The herald., 1897-03-03
POMONA
High License Advocates Gather In Mass Meet
ing-News Notes

High License Advocates oatner IN MASS Meet
ing-News Notes
POMONA, March 2.-The call for a
mass primary of the high license people
for last night in Kessler's hall resulted
| In q large attendance. John L. Means
was selected for chairman and Terrell
| B. Thomas for secretary. The proceed
inge were more than usually harmon
lous for such a gathering and good, rep
, reeentative citizens were chosen for the
committee on platform and delegates
from the five wards. The committee on
platform Is a strong one and is COM
posed of Stoddard Jess from the First
ward, Judge John A. Gallup from the
Second, c. P. Patterson from the Third,
w. 7. Martin from the Fourth, and
Howard A Broughton from the Fifth
ward. They will meet Wednesday night
and besides drafting platform Of prin-
ciples to be reported at the meeting of
the convention of delegates-ten from
each ward selected last night-on next
Monday afternoon, the 8th instant, they
Will also report upon a name. whether
1t be changed and to what or whether
High License" be retained as the name
of the party. The delegates chosen from
each ward are:
First ward-Stoddard Jess, John l..
Means, Chas. Clark, Cyrus Burdick, s..
M. Haskell, Nathan Cohn, H. Clyde
Brasher, Prof. F. A. Molyneaux, Chas.
c. zilles and Postmaster George w.
Hill.
Second ward-T. L. Thrall, George H.
Barker. H. p. Wilkinson, Judge John
A. Gallup. DR.. e. Henderson, v. Debru-
ner, DR.. e. ]. Hadfeld, E. 7. Manches-
ter E. N. Pelton and G. G. Gear.
Third ward-W. s. Winters, Thomas
]. Dowling. Andrew Osgoodby, Morris
Keller, G. P. Patterson. George Egan.
JEFF Hathaway, e. M. Keller, T. ]. EN-
erick and F. Nugent.
Fourth ward-W. T. Martin, Lon
Fleming, Elmer e. Armour, H. E.
Schwitchenberg, A. G. Whiting, James
Wright. C. J. Brinkley, w. B. Stewart,
J. A. Walls and Henry " Hoffman.
Fifth ward-J.J. Henry, w. H. SEIZURE
man. N. P. Johnson Howard A. Brough-
ton, G. A. Steffa, H. H. Williams. M. G.
Rogers, Elliott Hinman, G. Mirande and
j. R. Garthside.
These delegates will meet at Q o'clock
on next Monday in Keesler's hall, for
the purpose of receiving the reports Of
committees and nominating a munich
pal ticket.
According to the program arranged
for the reception at the Baptist church
this evening in honor of the new pastor,
there are some sixteen numbers, includ-
Ing addresses of welcome and responses,
recitations, music vocal and instrument
tai, and upon the whole the evening Will
be pleasant one.
DR.. N. c. Whitfield, in charge of the
medical department Of the Soldiers
home at Hot Springs. South Dakota, has
just arrived In Pomona and Is the guest
of his brother. DR.. H. A. Whitfield Of
this city. and tomorrow, Wednesday,
George E. Hardy, wife and son, Of
Grand Rapids, Mich. who have been
touring" Southern California, will be
their visitors before starting back for
their Michigan home.
Pierre Ward. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Ward, who has been suffering for
weeks with diabetes, died this morning.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been decided upon.
Mrs. Ben Atkinson has been sick for
several days, but Is reported better.
d. Hawkins Is again at home after q
three months visit to his daughter, Mrs.
]. X. Clancy In Tucson, Ariz.
An enthusiastic and interesting time
is expected at the session of the W. C.
B. M. at the Christian church this even
ing.
This morning, In the recorders court,
the DR.. Smith case was called and as the
complainants, Whittick and Baker, were
still mot in sight" the recorder dis
missed the complaint, as asked by the
attorneys for the defense at the conclu-
sion of the mistrial two weeks ago.
The city has purchased a horse for the
chemical fire engine.
The last rain here amounted to "A of
an inch. which makes the aggregate
rainfall for the season 1S.47 inches.