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The herald., 1897-09-16
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH Sept 15-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The kilograms from Wash
lngton in the papers this morning once more
inspire hope that at last something Will
really be done OH the harbor The news
was received here with general satisfac-
ton, but not an overflow of enthusiasm as
yet People in this locality have grown
weary of a useless expenditure of nervous
energy until there is something tangible
being done 10 inspire enthusiasm.
Alamitos Beach was the scene yesterday
afterncli of most distressing catas-
trophe from an explosion of gasoline. Mrs.
Louise Howell, wife of Hugh Howell was
preparing dinner about o'clock on gas
oline stove While she stepped out of the
kitchen for a few moments a strong wind
blew out the flame, and upon striking a
match to relight it the gas exploded and
set fire to her clothing. She ran out on
the porch screaming with pain and fright,
and Mr. Howell, who was working in the
field saw her standing there In flames.
H. ran to the house for blanket, threw
Il over her and then turned the water
over her with hose, but the flesh was so
badly burned that it fell off when her cloth
Ing was removed. She suffered great
agony until her death at 10 o'clock in the
evening.
Mrs. Howell was about IS years of age,
bhe and her husband both being natives of
wales. Iney came TO AldnltOS from YAK
land some eighteen months ago, have no
children and no relatives in this country.
They were i'll comfortable circumstances
Ind had a beautiful home in Alamitos.
Mrs. Howell was a member of the Presby
terian church. and was highly esteemed
by large circle of friends.
Mr.. Howell is almost crazed with the
horror and bereavement The funeral will
be held on Friday and the remains will be
temporarily inferred in Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkwood of Springfield,
Ohio. who have spent the summer here,
have decided to remain through the win
ter at the Bayview
W. T. Hayworth has gone to San Diego
on business trip.
S. A. Mathis of Los Angeles spent sew
sral days here this week.
Mrs. Geiger and daughter of Upton
Iowa. have rooms at the Bayview, and will
remain several weeks.
Money has been secured to sprinkle the
streets for another month. The sprinkling
cart was out early this morning and the
present condition of the streets is a happy
eelief from the dust of yesterday.
Rev. S. c. Kendall. pastor of the Congre-
Eationa' church, delivered an interesting
lecture last evening on Charles Dickens
The herald., 1897-09-16
SAN BERNHRDIhO COUNTY

