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The herald., 1897-12-07

lin the Olden time. The rooms were
Lighted by tallow candles. The guests
at the tables sat on benches and passed
their plates around. Old-fashioned
games followed the dinner. Auld Lang
Syne was sung and Mrs. Page read a
funny story.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected at the meeting this
|evening of Pasadena lodge No. 272, F..
A. A. NJ: A. NJ. Belts worshipful mas
ter; L. G. Brown, senior warden;
Charles Buchanan, junior warden; G.
Washburn, treasurer; Romayne Will
liams, secretary. The attendance was
large.
Wha Name, who was arrested few
days ago for embezzling 1907 from the
proprietor Of the First laundry, was ar
rested again in Riverside and brought
home today by Office Slater. Wha had
been released on his own recognizance
and skipped out when opportunity Of
fered. This time, however. Recorder
Rossiter held Wha in $1,000 bail, in de-
fault of which he was taken to Jail in
Los Angeles.
Seats are now on sale in L. ]. Huff's
tomorrow evening in the opera house by
the Oratorio society under the direction
of Harley Hamilton. This concert has
been looked forward to as the musical
event of the year. and there is every
reason to believe that expectations will
not be disappointed.
The charred body of F. r. Haskin,
who was burned to death Sunday morn
ing in the Monrovia Jail. was brought to
Adams undertaking parlors today. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from the Sierra Madre
hotel and interment will be made in
Mountain View cemetery.
About twenty-five members of the
Woman's Press club met this evening
at the home of Mrs. Belle Jewett in
Lamanda Park. A paper on Indian bas-
kets was read by Miss Percival, the mag
azine writer.
Next Saturday afternoon the high
school first team will play the second
team of the U. S. c. a game of football
on the Terminal grounds.
Madame Mountford lectured upon the
city Life of Jerusalem" this evening
at the tabernacle before full house.
HERSONAL
Cal Walker is dangerously ill.
Miss Lizzie Buchanan, who spent last
winter in this city arrived today from
ST. Louis.
w. A. Benshoff is confined to his home
by Illness
Everett Arnold is here from Mexico to
visit friends.
William Waterhouse arrived home on
Saturday from Iowa.
Joseph Mendenhall of North Los
Rohles avenue is ill.,
Miss Wilde arrived from the east on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson of Los
Angeles visited friends in Pasadena yes
terday.
Miss Angie Holmes will entertain with
a dinner on Friday evening.
The herald., 1897-12-07
POMONA

POMONA, Dec. 6.-CRegular Corre-
spondence.) The Southern California
Sunday school convention meets in the
Methodist church of this city tomorrow
evening, and will continue through
Thursday. Nearly 200 delegates are
expected, and the local Sunday schools
have selected the following committees
to see after their welfare and map out
generally the handling OF the conven-
ton:
Depot and Transportation--J. e. Pat
terson, chairman; c. E. Everson, Frank
McGiven, c. w. Talbot, Mrs. II. H.
Rice, John Gould.
Music-L T. Bishop, chairman; Mrs
Brink, c. F. Fraser, Fred H. Thatcher
Miss Russell, G. H. Waters.
Entertainment-F. K. Adams, chair
man; Mrs. Beatrice M. Beckett, Mrs.
McQuitty, Miss Hattie Peet, Miss Annie
Coson, III. j. ST. John.
Finance-C. e. Rice, chairman; Chas
Arrowsmith, j. e. Bowler, j. w. Fulton
j. w. Hickman, J. H. Dale.
Flower Conmittee-Mrs. J. w. Mona
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REDLANDs

