The herald., 1897-12-30

contest, even II nsts ana revolvers ~
not drawn, which IL possible. The de-
nial includes the validity Of the con-
tract, which. Il ID claimed was fraudu-
lently made by three members Of the
board, and charges that II not for mon
ey consideration the appointments 0f
teachers were to be In way Of pecu-
MARY beneflt to the three members Of the
board who conspired and confedereted
together to employ their several rela-
tives, friends and debtors az teachers IN
the several schools and to forestall the
action Of future boards the three mem-
bers conspired to employ each of their
friends. ETC., for a period OF four years.
That the plaintiff was indebted to .
member Of the board in large sum Of
money, hence her position at q lucrative
salary for four years. That the four
years contract was not for the benefit
of the schools or for any lawful purpose,
nor by reason Of the fitness Of the plain
tiff for the position, but that the meme
Der of the board might collect the said
Indebtedness The claim is made that
as one member of the board wished to
secure a position as teacher. and another
member the position of janitor, the three
tried to bring over by various means the
other two members to assist to place
them in those positions, but finding they
could not do that they planned the other
scheme to run the board for their own
uses. The principal claim against the
plaintiff as a teacher IL that although
she holds state normal certificate for
teaching, and also a grammar grade
certificate, good till the year 1900, yet she
performed her duties In an improper
manner an enthusiastically to the board
and contrary to its lawful directions.
That she is Of a nervous and irritable
temperament and had SO little control
over herself while performing such du-
ties that she improperly governed the
pupils and unreasonably Disseminated
in the attention she paid them as n
teacher, and Disseminated between the
sex of her pupils in that they did not
receive equal instruction.: that the
teacher was impudent to her superiors,
both in and out of school hours, and Inn
peded them in their duties as such su-
periors, whereby 1t became the duty OF
the board to prohibit her from teaching
in said schools after the year had ex-
pired. 1t is evident that the fight Is but
Just begun and will bring in the three
members of the board who formed the
combine, but who are not now in office.
County Clerk Diss has issued notifl-
cation to all attorneys who may have
business with the superior court that
mo case will be put upon the calendar
after 9 o'clock a. m. of the day upon
which the calendar is to be called"
Also that ''all papers which have been
ofH 1svy a
must be returned. at the latest, one day
before that upon which the case Is to be
tried"
Byron Waters is on his way east to
appear before the supreme court OF the
United States in two Mexican land grant
cases, in one of which he represents Mrs.
Hearst of San Francisco and the other
a gentleman of Arizona. After con-
cluding his legal labors Mr.. Waters will
visit his boyhood home in Northern
Georgia. He expects to be absent about
month.
C. w. Mettler returned Tuesday from
his holiday trip to San Francisco. leav-
ing his wife and granddaughter with the
family of c. ]. Wilder.
There is a great rush Of prospectors
and mine owners to their respective
properties in the mining districts. to
head off jumpers night, which comes
this week Friday, when all claims that
are not properly worked or carefully
guarded with a gun are liable to be
jumped by new claimants.
Miss Lena Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Brown, is home from her
studies at Stanford for the holiday vaca-
ton.
There was quite a bonfire Tuesday in
the courthouse yard, the fuel being tho
election returns and other parapherna-
liza of the contest at the polls in Novem-
ber, 1896. The law requiring them to be
kept twelve months having expired, the
vault in which they were stored was
cleared out. to be filled again next fall.
At the political live bird shoot on
Christmas-ten Republicans against ten
Democrats-there was man lacking
on each side, and by consent OF the cap
tains the ranks were filled from the by
ISLANDERS. The Democratic captain made
the first choice and took Assessor A. G..
Kendall, staunch Republican, while
the Republican captain chose Cotton
Democrat. The result was victory for
the Democrats by one bird. Kendall was
one of the few to kill ten straight.
against eight by his opponent, thus win
ming a victory for his political enemies.
Miss Dick Dickson of Los Angeles Is
in the city visiting former friends.
Supervisor G. w. Cooley and daughter
and ex-Supervisor J. c. Turner of Vic
tor and wife are doing Los Angeles for
the holidays.
The two children Of A. L. Sloane were
playing Monday evening when the
mother noticed that the smaller one.
only years of age. had her clothing on
fire. Before she could put it out the child
was terribly burned about the face, neck
and arms. The physician worked with
his patient all night and has hopes Of
preventing the burns from being fatal.
A tallyho party left today for the
mountains. comprising Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Kendall and two daughters, Bessie
Knapp, Fannie Ham, Ida Keir, Messrs.
s. d. Briggs. Roy Drew, Fred Reynolds
and Joe Whitlock. The party will pass
the first night at Squirrel Inn, the second
at Fredalba park, returning home Fri
day evening.
The Order of Pendo has elected the
following officers for the first year: c.
A. Mackechnie, past councillor; Frank
Donnatin, councillor; Mrs. l.. s. Shot
we'll. vice councillor: Mrs. L. 8. Whit
lock, treasurer; Z. s. Williams, secre-
tary; Mrs. E. S. Williams. chaplain:
Frank G. Starke. guide; Mrs. E. c..
Sweesy, assistant guide; Edith c. Bin