The troublesome Greenlead mine, that
was a valuable property thirty years ago
and more, is now in the hands of j. j.
Arbis and party of Mexicans, who think
they can make wages there.
| The small boy has some consolation for
being compelled to go to school next Mon
day in the fact that circus will be here
two weeks later, but what worries him is
| how he will crawl under the tent, as it
| Is to be held on the Athletic grounds, in
| side the 16-foot fence. But he will get
there just the same.
Mrs. Catherine Doyle, mother Of J. p.
Doyle of this city, has arrived from Minoc-
qua Wis., and will take UP her residence
| with her son.
The new forestry agent, C. S. Newhall,
is continually prowling around on the
mountains and is liable to drop in on some
! of the firebugs and bring them to justice
F. G. Rande, ticket agent for the South
ern Pacific, returned Tuesday night from
his vacation at San Francisco, and is again
on duty.
Miss Roberta Blow, daughter of R. T.
Blow, the Wells-Fargo agent, returned on
Tuesday night from her summer trip to
San Diego.
Mrs. Isabella d. Jacobs leaves Saturday
to visit friends in Pennsylvania.
A ripple of romance pervaded the office
OF the county clerk all day Tuesday, from
the first appearance of Albert Astrip Will
lows, native of England. aged 81, a resi-
dent OF Redlands, and Winona Holmes, a
native of Illinois, aged 10. who stood on
t1ptoe at the counter and asked for "a
marriage license. please" In extenuation
CT the claim note was handed over.
signed by Mary Estes, stating that she
was the mother of the little one and gave
her consent. This was not sufficient. and
the children were sent back to Redlands
for an affidavit to the fact The first mo-
tor sent them home and the next brought
them back, with a full-page affidavit that
filled all the requirements of the law. Then
they wanted to get married at once for
fear there might be some other bar to
their happiness rise. and they were sent
in to department one, where Judge Oster
in few moments placed their minds COM
pletely at rest on that score, and with
| marriage certificate signed by the Judge
with j. w. F. Diss and Mrs. f. l.. Trego-
ming as witnesses, the bridal party filed de-
murely into the recorders office and asked
j. f. Johnson. jr., If he wouldn't please
put that paper on record land be very care
full not to lost it. please"
Mrs. Eliza A. Robinson, widow of TT w
Robinson. recently deceased, filed a petit
tion for letters of administration on the
estate Tuesday afternoon. in which she
states that the whole value of the estate
is but $3.50, with no will.
The herald., 1897-09-16
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 15.-(Regular
Correspondence) There will be new de-
parture in the course of study at the high
school the coming year in relation to the
business course. Hitherto this has been
an entirely separate course, under the
care of one teacher. 1t was a two-year
course, and included bookkeeping, penman-
ship, commercial arithmetic, United States
history, civics, grammar and commercial
geography. A student may now enter the
high school and during the first year do
regular work and choose bookkeeping and
commercial arithmetic instead of Latin.
Or he may enter as a special and select
those studies, devoting his whole time
to them, or select other studies with them
to suit his taste. When student leaves
he will be given credentials showing all
he has done, more or less, and the manner
of doing it.
Half a jury has twice decided that to
pelt a Chinaman with rocks is perfectly
legitimate business and the perpetrator is
entitled to a chrome for his good deeds
that is, as long as the victim of Mongolian
habits is not killed. In that case it might
be brought under the head of u misde
meanor. John Smith of Rialto is again
fortunate, the jury standing six to six.
Not deferred by the recent filing on 9S. 900
inches of water of the flow of Lytle creek
in addition to all former filings and uses,
the Lytle Creek Light and Power company
has put in claim for 5000 inches of the
flow of the middle fork of Lytle creek. the
water to be taken three-fourths of a mile
above the wagon road in the canyon, and
used for power purposes for generating
electricity at a power house located 400 feet
above the junction of the middle and north
forks of the stream. The notice was post
ed September Z, 1897, at the point of diver
sion.
AS John Wees. a clerk for f. r. Waite
was standing in the doorway of the store
Tuesday, chatting with Charles Garner,
who hod just driven up in a cart, he play
fully threw a grape at the latter. Garner
had an open penknife in his hand. and he
pretended to throw it at Wees. when it
slipped from his hand and the point buried
itself to the bone in the leg of Wees, just
above the knee making a painful wound.
An eight-horse freighter, loaded to the
gunwales with supplies, left Tuesday for
the Virginia Dale mining district. 1t was
driven by Emil Zuggas. and accompanying
him were j. ]. Elleman. Fred Enevoldson
and Fred Nebber Everything points to
lively times in that section the coming sea-
son.
Mrs. Mary Wright and children left on
Wedne sday for Pasadena, to make that
city their future home.
The herald., 1897-09-16
SAN DIEGO

| SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15.-(Regular Core
spondence) The cases of Carlos Alvera
| vs. the Jamacha irrigation district was
argued yesterday before Judge Iorrance.
AS a result of the argumen mt Judge Ior-
rance sustained the demurrer IN tne hrst
case, both sides agreeing that the distrlct
should be Joined as a defendant. The SUIT
was brought to have the district bonds
to the amount of 100000. of which Sill
l0O0 have been issued, declared void The
complaints allege that the directors haa
not adopted any plan for the IRRIGATION
works as required by law, but had pre-
maturely called an election to vote on
bonds. Judge Torrance held that II this
statement was proven IL Wouiu ne laldl
to the bonds.
A farewell reception was rendered the
Rev l.. M. Hartley last night by the
members of the First Methodist church,
who will leave here shortly for new
field of labor. Among the pleasant feat
ures of the gathering was the presenta-
ton in behalf of the congregation to Mr..
Hartley of a flag by 1C feet in size and
made Of pure silk. He will preach his
farewell sermon here on the 26th inst,
and will leave the next day for the con-
ference at Los Angeles. where he will be
assigned to new church.
The entire apple crop of the Julian coun-
try, which represents about $4,000 boxes,
has been sold to a San Diego and Los
Angeles firm. The whole crop Will be put
on the market under one brand and ex-
pert packers will be sent to the various
orchards to box the fruit.
John Tenner. a rancher in this county.
was brought to the county Jail yesterday
| on charge of insanity He imagines he
is God and endowed with omnipotent pow
| err His insanity is said to he the result
| of his brooding over his wife's death,
which occurred six months ago.
| The executive committee of the Anti
Saloon league of this county met yester-
day and decided to take up active work.
| Ex-Governor H. II. Markham, who has
The herald., 1897-09-16
CovINA