REDLANDS, Dec. 6.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) An adjourned meeting of
citizens interested in the proposed ben
eft for the Redlands Athletic association
February 22d next was held In the d.
rectors' room of the First National bank
this afternoon. The committee appoint
ed at the previous meeting to arrange a
GENERAL program reported progress. and
stated that the principal feature will be
a military display and competitive drill
and balloon ascension. 1t Is proposed
to offer prize of $3.50 to the best drilled
company of the Seventh rgiment. N. G.
c., provided that not less than three
companies enter the competition. 1t is
also proposed to offer banner as prize
to the best drilled company Of the uni
formed rank, X. Of p. Messrs. ]. j..
Suess, F. U. Nofziger and I. M. Hough
were appointed a committee to secure a
guarantee of the $3.50 for the military
prize. Messrs. F. P. Morrison, A. G.
Hubbard, c. c. Bennett, Scipio Craig,
A. B. Ruggles, John Wilson and Mayor
Fowler were appointed a committee on
invitation and reception. Col. ]. 7.
Ritchey, chairman of the meeting, was
authorized to appoint committees on
printing, transportation. entertainment
and finance, and the meeting adjourned
subject to the call of the chair.
Rev. w. F. Harper, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, at the close of his sermon
yesterday announced his decision to de-
cline the appointment recently rendered
him to become general missionary for
Southern California of his denomination.
This decision was in accordance with
the unanimous sentiment and request of
his church.
The contract for the interior decora-
tions of the mansion now being built
for Henry Fisher in this city has been
let to Oroanda & Co. of Los Angeles. 1t
| is estimated that the work will require
six menfo three months.
r. c. Shepherd has announced the
closing of the machine shop which he has
conducted in this city for some years
past This. in connection with other in
dications, points out another pilgrim
to the Klondike country. There will be
several of these from Redlands In the
early spring.
The herald., 1897-12-07
|E=Sd5TFERN1 SS1e5RzE6dAiGs

han, Mrs. Angie Stewart, Mrs. Grimtn'
Mrs. Tincher, Miss Mamie Cason, Miss
Olive Gaylord.
Reception-C. B. Messenger, chair
man: Walter Brown. Geo. w. Ogle, Miss
Hazel Campbell, Mrs. DIR. Reed. Miss
Alice Bost.
Another fine well with steady out
put of 20 inches of water by the use Of
pump has been developed by Col. M.
Baldridge on the Kingsley tract. The
pump has just been put In and the test
made today. The first water struck
was at depth of 1O5 feet, but 1t was
sunk farther on to a final depth OF 162
feet. After passing through some 45
feet Of boulders and gravel in this last
81 feet the present fine supply of water
was obtained. The test by pump seems
not to decrease the depth of the water
in the well at all. and the prevailing
opinion among the owner, the borers
and those who have witnessed the test
is that the supply will not be diminished.
Rev. G. p. Pierce, who has for the past
four years been the pastor of the Uni
tartan church in this city, left this
morning for Ithaca, N. Y, where he has
been called to the charge Of Unitarian
congregation. This leaves the Pomona
Unitarians without shepherd for the
present.
The subject of the discourse Of Evan
eelist Small at the Christian church
last night was THE Divine Origin of
the Bible" and very large congrega-
tion was assembled to hear 1t.
The revival meeting which has been
in progress three weeks at the Chris
tian churches In this city will continue
through the present week at least, If
not longer.
The herald., 1897-12-07
CucAMoNoA

