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The herald., 1897-12-04
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. S.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence) The very much
advertised cold wave commenced busi-
ness according to schedule, as given in
the dispatch from Harmon, chief of the
Pacific coast bureau, but fortunately
quit business before any damage was
done.
The apportionment for the county
schools has been made by School Su-
perintendent Margaret NJ. Mogeau, from
which it is learned that the state fund
for the half year amounts to S29,2S0.50,
the county fund to S1S,397, and the IL
brary fund to s11e0. There are fifty
seven districts. the largest being San
Bernardino which is allotted S7299 from
the state fund, $4766 from the county and
$100 from the library. The smallest is
Hillsdale, joint with Riverside county,
which is to receive $3.50, $50 and s6 re-
| spectively. Ontario and Redlands draw
the same figure, $2334, $1506 and $50
Chino and Cotton are nearly similar, the
former drawing s2046, S1314 and $50 to the
latter of SPOTS, 1884 and $50 respectively.
The attempt to sentence a prisoner
to sixty days in Jail by the city recorder
was a failure, and the superior cour.
let him out at once. The trouble is the
city Jail is in such a state that more
| than three days inside it's walls would
endanger the life of the prisoner, hence
| it has been customary for the recorder
with the consent of the county officials,
to send the thirty and siXty-day men
to the county Jail, but the judge and
lawyer worked the combination to let
the last one, an aggravated case of mis-
demeanor, loose upon the community
again. This was the case of Pierre de
Voursney. There are two other pris-
ors incarcerated in the county Jail by the
recorder who, with the assistance of a
| lawyer on a contingent fee, could prob
ably mulct the city in damages for false
| imprisonment.
Carrier boys thought it a good idea
to secure police whistles to blow when
on their routes, and Thursday evening
kept the police racing all over the city
in pursuit. They caught one boy, but the
others escaped.
A barn al the corner of E and Tenth
streets burned at 9:15 Thursday evening,
consuming quite quantity of hay.
German named Nosberg, a hard
working man, who had been at work or
the mountains in the lumber camp, and
later in an orange grove at Highland,
came in town Wednesday evening and
dropped into box car as it was so late.
and tried to pass the night there, but
q policeman saw him and ran him in.
On making his statement he was let go
the next morning by the recorder.
Il. E. Houghton, an attorney from San
Francisco, is in the city to attend to a
case before the superior court. COM
menced nearly seven years ago, entitled
the Riverside Heights Water company
VS. Riverside Trust company.
Joseph b. Gill has commenced suit
against the sheriff for holding a crop of
oranges under order of the court. which
Gill claims to belong to him. 1t is the
crop from twenty-five and one-ha1f
acres, valued at $4,000, and the COM
plainant asks for $1,000 damages for de-
tention besides.
w. K. Porter, formerly of this city,
but now of San Francisco, is in the citv
on business trip.
The herald., 1897-12-04
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Dec. 3.-Reg-
ular Correspondence) Are Santa
Monica dogs afflicted with madness? =?
That is a question that is troubling To-
cal dog owners considerably of late.
Several dogs, generally Of the more in
telligent species, have exhibited decided
symptoms of what can hardly be called
more than "craziness" running excited
ly about, fighting and biting other dogs
and jumping on unoffending people
without any warning whatever Sev-
eral people have been bitten, but in no
case has the hurt proven very serious
A half dozen dogs have been killed. and
it is said there are at least one hundred
dogs similarly afflicted which ought to
be killed. The city marshal has issued
notice requesting dog owners to tie
up their animals for couple of weeks
until the epidemic passes, as a matter
of safety, both to the animals not yet
afflicted and to the children.
Sneak thieves have been active during
the past couple of days in the business
neighborhood of town. On Wednesday
j. T. Connelley's home on Utah avenue
was entered and his solid gold watch
disturbed, although in q bureau in the
same room was considerable jewelry and
some money. The watch was recovered
the next day in a Los Angeles pawn
shop by Mrs. Connelley on payment to
the broker of s15, which course she was
advised to pursue by the Los Angeles
police.
Some time during the past week the
residence of F'erd Helm, who, with his
family is residing in Los Angeles for a
time, was entered and the contents of
bureau drawers and trunks were turned
out and wearing apparel of all de-
scriptions scattered about the rooms.
However, although Mr.. Helm made a
search this morning, he was unable to
determine anything missing more than
pair of opera glasses. The maraudel
made no attempt at opening a safe il,
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w. H. Barnes and Max Hiltscher lett
yesterday morning for Mr.. Barnes
mines In Inyo county. and will be absent
till spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Shrode, who have
been visiting friends here several days,
have returned to their home in Duarte.
