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The herald., 1897-07-31
CLEARWATER

CLEARWATER, July 30.-(Regular Cor
respondence) William Carter and Miss
Emily Squier were married Saturday last
and are now domicied in their own house.
Quite number of young men and ladies
called on them Tuesday evening to sere-
made and give them welcome in their new
relation, and were received with gracious
cordially.
Miss Fannie Banta of Clinton, Mo-, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Maude Huston
Mildred Staley is convalescing.
Frank Ham and his energetic helpmeet
had their first family experience on the
29th. 1t was healthy boy, and there is
rejoicing among all the relatives.
W. o. Huston has received a letter from
his brother-in-law, John d. Clarke, now in
Dawson City, who reports the news from
there as essentially correct. This adds to
the force of our want to" in this region.
where he is known.
William Lake drove his hay press on to
the railroad crossing north. The center
irons caught on the rails or plank and his
team could not move it. A train that was
not due to stop was coming behind some
willows. There was crash and the fine
press was debris
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ELsINoRE

ELSINORE, July 30.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Elsinore schools will be in
good hands next term. Miss E. NJ Gleason
of Hubbard, Ore, has been engaged to take
Miss Whitney's place as teacher in the
primary grade in Elsinore. Miss o. Victor,
sister of Mrs. w. H. Marks, will fill the
place held by F. L. Osenberg last year.
that of principal. Miss Victor has taught
for over ten years and holds a life GER
tificate, and as she comes highly recon-
mended will undoubtedly be successful in
her work here.
Major Cook and wife of Cedar Rapids.
Ia, have ben visiting with 1. B. Dutton
during the past week. They departed on
Thursdays train.
There is no little excitement among
Elsnore riders over the team race to come
off Sept. 9th. The riders from Elsinore
have not been chosen as yet, but the other
teams will have to look to their laurels,
for Esinore has some speedy riders.
The Sunset Telephone company has the
holes dug for their poles through town.
and will have the wires UP in a few days.
The company will put in connection at
Elsinore in the Lake View bath house.
The apricot work will be almost done
with this week and most of the hands laid
off. U. L. Dickson expects to have about
eighteen tons of dried fruit. and Henry
Lille almost as much Other dryers will
swell the amount to almost three car
loads. The Dickson and Lille crews have
decided to hold a harvest picnic together
this year, and will spend next Saturday
at the Willows. The day will be taken up
with athletic contests between the two
crews, consisting of a relay bicycle race
around the lake, ball game, sprinting
matches, running broad and high jumps.
tug of war; etc. The participants hope to
have a pleasant time, as they doubtless
will.
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ley are better adapted to potato growing
than their own mesa lands, and big plant
ing on these lands, which are owned by the
r. L. and 1. company, has resulted. The
second planting is now in progress. and
fully 800 acres will be used in the cultiva-
ton of the unpoetic but very necessary
spud of commerce.
No further particulars have been learned
relative to Franklin Miller, who disap-
peared from Moreno July 18th. His horse
and buggy, which he left at Pomona,
were brought here last night and taken to
his ranch at Moreno this morning by the
man left on his ranch by Mr. Moreno when
he went away. 1t is understood that Mil
Ter has a brother at Silver Lake. No., and
an uncle at San Mateo, this state. Both
have been notified by the sheriff's office
of his disappearance.
County Superintendent of Schools. Hyatt
and family started by private conveyance
for the Yosemite valley this morning They
will go up the coast as far as Salinas, and
then across the country for the valley.
They will be absent about a month.
The Riverside team, composed of Shoe
maker, BauShn and Miller, went up
against a team at Corona yesterday COM
posed of Taber, Peach and Miles, in five
mile bicycle race, and were worsted by a
score of II to 8 points. Shoemaker, Taber
and Peach were the only riders finishing,
and their points were: Shoemaker 8. Peach
and Taber each II.
The Riverside band at a business meeting
last night elected the following officers for
the ensuing year, Claude Cochran. presi-
dent; Frank Jefferson secretary-treas-
urer; Shirley Wood, business manager.
The San Jacinto Estate. limited having
large property interests in the lower end Of
the valley, is steadily improving its prop
erty at the lower end of the Gage canal.
This season they have planted upwards Of
100 acres, principally to oranges. 1t is this
sort of steady progress that gives River
side her lead over all competitors.
That litigation is an expensive luxury
was demonstra yesterday when party
in Perris sued to recover Sc on foreclo-
sure of mechanics lien The defendant was
asked to pay the plaintiffs attorneys fees
of $50.
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SUMNER RESORTS

