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The herald., 1897-12-29
POMONA

POMONA, Dec. 2S.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) The protracted meeting, so
long in progress at the Christian church,
has closed-there having been 62 addi-
tions to the church. A kind of farewell
reception to the evangelist, Rev. James
Small, will be given at the church to-
night. From Pomona he will go to Dow
ney. Mr.. Small will deliver lecture in
the opera house here on Thursday night
on "An Evening in Ireland" and at the
close of the lecture couple will be mar
ried in genuine old Irish style.
c. ]. Balfour of the Southern Pacific
depot force has returned from his So
journ at Turlock, Cal, where he was
called to aid the agent.
The marriage of Geo. c. Phillips and
Miss Irene Dudley of this place will be
celebrated tomorrow evening. After
their wedding tour they will occupy the
groom's home on Third and Cypress
streets.
"Old Mother Fears" who is one of the
first white settlers in Pomona, was
knocked down by an eucalyptus tree this
morning, as she came out of her house,
just as the tree was falling. DR.. Burr
was called in. and at last report she was
resting well.
The Saturday Beacon announces that
it will get out no annual trade edition
this year.
Fred ]. Smith is now making his head
quarters in the city of Los Angeles.
The Phillips store on the corner of Sec
ond and South Thomas streets, that has
been idle so long. will be occupied on
January 1st.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 2S.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence The store Of E. u.
Packard & Co., hardware dealers, was
burglarized last night. About $3.50 worth
of goods was taken, including two or
three dozen razors, several revolvers
and supply of cartridges. Many of the
knives were marked with the firms
name.
Entrance was effected through the
rear door. There Is no clew, other than
that suspicious characters have been
noticed around for several days.
Two bogus checks, each for 1910. were
passed on Santa Barbara merchants
Friday evening last. They did not reach
the bank until yesterday, when they
were rejected as forgeries. The name Of
George w. Humphreys of the Channel
City mill had been signed to them. The
forger has had ample time to escape.
and no arrest is possible. s. A. Colburn
and w. E. Noble are the merchants who
accepted the worthless paper.
Santa Barbara lodge, No. 1S2, and
Magnolia lodge, No. 2l2. F. & A. M, will
hold joint installation Thursday even-
ing.
The annual free dinner at the Faith
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CORONA

CORONA, Dec. 2S.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) Edward Kennedy, mission
are from China, is visiting his old school
mate, Attorney e. w. Freeman.
The football game here Christmas day
between the Sunfiowers and the Gran
berries, two Corona teams. was won oy
the latter. Score. 16 to 10.
Christmas exercises were held IN the
several churches Friday evening. The
churches were all beautifully decorated
and the exercises were very interesting.
Chas. Corkhill, one Of the proprietors
of the Columbia Printing company OF
Los Angeles. is visiting his parents here.
Miss Mabel Miles of Santa Monica Is
visiting her brother w. P. Miles.
The farmers institute convened here
yesterday afternoon, with Prof. "A. J.
Cook as chairman and c. B. Webster as
secretary. The address of welcome was
delivered by c. B. Webster. In the alb
sence of Prof. Jaffa, Mr.. Bishop Of Berke-
ley responded. "Co-operation Of Fruit
Exchanges" was discussed by T. II. b.
Chamblin Of Riverside. At the evening
session the following subjects were dis
cussed: Question Box" Roads and
Road Making" Hon. A. Compton; Rose
Culture" Mrs. Mary Craig of Redlands;
Orange Culture" W. c. Fuller Of Cotton.
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WHITTIER