Eight carloads of barley were shipped
north this week by local firm.
The Fraternal Aid association held an
interesting meeting Saturday night and
was visited by number of members
from the same order at Buena Park.
The gas feeder OF the Puente COM
pany's engine UP at the oil wells ex-
ploded Tuesday night. The escaping gas
ignited and the building, lot Of ma
chinery and tools were burned. The loss
is between $4,000 and $4,000.
w. M. McFadden is building a large
lemon curing house on the Newell place
in Placentia.
The A. o. u. w. elected the old officers
at Its meeting on Saturday night.
The herald., 1897-12-04
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. Dec. 3.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The entertainment given
by the local Rebekah lodge for the bene-
fit of the l. o. o. F. orphans home was
great success both financially and ar
tistically. The splendid new hall Of the
order was filled with friends Of the
lodge. The program consisted of vocal
selections by Miss Garcelon and Mr.. J..
+. Reamer; recitations by Miss Agnes,
Chamblin and Miss Ethel O'Prien and
piano solos by Mrs. DR.. Parker and Mr..
A. c. Pickett.
The police were called upon last night
to dislodge number of hobos who had
taken forcible possession of couple of
hay barns on the outskirts of the city.
and the net results Of a raid by several
officers were fourteen stalwart Weary
Willies," who were found guilty Of va
grancy in the police court this morning
and given sentences varying from Ave
to fifteen days.
P. Devosner. the witness in the Milner
trial who skipped out when wanted at
the first trial Of Miner in the superior
court, and who was arrested in San I;er-
nardino, was brought to this city today
and is now in the county Jail. where he
will be kept until the next trial is over
with.
The promised frost which was to have
visited this part oe the country last nigh !:
did not materialize. greatly to the pleas
ure Of the orange growers. The ther-
mometer only went down to the 30 de-
gree mark, which will not harm oranges
in the least. There Is another promise of
frost tonight, but all hope that it will
not come. The north wind has been
blowing here all day and this always ha S
good effect in keeping killing frosts
at bay.
About thirty men were put to work on
the storm water drain on Alcnr ,e street
today by A. c. White. the contractor
This force will be increased soon and the
much needed canal comp,etcd with all
possible haste.
The several committees Of the grand
jury began the active worl. OF investi-
eating the books and offices of the
county today. The very general i'm
preston Is that the jury Will find every
thing straight, as this county has good
set of officials.
c. r. Cook of Lake View. who is here
on the grand jury. states that the branch
railroad now under construction he
tween San acnto AMI Lake View is all
graded for the distance Of eleven miles
and that the rails will be all laid by de-
cember Is.
The monthly report OF Superintendent
P. L. Lord Of the city schools for the
month of November shows the schools
to be in a very satisfactory condition,
and also that the attendance is gfndu-
ally growing.
A. L. Crider, one Of the leading ranch
ers of the Menifee valley, who is in the
city, states that the recent rain will do
the grain in that valley whole lot of
good and that it will set the plows run
ming again.
The herald., 1897-12-04
z5dJTHERN5 SAlzF8Fl4 $FF7E6i[1lEs

ruary. The occasion of this fore
thought Is an effort to lift the Redlands
Athletic association out of certain finan-
cial difficulties into which 1t has fallen.
This association owns a bicycle track
and extensive grounds, inclosed, with
grand stand and other appurtenances
which have never been entirely paid for
and the association has therefore had
debts hanging oyer 1t from its inception.
meeting Of leading business men held
yesterday afternoon planned for grand
military display with competitive drill
and other forms of celebration on Wash
ington's birthday next, the proceeds to
so towards paying this debt COM
mittee was appointed consisting of Col.
j. 7. Ritchey, f. G. Judson, F. w. Nut
ter, j.. Stanley Brown and F. U. Nofziger,
to arrange a program and report at an
adjourned meeting of those interested.
The case of John Macbeth against the
Alessandro Improvement company and
others has been decided in favor of the
defendants. This case has been in the
courts over a year and has acted as u
cloud upon many pieces of property in
Redlands. The plaintiff claimed fraud
in connection with certain dealings with
VIC uSAoiiudit coilpitiiy, anu III 1ovo ST.
cured Judgment for some $4,000. Failing
to find any property to satisfy this
judgment he attempted to hold certain
tracts and parcels of land which had
been sold by the company to the other
defendants in the present action, alleg
ing fraud in the transfers made. The
testimony brought out in the present
trial showed that this claim was un-
founded.
w. Medland has been elected superin-
tendent of the Redlands Water company
to succeed e. c. Warren, who recently
resigned on being appointed justice of
the peace and city recorder.