The islanders were in quite a flutter of
excitement oil Friday, when the special
rolled in with the Sunset club aboard.
| The cottages were daily decorated with
| fags, flowers and streamers in the club
| color, yellow. On their arrival most of
| the members took a plunge in the salt
| water and others awaited thems elves of the
| opportunity to inspect the handsome cot
| tages erected this season and to call upon
| the inmates.
AT I o'clock the club sat down to an
elaborate spread, prepared under the SUI
pervision of mine host Stands of the
| Terminal tavern. Covers were laid for
forty-three, and the tables were decorated
with roses and carnations. A large basket
! of sunflowers from Whittier was sent
down by Secretary Virgins of the cham
Der of commerce, which were tastefully
arranged on the CLOTH The company were
under no restraint at the table, judging
by the sounds that hoated out to sea
through the dining room windows. Calls
| of Mr.. President" were heard, then
| clatter and clash of spoons, knives, forks
| and dishes. An occasionl strain of the
hula-hula and other topical songs woke
the fishes from their sumbers. At the
conclusion of the dinner variety of toasts
were read and responses given covering a
wide range of subjects. Fragments of 'The
dawn of prosperity" SILVER 1.-The mayor
of Terminal Island" War" whats the
matter with Alger?" "Who struck Billy
Patterson would you like to live for
ever?" ETC., ad infinitum, drowned the noise
of the breakers Each speaker was limited
to one minute in his response and promptly
called to order by the beat of the gong
when he overstepped the time.
| The whistle of the special train brought
the wit and fun to close, and the jolly
party boarded the cars for home
A telegram was read at the table by
President Willard from S. B. Hynes, gen.
eral manager of the Terminal railroad, re-
GREETING his inability to be present at the
meeting.
Capt. and Mrs. Butler left yesterday for
Los Angeles.
Miss Briggs, a teacher in the San Ber-
nardino schools. who has been at the
tavern for some time, will leave for her
home tomorrow
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY

is her guest, is spending the day at Mount
Lowe.
DR.. Rachel F. Reid and her sister. Mrs.
Filey Arnold, went to Long Beach today.
Miss Jessie York, who came up Friday
from Terminal island to take part in the
concert last evening" returned to the beach
today.
E. w. Hitchings of Grand avenue has
returned from Coronado and will leave in
few days for Colorado to spend The sum-
mer.
Miss Titus of Santa Monica. who has been
visiting friends in Pasadena, has gone to
Los Angeles to spend two weeks with
friends.
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RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, July 30-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Riverside county probably
produces more grain than any other county
south of Tehachepi and for years the grain
men of this county have had a great deal
to contend with. Whenever prices have
ben fairly good the crop has been shy, and
it seemed that an abundant crop was al
ways coincident with prices that barely
paid for harvesting. sackng and shipping.
This year, however. the price of wheat
is the highest that it has been in seven
years at this season. The ruling price for a
first-class product is SIPS per hundred
weight, and buyers are numerous and
active in their bids. Much of the wheat
that is being bought now is for export
purposes. Numerous vessels are being
chartered at San Francisco for the grain
trade. VIM. Newport, the grain king of
this county, is among those who sold for
export purposes. Two ships have been
chartered to convey his grain to Great
Britain. Mr.. Newport had grain field of
5000 acres in the neighborhood of Menifee
and Perris this year, and his recent sales
will aggregate 10000 sacks, for which he
received $1.20 per sack. Nearly all the
wheat in the county has been bougt up.
and the farmers can now afford to hold
their barley which is worth 60 cents at
present. till more active demand and
better prices obtain. The present price is
much better than has ruled for some years
in the summer. but the ranchers believe
that higher prices will prevail before they
are obliged to sell.
Heretofore the grain growers have had
to pay big storage rates, but this year
the price has been reduced to so cents a
ton for big lots.
There is disposition to complain among
some of~the ranchers because there has
been a slight advance in the price of
sacks. but this will be more than offset by
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY

the injunction heretofore issued against
Spiers' operation of the property at
Hedges, and asking that the order made
appointing a receiver be revoked. The mo-
ton will be argued on Aug. 18th.
The British ship City of Athens, which
was chartered by G. w. McNair of Sar
Francisco, to load wheat at this port for
Europe, commenced loading today. She
will take away from here 1900 tons of
wheat. and the British ship Sardomene
now in the bay and chartered by the same
firm. will carry 1920 tons. 1t is under
stood that most of the wheat raised in
Southern California and bought for export
will be shipped through this port this year
instead of going to San Francisco.
The members of the naval reserves are
elated over the prospect of their cruise on
the United States gunboat Bennington
and at least sixty of the seventy-two mem
bers expect to take the cruise. The Ben
nington is expected here today, and on
Monday the boys expect to go aboard. The
drill will last from six to ten days, and
during that time there will be little iif any
shore leave.
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exception of a few pieces of machinery
being placed, which are here but have not
yet been put in. On the arrival of the ma
chinery the first of the week the company
received a sight draft for the whole amount
of the purchase, which was not in accord
ance with the agreement made with the
manufacturers, which allowed the Pre-
serving company the privilege OF putting
in and testing the machinery before the last
payment would be called for The ma
chnery is still on the track, but the matter
will undoubtedly be settled before many
days and the cannery opened for business
as soon as the desirable varieties of peaches
are ready for canning.
Harry G. Crafts has sold to George Gray
1924 acres of unimproved land at Grafton
Mr.. Gray will begin improving and setting
out the land at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Brown have returned
from their wedding trip and are located at
their home on Eureka street.
]. c. Shepard and family have arrived
here from Fresno and will make Redlands
their home. They have leased the Meltzer
cottage at Terracina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hotchkiss, Miss
Hotchkiss and Stewart Hotchkiss have re-
turned from a two weeks outing at Cata-
lima.
Mrs. Henry j. Pardee of New Haven,
Conn, and Miss Emily Stephens of Spring
Valley, N. Y, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Riddell on Center street.
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ARMADA

ARMADA, July 30.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The rise in the price Of april
cots has greatly encouraged the growers.
R. L. Smitheram was delivering dried
apricots at Alessandro station last week
al cents a pound, and If the growers
should be forced to sell at and AZ cents
many apricot orchards here would go out
of existence, as that would not pay for
curing the crop, not counting the cost of
culture and irrigation.
Mrs. Lou Lyman of Cloverdale was In
jured Saturday while crossing the Timeteo
range back of her residence. The brake
broke and the horse fell and upset the
wagon, throwing Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman and
little daughter out among the rocks. Mr..
Lyman escaped injury, but Mrs. Lyman in
her effort to protect her child, fell heavily,
terribly bruising her side and limb. almost
crushing the flesh to a jelly. No bones were
broken, but she is almost helpless.
The Jessen company began spreading
trays on the fields on Thursday last, as
their racks were not sufficient to hold their
output.
A small crop of Tragedy prunes ripened
on three-year-o trees of the George Rois
property last week, although the trees
have not been irrigated in two seasons,
and though standing among the weeds in
an uncultivated condition, many of the
prunes were the size of eggs, handsome and
of excellent taste while the trees are Wig
orous and healthy. looking far better than
many of the French prunes under irriga-
ton,
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SANTA ANA.

SANTA ANA, July 30.-(Regular Core
spondence.) During an exhibition given
by the w. S. Morrow kaleidoscope company
at Ell Toro last night fire broke out in the
building where the show was in progress
and a panic ensued. The hall was filled
with spectators, and when the alarm was
given men and women rushed in wild con-
fusion for the door, and disaster seemed
imminent for a time. One woman among
those farthest from the exit was so frenzied
by her apparently hopeless surroundings
that she threw her child out of the window.
The little one fell twelve or fifteen feet
but by singularly good fortune was not
badly hurt. No one was seriously injured
and the building, two-story structure,
was only partially burned.
Jacob Yaeger, who has been mining in
Santiago canyon for some time past with
rather Indifferent success, has at last made
discovery which may prove valuable.
Several weeks ago he took out of his tun-
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SOLDIERS HOME