WHITTIER, Dec. 2S.-Regular Cor
respondence.) A mass meeting of citi-
zens was held at the Friends church last
evening in the interest of Incorporating
the town. Much interest was manifested
Many speeches were made in the affirma-
tive and few in opposition. A commit
tee was appointed to secure the sigma
lures to more petitions to present to the
board of supervisors, as remonstrance
has been circulated for the purpose of
defeating the undertaking.
There is an increasing scarcity of va
cant houses in Whittier and an increas-
ing demand. Although improvements
have been going on here for years, more
houses are still needed.
Yesterday was set for general clean
up of the streets of the town. and it has
improved appearances so much as to
suggest a second attack.
Messrs. Chase and Woody have been
home few days from their work on the
bridges of the Santa Fe route.
Revs. Douglas of Long Beach and Tib-
belts Of Pasadena, with other delegates,
are attending the conference Of the
Friends church here this week.
The foundation for the Christian
church. on Pickering avenue, near Phil
adelphia street, has been put in and work
will proceed.
Numbers Of escapes have occurred
from the reform school in the past ten
days, and few have been recaptured.
Orchardists and vegetable gardeners
are irrigating vigorously, as the soil is
getting very dry. Whittier oranges have
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A public installation Of the ofllcers OF
Phoenix lodge 17s, r. and A. NJ, took
place Monday evening and in honor Of
st. Johns day an interesting program
was prepared. consisting Of an address
on the Masonic patron eaint by Rev. j.
w. Balm. d. D., several almusical numbers
and recitation or two. A feature was
the appearance Of Emsley Peach, the
electric III cman who fell forty feet iron,
mast. He was brought in on cot
and gave a clarionet solo to the delight
of the audience. His recovery IL almost
miraculous. His surgeon, DIR. Mackech-
ME, expects to have him walking nearly
as well as ever in few more days. The
officers installed for the coming year
were: Master. Andrew Park; senior
warden, w. c. Pearse: junior warden.
John Flagg; chaplain, Rev. ]. d. H.
Browne; treasurer. Lewis Jacobs; Sec
retary, Walter Hubbard; senior deacon
d. T. Brummett; Junior deacon, s. D.
Briggs; marshal. George s. Pierce; SEN
ior steward, d. A. Taft; Junior steward
Sidney Nee: tyler, Captain e. A. Smith
There was a large attendance Of Masons
and their families.
A marriage license was issued Monday
to Clemente Antonioli, aged 3S, and Clio.
wanna Maini, aged 16, both being natives
Of sunny Italy and residents Of San Ber.
nardino.
Uncle George Lord, now nearly o.
years of age. who has been confined te
his house for a year. was taken worse
on Christmas day, but has rallied and
Is now thought to be out of immediate
danger.
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CovINA