Col. T. j. Wilson, one of the well known
business men of San Bernardino, has
purchased a third interest in the Red
lands Commercial company. of which he
has become president. Mr.. Wilson will
soon remove with his family to Redlands
and will he associated with f. A. Moore.
the present manager of the company, in
looking after it's affairs.
The herald., 1897-12-04
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA. Dec. 3.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The first annual poultry
show in Santa Ana is a success The at
tendance throughout the week has.
been very fair, despite the disagreeable
weather. The exhibits are high class
and excite much admiration among
poultry fanciers throughout the county.
Among the exhibitors are Mrs. Flora Nc
Fadden, NJ. ]. Bundy r. o. Shively, c.
H. Woodlands. J. D. Wilder. Mrs. Robert
Dunn, James T. Raitt and NJ. L. Lane.
A fine pair of golden eagles are exhibited
by Max Jacobson.
A petition in the Garcia estate to set
apart the homestead was today granted
by Judge Ballard.
Barney Riley was arrested today for
being drunk and disorderly.
An escape from the reform school at
lone. Cal, named Charles Coarse, was
captured at Orange this morning by
officer Cervantes and brought over to
the county Jail. He is the same fellow
who was sent from Orange county to
the school for robbing the schoolhouse
at Placentia.
The heavy frost predicted for last
night in this locality did not appear. y
strong north wind started up in the even
ing, much to the relief of the citrus
growers, and prevented the freeze. Many
of the large orchard owners made prepa
rations for smudge fires, but they wera
unnecessary.
J. L. Patton died this morning at his
residence on Grand avenue, after long
illness. Funeral services will be held
Sunday at 1870 p. m, at his late resi-
dence, under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows lodge.
The Fontana company of hypnotists
and other artists are billed to appear
at the Grand every right next week.
They are spoken of highly.
The annual election of officers for the
w. r. C. was held yesterday afternoon.
Following are the newly elected officials:
President, Mrs. Frank Ely; first vice
president, Mrs. G. M. Nash; Junior vice
president Mrs. Cash Harvey; treasurer,
Mrs. II. c. Kellogg; chaplain, Mrs. Jo-
seph Newman; conductor, Mrs. Gertrude
Bartling; guard, Mrs. D. f. Spangler A
number of delegates were also selected
to attend the department convention at
Nevada, Cal.
Mrs Adah Van Pelt of Oakland arrived
in this city today to make arrangements
Tor the Crossroads School," to be given
here shortly by local talent.
w. S. Taylor of Los Angeles is spend
ing a few days in Santa Ana.
Mrs l.. z. Srack of Riverside is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Powers, in this
city.
w. 0. Clayton, an old resident of this
city, is dangerously i'll with paralysis.
Major ]. T. Wilson went to Los Angeles
today to attend the funeral of his old
friend, George Irvine.
Mrs. Della Kernoodle and daughter,
Miss Flora, went to Pasadena today to
remain.
Mrs Ed c. Bynon left yesterday for
Phoenix, Ariz., to visit her sister, Mrs.
Harry leighton.
Mrs. l.. N. Pyne of Sioux City, Iowa
arrived in Santa Ana Wednesday to
spend the winter with her son, E. w.
Pyne.
The herald., 1897-12-04
SOLDIERS HOME

SOLDIERS HOME, Dec. 3.-(Regular
Correspondence.) The Uncle Sam post,
No III, G. A. r., of the home held their
annual election on the I'd. The officers
elected were: Post commander. A. r.
Earl; S. V. c., Joseph Devinney; ]. v.
c., 0. II. Cambridge; quartermaster, 1.
w. Chaffee; surgeon. John A. Mccoy;
chaplain. d. p. Greeley; officer of the
day, VIM. Furrey; officer of the guard,
A. McAllister.
The Veteran Kelley league of the
home held an entertainment at the as
sembly hall this evening. The enter
tainment opens with prayer by the sec
retary and home chaplain, followed by
an address of welcome by President
Henry Ackley, three pieces by the FIRE.
mont quartet, piano solo by Miss Grace
BANTER, two declamations by r. w.
Allender, an address by Rev. Will A.
Knghten. The home orchestra. under
the direction Of Prof. Ellser, will furnish
the music.
One of the young members of the home
band. Herbert d. Hunt. is about to take
to himself a charming partner in the
person of Miss Edith N. Boyd of The
Palms.
Today is quarterly muster pension day
for the old boys. This is day on which
you will find very few absenteeS.
A cottage residence Of three rooms is
being erected for the home gardener,
John Howard, on the rise of ground at
Castle gardens.