NORTH CUCAMONGA. Dec. o.
Irregular Correspondence.) Two cars
of oranges were shipped last week. one
by Porter Bros. and one by the exchange
DR.. Keck of Chicago, located at tn
Miller house. is ready to serve those ir
need Of medical attendance.
w. H. Mather of Los Angeles is In
town today in the interests Of the Union
Mutual Building and Loan association
The citrus growers Of the colony had
due warning Of the frost of the last rev
nights but it was found unnecessary tc
make any move to prevent freezing OF
fruit, as it was not cold enough to dc
any damage.
Cucamonga has the prospect OF put
ting out 10000 sacks Of potatoes this
fall, some localities raising as high a.
100 sacks per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Corder and daughter
of Idaho are visiting in the colony.
Olives are representing good share
Of the freight shipments from this col
The herald., 1897-12-07
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 6.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) George Thomas of this
city is in receipt of letter from
friend in Yuma asking him to make some
inquiries about Professor H. c. Brooke.
who has been engaged in teaching school
in that place and who closed his school
some weeks ago to come to San Diego
to attend the teachers institute, since
which time nothing has been heard of
him. Professor Brooke is well known
in this county, as he held the office OF
school superintendent for San Bernar-
dino county for several years while this
city was part of that county. The let
ter in question would indicate that the
friends of the missing man are of the
opinion that something serious has hap
pened to him. Inquiry in this city shows
that Brooke has not been here.
Constable Slater of Pasadena was In
the city today in search of Chinaman
who is wanted in that city to answer to a
charge Of embezzlement preferred by a
brother celestial The officer brought
the other Chinaman along with him TO
identify the fugitive, and they soon
found their man at work in one of the
packing houses at Case Blanca.
One of the sights Of the city park
these dayS which attracts the undivided
attention of the visitor is a cotton plant
in full bloom. The plant is we'll loaded
with bolls, and the fiber is pronounced
by those competent to judge as good as
the average grown in the sunny south
land, where the plant is cultivated for
business.
The poultry exhibition given under the
auspices of the Riverside Poultry assO-
ciation will begin in ArmOry hall on
Thursday next, and the books Of the
secretary show that there will be an ex-
tensive list of fowls placed on exhibition.
The Lake View Resident Tract COM
| pany has filed articles of incorporation
with the county clerk. The capital
stock Of the company is given at $3.50, 900,
all of which is subscribed. The COM
pany will deal in the lands of the Lake
View colony near San Jacinto. The in
corporators are Kate Sunderland, G. 4.
Pettibone, ]. s. Moore, S. c. Tompkins,
X. d. Harge and the Lake View Town
company.
At the regular annual meeting of the
Riverside Water company, held Satur-
day, the old board of directors, consist
ing of the following gentlemen, were re-
elected for another year: w. p. Lett,
M. J. Daniels, S. c. Evans, G. H. Dole,
w. f. Montague. M. Hoover, James
Boyd, o. T. Barber, George Frost, d. p.
Chapman and w. p. Russell. The an
nual report Of the secretary showed
that the company sold $74.92.96 worth of
water in the past season. The report
also shows that the company paid out
for expenses in the same time the sum
Of $73, ,301.92
Tax Collector Palmer settled with the
county treasurer today for last months
business by paying over the sum Of $103;-
807. This sum, with the collections
made in the month of ctober, makes the
total amount of taxes collected on ac-
count of this year about $115,000, which
is somewhat more than the total tax
levy for the year.
The San Jacinto, Lake View and
Northern Railroad company. which Is
building the new road from San Jacin-
to to the Lake View colony, has begun
The herald., 1897-12-07
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Dec. O.-(ReSuiar Cor-
respondence.) Two hobOes in the coun-
ty Jail had an alteration this morning,
during which one named James Green
struck the other in the face with his
shovel, severely cutting him. Green
was put in the dungeon and this after
noon rearrested on a charge of battery
and taken before Justice Freeman, who
gave him sixty days longer in Jail, the
sentence to begin when his present term
expires.
John Sullivan was examined this af-
ternoon on a charge of insanity. He
was adjudged insane and will be taken
to Highlands tomorrow. He claims to
be the genuine John L. ex-champion,
and says the other man by that name
is fake.
Mrs Geo. w. Tighe of Fillmore, Cal.,,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Johnston, on North Main street.
Deputy Sheriff Ulm returned yester-
day from San Quentin, where he took
Meagler, the burglar.
Mrs. Sanborn, mother of r. H. San
born, of Tustin, arrived yesterday from
Chicago to spend the winter with her
son.
Norman Doty, aged 80 years. died at
his residence in this city Sunday, De-
cember 5. The remains will be en-
balmed by Smith & Son and sent to Wa
tservices will be held here on Tuesday
before the remains are shipped.
A crazy hobo escaped from the county
Jail this morning, but was soon recap
tured and will be examined for insanity
tomorrow.
The funeral services of ]. l.. Patton
were held yesterday from his late resi-
dence. Revs. Fuilbert of Los Angeles
and E. r. Watson of this city officiated.
| Marriage licenses have been issued to
Theodore Wendler, aged 43, and Julia
Morgan aged 45, both of Los Angeles
Leroy Mitchell, aged 20, of Santa Ana
and Cora Mcguire, aged 49, of Anaheim.
Mrs. c. G. Roman and daughter went
to Los Angeles today to remain sew
eral weeks.
The orange growers in this vicinity re-
port that the late freeze has done no
damage to the fruit, although the ther-
mometer has been dangerously low.
Manager Frank of the Grand Opera
house has been fortunate in securing
Louis James and his company of ira
gedians for one night in the near fu-
ture.
James Caskey has returned from
Los Angeles, where he has been for the
past two months.
Mrs. A. A. Gamble and children re-
turned Saturday from Riverside, where
they have been visiting for few weeks.
The pupils of the First street school,
chaperoned by their teachers, enjoyed
a moonlight bicycle ride on Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Gooding returned
to their home in Los Angeles Sunday
after visit with Mrs. L. A. Mann Of
this city.
]. M. More, former Santa Anan, is
here from Los Angeles.
c. c. Fife has accepted position in
the freight department Of the Santa
Fe company in Los Angeles. Mrs. Fife
and son will move up there shortly.
Mrs. ]. Wiley Harris of Los Angeles
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. e. P. Far
rell, of this city.
f. Lee Menefee of Artesia visited
friends in Santa Ana Sunday.
A private business meeting Of the Set
tiers league was held in G. A. r. hall
Saturday evening.
The herald., 1897-12-07