SOLDIERS HOME, July 30-(Regular
Correspondence) Rev. George H. DeKay
delivered his temperance lecture to a fair.
sized audience in the assembly hall on
Wednesday afternoon.
The picnic of the Union Sunday school,
OF the nome took place, as announced, yes
terday. About two carloads of partici-
pants formed in front of the assembly hall
ladies, young folks and veterans, and
headed by the American flag and the
Home band, marched to the electric line
Junction and took the cars for Rubo
canyon, where they passed most enjoya.
BILE day, with abundance of creature com
forts for the body and food for the mind
getting back to the home again about p
M, tired but pleased.
Patrick Colbert has been quite sick and
confined to bed for the 4ast three days.
The following death has occurred at the
home since my last: Benjamin F. Pinker-
ton late of Company B, Fourth Ohio in
fantry, died July 2s, 1897. aged SO years, and
was buried this morning at a. m.
Our new governor, Col. Smith, takes
quite an interest in seeing that the inter-
ment of veterans is properly carried out,
with all due solemnity and honor, whether
they belong to patriotic society or not
The United States flag is now ordered to be
carried at the head of the cortege, and the
reverend gentleman who conducts the
funeral services now follows and walks
at the head of the line, and each company
has to furnish it's quota of members to
follow the deceased comrade to his last
resting place.
Uncle Sam post G. A R., of the home had
an open meeting last night and furnished a
most enjoyable entertainment.
The ladies of the U. " l.. propose giving
musical and literary entertainment in the
assembly hall this evening for the benefit
of their benevolent fund and promise to
give a good one.
The herald., 1897-07-31
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, July 3O.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Manuel Chavez, the murderer
of his mistress at the mining camp of Sen
ator on May 14th last, was sentenced to be
hanged by Judge Torrance this morning
IN the state prison at San Quentin. When
asked If he had any legal objection to offer
why the sentence of death should not be
pronounced upon him, Chavez replied: 81
had motive for the commission of the
crime; was out of my head that day; her
conduct toward me caused me to kill her"
During the time that the court deliberated
on the enormity of the crime and the heart
less manner in which 1t had been commit
ted the murderer stood like statue,
gazing at the judge, and at the close of
the sentence Chavez responded with
"Gracios, senior"
w. j. Hunsaker and o. A. Trippett, at
torneys for James Spiers ct al, in the case
of the Free Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany VS.. James Spiers ct al, have filed a
motion in the superior court to dissolve
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SAN BERNHRDINO COUNTY
be resumed on Saturday

I The game will be resumed on Saturday
night.
The Southern California Power company
of Redlands has filed a very important
document with the county clerk, which
stated that it was the intention of the COM
pany to issue bonds to the amount of $780,
600 for the purpose of paying for labor,
material, machinery, etc. Out of 1000 shares
there was represented at the stockholders
meeting 1890. The bonds are payable in
thirty years at per cent interest The
company has also made a Sl000,000 con-
tract with the Los Angeles Street Railway
company by which the electric company
will furnish the railway company power to
operate their lines for $50, 900 per annum.
The bonds issued by the company are to
be secured by mortgage on real estate
and personal property and water rights
owned by the company.
More filings for water have been made.
and the papers have been filed in the county
recorders office. Some weeks age party
lof engineers went up into Santa Ana can
yon, and as result 500 inches of water
from Dear creek have been filed on, for the
purpose Of developing power to be used in
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ORANGE COUNTY