Charles H. Hunting. late of Company
A, Forty-sixth Illinois infantry, died on
the I'd and was buried on Wednesday,
Mr. Hunting was well known in Santa
Monica, where he was for some time
connected with the Methodist church of
that city, and VIM. Peat, late of the
United States navy.
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closed with card playing. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank V. Rider.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Glasscock. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Hines, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Pierce. Mrs. Morse, Miss Alberta Newly,
Messrs. Van Schoick, II. II. Klamroth,
f. j. Pyle.
At the high school yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Lou V. Chaplin spoke to the students
on THE Life of John Brown yesterday
having been the anniversary of his
death. The speaker exhibited the gun
and knapsack used by John Brown and
also the bullet mould and bullets. At the
close of the talk the school voted hearty
thanks to Mrs. Chaplin.
The light team of the high school will
play game of footb tomorrow after
noon on the Terminal grounds with a
team of the commercial course of the
Los Angeles high school.
Officers We're elected as follows last
evening in the Odd Fellows lodge: Noble
grand, Homer Blick: vice-grand, F. T.
Merritt: recording secretary, w. H.
korstain; treasurer, w. j. Richardson;
trustee, S. P. Swearingen.
The Pickwcl club gave an open
smoker this evening. Each member Of
the club was privileged to bring one
friend. and about 75 guests We're pres
ent. Games, piano music and singing
We're enjoyed and an elaborate collation.
was served.
The Order of Eastern Star initiated
five new members this evening. Past
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs Flint and
Past Worthy Grand Mrs. Briggs We're
present.
The Kalendar Kermess. which has
held full sway in Auditorium hall the
past three days, was closed this evening
with dance at which about twenty
couples were in attendance.
The play of Damon and Pythias will be
given early in January by amateurs
chosen from the lodge.
On Tuesday afternoon the Nashville
Students, who so pleased their audience
this week. will give another entertain
ment in the tabernacle, this time under
the auspices of the High School Glee
club.
The Catholics have purchased the
booths of the Kalendar Kermess and will
use them soon for their own fair to be
held in Auditorium hall.
PERSONAL
Otto Snrong is confined to his home by
illness.
George Senter left today for Daggett.
Mrs. Caldwell, daughter of j. w.
Hugus. is here for the winter from
Omaha.
F. H. Howe is spending a few days at
Avalon.
Miss Ethel Ayres will spend Sunday
with friends at Claremont.
C. T. Ingraham is erecting $1,000 home
on Hill avenue.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Parker and family left to-
day for Tucson, Ariz., to join Prof. Par
ker.
Miss Ada Storey has returned from
Belmont.
The herald., 1897-12-04

the house which would have yielded him
something worth while.
The departure of the thief showed evil
dences of haste, as the knob was
wrenched off and the door of the kitchen
badly sprung.
The librarians report for November
shows a total issuance for that month
of 2120 books, against 1853 for the cor
responding month of 1896. New books
received during the month. 357. Total
number of volumes now in the library
$40. Nine hundred books have been
catalogued this year.
Ten new members were elected at the
last meeting of the Santa Monica club
as follows: Robert f. Jones, Q. G. Tul-
lis. c. NJ. Lindsey. Fred Perceval. ii. "
Goetz, Ed Freeman, c. T. Mcguire, *. Il.
Summerfield, w. Z. Webb. George Suits
The following officers were elected at
last nights meeting of Court Neptune
90, F. of A: C. r., w. l.. Muller; d. c.,
V. Hopf: recording secretary, ]. c. Gro
sier; financial secretary, A. Montgom-
cry: treasurer A. Mooser; Sr. W., w. III.
FarQuharson; Jr W., NJ. Lang; Sr. b.
j. 4. Connelley: Jr. B., DR.. p. S. Lind
sey; trustee, j. j. Carrillo.
The herald., 1897-12-04
FULLERTON
Pyne.

FULLERTON; Dec. 3.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Three carloads of walnuts
were shipped east this week. The asso
citation has issued an important circular
letter to it's members, informing them
that the prospects are good for de-
mand for the coming crop.
A cantata will be given at the Placen-
tia school house Christmas eve.
The Golden Belt Fruit company ship
ped five carloads of oranges east this
week.
Fl. Salveson swore to complaint yes
terday charging r. Mcdonald with bat
terry. The case will be tried in the JUS
tees court Monday morning.
Chapman Brothers will ship carload
of choice dried fruit east tomorrow.
The l. o. T. court will elect officers at
the regular meeting next Tuesday even
ing.
a third barber shop has been opened
in Fullerton.
