The herald., 1897-01-15
RIVERSIDE
Thirty Days for Stealing One Orange.
Social and Personal


RIVERSIDE, Jan. IA young fell
low named Jim Colley was brought in
this morning from East Riverside to
serve thirty days for taking an orange.
The boy had lately come from the east,
paid his way. and night before last stop
ped at hotel in Cotton. When searched
at the police station he had $12 IN his
pocketbook
Tonight is the time set for the instalIa-
ton Of the newly-elected officers Of the
Woodmen of the World Some of the
members are talking OF suggesting at
the meeting tonight that the installation
be postponed until JAN 26th, when F. A.
Falkenburg will be here, and then make
it a big event.
Riverside division, u r., K of p, will
hold its regular annual meeting this
evening, when officers to serve for the
ensuing year will be elected.
A sneak thief visited the clothes line
at the residence of E. E. Miller the other
night and took therefrom couple Of
suits of valuable underwear.
The team which wifi represent the
polo club in the tournament which will
take place in February has been Sc
lected as follows: John Norton, c. Z.
Maud, r. N. Allen and r. L. Bettner,
captain.
The match race which was to have
taken place this afternoon at Halls
track between c. E. Maud's Nancy Lee
and +. L. Fox's Lady Peach has been
postponed on account of the rain to
Saturday at p. IN.
A drunken row occurred last night in
Stagger alley between Clarke, Kelley
and Tom Edwards in which Clarke was
badly cut about the face by being kicked.
The officers brought the trio to jail.
Clarke. under pretense of looking for
something he had lost In the scrap,
went out and made good his escape.
Kelley and Edwards were put in the
lookup, and some time during the night
began to fight, which resulted in the
stove being turned upside down and an
ether face being bruised.
E. S. Beebe of Red1ands spent the
holidays with his wife, who is stopping
at Colony Heights for the winter.
Earl Furrow, who has been stopping
at IVES minister, is home for a few
weeks visit.
Miss Lillian Babcock spent New
Years at home. Miss Babcock arrived
New Years eve, and upon opening her
fathers door was agreeably surprised
to find a. large delegation Of friends as
semhled to welcome her home.
DR.. B. F. Ellsworth and j. F. Davis
were in Los Angeles last week on husi-
less.
The farmers in this section are feel
ing jubilant over the fine rain we are
having. The crops look exceedingly
well.
Mrs. Flora Thomas Smith of Tustfn II
spending the week at the Colony
1t has been raining here for the past
two days, the downpour being steady,
hardly any let-up. 1t is estimated that
fully three inches of rain has fallen in
the last As hours, and the grain men
throughout the grain producing sections
are rejoicing ON account of the promise
it gives of a boundfu1 yield Of barley,
wheat and hay.
The heavy raiEs have caused break
in the water company's ditch near East
Riverside, which will require consid-
erable work in repairing before the ditch
can again be used. The Santa Fe track
was also under water in the same To-
cality in several places. The water in
the Santa Ana river is higher at this
point than it has been for number
OF years, showing much rain in the
mountains.