mel a quantity of ore containing a white
metal similar to aluminium, but much
heavier. Specimens were sent to Los An
geles assayers but they were unable to
classify the metal, so he sent samples to
San Francisco. The report now comes that
the peculiar substance is platinum which
is said to be almost as valuable as gold.
The ore from Yeager's mine yields about
$40 worth of this metal per ton, besides a
small quantity of gold.
Frank L. Anderson, who was seriously
injured in a runaway accident recently, is
now able to be out, but is still very weak.
Mrs. Paxton leaves tomorrow for San
Francisco to visit her sons. who have de-
termined to join the exodus to Alaska.
Eight nuggets from the Klondyke gold
fields are displayed in the window of M.
M. Crookshank & Son in this city. They
were sent from the diggings to John Beatty,
jr and are valued at about 500.
The Baldwin case is still in progress be-
fore the superior court. Probate and other
matters on today's calendar were in con-
sequence postponed until tomorrow.
The herald., 1897-07-31
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO, July 30.--(Regular
Correspondence The annual report of
Miss Mogeau, county superintendent OF
schools. shows San Bernardino county to
fair advantage. There is a total of las
schools, 9S primary, 4S grammar, high,
employing 100 teachers. with a school cen
sus of 1858, of which 31S7 are boys and 1896
girls. Total value of school buildings, lots
and furniture, 1898. 700: school libraries
$4,000; school apparatus. 1914. In the
libraries of the county there are 20.5T vol
umes. Cash on hand July l. 1897. $17,S46.
The second series of the whist tourna-
ment was commenced last night but only
two tables were played. AT the first table
Richardson and Dunscomb met Fussel and
King, with the score:
Fussel and King. 5S6657 II 10 10 Csc
Ric'n and Dunscomb5 3 s 10 s 8 10 G--Sl
At the second table Hanford and Frantz
went down before McElvain and McKen-
ney, as follows
McElvain and McK'y.6 9666S II I'll 9S 7--95
1anford and Frantz.6S8547 1856
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REDoNDo

REDONDO, July 30.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Charles Higgins of San Fran
cisco was in Redondo on a business trip
today.
w. A. Burcham. superintendent of the
Rand group of mines at Randsburg is a
visitor at the beach.
w. H. Ragsbale of Randsburg. real es-
tate agent and mining broker at that place,
is registered here for the season
George Harvey Wiley and Miss Rosa
Range of Santa Monica were married at
sea today by Capt George Monroe of the
tug Pelican. The contracting parties, meet
ing with opposition from the brides par
ents, concluded to take the matter into
their own hands and drove to Redo.do
and solicited the services of the tug. They
left here this afternoon for their home.
The yachts Rambler Bonnie Belle and
Violet have charter parties for Sunday.
Mrs. o. Wilcox of Azusa has taken
cottage here for the summer.
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SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, July S0.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Albert Bassett left for
Los Angeles today, where he Joined party
of surveyors, off for several months work
III Arizona.
Judge and Mrs. I. A. Willis were treated
to an old-fashioned house-warming last
evening by members of Fort Fisher post
and corps.
Mrs Lizzie Burnham of Highland Park
and Miss Murphy, vice principal of the
Newark, N. j., high school, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taft yester-
day.
A benefit will be rendered Mrs. L. Neu-
mayer tomorrow evening at the opera
house, when a repetition Of the Triumph
of Love" will be given.
A grand tennis ball will be given at Hotel
Arcadia tomorrow evening.
Madame Seminario and two sons, who
have been guests at the Anchorage for the
past month, will leave for visit to Coro-
nado tomorrow.
The labors of Rev. T. d. Garvin, who has
been holding revival services for the past
month in this city in the old M. E. church.
have resulted in the organization of per-
manent church of that denomination in this
city.
Y. r. Mcbride and family of Los Angeles
are occupying a cottage at Ocean Park.
The members of the Ladies' league of
the South Side had a very enjoyable pic
mic yesterday in Rustic canyon
The yacht Pearl is kept busy with trawl-
ing parties on the bay. A party consisting
OF Mrs. Ray, Misses Affe Rand, Luella
Stackus and George Vaughn went out yes
terday.
Among the many Pasadena people who
are spending the week here are: Mrs. f. K
Vallette and Miss Vallette Mr. and Mrs.
Jason Evans, Mrs. William Stanton. Miss
Stanton, Mrs. H. L. Story, Miss Story.
Teresa Cloud, G. H. Wood ana William
Stanton. From Los Angeles are: j. W.
Carhart, Thomas J. OHara, Mrs. NJ.
O'Hara, Mrs. Norris Cohen, Echo Allen.
Chris Henne. Enoch Knight j. K. Urn
ston and j. r. Taylor and wife.