COvINA, Dec. 2S.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Christmas day was gener-
ally celebrated throughout this commu
nifty by family gatherings and dinners.
On last Tuesday morning the mercury
stood at 81 degrees for a short time,
which was the lowest that it has ever
been in Covina. No damage resulted
to the oranges, but the young lemons,
tomatoes, Strawberries and peas were
injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Krause of Los An
geles are spending the holidays with
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Frelut.
B. G. Lee will arrive from Arizona this
week and will visit his father and mother
for few days and then go to San Ma
teo, Cal, where he will take course at
the Divinity school.
State Deputy F. G. H. Stevens of the
Independent Order of Good Templars,
assisted by several members of the Ell
Monte lodge, organized lodge at this
place on Thursday evening with men,
bership of eighteen. The officers were
elected and duly installed and the first
meeting Of the order will occur in Frank
Inns hall on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Overton of Los Angeles is
=
]. M. Menefee is seriously i'll at his
ranch home northeast of town.
A special meeting Of the A. o. U. w.
was held on Wednesday evening for the
purpose of comforting the Junior and
Senior Workman degrees upon a class
of eleven applicants. Grand Master
Foreman Mackey of Los Angeles con-
ferred the degrees in a very pleasing
manner. A very excellent supper, which
had been prepared by the ladies of the
Degree of Honor. was served at the
close of the business, and all present en-
joyed the evening greatly.
Miss Beatrice Wilkins of Woodbury.
college, Los Angeles, spent Christmas
with the home folks.
H. G. Bemis, a merchant of Longmont,
Col, arrived in Covina this week with
his family, and will reside here perma-
nently.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Bashor entertained
on Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. ]. S.
Wine and Mrs. Bashor's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hepner.
Mr.. and Mrs r. c. Pollard entertained
at dinner on Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick, DR.. and Mrs. Englehardt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pollard, at their beautiful
ranch home south of town.
Rev. j. NJ. Rich preached a temperance
sermon at the union temperance service
| in the Christian church last evening
His talk was very plain and pointed,
calling attention to the awful RESPONSE
bility which is resting with those who
allow rum to be brought into and sold in
Covina.
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LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Dec. 2S.-(Regular
Correspondence.) The city council met
for the third time Monday night. Ordi-
nance No. 2. fixing the bonds of the
clerk, treasurer and marshal, was
passed.
Christmas services in all the churches
were held on Sunday. The attendance
was large, and the decorations were law
ish and beautiful. The sermons and
songs were of the Christ child. the spirit
of Peace on earth and good will toward
men" pervading all.
The return game of baseball between
the Whittier and Long Beach mines was
played on the local diamond on the after
noon of Christmas, and was won by the
Long Beach club by the decisive score of
81 to 3.
Mrs. II. M. Williams. the Misses Eva
Florence and Hattie and Harry Williams
of Los Angeles spent their Christmas
here, the guests of Rev. Alfred and Mrs
Inwood.
Prof. H. S. Lunt and wife left for San
Francisco on Monday. Prof. Lunt will
attend and take part in the deliberations
of the California Teachers association.
He has been invited to speak on "Sloyd,"
of which subject he Is past master.
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ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Dec. 2S.-(Regular Cor
respondence) At meeting Of the city
trustees last night ordinance 260 was
read for the first time. It provides for
the holding Of a special election to vote
on bonds In the sum Of $e6, 900 to build
a sewer system.
The sidewalk on Fourth street be-
tween Lacy and Mortimer. was or
dered widened so as to come nearer
the property line.
The street superintendent was in
structed to inform property owners on
Main street between Fourth and Fifth,
that II they would build cutters the city
would grade the street.
Miss Bessie Harlin and Charles Win
ans were married last night at the resi-
dence of the groom's parents on East
First street. the Rev. Joseph Lowe off,
ciating. Both are popular young peo-
pie Of this city.
The cases Of the Wrights, Mary and
William, who are now in Jail convicted
of running house of Ill fame, have been
appealed to the superior court and will
come up tomorrow at II a. m.
The case Of John Brady VS. the con-
tractors and builders of the county Jail
was heard today by Judge Ballard In the
superior court. Brady furnished labor
and material for the building Of the Jail
but failed to have his bill for the same
in. When the builders settled matters
among themselves he was left out.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following parties: Robert L. Scott,
aged "a. and Lillian E. Littlefield, aged
IS. both Of Anaheim. John c. Winans,
aged "a. and Bessie Harlin. aged 20, both
Of Santa Ana. Arthur j. Edwards, aged
26, and Matte M. Hansen, aged %. both
Of Placentia.
Robert Flippen. fancy bicycle rider,
fell today from an old-fashioned high
wheel and received some severe injuries.
Miss Francis Nichols left today for
Berkeley to enter the university.
The Stanford Glee and Mandolin club
will give concert at the Grand on Sat-
urday evening, Jan. 1.
Misses Cora Mills and Emma Patton
returned to Los Angeles yesterday after
visit Of several days to their parents
here.
Mrs. A. J. Padgham will give pupils
recital Friday afternoon at her residence
in Tustin.
Hc CiidIuOcL VI COIiIucTCc Will HOlQ us
annual meeting on January 4 to elect
officers.
The Minuet club will give hop on
New Years Eve in Surgeons hall.
J. T. Crockett of this city will leave
Jan. 1 for the Klondike. r. Obarr will
accompany him to the gold fields.
Miss Clara Miller has returned to
Fresno after visit Of several months
with relatives here.
Mrs. Lena Burlington and child of
Monrovia are visiting the formers pa
rents at Newport.
Messrs. Fred Conn and Edward Trudo
went to San Diego yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will A. HUFF returned to-
day from a short visit in Los Angeles.
DR.. and Mrs. P. r. Reynolds have re-
turned from Los Angeles.
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DowNEY

