The herald., 1897-11-29
SAN BERMARDlNO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 2S.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence For many months
the nickel-in-the-sl machines have
fiour!shed in San Bernardino, not only
for the use Of cigar stands, but every sa-
loon and gambling place had one or
more, which were we'll patronized, es-
pecially by boys, who could venture
nickel on game that required no skill
better than they could compete with
the experienced men at cards, hence the
successful the owner Of the machine
was such as to make their use quite. a
source Of income Saturday night the
slot gamblers were left out In the cold.
for every machine in the city was put IN
cold storage, awaiting the dissolution of
the grand jury. The hawks took warn
ing from the news that was wired from
San Francisco and got off the perch for
a few weeks, till the hunter has gone
home 1t is possible that the cigar
stands will be compelled to give UP their
ill-gotten booty for a while. for the
gambling is the same. whether the debt
is paid in cash or cigars.
The orange orchard of DR.. ]. H. Pier
son at Idlewild. one of the best and
Oldest in that section. was entered on
Wednesday night, and sixty fine old
orange trees, loaded with fruit. were de-
stroyed by girdling, the miscreant
making sure work by doing clean job
Suspicion rests on one or two men, and
they may be brought to justice for the
work.
The new Touring mill Of John v. Su-
man, with it's immense water wheel, IS
feet in diameter will start UP for busl-
ness on Tuesday, and be a new factor In
the progress of San Bernardino. The
building Is four story frame. filled with
the latest improved milling machinery
run by q permanent, steady supply of
water
Clarence Tracey. working in the Santa
Fe shops at a large lathe. got caught in
the machinery Saturday afternoon.
breaking one leg and crushing one hand.
Joseph Hancock, a young man, was
driving up d street with two-ton load
of baled hay on the wagon, when on
crossing the car track he was thrown
from the load. and the front wheel
passed over his chest and shoulder,
breaking two ribs.
The Sunset Telephone company is to-
cultivate trouble at Highland in the
near future by putting up poles without
getting the consent of the abutting prop
erty, owners. The latter have taken le-
gal advice from the district attorney,
who will compel the company to secure
a franchise before they go any further.
and the chances are that the Highland
ers will have to shout hello" in the good
old way before telephones were invented
A decree Of divorce was rendered by
Judge Campbell of the superior court on
Saturday in the case Of Liss Pence VS..
Jacob l.. Pence, in which the plaintiff is
given the homestead located at Cotton
and all the personal community prop
erty.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Arthur King Trey, aged 23, and Alice
Everham, aged %, both natives of Illi-
nois, and residents of San Diego; also to
Hazen H. Kelley, aged %, of Mound
City, and Laura Atkinson, aged %, of
Capistrano, both being native born Cali
fornians. A third was to Stephen Por-
ter Weaver, native Of New York, aged
SO, and Therese Waffler. a native Of Ohio,
aged "A, both being residents of Ontario.
G. I. Andrews, whose father resides in
this city. arrived last Wednesday from
Alaska, where he has held the position
of chemist and assayer for the Alaska
Gold syndicate. being stationed at Cooks
inlet. He very much doubts the stories
of the famine and starvation that come
from the Klondike country. One man
coming out to the coast would report
such story, and the next man from the
same place would say there was no truth
In 1t. Parties are still going over the
pass to Lake Bennett, where the most of
them propose to camp for the winter in
order If there is scarcity of provi-
sions further on they will be safe from
having their supplies confiscated. At
Cooks inlet there was about a quarter
Of a million dollars taken out the past
summer. Mr.. Andrews has passed al
most his whole life among the Rocky