COVINA, Sept. 15.-Regular Cores
pondence.) The public school opened on
Monday with an attendance of 1873, as
against 116 last year. All the old teachers
have been retained, and everything is
propitious for most successful school
term. During the holidays all the walls
of the various class rooms have been putty
coated, which adds considerable to their
appearances however, some dissatisfaction
is being expressed at the work done by the
plasterers.
Clarence, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs
S. A. Overholtzer, is low with fever. The
health of Mr.. Overholtzer is also very
poor.
Mrs. Babcock of San Diego, who was ap-
pointed as third teacher in the Citrus High
school, is giving very general satisfaction
At late meeting of the directors of the
Citrus association it was unanimously
decided to close the books of the associa-
ton the first day of October Of each year
to parties wishing to join the association,
with the exception of those purchasing
land after that date. This action Is done
to prevent outside growers benefiting by
the exchange, and at the same time dong
nothing in its aid.
]. H. Matthews and family left Monday
for Catalina to remain month.
r. C. Pollard has traded a house on Gen.
ter street for water stock to F. NJ Chap
man.
The telephone charge to Los Angeles has
been reduced to 25 cents message.
The fare on the Southern Pacific to Los
Angeles, round-trip, has been reduced
from $1.40 to $1.15.
E. L. Hudson is purchasing fruit for
Allen Brothers in this locality.
The Christian church ice cream social
was a financial success Tuesday evening.
Net proceeds, s25.
A meeting of the Epworth league was
held in the parsonage on Tuesday evening
for the election of officers for the coming
conference year The result waS as fol-
lows: President Miss Elizabeth Hay;
first vice president. Mrs. J. L. Matthews;
second vice president, Mrs. j. M. Whit
sell; third vice president. Mrs. ]. j. Nor
gan; secretary, Miss Maud Parker; treas
urer, Miss Ada Raymond.
There is a good opening at present in
Covna for a progressive. enterprising dry
goods firm. also for line of gents furnish
ings. Two large store rooms have just
been completed in the A. o. U. w. block
adapted in every way for such business.
The righ. man can make money.
The herald., 1897-09-16
dQIElERN- y 5FE7E6I3Es s

notified this city that he and the society's
president, Hon. Abbot Kinney, will visit
Pomona on Monday morning next to con-
fer with the proper committees local ed
itors and citizens generally, with the view
of successfully arranging for the meeting
to be held here November 18th and 18th.
Mrs. o. J. Brown will leave on Saturday
morning for Fortuna Ariz. to celebrate,
with her husband, their twenty-sixth mar
iage anniversary.
Ninety of the young men of this city
telegraphed congratulations to Jules Goep-
per and newly married wife at San Diego.
The boys thus far not having received an
Immediate" reply. aver that they will
make it still warmer" when Mr.. Cooper
and bride return.
Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commander
r. M. Powers of San Diego and Eminent
Commander George Sinsabaugh and A.
Morgan. on their annual tour of inspection,
spent last evening with Southern Califor-
mia commandery No. 81. knights of Pyth-
las, of this place. Besides the work of
inspection. the degree of the Red Cross
was conferred.
The Palomares hotel will be opened Oc-
tober 1st by B. F. Nance.
Miss Nellie Davis. who at first was
thought to have been a second Pomona
victim of the Colorado wreck returned
home safely this morning
The herald., 1897-09-16
DR.. nEYERS
NO PAY
TILL
CURED
spent the summer in Scotland, returned

spent the summer in Scotland, returned
home today.
The city school directors have announced
the assignments of teachers for the COM
ing term of school, which opens September
80 The list is the same as last year with
only couple of changes. Prof. p. l..
Lord will be supervising principal, and Miss
Eugenia Fuller principal of the high school.
A total of 30 teachers are provided for.
Some time ago Constable Westerfield of
Indio township sued the county for SIS
fees, and got a judgment, with $S7 costs
against the county. The matter of pay
ing the judgment was acted upon by the
board today and by a vote of A to 1 the
board decided to appeal the case to the
superior court. AS the district attorney
had previously decided the claim of West
erfied to be a valid one, the board decided
to employ special counsel to conduct the
case in the superior court.
Grape picking has begun. This is a lit
tie early, but the demand for raisins de-
cided the owners of vinewards to get crops
on the market as soon as possible.
The herald., 1897-09-16
SUMNER RESORTS

