The herald., 1897-03-02
POMONA
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Advocates Working Tonight

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Advocates Working Tonight
POMONA, March 1.-The Prohibition
ward caucuses or primaries were held
here Saturday afternoon. Delegates
from each ward to the nominating con-
vention to be held on Saturday were
chosen as follows:
First ward-Palmer Ashton, r. s. Bas-
sett, Mel Campbell, ARA Crabb, ]. e.
Crawford, S. c. Pitzer. ]. E. McComas.
Lewis Wright, c. P. Friessell and S. P.
Hodge.
Second ward-J G. Patton. c. E. Free
man, C. l.. Gould, Clinton Heath, D. D.
Ross, E. T. Manchester, George w. Ogle.
Joseph Douglass. Peter r. Ruth and v.
d. Brand.
Third ward-W. H. Poston, I. N.
Hoghey, S. I. Ford. c. w. Hayes, T. w.
Johnston, Thomas Bast, T. D. Leslie, S.
j. Ralph, B. K. Street and C. E. Greaser.
Fourth ward--J. L. Colvin, ]. p Storrs,
A. L. Taylor. N. Schooley, w. H. Good
rich, w. Kidder. s. B. MARBLE, w. w.
Bowler C. w. Talbot and ]. w. Fulton.
Fifth ward-C. H. Lee, ]. F. Lobingier,
C. C. Johnson, A. D. Thatcher, c. B.
Messenger. E. s. Farley and g. A.
Waterman.
The high license mems primary for
the purpose of selecting ten delegates
from each ward to meet week later to
nominate a ticket, will be held this
evening in Kessler's hall and in week
or ten days things will begin to warm
up in city election matters.
Another gentle, warm rain commenced
before daylight this morning and con-
tinued till about noon, the precipitation
amounting to about half an inch.
Prof. #. M. Dowling was greeted by
a large audience at the Christian church
last night and his discourse was an able
effort. His subject next Sunday even
ing will be The Battlements Around
Our Homes.
New candidates for paying offices are
bobbing up on the eve of the nominating
convention of the two municipal par
ties in this community.
Never before in the history of Pomona
has the retail price of picked olives
been so low as now-S0 cents gallon
for good olives.
r. F. House Is reported to be in rather
feeble health.
A glance over the new rates estab-
lished by the Consolidated Water COM
pany will show that the schedule will
not go into force until July 1st; that
houses or lodgings Of four rooms or less
occupied by only one family are taxed
81 a month for domestic water and
QWelllHk Ol lIOIn live ~ cCfCH iOOihc
$1.25, with a ten-cent charge for each
additional room per month. However.
bath tubs in private families are ex-
empt, while in barber shops the price
is reduced from $150 to 81 for the first
tub and so cents for each additional tub;
soda works are raised from 81 to $1.50;
gas works are raised from $4 to $8; school
rooms are raised from 25 cents per room
to 1 cent per pupil; irrigating additional
1rx nor 1of fuofaad If q ra re- Der ere.
meter rates, 40 cents per 1000 gallons for
first 5000 gallons, 80 cents per 1000 gal
Ions for second 5000 and 20 cents per 1000
gallons for each additional 5000, with
minimum rate of 81.
With Blanket and Camera In the
Arizona Wonderland is the title Of the
illustrated lecture which Rev. Mr..
Pierce of this place VIII give on March
10th.
The Baptists have announced Tues
day evening for a public reception at
their church of their new pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Ward, who has arrived In Pomona
and who preached his first sermon to
his new flock yesterday morning
The Elleford Theatrical company will
enter upon a weeks engagement at the
opera house here on March Sth.
Andrew Ziegler of Los Angeles was
in this, his former home place, Saturday.
HOLYOKE STUDENTS.
Twenty-Five members Of the Mount
Holyoke Association of Southern Cali
fornia were the guests Of Pomona coll
lege on Saturday. The occasion was the
celebration of the one hundredth ami
versary of the birth of Mary Lyon, the
founder of the Mount Hoiyoke college.
The morning was devoted to discus
sion of plans for the new buildings to
take the place Of that destroyed by fire
last September, to letters from absent
members and from the college and the
election of officers. Miss Helen M. Pea
body of Pasadena was chosen president.
Miss M N. Hathaway Of Los Angeles,
vice-president; Mrs. M. Dimmick Of Los
Angeles. treasurer; Mrs. F. J. Copeland,
secretary
At noon the familiar sound Of bell
closed the exercises and the ladies' in the
order Of their olaases moved to the din-
Ing room, four pupils of Mary Lyon IN
the early forties leading the way.
Ninety young men and women Of the
present day stood in respectful silence
at z&eir p1aces until the quests we're
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