The A. o. U. w. will hold an open meet
ing next Thursday evening.
l.. C. Vandenburg has exchanged his
house in town for w. A. Barnes ten
acre place in Orangethorpe
George b. Key went to Los Angeles
tonight on business.
The herald., 1897-12-04
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Yesterday afternoon the
attorney for the College Hill Land asso-
citation received dispatch from Deputy
Attorney General Henry f. Carter of
San Francisco stating that the deed to
the college campus was sufficient. This
means that the principal cause of delay
in beginning work on the San Diego nor
NAL school has been removed. This
morning W. r. Guy, chairman of the
board of trustees, issued a call for a
meeting of the board at Sacramento on
Dec 5. At this meeting principal for
the school will probably be elected and
bids invited for plans and specifications
for the proposed buildings.
DR.. r. G. Hubert has received infor-
nation of the probable death of DR..
Arnold H. Ritz in the rapids at Lake
Arkel on August 20. DR.. Ritz was for
merly attached to the cruiser Philadel-
phia and five years ago married the eld-
est daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Hubert in
this city. When the Klondike excite
ment broke out DR.. Ritz organized a
party at San Francisco to go to Dawson,
and was en- route to that place when he
is reported to have met his death. The
family and their many friends here en-
tertain the hope that the report may not
prove true.
Mike Rose was on trial yesterday for
assaulting officer Mccarthy, but the
jury failed to agree upon verdict and
was discharged.
Benjamin Franklin Brown, aged SO,
died yesterday at his daughters resi-
dence in this city. Besides his wife,
whom he welded 81 years ago, Mr..
Brown leaves five children-Mrs. Wash
burn, wife Of Gov. Washburn of Maine;
Mrs. John A. Hooper of San Francisco:
Miss Alice Brown, and two sons, resi-
dents of this city.
The revenue cutter Corwin unexpect-
edly went to sea late this afternoon Her
captain said she was "just going for a
little cruise" and all efforts to induce
him to say more We're in vain. She took
Collector Fisher with her. He, too, was
reticent as to the purpose of the ex-
pedition. 1t is current report, however,
that he has information of an attempt
to land Chinese at some point on the
coast near here, and that the Corwin's
mission Is to capture whatever vessel
may be caught attempting to thus vio-
late the exclusion law.
The herald., 1897-12-04
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 3.-(Regular
Correspondence.) The Philharmonic So
ciety. the social organization of the mu-
sically inclined. has beer reformed for
the purpose of giving Santa barbara a
series OF concerts during the winter.
DR.. Doremus is at the head of the new
organization as president; Mrs l.. G..
Dreyfus is vice president. DR.. C. c. Park
secretary and treasurer. and Miss Jane
MacLaren librarian. Herr Hans Schuy
has been engaged as director for the sea-
son. Concerts will be given every six
weeks and will be features of the social
life of the. city.
MRS. A. NJ. HAYWARD DEAD
Mrs. Amanda NJ. Hayward died this
morning at her home in this city. Mrs.
Hayward had been for some time in the
millinery business here. succeeding Mrs
Higgins. She had been i'll for several
months from nervous affections. A
week ago. on Thanksgiving day, she
was stricken with paralysis and had
been unconscious since that time. She
was GA years old and had resided in.
Santa Barbara since 1875. coming from
Valparaiso, Ind. Her husband, Edwin j..
Hayward. and four children, Ed Hay
ward, Mrs. w. A. Higgins. Mrs. p. r.
Hunt and Miss Minnie Hayward. sur
vive her.
FOR CLEANER STREETS
At an adjourned meeting held this
morning the comon council passed an
ordinance relative to cleaner streets.
The ordinance provides that overhang-
ing branches of trees shall be kept TRIM
med at least ten feet above the level of
the sidewalk and street, and that the
sidewalk shall be kept clean of weeds.
grass, rubbish, unsightly matter and
distractions; and if the property own
er or agent does not comply with notices
to such effect within ten days, the mar
shall shall have the work done at the
primary cost to the city, but the expense
to be collected from the owner by ac-
tion.
A previous regulation making failure
to comply with these notices a misde-
meanor proved insufficient. inasmuch
as juries failed to convict, and the
streets and walks remained dirty.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
L. H. Tolfree and the Misses Tolfree
are visiting in Santa Barbara.
The annual fair of Trinity guild was
held yesterday afternoon and evening.
A musical program was given, and the
sale of holiday articles was large.
Bishop Johnson has postponed his visit
to Santa Barbara. On Sunday, the 18th,
the bishop will preach in Trinity church,
and on the night following, in the school
room, will give a sketch of 'The Lam
beth Conference. Its purpose and It's
Work" The congregation and friends
of the church will afterwards meet the
bishop socially.