Mr. Kendall is an interesting speaker,
whose lectures are always heard with
pleasure and profit.
The talent social held at the parlors of
the Presbyterian church last evening was
most pronounced success. DR.. Covert
furnished the music. and a paper was
read by Grace Dennen that was well re-
ceived 1t was the first social held in the
new church, and about $40 was realized
from the entertainment.
At a meeting of the board of trustees
of the public library held last evening 1t
was decided to keep the library open in
the future by volunteer labor. Miss Lila
Castle has been the efficient librarian for
some months. but lack of funds necessi-
tates the new arrangement.
Mrs. L. Crawford of Downey was the
guest of Miss Bessie Bailey yesterday.
The herald., 1897-09-16
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

the latter laid the bills over with the ex-
ception of one bill which was rejected as
o. Il by the district attorney and on these
bills the board will so into court and test
the law
From present indications 1t would ap-
pear that the settlers in that portion of
this city knowA as the Tibbits tract are
apt to lose botA etheir houses and their
lots. Some years8go l.. c. Tibbits cut the
tract up into toN lots and sold a large
share of it at adAion. The buyers neg
lceted to demand ~ ts.rae, s.ns later on
found out that there Nas p'anket water
mortgage Oh the land which laid cloud
on their purchase. Recently Louis Jacobs
of San Bernardino bought this water mort
gage and now he has begun suits Of eject
ment against some 25 property owners on
the tract to oust them. AS it Is well known
ti.at Jacobs Knows a good thing when he
The herald., 1897-09-16
ORANGE COUNTY

Miss Lizzie Meiser, who recently grad
uated from the commercial department Of
the Orange County Business college, will
now take the shorthand and typewriting
course at the same institution.
The store building which has been on the
road the past two weeks between this place
and Anaheim was brought into town this
afternoon and placed on the vacant lot
north of the tin shop.
III. G. Hubert of Orange was here to-
day from Orange visiting the Dean fam
lilies.
A new arrival is reported at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Reed of La Habra val
ley.
The herald., 1897-09-16
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. Sept. l5.-(Reguiar Core
spondenceo The supervisors of this
county are the next officials who will go
to law to test the legality of the new coun
ty government act. This act cut the mile
age of the supervisors from 20 cents Il mile
each way, that is, going and coming. to
ten cents q mile for. one way, deep cut of
80 cents a mile in the perQuisites of the
supervisor. Supervisor Thompson. of the
Fourth district. has contended that the
law is Illegal, and has refused ever since
the law went into effect to accept the cut
rate fees. When the board met today their
mileage bills came up for allowance, but
when it was discovered that District At
torney Gill had cut down the 40 cents u
r.ilo cs put in by the members TO 20 cents
The herald., 1897-09-16
VENTURA

VENTURA, Sept. 15.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) August Feraud, the thirteen
year-old son of Jules Feraud, died today,
his death resulting from peculiar acci-
dent that occurred eight days ago. The boy
while at play stumbled, and in falling
turned his foot in such a manner that
great toe was broken. The fracture was
attended to by physician,
The herald., 1897-09-16
VENTURA COUNTY

but since that time up to the hour of
death his blood throughout the entire sys-
tenn seemed poisoned, and at the moment
the impure circulation touched his heart
death occurred. Local physicians and the
best medical aid of Los Angeles attended
the patient to no purpose. the doctors de-
claring it the most peculiar case that ever
came to their notice. The father is one
of the oldest and wealthiest residents of
Xentura.
The herald., 1897-09-16
President Diaz' Birthday

The Club Filarmonica Mejicana, gave
a serenade last night to the Mexican
consul. General c. Andrade in honor OF
the birthday of General Porf1rio Diaz.
president of Mexico, and in commemora-
ton of the eighty-seventh anniversary
OF the Independence Of Mexico. The
consul in appropriate phrases thanked
the members of the club in the name Of
General Diaz and his country, inviting
them afterwards to some refreshments.
Several of the Mexican citizens were
present with the consul and enjoyed the
beautiful Mexican airs rendered by the
band. saAiMSnN
Wal paper. late styies. low prices, al
A. a. Eckstroms S. S24 South Spring street.
-eSo
Latest style OF wall paper at A, A. Eek.
strnm's. S24 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-09-16

Latest style OF wall paper at A. A. Eek,
stroms. 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-09-16

