The herald., 1897-12-16
SAN BERMARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARD1No

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 15.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence The Southern
Pacific has gained victory over the
widow, Petra Salax, who sued for dam
ages in having her husband. section
man, killed while riding on handcar.
through the change of time table. All
the men but Salaz jumped from the car
in time but he was in the middle and
hemmed In by rails loaded on the car.
This happened in September. 1896, and
the case occupied the superior court all
day Tuesday and resulted In non-suit
for the plaintiff.
William Wesley Brown died suddenly
Saturday night at Kramer where he was
freighting between that point and Jo-
hannesburg. living at the latter place,
where his wife kept the hotel. The re-
mains were brought to San Bernardino
and Coroner Heating held an inquest
Wednesday morning, the funeral taking
place in the afternoon under the auspices
Of the Society of Pioneers. The deceased
was born in Arkansas. June 10. 1891,
came to the coast in the early days with
the argonauts, and located In San Ber-
rardino in 1878. coming from Oregon.
BY his first wife he had nine children. all
OF whom are living. They are Mrs.
Frank Joseph Of Redlands, Mrs. Ma
lachi Simpson of Santa Cruz. Mrs. j. A.
Colburn of Cotton. Mrs. J. w. See of
Whittier. Wesley G. Brown Of Santa
Cruz, Mrs. Samuel Martin of Cajon. Syl-
vester r. Brown of Redlands. Mrs. Al
Hamilton of Cotton, and Mrs. George
Jackson of Redlands. His first wife died
21 years ago and he afterward married
Nancy Covington of San Bernardino.
who still survives. BY his second wife
he had six children. They are Wade
Brown of Hesneria. Cynthia. Cleve. Eth
ell, Reece and Irene. living at Johannes
burg. The deceased was taken Ill just
as he was about to start from Kramer
for johannesburg with load of goods,
and as he grew worse his wife was noti-
fed and the construction train made a
special run to take her to his side, but he
died that evening. The cause OF his
death Is given az neuralgia Of the heart,
caused by exposure and old age.
The project for Southern California
baseball league meets with great favor
in San Bernardino, which Is one of the
best baseball towns In this half of the
state.
The city sewer system Is just now
looming up as very important subject
for discussion. Although 1t all hap
pened nine years ago, when M. Mac
Donald. ]. c. King. r. H. Cunningham
and others gave to the city of San Ber-
nardino its excellent system OF sewers
put in under the Vrooman act. by which
the city was not bound collectively but
the citizens were to be held individually
there are still some people who can re-
member the time and the subsequent
lawsuits resulting In a decision OF
the supreme court which bankrupted the
contractors and left network Of sew
ers covering every street for mile
square with which few dare connect for
fear such action would make that citizen
responsible for the whole bill. Some paid
their assessments but the bulk never
paid. The city trustees will take action
on the matter.
The divorce suit Of Oke W. Hawkin-
son VS.. Helen r. Hawkinson has been
continued until February /, 1898.
A petition for letters of administration
on the estate Of e. w. Cardiff, who died
October Fl, 1897, has been filed by the
father Of the deceased, ]. M. Cardiff OF
San Bernardino. The entire estate
comprises but $3.50, most Of which is in
bank at Red Bank, New Jersey.
Judge John T.Knox of San Bernardino
the venerable justice of the peace foi
many years, aged 81, but still hale and
hearty, has been challenged to race
jump or wrestle by N. r. Freeman, a
justice Of Winamac, Ind. who Is "a years
of age, has married 1897 couples and tried
S776 civil cases, and has never been re-
versed in either. by the divorce court ir
the former or the higher court In the
latter.
All the public schools close Friday for
two weeks vacation. The examina-
ton of teachers commences next Tues
day at the high school building. There
are said to be more applications from
outside the country than on the inside.