The herald., 1897-11-20
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 19-CReg
ular Correspondence The libel suit /.
still occupying the attention of the SUI
perior court. The attempt of the pros
ecution to file copy of the weekly edi
ton of the paper containing the libelou.
article as an exhibit was objected t.
by the other side and the objection sus
tanned by the court, as it was only a
copy and not the original, the latter ap-
pearing in the daily. After recess OF
half an hour a file of the paper was fount
in the office of the Sun and filed. Post
master Boyd was called to prove that the
libelous paper went through the mails
but he fell back upon his orders not to
reveal the secrets of the government
and was ustained by the court. The de-
fendant was placed on the stand and put
in evidence two copies of his paper to
show that he was working for the pub
lie good and not private spite in pub
fishing the article claimed to be libelous
The witnesses for Friday included two
Populist trustees, Stewart and Thomas,
who tried to give their version of the
trouble, but it contained so many Il
think" phrases that 1t did not cut much
figure in the case. At 2:i5 the testimony
was all in and both sides rested. There
is hope of obtaining a verdict by Satur-
day night.
a relic of boom times situated at
Mound City, near the railroad. has gone
up in smoke. 1t was built for store and
hall, being two-stOry frame. but the
proposed city failed to materialize and
the store was used as barn. The hay
caught fire and the building was de-
stroyed, setting fire in its progress to a
cottage in which Mrs. Parker, a widow,
and five small children were asleep. The
occupants were dragged out and the cot
tage saved.
A plan mas been proposed for relicv-
ing the dwellers on a street from the
danger from storm water, which scmc-
times takes the whole street, gullying il
out so as to make it almost impassable
a portion of the owners of abutting
property wish to have the roadbed
graded and ditch built by the side of
it for the water, but at times the rush of
water is so great that the ditch would
overflow and damage the property, caus-
ing the city TO become liable, while If
left to itself and nature as at present.
there is no liability. The plan proposed
is to grade the roadbed and macadamize
it in the usual form, with the center
slightly the highest and run the curb
along the sides a little higher than the
center Of the roadbed. When there is
d small flow of water the side cutters
Will carry it all. and when flood comes,
the entire street from curb to curb will
form Il storm water canal capable of
carrying all that may come down. The
will prevent the roadbed from
to any great extent. 1t is
thought the cost will not be great in
with the advantages to be
gained
j. w. Troutman of Cotton has filed a
petition in insolvency in which he states
that his assets are stock in shop, $3.50:
book accounts, $24.15. His exempt list
consists of household goods and tools,
S2i3. His liabilities are s52435. A hear
ing is called for Saturday, November
eth.
Ihe issuance of marriage license to
Elva Edward Fuller, native of Missouri.
aged 20, and Maude Barber Casterlne,
native Of Iowa, aged go, both residents
of ontario, was procured by the father
Of the boy appearing for him. Another
license was issued to Edwin Coolbaugh,
native of Iowa, aged II, and Eleta Cali.
native daughter aged %, both being
residents of Bakersfield
John Brown, jr., returned Thursday
evening from the bedside of his father
1T San Francisco. He reports the old
John Brown, ST., to be on the
way to recovery.
The ladies of the congregational
churches Of this county and Riverside
leld a convention during Friday THAI
was well attended The place Of meet |
ng was at the Congregational church
n this city.
Javez Hooking started Thursday for
san Quentin taking up Ben Pearson, |
Who was convicted of manslaughter in |
he killing of Louis Bellman. He goes
lp to serve sentence of five years.
The young Mexican, Carlos Guvara.
"ho claims he is worth half a million |
n Mexico, is still in the county hospital,
'ut has developed very severe case of
lysterlo-epilepsy, and a move is being
made to have him transferred to the
state hospital at Highland.