The herald., 1897-02-21

DR.. Eca da Silva, who spoke for the
c. e. City Union a few months ago at
the Congregational church, is In the city
again and will speak for the missionary
societies of the Presbyterian churches
of Riverside in Calvary church tomor-
row forenoon and at the Arlington
church in the evening at the usual hours
of the Sunday services.
Company NJ members are doing some
good shooting. Captain Eason deals out
ten rounds to each member per week.
and an average of Az out of possible
80 was made by eight men one day this
week The company will send team
up against a Redlands team on WASH
ington's birthday. Hence the close ap-
plicaton to practice.
The Moreno Irrigation district has
elected the following officers: Directors.
S. c. Freetield, o. N. Brant. e. G. Brown,
w. L. Zader and G. H. Bancroft; coll
lector, w. F. Carnahan; assessor, c. N.
Waite; treasurer, j. l.. Leonard.
A Raymond excursion train of ten cars
came into this city from the east yester-
day. and the passengers, 120 in num-
Der, drove over the valley in carriages.
The eXcursionists were mainly from
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Con-
necticut and New Hampshire.
A number of horses and cattle have
been stolen in this vicinity lately. Two
saddle horses were stolen from Charles
Allen, west of town, Thursday night
H. d. Noland, the dairyman, has lost
number of milch cows from his patsure
Sheriff johnson and Deputy Sheriff
Dickson are on the watchout The
thefts are supposed TO have been COM
mitted by MeXicans.
Among the most pleasant winter par
ties during this season are the monthly
dances of the Thursday Night club.
Thursday nights hop was up to the
standard as an agreeable social event,
and the attendance was fair for such
stormy night Those present were DR..
and Mrs. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
Clancy, Misses Alkire, Dickson. LACY.
Wilson, Schafer, Heap, Helmer Judge,
Lauritzen. Shaver and jefferson, Mrs.
Lysle and Miss Meredith of San Ber-
nardino, Messrs. Frankenheimer, Pei
ton, Allkire, Milice, Trowbridge, c. Cas-
tleman, Godfrey Condee, Whittier, Jec-
ferson, H. Fleming, r. Fleming, Mitch
ell, Seares, Nicholson, S. j. Castleman
and Woodill The music was furnished
| by Ohlmeyer's orchestra.
Court Citrus, Foresters of America,
| entertained its friends at Odd Fellows
| hall Thursday evening. A delightful
musical program was rendered, and
| DeXter's full orchestra furnished music
| for the dancing. Particular interest
| centered in the cake contest the cake
| being voted to the handsomest and most
| popular lady and in the awarding of the
homely mans cake Mrs. Amy Foss won
| the former, and Clarence Frye was vot-
ed the latter. Oysters, cake and coffee
| were served The dancing continued
| for a souple of hours. The entertainment
was one of much enjoyment.
| Wednesday evening a merry party of
masked skaters held forth at Armory
| hall to the strains of music furnished
| by the City band. Those in mask were
Messrs. c. r. Barham, Ed Gillin, Chas
| Hotchkiss, Frank Spotts Newell With
erspoon, Dick Jones. Fred Dinsmore
Harry Stewart, Chas. Rhodes. Velvile
| Morgan. Barty Cox, Ray Rothrock, c.
Lawson, H. Roeback, H. Riley Those
not masked were Miss Bashaw, Miss
c. r. Miller, Wilson, Gillin and Daniels
Messrs. EasoO, Randall, Tom Weed, n
Stibbens and w. Sylvester.
THE STORM
1t has been raining here almost con-
tinuously for the past three days and
nights, the precipitation being nearly
| three inches for the rain at this time
$3.50 p. m, and 1t is still raining. There
is big washout on the S. P, road just
northeast Of town, delaying traffic on
that line. The hills east of town four
miles received fine covering of snow
and many Riversidersf are taking their
little ones, who never saw snow, to the
hills. The Raymond excursion train
which left here yesterday afternoon has
returned, the train being unable to pro-
ceed to San Diego on account of wash.
out on the Santa Fe south of here. The
passengers, however, were safely trans
ferred.
Sheriff Johnson, who came in from Sar
Jacinto this morning. said 1t was snow.
ing all along the line. He measured the
snow at Alessandro and found 1t to bt
three inches deep. There Is no snow or
the hills to the south or west o.
| Riverside.