number OF his classmates from the high
school at Santa Ana.
Ed Morgan and Sheldon Littlefield
have returned from the mining regions
In the northeastern portion OF San Di-
ego county. They have been prospect
ing and examining some mines in that
section.
The new regime has set in at the post
Office, and Sheldon Littlefield, sr.. now
holds the position OF postmaster. His
predecessor. Mrs. Maria ]. Gardner, has
given universal satisfaction, but as she
had to give place for another. no better
selection could have been made than
Mr.. Littlefield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troxton Of Los Angeles
are at Mrs. Wallop's boarding house.
Mr.. Troxton was sent down by the Il.
N. Altland Fruit company to take the
place of Oscar Mendenhall. who goes TO
whittier in the interests Of the COM
pany.
entertainment and ball on Saturday
evening. Decembr 11th. They will pre-
sent the Turn Section Of Kameroon."
A. E. Mutt and family of San Diego,
who have been spending a few days in
this vicinity, visiting relatives. returned
to their home last week. After coming
here Mr.. Mutt made trip to San Diego,
and as it Is understood that the trip was
made in response to a telegram from
Senator Perkins, 1t is thought there is
some political significance attached to
it.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Presby-
terian church will give a promenade
concert at Reiser's opera house Friday
evening. December 10th.
Mrs. Ed Leinesse Of San Francisco Is
visiting relatives in this city.
Miss M. Phoebe Jones Of West Ana
helm was reelected corresponding Sec
retary of the Southern California Chris
tian Endeavor society at the convention
at Santa Barbara.
Orange packing begins here this week.
Z. H. Paine has sold his interest in the
Umpire, published at Westminster.
Mrs. Carrie Martin of Pomona Is Wis
iting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Wren of Pomona is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna of Mira
flores.
T. E. Darling of Usage, Iowa, arrived
in this city few days since, and will
SpenU tHe winter NiSithiS Ills uhSiS, l.
A. Darling, agent of the Southern Pa
cific.
DIR. and Mrs Chandler Of Des Moines,
Iowa, arc visiting their neice, Mrs. DR..
Lee.
Eddie Crowther has decided not to at
tempt to present the Chimes of Nor
mandy for the present.
Mrs. F. c. Gleason's concert on Friday
evening last was quite a success.
The herald., 1897-12-07

suit against the American Livestock
company for right Of way over the
lands Of the last-named company. The
railroad people succeeded in securing
a right Of way all along the line. with
the exception of over the land Of the
American company. with little trouble.
as the people out that way want the
road.
The tax rolls of the county have been
turned over to the county auditor, who
has put force of men at work extend
ing the 15 per cent delinquency on all
the first half of the taxes which were not
paid prior to last Monday-evening.
The herald., 1897-12-07
SOUTH PASADENA

SOUTH PASADENA, Dec. 6.-(Reg-
ular CorrespOndence.r Mrs. Ida Stew
ems, postmistress for the past six years,
died this afternoon at s o'clock She has
been confined to her home with con-
sumption most of the time for six
months, but was in the postoffice, where
her son Roy is deputy. for short time
one day last week. She was member
of the Christian church and one Of the
most esteemed women of our commun-
ity. Notice of funeral will be given to-
morrow.
George Harris, our new arrival from
Chicago. after finding employment near
San Dimas orange picking and spend
ing week at it, ran down on Sunday to
make short visit with his mother and
brother He went back again in the
evening and says he likes the work.
The herald., 1897-12-07
ANAHEIM

ANAHEIM, Dec. 6.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) Alphonso Fossek. who died
at his home in this city on Thursday of
Bright's disease, was buried Saturday
afternoon. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph F'ossek and was Il years
of age. The funeral services were held
at the Catholic church, and large con-
course Of people attended, including a
The herald., 1897-12-07
VENTURA COUNTY
VENTURA