DOWNEY, Dec. 2S.-CRegular Corre-
spondence.) The officers Of Downey
lodge 220, F. and A. NJ, were installed
last evening in the presence Of the men,
bers. their wives and a large number of
invited guests. At 1880 p. m. the exer-
cises were opened with vocal solo by
Mrs. l.. c. Ramseur of Florence, Cal.
after which the officers for the ensuing
term were installed by Past Master d.
d. de Nure and Marshal DR.. Q. j. Row
ley. Following is the list of officers: w.
NJ, j. H. Ards; S. W., F. e. Martin;
J. W., j. H. Brown: treasurer w. Car
ruthers; secretary, p. c. Mitchell; chap
lain, A. S. Gray; marshal, H. r. Gray;
S. D., NJ. r. Pendleton; ]. D., A. Stew
art; tyler, B. w. Shanker. After the in
stallation Miss Bette Smith sang solo,
followed by the address of the evening.
which was delivered by Hon. Frank Da-
Wis of Los Angeles. AT the close of Mr..
Davis remarks Mrs. julius Ardis sang
solo, which closed the program. The
banquet hall was then thrown open and
those present were served with a most
excellent dinner.
A musicale will be given by the Ep-
worth league Friday evening in Work
man hall.
The herald., 1897-12-29
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 2S.-(Regular Cor
respondence) Word was received in
this city today of shooting affray at
Temecula last night about midnight
The participants were Justice of the
Peace Joe Welty and a man named
Hathaway. The report says that sew
eral chots were exchanged but that no
particular damage was done. District
Attorney Gill went down this afternoon
to investigate. The men involved are
prominent citizens.
The city trustees met today and de-
voted the forenoon to the consideration
of proposed street work. Nothing new
was DONE as all the time of the board
was consumed in the second reading of
resolutions and ordinances ordering new
work.
Word reaches this city that the lack
of rain in the Perris valley has been the
cause of killing large share of the early
sown grain.
The storm water canal which the city
is having constructed on Monroe street
is fast approaching completion. All of
the excavation is completed and about
one half Of the cement work. The canal
will prove a great saver of property in
times of heavy rains, and the cost, some
$4,000, will be saved many times over by
the good the canal will do.
An Indian named Samon, who is q
very bad Indian when in his cups, is now
in the county Jail resting under two
charges of assault with intent to COM
NIT murder. Samon, while drunk yes
terday, visited the store at Arlington
tn tho clprlx n a
establishment to give him goods at the
point of shotgun. When Special Of
6cer Foster went to arrest Samon the
latter promptly pulled the gun on him,
but the officer was too quick for the red
man and the latter was soon hand
cuffed and landed in jail
Owing to the continued absence of rain
a great many orange growers are max
ing liberal use of irrigating water. The
land is getting. pretty dry and In some
places in the valley the want Of water
is very marked
The local orange shipments to date
aggregate ,258 boxes. Most of this
was sent forward before the holidays.
The Hoosiers resident in this part of
the country will meet at High Grove
next Saturday, where they will enjoy a
big dinner to be served at the hotel
there. One of the objects of the gather
ing is to organize a society Of Hoosiers,
to inclued the residents of this and San
Bernardino counties. 1t is expected q
big crowd will be present, as there are
any number of Indianians hereabouts.
The local post of the G. A. r. had its
regular annual inspection last night.
Captain M. M. Davis was the inspect
ing officer.
At meeting of the executive commit
tee of the chamber of commerce held
yesterday a subcommittee was appoint
ed to confer with the officials Of the
Santa Fe road regarding better train
service between this city and the limit
ed overland trains of the company which
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ORANGE

ORANGE, Dec. 28.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Judge and Mrs. s. w.
Burke of Rivera, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy w. Osmun of Los Angeles, spent
Christmas and Sunday in Orange as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Burke of
this place.
Mrs. l.. w. Keys of San Francisco is a
guest of Misses Northrop and Mcclure
of Orange.
Miss Lutte Proud of Whittier Is visit
ing her brother. Frank E. Proud. of
Orange.
There was a delightful Christmas tree
and entertainment at the Congregational
church Of Villa Park on Christmas Eve.
Mr.. HI. Noble and wife and child Of
Pueblo, Colo, have come to Orange to
spend the winter with Judge Henry,
who is Mr.. Mobiles grandfather.
The herald., 1897-12-29
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO, Dee. 2S.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence.) There is another
scheme on foot for spreading water on
the Mojave desert and making work for
the lawyers in fighting for the title to
it. Papers were filed for record Monday
that claim 10000 inches of the surface
and underflow of the Mojave river at
point ten miles west of Barstow and
two miles south of the Santa Fe Pacific
railroad This is claimed by r. Day, I.
Wiesendanger and r. H. Greer for the
purpose of irrigatin and for mining and
mechanical purposes. including power
of all kinds. They claim to be about to
spread this flow of water on land to the
west, northwesterly and north of the
Mojave river. They claim to be about
to build for the purposes Of diversion
dam, a ditch fourteen feet wide by two
deep and q fiume ten feet wide and
three deep How this will interfere with
the Minneola flow q few miles further
down the bed of the river will probably
be decided in the courts when work
commences on this filing. The Arrow
head Reservoir company hold possession
of the three streams that form the head
waters of the Mojave for use through
their tunnels to this side of the range.
Hespera takes out quite little stSam
FOR home use; the site of the Victor dam
comes next; but after spending large
sums in trying to place the flow at the
narrows in the hands of a syndicate 1t
was found that it would take at least
81, 900 900 to carry out the plans and the
scheme lies dormant. waiting for the
millionaire to take hold of it. With such
an outlay there is no doubt it would
make millions for the investor. Next on
the river bed, at point where the main
part of the flow during the year is un-
der the surface, comes the present fling
and beyond that, near Daggett, comes
the Minneola venture, where quite a
stream of water has been utilized from
underneath the dry sand and the town
site and sch-'l district Of Minneola has
materialized to the east Of Daggett
about SIX miles. The use to be made of
the new fling will be watched with in
terest.
There is Miss Bellamy in San Ber-
nardino who is in possession of a mar
riage certificate, but the man in the
case failed 10 come to time where the
bride was waiting. The tagging BRIDE
groom is named Littlef1eld.
The strike of the workingman is al
ways in order, and after working on the
rock pile two days the gang of hoboes
concluded they were genuine working
men and entitled to all the privileges Of
such and so have struck. AS their
wages cut no ice in their employment
they struck for another meal day, de-
mending three meals instead of two
The matter has been referred to the
board of supervisors for arbitration.
While James Logan and family were
all down town Sunday evening burglars
broke into their residence on Tenth
street and had got the contents Of the
house pretty we'll spread out for inspec-
ton when the return of the proprietor
frightened them away, they only secur-
| ing few trinkets.
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SAN BERNARDIN0 COUNTY
REDLANDs

