The herald., 1897-11-18
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 17.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence) The arrest OF
hobo was made last night by Policeman
Carter who may prove solution OF the
mystery as to the assault upon Mrs.
Holly of Los Angeles, for the hobo ls a
negro, and answers the description OF
the man wanted for that crime. except
that he is not quite so tall as given out
by the injured woman. In clothing and
appearance this hobo fills the bill COM
petely. Carter saw him week ago
with five other tramps, and ordered
them away from the city. and they
started for Cotton, saying they would
take the eastern freight towards una.
Carter has read the description of the
negro wanted since then and has been
keeping a sharp lookout for the fellow,
thinking it might be possible that he
would hang around here. rather than go
farther away. and hearing there was
a negro among some hoboS proving
around the western portion fthe city,
he looked him up and landed himHn Jail.
awaiting Identification, if it proves to BE-
the right one. fol the assault.
Judgment was rendered against the
Southern Pacific by Judge Campbell in
the case against L. E Duncanson. in
which the railroad company is awarded
one lot containing 1.65 acres and the de-
fendant is awarded two lots containing
36.39 acres. the land being located III
section % of township south and range
west, each side to pay it's own costs.
Catherine Tredennicll has filed petit
ton for appointment of guardian over
her four children, to whom there is COM
ing an estate, both real and personal.
The personal property consists of an
undivided four-tenths of eleven $1,000
bonds of the Riverside Water COM
pany and the real property consists OF
four-tenths of various tracts Of land in
San Bernardino and Riverside coun-
ties fully described in the inventory and
appraisement of the estate of Henry J.
Tredennick deceased, now in course of
administration in court hero. but which
cannot be closed until the appointment
of guardian for the four minors to re-
ceive the portion of the estate coming
to them in the final distribution.
The Redlands motor. which took
notion to run off the track and into q
sandbank and then turn over on its
side on Tuesday. did II all so gently
that not even a glass was cracked in the
cab or in a car and aaFoon as some men
lifted the baby on the track again it
footed it's whistle as if nothing had
happened and started off on it's regular
trip, q little late but happy as ever.
The board of city trustees has very
knotty problem on its hands in attend
ing to the waste water on a street. This
is more of a rural road than city
= at,,. lp A't's.
water follows the Populist doctrine and
keeps in the middle of the road, having
worn quite a large channel in so doing.
Some Of the abutting property owners
wish the water to have a proper ditch
alongside the road and have the latter
graded and put III shape for comfortabla
use. Other owners along the line OBJ
ject to this. and say that if the water
is confined technically 20 a ditch ii vii!
at times overflow and damag the ad
Joining property more than it will at
present in the middle Of the road, which
it turns into a vcritabie river VIXEN it
rains. The problem IS i'll the hands of
the city attorney for consideration till
the next meeting of the board.
The doctors state there are no more
cases of diphtheria IN the city. but
there are a large number Gf cases of
tonsiltis, which leads to the suspicior,
that the latter narne is given for the
purpose of avoiding the disagreeable
conditions surrounding the other dis
ease. and also to avoid giving the patient
the fear attendant of having diphthera,
thus hindering his recovery
Fred Lloyd. son of c. r. Lloyd. one OF
the heaviest stockholders in the San
Bernardino Electric company, arrived
from Fort Wayne Sunday. and has taken
IL position as assistant to Manager. Rons
of The company, intending to make this
his home. The newcomer is a young man
OF several years experience as electrician
and will be quite an addition to the
electrial talent of the city.
County superintendent of schools, Miss
Margaret NJ. Mogeau, left Tuesday for
an official visit to the schools on the
desert.