and mile or two beyond. The road is all
excellent but the mile of unsprinkled road,
which is in very dusty state and worn
fill of chuck-holes, in striking contrast
to the balance of the route. To keep this
piece Of road In repair costs more than
double the expense Of sprinkling, and 1t
Is in the most abominable condition the
greater part of the year besides. The SUI
pervisor who has 1t in charge has at pres
ent $1,000 surplus in his road department
Plans for the Strengthening of the chan
mel Of Lytle creek and building dikes and
embankments to keep the winter flow from
spreading out and doing damage were
adopted and the line surveyed and esti-
mates made of the work, but it was then
allowed to drop. evidently depending on fu-
ture generations building reservoirs on
Lytle creek to present the winter rains
from reaching the valley. 1t was to be the
joint work of the supervisors and city trus-
tees.
Stillman c. White has commenced suit
against the founder of Mentone, w. P.
Mcintosh, to collect on two notes given
at Los Angeles April l. 1895, and August 16.
1885, both coming due April l. 1900 The first
was for $4,000, with interest at II per cent,
and the other for s250O at liz per cent in
terest. The interest, payable semi-annu-
ally, has defaulted, and suit is commenced
for the whole amount, with an addition Of
$1,000 attorneys fees. taxes s36294. insur-
ance $7756O, abstracting $40.
The high school classes are now ready
for business of all kinds except the "rush."
The fresh class of 'O1 is not to be rushed.
1t numbers 10S members greater than the
other three classes, and has some good
football material, SO to haze or rush the
"freshies" is not thought of by the other
classes. The class elections resulted as
follows: Glass '9s-Percy Hight, president;
Roy Drew, vice president; Nettie Nee, Sec
retary; bon Coleman, treasurer. Class '99
will Swing, president; Beulah Kendall,
vice president; Inez Nee, secretary; JOSH
ua Draper, treasurer; Opie Warner, ser
geant. Glass '0O-Percy Norwood, presi-
dent; John Hopkins vice president; Myra
,
Leo Byrne, sergeant. Glass '01-John Mil
ligan, president; Mabel Drummond, vice
president; Minnie Gazzolo, secretary;
Philip Swing, treasurer; Andrew Thorn
ton and Clarence Baxter, sergeants; Wal
ter Cole, associate editor of Tyro.
A dispatch from Needles late Friday
night that Louis Bellman had shot and
killed Ben Pearson AIT Homqry AZ miles
this side of Needles, sent Coroner Keating
to the scene on the midnight freight, to be
Joined by District Attorney Daley at Bar
stow, where he was Investigating cut
ting scrape. The deceased, Louis Bell
man, was laboring man at Needles, COM
ing from Caddo county, Louisiana in 1872,
and was about "a years of age. He had
a crippled hand and arm. His assailant,
BENJAMIN Pearson, was o miner. formerly
at Vanderbilt, aged 80.
Rev. DR.. May of San Bernardino, the
rabbi who is to conduct the new year SER
vices for the Congregation Emanuel. ar
rived Friday evening.
Joseph L. Jonas, called to the bedside Of
his dying father two weeks ago, returned
Friday night from San Francisco.
N. A. Clark of Escondido was in the
city Friday to attend the funeral OF ].
s. Reynolds, who died suddenly In Hol-
comb valley
Fritz Lorenz aged Q, died suddenly Fri
day morning, after one days illness OF
cerebro spinal meningitis.