Wal paper. late Styles. low prices, al
A. a. Eckstroms 5. 324 South Spring street
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-26

'tUpon the time of cutting and
manner of curing largely depend the
feeding value of the hay secured If
the clover or grass is cut too soon it
will be deficient in nutriment and be
light in weight. If allowed to get too
ripe, good per cent of the nutri
ment in the stalks turns to woody
fiber and is indigestible and is of no
benefit to the stock. II in curing care
is not taken to cure out we'll, hay will
perspire in the stack Or NOV and be
seriously damaged if not ruined tor
hay. If cured too much, there is not
only loss of nutriment but an in
creased loss in handling, caused by
the leaves and tender twigs breaking
off. This is especially the case with
clover" very correctly says writer
in Wisconsin Agricult1rist.'
For these reasons it is good ecouo-
my to get everything in readiness, so
that when the proper stage of matur-
ity has been reached, the work Of har-
vesting can be pushed along as rapid
ly as possible. See that the mower,
rake, carrier and other tools needed
are in good repair before it is time to
use them; little time spent in good
season in having the hay tools put in
good condition for work may save
considerable loss later on. Glover is
usually the first crop to harvest for
hay. The cutting should begin when
the larger proportion of the bloom is
turning brown.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-26
Fires In TheaterS.

Mr.. Sachs details the causes of fires
in 1913 cases which have broken out at
the back of theaters. FortyfOur have
been due to defects in the gas installa-
ton, 81 to open lights, 80 to defects in
heating apparatus, 81 to fireworks, Is
to lamps, z to explosions, to defects
in the electric installation and similar
number to gases. In the case of 769 the
time Of outbreak is reported. Forty two
per cent occurred in the night, "a per
cent in the daytime, II per cent within
two hours after a performance and 13. 5
per cent during the progress of an en-
tertainment. OF the total number of
outbreaks chronicled, 584 have occurred
in Europe (139 i'll Great Brittany and
531 in the United States. New York
has the largest proportional fires at
81 different stablishments-and Lon
don comes second with SO at 90 estab-
lishments, and Paris third with 81 at %
establishments. Saturday Review.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-26
The Fork. 1911.


Coryat, in his "Crudities, 1911, re-
marks that in his travels in Italy he
found that forks were then used at
meals. For which, with their knife,
which they hold in one hand, they cut
the meate out OF the dish, they fasten
the fork, which they hold in their other
hand, upon the same dish, so that
whatsoever he be that sitting in the
company of any others at meale, should
unadvisedly touch the dish of meate
with his fingers. from which all at the
table doe cut, he will give occasion of
offense unto the company as having
transgressed the lawes of good man
ners. - And he adds: ''Hereupon I my
self thought good to initiate the italian
fashion by this forked cutting of meate,
not only while I was in Italy, but also
in Germany, and oftentimes in England
since [ came home, being once quipped
for that frequent using of my forke by
a certain learned gentleman, familiar
friend Of mine, Mr.. Lawrence Whitaker,
who in his merry humor doubted not to
call me 'Furcifer,' only for using
forke at feeding, but for no other
cause. Good Words. 1e# sou
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-26
Furaigating With Camphor.

Black ants and little red ants are
difficult to drive away. Three or four
good camphor smokings, however, will
be found quite effective, according to
Mrs Rorer, who tells in The Ladies'
Home Journal how to proceed: Put into
the closet tin or granite pan contain
ing few live Goals, sprinkle over about
two tablespoonful of powdered gum
camphor, close the door and allow the
fumes Of the camphor to thoroughly sat-
urate the closet. These fumigations will
also drive away the little silverfish that
are, perhaps, the most destructive of all
the summer pests, as they not only at
tack books and papers, but will eat silk
and cotton and such articles as are used
during the summer. Camphor fumiga-
tion will drive mosquitoes from sleep
ing rooms.
In camp fumigation is the only man
ner of gaining relief from the persist
ence of flies and mosquitoes. Procure
for the purpose all ordinary iron spider,
using either charcoal or live Goals.
Twice a day-once in the morning for
flies and once at night for mosquitoes
fumigate thoroughly. Lavender may be
mixed with the camphor or a little
dried pennyroyal. The best mixture for
fumigation is equal parts of camphor,
dried pennyroyal, lavender and incense.
All of these are perfectly harmless. The
rooms should be tightly closed during
the fumigating process.