VENTURA. Dec. 6.-The municipal
election today resulted in a hot contest.
Five candidates were in the field for the
office of marshal, and hard fight was
made to slaughter ]. M. Kaiser. the sue
cessful candidate. 1t Is rumored that
the sack" cut quite figure in the
fruitless effort. J. F., Newly. for many
years town clerk. was reelected. The
trustees are: Banker ]. 8. Collins, A.
Badgley. s. L. Shaw. r. c. Sudden and
w. l.. Lewis.
The proposition of reorganization for
the adoption of a new charter received
the greatest vote. but was doubtless lost,
owing to the failure of many to vote on
the question. as it requires majority
Of all the votes cast
The herald., 1897-12-07
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 6.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence.) H. H. Arne. a
printer, Is under arrest, charged with
assault to commit murder. He ID
charged by Samuel Frost with striking
the latter over the head with a hatchet.
Frost has bad scalp wound. Arne als
legs that he acted solely In elf-defense,
and that Frost jumped on to him with
out warning. The trouble arose over q
fence that Arne was tearing down last
night.
The grand jury is In session this week,
and its labors will not be completed for
several days.
The herald., 1897-12-07

onyl and the time u not far distant when
the Cucamonga olive will be Of ~ much
Importance as its citrus fruits.
There viii be small acreage Of hay In
this vicinity compared with former
years. The price Of the product being
30 low It is not considered profitable,
The herald., 1897-12-07
The Living First

The admirers of Henry George have
decided to provide for his widow before
building a monument. This method of
showing respect would doubtless be
more appreciated by the departed leader
than all the marble that could be piled
up.-Oceanside Blade.
The herald., 1897-12-07

whom were Major Jones and c. d. Will
lard, enjoyed the hospitality of the tav-
ern Sunday.
The herald., 1897-12-07

All prices Of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-06-10
Serving Carrots.

A way of serving carrots is the fol-
lowing, evolved, by a cook desirous, as
all cooks should be, of something
new" The vegetable is scraped. diced
and boiled till tender. Meanwhile a
slice of onion is Drowned in table
spoonful of butter. With this one table,
spoonful of -four is rubbed smooth and
stirred until the -four is cooked Then
one cup of tomato juice, not heated, is
added to the mixture with a half tea
spoonful of salt and dash of pepper.
The whole is stewed together three or
four minutes before being strained over
the carrots, which have been drained.
This dish is much more palatable than
the creamed carrots because it adds q
needed flavor and is none the harder to
prepare than the better known prepara-
tion. New York Post.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-06-10
CULBERSON CtPTURED. ,
The Man Who Used up Officer DOOley
Now In Jail.

Deputy Sheriff Anders, accompanied
by Josh Colaw, went down TO New Mar.
tinsburg Saturday night, and succeeded
in capturing John Culherson, who was
wanted on charge of assault and bat
terry committed upon Ed. Todhunter
about month ago.
Culberson is the man who was arrested
by Constable Frank Dooey, of Leesburg
at Marshall, Highland county, several
weeks ago, but escaped from the officer
on the way from there to Leesburg at
night, leaving Dooley on the road in a
badly used up condition, Dooley having
received injuries in the encounter with
his prisoner which came near resulting
fatally, and from which he has not yet
entirely recovered.
Deputy Sheriff Anders found him in
New Martinsburg, arrested him and
brought him to this city and placed him
in jail without any trouble Saturday
night.
He was found guilty OF the charge.
The Judge has not sentenced the defen.
dant yet.-W C Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-06-10
A Democratic Monarch.

Robert P. Porter, in letter to the
Philadelphia Inquirer, tells story
which goes to prove that there are kings
and kings, and that they are not all
like the German war lord. Walking
the streets Of Copenhagen some years
ago with the American minister"
writes Mr.. Porter, II saw an elderly
gentleman in a modest uniform, accom-
panied by magnificent bloodhound,
walking toward us. The pavement was
narrow, and we were ON the inside.
eWithout giving us chance, this kindly
man, erect as an arrow, stepped from
the sidewalk into the street and saluted
our minister, military fashion. We both
returned the salute and passed on" /" 1t
was, of course, the king of Denmark,
who loves to ramble unattended about
the capital, and who may be seen near
ly every afternoon walking along the
wharfs and quays of Copenhagen and
In the public thoroughfares He is a
friend of the people and unusually be-
loved Moreover, he is modest, unpre-
tentious gentleman, and man of cour-
age.