REDLANDS. Cal, Dec. 2S.-United
States Deputy Marshal Fred P Pou-
rade arrived yesterday evening from
Los Angeles and at $3.50 arrested 0. s.
Dwyer, an absconding witness from
Portland, Ore. He was assistant super
intendent of the registry division in the
postoffice and an important witness in a
big job for robbing the registered mail.
The case was set for trial in Portland
January Sd. Dwyer was accompanied
by a man named Weber and has been
here ten days. Pourade left with his
man for Los Angeles at 1925 this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Horton and child
and Mrs. NJ. F. Pierce and two children
were victims of an accident that came
very near being fatal Sunday afternoon.
While driving towards Moreno they met
a team on the very heavy grade near the
long tunnel of the Bear Valley Water
company's pipe line. The team that Mr.
Horton was driving stopped opposite the
other wagon and Mr.. Horton struck them
with the whip. They backed the surrey
over the grade and it went down some
fifty feet. AS the carriage was going
over Mrs. Pierce jumped, as did also her
little son. Mrs. Pierce managed TO get
her other child and Mrs. Horizons little
girl out of the surrey also. Mr.. and Mrs.
Horton were carried down with the sur
rey. Mrs. Horton fell under the horses
and was badly cut on the forehead by the
hoofs of one of them. Her husband es-
capped with slight injuries. The surrey
was completely wrecked.
Redlands is overrun with tramps at
present and the citizens are beginning
to be anxious for a few arrests and the
establishment of rock pile at the coun-
ty seat to discourage the boldness OF
some of the fraternity. One of the hoboes
tried to grab, pocketbook away from
Mrs. NJ. j. Cheney on East State street
last evening, but instead got Christ
mas package that she had received from
the postoffice few minutes before.
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that he was discharged from the hos
pital. Since then he has been in the
receiving hospital here under the care
of DR.. Hodge.
A Terminal train last night killed a
horse belonging to Henry Griffin at the
Elevado street crossing. Griffin was
watering the horse when 1t jerked away
from him and ran in front of the train.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" will be played
at the operahouse on the evening OF
Saturday, Jan. 1.
The young Russian physician who at
tempted suicide sometime ago by taking
morphine and who was found in time
to have his life saved. departed this
morning from DR., Hodges hospital
stating that he was going to Los Ange-
les.
The herald., 1897-12-29
SIERRA MADRE

SIERRA MADRE, Dec. 2S.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Born. to the wife of
H. ]. Underwood, on Monday. December
9th, twin boys; mother and twins are
doing well.
S. r. Norris has commenced the ex-
cavation for large house on Central
avenue, to contain two stories.
Saturdays ball game between the
Pasadena and Sierra Madre mines re-
suited in favor Of the Sierra Madre boys
by score of 7 to 20.
Rev. Addersan Blanchard and wife
of Denver have rented, through Twy-
Grass, the Mrs. White cottage on Cen
trail avenue.
A large number of Sierra Madre ladies
enjoyed an afternoon tea at the resi-
dence of Mrs. S. r. G. Twycrass.
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pass through San Bernardino. At the
present time the connecting train does
not make close connections ana IN many
instances pasaegeFs for this city are
to lie over In that city. The
meeting also discussed the question OF
assisting some one to start a grist mill
In this city. There Is large grain rais-
ing section adjacent which could De
made much more valuable II such mill
were located here, and the chamber Will
work to have some one put up mill.
The herald., 1897-12-29
A Timely Suggestion

A San Francisco man who happened to
be in San Jose was chased by burglar.
but outran him and escaped. This IL a
suggestion upon the value Of speed ~ .
resource in dealing with highwaymen.
and shows that a running track should
be an attachment to every home. Its
usefulness is especially conspicuous at
a time like this, when footpads particu-
larry abound.-Oakland Enquirer.